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Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions for Students
A drug that is antipyretic as well as analgesic is
(a) chloroquine
(b) penicillin
(c) paracetamol
(d) chlorpromazine hydrochloride
Option c – paracetamol
The drug used to bring down fever is known as ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) analgesic
(b) antibiotic
(c) antipyretic
(d) sulpha drugs
Option c – antipyretic
Bithional is an example of
(a) disinfectant
(b) antiseptic
(c) antibiotic
(d) analgesic
Option a – disinfectant
‘Humus’ is an example of ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) soil structure
(b) crystalloids
(c) organic colloids
(d) None of the above
Option c – organic colloids
Which of the following fertilizers has more nitrogen content?
(a) Urea
(b) Ammonium nitrate
(c) Potassium nitrate
(d) Ammonium phosphate
Option a – Urea
The element not present in fertilizers is ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Hydrogen
(c) Chlorine
(d) Phosphorus
Option b – Hydrogen
For wheat cultivation which fertilizer is used?
(a) Nitrogen
(b) Potassium
(c) Copper
(d) Iron
Option a – Nitrogen
The most popular fertilizer for foliar application is ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) Sodium Nitrate
(b) Urea
(c) DAP
(d) Potassium Chloride
Option b – Urea
Which of the following is not a chemical fertilizer?
(a) Urea
(b) Sodium Sulphate
(c) Super Phosphate
(d) Potassium Nitrate
Option b – Sodium Sulphate
The percentage of nitrogen in urea is ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) 30%
(b) 25%
(c) 47%
(d) 60%
Option c – 47%
Which form of nitrogen is available in urea?
(a) Amide
(b) Ammoniacal
(c) Nitrate
(d) Nitrite
Option a – Amide
Urea is ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) a nitrogen-containing organic compound.
(b) a nitrogen-containing inorganic compound.
(c) a plant hormone.
(d) an Endergonic compound.
Option a – a nitrogen-containing organic compound
Consider the following statements. I. Among the fertilizers used, urea contains the maximum percentage of Nitrogen. II. The mixture of calcium sulfate is known as the superphosphate of lime. III. Potassium magnesium sulfate is called the muriate of potash. Which of the statements given above is correct?
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) I, II and III
Option a – I and II
Which one of the following is used in the preparation of antiseptic solution? ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) Potassium nitrate
(b) lodine
(c) iodine chloride
(d) Potassium chloride
Option b – lodine
Aspirin is
(a) an antibiotic
(b) antipyretic
(c) a reliever
(d) None of these
Option b – antipyretic
Aspirin is obtained from ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) petroleum
(b) earth
(c) a tree
(d) a chemical reaction of acids
Option c – a tree
Antacids are commonly used to get rid of acidity in the stomach. A commonly used antacid is
(a) sodium hydrogen phthalate
(b) magnesium hydroxide
(c) calcium hydroxide
(d) manganese acetate
Option c – calcium hydroxide
The most suitable crop for green manuring is ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) potato
(b) sugarcane
(c) sun hemp
(d) gram
Option c – sun hemp
Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
(a) Chloromycetin-antityphoid
(b) Crystal violet-antiseptic
(c) Quinine-antimalarial
(d) Aspirin-anaesthetic
Option d – Aspirin-anaesthetic
Which one of the following is not correctly matched ( Chemistry in Everyday Life JEE Mains Questions )
(a) Antipyretic – Paracetamol
(b) Antifoaming – Polyamides Silicones
(c) Antiseptic – Aspirin
(d) Antrachitic – Calciferol (Vitamin D)
Option c – Antiseptic – Aspirin
Which of the following is used as a “morning-after pill”?
(a) Norethindrone
(b) Ethinylestradiol
(c) Mifepristone
(d) Bithional
Option c – Mifepristone
Arsenic drugs are mainly used in the treatment of
(a) Jaundice
(b) Typhoid
(c) Syphills
(d) Cholera
Option c – Syphills
Consider the following statements. I. Glass wool has a tensile strength greater than steel. II. Glass wool is fireproof. III. Glass wool has high electrical conductivity and absorbs moisture. IV. Glass wool is used to prepare libre glass. Which of the statements given above is correct?
(a) I, II, III and IV
(b) I, II and III
(c) I, II and IV
(d) III and IV
Option c – I, II and IV
Consider the following statements. I. Pyrex glasses have boron oxide as the main constituent besides silica. II. Pyrex glasses have the high thermal expansion, thus less vulnerability to cracking from thermal shock. III. They are commonly used for reagent bottles, optical components and household cookware. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) I, II and III
(b) I and III
(c) II and III
(d) Only II
Option b – I and III
The hair dye available in the market contains two bottles, one containing dye and the other containing hydrogen peroxide. The bottles are mixed before applying the dye. The function of hydrogen peroxide is
(a) to dilute the dye.
