Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids MCQs Questions: Paper 1

Sr.
No.
Questions Ansers
1. Which of the following acids does not exhibit optical
isomerism? [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Lactic acid
(B) Tartaric acid
(C) Maleic acid
(D) -amino acids
Answer: (C)

2. C
!
C" and C
#

$
C
2
C" can be disting%ished chemicall&
b&' [CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) Tollen(s reagent test
(B) )ehling sol%tion test
(C) *enedict test
(D) +odoform test
Answer: (D)
!. The correct order of decreasing acid strength of trichloroacetic
acid(A), tri-%oroacetic acid .*/, acetic acid .C/ and formic acid
.0/ is[CBSE AIPMT 2012]
(A) 1 2 * 2 C 2 0
(B) 1 2 C 2 * 2 0
(C) * 2 1 2 0 2 C
(D) * 2 0 2 C 2 1
Answer (C)
3. Which of the following reactions will not res%lt in the formation
of carbon-carbon bond? [CBSE AIPMT 2010]
(A) 4eimer-Tieman reaction
(B) )riedel Crafts ac&lation
(C) W%rt5 reaction
(D) Canni55aro reaction
Answer: (D)
$. "ne mole of a s&mmetrical al6ane on o5onol&sis gi7es two
moles of an aldeh&de ha7ing molec%lar mass of 33%. The
al6ene is: [AIEEE 2010]
(A) 8thene
(B) 9ropene
(C) 1-b%tene
(D) 2-b%tene
Answer: (D)
#. "ne mole of an organic compo%nd (1( with the form%la C
!

:
"
reacts completel& with two moles of + to form ; and <. When
(<( is boiled with a=%eo%s al6ali it forms >. > answers the
iodoform test. The compo%nd (1( is ??????. [Karnataka CET
2010]
(A) 9ropan-1-ol
(B) 9ropan-2-ol
(C) ethox&ethane
(D) methox&ethane
Answer: (D)
@.
The +A91C name of is ??????. [Karnataka CET
2010]
(A) 2-meth&l-!-bromohexanal
(B) 2-meth&l-!-bromob%tanal
(C) !-bromo-2-meth&lb%tanal
(D) !-bromo-2-meth&lpentanal
Answer: (D)
:. The correct se=%ence of steps in7ol7ed in the mechanism of
Canni55aro(s reaction is ?????. [Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) n%cleophilic attac6, transfer of

and transfer of
B
Answer: (A)
(B) electrophilic attac6 b& "

, transfer of
B
and transfer of

(C) transfer of

, transfer of
B
and n%cleophilic attac6
(D) transfer of
B
, n%cleophilic attac6 and transfer of

C. The compo%nd obtained when acetaldeh&de reacts with dil%te

a=%eo%s sodi%m h&droxide exhibits [Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) geometrical isomerism
(B) optical isomerism
(C) both optical and geometrical isomerism
(D) neither optical nor geometrical isomerism
Answer: (B)
1D. *en5aldeh&de and acetone can be best disting%ished
%sing[Karnataka CET 2010]
(A) h&dra5ine
(B) Tollen(s reagent
(C) sodi%m h&droxide sol%tion
(D) 2, 3-0E9
Answer: (B)
11. +n the following se=%ence of reactions, the al6ene aFords the
compo%nd (*( [AIEEE 2008]
C
!
C G CC
!
,
The compo%nd * is
(A) C
!
C"C
!
(B) C
!
C
2
C"
(C) C
!
C"
(D) C
!
C
2
C"C
!
Answer: (C)
12. The compo%nd formed as a res%lt of oxidation of eth&l ben5ene
b& HMn"
3
is [AIEEE 2007]
(A) *en5&l alcohol
(B) *en5oic acid
(C) 1cetophenone
(D) *en5ophenone
Answer: (B)
Which of the following is correct? [CBSE AIPMT 2001]
(A) 1n& aldeh&de gi7es secondar& alcohol on red%ction
(B) 4eaction of 7egetable oil with
2
I"
3
gi7es gl&cerin
(C) C
2

