FIA Exam

Methylamine is more basic than ammonia because:

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=+I effect =+I effect
=-I effect =-I effect
Larger size Larger size
Steric factors Steric factors

Sulphur exists in how many allotropic forms?

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2 2
3 3
Many Many
1 1

Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts because:

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Low reactivity Low reactivity
Forms salt with $\ce{AlCl3}$ Forms salt with $\ce{AlCl3}$
Too reactive Too reactive
Oxidation occurs Oxidation occurs

Brown ring test is for:

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$\ce{SO4^2-}$ $\ce{SO4^2-}$
$\ce{Cl-}$ $\ce{Cl-}$
$\ce{NO3-}$ $\ce{NO3-}$
$\ce{CO3^2-}$ $\ce{CO3^2-}$

Oxidation state of S in $\ce{H2S2O7}$:

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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7

Hydrogenation of oils gives:

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Liquid oils Liquid oils
Solid fats Solid fats
Soaps Soaps
Fatty acids Fatty acids

Laughing gas is:

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$\ce{NO}$ $\ce{NO}$
$\ce{N2O}$ $\ce{N2O}$
$\ce{NO2}$ $\ce{NO2}$
$\ce{N2O4}$ $\ce{N2O4}$

$\ce{ClF3}$ has shape:

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T-shaped T-shaped
Trigonal planar Trigonal planar
Pyramidal Pyramidal
Linear Linear

Glyptal is:

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Polyester Polyester
Polyamide Polyamide
Polyether Polyether
Polyurethane Polyurethane

Most reactive halogen is:

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Fluorine Fluorine
Chlorine Chlorine
Bromine Bromine
Iodine Iodine

Reduction of nitrobenzene in acidic medium gives:

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Azobenzene Azobenzene
Hydrazobenzene Hydrazobenzene
Aniline Aniline
Nitrosobenzene Nitrosobenzene

Victor Meyer's test distinguishes:

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Aldehydes and ketones Aldehydes and ketones
Alcohols and phenols Alcohols and phenols
1°, 2°, 3° alcohols 1°, 2°, 3° alcohols
Acids and esters Acids and esters

Corrosive sublimate is:

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$\ce{HgCl2}$ $\ce{HgCl2}$
$\ce{Hg2Cl2}$ $\ce{Hg2Cl2}$
$\ce{HgO}$ $\ce{HgO}$
$\ce{HgS}$ $\ce{HgS}$

Grignard reagent is prepared in:

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Water Water
Alcohol Alcohol
Dry ether Dry ether
Benzene Benzene

Ortho-para directing groups are:

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Electron-donating Electron-donating
Electron-withdrawing Electron-withdrawing
Deactivating Deactivating
Meta-directing Meta-directing

Zinc reacts with $\ce{NaOH}$ to give:

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$\ce{ZnO}$ $\ce{ZnO}$
$\ce{Zn(OH)2}$ $\ce{Zn(OH)2}$
$\ce{Na2ZnO2}$ $\ce{Na2ZnO2}$
$\ce{ZnCl2}$ $\ce{ZnCl2}$

Most stable form of sulfur at room temperature:

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Rhombic Rhombic
Monoclinic Monoclinic
Plastic Plastic
Amorphous Amorphous

Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

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Gallium Gallium
Cesium Cesium
Francium Francium
Mercury Mercury

Benzene reacts with excess $\ce{Cl2}$ in sunlight to give:

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Chlorobenzene Chlorobenzene
$\ce{C6H6Cl6}$ $\ce{C6H6Cl6}$
$\ce{C6H5Cl3}$ $\ce{C6H5Cl3}$
$\ce{C6H4Cl2}$ $\ce{C6H4Cl2}$

Vegetable oils are:

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Unsaturated Unsaturated
Saturated Saturated
Aromatic Aromatic
Cyclic Cyclic

Hydrogen halides' boiling point order:

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$\ce{HCl > HBr > HI > HF}$ $\ce{HCl > HBr > HI > HF}$
$\ce{HF > HI > HBr > HCl}$ $\ce{HF > HI > HBr > HCl}$
$\ce{HI > HBr > HCl > HF}$ $\ce{HI > HBr > HCl > HF}$
All equal All equal

Which halogen does not show positive oxidation state?

