Chemistry Aldehydes and Ketones MCQs Chapter 12 Class 12

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Chemistry Ch 12 Class 12 Aldehydes and Ketones

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Ketone reacts with Grignard reagent to form ______ in acidic media?

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Tertiary alcohol

B) isopropyl alcohol

C) primary alcohol

D) carboxylic acid

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IUPAC name of propionaldehyde is:

Methanal

Acetaldehyde

Propanal

Butanal

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Formaldehyde is Industrially Prepared from:

Methanol

Ethyl alcohol

Methyl alcohol

Oxidation of ethylene

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Ketones undergo reaction with which compound in the presence of acid to form oximes

Hydroxy methane

) Hydroxyl amine

Phenyl hydrazine

) None

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Treatment of propionaldehyde with Dil. the NaOH solution gives:

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) CH3 CH2COOCH2C2H5

B) CH3 CH2 CHOH CH2 CH2 CHO

C) CH3 CH2 CH (OH) CH(CH3) CHO

D) CH3 CH2 COCH2 CH2 CHO

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The flavour of amyl butyrate is:

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Mango

B) Raspberry

C) Apricot

D) Orange

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Metaformaldehyde is a result of?

Condensation

Reduction

Polymerization

Oxidation

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In the addition of sodium bisulfite to carbonyl system, which of the following is a nucleophile?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 3
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Sulphide ion

B) Sulfite ion

C) Hydride ion

D) Sodium ion

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Q.2 Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?

A. Cell wall made of cellulose

B. Presence of linear chromosome

C. Presence of ribosomes

D. Presence of nucleus

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Methyl Magnesium Bromide reacts with formaldehyde. The product will be:

Methyl Alcohol

Acetone

Ethyl Alcohol

Ethane

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– ROR is the nucleophile of

NTS 2011
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Alcohols

B) Esters

C) Cyanides

D) Ethers

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IUPAC Name of formaldehyde is

Ethanol

Methanal

c) Ethanol

Methyl alcohol

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Which of the following will not undergo aldol condensation?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 3
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetaldehyde

B) Propanaldehyde

C) Benzaldehyde

D) Trideuteroacetaldehyde

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Consider the following reaction:

R―CHO + 2[Ag(NH3)2]OH → R―COONH4 + 2Ag + 2NH3 + H2O This reaction represents one of the following tests.

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 1
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Fehling test

B) Benedict test

C) Ninhydrin test

D) Tollens test

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Identify the common name of the following compound:

CH₃CH₂COCH₂OH

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 1
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
Elimination Tool:

A) Α-hydroxy-ethyl methyl aldehyde

B) Α-hydroxy-ethyl methyl ketone

C) Β-hydroxy-ethyl methyl ketone

D) Β-hydroxy-ethyl methyl ketone

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Methyl ketones can be characterized by performing:

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Iodoform test

B) Schiff’s test

C) Benedict’s reagent test

D) Tollen’s test

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Simplest aromatic aldehyde has number of hydrogen atoms.

5

6

7

8

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Which of the following reactions is NOT shown by ketones?

NTS 2018
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Reaction with HCN

B) Reaction with Fehling solution

C) Reaction with NaHSO3

D) Reaction with 2,4-dinitrophenyl-hydrazine

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In Cannizzaro’s reaction out of two moles, one makes salt of an acid the other makes

Ester

Alcohol

Carboxylic Acid

Alkane

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Which of the following represent the formula of Ketone?

R2C=O

RCHO

ROR

RCOOH

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H —CHO is:

Formaldehyde

Acetaldehyde

Ketone

Ester

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During oxidation of unsymmetrical ketones which atom is oxidized?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Aldehydes and Ketones
PMC Practice 28
Elimination Tool:

A) Carbonyl carbon

B) Carbon attached to smaller number of hydrogen atom

C) Carbon attach to larger number of hydrogen atoms

D) Hydrogen

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In which of the following reagent Cupric citrate complex is formed?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Fehling's solution test

B) Benedict's solution test

C) Silver mirror test

D) sodium nitroprusside test

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Which one of the following is used in making lozenges?

Methanol

Acetaldehyde

Acetone

Formaldehyde

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Ketone can be prepared by the oxidation of:

Primary alcohol

Secondary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

None of these

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Aldehyde is prepared industrially by air oxidation of ethylene using catalyst

NaCN + HO

20% H2504 + 1% HgSO4

PdCl2 + CuCl2

K2Cr207 + H2504

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Which of the following will not undergo aldol condensation?

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetaldehyde

B) Propanaldehyde

C) Benzaldehyde

D) Trideuteroacetaldehyde

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Tollen’s test is used for the detection of:

Aldehydes

Ketones

Carbonyl group

None of these

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Cyanohydrins can be synthesized from ketones through:

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 4
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleophilic addition reaction

B) Unimolecular Nucleophilic substitution reaction

C) Electrophilic substitution reaction

D) Bimolecular Nucleophilic substitution reaction

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Identification tests for functional groups of organic compounds are associated with specific observations. Tollen’s reagent is an ammoniacal silver nitrate solution, which is used for the identification of a functional group X with an observation O. Identify X and O.

