Chapter-1: Atomic structure

1. Which of the following is not a part of an atom? = Photon

2. A single type of atom is found in = Native elements

3. Constituents of atomic nucleus are = Proton and neutron

4. Which of the following statement about molecular structure is correct? = Proton and neutron are inside the
nucleus and electrons revolve around the nucleus

5. The atomic nucleus was discovered by = Rutherford

6. In atom, neutron was discovered by = Chadwick

7. Which of the following is not a subatomic particle? = Deuteron

8. Which one of the following pairs constitutes particle-antiparticle pair? = Electron-Positron

9. The alpha particle carries two positive charges. Its mass is very nearly equal to that of = An atom of helium

10. The Nucleus of Helium has = Two protons and two neutrons

11. Which of the following carries a negative charge? = Beta particles

12. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by = Aufbau’s principle

13. Regarding the atom of a chemical element, the magnetic quantum number refers to = Orientation

14. What is the mass number of an element, the atom of which contains two protons, two neutrons and two
electrons? = 4

15. The atoms, in which the number of protons is same but the number of neutrons is different, are known as
= Isotopes

16. Radioactivity was discovered by = Becquerel

17. Isotopes are those atoms of the same element which have = Atomic mass is different but atomic number is
same

18. Isotopes is that nuclei of atomic nucleus in which = Number of protons is same but number of neutrons is
different

20. Radioactivity is measured by = Geiger Counter

Chapter-2: Chemical & Physical transformation

1. Which of the following is an example of chemical change? = Softening of vegetable when cooked

2. What form of energy is produced in the decomposition of water? = Heat

3. An example of physical change = Dissolving of sugar in water

4. Change of water into the vapour is called = Physical

5. Pasteurization is a process by which = First milk is heated up to a longer time and then cooled suddenly
within specified time

6. Pasteurization is related to = Sterilization of milk

8. Because of impurities the boiling point of a liquid = Increases

9. Why does water boil at a temperature below 100ºC at higher altitudes? = The atmospheric pressure
decreases and hence boiling point is lowered

10. Which type of colloidal system is expressed in the fog? = Liquid in a gas

11. The technique of chromatography is used to = Separate the substances from a mixture

12. Process of solid camphor into camphor vapour is called = Sublimation

13. Example of corrosion is = B; lack coating on Silver; Green coating on Copper; Brown coating on Iron

14. Which of the following is/are the example/examples of chemical change? = Souring of milk

Chapter-3: Inorganic chemistry

1. What is the usual property of oxides of Group III and IV? = Basic and acidic

2. The element found maximum in the soil layer is = Oxygen

3. Which one of the following is present in the largest amount in terms of percent by mass in the Earth’s crust?
= Oxygen

4. Which is the most abundant element after oxygen? = Silicon

5. Which of the following is the most common element in the Universe? = Hydrogen

6. Approximately, how many different chemical elements exist in the Earth? = 100

7. Which of the following is a fundamental element? = Diamond

8. The chemical composition of diamond is = Carbon

Chapter-4: Metals, Minerals, Ores (properties & uses)

1. Which one of the following pairs of metals constitute the lightest metal and heaviest metal, respectively? =
Lithium and Osmium

2. Which is the hardest in the following? = Diamond

3. Which of the following is the electron configuration of a metallic element? = 2, 8, 8, 2

4. Which is the most reactive metal? = Potassium

5. Which one of the following is the hardest metal? = Platinum

6. Which one of the following materials is very hard and very ductile? = Nichrome

7. The heaviest natural element is = Uranium

9. Which of the following is lighter than water? = Sodium

10. The chemical structure of the pearl is = Calcium Carbonate

11. The main constituents of pearl are = Aragonite and Conchiolin

12. Pearl is mainly constituted of = Calcium Carbonate

13. What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as? = Aluminium Oxide

14. These days yellow lamps are frequently used as street light. Which one of the following is used in these
lamps? = Sodium

15. Sodium Vapour Lamp is usually used as street light, because = Light from this is monochromatic and will
not split through water droplets

16. The most used substance in fluorescent tubes are = Mercury Vapour and Argon

17. Which one of the following metals is accessed in the native state? = Gold

18. Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their
densities? = Gold > Mercury > Steel

