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Plastics are synthetic

A. rubbers

B. fibres

C. resins

D. sugars

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C. resins


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The compound of iron used in the manufacture of blue-black ink is

A. ferric chloride

B. ferric sulphate

C. ferric thiocyanate

D. ferrous sulphate

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Deficiency of iron causes

A. nervous disorders

B. heart diseases

C. anaemia

D. impairment of vision

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The atomic number of an element represents

A. number of neutrons in the nucleus

B. number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus

C. the valency of the element

D. number of protons in the nucleus

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Which of the following types of water gives lather easily with soap?

A. Hard water

B. Heavy water

C. Soft water

D. Both (a) and (b)

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The gas which has a faint sweet odour is

A. nitrogen

B. nitrous oxide

C. nitric oxide

D. nitrogen peroxide

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The commonest ore of aluminium is

A. cryolite

B. bauxite

C. malachite

D. azurite

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Hard water does not lather well with soap because

A. it contains carbonates of calcium and magnesium

B. it contains sodium chloride

C. it is highly coloured

D. it contains suspended impurities

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Heated saw dust catches fire when a drop of concentrated nitric acid is added to it. This is due to

A. dehydration

B. oxidation

C. reduction

D. dehydrogenation

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In the making of jewels, gold is usually mixed with

A. zinc

B. tin

C. copper

D. aluminium

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The compound or nitrogen used in dry cells is

A. ammonia

B. ammonium nitrate

C. ammonium chloride

D. ammonium nitrite

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Lead soaps are used in

A. shaving creams

B. adhesive tapes

C. toilet powders

D. lubricants

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Vulcanisation was discovered by

A. Goodyear

B. Wohler

C. Baeyer

D. Perkin

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Coke is a substance obtained

A. from coal mines

B. when wood is burnt in excess of air

C. by heating coal out of contact with air

D. by heating wood out to contact with air

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A non-material kind of pollution is

A. land pollution

B. air pollution

C. noise pollution

D. water pollution

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Which of the following is not a metal?

A. Lithium

B. Helium

C. Sodium

D. Cobalt

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Which of the following is not an antibiotic?

A. streptomycin

B. terramycin

C. aureomycin

D. codein

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Burglar proof safes are made of

A. Tungsten steel

B. Manganese steel

C. Chromium steel

D. Nickel steel

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Which of the following is an essential constituent of acids?

A. Oxygen

B. Nitrogen

C. Hydrogen

D. Chlorine

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The purest form of carbon is

A. animal charcoal

B. coal

C. wood charcoal

D. sugar charcoal

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Lunar caustic is

A. calcium sulphate

B. ammonium chloride

C. caustic soda

D. silver nitrate

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Which among the following gases present in the air discolours brass nameplates?

A. Hydrogen Sulphide

B. Nitrogen

C. Carbon-di-oxide

D. Oxygen

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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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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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The neutron was discovered by

A. Chadwick

B. Madam Curie

C. Becquerel

D. Aston

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Concrete is a mixture of

A. cement an limestone

B. cement and sand

C. cement and gravel

D. cement, sand and gravel

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Which or the following electrolysis?

A. Aluminium

B. Copper

C. Zinc

D. Iron

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According to the modern Periodic Law, the properties of elements are periodic functions of their

A. valency

B. atomic mass

C. number of neutrons

D. atomic number

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High temperature thermometers use

A. sodium amalgam

B. an alloy of sodium and potassium

C. silver amalgam

D. calcium amalgam

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The compound which is both an antiseptic and a disinfectant is

A. phenol

B. iodoform

C. bleaching powder

D. blue vitriol

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Which of the following can absorb gases quickly?

A. Activated charcoal

B. Anthracite coal

C. Diamond

D. Graphite