Chemistry MCQs for Advanced Learners
Chemistry MCQs for Advanced Learners
DIRECTIONS for Q. 1 to Q. 27: Multiple choice questions with J0. Dipole moment is shown by:
one or more than one correct option(s). (a) 1,4-dichlorobenzene
(b) cis 1,2-dichloroethane
(c) trans 1,2-dichloroethene
1. Pick up the correct statement (d) trans 1,2-dichloro-2-pentene
(a) The k of maleic acid is high than that of fumaric acid, 11. C-C and C =C bond lengths are equal in
while the k, of maleic acid is very low than that of fumaric
(a) benzene (b) 1,3- butadiene
acid
(c) 1,3cyclohexadiene (d) none
(b) Fluorine forms stronger H-bond than oxygen, hence HF
should boil at a higher temperature than Resonance stabilised compounds are
H,O
Delocalisation of n electrons does not always lead to
(c)
stabilisation
(d) Delocalisation of r electrons always leads to stabilisatior
(a) (b) CH2 =CH-C
2. In which of the following pairs of carbocations, the second
carbocation is less stable than the first?
(c) -CT (d)
a CH = CHCH and CH2 = CHCH2 CH2
j3. The compounds which is(are) isomeric with diethyl ether is (are)
( CH CHCH,CH,CH3 and CH3CH2 CHCHCH3
(a) n-propyl methyl ether (b) butan-1-ol
(d) CHCH, CH2 and CH,OCH2 (c) 2-methylpropan-2-ol (d) butanone
Which of the following compounds show tautomerism? 14. Out of the following compounds, which will not have a zero
OH dipole moment?
(a) 1,1-dichloroethylene
(b) cis-1,2-dichloroethylene
(a) (b) H2N-C-NH2 (c) trans-1,2-dichloroethylene
(d) All have zero dipole moments
O 15. The type of hydrogen present in the above structure is
(a) 2° allylic (b)vinylic
OH (c) 3 allylic (d) benzylic
16 Select the correct order among the following.
(a) Order of heat of hydrogenation
(c) H2N-C-NH2 (d)
HO OH
Enolic form ofmethyl3-oxobutanoate is more stable than its keto
form, this is due to
(a) resonance stabilization of the ernol form
(b) Order of heat of combustion
(b) intermolecular hydrogen bonding
(c) intramolecular hydrogen bonding
d) carbonyl group on each side of-CH group
5. All of the given structures show ring-chain tautomerism, in which
of the following cyclic form is more stable than the open chain
form? (c) Order of resonance energy
(a) CHOCH,CH,OH
(b) CHCOCH,CH,OH
(c) CHOCHOHCHOHCH,OH
(d) CHOHCOCHOHCHÖHCH,OH
. Which of the following compounds have only one type of hybrid
(d) Order of basic strength
carbon?
(a) CH-CH-CH-CH2 (b) HC =C-C=CH NH NH NH
(c) CH-CH, CH-CH, (d) CH, C=CCH,
In which of the following compounds are all the carbon atoms HN NH
n the sp state of hybridization
(a) CH (b) CH
(c) CH (d) C4H10 17. Correct
orderofbond lengthofp,q, r,s&ygiven in the following
kesonance structure of a molecule should have compound is
(a) identical arrangement of atoms
(b) nearly the same energy content
(c) the same number of paired electrons
(d) identical bonding CH,C CH-C OH CH,0
9. CHOH
Hydrogen bonding is possible in
(a) Ethers (b) Hydrocarbons (a) y> X>p>q>r (b) y>p>x>q>r
(c) Water (d) Alcohols (c) p>y> x> q>r (d) p> y>x>q>r
18. Which of the foliowing reactions(s) follow the same pattern of
energy graph for the formation of major product only.
NO, -O0
(b) O COOH OH
O
.(Strength of intramolecular hydrogen bonding)
P.E COOH COOH
OCH,
(c) (Acid-strength)
Reaction progress
COO ÇOO
IOH
CH . (Stability)
(d)
(a) H
for histidine are:
22. The correct orders and statements
OH
(P)
NH
(b) C H , - C H - COOH
r)
(q)
QH
(a) qP ..basic nature
H (b) r>P . basic nature
(c) A (c) Histidine has 6t-electrons delocalized in the ring
All stereoisomers of histidine have same pKj values
CH CH (d)
state of the reaction
23. Homolytic cleavage of covalent bond at some
(d)O H-H-H-CH,-OH isobserved in:
(a) HBr/(PhCOO)2
The correct statements about the following two compounds are
(6) SO2C2
R202
(c) D2/Pd-C
HQ OH
HO OH (d) CH-CH2COOK- electrolysis
24. Which of the following is/are correct according to property
mentioned in the parentheses?
