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101.

Brass is a solution of molten copper in

A. olid zinc
B. olten zinc
C. aseous zinc
D. olten tin
Answer» C. aseous zinc
102.

The percentage of carbon in cast iron is :

A. .01 to 0.25
B. .5 to 1.5
C. to 8
D. to 5
Answer» E.
103.

Food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because

A. inc is costlier than tin
B. inc has a higher melting point than tin
C. inc is more reactive than tin
D. inc is less reactive than tin
Answer» D. inc is less reactive than tin
104.

In which of the following states maximum iron ore is found ?

A. eCO3
B. e2O3
C. e3O4
D. eS2
Answer» C. e3O4
105.

Magnalium is an alloy of

A. luminium and Magnesium
B. agnesium and Tin
C. luminium and Zinc
D. anganese and Magnesium
Answer» B. agnesium and Tin
106.

Which of the following is a metallic ore ?

A. ica
B. uartz
C. eldspar
D. alena
Answer» E.
107.

Which mineral is the ore of aluminium ?

A. aematite
B. auxite
C. agnetite
D. iderite
Answer» C. agnetite
108.

Which one of the following mineral does not contain oxygen ?

A. aematite
B. auxite
C. ryolite
D. alcite
Answer» D. alcite
109.

Iron is extracted from

A. innabar
B. aematite
C. auxite
D. olomite
Answer» C. auxite
110.

Which one of the following contains maximum percentage of carbon ?

A. ast iron
B. tainless steel
C. rought iron
D. igh speed steel
Answer» B. tainless steel
111.

The purest form of Iron is :

A. ast iron
B. teel
C. ig iron
D. rought iron
Answer» E.
112.

Hard steel contains

A. to 5 per cent carbon
B. .5 to 1.5 per cent carbon
C. .1 to 0.4 per cent carbon
D. .01 to 0.04 per cent carbon
Answer» C. .1 to 0.4 per cent carbon
113.

Bauxite is an alloy of which of the following metals ?

A. luminium
B. ilver
C. in
D. ron
Answer» B. ilver
114.

The iron ore which contains 72% of iron is :

A. agnetite
B. imonite
C. aematite
D. iderite
Answer» B. imonite
115.

Galena is a mineral of

A. ron
B. old
C. ead
D. alcium
Answer» D. alcium
116.

Which one of the following is not a characteristic feature of alloys?

A. ompounds
B. ixtures
C. olutions
D. omogeneous systems
Answer» E.
117.

In which of the following substances all carbon atoms are quaternary in nature ?

A. raphite
B. iamond
C. eflon
D. apthalene
Answer» C. eflon
118.

Which one of the following is used for dating very old objects of archaeological importance?

A. hosphorus-31
B. ritium
C. adium
D. arbon-14
Answer» E.
119.

One property of ammonia is

A. t is insoluble in water
B. t is a odourless gas
C. t is a yellowish gas
D. ts aqueous solution turns red litmus blue
Answer» E.
120.

Which of the following acts as promoter for iron in Haber's process?

A. n
B. o
C. g
Answer» C. g
121.

The gas dissolved in water that makes it basic is :

A. mmonia
B. ulphur dioxide
C. ydrogen
D. arbon dioxide
Answer» B. ulphur dioxide
122.

Among the following iron ores, the highest percentage of iron content is found in–

A. aemetite
B. agnetite
C. imnonite
D. one of these
Answer» B. agnetite
123.

The metal extracted from Bauxite is :

A. ilver
B. opper
C. anganese
D. luminium
Answer» E.
124.

Epsom salt is used

A. s purgative
B. n softening water
C. n paper industry
D. n making tooth paste
Answer» B. n softening water
125.

Chemical name of Gammaxane is

A. oluene
B. hloro benzene
C. niline
D. enzene hexachloride
Answer» C. niline
126.

Froth floatation process to concentrate the minerals is applicable to

A. alamine
B. halcopyrites
C. auxite
D. aematite
Answer» C. auxite
127.

The compound used in prickly heat powder to prevent excessive sweating is

A. oric acid
B. hosphoric acid
C. arbonic acid
D. ulphuric acid
Answer» B. hosphoric acid
128.

Milk tastes sour when it is left in open for some time. This happens due to the formation of

A. actic acid
B. itric acid
C. cetic acid
D. arbonic acid
Answer» B. itric acid
129.

Which acid is used in Lead storage battery?

