Metal and non metal cbse board

Here are 20 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from the chapter Metals and Non-Metals for Class 10 CBSE Board:

1. Which of the following is a metal?

a) Sulphur

b) Oxygen

c) Sodium

d) Carbon

2. The property of metals by which they can be drawn into thin wires is called:

a) Ductility

b) Malleability

c) Sonority

d) Conductivity

3. Which of the following non-metals is a good conductor of electricity?

a) Carbon (diamond)

b) Phosphorus

c) Carbon (graphite)

d) Sulphur

4. Which of the following metals is the most reactive?

a) Copper

b) Iron

c) Zinc

d) Potassium

5. Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

a) Aluminium

b) Mercury

c) Silver

d) Lead

6. Which of the following non-metals is lustrous?

a) Iodine

b) Sulphur

c) Phosphorus

d) Nitrogen

7. The non-metal which exists in liquid state at room temperature is:

a) Carbon

b) Bromine

c) Sulphur

d) Phosphorus

8. Which gas is produced when metals react with acids?

a) Oxygen

b) Hydrogen

c) Carbon dioxide

d) Nitrogen

9. Which metal is used in galvanization?

a) Zinc

b) Copper

c) Iron

d) Aluminium

10. The ability of metals to be beaten into thin sheets is known as:

a) Malleability

b) Ductility

c) Conductivity

d) Sonority

11. Which of the following metals does not react with water?

a) Sodium

b) Potassium

c) Copper

d) Calcium

12. Which of the following metal is used for making aircraft bodies?

a) Copper

b) Aluminium

c) Iron

d) Lead

13. A metal which is stored in kerosene is:

a) Zinc

b) Copper

c) Sodium

d) Aluminium

14. The most abundant metal in the Earth's crust is:

a) Iron

b) Aluminium

c) Copper

d) Calcium

15. Which of the following metal is the best conductor of electricity?

a) Aluminium

b) Copper

c) Gold

d) Silver

16. The chemical process in which iron reacts with oxygen and moisture to form iron oxide is called:

a) Corrosion

b) Galvanization

c) Electrolysis

d) Sublimation

17. Which non-metal is essential for respiration?

a) Nitrogen

b) Oxygen

c) Carbon dioxide

d) Sulphur

18. Which metal does not react with hydrochloric acid?

a) Zinc

b) Iron

c) Copper

d) Magnesium

19. Which non-metal is used in the manufacture of fertilizers?

a) Nitrogen

b) Oxygen

c) Sulphur

d) Hydrogen

20. What is formed when a metal reacts with oxygen?

a) Acid

b) Base

c) Metal oxide

d) Salt

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