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Top Previous Year Questions - General Organic Chemistry

Question

Which one of the following compounds is aromatic in nature?

JEE Main 2021 (01 Sep Shift 2)

Options

  • A:
  • B:
  • C: Both A and B
  • D:
Explaination

Question

The correct pair(s) of the ambident nucleophiles is (are):
(A) AgCN/KCN
(B) RCOOAg/RCOOK
(C) AgNO2/KNO2
(D) AgI/KI

JEE Main 2021 (17 Mar Shift 2)

Options

  • A: (B) and (C) only
  • B: (A) only
  • C: (A) and (C) only
  • D: (B) only
Explaination

Question

Reagent, 1-naphthylamine and sulphanilic acid in acetic acid is used for the detection of

JEE Main 2021 (18 Mar Shift 1)

Options

  • A: N2O
  • B: NO3-
  • C: NO
  • D: NO2-
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : C2H5OH and AgCN both can generate nucleophile.

Statement II : KCN and AgCN both will generate nitrile nucleophile with all reaction conditions.

Choose the most appropriate option :

JEE Main 2021 (18 Mar Shift 2)

Options

  • A: Statement I is true but statement II is false
  • B: Both statement I and statement II are true
  • C: Statement I is false but statement II is true
  • D: Both statement I and statement II are false
Explaination

Question

In Carius method, halogen containing organic compound is heated with fuming nitric acid in the presence of:

JEE Main 2021 (20 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: HNO3
  • B: AgNO3
  • C: CuSO4
  • D: BaSO4
Explaination

Question

Which purification technique is used for high boiling organic liquid compound (decomposes near its boiling point) ?

JEE Main 2021 (22 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: Simple distillation
  • B: Steam distillation
  • C: Fractional distillation
  • D: Reduced pressure distillation
Explaination

Question

Which of the following molecules does not show stereo isomerism ?

JEE Main 2021 (22 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 3, 4-Dimethylhex-3-ene
  • B: 3-Methylhex-1-ene
  • C: 3-Ethylhex-3-ene
  • D: 4-Methylhex-1-ene
Explaination

Question

Which one among the following resonating structures is not correct?

JEE Main 2021 (25 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A:
  • B:
  • C:
  • D:
Explaination

Question

Consider the given reaction, the Product A is:

JEE Main 2021 (26 Aug Shift 2)

Options

  • A:
  • B:
  • C:
  • D:
Explaination

Question

The correct order of stability of given carbocation is:

JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: A>C>B>D
  • B: D>B>C>A
  • C: D>B>A>C
  • D: C>A>D>B
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Hyperconjugation is a permanent effect.

Statement II : Hyperconjugation in ethyl cation CH3-C+H2 involves the overlapping of Csp2-H1 s bond with empty 2p orbital of other carbon.

Choose the correct option:

JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: Both statement I and statement II are false
  • B: Statement I is incorrect but statement II is true
  • C: Statement I is correct but statement II is false
  • D: Both Statement I and statement II are true.
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as
Assertion (A): A simple distillation can be used to separate a mixture of propanol and propanone.
Reason (R): Two liquids with a difference of more than 20°C in their boiling points can be separated by simple distillations.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug Shift 1)

Options

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • C: (A) is true but (R) is false.
  • D: (A) is false but (R) is true.
Explaination

Question

Arrange the following conformational isomers of n-butane in order of their increasing potential energy:

JEE Main 2021 (31 Aug Shift 2)

Options

  • A: I<III<IV<II
  • B: I<IV<III<II
  • C: II<IV<III<I
  • D: II<III<IV<I
Explaination

Question

The dihedral angle in staggered form of Newmann's projection of 1,1,1-Trichloro ethane is degree. (Round off to the nearest integer) (Round off to the nearest integer)

JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 2)

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Explaination

Question

Arrange the following in decreasing acidic strength.

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: A>B>C>D
  • B:  B>A>C>D
  • C: D>C>A>B
  • D: D>C>B> A
Explaination

Question

In the following structures, which one is having staggered conformation with maximum dihedral angle?

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A:
  • B:
  • C:
  • D:
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.

Assertion: A mixture contains benzoic acid and napthalene. The pure benzoic acid can be separated out by the use of benzene.

Reason: Benzoic acid is soluble in hot water.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

JEE Main 2022 (25 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • B: Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
  • C: Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  • D: Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Explaination

Question

Which of the following compounds is not aromatic?

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A:

  • B:

  • C:

  • D:

Explaination

Question

The correct stability order of the following diazonium salt is

JEE Main 2022 (26 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: A>B>C>D
  • B: A>C>D>B
  • C: C>A>D>B
  • D: C>D>B>A
Explaination

Question

In Carius method of estimation of halogen. 0.45 g of an organic compound gave 0.36 g of AgBr. Find out the percentage of bromine in the compound.
(Molar masses : AgBr=188 g mol-1:Br=80 g mol-1)

JEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 1)

Options

  • A: 34.04%
  • B: 40.04%
  • C: 36.03%
  • D: 38.04%
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R

Assertion A : Thin layer chromatography is an adsorption chromatography.

Reason R : A thin layer of silica gel is spread over a glass plate of suitable size in thin layer chromatography which acts as an adsorbent. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
  • B: Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  • C: A is true but R is false
  • D: A is false but R is true
Explaination

Question

Which of the following structures are aromatic in nature?

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: A,B,C & D
  • B: Only A & B
  • C: Only A & C
  • D: Only B,C & D
Explaination

Question

The formula of the purple colour formed in Laissaigne's test for sulphur using sodium nitroprusside is

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jun Shift 1)

Options

  • A: Na4FeCN5NOS
  • B: NaFeFeCN6
  • C: NaCrNH32NCS4
  • D: Na2FeCN5NO
Explaination

Question

The correct IUPAC name of the following compound is

JEE Main 2022 (28 Jun Shift 2)

Options

  • A: 4-methyl-2-nitro-5-oxohept-3-enal
  • B: 4-methyl-5-oxo-2-nitrohept-3-enal
  • C: 4-methyl-6-nitro-3-oxohept-4-enal
  • D: 6-formyl-4-methyl-2-nitrohex-3-enal
Explaination

Question

Given below are two statements.

Statement I : The compound  is optically active.

Statement II : ​​​​​​​ is mirror image of above compound A.

In the light of the above statement, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

JEE Main 2022 (29 Jul Shift 2)

Options

  • A: Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  • B: Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
  • C: Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
  • D: Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.
Explaination

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