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The pH or pure water is nearly 7.0 It will increase on the addition or

A. hydrochloric acid

B. ammonia

C. cane sugar

D. common salt

Correct Answer :

B. ammonia


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The gas evolved when ammonium nitrate is heated is

A. nitrogen

B. nitric oxide

C. nitrogen peroxide

D. nitrous oxide

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Triple Antigen treatment for children is to ward off

A. whooping cough

B. tetanus

C. diphtheria

D. All the three

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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 substance most abundantly found in sea water is

A. magnesium chloride

B. sodium chloride

C. calcium sulphate

D. potassium chloride

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BHC is a

A. Rodenticide

B. Herbicide

C. Pesticide

D. Fungicide

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Which or the following is not a constituent or gun powder?

A. Ammonium nitrate

B. Nitre

C. Charcoal powder

D. Sulphur

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A common rodenticide is (Rat Poison)

A. malathion

B. parathion

C. zinc phosphide

D. diuron

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The sugar which is used in silvering mirrors is

A. sucrose

B. maltose

C. glucose

D. fructose

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Which of the following is used as an illuminant?

A. Gasoline

B. Benzoline

C. Kerosene

D. Petroleum ether

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Temporary hardness is due to the presence of

A. calcium carbonate

B. calcium bicarbonate

C. magnesium sulphate

D. calcium sulphate

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Which of the following is called 'the King of Chemicals?

A. Nitric acid

B. Hydrochloric acid

C. Silver nitrate

D. Sulphuric acid

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The noble gas which is present in microscopic quantities in air is

A. xenon

B. krypton

C. argon

D. helium

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Biogas is obtained during

A. decomposition of petrol

B. fermentation of animal and plant waste

C. destructive distillation of coal

D. electrolysis of water

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Graphite la a good conductor of electricity because

A. it is an allotrope of carbon

B. it gives CO2 on heating

C. it contains free electrons

D. it is oxidised to graphitic acid

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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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Solid carbon dioxide is used

A. as a drying agent

B. as a refrigerant

C. as an antiseptic

D. as a bleaching agent

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Flint glass contains

A. potassium and lead silicates

B. zinc and barium borosilicates

C. potassium and calcium silicates

D. sodium and calcium silicates

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Which of the following is not a physical change?

A. Distillation of water

B. Action of heat on potassium chlorate

C. Powdering of glass

D. Burning of an electric lamp

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The name rubber was given by

A. Lavoisier

B. Priestley

C. Dalton

D. Avogadro

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The form of carbon used in decolourising sugar solution is

A. wood charcoal

B. animal charcoal

C. coconut charcoal

D. lamp black

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Ozone occurs in the upper layers of air in the atmosphere because

A. it is lighter than air

B. in the lower layers it becomes unstable

C. ultra-violet light is present only in the upper layers

D. it mixes freely with O2 in the upper layers

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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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A substance used as a fire-extinguisher under the trade name of Pyrene is

A. carbon dioxide

B. chloroform

C. carbon tetrachloride

D. bleaching powder

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Carbogen is used in

A. CO2 poisoning

B. CO poisoning

C. phosgene poisoning

D. anesthesia

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Diamonds are weighed in

A. grams

B. pounds

C. carats

D. tons

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Annealing of glass is carried out by

A. rapid cooling

B. rapid heating

C. slow cooling

D. slow heating

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Which one of the following metals is used to extract another metal?

A. Lead

B. Tin

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium

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Which one of the following is not radioactive?

A. Astatine

B. Francium

C. Tritium

D. Zirconium

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Copper is purified by

A. poling

B. tempering

C. calcination

D. galvanising

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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