Monday 11 May 2015

BASIC SCIENCE GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. The most important ore of Aluminium is
Bauxite
2. The element present in the largest amount in rocks and minerals is
Silicon
3. An alloy used in making heating elements for electric heating devices is
Nichrome
4. German Silver is an alloy of
Zinc, Copper and Nickel
5. Air is a/an
Mixture
6.Which of the following is the best conductor of Electricity ?
Sea water
7.Balloons are filled with
Helium
8. The charcoal used to decolourise raw sugar is
Wood charcoal
9.The most abundant metal in the earth’s crust is
Aluminium
10. The gas used to extinguish fire is
Carbon dioxide
11. The element common to all acids is
Hydrogen
12.Gobar gas contains mainly
Methane
13. The most malleable metal is
Pain Killer
14. Tetraethyl lead is used as
Petrol additive
15. Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting ?
Chlorine
16.From which mineral is radium obtained
Pitchblende
17.What is laughing gas ?
Nitrous oxide
18. Which form of phosphorus is used in safety metals?
Red Phosphorus
19. Stainless steel is an alloy of
Iron, Chromium and Nickel
20.Antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
causes an increase in the blood pressure
21.The major ingredient of leather is
Collagen
22.Glass is made from the mixture of
Sand and silicates
23. Epoxy resins is used as
Adhesives
24. Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerization of
Ethylene
25.A mixture of water and alcohol can be separated by
Distillation
26.A substance which changes readily into vapour without heating is called
Volatile
27.In which following processes light energy is converted into chemical energy ?
Photosynthesis
28.Cooking oil can be converted into vegetables ghee by the process of
Hydrogenation
29.Photosynthesis is
An endothermic process
30.Which of the following substances exhibit the property of sublimation ?
Camphor
31.Combustion is the process in which
Heat and Light is produced
32.The chemical used as a fixer in photography is
Sodium thiosulphate
33.A mixture of iron filings and sand can be separated by
Magnetic Separation
34.In which of the following process, Vanadium Pentoxide is used as a catalyst ?
Contact process
35.The rate of chemical reaction does not depend on
Pressure
36.Which of the following metals can displace hydrogen from dilute acids ?
Zinc
37.Reaction of alcohol, with carboxylic acid is known as
Esterification
38.Saponification involves the hydrolysis of fats and oils by
Caustic acid
39.Which of the following gases is obtained by the reaction of water with Calcium Carbide ?
Methane
40.The gas liberated during the reaction of copper with dilute nitric acid is
NO
41. Which of following substances undergoes chemical change on heating ?
it can dissociate into equal number of hydrogen ions
42.Which of following substances undergoes chemical change on heating ?
Lead Nitrate
43.Water is neither acidic nor alkaline because
it can dissociate into equal number of hydrogen ions
44.PVC is obtained by the polymerisation of
Vinyl Chloride
45.Which of the following metals can displace zinc from a solution of zinc sulphate ?
Magnetism
46. Water gas is prepared by passing
Steam over white hot coke
47.Which of the following is used in pencils?
Graphite
48.LPG consists of mainly
methane, butane and propane
49.Permanent hardness of water can be removed by adding
washing soda
50.Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?

Yttrium

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