Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Previous year questions with solutions · 2000 – 2026
36 Questions
25 Papers covered
3.33% ↑50% Weightage in 2026
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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% 2025 1 1 1 2.22% ↓43.9% 2024 4 2 2 3.96% ↑1% 2023 2 1 2 3.92% ↑32% 2022 3 2 1.5 2.97% ↓25.7% 2021 2 1 2 4.00% ↑80% 2020 1 1 1 2.22% →0% 2018 1 1 1 2.22% →0% 2017 1 1 1 2.22% ↑100% 2016 1 2 0.5 1.11% →0% 2015 1 2 0.5 1.11% ↓11.1% 2012 1 2 0.5 1.25% ↓66.2% 2011 3 2 1.5 3.70% ↓25.9% 2010 4 2 2 5.00% ↑27.5% 2009 2 1 2 3.92% ↑100% 2008 1 1 1 1.96% ↓2% 2005 1 1 1 2.00% ↓52% 2004 2 1 2 4.17% ↑108.3% 2002 1 1 1 2.00% ↑2% 2001 1 1 1 1.96%
All 36 MCQ 36
TopicAll 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 YearAll 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).
31
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
AIPMT 2008
32
Which of the following undergoes nucleophilic substitution exclusively by SN1 mechanism?
Ethyl chloride Isopropyl chloride Chlorobenzene Benzyl chloride
AIPMT 2005
33
Which of the following is least reactive in a nucleophilic substitution reaction?
(CH3)3C-Cl CH2=CHCl CH3CH2Cl CH2=CHCH2Cl
AIPMT 2004
34
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 AIPMT 2004
35
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
AIPMT 2002
36
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
AIPMT 2001