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1.

Name the salt whose aqueous solution will turn blue litmus to red?

A. Sodium Acetate
B. Potassium Sulphate
C. Potassium Carbonate
D. Ammonium Sulphate
Answer» E.
2.

What is the chemical name of Baking Soda?

A. Potassium Carbonate
B. Potassium Hydrogen Carbonate
C. . Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate
D. Sodium Carbonate
Answer» D. Sodium Carbonate
3.

Bleaching powder is formed by treating chlorine with.......

A. Calcium Hydroxide
B. Potassium Hydrogen carbonate
C. Magnesium Hydroxide
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Potassium Hydrogen carbonate
4.

On dissolving in water, which of the following salt give an alkaline solution?

A. Ammonium Chloride
B. Sodium Carbonate
C. Sodium Acetate
D. Sodium Chloride
Answer» C. Sodium Acetate
5.

Which of the following salt on dissolving in water give a neutral solution?

A. Ammonium Chloride
B. Ammonium Sulphate
C. Potassium Chloride
D. Sodium Acetate
Answer» D. Sodium Acetate
6.

Name the salt when on dissolving in water give an acidic solution?

A. Potassium Chloride
B. Ammonium Chloride
C. Sodium Carbonate
D. Sodium Acetate
Answer» C. Sodium Carbonate
7.

Name the salt whose aqueous solution will have no effect on either red litmus or blue litmus?

A. Potassium Sulphate
B. Sodium Chloride
C. Sodium Carbonate
D. Ammonium Sulphate
Answer» B. Sodium Chloride
8.

Which of the following salts will give an aqueous solution having pH of almost 7?

A. Sodium Carbonate
B. Ammonium Nitrate
C. Potassium Chloride
D. Calcium Chloride
Answer» D. Calcium Chloride
9.

Which salt is used as a raw material for making a large number of useful chemicals in industry?

A. Sodium Chloride
B. Ammonium Hydroxide
C. Ammonium Chloride
D. Sodium Nitrate
Answer» B. Ammonium Hydroxide
10.

The acidic nature and basic nature of some salt solutions can be explained on the basis of:

A. Splitting of a salt compound
B. Hydrolysis of salts
C. Both A and B
D. Only B
Answer» D. Only B
11.

Name a gas which is used in making chloroform?

A. Methane
B. Propane
C. Butane
D. Acetylene
Answer» B. Propane
12.

Name a gas which is used in the fermentation of sugar?

A. Ammonia
B. Butane
C. Propane
D. Carbon Dioxide
Answer» E.
13.

Name a gas which is separated from the air by passing an electric current through water?

A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Oxygen
C. Butane
D. Nitrogen
Answer» C. Butane
14.

Name a gas used in high speed photography?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C.
15.

Name a tear gas which is used in riots?

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» D.
16.

Name a gas used as rocket propellant and in welding also?

A. Ether
B. Neon
C. Hydrogen
D. Cyanogen
Answer» E.
17.

Name a gas which is used in the manufacture of vanaspati ghee, alcohol and ammonia?

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Propane
D. Butane
Answer» B. Oxygen
18.

Name a gas which is used in refrigeration and in fire extinguisher?

A. Nitrogen
B. Hydrogen
C. Carbon Dioxide
D. Methane
Answer» D. Methane
19.

Name an inert diatomic gas which is neither combustible nor helps in combustion?

A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Hydrogen
C. Nitrogen
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
20.

Name the gas which is found in abundance in earth in both combine and free state with other elements?

A. Oxygen
B. Nitrogen
C. Hydrogen
D. Sulphur
Answer» B. Nitrogen
21.

The solution of one of the following compounds will conduct electricity. This compound is:

A. CCl4
B. HCl
C. CaCl2
D. CH3Cl
Answer» D. CH3Cl
22.

What is the electronic configuration of calcium ion (Ca2+)

A. 2,8
B. 2,8,2
C. 2,8,4
D. 2,8,8
Answer» E.
23.

Which of the following are electrovalent compounds?

A. Copper Sulphate
B. Calcium Nitrate
C. Magnesium Oxide
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
24.

Name the ions present in Sodium Oxide compound?

A. Sodium ions
B. Oxide ions
C. Both A and B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
25.

Ionic compound are soluble in:

A. Ether
B. Alcohol
C. Kerosene
D. Water
Answer» E.
26.

Which of the following compounds is not ionic in nature?

