CHAPTER # 12 Aldehydes and ketones MCQs
               1.         The
carbon atom of a carbonyl group is  
                                    a) Sp
hybridized            b) Sp2 hybridized 
c) Sp3 hybridized           d) None of these 
               2.         Aldehydes
can be oxidized by 
a) Tollen's reagent          b) Fehling solution 
c)
Benedict solution        d) All. 
               3.         Tollen's
reagent is 
a)  Ammonical cuprous chloride 
b)
Ammonical cuprous oxide 
c) 
Ammonical silver bromide 
d)
Ammonical silver nitrate. 
               4.         Silver
mirror is a test for 
a)
Aidehydes                 b) Thioaleohols
c)
Acids                         d) Ethers 
               5.         Aldehydes
are produced in atmosphere by 
a)  Oxidation of secondary alcohols 
b) Reducuon of alkenes 
c)  Reaction of oxygen atoms with 
  
hydrocarbons 
d) Reaction of oxygen atoms with ozone 
               6.         At
room temperature formaldehyde is 
                                    a)
Gas                          b)
Liquid 
                                    c)
Solid                         d) None 
                           7.      Formalin
is____________% solution of H-C-H  in H2O
                                    a)
10%                          b) 20% 
                                    c)
40%                          d) 60% 
               8.         Which
does not react with fehiling solution ? 
                                    a)
Acetaldehyde            b) Propanone 
                                    c)
Glucose                    d)
Formic acid. 
                    9.        Aldehydes
can be distinguished from ketones by using 
                                    a)
Schiff's reagent         b) Conc. H2SO4
                                    c)
Anhy. ZNci2                               d)
Resorcinol. 
               10.       An
aidehyde on oxidation gives 
a)
An alcohol                b) An acid 
c) A
ketone                   d) An ether 
               11.       Bakelite
is obtained by condensation of 
a) 
Acetaldehyde and acetone 
b) 
Formaldehyde and phenol 
c) 
Acetaldehyde and phenol 
d) 
None of these 
               12.       Carbonyl
group undergoes 
a) 
eliminatory reaction 
b)
electrophilic addition 
c) 
niteophlic adelretion 
d)
None of them 
               13.       A
nucleophilic reagent will readily attack 
a) Ethylene                  b) Ethanal 
c) Ethanol                    d) Ethylamine 
                    14.       Which
of the following compounds gives a ketone with Grignard's reagent ? 
                                    a)
Formaldehyde           b) Ethanenitrile 
c) Ethyl alcohol              d) Methyl iodide. 
                    15.       Which
of the following has carbon with lowest valency? 
a) Carbides                    b) Alkenes 
c) Alkynes                      d) Alkanes 
               16.       Reduction
of aldehydes with HI and P give  
                                    a)
Primary alcohols       b) Secondary
alcohols 
                                    c)
Alkanes                    d)
Tertiary alcohols. 
               17.        Which
reaction yields Bakelite? 
a) 
Urea with HCHO 
b)
Tetramethyl  glycol with Hexamethylene diisocyanate 
c) 
Phenol and HCHO 
d)
Ethylene glycol and
Dimethylterephthalate. 
               18.       Paraaldehyde
is a polymer of 
                                    a)
Formaldehyde           b) Acetaldehyde 
                                    c)
Benzaldehyde           d) Propionaldehyde.
               19.       Acetone
is oxidized with 
a) 
Tollen's reagent  
b)
Fehling solution 
c) 
Acidic dichromate solution 
d)
Benedicts solution 
                           20.     Formaldehyde
when reacted with methyl  magnesium
bromide gives 
                                     a) C2H5OH
                    b)
CH3COOH 
                                    c)
HCHO                        d)
CH3CHO 
                    21.        If
formaldehyde and KOH are heated them we  
                           get  
                                    a)
Acctylenc                  b)
Methanc 
                                    c)
Methyl alcohol           d) Ethyl formate.
