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 metal is highest electrical conductivity as well as highest thermal conductivity?
[A] Gold
[B] Silver
[C] Platinum
[D] Iron

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2. Normal” rainfall is slightly acidic (and a pH of 5.6 has been assigned which might be somewhere near 5 ) because of the presence of _______?
[A] Nitric Oxide
[B] Sulphuric Acid
[C] Nitric Acid
[D] Carbonic Acid

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3. 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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4. Consider the following: 

  1. Copper 
  2. Zinc
  3. Tin

Gun Metal is the alloy of which among the above?

[A] 1 & 2
[B] 1 & 3
[C] 2 & 3
[D] 1, 2 & 3

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5. Acid rain is capable of damaging the buildings and historic monuments which are made up of rocks such as limestone and marble. Which among the following is the end product of such reaction?
[A] Quick Lime
[B] Calcium Carbonate
[C] Calcium Hydroxide
[D] Gypsum

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6. Plumbism is a condition which occurs due to accumulation of:
[A] Lead in the body
[B] Sodium in the body
[C] Cadmium in the body
[D] Potassium in the body

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7. Which of the following laws is used as a rule to predict the solubility of gases in metals?
[A] Dalton’s Law
[B] Sievert’s law
[C] Graham’s law
[D] Henry’s law

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8. Which of the following alkali metal ions has the highest hydration enthalpy?
[A] Lithium
[B] Sodium
[C] Potassium
[D] Caesium

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9. Which of the following compound of sodium is generally prepared by Solvay process?
[A] Sodium Carbonate
[B] Sodium Hydroxide
[C] Sodium Chloride
[D] All of the above

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10. What do we call the energy required to remove loosely bound electron from an atom?
[A] Excitation energy
[B] Atom energy
[C] Ionization energy
[D] Shell energy

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