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Chemistry - Alcohols Phenols and Ethers

Practise 17 NEST (NISER) previous year questions on Alcohols Phenols and Ethers, compiled from papers spanning 2011 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 NEST (NISER) tests.

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers has been asked in 10 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers analysed (2011–2026), with 17 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 76% moderate and 24% tough. Most of its questions came from 2024, with 5 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 6 questions across 4 papers, about 1.5 per paper.

The chapter's 5 topics are not weighted equally: Reactions of Alcohols (9 questions, 53%), Reactions of Phenol (3 questions, 18%), and Reactions of Ethers (2 questions, 12%) have been asked the most. Reactions of Alcohols has also led over the last five years, with 5 questions. Reactions of Alcohols has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1Isopropyl benzene when oxidized in the presence of air followed by treatment with dil. HCl produces compounds and turns a blue litmus paper 2025Reactions of Alcohols
  2. 2Consider the following reactions: and , respectively, are2024 (Session 1)Reactions of Phenol
  3. 3Consider the following ethers. Among them, the ethers that can be synthesized under mild conditions using Williamson's ether synthesis are2024 (Session 1)Preparation of Ethers
  4. 4Consider the following reactions: In this context, the correct statement is2024 (Session 1)Reactions of Alcohols
  5. 5Phenol on treatment with dilute at room temperature gives a mixture of and . The boiling point of is lower than that of on reduction with yi2024 (Session 2)Reactions of Phenol
  6. 6Consider the following compounds. The correct order for the rate of acid catalyzed dehydration is2024 (Session 2)Reactions of Alcohols
  7. 7When levorotatory 2-methylbutan-1-0l is heated with concentrated HCl , dextrorotatory 1-chloro-2-methylbutane ( is formed. The correct state2023 (Session 1)Reactions of Alcohols
  8. 8Consider the following acid hydrolysis of esters. The correct statement(s) about and is(are):2023 (Session 2)Preparation and Properties of Alcohols
  9. 9Consider the reaction sequence shown below and the product(s) formed therein. The correct statement(s) is/are2022 (Session 1)Reactions of Alcohols
  10. 10The steps, in one of the possible reaction mechanisms, corresponding to the preparation of acetone from isopropyl alcohol by using and conc.2021 (Session 1)Reactions of Alcohols
  11. 11For the synthesis of the compound -propyl tert-butyl ether, the most suitable method is the reaction of2020 (Session 1)Preparation of Ethers
  12. 12The products and in the above reaction are:2020 (Session 2)Reactions of Ethers
  13. 13Consider the following reaction. The major products P and Q of the reaction are2018Reactions of Ethers
  14. 14Considering the following reaction, the correct statement(s) is/are2018Reactions of Alcohols
  15. 15Phenol is reacted with conc. followed by conc. . The major product is2014Reactions of Phenol
  16. 16Compound X contains and . X reacts with to give Y which reacts with bromine under normal conditions. X is2013Reactions of Alcohols
  17. 17Consider the following compounds and choose the correct statement(s).2011Reactions of Alcohols

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Alcohols Phenols and Ethers?

This chapter includes 17 questions compiled from NEST (NISER) papers spanning 2011 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from NEST (NISER), or from other exams too?

These are NEST (NISER) questions specifically for the Alcohols Phenols and Ethers chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Alcohols Phenols and Ethers an important chapter for NEST (NISER) Chemistry?

Alcohols Phenols and Ethers has appeared in 10 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers covered here, with 17 questions across 13 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Alcohols Phenols and Ethers questions in NEST (NISER)?

Of the 17 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 76% moderate and 24% tough. 2024 had the most, with 5 questions.

5.Which topics in Alcohols Phenols and Ethers should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Alcohols Phenols and Ethers:

  • Reactions of Alcohols - 9 questions (53%)
  • Reactions of Phenol - 3 questions (18%)
  • Reactions of Ethers - 2 questions (12%)
  • Reactions of Alcohols has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Alcohols Phenols and Ethers's weightage in NEST (NISER) going up or down?

Across all 13 papers analysed, Alcohols Phenols and Ethers has averaged about 1.3 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has stayed about the same, at about 1.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.