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				This section includes 69 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your GK knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | A radio-active substance has a half life of six months. Three-fourth of the substance will decay in____. | 
| A. | Six months | 
| B. | Ten months | 
| C. | Twelve months | 
| D. | Twenty four months | 
| Answer» D. Twenty four months | |
| 2. | The catalyst is a substance through which the rates of chemical reactions ________. | 
| A. | Decreases | 
| B. | Changes | 
| C. | Increases | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» D. None of these | |
| 3. | Neutron was discovered - | 
| A. | Chadwick | 
| B. | Newton | 
| C. | Rutherford | 
| D. | Thomson | 
| Answer» B. Newton | |
| 4. | Who was the inventor of positron? | 
| A. | Chadwick | 
| B. | Anderson | 
| C. | Rutherford | 
| D. | J.J. Thomson | 
| Answer» C. Rutherford | |
| 5. | Which of the following has low density and low melting point? | 
| A. | Na | 
| B. | Fe | 
| C. | Cu | 
| D. | Au | 
| Answer» B. Fe | |
| 6. | .______ is least reactive element belonging to group 17. | 
| A. | Bromine | 
| B. | Iodine | 
| C. | Chlorine | 
| D. | Fluorine | 
| Answer» C. Chlorine | |
| 7. | Which of the below allotropes of carbon is in the form of geodesic globe? | 
| A. | Fullerene | 
| B. | Carbon nanotube | 
| C. | Graphite | 
| D. | Diamond | 
| Answer» B. Carbon nanotube | |
| 8. | In which of the following classifications are the elements arranged in the order of their increasing atomic number? | 
| A. | The Modern Periodic Table | 
| B. | Mendeleev's Periodic Table/ | 
| C. | Newland's Law of Octaves | 
| D. | Dobereiner's Triads | 
| Answer» B. Mendeleev's Periodic Table/ | |
| 9. | Which of the following is not a Green House gas? | 
| A. | Nitrous oxide | 
| B. | Nitrogen | 
| C. | Methane | 
| D. | Carbon dioxide | 
| Answer» C. Methane | |
| 10. | The percentage of nitrogen present in ammonium sulphate is: | 
| A. | $$ 30.5 % $$ | 
| B. | $$ 18 % $$ | 
| C. | $$ 21 % $$ | 
| D. | $$ 25 % $$ | 
| Answer» D. $$ 25 % $$ | |
| 11. | Which of the following gases turn lime water milky? | 
| A. | Carbon Dioxide | 
| B. | Oxygen | 
| C. | Nitrogen | 
| D. | Hydrogen | 
| Answer» B. Oxygen | |
| 12. | Which of the following has the least melting point? | 
| A. | Carbon | 
| B. | Silver | 
| C. | Mercury | 
| D. | Gold | 
| Answer» D. Gold | |
| 13. | What is the common name of CaoCl2? | 
| A. | Washing Soda | 
| B. | Bleaching Powder | 
| C. | Baking Powder | 
| D. | Baking Soda | 
| Answer» C. Baking Powder | |
| 14. | How are 'anions' formed? | 
| A. | Addition of electron | 
| B. | Removal of electron | 
| C. | Addition of proton | 
| D. | Removal of proton | 
| Answer» B. Removal of electron | |
| 15. | The coil in a heater is made of | 
| A. | Nichrome | 
| B. | Tungsten | 
| C. | Copper | 
| D. | Iron | 
| Answer» B. Tungsten | |
| 16. | Soda lime is a mixture of | 
| A. | NaOH + CaCO3 | 
| B. | NaOH + CaO | 
| C. | NaOH + HOH | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» C. NaOH + HOH | |
| 17. | The atomic mass of an element has the maximum number of electrons in its second orbit | 
| A. | 2 | 
| B. | 8 | 
| C. | 10 | 
| D. | 16 | 
| Answer» C. 10 | |
| 18. | Which of the following is not necessary for photosynthesis? | 
| A. | Oxygen | 
| B. | Chlorophyll | 
| C. | Sunlight | 
| D. | Carbon dioxide | 
| Answer» B. Chlorophyll | |
| 19. | The melting point of tungsten is____. | 
| A. | 3,083 C | 
| B. | 3,830 C | 
| C. | 3,380 C | 
| D. | 3,308 C | 
| Answer» D. 3,308 C | |
| 20. | Who proposed the word 'molecule'? | 
| A. | E. Rutherford | 
| B. | J.J. Thomson | 
| C. | Democritus | 
| D. | John Dolton | 
| Answer» D. John Dolton | |
| 21. | Which of the following is not correct about diffusion? | 
| A. | The rate of diffusion of gases is higher than that of solid and liquid. | 
| B. | Diffusion is possible only when the particles of matter are in constant motion. | 
| C. | The rate of diffusion of gases depends on their volume. | 
| D. | Particles in diffusion move from high concentration to low concentration. | 
| Answer» D. Particles in diffusion move from high concentration to low concentration. | |
| 22. | The basis of classification of elements in modern periodic table is based on___. | 
| A. | Atomic number | 
| B. | Atomic mass | 
| C. | Atomic volume | 
| D. | Atomic density | 
| Answer» B. Atomic mass | |
| 23. | Horizontal columns are called in the Periodic table. | 
| A. | Periodic | 
| B. | Class | 
| C. | Electrical chemical sequence | 
| D. | Non-metal | 
| Answer» B. Class | |
| 24. | Alkali metal can | 
| A. | Be highly unstable at room temperature | 
| B. | vaporize at room temperature | 
| C. | easily lose electrons | 
| D. | easily gain electrons | 
| Answer» D. easily gain electrons | |