19. Of how many carats is the pure gold? = 24

20. The softest mineral, Talc (Soapstone) is mainly = Magnesium Silicate

21. The chemical name of limestone is = Calcium Carbonate

22. Chemically ‘Plaster of Paris’ is = Calcium Sulphate

23. The chemical formula of the Plaster of Paris is = CaSO4·½H2O

24. Doctors, Artists and Sculptors use Calcium Sulphate which is popularly known as = Plaster of Paris

25. Monazite is an ore of = Thorium

26. Mica is a = Good conductor of heat and bad conductor of electricity

27. In which of the following industries is mica used as a raw material? = Electrical

28. Which one of the following liquids is very good conductor of heat? = Mercury

29. Which one of the following metals is liquid at room temperature? = Mercury

30. Which one of the following metals is liquid at ordinary temperature? = Mercury

31. Mercury is basically used in thermometer devices because its speciality is = High circulation power

33. There is no reaction when steam passes over = Aluminium

34. Iron is obtained from = Hematite

35. Which of the following materials has the highest electrical conductivity? = Silver

36. Which of the following is mainly used to produce Aluminium? = Bauxite

37. Bauxite is an ore of which of the following metals? = Aluminium

38. Bauxite is the Ore of = Aluminium

39. Aluminium metal is obtained from = Bauxite

40. Which liquid metal is employed as a coolant in nuclear reactors? = Sodium liquid

Chapter-5: Alloys
1. Galvanized iron is coated with = Zinc

2. Aluminium surface is often ‘Anodized’. This means the deposition of a layer of = Aluminium Oxide

3. Copper is an alloy or not? = Not

4. The plates of galvanized iron remains protected from rust because the existence of = Zinc

5. Alloy of which metal is used to make aeroplane and parts of the compartment of the train? = Aluminium

6. Mercury metal mixture is = Mercury mixed alloy

7. Which one of the following metals does not form amalgam? = Iron

8. Which one of the following alloys is called an amalgam? = Mercury - Zinc

9. Solder used in soldering metal pieces consist of any alloy of = Tin and Lead

10. Bronze is an alloy of = Copper and Tin

11. Bronze is an alloy of copper and = Tin

12. Percentage of Silver in German Silver is = 0%

13. Which one of the following elements is not present in the German Silver? = Aluminium

14. Which of the following alloys has a maximum percentage of copper? = Bronze

15. Which metal exists as a common component in Brass, Bronze and German Silver? = Copper

16. Brass is a combination of what metals? = Copper and Zinc

17. Which pair of following is of copper alloys? = Brass and Bronze

18. Brass gets fade colour in air due to the presence of = Hydrogen sulphide

19. Combination of which substance in the alloy renders stainless steel non-magnetic? = Nickel

20. To make the steel hard requires increase in = The quantity of Carbon

21. Which of the following elements is added to iron to produce steel which can resist high temperature, have
high hardness and abrasion resistance? = Chromium

22. The important metal used with iron to make it rust free = Chromium

23. Steel is further processed to obtain stainless steel by adding some element. Which one of the following is
not used for this purpose? = Silicon

24. The important metal used with iron produce stainless steel is = Chromium

25. Which of the following elements are included in stainless steel? = Iron, Chromium, Manganese and Carbon

26. What is mixed with iron to make stainless steel? = Chromium and Nickel

27. How much carbon does steel contain? = 0.1-2%

28. In the case of rusting, the weight of iron = Increases

 Chapter-6: Carbon & its various forms
1. Which of the following is made up of Carbon only? = Graphene

2. Which of these is not an additional form of Carbon? = Oxo carbon

3. Which one of the following elements forms the maximum number of compounds? = Carbon

5. Pencil lead is = Graphite

6. Third allotrope of Carbon was discovered by three scientists, who were awarded the Nobel Prize for
Chemistry. Find out who was not on that team = Faimen

7. Buckminster Fullerene is = A form of carbon compound of clusters of 60 carbon atoms bond together in
polyhedral structure composed of pentagons or hexagons

8. Which of the following do not contain carbon? = Sand

10. Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher percentage of Carbon than the rest type of? =
Anthracite

