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601.

What do you understand by the term Espuma ?

A. oam
B. oap
C. alt
D. alcium
Answer» B. oap
602.

A substance which readily forms colloidal solution in contact with water is called

A. xtrinsic colloid
B. ssociated colloid
C. ydrophobic colloid
D. ydrophilic colloid
Answer» E.
603.

Which one of the following is an example of a gel ?

A. heese
B. ilk
C. ace cream
D. having cream
Answer» D. having cream
604.

The scientist who experimentally proved the existence of positron is

A. ermi
B. nderson
C. ohr
D. ethe
Answer» C. ohr
605.

When cathode rays strike a target of high atomic weight, they give rise to

A. lpha-rays
B. eta and gamma rays
C. -rays
D. ositive rays
Answer» D. ositive rays
606.

Two electrons in an orbital are differentiated by which of the following ?

A. agnetic quantum number
B. pin quantum number
C. rincipal quantum number
D. zimuthal quantum number
Answer» C. rincipal quantum number
607.

A subshell with l = 2 can take up

A. electron
B. electron
C. electron
D. 0 electron
Answer» E.
608.

Commercially, sodium bicarbonate is known as

A. ashing soda
B. aking soda
C. leaching powder
D. oda ash
Answer» C. leaching powder
609.

Cement containing excess amount of lime

A. racks during setting
B. ecomes more strong
C. s slow setting
D. s quick setting
Answer» C. s slow setting
610.

The element absorbed both in cation and anion form is

A. ulphur
B. itrogen
C. alcium
D. hosphorus
Answer» C. alcium
611.

The chemical name of 'Plaster of Paris' commonly used for setting broken bones is

A. alcium nitrate
B. alcium sulphate
C. alcium carbonate
D. alcium chloride
Answer» C. alcium carbonate
612.

Setting of plaster of paris involves

A. ehydration process
B. ydration to form other hydrates
C. xidation process
D. eduction process
Answer» C. xidation process
613.

Chile saltpeter is the common name of:

A. odium nitrate
B. otassium nitrite
C. otassium nitrate
D. odium nitrite
Answer» B. otassium nitrite
614.

Baryllium Sulphate is less soluble in water due to

A. igh inflammable energy
B. ow Energy of dissociation
C. ow inflammable energy
D. onic band
Answer» B. ow Energy of dissociation
615.

The chemical substance present in bones and teeth is

A. alcium phosphate
B. alcium chloride
C. alcium sulphate
D. alcium borate
Answer» B. alcium chloride
616.

Which of the following is not a precious/semi-precious stone?

A. apphire
B. uby
C. earl
D. merald
Answer» D. merald
617.

Stalactites and Stalagmites form due to the precipitation of :

A. aCO3
B. aCl2
C. gCl2
D. gCO3
Answer» B. aCl2
618.

'Plaster of Paris' is made by partial dehydration of

A. psom salt
B. ypsum salt
C. lue vitriol
D. reen vitriol
Answer» C. lue vitriol
619.

Cement is made hard with

A. ehydration
B. ydration and dissociation of water
C. issociation of water
D. olymerisation
Answer» C. issociation of water
620.

Bone ash contains

A. alcium sulphate
B. hosphoric sulphate
C. alcium phosphate
D. alcium hypophosphate
Answer» D. alcium hypophosphate
621.

Bayer's reagent is

A. lkaline potassium permanganate
B. cidified potassium permanganate
C. ydrogen peroxide
D. romine water
Answer» B. cidified potassium permanganate
622.

Asbestos is formed of :

A. alcium and Magnesium
B. opper, Zinc and Manganese
C. ead and Iron
D. alcium and Zinc
Answer» B. opper, Zinc and Manganese
623.

Which one of the following elements is used in the manufacture of fertilizers ?

A. luorine
B. otassium
C. ead
D. luminium
Answer» C. ead
624.

Which of the following is used as a preservative to protect processed food?

