Chemistry MCQs

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

1. What is the common name of Calcium Sulphate Hemihydrate?
[A] Bleaching powder
[B] Slaked lime
[C] Plaster of paris
[D] Detergent

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2. How many noble gases occur naturally?
[A] Three
[B] Four
[C] Five
[D] Six

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3. What is the atomic number of Transuranic elements?
[A] Greater than 90
[B] Greater than 92
[C] Greater than 91
[D] Greater than 93

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4. Which among the following is Fool’s Gold?
[A] Copper Sulphate
[B] Iron Sulfide
[C] Brass
[D] Silver Bromide

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5. If a Hydrogen atom is removed from a hydrocarbon of Benzene group, the remaining residue is called _________?
[A] Alkyl
[B] Aryl
[C] Arene
[D] Azene

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6. The Potassium graphite and Calcium Graphite can be mostly used as which among the following?
[A] Moderators
[B] Semiconductors
[C] Superconductors
[D] Lubricants

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7. Flint, which was used by the prehistoric man to make tools is a __?
[A] Igneous rock
[B] Sedimentary rock
[C] Metamorphic rock
[D] None of the above

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8. Which of the following laws states that the partial vapour pressure of each component of an ideal mixture of liquids is equal to the vapour pressure of the pure component multiplied by its mole fraction in the mixture?
[A] Raoult’s law
[B] Henry’s law
[C] Graham’s law
[D] Sievert’s law

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9. What is the general trend for ionization enthalpies of alkali metals as we move down the group?
[A] it increases
[B] it decreases
[C] it is same for all
[D] None

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10. 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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