CBSE Questions for Class 10 Chemistry Metals And Non Metals Quiz 1 - MCQExams.com

Argentite is a mineral of:
  • $$Au$$
  • $$Pt$$
  • $$Ag$$
  • $$Cu$$
Metal oxide + water $$\rightarrow$$   ? 
  • Acid
  • Base
  • Salt
  • None of these
Which of the following non-metals is a liquid? 
  • Carbon
  • Bromine
  • Phosphorus
  • Sulphur
Prevention of corrosion of iron by $$Zn$$ coating is called:
  • galvanization
  • alloying
  • electrolysis
  • soldering
Which of the following pairs of substances, on reaction, will not evolve $$H_{2}$$ gas?
  • Iron and $$H_{2} SO_{4} (aq)$$
  • Iron and steam
  • Copper and $$HCl (g)$$
  • Sodium and $$HCl (aq)$$
Which of the following element is non-malleable?
  • $$Al$$
  • $$Ag$$
  • $$Au$$
  • $$C$$
Iron and rust are the same things.
  • True
  • False
Which metal is used to connect solar cell to solar panels?
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Copper
  • Aluminium
Non-metals have properties similar to that of metals.
  • True
  • False
Choose whether true or false:
Metals occur in nature only as free elements.
  • True
  • False
During extraction of metals, electrolytic refining is used to obtain pure metals. Material which will be used as anode, for refining of silver metal by this process, is:
  • zinc
  • impure silver
  • pure silver
  • iron
Which of the following metal occur in the native form?
  • Lithium
  • Silver
  • Calcium
  • Sodium
Reaction of metals with sulphuric acid produced :
  • $$SO_2$$ gas
  • $$H_2$$ gas
  • $$O_2$$ gas
  • $$SO_3$$ gas
Which of the following metals gives hydrogen with dil. $$HNO_{3}$$?
  • $$Mg$$
  • $$Zn$$
  • $$Al$$
  • $$Sn$$
Non-metals are usually poor conductors of heat and electricity. They are non-lustrous, non-sonorous, non-malleable, and are colored.
Non-metal which is required for combustion is ______________.
  • nitrogen
  • chlorine
  • oxygen
  • sulphur
Non-metals have low melting points as compared to metals.
  • True
  • False
Which of the following metals exist in their native state in nature?
(i) Ca
(ii) Au
(iii) Zn
(iv) Ag
  • (i) and (ii)
  • (ii) and (iii)
  • (ii) and (iv)
  • (iii) and (iv)
2 ml each of concentrated $$HCl$$, $$HNO_{3}$$ and a mixture of concentrated $$HCl$$ and concentrated $$HNO_{3}$$ in the ratio of 3 : 1 were taken in test tubes labelled as A, B and C. A small piece of metal was put in each test tube. No change occurred in test tubes A and B but the metal got dissolved in test tube C respectively. The metal could be :
  • $$Al$$
  • $$Au$$
  • $$Cu$$
  • $$Pt$$
Define brittleness.
  • Tendency to break when force is applied
  • Tendency to roll into rods
  • Tendency to become soft on heating
  • None of above
The metal which does not react with dilute $$HCl$$ is
  • Al
  • Cu
  • Zn
  • Fe
Arrange the following metals in the decreasing order of their chemical reactivity placing the most active first. The metals are Cu, Mg, Fe, Na, Ca, Zn.
  • Na > Ca > Mg > Zn > Fe > Cu (least active)
  • Na > Ca > Mg > Zn > Cu > Fe (least active)
  • Na > Mg > Ca > Zn > Fe > Cu (least active)
  • Na > Mg > Zn > Ca > Fe > Cu (least active)
Activity series of metals is a series in which metals are arranged according to their:
  • malleability
  • reactivity
  • conductivity
  • ductility
Name two product of the given reaction.
$$Zn   + \underset{(Steam)}{H_2O}    \rightarrow       $$
  • Zinc oxide, hydrogen
  • Zinc, water
  • Zinc oxide, water
  • Zinc, hydrogen
A metal which reacts with cold water vigorously producing hydrogen is:
  • zinc
  • tungsten
  • sodium
  • mercury
Which metal does not react with water?
  • $$Cu$$
  • $$Au$$
  • Both A and B
  • $$Fe$$
Non-metals are:
  • Soft
  • Hard
  • Brittle
  • All of above
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
  • Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
  • Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
Which metal is stored in kerosene oil?
  • Sodium
  • Calcium
  • Iron
  • None of the above
Which of the following is not the property of non-metals?
  • They are a bad conductor of electricity.
  • They are non-sonorous.
  • They are ductile.
  • They are brittle
Samples of four metals A, B, C and D were taken and added to the following solution one by one. The results were tabulated as below:

MetalIron (II) SulphateCopper (II) sulphateZinc sulphateSilver nitrate
ANo reactionDisplacement
BDisplacementNo reaction
CNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionDisplacement
DNo reactionNo reactionNo reactionNo reaction

Which is the most reactive metal?
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
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