1

Biosequestration is a process by which carbon sinks remove ______ from the atmosphere?
oxygen
nitrogen
argon
carbon dioxide
Ans:carbon dioxide
2
_______sink is a natural or artificial reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon containing
chemical compounds for an indefinite period?
oxygen
helium
nitrogen
Carbon
Ans:Carbon
3
Where is Indian Institute of Astrophysics?
Hyderabad
Chennai
Bangalore
Kerala
Ans:Bangalore
4
Where is Indian Institute of Geomagnetism?
kolkata
Mumbai
Bihar
Bhopal
Ans:Mumbai
5
Where is Agharkar Research Institute?
nagpur
haryana
indore
pune
Ans:pune
6
Where is Birbal Shahni institute of Palaeobotany?
assam
orissa
goa
lucknow
Ans:lucknow
7
Which of the following belongs to biodiesel production?
jatropha lureas
pongamia pinnata
both a and b
none of the above
Ans:both a and b
8
The formation of brilliant colour in a soap film is due to?
multiple refraction
interference
both a and b
none of the above
Ans:both a and b
9
What is the colour of Litium oxide?
red
yellow
green
white
Ans:white
10
What colour is Lithium peroxide?
Black
White
Yellow
Orange
Ans:White
11
What colour is Lithium superoxide?
Yellow
Blue
Brown
Black
Ans:Yellow
12
What is the colour is magnesium oxide?
White
red
yellow
green
Ans:White
13
What is the colour of zinc oxide?
White
Yellow
Orange
Blue
Ans:White
14
What is the colour of sodium oxide?
Black
Yellow
Blue
White
Ans:White
15
What is the colour of sodium superoxide?
Yellow
Green
Orange
Blue
Ans:Yellow
16
What is the colour of manganese monoxide?
Yellow
Brown
Green
White
Ans:Green
17
What is the colour of manganese dioxide?
Black
Green
Blue
White
Ans:Black
18
What is the colour of manganese trioxide?
Red
Green
Orange
Purple
Ans:Red
19
What is the colour of potassium oxide?
pale yellow
green
grey
blue
Ans:pale yellow
20
What is the colour of ferric oxide?
Orange
Green
Brown
Black
Ans:Brown
21
What is the colour of Chromic oxide?
Blue
Red
Yellow
Green
Ans:Green
22
What is the colour of Cobalt oxide?
Orange
green
grey
blue
Ans:blue
23
Which metal is used in the photography?
silver nitrate
silver iodide
silver amalgam
silver bromide
Ans:silver bromide
24
What is the chemical used in tear gas?
Carbondioxide
Carbonmonoxide
Chloroacetophenone
Sulphuric acid
Ans:Chloroacetophenone
25
What is the component used for filling the teeth in human being?
silver iodide
silver nitrate
silver amalgam
silver bromide
Ans:silver amalgam
26
_____acid is the main component of vinegar and has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell
sulphuric
Acetic
Malic
Amino
Ans:Acetic
27
_______ acid is used to unripe apples?
Malic
sulphuric
Acetic
Amino
Ans:Malic
28
Proteins are large biological molecules consisting of one or more chains of _______ acids.
Acetic
Amino
Malic
sulphuric
Ans:Amino
29
The _________acid helps turn the solid food into a liquid that makes digestion possible?
Malic
Hydrochloric
Acetic
Amino
Ans:Hydrochloric
30
What is used as non sticking coat on frying pans?
Marble
Ceramic
Teflon
Granite
Ans:Teflon
31
What is added to the cement to slow down the rate of setting of cement?
Limestone
Marble
Gypsum
Pyrex
Ans:Gypsum
32
_____is a process of heating a food, which is usually a liquid, to a specific temperature for a predefined
length of time and then immediately cooling it after it is removed from the heat.
Sterilisation
Pasteurization
Isolation
Insolation
Ans:Pasteurization
33
_________and _______are processes that use fuel gases and oxygen to weld and cut metals,
respectively. Oxy-fuel is one of the oldest welding processes. Still used in industry, in recent decades it
has been less widely utilized in industrial applications.
Oxy-fuel welding
oxy-fuel cutting
both a and b
none of the above
Ans:both a and b
34
The gas used in the lighter is?
Freon
Butane
Propane
Pyrex
Ans:Butane
35
Which gas is used in Flash lamp?
Xenon
Neon
Argon
Propane
Ans:Xenon
36
_________ is used as a fuel for engines, oxy-gas torches, barbecues, portable stoves, and residential
central heating.
Xenon
Propane
Freon
Butane
Ans:Propane
37
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of _________ore deposits.
Iron
Copper
Silver
Tin
Ans:Copper
38
Cassiterite is a ______oxide mineral, SnO2. It is generally opaque, but it is translucent in thin crystals?
Copper
Tin
Iron
Gold
Ans:Tin
39
Cinnabar is the common ore of________. Cinnabar is generally found in a massive, granular or earthy
form and is bright scarlet to brick-red in color.
Salt
Platinum
mercury
Bronze
Ans:mercury
40
Halite commonly known as_________, is the mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl).
Mercury
rock salt
Tin
Iron
Ans:rock salt
41
_______ is a white or colourless soft solid that is used as a lubricant and for other applications.
Mercury
Platinumc
Paraffin wax
Cinnabar
Ans:Paraffin wax
42
____is a compound composed of carbon and a less electronegative element?
Carbide
Glycerol
Paraffin wax
Cinnabar
Ans:Carbide
43
_______or glycerin is a simple polyol compound. It is a colorless, odorless, viscous liquid that is widely
used in pharmaceutical formulations. It is sweet-tasting and of low toxicity?
Carbide
Azurite
Glycerol
Cassiterite
Ans:Glycerol
44
Tritium also known as _______is a radioactive isotope of hydrogen.
hydrogen-2
hydrogen-4
hydrogen-6
hydrogen-3
Ans:hydrogen-3
45
A carboxylic acid is an organic acid characterized by the presence of at least one carboxyl group. Its
formula is usually written as _______?
COHO
COOH
CHOO
OHCO
Ans:COOH