JEE Chemistry Chemistry In Everyday Life MCQs Set B

Question. Which type of drugs inhibit the enzymes which catalyse the degradation of noradrenaline?
(a) Antidepressant
(b) Narcotic analgesics
(c) Antacids
(d) Non–narcotic analgesic

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is/are example(s) of narcotic analgesics?
(a) All of these
(b) Heroin
(c) Morphine
(d) Codeine

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following was the first effective treatment discovered for syphilis?
(a) Arsphenamine
(b) Sulphanilamide
(c) Penicillin
(d) Chloramphenicol

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is an example of narrow spectrum antibiotic?
(a) Penicillin G
(b) Ofloxacin
(c) Chloramphenicol
(d) Ampicillin

Answer: A

Question. Antibiotic that can be given orally in case of typhoid, acute fever, dysentery, meningitis and pneumonia is_______.
(a) chloramphenicol
(b) salvarsan
(c) vancomycin
(d) ofloxacin

Answer: A

Question. Veronal and luminal are derivatives of barbituric acid which are______.
(i) Tranquilizers
(ii) Non– narcotic analgesic.
(iii) Antiallergic drug
(iv) Neurologically active drug
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) only

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following acts as an antioxidant in edible oils
(a) Vitamin E
(b) Vitamin C
(c) Vitamin B
(d) Vitamin D

Answer: A

Question. Salts of sorbic acid and propionic acid are used as
(a) food preservatives
(b) antioxidants
(c) flavouring agents
(d) nutritional supplements

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following add nutritive value to food?
(a) None of these
(b) Antioxidants
(c) Sweeteners
(d) Fat emulsifiers

Answer: A

Question. Arrange the following artificial sweeteners in increasing order of their sweetness value?
(a) Aspartame < Saccharin < Sucralose < Alitame
(b) Sucralose < Saccharin < Alitame < Aspartame
(c) Aspartame < Sucralose < Saccharine < Alitame
(d) Saccharine < Aspartame < Sucralose < Alitame

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following artificial sweetener does not provide calories?
(a) Sucralose
(b) Alitame
(c) Aspartame
(d) None of these

Answer: A

Question. Sodium benzoate is used as
(a) food preservative
(b) filler in detergents
(c) analgesic
(d) antiseptic

Answer: A

Question. Structuraly biodegradable detergent should contain
(a) branched alkyl chain
(b) cyclohexyl side chain
(c) normal alkyl chain
(d) phenyl side chain

Answer: A

Question. Detergents are prepared by the action of H₂SO₄ on which of the following?
(a) Lauryl alcohol
(b) Cholesterol
(c) Cyclohexanol
(d) p-Nitrophenol

Answer: A

Question. Sodium alkyl benzene sulphonate is used as
(a) detergents
(b) fertilizers
(c) soap
(d) pesticides

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following represents soap
(a) C₁₇H₃₅COOK
(b) C₁₇H₃₅COOH
(c) C₁₅H₃₁COOH
(d) None of these

Answer: A

Question.  Alkaline hydrolysis of esters is known as
(a) Saponification
(b) alkalination
(c) Esterification
(d) dehydration

Answer: A

Question. Commercial detergent contains mainly
(a) RSO₃Na
(b) RONa
(c) RCOONa
(d) RSNa

Answer: A

Question. Washing soap can be prepared by saponification with alkali of which of the following oil
(a) Groundnut oil
(b) Rose oil
(c) Paraffin oil
(d) Kerosene oil

Answer: A

Question. Palmitic acid and stearic acid are used as
(a) soap
(b) pickle
(c) medicine
(d) antiseptic cream

Answer: A

Question. Soaps can be classified as
(a) salts of fatty acids
(b) phenols
(c) esters
(d) alcohols

Answer: A

Question. Cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide is a popular
(a) cationic detergent
(b) sweetener
(c) anionic detergent
(d) non-ionic detergent

Answer: A

Question. The cationic detergent that is used in hair conditioners is
(a) cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide
(b) tetramethyl ammonium chloride
(c) sodium lauryl sulphate
(d) sodium dodecylbenzene sulphonate

