Chromatography Basics MCQs : This section focuses on the "Chromatography Basics". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Chromatography Basics skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
Chromatography cannot be used to purify volatile substances.
A. True
B. False
Question 2
Chromatography cannot be used to separate delicate products.
A. True
B. False
Question 3
Chromatography is a physical method that is used to separate and analyse __________
A. Simple mixtures
B. Complex mixtures
C. Viscous mixtures
D. Metals
Question 4
Gas chromatography can be performed in which of the following ways?
A. Only in columns
B. Only on plane surfaces
C. Either in columns or on plane surfaces
D. Neither in columns nor on plane surfaces
Question 5
In chromatography, the stationary phase can be ___________ supported on a solid.
A. Solid or liquid
B. Liquid or gas
C. Solid only
D. Liquid only
Question 6
In chromatography, which of the following can the mobile phase be made of?
A. Solid or liquid
B. Liquid or gas
C. Gas only
D. Liquid only
Question 7
In Column chromatography, the stationary phase is made of _________ and the mobile phase is made of _________
A. Solid, liquid
B. Liquid, liquid
C. Liquid, gas
D. Solid, gas
Question 8
In Gas-liquid phase chromatography, the stationary phase is composed of _________ and the mobile phase is made of _________
A. Solid, liquid
B. Liquid, liquid
C. Liquid, gas
D. Solid, gas
Question 9
In Thin layer chromatography, the stationary phase is made of _________ and the mobile phase is made of _________
A. Solid, liquid
B. Liquid, liquid
C. Liquid, gas
D. Solid, gas
Question 10
In which of the following type of paper, chromatography does the mobile phase move horizontally over a circular sheet of paper?
A. Ascending paper chromatography
B. Descending paper chromatography
C. Radial paper chromatography
D. Ascending descending chromatography
Question 11
In which type of chromatography, the stationary phase held in a narrow tube and the mobile phase is forced through it under pressure?
A. Column chromatography
B. Planar chromatography
C. Liquid chromatography
D. Gas chromatography
Question 12
Liquid chromatography can be performed in which of the following ways?
A. Only in columns
B. Only on plane surfaces
C. Either in columns or on plane surfaces
D. Neither in columns nor on plane surfaces
Question 13
Which of the following cannot be used as an adsorbent in Column adsorption chromatography?
A. Magnesium oxide
B. Silica gel
C. Activated alumina
D. Potassium permanganate
Question 14
Which of the following types of chromatography involves the process, where the mobile phase moves through the stationary phase by the influence of gravity or capillary action?
A. Column Chromatography
B. High Pressure Liquid Chromatography
C. Gas Chromatography
D. Planar Chromatography