500 Important Chemistry Questions

500 Important Chemistry Questions

1) PH scale ranges from ______.

Ans: 0 to 14

2) What is Brine solution?

Ans: Excess salt + water

3) Chlorine gas is a major component of-

Ans: Tear gas

4) Which gas is used in bulb?

Ans: Argon

5) Sodium bicarbonate is chemical name of –

Ans: Baking Soda

6) Which base is present in milk of magnesia?

Ans: Magnesium hydroxide

7) Most liquids that conduct electricity are solutions of acids, bases and ______.

Ans: Salts
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8) If we open a bottle of perfume, its smell spreads in the entire room within a short
time due to the process of ______.

Ans: Diffusion

9) The elements of group 18 are _____________.

Ans: Noble gases

10) CO2 turns lime water milky, due to the formation of _________.

Ans: CaCO3

11) Electropositive atoms tend to form ____________.

Ans: Positive ions

12) For extinguishing fire, we use______.

Ans: Carbon Dioxide

13) The biggest reserves of Thorium are in ____.

Ans: India

14) The chemical name of quartz is ______.

Ans: Sodium silicate

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15) Peroxyacetyl nitrate is a-

Ans: Secondary pollutant

16) Hydrogen peroxide is an effective sterilizing agent. Which product results when
it readily loses active oxygen?

Ans: Water

17) What happens when a drop of glycerol is added to crushed KMnO4 spread of a
paper ?

Ans: There is a violent explosion

18) Most commonly used bleaching agent is-

Ans: Chlorine

19) Muddy water is treated with alum in purification process, it is termed as—

Ans: Coagulation

20) Burns caused by steam are much more severe than those caused by boiling water
because—

Ans: Steam has latent heat

21)Metallurgy is the process of ______.

Ans: Extracting metals from the ore4

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22)The balance of CO2 and O2 in atmosphere is due to ______.

Ans: Photosynthesis

23) What is the maximum number of electrons that the outermost shell can have?

Ans: 8

24) Heavy water is mostly used in_____

Ans: Nuclear reactors

25) The atoms of the elements having same difference between mass number and
atomic number are called ______.
Ans: Isotopes

26) Rusting is a process of –

Ans: Oxidation

27) What is the dry ice?

Ans: Solid Carbon Dioxide

28) Who discovered X-Rays?

Ans: W.C. Roentgen

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29) ___________ gases absorb long wave radiation from the earth and radiation from
the earth and emit it again towards the earth.

Ans: Greenhouse

30) PET is used for making bottles. It is a very familiar form of –

Ans: Polyester

31) Which acid released when an aunt bites-

Ans: Formic Acid

32) Isobars are atoms of different chemical elements that have ______.

Ans: Same mass number but different atomic number

33) Which chemical is used in gunpowder?

Ans: Potassium nitrate

34) In nuclear reactor, cadmium rods are used as-

Ans: Controller

35) In nuclear reactors, Graphite is used as –

Ans: Moderator
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36) Charge on proton is equal to the charge on ______.

Ans: Positron

37) In modern periodic table while going from top to bottom in a group ______.

Ans: Size of an atom increases

38) Underground water and the water on the earth's surface is called ________________.

Ans: Hydrosphere

39) What happens when calcium oxide reacts with water?

Ans: Calcium Hydroxide

40) Ethanol reacts with sodium leading to the evolution of which gas?

Ans: Hydrogen

41) The chemical property of an element depends on _____________.

Ans: Atomic number

42) Base tastes ___________.

Ans: Bitter

43) Carbon dioxide is called a green house gas because:

Ans: It absorbs infrared radiation.

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44) Chemical name of heavy water?

Ans: D2 O (Deuterium Oxide)

45) The base which is soluble in water called ______________.

Ans: Alkali

46) What is the colour of ozone molecule?

Ans: Blue

47) Acids are always stored in containers made of ______.

Ans: Glass

48) Percentage of O2 present in inhaled air in human is about ______.

Ans: 2%

49) The SI unit of pressure is ______.

Ans: Pascal

50) The number of atoms present in a molecule of an element is known as its _______.

Ans: Atomicity
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51) What is the term used for groundwater stored at places between the layers of
hard rock below water table?

Ans: Aquifer

52) The gas used in the welding and cutting of metals is.

Ans: Acetylene

53) When water is heated from 0°C, its volume-

Ans: Decreased till 4°C, then increases

54) Air expands on_______________.

Ans: Heat

55) What is the structure of IF7?

Ans: Pentagonal bipyramid

56) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which gas in air?

Ans: Hydrogen sulphide

57) Name the Scientist who stated that matter can be converted into energy?

Ans: Einstein

58) When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated, we get-

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Ans: Methyl Alcohol

59) Corundum and Cryolite are important ores of which metals?

Ans: Aluminium

60) The common name of sodium bicarbonate is ______.

Ans: Baking soda

61) What is the name given to a pure substance with only one kind of atoms?

Ans: Element

62)What is present in maximum amount in acid rain?

Ans: sulphuric acid.

63) Plaster of Paris is obtained by heating ______.

Ans: Gypsum

64)Which gas is present under pressure in soft drink?

