SCIENCE MCQs CHAPTER 2- IS MATTER AROUND US

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1. Which of the following will show Tyndall effect?

(a) Starch solution

(b) Sodium chloride solution

(c) Copper sulphate solution

(d) Sugar solution

► (a) Starch solution

2. Boron, silicon, germanium, etc., are:

(a) Metals

(b) Non-metals

(c) Metalloids

(d) None of the above

► (c) Metalloids

3. The separation of two immiscible liquids by a separating funnel depends upon:

(a) The difference in their densities.

(b) The difference in their colours.

(c) The difference in their melting points.

(d) The difference in their boiling points.

► (a) The difference in their densities.

4. The components of a solution are:

(a) Dispersed particles and solvent

(b) Solute and solvent

(c) Dispersed phase and dispersion medium

(d) Solute and dispersed medium

► (b) Solute and solvent

5. Brass contains:

(a) Gold and copper

(b) Copper and zinc

(c) Zinc and silver

(d) Copper and silver

► (b) Copper and zinc

7. Which of the following is a liquid metal-

(a) Copper

(b) Mercury

(c) Bromine

(d) Silver

► (b) Mercury

8. The properties of mixture are _________ from its components.

(a) entirely different

(b) slightly different

(c) similar

(d) different

► (c) similar

9. The process of cooling a hot, concentrated solution of a substance to obtain

crystal is called

(a) Fractional distillation

(b) Distillation

(c) Crystallisation

(d) Chromatography

► (c) Crystallisation

10. An example of a colloid is:

(a) Sugar solution

(b) Milk

(c) Oxygen

(d) Water

► (b) Milk

11. Which of the following statement is true about compounds?

(a) Compound is homogeneous and have fixed composition

(b) Compound is heterogeneous and have fixed composition

(c) Compound is heterogeneous

(d) Compound is heterogeneous and has no fixed composition

► (a) Compound is homogeneous and have fixed composition

12. Which of the following statements is not correct?

(a) A compound is a pure substance

(b) Compound is homogeneous in nature

(c) Compound always contains two or more elements

(d) Compound can be separated into constituent elements by some physical process

► (d) Compound can be separated into constituent elements by some physical

process

13. The cause of Brownian movement is

(a) attractive forces between the particles of dispersed phase and dispersing
medium

(b) impact of molecules of dispersion medium on colloidal particles

(c) heat changes in liquid state

(d) convection current

► (b) impact of molecules of dispersion medium on colloidal particles

14. Colloidal particles can be normally seen by-

(a) Electron microscope

(b) Naked eye

(c) Ordinary microscope

(d) Telescope

► (c) Ordinary microscope

15. A coffee filter is used to separate coffee liquid from ground, this is a suitable
example for

(a) sublimation

(b) distillation

(c) filtration

(d) evaporation

► (c) filtration

16. Which of the following will show the “Tyndall effect”?

(a) Salt solution

(b) Milk and starch solution

(c) Copper sulphate solution

(d) None of the above

► (b) Milk and starch solution

17. Which of the following is a colloidal solution?

(a) Starch solution

(b) Copper sulphate solution

(c) Chalk powder in water

(d) Kerosene oil and water

► (a) Starch solution

18. Which of the following is not a compound?

(a) Common salt

(b) Water

(c) Iron fillings

(d) Copper sulphate

► (c) Iron fillings

19. When a beam of light is passed through a true solution, it gets

(a) Reflected

(b) Absorbed

(c) Scattered

(d) Path of light does not visible

► (d) Path of light does not visible

20. Camphor can be purified by

(a) Distillation

(b) Filtration

(c) Sedimentation

(d) Sublimation

► (d) Sublimation

21. Carbon burns in oxygen to form carbon dioxide. The properties of carbon dioxide
are

(a) Similar to oxygen

(b) Similar to carbon

(c) Totally different from both carbon and oxygen

(d) Much similar to both carbon and oxygen

► (c) Totally different from both carbon and oxygen

22. Which of the following colloid is a gel?

(a) Fog

(b) Jellies

(c) Milk

(d) Smoke

► (b) Jellies

23. Which out of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?

(a) Air
(b) Brass

(c) Iodised table salt

(d) Steel

► (c) Iodised table salt

24. Which of the following is not a compound?

(a) Sulphur dioxide

(b) Chalk

(c) Lead

(d) Sulphuric acid

► (c) Lead

25. Which of the following statement is not true?

(a) The solubility of gases in liquids decreases on increasing the temperature.

(b) The solubility of solids in liquids remain unaffected by changes in pressure.

(c) The solubility of solids in liquids increases on increasing the temperature.

(d) The solubility of gases in liquids increases on increasing the temperature.

► (d) The solubility of gases in liquids increases on increasing the temperature.

