The chapter “Metals and Non-metals” is very important for Class 10 Chemistry because it directly links the physical and chemical properties of elements with real-life applications. It helps students understand why metals are used in wires, utensils, and machines, while non-metals are used in life processes, fuels, and fertilizers. Many board questions are based on reactivity series, ionic bonding, corrosion, extraction, and uses of metals and non-metals.
For CBSE board exams, this chapter is high scoring because it contains many concept-based MCQs, assertion-based ideas, and application questions. A clear understanding of metal reactions with oxygen, water, acids, and salt solutions, along with trends in the periodic table, helps students solve questions accurately and quickly. This practice set is designed as per the latest NCERT and CBSE exam pattern to strengthen conceptual clarity and exam readiness.
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Q1. Which of the following is a metal?
Sulphur
Oxygen
Iron
Chlorine
Q2. Which metal is a liquid at room temperature?
Sodium
Mercury
Aluminium
Zinc
Q3. Which non-metal is a good conductor of electricity?
Carbon in the form of graphite
Sulphur
Phosphorus
Oxygen
Q4. Metals are generally:
Dull and brittle
Good conductors of heat and electricity
Poor conductors of electricity
Non-sonorous
Q5. Which of the following is a non-metal?
Copper
Iron
Sulphur
Silver
Q6. Which of the following metals is the most reactive?
Gold
Silver
Potassium
Copper
Q7. What is the product formed when magnesium burns in oxygen?
Magnesium chloride
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium sulphide
Magnesium hydroxide
Q8. Which gas is evolved when a metal reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid?
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Hydrogen
Nitrogen
Q9. Which metal does not react with cold water but reacts with steam?
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Calcium
Q10. The brown coating formed on iron due to corrosion is:
Iron sulphide
Iron oxide
Rust
Iron chloride
Q11. Which of the following metals is stored in kerosene?
Copper
Sodium
Iron
Silver
Q12. Which non-metal is essential for respiration?
Nitrogen
Oxygen
Carbon
Sulphur
Q13. Which of the following is an example of an ionic compound?
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Sodium chloride
Water
Q14. Why are ionic compounds generally hard and brittle?
They have weak forces between molecules
They have strong electrostatic forces between ions
They contain only non-metals
They are soluble in water
Q15. Which of the following metals is found in nature in free state?
Sodium
Potassium
Gold
Magnesium
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