Explore topic-wise MCQs in Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE).

This section includes 97 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Graduate Aptitude Test (GATE) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The aqueous solution of which acids is called Vinegar ?

A. Acetic acid
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Citric acid
D. Oxalic acid
Answer» B. Hydrochloric acid
2.

Which have maximum number of isotopes ?

A. Bromine
B. Aluminium
C. Polonium
D. Carbon
Answer» D. Carbon
3.

What is used to avoid melting of ice ?

A. Gelatine
B. Butane
C. Methane
D. Any acid
Answer» B. Butane
4.

Oxides of metals are alkaline.

A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Answer» B. FALSE
5.

What is metallurgy ?

A. process of extracting metal in pure form from its ore.
B. process of creating alloys of metals.
C. process of making metals live long.
D. None of above.
Answer» B. process of creating alloys of metals.
6.

Acids taste

A. Sour
B. Sweet
C. May be both
D. None of both
Answer» B. Sweet
7.

Acid rain is due to air pollution by ?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Methane
D. Nitrous oxide and Sulphur dioxide
Answer» E.
8.

The major component used in preparation of different types of glasses is :

A. Sodium borate
B. Sodium silicate
C. Silica
D. Calcium silicate
Answer» D. Calcium silicate
9.

How many different oxides are formed by nitrogen ?

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer» B. three
10.

The single acid which dissolves gold is ?

A. Aqua regia
B. Hydrochloric acid
C. Nitric acid
D. Selenic acid
Answer» B. Hydrochloric acid
11.

Which gas is filled in refrigerators ?

A. Chlorofluorocarbon
B. Acetylene
C. Methane
D. Butane
Answer» B. Acetylene
12.

Contact lenses are made from ?

A. Polyvinyl chloride
B. Teflon
C. Polystyrene
D. Lucite
Answer» B. Teflon
13.

Brass is an alloy of ?

A. Copper and Tin
B. Copper and Zinc
C. Copper and Aluminium
D. Iron and Copper
Answer» C. Copper and Aluminium
14.

What is extracted from Bauxite ?

A. Mica
B. Aluminium
C. Copper
D. Tin
Answer» C. Copper
15.

Why is phosphorus kept under water ?

A. to make it wet
B. to make it durable
C. water forms a protective coating on it
D. to save it from catching fire when exposed to dry air
Answer» E.
16.

What is the chemical name of table salt ?

A. Sodium nitrate
B. Ammonium chloride
C. Sodium chloride
D. Calcium chloride
Answer» D. Calcium chloride
17.

Which of the following elements behave chemically both as a metal and a non metal?

A. Boron
B. Carbon
C. Argon
D. Mercury
Answer» B. Carbon
18.

Which of the following gases is the most toxic?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Acetic acid
Answer» D. Acetic acid
19.

The substance that contains the maximum amount of nitrogen is ?

A. Ammonium Sulphate
B. Urea
C. Ammonium Nitrate
D. Ammonium Chloride
Answer» C. Ammonium Nitrate
20.

The cyclotron is used to

A. accelerating particles
B. separating elements
C. purifying metals
D. making alloys
Answer» B. separating elements
21.

The ejection of electrons when a metal surface is irradiated is known as

A. Black body radiation
B. Photoelectric effect
C. Zeeman effect
D. Atomic spectrum
Answer» C. Zeeman effect
22.

Sugars are converted in the liver into

A. Glycogen
B. Vitamin
C. Monosaccharide
D. None of above
Answer» B. Vitamin
23.

The acid generally stored in batteries is

A. Nitric Acid
B. Hydrochloric Acid
C. Sulphuric Acid
D. Acetic Acid
Answer» D. Acetic Acid
24.

What is laughing gas ?

A. nitrous oxide
B. nitric oxide
C. nitrogen oxide
D. nitrogen peroxide
Answer» B. nitric oxide
25.

Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of ?

A. Magnesium bicarbonate
B. Calcium bicarbonate
C. Sodium bicarbonate
D. Calcium sulphate
Answer» E.
26.

Petroleum is found in ?

