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201.

Ozone saves the biosphere by absorbing high energy radiations called ________ .

A. nfra-red (IR)
B. amma rays
C. ltraviolet rays (UV)
D. –rays
Answer» D. –rays
202.

Formation of ozone hole is maximum over

A. frica
B. ndia
C. ntarctica
D. urope
Answer» D. urope
203.

Which is not a green house gas ?

A. O2
B. H4
C. 2O
D. hlorofluorocarbons
Answer» D. hlorofluorocarbons
204.

Which of the process is known as nitrification?

A. eaction of Nitrogen Monoxide with oxygen to form nitric acid
B. eaction of nitrogen dioxide with water to form nitric acid
C. onversion of ammonia to nitrites
D. onversion of nitrite to nitric oxide
Answer» D. onversion of nitrite to nitric oxide
205.

What is the maximum Water Vapour content in the atmosphere?

A. to 3 per cent
B. to 4 per cent
C. to 5 per cent
D. to 6 per cent
Answer» C. to 5 per cent
206.

The highest volume of gases in lower atmosphere is comprised of

A. ydrogen
B. arbon dioxide
C. xygen
D. itrogen
Answer» E.
207.

The chief constituent of natural gas is:

A. ethane
B. elium
C. itrogen
D. ropane
Answer» B. elium
208.

The natural resource, known as black gold is

A. oal
B. ead
C. in
D. latinum
Answer» B. ead
209.

Which of the following is biodegradable ?

A. aper
B. .D.T.
C. luminium
D. lastic
Answer» B. .D.T.
210.

The main constituent of natural gas is

A. ethane
B. thane
C. utane
D. ropane
Answer» B. thane
211.

For generation of biogas, the materials commonly used are

A. nimal wastes
B. rop residues
C. quatic plants
D. orest residues
Answer» B. rop residues
212.

Philosopher’s wool is chemically

A. luminium oxide
B. agnesium oxide
C. inc oxide
D. alcium oxide
Answer» D. alcium oxide
213.

The common name for the compound having formal NaOH is

A. austic soda
B. austic potash
C. oda ash
D. odium hydroxide
Answer» B. austic potash
214.

The chemical formula of the laughing gas is

A. O
B. 2O
C. O2
D. 2O3
Answer» C. O2
215.

Chemical name of bleaching powder is :

A. alcium chlorate
B. alcium hypochlorite
C. alcium chloro hypochlorite
D. alcium bi chloride
Answer» C. alcium chloro hypochlorite
216.

Which one of the following is a micro-element ?

A. hlorine
B. ydrogen
C. itrogen
D. xygen
Answer» B. ydrogen
217.

What is 'milk of magnesia' chemically?

A. agnesium carbonate
B. odium bicarbonate
C. alcium hydroxide
D. agnesium hydroxide
Answer» E.
218.

Nitrogen forms a variety of compounds in all oxidation states ranging from

A. 3 to +5
B. 3 to +3
C. 3 to +4
D. 3 to +6
Answer» B. 3 to +3
219.

Chemical name of common salt is

A. odium Chloride
B. odium Bicarbonate
C. odium
D. odium Oxide
Answer» B. odium Bicarbonate
220.

The chemical name of baking soda is

A. odium carbonate
B. odium bicarbonate
C. odium chloride
D. odium nitrate
Answer» C. odium chloride
221.

Brine refers to :

A. alt water
B. weet water
C. ure water
D. tarch water
Answer» B. weet water
222.

Sodium Carbonate is commonly known as

A. aking Soda
B. ashing Soda
C. austic Soda
D. austic Potash
Answer» C. austic Soda
223.

Baking soda is :

A. otassium carbonate
B. odium hydroxide
C. odium carbonate
D. odium bicarbonate
Answer» E.
224.

Rock salt is a mineral containing

A. otassium
B. agnesium
C. odium
D. ron
Answer» D. ron
225.

The chemical name of ‘Common salt’ is

A. odium chloride
B. odium nitrate
C. mmonium chloride
D. alcium chloride
Answer» B. odium nitrate
226.

What is the chemical name for ‘Baking Soda’ ?

A. odium carbonate
B. odium bicarbonate
C. odium nitrite
D. odium nitrate
Answer» C. odium nitrite
227.

Which of the following is not a chemical reaction?

A. urning of paper
B. igestion of food
C. onversion of water into steam
D. urning of coal
Answer» D. urning of coal
228.

The components of water can be separated by

A. hysical methods
B. hemical methods
C. oth A and B
D. hey can not be separated
Answer» C. oth A and B
229.

Which one of the following is most electronegative?

A. arbon
B. ilicon
C. ead
D. in
Answer» B. ilicon
230.

What is the element required for solar energy conversion ?

A. eryllium
B. antalum
C. ilicon
D. ltra pure carbon
Answer» D. ltra pure carbon
231.

The most abundant element by number in the living system is :

A. itrogen
B. ydrogen
C. xygen
D. arbon
Answer» C. xygen
232.

In addition to hydrogen, the other abundant element present on Sun’s surface is

A. elium
B. eon
C. rgon
D. xygen
Answer» B. eon
233.

Water can be separated from alcohol water mixture by

A. ecantation
B. vaporation
C. istillation
D. ublimation
Answer» D. ublimation
234.

The material used in the manufacture of lead pencil is

A. raphite
B. ead
C. arbon
D. ica
Answer» B. ead
235.

Select the one which is not a mixture :

A. ir
B. asoline
C. PG
D. istilled water
Answer» E.
236.

The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is

A. rgon
B. itrogen
C. xygen
D. rypton
Answer» C. xygen
237.

The most abundant element in the human body is

A. arbon
B. ron
C. itrogen
D. xygen
Answer» E.
238.

The gas used to dilute oxygen for breathing by deep sea divers is:

A. eon
B. rgon
C. itrogen
D. elium
Answer» E.
239.

An example of replenishable energy source is–

A. oal
B. etroleum
C. ignite
D. iomass
Answer» E.
240.

Gobar gas mainly contains

A. arbon dioxide
B. arbon monoxide
C. ydrogen sulphide
D. ethane
Answer» E.
241.

Gobar gas contains mainly :

A. ethane
B. thylene
C. ropylene
D. cetylene
Answer» B. thylene
242.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy ?

A. oal
B. eothermal power
C. atural gas
D. ranium
Answer» C. atural gas
243.

The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air used by deep sea divers for breathing is:

A. eon
B. rgon
C. rypton
D. elium
Answer» E.
244.

Which among the following elements is found in maximum percentage in the human body ?

A. arbon
B. ydrogen
C. itrozen
D. xygen
Answer» E.
245.

Which one element from below list is liquid at room temperature?

A. inc
B. rgon
C. ead
D. romine
Answer» E.
246.

Which among the following is used to dilute oxygen in the gas cylinders used by divers ?

A. rypton
B. rgon
C. elium
D. eon
Answer» D. eon
247.

What is the element that is in the highest percentage in the composition of the earth ?

A. ilicon
B. xygen
C. agnesium
D. ron
Answer» C. agnesium
248.

When quick lime is added to water

A. eat is liberated
B. eat is absorbed
C. emperature decreases
D. o heat change takes place
Answer» B. eat is absorbed
249.

Catalyst is a substance which

A. ncreases the rate of the reaction
B. ecreases the rate of reaction
C. as no action on the rate of the reaction
D. one of these
Answer» E.
250.

Copper substances when exposed to air gains a green coating due to the formation of:

A. uO
B. uCO3 Cu(OH)2
C. uSO4
D. u(NO3)2
Answer» C. uSO4