Organic Chemistry MCQs : Carbon and its Compounds : āĻā§ā§ą ā§°āϏāĻžā§āύ MCQs: āĻāĻžā§°ā§āĻŦāύ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻžā§° āϝā§āĻāϏāĻŽā§āĻš
1. Which of the following organic compounds will give a positive Tollens’ test ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§ā§ą āϝā§āĻā§ Tollens’ test āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ ?
A) Ethanol B) Ethanal C) Propanone D) Ethanoic acid
Ans: B (Ethanal)
Explanation: Tollens’ test is given by aldehydes → silver mirror forms. : Tollens’ test āĻā§ā§ąāϞ aldehyde-āϤ āĻšā§ → ā§°ā§āĻĒā§āϝ āϏā§āϤ⧰ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
2. The soap molecule has two ends. Which end is hydrophilic (water loving) ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻŦā§āύ āĻ
āĻŖā§āϤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻāĻā§āώā§āĻ (hydrophilic )?
A) Hydrocarbon end B) Carboxylate end C) Both D) None
Ans: B) Carboxylate end
Explanation: –COOâģ is polar and mixes with water.: –COOâģ āĻ
āĻāĻļ āĻĒāĻžāύā§ā§° āϞāĻāϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻšāϞāĻŋ āĻšā§āĨ¤
3. Grignard reagent reacts with which compound to form an alkane ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Grignard reagent āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻā§°āĻŋ alkane āϏā§āώā§āĻāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Aldehyde B) Ketone C) Carboxylic acid D) Alcohol
Ans: C) Carboxylic acid
Explanation: Grignard reagents (RMgX) are strong bases and react with compounds having acidic hydrogen.
- Carboxylic acids (–COOH) have strongly acidic hydrogen.
- Reaction gives alkane (RH):
RMgX + R – COOH → RH (alkane) + R – COO - MgX
This reaction is very fast and completely destroys the Grignard reagent.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Grignard reagent (RMgX) āĻāĻāĻž āĻŦāĻšā§āϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠āĻā§āώāĻžā§° (base)āĨ¤ āĻ acidic hydrogen āĻĨāĻāĻž āϝā§āĻā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
- Carboxylic acid (–COOH)-āϤ āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠acidic hydrogen āĻĨāĻžāĻā§
- āĻā§āĻžā§° āϏā§āϤ⧠āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻžāϤ alkane āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§
RMgX + R – COOH → RH (alkane) + R – COO - MgX
āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻž āĻ āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§ā§°ā§āϤ āĻā§°ā§ Grignard reagent āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āύāώā§āĻ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
4. Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ saturated hydrocarbon ?
A) Ethyne B) Ethene C) Methane D) Benzene
Ans: C) Methane
Explanation: Only single bonds present. : āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
5. What is the general formula of an alkyne ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Alkyne-ā§° āϏāĻžāϧāĻžā§°āĻŖ āϏā§āϤā§ā§° āĻāĻŋ ?
A) CnHân+2 B) CnHân C) CnHân-2 D) CnHân+2
Ans: C) CnHân-2
Explanation: Due to triple bond, hydrogen decreases. : āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻŖ āĻŦāύā§āϧāύ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§ hydrogen āĻāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
6. Which is used to convert vegetable oil into ghee ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻ āϤā§āϞāĻ ghee-āϞ⧠āĻĒā§°āĻŋāĻŦā§°ā§āϤāύ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§ ?
A) Hydrogenation B) Esterification C) Saponification D) Oxidation
Ans: A) Hydrogenation
Explanation: Hydrogen adds → oil becomes saturated. : Hydrogen āϝā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋ āϤā§āϞ āĻāĻ āĻŋāύ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
7. Which of the following is an addition polymer ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ addition polymer ?
A) Nylon-6,6 B) Bakelite C) PVC D) Teflon
Ans: C) PVC
Explanation: PVC forms by addition polymerization. : PVC addition polymerization-ā§° āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžā§°āĻž āϤā§ā§āĻžā§° āĻšā§āĨ¤
8. Aldehydes can be oxidised to form: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Aldehyde āĻ
āĻā§āϏāĻŋāĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻšā§ ?
A) Ketones B) Alcohols C) Carboxylic acids D) Ethers
Ans: C) Carboxylic acids
Explanation: Aldehyde → Carboxylic acid. : Aldehyde → Carboxylic acid āĻšā§āĨ¤
9. Which gas is produced when acid reacts with carbonate ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Acid āĻā§°ā§ carbonate āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§ā§°āĻŋā§āĻžāϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§ ?
