Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
36 Questions
25 Papers covered
3.33% Weightage 2026 ▲ 50% vs last year
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Year-wise statistics questions · papers · average per paper · weightage Year Questions Papers Avg / paper Weightage 2026 3 2 1.5 3.33% ▲ 50% vs last year 2025 1 1 1 2.22% ▼ 43.9% vs last year 2024 4 2 2 3.96% ▲ 1% vs last year 2023 2 1 2 3.92% ▲ 32% vs last year 2022 3 2 1.5 2.97% ▼ 25.7% vs last year 2021 2 1 2 4.00% ▲ 80% vs last year 2020 1 1 1 2.22% same as last year 2018 1 1 1 2.22% same as last year 2017 1 1 1 2.22% ▲ 100% vs last year 2016 1 2 0.5 1.11% same as last year 2015 1 2 0.5 1.11% ▼ 11.1% vs last year 2012 1 2 0.5 1.25% ▼ 66.2% vs last year 2011 3 2 1.5 3.70% ▼ 25.9% vs last year 2010 4 2 2 5.00% ▲ 27.5% vs last year 2009 2 1 2 3.92% ▲ 100% vs last year 2008 1 1 1 1.96% ▼ 2% vs last year 2005 1 1 1 2.00% ▼ 52% vs last year 2004 2 1 2 4.17% ▲ 108.3% vs last year 2002 1 1 1 2.00% ▲ 2% vs last year 2001 1 1 1 1.96%
All 36 MCQ 36
Topic All topics Elimination Reactions of Haloalkanes Mechanism and Reactivity of SN1 and SN2 Nature of C–X Bond Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Substitution in Haloarenes Polyhalogen Compounds Preparation of Haloalkanes Preparation of Haloarenes Reaction of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes with Metals Structure and Classification of Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Year All years 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2018 2017 2016 2015 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2005 2004 2002 2001
⚠ 1 of these questions are out of the current syllabus (marked on the question).
Ques. 31 AIPMT 2008
In an SN2 substitution reaction of the type R-Br + Cl- DMF R-Cl + Br- which one of the following has the highest relative rate?
CH3- CH3 | CH3 |C-CH2Br CH3CH2Br CH3CH2CH2Br CH3- CH3 |CH-CH2Br
Ques. 32 AIPMT 2005
Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN1 mechanism?
Ethyl chloride Isopropyl chloride Chlorobenzene Benzyl chloride
Ques. 33 AIPMT 2004
Which of the following is least reactive in a nucleophilic substitution reaction?
(CH3)3C-Cl CH2=CHCl CH3CH2Cl CH2=CHCH2Cl
Ques. 34 AIPMT 2004
Chloropicrin is obtained by the reaction of
steam on carbon tetrachloride nitric acid on chlorobenzene chlorine on picric acid nitric acid on chloroform
Out of syllabus
Ques. 35 AIPMT 2002
Reactivity order of halides for dehydrohalogenation is
R-F > R-Cl > R-Br > R-I R-I > R-Br > R-Cl > R-F R-I > R-Cl > R-Br > R-F R-F > R-I > R-Br > R-Cl
Ques. 36 AIPMT 2001
An organic compound A (C4H9Cl) on reaction with Na/diethyl ether gives a hydrocarbon which on monochlorination gives only one chloro derivative, then A is
t-butyl chloride s-butyl chloride iso-butyl chloride n-butyl chloride