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Select the correct option based on the statements below:

Assertion (A):	The bond angle in ethers is slightly less than the angle of tetrahedral.
Reason (R):	There is repulsion between the two bulky (— R) groups.

1.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is True but (R) is False.
4.	(A) is False but (R) is True.

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Q2:

Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A):	The IUPAC name of the compoundis 2-ethoxy-2-methylethane.
Reason (R):	In IUPAC nomenclature, ether is regarded as a hydrocarbon derivative in which a hydrogen atom is replaced by —OR or -OAr group [where, R = alkyl group and Ar = aryl group].

1.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is True but (R) is False.
4.	(A) is False but (R) is True.

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Q3:

Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A):	Ether behave as bases in the presence of mineral acids.
Reason (R):	It is due to the presence of lone pairs of electrons on the oxygen atom.

1.	Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is true but (R) is false.
4.	Both (A) and (R) are false.

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Q4:

Match the following:

	List I		List II
i.	O₂N-C₆H₅-OCH₃(p)	a.	4-Ethoxy-1,1-dimethylcyclohexane
ii.	C₂H₅OCH₂-CH(CH₃)₂	b.	1-Chloro-2-methoxyethane
iii.	CH₃OCH₂CH₂Cl	c.	1-Ethoxy-2-methylpropane
iv.		d.	1-Methoxy-4-nitrobenzene

	i	ii	iii	iv
1.	d	c	b	a
2.	c	d	b	a
3.	a	c	b	d
4.	b	c	d	a

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Q5:

Match the items of Column I with items of Column II.

	Column l		Column ll
A.	Reimer-Tiemann reaction	1.	Conversion of phenol to o-hydroxysalicylic aid
B.	Kolbe's reaction	2.	Heated copper at 573K
C.	Conversion of 2 $°$ alcohol to a ketone	3.	Reaction of an alkyl halide with sodium alkoxide
D.	Williamson's synthesis	4.	Conversion of phenol to salicylaldehyde