Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Question:

Match List-I with List-II

List-I

List-II

(A) Freons

(I) Paint remover

(B) DDT

(II) Refrigeration

(C) Dichloromethane

(III) Fire extinguisher

(D) Tetrachloromethane

(IV) Insecticide

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

List-I

List-II

(A) Freons

(II) Refrigeration

(B) DDT

(IV) Insecticide

(C) Dichloromethane

(I) Paint remover

(D) Tetrachloromethane

(III) Fire extinguisher

(A) Freons (chlorofluorocarbons, CFCs) → Widely used as refrigerants and aerosol propellants → (II)

(B) DDT (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane) → Famous organochlorine insecticide → (IV)

(C) Dichloromethane (CH₂Cl₂), also called methylene chloride → Excellent solvent, commonly used as paint remover/stripper(I)

(D) Tetrachloromethane (CCl₄), also known as carbon tetrachloride → Historically used in fire extinguishers (as Pyrene) because it is non-flammable and produces heavy vapours that smother flames → (III)