Carbon & Organic Chemistry Questions with Solutions

This topic covers carbon and its compounds: the allotropes of carbon (diamond, graphite and fullerenes), hydrocarbons, functional groups, the nomenclature of simple organic compounds, alcohols and acids, soaps and detergents, polymers and plastics. Questions commonly ask which allotrope of carbon conducts electricity (graphite), which is the hardest natural substance (diamond), what the main component of natural gas is (methane), and how soaps differ from detergents. Know the monomers of common polymers, such as ethylene for polythene, and which plastics are thermoplastics and which are thermosetting. Practise the carbon and organic chemistry questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.