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Ethyl alcohol is

A. a deliquescent substance

B. an efflorescent substance

C. a hygroscopic substance

D. a dehydrating substance

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C. a hygroscopic substance


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Optical instruments are made of

A. pyrex glass

B. flint glass

C. quartz glass

D. Crooke's glass

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Jeweller's rouge is

A. magnetic oxide of iron

B. ferric oxide

C. ferrous oxide

D. ferrous carbonate

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Metals are usually heavy. A light metal is

A. manganese

B. copper

C. potassium

D. plumbum

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Proteins are polymerisation products of

A. aldehydes

B. alkenes

C. amino acids

D. alkynes

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Invar, used for making pendulums is an alloy of steel with

A. tungsten

B. nickel

C. manganese

D. chromium

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A hormone which contains iodine is

A. adrenalin

B. glucagon

C. epinephrin

D. thyroxin

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Dust particles in the air of large industrial cities are removed by

A. Sedimentation

B. Electrophoresis

C. Tyndall effect

D. Brownian movement

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The term 'nucleons' apples to

A. neutrons

B. protons

C. protons and neutrons

D. protons and electrons

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Clark's method for removal of temporary hardness in water uses

A. calcium hydroxide

B. washing soda

C. calcium chloride

D. zeolite

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Galvanising is the process of coating

A. iron with zinc

B. zinc with iron

C. copper with silver

D. silver with gold

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Rusting is

A. an oxidation process

B. a reduction process

C. a physical change

D. an electro-chemical process

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Iodine in alcohol is known as

A. quick lime

B. tincture iodine

C. rectified spirit

D. None of these

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In surgical operation, the anaesthetic commonly used nowadays is

A. iodoform

B. chloroform

C. nitrous oxide-ether mixture

D. chloroform-nitrous oxide mixture

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If people sleep in closed rooms where charcoal fire is burning, they die due to

A. carbon monoxide

B. carbon dioxide

C. methane

D. phosgene

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PAS is a drug used In the treatment of

A. tuberculosis

B. cancer

C. typhoid

D. malaria

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The chemical name of aspirin is

A. acetamide phenol

B. malonyl urea

C. aminosalicylic acid

D. acetyl salicylic acid

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A burning substance which continues to burn in a jar of carbon dioxide is

A. zinc

B. red phosphorus

C. magnesium

D. sulphur

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Tincture iodine is

A. a disinfectant

B. an analgesic

C. a hypnotic

D. a dye

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Rooms in places infected by plague are disinfected using

A. bleaching powder

B. iodoform

C. sulphur dioxide

D. chlorine

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In the common soda-acid fire extinguisher, the fire is put out by

A. acid fumes

B. sodium bicarbonate

C. carbon dioxide

D. sodium carbonate

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Which of the following is a Bleaching agent?

A. Potassium chlorate

B. Hydrogen peroxide

C. Copper sulphate

D. Silver Nitrate

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Two or more entirely different compounds having the same molecular formula are known as

A. isobars

B. isotopes

C. isomorphs

D. isomers

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Isotopes differ in the number of

A. Protons

B. Neutrons

C. Electrons

D. Protons and electrons

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The Carbon dioxide is absorbed by

A. Palladium

B. NaCI

C. KOH

D. Dilute H2SO4

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Leakage in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders is easily detected by adding

A. mercaptans

B. propylene

C. carbon disulphide

D. phosgene

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Calomel is

A. lead chloride

B. mercurous chloride

C. mercuric chloride

D. calcium sulphate

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The earliest name given to nitrogen was

A. dephlogisticated air

B. azote

C. inflammable air

D. marine acid air

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An essential condition for rusting is

A. high temperature

B. light

C. moisture

D. dry air

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The scientist who synthesised the first organic compound (urea) in the laboratory was

A. Wohler

B. Dalton

C. Lavoisier

D. Fischer

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Reduction involves

A. loss of electrons

B. gain of electrons

C. gain of oxygen

D. removal of hydrogen