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following enhances leathering property of soap?
(a) Sodium rosinate
(b) Trisodium phosphate
(c) Sodium carbonate
(d) Sodium stearate

Answer: A

Question. Polyethyleneglycols are used in the preparation of which type of detergents?
(a) Non-ionic detergents
(b) Cationic detergents
(c) Anionic detergents
(d) Soaps

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following are anionic detergents?
(i) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohol.
(ii) Ester of stearic acid and polyethylene glycol.
(iii) Quarternary ammonium salt of amine with acetate ion.
(iv) Sodium salts of sulphonated long chain hydrocarbons
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i), (ii) and (iv)

Answer: A

Question. Which type of detergent is formed when stearic acid reacts with polyethylene glycol?
(a) Non– ionic detergent
(b) Cationic detergent
(c) Anionic detergent
(d) None of these

Answer: A

Question. Glycerol is added to soap. It functions
(a) to prevent rapid drying
(b) to make soap granules.
(c) to increase leathering.
(d) as a filler

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements are incorrect about receptor proteins?
(i) Majority of receptor proteins are embedded in the cell membranes.
(ii) The active site of receptor proteins opens on the inside region of the cell.
(iii) Chemical messengers are received at the binding sites of receptor proteins.
(iv) Shape of receptor doesn’t change during attachment of messenger.
(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements are incorrect about penicillin?
(i) An antibacterial medicine.
(ii) Ampicillin is its synthetic modification.
(iii) It has bacteriostatic effect.
(iv) It is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
(a) (iii) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (ii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d)   (i) and (ii)

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Before 1970 for treatment of stomach acidity Al(OH)₃ is a better antacid in comparison to NaHCO₃ .
(ii) Discovery of cimetidine was a major break through in the treatment of hyperacidity.
(iii) Terfenadine is a drug which competes with histamine for binding sites of receptor.
(iv) Antidepressant drugs like equanil inhibit the enzymes which catalyze the degradation of noradernaline.
(v) Veronal and luminal belongs to the class of tranquilizers called barbiturates.
(a) (i), (iii) and (v)
(b) (ii), (iv) and (v)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: A

Question. Consider the following statements.
(i) Antiseptics are not ingested like antibiotics.
(ii) 1% solution of iodine in alcohol–water mixture is known as tincture of iodine.
(iii) SO₂ in low concentrations are used as antiseptics whereas in higher concentration are used as disinfectants.
(iv) Birth control pills essentially contain a mixture of synthetic estrogen and progesterone derivates.
Which of the following is the correct code for the statements above ?
(a) TFFT
(b) FTFT
(c) TTTF
(d) FFTT

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Cationic detergents have germicidal properties
(ii) Bacteria can degrade the detergents containing highly branched chains.
(iii) Some synthetic detergents can give foam even in ice cold water.
(iv) Synthetic detergents are not soaps.
(a) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(b) (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: A

Question.  Which of the following statements are correct?
(i) Detergents give foam easily even in hard water.
(ii) Anionic detergents are used in toothpastes.
(iii) Cationic detergents being inexpensive are extensively used as germicide.
(iv) Detergents with linear alkyl chains are more polluting as compared to detergents having branched alkyl chains.
Which of the following is the correct code for the statements above?
(a) TTFF
(b) TFFT
(c) TFTF
(d) FFFT

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Tetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
Reason : Tetracyclin is effective against a number of types of bacteria, large viruses and typhus fever.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Equanil is a tranquilizer.
Reason : Equanil is used to cure depression and hypertension.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(c) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
(d) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : The drugs which act on the central nervous system and help in reducing anxiety are called antibiotics.
Reason : Pencillin is an antibiotic.
(a) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(d) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Antiseptics are applied to living tissues.
Reason : Iodine is a powerful antiseptic
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(c) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
(d) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Sedatives are given to patients who are mentally agitated and violent.
Reason : Sedatives are used to suppress the activities of central nervous system.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Non-competitive inhibitor inhibits the catalyic activity of enzyme by binding with its active site.
Reason : Non-competitive inhibitor changes the shape of the active site in such a way that substrate can’t recognise it.
(a) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(d) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion

