Chapter # 9 Aromatic Hydrocarbons MCQs
1.            
The molecular formula of
toluene is_______ 
                                             a)
C7H7                         b) C7H8 
                                            c)
C8H8                         d) C8H7 
2.            
In benzene sulphonic acid,
the sulphonic  group is attached with
benzene ring  
through_____ 
                                            a)
Hydrogen            b) Oxygen 
                                            c)
Sulpher               d)
–OH 
3.            
Phenanthrene ________
benzene rings 
                                             a)
Two                     b)
Three 
                                            c)
Four                   d)
Five 
4.            
Aniline is a derivative of
benzene which  contains______ 
a) Hydroxyl group b) Amino group
                                            c)
Amido group       d) Imido group 
5.            
How many π electrons are
there in benzene? 
                                            a)  3                       b)  4 
                                            c)  6                        d)  8 
6.            
The molecular formula of
biphenyl methane  is____________ 
                                            a)
C12H10                      b) C12H12 
                                            c)
C13H10                      d) C13H12 
7.            
When two or more different
substituents are  attached with a benzene
ring, the number 1  position in the ring
is given to a high priority  group. Which
one of the following groups has  highest
priority? 
                                             a)
–NH2                                      b)
–CHO 
                                             c)
–COOH               d)
–CN 
8.            
When benzene is substituted
by halogens  only, which one of the
following halogens is  given the number
one position in the ring while  
writing the name of compound? 
                                            a)
Bromine              b)
Chlorine 
                                            c)
Flourine              d) Iodine 
9.            
Which one of the following
is not a meta  directing group? 
                                             a)
–CN                    b)
–OH 
                                             c)
–COOH               d)
–CHO 
10.         
Which pair of groups
contains both ortho &  para
directors? 
a.    
–OH, –RCO     
b.   
–NR3, –CN 
c.    
–OCH3, –CHO 
d.   
–N (CH3)2,
–NH2 
11.         
Michael Faraday discovered
benzene in the  gas which was produced by
destructive  distillation of vegetable
oil done in_________ 
a.    
The presence of Oxygen 
b.   
The presence of Hydrogen 
c.    
The absence of Oxygen 
d.   
The presence of excessive
Oxygen 
12.         
How many moles of H2
are added up when  benzene is heated with
hydrogen in the  presence of platinum? 
                                             a)
Two                     b)
Three 
                                            c)
Four                   d)
Six 
13.         
In benzene the C-C bond
length is larger than  the C-H bond
length by a numerical value  
of____________ 
                                            a)
0.307Ao              b)
0.307 nm 
                                            c)
0.337Ao              d)
0.307 nm 
14.         
The heat of hydrogenation
of cyclohexene is  
_____________ 
a.    
-219.5 KJ/ mole  
b.   
219.5 calories/ mole 
c.    
-119 KJ/ mole 
d.   
-119 Cal/ mole 
15.         
The resonance energy of
benzene is______ 
a.    
150.5 KJ/ mole 
b.   
250.5 KJ/ mole 
c.    
150.5 KJ/ mole 
d.   
250.5 KJ/ mole 
16.         
The resonance between
different structures is  represented
by______ 
a.  
b.  
c.  
 d.      ~
d.      ~
17.         
What catalyst is employed
when benzene is  prepared from acetylene
at 70˚C? 
a.    
Zn amalgam 
b.   
AlCl3 
c.    
Organo-nickel 
d.   
Rancy Rickel 
18.         
Mixture of catalysts Cr2O3
+ Al2O3 + SiO2 at  500˚C are used when benzene is prepared  
from____________ 
a.    
Cycloalkene 
b.   
n-hexane 
c.    
Benzene sulphonic acid 
d.   
Sodium benzoate 
19.         
Which one of the following
methods will not  give benzene? 
a.    
Heating so. Salt of Benzoic
acid with soda lime 
b.   
Distillation phenol with Zn
dust 
c.    
Chlorobenzene with NaOH at
360 
                                             ˚C
& 300atm. 
d.   
Hydrolysis of benzene
sulphonic acid with super heated steam. 
20.         
What is the ratio of conc.
HNO3 & conc.  H2SO4
when nitration of benzene is done at 
50˚C? 
                                            a)
1:1                      b)
2:1 
                                            c)
1:2                      d)
2:3 
21.         
In Friedel Craft
Alkylation, AlCl3 is used to 
generate___________ 
a.    
Strong nucleophile 
b.   
Weak nucleophile 
c.    
Strong electrophite 
d.   
Weak electrophite 
22.         
Acylation of benzene is the
introduction of  ___________on benzene. 
O 
|| 
a.    
R ─    C  ─
O ─ 
O 
|| 
b.   
Cl  ─ 
C  ─ 
O 
|| 
c.    
R ─   C ─ 
         O 
                                                                ||
d.   
H  ─  
C  ─ 
23.         
