Amines in NSEC: previous year question analysis
Amines has appeared 27 times in NSEC between 2009 and 2025, making it the 20th most-asked of 29 chapters and about 2% of the bank. Over the last 5 years it has averaged 2.2 questions per year.
Total PYQs
27
Years covered
2009–2025
Weightage rank
#20 of 29
Share of bank
2%
How many Amines questions appeared each year
| Year | Questions | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 5 | |
| 2015 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 3 | |
| 2018 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 5 | |
| 2025 | 1 |
Which Amines sub-topics are asked most
Every question in this chapter is tagged to a sub-topic, so you can see exactly where the marks sit before you revise.
- Reduction of isocyanides1 questions
- Basic strength / inductive effect1 questions
- Diazonium / Sandmeyer reaction sequence1 questions
- Basicity order of amines/amides1 questions
- Amine oxide formal charge1 questions
- Basicity order of amines1 questions
- Reaction of primary amine with nitrous acid1 questions
- Electrophilic aromatic nitration of arylamines1 questions
- Acetylation / purification of amide1 questions
- Functional group interconversion (acid-amide-nitrile-amine-alcohol)1 questions
Question formats used in Amines
- Single-correct MCQ26
- Multiple-correct MCQ1
How Amines compares with nearby chapters
- #18The d- & f-Block Elements34
- #19Redox Reactions32
- #20Amines27
- #21Solid State26
- #22Classification of Elements & Periodicity19
Counts are computed from AcadXL’s own NSEC question bank, tagged chapter- and sub-topic-wise and checked against official answer keys. Sign in to attempt the 27 Amines questions with solutions.