11. The highest amount of carbon is in = Pig Iron

12. Which of the following is not in the form of crystal? = Sulphur

13. For the ceiling of diamonds, the unit of weight is carat. One carat is equal to = 200 mg

14. Which one of the following materials is strongest? = Graphene

15. Which lubricant is used for heavy machines? = Graphite

16. Chemically Dry Ice is = Solid carbon dioxide

17. Which one of the following nonmetals is not a poor conductor of electricity? = Selenium

18. Water gas is = CO + H2

Chapter-7: Hydrogen & its compounds

1. One mole of Hydrogen gas burns more than Oxygen to give 290 kJ of heat. What is the amount of heat
produced when 4g of Hydrogen gas is burnt under the same conditions? = 580 kg

2. Burning of Hydrogen produces = Water

3. An element X has four electrons in its outermost orbit. What will be the formula of its compounds with
hydrogen? = XH4

4. According to weight, the percentage of hydrogen in water (H2O), is = 11.11%

5. Which one of the following fuels causes minimum air pollution? = Hydrogen

6. Heavy water is a type of = Moderator

7. The chemical formula of Heavy Water is = D2O

8. The substance used as moderator and coolant both, in nuclear reactors is = Heavy water

9. What is heavy water? = Oxygen + Heavy Hydrogen

10. Heavy water is that water = In which isotopes takes place of Hydrogen
11. Heavy water = Contains deuterium in place of Hydrogen

12. Who among the following discovered heavy water? = H.C. Urey

13. Heavy water has molecular weight = 20

14. Which one of the following catalysts is used in hydrogenation of vegetable oils? = Nickel

15. Permanent hardness of water is due to = Chlorides and sulphates of Calcium and Magnesium

16. The pH value for water is = Nearly 7

17. Which is the purest form of water? = Rain water

18. Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because = It has a high dipole moment

19. Large quantities of drinking water is prepared from impure water by = Desalination

20. Which gas is used in the purification of drinking water? = Chlorine

21. By which process the sea water can be converted into pure water? = Reverse osmosis

22. The process used for transforming salty water into pure water is called = Reverse osmosis

23. By which process, Alum cleans the muddy water? = Coagulation

24. The gas used in the manufacture of Vanaspati Ghee from Vanaspati Oil is = Hydrogen

25. Hard water is not suitable for = Drinking; Washing clothes with soap; Use in boilers; Irrigating crops

Chapter-8: Sulphur, Nitrogen, Halogen, Inert gas

1. What is the approximate percentage of Nitrogen present in the atmosphere? = 78-79%

2. Which gas is not in the gaseous cycle? = H2

3. Which gas is known as ‘noble gas’? = Helium

4. Percentage amount (by volume) of which one of the following gases is lowest in the atmosphere? = Carbon
dioxide

5. Which gas is mixed with Oxygen for respiration by divers in deep sea? = Helium

6. Which one of the following mixtures of gas is used by the deep-sea divers? = Mixture of Helium-Oxygen

7. What is the shape of sulphur hexafluoride molecule? = Octahedral

8. Easily soluble in water = Ammonia

9. Which is used as Laughing gas? = Nitrous oxide

10. Which one of the following is also called Stranger Gas? = Xenon

11. Which one of the following is not correctly matched? = Nitric oxide is a laughing gas

12. Discharge of Nitrogen causes = The amount of Nitrogen in lithosphere and in atmosphere unchanged

13. The gas used to inflate the tyres of an aircraft is = Nitrogen

14. In order to compensate the deficiency of which of the following elements, the insectivorous plants trap and
eat insects? = Nitrogen
15. The soil in which insectivorous plants grow is deficient in = Nitrogen

