1. Which of the following crystal structure characterises the ferritic stainless steel?

(b )
a) Face centred cubic b) Body centred cubic c) Simple hexagonal d) Octagonal
2. How many atoms are there per unit cell in a body centre cubic lattice system (a)
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 6
3. How many molecules per unit cell are there in a face centred cubic lattice? (b)
a) 2 b) 4 c) 6 d) 8
4. The atomic packing factor (that is volume of atoms/volume of cell) for FCC crystal structure
is (b)
a) 0.68 b) 0.74 c) 0.89 d) 0.16
5. The atomic packing factor (that is volume of atoms/volume of cell) for BCC crystal structure
is (a)
a) 0.68 b) 0.74 c) 0.83 d) 0.24
6. The atomic packing factor for which of the following crystals lattice structures are same? (a)
a) HCP & FCC b) HCP & BCC c) FCC & BCC d)BCC & BCT
7. with increase of inter atomic bond strength of substance, their (d)
a) Melting & Boiling points decreases b) Melting point increases
c) Boiling points increases d) Melting & Boiling points increases
8. which of the following is not a primary bond (c)
a) Ionic bond b) covalent bond c) Molecular bond d) Metallic bond
9. Metallic bonds in metals (b)
a) Are uni-directional i.e., do not act equally strong in all directions
b) Leads to highly coordinated close packed structures accounting for plastic properties of
Metals & their ability to form alloys
c) Have the valence electrons bound to a particular pair of atoms
d) Are same as electrovalent bonds.
10. Covalent bond is (d)
a) Also known as homo polar bond b) formed when electrons are shared between
Atoms c) found in Cl
2
& CH
4
molecules d) a secondary bond
11. Vander wall bond is (d)
a) A primary bond b) involves the transfer of electrons between the atoms
c) Involves sharing of electrons between the atoms d) is a weak bond
12. Which of the following is not an inter molecular (Vander wall) bond (d)
a) Dispersion bond b) Dipole bond c) Hydrogen bond d) Ionic bond
13. The bond between the atoms of a solid metal is called _____bond (b)
a) Ionic b) metallic c) electrovalent d) Dispersion bond
14. What type of bond is present in Diatomic molecules (e.g.O
2
, H
2
etc.) (b)
a) Vander wall bond b) covalent c) ionic d) metallic
15. What type of bond exists between Na & Cl ions when they form NaCl (c)
a) Vander wall bond b) covalent c) ionic d) metallic
16. Energy in the most stable state of an atom is (b)
a) zero b) minimum c) maximum d) in between minimum & maximum
17. Co-ordination number of (I,e. an atom possessing the number of nearest neighbours) in a
BCC structure is (b)
a) 4 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
18. Co-ordination number in both FCC & HCP structure is (c)
a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 14
19. An electro graph is used for the study of (b)
a) Composition of gases b) phase transformation in metals/alloys
c) Intensity of electron beams d) Structure of the composites
20. Number of nearest neighbours of an atom or in an octahedral hole of a close packed
structure is (a)
a) 6 b) 8 c) 10 d) 12
21. Which of the following does not crystallise in HCP structure (b)
a) Beryllium b) iron c) Mg d) Mo
22. Which of the following crystallise in BCC structure (a)
a) Cr b) Pb c) Zn d) Al
23. Atomic packing factor in case of copper crystals is a (b)
a) 1.66 b) 0.52 c) 0.78 d) 0.64
24. ______ responsible for holding together the protons and neutrons present in the nucleus of
atom. (a)
a) Continuous exchange of sub-nucleonic particles b) centrifugal forces
c) Electromagnetic force d) electrostatic force
25. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the metallic bond (a)
a) Directionality b) high conductivity c) Opacity d) Ductility
26. Co-ordination number in HCP, FCC and BCC unit cell are respectively a (a)
a) 12,8 & 12 b) 6,8 & 12 c) 8, 12 & 12 d) 12, 12 & 8
27. While in case of BCC unit cell, one central atom is surrounded by 8 identical atoms; in case of
a FCC unit cell, a central atom is in contact with ____ identical atoms (d)
a) 4 b) 6 c) 10 d) 12
28. Mixed ionic covalent bonds are normally found in (b)
a) High strength metals b) semiconductors c) thermal insulators d) high electrical
conductors
29. Lattice constant of FCC or BCC is equal to the length of the (c)
a) line having the highest linear density b) line having the lowest linear density
c) Cube edge d) body diagonal
30. Pick out the correct statement (c)
a) The primitive cell of an atom is also termed as unit cell
b) Neutrons and electrons cant be diffracted
c) The intensity of scattered wave is minimum, when the troughs and crests of X-ray beams
coincide
d) The net enthalpy change due to mixing of components is zero in real solution
31. Which of the following crystallise in HCP structure (c)
a) Au b) Sb c) Zn d) Mo
32. According to Hume Rotherys rule regarding substitutional solid solutions, the ___ for their
complete solubility (a)
a) Crystal lattice structure of 2 metals should be the same
b) Atomic diameters of the 2 metals should be different
c) Chemical affinity of the 2 metals should be high
d) Chemical composition of 2 metals should be high
33. Metals with large valence electrons ___ with a lower valence metal (a)
a) Have poor solubility b) have good solubility c) completely miscible d) completely
miscible, only when the crystal lattice structure of the 2 metals are same
34. Which of the following metals do not have FCC crystal lattice (d)
a) Cu b) Al c) Pb d) Na
35. Which one has BCC lattice of crystals (a)
a) Na b) Zn c) Ag d) Pb
36. Allotropic forms of metals have the same (d)
a) Physical properties b) crystal structure c) Chemical properties d) Mechanical
properties
37. Materials with metallic bonds in atoms are necessarily (a)
a) Ductile under stress b) hard c) gases at room temperature d) Having low electrical
conductivity
38. Solids have covalent bonds have (b)
a) High electrical conductivity b) low electrical conductivity c) low ductility d) low
hardness
39. Iron exist in more than one type of lattice structure (e.g. BCC/FCC) depending upon its (b)
a) Carbon content b) Temperature c) Melting point d) hardness
40. At room temperature iron is ____ in lattice arrangement (a)
a) BCC b) FCC c) HCP d) Octagonal
41. Metallic crystal structure is non-existent in the ____ form (b)
a) Orthorhombic b) Trapezium c) Triclinic d) tetragonal
42. Hume Rotherys rule predicts the existence of solid solubility in which ___ factor is not
included (b)
a) Crystal structure b) atomic weight c) atomic size d) electro negativity
43. Three important lattice pattern in the which most of the common metals crystallises are
FCC, BCC & HCP which of the following metals has HCP structure (d)
a) Gold b) Silver c) Platinum d) Zinc
44. Materials having ___ lattice structures are usually most ductile (a)
a) FCC b) HCP c) BCC d) Octagonal
45. Which of the following is a line defect found in metal crystals? (c)
a) Grain boundaries b) cracks c) edge dislocation d) grain size
46. The c/a ratio in ideal HCP structure is _____ (b)
a) 1.568 b) 1.633 c) 1.856 d) 2
47. _____ has the maximum density among the following (c)
a) Al b) Iron c) Copper d) Mg
48. Dislocation is ___ defect (b)
a) Point b) line c) surface d) grain boundary
49. In FCC lattice, the packing sequence of atoms is (d)
a) AB AB AB b) BC BC BC. C) AC AC AC.. d) ABC ABC..
50. In the HCP crystals the only plane with high atomic density is ____ (b)
a) (1000) b) (0001) c) (0010) d) (0100)