Ans: Carbon Dioxide

65)pH of lemon juice is 4, that means it is _____.

Ans: Acidic
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66)A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses ____?

Ans: Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

67)Sodium carbonate crystal lose water molecules this property is called-

Ans: Efflorescence

68) Vitamin C is also known as-

Ans: Ascorbic acid

69) On a clean glass plate, a drop of water spreads to form a thin layer where as a
drop of mercury remains almost spherical because-

Ans: Cohesion of mercury is greater than its adhesion with glass

70) What does bubbles of air rise up through liquids?

Ans: Because of Viscosity and buoyancy

71) ' Misch metal ' is widely used in manufacture of –

Ans: Cigarette lighters

72) How many electrons are there in Na+

Ans: 10
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73) Beryllium Sulphate is less soluble in water due to ?

Ans: High inflammable energy

74) Cement is made hard with-

Ans: Hydration and dissociation of water

75) What happens when a chemical bond is formed?

Ans: Energy is always absorbed

76) Cloud is a colloidal dispersion of-

Ans: Water drops in a dispersion medium of air

77) Copper substances when exposed to air gains a green coating due to the
formation of:

Ans: CuCO3, Cu(OH)2

78) An organic compound which produces bluish green coloured flame on heating in
presence of copper is –

Ans: Chlorobenzene

79) A metal, which exists in liquid state ______.

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Ans: Mercury

80) A Violet-red amorphous powder who is flammable at 500 Degree Celsius and
also has high electrical resistivity,name-

Ans: Red phosphorus

81)Due to greenhouse effect ___________.

Ans: temperature of earth is increasing

82) Which element has maximum presence in the Sun?

Ans: Hydrogen

83) Which acid is used in Lead storage batteries?

Ans: Sulphuric acid

84) What is the constituent of tear gas?

Ans: Cyanocarbon

85) The boiling point of liquids vary as-

Ans: Pressure Varies

86) Why does ice covered in sawdust not melt quickly?

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Ans: Sawdust is a bad conductor of heat

87) What is the purpose of adding baking soda to dough?

Ans: To generate carbon dioxide

88) The teeth and bones acquire strength and rigidity from:

Ans: Calcium

89) When water itself combines chemically with some element or mineral it is called-

Ans: Hydration

90) The heating of an ore below its M.P. in the absence of air is known as-

Ans: Calcination

91) Which chemical was an important symbol in our struggle for freedom-

Ans: Sodium chloride

92) The silver wares turn black after a period of time due to the formation of-

Ans: Sulphate coating on silver

93) The food cans are coated with tin but not with zinc because-

Ans: Zinc is more reactive than tin

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94) The percentage of lead pencil is:

Ans: 0

95) Uraninite is the ore/mineral of -3

Ans: Uranium

96) The nucleus of hydrogen atom is made of-

Ans: Only 1 proton

97) The boiling point of water is –

Ans: 2120 F

98) The glass is a –

Ans: Supercooled liquid

99) The atomic theory of matter is given by-

Ans: Dalton

100) The process by which milk is converted into curd is called-

Ans: Fermentation
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101) The date of manufacture of food items fried in oil should be checked before
buying because oils become rancid due to-

Ans: Oxidation

102) The browning of paper in old books caused by -

Ans: Oxidation of cellulose

103) Iron sheet kept in moist air covered with rust. The rust is –

Ans: A mixture of iron, water and oxygen

104) The milk can be assumed as a colloidal system and it is stabilized by casein.
What happens in the milk-

Ans: Fat and Water are disbursed in each other

105) The process of diffusion in gases take place due to the-

Ans: Difference in their densities

106) In hilly areas cooking food without pressure cooker often takes more time.
What is the reason behind it?

Ans: Because at high altitude pressure decreases

107) The gas used in refrigerator is:

Ans: Cooled down when expended

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108)The chemical name of marble which is frequently used in house construction

and idols preparation is :

Ans: Calcium carbonate

109) The most active component of bleachijng powder is:

Ans: Chlorine

110) The oil of Mirbane is also known as:

Ans: Nitro benzene

111)The mixture of antifreezer substances are used in the radiators of automobiles

of cold countries, this mixture has-

Ans: Water and ethylene glycol

112) Nucleon is the name which is used for –

Ans: Proton and neutron

113) Who invented Radioactivity-

Ans: Henery Bacqurel

114) A single type of atom is found in:

Ans: Natural Elements

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115) Second name of artificial silk:

Ans: Rayon

116) What is the unit of Radioactivity?

Ans: Curie

117) Cooking gas is a mixture of-

Ans: Butane and Propane

118) Cobalt-60 emits which type of rays-

Ans: Gamma Rays

119) The mineral which was used in the separation of radium was-

Ans: Pitch Blend

120) Hydrogen Sulphide has the odour of –

Ans: Rotten Eggs

121) What happens when Iron nails are dipped into blue copper sulphate solution-

Ans: Dissolved and blue colour is discharged

122) The metal which forms hydrogen after the reaction of an acid with an alkali is:
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Ans: Sodium

123) Silver ware turns black after a period of time due to formation of –

Ans: Sulphide coating on silver

124) The Chemical substance which is easily soluble in water is-

Ans: Ammonia

125) Which Gas was leaked during Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

Ans: Methyl isocyanate

126) Which acid is used in car battery?