26. A mixture of alcohol and water can be separated by

(a) Separating funnel (b) Fractional distillation (c) Distillation (d) Crystallisation

► (b) Fractional distillation

27. If a solution contains 60g of common salt in 340g of water, the mass by mass
percentage will be:

(a) 25 % (b) 15 % c) 20 % (d) 17.6 %

► (b) 15 %

2. The components of water can be separated by

(a) Physical methods
(b) Chemical methods
(c) Both
(d) They can�t be separated
3. Mixture can be
(a) homogeneous
(b) heterogeneous
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) pure substance

4. Brass is a
(a) Compound
(b) Element
(c) Homogeneous mixture
(d) Heterogeneous mixture

5. In sugar solution,
(a) Sugar is solute, water is solvent
(b) Sugar is solvent, water is solute
(c) Both are solutes
(d) Both are solvents.

6. Brass is a solution of molten copper in

(a) solid zinc
(b) molten zinc
(c) gaseous zinc
(d) molten tin

7. 24 carat of diamond is equal to

(a) 200 mg
(b) 200 g
(c) 95% mg
(d) 91% gold

8. 1 carat of diamond is equal to

(a) 200 mg
(b) 200 g
(c) 100 mg
(d) 100 g

9. Diamond is lustrous because

(a) it is colourless
(b) it is hard
(c) it is pure
(d) its refractive index is high

10. If we burn graphite,

(a) residue will be left
(b) no residue will be left
(c) it will not burn
(d) it will change into diamond.

11. Nanometer is an
(a) Instrument used for measuring micro-distance
 (b) Instrument used for measuring macro-distance
(c) Unit for measuring micro-distance
(d) Unit for measuring macro-distance.

12. Barometer measures

(a) Pressure
(b) Atmospheric pressure
(c) Wind velocity
(d) Gaseous pressure.

13. Thermometer is an instrument that measures

(a) Temperature of substance
(b) Heat of substance
(c) Radiation of substance
(d) Flow energy in a substance.

14. Anemometer measures

(a) Amount of haemoglobin in blood (b) Pollination of plant by the
wind (c) Wind resistance (d) Wind speed.
2. 3. 4. 5.
(b) (c) (c) (a)
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
(b) (a) (a) (d) (b)
11. 12. 13. 14.
(c) (b) (a) (d)

1. What is the name of the metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature?
(a) Sodium
(b) Potassium
(c) Mercury
(d) Bromine

Answer/ Explanation
(c) Mercury
2. When the liquid is spun rapidly, the denser particles are forced to the bottom and
the lighter particles stay at the top. This principle is used in:
(a) Centrifugation
(b) Fractional distillation
(c) Evaporation
(d) Tunneling
Answer/ Explanation
(a) Centrifugation

3. What is the name of the metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature?
(a) Mercury
(b) Bromine
(c) Sodium
(d) Potassium

Answer/ Explanation
(b) Bromine

4. Which of the following elements is not a metalloid?

(a) Boron
(b) Silicon
(c) Germanium
(d) Tungsten

Answer/ Explanation
(d) Tungsten
5. If we put camphor in an open container, its amount keeps on decreasing due to
the phenomenon of
(a) Evaporation
(b) Precipitation
(c) Condensation
(d) Sublimation

Answer/ Explanation
(d) Sublimation
6. Heterogeneous mixture in which the solute particles do not dissolve and remain
suspended throughout the solvent and the solute particles can be seen with the
naked eye is known as:
(a) Colloidal solution
(b) Super saturated solution
(c) Sublimation
(d) Suspensions

Answer/ Explanation
(d) Suspensions
7. In tincture of iodine, find the solute and solvent?
(a) alcohol is the solute and iodine is the solvent
(b) iodine is the solute and alcohol is the solvent
(c) any component can be considered as solute or solvent
(d) tincture of iodine is not a solution

Answer/ Explanation
(b) iodine is the solute and alcohol is the solvent
8. The continuous zig-zag movement of colloidal particles in a dispersion medium is
called
(a) Dispersion
(b) Tyndall effect
(c) Brownian movement
(d) Oscillation

Answer/ Explanation
(c) Brownian movement
9. A pure substance which is made up of only one kind of atom and cannot be
broken into two or more simpler substances by physical or chemical means is
referred to as
(a) a compound
(b) an element
(c) a molecule
(d) a mixture

Answer/ Explanation
(b) an element
10. Which of the following non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
(a) Aluminium
(b) Silicon
(c) Graphite
(d) Gold

Answer/ Explanation
(c) Graphite
11. Which of the following property does not describe a compound?
(a) It is composed of two or more elements
(b) It is a pure substance.
(c) It cannot be separated into constituents by physical means
(d) It is mixed in any proportion by mass

Answer/ Explanation
(d) It is mixed in any proportion by mass
12. When two liquids do not mix, they form two separate layers and are known as
(a) Miscible liquids
(b) Immiscible liquids
(c) Saturated liquids
(d) Super saturated liquids

Answer/ Explanation
(b) Immiscible liquids