📚NCERT Questions

175 solved questions with detailed explanations

1

Which of the following facts about glucose could NOT be explained by its open-chain structure?

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2

Fructose is classified as an important:

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3

What is the product formed when a primary aliphatic amine reacts with nitrous acid (NaNO2 + HCl)?

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4

Which level of protein structure involves the overall folding of the polypeptide chains, stabilized by hydrogen bonds, disulfide linkages, van der Waals forces, and electrostatic forces of attraction?

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5

Which group of vitamins is generally soluble in fat and oils but insoluble in water?

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6

In Hoffmann bromamide degradation reaction, how does the number of carbon atoms in the amine product compare to the starting amide?

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7

What is the role of pyridine in the acylation of amines?

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8

Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their boiling points: n-Butane, Methoxyethane, Propanal, Propan-1-ol.

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9

Why are aldehydes generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions?

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10

Which of the following compounds will undergo Aldol condensation?

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11

What is the chemical nature of almost all enzymes?

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12

Which of the following reagents is used in the Rosenmund reduction for the preparation of aldehydes from acyl chlorides?

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13

Which of the following methods is suitable for preparing aromatic ketones from benzene or substituted benzenes?

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14

Which of the following methods is suitable for preparing benzoic acid from methylbenzene (toluene)?

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15

Why is sucrose considered a non-reducing sugar?

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16

What happens to a protein during denaturation?

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17

Which statement accurately describes the carbonyl carbon atom in aldehydes and ketones?

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18

Considering the pKb values, which of the following is the strongest base?

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19

What is a zwitter ion in the context of amino acids?

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20

Why are aldehydes generally more reactive than ketones in nucleophilic addition reactions?

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