Synthetic Fibres and Plastics Quiz

A polymer is made of many small repeating units called _

• Dimer

• Trimer

• Monomer

• Nomer

Polymers are made by chemical process called _.

• Monomerisation

• Trimerisation

• Polymerisation

• Polysynthesis

Among the following which is a semi-synthetic fibre?

• Rayon

• Nylon

• Polyester

• Acrylic

Rayon is prepared from which natural raw material?

• Glucose

• Sucrose

• Cellulose

• Pentose

Rayon is chemically similar to?

• Silk

• Linen

• Cotton

• Jute

Nylon is made up of repeating units of a chemical compound called _

• ester

• amide

• amine

• ketone

Nylon wires are _ than steel wires of similar thickness.

• stronger

• weaker

The synthetic polymer which can be used as a substitute for wool is:

• Rayon

• Nylon

• Polyester

• Acrylic

Polythene is made by polymerization of chemical compound known as _.

• ethane

• methane

• ethene

• ethyne

Which of the following is used to make electrical switches?

• Polythene

• PVC

• Bakelite

• Melamine