Multiple Choice Questions

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Prolonged exposure of fat or oil in moist air and light causes bad smell (rancidity). It is due to

  • formation of C6 - C12 fatty acids

  • formation of ketone and aldehyde

  • both of these causes

  • formation of glycerol.


C.

both of these causes

On long storage in contact with air and moisture, oils and fats develop unpleasant smell.
This process is known as ranicidification. It is due to
(a) Enzymatic hydrolysis - producing bad smelling lower fatty acids.
(b) Oxidation of unsaturated acids - producing aldehydes and ketones.


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Cumene process is the most important commercial method for the manufacture of phenol. Cumene is

  • iso-propyl benzene

  • ethyl benzene

  • vinyl benzene

  • propyl benzene.


Which ofthe following compounds is not chiral?

  • 1-Chloropentane

  • 2-Chloropentane

  • 1-Chloro-2-methyl pentane

  • 3-Chloro-2-methyl pentane


Which ofthe following molecules will not show optical activity?


Which of these compounds is synthesised by chloral?

  • DDT

  • BHC

  • Chloroform

  • Michlers ketone.


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Toluene on treatment with CrO3 and (CH3CO)2O followed by hydrolysis with dil. HCl gives

  • benzaldehyde

  • benzoic acid

  • phenol

  • phenylacetaldehyde.


Oxidation product of 1,2-cyclopentanediol with HIO4 gives

  • OHC-(CH2)3-CHO

  • COOH-CH-CH2-CH2-COOH

  • None of these


The reaction of an organic compound with ammonia followed by nitration of the product gives a powerful explosive called ROX.The organic compound is

  • phenol

  • toluene

  • glycerine

  • formaldehyde


When phenol reacts with phthalic anhydride in presence of H2SO4 and heated and hot reaction mixture is poured in NaOH solution, then product formed is

  • alizarin

  • methyl orange

  • fluorescein

  • phenolphthalein.


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The function of AlCl3, in Friedel-Craft's reaction is to

  • absorb HCl

  • absorb water

  • produce nucleophile

  • produce electrophile.