Top 100 Important Everyday Science Mcqs Set-1

61- Chemical formula for water glass is:

A. Al₂O₃ 
B. NaAlO₂ 
C. CaSiO₃
D. Na₂SiO₃

Answer : D. Na₂SiO₃

62- Which of the following is not a bleaching agent?

A. Chlorine
B. Sulphur dioxide
C. Carbon dioxide
D. Sodium hypochlorite 

Answer : C. Carbon dioxide

63- The gas usually filled in the electric bulb is:

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide

Answer : C. Nitrogen

64- Heavy water is:

A. Deuterium oxide
B. Tritium oxide
C. Rain water 
D. Water at -4°C

Answer : A. Deuterium oxide

65- Ozone attacks:

A. Copper
B. Mercury and silver
C. Silver and iron 
D. None of these

Answer : B. Mercury and silver

66- The gases used in different types of welding would include:

A. Oxygen and hydrogen 
B. Oxygen, acetylene and argon 
C. Oxygen and acetylene
D. Oxygen, hydrogen, acetylene and nitrogen

Answer : C. Oxygen and acetylene

67- Arrange the following metals in decreasing order of their relative abundance in earth’s crust after aluminum:
1. Calcium 2. Iron 3. Sodium 4. Magnesium

A. 1, 4, 2, 3
B. 1, 2, 4, 3 
C. 2, 1, 3, 4 
D. 2, 1, 4, 3

Answer : A. 1, 4, 2, 3

68- Which of the following alloys is used for making magnets?

A. Alnico
B. Duralumin
C. Magnalium
D. Stainless steel 

Answer : A. Alnico

69- Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of:

A. Alum
B. Sodium carbonate
C. Lime
D. Carbon dioxide

Answer : B. Sodium carbonate

70- Which of the following is the lightest gas?

A. Hydrogen
B. Nitrogen
C. Ammonia
D. Carbon dioxide

Answer : A. Hydrogen

71- Potassium nitrate is used in:

A. Salt
B. Glass
C. Medicine
D. Fertilizer

Answer : D. Fertilizer

72- In which type of rocks are metals like gold and copper mostly found?

A. New
B. Old igneous
C. Old metamorphic 
D. Old sedimentary 

Answer : B. Old igneous

73- Which of the following gases is lighter than air?

A. Chlorine
B. Ammonia
C. Oxygen
D. Carbon dioxide 

Answer : B. Ammonia

74- Which of the following metals remains in liquid form under normal conditions?

A. Uranium
B. Radium
C. Titanium
D. Mercury

Answer : D. Mercury

75- Two or more forms of a chemical element having different physical properties but giving rise to identical chemical compounds are called:

A. Isotones
B. Isomers
C. Allotropes
D. Isotopes

Answer : C. Allotropes

76- Which of the following is not a compound?

A. Black lead
B. Slaked lime 
C. Red lead 
D. Silica

Answer : A. Black lead

77- Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

A. Silica
B. Graphite
C. Diamond
D. Iron oxide

Answer : B. Graphite

78- The purest form of iron is:

A. Steel
B. Cast iron 
C. Pig iron
D. Wrought iron

Answer : D. Wrought iron

79- The percentage of carbon is the least in:

A. Steel
B. White cast iron 
C. Wrought iron
D. Grey cast iron

Answer : C. Wrought iron

80- Emerald is ________ in colour:

A. Violet
B. Yellow
C. Deep green
D. Prussian blue

Answer : C. Deep green

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