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Yakeen NEET 2.0 2024 (Legend)
AR Practice Sheet
Alcohols, Ethers and Phenols
1. Assertion (A): p-nitrophenol is more acidic than
phenol.
Reason (R): Nitro group helps in the stabilisation of
the phenoxide ion by dispersal of negative charge
due to resonance.
(1) Assertion and reason both are correct and
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Assertion and reason both are wrong
statements.
(3) Assertion is correct statement but reason is
wrong statement.
(4) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
correct statement.
2. Assertion (A): Tert. butyl methyl ether on cleavage
with HI at 373 K gives Tert. butyl iodine and
methanol.
Reason (R): The reaction occurs by SN2
mechanism.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
3. Assertion (A): Boiling points of alcohols and ethers
are high.
Reason (R): They can form intermolecular
hydrogen bonding.
(1) Assertion and reason both are correct and
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Assertion and reason both are wrong
statements.
(3) Assertion is correct statement but reason is
wrong statement.
(4) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
correct statement.
4. Assertion (A): Like bromination of benzene,
bromination of phenol is also carried out in the
presence of Lewis acid.
Reason (R): Lewis acid polarises the bromine
molecule.
(1) Assertion and reason both are correct and
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Assertion and reason both are wrong
statements.
(3) Assertion is correct statement but reason is
wrong statement.
(4) Assertion is wrong statement but reason is
correct statement.
5. Assertion (A): Reimer-Tiemann reaction of phenol
with CCl4 in NaOH at 340 K gives salicylic acid as
the major product.
Reason (R): The reaction occurs through
intermediate formation of dichlorocarbene.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
6. Assertion (A): o-Nitrophenol is less soluble in
water than the m- and p- isomers.
Reason (R): m- and p- Nitrophenols exist as
associated molecules.
(1) Assertion and reason both are correct and
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Assertion and reason both are wrong
statements.
(3) Assertion is correct statement but reason is
wrong statement.
(4) Both assertion and reason are correct
statements but reason is not correct explanation
of assertion.
7. Assertion (A): Ethanol is a weaker acid than
phenol.
Reason (R): Sodium ethoxide may be prepared by
the reaction of ethanol with aqueous NaOH.
(1) Assertion and reason both are correct and
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(2) Assertion and reason both are wrong
statements.
(3) If assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
(4) If assertion is wrong but reason is correct.

8. Assertion (A): Tert. butyl alcohol on heating with
conc. H2SO4 at 413 K gives 2-methyl propene as the
main product and not di-tert. butyl ether.
Reason (R): All alcohols are readily dehydrated
with conc. H2SO4.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
9. Assertion (A): OH − group is better leaving group
than I − in acidic medium.
Reason (R): In acidic medium, OH − of alcohol picks
up proton and comes out in the form of water.
(1) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is a
correct explanation for Assertion.
(2) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is not
a correct explanation for Assertion.
(3) Assertion is true, Reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, Reason is true.
10. Assertion (A): Solubility of butyl alcohols follows
following order.
CH3 CH3
| |
CH3 − C− OH  CH 3CH 2 − C H − OH
| correct explanation of (A).
CH3
 CH3 − CH 2 CH 2 CH 2 OH
Reason (R): As branching increases surface area
decreases and solubility increases.
(1) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is a
correct explanation for Assertion.
(2) Assertion is true, Reason is true; Reason is not
a correct explanation for Assertion.
(3) Assertion is true, Reason is false.
(4) Assertion is false, Reason is true.
11. Assertion (A): The acidity of alcohols follows the
order 1° > 2° > 3°.
Reason (R): The +I effect of alkyl groups
(3° > 2° > 1°) favours the dissociation of O-H group.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
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(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
12. Assertion (A): 3° Alcohols show turbidity within 5
minutes, when treated with Lucas reagent.
Reason (R): Conc. HCl and anhydrous ZnCl2 in 1:1
mixture is called Lucas reagent.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
13. Assertion (A): Grignard reagent reacts with
aldehydes and ketones to form alcohol.
Reason (R): Alcohols have acidic hydrogen.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
14. Assertion (A): Anisole undergoes electrophilic
substitution at ortho and para positions.
Reason (R): Anisole is less reactive than phenol
towards electrophilic substitution reactions.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
(4) If (A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
15. Assertion (A): Phenol is more reactive than benzene
towards electrophilic substitution.
Reason (R): In the case of phenol, the intermediate
carbocation is more resonance stabilized.
(1) If both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the
correct explanation of (A).
(2) If both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the
correct explanation of (A).
(3) If (A) is correct but (R) is incorrect
(4) If both (A) and (R) are incorrect.
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Answer Key
1. (1) 9. (1)
2. (3) 10. (1)
3. (2) 11. (3)
4. (4) 12. (4)
5. (3) 13. (2)
6. (4) 14. (2)
7. (3) 15. (1)
8. (1)

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