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Hydrocarbons

Previous year questions with solutions · 2024 – 2026

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45Papers covered
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Ques. 31JEE Main 2025, 23 January (Morning Shift)

Propane molecule on chlorination under photochemical condition gives two di-chloro products, “x” and “y”. Amongst “x” and “y”, “x” is an optically active molecule. How many tri-chloro products (consider only structural isomers) will be obtained from “x” when it is further treated with chlorine under the photochemical condition?

  1. 4
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 5
Ques. 32JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  2. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  4. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Ques. 33JEE Main 2025, 22 January (Evening Shift)

When sec-butylcyclohexane reacts with bromine in the presence of sunlight, the major product is :

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 34JEE Main 2024, 9 April (Evening Shift)

The incorrect statement regarding ethyne is

  1. The carbon-carbon bond in ethyne is weaker than that in ethene
  2. Both carbons are sp hybridised
  3. The C-C bond in ethyne is shorter than that in ethene
  4. Ethyne is linear
Ques. 35JEE Main 2024, 5 April (Morning Shift)

Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :

  1. Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  2. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  3. Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
  4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Ques. 36JEE Main 2024, 5 April (Evening Shift)

Consider the given chemical reaction : [figure] Product "A" is :

  1. picric acid
  2. oxalic acid
  3. adipic acid
  4. acetic acid
Ques. 37JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Morning Shift)

Which of the following compound will most easily be attacked by an electrophile?

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 38JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Evening Shift)

In the given reactions identify A and B [figure] CH3-C C-CH3 + H2 Na/Liquid NH3 “B”

  1. A : n-Pentane B : Cis - 2 - butene
  2. A : 2-Pentyne B : Cis-2-butene
  3. A : n-Pentane B : trans-2-butene
  4. A : 2-Pentyne B : trans-2-butene
Ques. 39JEE Main 2024, 1 February (Evening Shift)

The set of meta directing functional groups from the following sets is :

  1. -CN, -NH2, -NHR, -OCH3
  2. -CN, -CHO, -NHCOCH3, -COOR
  3. -NO2, -NH2, -COOH, -COOR
  4. -NO2, -CHO, -SO3H, -COR
Ques. 40JEE Main 2024, 31 January (Evening Shift)

Major product of the following reaction is - [figure]

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 41JEE Main 2024, 31 January (Evening Shift)

The correct order of reactivity in electrophilic substitution reaction of the following compounds is : [figure]

  1. B > C > A > D
  2. B > A > C > D
  3. D > C > B > A
  4. A > B > C > D
Ques. 42JEE Main 2024, 30 January (Morning Shift)

Compound A formed in the following reaction reacts with B to give the product C. Find out A and B. CH3-C CH + Na A B CH3- (C)C C-CH2- CH3 |CH2 + NaBr

  1. A = CH3-C -C Na+, B = CH3-CH2-CH2-Br
  2. A = CH3-CH=CH2, B = CH3-CH2-CH2-Br
  3. A = CH3-C -C Na+, B = CH3-CH2-CH3
  4. A = CH3-CH2-CH3, B = CH3-C CH
Ques. 43JEE Main 2024, 29 January (Morning Shift)

Identify product A and product B : [figure]

  1. [figure]
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. [figure]
Ques. 44JEE Main 2024, 29 January (Evening Shift)

Which of the following reaction is correct?

  1. C2H5CONH2 + Br2 + NaOH C2H5CH2NH2 + Na2CO3 + NaBr + H2O
  2. [figure]
  3. [figure]
  4. CH3CH2CH2NH2 [H2O]HNO2, 0 C CH3CH2OH + N2 + HCl
Ques. 45JEE Main 2024, 27 January (Evening Shift)

The incorrect statement regarding conformations of ethane is :

  1. The dihedral angle in staggered conformation is 60 .
  2. Ethane has infinite number of conformations.
  3. Eclipsed conformation is the most stable conformation.
  4. The conformations of ethane are inter-convertible to one-another.