Test Your Understanding of Metals and Non-Metals with Our Class 10 Science MCQ Mock Test!

Are you ready to explore the world of metals and non-metals? This MCQ-based mock test is designed to help Class 10 students master one of the most important chapters in Chemistry — Metals and Non-Metals. Covering key concepts like physical and chemical properties, reactivity series, ionic bonding, reactions of metals with acids and bases, corrosion, and the uses of metals and non-metals, this test gives you a complete revision experience.

With carefully chosen multiple-choice questions based on the latest syllabus, this mock test helps you strengthen your conceptual clarity, improve accuracy, and prepare confidently for your exams. Whether for school tests or boards, this test will help you assess your preparation and identify areas to work on.

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1. The compound obtained on reaction of iron with steam is/are:

 
 
 
 

2. Which one of the following metals would be displaced from the solution of its salts by other three metals?

 
 
 
 

3. Generally, metals are solid in nature. Which one of the following metals is found in liquid state at room temperature ?

 
 
 
 

4. A researcher conducts an experiment to obtain Zn from its ore. Which option gives the process that the researcher must perform?

 
 
 
 

5. The chemical reaction between Cu and nitric acid is given by chemical equation

Cu + 4HNO3(conc.) → Cu(NO3)2 + 2NO2 + 2H2O
Which of the following is correct?
 
 
 
 

6. Which of the following solutions are electrolytes?

I. Dil. HCl
II. Sugar Solution
III. Alcohol in water
IV. Lime water
 
 
 
 

7. An element A is soft and can be cut with a knife. This is very reactive to air and cannot be kept open in air. It reacts vigorously with water. Identify the element from the following

 
 
 
 

8. The process of heating sulphide ore in presence of air is called

 
 
 
 

9. Aluminium strip is dipped in FeSO4(aq) and change that is observed, is

 
 
 
 

10. When zinc reacts with sodium hydroxide, the product formed is

 
 
 
 

11. Pb(s) + CuCl2(aq) → PbCl2(aq) + Cu(s)

Which option explains reason for  formation of PbCl2?
 
 
 
 

12. Copper becomes green when exposed to air for a long time due to

 
 
 
 

13. Which of the following oxide(s) of iron would be obtained on prolonged reaction of iron with steam?

 
 
 
 

14. The process in which carbonate ore is heated strongly in absence of air is called

 
 
 
 

15. Which one of the following metals do not react with cold as well as hot water?

 
 
 
 

16. In extraction of iron, the flux used is

 
 
 
 

17. Alloys are homogeneous mixtures of a metal with a metal or non-metal. Which among the following alloys contain nonmetal as one of its constituents?

 
 
 
 

18. Copper is used for making utensils. Which of the following physical properties of copper is not responsible for the same?

 
 
 
 

19. Metal X reacts with dil. HCl to form metal salt and gas. Identify X.

 
 
 
 

20. Which among the following alloys contain mercury as one of its constituents?

 
 
 
 

21. Which of the following can undergo a chemical reaction?

 
 
 
 

22. Which of the following is incorrect description of the process:

 
 
 
 

23. Cu2S + 3 Cu2O → 6 Cu + SO2

The above process is

 
 
 
 

24. Bronze is an alloy of

 
 
 
 

25. Which option gives the process of extraction of mercury from its ore cinnabar?

 
 
 
 

26. The reason for different behaviour (floating) of Mg in dil HCl is due to:

 
 
 
 

27. Which of the following is not an ionic compound?

 
 
 
 

28. In stainless steel, iron metal is alloyed with

 
 
 
 

29. Metals are refined by using different methods. Which of the following metals are refined by electrolytic refining ?
(i) Au (ii) Cu
(iii) Na (iv) K

 
 
 
 

30. A gas is evolved when dil. sulphuric acid reacts with zinc granules. It gives a pop sound when lit match stick is introduced near it. Identify the gas.

 
 
 
 

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