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401.

The process which does not evolve CO2 in air is

A. urning
B. reathing
C. rganic delay
D. hotosynthesis
Answer» E.
402.

Which gas is used as fire extinguisher ?

A. arbon dioxide
B. arbon monoxide
C. arbon suboxide
D. ulphur dioxide
Answer» B. arbon monoxide
403.

It is dangerous to leave the car engine running in a closed garage, because it may cause serious pollution due to poisoning by emission of

A. O2
B. O
C. nburnt petrol
D. O2
Answer» C. nburnt petrol
404.

Man dies in the atmosphere of CO, because it

A. ries up the blood
B. ombines with O2 present in the body
C. educes the organic matter of tissues
D. ombines with the haemoglobin of blood, thereby making the later incapable of absorbing O2
Answer» E.
405.

Which one is the purest form of carbon?

A. oal
B. raphite
C. iamond
D. ron
Answer» D. ron
406.

Which one is not a pure form of carbon?

A. oal
B. raphite
C. iamond
D. old
Answer» E.
407.

The gas that causes suffocation and death when coal or coke is burnt in a closed room is

A. ethane
B. thane
C. arbon monoxide
D. arbon dioxide
Answer» D. arbon dioxide
408.

Water gas is the combination of

A. O and H2
B. O2and H2
C. O and H2O
D. O2 and CO
Answer» B. O2and H2
409.

Highly toxic gas which causes headache, visual difficulty, paralysis and even death is

A. O2
B. 3
C. O
D. ll of these
Answer» D. ll of these
410.

Diamond is lustrous because

A. t is colourless
B. t is hard
C. t is pure
D. ts refractive index is high
Answer» E.
411.

Hardest allotrope of carbon is

A. iamond
B. raphite
C. oke
D. amp black
Answer» B. raphite
412.

Which among the following coal contains 90 per cent of carbon?

A. nthracite
B. itumen
C. ignite
D. eat
Answer» B. itumen
413.

The gas used to extinguish fire is

A. eon
B. itrogen
C. arbon dioxide
D. arbon monoxide
Answer» D. arbon monoxide
414.

Diamond is harder than graphite because of :

A. ifference in layers of atoms
B. etrahedral structure of diamond
C. ifference of crystalline structures
D. one of these
Answer» B. etrahedral structure of diamond
415.

If lime water is kept in the air, it turns milky due to presence of :

A. arbon dioxide
B. itrogen
C. xygen
D. ulphurdioxide
Answer» B. itrogen
416.

Diamonds are glittering and attractive because light incident on them undergoes

A. ighest refraction
B. ultiple internal reflections
C. ultiple surface reflections
D. undred percent transmission
Answer» C. ultiple surface reflections
417.

The main source of carbon monoxide is

A. ndustrial process
B. uel combustion
C. ransportation
D. olid waste disposal
Answer» D. olid waste disposal
418.

If we burn graphite,

A. esidue will be left
B. o residue will be left
C. t will not burn
D. t will change into diamond
Answer» C. t will not burn
419.

The percentage of oxygen in air is approximately

A. 00%
B. %
C. 8%
D. 1%
Answer» E.
420.

The most abundant constituent of atmospheric air is :

A. arbon
B. ydrogen
C. xygen
D. itrogen
Answer» E.
421.

Air shows the property of

A. 2
B. 2
C. oth A and B
D. one of these
Answer» D. one of these
422.

Ozone layer of atmosphere absorbs:

A. ltraviolet rays
B. nfra-red rays
C. ll radiations of Light
D. osmic rays.
Answer» B. nfra-red rays
423.

Dry ice is the solid form of :

A. ir
B. arbon dioxide
C. itrogen
D. ater
Answer» C. itrogen
424.

Dry powder fire extinguishers contain

A. and
B. and and sodium carbonate
C. and and potassium carbonate
D. and and sodium bicarbonate
Answer» E.
425.

For extinguishing fire, we use

A. ydrogen
B. arbon Monoxide
C. arbon Dioxide
D. arsh gas
Answer» D. arsh gas
426.

Air is said to be saturated when :

A. t contains maximum content of water vapour
B. ts pressure is minimum
C. ts thickness is maximum
D. t blows over the barren land
Answer» B. ts pressure is minimum
427.