A. odium sulphate
B. accharin
C. HT
D. odium metabisulphite
Answer» E.
625.

Which gas is most stable at room temperature?

A. 2
B. 2
C. 2
D. 2
Answer» C. 2
626.

The addition of gypsum to portland cement helps in :

A. ncreasing the strength of cement
B. apid setting of cement
C. reventing rapid setting of cement
D. eduction in the cost of cement
Answer» D. eduction in the cost of cement
627.

Which one of the following is not present in cement ?

A. lay
B. lumina
C. lum
D. ypsum
Answer» D. ypsum
628.

Which one of the following is found in kidney stones?

A. odium oxalate
B. alcium oxalate
C. odium chloride
D. alcium acetate
Answer» C. odium chloride
629.

Fertiliser having high nitrogen content is :

A. rea
B. mmonium sulphate
C. mmonium nitrate
D. alcium citrate
Answer» D. alcium citrate
630.

What is the most common salt in sea water ?

A. alcium carbonate
B. otassium chloride
C. odium chloride
D. agnesium sulphate
Answer» D. agnesium sulphate
631.

Ruby and sapphire are oxides of

A. opper
B. in
C. ron
D. luminium
Answer» E.
632.

Which metal is the heaviest in periodic table among the following ?

A. s
B. t
C. b
Answer» B. t
633.

An element of atomic no. 29 belongs to

A. -block
B. -block
C. -block
D. -block
Answer» C. -block
634.

Which of the following molecules has a bond order of 2.5?

A. CL
B. O
C. 2
D. O
Answer» D. O
635.

What is the atomic number of mercury?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 0
Answer» E.
636.

Which one is heaviest naturally occurring element of the periodic element?

A. ron
B. horium
C. hodium
D. ranium
Answer» E.
637.

Which one of the following elements exhibits the greatest tendency to lose electrons ?

A. luorine
B. ithium
C. xygen
D. inc
Answer» C. xygen
638.

Heavy metals got their name because compared to other atoms they have

A. igher densities
B. igher atomic masses
C. igher atomic numbers
D. igher atomic radii
Answer» C. igher atomic numbers
639.

An example of heterocyclic compound is

A. aphthalene
B. uran
C. enzene
D. nthracene
Answer» C. enzene
640.

Who modified Bohr's theory by introducing elliptical orbits for electron path?

A. und
B. homson
C. utherford
D. ommerfeld
Answer» E.
641.

The number of neutrons present in an element having mass number 226 and atomic number 88 is :

A. 8
B. 38
C. 14
D. 0
Answer» C. 14
642.

How many neutrons are there in 92U238 atom ?

A. 2
B. 38
C. 46
D. 30
Answer» D. 30
643.

The oxidation number of nickel in K4[Ni(CN)4] is

A. ero
B. 4
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» B. 4
644.

Oxygen has (+) oxidation number only in

A. F2
B. 12O
C. 2O (2)
D. 2O
Answer» B. 12O
645.

Urea is a

A. odium fertilizer
B. hosphatic fertilizer
C. itrogenous fertilizer
D. otassium fertilizer
Answer» D. otassium fertilizer
646.

Quartz is a crystalline form of

A. lumina
B. lass
C. ilica
D. imestone
Answer» D. imestone
647.

Which of the following is the main nitrogenous waste in humans ?

A. mmonia
B. rea
C. ric Acid
D. mmonium Nitrate
Answer» D. mmonium Nitrate
648.

Sodium bicarbonate is commercially known as

A. ashing soda
B. aking soda
C. austic soda
D. oda lime
Answer» C. austic soda
649.

Cement is usually a mixture of :

A. alcium silicate and calcium aluminate
B. alcium silicate and calcium ferrate
C. alcium aluminate and calcium ferrate
D. ime stone and silicon dioxide
Answer» B. alcium silicate and calcium ferrate
650.

Interveinal necrotic spots on leaves appear due to

A. F injury
B. O2 injury
C. O2 injury
D. 3 injury
Answer» C. O2 injury