JEE Chemistry
Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene: JEE Questions & Solutions
24 previous-year JEE Chemistry questions on Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene, each with a worked step-by-step solution.
Previous-year questions
- 01View questionNVAMediumJEE 2026
- 02Consider the following sequence of reactions. The number of bromine atom(s) in the final product (P) will be:MCQMediumJEE 2026
- 03Given below are two statements: Statement I: Benzene is nitrated to give nitrobenzene, which on further treatment with CH₃COCl / AlCl₃ will…MCQEasyJEE 2026
- 04Consider the following compounds. Arrange these compounds in a n increasing order of reactivity with nitrating mixture. The correct order…MCQMediumJEE 2026
- 05Consider the following reaction of benzene. In compound (Q), the percentage of oxygen is %. (Nearest integer)NVAMediumJEE 2026
- 06Method used for separation of mixture of products (B and C) obtained in the following reaction is:MCQMediumJEE 2026
- 07Which of the following reaction is NOT correctly represented?MCQEasyJEE 2026
- 08Identify the correct statements: The presence of –NO₂ group in benzene ring A. activates the ring towards electrophilic substitutions. B.…MCQEasyJEE 2026
- 09Consider the following sequence of reactions to produce major product (A): Molar mass of product (A) is g mol⁻¹. (Given molar mass in g…NVAMediumJEE 2025
- 10Identify correct statement/s: (A) -OCH₃ and -NHCOCH₃ are activating groups. (B) -CN and -OH are meta directing groups. (C) -CN and -SO₃H…MCQMediumJEE 2025
- 11For the reaction: The correct order of set of reagents for the above conversion is:MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 12Given below are two statements: Statement (I): On nitration of m-xylene with HNO₃, H₂SO₄, followed by oxidation, 4-nitrobenzene-1,…MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 13In the following series of reactions identify the major products A and B respectively.MCQMediumJEE 2025
- 14The sequence from the following that would result in giving predominantly 3, 4, 5-Tribromoaniline is:MCQMediumJEE 2025
- 15The major product (A) formed in the following reaction sequence isMCQMediumJEE 2025
- 16Benzene is treated with oleum to produce compound (X) which when further heated with molten sodium hydroxide followed by acidification…MCQEasyJEE 2025
- 17Choose the correct set of reagents for the following conversion:MCQMediumJEE 2025
- 18Among the following, total number of meta-directing functional groups is (Integer based): – OCH₃, –NO₂, –CN, –CH₃–NHCOCH₃, – COR, –OH, –…NVAEasyJEE 2024
- 19The products A and B formed in the following reaction scheme are respectively: 1. Benzene + HNO₃ + H₂SO₄ → A 2. A + Sn/HCl → BMCQEasyJEE 2024
- 20Number of compounds from the following which cannot undergo Friedel-Crafts reactions is: Toluene, nitrobenzene, xylene, cumene, aniline,…NVAEasyJEE 2024
- 21In the above conversion of compound (X) to product (Y), the sequence of reagents to be used will be:MCQMediumJEE 2023
- 22The major product 'P' formed in the given reaction is:MCQMediumJEE 2023
- 23Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of rate of aromatic electrophilic substitution reaction:MCQEasyJEE 2023
- 24Decreasing order of reactivity towards electrophilic substitution for the following compounds is:MCQEasyJEE 2023
Frequently asked questions
Our bank has 24 previous-year JEE Chemistry questions tagged to Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene, drawn from JEE papers between 2023 and 2026, including 8 from 2026 alone. Each comes with a full step-by-step solution.
Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene is rated Advanced overall for JEE Chemistry. The PYQs on this page break down as 13 medium, 11 easy.
Of the 24 previous-year questions on Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene, 19 are multiple-choice (MCQ) and 5 are numerical-value (NVA) questions.
Based on recent paper analysis, Electrophilic Substitution in Benzene is worth about 2 marks in JEE Main. It sits in Hydrocarbons, a Class 11 Chemistry chapter.
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