16. Which gas is usually filled in the balloon? = Helium

17. Helium is preferred to Hydrogen in air balloons because it = Does not form an explosive mixture with air

18. Tear gas is = Ammonia

19. Which of the following gas is used as tear gas? = NH3

20. The foul smell of dead fish is due to the compound = Amino compounds

21. Which of the following remains in a solid state at normal temperature? = Iodine

22. Which of the following is not optically active? = Glycine

23. The most reactive among the Halogens is = Fluorine

24. The halogen being used as analgesic is = Bromine

25. Which has is filled at low pressure in a tube light? = Neon and Mercury vapour

26. Tube light is filled with = Argon gas at low pressure; and Mercury vapour at low pressure

Chapter-9: Acid, Base and Salt

1. A solution turns red litmus blue. The pH of solution is = 10 (>7)

2. Which acid is considered as a basic chemical in Industry? = H2SO4

3. Goldsmiths uses aqua regia, which is prepared by mixing = Nitric acid and Hydrochloric acid

4. pH value shows the Numeric value of = Analysing the nature of solution acidic or basic

5. Which of the following is present in maximum amount in acid rain? = H2SO4

6. An aqueous solution of copper sulphate is acidic in nature because the salt undergoes = Hydrolysis

7. Which is not a Lewis acid? = NH3

8. Soda water obtained by passing carbon dioxide in water is = Acidic in nature

9. Which of the following acid do not contain Oxygen? = Hydrochloric Acid

10. What is Neela thotha? = Copper Sulphate

11. An unknown gas quickly dissolves in water. This gaseous aqueous solution turns red litmus into the blue.
This gas produces hydrogen chloride with a white flame. This unknown gas is = Ammonia

12. Baking soda is = Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate

13. The chemical formula of baking soda is = NaHCO3

14. The chemical formula of washing soda is = Na2CO3

15. Antacids are = Base

16. Which one of the following salt predominant in the ocean? = Sodium Chloride

17. Table salt (NaCl) is a product of = Strong acid and strong base
18. Which one of the following is viscous? = Honey

19. Which one of the following statements is not correct? = Barium and Strontium are found free in nature

20. What is untrue for bleaching powder? = It is more soluble than water

21. Which chemical compound is present in Bleaching Powder? = Calcium Oxychloride

22. When eno salt is poured into the water, bubbles forms, which is due to = CO2 gas

23. To develop photographic plates = Sodium thiosulphate is used as oxidising agent

24. Which one of the following substances is used in photography and as an antichlor? = Sodium thiosulphate

25. The hypo solution used in photography is an aqueous solution of = Sodium thiosulphate

26. The useful element in photography is = Silver Bromide

27. Which one of the following is coated on the photographic plate? = Silver bromide

Chapter-10: Hydrocarbon
1. In all bio-compounds the most necessary fundamental element is = Carbon

2. Which one of the following sets of elements was primarily responsible for the origin of life on the Earth? =
Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen

3. Which one of the following is the correct sequential order in which these appeared under simulated
primitive earth condition? = Methane, Hydrogen, Cyanide, Nitrile, Amino Acid

4. Which is the fundamental element of all organic compounds? = Carbon

5. Which one of the following is the correct sequence in increasing order of molecular weights of the
hydrocarbons? = Methane, Ethane, Propane and Butane

6. Which one of the following was used as a chemical weapon in the First World War? = Mustard gas

7. Mustard gas is used = In chemical warfare

8. Poisonous mustard gas is a = Liquid

9. Which of the following gases is used in cigarette lighters? = Butane

10. Leakage of which of the following gases had caused the Bhopal Gas Tragedy? = Methyl isocyanate

11. From the decomposition of which of the following printing ink is formed? = Methane

12. Methane gas producing field is = Paddy field

13. For benzene which of the following statements is true? = It has twelve sigma and three pi bonds

14. Which one of the following catalysts is used for hydrogenation of vegetable oils? = Nickel

15. Which one of the following chemicals help in fruit ripening? = Ethephon

16. Which of the following chemicals is used for ripening? = Calcium Carbide

17. Calcium Carbide is used for artificial ripening of green fruits because it produces = Acetylene

18. Fruit ripening is promoted by which of the following? = Ethylene

19. Which of the following gas mixture is used in welding gas? = Oxygen and Acetylene

20. Which one of the following pairs is incorrectly matched? = Fullerene – Fluorine containing polymer

Chapter-11: Alcohol
1. Which one of the following is also known as ‘wood spirit’? = Methyl alcohol

