This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > Science > Materials Metals And Non Metals > Class 8 Science Chapter 4 Materials Metals And Non Metals – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 Science Chapter 4 Materials Metals And Non Metals Quiz 2 (53 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The sulphuric acid turns blue litmus paper into- A) Green. B) Red. C) Yellow. D) Dark bluie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 2. Metals like zinc and aluminium react with sodium hydroxide to produce ..... gas. A) Hydrogen. B) Hydrogen sulphide. C) Oxygen. D) Sulphur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydrogen. 3. Which of the following property is not responsible for copper to be used as electrical conduction wires? A) Good conductor of electricity. B) It is solid. C) Ductility. D) Colour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Colour. 4. Which of these non metals is used for water purification? A) Iodine. B) Chlorine. C) Bromine. D) Carbon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chlorine. 5. 9) They are not sonorous and are poorconductors of heat and electricity. Thesematerials are called A) Non-metals. B) Metals. C) Both of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-metals. 6. Which of the following describes why non metals are essential to humans? A) They are used in the purification of water. B) They are major components of fertilizers for plants to grow. C) They form gases in the atmosphere that are required by humans to breathe. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 7. When sulphur dioxide is dissolved in water sulphric acid is formed A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. Which element can displace copper from the copper sulphate solution? A) Gold. B) Silver. C) Platinum. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Iron. 9. Solids at room temperature A) Metals. B) Nonmetals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metals. 10. Silver is the most reactive Metal A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. What is the property that makes metals shine called? A) Malleability. B) Ductility. C) Sonorous. D) Lustre. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lustre. 12. The key to reducing air pollution is to control ..... A) Methane gas. B) Ozone depletion. C) Overpopulation. D) Emissions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Emissions. 13. Carries heat or electiricity A) Lustre. B) Conductor. C) Brittle. D) Insulator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conductor. 14. 5) Metals are ..... conductors of heat and ..... A) Good, electricity. B) Poor, electricity. C) Poor, no electricity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good, electricity. 15. Metal + Acid = ..... + Hydrogen A) Salt. B) Iron Chloride. C) Magnesium Sulphate. D) Sodium Chloride. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salt. 16. When sulphur reacts with oxygen, the sulphur oxide formed is ..... in nature. A) Basic. B) Acidic. C) Neutral. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acidic. 17. When zinc reacts with dilute sulphuric acid, a salt is formed with the release of a gas. The gas produced during this puts off a burning candle with a pop sound. The gas evolved during this reaction is: A) Hydrogen sulphide. B) Hydrogen. C) Sulphur dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrogen. 18. Examples of non-metals. A) Carbon. B) Oxygen. C) Sulphur. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 19. Non-metals react with oxygen to produce non-metallic oxides which are A) Basic in nature. B) Acidic in nature. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Acidic in nature. 20. Non-metal used in purple colour solutions which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic A) Phosphorus. B) Oxygen. C) Iodine. D) Sulphur. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iodine. 21. 2) What is the symbol of Arsenic? A) As. B) F. C) Hg. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) As. 22. Overall which are more useful A) Metals. B) Non metals. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non metals. 23. Which of the following metal burns with a dazzling white flame? A) Potassium. B) Iron. C) Magnesium. D) Silver. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnesium. 24. Materials around us can be classified into A) Metals and non-metals. B) Acids and bases. C) Elements and compounds. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metals and non-metals. 25. One metal displaces another metal from its compound in aqueous solution A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 26. Which of the following can be beaten into thin sheets? A) Oxygen. B) Zinc. C) Sulphur. D) Phosphorus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zinc. 27. Which of the following is the only metal found in liquid state at room temperature? A) Copper. B) Potassium. C) Mercury. D) Sodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mercury. 28. Some substances that cause ..... air pollution, such as dust and pet hair, bother only those people who are sensitive to them. A) Outdoor. B) Semi-hazardous. C) Indoor. D) Eco-friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Indoor. 