Mixed Chemistry

Comprehensive chemistry quiz covering inorganic, organic, and biochemistry topics for GATE exam preparation

20 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following proteins initiates the polypeptide chain?

  1. Glycine
  2. Leucine
  3. Methionine
  4. Lysine
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is least basic?

  1. NI3
  2. NBr3
  3. NCl3
  4. NF3
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Slaked lime mainly absorbs

  1. CO2
  2. NH3
  3. CO
  4. NO
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The melting point(s) of calcium fluoride is/are

  1. 1418oC
  2. 1255oC
  3. 552oC
  4. 1477oC
  5. Both (2) and (3)
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are example(s) of pentoses?

  1. Arabinose
  2. Galactose
  3. Glucose
  4. Fructose
  5. Both (1) and (2)
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used as a lubricant?

  1. Asbestos
  2. Silicones
  3. Zeolites
  4. Mica
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When sulphur is poured into a beaker of water and is crystallised into a brittle form, it is known as

  1. milk of sulphur
  2. flower of sulphur
  3. plastic sulphur
  4. colloidal sulphur
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sucrose on acidic hydrolysis gives

  1. two glucose units
  2. glucose and galactose
  3. glucose and fructose
  4. glucose and mannose
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the follwoing processes is involved in the synthesis of potassium cyanide?

  1. Acheson's process
  2. Mac-Arthur forest cyanide process
  3. Castner's process
  4. Beilby's process
  5. None of these
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Sodium borax is obtained by which of the following processes?

  1. Boiling finely powdered colemanite ore with sodium carbonate
  2. Dissolving finely powdered colemanite in boiling water and subsequently passing SO2 gas
  3. Direlty fusing boron with NaOH
  4. Reduction of potassium tetrafluoroborate by aluminium
  5. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Lead tree is known as

  1. (CH3COO)2Zn
  2. Pb3O4
  3. PbCO3
  4. PbO2
  5. None of these
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is produced when one mole of chlorosulphonic acid reacts with one mole of hydrogen peroxide?

  1. Caro's acid
  2. Oil of vitriol
  3. Marshall's acid
  4. Both (2) and (3)
  5. None of these
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When the lead oxide is heated at 340oC in the presence of current air to produce

  1. Pb3O4
  2. Pb2O3
  3. PbO2
  4. Na2PO2
  5. None of these
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pure germanium is obtained by which of the following methods?

  1. Winkler's method
  2. Alexander's method
  3. Stock's method
  4. Merk's method
  5. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Biuret test is used for the detection of

  1. proteins
  2. fats
  3. vitamin C
  4. sugars
  5. None of these
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following reagents is/are used to detect sugar in the urine?

  1. Brady's reagent
  2. Fehling's reagent
  3. Baeyer's reagent
  4. Tollen's reagent
  5. Both (3) and (4)
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following proteins helps to control the metabolism of glucose?

  1. Oxytocin
  2. Kreatin
  3. Insulin
  4. Haemoglobin
  5. None of these
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are the function(s) of PF3?

  1. Inhibits haemoglobin
  2. Tartar emetic
  3. Dyeing and pottery
  4. Fluorinating agent
  5. Both (3) and (4)
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used for softening hard water?

  1. (NaPO3)6
  2. Ca(NO3)2.NH4NO3
  3. Ca(H2PO4)2.+CaSO4.2H2O
  4. KNO3
  5. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Calcium hydride is reduced in the presence of carbon dioxide to give

  1. calcium hyposulphite
  2. calcium oxilate
  3. calcium hydroxide
  4. calcium nitrite
  5. None of these