SSLC Science and Technology NIOS IX Welcome to your SSLC Science and Technology NIOS IX Total Questions: 50 Name Mobile No: 1. Most reactive metal is: Copper Potassium Gold Silver None Hint 2. Metals are generally: Good conductors Non-conductors Poor conductors Good insulators None Hint 3. Diamond is a form of: Iron Copper Carbon Zinc None Hint 4. Vinegar contains: Acetic acid Formic acid Citric acid Lactic acid None Hint 5. Ethyne belongs to: Alkyne Ketone Alkene Alkane None Hint 6. Sodium is stored in: Water Air Oil/Kerosene Acid None Hint 7. Diamond is: Gas Liquid Hardest natural substance Soft None Hint 8. Metals are generally: Soft Brittle Dull Shiny (Lustrous) None Hint 9. Metal used in utensils: Sulphur Chlorine Aluminium Carbon None Hint 10. Non-metal essential for breathing: Oxygen Carbon Nitrogen Hydrogen None Hint 11. Compounds containing only single bond are: Saturated Aromatic Cyclic Unsaturated None Hint 12. Carbon forms covalent bond by: Sharing electrons Gaining electrons Losing electrons Donating protons None Hint 13. Carbon dioxide turns lime water: Red Blue Green Milky None Hint 14. Ethene belongs to: Alcohol Alkyne Alkane Alkene None Hint 15. Metals react with oxygen to form: Metal oxide Metal carbonate Metal sulphide Metal chloride None Hint 16. Organic compounds mainly contain: Sulphur Nitrogen Carbon Oxygen None Hint 17. Rusting is formation of: Copper oxide Aluminium oxide Iron oxide Zinc oxide None Hint 18. Property of carbon to form long chains is called: Catenation Isomerism Polymerisation Saturation None Hint 19. Detergents are effective in: Hard water also Sea water only Distilled water only Soft water only None Hint 20. Metal used for electrical wires: Iron Lead Copper Zinc None Hint 21. Allotropes of carbon include: Zinc and lead Diamond and graphite Gold and silver Iron and copper None Hint 22. Rusting requires: Heat only Oxygen only Water only Air and moisture None Hint 23. Alloy of iron and carbon is: Steel Brass Bronze Copper None Hint 24. Non-metals gain electrons to form: Molecules Cations Anions Atoms None Hint 25. Functional group of alcohol is: –COOH –CHO –OH –NH₂ None Hint 26. Alloy of copper and zinc is: Steel Brass Solder Bronze None Hint 27. Metals lose electrons to form: Atoms Anions Cations Molecules None Hint 28. Metals are good conductors of: Light only Heat and electricity Water Air None Hint 29. Carbon atomic number is: 6 8 12 4 None Hint 30. Property of beating metal into thin sheets is: Hardness Ductility Malleability Elasticity None Hint 31. Gold and silver are: Non-metals Highly reactive Less reactive Gases None Hint 32. Ethanol is an example of: Alkane Ester Acid Alcohol None Hint 33. Burning of carbon produces: Carbon dioxide Oxygen Hydrogen Nitrogen None Hint 34. Hydrocarbons contain: Carbon only Carbon and oxygen Hydrogen only Carbon and hydrogen None Hint 35. Property of drawing metal into thin wires is: Malleability Brittleness Ductility Hardness None Hint 36. Hard water does not form lather with: Detergent Alcohol Soap Acid None Hint 37. Non-metals are poor conductors of: Air Light Heat and electricity Water None Hint 38. Graphite is used in: Utensils Pencil lead Jewellery Fuel None Hint 39. Methane chemical formula is: C₂H₆ C₃H₈ CH₄ CO₂ None Hint 40. Graphite is a non-metal but conducts: Air Heat Water Electricity None Hint 41. Functional group of carboxylic acid: –CHO –COOH –CO– –OH None Hint 42. Valency of carbon is: 5 3 2 4 None Hint 43. Metals react with acids to produce: Nitrogen Hydrogen gas Carbon dioxide Oxygen None Hint 44. Metal which is liquid at room temperature: Iron Aluminium Mercury Copper None Hint 45. Non-metals are usually: Strong Dull Shiny Hard None Hint 46. Soap is used for: Cleaning Heating Cooking Lighting None Hint 47. Double and triple bonds are present in: Hydrocarbons only Saturated compounds Alcohols Unsaturated compounds None Hint 48. Non-metals react with oxygen to form: Basic oxides Acidic oxides Metal oxides Neutral oxides None Hint 49. Main component of LPG is: Propane and Butane Ethene Methane Ethane None Hint 50. Simplest organic compound is: Ethane Methane Propane Butane None Hint Time's up Share: admin Previous post SSLC Science and Technology NIOS VIII February 12, 2026 Next post SSLC Science and Technology NIOS X February 13, 2026