Coal and Petroleum

1. In the combined state, carbon occurs as

(a) petroleum (b) diamond (c) graphite (d) none of the above
2. A crystalline form of carbon is
(a) lamp black (b) gas carbon (c) sugar (d) fullerene
3. Diamond is used for
(a) making electrodes of electric furnaces
(b) making crucible for melting metals
(c) cutting and drilling rocks and glass
(d) making carbon brushes for electric motors
4. Carbon forms innumerable compounds because
(a) it has four electrons in its outermost shell
(b) it behaves as a metal as well as a non-metal
(c) it combines with other elements to form covalent compounds
(d) carbon atoms can form long chains
5. Burning of phosphorus is an example of
(a) rapid combustion (b) spontaneous combustion
(c) explosion (d) none of the above
6. During fractional distillation of petroleum, which of the following
liquids is obtained in the range of 30C to 120C?
(a) Diesel oil (b) Petrol
(c) Lubricating oil (d) None of the above
7. Lamp black is
(a) an amorphous form of carbon (b) a crystalline form of carbon
(c) a pure form of carbon (d) a cluster of carbon atoms
8. The process by which decaying plants slowly convert into coal is
called
(a) petrification (b) carbonisation (c) carbonification (d) fermentation
9. The purest form of amorphous carbon is
(a) wood charcoal (b) sugar charcoal
(c) bone charcoal (d) lamp black
10. When diamond is heated in vacuum for a very long time, it changesto
(a) graphite (b) charcoal (c) lamp black (d) carbondioxide

11. Fullerene molecule [C60] is named after

(a) H.W. Kroto (b) R.F. Curl
(c) Robert Buckminster Fuller (d) R.E. Smalley
12. For combustion reactions
(a) air is essential (b) a combustible substance is essential
(c) both (a) and (b) are essential (d) none of the above
13. Petrol is
(a) combustible (b) a supporter of combustion
(c) non-combustible (d) none of the above
14. Which of the following is a solid fuel?
(a) Petrol (b) Kerosene (c) Coke (d) Methanol
15. Graphite is used as lubricant because it is
(a) good conductor of heat (b) good conductor of electricity
 (c) very soft (d) soluble in oil

16. The property due to which gases and liquids accumulate on the outer
surface of solids is known as
(a) absorption (b) adsorption (c) adhesion (d) cohesion
17. When steam is passed over white hot coke, it forms
(a) carbon dioxide and water (b) carbon dioxide and hydrogen
(c) carbon monoxide and hydrogen
(d) carbon monoxide and methane
18. The process due to which heated ferric oxide changes to metallic iron on
passing carbon monoxide gas over it is called
(a) oxidation (b) reduction (c) dehydration (d) decomposition
19. The content of carbon in anthracite variety of coal is
(a) 90% 95% (b) 75% 80% (c) 60% 70% (d) 50% 60%
20. The product which is not obtained from the fractional distillation of
crude petroleum is
(a) kerosene oil (b) lubricating oil (c) linseed oil (d) diesel oil

21. Activated charcoal is used in

(a) the extraction of metals from their ores
(b) removing bacteria from drinking water
(c) making black paints (d) making kajal
22. Anthracite is a/an
(a) inferior type of coal (b) superior type of coal
(c) cheapest form of coal (d) none of the above

23. Destructive distillation of coal yields

(a) coal tar (b) coal gas (c) coke (d) all the above
24. The allotrope of carbon that conducts electricity is
(a) coke (b) diamond (c) coal (d) graphite
25. Wood charcoal floats on water, because it is
(a) lighter than air (b) heavier than water
(c) porous (d) not soluble in water
26. Carbon is a good
(a) reducing agent (b) oxidising agent
(c) displacing agent (d) hydrating agent
27. On destructive distillation, bituminous coal yields
(a) water gas (b) producer gas (c) coal gas (d) none of the above
28. Which poisonous gas is formed as a result of incomplete
combustion?
(a) Carbon monoxide (b) Coal gas
(c) Carbon dioxide (d) Nitrogen dioxide
29. Diamond and graphite are
(a) metals (b) homologues (c) allotropes (d) organic compounds
30. Buckminsterfullerene has
(a) 60 C-atoms (b) 60 H-atoms (c) 60 O-atoms (d) all the above
31. When heated at 700C in oxygen, graphite is oxidised to
(a) carbon dioxide (b) carbon monoxide
(c) diamond (d) none of these
32. Wood charcoal is used
(a) in gas masks (b) as a pesticide
(c) in making jewellery (d) in cutting diamonds
33. The compounds of which of the following makes up the structure of all
living things?
(a) Carbon (b) Hydrogen (c) Iodine (d) Iron
34. Organic chemistry is the study of
(a) organs (b) carbon compounds
(c) hydrogen compounds (d) none of the above
35. Diamond is
(a) made up of carbon atoms (b) an oxide of carbon
(c) a compound of carbon (d) solidified carbon dioxide
36. When carbon-rich compounds burn we get
(a) lampblack (b) petrol (c) oxygen (d) none of the above

