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Chemistry - General Organic Chemistry

Practise 52 KVPY previous year questions on General Organic Chemistry, compiled from papers spanning 2010 to 2020. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty KVPY tests.

  1. 1Among the following. the compounds which can exhibit optical. activity are :2020 (SA)
  2. 2The acidity of Follows the order2020 (SA)
  3. 3A molecule which has 1 , 2 and 3 carbon atoms is :2020 (SA)
  4. 4The organic compound which can be purified by steam distillation is :2020 (SA)
  5. 5The stability of follows the order:2020 (SB/SX)
  6. 6The rates of reaction of NaOH with: follow the order:-2020 (SB/SX)
  7. 7The following compounds are2019 (SA)
  8. 8IUPAC name of the following compound is2019 (SA)
  9. 9The absolute configurations of the following compounds respectively, are2019 (SB/SX)
  10. 10The correct order of basicity of the following amines2019 (SB/SX)
  11. 11The correct statement about the following compounds is2018 (SA)
  12. 12The chlorine atom of the following compound that reacts most readily with AgNO 3 to give a precipitate is2018 (SA)
  13. 13The most acidic proton and the strongest nucleophilic nitrogen in the following compound respectively, are2018 (SA)
  14. 14Among the following sets, the most stable ionic species are2018 (SA)
  15. 15The lower stability of ethyl anion compared to methyl anion and the higher stability of ethyl radical compared to methyl radical, respective2018 (SA)
  16. 16X and Y are2018 (SB/SX)
  17. 17The higher stabilities of tert-butyl cation over isopropyl cation and trans- 2 - butene over propene, respectively, are due to orbital inter2018 (SB/SX)
  18. 18The stability of carbocations follows the order19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  19. 19The IUPAC name for the following compound is19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  20. 20The acidity of compounds I-IV in water. I. Ethanol II. Acetic Acid III. Phenol IV. Acetonitrile follows the order19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  21. 21Among the following compouds, isomerism is possible for19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  22. 22Which among the following is a non-benzenoid aromatic compound?19 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  23. 23The order of basicity of05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  24. 24The stability of carbanions follows the order05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  25. 25The structure of 3 -methylpent-2-ene is05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  26. 26Among the following, I II III IV V the antiaromatic compounds are05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  27. 27The number of stereoisomers possible for the following compound is05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  28. 28Among formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid and phenol, the strongest acid in water is2016 (SA)
  29. 29The IUPAC name for the following compound is2016 (SA)
  30. 30The number of stereoisomer possible for the following compound is2016 (SB/SX)
  31. 31The compounds contaning sp hybridized carbon atom are (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)2016 (SB/SX)
  32. 32The functional group present in a molecule having the formula is2015 (SA)
  33. 33The maximum number of isomeric ethers with the molecular formula is2015 (SA)
  34. 34Which of the following molecules can exhibit optical activity?2015 (SB/SX)
  35. 35An organic compound having molecular formula under goes oxidation with to produce which contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The molecular 2015 (SB/SX)
  36. 36The maximum number of cyclic isomers (positional and optical) of a compound having formula is2015 (SB/SX)
  37. 37The number of isomers which are ethers and having the molecular formula , is2014 (SA)
  38. 38The number of C-C sigma bonds in the compound2014 (SA)
  39. 39The amonia evolved from of a compound in Kjeldahl's estimation of nitrogen neutralizes of solution. The weight percentage of nitrogen in the2014 (SA)
  40. 40The species that exhibits the highest value in a thin layer chromatogram using a nonpolar solvant on a silica gel olate is2014 (SA)
  41. 41The number of hybridized carbon atoms in , is2013 (SA)
  42. 42The maximum number of isomers that can result from monobromination of 2-methyl-2-pentene with bromosuccinimide in boiling is2013 (SB/SX)
  43. 43The order of reactivity in aqueous acetic acid solution for the compounds is2013 (SB/SX)
  44. 44The following two compounds are -2012 (SA)
  45. 45Among the following substituted pyridines, the most basic compound is -2012 (SA)
  46. 46The most stable conformation of 2,3 -dibromobutane is2012 (SB/SX)
  47. 47Among the compound which is not aromatic is2011 (SA)
  48. 48The maximum number of structural isomers possible for the hydrocarbon having the molecular formula , is2011 (SA)
  49. 49Two possible stereoisomers for are2011 (SB/SX)
  50. 50The most stable conformation for -butane is-2010 (SB/SX)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for General Organic Chemistry?

This chapter includes 52 questions compiled from KVPY papers spanning 2010 to 2020.

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

These are KVPY questions specifically for the General Organic Chemistry chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is General Organic Chemistry an important chapter for KVPY Chemistry?

General Organic Chemistry has appeared in 11 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 52 questions across 22 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.