General Science Quiz | Railway | SSC

1. Stainless steel contains steel and ___________.
a) manganese
b) vanadium
c) nickel
d) chromium
e) None of these

2. Of the following elements, which one has the same oxidation state in all of its compounds?
a) Hydrogen
b) Fluroine
c) Carbon
d) oxygen
e) None of these

3. The process that takes place in the atom bomb is
a) nuclear fusion
b) nuclear fission
c) radioactive disintegration
d) chemical decomposition
e) None of these

4. Leakage in LPG gas cylinders is easily detected by adding
a) mercaptans
b) propylene
c) carbon disulphide
d) phosgene
e) None of these

5. Wavelength of which of the following colours of the visible spectrum of light are maximally absorbed by green plants________
a) Green and Yellow
b) Red and Blue
c) Green and Red
d) Blue and Yellow
e) None of these

6. The metal which reacts most violently with with cold water is
a) calcium
b) Potassium
c) magnesium
d) Sodium
e) None of these

7. A respiratory pigment is absent in ?
a) Earthworm
b) Cockroach
c) Rabbit
d) Frog
e) None of these

8. In addition to nitric acid, another acid which may render iron passive is
a) acetic acid
b) oxalic acid
c) chromic acid
d) citric acid
e) None of these

9. Which of the following is called 'the King of Chemicals' ?
a) Nitric acid
b) Hydrochloric acid
c) Silver nitrate
d) Sulphuric acid
e) None of these

10. Which of the following is a non metal that remains liquid at room temperature?
a) Phosphorous
b) Bromine
c) Chlorine
d) Helium
e) None of these

Answers:
1. d) Chromium
2. b) Fluroine
3. b) Nuclear Fission
4. a) Mercaptans
5. b) Red & Blue
6. b) Potassium
7. b) Cockroach
8. c) Chromic Acid
9. d) Sulphuric Acid
10. b) Bromine