Chemistry MCQs

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

1. White Phosphorous is represented by which among the following symbols?
[A] P1
[B] P2
[C] P3
[D] P4

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2. PVC is a polymer of__?
[A] Propane
[B] Vinyl chloride
[C] Styrene
[D] Carbonates

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3. Which of the following is not a common use of Graphite?
[A] Manufacturing of electrodes
[B] As a lubricant
[C] Manufacturing of crucibles
[D] In glass cutting

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4. Which of the following best describes the nature of Froth and Foam?
[A] Solid suspended in gas
[B] Liquid suspended in gas
[C] Gas suspended in liquid
[D] Gas suspended in solid

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5. Which among the following allotropes of Oxygen is found in 6 phases under various pressures and temperatures?
[A] Ozone
[B] Tetra oxygen
[C] Octaoxygen
[D] None of them

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6. Pyrolusite, Braunite, Psilomelane, Rhodochrosite are the ores of which among the following metals?
[A] Manganese
[B] Aluminium
[C] Copper
[D] Manganese and Copper

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7. Which of the following is NOT correct about Group 14 elements?
[A] All of them are solids
[B] Melting points are much higher than those of corresponding elements of group 13
[C] Carbon is a non-metal
[D] Germanium is a metal

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8. Which of the following Metal-Ore pairs is not correct?
[A] Iron – Magnetite
[B] Aluminium – Bauxite
[C] Gold – Calaverite
[D] Calcium – Carnalite

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9. Which of the following refining methods works on the principle that impurities are more soluble in the melt than in the solid state of the metal?
[A] Liquation
[B] Electrolytic refining
[C] Zone refining
[D] Vapour Phase refining

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10. What is Zeeman effect?
[A] splitting of spectral line in presence of magnetic field
[B] splitting of spectral line in presence of electric field
[C] convergence of spectral line in presence of magnetic field
[D] convergence of spectral line in presence of electric field

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