Chemistry Class 10 Chapter 3


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Chemistry Class 10 Chapter 3 introduces the concept of “Organic Chemistry”. This is mainly chapter No. 11, “Organic Chemistry”, of the book of Class 10.
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1. Organic compounds were defined earlier as “compounds that are derived from _________
(a) Living things
(b) Non-living things
(c) Microorganism
(d) None of these
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Living things


2. Vital force theory was presented by :
(a) Nicols
(b) Thornton
(c) Berzellius
(d) None of these
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Berzellius


3. Berzellius presented vital force theory in :
(a) 1915
(b) 1815
(c) 1916
(d) 1816
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1815


4. According to this theory, vital forces are necessary for the synthesis of ______ compounds.
(a) Organic
(b) Inorganic
(c) Biochemical
(d) None of these
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Organic


5. The use of organic compound in daily life is :
(a) No use
(b) Minimal
(c) Maximum
(d) None of these
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Maximum

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6. Organic compound are used in :
(a) Food
(b) Clothes
(c) Gas
(d) All of them
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All of them


7. Organic chemistry is the study of _________
(a) Carbon
(b) Hydrogen
(c) None
(d) None of these
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Carbon


8. Oxides of carbon, carbonates, bicarbonate and carbides are _________ in organic chemistry.
(a) Included .
(b) Not included
(c) May be
(d) None of these
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Not included


9. The study of ________ and their derivatives is called organic chemistry
(a) Hydrocarbons
(b) Lanthanides
(c) Alkali metal
(d) None of these
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Hydrocarbons


10. The first organic compound prepared in laboratory is ________
(a) Ammonia
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Urea
(d) None of these
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Urea


11. There are ______ of organic compounds present today.
(a) Thousands
(b) Millions
(c) Billions
(d) None of these
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Millions


12. Organic compounds that contain _______ only are called hydrocarbon.
(a) C and H
(b) C , H and N
(c) Carbon only
(d) None of these
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C and H


13. Organic compound are of _____ types depending upon their origion.
(a) 5
(b) 3
(c) 2
(d) 10
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2


14. All are the synthetic organic compounds EXCEPT :
(a) Plastic
(b) Coal
(c) Detergents
(d) Medicines
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Coal


15. Coal and food we eat are the _______ compounds.
(a) Naturally occurring
(b) synthetic
(c) Semi synthetic
(d) None of these
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Naturally occurring


16. Organic compounds can be represented by ________ different formulas.
(a) 02
(b) 03
(c) 04
(d) 05
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04


17. Carbon atom has a valance of four and it forms four ______ bonds.
(a) Covalent
(b) Metallic
(c) Coordinate covalent
(d) None of these
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Covalent


18. The formula which represents ____ of atoms in one molecule of organic compound is called molecular formula
(a) Actual ratio
(b) Actual number
(c) Empirical number
(d) None of these
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Actual number


19. The molecular formula of propane is :
(a) C_3 H_6
(b) C_6 H_3
(c) C_3 H_8
(d) C_4 H_{10}
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C_3 H_8


20. The _____ of different atoms of various elements around the carbon atoms present in a molecule of a compound is called structural formula.
(a) arrangement
(b) Distribution
(c) Verification
(d) None of these
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arrangement


21. ______ are represented by a single line (-)
(a) Triple
(b) Double
(c) Single
(d) None of these
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Single


22. Double bonds are represented by _______
(a) -
(b) =
(c) \equiv
(d) None of these
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=


23. The formula where the groups of atoms are shown in order with no bonds is called ______ formula.
(a) Condensed
(b) structural
(c) Molecular
(d) None of these
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Condensed


24. The condensed formula of pentane is :
(a) C_5H_{12}
(b) CH_3(CH_2)_3CH_3
(c) CH_3 (CH_2)_2 CH_3
(d) None of these
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CH_3(CH_2)_3CH_3


25. A formula in which electrons are shown as dots and cross between various atoms in one molecule of a compound is called _________ formula.
(a) Condensed
(b) Structural
(c) Dot and Cross
(d) None of these
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Dot and Cross


26. The general formula for alkanes is :
(a) C_n H_{2n+2}
(b) C_n H_{2n}
(c) C_n H_{2n-2}
(d) None of these
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C_n H_{2n+2}


27. The organic compound in which carbon atoms are in________ skeleton is called open chain organic compound
(a) Cyclic chain
(b) Aromatic
(c) Open chain
(d) None of these
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Open chain


