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JEE Main Chemistry · Class 12

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: JEE Main previous year questions

Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers had 34 questions in the 42 JEE Main shifts Lumi analysed, about 0.6 a shift, asked in 25 of 42 shifts. It ranks 18 of 30 Chemistry chapters by questions; 9% of its questions were hard.

Questions
34
in 25 of 42 shifts
A shift, on average
0.6
of 25 Chemistry questions
Since 2024
+0.3
0.5 a shift in 2017–23, 0.8 in 2024–26
Numerical answer
6
18% of its questions

Year by year

How often it came

Questions in the analysed shifts of each year. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so read the bars with the shift count.

Questions each year
05100’174’201’214’223’239’244’259’26

2017: 1 shifts · 2020: 4 shifts · 2021: 4 shifts · 2022: 4 shifts · 2023: 4 shifts · 2024: 8 shifts · 2025: 8 shifts · 2026: 9 shifts

Difficulty by year
  • 2017
  • 20204
  • 20211
  • 20224
  • 20233
  • 20249
  • 20254
  • 20269
  • Easy
  • Medium
  • Hard

Inside the chapter

Topics and the ideas that repeat

5 topics and 20 distinct ideas; 5 ideas were asked more than once. Most questions are single correct and application.

Topics, by questions

6 questions had no close topic in our taxonomy and are counted for the chapter only.

Ideas asked most
5 repeat

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Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers: the interactive lesson

Every question

All 34 Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers questions

Newest first. Each opens with its options and the official answer.

2026 9 questions

  1. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q66Amongst the following, the total number of compounds soluble in aqueous NaOH at room temperature is:MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q70Identify the colour of compound 'X' in the sequence of the reaction.MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q66The descending order of acidity among the following compounds is: A. phenol B. 4-nitrophenol (O2N\mathrm{O_2N} para to OH on the benzene…MediumOtherHas a figure
  4. 4 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q70Match the LIST-I with LIST-II List-I (Compound): A. [figure: cyclohexane ring bearing OH] B. [figure: cyclohexane ring bearing NH2] C.…MediumMatch the listHas a figure
  5. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q67Consider compounds A, B and C with following structural formulae A = CH3−CH2−CH2−CH2−CH2−OH\mathrm{CH_3-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-CH_2-OH} B =…EasyOtherHas a figure
  6. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q73One mole of phenol is treated with dilute HNO3\mathrm{HNO_3} at 298 K to give a mixture of products. The mixture is separated by steam…MediumNumerical value
  7. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q67Consider the following sequence of reactions [skeletal structure: a central carbon with a vertical line up and down, a line to the left,…HardOtherHas a figure
  8. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 1 · Q734.7 g of phenol is heated with Zn to give product X. If this reaction goes to 60% completion then the number of moles of compound X formed…EasyNumerical value
  9. 6 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q66Consider the following reaction. [figure: benzyl phenyl ether, C6H5−O−CH2−C6H5\mathrm{C_6H_5{-}O{-}CH_2{-}C_6H_5}] ++ HI →\rightarrow Product…EasyTwo statementsHas a figure

2025 4 questions

  1. 4 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q68A toxic compound "A" when reacted with NaCN in aqueous acidic medium yields an edible cooking component and food preservative "B". "B" is…HardSingle correct
  2. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 1 · Q64Given below are two statements: Statement I: Dimethyl ether is completely soluble in water. However, diethyl ether is soluble in water to…EasyTwo statements
  3. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q67Match List - I with List - II. List - I (Conversion) | List - II (Reagents, Conditions used) (A) [figure: chlorobenzene to phenol] | (I)…MediumMatch the listHas a figure
  4. 8 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q67Which one of the following reactions will not lead to the desired ether formation in major proportion ? (iso-Bu ⇒ isobutyl, sec-Bu ⇒…MediumSingle correctHas a figure