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Chlorine Chlorine
Fluorine Fluorine
Bromine Bromine
Iodine Iodine

Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid because:

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No +I effect in $\ce{HCOOH}$ No +I effect in $\ce{HCOOH}$
Larger size Larger size
More polar More polar
Lower pKa Lower pKa

Rectified spirit contains:

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100% ethanol 100% ethanol
50% ethanol 50% ethanol
95% ethanol 95% ethanol
70% ethanol 70% ethanol

Blue vitriol is:

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$\ce{ZnSO4}$ $\ce{ZnSO4}$
$\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$ $\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$
$\ce{FeSO4}$ $\ce{FeSO4}$
$\ce{NiSO4}$ $\ce{NiSO4}$

Meta-directing groups are:

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Electron-donating Electron-donating
Activating Activating
Electron-withdrawing Electron-withdrawing
Neutral Neutral

Tollen's reagent is:

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$\ce{[Ag(NH3)2]NO3}$ $\ce{[Ag(NH3)2]NO3}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$

Nitration of benzene requires:

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$\ce{HNO3}$ only $\ce{HNO3}$ only
Nitrating mixture Nitrating mixture
$\ce{N2O5}$ $\ce{N2O5}$
$\ce{NO2}$ $\ce{NO2}$

Benzene sulphonic acid is prepared by:

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$\ce{C6H6 + H2SO4}$ $\ce{C6H6 + H2SO4}$
$\ce{C6H6 + SO3}$ $\ce{C6H6 + SO3}$
$\ce{C6H6 + H2S}$ $\ce{C6H6 + H2S}$
$\ce{C6H6 + SO2}$ $\ce{C6H6 + SO2}$

Which oxide of nitrogen is paramagnetic?

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$\ce{NO}$ $\ce{NO}$
$\ce{N2O}$ $\ce{N2O}$
$\ce{N2O3}$ $\ce{N2O3}$
$\ce{N2O5}$ $\ce{N2O5}$

Gattermann-Koch reaction gives:

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Benzoic acid Benzoic acid
Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde
Toluene Toluene
Phenol Phenol

Finkelstein reaction is:

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Oxidation Oxidation
Halogen exchange Halogen exchange
Reduction Reduction
Substitution Substitution

Transesterification is:

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Acid exchange Acid exchange
Ester hydrolysis Ester hydrolysis
Ester-alcohol exchange Ester-alcohol exchange
Esterification Esterification

Rosenmund reduction uses:

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$\ce{H2/Pd-BaSO4}$ $\ce{H2/Pd-BaSO4}$
$\ce{LiAlH4}$ $\ce{LiAlH4}$
$\ce{NaBH4}$ $\ce{NaBH4}$
$\ce{Zn-Hg/HCl}$ $\ce{Zn-Hg/HCl}$

Fats are esters of:

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Ethanol Ethanol
Glycerol Glycerol
Methanol Methanol
Sorbitol Sorbitol

Acetone is prepared industrially by:

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Cumene oxidation Cumene oxidation
Fermentation Fermentation
Oxidation of propanol Oxidation of propanol
Dehydrogenation Dehydrogenation

Coupling reaction of diazonium salt occurs at:

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Meta Meta
Ipso Ipso
Ortho Ortho
Para Para

Schiff's reagent is:

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$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
Decolorized fuchsin Decolorized fuchsin
$\ce{I2/NaOH}$ $\ce{I2/NaOH}$

Buna-S is:

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Homopolymer Homopolymer
Condensation Condensation
Copolymer (butadiene-styrene) Copolymer (butadiene-styrene)
Natural polymer Natural polymer

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction involves:

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$\ce{Cl2/PCl3}$ on acid $\ce{Cl2/PCl3}$ on acid
$\ce{Br2/NaOH}$ on acid $\ce{Br2/NaOH}$ on acid
$\ce{I2/KOH}$ on acid $\ce{I2/KOH}$ on acid
$\ce{Cl2/H2O}$ on acid $\ce{Cl2/H2O}$ on acid

Lucas reagent is:

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$\ce{ZnCl2/HCl}$ $\ce{ZnCl2/HCl}$
$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$

Chlorine water acts as:

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Only oxidizing Only oxidizing
Only bleaching Only bleaching
All three All three
Only disinfectant Only disinfectant

Saponification is:

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Esterification Esterification
Oxidation Oxidation
Alkaline hydrolysis of ester Alkaline hydrolysis of ester
Reduction Reduction

Oil of wintergreen is:

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Methyl salicylate Methyl salicylate
Ethyl acetate Ethyl acetate
Benzyl benzoate Benzyl benzoate
Amyl acetate Amyl acetate

Saponification number is:

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g KOH/kg fat g KOH/kg fat
g NaOH/g fat g NaOH/g fat
mg KOH/g fat mg KOH/g fat
mol KOH/g fat mol KOH/g fat

Esterification is catalyzed by:

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Base Base
Acid Acid
Neutral Neutral
Oxidizing agent Oxidizing agent

Which is most reactive towards electrophilic substitution?