(1) (11)
CI CI
INSTRUCTION forQ. 28 to 48: Read the passages given below and (b) CHs-C-NH2 CHs -C =NH
answer the questions that tollow.
H
(c) CH, -N CH, =N
PASSAGE1
Hydrogen bond is an electrostatic attractive force between
covalently bonded hydrogen atemofonemolecule and electronegative H -0 - N =0
atom of small size of another noiecule. The three atoms satistying (d) H-N
these conditions are F, O and N. Hydrogen bonding may be two samples of acetylacetone,
32. You are given
intermolecular as well as intr melecular. Intramolecular hydrogen
bonding also knownaschelation is possible whena6- or5-membered O O
ringcan be formed. Intermole lar hydrogen bonding increases the CH3-C-CH2-C-CH3 in different solvents, namely ethyl
boiling point of the compound ond also solubility ofthecompound in
alcohol and n-hexane. Which of the following statement is true?
water. Intramolecular hydrogern bonding decreases boiling point and
also its solubility in water. (a) Both samples have equal percentage of the keto form
(b) Sample in ethanol has higher percentage of the keto formn
28. Which of the following compound is soluble in water? than that in the n-hexane sample
(c) Sample in n-hexane has percentage of the keto form
higher
than that in ethanol sample
(d) Sample in ethanol does not have keto form at all
(a) (b) 33. Phenols and amines undergo methylation when treated with CHl
How many methylated products can be formed when isatin is
methylated?
PASSAGE4
PASSAGE6
t or n electrons and a
A molecule having polar bonds should be polar, however this is R Resonance involves
can be
movement of
octet of electrons
CHF CHC CH3Br CH3l Structures in which all atoms have a comnplete
IV
are especiallystable and make large contribution to the hybrid.
I> II> I I > IV IV> III >II>I
(b)
(a) II> III > I> IV
(c) II > I> III > IV(d)
38. Which of the following statement is false about BCl,?
chloride which of the -NO2 group (as indicated by
(a) It has three polar bonds 43. In picryl
a, b, c) is involved in resonance.
It is a polar molecule
(b)
It is a non-polar molecule
(c) lone pair of electrons CI b
(d) Its central atom has no
used for NO,
39. Dipole moment can be between two concerned polar atoms
(a) calculating bond length ionic character of the concerned
(b) calculating the percentage
bond
between ionic and covalernt bond
NO
(c) differentiating
all the above three purposes
(d) (a) (b) b
(c) (d) all
PASSAGE -5 44. TheCC-CI bond length in CH, = CHCI and CH=CHCH,C
be taken in consideration for resonance.
Following criteria should respectively is most likely to be
the one with the lowest energy. Good
The major contributor is (b) longer, shorter
have all octets satisfied, as many bonds as (a) shorter, longer
contributors generally (d) shorter, shorter
separation as possible. Negative charges (c) equal
possible and as little charge atoms. 45. Which of the following is more stable than others
are more
stable on the
more electronegative
it to
Resonance stabilization is most important when serves
H
CH -N CH,-N H H
o I
the resonance hybrid of nitromethane can be written as
:NH NH
(a) CH (b) CH3
H X H
CH, - N,
() CH -N (d)
(a) (b)
(c) V (d) all equal
PASSAGEL7 51 Colum ColumnI
hvdrogen atom when bomded with highly ele tn negative atom (A) Irnductive effect (a) femporary effect
tch as fluorine, oxyVgen ete acquires a positive charge. In (B) lyperconjugation (b) LuKas's test for the three
Note
Each question contains STATEMENT-1 (Assertion) and
A. Ph-C-CH,- C-OEt (a) Reduction with ILiAlH STATEMENT-2 (Reason). Each question has 5 choices (a), (b), (
(d) and (e) out of which ONLY ONE is correct.
(a) Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Staternent-2 is a correct
Me Me explanation for Statement-1.
OH Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True; Statement-2 is NOTa
(b)
B. OJ b) Nucleophilic addition correct explanation for Statement-1.
Statement -1 is True, Statement-2 is False.
(c)
(d) Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is True.
Me OH
(e) Statement -1 is False, Statement-2 is False.
(c) Hydrolysis
C H = CH- CHO
61. Statement - 1: Dipole moment of Azulene
D.
(d) a-Halogenation
more than naphthalene.
CN Statement-2: Azulene exists as dipolarion due to the aromatic
nature obtained in both rings.