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 2
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) X = Aldehyde O = Silver mirror

B) X = Ketone, O = grey precipitate

C) X = Ketone, O = Silver mirror

D) X = Aldehyde O = Red precipitate

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What one is the correct geometry of acetal?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 3
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Trigonal

B) Linear

C) Tetrahedral

D) Square planer

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Cyanohydrins can be synthesized from ketones through:

NUMS 2018
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Nucleophilic addition reaction

B) Unimolecular Nucleophilic substitution reaction

C) Electrophilic substitution reaction

D) Bimolecular Nucleophilic substitution reaction

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A diabetic person’s exhaled breath contains propanone. A student tries to test the diabetes by asking the person to bubble the reagent with his exhaled breath. Which of the following reagents would give a positive result?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Aqueous Bromine

B) Fehling’s reagent

C) Tollen’s reagent

D) Alkaline aqueous iodine

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Phenylmethyl ketone can be converted into ethyl benzene in one step by using:

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 2
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) LiAlH4

B) Zn(Hg)-HCl

C) NaBH4

D) CH3MgI

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The general formula for an aldehyde is:

NTS 2010
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

B) R-COOH

C) R-CO-R

D) R-X

E) R-CHO

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Which of the following does not give iodoform test?

NUMS 2014
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Ethanol

B) Ethanal

C) Acetophenone

D) Benzophenone

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In which of the following reaction alkyl ketones are converted Into carboxylic acid with one carbon atom less than the parent compound?

Haloform

Cannizzaro

Aldol

None

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Ketones and aldehydes are reduced in the presence of catalyst:

Pd

Al203

R-Mg-X

SOCl2

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Tincture of Iodine is:

NUMS 2015
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) In alcohol with CHI3

B) In alcohol with I2

C) In ethanol and water mixture with KI and I2

D) In KI and CH3I

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Meta-formaldehyde molecule has Oxygen MOMS:

One

Two

Three

Five

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Phenylmethyl ketone can be converted into ethyl benzene in one step by using:

NUMS 2016
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) LiAlH4

B) Zn(Hg)-HCl

C) NaBH4

D) CH3MgI

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Paraldehyde is formed by:

Formaldehyde

Acetaldehyde

Acetone

None of these

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In Cannizzaro’s reaction, Benzyl alcohol is obtained from?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 4
Chemistry
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) benzaldehyde

B) benzene

C) picric acid

D) benzyl chloride

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Odour of formaldehyde Is:

Pungent

Aromatic

c) Pleasant

Obnoxious

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Which of the following can be oxidized to an aldehyde?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) 2-Ethanoic acid

B) 2-Ethanoate

C) Diethyl ether

D) Ethanol

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Which class of the compounds is represented by the type formula ROR?

NUMS 2017
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Esters

B) Ethers

C) Aldehydes

D) Ketones

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A diabetic person’s exhaled breath contains propanone. A student tries to test the diabetes by asking the person to bubble the reagent with his exhaled breath. Which of the following reagents would give a positive result?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Aqueous Bromine

B) Fehling’s reagent

C) Tollen’s reagent

D) Alkaline aqueous iodine

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A student mixed ethyl alcohol with a small amount of sodium dichromate and added it to the hot solution of dilute sulphuric acid. A vigorous reaction took place. He distilled the product formed immediately. What was the product?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 3
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetone

B) Acetic acid

C) Dimethyl ether

D) Acetaldehyde

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Why is water added after the reduction process of aldehyde and ketone with LiAlH4?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Because water reacts violently with LiAlH4

B) Because water will protonate LiAlH4

C) Because water inhibits the process

D) Because it will result to alkenes

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Which of the following reagent is used to separate and purify carbonyl and non carbonyl compounds?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 3
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) HCN

B) BrMgCH3

C) NaHSO3

D) H2O

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Butanone on oxidation with K2Cr2O7 / H2SO4 forms:

NUMS 2020
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetic acid

B) Acetic acid & Ethane

C) Methane & Propanoic acid

D) Propanoic acid & Methanoic acid

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What should be added to methane to produce HCN?

Ammonia

Nitrogen

Water

H+

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Why is it necessary to distill aldehyde formed from oxidation of primary alcohol through acidified potassium dichromate (VI) solution or acidified sodium dichromate (VI) solution?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 5
Chemistry
Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Aldehyde formed may be oxidized further to carboxylic acid concerned

B) Aldehyde formed is unstable and decompose back to original precursor i.e. primary alcohol

C) Aldehyde may be oxidised further to a ketone

D) Aldehyde formed may react with primary alcohol, the original reactant.

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Oxidation of alcohol converts it into?

Aldehyde

Tertiary Alcohol

Alkane

Carboxylic Acid

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What type of chemical reaction is this?
CH3CHO + NH3 -> CH3CH(OH)NH2

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Addition – elimination

B) Electrophilic addition

C) Free radical addition

D) Nucleophilic addition

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Hybridization of carbon in -CHO group is:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) sp

B) sp2

C) sp3

D) dsp

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Which of the following Compound is not reduced by NaBH4 ?

PreMedPK MDCAT Mock 1
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Acetaldehyde

B) Acetone

C) Carboxylic acid

D) Alkene

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What is the color of the precipitate when Brady’s reagent is used to test a benzaldehyde?

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Green

B) Brown

C) Magenta

D) Red

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Which of the following reagent is used to separate and purify carbonyl and non carbonyl compounds?

PMC 2020
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) HCN

B) BrMgCH3

C) NaHSO3

D) H2O

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Carbonyl group undergoes:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Chemistry
Aldehydes and Ketones
Elimination Tool:

A) Electrophilic addition reaction

B) Nucleophilic addition reaction

C) Electrophilic substitution reaction

D) Nucleophilic substitution reaction

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