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 the objective of the Methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE) mixing with Petroleum? 
[A] Raise Octane Number
[B] Antioxidant Stabilizer
[C] Lead Scavanger
[D] Fuel Dye

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2. Which among the following is the correct decreasing of bio elements in Human Body?
[A] oxygen, hydrogen, Carbon, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus
[B] oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, calcium, and phosphorus
[C] oxygen, carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus
[D] carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, calcium, and phosphorus

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3. Who among the following had given the Atomic Theory?
[A] Benzamin Franklin
[B] Madam curie
[C] Albert Einstien
[D] John Dalton

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4. Which among the following gases is used in production of Vanaspati ghee from vegetable oils?
[A] Nitrogen (N2)
[B] Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
[C] Hydrogen (H2)
[D] Neon (Ne)

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5. What is the primary event that occurs during an oxidation reaction?
[A] Electrons are gained
[B] Electrons are lost
[C] Protons are gained
[D] Protons are lost

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6. 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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7. Ground Level Ozone is formed due to reaction between:
[A] VOCs, Oxides of Nitrogen & Sunlight
[B] VOCs, Sulphur dioxide & Sunlight
[C] Ozone, Sulphur dioxide & Oxides of Nitrogen
[D] Ozone, Oxides of Nitrogen & Sunlight

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8. Carbon monoxide poisoning is the most common type of fatal air poisoning in many parts of the world. What makes it such a fatal gas?
[A] CO dissolves in cytoplasm and functions as an inhibitor of the crucial enzymes for metabolism
[B] CO competes with Haemoglobin for Oxygen intake
[C] CO dissolves in blood Plasma and spreads toxicity
[D] CO converts into Carbon Dioxide in presence of water in Blood

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9. Which of these is an ore of Aluminium?
[A] Corundum
[B] Kieserite
[C] Pitch blende
[D] All of the above

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10. Which of the following reactions represents changing of green colour of ferrous sulphate?
[A] Double Displacement reaction
[B] Displacement reaction
[C] Combination reaction
[D] Decomposition reaction

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