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151.

Which of the following molecules is joined by a double covalent bond?

A. Cl2
B. O2
C. N2
D. He2
Answer» C. N2
152.

which of the following molecule contains a nonpolar covalent bond?

A. Br2
B. CO2
C. CCl4
D. CO
Answer» B. CO2
153.

Which of the following mixtures is not a colloid?

A. Sugar water
B. Milk
C. Paint
D. Fog
Answer» B. Milk
154.

Which of the following methods will separate water from muddy water?

A. Separating funnel
B. Distillation
C. Crystallization
D. Filtration
Answer» E.
155.

Which of the following metals reacts vigorously with cold water?

A. Potassium
B. Aluminium
C. Zinc
D. Iron
Answer» B. Aluminium
156.

Which of the following metals is the most Malleable?

A. Al
B. Zn
C. Na
D. Ag
Answer» D. Ag
157.

Which of the following metals does NOT react with Oxygen even at a high temperature?

A. Silver
B. Lead
C. Aluminium
D. Zinc
Answer» B. Lead
158.

Which of the following metals does NOT react with cold or hot water?

A. Aluminium
B. Potassium
C. Sodium
D. Calcium
Answer» B. Potassium
159.

Which of the following metals is found in free state?

A. Sodium
B. Gold
C. Potassium
D. Calcium
Answer» C. Potassium
160.

Which of the following metals is a liquid at room temperature?

A. Lithium
B. Mercury
C. Sodium
D. Calcium
Answer» D. Calcium
161.

Which of the following metals cannot be easily cut with a knife?

A. Sodium
B. Aluminium
C. Lithium
D. Potassium
Answer» C. Lithium
162.

Which of the following metal is generally used for making filaments of bulb?

A. W
B. Ag
C. Fe
D. Rh
Answer» B. Ag
163.

Which of the following meals is NOT obtained by reduction using carbon?

A. Copper
B. Sodium
C. Iron
D. Zinc
Answer» C. Iron
164.

Which of the following is usually not an air­pollutant?

A. Hydrocarbons
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Nitrous oxide
Answer» E.
165.

Which of the following is used to preserve specimens in the biology laboratory?

A. Phenol
B. Benzaldehyde
C. Formaldehyde
D. Acetic acid
Answer» D. Acetic acid
166.

Which of the following is used to get relief when you have been stung by a honeybee?

A. Common salt
B. Baking soda
C. Acetic acid
D. Washing soda
Answer» C. Acetic acid
167.

Which of the following is used in gunpowder?

A. Potassium bromide
B. Potassium nitrate
C. Monopotassium tartarate
D. Potassium sulphate
Answer» C. Monopotassium tartarate
168.

Which of the following is used in the preparation of vinegar?

A. Methanol
B. Acetic acid
C. Ethanol
D. Ethanoic acid
Answer» C. Ethanol
169.

Which of the following is used in making perfumes as well as flavouring agents?_x005F_x000D_

A. Esters
B. Ethanol
C. Methanol
D. Ethanoic acid
Answer» B. Ethanol
170.

Which of the following is used for disinfecting drinking water?

A. Baking powder
B. Bleaching powder
C. Washing soda
D. Baking soda
Answer» C. Washing soda
171.

Which of the following is true about compounds?

A. They are substances
B. They have properties similar to those of their component elements
C. They can be physically separated into their component elements
D. They have compositions that vary
Answer» B. They have properties similar to those of their component elements
172.

Which of the following is used as anaesthetics?

A. N2
B. N2O
C. CH4
D. CO2
Answer» C. CH4
173.

Which of the following is used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of vegetable oil?_x005F_x000D_

A. He
B. H2
C. Ni
D. Pb
Answer» D. Pb
174.

Which of the following is used as non­ stick coating for cooking utensils?

A. Perspex
B. Styrofoam
C. Polystyrene
D. Teflon
Answer» E.
175.

Which of the following is the third member of the Dobereiner triad, that also features Lithium and Sodium?_x005F_x000D_

A. Potassium
B. Boron
C. Barium
D. Hydrogen
Answer» B. Boron
176.

Which of the following is the most stable carbocation?_x005F_x000D_

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
177.

