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  1. Potassium nitrate is used in

  2. A.
    medicine
    B.
    fertiliser
    C.
    salt
    D.
    glass

  3. Permanent hardness of water may be removed by the addition of

  4. A.
    sodium carbonate
    B.
    alum
    C.
    potassium permanganate
    D.
    lime

  5. Soda water contains

  6. A.
    carbonic acid
    B.
    sulphuric acid
    C.
    carbon dioxide
    D.
    nitrous acid

  7. The most important ore of aluminium is

  8. A.
    galena
    B.
    calamine
    C.
    calcite
    D.
    bauxite

  9. Most soluble in water is

  10. A.
    camphor
    B.
    sulphur
    C.
    common salt
    D.
    sugar

  11. Which of the following was to be discovered first in the chromospheres of the sun?

  12. A.
    Krypton
    B.
    Xenon
    C.
    Neon
    D.
    Helium

  13. Which of the following is in liquid form at room temperature?

  14. A.
    Lithium
    B.
    Sodium
    C.
    Francium
    D.
    Cerium

  15. Sodium metal is kept under

  16. A.
    petrol
    B.
    alcohol
    C.
    water
    D.
    kerosene

  17. Which of the following are the ingredients of gun metal?

  18. A.
    Iron, Zinc, Titanium
    B.
    Iron, tin
    C.
    Iron, Brass, Tin
    D.
    Copper, Tin

  19. From which mineral is radium obtained?

  20. A.
    Rutile
    B.
    Haematite
    C.
    Limestone
    D.
    Pitchblende