Chapter No. 13 Carboxylic Acids & Their Derivatives MCQs
1)                    
The function group in
Citric acid is  
                                     a) –
OH                        b)
– OR 
                                    c) –
COOH                     d)
– COOR 
2)                    
Esters have general formula
                                     a)
ROH                          b)
RCHO 
                                     c)
RCOOR                     d)
RCOOH 
3)                    
The acid present in butter
is called  
                                    a)
Formic acid              b) Acetic acid 
                                    c)
Propionic acid           d) Butanoic acid 
4)                    
Which one of the following
is the strongest acid? 
                                     a)
CH3COOH                  b)
CH2ClCOOH 
                                     c)
CHCl2COOH              d) C2H5COOH 
5)                    
Anhydrous acetic is a
crystalline, hygroscopic solid and is also known as  
a)     Dilute acetic acid 
b)    Glacial (ice like) acetic acid 
c)     Methanoic acid 
d)    None of these 
6)                    
Acetyl chloride is formed
by the reaction of acetic acid with  
                                    a)
Thionyl chloride         b) Ammonia 
                                    c)
Alcohol                     d)
Sodium hydroxide 
7)                    
Acetic acid is a weak acid
because in aqueous solution it is  
a)     Highly ionized 
b)    Weakly ionized 
c)     Insoluble in water 
d)    No replaceable hydrogen 
8)                    
Which of the following is a
monobasic acid? 
                                     a) H2SO4
                                              b)
H2CO3 
                                     c) H3PO4
                                              d)
CH3COOH 
9)                    
Hydrolysis of esters in
alkaline medium is called  
                                    a)
Sponification             b) Hydration  
                                    c)
Esterification             d) None of these 
10)                  
Which one of the following
does not have a carboxylic group? 
                                    a)
Benzoic acid             b) Ethanoic acid 
                                    c)
Aspirin                      d)
Picric acid 
11)                  
Two moles of carboxylic
acids on heating in the presence of P2O5 yields 
                                    a)
Alcohol                     b)
Ether 
                                    c)
Acetic acid                d)
Ester 
12)                  
Which of them is a strong
reducing agent? 
                                    a)
Formic acid              b) Acetic acid 
                                    c)
Oxalic acid                d)
Chloro acetic acid 
13)                  
Methanoic acid acts as  
a)     Powerful oxidizing agent 
b)    Mild oxidizing agent 
c)     Powerful reducing agent 
d)    Mild reducing agent 
14)                  
Between acetic acid and
formic acid, the former one is  
                                    a)
Less acidic                b) More acidic 
                                    c)
Same strength           d) More basic 
15)                  
Beta hydroxyl propionic
acid is  
                                    a)
Citric acid                  b)
Aspartic acid 
                                    c)
Oxalic acid                d)
Lactic acid 
16)                  
Formic acid can reduce 
                                    a)
Mercuric chloride       b) Tollen’s
reagent 
                                    c)
KMnO4                                            d)
All of these 
17)                  
The number of H – bonds
formed per molecule of carboxylic acid are 
                                    a) 4                              b)
3 
                                    c) 2                              d)
1 
18)                  
The attachment of electron
withdrawing groups result into the  
                                    a)
Increase of acidity     b) Decrease of acidity 
c) Increase of strength d) All
of these 
19)                  
The firs four members of
carboxylic acid are completely soluble in water. This is due to  
                                    a)
Acidic nature             b) H – bonding  
                                    c)
Polymerization           d) Reduction  
20)                  
Sodium bi carbonate when
reacts with a compound “X” as result CO2 liberates with
effervescence the compound “X” contain  
                                     a) –
OH                         b)
– CHO 
                                    c) X                               d)
– COOH 
21)                  
The carboxylic acid which
is used for coagulating rubber latex is  
                                    a)
Ethanoic acid            b) Methanoic acid
                                    c)
Propanoic acid          d) All of these 
22)                  
Acetic acid when reacts
with chlorine in the presence of red phosphorus, the product formed is  
                                    a)
Acetyl chloride          b) Methyl
chloride  
                                    c)
Methyl ester              d) Chloro acetic acid 
23)                  
Which of them has two
functional groups? 
