An antipyretic is a drug used
in the treatment of malaria
to relieve sleepiness
to induce sleep
to lower body temperature
Correct Answer :
D. to lower body temperature
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Which among the following is a local anaesthetic?
Chloroform
Morphine
Streptomycin
Cocaine
A substance used both as an explosive and as a germicide is
phenol
TNT
picric acid
iodoform
The scientist associated with the discovery of the nucleus was
Rutherford
Moseley
Niels Bohr
J.J. Thomson
Gases have
a definite shape but not volume
a definite volume and shape
a definite volume but not shape
neither definite volume nor shape
The flux added in the blast furnace is
Limestone
FeO
SiO2
MgO
Solder is an alloy of
tin and copper
tin and lead
tin and zinc
tin, copper and zinc
An important use of nitrous acid is in
the manufacture of explosives
the manufacture of dyes
refrigerators
the preparation of drugs
The substance most abundantly found in sea water is
magnesium chloride
sodium chloride
calcium sulphate
potassium chloride
Hard water does not lather well with soap because
it contains carbonates of calcium and magnesium
it contains sodium chloride
it is highly coloured
it contains suspended impurities
The foul odour of gasoline is due to
pyridine
hydrogen sulphide
cacodyl
carbylamines
The most abundant constituent in air is
hydrogen
nitrogen
oxygen
noble gases
A drug that is usually administered for malaria is
sulphanilamide
quinine
methicillin
novocaine
Calamine is a ore of
tine
magnesium
zinc
copper
Soda-water contains
sodium bicarbonate
sodium carbonate
carbonic acid
sodium hydroxide
Argyrol used as eye ointment is a solution of
hydrogen peroxide
silver nitrate
tincture iodine
m-cresol
Vinegar is an aqueous solution of
oxalic acid
citric acid
acetic acid
hydrochloric acid
The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of mass A and atomic number Z is given by
A - Z
A + Z
Z
A
The simplest hydrocarbon is
benzene
methane
ethane
butane
Which one of the following is not radioactive?
Astatine
Francium
Tritium
Zirconium
Which of the following metals is the best conductor of heat and electricity?
Aluminium
Silver
Copper
Magnesium
Proteins are polymerisation products of
aldehydes
alkenes
amino acids
alkynes
The gas evolved when ammonium nitrate is heated is
nitrogen
nitric oxide
nitrogen peroxide
nitrous oxide
Which among the following is a solid non-metal?
chlorine
mercury
water
iodine
The Carbon dioxide is absorbed by
Palladium
NaCI
KOH
Dilute H2SO4
Triple Antigen treatment for children is to ward off
whooping cough
tetanus
diphtheria
All the three
Mortar contains cement and sand in the ratio of
1 : 1
1 : 2
2 : 3
1 : 3
Which of the following is not a physical change?
Distillation of water
Action of heat on potassium chlorate
Powdering of glass
Burning of an electric lamp
Nitrous oxide used as anaesthetic is usually mixed with
ethyl alcohol
chloroform
oxygen
methyl alcohol
The earliest known acid is
nitric acid
oxalic acid
carbonic acid
acetic acid
Which of the following is used in fuel to propel rockets?
Petrol
Kerosene
Hydrazine
Alcohol