Question Bank No: 2

1. Ethyl alcohol n oxidation with K2Cr2O7 gives

 a)Acetic acid
 b)Acetaldehyde
 c)Formaldehyde
 d)Formic acid

2. Haloform reaction can be used for preparing

 a)Halogens
 b)CCl4
 c)CHCl3
 d)Halides

3. Benzyl alcohol is obtained from benzaldechyde by

 a)Fitting's reaction
 b)Clemenson's reduction
 c)Kolbe's reaction
 d)Reduction with LiAlH4

4. Which of the following gives iodoform on heating with a solution of I2 containing Na2CO3?

 a)ethyl alcohol
 b)acetone
 c)ethyl alcohol as well as acetone
 d)methyl alcohol

5. Aldehydes can be distinguished from ketones by using

 a)Schiff's reagent
 b)Conc.H2SO4
 c)Anhy.ZnCl2
 d)Resorcinol

6. Identify Z in the series CH 2 = CH 2 HBr X Hydrolysis Y l 2 excess Na 2 CO 3

 a)C2H5I
 b)C2H5OH
 c)CHI3
 d)CH3CHO

7. In public urinals, we observe some nascent smell. This smell is due to

 a)hydrolysis of urea of urine by urease of atmosphere into NH3and CO2
 b)formation of sulphamic acid by urea of urine
 c)reaction of CO2 of atmosphere with urea mononitrate in urine
 d)hydrogen present in air reacts with nitrogen forming NH3

8. Aldehydes may be distinguished from ketones by the use of

 a)Conc.H2SO4
 b)Fehling solution
 c)Pyrogallol
 d)Grignard's reagent

9. In Cannizzaro's reaction

 a)aldehyde is converted into alcohol
 b)alcohol is converted into aldehyde
 c)a primary amine is converted into isocyanide
 d)aldehyde is converted into alcohol and sodium carboxylate

10. Silver mirror is a test for

 a)aldehydes
 b)thioalcohols
 c)acids
 d)ethers