GeneralScienceQuestionandanswers

1.Whichofthefollowingisthelightestmetal?
1. Mercury
2. Silver
3. Lithium
4. Lead

2.Theelementpresentinthelargestamountinrocksandmineralsis
1. Carbon
2. Silicon

3.Whichofthefollowingisthelightestmetal?
1. Mercury
2. Silver
3. Lithium

4.ThemostimportantoreofAluminiumis
1. Bauxite
2. Calamine
3. Calcite
4. Galena

5.Theelementpresentinthelargestamountinrocksandmineralsis
1. Chloroethane
2. Carbamide
3. Silicon
4. carbon

6.Permanenthardnessofwatercanberemovedbyadding
1. PotassiumPermanganate
2. Chlorine
3. BleachingPowder
4. WashingSoda

7.TheformulaofPlasterofParisis
1. CaSO
4
2. CaSO
,2H
O
4
2
3. 2CaSO
,4H
O
4
2
4. 2CaSO
,H
O
4
2

8.LiquefiedPetroleumgas(LPG)consistsofmainly
1. Methane,EthaneandHexane
2. Ethane,HexaneandNonane
3. Methane,ButaneandPropane
4. Methane,HexaneandNonane

9.Whichofthefollowingisthelightestmetal?
1. Mercury
2. Silver
3. Lithium
4. Lead
10.ThemostimportantoreofAluminiumis
1. Bauxite
2. Calamine
3. Calcite
4. Galena


11.ThemetalthatispresentinPhotoFilmsis
1. Mercury
2. Platinium
3. Magnesium
4. Silver

12.Whichofthefollowingisinliquidformatroomtemperature?
1. Cerium
2. Sodium
3. Francium
4. Lithium

13.Thepropertyofasubstancetoabsorbmoisturefromtheaironexposureiscalled
1. Osmosis
2. Desiccation
3. Efflorescence
4. Deliquescence

14.Whichofthefollowingisthelightestmetal?
1.Mercury
2.Silver
3.Lithium
4.Lead

15.ThemostimportantoreofAluminiumis

1. Bauxite
2. Calamine
3. Calcite
4. Galen

16.Theelementpresentinthelargestamountinrocksandmineralsis
1. HydrogenSulphide
2. Nitrogen

17.Quartzcrystalsnormallyusedinquartzclocksetc.ischemically
1. SodiumSilicate
2. Silicondioxide
3. Germaniumdioxide
4. Amixtureof(B)and(C)

18.Whichofthefollowingelementsisnonradioactive?
1. Uranium
2. Thorium
3. Plutonium
4. Zirconium

19.AccordingtoDaltonsatomictheorythesmallestparticlewhichcanexist

independentlyis
1. Anatom
2. Amolecule
3. Acation
4. Ananion

20.Whichofthefollowingisthelightestmetal?
1. Mercury
2. Silver
3. Lithium
4. Lead

21.ThemostimportantoreofAluminiumis
5. Bauxite
6. Calamine
7. Calcite
8. Galena

23.Therecentatomicweightscaleisbasedon
1. 1H1
2. 1H2
3. 6C12
4. 8O16

24.Themajoringredientofleatheris

1. Carbohydrate
2. Collagen
3. Polymer
4. Nucleicacid

25.Glassismadefromthemixtureof
5. Quartzandmica
6. Sandandsalt
7. Sandandsilicates
8. Noneofthese
9. Epoxyresinsisusedas
10. Mothrepellants
11. Insecticides

26.Thefastestactingenzymeinthebiologicalkingdomis
12. lipase
13. amylase
14. carboxypeptidase
15. carbonicanhydrase

27.Thefirstsyntheticfibremadebymanwas
1. Rayon
2. Nylon
3. Polyester
4. Terycott

28.Polytheneisindustriallypreparedbythepolymerizationof

1. Methane
2. Styrene
3. Acetylene
4. Ethylene

29.Ethylalcoholismixedcompletelywithwater.Howethylalcoholisseparatedfrom
themixture
1. byseparationflannel
2. byevaporation
3. partialdistillation
4. evaporationofwater

30.Whitevitriolis
1. FeSO
,7H
O
4
2
2. ZnSO
,7H
O
4
2
3. MgSO
,7H
O
4
2
4. CuSO
,7H
O
4
2

31.Themostabundantmetalintheearthscrustis
1. Zinc
2. Copper
3. Aluminium
4. Iron

32.Thegasusedtoextinguishfireis

1. Neon
2. Nitrogen
3. Carbondioxide
4. CarbonMonoxide

33.InwhichofthefollowingactivitiesSiliconCarbideisused?
1. Makingcementandglass
2. Disinfectingwaterandponds
3. Makingcastesforstatues
4. Cuttingveryhardsubstances

34.Whichofthefollowinggasisnotknownasgreenhousegas?
1. Methane
2. Carbondioxide
3. Nitrousoxide
4. CFC

35.Whichofthefollowingisnotaneutraloxide?
1. CarbonMonoxide
2. SulphurDioxide
3. Water
4. NitricOxide

36.PotassiumPermanganateisusedforpurifyingdrinkingwater,because

1. Itdissolvestheimpuritiesofwater
2. Itisasterilizingagent
3. Itisanoxidizingagent

37.Thepresenceofwhichofthefollowingsaltsinwatercausescorrosioninsteam
boilers?
1. SodiumChloride
2. MagnesiumChloride
3. Calciumbicarbonate
4. Potassiumbicarbonate

39.Waterisagoodsolventofionicsaltsbecause
1. Ithasnocolour
2. Ithasaboilingpoint
3. Ithasahighdipolemoment
4. Ithasahighspecificheat

40.Nuclearfissioniscausedbytheimpactof
5. Proton
6. Electron
7. Neutron
8. (A)and(b)

41.Longdistancephotographyisfacilitatedby

1. Visiblelight
2. Xrays
3. InfraRedrays
4. Ultravioletrays

42.Whichofthefollowingisusedinmakingartificialsweetenersaccharine?
5. Benzene
6. Toluene
7. Phenol
8. Aniline

43.Saponificationinvolvesthehydrolysisoffatsandoilsby
1. water(B)washingsoda
2. (C)stearicacid(D)
causticsoda
(
Ans:
D)
3. Photosynthesisisa/an
4. exothermicprocess
5. endothermicprocess
6. aneutralprocess
7. athermostaticprocess

44.Whichofthefollowingisaphysicalchange?
8. oxidation
9. reduction
10. sublimation
11. decomposition

45.Theprocessbywhichanorganiccompoundbreaksdownintosimpler

compoundson
heatingtohightemperatureisknownas
1. Aromatisation
2. Polymerisation
3. Pyrolysis

46.Theelementcommontoallacidsis
1. Oxygen
2. Hydrogen
3. Nitrogen
4. Sulphur

47.Gobargascontainsmainly
5. Methane
6. Carbondioxide
7. Butane
8. CarbonMonoxide

48.Themostmalleablemetalis
9. Silver
10. Gold
11. Aluminium
12. Sodium

49.ChemicalformulaofWaterglassis
1. Na
SiO
2
3
2. Al
O
2
3
3. NaAlO
2
4. CaSiO
3

50.Theratioofpuregoldin18caratgoldis
1. 60%
2. 75%
3. 80%
4. 100%