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  • The Latin word formica means ant. The name formic acid is derived from this Latin word because


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  • A. this acid, in ancient times, was used to eliminate ant-hills
  • B. this corrosive acid is secreted by ants to drive away their enemies
  • C. this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants
  • D. ants are attracted by the odour of this acid

  • Correct Answer
  • this acid was first obtained by the distillation of ants 


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    • 1. Zone refining is used for the purification of

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    • A. Au
    • B. Ge
    • C. Ag
    • D. Cu
    • Discuss
    • 2. The heat required to raise the temperature of body by 1 K is called

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    • A. specific heat
    • B. thermal capacity
    • C. water equivalent
    • D. None of the above
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    • 3. The metallurgical process in which a metal is obtained in a fused state is called

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    • A. smelting
    • B. roasting
    • C. calcinations
    • D. froth floatation
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    • 4. The main chemical constituent of clay is

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    • A. silicon oxide
    • B. aluminium borosilicate
    • C. zeolites
    • D. aluminium silicate
    • Discuss
    • 5. The most extensive, commercially useful source of thorium as monazite sand occurs in India at

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    • A. Orissa coast
    • B. Travancore coast
    • C. West Bengal coast
    • D. Gujarat coast
    • Discuss
    • 6. The formula C6H5-CO-CH3 represents

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    • A. Acetone
    • B. Acetic acid
    • C. Acetophenone
    • D. Phenyl acetate
    • Discuss
    • 7. The mass number of a nucleus is

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    • A. always less than its atomic number
    • B. the sum of the number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus
    • C. always more than the atomic weight
    • D. a fraction
    • Discuss
    • 8. The maximum number of isomers for an alkene with molecular formula C4H8 is

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    • A. 5
    • B. 4
    • C. 2
    • D. 3
    • Discuss
    • 9. The half life period of an isotope is 2 hours. After 6 hours what fraction of the initial quantity of the isotope will be left behind?

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    • A. 1/6
    • B. 1/3
    • C. 1/8
    • D. 1/4
    • Discuss
    • 10. The metal that is usually extracted from sea water is

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    • A. Ca
    • B. Na
    • C. K
    • D. Mg
    • Discuss


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