What are Rubies and Sapphires chemically known as?
Answer: B. Aluminium oxide
Which one of the following pairs of metals constitutes the lightest metal and the heaviest metal, respectively?
Answer: B. Lithium and osmium
Which one of the following does not contain silver?
Answer: B. German silver.
Which one of the following non-metals is not a poor conductor of electricity?
Answer: B. Selenium
Which are the materials generally employed as solder in soldering operations in electronics?
Answer: B. Lead and tin
Which one of the following is the correct sequence of the given substances in the decreasing order of their densities?
Answer: B. Gold > Mercury> Steel
Salts of which of the following elements provide colours to fireworks?
Answer: C. Strontium and barium
Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
Answer: D. Barium and strontium are found free in nature.
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists:
Answer: D. IB, IIA, IIID, IVC
Which one of the following materials is very hard and very ductile?
Answer: D. Nichrome
Aluminium surfaces are often ‘anodized’. This means the deposition of a layer of
Answer: B. aluminium oxide
Match List-I (Naturally occurring substances) with List-II (Elements) and select the correct answer using the codes given the lists:
Codes: ABCD
Answer: D. 4123
Consider the following statements:
Coke is one of the materials of the charge added to blast furnace for the production of steel/iron. Its function is to
Answer: C. 1 and 3 are correct
Assertion (a): Sodium metal is stored under kerosene. Reason (R) Metallic sodium melts when exposed to air.
Answer: C. A is true but R is false
Which one of the following metals does not form amalgam?
Answer: D. Iron
The most reactive among the halogens is
Answer: A. Fluorine
Which one of the following elements is alloyed with iron to produce steel which can resist high temperatures and also have high hardness and abrasion resistance?
Answer: B. Chromium