2. Fermentation of sugar leads to = Ethyl alcohol

3. Ethyl alcohol is made unfit for drinking by the addition of the following = Methanol and Pyridine

4. The offending substance in the liquor tragedies leading to blindness etc., is = Methyl alcohol

5. To whom molasses are excellent raw material for production? = Alcohol

Chapter-12: Polymer
1. Which one of the following is a natural polymer? = Silk

2. Which of the following is not a natural polymer? = Ghee

3. Polymer of Natural Rubber is = Isoprene

4. Which of the following is not a Natural polymer? = Nylon

5. Bakelite is formed by the condensation of = Phenol and formaldehyde

6. Which gas is obtained from plastic? = Polyethylene

7. Which one of the following polymers is widely used for making bulletproof materials? = Polyamides

8. Which one of the following polymers is used for making bulletproof windows? = Polycarbonates

9. Which of the following polymer is used in the manufacture of bulletproof material? = Kevlar

10. Which one of the following is used in making ‘Bulletproof Jacket’? = Laminated glass

11. A polymer used for making nonstick surface coating for utensils is = Teflon

12. What is Teflon? = Fluorocarbon

13. Teflon is a polymer of which of the following monomers? = Tetrafluoroethylene

14. Teflon is the common name of = Polytetrafluoro ethylene

15. Which one of the following substances is used in glazing the pottery? = Zinc oxide

16. Which among the following is not a polymer? = Caprolactam

17. Phenol is used in the manufacture of which one of the following? = Bakelite
 Chapter-13: Organic acid
1. Lemon is citrus due to = Citric acid

2. Which acid is used in lemons? = Citric acid

3. The sensation of fatigue in the muscles after prolonged strenuous physical work is caused by = The
accumulation of lactic acid

4. Accumulation of which one of the following in the muscles leads to fatigue? = Lactic acid

5. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? = Acetic acid - Curd

6. Which one of the following organic acids is abundant in grapes, tamarind and banana? = Tartaric acid

7. Which acid is used in photography? = Oxalic acid

8. Which one of the following acids is used in the manufacturing of baking powder? = Tartaric acid

9. Which of the following acid is found in molasses? = Acetic acid

10. Which acid is found in Vinegar? = Acetic acid

11. Vinegar is chemically known as = Acetic acid

Chapter-14: Explosive substance

1. ‘Nobel Oil’ is the name of which one of the following explosives? = TNG

2. RDX was invented by = Henning

3. A mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in
mines? = Methane and Air

4. Which one of the following is not an explosive? = Nitrochloroform

5. Which one of the following statements is correct? = RDX is an explosive

6. Which one of the following is another name of RDX? = Cyclonite

7. Which one of the following is used as an explosive? = Nitro-glycerine

8. Which one of the following explosives do not contain nitro-glycerine as an essential constituent? = Amatol

9. Which one of the following is used in the production of explosives? = Glycerol

10. The chemical used in manufacturing of dynamite is = Glycerol trinitrate

Chapter-15: Fuel
1. Which one of the following has the highest fuel value? = Hydrogen

2. Octane number is a measure of the quality of = Petrol

3. Which of the following is a natural fuel? = Petroleum

4. Which of the following fossil fuels is the cleanest fuel? = Natural gas

5. Cetane number is used as a quality parameter mainly for which of the following? = Diesel

6. The fuel used in a diesel engine = Vapour of diesel and air

7. Cooking gas is mainly = Methane

8. Which one of the following gases, released from biogas plant is used as a fuel gas? = Methane

9. Biogas mainly consists of = Cardon dioxide and Methane

10. The main component of biogas is = Methane

11. The main component of Gobar Gas is = Methane

12. Which of the following is the procedure for a biogas plant? = Fermentation

13. Who among the following invented ‘Gobar Gas’ system? = S.V. Desai

14. The main component of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) are = Ethane, Propane and Butane

15. What is the main component of L.P.G.? = Butane

16. LPG used as domestic fuel chiefly contains = Propane and Butane

17. Indane gas is a mixture of = Butane and Propane

18. The stench due to leakage from LPG cylinder is because of = Ethyl mercaptan

19. The Pressure gauge is not given in the domestic LPG cylinders because = They cannot represent the
quantity of gas in LPG cylinders