| 25. | What are the main components of Brass Alloy? | 
| A. | Copper and Zinc | 
| B. | Copper, Zinc and Nickel | 
| C. | Copper and Strontium | 
| D. | Copper and Nickel | 
| Answer» B. Copper, Zinc and Nickel | |
| 26. | Which gas is mostly present in Venus atmosphere? | 
| A. | Hydrogen | 
| B. | Carbon Dioxide | 
| C. | Helium | 
| D. | Nitrogen | 
| Answer» C. Helium | |
| 27. | 'Every substance in the world is made up of very fine particles.' Who said this first? | 
| A. | Dalton | 
| B. | Kanad | 
| C. | Rutherford | 
| D. | Avogadro | 
| Answer» B. Kanad | |
| 28. | In the nucleus of Helium, | 
| A. | four protons | 
| B. | four neutrons | 
| C. | two neutrons and two protons | 
| D. | four protons and two electrons | 
| Answer» D. four protons and two electrons | |
| 29. | What happens in most toothpastes to prevent tooth decay? | 
| A. | Bromide | 
| B. | Fluoride | 
| C. | Iodide | 
| D. | Chloride | 
| Answer» C. Iodide | |
| 30. | Which of the following is not a normal salt? | 
| A. | $$ {Na_2SO_4}$$ | 
| B. | $$ {NaHSO_4}$$ | 
| C. | $$ {Na_3PO_4}$$ | 
| D. | $$ {CaSO_4}$$ | 
| Answer» C. $$ {Na_3PO_4}$$ | |
| 31. | Solutions having the same osmotic pressure at a given temperature are called_____. | 
| A. | hypertonic solution | 
| B. | hypotonic solution | 
| C. | colloidal solution | 
| D. | Isotonic solution | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | Which is not a property of Ionic bond? | 
| A. | Gain of electrons | 
| B. | Losses of electrons | 
| C. | Transfer of electrons | 
| D. | Sharing of electrons | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. | Which of the following laws suggest a direct relationship between Temperature and Volume of a gas? | 
| A. | Avogadro rule | 
| B. | Charles rule | 
| C. | Boyle rule | 
| D. | None of these | 
| Answer» C. Boyle rule | |
| 34. | Emulsion is a dispersion of ____. | 
| A. | Gas in Gas | 
| B. | Solid in Solid | 
| C. | Liquid in Liquid | 
| D. | All of these | 
| Answer» D. All of these | |
| 35. | The general name of the elements of 17th group are | 
| A. | Metals | 
| B. | Noble gases | 
| C. | Transition elements | 
| D. | Halogens | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 36. | Gold is alloyed with which metal to make it harder? | 
| A. | C | 
| B. | Sn | 
| C. | Cu | 
| D. | Ag | 
| Answer» D. Ag | |
| 37. | Isotopes of an element do not have ______. | 
| A. | Same number of electrons | 
| B. | Same number of protons | 
| C. | Same chemical properties | 
| D. | Same physical properties | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. | The stranger gas is also known as___________. | 
| A. | Helium | 
| B. | Argon | 
| C. | Xenon | 
| D. | Neon | 
| Answer» D. Neon | |
| 39. | Which carbohydrate is used in silvering of mirrors? | 
| A. | Glucose | 
| B. | Starch | 
| C. | Fructose | 
| D. | Sucrose | 
| Answer» B. Starch | |
| 40. | Which of the following is not nucleon? | 
| A. | Proton | 
| B. | Neutron | 
| C. | Both (A) and (B) | 
| D. | Positron | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | The chemical name of limestone is? | 
| A. | Sodium Chloride | 
| B. | Sodium Sulphide | 
| C. | Calcium carbonate | 
| D. | Magnesium Chloride | 
| Answer» D. Magnesium Chloride | |
| 42. | In atom, neutron was discovered by | 
| A. | Rutherford | 
| B. | Newton | 
| C. | J.J . Thomson | 
| D. | Chadwick | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. | The atoms, in which the number of Protons is same but the number of neutrons is different, are known as | 
| A. | Isotones | 
| B. | Isotopes | 
| C. | Isobars | 
| D. | Isomers | 
| Answer» C. Isobars | |
| 44. | The atomic nucleus was discovered by | 
| A. | Einstein | 
| B. | Thompson | 
| C. | Rutherford | 
| D. | Dalton | 
| Answer» D. Dalton | |
| 45. | The flavor of apple is mainly due to which one of the following? | 
| A. | Ethanol | 
| B. | Acetone | 
| C. | Formalin | 
| D. | Benzene | 
| Answer» B. Acetone | |
| 46. | Kerosene oil rises up in the wick of lantern because of | 
| A. | The gravitational pull of the wick | 
| B. | Surface tension | 
| C. | Buoyant force of air | 
| D. | Diffusion of the oil through the wick | 
| Answer» C. Buoyant force of air | |
| 47. | Halogens are belonging to: | 
| A. | Group17 | 
| B. | Group 8 | 
| C. | Group 18 | 
| D. | Group 7 | 
| Answer» B. Group 8 | |
| 48. | During uniform motion of an object along a straight line, its ___________ remains constant with time. | 
| A. | acceleration | 
| B. | velocity | 
| C. | force | 
| D. | deceleration | 
| Answer» C. force | |
| 49. | Burning of Hydrogen produces | 
| A. | Soil | 
| B. | Water | 
| C. | Oxygen | 
| D. | Ash | 
| Answer» C. Oxygen | |
| 50. | Baking soda is | 
| A. | Sodium Sulphate | 
| B. | Sodium Hydroxide | 
| C. | Sodium Chloride | 
| D. | Sodium Bicarbonate | 
| Answer» E. | |