37. Which one of the following is a mixture of charcoal, potassium nitrate

and sulphur?
(a) Printing ink (b) Graphite (c) Gun powder (d) Soot
38. The chemicals used in soda-acid fire extinguisher are
(a) sodium carbonate and acetic acid
(b) calcium bicarbonate and sulphuric acid
(c) sodium bicarbonate and sulphuric acid
(d) magnesium bicarbonate and sulphuric acid
39. Coal mainly contains
(a) carbon (b) nitrogen and sulphur
(c) carbon, hydrogen and nitrogen (d) none of the above
40. Calorific value of a fuel is the heat energy produced when
(a) one gram of the fuel is completely burnt
(b) one kilogram of the fuel is completely burnt
(c) one milligram of the fuel is completely burnt
(d) hundred grams of the fuel is completely burnt
41. Good fuels have
(a) low ignition temperature and high calorific value
(b) low ignition temperature and low calorific value
(c) high ignition temperature and high calorific value
(d) high ignition temperature and low calorific value
42. Oxides of carbon and bicarbonates are considered as (inorganic/
organic) compounds.
43. The crystal of (graphite/diamond) is opaque to light and X-rays and is
a good conductor of heat.
44. (Coal/coke) is used as a reducing agent in the iron and steel industry.
45. Adsorption capacity of wood charcoal is increased by passing (steam/
carbon dioxide) over it at high temperatures.
 46. ........................ is a crystalline allotrope of carbon built up from a
tetrahedral unit.
47. ........................ an amorphous allotrope of carbon, is used for making
printers ink and black shoe polish.
48. To increase the adsorption capacity of wood charcoal, a process called
........................ is carried out.
49. Organic wastes such as animal dung are made to decay in the absence
air to give ........................, a gaseous fuel.
50. A ........................ fire extinguisher contains sodium bicarbonate
solution and a bottle containing conc. sulphuric acid.
51. ........................ is formed when carbon is burnt in a free supply of air or
oxygen.
52. Carbon monoxide burns in air with a ........................ flame to form
carbon dioxide.
53. Carbon monoxide is a ........................ of combustion.
54. A mixture of 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide is called
........................ .
55. Carbon monoxide is used as a ........................ in the extraction of pure
metals from their corresponding ores.
56. The allotrope of carbon used in making lead pencils.
57. The term used for substances which have low ignition temperatures and
catch fire easily.
58. The type of fire extinguisher used for fighting electrical and oil fires.
59. The organic compound mixed with LPG so that its smell can be
detected in case of leakage.
60. The allotropes of carbon which form a crystal.
61. The type of coal with the highest carbon content.
62. The amorphous allotrope of carbon which floats on water.
63. The fraction of petroleum used in making candles.
64. The gas formed by the decomposition of plant and animal wastes in the
absence of air.
65. The main constituent of biogas.
66. The main constituent of LPG.
67. Substances whose atoms or molecules are arranged in a definite pattern.
68. Dry ice is ........................ .
69. Hydrocarbons are compounds of ........................ and ........................ .
70. Dry distillation of coal leaves behind ........................ as residue.
71. Methane is also called ........................
72.
1. A compound formed by the (a) No air pollution
combination of haemoglobin
and carbon monoxide.
2. A mixture of metallic oxides. (b) Petroleum
3. Fossil fuel (c) Carboxyhaemoglobin
4. Biogas (d) Hopcolite
5. Non-luminous (e) Zone of complete combustion
6. Purified kerosene oil (f) Jet engine fuel