How many questions come from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in NEET?

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids was examined 56 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 4.3 questions (17 marks) per paper.

Is Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids important for NEET 2027?

Yes — at roughly 4.3 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Chemistry chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.

How can I practice Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids for NEET for free?

nextAIR holds 87 tagged questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids across 28 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.

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Class 12 Chemistry · Chapter 8. Practice 87 free NEET 2027 questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids (Class 12 Chemistry), across 28 concepts. Asked ~4.3× per paper since 2013.

nextAIR's analysis of 4,858 tagged NEET questions (2013–2026) finds Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids draws about 2.5 questions per paper in the recent sittings (2023–2026), against 2.18 per paper historically — trend stable.

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Part of the Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen unit in NEET Chemistry.

How much does Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids matter?

Across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025, Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids has been examined 56 times — an average of 4.3 questions per paper. At 4 marks each, that is roughly 17 marks a year riding on this one chapter. Where it sits against every other chapter, weighted to the eight most recent papers with 2026 included, is in the NEET 2027 chapter-wise weightage.

Most repeated in Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Topics by share of the 8 most recent NEET sittings in which they appeared, from nextAIR's 4,858-question PYQ pack (2013–2026).

Chemical properties of carbonyl Compoundsasked 33× · 1.25 per paper recently · trend stable75%repeat
Chemical properties of Carboxylic acidsasked 9× · 0.38 per paper recently · trend stable37.5%repeat
Preparation of Aromatic aldehydes onlyasked 5× · 0.25 per paper recently · trend up25%repeat
Preparations of aldehydes and ketonesasked 3× · 0.25 per paper recently · trend up25%repeat
Preparations of aldehydes onlyasked 3× · 0.25 per paper recently · trend up25%repeat
Methods of Preparations of Carboxylic acidsasked 5× · 0.12 per paper recently · trend down12.5%repeat

All most-repeated NEET topics

What gets asked: 27 concepts

Every question in the bank is tagged to one of these, so practice can target the exact idea you keep missing.

Acidity of Carboxylic AcidsAldehydes and KetonesAldol CondensationCannizzaro's ReactionCarbonyl GroupsCarboxylic AcidsChemical Properties of Carboxylic AcidsChemical Properties of Carboxylic Acids and its DerivativesChemical Reactions of Aldehydes and KetonesEsterificationFormation of Acid AnhydridesIdentification of Aldehydes and Ketones by Haloform ReactionIntroduction to Carboxylic AcidsMethods of Preparations of Carboxylic AcidsNucleophilic Addition Reactions of Aldehyde and KetonesPreparation of Alcohols by Reaction of Grignard Reagent with Aldehydes and KetonesPreparation of Aldehydes and KetonesPreparation of Aldehydes by Etard's ReactionPreparation of Aldehydes by Gattermann-Koch's Aldehyde SynthesisPreparation of Aldehydes by Reduction of Nitriles and EstersPreparation of Aldehydes by Rosenmund ReductionPreparation of Carboxylic Acids and its DerivativesReaction of Aldehydes and Ketones with Ammonia and its DerivativesRole of Substituents on Acidity of Carboxylic AcidsSoda lime DecarboxylationStephen ReactionWolff-Kishner's Reduction

Sample questions

Question 1

Which of the following carboxylic acids uniquely gives a positive Fehling's test?

Question 2

What is the total number of possible cross-aldol and self-aldol condensation products (excluding stereoisomers) formed between an equimolar mixture of ethanal and propanal?

Question 3

Match the following reactions with their reagents: List I (a) Rosenmund reduction (b) Stephen reaction (c) Etard reaction (d) Gattermann-Koch reaction List II (i) \mathrm{H_2/Pd-BaSO_4} (ii) \mathrm{SnCl_2/HCl} (iii) \mathrm{CrO_2Cl_2/CS_2} (iv) \mathrm{CO/HCl/AlCl_3/CuCl}

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How many questions come from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in NEET?: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids was examined 56 times across the 13 NEET papers from 2013 to 2025 — about 4.3 questions (17 marks) per paper.
Is Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids important for NEET 2027?: Yes — at roughly 4.3 questions a paper it is one of the higher-yield Chemistry chapters, and the NEET 2027 syllabus (NMC/UGMEB, December 2025) retains it.
How can I practice Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids for NEET for free?: nextAIR holds 87 tagged questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids across 28 concepts. Adaptive practice and a timed chapter test both start from this page, free, with no signup.