CTET Previous Year Question / Sample question on Metal and Non metal

Q.1  Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets?

A. Zinc
B. Phosphorus
C. Sulphur
D. Oxygen

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A. Zinc

Q.2 Which of the following statements is correct?

A. All metals are ductile.
B.  All non-metals are ductile.
C. Generally, metals are ductile.
D. Some non-metals are ductile.

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C. Generally, metals are ductile.

Q.3 Metals are ____ conductors of  _____.

A. Good, Electricity.
B. Bad, Electricity.
C. Bad, Heat
D. None of the above.

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A. Good, Electricity.

Q.4 Metals react with acids to produce _____ gas, which generally burns with a 'pop' sound.

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Nitrogen
D. Carbon dioxide.

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A. Hydrogen

Q.5 The property of metal by which it can be drawn into wires is called _______.

A. Malleability.
B. Ductility.
C. Sonorous.
D. Lustrous.

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B. Ductility.

Q.6. Which of the below metal are soft and can be cut easily with knife?

A. Iron.
B. Calcium.
C. Sodium.
D. Aluminium.

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C. Sodium.

[CTET Sep 2014]
Q.7. When a copper vessel is exposed to moist air for long, it acquires a dull green coating. The green material is a mixture of _______ and _________ .

A. Copper sulphate and Copper carbonate.
B. Copper hydroxide and Copper carbonate.
C. Copper sulphate and Rust.
D. Copper sulphate and Iron oxide.

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B. Copper hydroxide and Copper carbonate.

Q.8. Sodium is generally stored in kerosene because

A. It is very reactive with oxygen.
B. It reacts vigorously with water.
C. It reacts vigorously with oxygen but does not react with water at all.
D. It reacts vigorously with oxygen and water both.

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D. It reacts vigorously with oxygen and water both.

Q.9. Which of the below set show correct sequence of metals from more reactive to less reactive?

A. Zinc > Copper > Iron.
B. Copper > Zinc > Iron.
C. Iron > Zinc > Copper.
D. Zinc > Iron > Copper.

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D. Zinc > Iron > Copper.

Q.10. Elements which possess characters of both metal and non metals are called ______ .

A. Metallica.
B. Metalloids.
C. Metallurgy.
D. Metaphor.

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B. Metalloids.

Q.11. Which of the below statement is correct?

A. Generally, non metals react with acids.
B. Sodium is very reactive metal.
C. Copper displaces zinc from zinc sulphate solution.
D. Coal can be drawn into wires.

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B. Sodium is very reactive metal.

Q. 12.What would happens if, Ram store lemon pickle in an aluminium utensil. Choose the correct consequences from below statements:

A. Lemon pickle will not get spoiled easily and it lasts for a long time.
B. Lemon pickle may get spoiled because acid in lemon will react with aluminium.
C. lemon pickle will last for long time as aluminium do not react with lemon acid.
D. Both A and C.

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B. Lemon pickle may get spoiled because acid in lemon will react with aluminium.

Q.13. What happens , when dilute sulphuric acid and dilute hydrochloric acid is poured on two copper plate separately?

A. Dilute sulphuric acid react with copper to produce hydrogen  gas but dilute hydrocholoric acid do not react.
B. Both Dilute sulphuric acid and dilute hydrocholoric acid  react with copper to produce hydrogen  gas.
C. Both Dilute sulphuric acid and dilute hydrocholoric acid do not react with copper.
D. Dilute hydrochloric acid react with copper to produce hydrogen  gas but dilute sulphuric  acid do not react.

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A. Dilute sulphuric acid react with copper to produce hydrogen  gas but dilute hydrocholoric acid do not react.

[CTET Feb 2016]
Q.14. "Copper cannot displace zinc from its salt solution.  Give the reason." The following reasons are given by class VIII students:

A. Copper is more reactive than zinc.
B. Copper is less reactive than zinc.
C. Zinc is one of the noble metals.
D. Zinc appears below copper in reactivity series.

Select the correct reason(s) from the reasons given by Class VIII students.

1. Only B.
2. A and D.
3. Only A.
4. C and D.

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B. Copper is less reactive than zinc.

[CTET June 2011]
Q.15. The inner surfaces of food cans are coated with tin and not with zinc because

A. zinc is costlier than tin.
B. zinc is more reactive than tin.
C. zinc has a higher melting point than tin.
D. zinc is less reactive than tin.

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B. zinc is more reactive than tin.

[CTET Sep 2015]
Q.16. Anita prepared a fresh solution of sodium hydroxide in a test tube. She dropped a small piece of aluminium foil into it and then brought a burning match stick near the mouth of the test tube. She hears a pop sound. The pop sound indicates the presence of:

A. Water gas.
B. Oxygen gas.
C. Hydrogen gas.
D. Aluminium gas.

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C. Hydrogen gas.

[CTET 2011]
Q.17.When an iron nail is dipped in copper sulphate solution, the colour of copper sulphate solution fades and a brownish layer is deposited over the iron nail. This is an example of

A. Combination reaction.
B. Decomposition reaction.
C. Double displacement reaction.
D. Displacement and redox reaction.

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D. Displacement and redox reaction.

[CTET 2012]
Q.18. Phosphorous is kept in water to

A. Purify water.
B. Make water soft.
C. prevent its contact with oxygen.
D. denature it.

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C. prevent its contact with oxygen.

[CTET Sep 2014]
Q.19. Select the group of poor conductor of heat from the following:

A. Air, Water and Plastic.
B. Wool, wood and iron.
C. Water, Copper and Wood.
D. Air, Aluminium and Wool.

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A. Air, Water and Plastic.

[CTET 2016]
Q.20. "Sodium and Potassium are stored in Kerosene. Give the reason.".  Following reasons are given by VIII Class students.

A. Both are highly reactive and react with carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
B. Both are highly toxic and give off toxic fumes.
C. Both are highly reactive and react with oxygen in atmosphere.
D. Kerosene helps cut off the reaction of the metals with oxygen in the air.

Select the most appropriate reason(s) given by class VIII students.

1. Only A
2. C & D
3. only B
4. C & B

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2. C & D

[CTET Sep 2016]
Q.21. Match the following metals and non metals with their uses:

(a) Iodine                (i) Water purification.
(b) Mercury            (ii) On wounds
(c) Aluminium        (iii) Thermometers.
(d) Chlorine            (iv) Food Packaging

A.  a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i.
B. a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d--iv.
C. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i
D a-iii, b-ii, c-iv, d-i

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C. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv, d-i


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