Wednesday 12 February 2014

General Science-72

     1.      Find the odd one ?
a.    Marble
b.    Chalk
c.    Lime Stone
d.    Slaked Lime
    2.     Diamond is harder than graphite because of:
a.    Difference of layers of atoms
b.    Tetrahedral structure of diamonds
c.    Difference of crystaline structures
d.    None of these
    3.     A super conductor is characterised by:
a.    Zero permeability
b.    Low permeability
c.    High permeability
d.    Infinite permeability
    4.     Of the various forms of carbon, which one is used for absorption purpose?
a.    Diamond
b.    Graphite
c.    Coke
d.    Wood Charcoal
    5.     The main constituents of Pearl are:
a.    Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Carbonate
b.    Calcium oxide, Ammonium Chloride
c.     Argonite , Chonchiolin
d.    Ammonium Sulphate, Sodium Carbonate
    6.     An element that does not occur in nature but can be produced artificially is:
a.    Thorium
b.    Radium
c.    Plutonium
d.    Uranium
    7.     The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air, used by deep sea drivers for breathing is:
a.    Helium
b.    Argon
c.    Krypton
d.    Xenon
    8.     The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may be best called as:
a.    Alkali metals
b.    Rare metals
c.    Main group metals
d.    Transition metals
    9.     Which of the following characters is not shown by hydrogen:
a.    It burns in air to form water
b.    It supports combustion
c.    It combines with almost all metals forming hydrides
d.    It readily combines with fluorine and chlorine
    10.                        Which of the following elements is obtained from sea weeds?
a.    Argon
b.    Sulphur
c.    Vanadium
d.    Iodine
    11.                        The metallic constituents of hard water are:
a.    Magnesium, Calcium and tin
b.    Iron, tin and calcium
c.    Calcium, magnesium and iron
d.    Magnesium, tin and iron
    12.                        The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called:
a.    Osmosis
b.    Desiccation
c.    Efflorescence
d.    Deliquescene
    13.                        Brass gets discoloured in air due to the presence of which gas in air:
a.    Carbon dioxide
b.    Oxygen
c.    Hydrogen Sulphide
d.    Nitrogen
    14.                         Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically:
a.    Sodium Silicate
b.    Silicon dioxide
c.    Germenium dioxide
d.    Hydrogen Sulphide
    15.                        Bell Metal is an alloy of:
a.    Brass and Nickel
b.    Zinc and Copper
c.    Tin and Copper
d.    Nickel and Copper
    16.                        The high temperature superconductors are:
a.    Metal alloys
b.    Ceramic oxides
c.    Inorganic polymers
d.    Pure rare earth metals
    17.                        The ingredients of Gun metal are:
a.    Iron, tin
b.    Copper, tin
c.    Iron, brass, tin
d.    Iron, zinc, titanium
    18.                         The gas usually causing explosions in coal mines is:
a.    Hydrogen
b.    Carbon monoxide
c.    Air
d.    Methane
    19.                         Cotton fibers are made of:
a.    Cellulose
b.    Starch
c.    Proteins
d.    Fats
    20.                        Which of the following ores does not contain iron?
a.    Haematite
b.    Magnetite
c.    Limonite

d.    Cassiterite