NEET Chemistry Chemistry In Everyday Life MCQs Set B

Question: Soaps which are made by dissolving the soap in ethanol and then evaporating the excess solvent

• a) Transparent soap
• b) Shaving soap
• c) Medicated soap
• d) Toilet soap

Answer: Transparent soap

Question: The fillers that can be present in laundary soap is/are

• a) Sodium rosinate
• b) Borax
• c) Sodium silicate
• d) All of these

Answer: All of these

Question: Soap powders and scouring soap contains builders like

• a) Trisodium phosphate
• b) Finely divided sand
• c) Powdered pumice
• d) All of these

Answer: Trisodium phosphate

Question: Soaps on reaction with hard water forms insoluble scum due to the formation of

• a) NaCl
• b) CaCl₂
• c) C₁₇H₃₅COONa
• d) (C₁₇H₃₅COO)₂Ca

Answer:  (C₁₇H₃₅COO)₂Ca

Question: Which type of detergents are preferably used in liquid dish washing?

• a) Cationic detergent
• b) Anionic detergent
• c) Non-ionic detergent
• d) All of these

Answer: Non-ionic detergent

Question: Which of the following is incorrect?

• a) In anionic detergent, anionic part of the molecule is involved in cleansing action
• b) Alkyl benzene sulphonate can be formed by neutralising alkyl benzene sulphonic acid with alkali
• c) Branched chain detergents are more easily biodegradable
• d) All of these

Answer: Branched chain detergents are more easily biodegradable

Question: Biodegradable detergent should have

• a) Phenyl side chain
• b) Aromatic side chain
• c) Normal unbranched side chain
• d) Branched side chain

Answer: Normal unbranched side chain

Question: Glyceryl oleate can be represented by the formula

• a) (C₁₅H₃₁COO)₃C₃H₅  
• b) (C₁₇H₃₃COO)₃C₃H₅
• c) (C₁₇H₃₅COO)₃C₃H₅      
• d) Both (2) & (3)

Answer:  (C₁₇H₃₃COO)₃C₃H₅

Question: Which is correctly matched regarding the use?

• a) Anionic detergent - Hair conditioners
• b) Cationic detergent - Household work and in toothpaste
• c) Non-ionic detergent - Liquid diswashing
• d) All of these

Answer:   Non-ionic detergent - Liquid diswashing

Question: Which is incorrect regarding antioxidants?

• a) They retard the action of oxygen on food
• b) Helps in food preservation for long time
• c) Butylated hydroxy toluene and Butylated hydroxy anisole are important antioxidant
• d) They are flavouring agent

Answer: They are flavouring agent

Question: Which of the following enhances lathering property of soap?

• a) Sodium carbonate
• b) Sodium rosinate
• c) Sodium stearate
• d) Trisodium phosphate

Answer: Sodium rosinate

Question: Which of the following is not used as an antidepressant?

• a) Iproniazid
• b) Phenelzine
• c) Salvarsan
• d) Nardil

Answer: Nardil

Question: Which of the following will not enhance nutritional value of food?

• a) Minerals
• b) Artificial sweeteners
• c) Vitamins
• d) Amino acids

Answer: Artificial sweeteners

Question:

The compound is

• a) Antipyretic
• b) Antihistamin
• c) Tranquilizers
• d) Antiseptic

Answer: Antiseptic

Question: The groups which are responsible for imparting colour to dyes is/are

• a) — NO₂
• b) — NO
• c) — N ≡ N 
• d) All of these

Answer: All of these

Question: Find the incorrect statement.

• a) Drugs which produce sleep and unconsciousness are called narcotics
• b) 4-Acetamidophenol is antipyretic
• c) All tranquilizers work by same mechanism
• d) The substance which kills micro-organisms called antimicrobial

Answer: All tranquilizers work by same mechanism

Question: Which group is not an example of chromophores?

• a) NO₂ 
• b) N = O 
• c) NH₂
• d) N = N

Answer:  NH₂

Question: Which of the following is not correctly match?

• a) Iodoform – Antiseptic powder
• b) Barbiturates – Hypnotic drug
• c) Hydrogen peroxide – Strong antiseptic
• d) Boric acid – Antimicrobial

Answer:   Boric acid – Antimicrobial

Question: Major point of difference between antiseptic and disinfectant is

• a) Antiseptic prevents growth of micro organism
• b) Disinfectant kills micro-organism
• c) Disinfectant are not safe to be applied to living tissues
• d) Both (1) & (2)

Answer: Disinfectant are not safe to be applied to living tissues

Question: 1% phenol acts as

• a) Disinfectant
• b) Antiseptic
• c) Analgesic
• d) Both (1) & (2)

Answer: Disinfectant

Question: Chemical compounds used for releasing stress are

• a) Analgesic
• b) Tranquilizer
• c) Antiseptic
• d) Antimicrobials

Answer: Tranquilizer

Question: Which of the following is not a constituent of talcum powder?

• a) Talc
• b) Zinc sulphide
• c) Zinc stearate
• d) Perfume

Answer: Zinc sulphide

Question: Which of the following is not a tranquilizer?