A. Lithium Chloride
B. Ammonium Chloride
C. Calcium Chloride
D. Carbon tetrachloride
Answer» E.
27.

Which of the following property is not of ionic compound?

A. Solubility in water
B. High melting and boiling points
C. Electrical conductivity in solid state
D. Electrical conductivity in molten state
Answer» C. Electrical conductivity in solid state
28.

The solution of one of the following compounds will conduct electricity. This compound is

A. CCl4
B. HCl
C. CaCl2
D. CH3Cl
Answer» D. CH3Cl
29.

Which of the following statement is true about ionic compounds?

A. Ionic compounds conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
B. Ionic compounds are not soluble in water.
C. Ionic compounds are crystalline solids.
D. Only A and C
Answer» E.
30.

The atomic number of four elements P, Q, R, S are 6, 8, 10 and 12 respectively. The two elements which can react to form ionic compounds are:

A. P and S
B. Q and R
C. P and R
D. Q and S
Answer» E.
31.

Diffusion in liquids is an example of:

A. Smell of perfume
B. Smell of food
C. Spreading of ink in water
D. Fragrance of incense stick
Answer» D. Fragrance of incense stick
32.

Name a technique which is used for separating two or more dissolved solids which are present in a solution in very small quantities?

A. Distillation
B. Centrifugation
C. Crystallisation
D. Chromatography
Answer» E.
33.

By which technique salt is obtained from sea-water?

A. Filtration
B. Distillation
C. Evaporation
D. Chromatography
Answer» D. Chromatography
34.

Which of the following is a property of diffusion?

A. Slowest in liquids
B. Fastest in gases
C. Based on motion of particles
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
35.

The process in which heat is required to convert a liquid into the vapour state is known as:

A. Evaporation
B. Latent heat of Vaporisation
C. Melting
D. Condensation
Answer» C. Melting
36.

By which apparatus a mixture of an immiscible liquid is separated?

A. Burner
B. Beaker
C. Distillation Flask
D. Separating Funnel
Answer» E.
37.

For dryness why crystallisation is a better technique than evaporation?

A. Decomposition of solid takes place.
B. Impurities get removed.
C. Solid gets charged.
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Solid gets charged.
38.

Which of the following is the property of Solid?

A. Can be compressed
B. Have definite shape
C. Have low density
D. Intermolecular force is less
Answer» C. Have low density
39.

Particles of matter have following characteristics:

A. They constantly move
B. They attract each other
C. They are very small
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
40.

Name the particles which make up matter?

A. Non metals
B. Metals
C. Metalloids
D. Atoms
Answer» E.
41.

Name a metal which is used in making airplanes?

A. Copper
B. Zinc
C. Iron
D. Aluminium
Answer» E.
42.

Arrange the following metal in the decreasing chemical activity series? (i) Potassium (ii) Magnesium (iii) Gold (iv) Iron

A. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv)
B. (i), (iii), (iv) and (ii)
C. (i), (ii), (iv) and (iii)
D. (i), (iv), (ii) and (iii)
Answer» D. (i), (iv), (ii) and (iii)
43.

Ringing bells in the temples are made up of:

A. Non-Metals
B. Metalloids
C. Metals
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
44.

Name a metal oxide which is acidic and basic in nature?

A. Calcium Oxide
B. Iron Oxide
C. Amphoteric Oxide
D. Sulphur dioxide
Answer» D. Sulphur dioxide
45.

Other than mercury which other metal is liquid at room temperature?

A. Sodium
B. Lithium
C. Gallium
D. Caesium
Answer» D. Caesium
46.

Why Aluminium is used for making cooking utensils?

A. It is good conductor of heat.
B. It is sonorous
C. It is malleable
D. None of the above.
Answer» B. It is sonorous
47.

Name the property of metal in which it can be drawn into thin wires?

A. Sonorous
B. Ductility
C. Malleability
D. Conductivity
Answer» C. Malleability
48.

Which of the following metal can be cut down with the help of knife?

A. Sodium
B. Potassium
C. Gallium
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
49.

Which of the following statement is not true about metals?

A. Metals are heavy and produce sound when hit with an object.
B. Mercury metal is solid at room temperature.
C. Metals have high densities.
D. Metals can be converted into thin sheets.
Answer» C. Metals have high densities.
50.

At present how many elements are known to us?

A. 118
B. 119
C. 120
D. 117
Answer» B. 119