The process by which milk is converted into curd is called
A. pasteurisation
B. vernalisation
C. fermentation
D. retting
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Water is a good solvent. This is due to high
A. dielectric constant of water
B. surface tension of water
C. specific heat of water
D. heat fusion of water
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The solubility of a gas in liquid increases with
A. increase in temperature
B. reduction in gas pressure
C. decrease in temperature and increase in gas pressure
D. amount of liquid taken
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A hard shell of an egg was dissolved in HCl. The egg was then placed in a concentration solution of NaCl. What will happen?
A. The egg will shrink
B. The egg will swell
C. The egg will become harder
D. There will be hardly any visible change
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Which of the following is an example of sublimation?
1. Dry ice
2. Camphor
3. Ice
A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. Only 1
D. Only 2
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Lake test of Al3+ ion is based on adsorption of blue litmus on solid surface of
A. Al
B. Al(OH)3
C. Al2 O3
D. AlCl3
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The pH value of the solution obtained by complete neutralisation of hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide solution will be
A. exactly 7
B. zero
C. more than 7
D. less than 7
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Which type of colloidal system is expressed in the fog?
A. Liquid in a gas
B. Gas in a liquid
C. Solid in a gas
D. Liquid in Liquid
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Match the following columns.
Column-I
Column-II
a. Soap suds
1. Emulsion
b. Silt in water
2. Foam
c. Opal
3. Sol
d. Mayonnaise
4. Gel
A. a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
B. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
C. a-4, b-2, c-3, d-1
D. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
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If detergent is added
A. surface tension decreases
B. surface tension increases
C. surface tension can increase or decrease
D. no effect
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When blood cells are placed in a solution of KCl whose osmotic pressure is greater than that of the cell fluid, this occurs due to the
A. shrinking in size of the cell
B. increase in size of the cell
C. no change in size
D. first shrinking and then regaining of original size
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Which one of the following substances is not a mixture?
A. Ice
B. Ice-cream
C. Air
D. Honey
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Which one of the following is not applicable to the phenomenon of adsorption?
A. Δ H > 0
B. ΔG < 0
C. ΔS < 0
D. ΔH < 0
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Which of the following colloidal solution is commonly used as germ killer?
A. Colloidal sulphur
B. Colloidal gold
C. Colloidal silver
D. Colloidal antimony
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Gelatin is a lyophilic colloid. It is mostly used in making ice-creams in order to
A. prevent makings a colloid
B. stabilise the colloid and prevent crystallisation
C. stabilise mixture
D. enrich the aroma
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Which is a natural colloid?
A. Urea
B. Cane sugar
C. Blood
D. Sodium chloride
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Which of the following is a heterogeneous mixture?
A. Solution
B. Suspension
C. Both solution and suspension
D. Neither solution nor suspension
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Soil is an example of which of the following?
A. Homogeneous mixture
B. Molecule
C. Compound
D. Heterogeneous mixture
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Which of the following is an example of colloidal solution of liquid in solid?
A. Mud
B. Milk
C. Cheese
D. Rubber
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Assertion (A) In osmosis, solvent molecules pass through a semipermeable membrane from a more dilute solution to a more concentrated one, when these two are separated by the semi-permeable membrane.
Reason (R) The vapour pressure of the solvent over the dilute solution is less than that over the concentrated solution.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
C. A is true, but R is false
D. A is false, but R is true
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