$
", iodine with Ea" gi7es iodoform
(D) I%crose on reaction with EaCl gi7e in7ert s%gar
Answer: (C)
1 mixt%re of ben5aldeh&de and formaldeh&de on heating with
a=%eo%s Ea" sol%tion gi7es [IIT JEE 2001]
(A) ben5&l alcohol and sodi%m formate
(B) sodi%m ben5oate and meth&l alcohol
(C) sodi%m ben5oate and sodi%m formate
(D) ben5&l alcohol and meth&l alcohol
Answer: (A)
Which of the following has most acidic h&drogen? [IIT JEE
2000]
(A) !-exanone
(B) 2, 3-exanedione
(C) 2, $-exanedione
(D) 2, !-exanedione
Answer: (B)
Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids MCQs Questions: Paper ! "
Sr.
No.
Questions Ansers
1cetone is treated with excess of ethanol in the presence of
h&drochloric acid. The prod%ct obtained is' [CBSE AIPMT
2012]
Answer: (B)
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Clemmensen red%ction of a 6etone is carried o%t in the
presence of which of the following? [CBSE AIPMT 2011]
(A)
2
and 9t as catal&st
(B) Jl&col with H"
(C) >n-g with Cl
(D) Li1l
3
Answer: (C)
+dentif& the prod%ct in the reaction
? [DE!I PMT 2010]
(A) 9hC
2
C
2
C"
(B) 9hC"C
2
C
!
(C) 9hC
2
C"C
!
(D) 9hC"C"Me
Answer: (B)
Which of the following statements is not correct" [DE!I
PMT 2010]
(A) 1ldeh&des and 6etones %ndergo n%cleophilic addition
(B) 1ldeh&des and 6etones %ndergo electrophilic s%bstit%tion
(C) 1ldeh&des and 6etones contain polar carbon&l gro%p
(D) Lower members of aldeh&des and 6etones are sol%ble in
water d%e to h&drogen bonding
Answer: (*)
Compo%nd (1( %ndergoes formation of c&anoh&drins which on
h&drol&sis gi7es lactic acid .C
!
C"C""/. Therefore,
compo%nd (1( is [DE!I PMT 2010]
(A) formaldeh&de
(B) acetaldeh&de
(C) acetone
(D) ben5aldeh&de
Answer: (B)
Trichloroacetaldeh&de, CCl
!
C" reacts with chloroben5ene in
the presence of s%lph%ric acid and prod%ces [CBSE AIPMT
200#]
(A)
(B)
Answer: (A)
(C)
(D)
The compo%nd which forms acetaldeh&de when heated with
dil%te Ea" is [Karnataka CET 200#]
(A) 1 chloro ethane
(B) 1, 1 dichloro ethane
(C) 1, 2 dichloro ethane
(D) 1, 1, 1 trichloro ethane
Answer: (B)
1n organic compo%nd ; is oxidi5ed b& %sing acidiKed H
2
Cr
2
"
@
.
The prod%ct obtained reacts with phen&l h&dra5ine b%t does
not answer sil7er mirror test. The possible str%ct%re of ;
is [Karnataka CET 200#]
(A) .C
!
/
2
C"
(B) C
!
C"
(C) C
!
C
2
"
(D)
Answer: (A)
)or ma6ing distinction between 2-pentanone and !-
pentanone the reagent to be emplo&ed is [$B JEE 200#]
(A) H
2
Cr
2
"
@
L
2
I"
3
(B) >n-gLCl
(C) Ie"
2
(D) +odineLEa"
Answer: (D)
+n which of the following reactions new carbon-carbon bond
is not formed [$B JEE 200#]
(A) Canni55aro reaction
(B) W%rth reaction
(C) 1ldol condensation
(D) )riedel-Crafts reaction
Answer: (A)
1 strong base can abstract an -h&drogen from [CBSE
AIPMT 2008]
(A) 1mine
(B) 1l6ane
(C) 1l6ene
(D) Hetone
Answer: (D)
4ed%ction of aldeh&des and 6etones into h&drocarbons %sing
5inc amalgam and conc. Cl is called [CBSE AIPMT 2007]
(A) Cope red%ction
(B) 0ow red%ction
(C) WolF-Hishner red%ction
(D) Clemmensen red%ction
Answer: (D)
The prod%ct formed in 1ldol condensation is [CBSE AIPMT
2007]
Answer: (A)
(A) 1 beta-h&drox& aldeh&de or a beta-h&drox& 6etone.
(B) an alpha-h&drox& aldeh&de or 6etone.
(C) an alpha, beta %nsat%rated ester
(D) a beta-h&drox& acid
The incorrect +A91C name is [CBSE AIPMT 2001]
(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
Answer: (A)
The appropriate reagent for the transformation' [IIT JEE
2000]
(A) >n .g/, Cl
(B) E
2
E
2
, "

(C)
2
, Ei
(D) Ea*
3

Answer: (B)