Which one of the following organic compounds has fruity smell?
A. Alcohol
B. Aldehyde
C. Ester
D. Ether
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Which of the following is a natural dye?
A. Crystal violet
B. Aniline blue
C. Alizarin
D. Phenolphthalein
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Quality diesel is measured in terms of its
A. cetane number
B. octane number
C. gold number
D. avogadro number
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Which one of the following is the reason for keeping the chloroform in brown-tinted glass containers?
A. Its brilliance colour hurts eyes
B. Its deep red colour is piercing
C. With UV-rays and O2 , it forms poisonous gas phosgene
D. With IR-rays, it forms a poisonous cyanide
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Glycol is added to aviation gasoline because it
A. reduces evaporation of petrol
B. increase efficiency of petrol
C. prevents freezing of petrol
D. reduce consumption of petrol
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Rock salt is a mineral containing
A. potassium
B. magnesium
C. sodium
D. iron
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Which of the following vegetable oils does not contain essential fatty acids?
A. Sunflower oil
B. Mustard oil
C. Coconut oil
D. Groundnut oil
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Which form of nitrogen is available in urea?
A. Amide
B. Ammoniacal
C. Nitrate
D. Nitrite
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Consider the following statements.
1. A chalcogenide glass is a glass containing sulphur, selenium or tellurium.
2. Chalcogenide glass form the basis of re-writable CD and DVD solid-state memory technology.
Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
A. Only 1
B. Only 2
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
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A sample of 'soft soap' contains
A. caesium
B. potassium
C. calcium
D. magnesium
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Chloroform can be used as
A. analgesic
B. anaesthetic
C. antimalarial
D. antibiotic
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Cement containing excess amount of lime
A. cracks during setting
B. becomes more strong
C. is slow setting
D. is quick setting
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Natural rubber is the polymer of
A. isoprene
B. styrene
C. butadiene
D. ethylene
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Which of the following metals causes Itai-Itai disease?
A. Cadmium
B. Chromium
C. Cobalt
D. Copper
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What is the most common salt in sea water?
A. Calcium carbonate
B. Potassium chloride
C. Sodium chloride
D. Magnesium sulphate
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Catalyst is a substance which
A. increases the rate of the reaction
B. decreases the rate of reaction
C. has no action on the rate of the reaction
D. none of the above
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The amount of chlorine available in water after disinfection is called as
A. free chlorine
B. residual chlorine
C. free available chlorine
D. combined available chlorine
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Which one of the following gases, released from biogas plant is used as a fuel gas?
A. Butane
B. Propane
C. Methane
D. Ethane
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Detergents used for cleaning clothes and utensils contain
A. nitrates
B. bicarbonates
C. sulphonates
D. bismuthates
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Which one of the following is another name of RDX?
A. Cyanohydrin
B. Dextran
C. Cyclohexane
D. Cyclonite
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