                    22.       Acetone
on reduction gives 
                                     a)
CH3COOH                  b)
CH3CHO 
                                     c)
(CH3)2CHOH               d) C2H5OH 
                    23.       On
oxidation, ketones yield 
                                    a)
Alcohol                     b)
Amine 
                                    c)
Carboxylic acid          d) Ether 
                    24.       Acetone
is used in the preparation of  
a)     Unbreakable glass 
b)    Smokeless gun powder 
c)     Chloroform 
d)    All of these 
                    25.       Calcium
acetate on dry distillation gives 
                                    a)
Formaldehyde           b) Acetone 
                                    c)
Acetic acid                d)
Ethanol 
                    26.       A
silver mirror test is for  
                                    a)
Aldehydes                 b)
Ketones 
                                    c)
Alcohols                   d)
Ethers 
                    27.       Aldehydes
can be distinguished from ketones by the use of 
                                    a)
Bayer’s test               b) Grignard reagent 
                                    c)
Iodoform test            d) Fehling solution  
                    28.        When
ammonia reacts with formaldehyde and 8% CH3OH is called  
a)     Bakelite                
b)    Para Formaldehyde 
c)     Meta Formaldehyde 
d)    Urotropine 
29.  When Hexamethylene tetramine (Methanamine)
reacts with fuming HNO3 to yield a powerful explosive known as  
                                    a)
Chloropicrin              b) Picric acid 
                                    c)
Cyclonite                   d)
None of these 
                    30.      Which
one of the following reactions is not given by formaldehyde? 
a)     Reduction of Fehling’s solution 
b)    Reduction of Tollen’s solution 
c)     Formation of phenol complexes 
d)    Iodoform reaction  
31.         
Which tests are used for
the identification of –CHO in an aldehyde? 
a)     Bayer’s test          b) Fehling’s test 
                                    c)
Tollen’s test              d) Both b & c 
32.         
Benzaldehyde on reaction
with alkaline KMnO4 yields 
a)     Benzophenone     b) Picric
acid 
                                    c)
Benzoic acid             d) None of these 
33.         
Which of the following
undergoes halform reaction? 
a)     HCHO                  b)
CH3COCH3 
                                    c) C2H5                                 d)
C2H5O2CH5 
34.         
The compound which gives
both positive haloform test and Fehling test is 
a)     Acetone               b)
Ethanol 
                                    c)
Formaldehyde           d) Acetaldehyde 
35.         
Silver mirror is carried
out for the detection of functional group 
a)     Ketone                 b)
Ester 
                                    c)
Ether                        d)
Aldehyde 
36.         
The reagent which is used
to distinguish aldehydes and ketones is  
a)     Schiff’s reagent    b)
Fehling reagent 
                                    c)
Tollen’s reagent         d) All of these 
37.         
Which one does not pass
through aldol condensation? 
a)     Formaldehyde      b)
Acetaldehyde 
                                    c)
Propanol                   d)
Acetone 
38.         
Acetaldehyde reacts with
moist chlorine to form 
a)     Acetyl chloride     b)
Acetone 
                                    c)
Chloral                      d)
Chloroform 
39.         
The nucleophilic addition
reaction of carbonyl group are catalysed by 
a)     Salt                     b) Transition element 
                                    c)
Acids or bases          d) All of these 
40.         
Aldols are those organic
compounds which contain functional group 
a)     – NH2 and COOH  b)
– CHO and OH 
                                     c) –
CHO and – CO –    d) None of these 
41.         
Cannizzaro reaction do not
occur in  
a)     H – CHO              b)
C6H5CHO 
                                     c)
CH3CHO                   d)
All of these 
42.         
Reduction of ketone into
alkane in the presence of Zn – Hg is called 
a)     Aldol condensation  
b)    Cannizzaro reaction  
c)     Clemmensen’s reaction  
d)    None of these 
43.         
Aldehydes and ketones both
easily react with  
a)     Fehling solution    b) Schiff’s reagent 
                                    c)
Grignard reagent        d) Tollen’s
reagent 
44.         
Benzaldehyde reacts with
aniline to form 
a)     Schiff’s base       b) Tollen’s reagent 
                                    c)
Borsche’s base          d) Grignard
reagent 
45.         