A. Marshy land
B. Metamorphic rocks
C. Igneous rock
D. Sedimentary rocks
Answer» E.
27.

Ozone is :

A. Non-magnetic
B. Paramagnetic
C. Ferromagnetic
D. Diamagnetic
Answer» E.
28.

Elements that show the properties of both metals and non metals are called ?

A. metalloids
B. allotropes
C. alloys
D. colloids
Answer» B. allotropes
29.

Enzymes are

A. Fatty acids
B. Carbohydrates
C. Nucleic acids
D. Proteins
Answer» E.
30.

Faraday's Law is associated with

A. Reaction of gases
B. Pressure of gases
C. Electrolysis
D. Temperature and pressure
Answer» D. Temperature and pressure
31.

Atomic number of an element gives

A. the number of nucleons in its atom
B. the number of electrons in its atom
C. the weight of the atom of the element
D. the total number of elementary particles in its atom
Answer» C. the weight of the atom of the element
32.

What is hottest part of the gas flame is called ?

A. blue zone
B. luminous zone
C. dark zone
D. non-luminous zone
Answer» E.
33.

What is the hardest form of carbon ?

A. coke
B. graphite
C. charcoal
D. diamond
Answer» E.
34.

All noble gases are ?

A. colourless
B. colourless
C. colourless and odourless
D. colourless and but have odour
Answer» D. colourless and but have odour
35.

Alloys made with mercury as one metal are called ?

A. mixtures
B. emulsions
C. solders
D. amalgams
Answer» E.
36.

Which element found in all organic compounds ?

A. carbon
B. nitrogen
C. calcium
D. none of them
Answer» B. nitrogen
37.

The main chemical constituent of clay is ?

A. aluminium silicate
B. zeolites
C. aluminium borosilicate
D. silicon oxide
Answer» B. zeolites
38.

The high reactivity of fluorine is due to ?

A. small size of fluorine atom
B. its high electro negativity
C. availability of d-orbitals
D. strong F - F bond
Answer» C. availability of d-orbitals
39.

A catalyst is a substance which

A. increases the activation energy
B. increases the rate of reaction and increases the equilibrium concentration of products
C. changes the equilibrium of a reaction so that the concentration of the product increases
D. hastens the attainment of equilibrium
Answer» E.
40.

Chemical used in photography is

A. sodium sulphate
B. sodium sulphite
C. sodium thiosulphate
D. sodium oxalate
Answer» D. sodium oxalate
41.

Air is a

A. compound
B. colloid
C. element
D. mixture
Answer» E.
42.

The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is ?

A. ethane
B. ethylene
C. carbon dioxide
D. acetylene
Answer» C. carbon dioxide
43.

Which one is an organic Acid ?

A. Sulphuric
B. Citric
C. Nitric
D. Phosphoric
Answer» C. Nitric
44.

The Chemical Symbol of Sodium is

A. So
B. Sd
C. Na
D. Nu
Answer» D. Nu
45.

The most electropositive elements among the following is :

A. Cs
B. Ca
C. Na
D. Br
Answer» B. Ca
46.

Which gas is used to manufacture vanaspati from vegetable oil is

A. carbon dioxide
B. nitrogen
C. oxygen
D. hydrogen
Answer» E.
47.

Due to rusting the weight of iron

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains the same
D. Uncertain
Answer» C. Remains the same
48.

Conduction band electrons have more mobility than holes because they are

A. experience collision more frequently
B. experience collision less frequently
C. have negative charge
D. need less energy to move them
Answer» C. have negative charge
49.

Mass number of a nucleus is :

A. the sum of the number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus
B. always more than the atomic weight
C. always less than its atomic number
D. None of above
Answer» B. always more than the atomic weight
50.

The material which can be deformed permanently by heat and pressure is called a

A. thermoset
B. thermoplastic
C. chemical compound
D. polymer
Answer» B. thermoplastic