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Which of the following is the purest form of water out of the following?

A. Underground water

B. Rain water

C. Well water

D. Lake water

Correct Answer :

B. Rain water


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Epoxy resin

A. Is a good adhesive

B. Is an elastomer

C. Cannot be used for surface coatings

D. Is a polyester

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Parathion and Malathion are

A. Pesticides

B. Plasticisers for unsaturated polyesters

C. Pain-relieving drugs (analgesic)

D. Tranquilisers

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Alcohol percentage in molasses may be around

A. 10

B. 40

C. 70

D. 85

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Metallic soap is __________ salt of fatty acids.

A. Sodium

B. Potassium

C. Both sodium & potassium

D. Aluminium or calcium

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Litharge is

A. Lead oxide

B. Zinc oxide

C. Zinc sulphide

D. Cellulosic photographic material

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Laboratory glass wares which reacts with hydrofluoric acid, are made of the __________ glass.

A. Lead

B. Borosilicate

C. Soda lime

D. Alkali silicate

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Na2CO3.10H2O is called

A. Washing soda

B. Soda ash

C. Slaked lime

D. Quicklime

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Main constituents of natural rubber is

A. Polystyrene

B. Polyisoprene

C. Polybutadiene

D. Polychlorophrene

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Percentage of uranium in Carnotite ore found in Jadugoda (Jharkhand) is about

A. 0.1 to 0.5

B. 1 to 5

C. 5 to 10

D. 15 to 25

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Ceramics are produced from silicates or clayish materials: Which of the following is not a ceramic material?

A. Slag cement

B. Glasses

C. Porcelain/Potteries

D. Teflon

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'Synthesis gas' meant for the synthesis of organic compound is a variable mixture of

A. N2 & H2

B. CO2 & H2

C. CO & H2

D. C & H2

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Cement setting under water employs a/an __________ process.

A. Hydration

B. Decomposition

C. Oxidation

D. Reduction

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Chrome tanning and vegetable tanning are done for

A. Light & heavy leather respectively

B. Heavy & light leather respectively

C. Both light & heavy leather

D. Neither light nor heavy leather

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Which of the following is not an antibiotic?

A. Penicillin

B. Streptomycin

C. Tetracycline

D. Quinine

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Permanent hardness of water can be removed by

A. Simply boiling

B. Adding alum

C. Passing it through cation & anion exchangers

D. All (A), (B) and (C)

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A mineral is termed as 'ore', if

A. A metal can be economically extracted from it

B. It contains ≥ 40% metal

C. The metal present in it is costly

D. All (A), (B) and (C)

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How much temperature is maintained during quicklime manufacture in the calcination zone of the vertical shaft kiln?

A. 500°C

B. 750°C

C. 1000°C

D. 1500°C

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Vinyl chloride (CH2 = CH.Cl) is produced by the thermal pyrolysis of ethylene dichloride at a pressure & temperature of

A. 4 kgf/cm2 & 500°C

B. 10 kgf/cm2 & 1000°C

C. 40 kg/cm2 & 200°C

D. 100 kgf/cm2 & 500°C

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High magnesia lime is added to hot sugar cane juice (during the manufacture of sugar) to

A. Flocculate the impurities

B. Facilitate fast filtration

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Oxidation of ortho-xylene in presence of __________ catalyst is done to produce phthalic anhydride on commercial scale.

A. Nickel

B. Vanadium

C. Alumina

D. Iron

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Sulphuric acid completely saturated with sulphur trioxide is called

A. Concentrated sulphuric acid

B. Oleum

C. Sulphurous acid

D. Dilute sulphuric acid

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Which of the following fuel gases contains maximum amount of carbon monoxide?

A. Coke oven gas

B. Water gas

C. Blast furnace gas

D. L.D. converter gas

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Fusion of bauxite and __________ produces high alumina cement.

A. Alum

B. Limestone

C. Coke

D. Quartz

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Glauber's salt is chemically

A. Calcium sulphate

B. Potassium sulphate

C. Potassium chlorate

D. None of these

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Which of the following is an additional step in the manufacture of paper from bagasse as compared to that from bamboo?

A. Depithing

B. Digestion

C. Bleaching

D. None of these

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Bromine content in sea water may be around __________ ppm.

A. 70

B. 640

C. 1875

D. 2500

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Average sulphur content in Indian pyrites is about __________ percent.

A. 15

B. 35

C. 55

D. 70

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In contact process, SO3 is absorbed in 97% H2SO4 and not in water, because

A. SO3 gas is sparingly soluble in water

B. Water forms an acid mist, which is difficult to absorb

C. The purity of acid is affected

D. Scale formation in the absorber is to be avoided

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Zeolite is a/an

A. Naturally occuring clay which is capable of exchanging cations

B. Abrasive material

C. Catalyst used in shift conversion

D. None of these

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Phenol formaldehyde

A. Employs addition polymerisation

B. Employs condensation polymerisation

C. Is a monomer

D. Is an abrasive material