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Chemistry - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Practise 95 MHTCET previous year questions on Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, compiled from papers spanning 2007 to 2026. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty MHTCET tests.

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has been asked in 17 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 95 questions in all. 52% of them were easy, 39% moderate and 9% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 16 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 39 questions across 59 papers, about 0.7 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids (48 questions, 51%), Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives (19 questions, 20%), and Reactions Involving Acid Group (10 questions, 11%) have been asked the most. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has also led over the last five years, with 35 questions. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (4).

  1. 1Identify the reason for the highest boiling point of R-COOH as compared to alkanes, ethers, alcohols and aldehydes.20 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  2. 2Which from the following is NOT a monocarboxylic acid?19 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  3. 3Identify the reagent used in following reaction.19 Apr, 2026 (E)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  4. 4Identify final products in the following sequence of reactions18 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  5. 5Identify the product obtained when isopropyl magnesium chloride in dry ether reacts with dry ice forming a complex, hydrolysed further.18 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  6. 6When will be the acidic character of carboxylic acid higher in following cases ?17 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  7. 7Identify the main product of following reaction17 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  8. 8What is the common name for the simplest carboxylic acid, HCOOH ?16 Apr, 2026 (M)Abnormal Behaviour of Formic Acid
  9. 9When sodium bicarbonate is added to an organic compound, brisk effervescences is evolved. This indicate the presence of which functional gro16 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  10. 10Which of the following is the strongest carboxylic acid?15 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  11. 11Which is a weakest acid among the following ?13 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  12. 12Which of the following species is used in Friedel - Craft reaction?11 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  13. 13Which among the following is dicarboxylic acid?05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  14. 14Identify product obtained when acyl chloride undergoes hydrolysis.27 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  15. 15Which among the following has highest boiling point?26 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  16. 16Identify ' B ' in the following sequence of reactions. Acetic acid26 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  17. 17Identify the product formed in the following reaction.26 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  18. 18Which among the following is NOT dicarboxylic acid?25 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  19. 19Identify the product formed in the following reaction.25 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  20. 20Identify the reagent necessary to bring the following conversion.23 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  21. 21Find the number of moles of glycerol produced when n mole of triglyceride undergoes saponification.23 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  22. 22Identify the product ' ' in following reaction. Dry ice22 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  23. 23In a reaction, Find the product ' ' of above reaction.22 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  24. 24Identify the reagent used in the following reaction.22 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  25. 25Which among the following is NOT dicarboxylic acid?20 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  26. 26Identify the product ' B ' in the following sequence of reactions. Methylpropanoate20 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  27. 27If salicylic acid (138 u) reacts with acetic anhydride (102 u) to from aspirin (180 u) calculate % atom economy20 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  28. 28Which among the following functional groups is reduced by diborane?20 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  29. 29Identify the product formed in the following reaction.16 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  30. 30Identify the product in the following reaction.16 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  31. 31Identify the product obtained when excess of benzoyl chloride is treated with dimethyl cadmium.11 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  32. 32Which compound from following has highest boiling point?10 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  33. 33What is the product obtained when phenylethene is treated with in dilute ?10 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  34. 34Identify the product in the following reaction. Sodium propanoate sodium carbonate09 May, 2024 (E)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  35. 35Identify product ' B ' in the following reaction. Cumene09 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  36. 36Which among the following is a pair of monocarboxylic acids?04 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  37. 37Which of the following is obtained on oxidation of prop-1-ene with acidic ?04 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  38. 38Which from following compounds is NOT a mono carboxylic acid?03 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  39. 39Which from following is NOT a dicarboxylic acid?03 May, 2024 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  40. 40Identify 'A" in the following reaction. Acetic anhydride Aspirin + Acetic acid14 May, 2023 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  41. 41Identify the reagent used in the following reaction. Benzoic acid Benzoyl chloride + Phosphorous oxychloride + Hydrogen chloride14 May, 2023 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  42. 42Which among the following is NOT dicarboxylic acid?14 May, 2023 (E)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  43. 43Which among the following is a pair of monocarboxylic acids?13 May, 2023 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  44. 44Which among the following compounds has highest boiling point?13 May, 2023 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  45. 45Which among the following is dicarboxylic acid?12 May, 2023 (E)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  46. 46Select the CORRECT increasing order of boiling points of alcohols, amines and carboxylic acids of comparable molar mass from the following.12 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  47. 47Methyl propanoate on hydrolysis with dil forms a salt which on further acidification with conc. forms _____.11 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  48. 48Identify the product obtained in the following reaction. Product11 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  49. 49Identify the reagent ' ' used in the following conversion. Ethyl bromide Ethylpropanoate09 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  50. 50Which among the following has the lowest boiling point?09 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Carboxylic Acid Derivatives?

This chapter includes 95 questions compiled from MHTCET papers spanning 2007 to 2026.

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

These are MHTCET questions specifically for the Carboxylic Acid Derivatives chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Carboxylic Acid Derivatives an important chapter for MHTCET Chemistry?

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has appeared in 17 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 95 questions across 68 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives questions in MHTCET?

Of the 95 questions analysed for this chapter, 52% are easy, 39% moderate and 9% tough. 2025 had the most, with 16 questions.

5.Which topics in Carboxylic Acid Derivatives should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Carboxylic Acid Derivatives:

  • Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids - 48 questions (51%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives - 19 questions (20%)
  • Reactions Involving Acid Group - 10 questions (11%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (4).
6.Is Carboxylic Acid Derivatives's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 68 papers analysed, Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has averaged about 1.4 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.7 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.