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Malik TahirLast Updated: May 24, 2025

Chemistry Alcohols Phenols And Ethers MCQS Online Test

MDCAT Chemistry Alcohols Phenols And Ethers Chapter Online Test

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1. To convert glucose to ethanol which enzyme is active

Diastase

Maltase

Invertase

Zymase

2. The compound which react readily with Lucas reagent to give oily layer immediately

2-methyl – 2-propanol

All

2-methyl – 2-pentanol

2-methyl – 2-butanol

3. Which is used as an antifreeze?

Glycol

Water

Methanol

Ethyl alcohol

4. Hydrolytic conversion of sucrose into glucose and fructose is known as

Inhibition

Induction

Inversion

Insertion

5. Which one is primary alcohol?

Butaon-1-ol

2, 3-Dimethylhexane-4-ol

Propan-2-ol

Buten-2-ol

6. Ethyl alcohol is industrially prepared from ethylene by

Fermentation

Permanganate oxidation

Absorbing in H₂SO₄ followed by hydrolysis

Catalytic reduction

7. Ethanol can be poisoned by adding small amount of ____________ in it

Methanol

All

Pyridine

Acetone

8. Which enzyme is not involved in fermentation of starch?

Zymase

Distance

Urease

Invertase

9. Which catalyst is used in the industrial preparation of methanol?

SiO₂ + Al₂ O₃

ZnO + Cr₂ O₃

Al₂O₃/Fe₂O₃

SiO₂ + Cr₂ O₃

10. m.P. of phenol is

42C²

41C²

141C²

43C²

11. IUPAC name of diethyl ether is

Ethyox methane

Methoxy

Ethyox ethane

Methoxy ethyne

12. Benzyl alcohol has a chemical formula

C₆H₅OH

C₆H₄CH₂OH

None

C₆H₅CH₂OH

13. Which of the following cannot be produced by acidic dehydration of alcohols?

Ethers

Alkene

Aldehyde

Alkyl Hydrogen sulphate

14. Treatment of a secondary alcohol with a suitable oxidizing (K₂Cr₂O₇) results in the formation of

Ether

Aldehyde

Ketone

Alkyl halide

15. Which compound contains OH in their molecule?

Alcohol and phenol

Ehtar

Ether

Phenol

16. Rectified spirit contains concept others behave as

None of these

Base

Acid

Acid and base

17. Which of the following is used as aesthetic?

Phenol

Diethyl ether

Alcohol

Dimethyl ether

18. Methyl alcohol is not used

As an anti-freezing agent

As a solvent

As a substitute for petrol

For denaturing of ethyl alcohol

19. When alcohols are treated with conc, H₂SO₄, it undergoes?

Dehydrohalogenation

Elimination

Dehydration

Dehydrogenation

20. Sodium phenoxide reacts with CO₂ at 400 K and 4.7 atm pressure to give

Benzoic acid

Salicyl aldehyde

Sodium salicylate

Catechol

21. Grignard reagent on reaction with a ketone forms

Primary alcohol

Secondary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Carboxylic acid

22. Iodine number of an oil indicates its

Molecular weight

Degree of unsaturation

Purity

Acid strength

23. According to Lewis concept ethers behave as

Acid as well as a base

None of these

Acid

Base

24. Which one is the derivative of water?

Ether

All

Phenol

Alcohol

25. Which of the following groups will increase the acidity of phenol?

-CN

All

-NO₂

-X (halogens)

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26. Ethanol can be converted into ethanoic acid by

Oxidation

Hydrogenation

Fermentation

Hydration

27. Ethanol is converted into ethanoic acid by

Hydration

Fermentation

Oxidation reaction

Hydrogenation

28. Picric acid is formed by the reaction of nitric acid with

Benzene

Phenoxideion

Carbolic acid

Toluene

29. Which compound is more soluble is water?

CH₃ – O – CH₃

CH₅OH

n – Hexanol

C₆H₅OH

30. Salol is prepared from

Salicylic acid and methyl alcohol

Both

Salicylic acid and phenol

None

31. Which is not true about ethers

They are polar

They are inert

They can act as nucleophiles

They have hydrogen bonding in them

32. Which one of the following is known as wood spirit?

Ethyl alcohol

Methyl alcohol

Propyl alcohol

Butyl alcohol

33. Absolute alcohol cannot be prepared by distillation only 95% can be obtained because 95% alcohol + 5% moisture behave as

