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Q.1. ______ is reducing the degree or
intensity of, or eliminating, pollution.
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(a) Abatement (b) Aerosol
(c) Absorption (d) Aeration
Sol.1.(a) Abatement is reducing the
degree or intensity of, or eliminating,
pollution. An aerosol is a suspension of
fine solid particles or liquid droplets in
air or another gas. Absorption is a
physical or chemical phenomenon or a
process in which atoms, molecules or
ions enter some bulk phase – liquid or
solid material. Aeration is the process
by which air is circulated through, mixed
with or dissolved in a liquid.
Q.2. What is the name of the compound
having the formula 𝐶𝐻3𝐶𝐻2𝑂𝐻?
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(a) Acetic Acid (b) Ethanol
(c) Methane (d) Chloroform
Sol.2.(b) Ethanol (CH3CH2OH),
Ethanol is used in the manufacture of
drugs, plastics, lacquers, polishes,
plasticizers, and cosmetics. Acetic Acid
(CH3COOH), Uses - Acetic Acid in
Vinegar, Production of Vinyl Acetate
Monomer, Production of Acetic
Anhydride, Production of Ester, As a
Solvent. Methane(CH4) is used
primarily as fuel to make heat and light.
Chloroform(CHCL3) is used as a
solvent, to make other chemicals, as a
fumigant .
Q.3. Which of the following compounds
in petroleum can cause corrosion to parts
of internal combustion engines and
refineries?
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(a) Potassium (b) Sulphur
(c) Sodium (d) Calcium
Sol.3.(b) Sulphur compounds in
petroleum can cause corrosion to parts of
internal combustion engines and
refineries. Sulphur is used in the
vulcanisation of black rubber, as a
fungicide and in black gunpowder.
Potassium helps regulate fluid balance,
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Sol.7.(b) Ozone (O3) is a triatomic
Calcium is essential for building and
maintaining healthy bones and teeth. It
may also help manage blood pressure.
Sodium is used as a heat exchanger in
some nuclear reactors, and as a reagent
in the chemicals industry.
Q.4. The chemical symbol of arsenic is:
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(a) As (b) Ar (c) Ac (d) An
Sol.4.(a) The chemical symbol of
arsenic is As. Arsenic is a naturally
occurring, metalloid component of the
Earth's crust.
Q.5. Why is water fluoridation, which is
the controlled adjustment of fluoride to
public water supply, done?
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(a) To prevent tooth decay
(b) To prevent eye disease
(c) To prevent bone disease
(d) To prevent vitamin deficiency
Sol.5.(a) Water Fluoridation is done to
prevent tooth decay which is the
controlled adjustment of fluoride to
public water supply. Fluoride is the ionic
form of fluorine. Fluoride is a natural
mineral that is found in many foods and
in all drinking water. Chemical Formula
of Fluoride- F–.
Q.6. Which of the following is an
example of monosaccharides?
A. Fructose B, Sucrose C, Starch D,
Glucose
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(a) Only B
(b) Both A and D
(c) Both B and C
(d) Only C
Sol.6.(b) Monosaccharides include
glucose (dextrose), fructose, galactose,
xylose and ribose. Oligosaccharides
include sucrose, lactose and maltose.
Starch, cellulose, and glycogen are some
examples of polysaccharides.
Q.7. Ozone is an allotrope of ______.
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(a) carbon dioxide (b) oxygen
(c) hydrogen (d) nitrogen
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allotrope of oxygen. Ozone is a powerful
oxidant (far more so than dioxygen) and
has many industrial and consumer
applications related to oxidation. The
ozone layer lies approximately 15-40
kilometers above the Earth's surface, in
the stratosphere.
Q.8. Urea, a commonly used
nitrogen-based fertiliser, is prepared by
the reaction between
ammonia and ______.
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(a) carbon dioxide (b) hydrogen
(c) oxygen (d) sulphur
Sol.8.(a) Urea, a commonly used
nitrogen-based fertilizer, is prepared by
the reaction between ammonia and
Carbon Dioxide. Urea is widely used as
a fertilizer, a feed supplement, and a
starting material in the manufacture of
drugs and plastics.It is used as a
nitrogen-release fertilizer .
Q.9. Acidic nature of soil is shown by
high concentration of ______.
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(a) hydrogen (b) phosphorous
(c) nitrogen (d) oxygen
Sol.9.(a) Acidic nature of soil is shown
by high concentration of hydrogen .
Hydrogen is used in the synthesis of
ammonia and the manufacture of
nitrogenous fertilizers. The main
function of phosphorus is in the
formation of bones and teeth. Nitrogen is
important to the chemical industry. It is
used to make fertilisers, nitric acid,
nylon, dyes and explosives.
Q.10. ______ refers to an environment
in which oxygen is readily available.
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(a) Anthropogenic (b) Anaerobic
(c) Aerobic (d) Acidification
Sol.10.(c) Aerobic refers to an
environment in which oxygen is readily
available. Anthropogenic is referring to
environmental change caused or
influenced by people, either directly or
indirectly. The word anaerobic indicates
"without oxygen." Acidification
describes the process by which addition
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of N decreases soil pH, which can have a
variety of direct and indirect effects on
plant growth.
