NATURE INSTITUTE OF BASIC SCIENCES

Q1. The decreasing order of –I effect of the following is:

I. R4N+ II. NO2 III. CN IV. SO3H V. COOH
a) I > II > III > IV > V b) II > I > III > IV > V
c) I > II > III > V > IV d) II > I > V > IV > III
Q2. The decreasing order of –I effect of the following is:
I. COOH II. F III. OR IV. NH2 V. OH VI. Ph-
a) I > II > III > IV > V > VI b) II > I > III > IV > V > VI
c) I > II > V > III > IV > VI d) II > I > V > III > IV > VI
Q3. The decreasing order of +I effect of the following is:
I. –O- II. Me- III. Et- IV. Me2CH V. Me3C-
a) I > II > III > IV > V b) V > IV > III > II > I
c) I > V > IV > III > II d) II > III > IV > V > I
Q4. Give the decreasing order of hyperconjugative effect of R in R – CH = CH2, where R is:
a) Me- b) Et- c) Me2CH- d) Me3C-
Q5. The decreasing order of acidic characters of the following is:
I. CH CH II. III.
a) I > II > III b) II > I > III
c) III > II > I d) I > III > II
Q6. Which of the following contains nucleophiles only?
a) PH3, ROH, CH2 CH2 b) SnF4, BeF2, NH3

c) Cr3+, H2, H2O d) :CCl2, I-, H-

Q7. Which of the following contains electrophiles only?
a) Br+, PH3, H2O b) NO+2, :CBr2, SO3
c) NH3, H2O, AIBr3 d) AICI3, CH2 CH2, SO3
Q8. If R = C2H5, the correct order of basic character of the above amines in aqueous medium is:
a) 2o > 3o > 1o > NH3 b) 2o > 1o > 3o > NH3
 c) 3o > 2o > 1o > NH3 d) NH3 > 1o > 2o > 3o
Q9. For any value of R, the correct order of basic character of the above amines in gaseous
phase of nonpolar solvent is:
a) 3o > 2o > NH3 > 1o b) 3o > 2o > 1o > NH3
c) 2o > 3o > NH3 > 1o d) 1o > 2o > 3o > NH3
Q10. The decreasing order of nucleophilicities of the following is:
I. Br- II. MeO- III. Me2N- IV. Me3C-
a) (I) > (II) > (III) > (IV) b) (IV) > (III) > (II) > (I)
c) (IV) > (III) > (I) > (II) d) (II) > (I) > (III) > (IV)
Q11. The decreasing order of nucleophilicities of the following is:

I. H2O II. EtOH III. MeCOO- IV. H V. EtO-

a) (V) > (IV) > (III) > (II) > (I) b) (I) > (II) > (III) > (IV) > (V)
c) (IV) > (V) > (III) > (II) > (I) d) (I) > (II) > (III) > (V) > (IV)
Q12. The decreasing order of the basic character of the following is:
I. F- II. NO3- III. H2O IV. CH3OH
a) (II) > (I) > (IV) > (III) b) (III) > (IV) > (I) > (II)
c) (I) > (II) > (III) > (IV) d) (IV) > (III) > (II) > (I)
Q13. The decreasing order of nucleophilicities in DMSO (dimethylsulphoxide) is:
a) F- > CI- > Br- > I- b) I- > Br- > CI- > F-
c) F- > CI- > I- > Br- d) I- > Br- > F- > CI-
Q14. The halogen atom in RX can easily be replaced by nucleophiles such as:
a) NO2- b) RO- c) CN- d) None
Q15. Which of the following statements are correct?

a) EtO- is a stronger nucleophile than H.

b) MeO- is a stronger nucleophile than H.

c) RCOO- is a stronger nucleophile than ROH.

d) MeO- is a weaker nucleophile than H.