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Metals and Non-Metals

Comprehensive practice test on properties, reactivity, and applications of metals and non-metals for CBSE Classes XI and XII Chemistry.

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following has properties of both metal and non-metal?

  1. Silver
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Arsenic
  4. Sulphur
  5. Iron
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the most reactive metal?

  1. Potassium
  2. Magnesium
  3. Gold
  4. Nickel
  5. Lead
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these is the least reactive?

  1. Sodium
  2. Iron
  3. Silver
  4. Tin
  5. Aluminium
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the following metals, ________ is soft and can be cut with knife.

  1. mercury
  2. potassium
  3. calcium
  4. magnesium
  5. copper
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following metals is used in dry cell?

  1. Iron
  2. Copper
  3. Zinc
  4. Aluminium
  5. Lead
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which metal is stored in kerosene due to its high reactivity with air and water?

  1. Tin
  2. Zinc
  3. Sodium
  4. Copper
  5. Magnesium
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is not correct?

  1. Copper can be formed into wires.
  2. Aluminium can be beaten into thin sheets.
  3. The solution of magnesium oxide turns red litmus blue.
  4. Copper wires are used in electric circuits.
  5. Gold, in contact with lemon juice, turns blackish in colour.
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is the best conductor of electricity?

  1. Silver
  2. Potassium
  3. Zinc
  4. Gold
  5. Nickel
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following non-metals is used in making electrodes in dry cell?

  1. Graphite
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Hydrogen
  4. Sulphur
  5. Silicon
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these are the only non-metals which is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

  1. Hydrogen
  2. Phosphorus
  3. Silicon
  4. Graphite
  5. Sulphur
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is correct?

  1. Zn is displaced by Cu from ZnSO4 solution.
  2. Immersion rods can be made of aluminium.
  3. Lemon pickle can be put in aluminium vessel.
  4. Potassium is stored in water to avoid its reaction with air.
  5. Sulphur dioxide being basic in nature, turns red litmus blue.
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of these alloys is a constituent of lead and tin?

  1. Steel
  2. Stainless steel
  3. Bronze
  4. Solder
  5. Brass
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following alloys constitutes iron and carbon?

  1. Brass
  2. Bronze
  3. Stainless steel
  4. Steel
  5. Solder
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a metal?

  1. Iron
  2. Copper
  3. Sulphur
  4. Tin
  5. Silver
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following metals/non-metals does not react with dilute hydrochloric acid but reacts with sulphuric acid?

  1. Charcoal
  2. Copper
  3. Iron
  4. Aluminium
  5. Magnesium
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