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Year: 2025
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
1.
Total number of possible isomers (both structural as well as stereoisomers) of cyclic ethers of molecular formula C4H8O is
(1).
11
(2).
6
(3).
8
(4).
10

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Year: 2017
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
2.
The most suitable method of separation of 1 : 1 mixture of ortho and para-nitrophenols is
(1).
steam distillation
(2).
sublimation
(3).
chromatography
(4).
crystallization

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Year: 2024
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
3.
Which of the following alcohols reacts instantaneously with Lucas reagent?
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2024
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
4.
Major products A and B formed in the following reaction sequence , are
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2024
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
5.
The products A and B obtained in the following reactions, respectively, are
\(3\text{ROH}\,+\,\text{PCl}_3\,\rightarrow\,3\text{RCl}\,+\,A\)
\(\text{ROH}\,+\,\text{PCl}_5\,\rightarrow\,\text{RCl}\,+\,\text{RCl}\,+\,B\)
(1).
\(\text{H}_3\text{PO}_4\) and \(\text{POCl}_3\)
(2).
\(\text{H}_3\text{PO}_3\) and \(\text{POCl}_3\)
(3).
\(\text{POCl}_3\) and \(\text{H}_3\text{PO}_3\)
(4).
\(\text{POCl}_3\) and \(\text{H}_3\text{PO}_4\)

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Year: 2023
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
6.
Consider the following reaction and identify the product (P).
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2023
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
7.
Consider the following reaction
Identify products A and B:-
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2023
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
8.
Which amongst the following will be most readily dehydrated under acidic conditions?
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2022
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
9.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group.
Statement II : O-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol and P-nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.
In the light of the above statements, choose themost appropriate answer from the options givenbelow:
(1).
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
(2).
Both Statement I and Statement II areincorrect.
(3).
Statement I is correct but Statement II isincorrect.
(4).
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II iscorrect.

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Year: 2022
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
10.
Given below are two statements:
Statement I : In Lucas test, primary, secondaryand tertiary alcohols are distinguished on the basisof their reactivity with conc. HCl + ZnCl2, known as Lucas Reagent.
Statement II : Primary alcohols are most reactive and immediately produce turbidity at roomtemperature on reaction with Lucas Reagent.
In the light of the above statements, choose the mostappropriate answer from the options given below:
(1).
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
(2).
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
(3).
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
(4).
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct

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Year: 2022
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
11.
The product formed from the following reactionsequence is
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2020
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
12.
Anisole on cleavage with Hl gives:
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2019
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
13.
The structure of intermediate A in the following reaction is
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2018
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
14.
The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with PCl5 gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order
(1).
C2H5OH, C2H5ONa, C2H5Cl
(2).
C2H5Cl, C2H6, C2H5OH
(3).
C2H5OH, C2H5Cl, C2H5ONa
(4).
C2H5OH, C2H6 , C2H5Cl

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Year: 2018
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
15.
Identify the major products P, Q and R in the following sequence of reactions
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2017
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
16.
The heating of phenyl-methyl ethers with HI produces
(1).
benzene
(2).
ethyl chlorides
(3).
iodobenzene
(4).
phenol

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Year: 2017
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
17.
Which one is the most acidic compound ?
(1).
(2).
(3).
(4).

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Year: 2017
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
18.
Mixture of chloroxylenol and terpineol acts as
(1).
antibiotic.
(2).
analgesic.
(3).
antiseptic.
(4).
antipyretic.

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Year: 2016
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
19.
he reaction

can be classified as
(1).
Alcohol formation reaction
(2).
Dehydration reaction
(3).
Williamson alcohol synthesis reaction
(4).
Williamson ether synthesis reaction

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Year: 2016
Topic: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers
20.
Which of the following reagents would distinguish cis - cyclopenta - 1 , 2 - diol from the trans - isomer ?
(1).
Ozone
(2).
MnO2
(3).
Aluminium isopropoxide
(4).
Acetone

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