A. ulphuric acid
B. itric acid
C. ydrochloric acid
D. cetic acid
Answer» B. itric acid
130.

Muscle fatigue is caused by the accumulation of :

A. yruvic acid
B. actic acid
C. xalacetic acid
D. ric acid
Answer» C. xalacetic acid
131.

Drinking soda is

A. lkaline
B. cidic
C. eutral
D. xidant
Answer» C. eutral
132.

Curd is sour due to presence of

A. artaric acid
B. actic acid
C. cetic acid
D. xalic acid
Answer» C. cetic acid
133.

The substance most commonly used as a food preservative is

A. odium carbonate
B. artaric acid
C. cetic acid
D. odium salt of benzoic acid
Answer» E.
134.

Citric acid is present in free form in

A. amarind
B. ilk
C. pple
D. emon
Answer» E.
135.

Which of the following acids serves as an electrolyte in a lead storage battery?

A. ulphuric acid
B. actic acid
C. ydrochloric acid
D. itric acid
Answer» B. actic acid
136.

Which of the following is the strongest base in aqueous solution ?

A. iethylamine
B. riethylamine
C. mmonia
D. thylamine
Answer» B. riethylamine
137.

Which one of the following acids is used in battery ?

A. ydrochloric acid
B. ydrofluoric acid
C. ulphuric acid
D. ulphurous acid
Answer» D. ulphurous acid
138.

Surface water is a better source of drinking water because it is poor in

A. ust
B. acteria
C. rsenic
D. lgae
Answer» D. lgae
139.

Brown stains in vessels and clothes indicate the presence of high quantities of ________ in water.

A. agnesium
B. alcium
C. anganese
D. one of these
Answer» E.
140.

In chemical terms, what are alums used for purifying water for drinking purposes ?

A. ydrated chlorides
B. ouble nitrate
C. ouble sulphates
D. itrates of aluminium
Answer» D. itrates of aluminium
141.

Where does the oxygen that keeps us alive come from?

A. arbon dioxide
B. arbonates absorbed from soil
C. xides of minerals
D. ater
Answer» E.
142.

Sweat contains water and ________

A. itric acid
B. actic acid
C. alt
D. inegar
Answer» D. inegar
143.

Bee sting contains

A. n acidic liquid
B. salt solution
C. n alkaline liquid
D. corrosive liquid
Answer» B. salt solution
144.

The acid present in red ants is

A. cetic acid
B. utyric acid
C. aproic acid
D. ormic acid
Answer» E.
145.

An acid having basicity one is

A. odium dihydrogen phosphate
B. isodium hydrogen phosphate
C. odium phosphate
D. hosphoric acid
Answer» C. odium phosphate
146.

Sour taste of ‘Coca Cola’ is due to the presence of

A. cetic acid
B. hosphoric acid
C. ydrochloric acid
D. ormic acid
Answer» C. ydrochloric acid
147.

Assertion (A) : Synthetic detergents can lather when in hard water.Reason (R) : Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with hard water.

A. oth A and R is true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. is true but R is false
D. is false but R is true
Answer» B. oth A and R is true but R is not a correct explanation of A
148.

Which one of the following is extensively used for sterilizing water ?

A. leaching powder
B. lum
C. orax powder
D. oda powder
Answer» B. lum
149.

Maximum permissible concentration of total hardness in drinking water is

A. 0
B. 00
C. 00
D. 00
Answer» D. 00
150.

The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as

A. ree chlorine
B. esidual chlorine
C. ree available chlorine
D. ombined available chlorine
Answer» C. ree available chlorine