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Chemistry - Hydrocarbons

Practise 40 KVPY previous year questions on Hydrocarbons, 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 most acidic compound is :2020 (SA)
  2. 2A hydrocarbon X with molecular formula C 4 H 6 decolorizes bromine water and forms a white precipitate in ethanolic AgNO 3 solution Treatmen2020 (SA)
  3. 3An organic compound X with molecular formula C 11 H 14 gives an optically active compound on hydrogenation. Upon ozonolysis, X produces a mi2020 (SB/SX)
  4. 4The major product of the following reaction is2019 (SA)
  5. 5An organic compound X with molecular formula C 6 H 10 , when treated with HBr , forms a gem dibromide. The compound X upon warming with HgSO2019 (SA)
  6. 6The major products X and Y in the following sequence of transformations are2019 (SB/SX)
  7. 7The compound shown below can be readily prepared by Friedel-Craft's reaction between2018 (SA)
  8. 8The major product of the following reaction sequence,2018 (SB/SX)
  9. 9Among the following reactions, a mixture of diastereomers is produced from2018 (SB/SX)
  10. 10In the reaction and , respectively, are19 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  11. 11In the reaction of 1-bromo-3-Chlorocyclobutane with two equivalents of sodium inether, the major product is05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  12. 12The reaction of an alkene with bromine produce a compound , which has C, and Br. The ozonolysis of alkene gives only one product. The alkene05 Nov, 2017 (SA)
  13. 13The major product formed in the following reaction is05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  14. 14In the following reaction sequence and are05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  15. 15Which of the following alkenes can generate optically active compounds upon hydrogenation? I II III IV05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  16. 16In electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions of chlorobenzene, the ortho/para-directing ability of chlorine is due to its05 Nov, 2017 (SB/SX)
  17. 17The major product formed when 2 -butene is reacted with followed by treatment with is2016 (SA)
  18. 18In the following reactions, and are2016 (SA)
  19. 19The major product formed in the oxidation of acetylene by alkaline is2016 (SA)
  20. 202,3 -dibromobutane can be converted to 2 -butyne in two-step reaction using2016 (SA)
  21. 21The major product obtained in the reaction of toluene with 1-bromo-2-methyl propane in the presence of anhydrous is2016 (SB/SX)
  22. 22In the following reactions and , respectively, are2016 (SB/SX)
  23. 23The reagent (s) used for the conversion of benzene diazonium hydrogensulfate to benzene is are -2016 (SB/SX)
  24. 24The reagent required for the following two step transformation are2016 (SB/SX)
  25. 25The major product of the reaction between and in ethanol is2015 (SB/SX)
  26. 26A compound formed after heating coke with lime react with water to give which on passing over redhot iron at 873 produces . The compound is2014 (SA)
  27. 27The major product of the reaction of 2 -butene with alkaline solution is2014 (SA)
  28. 28The major product of the following reaction is2014 (SB/SX)
  29. 29The structure of cis- -hexene is2013 (SA)
  30. 30-Dimethylbut- -ene when reacted with bromine forms a compound which upon heating with alcoholic produce the following major product.2013 (SA)
  31. 31The major product in the following reaction is - (excess)2012 (SA)
  32. 32The final major product obtained in the following sequence of reactions is -2012 (SB/SX)
  33. 33(R)-2-bromobutane upon treatment with aq. NaOH gives -2012 (SB/SX)
  34. 34In the reaction benzene with an electrophile , the structure of the intermediate - complex can be represented as2012 (SB/SX)
  35. 35The major product of the following reaction is -2012 (SB/SX)
  36. 36In the following set of aromatic compounds the correct order of reactivity toward Friedel-Crafts alkylation is2011 (SA)
  37. 37In the following reaction sequence, and , respectively are2011 (SA)
  38. 38Among the following compounds 2,3 - dimethylhexane is2011 (SA)
  39. 39The number of possible enatiomeric pair(s) produced from the bromination of I and II, respectively, are2010 (SB/SX)
  40. 40Cyclohexene is reacted with bromine in in the dark. The product of the reaction is-2010 (SB/SX)

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Hydrocarbons?

This chapter includes 40 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 Hydrocarbons chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Hydrocarbons an important chapter for KVPY Chemistry?

Hydrocarbons has appeared in 11 of the 11 years of KVPY papers covered here, with 40 questions across 19 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.