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751.

Which one of the following is used as a sowing agent in the preparation of soft drinks?

A. hosphoric acid
B. hosphorus acid
C. alicylic acid
D. oric acid
Answer» B. hosphorus acid
752.

Which of the following is not a nitrogenous fetiliser?

A. mmonium sulphate
B. rea
C. mmonium nitrate
D. uperphosphate
Answer» E.
753.

Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines ?

A. ropyl alcohol
B. thanol
C. ethanol
D. thylene glycol
Answer» E.
754.

The chemical used in developing photographic films is

A. ilver bromide
B. ypo
C. odium sulphate
D. ydroquinone
Answer» B. ypo
755.

Poison used for killing rats is

A. alcium phosphide (Ca3P2)
B. inc phosphide (Zn3P2)
C. agnesium nitride (Mg3N2)
D. agnesium phosphide (Mg3P2)
Answer» C. agnesium nitride (Mg3N2)
756.

Which of the following is a natural dye ?

A. rystal violet
B. niline blue
C. lizarin
D. henolphthalein
Answer» D. henolphthalein
757.

The advantage of detergents over soaps is

A. etergents are soluble in water
B. etergents could not give much lather
C. etergents give lather even with hard water
D. oaps give lather with only soft water
Answer» D. oaps give lather with only soft water
758.

Tear gas used by the police to disperse the mob contains

A. arbon dioxide
B. hlorine
C. mmonia
D. ydrogen sulphide
Answer» C. mmonia
759.

Which of the following is an antidiabatic drug?

A. nsulin
B. enicillin
C. hloroquine
D. spirin
Answer» B. enicillin
760.

Which of the following statements are correct about chloroform? a. Liquid fuel b. Anaesthetic in nature c. Produces phosgene d. Fire extinguisher

A. , B
B. , C
C. , C
D. , A
Answer» D. , A
761.

Many people died in London in 1952 as result of air pollution producing

A. ist
B. og
C. mog
D. leet
Answer» D. leet
762.

Ultraviolet radiation striking the earth is due to the depletion of

A. arbon monoxide
B. arbon dioxide
C. zone
D. xygen
Answer» D. xygen
763.

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant ?

A. O
B. O
C. O2
D. AN
Answer» C. O2
764.

Charcoal is used in water treatment as a/an

A. bsorbent
B. oagulant
C. olvent
D. dsorbent
Answer» E.
765.

Ferrous sulphate is used in water treatment as a/an

A. xidizing agent
B. educing agent
C. oagulant aid
D. dsorbent
Answer» D. dsorbent
766.

Which of the toxic heavy metals is found in modern tannery industries ?

A. ickel
B. inc
C. hromium
D. ead
Answer» D. ead
767.

The chemical name of rat poison is

A. inc oxide
B. otassium cyanide
C. ead nitrate
D. inc phosphide
Answer» E.
768.

Malathion is a/an

A. nsecticide
B. umigant
C. reservative
D. esticide
Answer» B. umigant
769.

The most commonly used chemicals in the artificial rainmaking or cloud seeding are

A. ilver Iodide (AgI)
B. odium Chloride (NaCl)
C. ry Ice (Frozen CO2)
D. ll of the above
Answer» B. odium Chloride (NaCl)
770.

The function of sedimentation tank in sewage treatment is to:

A. isinfect the sewage
B. emove water content
C. erate the sewage
D. emove suspended solids
Answer» E.
771.

Bhopal gas tragedy is associated with leakage of

A. arbon dioxide
B. itrogen dioxide
C. ulphur dioxide
D. ethyl isocyanate
Answer» E.
772.

Kinetics is the study of:

A. he rate of chemical reaction
B. ow fast the reactions go
C. he mechanisms and paths of the molecules take in joining from one reactant to products
D. ll of these are correct
Answer» E.
773.

In a reaction of the type A+B -> C+D one could ensure it to be a first order reaction by :

A. ncreasing the temperature
B. ncreasing the concentration of a product
C. ncreasing the concentration of a reactant
D. dding a catalyst
Answer» D. dding a catalyst
774.

When a bond is formed between two atoms, the energy of the system will

A. ncrease
B. ecrease
C. emain the same
D. ay increase or decrease
Answer» D. ay increase or decrease
775.

Which of the following kinds of spectroscopy can provide information on the energy difference between the initial and final states rather the energy levels involved in the transition?