• a) Morphine
• b) Nembutal
• c) Veronol
• d) Amytal

Answer: Morphine

Question: Sweetest artificial sweetener

• a) Saccharine
• b) Aspartame
• c) Sucralose
• d) Alitame

Answer: Alitame

Question: Nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxide have some properties in common. Which property is shown by one of these compounds, but not by the other? [AIPMT-2015]

• a) Is used as a food-preservative
• b) Forms 'acid-rain'
• c) Is a reducing agent
• d) Is soluble in water

Answer: Is used as a food-preservative

Question: Bithional is generally added to the soaps as an additive to function as a/an

• a) Antiseptic
• b) Softener
• c) Dryer
• d) Buffering agent

Answer: Antiseptic

Question: Artificial sweetner which is stable under cold conditions only is

• a) Saccharine
• b) Sucralose
• c) Aspartame
• d) Alitame

Answer: Aspartame

Question: Chloroamphenicol is an

• a) Antifertility drug
• b) Antihistaminic
• c) Antiseptic and disinfectant
• d) Antibiotic-broad spectrum

Answer: Antibiotic-broad spectrum

Question: Which one of the following is employed as Antihistamine?

• a) Omeprazole
• b) Chloramphenicol
• c) Diphenyl hydramine
• d) Norothindrone

Answer: Diphenyl hydramine

Question: Which one of the following is employed as a Tranquilizer drug?

• a) Promethazine
• b) Valium
• c) Naproxen
• d) Mifepristone

Answer: Valium

Question:

The compound is used as

• a) An anti-inflammatory compound
• b) Analgesic
• c) Hypnotic
• d) Antiseptic

Answer: Analgesic

Question: Which one of the following is employed as a tranquilizer?

• a) Naproxen
• b) Tetracycline
• c) Chlorpheninamine
• d) Equanil

Answer: Equanil

Question: Which one of the following statements is not true?

• a) Ampicillin is a natural antibiotic
• b) Aspirin is both analgesic and antipyretic
• c) Sulphadiazine is a synthetic antibacterial drug
• d) Some disinfectants can be used as antiseptics

Answer: Ampicillin is a natural antibiotic

Question: Which of the following can possibly be used as analgesic without causing addiction and mood modification?

• a) Drazepom
• b) Tetrahydrocatinol
• c) Morphine
• d) N-acetyl-para-aminophenol

Answer: N-acetyl-para-aminophenol

Question: Non-ionic detergents are

• a) Salts of sulphonic acid
• b) Quaternary ammonium salts
• c) Esters
• d) All of these

Answer: Esters

Question: Which of the following is not a tranquilizer?

• a) Morphine
• b) Nembutal
• c) Veronol
• d) Amytal

Answer: Morphine

Question: Antibiotics which do not have bactericidal action among the following is

• a) Penicillin
• b) Tetracycline
• c) Ofloxacin
• d) Streptomycin

Answer: Tetracycline

Question: Which of the following is an anionic detergent?

• a) CH₃(CH₂)₁₅(CH₃)₃N⁺Br^–    
• b) CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₂OSO₃^–Na⁺
• c) CH₃(CH₂)₁₆COO(CH₂CH₂O)nCH₂CH₂OH  
• d) CH₃(CH₂)₁₆COO^–Na⁺

Answer:   CH₃(CH₂)₁₆CH₂OSO₃^–Na⁺

Question: Which of the statements about "Denaturation" given below are correct ? (a) Denaturation of proteins causes loss of secondary and tertiary structures of the protein. (b) Denaturation leads to the conversion of double strand of DNA into single strand. (c) Denaturation affects primary structure which gets distorted.

• a) (a) & (b)
• b) (a), (b) & (c)
• c) (b) & (c)
• d) (a) & (c)

Answer: (a) & (b)

Question: Barbituric acid and its derivatives constitutes an important class of

• a) Narcotic analgesic
• b) Antiallergic
• c) Tranquilizers
• d) Antimicrobial

Answer: Tranquilizers

Question: Chemotherapy is

• a) Use of heat for therapeutic effect
• b) Use of chemical for therapeutic effect
• c) Use of natural reagent for therapeutic effect
• d) All of these

Answer: Use of chemical for therapeutic effect

Question: How do enzyme catalyse the reaction?

• a) By holding the substrate molecule for chemical reaction
• b) By providing functional groups which will attack the substrate to carry out chemical reaction
• c) Both (1) & (2)
• d) Neither (1) nor (2)

Answer: Both (1) & (2)

Question: Drugs which compete with natural substrate for their attachment on the active sites of enzymes are called

• a) Enzyme Inhibitors
• b) Competitive Inhibitors
• c) Non-competitive Inhibitors
• d) Drug targets

Answer: Competitive Inhibitors

Question: Drugs which interfere with natural action of histamine by competing with histamine are called

• a) Antidepressant
• b) Antihistamines
• c) Antimicrobial
• d) Antipyretic

Answer: Antihistamines

Question: Barbituric acid and its derivatives constitutes an important class of

• a) Narcotic analgesic
• b) Antiallergic
• c) Tranquilizers
• d) Antimicrobial

Answer: Tranquilizers

Question: Antibiotics which do not have bactericidal action among the following is

• a) Penicillin
• b) Tetracycline
• c) Ofloxacin
• d) Streptomycin

Answer: Tetracycline

Question: Drugs which contain mixture of norethindrone and ethynylestradiol are

• a) Antibiotics
• b) Antifertility
• c) Antiseptic
• d) Antacid

Answer: Antifertility

Question: Salvarsan is an antimicrobial agent which is used for curing

• a) Malaria
• b) Allergy
• c) Syphilis
• d) Depression

Answer: Syphilis

Question: Antacids include

• a) Omeprazole
• b) Lansoprazole
• c) Sodium bicarbonate
• d) All of these

Answer: All of these

Question: Birth control pills essentially contains

• a) Synthetic estrogen
• b) Synthetic progesterone
• c) Both (1) & (2)
• d) Neither (1) nor (2)

Answer: Both (1) & (2)