hydrocarbon, alcohol, polymer, organic acid and explosive substance - Category wise Question and Answer Practice Test with Solutions

Question : 11 [IAS (Pre) 1998]

Assertion (A):
Formic acid is a stronger acid that Acetic acid.
Reason (R):
Formic acid is an organic acid.
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a) (A) is false, but (R) is true

b) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

c) Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

d) (A) is true, but (R) is false

Question : 12 [MPPCS (Pre) 2016]

Vinegar is chemically known as

a) Tartaric acid

b) Acetic acid

c) Butyric acid

d) Formic acid

Question : 13 [PSC (Pre) 2017]

‘Nobel Oil’ is the name of which one of the following explosives?

a) TNG

b) TNA

c) TNT

d) TNP

Question : 14 [UPPCS (Mains) 2015]

Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

a) Formic acid - Red Ant

b) Ascorbic acid - Lemon

c) Maltose - Malt

d) Acetic acid - Curd

Question : 15 [PCS (Pre) 2010]

What is Teflon?

a) Hydrocarbon

b) Insecticide

c) Fluorocarbon

d) Microbicides