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Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Practise 190 MHTCET previous year questions on Haloalkanes and Haloarenes, 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.

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has been asked in 15 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers analysed (2007–2026), with 190 questions in all. 47% of them were easy, 48% moderate and 5% tough. Most of its questions came from 2025, with 42 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 105 questions across 59 papers, about 1.8 per paper.

The chapter's 4 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Monohalides (136 questions, 72%), Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides (42 questions, 22%), and Grignard Reagent (6 questions, 3%) have been asked the most. Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has also led over the last five years, with 97 questions. Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has produced the most tough questions (8).

  1. 1Which reagent is used to convert Alkyl halide into Alkyl nitrite ?20 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  2. 2Which among the following is NOT a feature of mechanism ?20 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  3. 3Identify the product 'B' in the following reaction sequence.20 Apr, 2026 (M)Grignard Reagent
  4. 4In Finkelstein reaction, which one of the following reagents is used?20 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  5. 5What is the major product formed when 2-bromopentane reacts with alcoholic KOH?20 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  6. 6Which from the following compounds is not obtained when methyl bromide is treated with ethyl bromide in presence of sodium metal in dry ethe19 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  7. 7Which of the following mole compound is obtained when moles of treated of with mole sodium atom in dry ether?19 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  8. 8Identify reagent B in following reaction.19 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  9. 9Identify the product B in following reaction.19 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  10. 10The reaction of aryl halide with sodium metal in dry ether to give biphenyl is known as18 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  11. 11Identify substrate 'S' in the following reaction. 3, 4 - diethyl - 3, 4 - dimethyl hexane18 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  12. 12Which among the following is allylic halide?17 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  13. 13Which of the following reactions is used for the preparation of alkyl fluorides from alkyl chlorides?17 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  14. 14Identify the product obtained when 2- Chloro - 2 - methylbutane is reacted with sodium metal in presence of dry ether?17 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  15. 15Identify the product obtained when 2-chlorobutane is heated with aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide.17 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  16. 16Which of the following alkyl halides undergoes reaction most readily?16 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  17. 17Which of the following alkyl halides is hydrolyzed most rapidly by the mechanism ?16 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  18. 18What is the product P obtained in following reaction?16 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  19. 19Identify the reagent used for replacement of from benzene diazonium chloride by iodine.16 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  20. 20What is the general molecular formula of alkyl halides?15 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  21. 21Which of the following halogen derivative forms a poisonous phosgene, when come in contact with air and light?15 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  22. 22Method of preparation of alkyl halide This reaction is known as15 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  23. 23In benzylic halides, the halogen atom is bonded to15 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  24. 24Which of the following is a correct feature of the mechanism?15 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  25. 25Which of the following is used as solvent for Grignard reagent?15 Apr, 2026 (E)Grignard Reagent
  26. 26Which of the following compounds is obtained when Bromoethane is reacted with silver acetate?13 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  27. 27Which of the following favors reaction?13 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  28. 28What is the importance of Sandmeyer's reaction?13 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  29. 29The major product 'B' in the below mentioned reaction is-11 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  30. 30Wurtz reaction is NOT possible with11 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  31. 31Which one of the following factors proceeds more rapidly, unimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction?11 Apr, 2026 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  32. 32Identify the major product of dehydrohalogenation of .11 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  33. 33Which of the following compounds is formed when chloroform is exposed to air and light?11 Apr, 2026 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  34. 34Identify ' ' in the following reaction.05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  35. 35Which of the following is obtained as major product when excess of methane is treated with limited chlorine in presence of UV light?05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  36. 36Which of the following reagents is used in the preparation of nitroalkane from haloalkane?05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  37. 37What is the order of reactivity of alkyl halides with ammonia?05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  38. 38Which among the following is haloarene?05 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  39. 39Which among the following is benzylic halide?27 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  40. 40Select the correct decreasing order of boiling points of compounds from the following.27 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  41. 41Identify the product when chlorobenzene is heated with nitrating mixture.26 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  42. 42Which of the following compounds does not exhibit optical isomerism?26 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  43. 43Which of the following is a fittig reaction?26 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  44. 44Which of the following is NOT obtained when mixture of methyl bromide and ethyl bromide is treated with sodium metal in presence of dry ethe25 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  45. 45Calculate percentage atom economy when 46 g ethanol is obtained from 64.5 g chloroethane and25 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  46. 46Which of the following is likely to undergo racemization during alkaline hydrolysis by mechanism?25 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  47. 47Identify ' ' in the following reaction. + -Chloroacetophenone + 4-chloroacetophenone25 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  48. 48Identify the product formed when 2-Bromobutane is heated with aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.25 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Monohalides
  49. 49The reaction of aryl halide with sodium metal in dry ether to give biphenyl is known as23 Apr, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides
  50. 50Which of the following compounds has difficulty in breaking of C-X bond?23 Apr, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 190 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 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 MHTCET Chemistry?

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has appeared in 15 of the 17 years of MHTCET papers covered here, with 190 questions across 95 papers - about 2 per paper it appears in.

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

Of the 190 questions analysed for this chapter, 47% are easy, 48% moderate and 5% tough. 2025 had the most, with 42 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 - 136 questions (72%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Aryl Halides - 42 questions (22%)
  • Grignard Reagent - 6 questions (3%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Monohalides has produced the most tough questions (8).
6.Is Haloalkanes and Haloarenes's weightage in MHTCET going up or down?

Across all 95 papers analysed, Haloalkanes and Haloarenes has averaged about 2.0 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.8 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.