                                    a)
Amino acid               b) Salicylic acid 
                                    c)
Acetone                    d)
Both a & b  
24)                  
Amino acids having two NH2
group are  
                                    a)
Acidic in nature          b) Neutral in
nature 
                                     c)
Saltish in nature         d) Basic in
nature 
25)                  
The compound which occur as
zwitter ion or dipolar are 
                                    a)
Ketones                    b)
Aldehydes 
                                    c)
Alcohol                     d)
Amino acid 
26)                  
The dipolar structure of an
amino acid is also called  
                                    a)
Basic salt                  b)
Acidic salt 
                                    c)
Neutral salt                d) Interval salt 
27)                  
The test used to identify
amino acid is  
                                    a)
Tollen’s test               b) Fehling test 
                                    c)
Meyer’s test              d) Ninhydrin test 
28)                  
A peptide having molar mass
up to 10000 is called poly peptide while a poly peptide having molar mass more
than 10000 is called  
a)  Protein 
b) Essential amino acids 
c)  Non essential amino acids 
d) Acidic amino acid 
29)                  
On heating ammonium acetate
yields 
                                    a)
Acetic acid                b)
Acetamide 
                                    c)
Ether                        d)
Amino acid 
30)                  
A carboxylic acid contains 
a)  Hydroxyl group       
b) Carboxyl group  
c)  A hydroxyl group and carboxyl group 
d) A carboxyl group and aldehydic group  
31)                  
Long chain mono carboxylic
acid are called  
                                 ________
                                a)
Aliphatic acid            b) Aromatic acid 
                                c)
Cyclo carboxylic acid d) None of these 
32)                  
Common name of 1, 3
Propanedioic acid is  
                                a)
Succinic acid             b) Oxalic acid 
                                c)
Melonic acid              d) Phthalic acid 
33)                  
Vinegar is  
a)  5% solution of acetic acid in H2O 
b) 50% solution of acetic acid in H2O 
c)  25% solution of acetic acid in H2O 
d) 10% solution of acetic acid in H2O 
34)                  
Succinic acid contain total
carbon atoms 
                                    a) 4                              b)
5 
                                    c) 3                              d)
2 
35)                  
Carboxylic acid can be
prepared from  
                                a)
Alcohol                     b)
Ester 
                                c)
Grignard’s reagent     d) All 
36)                  
In industrial preparation
of Acetic Acid from          acetaldehyde manganous acetate is used
as  
a)  Catalyst                  
b) Oxidizing agent 
c)  To prevent oxidation of Acetic acid into           peracetic acid           d)
All above 
37)                  
Which one is not the
derivative of carboxylic         acid? 
                                a)
Acid Halid                 b)
Amino acid 
                                c)
Enthanamide             d) Acid amide 
38)                  
In carboxylic acid carbonyl
carbon is  
                                hydridized
                                 a)
SP3                          b) SP2 
                                c)
SP                            d)
None 
39)                  
Which one of the following
will increase the           acidity of carboxylic acid? 
                                a)
OH                            b)
NO2 
                                c)
– CN                         d)
Both b & c 
40)                  
Which one will decrease the
acidity of       carboxylic acid? 
                                a)
OH                           b)
NH2 
                                c)
Alkyl group                d) All 
41)                  
Which one is less acidic? 
a)  CH2 – COOH  
               
│         Cl 
b) Cl2 – CH – COOH 
c)  CH3 – COOH 
d) Cl3.C.COOH 
42)                  
Which one is more acidic? 
                                     a)
HCOOH                     b)
CH3COOH 
                                     c) C2H4
– COOH             d) C2H7
– COOH  
43)                  
Which have higher B.P? 
                                 a)
CH3COOH                  b)
CH3-CH2-CH2-OH 
                                 c)
CH3O – C2H5 
           d) Both a & c 
44)                  
Carboxylic ion is
represented by how many           resonating structure? 
                                a)
3                              b)
2 
                                c)
1                              d)
4 
45)                  
Higher B.P of carboxylic
acid as compared to  
                                alcohol
of the same m.wt is due to  
a)  Strong dispersion ferces 
b) Strong dipole dipole interaction 
c)  Two H – bonding per molecule 
d) All of these 
46)                  
The greater acidity of
carboxylic acid as  
                                compared
to alcohol is  
a)  Electron donating effect of – OH group  
b) Electron with drawing effect of COOH gp 
c)  Resonance stability of carboxylic ion 
d) All 
47)                  
Which of the following
compounds on reaction   with NaHCO3
liberates CO2? 
                                 a)
C2H5 – OH                 b) CH3 – O – CH3  
                                 c)
CH3COOH                  d)
CH3CONH2 
48)                  
Acetic acid on reduction
with LiAlH4 gives 
                                a)
Ethane                      b)
Ethanal 
                                c)
Ethanol                     d)
Ethyone 
49)                  
Acetic acid undergo
dehydration reaction with       P2O5 and forms.  
                                 a)
Methyl acetate          b) Butanoic acid 
                                c)
Acetic anhydride        d) Acetaldehyde 
50)                  
A compound undergo
reduction with (LiAlH4) it 
also dissolve in aq.NaOH from which it can be  recovered by addition of HCl the compound
in  
                                    a)
Carboxylic acid          b) An ester 
                                    c) An
alcohol                 d)
Acid anhydride 
51)                  
The solution of which acid
is used for   seasoning of food? 
                                a)
Formic acid               b) Benzoic acid 
                                c)
Acetic acid                d)
Butanoic acid 
52)                  
Acetamide is prepared
by  
a)  Heating of ammonium acetate 
b) Heating of Ethyl acetate 
c)  Amonium propionate 
d) None 
53)                  
R – CH – COO- is
called  
                                        │ 
                                      NH3 
                                a)
Zwitter ion                 b) Dipolar ionic form 
                                c)
Internal salt                d) All 
54)                  
Amino acids are the
building unit of protein the  
                                linkage
b/w Amino acid molecules is called  
                                a)
Glycosidic linkage     b) Peptide linkage 
                                c)
Ether linkage             d) All above 
55)                  
Which of the following is
not a fatty acid? 
