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Chemistry - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Practise 6 NEST (NISER) previous year questions on Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, compiled from papers spanning 2013 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 NEST (NISER) tests.

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has been asked in 5 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers analysed (2011–2026), with 6 questions in all. 0% of them were easy, 50% moderate and 50% tough. Most of its questions came from 2026, with 2 questions that year. In the last three years (2024–2026) it had 2 questions across 4 papers, about 0.5 per paper.

The chapter's 2 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids (5 questions, 83%) and Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives (1 question, 17%) have been asked the most. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has also led over the last five years, with 2 questions. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (2).

  1. 1The reaction that produces butanoic acid as a product is2026Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  2. 2Consider the following compound. The compound reacts with to produce P. P reacts with dimethyl cadmium to produce Q. Q upon reaction with et2026Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  3. 3Consider the following sequence of reactions. The correct reagents and required are:2023 (Session 2)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  4. 4Carboxylic acids are known to form hydrogen bonded dimers of the type given below. The equilibrium constants ( ) of the dissociation of cert2020 (Session 2)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  5. 5A carboxylic acid ester is prepared commonly by reacting a carboxylic acid with excess of an alcohol in the presence of a small quantity of 2016Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  6. 6A sequence of reactions is shown below starting from an optically active compound P . P does not react with 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine (2,4-2013Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids

Frequently Asked Questions

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

This chapter includes 6 questions compiled from NEST (NISER) papers spanning 2013 to 2026.

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

These are NEST (NISER) 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 NEST (NISER) Chemistry?

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has appeared in 5 of the 16 years of NEST (NISER) papers covered here, with 6 questions across 5 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives questions in NEST (NISER)?

Of the 6 questions analysed for this chapter, 0% are easy, 50% moderate and 50% tough. 2026 had the most, with 2 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 - 5 questions (83%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives - 1 question (17%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (2).
6.Is Carboxylic Acid Derivatives's weightage in NEST (NISER) going up or down?

Across all 5 papers analysed, Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2024–2026), that average has fallen, at about 0.5 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.