Ans: Sulphuric acid

127) Water that does not make foam quickly with soap is _____________ .

Ans: Hard water

128) The first step of process of nutrition is the breakdown of glucose into two three-
carbon molecule called ______.

Ans: Pyruvate

129) Heavy water is made by –

Ans: Burning deuterium in oxygen

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130) What is the reason for the use of Sodium thiosulphate in photography?

Ans: Ability to form complexion

131) What is the reason behind Alcohol’s volatility as compared to water?

Ans: The boiling point of Alcohol is lower than water

132) Nonstick kitchen wares are made of –

Ans: Teflon

133) The hard enamel layer of teeth is.

Ans: Calcium phosphate

134) There are only two metals that are non—silver in colour, they are-

Ans: Copper & Gold

135) What is the reason behind the longer storage life of fruits stored in cold
chamber?

Ans: There is a decrease in the rate of respiration

136) The antacid marketed as milk of magnesia has as main ingredient:

Ans: Mg (OH)2
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137) Bleaching powder is used as a disinfectant for water to:

Ans: Make water germ-free

138) While cooking, if the bottom of the vessel is getting blackened on the outside, it
means that:

Ans: The fuel is not burning completely

139) A radio-active substance has a half-life of six months. Three-fourth of the

substance will decay in ______.

Ans: Twelve Months

140) What is the composition of Gun metal?

Ans: Copper (88%) + (8-10%) tin+ (2-4%) Zinc

141) What is the name of the acid in grapes?

Ans: Tartaric acid

142) Brown stains in vessels and clothes indicate the presence of high quantities of
________ in water.

Ans: Manganese

143) Terylene is a condensation polymer of ethylene glycol and which acid?

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Ans: Terephthalic acid

144) Helium is added to the oxygen supply of deep sea divers because it is-

Ans: Less soluble in blood than nitrogen at high pressure

145) Phosphorus is kept in water because-

Ans: Its ignition temperature is very low

146) Yellow lamps are being used for street lighting. Which of the following gas is
used in these lamps-

Ans: Sodium

147) At room temperature, the metal that remains liquid is-

Ans: Mercury

148) To prevent freezing of petrol which of the following is added to aviation

gasoline.

Ans: Ethylene Glycol

149) Fibre glass is used for making which type of plastic?

Ans: Glass reinforced plastic

150) The inexhaustible source of energy of the stars is due to—

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Ans: conversion of hydrogen to helium

151) The tracking of people by trained dogs is based on the recognition of which of
the following compounds in the sweat from feet?

Ans: Carboxylic acids

152) Which compound is used in Anti-malarial drug?

Ans: Chloroquine

153) Gammaxene, D.D.T. and Bleaching powder are important compounds of:

Ans: Phosphorus

154) The main constituents of pearls are:

Ans: Aragonite and conchiolin

155) Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of:

Ans: Polymeric absorbent

156) Stains of rust on clothes can be removed by-

Ans: Oxalic acid

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157) Which type of glass is used for making lenses?

Ans: Crook’s Glass

158) If any compound has different structural formula but same molecular formula
then compound is called___

Ans: Isomers

159) What is the freezing point of alcohol?

Ans: −1150C

160) The cloths made of polyester after the cleaning are easily and quickly dried,
because:

Ans: Very small amount of water is actually absorbed by the polyester

161) The most important raw materials for the manufacturing of soap?

Ans: Fats and Potash

162) The chemical substance used in the manufacturing of synthetic blanket, sweater
etc.on the behalf of wool is:

Ans: Bakelite

163) Which chemical substance is mixed up n the LPG for the safety point of view so
that during leakage it can be easily detected:

Ans: Mercapton
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164) During first world war which of the following gas was used as a chemical
weapon?

Ans: Mustard Gas

165) The fire extinguisher used in the electric firing is:

Ans: Pyrin Extinguisher

166) The medicine chlorotone used to keep the mental balance of the sailor or
mountaineers is basically extracted from:

Ans: Acetone

167) Which chemical is being used in ornament wash without any quantity loss.

Ans: Soliution of NaS2O4

168) What is the chemical name of tear gas is:

Ans: α-Chloroacetophenone

169) A milkman puts banana leaf in the milk jar, because banana leaf –

Ans: Makes the milk basic and resistant to yeast

170) Atom bomb is based on which of the following principle?

Ans: Uncontrolled nuclear fission

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171) The LPG is stored in a domestic gas cylinder in:

Ans: Any state

172) Potassium permangnet is used in the purification of drinking water because it:

Ans: Is an oxidizing agent

173) The gelatin is a lyophilic colloid and it is mostly used in making ice-creams in
order to –

Ans: Stabilize the colloid and prevent crystallization

174) A pungent smell often present near the urinals is due to-

Ans: Ammonia(अमोनिया)

175) Which chemical substance is used for making rat poison?

Ans: Potassium Cyanide

176) Which one of the following is used in the manufacture of soaps?

