Quiznetik
Chemistry | Set 13
1. What happens when a chemical bond is formed?
A. energy is always absorbed
B. energy in always released
C. more energy is released than is absorbed
D. energy is neither released nor absorbed
Correct : D. energy is neither released nor absorbed
2. Silver nitrate solution is kept in brown bottles in laboratory because -
A. it reacts with ordinary white bottles
B. brown bottles stops the passage of light through it
C. brown bottles do not react with it
D. brown bottles react with it
Correct : B. brown bottles stops the passage of light through it
3. In upper layer of atmosphere ozone is formed by -
A. the action of ultraviolet rays on oxygen
B. the combination of oxygen molecules
C. subjecting oxygen to high pressure
D. the action of nitrogen on oxygen in atmosphere
Correct : A. the action of ultraviolet rays on oxygen
4. Water is not effective in extinguishing a fire caused by petrol because –
A. the flame is too hot for water to cool it down
B. water and petrol react chemically
C. water and petrol are miscible with each other
D. water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn
Correct : D. water and petrol are immiscible with each other and petrol which forms the upper layer continues to burn
5. "All the four quantum numbers of two electrons in an atom are not the same." It is the law of
A. Hund’s
B. Exclusion Principle of Pauli
C. Uncertainty Principle of Giesenberg
D. Avogadro’s law
Correct : B. Exclusion Principle of Pauli
6. The three elements most needed in common fertilizers are –
A. Sulphur, Phosphorous and Sodium
B. Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sodium
C. Phosphorous, Sodium and Nitrogen
D. Calcium, Phosphorous and Potassium
Correct : B. Nitrogen, Phosphorous and Sodium
7. Metal are good conductors, because –
A. they contain free electrons
B. the molecules in them are very close to each other
C. the molecules in them collide very freely
D. they contain reflecting surface
Correct : A. they contain free electrons
8. Helium gas is filled in ballons because
A. its atomic number is 2
B. it is lighter than air
C. it is one of the constitutents of water
D. it is a noble gas
Correct : B. it is lighter than air
9. Ammonial is a mixture of –
A. aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate
B. aluminium powder and ammonium chloride
C. aluminium powder and ammonium sulphate
D. aluminium powder and potassium nitrate
Correct : A. aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate
10. Gelatin is mostly used in making icecreams in order to -
A. prevent making a colloid
B. stabilise the colloid and prevent crystallisation
C. stabilise mixture
D. enrich the aroma
Correct : B. stabilise the colloid and prevent crystallisation
11. Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it -
A. reduces evaporation of petrol
B. increases efficiency of petrol
C. prevents freezing of petrol
D. reduces consumption of petrol
Correct : C. prevents freezing of petrol
12. Rust is -
A. A mixture of Fe₂O₃ and Fe(OH) ₂
B. A mixture of FeO and Fe(OH)₂
C. FeO only
D. A mixture of Fe₂O₃, 3H₂O and FeO
Correct : D. A mixture of Fe₂O₃, 3H₂O and FeO
13. Catalyst is a substance which –
A. increases the rate of the reaction
B. decreases the rate of reaction
C. has no action on the rate of the reaction
D. None of these
Correct : D. None of these
14. Table salt gets moist during rainy season because –
A. sodium chloride is hygroscopic
B. sodium chloride is deliquescent
C. sodium chloride contains some quantity of sodium iodide
D. sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride
Correct : D. sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium chloride
15. Which of the following could be used as fuel in propellant or rockets?
A. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Nitrogen
B. Liquid Oxygen + Liquid Argon
C. Liquid Nitrogen + Liquid Oxygen
D. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen
Correct : D. Liquid Hydrogen + Liquid Oxygen
16. The BOD values of water indicate the
A. amount of organic debris
B. amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation
C. amount of oxygen used for biochemical reduction
D. amount of ozone used for biochemical oxidation
Correct : B. amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation
17. The addition of gypsum to port-land cement helps in :
A. increasing the strength of cement
B. rapid setting of cement
C. preventing rapid setting of cement
D. reduction in the cost of cement
Correct : C. preventing rapid setting of cement
18. Milk is a colloidal system in which:
A. Water is dispersed in fat
B. Fat is dispersed in water
C. Fat and water are dispersed in each other
D. Fat is dissolved
Correct : B. Fat is dispersed in water
19. The presence of ozone in the stratosphere is responsible for –
A. increasing the average global temperature in recent years
B. higher rate of photosynthesis
C. checking the penetration of ultra-violet rays to the earth
D. supplying oxygen for people travelling in jets
Correct : C. checking the penetration of ultra-violet rays to the earth
20. The advantage of detergents over soaps is –
A. Detergents are soluble in water
B. Detergents could not give much lather
C. Detergents give lather even with hard water
D. Soaps give lather with only soft water
Correct : C. Detergents give lather even with hard water
