Tuesday, 2 September 2014

General Science-83

1.     Jet engines are:
a.     Turbine engines
b.     Reaction engines
c.     Rotary engines
d.     External combustion engines
2.     Fermentation invariably leads to the formation of:
a.    Ethyl alcohol
b.     Methyl alcohol
c.     Carbon dioxide
d.     Acetic acid
3.     The Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation broadcasts its programs on the 25 meter band. Which one of the following is the frequency of broadcasting?
a.     12 Kilo Hertz
b.     1.2 Mega Hertz
c.     12 Mega Hertz
d.     120 Mega Hertz

4.     Boyle’s law deals with the relationship of:
a.     Pressure and volume
b.     Mass and volume
c.     Pressure and temperature
d.     Volume and temperature
5.     White phosphorous is generally kept under
a.     Alcohol
b.    Water
c.     Glycerin
d.     Kerosene oil
6.      Which of the following is amorphous?
a.    Glass
b.     Sodium chloride
c.     Powdered marble
d.     Cane sugar
7.     A solution containing one mole of a solute dissolved in 1000g. Of solvent is:
a.     A normal solution
b.    A molal solution
c.     A molar solution
d.     An unsaturated solution
8.     Neutron was discovered by:
a.     Einstein
b.     Rutherford
c.     Bohr
d.     Chadwick
9.     Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of:
a.    Hydrogenation
b.     Distillation
c.     Crystallization
d.     Oxidation
10.  The proportion of nitrogen in the open air is:
a.     21% by volume
b.     50% by weight
c.     21% by weight
d.     78% by volume
11.  Iron obtained from blast furnace is:
a.     Mild steel
b.    Pig iron
c.     Structural steel
d.     Wrought iron
12.  Hydrogen is liberated from nitric acid by the action of:
a.     Nickel
b.     Mercury
c.     Magnesium
d.     Copper
13.  Which gas is used in the preparation of soda water?
a.     Carbon monoxide
b.     Sulphur
c.     Chlorine
d.     Carbon dioxide
14.  Sulphur dioxide bleaches coloring matter by:
a.    Reduction
b.     Oxidation
c.     Dehydration
d.     Decomposition
15.   Calcinations is the process of:
a.     Heating the ore in an oxidizing atmosphere
b.     Heating the ore in a reducing atmosphere
c.     Heating the ore in the absence of air
d.     Heating the ore in the presence of air
16.  Silver halides are used in photographic plates because they are:
a.     Oxidised in air
b.     Colourless
c.     Easily soluble in hypo solution
d.     Readily reduced by light
17.  Cooling of the molten glass is technically known as:
a.     Soldering
b.     Moulding
c.     Tampering
d.     Annealing
18.  Brass is an alloy of:
a.    Copper and Zinc
b.     Copper and aluminium
c.     Zinc and aluminium
d.     Manganese and copper
19.  20. Milk is an example of:
a.     Suspension
b.    Emulsion
c.     Gel
d.     Foam
20.  Which of the following states Avogadro’s Law?
a.     The pressure of a fixed mass of a gas at constant temperature is inversely proportional to its volume
b.     At a constant temperature and pressure, the rate of diffusion of a gas is inversely proportional to the square root of its density
c.     Equal volumes of all gases under similar conditions of temperature and pressure contain equal numbers of molecules
d.     The production of specific heat and atomic weight of a solid element is constant approximately 6.4
21.  The aim of galvanizing the iron is to:
a.     Give it a better look
b.    Protect it from rusting
c.     Increase its hardness
d.     Make it more elastic
22.  Which of the following elements is not Radio-active?
a.     Uranium
b.     Radium
c.     Zirconium
d.     Plutonium
23.  Which of the following may correctly be called a “Coligative property”?
a.     Half-life of a radioactive element
b.     Surface tension of a solution
c.     Conductance of solution
d.     Osmotic pressure of a solution
24.   Gelatin is used as ingredient in the manufacture of ice-cream. This is due to:
a.     To stabilize the colloid and prevent crystal Formation
b.     To prevent the formation of colloid
c.     To give colour to the colloid
d.     To give flavour to the colloid


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