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1) Nitrobenzene on reaction with conc. HNO3/H2SO4 at 80-
100°°C forms - 6) Which of the following molecules/species are aromatic
1. 1,2-Dinitrobenzene in character?
2. 1,3-Dinitrobenzene
3. 1,4-Dinitrobenzene
4. 1,2,4-Trinitrobenzene

2) In nitration of benzene using a mixture of conc.                

H2SO4 and conc. HNO3, the species that initiates the
reaction is :

1. NO2
2. NO+      A                      B                          C                               D
3. NO2+ 1. B
4. NO2- 2. C
3. D
3) A compound among the following that gives maximum 4. A
% of meta product on nitration
(using HNO3/H2SO4) is - 7) The boiling point of p-nitrophenol is higher than that of
1. Toluene o-nitrophenol because -               
2. Aniline 1. NO2 group at p-position behaves in a different way from
3. Benzene that at o-position.
4. Isopropyl benzene 2. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding exists in p-nitrophenol.
4) 3. There is intermolecular hydrogen bonding in p-
nitrophenol.
4. p-Nitrophenol has a higher molecular weight than o-
nitrophenol.

8) Gammexane (a γγ-isomer) is:

1. BHC                2. benzene hexachloride
  3. lindane                     4. all of these
The rate of nitration will be:
(a) a>b>c 9) Assertion: Nitration of benzene with nitric acid requires
(b) a>c>b the use of concentrated sulphuric acid.
(c) a=b=c Reason: The mixture of concentrated sulphuric acid and
(d) c>a>b concentrated nitric acid produces the electrophile, NO2+.
  1.  Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is
5) The strongest acid among the following is - the correct explanation of assertion.
1.  2.  Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is not
the correct explanation of assertion.
3.  Assertion is true but the reason is false.
4.  Assertion is false but the reason is true.

10) Nitrobenzene can be prepared from benzene by using a

mixutre of conc. HNO3 and conc. H2SO4. In the mixture,
nitric acid acts as a/an:
1. reducing agent
2.  2. acid
3. base
4. catalyst

11) Nitration of benzene is:

3.  1. nucleophilic substitution
2. electrophilic substitution
3. electrophilic addition
4. nucleophilic addition
4. 
12) The major product formed in the reaction is:
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  1.  

13) Nitrobenzene on reaction with conc. HNO3/H2SO4 at 80-

100°C forms which one of the
following products? 2.  
1. 1,2-dinitrobenzene
2. 1,3-dinitrobenzene
3. 1,4-dinitrobenzene
4. 1,2,4-trinitrobenzene

14) When phenol is treated with excess bromine water, it

gives:
(1) m-bromophenol 3.  
(2) o- and p-bromophenol
(3) 2,4-dibromophenol
(4) 2,4,6-tribromophenol

15) Phenol on treatment with dil. HNO3 at room

temperature gives-
4.  
16) The group that activates benzene ring towards
electrophilic substitution reaction is-
1. OH
2. NO2
3. CN
1.
4. COOH
17)

 2.  HNO3/H2SO4−−−−−− (A)              +         (B)

                               (more volatile)       (less volatile)
Product (A) in the above reaction is-

3. 
4. All of the above
Phenol on treatment with dil.HNO3, gives two products P and
Q. P is steam volatile but Q is not P and Q are. respectively
1. 
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2. 
(a)B>A>C
(b)B>C>A
(c)A>B>C
(d)A>C>B

19) Which of the following compounds is the slowest to

react with nitrosonium ion (NO+)?

3. 
1. 

4.  2. 

18) Rank the following reactions A,B and C in order of

increasing rate,
(A)
3. 

4. 
(B)
20)

,
vant't-Hoff factor (i) for the reaction is:-
(1)2
(C)
(2)3
(3)4
(4)5
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21)

+HNO3(Conc.)→(A) (Nitrocompound)
+HNO3Conc.→A Nitrocompound
The compound A is- 2
; P
roduct (B) of this reaction is : 2

22) A: Nitration of benzaldehyde gives m-

nitrobenzaldehyde.
R: Formyl group increases the electron density on the ring at
the meta position.
1. Both Assertion & Reason are true and the reason is the
correct explanation of the assertion
2. Both Assertion & Reason are true but the reason is not the
correct explanation of the assertion.
3. Assertion is a true statement but Reason is false.
4. Both Assertion and Reason are false statements.
23) Which of the following is aromatic?
26) The most reactive of these compounds towards
sulphonation is
1. Toluene                         2. Chlorobenzene
3. Nitrobenzene                 4. m-Xylene
27) The alkoxy group in aryl alkyl ethers activate the
benzene ring towards -
1. Nucleophilic addition reaction
2. Electrophilic addition reaction
3. Nucleophilic substitution reaction
4. Electrophilic substitution reaction
The most reactive compound among the following for
electrophilic aromatic substitution is-

1.  2.   (Carbene)

3.  4.   (Carbene)                     1.  2. 

24) H3CC≡CHRed Hot Iron Tube−−−−−−−−−−−−→873 KA
The number of (σσ) bonds present in the product (A) is-
1. 21 
2. 9
3. 24 3.  4. 
4. 18
25) 28) Steam volatile isomer among the following is -
1. o-Nitrophenol
2. p-Nitrophenol
3. Both 
4. None of the above

29) Assertion: Phenols give o-and p-nitrophenol on

nitration with conc. HNO3 and H2SO4 mixture.
Reason: —OH group in phenol is o-, p-directing.
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1.  Both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is the
correct explanation of Assertion.
2.  Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the
correct explanation of Assertion.
3.  Assertion is true but the Reason is false. 1.  2
4.  Assertion is false but Reason is true.

30) The correct sequence of reactions is-1S

. 
1. 
2. 

3. 
3. 

4. 
4. 
33) Nitration of aniline in strong acidic medium also gives
31) When nitrobenzene is treated with Br2 in presence of m-nitroaniline because:
FeBr3, the major product formed is m-
bromonitrobenzene. Statements which are related to In spite of substituents nitro group always goes to only
obtain the m-isomer are: 1.
m-position

(1) the relative electron density on meta carbon is more In electrophilic substitution reactions amino group is
2.
than that of ortho and para positions meta directive

(2) loss of aromaticity when Br+ attacks at In absence of substituents nitro group always goes to
3.
only m-position
the ortho and para positions and not at meta position
In acidic (strong) medium aniline is present as anilinium
(3) easier loss of H+ to regain aromaticity from 4.
ion
the meta positions than from ortho and para positions

(4) none of the above

32)