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Q176. When heated in air, vermilion gets converted into oxide of….
- AMercury
- BAntimony
- CCopper
- DCadmium
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Answer: A) Mercury
Q177. Which of the following does not form an oxide when reacted with oxygen?
- AMagnesium
- Blead
- CTin
- DSilver
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Answer: C) Tin
Q178. Solder is an alloy of which of the following?
- ACu and Sn
- BFe and Zn
- CPb and Sn
- DAg and Zn
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Answer: C) Pb and Sn
Q179. Lead is mainly extracted from which ore?
- AGalena
- BCerussite
- CCinnabar
- DHematite
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Answer: A) Galena
Q180. The following metal pollutes the air when petrol is burnt in vehicles
- AMercury
- Bcadmium
- Clead
- Dcarbon dioxide
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Answer: C) lead
Q181. Which of the following is the most stable element?
- Aoxygen
- Bnitrogen
- CRadium
- Dlead
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Answer: D) lead
Q182. Which of the following metals is used in storage batteries?
- Acopper
- Blead
- Caluminum
- Dzinc
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Answer: B) lead
Q183. Red Lead is
- APtSO⁴
- BPbO²
- CPh³O⁴
- DPbCO³
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Answer: C) Ph³O⁴
Q184. Lead pipes are not suitable for carrying drinking water because
- AThese react with water mixed with air to form toxic lead hydroxide.
- BA thick layer of lead carbonate begins to form on it.
- CThese start getting corroded by air.
- DThey react with water to form land oxides.
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Answer: A) These react with water mixed with air to form toxic lead hydroxide.
Q185. The chemical name of 'Galena' is
- Alead sulphate
- Blead oxide
- Clead sulphide
- Dcalcium sulphate
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Answer: C) lead sulphide
Q186. The trade name of lead oxide (PbO) is
- ALitharge
- BGalena
- CCinnabar
- DRutile
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Answer: A) Litharge
Q187. Which of the following metals is as strong as steel but half its weight?
- APlatinum
- BTitanium
- Ccopper
- Dzinc
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Answer: B) Titanium
Q188. Which of the following is called the 'metal of the future'?
- ASteel
- Bcopper
- CIron
- DTitanium
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Answer: D) Titanium
Q189. What is cadmium pollution associated with?
- AMinamata disease
- BBlack foot disease
- Cdyslexia
- DItai Itai
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Answer: D) Itai Itai
Q190. Which of the following metals is used in the manufacture of aircraft?
- AChromium
- BTitanium
- CPalladium
- Dlead
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Answer: C) Palladium
Q191. Which of the following metals is in liquid state at room temperature?
- Asodium
- BRadium
- CGallium
- DSilicon
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Answer: C) Gallium
Q192. It is known as 'White Gold'.
- Apetroleum
- BPlatinum
- Csilver
- Dpure gold
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Answer: B) Platinum
Q193. Known as 'Adam the Catalyst'
- APlatinum
- BNickel
- CPalladium
- DAlumina
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Answer: A) Platinum
Q194. Which of the following is the hardest metal?
- ASleep
- BIron
- CPlatinum
- Dtungsten
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Answer: C) Platinum
Q195. In an incandescent electric bulb, the filament is made of which metal?
- Aaluminum
- Bcopper
- Ctungsten
- Dsilver
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Answer: C) tungsten
Q196. Which of the following metals is used as the filament of light bulbs?
- AIron
- Bmolybdenum
- Csilver
- Dtungsten
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Answer: D) tungsten
Q197. Which metal was earlier called 'wolfram'?
- Atungsten
- BMolybdenum
- CZinc
- DRadium
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Answer: A) tungsten
Q198. Which of the following materials is very hard and very ductile?
- Acarborundum
- Btungsten
- CCast Iron
- DNichrome
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Answer: B) tungsten
Q199. Which of the following heating elements is used in electric press?
- Acopper wire
- Bnichrome wire
- Clead wire
- Diron wire
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Answer: B) nichrome wire
Q200. 'Degana' located in Rajasthan is famous for the production of what?
- Alimestone
- Bmarble
- CPlatinum
- Dtungsten
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Answer: B) marble