Acetophenone is a
______________ 
                                            a)
Quinone              b)
Ketone 
                                            c)
Aldehyde            d) Other 
24.         
Reacting bromine with
benzene in the  presence of sunlight will
result in__________ 
a.    
The rupturing of Benzene mg
b.   
Substitution reaction 
c.    
Addition reaction 
d.   
No-reaction 
25.         
Benzene does not undergo
___________ 
a.    
Substitution reaction 
b.   
Addition reaction 
c.    
Polymerization reactions 
d.   
Oxidation reactions 
26.         
During sulphonation of
benzene, H2SO4 
generates____________ electrophile 
                                            a)
HSO4-                                    b)
SO2 
                                            c)
NO2-                          d) NO2+ 
27.         
Nitronium ion
is_____________ 
                                             a)
NO3                                         b)
NO 
                                            c)
NO2-                          d) NO2+ 
28.         
Which compound will readily
undergo  sulphonation? 
                                             a)
Benzene              b)
Nitro benzene 
                                            c)
Golvene              d)
Chlorobenzene 
29.         
Benzene is heated in air
with V2O5 at 450˚C it 
undergo ___________ 
a.    
Substitution reaction 
b.   
Addition reaction 
c.    
Elimination reaction 
d.   
Oxidation reaction 
30.         
Which one of the following
statement is not  correct about benzene? 
a.    
On hydrogenation, 208 KJ/
mole is liberated 
b.   
C-H bond length in benzene
is 1.09Ao 
c.    
Molecular mass of benzene
is 78.108 
d.   
Resonance energy of benzene
is 150.5 K Cal / mole 
31.         
The preparation of benzene
from acethylene  can also be said as
________ 
                                            a)
Oxidation            b) Polymerization 
                                            c)
Dehydration        d) Condensation 
32.         
What is required other then
anhydrous AlCl3,  when toluene
is prepared from Friedel craft  reaction?
                                             a)
C6H6                                        b)
C6H6 + CH3Cl 
                                             c)
C6H5C2H5                          d)
C6H5 ─ CH2─ 
33.         
Replacement of hydrogen of
benzene by alkyl  
group in pressure of alkyl
halide & ferric  
chloride is known as____________
a.    
Dow’s process 
b.   
Friedel & Craft
acylation 
c.    
Friedel & Craft
alkylation 
d.   
Clemenson reaction 
34.         
Which of the following
radical is called benzyl  radical? 
                                             a)
C6H5─                  b)
C6H5─CH=CH2 
                                             c)
C6H5─CH─           d)
C6H5─CH2─ 
35.         
Which compound form benzoic
acid on  oxidation with strong oxidizing
agent? 
                                             a)
Toluene               b)
Ethyle benzene 
c) n-propyl bezene d) all 
36.         
Toluene can be converted to
benzoic acid in  presence of _________ 
a.    
Dil NaO4 
b.   
Mixture of HNO3
& H2SO4 
c.    
Zn dust 
d.   
Acidified KMnO4 
37.         
Which one of the following
is benzal chloride? 
a.    
C6H5
CH2Cl 
b.   
C6H5
CHCl2 
c.    
C6H5─CH
= CHCl 
d.   
None of the above 
38.         
What is the molecular
formula of  Benzenetriozonide? 
                                            a)
C6H6O9                    b) C6H5O8 
                                            c)
C6H5O9                    d) C6H6O6 
39.         
The hydrolysis of
Benzenetriozonide will yield  three moles
of ________ 
                                            a)
Glyoxine             b) Benzaldehyde 
                                            c)
Glycol                 d)
Glyoxal 
40.         
Which of the following will
undergo nitration more easily and readily? 
                                     a) C6H6                                  b)
C6H5CHCl2 
                                     c) C6H5CCl3
                                       d)
C6H5CH3 
41.         
The reaction of toluene
with chlorine in the presence of FeCl3 gives 
a)     Benzyl chloride      
b)    Benzal chloride 
c)     m – Chloro Toluene 
d)    O/P Chloro Toluene 
42.         
Benzene is made of  
a)     6 Pi and 6 sigma bonds 
b)    3 Pi and 3 sigma bonds 
c)     3 Pi and 12 sigma bonds 
d)    6 Pi and 3 sigma bonds 
43.         
Common reaction of Benzene
and its derivatives are  
a)     Electrophilic addition  
b)    Electrophilic substitution 
c)     Nucleophilic addition 
d)    Nucleophilic substitution 
44.         
Benzene when treated with
acetyl chloride in the presence of AlCl3 yields 
                                     a)
Acetyl Benzene         b) Benzyl Chloride 
                                     c)
Benzophenone          d) Acetophenone 
45.         
Passing vapors of Phenol
over heated Zinc gives 
                                     a)
Benzene                   b)
Acetic Acid 
                                    c)
Benzoic Acid             d) Benzaldehyde 
46.         