29. Hydrogen, Helium, and Fluorine are all listed as- A) Semi-metals. B) Non-metals. C) Metalloids. D) Metals. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-metals. 30. Which among the following is ductile? A) Sodium. B) Gold. C) Sulphur. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gold. 31. Property of metals by virtue of which these are able to be drawn into wire is A) Malleable. B) Insulator. C) Lustre. D) Dukes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dukes. 32. Hardin Electric Corporation is designing a new product that conducts electricity and can be made into thin sheets. Which material would BEST fit their needs? A) Metalloids. B) Metals. C) Non-metals. D) Semi-conductors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metals. 33. Non metals are usually soft and dull A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 34. Which non-metal exists as liquid state at room temperature? A) Chlorine. B) Florine. C) Bromine. D) Iodine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bromine. 35. What is the healthy pH range in a water supply? A) 3.5-5. B) 9-14. C) 1-3. D) 6.5-8. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 6.5-8. 36. Two elements X and Y are reacted with oxygen to form their respective oxides. They are then dissolved in water. Element X forms a hydroxide which is basic in nature. Element Y forms an acid. What can elements X and Y be classified as? A) X-no-metal;Y-NO-METAL. B) X-metal; Y-metal. C) X-metal; Y-non-metal. D) X-non-metal; Y-metal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-metal; Y-non-metal. 37. All metal oxides are ..... in nature. A) Acidic. B) Basic. C) Neutral. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Basic. 38. ..... is a thick, brownish haze formed when certain gases in the air react with sunlight. A) Photochemical smog. B) Methane. C) Carbon monoxide. D) Ozone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Photochemical smog. 39. Nitrogen appears to be ..... A) Shiny. B) Dull. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 40. Where would the given set of elements i.e. Sodium and phosphorous be used? A) Machinery. B) Electric wires. C) Fuel. D) Fertilizers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fertilizers. 41. A purple-colored non-metal forms a brown solution in alcohol which is applied on wounds as an antiseptic. Name the non-metal A) Phosphorous. B) Sulphur. C) Iodine. D) Chlorine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iodine. 42. Substance X reacts with dilute Hydrochloric acid violently, Y reacts slowly while Z does not react at all. X, Y and Z could be respectively A) Sodium, Copper, Iron. B) Aluminium, Sodium, Copper. C) Copper, Aluminium, Iron. D) Potassium, Aluminium, Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Potassium, Aluminium, Copper. 43. On burning, metals react with oxygen to produce metal oxides which are basic in nature A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 44. You are given a solution of iron sulphate. Which of the following do you think cannot displace iron from iron sulphate? A) Zinc. B) Magnesium. C) Calcium. D) Copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Copper. 45. Name two major non-metals which are present in fertilisers and enhance the growth of plants A) Nitrogen and phosphorous. B) Urea and nitrogen. C) Nitrogen and sodium. D) Zinc and copper. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen and phosphorous. 46. 7)The property of metal by which it canbe drawn into wires is called A) Ductility. B) Malleable. C) Lustrous. D) Sonorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ductility. 47. ..... is a soft metal A) Nitrogen. B) Mercury. C) Sodium. D) Steel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sodium. 48. Sewage dropped by factories or oil spills by the huge ships are one of the most causes of ..... A) Air pollution. B) Water pollution. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water pollution. 49. 6)Generally, non-metals react with acids A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 50. Which of the following is NOT an example of a physical property of metals? A) Solids, liquids, or gas. B) Are ductile. C) Solids only. D) Shiny luster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solids, liquids, or gas. 51. A result of using radioactive elements from atomic enery stations. A) Air pollution. B) Radiation pollution. C) Land pollution. D) Water pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Radiation pollution. 52. A reaction in which a more reactive metal replaces a less reactive metal from its salt solution is called a/an ..... reaction. A) Addition. B) Displacement. C) Double displacement. D) Combination. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Displacement. 53. Magnesium on reacting with oxygen gives ..... A) Magnesium Dioxide. B) Magnesium Hydroxide. C) Magnesium Peroxide. D) Magnesium trioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Magnesium Peroxide. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 Science Chapter 4 Materials Metals And Non Metals Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books