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Nitrobenzene Nitrobenzene
Phenol Phenol
Benzene Benzene
Benzoic acid Benzoic acid

Ketones can be prepared from:

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1° alcohols 1° alcohols
2° alcohols 2° alcohols
Aldehydes Aldehydes
Esters Esters

Carboxylic acids form dimers due to:

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H-bonding H-bonding
Van der Waals Van der Waals
Covalent bonds Covalent bonds
Ionic bonds Ionic bonds

Grignard reagent reacts with water to give:

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Alcohol Alcohol
Hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon
Ether Ether
Aldehyde Aldehyde

Philosopher's wool is:

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$\ce{Zn}$ $\ce{Zn}$
$\ce{ZnO}$ $\ce{ZnO}$
$\ce{ZnS}$ $\ce{ZnS}$
$\ce{ZnCO3}$ $\ce{ZnCO3}$

White vitriol is:

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$\ce{ZnSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{ZnSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$ $\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$
$\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{MgSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{MgSO4.7H2O}$

Orlon is:

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Polyester Polyester
Polyacrylonitrile Polyacrylonitrile
Polyamide Polyamide
Polyolefin Polyolefin

SN1 reaction is favored by:

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Polar protic solvent Polar protic solvent
Non-polar solvent Non-polar solvent
Aprotic solvent Aprotic solvent
No solvent No solvent

Blood is buffered by:

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$\ce{H2CO3/HCO3-}$ $\ce{H2CO3/HCO3-}$
$\ce{H3PO4/HPO4^2-}$ $\ce{H3PO4/HPO4^2-}$
Proteins only Proteins only
$\ce{CH3COOH/CH3COO-}$ $\ce{CH3COOH/CH3COO-}$

Esters can be distinguished from acids by:

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Fehling's test Fehling's test
Tollens' test Tollens' test
Litmus test Litmus test
Iodoform test Iodoform test

Bleaching powder formula:

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$\ce{CaCl2}$ $\ce{CaCl2}$
$\ce{CaOCl2}$ $\ce{CaOCl2}$
$\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$
$\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{CaCO3}$

Nylon-6 is prepared from:

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Adipic acid Adipic acid
Caprolactam Caprolactam
Terephthalic acid Terephthalic acid
Sebacic acid Sebacic acid

Oxidation state of S in $\ce{Na2S4O6}$:

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2 2
2.5 2.5
4 4
6 6

Glycerol is:

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Monohydric Monohydric
Trihydric Trihydric
Dihydric Dihydric
Tetrahydric Tetrahydric

Rancidity of fats is due to:

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Reduction Reduction
Hydrolysis Hydrolysis
Oxidation Oxidation
Polymerization Polymerization

Acetyl chloride is more reactive than acetic acid because:

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More polar More polar
$\ce{Cl-}$ is better leaving group $\ce{Cl-}$ is better leaving group
Larger size Larger size
Lower polarity Lower polarity

Which alkyl halide is most reactive in SN2?

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Primary Primary
Secondary Secondary
Tertiary Tertiary
All equal All equal

Interhalogen compounds have general formula:

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$\ce{XX'}$ $\ce{XX'}$
$\ce{X2X'}$ $\ce{X2X'}$
$\ce{XX'_n}$ (n=1,3,5,7) $\ce{XX'_n}$ (n=1,3,5,7)
$\ce{X_nX'}$ $\ce{X_nX'}$

Etard reaction uses:

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$\ce{KMnO4}$ $\ce{KMnO4}$
$\ce{CrO2Cl2}$ $\ce{CrO2Cl2}$
$\ce{PCC}$ $\ce{PCC}$
$\ce{LiAlH4}$ $\ce{LiAlH4}$

Glycerol reacts with $\ce{KHSO4}$ to give:

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Propanol Propanol
Propanoic acid Propanoic acid
Acrolein Acrolein
Acetone Acetone

Calomel is:

