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UNIT TEST - 1 JUNE 2024
STD: XII Time: 1 Hour 15 minutes
CHEMISTRY Maximum Marks: 30 marks
General Instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and follow them:
i. This question paper contains 21 questions. All questions are compulsory.
ii. This question paper is divided into three sections – Section A, B, and C.
iii. Section A – questions number 1 to 14 are multiple choice type questions. Each question carries 1
mark.
iv. Section B – questions number 15 to 19 are very short answer type questions. Each question
carries 2 marks.
v. Section C – questions number 20 to 21 are short answer questions. Each question carries 3 marks.
SECTION A
Questions no 1 to 10 are multiple choice questions, carrying 1 mark each.
1. The order of reactivity of the given haloalkanes towards nucleophile is:
(a) RI > RBr > RCl (b) RCl > RBr > RI
(c) RBr > RCl > RI (d) RBr > RI > RCl
2. Which reagents are required for one step conversion of chlorobenzene to toluene?
(a) CH3Cl/AlCl3 (b) CH3Cl, Na, dry ether
(c) CH3Cl/Fe dark (d) NaNO2/HCl/0-5oC
3. Which of the following compounds is optically active?
(a) CH3CHClCOOH (b) CH3CH2CH2CH3
(c) (CH3)2CHOH (d) (CH3)3CCl
4. Which one of the following is most reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reaction?
(a) CH2=CH-Cl (b) C6H5Cl
(c) CH3CH=CH-Cl (d) Cl-CH2CH=CH2
5. Identify the products A and B in the reactions:
RX + AgCN A + AgX
RX + KCN B + KX
(a) A = RCN, B = RCN (b) A = RCN, B = RNC
(c) A = RNC, B = RCN (d) A = RNC, B = RNC
6. Chlorobenene is formed by reaction of chlorine with benzene in the presence of AlCl3,
which of the following species attacks the benzene ring in this reaction?
(a) Cl- (b) Cl+
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(c) Al3+ (d) AlCl3+
7. Tertiary alkyl halide among the following is
(a) 2-chlorobutane (b) secondary butyl chloride
(c) isobutyl chloride (d) 3-chloro-3-methyl pentane
8. Wurtz reaction involving 2-iodopropane yields?
(a) propane (b) 2-methylbutane
(c) 2,3-dimethylbutane (d) hexane
9. An SN2 reaction of optically active alkyl halides leads to
(a) an enantiomer of the substrate
(b) a product with opposite optical rotation
(c) a mixture of diastereomers
(d) a single stereoisomer
10. The conversion of an alkyl halide into an alcohol by aqueous NaOH is classified as
(a) a dehydrohalogenation reaction (b) a substitution reaction
(c) an addition reaction (d) a dehydration reaction
For Questions number 11 to 14, two statements are given- one labelled as Assertion (A) and the
other labelled as Reason (R). Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a),
(b), (c) and (d) as given below. Each question carries 1 mark.
(a) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true and reason (R) is the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(b) Both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) is not the correct explanation of
assertion (A).
(c) Assertion (A) is true but reason (R) is false.
(d) Assertion (A) is false but reason (R) is true.
11. Assertion (A): Chlorobenzene is less polar than chloromethane.
Reason (R): Chlorobenzene has a longer C-Cl bond due to resonance
12. Assertion (A): The order of reactivity of alkyl halides towards SN1 reaction is
Tertiary halide > Secondary halide > Primary halide
Reason (R): The reaction follows carbocation mechanism.
13. Assertion (A): Replacement of –Cl group by –OH in cholorobenzene is easier if nitro group
is present in the ring.
Reason (R): Nitro group leads to strengthening of the C-Cl bond in chlorobenzene
14. Assertion (A): Primary allylic halides show higher reactivity in SN1 reactions than other
primary alkyl halides.
Reason (R): Intermediate allylic carbocation is stabilised by resonance
SECTION B
The following questions, [Link] 15 – 19 are very short answer type and carry 2 marks each.
15. Draw the structures of major monohalo products in each of the following reactions:
(a)
(b)
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16. Why SN1 reactions are accompanied by racemisation in optically active alkyl halide?
17. (a) Which of the following is an allylic halide?
(i)
(ii)
(b) Of the two bromoderivatives, C6H5CH(CH3)Br and C6H5CH(C6H5)Br which one is
more reactive in SN1 substitution reaction and why?
18. Write the structure of major alkene formed by β- elimination of 2,2,3-trimethyl-3-
bromopentane with sodium ethoxide in ethanol.
19. Identify (A) and (B) in the following:
SECTION C
The following questions, [Link] 20 – 21 are short answer type questions. Each question carries 3
marks.
20. Give reasons:
(a) Although chlorine is an electron withdrawing group, yet it is ortho-, para- directing in
electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
(b) Butan-1-ol is optically inactive but butan-2-ol is optically active.
(c) Alkyl halides though polar, are immiscible with water.
21. Among all the isomers of molecular formula C4H9Br, identify
(a) The one isomer which is optically active
(b) The one isomer which is highly reactive towards SN2
(c) The one isomer which has the least boiling point.
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