Which of the following is
not an explosive? 
                                    a)
Picric Acid                 b)
Trinitrobenzene 
                                     c)
Trinitro Toluene          d) Nitro benzene
47.         
Toluene on reaction with
acidic KMnO4 produces 
                                    a)
Phenol                      b)
Benzoic acid 
                                    c)
Benzyl alcohol           d) Benzophenone 
48.         
The b.p of P – nitro phenol
is higher than that of O – nitro phenol because 
a)     Nitro group is O/P group 
b)    Nitro group is electron donating group 
c)     Bonding occurs in P – nitro phenol 
d)    None of these 
49.         
Which of the following can
be easily nitrated? 
                                    a)
Phenol                      b)
Benzoic acid 
                                    c)
Nitro benzene            d) All of these 
50.         
Aspirin is obtained by
reaction of sulphuric acid and  
                                    a)
Phenol                       b)
Benzene 
                                    c)
Acetyl chloride          d) None of these 
51.         
Sulphonation of benzoic
acid gives 
a)     O – benzene sulphonic acid 
b)    P – benzene sulphonic acid 
c)     m – benzene sulphonic acid 
d)    O/P benzene sulphonic acid 
52.         
Benzene can be obtained
by  
a)     Reaction of zinc and phenol 
b)    Hydrolysis of benzene sulphonic acid 
c)     Reduction of benzene chloride 
d)    All of these 
53.         
o – xylene on oxidation
yields 
                                    a)
Oxalic acid                b)
o – Phthalic acid 
                                     c)
Toluene                    d)
m – Phthalic acid 
54.         
The resonance energy of
benzene is  
                                    a) 36
j/mol                    b)
36 cal/mol 
                                    c) 36
Kcal/mol               d) none of these 
55.         
The catalyst used for
halogenation of benzene is  
                                     a)
Cu                            b)
Ni 
                                    c)
FeCl3                                                  d)
Zn 
56.         
Which one is nitronium ion?
                                a)
NO31
                      b)
NO21
                                c)
NH41
                      d)
None of these 
57.         
Which substituent group
decrease the reactivity of benzene, because they 
a)     Increase the electronic density of benzene ring 
b)    Decrease the electronic density of benzene ring 
c)     Decrease the stability of phenonium ion 
d)    Both b & c 
58.         
Benzene on ozonolysis
produces 
                                    a)
Benzoic acid             b) Cyclohexane 
                                     c)
Glyoxal (CHO2)2                 d)
None of these 
59.         
Meta orienting groups
decrease the reactivity of benzene because they 
a)     Increase the electronic density of benzene 
b)    Decrease the electronic density of benzene 
c)     Decrease the stability of phenonium ion 
d)    Both b & c 
60.         
Benzene was found by
_______ in 1825 in the              gas produced by the destructive
distillation of       vegetable oils.  
                                a)
Hofmann                   b)
Michael Faraday 
                                c)
Solvay                      d)
None of these 
61.         
Replacement of hydrogen
atom by – SO2OH is  
                                 called
_______ 
                                a)
Nitration                    b) Sulphonation  
                                c)
Alkylation                  d) Hydrogenation  
62.         
The Kekule structures of
benzene are related    in which of the following way? 
a)  They are eac equally correct as structure for                benzene. 
b) Benzene is sometimes one structures and        sometime the other.  
c)  The two structures are in a state of rapid          equilibrium.  
d) Neither of the two structures describes  
                                    benzene adequately  
63.         
The conversion of toluene
into benzoic acid  
                                can
be achieved by  
a)  Br2, heat and light 
  
b) Cl2, FeCl3 
c)  KMnO4, OH-, heat (then H3O+)
d) None of the above 
64.         
The conversion of ethyl
benzene into 1 –         chloro – 1 – phenyl ethane can be achieved
by  
                                a)
Cl2, light                     b)
Cl2, FeCl3 
                                c)
SOCl2                       d)
None 
65.         
Benzene reacts with
chlorine to give a              substance with formula C6H6Cl6.
This reaction  
                                is
brought about by  
                                a)
An acid catalyst         b) Ultraviolet
radiation  
                                c)
Aluminum oxide         d) Iron fillings 
66.         
Which of the following will
be least reactive to             ring bromination using bromine water? 
                                 a)
Toluene                     b)
Nitrobenzene 
                                 c)
Chlorobenzene          d) Aniline 
67.         
Benzene and cyclohexene can
be        distinguished
by which of the following test? 
                                 a)
AgNo3 │C2H5OH        b)
Ag(NH3)2OH 
                                 c)
Br2 │CCl4                  d)
None  
68.         
Which of the following test
can be used to      distinguish C6H5CH2Br and C6H5CH3?
                                 a)
Ag(NH3)2OH               b) Br2 │CCl4 
                                 c)
AgNO3 │C2H5OH        d)
Hot KMnO4 
 

 
 
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