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$\ce{HgCl2}$ $\ce{HgCl2}$
$\ce{Hg2Cl2}$ $\ce{Hg2Cl2}$
$\ce{Hg2O}$ $\ce{Hg2O}$
$\ce{HgO}$ $\ce{HgO}$

Halogenation of benzene requires:

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Heat only Heat only
Light Light
Lewis acid catalyst Lewis acid catalyst
Base Base

Wood spirit is:

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Methanol Methanol
Ethanol Ethanol
Propanol Propanol
Butanol Butanol

Soaps are:

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Esters Esters
Sodium salts of fatty acids Sodium salts of fatty acids
Amides Amides
Alcohols Alcohols

Dacron is:

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Polyamide Polyamide
Polyolefin Polyolefin
Polyester Polyester
Polyurethane Polyurethane

Green vitriol is:

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$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{ZnSO4}$ $\ce{ZnSO4}$
$\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{NiSO4}$ $\ce{NiSO4}$

Buna-N is:

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Butadiene-acrylonitrile Butadiene-acrylonitrile
Butadiene-styrene Butadiene-styrene
Pure butadiene Pure butadiene
Isoprene polymer Isoprene polymer

Bleaching powder is prepared by:

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$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$
$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaO}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaO}$
$\ce{HCl}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{HCl}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$
$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$

Polystyrene is:

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Condensation Condensation
Copolymer Copolymer
Addition polymer Addition polymer
Natural Natural

Decarboxylation of sodium acetate with soda lime gives:

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Ethane Ethane
Methane Methane
Ethene Ethene
Propane Propane

Absolute alcohol is:

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95% ethanol 95% ethanol
100% ethanol 100% ethanol
50% ethanol 50% ethanol
Methylated spirit Methylated spirit

Birch reduction of benzene gives:

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1,4-cyclohexadiene 1,4-cyclohexadiene
Cyclohexane Cyclohexane
Cyclohexene Cyclohexene
Benzene remains Benzene remains

Power alcohol is:

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Ethanol + petrol Ethanol + petrol
Pure ethanol Pure ethanol
Methanol Methanol
Ethanol + water Ethanol + water

Neoprene is polymer of:

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Butadiene Butadiene
Chloroprene Chloroprene
Isoprene Isoprene
Styrene Styrene

Stephen reduction converts:

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Acid to aldehyde Acid to aldehyde
Ester to aldehyde Ester to aldehyde
Nitrile to aldehyde Nitrile to aldehyde
Amide to aldehyde Amide to aldehyde

Primary amines can be distinguished from secondary by:

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Litmus Litmus
Fehling's Fehling's
Carbylamine test Carbylamine test
Tollens' Tollens'

King of chemicals is:

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$\ce{H2SO4}$ $\ce{H2SO4}$
$\ce{HCl}$ $\ce{HCl}$
$\ce{HNO3}$ $\ce{HNO3}$
$\ce{NaOH}$ $\ce{NaOH}$

Swarts reaction uses:

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$\ce{Cl2}$ $\ce{Cl2}$
$\ce{Br2}$ $\ce{Br2}$
$\ce{AgF}$ $\ce{AgF}$
$\ce{I2}$ $\ce{I2}$

He speaks English ___.

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fluent fluent
fluency fluency
fluently fluently
more fluent more fluent

He is senior ___ me in service.

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than than
to to
from from
with with

The sun ___ in the east.

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rise rise
rises rises
rising rising
rose rose

The plural of 'Crisis' is:

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Crisises Crisises
Crises Crises
Crisis Crisis
Crisiss Crisiss

Choose the correct article: ___ honest man is respected.

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A A
An An
The The
No article No article

She insisted ___ paying the bill.

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on on
in in
at at
for for

Hardly ___ the station when the train left.

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I reached I reached
I have reached I have reached
had I reached had I reached
I had reached I had reached

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

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1989 1989
1990 1990
1988 1988
1991 1991

In which year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

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1491 1491
1492 1492
1493 1493
1494 1494

In which year did World War 1 begin?

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1914 1914
1915 1915
1916 1916
1913 1913

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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George Washington George Washington
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin
John Adams John Adams

Who was the first person in space?

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Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong
John Glenn John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin

Who was the first President of the United States?

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George Washington George Washington
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
John Adams John Adams
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin

Who was the first man on the Moon?

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Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn John Glenn
Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin

In which year did the Titanic sink?

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1911 1911
1913 1913
1912 1912
1910 1910

In which year did World War 2 end?

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1944 1944
1946 1946
1945 1945
1943 1943

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