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Q:

Which one of the following elements cannot be detected by "Lassaigne's test"?

A) I B) Cl
C) S D) F
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) F

Explanation:

The sodium fusion test, or Lassaigne's test, is used in elemental analysis for the qualitative determination of the presence of foreign elements, namely halogens, nitrogen, and sulphur, in an organic compound. It was developed by J. L. Lassaigne.Silver fluoride is soluble in water and does not precipitate and thus this method cannot be used for detection of fluorine.

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Q:

Which group 4A element has the highest ionization energy?

A) Silicon B) Tin
C) Lead D) Carbon
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Carbon

Explanation:

As the ionization energies of the elements decreases down the group carbon has got the highest ionization energy in the group being at the top of the group.

Carbon is on the top of the group 4 among the given elements. Hence, Carbon has the highest ionization energy.

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Q:

Plants grow in size because of 

A) addition of cells B) increase in size of cells
C) enlargement of cells D) elongation of cells
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) addition of cells

Explanation:

Plants grow in size both in height and in girth. Enlargement of cells already present cannnot contribute much to the growth. Only addition of more and more cells could increase the size of the plant considerably.

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Which company was a monopoly during the gilded age?

A) Carnegie Steel B) Microsoft
C) Allegheny Steel D) AT&T
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Carnegie Steel

Explanation:

Monopoly is an economic term that describes a single company or entity controlling one hundred percent of the supply of a particular product. Carnegie Steel is one of the argest monopoly of steel industry during the Gilded age.

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Q:

Which formula represents a molecular compound?

A) Ar B) NaI
C) N2O4 D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) N2O4

Explanation:

Molecular compounds are those with covalent bonds between the elements and those elements are typically non metals.

 

Here in the given options, Ar is an element. NaI has an ionic bond. Hence, N2O4 has a covalent bond between the two non metals and is a molecular compound.

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Q:

Which European ruler had observed 'Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world .... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe?

A) Queen Victoria B) Peter the Great of Russia
C) Napoleon Bonaparte D) Gustav II Adolf
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Peter the Great of Russia

Explanation:

India was one of the main centres of world trade and industry. Peter the Great of Russia was led to exclaim: “Bear in mind that the commerce of India is the commerce of the world and ... he who can exclusively command it is the dictator of Europe.”

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Who designed the Bombay Secretariat in the 1870s?

A) H.St. Clair Wilkins B) Sir Cowasjee Jehangir Readymoney
C) Purushottamdas Thakurdas D) Nusserwanji Tata
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) H.St. Clair Wilkins

Explanation:

The Bombay Secretariat was completed in 1874 and designed by Captain Henry St. Clair Wilkins in the Venetian Gothic style. With its arcaded verandahs and huge gable over the west facade, it was a monument to the civic pride of Bombay's British rulers.

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Q:

Magnetic domains normally occur in

A) copper B) silver
C) iron D) All of the above
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) iron

Explanation:

A magnetic domain is a region within a magnetic material in which the magnetization is in a uniform direction. This means that the individual magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned with one another and they point in the same direction.

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