The inert gases are ____ in water.

A. paringly soluble
B. nsoluble
C. oluble
D. one of these
Answer» B. nsoluble
428.

Candle is a mixture of

A. araffin was and stearic acid
B. ees wax and stearic acid
C. igher fatty acids and stearic acid
D. ees wax and paraffin wax
Answer» B. ees wax and stearic acid
429.

Which of the following is chiefly present in LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) ?

A. ethane
B. thane
C. ropane
D. utane
Answer» E.
430.

Combustion of a candle is a/an

A. hotochemical reaction
B. hysical change
C. ndothermic reaction
D. xothermic reaction
Answer» E.
431.

Rusting of iron takes place due to

A. xidation
B. arbonation
C. xfoliation
D. orrosion
Answer» B. arbonation
432.

The working of a dry cell is based on

A. ecomposition reaction
B. pontaneous oxidation-reduction reaction
C. ombination reaction
D. lectrolysis
Answer» E.
433.

Galvanization of iron is carried out using

A. inc
B. in
C. opper
D. hromium
Answer» B. in
434.

The process of covering water pipes made of Iron with Zinc layer to prevent corrosion is called :

A. inc plating
B. lloy formation
C. ulcanization
D. alvanization
Answer» E.
435.

When a spoon is to be electroplated with nickel the spoon is

A. ipped in a nickel sulphate solution
B. ade anode and a pure nickel rod, the cathode
C. ade cathode and a pure nickel red, the anode
D. oated with nickel sulphate and dried
Answer» D. oated with nickel sulphate and dried
436.

The process of improving the quality of rubber by heating it with sulphur is called

A. ulcanization
B. cceleration
C. ulphonation
D. alvanization
Answer» B. cceleration
437.

In galvanization, iron is coated with

A. opper
B. inc
C. in
D. ickel
Answer» C. in
438.

An electrochemical cell which is used as a source of direct electrical current at constant voltage under standard conditions is called a :

A. ower transmittor
B. attery
C. ninterrupted power supply (UPS)
D. enerator
Answer» C. ninterrupted power supply (UPS)
439.

A potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed?

A. rom brown to blue-black
B. rom brown to orange-red
C. rom blue to pink
D. rom pink to blue-green
Answer» B. rom brown to orange-red
440.

The anode of a dry cell is made up of

A. ron
B. admium
C. inc
D. ead
Answer» D. ead
441.

A non-electronic conductor is

A. ron
B. as Carbon
C. opper Sulphate
D. one of these
Answer» E.
442.

Which one of the following metals is used to galvanise iron ?

A. opper
B. ead
C. inc
D. ercury
Answer» D. ercury
443.

Galvanization is the :

A. eposition of zinc on iron
B. eposition of tin on iron
C. eposition of copper on iron
D. eposition of aluminium on iron
Answer» B. eposition of tin on iron
444.

The anode in a dry cell consists of

A. opper
B. inc
C. admium
D. raphite
Answer» C. admium
445.

The metal chiefly used for galvanising iron is :

A. inc
B. ercury
C. admium
D. in
Answer» B. ercury
446.

An electric iron has a heating element made of :

A. opper
B. ungsten
C. ichrome
D. inc
Answer» D. inc
447.

Iron is prevented from rusting by coating with zinc. This process is called as

A. alvanisation
B. orrosion
C. ublimation
D. eduction
Answer» B. orrosion
448.

The metalused to galvanise iron to protect it from rusting is

A. inc
B. hromium
C. ead
D. ntimony
Answer» B. hromium
449.

Silicone is a polymer of

A. etraalkyl silane
B. ilicon tetrachloride
C. ialkyl dichloro silane
D. ilane
Answer» D. ilane
450.

The polymer obtained by the condensation of hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid is :

A. ylon 66
B. erylene
C. ollen's
D. akelite
Answer» B. erylene