A) CO B) COâ C) Hâ D) CHâ
Ans: B) COâ
Explanation: COâ gas evolves. : COâ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§āĨ¤
10. Which compound shows chain isomerism ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ āϝā§āĻā§ chain isomerism āĻĻā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻžā§ ?
A) CâHâ B) CâHâ C) CâHââ D) CHâ
Ans: C) CâHââ
Explanation: Butane has different chain structures. : CâHââ-ā§° āĻāĻŋāύā§āύ āĻāĻ āύ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
11. Which has the highest melting point ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ā§° melting point āϏ⧰ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ ?
A) Methane B) Ethanol C) Ethanoic acid D) Propanal
Ans: C) Ethanoic acid
Explanation: Strong hydrogen bonding. : āĻļāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻļāĻžāϞ⧠hydrogen bonding āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
12. Which is used in dry cleaning of clothes ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āĻāĻžāĻĒā§ā§°ā§° dry cleaning-āϤ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§ ?
A) Soap B) Detergent C) Benzene D) Ethanal
Ans: C) Benzene
Explanation: Benzene dissolves grease. : Benzene-āĻ grease āĻāϞāĻžā§āĨ¤
13. Which of the following is biodegradable ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ biodegradable ?
A) Detergent B) Plastic C) Soap D) Synthetic fibre
Ans: C) Soap
Explanation: Soap decomposes naturally. : Soap āĻĒā§ā§°āĻžāĻā§āϤāĻŋāĻāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
14. Carboxylic acids have which functional group ?āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Carboxylic acid-āϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ functional group āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) Hydroxyl Group B) Carbonyl Group C) Carboxyl Group D) Ether Group
Ans: C) Carboxyl Group
Explanation: Carboxylic acids contain the carboxyl functional group (–COOH).
- It is made of two parts together: i. Carbonyl group (C=O) ii. Hydroxyl group (–OH)
Because both are present together, it is called the carboxyl group.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻž: Carboxylic acid-āϤ carboxyl group (–COOH) āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
- āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻ
āĻāĻļā§° āϏāĻŽāώā§āĻāĻŋ: i. Carbonyl group (C=O) , ii. Hydroxyl group (–OH)
āĻāĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻŋ carboxyl group āĻāĻ āύ āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
15. Which compound does NOT undergo addition reaction ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ addition reaction āύāĻā§°ā§ ?
A) Benzene B) Ethene C) Propene D) Butadiene
Ans: A
Explanation: Benzene is stable → substitution reaction. : Benzene-āĻ substitution āĻā§°ā§āĨ¤
16. Functional group present in esters: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Ester-āϤ āĻā§āύāĻā§ functional group āĻĨāĻžāĻā§ ?
A) - COOH B) - OH C) - COOR D) - CHO
Ans: C) - COOR
Explanation: Esters contain –COOR.: Ester-āϤ –COOR āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
17. Which is a primary alcohol ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ primary alcohol ?
A) Isopropyl alcohol B) Tertiary butyl alcohol C) Ethyl alcohol D) Isobutyl alcohol
Ans: C) Ethyl alcohol
Explanation: –OH on first carbon. –OH āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ carbon-āϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
18. When methane burns in air, it produces: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Methane āĻā§āĻŦāϞāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻĒāύā§āύ āĻšā§?
A) CO + HâO B) COâ + Hâ C) COâ + HâO D) C + HâO
Ans: C) COâ + HâO
Explanation: Complete combustion gives COâ + HâO. : āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻā§āĻŦāϞāĻž āĻšāϞ⧠COâ āĻā§°ā§ HâO āĻšā§āĨ¤
19. Which of the following is a natural polymer ? āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: āϤāϞ⧰ āĻā§āύāĻā§ natural polymer ?
A) Nylon B) Bakelite C) Cellulose D) PVC
Ans: C) Cellulose
Explanation: Found in plants. : āĻāĻĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻĻāϤ āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžā§āĨ¤
20. Soap micelle is formed in: āĻĒā§ā§°āĻļā§āύ: Soap micelle āĻ’āϤ āĻāĻ āύ āĻšā§ ?
A) Hard water B) Soft water C) Boiling water D) Distilled water
Ans: B) Soft water
Explanation: Hard water prevents micelle formation. : Hard water-āϤ micelle āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