28. Open chain organic compounds are also called :
(a) Alicyclic
(b) Acyclic
(c) Cyclic
(d) None of these
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Acyclic


29. The organic compounds in which carbon atom link with each other to form straight chains are called ______ organic compounds.
(a) Straight chain
(b) Branched chain
(c) Aromatics
(d) None of these
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Straight chain


30. For branched chain organic compounds, we use __________ as a prefix.
(a) Meta-
(b) Sento-
(c) Pico-
(d) Iso-
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Iso-


31. _______ is the example of branched chain organic comps
(a) n-butane
(b) Iso-butane
(c) Cyclo-butane
(d) None of these
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Iso-butane


32. Organic compounds in which each carbon atom in a molecule forms four_____ covalent bonds with other atom are called saturated organic compounds.
(a) Single
(b) Double
(c) Triple
(d) None of these
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Single


33. Saturated organic compounds are ________
(a) Alkynes
(b) Alkenes
(c) Alkanes
(d) None of these
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Alkenes


34. Following are the examples of alkanes EXCEPT :
(a) Methane
(b) Ethane
(c) Propane
(d) Butane
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Butane


35. Organic compounds in which at least ______ covalent bond is present between carbon-carbon are called unsaturated organic compounds.
(a) Double
(b) Triple
(c) Single
(d) Both a and b
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Both a and b


36. Those organic compounds in which carbon atoms are linked together to form a close chain structure is called _______ organic compounds.
(a) Close chain
(b) Open chain
(c) Branched chain
(d) None of these
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Close chain


37. _______ organic compounds are those organic compounds in which the ring is composed of only carbon atoms
(a) Homocyclic
(b) carbocyclic
(c) Both a and b
(d)
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Both a and b


38. The cyclic organic compounds having alternate single or double bonds in its structural carbon ring is called _______ organic compounds.
(a) Hetrocyclic
(b) Aromatic
(c) Alicyclic
(d) None of these
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Aromatic


39. ________ is the example of aromatic organic compounds.
(a) Benzene
(b) Furane
(c) Cyclopropane
(d) None of these
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Benzene


40 The organic compounds which contain hetro atoms other than carbon in its ring is called ________ organic compounds
(a) Homocylic
(b) Carbocyclic
(c) Herocyclic
(d) None of these
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Homocylic


41. Following are the examples of hetrocyclic organic compounds EXCEPT :
(a) Furane
(b) Anthracene
(c) Thiophene
(d) Pyridine
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Anthracene


42. Carbon can make a bonds with many other atoms :
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Nitrogen
(d) All of them
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All of them


43. Carbon is a ________ atom.
(a) Monovalent
(b) Tetravalent
(c) Pentavalent
(d) None of these
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Tetravalent


44. ________ atom can form four covalent bonds.
(a) Carbon
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Sodium
(d) None of these
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Carbon


45. Carbon atom can form ________ bond in their compounds.
(a) Single
(b) Double
(c) Triple
(d) All of them
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All of them


46. The self-linking ability of carbon is called _________
(a) Alkylation
(b) Catenation
(c) Magnitude
(d) None of these
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Catenation


47. _______ are the compounds that have same molecular formula but different structural formula.
(a) Isomers
(b) Halogens
(c) CFCs
(d) None of these
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Isomers


48. The size of carbon atom is very _________ due to carbon –carbon strong covalent bonds.
(a) Large
(b) Intermediate
(c) Small
(d) None of these
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Small


49. Organic compounds are mainly composed of _______ atoms.
(a) C only
(b) C and H
(c) Hydrogen only
(d) None of these
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C and H


50. Organic compounds may include :
(a) Oxygen , Sulphur
(b) Nitrogen , phosphorus
(c) Halogens
(d) All of them
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All of them


51. Organic compounds are _________ bonded compounds.
(a) Covalently
(b) Ionic
(c) Metallic
(d) None of these
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Covalently


52. Organic compounds are mainly ________ in nature.
(a) Polar
(b) Non-polar
(c) Semi-polar
(d) None of these
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Non-polar


53. The organic compounds do not ionize in ______ solution.
(a) Aqueous
(b) Molten
(c) Colloids
(d) None of these
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Aqueous


54. Organic compounds are soluble in _________ solvents.
(a) Polar
(b) Non-polar
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of these
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Non-polar


55. The examples of non-polar solvents are :
(a) Ether
(b) Benzene
(c) Carbon tetrachloride
(d) All of them
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All of them


