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Resource, fibre and man made substance - Test Set 4

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  1. Question 1

    Who discovered the rubber making process through the vulcanization method?
    1. Macmillan
    2. John Dunlop
    3. Newton
    4. Charles Goodyear
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  2. Question 2

    Which one of the following is not a natural fibre?
    1. Jute
    2. Flax
    3. Terylene
    4. Wool
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  3. Question 3

    Arrange the following substances in chronological order of their first synthesis in lab:

    1. Black gold
    2. Fullerene
    3. Graphene
    4. Kevlar

    Select correct answer from the codes given below:
    1. 1, 2, 3, 4
    2. 4, 2, 3, 1
    3. 2, 4, 3, 1
    4. 4, 1, 2, 3
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  4. Question 4

    Natural rubber is a polymer of:
    1. Butadiene
    2. Ethylene
    3. Isoprene
    4. Styrene
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  5. Question 5

    Which of the following is an example of a non-cellulosic fibre?
    1. Rayon
    2. Linen
    3. Jute
    4. Nylon
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  6. Question 6

    Which one of the following polymers is not biodegradable?
    1. Cellulose
    2. PVC
    3. Starch
    4. Protein
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  7. Question 7

    Which of the following polymer is used in making bullet-proof vests?
    1. Polyamides
    2. Bakelite
    3. Teflon
    4. Polyurethanes
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  8. Question 8

    Consider the following statements:
    1. Teflon and Dacron are polymers.
    2. Neoprene is synthetic rubber.
    3. Polythene is polyethylene polymer.
    4. Natural rubber is chloroprene.
    Which of the above statements are correct?
    1. 1, 2 and 3
    2. 1, 2 and 4
    3. 2, 3 and 4
    4. 1, 3 and 4
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  9. Question 9

    A polymer used for making nonstick surface coating for utensils is:
    1. Polyvinyl chloride
    2. Teflon
    3. Polystyrene
    4. Polypropylene
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  10. Question 10

    Which one of the following substances is not synthetic?
    1. Fibroin
    2. Lexan
    3. Neoprene
    4. Teflon
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  11. Question 11

    Phenol is used in the manufacture of which one of the following?
    1. PVC
    2. Nylon
    3. Polystyrene
    4. Bakelite
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  12. Question 12

    A mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines?
    1. Hydrogen and Oxygen
    2. Oxygen and Acetylene
    3. Methane and Air
    4. Carbon dioxide and Methane
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  13. Question 13

    Which one of the following is not explosive?
    1. Trinitrotoluene (TNT)
    2. Trinitroglycerine
    3. Cyclotrimethylene Trinitramine (RDX)
    4. Graphite
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  14. Question 14

    RDX was invented by:
    1. Henning
    2. Alfred Nobel
    3. Soddy
    4. Bergillus
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  15. Question 15

    Which one of the following is used as an explosive?
    1. Mercuric Oxide
    2. Graphite
    3. Nitroglycerine
    4. Phosphorus Trichloride
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  16. Question 16

    Which one of the following is used in the production of explosives?
    1. Methanol
    2. Glycerol
    3. Urea
    4. Oxalic acid
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  17. Question 17

    The chemical used in manufacturing of dynamite is:
    1. Glycerol
    2. Glycerol triacetate
    3. Glycerol trinitrate
    4. Glycerol triiodate
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  18. Question 18

    Aspirin is:
    1. Antibiotic
    2. Antipyretic
    3. Reliever
    4. None of the above
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  19. Question 19

    The sulphide ores are converted into oxides by
    heating strongly in the presence of excess air.
    This process is known as :
    1. Burning
    2. Blazing
    3. Heating
    4. Roasting
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  20. Question 20

    Which of the following is an ore of thorium?
    1. Pitchblende
    2. Monazite
    3. Carnotite
    4. Torbernite
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