Q.11. The salinity of ocean waters is
calculated as the amount of salt (in gm)
dissolved in ______ gm of seawater.
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(a) 10,000 (b) 1000
(c) 100 (d) 10
Sol.11.(b) Salinity is the amount of
dissolved salts or ions in seawater. The
salinity of ocean waters is calculated as
the amount of salt (in gm) dissolved in
1000 gm of seawater. It is generally
expressed as 'parts per thousand' (ppt).
Q.12. Which of the following is
correctly paired?
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(a) Cyanide ion - CN–
(b) Ammonia - OH–
(c) Bromide ion - F–
(d) Fluoride ion - Cl–
Sol.12.(d) Cyanides are chemical
compounds which are fast acting poisons
with a chemical formula CN−. An
ammonia molecule can bind another
proton (H+) and become an ammonium
ion, NH4+. A bromide ion is the
negatively charged form (Br−) of the
element bromine. Fluoride ion (F_) is
the simplest inorganic, monatomic anion
of fluorine with basic properties.
Q.13. Which of the following is NOT a
water pollutant?
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(a) Silt (b) Glacier
(c) Arsenic (d) Chromium
Sol.13.(b) A glacier is a persistent body
of dense ice that is constantly moving
under its own weight. Lambert Fisher
Glacier(Antarctica) is the largest
glacier in the world. Water pollutants
include contamination due to domestic
wastes, food processing
waste,insecticides and herbicides,
volatile organic compounds (VOCs),
pollutants from livestock operations,
heavy metals, chemical waste etc.
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Q.14. How many electrons are there in
the outermost shell of a group 16
element?
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(a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6
Sol.14.(d) Six electrons are there in the
outermost shell of a group 16 element.
Group 16 elements- Oxygen, Sulfur,
Selenium, Tellurium, Polonium. Dmitri
Mendeleev is known as the father of the
modern Periodic table. A period(7
Periods) is a horizontal row of the
periodic table. · A group(18 groups) is a
vertical row of the periodic table.
Q.15. In the flocculation method of
water treatment ______ chemical is
added to water.
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(a) electro-neutral
(b) low negatively charged
(c) positively charged
(d) high negatively charged
Sol.15.(c) In the flocculation method of
water treatment positively charged
chemicals are added to water.
Aluminum sulfate or alum (Al2(SO4)3),
ferric chloride (FeCl3) and ferric
sulfate (Fe(SO4)3) are the most widely
used flocculants.
Q.16. Nitrogen is a ______ element.
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(a) diatomic (b) tetra-atomic
(c) poly-atomic (d) monoatomic
Sol.16.(a) There are seven diatomic
elements: hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen,
fluorine, chlorine, iodine, bromine.
Tetra-atomic element- Phosphorus.
Sulphur (S8) and phosphorus (P4) are
polyatomic elements. Monoatomic
Elements -helium (He), neon (Ne), argon
(Ar), krypton (Kr), xenon (Xe), radon
(Rn), oganesson (Og).
Q.17. Ozone is a molecule made up of
______ oxygen atoms.
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(a) four (b) two
(c) one (d) three
Sol.17.(d) Ozone is a molecule made up
of Three oxygen atoms. Ozone, or
trioxygen, is an inorganic molecule with
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the chemical formula O3. The ozone
layer lies approximately 15-40
kilometers above the Earth's surface, in
the stratosphere. Every Year ozone day
is celebrated on 16th September. The
ozone layer acts as an invisible shield
and protects us from harmful ultraviolet
(UV) radiation from the sun.
Q.18. What is the atomic mass of
oxygen (expressed in ‘u’)?
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(a) 24 (b) 8 (c) 16 (d) 32
Sol.18.(c) The atomic mass of oxygen is
16 and atomic number 8. Joseph
Priestley discovered Oxygen. It is a
member of the chalcogen group in the
periodic table, a highly reactive
nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent.
Oxygen is Earth's most abundant
element, and after hydrogen and helium,
it is the third-most abundant element in
the universe. Common uses of oxygen
include production of steel, plastics and
textiles, brazing, welding and cutting of
steels and other metals, rocket
propellant, oxygen therapy, and life
support systems in aircraft, submarines,
spaceflight and diving.
Q.19. How many protons are there in a
lithium nucleus?
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(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 3
Sol.19.(d) Lithium nucleus has 3
protons (which gives the nucleus a
charge of +3, identifying it as the
element Lithium) and 4 neutrons (giving
it a total mass number of 7). The most
important use of lithium is in
rechargeable batteries for mobile phones,
laptops, digital cameras and electric
vehicles. Although it is a metal, it is soft
enough to cut with a knife. It is so light
it can float on water.
Q.20. How many sodium atoms are there
in one molecule of sodium peroxide?