56. Organic compounds have generally _________ melting and boiling points.
(a) low
(b) High
(c) Constant
(d) None of these
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low


57. Organic compounds are _______ in nature.
(a) Alkaline
(b) Volatile
(c) Isomeric
(d) None of these
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Volatile


58. Organic compounds are thermally ________ and inflammable
(a) Unstable
(b) Stable
(c) Insulator
(d) None of these
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Unstable


59. Reaction that involve organic compounds are much _______ as compared to other reactions.
(a) Faster
(b) Slower
(c) Intermediate
(d) None of these
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Slower


60 Organic compounds reaction need heat and ______ to speed up the reaction.
(a) Salt
(b) Acid
(c) Indicator
(d) Catalyst
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Catalyst


61 On burning , the organic compounds produce _______ flame due to incomplete combustion .
(a) Smoky
(b) Foggy
(c) Soapy
(d) None
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Smoky


62. _____ is the phenomenon in which two or more compounds having same molecular formula but different structural formula.
(a) Flammability
(b) Covalent nature
(c) Isomerism
(d) None of these
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Isomerism


63. Different organic compounds show similarities with each other due to same ________
(a) Composition
(b) Functional group
(c) Reactivity
(d) None of these
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Functional group


64. Organic compounds are _______ conductor of electricity both in fused and in solution.
(a) Poor conductor
(b) Good conductor
(c) Insulator
(d) None of these
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Poor conductor


65. Some organic compounds such as _______ are obtained from animals in the form meat , mutton , chicken etc.
(a) Carbohydrate
(b) Lipids
(c) Proteins
(d) None of these
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Proteins


66. _______ are obtained in the form of animal fat , milk etc.
(a) Lipids
(b) Fats
(c) Proteins
(d) None of these
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Fats


67. Plants prepare a ________ number of organic compounds.
(a) Large
(b) Small
(c) Half
(d) None of these
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Large


68. When plants and animals are dead, they are buried under high temperature and pressure to convert it into ___
(a) Fossil fuels
(b) Hydrocarbon
(c) Asphalt
(d) None of these
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Fossil fuels


69. Coal is blackish brown ____ and a major source of organic compounds.
(a) Gaseous
(b) Liquid mass
(c) Solid mass
(d) None of these
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Solid mass


70. It is believed that coal is formed from the remains of _______
(a) Animals
(b) Plants
(c) Microorganisms.
(d) None of these
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Plants


71. In millions of years , coal is formed under _____ action.
(a) Bacterial
(b) Chemical
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
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Both a and b


72. The plants under those circumstances firstly converted into :
(a) Peat
(b) Lignite
(c) Bituminous
(d) Anthracite
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Peat


73. When coal is strongly heated in absence of air , this process is called _________
(a) Coalification
(b) Carbonization
(c) Aeration
(d) None of these
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Carbonization


74. During carbonization , coal is converted into :
(a) Coke , coal gas
(b) Coal tar
(c) Ammonical liquor
(d) All of them
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All of them


75. The word petroleum is derived from two ______ words.
(a) Latin
(b) Greek
(c) Person
(d) None of these
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Latin


76. In petroleum , the word “petra” means _____
(a) Oil
(b) Rock
(c) Sand
(d) None of these
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Rock


77. In petroleum , the word “ oleum” means ______
(a) Rock
(b) Sand
(c) Oil
(d) None of these
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Oil


78. Mineral oil , crude oil , liquid gold are other names of _______
(a) Petroleum
(b) Coal
(c) Natural gas
(d) None of these
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Petroleum


79. Petroleum is a complex ______ of solids , liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons, water, salts and earth particles.
(a) Mixture
(b) Compounds
(c) Isotopes
(d) None of these
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Mixture


80. Petroleum is _____ coloured having unpleasant smell.
(a) Gold
(b) Redolish
(c) Dark Brown
(d) None of these
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Dark Brown


81. The _____ is a mixture of low molecular mass gaseous hydrocarbon.
(a) Petroleum
(b) Natural gas
(c) Coal
(d) None of these
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Natural gas


82. It is mainly composed of low _______ hydrocarbons.
(a) Boiling point
(b) High boiling point
(c) Freezing point
(d) None of these
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Boiling point


83. _______ is the main component of natural gas.
(a) Propane
(b) Ethane
(c) Methane
(d) None of these
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Methane