(e) Phenyl-1, 2-shift
62. StatementI:3-Phenylbutan-2-one racemises in presence of dilute
possible by using H*
acid or dilute base.
60. Match the following column.
Statement II : Its keto form is thermodynamically more stable
Column-I Column-II form then the enol form.
(Compounds) (Order) 63. Statement-1: CH,OH boiling point is more than CH,SH while
CH-0-CH, boiling point is less than CH-S-CH
A (a) II>I >II Statement-2: Hydrogen bonding is stronger in CH,OH than
CH SH while no hydrogen bonding exist in
(1) (II) CH-0-CH and CH SCH3
64. Statement I:2,4,6 trinitro N,
N-diemethylaniline is 40,000 times
more basic than 2,4,6-trinitroaniline.
Statement II: In the former steric inhibition or resonance causes
the availability of lp on N whereas in the later due to H-bonding
(III) of NH, with NO,
groups make NH planar with benzene ring, so
decreasing order of easy delocalisation of electron pair of N in benzene ring.
carbocation stability 65. Statement 1: p-Hydroxybenzoic acid has a lower boiling point
than o-hydroxybenzoic acid.
because
B. CH3--CH (b) I> II > III Statement 2 : o-Hydroxybenzoic acid has intramolecular
hydrogen bonding.
66. Statement 1:Trichloroacetic acid is
CH3-N=CH-CH3 stronger than acetic acid.
(11)
Statement 2: Electron withdrawing substituents decrease the
activity.
NH 67. Statement 1:
Neopentane forms one mono substituted
compound.
CH3-C-CH Statement2:Neopentane is isomer of pentane.
(111) 68. Statement-1:Free radicals are
decreasing order of pK,a Statement-2: Free radicals paramagnetic.
contain an unpaired electron.
69. Statement-1: Like simple
OH OH
alkyl carbanions, allyl carbanion 15
QH Pyramidal.
Statement-2 : All the carbon atoms in
C. allyl carbanion are
(c) III > II>I sp-hybridized.
70. Statement-1: Toluene is o,
p-directing.
Statement-2: The hyperconjugation effect of the
CI Br
increases the electron density at o-and methyl group
(1) (11) (III)
ring.
p-positions in the benzene
Increasing order of pK, 71. Statement-1: Benzyne contains a carbon-carbon
D. HO Statement-2: Two of its carbon atoms are triple bond.
OF2 O,Cl2 (d) II > IlI>I sp-hybridized.
) (11) (III) 72. Statement-1 : Addition of bromine to
Decreasing order of (O-0) trans-2-butene yields
bond length meso-2,3-dibromobutane.
Statement-2: Bromine addition to an alkene is an
addition. electrophilie
ctions for Q. 73 to 78: Following questions are Integer Type
Instru 75.
Questions
OCH,
Write the maximum number of atoms having same hybridisation
73.
in 2,5-di-N-chloridothioimino-3, 4-dicyanothiophene as shown -OCH,
below:
N OCH, O=
CH
C
The positive charge of carbocation can be delocalized over how
many oxygen atoms in the resonating structures.
76. The number ofenolizable H atoms is
N
Ph
CH3 Ph
CH- -G-CH-
Find the number of carbon including the given structure which H O O CHCH
74.
structures. (The structures
CH3 O
can havenegative charge in resonating
with charge separation are not acceptable).
77.
HC=C-C-CH = C =CH2
carbon atoms)
C=N How many carbon atoms (including the given
can have unpaired electrons).
possible for molecular
78. How many carbocation isomers are
formula CH5".
H3
EXERCISE 2.3 (Subjective Problem s)
isomers of
8. (a) Write the structural formulae of all the possible
1. Predict the shape of the following species. indicate which of them is non-polar.
(ii) CH3 C,H,Cl,and
i) (CH)B (ii) CH What effect should the following
resonance of vinyl chloride
(b)
(iv) NH (o) BF (vi) (CH,),0. have on its dipole moment?
2. Write the conjugate acid and conjugate
base ofthe following: CH2CH= C1
(a) HNO (b) H: (c) :CH CH, =CH-CI
(d) C (e) HC = CH CHO (c)
Write the tautomeric forms for phenol.
o z o n e which satisfy the
in nature? r e s o n a n c e structures of
Which of the following species is amphoteric 9. (a) Write the two
the following pairs?
3. Which is the stronger base in each of octet rule.
structures of the following that
(a) NH and PH2 (b) Write all possible resonance
(b) NH, and OH satisfy the octet rule.