20. In what form cooking gas is supplied in cylinders? = Liquid

21. CNG is = Compressed Natural Gas

22. CNG used in automobiles to check pollution mainly consists of = CH4

23. Which is main component of natural gas? = Methane

24. Gasohol is = Ethyl alcohol + Petrol

26. To avoid ‘knocking’ of the engine of a car, which one of the following is used as anti-knocking agent? = Lead
Tetra Ethyl

27. Tetraethyl Lead (TEL) is added to petrol = To increase its anti-knocking rating

28. Which one of the following is used as an anti-freeze for the automobile engines? = Ethylene glycol

29. Diesel used in heavy vehicles for = High power and financially secure

30. Hydrogen gas can be conveniently used as a fuel for running vehicles if it is absorbed at very low
temperature by a substance only to be released at the temperature generated by the exhaust. What is the
substance found in India? = Hydride

Chapter-16: Food preservation, Nutrition, Medicine

1. Which one of the following is used in food preservation? = Benzoic Acid

2. Refrigeration helps in food preservation by = Reducing the rate of biochemical reactions

3. Which one of the following substances is used in the preservation of food stuff? = Sodium Benzoate

4. For the preservation of fruit juice which of the following is used? = Sodium Benzoate

5. Which of the following is a common refrigerant used in the domestic refrigerator? = Freon

6. Charcoal which is used in decolouring raw sugar is = Animal charcoal

7. The main component of honey is = Fructose

8. Aspartame is an artificial sweetener sold in the market. It consists of amino acids and provides calories like
other amino acids. Yet, it is used as a low-calorie sweetening agent in food items. What is the basis of this use?
= Aspartame is several times sweeter than table sugar, hence food items made with small quantities of
aspartame yield fewer calories on oxidation

9. Aspirin is obtained from = A tree

10. Aspirin is = Antipyretic

11. Which one of the following compounds is used as a sedative? = Potassium Bromide

12. Which one of the following forms an irreversible complex with a haemoglobin of the blood? = Carbon
Monoxide

13. Milk is an example of = An emulsion

14. Which of these is not a colloid? = Ice cream

15. Milk is homogenized by = Breaking down fat particles to the microscopic size with the help of centrifuge

16. Milk openly placed for some time becomes sour due to = Lactic acid

17. Which one of the following acids is present in sour milk products? = Lactic acid

18. Which one of the following acids, is formed during the change of milk into curd? = Lactic acid

19. Curd making is an ancient ‘Biotechnological’ process involving = Bacteria

20. Which of the following oil is an extract of clove oil? = Eugenol

21. Which one of the following fruits is most suitable for jelly making? = Gauva

22. Organic food is supposed to be better for us because it = is grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and
pesticides

Chapter-17: Detergent
1. What is detergent? = Refining agent

2. Which one of the following is used in the manufacture of soaps? = Vegetable oil

3. Soap removes grease by = Emulsification

4. Detergent …….. the surface tension of water = Increases

5. Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with = hard water
 Chapter-18: Fertilizers
1. Which one of the following fertilizers leaves maximum acidity in the soil? = Ammonium Sulphate

2. The percentage of nitrogen in urea is = 47%

3. For wheat cultivation which fertilizer is used? = Nitrogen

4. The element not present in fertilizers is = Hydrogen

5. Which form of nitrogen is available in urea? = Amide

6. The plants receive Nitrogen in form of = Nitrate

7. Which of the following is consumed in the manufacture of urea fertilizer? = Carbon dioxide

8. Why does the Government of India promote the use of ‘Neem-coated Urea’ in agriculture? = Neem coating
slows down the rate of dissolution of urea in the soil

9. What percentage of phosphorus (P2S5) and Nitrogen (N) is present in DAP? = 18% N and 46% P2O5

10. Which one of the following is a mixed fertilizer? = Ammonium Sulphate

11. Which of the following is not a chemical fertilizer? = Sodium Sulphate

12. The most popular fertilizer for foliar application is = Urea

13. ‘Humus’ is an example of = Organic colloids

14. The most suitable crop for green manuring is = Sunhemp

Chapter-19: Miscellaneous
1. Which gas is used in fire extinguisher? = Carbon dioxide