Pure mixture

Pure compound

Azeotropic mixture

Zeotropic mixture

34. Na reacts with phenol to produce

H₂ gas

Benzene

CO gas

CO₂ gas

35. The optimum temperature for fermentation process is

100C²

25-35C²

35-45C²

0-35C²

36. Phenol is more readily soluble in

Both NaOH and HCl

Dil. HCl

NaOH sol

Sodium bicarbonate solution

37. Sponification is the hydrolysis of fats or oil with an

Alkali

Base

Metallic ion

Enzyme

38. Diethyl ether is obtained by William son’s synthesis using

Ethanol + Na + C₂H₅Br

Methanol + Mg + CH₃Br

Methanol + Na + CH₃Br

Ethanol + Mg + C₂H₅Br

39. The strongest acid among the following aromatic compound is

Ortho-nitrophenol

Para-chlorophenol

Meta-nitrophenol

Para-nitrophenol

40. Phenol is heated with CCl₄ and alkaline KOH when salicylic acid is produced. The reaction is known as

Friedel Craft reaction

Riemer-Tiemann’s reaction

Sommelet reaction

Rosenmund’s reaction

41. The IUPAC name of the following is

1-butanol-2-ene

1-butenol

2-butene-1-ol

Cannot be named

42. Benzene and phenol can be distinguished by

Colour

Litmus paper

Bromination

Odour

43. Dehydration of glycerol give

Propene

Propane

Benzene

Acrolein

44. Scientific study of fermentation was first made by

Buchner

Liebig

Pasteur

Biot

45. One gram of Carbohydrate yields energy

10 Kcal

9 Kcal

4 Kcal

100 Kcal

46. Primary and secondary alcohols on action of red hot copper give

Ketones and aldehydes respectively

Aldehydes and ketones respectively

Only ketones

Only aldehydes

47. Which compound shows hydrogen bonding?

C₂H₅Cl

CH₃ – O – CH₃

C₂H₆

C₂H₅OH

48. Alcohols are miscible in water due to

They ionize in water

They are acidic in character

Presence of alkyl group

Hydrogen bonding

49. O – H bond of alcohols break when attacking group is an

Non can be predicted

Electrophile

Neucleophile

O-carrier

50. Deposition of Cholesterol in arteries in responsible for

Heart attack

Diabetes

Cancer

Hepatitis

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51. Alcohols of low molecular weight are

Soluble in water on heating

Soluble in water

Insoluble in water

Insoluble in all solvents

52. Mild oxidation of glycerol with H₂O₂/FeSO₄ gives

Glyceraldehyde

None

Dihydroxy acetone

Glycerose

53. Bakelite is a polymer obtained from two monomers

Phenol and methanol

Phenol and acetone

Phenol and ethanol

54. On heating glycerol with conc. Sulphuric acid a compound with unpleasant odour is obtained. The compound is:

Formic acid

Methyl alcohol

Glycerol sulphate

Prop-2-enal

55. When alcohol is heated with Hl, it gives

Ethene

Ethane

Ethyliodide

Methane

56. Alcohols reacts with Grignard reagent to form

All

Alkenes

Alkynes

Alkanes

57. Alcohol fermentation is brought about by the action of

Inverter

Yeast

O₂

CO₂

58. Alcohol reacts with halogen acid to produce

Ketones

Aldehyetes

Alkanes

Alkyl halides

59. Starch gives ________ colour with codine

Red

Green

Yellow

Blue

60. Methanol is manufactured by

None of these

Distillation

Fermentation

Both a and b

61. Maximum number of active hydrogens are present in

Methane

Acetic acid

Methanol

Glycerol

62. Aniline is a derivative of

Aromatic hydrocarbon

Alkane

Alicyclic hydrocarbon

Alkene

63. Ethyl alcohol on oxidation with K₂Cr₂O₇ gives

Acetaldehyde

Formic acid

Formaldehyde

Acetic acid

64. Which one of the following compounds gives characteristic deep colour with FeCl₃ solution?

Ethanol

Phenol

Acetic acid

Acetone

65. As ester if prepared by the reaction of

Ketone and alcohol

Aldehyde and alcohol

Two alcohols

Carboxylic acid and alcohol

66. Ethanol containing some methanol is called

Absolute spirit

Methylated spirit

Rectified spirit

Power alcohol

67. When phenol is reduced in the presence of Zinc dust, we get

Benzene

Cyclohexane

Benzyl alcohol

Cyclohexane

68. 1 alcohols are oxidized to give

Aldehydes

Ketones

Carboxylic acids

None

69. Rancidefication of fats and oils is due to

Hydrolysis reaction

Hydrogenation reaction

Both a and b

Oxidation reaction

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9 Comments

Gold medalist Abdullah says:

March 22, 2022 at 12:05 am

Territiary alcohol are resistant to oxidation.In the presence of Acidified potasium dichromate they undergo elemenation and give alkene …so plz this must be correct in the option

Umer Afzal says:

February 26, 2017 at 6:19 pm

oxidation of ter.alcohl gives alkene plz correct it

1. Afifashoukat says:
  
  August 16, 2021 at 9:52 pm
  
  Yes ter alchol give alkene not ketone bcz ter alcohol not undergoes oxidation
  
2. Nusrullah says:
  
  August 29, 2021 at 8:21 pm
  
  Yes
  
3. irtesam haider says:
  
  May 5, 2022 at 9:42 am
  
  only with red hot copper tube
  
Hafiz Siddiq says:

July 21, 2016 at 8:36 pm

fields

SaLik MeMon says:

May 6, 2016 at 10:56 pm

ter.alcohol can’t be oxidised bcoz there is no carbinol (C-H)

1. MUZAMMIL Butt says:
  
  June 8, 2022 at 1:49 am
  
  True point
  
SaLik MeMon says:

May 6, 2016 at 10:53 pm

yup ether has low b.p

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