Ans: Vegetable oil

177) Milk openly placed for sometime becomes sour due to-

Ans: Lactic acid

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178) Which one of the following substances is used in the preservation of food stuff?

Ans: Sodium Benzoate

179) Which one of the following gases, released from biogas plant is used as a fuel
gas?

Ans: Methane

180) The gas used for artificial fruit ripening of green fruit is –

Ans: Acetylene

181) Detergents clean surfaces on the principle of –

Ans: Surface tension

182) The element which is used for vulcanising rubber –

Ans: Sulphur

183) Rancidity can be defined as oxidation of fats and oils that changes-

Ans: Both taste and smell of food

184) Who is regarded as father of modern chemistry?

Ans: Lavoisier
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185) Which gas is used in cigarette lighters?

Ans: Butane

186) he metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called?

Ans: Smelting

187) The metal used to recover copper from a solution of copper sulphate is?

Ans: Fe

188) The oxide of Nitrogen used in medicine as anaesthetic is ?

Ans: Nitrogen pentoxide

189) The chemical used as a fixer in photography is ?

Ans: Sodium thiosulphate

190) Aspirin is-

Ans: Acetyl Salicylic acid

191) Nail polish remover contains?

Ans: Acetone

192) What is used to produce artificial rain?

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Ans: Silver iodide

193) When acid is added to the indicator- methyl orange, what is the color observed?

Ans: Red

194) Precipitation in the form of a mixture of rain and snow is called?

Ans: Sleet

195) Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal?

Ans: Anthracite

196) Magnesium is a constituent metal of –

Ans: Chlorophyll Molecule

197) The depletion in ozone layer is caused by –

Ans: Chlorofluorocarbons

198) What causes the mottling of the dental enamel?

Ans: High levels of fluorides in the water

199) Polyploidy arises due to change in the-

Ans: Number of Chromosomes

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200) The most abundant element in the earth’s atmosphere is –

Ans: Nitrogen

201) The compound used in prickly heat powder to prevent excessive sweating is:

Ans: Boric acid

202) Charcoal can be made at home by burning:

Ans: Wood in absence of air

203) The charge on positron is equal to the charge on–

Ans: Proton

204) The electrons present in the outermost shell are called-

Ans: Valence electrons

205) The isotope used to remove the brain tumours and treatment of cancer is-

Ans: C0-60

206) The three elements most needed in common fertilisers are :

Ans: Nitrogen, Potassium and Phosphorous

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207) The substance which does not expand on going from liquid state to solid state
is-

Ans: Type metal

208) The radio-active element used in heart pacemakers is-

Ans: Plutonium

209) Table salt gets moist during rainy season because-

Ans: Because Sodium chloride contains hygroscopic impurities like magnesium

chloride

210) Baryllium Sulphate is less soluble in water due to-

Ans: High inflammable energy

211) Commercial nitric acid is coloured because it contains dissolved-

Ans: Nitrogen dioxide

212) The gas present in the stratosphere which filters out some of the sun's
ultraviolet light and provides an effective shield against radiation damage to living
things is-

Ans: Ozone

213) The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called-

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Ans: Thermal capacity

214) The inherited traits of an organism are controlled by-

Ans: DNA molecules

215) The main use of salt in the diet is to-

Ans: Produce in small amounts the hydrochloric acid required for the digestion of
food

216) The luster of a metal is due to-

Ans: Presence of free electrons

217) The oil used in the froth floatation process is-

Ans: Pine oil

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

Ans: Thermoset

219) The inexpensive and commonly used variety of glass is called soda glass. It is
called so-
Ans: Because is made using soda(sodium carbonate)

220) The first metal used by man was-

Ans: Copper
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221) The most electropositive elements among the following is-

Ans: Cs

222) The high reactivity of fluorine is due to –

Ans: Its high electro negativity

223) The human body is made up of several chemical elements; the element present
in the highest proportion (65%) in the body is-

Ans: Oxygen

224) The half life period of an isotope is 2 hours. After 6 hours what fraction of the
initial quantity of the isotope will be left behind?

Ans: 1/8

225) The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is-
Ans: Mg

226) The method of concentrating the ore which makes use of the difference in
density between ore and impurities is called-
Ans: Levigation

227) What is the name of that system, which uses radioactivity to decide the period
of materials of-pre-historic period ?

Ans: Carbon dating

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228) Xeric condition refers to-

Ans: low humidity

229) Name the drug that is yielded from Cinchona tree and is used to cure malaria.

Ans: Quinine

230) Who invented Antibiotics?

Ans: Alexander Fleming

231) The common name of Speed of sound in a gas is proportional to is _____.

Ans: Borax

232) RDX was invented by-

Ans: Henning

233) The two elements that are frequently used for making transistors are-

Ans: Silicon and germanium

234) Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following
gases in air?

Ans: Hydrogen sulphide

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235) Rodenticide is the chemical which is used to control.

Ans: Mouse

236) Isotope 14C6is associated with-

Ans: Determining the age of fossil

237) Which catalysts is used in hydrogenation of vegetable oils?

Ans: Nickel

240) What is the shape of Sulphur hexafluoride molecule?

Ans: Octahedral

241) The pH of lemon juice is expected to be—

Ans: Less than 7

242) What happens in an oxidation reaction?

