MDCAT Chemistry — Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry is a core Chemistry topic in the PMDC MDCAT syllabus, covering 3 subtopics. Below are the subtopics to revise, how often the topic appears in past papers, and real past-paper MCQs to try.
Subtopics (3)
- Definition and Classification of Organic Compounds
- Functional Groups
- Isomerism (Stereoisomerism)
How Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry is tested
Across the 16 MDCAT past papers on ParhaiKrlo, Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry accounts for 31 questions. It appears in 14 of them, about 2.2 questions a paper. The heaviest was MDCAT 2019, with 4 questions, and the most recent is MDCAT 2025, with 1.
| Paper | Questions |
|---|---|
| MDCAT 2025 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2024 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2023 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2022 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2019 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2018 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2017 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2016 | 3 |
| MDCAT 2015 | 2 |
| MDCAT 2014 | 4 |
| MDCAT 2013 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2012 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2011 | 1 |
| MDCAT 2008 | 1 |
Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry MCQs from the MDCAT past papers
Try each one before opening the answer. Each comes with a short explanation.
- Q1 · MDCAT 2025 · Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
Fischer esterification is which type of reaction?
- A.Condensation
- B.Substitution
- C.Elimination
- D.Dehydrogenation
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Answer: A. Condensation — Fischer esterification is a condensation reaction.
- Q2 · MDCAT 2024 · Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
1-Butene and two Butene are showing which type of isomerism?
- A.Functional Group
- B.Position
- C.Metamerism
- D.Chain
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Answer: B. Position — 1-butene and 2-butene differ only in where the double bond sits — that's position isomerism.
- Q3 · MDCAT 2023 · Fundamental Principles of Organic Chemistry
What is the IUPAC name of diisopropyl ketone?
- A.1,3-Diisopropylpropan-2-one
- B.2,4-Dimethylpentan-3-one
- C.2,4-Dimethylpentan-2-one
- D.1,3-Dimethylpropan-2-one
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Answer: B. 2,4-Dimethylpentan-3-one — Diisopropyl ketone's IUPAC name is 2,4-dimethylpentan-3-one.