Chemistry 30 Imported MCQs Chapter 4 : Hydrocarbons , along with their answers:


Chapter 4 : 

                                                            Hydrocarbons


1.   Which of the following is the simplest hydrocarbon?

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Propane
 d) Butane
Answer: a) Methane

2. Alkanes are also known as?

 a) Aromatic hydrocarbons
 b) Saturated hydrocarbons
 c) Unsaturated hydrocarbons
 d) Cyclic hydrocarbons
Answer: b) Saturated hydrocarbons

3.Which of the following is an alkene?

 a) C2H6
 b) C3H8
 c) C4H10
 d) C2H4
Answer: d) C2H4

4. The general formula for alkanes is?

 a) CnH2n
 b) CnH2n+2
 c) CnH2n-2
 d) CnHn
Answer: b) CnH2n+2

5. Which hydrocarbon is a component of natural gas?

 a) Ethane
 b) Methane
 c) Butane
 d) Propane
Answer: b) Methane

6.What type of bonds do alkanes have? 

a) Single bonds
b) Double bonds
c) Triple bonds
d) Aromatic bonds
Answer: a) Single bonds

7.Which of the following hydrocarbons is a member of the alkyne series?

 a) Ethane
 b) Ethylene
 c) Acetylene
 d) Propylene
Answer: c) Acetylene

8. The process of breaking down large hydrocarbons into smaller ones is called?

  a) Polymerization
  b) Cracking
  c) Hydrogenation
  d) Substitution
Answer: b) Cracking

9.Which hydrocarbon is used as a fuel for cooking?

 a) Methane
 b) Propane
 c) Ethylene
 d) Benzene
Answer: b) Propane

10.  Which of the following is an aromatic hydrocarbon? 

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Benzene
 d) Propylene
Answer: c) Benzene

11.Alkenes are also known as? 

 a) Saturated hydrocarbons
 b) Unsaturated hydrocarbons
 c) Aromatic hydrocarbons
 d) Cyclic hydrocarbons
Answer: b) Unsaturated hydrocarbons

12. The chemical formula of ethylene is?

 a) C2H6
 b) C2H4
 c) C3H8
 d) C4H10
Answer: b) C2H4

13. What is the main use of hydrocarbons? 

 a) As solvents
 b) As fuels
 c) In food
 d) In textiles
Answer: b) As fuels

14. Which of the following is a saturated hydrocarbon?

  a) Ethylene
 b) Acetylene
 c) Propane
 d) Benzene
Answer: c) Propane

15. Which of the following processes is used to separate hydrocarbons in petroleum? 

 a) Filtration
 b) Distillation
 c) Chromatography
 d) Crystallization
Answer: b) Distillation

16.Which hydrocarbon is used to make plastics? 

 a) Methane
 b) Propylene
 c) Butane
 d) Ethane
Answer: b) Propylene

17.  The main component of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is?

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Propane
 d) Butane
Answer: c) Propane

18.  Which of the following hydrocarbons contains a triple bond?

 a) Ethylene
 b) Acetylene
 c) Propane
 d) Benzene
Answer: b) Acetylene

19. The molecular formula of butane is?

 a) C3H8
 b) C4H10
 c) C5H12
 d) C6H14
Answer: b) C4H10

20.  Which of the following hydrocarbons is a gas at room temperature?

  a) Methane
 b) Hexane
 c) Octane
 d) Nonane
Answer: a) Methane

21. Which hydrocarbon is known as marsh gas? 

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Propane
 d) Butane
Answer: a) Methane

22.What is the main source of hydrocarbons? 

 a) Air
 b) Water
 c) Soil
 d) Petroleum
Answer: d) Petroleum

23.   Which of the following is not an alkane?

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Propylene
 d) Butane
Answer: c) Propylene

24.The chemical formula of propane is?

 a) C3H8
 b) C4H10
 c) C2H6
 d) CH4
Answer: a) C3H8

25. Which of the following is a property of hydrocarbons? 

 a) High solubility in water
 b) Good conductors of electricity
 c) Combustible
 d) Non-combustible
Answer: c) Combustible

26. Which hydrocarbon is commonly used in welding torches? 

 a) Methane
 b) Ethane
 c) Acetylene
 d) Propane
Answer: c) Acetylene

27.  Which of the following is a structural isomer of butane? 

 a) Propane
 b) Ethane
 c) Isobutane
 d) Methane
Answer: c) Isobutane

28. Which hydrocarbon is known for its use in dry cleaning? 

 a) Methane
 b) Ethylene
 c) Benzene
 d) Acetylene
Answer: c) Benzene

29. Alkynes contain how many hydrogen atoms compared to alkanes with the same number of carbon atoms?

 a) The same number
 b) Two more
 c) Two less
 d) Four less
Answer: c) Two less

30. Which of the following hydrocarbons is found in crude oil?

 a) Methane
 b) Butane
 c) Octane
 d) Propane

Answer: c) Octane


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