21. Cement is usually a mixture of –
A. Calcium silicate and calcium alurninate
B. Calcium silicate and calcium ferrate
C. Calcium aluminate and calcium ferrate
D. Lime stone and silicon dioxide
Correct : A. Calcium silicate and calcium alurninate
22. What is the objective of the 'Kyoto Protocol'?
A. To abolish child labour
B. To eliminate nuclear weapons
C. To increase ground water levels
D. To reduce greenhouse gases
Correct : D. To reduce greenhouse gases
23. The lustre of the metals is because of –
A. high density, due to closed packing of atoms
B. high polish
C. reflection of light due to the presence of free electrons
D. absorption of light due to the presence of cavities
Correct : C. reflection of light due to the presence of free electrons
24. Cloud is a colloidal dispersion of –
A. Air in a dispersion medium of water
B. Fog in a dispersion medium of water
C. Mist in a dispersion medium of air
D. Water drops in a dispersion medium of air
Correct : D. Water drops in a dispersion medium of air
25. Conduction band electrons have more mobility than holes because they –
A. are lighter
B. experience collision less frequently
C. have negative charge
D. need less energy to move them
Correct : B. experience collision less frequently
26. Carbon dioxide is called a greenhouse gas because -
A. its concentration remains always higher than other gases
B. it is used in photosynthesis
C. it absorbs infrared radiation
D. it emits visible radiation
Correct : C. it absorbs infrared radiation
27. Sullage water is –
A. waste water released from kitchen
B. waste water released from toilets
C. waste water released from factories
D. waste water released from hospitals
Correct : A. waste water released from kitchen
28. A solution is -
A. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
B. a solid dissolved in a liquid
C. a solid dissolved i water
D. a mixture of two liquids
Correct : A. a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
29. Choose the incorrect statement pertaining to organic compounds -
A. They have low melting and boiling points
B. They do not dissolve in water
C. They are not easily combustible
D. They contain mainly carbon and hydrogen
Correct : C. They are not easily combustible
30. Which of the process is known as nitrification?
A. Reaction of Nitrogen Monoxide with oxygen to form nitric acid
B. Reaction of nitrogen dioxide with water to form nitric acid
C. Conversion of ammonia to nitrites
D. Conversion of nitrite to nitric oxide
Correct : C. Conversion of ammonia to nitrites
31. Acid rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by –
A. oxides of carbon and nitrogen
B. oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
C. oxides of nitrogen and phosphorous
D. None of these
Correct : B. oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
32. Neuron is -
A. Fundamental unit of energy
B. Particle released in radioactive emission
C. Antiparbcle of neutron
D. Fundamental unit of nervous system
Correct : D. Fundamental unit of nervous system
33. Water cycle refers to –
A. an integrated attempt to recycle water in relatively arid regions
B. constant movement of water from ocean to land and back to ocean once again
C. scientific management of water in areas excessively plagued with water-logging
D. water distribution in relatively dry area
Correct : B. constant movement of water from ocean to land and back to ocean once again
34. When a spoon is to be electroplated with nickel the spoon is -
A. dipped in a nickel sulphate solution
B. made anode and a pure nickel rod, the cathode
C. made cathode and a pure nickel red, the anode
D. coated with nickel sulphate and dried
Correct : C. made cathode and a pure nickel red, the anode
35. Which of the following is not a method of preparing oxygen?
A. Electrolysis of water
B. Fractional distillation of liquid air
C. Decomposition of potassium permanganate
D. Decomposition of manganese dioxide
Correct : D. Decomposition of manganese dioxide
36. Which one of the following takes place during a nuclear fusion?
A. a heavy nucleus bombarded by neutrons breaks up
B. a heavy nucleus breaks up spontaneously
C. two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus
D. a light nucleus breaks up spontaneously
Correct : C. two light nuclei combine to form a heavy nucleus
37. Helium is added to the oxygen supply of deep sea divers because it is -
A. less poisonous than nitrogen
B. (2) Lighter than nitrogen
C. Readily miscible with oxygen
D. less soluble in blood than nitrogen at high pressure
Correct : D. less soluble in blood than nitrogen at high pressure
38. The chemical bahaviour of an atom depends upon -
A. the number of protons in its nucleus
B. the number of neutrons in the nucleus
C. the number of electrons orbiting around the nucleus
D. the number of nucleons in the nucleus
Correct : C. the number of electrons orbiting around the nucleus
39. Methyl phenyl ether can be obtained by reacting -
A. phenolate ions and methyl iodide
B. methoxide ions and bromobenzene
C. methanol and phenol
D. bromobenzene and methyl bromide
Correct : A. phenolate ions and methyl iodide
40. Acid Rain is caused due to pollution of atmosphere by –
A. Oxides of nitrogen and phosphorus
B. Oxides of carbon and nitrogen
C. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur
D. None of these
Correct : C. Oxides of nitrogen and sulphur