84. Natural gas is composed _______ of methane .
(a) 50 to 80 %
(b) 85 to 95 %
(c) 95 to 98 %
(d) None of these
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85 to 95 %


85. In Pakistan , natural gas is known as __________
(a) Sui gas
(b) Marsh gas
(c) LPG
(d) None of these
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Sui gas


86. Natural gas is used as a fuel in automobiles as ________
(a) Sui gas
(b) Liquid gold
(c) CNG
(d) None of these
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CNG


87. Natural gas is used in the preparation of :
(a) Diamond
(b) Carbon black
(c) Soot
(d) None of these
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Carbon black


88. The leaves, stems, fruits, flowers, seeds and roots of plants etc are called _______
(a) Natural products
(b) Basic products
(c) None
(d) None of these
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Natural products


89. Most natural products are extracted from plants and are used as _______
(a) Fertilizer
(b) Medicines
(c) Cooling agent
(d) None of these
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Medicines


90. Upto the ______ century, it was believed that living things can prepare organic compounds.
(a) 19^{th}
(b) 20^{th}
(c) 21^{st}
(d) None of these
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19^{th}


91. The vital force theory was proved wrong by the German chemist _____
(a) Friedrich wohler
(b) Dimitri Johnson
(c) Coady
(d) None of these
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Friedrich wohler


92. Friedrich wohler prepared _______ form inorganic compounds on heating.
(a) Urea
(b) Alcohol
(c) Barley
(d) None of these
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Urea


93. Hydrocarbons that contain only ______ covalent bonds between carbon atoms are called alkanes.
(a) Single
(b) Double
(c) Triple
(d) None of these
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Single


94. Alkanes are ______ hydrocarbon
(a) Unsaturated
(b) Super- saturated
(c) Saturated
(d) None of these
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Saturated


95. Alkanes are also called _______
(a) Olefins
(b) Paraffins
(c) Antigens
(d) None of these
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Paraffins


96. Alkanes are _____ due to their saturated nature.
(a) More reactive
(b) Stable
(c) Less reactive
(d) None of these
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Less reactive


97. Methane , ethane, propane etc are the examples of _____
(a) Alkanes
(b) Alkenes
(c) Alkynes
(d) None of these
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Alkanes


98. A series of organic compounds that have similar structural features but differ from adjacent members by a _____ group is called homologs series .
(a) Methyl
(b) Methylene
(c) Methane
(d) None of these
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Methylene


99. Each member of homologs series is called _______
(a) Homologue
(b) Radical
(c) Isomer
(d) None of these
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Homologue


100. A homologue series have ______ general formula.
(a) Different
(b) Same
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
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Same


101. Cycloalkanes are alkanes , in which carbon atoms are arranged in a ______ structure.
(a) Straight chain
(b) Branched chain
(c) Ring
(d) None of these
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Ring


102. There are no _______ carbons in cycloalkane.
(a) Primary
(b) Secondary
(c) Tertiary
(d) None of these
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Primary


103. Cycloalkanes has _____ hydrogen atoms than straight chain alkanes.
(a) Two more
(b) Two less
(c) Same
(d) None of these
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Two less


104. The formula of cyclobutane is :
(a) C_4H_8
(b) C_4H_{10}
(c) C_4H_9
(d) None of these
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C_4H_8


105. Alkyl radicals are group of atoms formed when one hydrogen atom is _____ from alkane molecule.
(a) Added
(b) Removed
(c) Remains constant
(d) None of these
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Removed


106. Alkyl radical is represented by a letter ______
(a) A
(b) r
(c) a
(d) R
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R


107. The general formula for alkyl radical is :
(a) C_n H_{2n +1}
(b) C_n H_{2n +2}
(c) C_n H_{2n -2}
(d) None of these
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C_n H_{2n +1}


108. When one hydrogen is removed from methane , it becomes :
(a) Pentyl
(b) Methyl
(c) Butyl
(d) None of these
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Methyl


109. The molecular formula for methyl radical is :
(a) CH_4
(b) CH_2
(c) CH_3
(d) None of these
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CH_3


110. Functional group of an atom or group of atom attached with R that is responsible for specific properties of ___ compounds
(a) Organic
(b) Inorganic
(c) Biochemical
(d) None of these
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Organic


111. The reactive portion of molecule , containing _____ is called functional group.
(a) Only carbon
(b) Other elements
(c) Only hydrogen
(d) None of these
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Other elements


