General Science: Questions and Answers
(Chapter: 03)
61. Chlorine gas can be prepared by
(a) Bosch Process (b) Haber Process
(c) Ostwald Process (d) Deacon’s Process
Answer:( d)
62. The isotope of hydrogen that does not contain any neutrons in its nucleus is
(a)Protium (b) Deuterium
(c) Tritium (d) Both (b) & (c)
Answer:(a )
63. The nonmetal which exists as a liquid in room temperature is
(a) Iodine (b) Bromine
(c) Fluorine (d) Mercury
Answer:( b)
64. Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay were awarded Nobel Prizes in 1904 for their discovery of
(a) Radioactivity (b) Superconductivity
(c) Noble gases (d) Transuranic elements
Answer:( c)
65. Baeyers’s reagent is
(a) Dilute alkaline solution of KMnO₄
(b) Alkaline Solution of K₂(Hgl₄)
(c) Copper Sulphate Solution
(d) Solution of Mercuric and Mercurous Nitrate
Answer:( a)
66. Brass is an alloy of
(a) Aluminium & Zinc (b) Copper & Aluminium
(c) Nickel & Zinc (d) Copper & Zinc
Answer:(d )
67. Dry ice is
(a) Solid Sulphur Dioxide (b) Solid Ammonia
(c) Solid Carbon Dioxide (d) Solid Hydrogen Sulphide
Answer:( c)
68. Silver Nitrate is commonly known as
(a) Lunar Caustic (b) Caustic Soda
(c) Blue Vitriol (d) White Vitriol
Answer:(a )
69. An extremely toxic and deadly compound responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy is
(a) Benzene Hexachloride (b) DDT
(c) Methyl isocyanate (d) Methyl alcohol
Answer:(c )
70. Nitrogen present in an organic compound can be estimated by
(a) Dumas Method (b) Kjeldahl’s Method
(c) Carvis Method (d) both (a) & (b)
Answer:(d )
71. The molecular formula of benzene is
(a) C₆H₁₄ (b) C₆H₁₂
(c) C₆H₁₀ (d) C₆H₆
Answer:( d)
72. Different components of Crude oil are separated in the petroleum industry by
(a)Chromatography (b) Fractional distillation
(c) Crystallization (d) Differential extraction
Answer:( b)
73. Thermodynamically stable allotropic form of carbon is
(a) Diamond (b) Graphite
(c) Fullerene (d) Coke
Answer:(b )
74. Marsh gas is
(a) Methane (b) Ethane
(c) Propane (d) Butane
Answer:( a)
75. The substance added to LPG to detect leakage is
(a)Ethanol (b) Ethyl Mercaptan
(c) Ethylamine (d) Chloroethane
Answer:(b )
76. Nucleus was discovered by
(a) Neils Bohr (b) J J Thompson
(c) James Chadwick (d) Rutherford
Answer:(d )
77. Atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but different mass numbers are called
(a) Isomers (b) Isobars
(c) Isotones (d) Isotopes
Answer:( a)
78. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an orbital is
(a)2 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 14
Answer:(a )
79. Fl is the symbol of
(a) Fluorine (b) Flerovium
(c) Fermium (d) Francium
Answer:( b)
80. Isosters are molecules containing the same number of
(a) protons & neutrons (b) atoms and electrons
(c) atoms & neutrons (d) electrons & neutrons
Answer:(b )
81. Avogadro’s number is
(a) 6.02x10²⁴ (b) 6.20x10²⁴
(c) 6.02x10²³ (d) 6.20x10²⁴
Answer:( c)
82. 1 and is defined as the mass equal to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of
(a) ¹²C (b)¹³C (c) ¹H (d)²H
Answer:( a)
83. Uncertainty Principle is proposed by
(a) de Broglie (b) Bohr
(c) Max Plank (d) Heisenberg
Answer:( d)
84. Water has maximum density at
(a) 0°C (b) 4°C
(c) 100°C (d) 40°C
Answer:(b )
85. H₂O exists as a liquid due to the presence of
(a) Ionic bond (b) London Forces
(c) Hydrogen Bond (d) Co-ordinate bond
Answer:( c)
86. The most abundant element in the human body is
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Nitrogen
Answer:( a)
87. The polymer used to make nonstick utensils is
(a) Freon (b) Teflon
(c) Bakelite (d) Polythene
Answer:( b)
88. An example of a secondary cell is
(a) Dry cell (b) Mercury cell
(c) lead storage cell (d) Both (a) & (b)
Answer:(c )
89. Who proposed the Law of Octaves?
(a) Newlands (b) Dobereiner
(c) Lavoisier (d) Mosely
Answer:(a )
