Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 12 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids MCQs | Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 12 Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids Objective Type Questions and Answers

(1) Which one of the following on oxidation gives a ketone?
[A] primary alcohol
[B] secondary alcohol
[C] tertiary alcohol
[D] All of these
Answer: secondary alcohol
(2) Consider the following transformations
CH3COOHThe molecular formula of C is
[A]
[B] ICH2-COCH3
[C] CHI3
[D] CH3I
Answer: ICH2-COCH3
(3) A and B in the following reactions are
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
Answer:
(4) The product formed in aldol condensation is
[A] a beta-hydroxy acid
[B] a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone
[C] an alpha-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone
[D] an alpha, beta unsaturated ester
Answer: a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone
(5) Consider the following reaction,

The product Z is
[A] toluene
[B] benzaldehyde
[C] benzoic acid
[D] benzene
Answer: benzoic acid
(6) Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called
[A] Clemmenson reduction
[B] Cope reduction
[C] Dow reduction
[D] Wolff-Kishner reduction
Answer: Clemmenson reduction
(7) Aldol condensation will not take place in
[A] HCHO
[B] CH3CHO
[C] CH3COCH3
[D] CH3CH2CHO
Answer: HCHO
(8)
In the above reaction product, 'P' is
[A]
[B]
[C]
[D]
Answer:
(9) The -OH group of an alcohol or the -COOH group of a carboxylic acid can be replaced by -Cl using
[A] phosphorus pentachloride
[B] hypochlorous acid
[C] chlorine
[D] hydrochloric acid
Answer: phosphorus pentachloride
(10) An ester is boiled with KOH. The product is cooled and acidified with conc. HCl. A white crystalline acid separates. The ester is
[A] methyl acetate
[B] ethyl acetate
[C] ethyl formate
[D] ethyl benzoate
Answer: ethyl benzoate
(11) The compound formed when malonic acid heated with urea, is
[A] cinnamic acid
[B] butyric acid
[C] barbituric acid
[D] crotonic acid
Answer: barbituric acid
(12) What is formed when a primary alcohol undergoes catalytic dehydrogenation?
[A] Aldehyde
[B] Ketone
[C] Alkene
[D] Acid
Answer: Aldehyde
(13) The compound which on reduction with LiAlH4 gives two diffrent alcohols:
[A] CH3COOCH3
[B] CH3COOC2H5
[C] CH3COCH3
[D] CH3CHO
Answer: CH3COOCH3
(14) HCHO and HCOOH are distinguished by treating with:
[A] Tollens reagent
[B] NaHCO3
[C] Fehling's Solution
[D] Benedict Solution
Answer: NaHCO3
(15) Lacrymator or tear gas is:

[A] C6H5COCl
[B] C6H5OC6H5
[C] C6H5COCH2Cl
[D] C6H5COCH3
Answer: C6H5COCH2Cl
(16) Formaldehyde can be distinguished from acetaldehyde by:
[A] Fehling's solution
[B] Schiff's reagent
[C] Ammonia
[D] Ammoniacal AgNO3
Answer: Ammonia
(17) The correct acidity order of the following is:
[A] (III)>(IV)>(II)>(I)
[B] (IV)>(III)>(I)>(II)
[C] (III)>(II)>(I)>(IV)
[D] (II)>(III)>(IV)>(I)
Answer: (III)>(IV)>(II)>(I)
(18) Acetone reacts with iodine (I2) to form iodoform in the presence of
[A] CaCO3
[B] NaOH
[C] KOH
[D] MgCO3
Answer: NaOH
(19) Genrally Aldehydes behave as:
[A] oxidising agent
[B] reducing agent
[C] dehydration agent
[D] oxidizing as well as reducing agent
Answer: reducing agent
(20) Compound (A) C5H10O forms a phenyl hydrazone and gives negative Tollen's and iodoform tests. Compound (A) on reduction gives n-pentane. Compound (A) is:
[A] a primary alcohol
[B] an aldehyde
[C] a ketone
[D] a secondary alcohol
Answer: a ketone

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