Chemistry MCQs

Chemistry Objective (Multiple Choice) General Knowledge Questions & Answers for SSC-CGL, UPPSC, UPSC, NDA, CDS and UPSC Civil Services Prelims Examination.

1. Which among the following is a common salt in Detergents?
[A] Sulphate
[B] Nitrate
[C] Sulphonate
[D] Carbonate

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2. Kazimierz Funk or Casimir Funk, was a Polish biochemist, generally credited with the first formulation of the concept of which of the following ?
[A] Amino Acids
[B] DNA
[C] RNA
[D] Vitamins

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3. Which among the following compound of barium is used as radio contrast agent for X-ray imaging and other diagnostic procedures and also commonly called as Barium Food?
[A] Barium Carbonate
[B] Barium Sulphate
[C] Barium Bromide
[D] Barium hydroxide

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4. Which among the following is correct statement about both rusting of iron and respiration?
[A] Both are exothermic reactions
[B] Both are endothermic reactions
[C] While Rusting is endothermic, respiration is exothermic
[D] While Rusting is exothermic, respiration is endothermic

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5. Which among the following compound is most commonly used in the Photochromic lenses?
[A] Potassium Dichromate
[B] Silver Chloride
[C] Potassium ferrate
[D] Ferric Chloride

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6. The adsorption of hydrogen by palladium is termed as:
[A] Physisorption
[B] Chemisorptions
[C] Physical adsorption
[D] Occlusion

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7. How many groups of p–block elements are there in the periodic table?
[A] 4
[B] 6
[C] 8
[D] 3

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8. Which of the following element is NOT an alkaline earth metal?
[A] Magnesium
[B] Strontium
[C] Barium
[D] Beryllium

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9. Which of the following is correct?
[A] A colloidal solution is a heterogeneous mixture
[B] A colloidal solution is a homogeneous mixture
[C] The particles of a colloidal solution cannot scatter beam of light
[D] None of the above

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10. Which of the following is an example of colloidal solution?
[A] Milk
[B] Fog
[C] Smoke
[D] All of the above

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