Ans: Electrons are lost

243) The reactions in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously are called
_______.

Ans: Redox reactions

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244) Who discovered Nitrogen?

Ans: Rutherford

245) Device used for the detection and measurement of all types of radiation –

Ans: Geiger counter

246) Haematite is an ore/mineral of-

Ans: Iron

247) Soda water was invented by-

Ans: Joseph Priestley

248) _________ gets converted to phosgene, when exposed to sunlight.

Ans: Chloroform

249) Who discovered benzene?

Ans: Michael Faraday

250) Which drug is used to cure Hypertension?

Ans: Hydralazine

251) Acetic acid is commonly known as _________.

Ans: Vinegar
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252) Solid carbon dioxide is known as ________.

Ans: Dry ice

253) Why does carbon tetrachloride have no dipole moment?

Ans: Because of regular tetrahedral structure

254) Which drug is used as an Antidepressant?

Ans: Bupropion

255) Snake venom is highly modified saliva containing __________.

Ans: Zootoxins

256) What is used in making liquors, medicines and as a fuel in aircrafts?

Ans: Ethyl alcohol

257) What is used to prevent freezing of fuel in space crafts?

Ans: Glycol

258) There is a protocol signed to reduce production of CFC, known as-

Ans: Montreal Protocol

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259) Why metals conduct electricity?

Ans: Because of free electrons

260) Which atmospheric layer contains ozone layer?

Ans: Stratosphere

261) Which fiber is used in making bulletproof vests?

Ans: Kevlar

262) Sphalerite is an ore/mineral of-

Ans: Zinc

263) Laughing gas used as anesthesia by doctors is-

Ans: Nitrous Oxide

264) The oil in the wick of an oil lamp rises up due to –

Ans: Capillary action

265) The working of a rocket is based on the principle of –

Ans: Conservation of momentum

266) What is absolute zero temperature?

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Ans: The lowest possible temperature

267) Which gas is responsible for the swelling of bread?

Ans: Carbon dioxide

268) The metal compound commonly found in Sindhoor or Kumkum is based on-

Ans: Lead

269) What is a mixture of potassium nitrate, powdered charcoal and sulphur called?

Ans: Gun mixture

270) Alum is used as-

Ans: Leather tanning, as a flocculant in water purification, as an ingredient in

aftershave and as a treatment to fireproof textiles

271) Human stomach produces which acid that helps in digestion of food.

Ans: Hydrochloric acid

272) Blood cells do not shrink in blood because blood is-

Ans: Isotonic

273) The gas which emits from rice field is-

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Ans: Methane

274) What is the first element of the periodic table?

Ans: Hydrogen

275) The chemical name of stranger gas is-

Ans: Xenon

276) The form of carbon used in decolourising sugar solution is-

Ans: Animal Charcoal

277) Methylated spirit is a mixture of-

Ans: Methyl alcohol and Ethyl alcohol

278) The isotopes of Uranium used in atomic reactors is-

Ans: U235

279) Zinc Sulphide is commonly is used as-

Ans: Rodenticide

280) Helium gas is used in gas balloons instead of hydrogen gas because of-

Ans: Non combustible

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281) Silver halide is used in photographic plates because they are-

Ans: Reduced in light

282) The process of removing calcium and magnesium from hard water is known as-

Ans: Water Softening

283) Hydrogen gas is not found in atmosphere due to-

Ans: It is highly inflammable

284) By product obtained by soap industry is-

Ans: Glycerol

285) Smoke is formed due to-

Ans: Solid dispersed in gas

286) Sea water can be purified by the process of-

Ans: Distillation

287) The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as –

Ans: Residual chlorine

288) Major gaseous pollutant of the thermal power station s is-

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Ans: SO2

289) The pH of human blood is in between-

Ans: 7.5-8

290) The ratio of pure gold in 18 carat gold is-

Ans: 75%

291)The main constituent of bio-gas of-

Ans: Methane

292) The most abundant element in the human body is-

Ans: Oxygen

293) Photo-oxidation process is initiated by-

Ans: Light

294) Milk sugar is also called-

Ans: Lactose

295) Denatured spirit is ethanol mixed with-

Ans: Pyridine
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296) Ruby and Sapphire are oxides of-

Ans: Aluminium

297) The chemical used in embalming biological materials is-

Ans: Formaldehyde in water

298) Chemically Quick silver is known as-

Ans: Methane

299) The most important ore of lead is-

Ans: Galena

300) Full form of CNG gas:

Ans: Compressed Natural Gas

301) The tip of the match-stick contains:

Ans: White phosphorous

302) Red ink is prepared from-

Ans: Eosin
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303) Why does ninhydrin stain the skin blue?

Ans: Ninhydrin changes to a blue color in the presence of ammonia,

304) What is the fourth most abundant element in the universe in terms of mass?

Ans: Carbon

305) Is sodium hydroxide (NaOH) an acid or base?

Ans: Base

306) Trimethylamine Is A Pyramidal Molecule. What is the Hybridization At

Nitrogen?

Ans: The nitrogen is bonded to three CH3 groups and has a lone pair, so the
hybridisation is sp3.

