Home / General Knowledge / General Science :: Synthetic Materials

General Knowledge :: General Science

  1. The major ingredient of leather is

  2. A.
    collagen
    B.
    carbohydrate
    C.
    polymer
    D.
    nucleic acid

  3. What are the soaps?

  4. A.
    Salts of silicates
    B.
    Mixture of glycerol and alcohols
    C.
    Sodium or potassium salts of heavier fatty acids
    D.
    Esters of heavy fatty acids

  5. How does common salt help in separating soap from the solution after saponification?

  6. A.
    By decreasing density of Soap
    B.
    By decreasing solubility of Soap
    C.
    By increasing density of Soap
    D.
    By increasing solubility of Soap

  7. In vulcanisation, natural rubber is heated with

  8. A.
    Carbon
    B.
    Silicon
    C.
    Sulphur
    D.
    Phosphorous

  9. Deep blue colour is imparted to glass by the presence of

  10. A.
    cupric oxide
    B.
    nickel oxide
    C.
    cobalt oxide
    D.
    iron oxide

  11. Glass is made of the mixture of

  12. A.
    quartz and mica
    B.
    sand and silicates
    C.
    salt and quartz
    D.
    sand and salt

  13. The vast resources of unutilised natural gas can be used in the production of

  14. A.
    graphite
    B.
    Synthetic petroleum
    C.
    fertilisers
    D.
    carbide

  15. Paper is manufactured by

  16. A.
    Wood and resin
    B.
    Wood, sodium and bleaching powder
    C.
    Wood, calcium, hydrogen sulphite and resin
    D.
    Wood and bleaching powder

  17. Gypsum is added to cement clinker to

  18. A.
    increase the tensile strength of cement
    B.
    decrease the rate of setting of cement
    C.
    facilitate the formation of colloidal gel
    D.
    bind the particles of calcium silicate

  19. Soap is a mixture of sodium or potassium salts of

  20. A.
    dicarboxylic acids
    B.
    monocarboxylic acids
    C.
    glycerol
    D.
    tricarboxylic acids