112. All compounds that have same _______ have similar properties
(a) Functional group
(b) Alkyl radical
(c) No of carbons
(d) None of these
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Functional group


113. The functional group of alcohol is _______
(a) -O-
(b) -OH
(c) -C-
(d) None of these
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-OH


114. The general formula of alcohol is ____
(a) R-O-R
(b) R-CHO
(c) R-OH
(d) None of these
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R-OH


115. Methyl and ethyl alcohols are the examples of ____ functional group
(a) Ether
(b) Ketone
(c) Alcohol
(d) None of these
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Alcohol


116. The functional group of ether is _______
(a) -O-
(b) -OH
(c) -C
(d) None of these
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-O-


117. The general formula for ether is _____
(a) R-CHO
(b) R-O-R
(c) R-OH
(d) None of these
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R-O-R


118. The structural formula for dimethyl ether is :
(a) CH_3-O-CH_3
(b) C_3H_5-O-C_H_3
(c) C_2H_5-O-C_2H_5
(d) None of these
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CH_3-O-CH_3


119. A _______ group is a functional group composed of a carbon atom double bonded to an oxygen atom.
(a) Amines
(b) Esters
(c) Carbonyl
(d) None of these
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Carbonyl


121. ______ are the types of carbonyl functional group .
(a) Aldehyde
(b) Ketone
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
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Both a and b


123. The example of aldehyde is ________
(a) Formic acid
(b) Acetaldehyde
(c) Acetic acid
(d) None of these
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Acetaldehyde


124. A type of carbonyl functional group in which carbon atoms are bonded on both sides of the functional group is
(a) Ketone
(b) Aldehyde
(c) Amines
(d) None of these
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Ketone


125. The example of ketonic functional group is :
(a) Formaldehyde
(b) Acetaldehyde
(c) Acetone
(d) None of these
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Acetone


126. The functional group of carboxylic acid is :
(a) R-NH_2
(b) COOH
(c) R-X
(d) None of these
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COOH


127. The example of carboxylic acid is :
(a) Formic
(b) Acetic acid
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
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Both a and b


128. Organic compounds compared of C , H and N as functional groups are called _________
(a) Amines
(b) Halides
(c) Ketones
(d) None of these
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Amines


129. The functional group of amines is _____ group.
(a) NH_2
(b) CH_2
(c) X
(d) HCl
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NH_2


130. The general formula for amines is :
(a) R-X
(b) R-CHO
(c) R-NH_2
(d) None of these
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R-NH_2


131. Organic compounds composed of C, H and X (halogens) as functional group are called ______
(a) Ethynes
(b) Alkyl halides
(c) Esters
(d) None of these
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Alkyl halides


132. The general formula for alkyl halides is :
(a) R-X
(b) R-O-R
(c) R-NH_2
(d) None of these
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R-X


133. The example of alkyl halides is :
(a) Methyl propane
(b) Methyl chloride
(c) Methyl-pentane
(d) None of these
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Methyl chloride


134. The condensed structural formula of butane is ,
(a) CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_3
(b) CH_3(CH)_2CH_3
(c) C_4H_{10}
(d) None of these
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CH_3(CH)_2CH_3


135. The compounds C_6H_{12} must have
(a) All single bonds
(b) At least one double bond
(c) At least one triple bond
(d) All double bond
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At least one double bond


136. Which of the following is an inorganic compound.
(a) CH_4
(b) CH_3OH
(c) NaCN
(d) CH_3Cl
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NaCN


137. Alkyl halid is composed of carbon, hydrogen and
(a) Oxygen
(b) Nitrogen
(c) Halogen
(d) Sulphur
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Halogen


138. Which of the following is an alcohol
(a) CH_3 –O-CH_3
(b) CH_3-CH_2-OH
(c) CH_3COOH
(d) CH_3-COH
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CH_3-CH_2-OH


139. Unsaturated hydrocarbon is
(a) C_3H_8
(b) C_2H_6
(c) C_3H_6
(d) CH_4
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C_3H_6


140. Natural gas is mainly composed of
(a) CH_4
(b) C_2H_8
(c) C_2H_6
(d) C_2H_2
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CH_4


141. Catenation is the linkage of carbon with other
(a) Oxygen atoms
(b) Carbon atoms
(c) Nitrogen atoms
(d) Halogen
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Carbon atoms


142. Oxygen is attached on both sides to carbon atom in
(a) Alcohol
(b) Ketone
(c) Aldehyde
(d) Ether
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Ether

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