(b) to oxidise the dye to give the desired colour.
(c) to reduce the dye to give the desired colour.
(d) to acidify the dye solution.
Option b – to oxidise the dye to give the desired colour
Glass is soluble in
(a) H₂SO4
(b) HCIO4
(c) HNO3
(d) HF
Option d – HF
Glass is a
(a) superheated solid
(b) supercooled liquid
(c) supercooled gas
(d) superheated liquid
Option b – supercooled liquid
Which one of the following types of glasses are used for making optical instruments?
(a) Pyrex glass
(b) Soft glass
(c) Hard glass
(d) Flint glass
Option c – Hard glass
Which one of the following types of glass can cut off ultraviolet rays?
(a) Soda glass
(b) Pyrex glass
(c) Jena glass
(d) Crooked glass
Option d – Crooked glass
One of the occupational health hazards commonly faced by the workers of the ceramic, pottery of glass industries is
(a) stone formation in the gallbladder
(b) melanoma
(c) stone formation in the kidney
(d) silicosis
Option c – stone formation in the kidney
Which one of the following statements about glass is not correct?
(a) Glass is often said to be a supercooled liquid.
(b) Glass has no definite melting point.
(c) Soda glass is harder than pyrex glass.
(d) Boron is present in pyrex glass.
Option c – Soda glass is harder than pyrex glass
Which one of the following is the reason for keeping the chloroform in brown-tinted glass containers?
(a) Its brilliance in colour hurts the eyes.
(b) Its deep red colour is piercing.
(c) With UV-rays and O₂, it forms poisonous gas phosgene.
(d) With IR rays, it forms a poisonous cyanide.
Option c – With UV-rays and O₂, it forms poisonous gas phosgene
Select the correct statement from the codes given below. I. Cut glasses are lead glasses. II. The main raw material for the preparation of soda glass is Na₂CO3. III. Quicklime is CaO. Codes
(a) I and II
(b) II and III
(c) I and III
(d) Only II
Option c – I and III
Consider the following statements. I. Photochromic lenses are lenses that darken on exposure to ultraviolet light. II. Photochromic properties are due to the embedded microcrystalline of silver chloride in the glass. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
Consider the following statements. I. A chalcogenide glass is a glass containing sulphur, selenium or tellurium. II. Chalcogenide glass forms the basis of re-writable CD and DVD solid-state memory technology. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and II
An ideal fuel should have
(a) a high calorific value
(b) a low ignition value
(c) regulated and controlled
(d) All of the above
Option d – All of the above
Which one of the following gases, released from a biogas plant is used as a fuel gas?
(a) Butane
(b) Propane
(c) Methane
(d) Ethane
Option c – Methane
Which of the following is an example of fossil fuel?
(a) Wood
(b) Coke
(c) Natural gas
(d) Producer gas
Option c – Natural gas
A thick paste of cement, sand and water is called
(a) Concrete
(b) RCC
(c) Mortar
(d) Kiln
Option c – Mortar
Which one among the following is the chemical formula of gypsum, which is an ingredient of cement?
(a) Ca₂SiO4
(b) CaSO4 2H₂O
(c) CaO
(d) CaSO4 3H₂O
Option b – CaSO4 2H₂O
Which one among the following is not an example of ceramics?
(a) Beryllia
(b) Zirconia
(c) Alumina
(d) Geraniol
Option d – Geraniol
Ceramic balls can be used to
(a) replace steel in ball bearings
(b) rifle fire
(c) on a hard surface
(d) None of the above
Option a – replace steel in ball bearings
Which one of the following has the highest fuel value?
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Charcoal
(c) Natural gas
(d) Gasoline
Option a – Hydrogen
Which of the following is used in beauty parlours for hair setting?
(a) Chlorine
(b) Sulphur
(c) Phosphorus silicon
(d) Silicon
Option b – Sulphur
Which one of the following is used as a mordant in the dyeing and tanning industry?
(a) Magnesium oxide
(b) Magnesium chloride
(c) Magnesium sulphate
(d) Magnesium carbonate
Option c – Magnesium sulphate
Nail polish remover contains
(a) benzene
(b) formaldehyde
(c) acetic acid
(d) acetone
Option d – acetone
Consider the following statements. Sodium silicate and sodium sulphate are mixed as detergents in washing powders so that I. to maintain the dryness of the powder. II. to maintain the basicity of powder. Which of the following statements is correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) None of these
Option c – Both I and II
The advantage of detergents over soaps is
(a) detergents are soluble in water.