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(a) One (b) Two (c) Four (d) Three
Sol.20.(b) There are two sodium atoms
in one molecule of sodium peroxide
(Na2O2). Sodium Peroxide is a
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yellowish-white powder. It is used as a
bleaching agent, disinfectant, laboratory
chemical, and in the production of other
chemicals.
Q.21. Which of the following is NOT a
chemical coagulant used in water
treatment?
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(a) Polyaluminium chloride (PAC)
(b) Aluminium sulfate (Alum)
(c) Aluminium chloride
(d) Nitrogen dioxide
Sol.21.(d) Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) is
one of a group of highly reactive gases
known as oxides of nitrogen or nitrogen
oxides (NOx). Aluminum chloride is
used to treat severe, recalcitrant
excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis). One
of the most important uses of aluminum
sulfate is in water treatment and
purification. Polyaluminium chloride is
used in deodorants and as a coagulant in
water purification. More Chemical
Coagulants used in water treatment are
Polyaluminum Chloride (PAC) &
Aluminum Chlorohydrate (ACH), Ferric
Sulfate & Ferrous Sulfate, Ferric
Chloride.
Q.22. Which of the following is a
characteristic of amorphous solids?
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(a) A definite and characteristic enthalpy
of fusion
(b) Melting at a sharp and characteristic
temperature
(c) A definite characteristic geometrical
shape
(d) Gradual softening over a range of
temperatures
Sol.22.(d) Gradual softening over a
range of temperatures is a characteristic
of amorphous solids. Amorphous solid,
any noncrystalline solid in which the
atoms and molecules are not organized
in a definite lattice pattern. The
examples of amorphous solid are,
plastics, glass, rubber, metallic glass,
polymers, gel, fused silica, pitch tar, thin
film lubricants, wax.
Q.23. Which of the following techniques
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can be used for reducing the total
dissolved solids (TDS) in water?
(1) Ion Exchange
(2) Distillation
(3) Carding
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(a) Only 1 (b) Only 3
(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Both 2 and 3
Sol.23.(c) Ion Exchange and Distillation
techniques can be used for reducing the
total dissolved solids (TDS) in water.
The TDS (Total Dissolved Solids) level
between 50-150 is considered as the
most suitable and acceptable.
Q.24. What is the atomic number of
nitrogen?
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(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 7 (d) 5
Sol.24.(c) The atomic number of
nitrogen is 7.Nitrogen is a nonmetal and
the lightest member of group 15 of the
periodic table, often called the
pnictogens. Daniel Rutherford
Discovered Nitrogen in 1772. Nitrogen
is important to the chemical industry. It
is used to make fertilisers, nitric acid,
nylon, dyes and explosives. The
Nitrogen percentage in the atmosphere is
78%.
Q.25. Irrespective of the source, pure
water contains ______ of oxygen by
mass.
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(a) 35.42% (b) 88.89%
(c) 56.83% (d) 11.11%
Sol.25.(b) Irrespective of the source,
pure water contains 88.89% of oxygen
by mass and 11.11% by mass of
hydrogen. This is explained by the law
of Constant Composition.
Q.26. One mole of an ideal gas occupies
a volume of ______ litre at 273 K and 1
atm pressure
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(a) 21.2 (b) 25.1
(c) 20.3 (d) 22.4
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Sol.26.(d) One mole of an ideal gas
occupies a volume of 22.4 litre at 273 K
and 1 atm pressure. The ideal gas law,
also called the general gas equation, is
the equation of state of a hypothetical
ideal gas. PV=nRT, Where P= Pressure,
V=Volume, n=Amount of Substance, R=
Ideal Gas Constant, T= Temperature.
Q.27. Carbon monoxide contains
approximately ______ of oxygen for
each 1.00 g of carbon
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(a) 0.23 g (b) 2.66 g
(c) 1.33 g (d) 4.11 g
Sol.27.(c) Carbon monoxide contains
approximately 1.33g of oxygen for each
1.00 g of carbon.
Every sample of carbon monoxide
contains 16.0 g of oxygen for every 12.0
g of carbon. Carbon Monoxide is used in
the purification of nickel. It is used as a
reducing agent.It is used in water gas
shift reactions to produce hydrogen.
Q.28. In order to prevent tooth decay
safely and effectively by making use of
water, it is subject to which of the
following processes?
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(a) Iodisation (b) Fluoridation
(c) Carbonisation (d) Chlorination
Sol.28.(b) Fluoride helps to rebuild and
strengthen the tooth's surface, or enamel.
Water fluoridation prevents tooth decay
by providing frequent and consistent
contact with low levels of fluoride. Salt
iodisation has been the preferred
strategy to control and eliminate iodine
deficiency disorders. The gradual
process of coal formation from dead
vegetation is known as carbonisation.
Chlorination is the process of adding
chlorine to drinking water to kill
parasites, bacteria, and viruses.
Q.29. Acidic drain cleaners made of
______ or ______ acid are powerful
enough to clear heavy-duty hair, food,
grease, soap scum or paper-based clogs
in 15 minutes or less.
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(a) formic, citric
(b) nitric, carbonic
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