Hydrocarbons in NSEC: previous year question analysis
Hydrocarbons has appeared 79 times in NSEC between 2007 and 2025, making it the 7th most-asked of 29 chapters and about 5.9% of the bank. Over the last 5 years it has averaged 4 questions per year.
Total PYQs
79
Years covered
2007–2025
Weightage rank
#7 of 29
Share of bank
5.9%
How many Hydrocarbons questions appeared each year
| Year | Questions | Relative volume |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 5 | |
| 2016 | 8 | |
| 2017 | 5 | |
| 2018 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 8 | |
| 2021 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 5 | |
| 2024 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 9 |
Which Hydrocarbons 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.
- Aromaticity2 questions
- Aromatic nitration / directing effects2 questions
- Acidity of terminal C-H1 questions
- Petroleum refining1 questions
- Huckel's rule / aromaticity1 questions
- Carbocation rearrangement / stability1 questions
- Markovnikov addition with rearrangement1 questions
- Conformational analysis of cyclohexane1 questions
- Hydroboration-oxidation regiochemistry1 questions
- Oxymercuration-demercuration (Markovnikov hydration)1 questions
Question formats used in Hydrocarbons
- Single-correct MCQ72
- Multiple-correct MCQ7
How Hydrocarbons compares with nearby chapters
- #5Coordination Compounds85
- #6Aldehydes, Ketones & Carboxylic Acids82
- #7Hydrocarbons79
- #8The p-Block Elements73
- #9Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry67
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 79 Hydrocarbons questions with solutions.