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JEE Main · Chemistry · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

2,4-DNP (Brady's Reagent) Test

JEE Main asked 2,4-DNP (Brady's Reagent) Test 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021 and 2025. It belongs to Nucleophilic Addition, in Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 4 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2021
last in 2025
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021 and 2025. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 1 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 1 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20251 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20211 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: conceptual.

  • Deduce structure from tests and optical activity
  • Compounds giving 2,4-dnp test

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 1Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2 · Q68"P" is an optically active compound with molecular formula C6H12O\mathrm{C_6H_{12}O}. When 'P' is treated with 2, 4-dinitrophenylhydrazine, it…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 26 Feb 2021, Shift 2 · Q492,4-DNP test can be used to identify :EasySingle correct

Shifts: 26 Feb 2021, Shift 2, 7 Apr 2025, Shift 2.

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