01. To which category of reactions does the following chemical reaction belong?

NaCl(aq) + AgNO3(aq) → NaNO3(aq) + AgCl(s)

A) Double displacement reaction C) Redox reaction
B) Combustion reaction D) Combination reaction
02. Which of the following is called ‘the King of Chemicals?
(a) Nitric acid (b) Hydrochloric acid (c) Silver nitrate (d) Sulphuric acid
03. The neutron was discovered by
(a) Chadwick (b) Goldsmith (c Rutherford (d) JJ Thomson
04. A mixture of ethyl alcohol and water can be separated by
(a) evaporation (b) sublimation (c) Centrifugation (d) fractional distillation
05. The value of Avogadro Number is
(a) 6.022 x 1022 (b) 6.022 x 10-22 (c) 6.023 x 10-23 (d) 6.023 x 1023
06. A non-metal which is a good conductor of electricity is
(a) graphite (b) Diamond (c) Sulphur (d) Charcoal
07. Vinegar is the trade name for
(a) chloroform (b) acetic acid (c) phenol (d) carbon tetrachloride
08. Methylated spirit is a mixture of
(a) methyl alcohol and acetic acid (c) methyl alcohol and ethyl alcohol
(b) ethyl alcohol and pyridine (d) methyl alcohol and pyridine
09. Which of the following is baking soda?
(a) Na2CO3 . 10H2O (b) NaHCO3 (c) Na2CO3 . H2O (d) NH4CI
10. A ‘breath test’ used by traffic police to check drunken driving uses ____?
A) Turmeric on filter paper C) Silica gel coated with silver nitrate
B) potassium permanganate-sulphuric acid D) Potassium dichromatic-sulphuric acid

11. The enzyme that converts glucose to ethyl alcohol is

A) Maltase B) Zymase c) Diastase d) D) Invertase
12. What is the oxidation number of sulfur in H2S?
(a) +2 (b) -2 (c) +6 (d) 0
13. Which solution is most concentrated?
A) 6 g of solute in 10 ml of solution C) 20.5 g of solute in 50 ml of solution
B) 2.6 g of solute in 2 ml of solution D) 30 g of solute in 120 ml of solution
14. Which is the gas used for making vegetables and vanaspathi from vegetable oils?
A) Hydrogen B) Nitrogen C) Argon D) Helium
15. How many moles are there in 140g of Si (atomic mass of silicon is 28)
(a) 5 (b) 10 (c) 28 (d) 140
16. Which one of the following is used to induce artificial rain ?
A) Potassium Nitrate B) Ammonium chloride C) Silver lodide D) Calcium carbonate
17. An atom has 7 electrons in its M - shell and contains 18 neutrons in its nucleus. What is
its mass number
(a) 25 (b) 35 (c) 18 (d) 43
18. An element which is preserved under water is
A) sodium B) sulphur C) white phosphorus D) red phosphorus

19. The fundamental particles present in equal numbers in neutral atoms are
A) protons and electrons c ) neutrons and electrons
b) protons and neutrons D) protons and positrons
20. The main element used in the vulcanisation of rubber is
a) nickel B) copper C) sulphur D) graphite
21. The same proportion of carbon and oxygen in the carbon dioxide obtained from
different sources proves the law of
a) reciprocal proportion c) definite proportion
b) multiple proportion d) conservation of mass
22. In acidic solutions blue litmus changes into ______ colour.
a) blue b) green c) red d) white
23. Base is a substance that gives _____ on dissolving in water.
a) OH- b) H+ c) OH d) H
24. The chemical mixed with LPG that helps in the detection of its leakage is __________
a. methanol b. ethanol c. camphor d. mercapton
25. _____________ is the coal of superior quality.
A) Peat b. Lignite c. Bituminous d. Anthracite
26. The metal which is liquid at room temperature is
a. chlorine b. sulphur c. mercury d. silver
27. A drug effective in the treatment of pneumonia, and bronchitis, is _________
a. Streptomycin b. Chloramphenicol c. Penicillin d. Sulphaguanidine
28. In which of the following states maximum iron ore is found ?
(a) FeC03 (b) Fe203 (c) Fe304 (d) FeS2
29. The advantage of detergents over soaps is
(a) Detergents are soluble in water (c) Detergents could not give much lather
(b) Detergents give lather even with hard Water (d) Soaps give lather with only soft water
30. The gas used for artificial fruit ripening of green fruit is
(a) Ethylene (b) Acetylene (c) Ethane (d) Methane
31. Cloud is a colloidal dispersion of
(a) Air in a dispersion medium of water (c) Fog in a dispersion medium of water
(b) Mist in a dispersion medium of air (d) Water drops in a dispersion medium of air
32. Which is the purest form of iron ?
(a) Steel (b) Cast iron (c) Pig iron (d) Wrought iron
33. Which of the following metals form an amalgam with other metals ?
(a) Lead (b) Tin (c) Zinc (d) Mercury
34. Plaster of Paris is made by partial dehydration of
(a) Epsom salt(b) gypsum salt(c) blue vitriol(d) green vitriol
35. Which gas is used as fire extinguisher?
(a) Carbon dioxide (b) Carbon monoxide (c) Carbon suboxide (d) Sulphur dioxide
36. An emulsion is a colloid of a
(a) gas in a liquid (b) liquid in a liquid (c) liquid in a gas (d) gas in a solid
37. The important ore of aluminium is
(a) bauxite (b) cryolite (c) fluorspar (d) haematite
38. Aqua regia is a 1:3 mixture by volume of
(a) conc. nitric acid and cone hydrochloric acid (c) cone hydrochloric acid and cone nitric acid
(b) cone nitric acid and cone sulphuric acid (d) conc. sulphuric acid and cone nitric acid

