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Plastic can .......... the soil fertility

  1. Increases

  2. Decreases

  3. Neutral

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Plastic waste in soil prevents water and nutrient absorption, creates physical barriers for roots, and leaches chemicals, all of which decrease soil fertility.

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The ill effect of plastic on health is 

  1. Cancer

  2. Typhoid

  3. Cholera

  4. Hepatitis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Plastic waste, particularly microplastics and chemical additives, is linked to various health risks including cancer. Other diseases like typhoid, cholera, and hepatitis are primarily waterborne or foodborne bacterial/viral infections, not direct effects of plastic.

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Plastic affects the health of animal because it

  1. Blocks the mouth of animals

  2. Blocks the gut of animals

  3. Causes diseases in animals

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Animals often ingest plastic waste, which cannot be digested. This material accumulates in the digestive tract, causing blockages that prevent food intake and lead to starvation.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of thermosetting polymers?

  1. Linear or slightly branched long chain polymers.

  2. Heavily branched and cross-linked polymers.

  3. Become infusible on moulding.

  4. Cannot be remoulded or reused on heating.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Some characters of thermosetting polymers:

  • these polymers are cross-linked or heavily branched molecules,
  • on heating it undergoes extensive cross-linking in moulds and again become infusible,
  • these cannot be reused
    Some common examples are bakelite, melamine and urea formaldehyde resin

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Which among the following is a cross-linked polymer?

  1. Polyesters

  2. Glycogens

  3. Melamine-formaldehyde

  4. Polyvinyl chloride
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Melamine-formaldehyde polymer is cross-linked polymer or thermosetting polymer which on heating undergo extensive cross linking in moulds and again become infusible. These cannot be reused. Some common examples are bakelite, urea-formaldelyde resins, etc.

The correct option is [C].

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Which of the following polymers does not involve cross-linkages?

  1. Vulcanised rubber

  2. Bakelite

  3. Melamine

  4. Teflon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Bakelite, melamine( thermosetting) and vulcanised rubber( elastomer) have cross-linkages in the structures whereas Teflon is linear addition or chain growth polymers that have not cross-linkages.

the correct option is [D].

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Match the column I with column II and mark the appropriate choice.

Column I Column II
(A) Buna-S (i) Thermosetting
(B) Polyamides (ii) Fibres
(C) Polyvinyls (iii) Elastomers
(D) Urea-formaldehyde (iv) Thermoplastics
  1. (A) $\rightarrow$ (iv), (B) $\rightarrow$ (iii), (C) $\rightarrow$ (i), (D) $\rightarrow$ (ii)
  2. (A) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (B) $\rightarrow$ (i), (C) $\rightarrow$ (iii), (D) $\rightarrow$ (iv)
  3. (A) $\rightarrow$ (iii), (B) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (C) $\rightarrow$ (iv), (D) $\rightarrow$ (i)
  4. (A) $\rightarrow$ (i), (B) $\rightarrow$ (iv), (C) $\rightarrow$ (ii), (D) $\rightarrow$ (iii)
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
 Buna$-S$  (iii) Elastomers
 Polyamides  (ii) Fibers
 Polyvinyls (iv) Thermoplastic
 Urea-formaldehyde (i) Thermosetting

[A] Elastomers - these are rubber like solids with elastic properties

[B] Fibers - these are thread forming solids which possess high tensile strength and high modulus,
[C] Thermoplastic - these are linear or slightly branched long chain molecules capable of repeatedly softening on heating and hardening on cooling,
[D] Thermosetting polymers are cross-linked and heavily branched molecules which on heating undergo extensive cross-linking in moulds and again become infusible.
The correct option is $[C]$.

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Teflon is a special plastic on which oil and water do not stick.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Teflon is a synthetic polymer (polytetrafluoroethylene) that can be used to cover the surface of certain object and imparts nonstick properties to it. Teflon is used for Non Stick material because the monomer units are hydrophobic in nature (tetrafluoroethylene) and thus oil and water do not stick to it.
option A is correct.

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Cooking pans have plastic handles.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Plastics are categorized into thermosoftening/thermoplastic and thermosetting/thermoset plastics.
In thermosoftening plastics, the forces between the polymer chains are weak, so they can easily be remoulded into new shapes. This makes it possible to recycle this type of plastic. whereas in thermosetting plastics there are strong covalent bonds forming cross-links between the polymer chains, making these plastics hard and rigid. Once set into its original shape, a thermosetting plastic can't be softened and remoulded. The strong bonds between polymers also mean that thermosetting plastics are much more heat resistant than thermosoftening ones.
Cooking pans' handle are made from thermosetting plastic like bakelite as this is resistant to heat.
option A is correct

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Plastics are generally good conductors of electricity.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Plastics are high molecular weight (macromolecular or polymeric) organic substances that have usually been synthesized from low molecular weight compounds. Being organic origin have no ionic character in them and thus can not conduct electricity. They are insulators.
Hence, option $B$ is correct.