307) The Name Benzene Was Proposed By?

Ans: Kekule

308) What Is Lithipone?

Ans: Lithipone is a white pigment.it is a mixture of BaSO4 &ZnS.

309) Indane gas is a mixture of-

Ans: Butane and propane

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310) In Egypt, ancient mummies can be found to have their arteries, intact due to
well preserved-

Ans: Elastic fibre

311) Inactive nitrogen and argon gases are usually used in electric bulbs in order to-

Ans: Increase the life of the filament

312) The important metal used with iron to produce stainless steel is-

Ans: Chromium

313) Due to which reasons, bones glow in the dark?

Ans: White phosphorous present in the bones undergoes slow combustion when it
comes in contact of air

314) What is the colour of Bromine –

Ans: Red liquid

315) Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically-

Ans: Silicon dioxide

316) Washing soda is the common name for -

Ans: Sodium carbonate

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317) Tetraethyl lead is used as-

Ans: Petrol additive

318) The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the
original plant material is-

Ans: Peat

319) The hardest substance available on earth is-

Ans: Diamond

320) The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is
called-

Ans: Deliquescence

321) When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed-

Ans: with increase in the weight of the nail

322) The average salinity of sea water is-

Ans: 3.5%

323) The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may best called as-

Ans: Transition metals

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324) Among the various allotropes of carbon,which one is hardest?

Ans: Diamond

325) What is the common characteristic of the elements of the same group in the
periodic table?

Ans: Electrons in outer most shell

326)what happens when one S and one P orbital is hybridized?

Ans: We get two orbitals at 180 degrees

327) What does a catalyst do in a rection?

Ans: Speed up a chemical reaction

328) The desirable range of pH for milk is?

Ans: 6.6

329) The (O-H) bond in CH3OH is which type of bond?

Ans: Polar Covalent

330) The colour of glass turns blue by adding ?

Ans: Cobalt oxide

331) Teraylene is a condensation polymer of ethylene glycol and –

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Ans: Terephthalic acid

332) What is Clarke’s Process?

Ans: The conversion of hard water into soft water by boiling or adding calcium
hydroxide.

333)Biofertilizera convert nitrozen to –

Ans: Ammonia

334) The common name of hydrogen peroxide-

Ans: Bleach

335) The density of gold is ____than the density of mercury?

Ans: Higher

336) Which type of glass is used for making chemical apparatus like beakers, flasks
etc.

Ans: Hard Glass

337) What is electroplating?

Ans: The process of depositing a layer of any metal on another material by means
of electricity.
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338) Which gas is produced due to incomplete combustion of fuel?

Ans: Carbon Monoxide

339) Anoins are formed through which process?

Ans: Gaining of electrons

340) If the water smells bad the odour can be removed by adding?

Ans: Activated Carbon

341) Which compound’s structure is held by weak Vanderwaal’s force?

Ans: Graphite

342) NaCl has which kind of bond?

Ans: Ionic Bonds

343)Process of gaining electrons is known as:

Ans: Reduction

345) What does Trypsin do?

Ans: Break down proteins

346) Name the source from which Aspirin is produced?

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Ans: Willow bark

347) Which substance is used in purifying closed air in hospital?

Sodium Peroxide

348) Phenol is also known as-

Ans: Carbolic Acid

349) What is the hybridization of carbon in graphite?

Ans: SP2

350) When an acid reacts with a metal, a corresponding salt is formed and-

Ans: Hydrogen gas is evolved

351) In how many horizontal rows (periods) are the element in the Modern Periodic
Table arranged:

Ans: 7

352) The hottest part of the gas flame is known as:

Ans: Non-luminous zone

353) What is the name of the system which uses radioactivity to decide the period of
materials of pre his tone period?
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Ans: Carbon dating

354) Cane sugar is a-

Ans: Carbohydrate

355) Which of the following is used as a lubricant in heavy machines?

Ans: Graphite

356) Silk fibre chemically is :

Ans: Protein

357) When there are two electrons in the same orbital they have:

Ans: Opposite Spin

358) What is the most commonly used Substance in fluorescent tubes?

Ans: Mercury vapour and argon

359) Galvanization is the:

Ans: Deposition of zinc on iron

360) Which among the following stage is suitable indicator when solution of sodium
carbonate is mixed with sulphuric acid ?
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Ans: Methyl orange

361) The long range potential of nuclear energy in India depends on its reserves of-

Ans: Uranium

362) Gobar gas contains mainly:

Ans: Methane

363) Which vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids?

Ans: Sunflower oil

364) What is the element required for solar energy conversion?

Ans: Silicon

365) Which of the following is used as filler in tyre of rubber?

Ans: Carbon black

366) German silver is an alloy of German silver is an alloy of-

Ans: Zinc copper and nickel

367) A metal is exposed to the atmosphere for sometime It becomes coated with
green carbonate. The metal must be-
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Ans: Copper

368) A polymeric substance used to make parachute is-

Ans: Viscose

369) Sour taste of Coca Cola is due to the presence of-

Ans: Phosphoric acid

370) The acid rain destroys vegetations because it contains-

Ans: Sulphuric acid

371) The gas used for filling weather balloons is-

Ans: Helium

372) Hydrogen is not found In atmosphere because-

Ans: It is absorbed by plants

373) Which one of the following organic compounds has fruity smell?

