A drug that is usually administered for malaria is
sulphanilamide
quinine
methicillin
novocaine
Correct Answer :
B. quinine
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Rooms in places infected by plague are disinfected using
bleaching powder
iodoform
sulphur dioxide
chlorine
The earliest name given to nitrogen was
dephlogisticated air
azote
inflammable air
marine acid air
Which of the following is not an alloy of copper?
Bronze
Brass
Solder
Gun metal
Galvanised iron sheets are protected from rusting due to the presence of a layer of
lead
chromium
zinc
tin
Which of the following is not a food material?
silicate
protein
fat
carbohydrate
Invert sugar is
sucrose
glucose
fructose
a mixture of glucose and fructose
Laughing gas is
nitric oxide
nitrogen peroxide
nitrogen pentoxide
nitrous oxide
Which of the following is not a chemical change?
Rusting of iron
Burning of magnesium
Sublimation of iodine
Electrolysis of water
The Long Form of the Periodic Table is based on
atomic number
valency
atomic mass
atomic radius
Which or the following is not a constituent or gun powder?
Ammonium nitrate
Nitre
Charcoal powder
Sulphur
A substance used as a fire-extinguisher under the trade name of Pyrene is
carbon dioxide
chloroform
carbon tetrachloride
bleaching powder
An antipyretic is a drug used
in the treatment of malaria
to relieve sleepiness
to induce sleep
to lower body temperature
Which of the following is not a supporter of combustion?
Oxygen
Air
Hydrogen
Chlorine
Which of the following is not an antibiotic?
streptomycin
terramycin
aureomycin
codein
During fermentation, the by-product is
ethyl alcohol
methyl alcohol
carbon monoxide
carbon dioxide
The kinetic energy of gas molecules
is unaffected by temperature variations
decreases with increase of temperature
increases with decrease of temperature
increases with increase of temperature
An example of thermo setting plastics is
bakelite
polythene
PVC
Teflon
Water always contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio 1:8 by weight. This is in accordance with the
Law of Multiple Proportions
Law of Definite Proportions
Law of Conservation of Mass
Law of Reciprocal Proportions
Rusting is
an oxidation process
a reduction process
a physical change
an electro-chemical process
Glass is a ______ mixture of metallic ______.
homogeneous, sulphates
heterogeneous, nitrates
heterogeneous, carbonates
homogeneous, silicates
Which of the following elements is not required for the healthy growth of plants?
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Potassium
Mercury
Which of the following represents a physical change?
sublimation
oxidation
reduction
decomposition
Which of the following is used as an illuminant?
Gasoline
Benzoline
Kerosene
Petroleum ether
The carbon cycle ensures that
the percentage of carbon dioxide in air is kept almost constant
air always contains a constant proportion of oxygen
sufficient amounts of carbohydrates are produced
the process of photosynthesis proceeds smoothly
The iron salt used in blue prints is
ferric sulphate
ferric oxalate
ferric nitrate
ferric chloride
A hormone which contains iodine is
adrenalin
glucagon
epinephrin
thyroxin
Hydrogen gas has
a very sweet smell
a very pungent smell
an irritating smell
no smell at all
The hormone which absorption is increases glucose oxidation and glucose
adrenalin
thyroxin
insulin
epinephrine
The neutron was discovered by
Chadwick
Madam Curie
Becquerel
Aston
Rain water collected after a shower la very pure because
the initial showers wash the atmosphere free from most of the impurities
it contains desirable salts like sodium chloride and ammonium nitrate
it dissolves the gases in the atmosphere like ozone which are good for health in small quantities
it is supposed to be 'heaven sent'