90. Which of the following is known as Slaked Lime?
(a) Calcium Oxide (b) Calcium Carbonate
(c) Calcium Hydroxide (d) Calcium Phosphate
Answer:(c )
(Chapter: 03)
61. Chlorine gas can be prepared by
(a) Bosch Process (b) Haber Process
(c) Ostwald Process (d) Deacon’s Process
Answer:( d)
62. The isotope of hydrogen that does not contain any neutrons in its nucleus is
(a)Protium (b) Deuterium
(c) Tritium (d) Both (b) & (c)
Answer:(a )
63. The nonmetal which exists as a liquid in room temperature is
(a) Iodine (b) Bromine
(c) Fluorine (d) Mercury
Answer:( b)
64. Lord Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay were awarded Nobel Prizes in 1904 for their discovery of
(a) Radioactivity (b) Superconductivity
(c) Noble gases (d) Transuranic elements
Answer:( c)
65. Baeyers’s reagent is
(a) Dilute alkaline solution of KMnO₄
(b) Alkaline Solution of K₂(Hgl₄)
(c) Copper Sulphate Solution
(d) Solution of Mercuric and Mercurous Nitrate
Answer:( a)
66. Brass is an alloy of
(a) Aluminium & Zinc (b) Copper & Aluminium
(c) Nickel & Zinc (d) Copper & Zinc
Answer:(d )
67. Dry ice is
(a) Solid Sulphur Dioxide (b) Solid Ammonia
(c) Solid Carbon Dioxide (d) Solid Hydrogen Sulphide
Answer:( c)
68. Silver Nitrate is commonly known as
(a) Lunar Caustic (b) Caustic Soda
(c) Blue Vitriol (d) White Vitriol
Answer:(a )
69. An extremely toxic and deadly compound responsible for the Bhopal gas tragedy is
(a) Benzene Hexachloride (b) DDT
(c) Methyl isocyanate (d) Methyl alcohol
Answer:(c )
70. Nitrogen present in an organic compound can be estimated by
(a) Dumas Method (b) Kjeldahl’s Method
(c) Carvis Method (d) both (a) & (b)
Answer:(d )
71. The molecular formula of benzene is
(a) C₆H₁₄ (b) C₆H₁₂
(c) C₆H₁₀ (d) C₆H₆
Answer:( d)
72. Different components of Crude oil are separated in the petroleum industry by
(a)Chromatography (b) Fractional distillation
(c) Crystallization (d) Differential extraction
Answer:( b)
73. Thermodynamically stable allotropic form of carbon is
(a) Diamond (b) Graphite
(c) Fullerene (d) Coke
Answer:(b )
74. Marsh gas is
(a) Methane (b) Ethane
(c) Propane (d) Butane
Answer:( a)
75. The substance added to LPG to detect leakage is
(a)Ethanol (b) Ethyl Mercaptan
(c) Ethylamine (d) Chloroethane
Answer:(b )
76. Nucleus was discovered by
(a) Neils Bohr (b) J J Thompson
(c) James Chadwick (d) Rutherford
Answer:(d )
77. Atoms of the same element having the same atomic number but different mass numbers are called
(a) Isomers (b) Isobars
(c) Isotones (d) Isotopes
Answer:( a)
78. The maximum number of electrons that can be accommodated in an orbital is
(a)2 (b) 6 (c) 10 (d) 14
Answer:(a )
79. Fl is the symbol of
(a) Fluorine (b) Flerovium
(c) Fermium (d) Francium
Answer:( b)
80. Isosters are molecules containing the same number of
(a) protons & neutrons (b) atoms and electrons
(c) atoms & neutrons (d) electrons & neutrons
Answer:(b )
81. Avogadro’s number is
(a) 6.02x10²⁴ (b) 6.20x10²⁴
(c) 6.02x10²³ (d) 6.20x10²⁴
Answer:( c)
82. 1 and is defined as the mass equal to 1/12th of the mass of an atom of
(a) ¹²C (b)¹³C (c) ¹H (d)²H
Answer:( a)
83. Uncertainty Principle is proposed by
(a) de Broglie (b) Bohr
(c) Max Plank (d) Heisenberg
Answer:( d)
84. Water has maximum density at
(a) 0°C (b) 4°C
(c) 100°C (d) 40°C
Answer:(b )
85. H₂O exists as a liquid due to the presence of
(a) Ionic bond (b) London Forces
(c) Hydrogen Bond (d) Co-ordinate bond
Answer:( c)
86. The most abundant element in the human body is
(a) Oxygen (b) Hydrogen
(c) Carbon (d) Nitrogen
Answer:( a)
87. The polymer used to make nonstick utensils is
(a) Freon (b) Teflon
(c) Bakelite (d) Polythene
Answer:( b)
88. An example of a secondary cell is
(a) Dry cell (b) Mercury cell
(c) lead storage cell (d) Both (a) & (b)
Answer:(c )
89. Who proposed the Law of Octaves?
(a) Newlands (b) Dobereiner
(c) Lavoisier (d) Mosely
Answer:(a )
90. Which of the following is known as Slaked Lime?
(a) Calcium Oxide (b) Calcium Carbonate
(c) Calcium Hydroxide (d) Calcium Phosphate
Answer:(c )
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