2. In the ordinary fire extinguisher, carbon dioxide is generated by the reaction of = Sodium bicarbonate and
dilute sulphuric acid

4. An active chemical to remove mosquitoes is = Allethrins

5. Which one of the following compounds is used to make fireproof clothing? = Aluminium Sulphate

6. Which of the following is used as a mosquito repellent? = Pyrethrum

7. Pyrethrin used in mosquito coil is obtained from = A seed plant

8. Which chemical substance is used for making rat poison? = Potassium Cyanide

9. Which one of the following is used as rat poison? = Zinc Phosphide

10. Rodenticide is the chemical which is used to control = Mouse

11. Aluminium Phosphide is used as = Insecticide

12. Isotope 6C14 is associated with = Determining the age of fossil

13. Which of the following archaeological samples is adopted to determine the age of firewood bone and
shell? = Carbon-14
14. Carbon dating is used to determine the age of ...... = Fossils

15. ‘Radioactive dating’ is a technique which can be used to measure = The age of rocks

16. Which of the following method is used for measuring the age of earth? = Uranium process

17. One carbon credit is equivalent to = 1000 kg of CO2

18. Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays? = Crookes glass

19. With which of the following is BRIT (Government of India) engaged? = Isotope Technology

20. Which one among the following is called philosopher’s wool? = Zinc Oxide

21. A pungent smell often present near the urinals is due to = Ammonia

22. Which one of the following chemicals had been in use till now for making artificial clouds? = Silver Iodide

23. The substance used for artificial rain is = Silver iodide

24. Amount of rain depends on = Humidity in atmosphere

25. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched? = Zinc Phosphide - Rat poison

26. Methane is present in the atmosphere of = Mars

27. Which one of the following is called the ‘metal of future’? = Titanium

29. Chemically ‘Vermillion’ is = Mercuric Sulphide

30. Which is used in Dry Washing? = Petrol, Benzene, and Alcohol

31. ‘Red Ink’ is prepared from = Eosin

32. Which one of the following colours is supplied by Sodium Chromate? = Red

34. Which of the following main elements is used in making matchbox? = Phosphorus

35. Which one of the following is used for manufacturing safety matches? = Red phosphorus

36. When kept in air and darkness, which of the following elements glows spontaneously? = White phosphorus

37. Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) were prepared by = Iijima

38. Where was the first desalination plant in India to produced one lakhs litre fresh water per day based on
low temperature thermal desalination principle commissioned? = Valsad

39. In India, water desalination plant is in = Lakshadweep

40. Which chemical acts as a reclamation agent for alkaline soil? = Calcium Sulphate

41. Which one of the following concerns soils? = Edaphic

42. Liquid oxygen or liquid hydrogen is used technology in obtaining the industrial level called = Cryogenics

43. Smokescreen is used in warfare for the purpose of concealment and camouflage. Smoke screens generally
consists of fine particles of = Titanium oxide dispersed in air

45. In dry cell, which of the following are used as electrolytes? = Ammonium Chloride and Zinc Chloride

46. In a common dry cell, electrolyte is = Ammonium chloride

47. The energy, found in dry cell is = Chemical

48. Which one of the following solutions of electrolytes is used in the car battery? = Sulphuric acid
49. Which one of the following pairs of materials serve as electrodes in chargeable batteries commonly used in
devices such as torchlights, electric shavers etc.? = Nickel and Cadmium

50. Which disease caused by Ozone depletion = Skin cancer

51. Bhopal Gas Tragedy was caused due to the leakage of = Methyl Isocyanate

52. For which branch of science U.N. has designated the year 2011? = The International year of Chemistry

53. When did the Bhopal Gas tragedy happen? = 2nd December 1984

55. What is Biophenol A (BPA)? = A chemical used for the development of food packaging materials

56. Which of the following countries has made it mandatory to blend ethanol with gasoline? = Brazil

57. Which of the following is an inorganic gaseous pollutant of air? = Hydrogen Sulphide

58. The relative contributions of carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and
methane (CH4) towards global warming are = CO2 > CH4 > N2O > CFCs