(b) detergents could not give much lather.
(c) detergents give lather even with hard water.
(d) soaps give lather with only soft water.
Option c – detergents give lather even with hard water
Assertion (A) Synthetic detergents can lather well in hard water. Reason (R) Synthetic detergents form soluble calcium and magnesium salts with hard water. Codes
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true, but R is false
(d) A is false, but R is true
Option a – Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Consider the following statements. The purpose of adding sodium sulphate and sodium silicate to the detergent in a washing powder is I. to keep to washing powder dry. II. to maintain the alkalinity of the powder. Which of these statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option a – Only I
‘Nobel oil’ is the name of which one of the following explosives?
(a) TNG
(b) TNP
(c) TNA
(d) TNT
Option a – TNG
The chemical used in the manufacturing of dynamite is
(a) Glycerol
(b) Glycerol triacetate
(c) Glycerol trinitrate
(d) Glycerol triiodate
Option c – Glycerol trinitrate
Which one of the following explosives does not contain nitroglycerine as an essential constituent?
(a) Cordite
(b) Blasting Gelatine
(c) Dynamite
(d) Amatol
Option d – Amatol
A mixture of which one of the following pairs of gases is the cause of occurrence of most of the explosions in mines
(a) Hydrogen and Oxygen
(b) Oxygen and Acetylene
(c) Methane and Air
(d) Carbon dioxide and Methane
Option c – Methane and Air
Which one of the following statements is correct?
(a) DDT is an antibacterial compound.
(b) TNT is an insecticide.
(c) RDX is explosive.
(d) LSD is an antiviral compound
Option c – RDX is explosive
RDX was invented by
(a) Alfred Nobel
(b) Soddy
(c) Bergillins
(d) Henning
Option d – Henning
Which one of the following is another name for RDX?
(a) Cyanohydrin
(b) Dextran
(c) Cyclohexane
(d) Cyclonite
Option d – Cyclonite
Which one of the following is not an explosive?
(a) Nitrochloroform
(b) TNG
(c) TNT
(d) Potassium Chlorate
Option a – Nitrochloroform
Which one of the following is used in the production of explosives?
(a) Glycerol
(b) Methanol
(c) Urea
(d) Oxalic acid
Option a – Glycerol
Soap helps in better cleaning of clothes because
(a) soap acts like a catalyst.
(b) it reduces the surface tension of the solution.
(c) it gives strength to the solution.
(d) it absorbs the dirt.
Option b – it reduces the surface tension of the solution
Which of the following statements is not true for soap?
(a) Soaps are bio-degradable.
(b) Soaps cannot be used in an acidic medium.
(c) Soaps form a white curdy precipitate with hard water.
(d) Soaps are relatively stronger in their cleaning action than synthetic detergents.
Option d – Soaps are relatively stronger in their cleaning action than synthetic detergents
Which of the following statements is correct? I. The soap molecules form structures called micelles. II. Soap micelles cannot scatter light. III. Only dirt gets collected in the centre of the micelle.
(a) Both I and II
(b) Both I and III
(c) Both II and III
(d) All I, II and III
Option b – Both I and III
Consider the following statements. I. Hard soaps (common bar soaps) are the sodium salts of fatty acids. II. Soft soaps are the potassium salts of fatty acids and are semi-solid in nature. Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) Both I and II
(d) Neither I nor II
Option c – Both I and III
What is a detergent?
(a) Soap
(b) Medicine
(c) Catalyst
(d) Refining agent
Option d – Refining agent
A sample of ‘soft soap’ contains
(a) caesium
(b) potassium
(c) calcium
(d) magnesium
Option b – potassium
Which one of the following is used in the manufacture of soaps?
(a) Vegetable oil
(b) Mobil oil
(c) Kerosene oil
(d) Cutting oil
Option a – Vegetable oil
When the fats are reacted with alkali, they form ‘soaps’. The type of reaction taking place in the formation of soaps is called
(a) emulsification
(b) saponification
(c) halogenation
(d) oxidation
Option b – saponification
The soap solution used for cleaning purposes appears cloudy. This is due to the fact that soap micelles can
(a) refract light
(b) scatter light
(c) diffract light
(d) polarise light
Option b – scatter light
Soap removes grease by
(a) coagulation
(b) absorption
(c) emulsification
(d) osmosis
Option c – emulsification
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