CHEMISTRY
F.Sc / ICS – 2nd Year
Question Bank
Chapter 7
Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Diagnostic MCQs
1. The state of hybridization of carbon atom in methane is:
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp (d) dsp2
2. In t-butyl alcohol, the tertiary carbon is bonded to:
(a) two hydrogen atoms (b) three hydrogen atoms
(c) one hydrogen atom (d) no hydrogen atom
3. Which set of hybrid orbitals has planar triangular shape?
(a) sp3 (b) sp (c) sp2 (d) dsp2
4. The chemist who synthesized urea from ammonium cyanate for the first time was:
(a) Berzelius (b) Kolbe (c) Wohler (d) Lavoisier
5. Linear shape is associated with which set of hybrid orbitals:
(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) dsp2
6. A double bond consists of:
(a) two sigma bonds (b) one sigma and one pi bond
(c) one sigma and two pi-bonds (d) two pi-bonds
7. Ethers show the phenomenon of:
(a) position isomerism (b) functional group isomerism
(c)metamerism (d) cis-trans isomerism
8. Select from the following which one is alcohol?
(a) CH3 – CH2 – OH (b) CH3 – O – CH3
(c) CH3 COOH (d) CH3 – CH2 – Br
9. A heterocyclic compound with molecular formula C4H5N is called:
(a) pyridine (b) piperidine (c) pyrrole (d) pyrrolidine
10. The No. of chain isomers shown by pentane are:
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
11. The hardest coal is:
(a) lignite (b) bituminous (c) anthracite (d) peat
12. The self linking property of carbon is called:
(a) linkage (b) catenation (c) communication (d) cultivation
13. Which of the following contains highest percentage of carbon?
(a) peat (b) coke (c) coal tar (d) anthracite
14. Which of the following is not heterocyclic compound?
(a) thiophene (b) furan (c) anthracene (d) pyrrole
15. The state of hybridization of carbon in ethane is:
(a) sp3 (b) sp2 (c) sp (d) dsp2
F.Sc / ICS – 2nd Year
Question Bank
Chapter 7
Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Diagnostic MCQs
1. The state of hybridization of carbon atom in methane is:
(a) sp2 (b) sp3 (c) sp (d) dsp2
2. In t-butyl alcohol, the tertiary carbon is bonded to:
(a) two hydrogen atoms (b) three hydrogen atoms
(c) one hydrogen atom (d) no hydrogen atom
3. Which set of hybrid orbitals has planar triangular shape?
(a) sp3 (b) sp (c) sp2 (d) dsp2
4. The chemist who synthesized urea from ammonium cyanate for the first time was:
(a) Berzelius (b) Kolbe (c) Wohler (d) Lavoisier
5. Linear shape is associated with which set of hybrid orbitals:
(a) sp (b) sp2 (c) sp3 (d) dsp2
6. A double bond consists of:
(a) two sigma bonds (b) one sigma and one pi bond
(c) one sigma and two pi-bonds (d) two pi-bonds
7. Ethers show the phenomenon of:
(a) position isomerism (b) functional group isomerism
(c)metamerism (d) cis-trans isomerism
8. Select from the following which one is alcohol?
(a) CH3 – CH2 – OH (b) CH3 – O – CH3
(c) CH3 COOH (d) CH3 – CH2 – Br
9. A heterocyclic compound with molecular formula C4H5N is called:
(a) pyridine (b) piperidine (c) pyrrole (d) pyrrolidine
10. The No. of chain isomers shown by pentane are:
(a) 2 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 3
11. The hardest coal is:
(a) lignite (b) bituminous (c) anthracite (d) peat
12. The self linking property of carbon is called:
(a) linkage (b) catenation (c) communication (d) cultivation
13. Which of the following contains highest percentage of carbon?
(a) peat (b) coke (c) coal tar (d) anthracite
14. Which of the following is not heterocyclic compound?
(a) thiophene (b) furan (c) anthracene (d) pyrrole
15. The state of hybridization of carbon in ethane is:
(a) sp3 (b) sp2 (c) sp (d) dsp2
