NDA Chemistry MCQs for Practice [General Science]

Question 01: Which of the following is a large blood vessel that carries blood away from the
heart?

A. Vein
B. Artery
C. Capillary
D. Nerve

Question 02: Which of the following is not a member of the vitamin B complex?

A. Thiamine
B. Riboflavin
C. Folic acid
D. Ascorbic acid

Question 03: Fungi are plants that lack:

A. Oxygen
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Chlorophyll
D. None of these

Question 04: What makes a reptile a reptile?

A. Cold blooded
B. Warm Blooded

Answers are given below.

C. Non-Hearing
D. Egg-laying

Question 05: Which blood vessels have the smallest diameter?

A. Capillaries
B. Arterioles
C. Venules
D. Lymphatic

Question 06: Which of the following is an air-borne disease?

A. Measles
B. Typhoid
C. Pink eye
 D. None of the above

Question 07: Which organ of the body produces the fluid known as bile?

A. Liver
B. Pancreas
C. Gall bladder
D. Kidney

Question 08: Petroleum is a combination of chains of hydrogen and _______ present in earth’s
crust.

A. butana
B. hydrocarbon
C. Carbon
D. proplene

Question 09: Which of the following is wrong statement?

A. Atomic radius of the elements increases as one moves down the first group of the
periodic table
B. Atomic radius of the elements decreases as one moves across from left to right in the 2nd
period of the
C. Amongst isoelectronic species, smaller the positive charge on the cation, smaller is the
ionic radius
D. Amongst isoelectronic species, greater the negative charge on the anion, larger is the
ionic radius

Question 10: Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

Answers are given below.

A. Carbon Dioxide
B. Methane
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Water vapours

Question 11: What is the result of presence of green gases in excess?

A. Deforestation
B. Decay of Earth‘s crust
C. Excess of heat
D. More snow on Earth

Question 12: The greenhouse gases spread ______ energy.

 A. Short Wave
B. Long Wave
C. Mid Wave
D. Ultra Wave

Question 13: The presence of the greenhouse gases is ________ for human life.

A. Harmful
B. Required
C. Necessary
D. Harmless

Question 14: Which of the following is the acronym of PVC?

A. polyvinyl chloride
B. polyvinyl carbobate
C. phosphor vanadiu chloride
D. phosphavinyl chloride

Question 15: Which of the following hormones is a steroid?

A. Estrogen
B. Glucagon
C. Insulin
D. Oxytocin

Question 16: Which one of the following is not a function of the liver?

A. Regulation of blood sugar

Answers are given below.

B. Enzyme activation
C. Detoxiation
D. Reproduction

Question 17: Which one is not the form of Biocides?

A. Salt
B. Iodine
C. Sugar
D. Bleech

Question 18: How biocides work?

A. Control the multiplication of insects

B. Kill the insects
 C. Manage the original form of material
D. Control the bacteria

Question 19: What is Rodenticide?

A. A medicine to kill worms

B. A medicine to kill animals
C. A lubricant
D. A pesticide

Question 20: Most commonly used Rodenticides are _______ in nature.

A. Anti pesticides
B. Anti solvent
C. Anti Coagulant
D. Non anti coagulant

Question 21: Which acid is present in lemon?

A. marlic acid
B. citric acid
C. lactic acid
D. tartaric acid

Question 22: Which of the following is utilized in the form of electrolyte of the dry cell (battery)?

A. Ammonium chloride and zinc chloride

B. Sodium chloride and calcium chloride
C. Magnesium chloride and zinc chloride

Answers are given below.

D. Ammonium chloride and calcium chloride

Question 23: The iron container or vessel is galvanized by:

A. Chromium
B. Zinc
C. Aluminium
D. Nickel

Question 24: The process of corrosiondoesn’t take place in which of the following metals, when
these metals are left free in the air:

A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Gold
 D. Silver

Question 25: In the galvanic cell, the process takes place is:

A. Transformation of the electrical energy into the chemical energy

B. Transformation of the chemical energy into the electrical energy
C. Transformation of light energy into the electrical energy
D. Transformation of electrical energy into the light energy

Question 26: In the exothermic reaction:

A. Heat is absorbed
B. Heat is evolved
C. Heat doesn't change
D. Temperature remains constant

Question 27: In the endothermic reaction:

A. Heat is absorbed
B. Heat is evolved
C. Heat doesn't change
D. Temperature remains constant

Question 28: The chemical reactions which occur in one direction (from left to right) are called:

A. Reversible reaction
B. Irreversible reactions
C. Endothermic reactions
D. Exothermic reactions

Answers are given below.

Question 29: The catalyst is a substance through which the rates of chemical reactions are:

A. Increased
B. Decreased
C. Changed
D. None of these

Question 30: The substance which is useful for the photography:

A. Silver Nitrate
B. Silver bromide
C. Sulphuric acid
D. Citric acid

Question 31: Which of the following metal is the heaviest?

 A. Silver
B. Copper
C. Gold
D. Lead

Question 32: Which of the following metal is liquid at ordinary temperature?

A. Lead
B. Mercury
C. Nickel
D. Tin

Question 33: The substance employed and frequently used in the fluorescent tube is:

A. Sodium oxide and argon

B. Sodium vapour and neon
C. Mercury vapour and argon
D. Mercury oxide and argon

Question 34: Which of the following metal is used in the accumulator cell?

A. Copper
B. Lead
C. Aluminium
D. Zinc

Question 35: Which of the following metal is the hardest one?

A. Gold

Answers are given below.

B. Iron
C. Platinum
D. Lead

Question 36: The gas emancipating through paddy field is :

A. Ethane
B. Methane
C. Nitrogen
D. All of these

Question 37: Which of the following is the heaviest metal?

A. Copper
B. Uranium
 C. Aluminium
D. Silver

Question 38: The colours of the fire crackers are extracted from the elements of the salt of:

A. Zn and S
B. K and Hg
C. Sr and Ba
D. Cr and Ni

Question 39: The maximum density of the water exists at:

A. 100°C
B. + 4°C
C. 0°C
D. -4°C

Question 40: The boiling point and freezing point of the water on mixing edible salt would:

A. Increase
B. Increase and then decrease
C. Decrease
D. Decrease and then increase

Question 41: The permanent hardness of water appears due to the:

A. Carbonates of calcium and magnesium

B. Bicarbonates of calcium and magnesium
C. Chloride and sulphate of the calcium and magnesium

Answers are given below.

D. None of these

Question 42: In which of the following carbon is not present?

A. Diamond
B. Graphite
C. Coal
D. None of these

Question 43: The heavy water is a type of:

A. Coolant
B. Moderator
C. Ore
D. Fuel
Question 44: In all bio compounds the most necessary fundamental element is:

A. Nitrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon
D. Sulphur

Question 45: Which of the following is the most hard?

A. Diamond
B. Glass
C. Quartz
D. Platinum

Question 46: The percentage content of carbon is more than other coal in:

A. Bituminous
B. Lignite
C. Peat
D. Anthracite

Question 47: The ordinary and general type of coke is :

A. Anthracite
B. Lignite
C. Bituminous
D. Peat

Question 48: The polluted gas emitted from the vehicles is mainly:

Answers are given below.

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Marsh gas
D. Nitrogen oxide

Question 49: Which of the following gas pollutes the most to the air?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Carbon monoxide
C. Sulphur dioxide
D. Hydrocarbon

Question 50: Dry ice is:

A. Solid water
 B. Solid CO2
C. Dehydrated ice
D. Solid H2O2

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Answers are given below.