2024 9 questions

  1. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q78Identify the major products A and B respectively in the following set of reactions. [figure: 1-methylcyclohexan-1-ol (ring carbon bearing…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q76Identify the product A and product B in the following set of reactions. [figure: CH3−CH=CH2\mathrm{CH_3-CH=CH_2}…EasySingle correctHas a figure
  3. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q77For the given compounds, the correct order of increasing pKa\mathrm{pK_a} value : (A) phenol (B) 4-nitrophenol (O2N\mathrm{O_2N} and OH para…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  4. 9 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q72Match List I with List II List I (Test) | List II (Observation) A. Br2\mathrm{Br_2} water test | I. Yellow orange or orange red precipitate…MediumMatch the list
  5. 29 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q77The major product (P) in the following reaction isMediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  6. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q76Salicylaldehyde is synthesized from phenol, when reacted withEasySingle correct
  7. 30 Jan 2024, Shift 2 · Q77Products A and B formed in the following set of reactions are B ←B2H6, H2O2, NaOH(aq)\xleftarrow{\mathrm{B_2H_6},\ \mathrm{H_2O_2,\ NaOH(aq)}}…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  8. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q77Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: pKa\mathrm{pK_a} value…EasyAssertion–reason
  9. 31 Jan 2024, Shift 1 · Q78Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R: Assertion A: Alcohols react both as…MediumAssertion–reason

2023 3 questions

  1. 8 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q75A compound 'X' when treated with phthalic anhydride in presence of concentrated H2SO4\mathrm{H_2SO_4} yields 'Y'. 'Y' is used as an acid/base…EasySingle correct
  2. 11 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q90[figure: 4-hydroxybutanal, OHC−CH2CH2CH2−OH\mathrm{OHC{-}CH_2CH_2CH_2{-}OH} (y mole)] →H3O+x mol of MeMgBr\xrightarrow[\mathrm{H_3O^+}]{x\ \text{mol of MeMgBr}} [figure:…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  3. 13 Apr 2023, Shift 2 · Q76Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Order of acidic nature…MediumAssertion–reasonHas a figure

2022 4 questions

  1. 25 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q80Given below are two statements : Statement I : On heating with KHSO4\mathrm{KHSO_4}, glycerol is dehydrated and acrolein is formed. Statement…MediumTwo statements
  2. 28 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q75Identify the major products A and B for the below given reaction sequence. Benzene…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  3. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q80Given below are two statements. Statement I : Phenols are weakly acidic. Statement II : Therefore they are freely soluble in NaOH solution…EasyTwo statements
  4. 29 Jun 2022, Shift 1 · Q90C6H12O6→ZymaseA→ΔNaOIB+CHI3\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O_6 \xrightarrow{Zymase} A \xrightarrow[\Delta]{NaOI} B + CHI_3} The number of carbon atoms present in the product B is…EasyNumerical value

2021 1 questions

  1. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q44Reaction of Grignard reagent, C2H5MgBr\mathrm{C_2H_5MgBr} with C8H8O\mathrm{C_8H_8O} followed by hydrolysis gives compound "A" which reacts…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

2020 4 questions

  1. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q41Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of C−-OH bond length : methanol, phenol, p-ethoxyphenolMediumSingle correct
  2. 8 Jan 2020, Shift 1 · Q45The major product of the following reaction is : (CH3)2C=CH−CH2−CH2−C(CH3)=CH−CH2OH(\mathrm{CH_3})_2\mathrm{C{=}CH{-}CH_2{-}CH_2{-}C(CH_3){=}CH{-}CH_2OH}…HardDiagram basedHas a figure
  3. 9 Jan 2020, Shift 2 · Q50Consider the following reactions A →(ii) H3O+(i) CH3MgBr\xrightarrow[\text{(ii) } H_3O^+]{\text{(i) } CH_3MgBr} B →573 KCu\xrightarrow[573\text{ K}]{Cu}…MediumNumerical value
  4. 6 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q50A solution of phenol in chloroform when treated with aqueous NaOH gives compound P as a major product. The mass percentage of carbon in P…EasyNumerical value

Pattern: Asked most years.