A. V absorption spectroscopy
B. V photoelectron spectroscopy
C. nfrared absorption spectroscopy
D. otational spectroscopy
Answer» C. nfrared absorption spectroscopy
776.

Spontaneous change is one in which there is:

A. lowering of entropy
B. lowering of free energy
C. ncrease in free energy
D. n increase in Internal energy
Answer» C. ncrease in free energy
777.

Which one of the following species has the highest bond order, shortest bond length and maximum bond strength?

A. 2
B. 2
C. -2
D. -22
Answer» C. -2
778.

Mark the compound which possess ionic, covalent and coordinate bonds.

A. H4Cl
B. O3
C. O2
D. 2O
Answer» B. O3
779.

Gunpowder consists of a mixture of

A. and and TNT
B. NT and charcoal
C. itre, sulphur and charcoal
D. ulphur, sand and charcoal
Answer» D. ulphur, sand and charcoal
780.

DDT and BHC may act as

A. llergens
B. arcinogens
C. sthematic agents
D. one of these
Answer» C. sthematic agents
781.

The element used for making solar cells is

A. agnesium
B. odium
C. alcium
D. ilicon
Answer» E.
782.

One of the constituents of tear gas is

A. thane
B. thanol
C. ther
D. hloropicrin
Answer» E.
783.

Stains of rust on clothes can be removed by :

A. xalic acid
B. etrol
C. lcohol
D. 2O2
Answer» B. etrol
784.

Which of the following chemicals is used in photography ?

A. luminium hydroxide
B. ilver bromide
C. otassium nitrate
D. odium chloride
Answer» C. otassium nitrate
785.

Which one of the following chemicals helps in fruit ripening?

A. thephon
B. trazine
C. soproturan
D. alathion
Answer» B. trazine
786.

Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain

A. itrates
B. icarbonates
C. ulphonates
D. ismuthates
Answer» D. ismuthates
787.

Electric fuse is an alloy of

A. in and lead
B. inc and lead
C. opper and iron
D. arbon and tin
Answer» B. inc and lead
788.

Laughing gas is

A. itric oxide
B. itrous oxide
C. itrogen trioxide
D. itrogen pentoxide
Answer» C. itrogen trioxide
789.

Soap helps in better cleaning of clothes because

A. oap acts like catalyst
B. t reduces the surface tension of solution
C. t gives strength to solution
D. t absorbs the dirt
Answer» C. t gives strength to solution
790.

By-product obtained by soap industry is

A. austic soda
B. lycerol
C. aphthalene
D. austic potash
Answer» C. aphthalene
791.

Aspirin is common name of

A. alicylic Acid
B. alicylate
C. ethyl Salicylate
D. cetyl Salicylic Acid
Answer» E.
792.

Aspirin is

A. ethoxy benzoic acid
B. ethyl Salicilate
C. cetyl Salicilic acid
D. henyl Salicilate
Answer» D. henyl Salicilate
793.

Antacid tablets consist of

A. ydroxides of sodium, magnesium and aluminium
B. ydroxides of magnesium and aluminium
C. ydroxides of sodium and aluminium
D. ydroxides of magnesium and sodium
Answer» C. ydroxides of sodium and aluminium
794.

Alum is used as

A. n analgesic
B. fertilizer
C. disinfectant
D. purifier for water
Answer» E.
795.

Commercial Vaseline is derived from

A. lant gums
B. oal tar
C. ool wax
D. etroleum
Answer» E.
796.

This group of alumino-silicate minerals is widely used in making electrical insulators

A. auxite
B. hromite
C. anganese
D. ica
Answer» E.
797.

The element used in the manufacture of safety matches is

A. hosphorous
B. agnesium
C. ilicon
D. ulphur
Answer» B. agnesium
798.

A detergent is a

A. leansing agent
B. rug
C. atalyst
D. oap
Answer» B. rug
799.

KMnO4 can be used as

A. nsecticide
B. ertilizer
C. esticide
D. isinfectant
Answer» E.
800.

Which one of the following vegetable oils is used in the manufacture of paints?

A. alm oil
B. unflower oil
C. inseed oil
D. ottonseed oil
Answer» D. ottonseed oil