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Which of the following statements is not correct about methanol?

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It is used for drinking purposes.
It is highly poisonous compound.
It can be prepared by reduction of formaldehyde with $LiAlH _4$
It is miscible with water in all proportions.

Methanol can be distinguished from ethanol by the following except :

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Reaction with iodine and alkali
Reaction with salicylic acid and ${ H } _{ 2 }{ SO } _{ 4 }$
Reaction with Lucas reagent
Boiling point

The organic compound which when mixed with ethyl alcohol, [ethanol], makes a spurious is:

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methanol
methanoic acid
methanal
ethanoic acid

Methyl alcohol is treated with conc HI and red P. The main product obtained is ?

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$CH _3OH$
$CH _4$
$CH _2I _2$
$PH _3$

Which of the following is wood alcohol?

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$\displaystyle CH _{3}OH$
$\displaystyle C _{2}H _{5}OH$
1-Butanol
2-Methyl -1-propanol

Carbinol is a trivial name of :-

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$\displaystyle { C } _{ 2 }{ H } _{ 5 }OH$
$\displaystyle { CH } _{ 3 }OH$
$\displaystyle HCOOH$
$\displaystyle { CH } _{ 3 }COOH$

$(CO+H _{2})+H _{2}\overset {673k,300atm,/Cr _{2}O _{3}-ZnO} {\rightarrow}$
The above shown reaction may by used for manufacture of:

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$HCHO$
$CH _{3}COOH$
$HCOOH$
$CH _{3}OH$

Hydrolysis of an ester gives acid A and alcohol B. The acid reduces Fehlings solution. Oxidation of alcohol B gives acid A. The ester is:

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Mehthyl formate
Ethyl formate
Methyl acetate
Ethyl acetate

Methanol is now prepared from:

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water gas
sugar through fermentation
wood
both $A$ and $B$

What is the common name of methyl alcohol?

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Wine
Wood spirit
Dilute acid
None of the above