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JEE Main · Chemistry · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Hydrolysis of Nitriles

JEE Main asked Hydrolysis of Nitriles 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021 and 2026. It belongs to Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives, in Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 5 years.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2021
last in 2026
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021 and 2026. 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: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 1 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

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

  • 20261 of 9
  • 20250 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: application.

  • Predict product of reaction sequence
  • Predict product of reaction

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. 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2 · Q65Complete the following reaction sequence and give the name of major product 'P'. CH3CH2C≡N\mathrm{CH_3CH_2C{\equiv}N}…MediumSingle correctHas a figure
  2. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1 · Q45[figure: cyclohexyl-C#N --(H2O/H+)--> "A" (Major Product) --(H2O/H+, heat)--> cyclohexyl-COOH] Consider the above chemical reaction and…EasyDiagram basedHas a figure

Shifts: 18 Mar 2021, Shift 1, 5 Apr 2026, Shift 2.

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