Which of the following is the strongest acid?

A. ClCH2COOH
B. BrCH2COOH
C. FCH2COOH
D. ICH2COOH
Answer» D. ICH2COOH
178.

Which of the following is the strongest base?

A. LiCH3
B. LiF
C. LiOH
D. LiNH2
Answer» B. LiF
179.

Which of the following is the most common kidney stone-forming compound?

A. Calcium oxalate
B. Magnesium oxide
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Magnesium citrate
Answer» B. Magnesium oxide
180.

Which of the following is the mixture

A. distilled water
B. gasoline
C. liquified petroleum gas
D. both (b) & (c)
Answer» E.
181.

Which of the following is one of the commercial products obtained from Gelidium and Gracilaria and are used to grow microbes and in preparations of ice- creams and jellies?

A. Agar
B. Chlorella
C. Spirullina
D. Gymnosperms
Answer» B. Chlorella
182.

Which of the following is the best fire-extinguisher?

A. Water
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon-dioxide
D. Soil
Answer» D. Soil
183.

Which of the following is NOT true for the reaction of Calcium with water?

A. The reaction is less violent
B. Calcium starts floating
C. Heat evolved is less
D. H2 gas is evolved
Answer» B. Calcium starts floating
184.

Which of the following is not the properties of an ionic compound?

A. Soluble in water and insoluble in petrol
B. High melting and boiling points
C. Low melting and boiling points
D. Solid and hard
Answer» D. Solid and hard
185.

Which of the following is NOT the combined from of carbon?

A. Diamond
B. Dolomite
C. Marble
D. Chalk
Answer» B. Dolomite
186.

Which of the following is NOT malleable?

A. Copper
B. Graphite
C. Silver
D. Aluminium
Answer» C. Silver
187.

Which of the following is not an example of a biomass energy source?

A. Wood
B. Ethanol
C. Cow dung
D. Atomic energy
Answer» E.
188.

Which of the following is not correct with reference to Bio-sand Water Filter?

A. It deactivates or kills pathogens
B. Sedimentation removes larger particles
C. Filtration removes smaller particles
D. High quality water is always assured
Answer» E.
189.

Which of the following is not an Igneous Rock?

A. Dolomite
B. Granite
C. Basalt
D. Gabbro
Answer» B. Granite
190.

Which of the following is not an example of Allotrope?

A. Diamond
B. Graphite
C. Ozone
D. Steel
Answer» E.
191.

Which of the following is not an allotrope of carbon?

A. Diamond
B. Graphene
C. Ethylene
D. Buckminsterfullerene
Answer» D. Buckminsterfullerene
192.

Which of the following is NOT an allotrope of carbon?_x005F_x000D_

A. Diamond
B. Graphite
C. C-60
D. Methane
Answer» E.
193.

Which of the following is NOT a waste material removed from blood in the kidney?_x005F_x000D_

A. Ammonia
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Urea
D. Uric acid
Answer» C. Urea
194.

Which of the following is not a type of chemical weathering?

A. Corrosion
B. Solution
C. Oxidation
D. Carbonation
Answer» B. Solution
195.

Which of the following is not a sublimable substance?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. Sodium sulphate
B. Naphathalene
C. Camphor
D. Ammonium chloride
Answer» B. Naphathalene
196.

Which of the following is not a subatomic particle?

A. neutron
B. ion
C. electron
D. proton
Answer» C. electron
197.

Which of the following is not a strong acid?

A. H2SO4
B. CH3COOH
C. HCl
D. HBr
Answer» C. HCl
198.

Which of the following is not a pure substance?

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Water
D. Milk
Answer» E.
199.

Which of the following is NOT a property of acids?

A. Acids form salts with bases
B. Acids have bitter taste
C. Acids have sour taste
D. Acids turn blue litmus red
Answer» C. Acids have sour taste
200.

Which of the following is not a property of water?

A. Low density
B. Low specific heat
C. Low heat of vaporisation
D. All of the above
Answer» E.