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JEE Main 2025 · ChemistryMultiple choiceTwo statementsEasyRecall

JEE Main 4 April 2025, Shift 2, Chemistry Q66

Question 66 of 75 in this shift, Chemistry question 16 of 25, Section A.

Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : Alcohols are formed when alkyl chlorides are treated with aqueous potassium hydroxide by elimination reaction. Statement (II) : In alcoholic potassium hydroxide, alkyl chlorides form alkenes by abstracting the hydrogen from the β\beta-carbon. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
  1. (1)Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
  2. (2)Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
  3. (3)Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
  4. (4)Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correctOfficial answer

Official answer

Option 4

NTA final key.

Chapter
Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
Topic
No close match in our taxonomy
Idea tested
No close match in our taxonomy

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. Lumi analyses 42 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.