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The bodies of living organisms contain……….% water…….
a) 70-90                                  
b) 90-100
c) 20-30                                  
d) 50-60

a

Explanation: that’s why there is no life without water



Protoplasm cannot survive if its water content is reduced as low as…….percent.
a) 20   
b) 30               
c) 10               
d) 5

c

Water is a …….molecule.
a) polar                                  
b) non-polar
c) ionic                                   
d) coordinate

a

Explanation: O is partial negative and H is partial positive in water molecule



Which of the following is universal solvent?
a) alcohol                    
b) water
c) CCl4                       
d) benzene

b

Explanation: water dissolve almost all polar and ionic substances



Why water is regarded as “universal solvent”?
a) because of strong ionic bond         
b) because of polarity
c) because of its vapor pressure         
d) because of its heat capacity

b

Which of the following intermolecular force of attraction is found among water molecules?
a) di-pole di-pole interaction             
b) London dispersion
c) Vander Wall’s forces
d) hydrogen bonding

d

Explanation: the attraction b/w electron deficient hydrogen and lone pair of electronegative oxygen atom is called hydrogen bonding 



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