Almost all the aldehydes
and small methyl ketones produce a crystalline white precipitate with saturated
solution of  
a)     RMgX                  b)
Cu(OH)2 + NaOH 
                                     c)
NaHSO3                                         d)
ROH 
46.         
Which compound gives brick
red precipitate of cuprous oxide with Benedict’s solution  
a)     Aromatic aldehyde           b)
Aliphatic aldehydes 
                                    c)
Aromatic ketones      d) Aliphatic ketones
47.         
Ketones produced a wine red
or orange red color on adding 
a)     Fehling solution     
b)    Tollen’s solution  
c)     Alkaline sodium nitroprusside solution  
d)    All of these 
48.         
The IUPAC name of CH3CH
= CH – CHO is  
a)     But – 2 – enal       b) But-2-en-3-al 
                                c)
Methacrolein              d) Propenaldehyde 
49.         
The IUPAC name of OHC – CHO
is  
a)     Glyoxal                b)
Ethane-1, 2-dial 
                                c)
Both a & b                d) None is correct 
50.         
The IUPAC name of  
OHC – CH2 – CH =CH –
CHO is  
a)     Pent-2-ene-1, 5-dial  
b)    Propene dialdehyde 
c)     Prop-1-en-1, 3-dial 
d)    None of the above 
51.         
The IUPAC name of (CH3)2C
= CHCOCH3 is  
a)     4-methlypent-3-en-2-one 
b)    2-Methlypent-3-en-4-one 
c)     Acetyl 2-Methyl-butene-3 
d)    None of the above 
52.         
Dry distillation of calcium
format yields _____ 
a)     Ether                   b)
Formaldehyde 
                                c)
Acetic acid                d)
None of these 
53.         
When aldehydes are warmed
with ______ red               precipitates of cuprous oxide are precipitated.  
a)     Grignard’s Reagent b) Fehlings solution  
                                c)
KMnO4                      d)
None of these 
54.         
Acetaldehyde reacts with
ammonia to form  
                                 ________
a)     Elimination             b)
Substitution products 
                               c)
Addition product       d) Resin like
product 
55.         
Aldol condensation can
occur between ______ 
a)     An aldehyde and ketone 
b)    An aldehyde and ester 
c)     An aldehyde and benzene 
d)    None of these 
56.         
An aqueous solution
containing about 40% of  
         formaldehyde and a little alcohol is
sold under    the name of _______ 
a)     Formalin              b)
Malt-sugar 
                                c)
Pyridine                    d)
Starch  
57.         
A nucleophilic addition of
carbonion,               generated by the loss of proton from α-position            of
an aldehyde or a ketone by a base, to the  
   carbonyl group is called _______
a)     Nitration               b) Aldol Condensation  
                                c)
Esterification             d) None 
58.         
The product obtained in the
following reaction  is ________ 
                                 CH3CH
= CH CHO LiAlH4 ? 
a)     CH3CH = CHCH2OH 
b)    CH3CH2CH2CHO 
c)     CH3CH2CH2CH2OH 
d)    A mixture of a, b and c.  
59.         
For a carbonyl compound
which of the            following statements is correct? 
a)     The carbonyl carbon, oxygen and the other               two atoms (attached to carbon) are        coplanar. 
b)    The two groups attached to carbonyl carbon             are directed at an angle of 120o
from each          other.  
c)     The π electron density around oxygen is        more than the carbonyl compound.  
60.         
The C = O bond and C = C
bond are similar in             which of the following ways? 
a)     Both are made up of one sigma bond and                 one pi bond.  
b)    Both are planer in nature. 
c)     Both use sp2 hybrid orbitals of the C atom       for their formation.   d) All the above.  
61.         
The reaction of
acetaldehyde with conc.          H2SO4 at room temperature
gives 
a)     Paraldehyde         b) Metaldehyde 
                                c)
A mixture of a & b      d) None  
62.         
The following reaction  
CH3CHO + HCN → CH3CH(OH)CN
is an example of  
a)     Nucleophilic addition  
b)    Electrophilic addition  
c)     Uncleophilic substitution 
d)    Electrophilic substitution 
 

 
 
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