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