Answer: A

Question. Assertion : Sodium chloride is added to precipitate soap after saponification.
Reason : Hydrolysis of esters of long chain fatty acids by lkali produces soap in colloidal form.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a correct explanation for assertion
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect
(c) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct
(d) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following are sulpha drugs?
(i) Sulphapyridine (ii) Prontosil
(iii) Salvarsan       (iv) Nardil
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

Answer: A

Question.  Among the following antihistamines, which are antacids
(i) Ranitidine      (ii) Brompheniramine
(iii) Terfenadine (iv) Cimetidine
(a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii) and (iii)

Answer: A

Question. Which one of the following is an antihistamine?
(a) Zantac
(b) Iproniazid
(c) Salvarsan
(d) Chloramphenicol

Answer: A

Question. Morphine is
(a) an alkaloid
(b) an enzyme
(c) a protein
(d) a carbohydrate

Answer: A

Question. H₁ – Receptor antagonists is a term associated with
(a) Antihistamins
(b) Antiseptics
(c) Antacids
(d) Analgesics

Answer: A

Question. Amoxillin is semi-synthetic modification of
(a) penicillin
(b) streptomycin
(c) tetracycline
(d) chloroampheniol

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is used as an antibiotic ?
(a) Ciprofloxacin
(b) Ibuprofen
(c) Tocopherol
(d) Paracetamol

Answer: A

Question. Select the incorrect statement.
(a) A drug which kills the organism in the body is called bacteriostatic
(b) 0.2 percent solution of phenol is an antiseptic while its 1.0 percent solution is a disinfectant
(c) Mifepristone is a synthetic steroid used as “morning after pill”.
(d) Equanil is used to control depression and hypertension

Answer: A

Question. A large number of antibiotics have been isolated from
(a) Bacteria actinomycetes
(b) Acids
(c) Alkanals
(d) Bacteria rhizobium

Answer: A

Question. Antiseptic chloroxylenol is
(a) 4-chloro-3, 5-dimethylphenol
(b) 3-chloro-4, 5-dimethylphenol
(c) 4-chloro-2, 5-dimethylphenol
(d) 5-chloro-3, 4-dimethylphenol

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following drug inhibits the synthesis of chemicals known as prostaglandins which stimulate inflammation in tissue and cause pain?
(a) Aspirin
(b) Iproniazid
(c) Barbiturates
(d) Seldane

Answer: A

Question.  Bactericidal antibiotics are those which
(a) have killing effect on microbes
(b) have inhibitory effect on microbes
(c) have both inhibitory and killing effect on microbes
(d) intervene in metabolic process of microorganism

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following is an example of synthetic progesterone derivative which is most widely used as antifertility drug?
(a) Norethindrone
(b) Novestrol
(c) Ethynylestradiol
(d) All of these

Answer: A

Question. Substance used for the preservation of coloured fruit juices is
(a) benzoic acid
(b) sodium meta bisulphite
(c) benzene
(d) phenol

Answer: A

Question.  The artificial sweetener containing chlorine that has the appearance and taste as that of sugar and is stable at cooking temperature is
(a) Sucrolose
(b) Aspartame
(c) Saccharin
(d) Alitame

Answer: A

Question. Benzalkonium chloride is a
(a) cationic surfactant and antiseptic
(b) anionic surfactant and soluble in most of organic solvents
(c) cationic surfactant and insoluble in most of organic solvents
(d) cationic surfactant and antimalarial

Answer: A

Question.  Which one of the following is not used as a filler in laundry soaps?
(a) Glycerol
(b) Borax
(c) Sodium silicate
(d) Sodium rosinate

Answer: A

Question. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) Aspartame is used in the manufacture of baked sweets
(b) Saccharin is about 550 times as sweet as cane sugar
(c) Alitame is more sweet than saccharin and aspartame
(d) Sodium benzoate is commonly used preservative

Answer: A