The hardest substance available on earth is?

Platinum
Coal
Diamond
Gold
Actinides are the elements with atomic numbers from

36 to 43
89 to 103
97 to 114
101 to 115
3.The average salinity of sea water is

2%
2.5%
3%
3.5%
4.The main constituents of pearls are

calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate

calcium oxide and ammonium chloride
aragonite and concholin
ammonium sulphate and sodium carbonate
5.The chemical (ethyl merceptan) added to the otherwise odourless LPG cooking gas for imparting a
detectable smell to the gas is a compound of ?

sulphur
fluorine
chlorine
bromine
6.The inert gas which is substituted for nitrogen in the air, used by deep sea divers for breathing, is ?

Helium
Argon
 Krypton
Xenon
7.The group of metals Fe, Co, Ni may be best called as ?

alkali metals
rare metals
main group metals
transition metals
8.Amalgams are?

alloys which contain carbon

alloys which have great resistance to abrasion
alloys which contain mercury
highly coloured alloys
9.Heavy water is?

sea water (H + Salt)

D2O
H2O2
H2O along with Ca & Mg carbonates
10.The property of a substance to absorb moisture from the air on exposure is called ?

osmosis
dessication
efflorescence
deliquescence
11.Brass gets discoloured in air because of the presence of which of the following gases in air?

Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen sulphide
Nitrogen
12.Quartz crystals normally used in quartz clocks etc. is chemically ?

sodium silicate
germanium oxide
 silicon dioxide
a mixture of germanium oxide & silicon dioxide
13.Bell metal is an alloy of ?

brass and nickel

zinc and copper
tin and copper
nickel and copper
14.Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?

Iron, Tin
Copper, Tin
Iron, Brass, Tin
Iron, Zinc, Titanium
15.The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the orginal plant material is

Anthracite
Lignite
Peat
Bitumen
16.In fireworks, the green flame is produced because of ?

Mercury
Sodium
potassium
barium
17.Which of the following was to be discovered first in the chromosphere of the sun?

Xenon
Helium
Neon
Krypton
18.Which among the following is a positively charged particle emitted by a radioactive element?

Alpha ray
Beta ray
 Gamma ray
Cathode ray
19.Nuclear fission is caused by the impact of

proton
electron
neutron
None of these
20.The difference between a nuclear reactor and an atom bomb is that

no chain reaction takes place in nuclear reactor while in the atomic bomb there is a chain reaction.
no chain reaction takes place in atomic bomb while it takes place in a nuclear reactor.
the chain reaction in nuclear reactor is controlled.
None of These
21.How many colours the sunlight spectrum has?

Five
Three
Seven
Nine
22.What is the wavelength of visible spectrum ?

1300A—3000A
3900A — 7600A
7800A—8000A
8500A—9800A
In an atomic explosion, enormous energy is released which is due to the ?

conversion of neutrons into protons

conversion of chemical energy into heat energy
conversion of mechanical energy into nuclear energy
conversion of mass into energy
24.Atoms of an element differ from those of all other elements in ?

atomic number and electronic configuration

atomic number and number of valence electrons
 number of neutrons and electronic configuration
number of neutrons and number of valence electrons
25.The isotope of uranium capable of sustaining chain reactions is

U-235
U-238
U-239
None of these
1. The filament of an electric bulb is made of?

iron
nichrome
tungsten
graphite
2. The two elements that are frequently used for making transistors are?

boron and aluminium

silicon and germanium
iridium and tungsten
niobium and columbium
3.Which of the following gases is not known as green house gas?

Nitrous oxide
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Chlorofluorocarbons
4.Consider the statements about graphite:
I. It is an allotrope of carbon.
2. It is a good conductor of heat and electricity.
3. It can be artificially produced.
Of these statements,

1, 2 and 3 are correct

1 and 2 are correct
1 and 3 are correct
2 and 3 are correct
5.Chemical formula for water glass is ?
 Na2SiO3
Al2O3
NaAlO2
CaSiO3
6. Heavy water is ?

tritium oxide
deuterium oxide
rainwater
water at -4 degree Centigrade
7. Permanent hardness of water may he removed by the addition of ?

alum
sodium carbonate
lime
potassium permanganate
8.Potassium nitrate is used in ?

salt
glass
fertiliser
medicine
9. In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

Old igneous
Old sedimentary
Old metamorphic
New metamorphic
10.Which of the following metals remains in liquid form under normal conditions?

Uranium
Radium
Titanium
Mercury
11.Which of the following is used as a lubricant?
 Graphite
Silica
Diamond
Iron oxide
12.Marsh gas is?

hydrogen
methane
nitrogen
ethane
13.Carbon, diamond and graphite are together called

isomers
allotropes
isomorphs
isotopes
14.Among the various allotropes of carbon ,

diamond is the hardest, lamp black is the softest.

diamond is the hardest, coke is the softest.
coke is the hardest, graphite is the softest,
diamond is the hardest, graphite is the softest.
15. Liquefied Petroleum Gas consists of mainly

methane, ethane and hexane

ethane, hexane and nonane
methane, butane and propane
methane, hexane and nonane
16.Which of the following is in liquid form at room temperature?

Cerium
Sodium
Francium
Lithium
17.Soda water contains
 nitrous acid
carbonic acid
carbon dioxide
sulphuric acid
18.Which of the following is not an isotope of hydrogen?

Protium
Yttrium
Trituim
Deuterium
19. Of the following metals which, one pollutes the air of a big city?

Copper
Chromium
Lead
Cadmium
20. Monazite is an ore of ?

iron
titanium
thorium
zirconium
21.Which of the following element Symbol pair is not correct?

Antimony .......... Sb
Tin ........ Ti
Tungsten.......... W
Rhenium........... Re
22.Water is a compound because ?

it exists as a solid, a liquid or a gas.

it contains hydrogen and oxygen.
it contains two different elements joined by chemical bonds.
it cannot be split up into simpler substances by chemical means
23.Potassium permanganate is used for purifying drinking water, because ?
 it dissolves the impurities of water.
it is a sterilising agent.
it is an oxidising agent.
it is a reducing agent.
24.When an iron nail gets rusted, iron oxide is formed

without any change in the weight of the nail

with increase in the weight of the nail
with decrease in the weight of the nail
None of these
25.Water is a good solvent of ionic salts because

it has no colour
it has a high boiling point.
it has a high dipole moment.
it has a high specific heat.

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