HARD
Earn 100

Give the structure of the following chemical compound and write its one use. Butylated Hydroxy Anisole (BHA).

Important Questions on Chemistry in Everyday Life

EASY
Which among the following contains triglyceride?
MEDIUM
Which artificial sweetener contains chlorine?
EASY
Artificial sweetener which is stable under cold conditions only is:
MEDIUM
Name two most familiar antioxidants used as food additives. 
MEDIUM

Match the following

  List-I   List-II
(A) Morphine (I) Sweetening agent
(B) Saacharin (II) Analgesic
(C) Ranitidine (III) Disinfectant
    (IV) Antacid

 

EASY
From the following substances, which is a carbohydrate containing sweetener?
HARD
A chemist has 4 samples of artificial sweetener A,B,C and D . To identify these samples, he performed certain experiments and noted the following observations:
(i) A and D both form blue-violet colour with ninhydrin.
(ii) Lassaigne extract of C gives positive AgNO3 test and negative Fe4FeCN63 test.
(iii) Lassaigne extract of B and D gives positive sodium nitroprusside test.
Based on these observations which option is correct?
EASY
A food additive that acts as an anti-oxidant is
EASY

Match the list-I with list-II

  List-I
(Class of Drug)
  List-II
(Example)
(a) Antacid (i) Novestrol
(b) Artificial sweetener (ii) Cimetidine
(c) Antifertility (iii) Valium
(d) Tranquilizers (iv) Alitame
EASY
The artificial sweetener that has the highest sweetness value in comparison to cane sugar is:
EASY
What are artificial sweetening agents? Give example. 
EASY
Why do we require artificial sweetening agents?
EASY
Which of the following is an artificial sweetening agent?
EASY

Choose the correct option for the suitable match between Column I and Column II

Column I Column II
(P) Artificial Sweetner (L) Caramel
(Q) Food Preservative (M) Ascorbic acid
(R) Anti Oxidants (N) Alitame
(S) Food colours    
MEDIUM
Why is use of aspartame limited to cold foods and drinks?
MEDIUM
The number of sp2 hybridised carbons present in “Aspartame” is
EASY
Which of the following process is NOT used to preserve the food?