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Hinsberg Test

JEE Main asked Hinsberg Test 13 times in 13 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. It belongs to Amines (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year. In 2021, 2022 and 2024 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
13
in 13 shifts
Years
5 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2024
Pattern
Asked most years
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024. 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: 1 in 12 shifts · 2021: 5 in 24 shifts · 2022: 3 in 24 shifts · 2023: 1 in 12 shifts · 2024: 3 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 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
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20243 of 18
  • 20231 of 12
  • 20223 of 24
  • 20215 of 24
  • 20201 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Single correct is the usual form. Skill tested: application.

  • Reagent identification
  • Identify reaction product that fails a named test

Difficulty

Easy 4Medium 7Hard 2

2 of the 13 questions had a numerical answer.

Every question

All 13 questions

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

  1. 1 Feb 2024, Shift 2 · Q89Number of compounds which give reaction with Hinsberg's reagent is ________. [figure: eleven structures in three rows]MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  2. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2 · Q79Given below are two statements : Statement (I) : All the following compounds react with p-toluenesulfonyl chloride. C6H5NH2\mathrm{C_6H_5NH_2}…MediumTwo statements
  3. 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1 · Q90Number of amine compounds from the following giving solids which are soluble in NaOH upon reaction with Hinsberg's reagent is __________.…MediumNumerical valueHas a figure
  4. 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1 · Q73Compound P (M.F. C14H13ON\mathrm{C_{14}H_{13}ON}; M.F. = MOLECULAR FORMULA) on treatment with HCl, Δ\Delta gives a Filter step: Residue Q and…HardDiagram basedHas a figure
  5. 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q77Which statement is NOT correct for p-toluenesulphonyl chloride?EasySingle correct
  6. 29 Jul 2022, Shift 2 · Q77The Hinsberg reagent isEasySingle correctHas a figure
  7. 27 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q80Match List I with List II. List I | List II A. Benzenesulphonyl chloride | I. Test for primary amines B. Hoffmann bromamide reaction | II.…MediumMatch the list
  8. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q47An organic compound “A” on treatment with benzene sulphonyl chloride gives compound B. B is soluble in dil. NaOH solution. Compound A is :MediumSingle correct
  9. 17 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q48Primary, secondary and tertiary amines can be separated using :EasySingle correct
  10. 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1 · Q46Which one of the products of the following reactions does not react with Hinsberg reagent to form sulphonamide ?MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  11. 26 Feb 2021, Shift 1 · Q47An amine on reaction with benzenesulphonyl chloride produces a compound insoluble in alkaline solution. This amine can be prepared by…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  12. 3 Aug 2021, Shift 1 · Q49Match List I with List II : List I : A. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction ; B. Hinsberg’s reagent ; C. Isocyanide test ; D. Hoffmann…EasyMatch the list
  13. 3 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q41Three isomers A, B and C (mol. formula C8H11N\mathrm{C_8H_{11}N}) give the following results : A and C →Diazotization\xrightarrow{\text{Diazotization}} P…HardDiagram basedHas a figure

Shifts: 3 Sep 2020, Shift 2, 26 Feb 2021, Shift 1, 17 Mar 2021, Shift 2, 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2, 25 Jul 2021, Shift 1, 3 Aug 2021, Shift 1, 26 Jun 2022, Shift 2, 27 Jul 2022, Shift 1, 29 Jul 2022, Shift 2, 6 Apr 2023, Shift 1, 1 Feb 2024, Shift 2, 8 Apr 2024, Shift 2, 8 Apr 2024, Shift 1.

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