Chemistry MCQs

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

1. Highest percentage of nitrogen is found in which among the following fertilizers among the given options?
[A] Calcium ammonium nitrate
[B] Ammonium nitrate
[C] Calcium nitrate
[D] Urea

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2. Which among the following methods can be used to remove the permanent hardness in water due to calcium or magnesium sulphates?
[A] Sulphonate method
[B] Nitrate method
[C] Zeolite method
[D] None of these

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3. “Atoms can neither be created nor destroyed.” This principle was given by __?
[A] Avogadro
[B] Dalton
[C] Rutherford
[D] Niels Bohr

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4. Which among the following is known as White Vitriol?
[A] Zinc Sulphate
[B] Zinc Chloride
[C] Zinc Phosphate
[D] Zinc oxide

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5. Trimethylxanthine is a chemical name of a stimulant which is found in tea and coffee. What is the popular name?
[A] Thein
[B] Caffeine
[C] Theobromine
[D] Theophylline

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6. Ekaboron was an element predicted by Mendeleev and he leaved a space for it in his Periodic Table. Later Ekaboron was identified with _____?
[A] Gallium
[B] Scandium
[C] Technitium
[D] Germanium

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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 statements is incorrect about Stainless Steel?
[A] it is also known as inox steel
[B] It is an alloy of Iron, cobalt and nickel
[C] It is corrosion resistant
[D] molybdenum is added to increase corrosion resistance in reducing acids

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9. Which of the following techniques can be used to separate cream from milk?
[A] Filtration
[B] Distillation
[C] Centrifugation
[D] Chromatography

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10. Which of the following is the correct order of the decreasing order of abundance of the elements in earth’s crust?
[A] Iron > Silicon > Oxygen >Aluminium
[B] Oxygen > Silicon > Aluminium > Iron
[C] Oxygen> Iron > Aluminium > Silicon
[D] Iron > Aluminium > Silicon > Oxygen

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