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Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Practise 19 JEE Advanced previous year questions on Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, compiled from papers spanning 2006 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty JEE Advanced tests.

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has been asked in 11 of the 27 years of JEE Advanced papers analysed (2000–2026), with 19 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 42% moderate and 58% tough. Most of its questions came from 2018, with 3 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 2 questions across 6 papers, about 0.3 per paper.

The chapter's 2 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Monohalides (18 questions, 95%) and Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides (1 question, 5%) have been asked the most. Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has also led over the last five years, with 4 questions. Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has produced the most tough questions (10).

  1. 1For the reaction sequence given below, the correct statement(s) is(are) (In the options, is any atom other than carbon and hydrogen, and it 2025 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  2. 2The reaction sequence given below is carried out with 16 moles of . The yield of the major product in each step is given below the product i2025 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  3. 3Match the reactions in List-I with the features of their products in List-II and choose the correct option. List I List II ( P ) - - 1 - Bro2023 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  4. 4The reaction of 4 -methyloct- 1 -ene ( P , 2 . 52 g ) with HBr in the presence of C 6 H 5 CO 2 O 2 gives two isomeric bromides in a 9 : 1 ra2023 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  5. 5Considering the following reaction sequence, the correct statement(s) is(are)2022 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  6. 6The maximum number of possible isomers (including stereoisomers) which may be formed on mono -bromination of 1 -methylcyclohex- 1 -ene using2021 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  7. 7Paragraph: The amount of energy required to break a bond is same as the amount of energy released when the same bond is formed. In gaseous s2021 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  8. 8Choose the correct option(s) for the following set of reactions2019 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  9. 9Choose the correct option(s) for the following reaction sequence Consider Q , R and S as major products.2019 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  10. 10In the following reaction sequence, the correct structure(s) of X is (are)2018 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  11. 11Paragraph: An organic acid P ( C 11 H 12 O 2 ) can easily be oxidized to a dibasic acid which reacts with ethyleneglycol to produce a polyme2018 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  12. 12LIST-I contains reactions and LIST-II contains major products LIST-I LIST -II A) P) B) Q) C) R) D) S) T) Match each reaction in LIST-I with 2018 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  13. 13For the following compounds the correct statement(s) with respect to nucleophilic substitution reactions is(are)2017 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  14. 14Paragraph: The reaction of compound with (excess) in followed by addition of gives . The compound on treatment with at gives . The reaction 2017 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  15. 15Paragraph: The reaction of compound with (excess) in followed by addition of gives . The compound on treatment with at gives . The reaction 2017 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  16. 16Which of the following reactions will give tert-butyl benzene as the major product?2016 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  17. 17The maximum number of isomers (including stereoisomers) that are possible on monochlorination of the following compounds, is2011 (Paper 2)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  18. 18The major product of the following reaction is2008 (Paper 1)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  19. 19Match the following2006Preparation and Properties of Monohalides

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Haloalkanes and Haloarenes?

This chapter includes 19 questions compiled from JEE Advanced papers spanning 2006 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from JEE Advanced, or from other exams too?

These are JEE Advanced questions specifically for the Haloalkanes and Haloarenes chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Haloalkanes and Haloarenes an important chapter for JEE Advanced Chemistry?

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has appeared in 11 of the 21 years of JEE Advanced papers covered here, with 19 questions across 15 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes questions in JEE Advanced?

Of the 19 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 42% moderate and 58% tough. 2018 had the most, with 3 questions.

5.Which topics in Haloalkanes and Haloarenes should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Haloalkanes and Haloarenes:

  • Preparation and Properties of Monohalides - 18 questions (95%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides - 1 question (5%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has produced the most tough questions (10).
6.Is Haloalkanes and Haloarenes's weightage in JEE Advanced going up or down?

Across all 15 papers analysed, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.3 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.