General Studies Quiz

1. Vulcanisation is a —
(A) Science of studying volcanoes
(B) method of degrade polymers
(C) Process connected with the making of voltaic cells
(D) Process of hardening of rubber by heating it with sulphur.
2. Water gas is prepared by passing —
(A) steam over white-hot coke
(B) air over red-hot coke
(C) methane over red-hot coke
(D) steam over heated sulphur

3. Which of the following gases is obtained by the reaction of water with calcium carbide —
(A) Acetylene 
(B) Ethylene
(C) Methane
(D) Water gas

4. Cooking oil can be converted into vegetable ghee by the process of —
(A) oxidation
(B) hydrogenation
(C) distillation
(D) crystalisation

5. The contact process is involved in the manufacture of —
(A) nitric acid
(B) Sulphuric acid
(C) Ammonia
(D) Caustic soda

6. Polythene is industrially prepared by the polymerisation of —
(A) methane
(B) styrene
(C) acetylene
(D) ethylene

7. Combustion is a process by which —
(A) heat is produced
(B) light is produced
(C) heat and light both are produced
(D) None of these

8. PVC is obtained by the polymerisation of —
(A) propane
(B) vinyl chloride
(C) styrene
(D) Acetylene

9. The process by which an organic compound breaks down into simpler compounds on heating to high temperature is known as —
(A) Aromatisation
(B) Polymerisation
(C) Pyrolysis
(D) Reduction

10. The hydrogenation of the vegetables oils takes place in the presence of finely divided —
(A) aluminium 
(B) charcoal
(C) silica
(D) nickel

Answer
1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (B) 6. (D) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (C) 10. (D)