                                a)
Acetic acid                b)
Propionic acid 
                                c)
Phthalic acid             d) Butanoic acid 
56)                  
Total number of amino acids
are  
                                 a)
10                            b)
20 
                                c)
30                             d)
40 
57)                  
Total number of essential
amino acids 
                                 a)
10                            b)
20 
                                c)
– 30                          d)
– 40  
58)                  
NH2  
                                        │ 
                                 R
– CH – COO- is called  
                                a)
α Amino acid             b) β amino acid 
                                c)
γ amino acid              d) None 
59)                  
The acid produced in the
sting of bees and  
                                ants
is  
                                    a)
Acetic acid                b)
Formic acid 
                                    c)
Carbonic acid            d) Oxalic acid 
60)                  
The conversion of acetic
acid to methane is an  
                                example
of  
                                a)
Hydration                  b) Dehydration  
                                c)
Decarboxyletion        d) Oxidation  
61)                  
Which class of compound is
commonly used        for the artificial flavouring in jams? 
                                a)
Aldehyde                  b)
Ester 
                                c)
Carboxylic acid          d) Ketones 
62)                  
CH3 – CH – COO-
is called  
                                           │ 
                                         NH2 
                                 a)
Valine                       b)
Glycine 
                                c)
Alanine                     d)
Proline 
63)                  
Which of the following is
not an Amino acid? 
                                a)
Alanine                     b)
Aniline 
                                c)
Glyine                       d)
Aspartic acid 
64)                  
Ethyl acetate can be
prepared by the action of      _______ on carboxylic acid, in the presence
of            acidic
media.  
                                a)
Phenols                    b)
Formalin 
                                c)
Pyradine                   d)
Alcohol 
65)                  
Which of the following
carboxylic acid is the         strongest? 
a)  CHF2 – CH2 – CH2 – COOH  
b) CH3CH2CF2COOH 
c)  CH2F – CHF – CH2 – COOH 
d) CH3CH2CH2COOH 
66)                  
Which of the following will
serve as the basis  
                                for
simple chemical test to distinguish between 
                                  CH3CH2COOH
and CH3COOHCH3? 
                                 a)
Conc. H2SO4              b) Conc. HNO3 
                                 c)
CrO3 │H2SO4 
            d) NaHCO3 │H2O
67)                  
The IUPAC nomenclature of C6H5CH
=  
                                 CHCOOH
is  
a) 
3 – Phenyl prop – 2 – enoic
acid 
b)
Cinnamic acid 
c) 
Phenyl acrylic acid 
d) 1 – Phynyl – 2 – ethylene carboxylic acid 
68)                  
Which of the following
carboxylic acids has the     largest acidity constant, Ka?  
                                 a)
CH3COOH                  b)
ClCH2COOH 
                                 c)
Cl2CHCOOH              d) Cl3CCOOH 
69)                  
Which of the following is
not a primary amine? 
                                 a)
Cyclohexylamine       b) 3 – hexylamine 
                                c)
1 – Butylamine           d) Diethylamine 
70)                  
Which statement about the
reaction of  1 – bromobutane and NH3
is incorrect? 
a)  The reaction specifically gives a primary      amine 
b) The reaction is a nucleophilic substitution  
c)  The reaction initially gives a primary amine 
d) The reaction may lead to the formation of a      quaternary ammonium salt.  
71)                  
2 – Bromopentanoic acid can
be obtained by  
a)  Pentanoic acid + Br2 
Light 
b) Pentanoic acid + Br2 P 
c)  Pentanoic acid + HBr  
d) Pentanoic acid + HBr Peroxides 
72)                  
 The product
obtained in the following reaction       is CH3CH2COOH Br2P ?
The product
obtained in the following reaction       is CH3CH2COOH Br2P ? 
 The product
obtained in the following reaction       is CH3CH2COOH Br2P ?
The product
obtained in the following reaction       is CH3CH2COOH Br2P ? 
a)  CH3CHBrCOOH 
b) BrCH2CH2COOH 
c)  BrCH2CHBrCOOH 
d) A mixture of all the above products 
73)                  
Acetamide can be prepared
by the reaction of       ammonia on 
                                a)
Ethyl acetate             b) Acetyl chloride 
                                c)
Acetic anhydride        d) All the above 
74)                  
The products obtained in
the following reaction     are CH3COOCH3 + CH3CH2OH
H
a) 
CH3COOC2H5
+ CH3OH 
b)
CH3CH2COOCH3
+ CH3OH 
c) 
A mixture of both the above
products 
d)
None of the above 
75)                  
Which of the following
reaction will give ethyl        propionate? 
a)   CH3CH2CO2H
+ C2H5OH H
CH3CH2CO2H
+ C2H5OH H
 CH3CH2CO2H
+ C2H5OH H
CH3CH2CO2H
+ C2H5OH H
b) CH3CH2CO2H + C2H5OH
OH
c)  CH2CO2C2H5 + CH3I NaOC2H5 
d) All the above reactions 
 

 
 
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