Chemistry in Everyday Life (Class X)

Chemistry in Everyday Life

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Penicillin is a/an

  1. narrow spectrum antibiotic
  2. analgesic
  3. tranquiliser
  4. antimicrobial
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following substances neutralise excess acid in the stomach and raise the pH to an appropriate level?

  1. Antacids
  2. Antihistamines
  3. Tranquilisers
  4. Antimicrobials
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Dettol and savlon are

  1. antiseptics
  2. antibiotics
  3. disinfectants
  4. antimicrobials
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following are related to antibacterial drugs?

  1. Antivirals
  2. Antibiotics
  3. Antihistamines
  4. Tranquilisers
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

PVC is

  1. paravinyl chloride
  2. paravinyl carbide
  3. polyvinyl carbide
  4. polyvinyl chloride
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

It is dangerous to burn plastics because

  1. fumes, if inhaled, cause immediate death
  2. there is an increase in the number of insects
  3. fumes released can cause cancer
  4. it reduces soil fertility
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Plastics are

  1. salts
  2. acids
  3. polymers
  4. solvents
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following plastics is used for non-stick coating on cookware?

  1. Melamine
  2. Teflon
  3. Bakelite
  4. Nylon
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Coloured glass for goggles contains

  1. ferrous oxide
  2. nickel oxide
  3. ferric oxide
  4. lanthanum oxide
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not correct regarding fertilisers and pesticides?

  1. They are eco-friendly.
  2. They turn the fields barren after some time.
  3. They remove the useful components from the soil.
  4. They destroy the fertility of the soil.
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Flint glass contains

  1. lead oxide
  2. manganese dioxide
  3. lead dioxide
  4. cobalt chloride
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Flint glass is used for making high precision ______ instruments.

  1. medical
  2. string
  3. optical
  4. All of the above
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Hard glass is prepared by

  1. fusing a mixture of sodium carbonate, calcium carbonate and silica
  2. fusing a mixture of potassium carbonate, calcium carbonate and silica
  3. fusing a mixture of potassium carbonate and any oxide
  4. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Water pollution is caused by

a. fertilisers and pesticides
b. petroleum oil
c. solid particles

  1. Only a
  2. Both a and b
  3. Only c
  4. All a, b and c
  5. Both b and c
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

DDT comes under which category of pesticides?

  1. Organochlorines
  2. Rodenticides
  3. Insecticides
  4. Herbicides
  5. NA