NEET PYQs for Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers with Solutions: Practice NEET Previous Year Questions

1.

Consider the reactions :

Identify A,X,Y and Z.

• A-Methoxymethane, X-Ethanoic acid, Y-Acetate ion, Z-hydrazine
• A-Methoxymethane, X-Ethanol, Y-Ethanoic acid, Z-Semicarbazide
• A-Ethanal, X-Ethanol, Y-But-2-enal, Z-Semicarbazone
• A-Ethanol, X-Acetaldehyde, Y-Butanone, Z-Hydrazone

2.

The intermediate compound ‘X’ in the following chemical reaction is

3.

Which one is the most acidic compound?

4.

Statement I: The acidic strength of monosubstituted nitrophenol is higher than phenol because of electron withdrawing nitro group.
Statement II: o-nitrophenol, m-nitrophenol and p-nitrophenol will have same acidic strength as they have one nitro group attached to the phenolic ring.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

• Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.
• Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.
• Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.
• Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

5.

Identify the final product [D] obtained in the following sequence of reactions.

• 

• 

• 

• \(\text{C}_{4}\text{H}_{10}\)

6.

In the reaction ..... the electrophile involved is

• dichlorocarbene $({:}CCl_2)$
• dichloromethyl cation $(\overset{\oplus}{C} HCl_2)$
• dichloromethyl anion $(\overset{\ominus}{C}HCl_2)$
• formyl cation $(\overset{\oplus}{C} HO)$

7.

Which one is the most acidic compound ?

8.

Consider the following compounds/species: 

The number of compounds/species which obey Huckel’s rule is ______.

• 6
• 2
• 5
• 4

9.

Consider the following reaction:

Identify the product A and B.

10.

Reaction of phenol with chloroform in presence of dilute sodium hydroxide finally introduces which one of the following functional group ?

• ${ -CHCl2 }$
• ${ -CHO}$
• ${-CH2Cl }$
• ${-COOH }$

11.

The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with PCl₅ gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether. A, B and C are in the order

• C₂H₅OH, C₂H₆ , C₂H₅Cl
• C₂H₅Cl, C₂H₆ , C₂H₅OH
• C₂H₅OH, C₂H₅Cl, C₂H₅ONa
• C₂H₅OH, C₂H₅ONa, C₂H₅Cl

12.

Identify product (A) in the following reaction:

13.

Identify the major product obtained in the following reaction: 

14.

Anisole on cleavage with HI gives :

15.

The reaction can be classified as:

• Alcohol formation reaction
• Dehydration reaction
• Williamson alcohol synthesis reaction
• Williamson ether synthesis reaction