39. Galvanization of iron is carried out using

(a) Zinc (b) Tin (c) Copper (d) Chromium
40. The addition of gypsum to Portland cement helps in :
(a) increasing the strength of cement (c) rapid setting of cement
(b) preventing rapid setting of cement (d) reduction in the cost of cement
41. The Fungus which is used in the alcohol industry is .
(a) Mushroom (b) Candida Aibicans (c) Yeast (d) Rhizopus
42. Water gas is the mixture of
(a) carbon dioxide and hydrogen (c) carbon monoxide and nitrogen
(b) carbon monoxide and hydrogen(d) carbon dioxide and nitrogen
43. The colour discharge tubes for advertisements mainly contains:
(a) Xenon (b) Argon (c) Helium (d) Neon
44. An inert gas mixed with oxygen given to patients suffering from restricted breathing is
(a) Helium (b) Krypton (c) Radon (d) Argon
45. Which one of the following is used for dating very old objects of archaeological importance?
(a) Phosphorus (b) Tritium (c)Radium (d) Carbon
46. The most commonly used chemicals in the artificial rainmaking or cloud seeding are
(a) Silver Iodide (AgI) (b) Sodium Chloride (NaCl) (c) Dry Ice (Frozen CO2) (d) All of the above
47. What material is used to make electric heater coil ?
(a) Copper (b) Iron (c) Silver (d) Nichrome
48. Catalyst is a substance which
(a) increases the rate of the reaction (c) decreases the rate of reaction
(b) has no action on the rate of the reaction (d) None of these
49. Solubility of a gas in a liquid increases on
(a) Increasing temperature (c) decreasing temperature
(b) Decreasing temperature (d) Increasing Pressure
50. Two elements which are used to absorb neutrons to control the chain reaction during
nuclear fission are
(a) Boron and Cadmium (c) Boron and Plutonium
(b) Cadmium and Uranium (d) Uranium and Boron
51. In an atom, the order of filling up of the orbitals is governed by
a) Aufbau’s principle (c) Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle
(b) Hund’s rule (d) Pauli’s exclusion principle
52. Regarding the atom of a chemical element, the magnetic quantum number refers to
(a) orientation (b) shape (c) size (d) spin
53. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

List- I List-II
A. Blue vitriol 1. Sodium bicarbonate
B. Epsom salt 2. Sodium hydroxide
C. Baking soda 3. Magnesium sulphate
D. Caustic soda 4. Copper sulphate
Codes:
(a) A-3; B-4; C-2; D-1 (b) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1 (c) A-3; B-4; C-1; D-2 (d) A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2

54. Mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the
explosions in mines?
(a) Hydrogen and Oxygen (c) Oxygen and acetylene
(b) Methane and air (d) Carbon dioxide and methane

55. Which one among the following is called philosopher’s wool?

(a) Zinc bromide (b) Zinc nitrate (c) Zinc oxide (d) Zinc chloride

56. Which one of the following will not function as buffer solution ?
a) Borax + Boric acid b) NaH2PO4 + Na2HPO4 c) NaCl + NaOH d) NH4Cl+NH4OH

57. The most reactive among the halogens is

a) Fluorine b) Chlorine c) Bromine d) Iodine

58. Salts of which of the following elements provide colors to fireworks?

A) Zinc and sulphur B) Potassium and mercury C) Strontium and barium D) Chromium and nickel

59. The gas releases through the septic tank is

a) Methane b) Ethane c) hydrogen d) nitrogen

60. The qualitative diagnostic of gasoline is detected by

a) Iodine Value b) Cetane number c) octane number d) mass density
61. Which of the following characteristic of an electron is impossible to determine simultaneously, as
per Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Principle?
[A] exact charge and exact velocity [C] exact charge and exact mass
[B] exact position and exact momentum [D] exact mass and exact position
62. Which of the following isotope of Hydrogen has only one neutron?
[A] Protium [B] Deuterium [C] Tritium [D] None of them
63. Which of the following Defects is also known as dislocation defect?
(A) Frenkel defect (B) Schottky defect (C) Metal defect (D) Simple interstitial defect
64. Sodium stearate is a salt and is used
(a)in gunpowder (b)in paint (c)to make soap (d)to make fertilizer
65.On a commercial large-scale nitric acid is prepared mainly by
a) Haber's process b) Ostwald’s process c) Contact Process d) Deacon's process
66. Why is Helium used in divers' tank but not hydrogen gas?
a) Helium is lighter than hydrogen c) Helium is inert to any chemical reactions
b) Helium is cheaper d) Helium is easy to get from market
67. A Grignard reagent may be made by reacting magnesium with
a) Methyl amine b) Diethyl ether c) Ethyl iodide d) Ethyl alcohol
68. Which one of the following is monatomic?
a) Hydrogen b) Sulphur C) Phosphorus d) Helium
69. Which one of the following could be the melting point of iron?
A. 25°C B. 37°C C. 500°C D. 1500°C
70. What are the main components of Brass Alloy?
A Copper and Zinc C Copper and Strontium
B Copper, Zinc and Nickel D Copper and Nickel
71. In Haber’s process of producing ammonia __________ is used as a catalyst.
a) nitrogen b) hydrogen c) iron d) nickel
72. Electrolysis of brine solution gives __________ gases
a) nitrogen b) hydrogen & Chlorine c) CO2 d) CO
73. Solvay process is a method to manufacture
a) lime water b) aerated water c) distilled water d) sodium carbonate
74. Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of __________
a) sulphates and chlorides c) dust particles
b) carbonates and bicarbonates d) other soluble particles
75. If temperature is kept constant during the reaction, the process is said to be….
a) Isobaric b) Adiabatic c) Isothermal d) Conduction