Given the following reaction:
CH3
CHO+HCNX
(Assume compound X has a chiral centre)
The optical activity associated with product X would be: 

1. Laevorotatory 
2. Dextrorotatory
3. Mesocompound
4. Racemic mixture

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Benzophenone can be converted into benzene using 

1. anhydrous AlCl3

2. acidified dichromate

3. sodium amalgam in water

4. fused alkali

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Which of the following react with NaOH to produce an acid and alcohol?

1. CH3COOH

2. HCHO

3. C6H5COOH

4. CH3CH2COOH

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Which of the following is incorrect?

1. Fehling solution is used in detection of glucose

2. NaHSO3 is used in detection of carbonyl compounds

3. FeCl3 is used in detection of phenols

4. Tollen's reagent is used in detection of unsaturation.

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Formaldehyde on condensation in presence of Ca(OH)2 gives

1. formose

2. fructose

3. maltose

4. xylose

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In the following reaction, product 'P' is 

R-CO-ClPd-BaSO4H2P

1. RCOOH

2. RCHO

3. RCH3

4. RCH2OH

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The compound that responds to Tollen's test is

1. CH3COCH3

2. CH3CHO

3. CH3COOH

4. C2H5OC2H5

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CH3CHCl2, on hydrolysis will give

1. CH3CHO

2. CH3COOH

3. CHCl3

4. CH3CH2OH

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The reagent used for the separation of acetaldehyde from acetophenone is 

1. NH2OH

2. NaHSO3

3.  NaOH/I2

4. C6H5NHNH2

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Acetaldehyde gives orange coloured precipitate on treatment with:

1. 2, 4-DNP

2. NH2OH

3. NaHSO3

4. NaOH

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