(c) HS and F. NO and Ng
and ethanol has n-hexane in
form hydrogen bond 3-methylpentane and
Ethanol and water both water boils at a 1 0 . Arrange 2, 2-dimethylbutane,
weight than water, e v e n then Explain your a n s w e r
with proper
high molecular order of decreasing boiling point.
than ethanol. Explain
5.
much higher temperature in increasing order
of stability. reasonin8
in order of increasing boiling point
alkenes
Arrange the following 11. Arrange the following
Explain you answer with proper reason. chloride and isobutane
(CH,),C CHCH =
() n-butane, n-butanol, n-butyl
CH,CH CH,0 2=CH2, (CH3) =CH2,
C
n-butane, ethanol, water and propane.
(CH), C = C (CH3)2 (i) enol content
6. 12. Arrange the following
in increasing order ot expected
Explain the following: CH,COCH,COCH
i) Guanidine behaves a s a strong base. in CH,CH,CHO, CHCOCH,CH,CHO, three structures?
between following
(i) Vinyl alcohol is acidic in nature 13. Is there any relationship
and ketones
aldehydes
Acidic nature of a-hydrogen of reactive in dimethyl
NaF is m o r e
o T h e F of dissolved than in methanol.
o r acetonitrile
sulphoxide, (CH),SO than that of AlCl3
is much higher NI NH
Melting point of NaCl R C = 0 " : is m o r e stable
than HN
acylium ion, the
structure
In
R - C = O. atom in the =
indicate the type of hybridisation of each carbon HO OH
following compounds. (ii) CHCH = CH2
) CH,CN HC=C-CH =CH.
)CH-C=C-CH (iv)
EXERCISE 2.2
1(a.c) 2 (a,b,c) 3
(a,bcd) 4 (a,c) 5 (cd) 6 (a,b,c)
>1 CORRECT
7
(a,b.c,d) 8
(a,bc)|9 (cd) 10 (b,d) 11 (a,b) 12 (a,b.cd)
13 (a,b,c) 14 (a,b)
OPTION | 15 (a,b,c) 16 (b,c.d) 17 (b) 18
(a,bcd
19
(a,d)20 (bc) 21 (a) 22 (acd) 23
(a,bd) 24 (a,b,d)
25 (b,c) 2 26 (b) 27 (a,c,d)
PASSAGE 1 28 (b) 29 (d) 30 (a,bc)
PASSAGE 2 31 (d) 32 (b) 33 (b)
PASSAGE3 34 (a, c) 35 (a) 36 (c)
PASSAGE 4 37 (c) 38 (6) 39 (d)
PASSAGE5 40 (c) 41 (a) 42 (c)
PASSAGE 6 43 (c) 44 (a) 45 (C)
PASSAGE7 46 (b) 47 (a) 48 (a)
49 (A)- a, c; (B) - c; (C) - c; (D) - b, d
50 (A) a, b; (B) -d; (C) - b, c; (D) - a
51 (A) -b, c; (B)
MATCHING -C,d;(C)-d (D) a,d52 -
53 (A)-e; (B)-f; (C)-b; (D)-a; (E)-c; (F)-d 54 (A) -b; (B) -c, d;(C) -a, b (D) -a, b
TYPE
QUESTIONS55(A)-a,b; (B)-a, c ; (C)-b, d; (D)-b, d 56 (A)-b; (B) - b; (C)-a (D) -d
57 (A)-a, b; (B)-a, e; (C)-d; (D)-a,b,.c.d.e 58 (A)- a; (B) -a; (C)-a (D)-cd
59 (A)-a,b.c.d; (B)-cd; (C)-a,e; (D)-a,b, c 60 (A)-b; (B) -b; (C)-a (D) -d
61 (a) 62
A/R (b) 63 (a) 64 (a) 65 (d) 66 (c)
67 (b) 68 (a) 69 (d) 70 (a) (c) 72 (b)
71
INTEGER 73 6 74 6 75 2 76977 4 78
(a)
(b)
L
Heat of combustion No. of C atoms.
