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 of the following does not increase when we move from left to right along a period in the periodic table?
[A] Oxidising Power of elements 
[B] Electronegativity 
[C] Non-metallic Character 
[D] Reducing power

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2. 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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3. What are Sodium Alkyl Sulphate and Benzene Sulphate examples of?
[A] Explosives
[B] Insecticides
[C] Fungicides
[D] Synthetic Detergents

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4. The Helium atoms that have lost two electrons are called ________?
[A] Alpha rays
[B] Beta rays
[C] Gamma rays
[D] None of the above

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5. Galvanizing is a metallurgical process that is used to coat steel or iron with which of the following?
[A] Zinc
[B] Lead
[C] Chromium
[D] Copper

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6. Which of the following elements is not a member of the Carbon Group in the periodic table?
[A] Silicon
[B] Germanium
[C] Tin
[D] Selenium

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7. 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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8. If we take 1 kg of iron and let it rust, and none of the rust falls off, then the total weight will be___?
[A] Less than 1 Kg
[B] More than 1 Kg
[C] Exact 1 Kg
[D] More or Less than 1 Kg

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9. Which of the following is not a mixture?
[A] Ocean water
[B] Table salt
[C] Air
[D] Soil

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10. What do we call the region of space around the nucleus where the probability of finding an electron is maximum?
[A] Shell
[B] sub-shell
[C] Orbital
[D] electron cloud

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