Benzoic acid gives benzene on being heated with X and phenol gives benzene on being heated with Y. Therefore, X and Y are respectively                                                              

1. Sodalime and copper

2. Zn dust and NaOH

3. Cu and sodalime

4. Sodalime and zinc dust

The product formed in aldol condensation is                                                                 

1. a beta-hydroxy acid

2. a beta-hydroxy aldehyde or a beta-hydroxy ketone

3. an alpha-hydroxy aldehyde or ketone

4. an alpha, beta unsaturated ester

Which one of the following can be oxidised to the corresponding carbonyl compound?          

1. 2-hydroxy propane

2. Ortho-nitro phenol

3. Phenol

4. 2-methyl-2-hydroxy propane

Consider the following reaction,

Phenol$\stackrel{\mathrm{Zn}-\mathrm{dust}}{\to }$X$\underset{\mathrm{Anhy}.{\mathrm{AlCl}}_3}{\overset{{\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{Cl}}{\to }}$Y$\stackrel{\mathrm{Alk}.{\mathrm{KMnO}}_4}{\to }$Z 

The product Z is                            

1. toluene

2. benzaldehyde

3. benzoic acid

4. benzene

Reduction of aldehydes and ketones into hydrocarbons using zinc amalgam and conc. HCl is called    

1. Clemmenson reduction

2. Cope reduction

3. Dow reduction

4. Wolff-Kishner reduction

The -OH group of an alcohol or the -COOH group of a carboxylic acid can be replaced by -Cl using     

1. phosphorus pentachloride

2. hypochlorous acid

3. chlorine

4. hydrochloric acid

Acetone reacts with iodine (I₂) to form iodoform in the presence of      

1. CaCO₃   

2. NaOH     

3. KOH     

4. MgCO₃

A and B in the following reactions are  

1. A=RR'CH₂CN,              B=NaOH

2. A=RR'C${<}_{\mathrm{COOH}}^{\mathrm{OH}}$ ,          B=CH₃

3. A=RR'C${<}_{\mathrm{COOH}}^{\mathrm{CN}}$ ,          B=CH₃

4. A=RR"C${<}_{\mathrm{OH}}^{\mathrm{CN}}$,              B=LiAlH₄

Benzaldehyde and acetaldehyde can be distinguished by:

1. Iodoform test

2. 2,4 - DNP test

3. ${\mathrm{NH}}_3$ reaction

4. Wolff-Kishner's reduction

Acetaldehyde normally reacts with                

1. only electrophiles

2. only nucleophiles

3. only free radicals

4. both electrophiles and nucleophiles