H
OH
NH NH NH
(6)
(d) HN NH
H®. SOo
(
CH,
22. (a, C,
(due to steric
inhibition of resonance)
(O)
d) qhas
H highest electron density since it
density by +M effect, hence receives electro
q> p>r. Histidine
imidazole substituent which K,:has 6-electrons ha
CH CH 24. (a, b, d)
aromaticity. involvedi
CH, CH
CH-H-CH, -OH H Ph -CH- (a)
CI C
(i)
C
(ii)
-
CH, CH CH, CH3 two of C
CH, CH3 Cl bonds cancel each other in (ii) and henc
=
i) > (ii)]
Ph-C
-CH,Hh- Cl H
-CH,Ph--`-CH
H (b) =
are
,two CI - atoms not in the
19. (a, d) sam
H CI
CI
COOH plane but in = C =C =
both C-Cl bonds ar
H Ci
COOH coOH COOH in the same
plane and acting at 180°C, so u of (ii) 0. =
COOH (D)
ÇOOH CH1oO: - -C-C-C; C-Ç-Ç-C-C
OCH,
(due to steric inhibition of resonance) -C- C; C-
S-C: C--C-¢=5
B (a, e); C- (d); D- (a, b, c, d, e)
(a, b); 73
-
eA-
O
(d) C C
CH Pour carbon atoms and two nitrogen atoms which have
HC
been encirced aresp hybridized.
(resonance, inductive, hyperconjugated, nonpolar) 74. 6
Ph 6
OHS Ph HC C-Ç-CH C = CH
62. CH- - Me 2 CH1- - Me
tautomerisation 2 N
H
Statement-1 is True, Statement-2 is True but reason is not the
correct explanation of assertion. CH
carbon atomns
65. p-Hydroxybenzoic higher boiling point than
acid has The negative charge is delocalised on the marked
o-hydroxybenzoic acid due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding (1-6).
Thus, statement-1 is false. o-Hydroxybezoic acid shows 75. 2
intramolecular H-bonding thus, statement-2 is true.
H-cH
H oCH
66. Trichloro acedic acid is stronger acid as three chloro substituents OCH
are electron withdrawing CH
67. Neopentane forms one mono substituted compound as shown
76. 9
below
CH3 CH3 H
H
Ph
CH-C-CH 2H,C-C-CH,C CH Ph
CH3 CH3 -CH- H
It is 1-chloro 2, 2-dimethyl propane.
t Torms only substituted compound not because it
one mono
is CH,O H O o CH
the
of pentane but because its structure is symmetrical (all 77. 4
Somer carbon).
carbons are symmetrically situated around central
( bTOrm
) With trans-2-butene, the product of Br, addition is optically
reason are correct.
nactive. Even though, both assertion and
the correct reason for the formation
of meso-2,
78. 4
trans-2-butene is anti addition of
dibromobutane from C=C-C, C=C-C, C=C-C
Br2
EXERCISE 2.3 O
CH
(o) (vi)
1. i) B-CH (ii) ..
(ii)
HC
CH H CH,
(CH),B, Trigonal H (CH),0, Tetrahedral
BF,Tetrahedral
C H , Tetrahedral
Conjugate acid Conugate base
Species
(a) HNO H,NO, NO,
(b) H: H2 None
H (io) (c) :CH CH :CH22
(d) C HCI None
H
CH,Trigonal (e) CH, = CH,
CH-CH CH = H
NH, Tetrahedral
) CH,O CH OH :CH,02- (ii) -Hydrogen atom of aldehydes and ketones acidic is
However, practically conjugate bases in (c) and (f) are difficult too nature because the carbanion tormed by its los is stablis
form, hence it can
be said that CH,O and: CH3 have no by resonance.
conjugate bases.
Thus HNO, and
3. (a)
CH, CH, are amphoteric. =
HN NH HN NH
NH o-N
and
N- N =N:
HN NH, HN NH2 N =N-N N =N-N
Three equivalent resonating structures 10.
Note that protonation occurs
Branching decreases the surface area of the molecule with
only at
sp<hybridised nitrogen result vander Waal forces the
becomes less and hence the molecule
atom because this leads to a species very much stabilised by boils at lower
three equivalent resonating structures. Protonation b.p. Thus the boiling point order
hybridisedtoN atomgives species which is not stabilised sp° n-Hexane > is
resonance
on
by
11. (i) 3-Methylpentane>
iso-Butane < n-Butane < 2, 2-Dimethylbutane
any significant extent. n-Butyyl <n-Butanol
(ii) Vinyl alcohol behaves as a weakacid because Intermolecular Weaker chloride
deprotonation is more stable than the parentthe ion formed by forces Stronger Dipole-dipole Hbond
compound. vander Waal vander Waal
cH,CH . CH-CH = OH
forces
i) Propane
Intermolecular Weaker <n-Butane < Ethanol
Stronger Weaker
<Water
Less stable due to vander Waal vander Waal Stronger
12. Hbond H-bond
charge separation CH,CHO CH,COCH, CHCOCH,CHO
<
<