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CHEMISTRY IN EVERYDAY LIFE MCQs

Total Questions : 30 | Page 1 of 3 pages
Question 1. Which of the following represents soap       
  1.    C17H35COOK
  2.    C17H35COOH
  3.    C15H31COOH
  4.    (C17H35COO)2Ca
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> C17H35COOK
:
A
Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long chain fatty acids.
Question 2. Aspirin inhibits the synthesis of
  1.    hydrochloric acid in stomach
  2.    antihistamines
  3.    prostaglandins
  4.    neurotransmitters
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> prostaglandins
:
C
Aspirin inhibits the synthesis of chemicals known as prostaglandins which stimulate inflammation in the tissue and cause pain. These drugs are effective in relieving skeletal pain such as that due to arthritis.
Question 3. Receptors are proteins which
  1.    carry polar molecules across the cell membranes
  2.    carry message between two neurons or between neurons and muscles
  3.    carry genetic information from one cell to the other
  4.    act as structural material for the cell membranes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> carry message between two neurons or between neurons and muscles
:
B
In the body, message between two neurons and that between neurons to muscles is communicated through certain chemicals. These chemicals, known as chemical messengers are received at the binding sites of receptor proteins.
Question 4. Saponification is –
  1.    A process of preparing soap solution by dissolving soap in water
  2.    A reaction of ester of fatty acid with aqueous sodium or potassium hydroxide
  3.    A process of precipitating soap from colloidal solution of soap and glycerol
  4.    An industrial term used in laundry industry for dry cleaning.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> A reaction of ester of fatty acid with aqueous sodium or potassium hydroxide
:
B
Saponification is a reaction of ester of fatty acid with aqueous sodium or potassium hydroxide.
Saponification Is –
Question 5. Statement 1: Dettol is an antibiotic.
Statement 2: Antibiotics are used to kill microorganisms. 
  1.    Only statement 1 is correct
  2.    Only statement 2 is correct
  3.    Both statements are correct
  4.    Both statements are incorrect
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Only statement 2 is correct
:
B
Antibiotics are used to kill bacteria and microorganisms. They are usually taken orally or injected.
Antiseptics are used just to inhibit or prevent bacterial growth and not to kill them. They are used by applying on the skin. Dettol is antiseptic.
Question 6. The formulation of Dettol contains
  1.    Chloroxylenol
  2.    Terpineol
  3.    Alcohol
  4.    All of these
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> All of these
:
D
Dettol (antiseptic) is a mixture of 4.8% chloroxylenol +9.9% terpineol and absolute alcohol.
Question 7. Which statement is false                                     
  1.    Some disinfectants can be used antiseptics at low concentration
  2.    Sulphadiazine is a synthetic antibacterial
  3.    Ampicillin is a natural antibiotic
  4.    Aspirin is analgesic and antipyretic both
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Ampicillin is a natural antibiotic
:
C
Ampicillin is a synthetic antibiotic.
Question 8. Biodegradable detergents –
  1.    Have less branched hydrocarbon chain
  2.    Have highly branched hydrocarbon chain
  3.    Can have less branched as well as highly branched hydrocarbon chain
  4.    Do not contain hydrocarbon chain
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Have less branched hydrocarbon chain
:
A
Bacteria cannot degrade the detergents with highly branched hydrocarbon.
Question 9. Consider the following two statements about soap and detergent –
(i) Soap is natural while detergent is a synthetic product.
(ii) Both soap and detergent precipitate scum in hard water
(iii) Soap is sodium or potassium salt of fatty acids  
Which of the above statements is (are) true?
  1.    (i) and (ii)
  2.    (ii) and (iii)
  3.    (iii) and (i)
  4.    All
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> (iii) and (i)
:
C
Soap forms scum with hard water but detergent does not form any scum. Hence statement (ii) is incorrect.
Question 10. Which of the following represents a synthetic detergent
  1.    C15H31COOK
  2.    CH3(CH2)16COONa
  3.    CH3(CH2)10OSO3Na
  4.    All
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> CH3(CH2)10OSO3Na
:
C
CH3(CH2)10OSO3is an anionic synthetic detergent. Anionic detergents are sodium salts of sulphonated long chain alcohols or hydrocarbons C15H31COOKandCH3(CH2)16COONa are soap.

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