Ans: Ester

374) What material is used to make electric heater coil?

Ans: Nichrome
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375) When formaldehyde and potassium hydroxide are heated we get-

Ans: Methyl alcohol

376) The purity of gold is expressed in carats. The purest form of gold is?

Ans: 24 carats

377) Petroleum consists of a mixture of-

Ans: Hydrocarbons

378) Which metal is extracted from seawater?

Ans: Magnesium

379) Pasteurization is the process in which milk is heated to-

Ans: 63°C for 30 minutes

380) What is the maximum Water Vapour content in the atmosphere?

Ans: 3 to 4 per cent

381) What are the major pollutants of cigarette smoke?

Ans: Carbon monoxide and nicotine

382) An emulsifier is an agent which-

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Ans: Stabilizes an emulsion

383) An atomic clock is based on transition is:

Ans: Caesium

384) Heat transfer horizontally with the atmosphere is called:

Ans: Conduction

385) Dry powder fire extinguishers contain?

Ans: Sand and sodiumbicarbonate

386) Two elements which are used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction
during nuclear fission are-

Ans: Boron and Cadmium

387) The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in:

Ans: Preventing rapid setting of cement

388) Bleaching powder is used in drinking water as a?

Ans: Disinfectant

389) For generation of biogas the materials commonly used are-

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Ans: Animal wastes

390) Raw materials used for the manufacture of glass are-

Ans: Sand soda limestone

391) Which of the following is used in welding broken pieces of iron rails and
machine parts?

Ans: Aluminium powder

392) The BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand)values of water indicate the-

Ans: Amount of oxygen used for biochemical oxidation

393) Tar roads get damaged if there is-

Ans: Stagnation of water on road

394) Submarines move under water. They have engines that run on-

Ans: Diesel

395) The coloured discharge tubes for advertisement mainly contain-

Ans: Neon

396) Muscle fatigue is caused by the accumulation of:

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Ans: Lactic acid

397) What is the most common salt in sea water ?

Ans: Sodium chloride

398) The acid which is secreted by the glands in the stomach wall is-

Ans: Hydrochloric acid

399) The natural resource, known as black gold is-

Ans: Coal

400) Taj Mahal is greatly affected due to:

Ans: Acid Rain

401) Refrigerators keep food unspoiled because-

Ans: At its low temperature, bacteria and moulds are in active

402) When Hydrogen starts burning in air, it produces?

Ans: Water

403) Alcohoic (-OH) group can be identified by:

Ans: FeCl3
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404) A powerful eye irritant present in smog is-

Ans: Peroxyacetyl Nitrate

405) The most important of lead is:

Ans: Galena

406) The most reactive among the halogens is-

Ans: Flourine

407) Spirit in contact with body gives cool sensation because it is:

Ans: Highly volatile

408) Conduction band electrons have more mobility than holes because they:

Ans: Experience collision less frequently

409) Electrolysis of an aqueous solution of copper sulphate using copper electrodes

gives:

Ans: Copper at cathode and oxygen at anode

410) Bakelite is a copolymer of Phenol and-

Ans: Formaldehyde
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411) ‘Fire fighting clothes are made from-

Ans: Asbestos

412) Black lung disease occurs in people working in-

Ans: Coal Mines

413) Maximum persissile concentration of copper in drinking water in mg/L is:

Ans: 1.0

414) Why is water not suitable for putting out a petrol fire:

Ans: Water being heavy, slips below petrol which thus remains in contact with air
and burns

415) Asbestos is formed of:

Ans: Calcium and Magnesium

416) Iron is extracted from:

Ans: Hacmatite

417) A matured mammalian cell without nucleus is:

Ans: Erythrocyte
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418) Methyl alcohol is prepared by the distillation of:

Ans: Wood

419) Substance used as an anti-freeze in radiators of automobiles is:

Ans: Methyl alcohol and H2O

420) The function of sedimentation tank in sewage treatment is to:

Ans: Remove suspended solids

421)The liquid waste from kitchens and baths, of residences is known as:

Ans: Sullage

422) The lightest radioactive is:

Ans: Tritium

423) The sewage obtained from water closets and urinals is known as:

Ans: Sanitary Waste

424) Cement containing excess amount of lime?

Ans: Cracks during setting

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425) The main cause of pollution of air is:

Ans: Sulphur dioxide

426) Earth’s atmosphere is an envelope of gases extending to a height of-

Ans: 200km

427) The main source of carbon monoxide is:

Ans: Transportation

428) Water cycle refers to –

Ans: Constant movement of water from ocean to land and back to ocean once again

429) Ferrous sulphate is used in water treatment as a/an-

Ans: Coagulant aid

430) The oxidation number of nickel in K4 [Ni(CN)4 ] is:

Ans: Zero

431) Suspension particles have the size be-

Ans: 10-2 and 10-4 cm

432) Element 106 was discovered by-

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Ans: Seaborg

433) The value of gas constant R in Ergs deg-1 mole-1 is:

Ans: 8.314 x 107

434) Which metal is used in space crafts to withstand high temperatures?

