Alcohols and Phenols Quiz - CBSE Class 11 Chemistry

Free practice quiz: Alcohols and Phenols (CBSE Class 11 Chemistry). 31 multiple-choice questions with answers and explanations. Play online, no sign-up needed.

This CBSE Class 11 Chemistry practice quiz has 31 multiple-choice questions on Alcohols and Phenols. Try the 5 sample questions below (tap an option to check yourself), then play the full quiz online. No sign-up needed.

Sample questions

1. What is the functional group present in alcohols?

   1. Carbonyl group
   2. Hydroxyl group
   3. Amino group
   4. Ether group
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   Answer: B. Hydroxyl group

2. Which property of phenols makes them acidic?

   1. Resonance stabilization
   2. Electronegativity
   3. Chain length
   4. Hydrogen bonding
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   Answer: A. Resonance stabilization

3. Which reagent is used for the oxidation of primary alcohols to aldehydes?

   1. PCC (Pyridinium chlorochromate)
   2. K2Cr2O7
   3. H2SO4
   4. NaBH4
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   Answer: A. PCC (Pyridinium chlorochromate)

4. Which alcohol has the highest boiling point?

   1. Methanol
   2. Ethanol
   3. Propan-1-ol
   4. Butan-1-ol
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   Answer: D. Butan-1-ol

5. Which of the following reactions is a characteristic reaction of phenols?

   1. Esterification
   2. Oxidation
   3. Dehydration
   4. Nitration
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   Answer: D. Nitration

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Answers and explanations are in the full quiz.

1. Which method is commonly used to prepare alcohols from alkenes?
2. What is the IUPAC name of CH3-CH2-CH2-OH?
3. What happens when alcohols are oxidized?
4. Which compound is classified as a phenol?
5. What is the product of the dehydration of an alcohol?
6. What is the functional group characteristic of alcohols?
7. Which of the following is a method for the preparation of alcohols?
8. What is the difference between primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols based on?
9. Which type of alcohol is more soluble in water?
10. Which of the following statements is true regarding the boiling points of alcohols?
11. What is the main characteristic of phenols?
12. What is the general formula for alcohols?
13. Which reagent is used to convert an alcohol into an alkene?
14. Identify the functional group present in phenols.
15. Which of the following statements is true about phenols?
16. What type of reaction occurs when alcoholic beverages are fermented?
17. Which reagent is used to distinguish between alcohols and phenols?
18. What is a common method for synthesizing phenols?
19. Which of these statements about alcohols is false?
20. Which of the following is a primary alcohol?
21. Which reagent can be used to convert an alcohol into an alkene?
22. Which reagent is used in the Lucas test to differentiate alcohols?
23. How do phenols differ from alcohols?
24. Which of the following phenols is used as an antioxidant?
25. What product is formed when phenol reacts with formaldehyde in the presence of a base?
26. Which of the following statements about alcohol dehydration is true?

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