JEE Main Chemistry question

The IUPAC name of the compound (a cyclohexane ring bearing –OH at C1 and gem-dimethyl at C3) is

Answer: (C)

Solution

–OH is the principal characteristic group and must be expressed as the "-ol" suffix (not as a "hydroxy" prefix),

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