Ans: Ti

435) In a period from Li to F, ionization potential:

Ans: Cannot be predicted

436) When arsenic atoms are added to Germanium lattice,it becomes a/an:

Ans: Extrinsic Semiconductor

437) Silicon is a polymer of:

Ans: Dialkyl dichloro silane

438) The presence of Cobalt in Vitamin B12 was established for the first time by:

Ans: German Silver

439) Coating of solid waste with impervious material is known as:

Ans: Encapsulation
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440) Heating of a ore below its melting point in the absence of air is known as:

Ans: Calcination

441) A nibble is equals to how much bits?

Ans: 4

442) The degree of dissociation of an electrolyte depends on-

Ans: Dilution

443)Give an example of heterocyclic compound is:

Ans: Furan

444) In electro refining the pure metal is deposited on:

Ans: Cathode

445) Radiation which is not emitted during radioactivity is:

Ans: Cathode rays

446) A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called-

Ans: Mortar
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447) Antacids are found in drugs that give relief to-

Ans: Stomach Ache

448) Combustion of a candle is a/an:

Ans: Exothermic reaction

449) pH scale ranges from-

Ans: 0-14

450) Iron rusts quickly in-

Ans: Sea water

451) The wire of flash bulb is made off-

Ans: Mg

452) Rare gases are-

Di atomic

453) Oil of vitriol is-

Ans: Sulphuric acid

454) The National Chemical Laboratory is situated in-

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Ans: Pune

455) The main active constituent of tea and coffee is-

Ans: Caffeine

456) The basic chemical building block of natural rubber obtained from trees is:

Ans: Isoprene

457) The name of plastic polymer from which combs, toys , bowls etc. can be made is
:

Ans: Polystyrene

458) Which metal does not undergo corrosion due to the formation of oxide layer?

Ans: Aluminum

459) In upper layer of atmosphere ozone is formed by-

Ans: The action of ultraviolet rays on oxygen

460) Molasses a by- product in the manufacture of sugar, is converted into-

Ans: Alcohol

461) The metal that is used as a catalyst in the hydrogenation of oils is?
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Ans: Ni

462) The luster of a metal is due to:

Ans: Presence of free electrons

463) The main chemical constituent of clay is?

Ans: Aluminium silicate

464) All noble gases are?

Ans: Colourless and Odourless

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

Ans: Metalloids

466) The high reactivity of fluorine is due to?

Ans: Its high electro negativity

467) What is the pH value of Sodium Hydroxide?

Ans: 14

468) What is the name of caustic potash?

Ans: Potassium Hydroxide

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469) What is approximate carbon composition of kerosene?

Ans: C11-C16

470) What is the full form of NBR?

Ans: Acrylo Nitrile-butadiene Rubber

471) Which gas is used in voyage as Holmes signal?

Ans: Phosphine gas

472) Which group metals are called Alkali metals?

Ans: Group I

473) Boiling point of Ethanol is-

Ans: 78.30 C

474) What is the geometrical structure for SP3 hybridization?

Ans: Tetrahedral

475) What is the Oxidation number of Alkali metals?

Ans: +1
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476) Glucose is a type of:

Ans: Hexose sugar

477) Water and ice crystals are in equilibrium at 0°C. When pressure is applied to
this system-

Ans: More of ice becomes water

478) If there is a black coating on silver and the green coating on copper, then these
are examples of ____________.

Ans: Corrosion

479) What is the oxidation number of hydrogen in LiAlH4 ?

Ans: -1

480) What is the chemical formula for Magnesite?

Ans: MgCO3

481) Below which temperature radiation pyrometer cannot measure the

temperature of a body?

Ans: 8000 C

482) Phenolics as pollutants can be removed from waste water by use of:

Ans: Polymeric absorbent

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483) The percentage of nitrogen present in ammonium Sulphate is-

Ans: 21 %

484) The main constituents of pearls are:

Ans: Aragonite and Conchiolin

485) Monazite is an ore of-

Ans: Thorium

486) Curie point is the temperature at which?

Ans: A metal loses magnetic properties

487) Which metal can deposit copper from copper sulphate solution?

Ans: Iron

488) On heating Gypsum loses certain percentage of its water content and
becomes—

Ans: Calcium sulphate

489) Which is a natural colloid?

Ans: Blood
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490) The chemical name of “Hypo” commonly used in photography is:

Ans: Sodium thiosulphate

491) Which element is common to all acids?

Ans: Hydrogen

492) From which mineral is radium obtained?

Ans: Pitchblende

493) In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of:

Ans: Barium

494) Acid present in gastric juice is:

Ans: Hydrochloric Acid

495) The image formed in a compound microscope is:

Ans: Erect

496) It is possible to store pollen grains of a large number of species for years in-

Ans: Liquid nitrogen

497) Bell metal contains Cu and _______?

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Ans: Sn

498) Paper is made from________.

Ans: Cellulose

499) D.D.T. and Bleaching powder are important compounds of which element?

Ans: Chlorine

500) The Celsius and Fahrenheit scales will read the same at the temperature
of______?

Ans: -40 degree