Organic Chemistry

Engineering entrance

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_____ are the best sources of alpha-lipoic acid.

  1. Potatoes
  2. Lemons
  3. Radishes
  4. Bananas
  5. Beets
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following compounds is/are used in moulded plastic?

  1. Malonyl urea
  2. Thio-urea
  3. Ionone
  4. Urea formaldehyde resin
  5. Both (1) and (2)
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Primary alcohol is changed into an alkanal by the action of

  1. Sarett-collin's reagent
  2. Schweitzer reagent
  3. Milon reagent
  4. Hinsbergs reagent
  5. Tildon reagent
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Catechol is prepared by

  1. Duff reaction
  2. Kolbe reaction
  3. Riemer-Tiemann reaction
  4. Dakin reaction
  5. Cannizzaro reaction
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Benedict's solution is prepared by

  1. tri-butyl citrate
  2. ferric ammonium citrate
  3. sodium citrate
  4. potassium sodium tartrate
  5. succinic acid
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The odour of benzyl butyrate belongs to

  1. jasmine
  2. apple
  3. pineapple
  4. orange
  5. wintergreen
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following compounds does not undergo Friedel-Crafts reaction?

  1. Chlorobenzene
  2. Toluene
  3. Ethylbenzene
  4. Anisole
  5. Nitrobenzene
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

______ is obtained when mesitylenic acid is treated with soda lime.

  1. Toluene
  2. Methylcylohexane
  3. Benzoic acid
  4. Meta-xylene
  5. Benzaldehyde
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sour gasoline is purified by

  1. Bergius process
  2. Fischer-Tropsch process
  3. Etard process
  4. Doctor sweetening process
  5. Dow's process
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When styrene is oxidised with H2O2 and KMnO4, ____ and ____ are formed.

  1. glycol, benzoic acid
  2. ethylbenzene, ethylcyclohexane
  3. benzalchloride, benzyl alcohol
  4. benzalchloride, benzotrichloride
  5. benzoic acid, phthalic acid
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Malic acid is found in

  1. apples
  2. oranges
  3. mangoes
  4. blackberries
  5. papayas
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

British gum is related to

  1. starch
  2. cellulose
  3. glycogen
  4. insulin
  5. Both (2) and (3)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The presence of nitro group in a benzene ring

  1. activates the ring towards electrophlic substitution
  2. renders the ring basic
  3. deactivates the ring towards nucliophilic substitution
  4. deactivates the ring towards electrophilic substitution
  5. Both (1) and (2)
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ethylene oxide is polymerised to form polyethylene glycol which is also known as

  1. natalite
  2. carbowax
  3. chlorex
  4. trioxane
  5. Both (3) and (4)
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Nickel formate is used in

  1. the formation of ghee
  2. manufacturing of artificial silk
  3. paints
  4. antiseptic
  5. smokeless powder