Mock Exam - Sample paper
1)Carboxylic acids and esters with same number of carbon atoms represent
[1] tautomers
[2] functional isomers
[3] metamers
[4] enantiomers
[5] None of the above


2)How many carbon atoms are present in lowest possible alkane which can exhibit enantiomerism
[1] < 5>
[2] < 6>
[3] < 8>
[4] < 7>
[5] None of the above


3)The instrument used for measuring specific rotation is
[1] spectrometer
[2] polarimeter
[3] lactometer
[4] ammeter
[5] None of the above


4)A certain compound contain three chirality centres. The maximum numbe of stereoisomers it can have is
[1] < 8>
[2] < 6>
[3] < 9>
[4] < 3>
[5] None of the above


5)d and l forms of tartaric acid are mixed in equal proportions. The mixture is called
[1] utectic mixture
[2] azeotropic mixture
[3] diastreomers
[4] racemic mixture
[5] None of the above


6)A compound whose molecule is superimposable on its mirror image inspite of the presence of chiral centres is called
[1] diastereomer
[2] meso compound
[3] an enantiomer
[4] a threo enantiomer
[5] None of the above


7)Which of the following is responsible for the inability of meso compound to show optical activity
[1] Absence of chirality centre
[2] Presence of more than one chirality centres
[3] Disymmetric nature of its structure
[4] Internal compensation
[5] None of the above


8)The process of separation of (d,l)-mixture into its constituents is referred to as
[1] fractional distillation
[2] resolution
[3] fragmentation
[4] sedimentation
[5] None of the above


9)Which of the following compound has chiral structure
[1] 2-Methylpentane
[2] 2,3-Dimethylpentane
[3] Isoamyl alcohol
[4] Trimethylamine
[5] None of the above


10)Maleic acid and fumeric acid are
[1] homologues
[2] geometrical isomers
[3] enantiomers
[4] diastereomers
[5] None of the above


11)How many chirality centres are present in the structure 1-chloro-2-methylcyclohexane
[1] < 2>
[2] < 3>
[3] < 4>
[4] < 1>
[5] None of the above


12)Which of the following exhibits stereoisomerism
[1] 2-Methylbutene-1
[2] 3-Methylbutyne-1
[3] 3-Methyl butanoic acid
[4] 2-Methyl butanoic acid
[5] None of the above


13)The compound whose molecules are superimposable on their mirror images even though they contain asymmetric carbon atoms is called
[1] a meso compound
[2] an erythro isomer
[3] a threo isomer
[4] a glycol
[5] None of the above


14)An enantiomerically pure acid is treated with racemic mixture of alcohol with one chirality centre the ester formed will be
[1] optically active mixture
[2] pure enantiomer
[3] meso compound
[4] racemic mixture
[5] None of the above