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General Organic Chemistry (GOC) JEE Main PYQs, 2020 to 2025

General Organic Chemistry (GOC) has 26 questions in JEE Main papers from 2020 to 2025, about 4.3 per year across all shifts. The most asked topic is Electronic Effects (10 questions), followed by Acidity and Basicity (5) and Structural Isomerism (5).

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26Total PYQs
6Years covered
7Topics
2025 Apr S2Latest paper

General Organic Chemistry (GOC) questions per year

YearQuestions
20253
202414
20233
20222
20213
20201

Topic-wise weightage

TopicQuestionsShare of chapterLast asked
Electronic Effects1038%2025
Acidity and Basicity519%2024
Structural Isomerism519%2024
IUPAC Nomenclature312%2025
Reaction Intermediates14%2025
Stereoisomerism14%2020
Types of Organic Reactions14%2021

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JEE Main 2025 · 3 Apr · Shift 2 · Reaction Intermediates

Given below are two statements :

Statement I : Hyperconjugation is not a permanent effect.

Statement II : In general, greater the number of alkyl groups attached to a positively charged Cation, greater is the hyperconjugation interaction and stabilization of the cation.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. (A)Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  2. (B)Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  3. (C)Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  4. (D)Both Statement I and Statement II are true
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Answer: (A)

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JEE Main 2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · Electronic Effects

Identify correct statement/s :

(A) −OCH3-{\mathrm{OCH}}_{3} and −NHCOCH3-{\mathrm{NHCOCH}}_{3} are activating group.

(B)   −CN\;-{\mathrm{CN}} and -OH are meta directing group.

(C) -CN and −SO3H-{\mathrm{SO}}_{3}{\mathrm{H}} are meta directing group.

(D) Activating groups act as ortho - and para directing groups.

(E) Halides are activating groups.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

  1. (A)(A),(C)(A),(C) and (D) only
  2. (B)(A),(B)(A),(B) and (E)(E) only
  3. (C)(A) and (C) only
  4. (D)(A) only
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Answer: (A)

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JEE Main 2025 · 24 Jan · Shift 2 · IUPAC Nomenclature

The hydrocarbon (X)({\mathrm{X}}) with molar mass 80 g mol−180{\ \mathrm{g}}{\ \mathrm{mol}}^{{-1}} and 90%90\% carbon has _______ degree of unsaturation.

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Answer: 3

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JEE Main 2024 · 8 Apr · Shift 2 · Acidity and Basicity

The correct sequence of acidic strength of the following aliphatic acids in their decreasing order is:

CH3CH2COOH,CH3COOH,CH3CH2CH2COOH,HCOOH{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}},{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COOH}},{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}},{\mathrm{HCOOH}}

  1. (A)HCOOH>CH3CH2CH2COOH>CH3CH2COOH>CH3COOH{\mathrm{HCOOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COOH}}
  2. (B)HCOOH>CH3COOH>CH3CH2COOH>CH3CH2CH2COOH{\mathrm{HCOOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}
  3. (C)CH3CH2CH2COOH>CH3CH2COOH>CH3COOH>HCOOH{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{HCOOH}}
  4. (D)CH3COOH>CH3CH2COOH>CH3CH2CH2COOH>HCOOH{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{CH}}_{3}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{CH}}_{2}{\mathrm{COOH}}>{\mathrm{HCOOH}}
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Answer: (B)

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JEE Main 2024 · 6 Apr · Shift 2 · Structural Isomerism

The incorrect statement regarding the geometrical isomers of 2-butene is :

  1. (A)cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene are not interconvertible at room temperature.
  2. (B)trans-2-butene is more stable than cis-2-butene.
  3. (C)cis-2-butene has less dipole moment than trans-2-butene.
  4. (D)cis-2-butene and trans-2-butene are stereoisomers.
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Answer: (C)

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JEE Main 2020 · 2 Sep · Shift 2 · Stereoisomerism

The one that is not expected to show isomerism is :
  1. (A)[Pt(NH3)2Cl2]
  2. (B)[Ni(NH3)4(H2O)2]2+
  3. (C)[Ni(en)3]2+
  4. (D)[Ni(NH3)2Cl2]
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Answer: (D)

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How many questions come from General Organic Chemistry (GOC) in JEE Main?

26 questions from 2020 to 2025, about 4.3 per year. In 2025 it had 3.

Which General Organic Chemistry (GOC) topics are most important for JEE Main?

By past papers: Electronic Effects (38%), Acidity and Basicity (19%) and Structural Isomerism (19%) of all General Organic Chemistry (GOC) questions.

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