UP PCS PRE Chemistry SINCE 1994

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61. Electric bulb filament is made of

  • A
  • Copper

  • B
  • Aluminium

  • C
  • Lead

  • D
  • Tungsten

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Correct Answer : D [Tungsten ]

62. In an earthen pitcher, the water remains cold due to  the process of

  • A
  • condensation

  • B
  • evaporation

  • C
  • sublimation

  • D
  • none of these

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Correct Answer : B [evaporation ]

63. Which one of the following gases is used for the  purification of drinking water?

  • A
  • Sulphur dioxide

  • B
  • Chlorine

  • C
  • Fluorine

  • D
  • Carbon dioxide

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Correct Answer : B [Chlorine ]

64. Which one of the following is not an explosive matter?

  • A
  • Trinitro toluene

  • B
  • Dinitro glycerine

  • C
  • Cyclo Trimethylene trinitramine

  • D
  • Nitrochloroform

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Correct Answer : D [Nitrochloroform ]

65. Grains of Basmati rice get elongated on being cooked  because of higher content of

  • A
  • lysine

  • B
  • amylose

  • C
  • sugar

  • D
  • oil

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Correct Answer : B [amylose ]

66. What amongst the following is responsible for  formation of the stone in a human kidney?

  • A
  • Calcium acetate

  • B
  • Calcium oxalate

  • C
  • Sodium acetate

  • D
  • Sodium benzoate

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Correct Answer : B [Calcium oxalate ]

67. Bauxite is the ore of

  • A
  • iron

  • B
  • aluminium

  • C
  • copper

  • D
  • gold

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Correct Answer : B [aluminium ]

68. Bronze is an alloy of

  • A
  • copper and tin

  • B
  • copper and silver

  • C
  • copper and zinc

  • D
  • copper and lead

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Correct Answer : A [copper and tin]

69. The alkaloid caffeine is present in

  • A
  • Tea only

  • B
  • Coffee only

  • C
  • Tea and coffee both

  • D
  • Lemon water

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Correct Answer : C [Tea and coffee both]

70. Which of the following is/are used as disinfectant(s) of  water?

  • A
  • Ozone

  • B
  • Chlorine dioxide

  • C
  • Chloramine

  • D
  • All of these

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Correct Answer : D [All of these ]

71. Which one of the following is used in the treatment of  blood cancer?

  • A
  • Iodine-131

  • B
  • Sodium-24

  • C
  • Phosphorus-32

  • D
  • Cobalt-60

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Correct Answer : C [Phosphorus-32 ]

72. Which yeast is used for commercial production of  ethanol?

  • A
  • Candida albicans

  • B
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae

  • C
  • Candida sloofi

  • D
  • Leucosporidium frigidum

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Correct Answer : B [Saccharomyces cerevisiae ]

73. Which one of the following gases released from bio-gas  plant is used as a fuel gas?

  • A
  • Butane

  • B
  • Propane

  • C
  • Methane

  • D
  • Ethane

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Correct Answer : C [Methane]

74. Which one of the following is a natural polymer?

  • A
  • Bakelite

  • B
  • Silk

  • C
  • Kevlar

  • D
  • Lexan General Science G24

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Correct Answer : B [Silk ]

75. Urea is

  • A
  • a nitrogen-containing organic compound

  • B
  • a nitrogen-containing inorganic compound

  • C
  • a plant hormone

  • D
  • an endergonic compound

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Correct Answer : A [a nitrogen-containing organic compound ]

76. The stench due to leakage from LPG cylinder is  because of

  • A
  • methane

  • B
  • propane

  • C
  • butane

  • D
  • ethyl mercaptan

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Correct Answer : D [ethyl mercaptan ]

77. Which one of the following organic acids is abundant in  grapes, tamarind and banana?

  • A
  • Acetic acid

  • B
  • Citric acid

  • C
  • Lactic acid

  • D
  • Tartaric acid

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Correct Answer : D [Tartaric acid ]

78. Which of the following fuels would produce minimum  environmental pollution?

  • A
  • Hydrogen

  • B
  • Diesel

  • C
  • Kerosene

  • D
  • Coal

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Correct Answer : A [Hydrogen]

79. Which of the following is the main component of the  natural gas?

  • A
  • Ethane

  • B
  • Butane

  • C
  • Carbon mono-oxide

  • D
  • Methane

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Correct Answer : D [Methane ]

80. A powerful eye irritant in the smoke is

  • A
  • Ozone

  • B
  • Sulphur dioxide

  • C
  • Carbon dioxide

  • D
  • Peroxyacetyle nitrate

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Correct Answer : D [Peroxyacetyle nitrate]
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