Nanomaterials MCQs

6. Which of the following is a method of synthesizing

nanomaterials by reducing metal ions to nanoparticles?
1. Which of the following is a zero dimensional (0D)
nanomaterial? A) CVD B) Physical vapor deposition
A) Carbon nanotube B) Graphene C) Chemical reduction D) Sputtering
C) Quantum dot D) Nanowire Ans:: C) Chemical reduction
Ans:: C) Quantum dot
7. Fullerenes are known for their structure, which
resembles:
2. What is the primary advantage of nanomaterials
over bulk materials? A) A sheet of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms
A) Better mechanical strength B) Hollow spheres or cages made of carbon atoms
B) Enhanced surface area to volume ratio C) Rodlike chains of silicon
C) Higher melting points D) Layered structures of nitrogen atoms
D) Better electrical conductivity Ans:: B) Hollow spheres or cages made of carbon
atoms.
Ans:: B) Enhanced surface area to volume ratio

Nanomaterials MCQs (Medium to Hard)

3. In the solgel method, the term ‘gel’ refers to which
of the following? 1. Which of the following techniques is used to
synthesize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on an industrial
A) A liquid solution
scale?
B) A porous solid network with liquid in its pores
A) Laser ablation B) Arc discharge method
C) A crystalline solid
C) Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) D) Solgel
D) A gaseous state of matter method

Ans:: B) A porous solid network with liquid in its Ans:: C) Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
pores

2. The aspect ratio (length to diameter) in nanowires

4. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic and nanotubes plays a crucial role in determining their:
application of carbon nanotubes (CNTs)?
A) Magnetic properties B) Optical transparency
A) Sensors B) Medical implants
C) Electrical conductivity D) Chemical reactivity
C) Drug delivery systems D) Bulletproof vests
Ans:: C) Electrical conductivity
Ans:: D) Bulletproof vests

3. In the solgel process, the transition from sol to gel

5. Graphene is made up of which of the following is mainly due to:
atomic arrangements?
A) High temperature annealing
A) Carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice
B) Hydrolysis and polycondensation reactions
B) Carbon atoms in a cubic arrangement
C) External magnetic field application
C) Oxygen and nitrogen atoms in a planar structure
D) Application of an electric field
D) Alternating layers of carbon and silicon
Ans:: B) Hydrolysis and polycondensation
Ans:: A) Carbon atoms in a hexagonal lattice reactions
 Ans:: B) High surface area to volume ratio
4. Which of the following factors does NOT
significantly affect the properties of nanoparticles?
9. Which of the following carbon allotropes is the
A) Particle size B) Surface area to volume ratio most thermodynamically stable under standard
conditions?
C) Crystal structure D) Molecular weight of the
nanoparticles A) Graphene B) Diamond
Ans:: D) Molecular weight of the nanoparticles C) Fullerene D) Graphite
Ans:: D) Graphite
5. Graphene’s extraordinary electrical conductivity is
primarily due to:
10. Which of the following synthesis techniques is
A) The strong carboncarbon bonds in a 3D lattice specifically known for producing monodispersed
nanoparticles?
B) The delocalization of πelectrons in a 2D plane
A) Arc discharge method B) Laser ablation
C) The presence of multiple layers of carbon atoms
C) Microemulsion method D) Solgel method
D) Its hybridization of sp3 carbon atoms
Ans:: C) Microemulsion method
Ans:: B) The delocalization of πelectrons in a 2D
plane
Polymers MCQs
6. Which of the following is NOT a typical application
of fullerenes (C60)?
1. Which of the following polymers is used in the
A) Drug delivery systems B) Highstrength manufacture of bulletproof vests?
composites
A) ABS B) Kevlar C) Polypropylene D) Nylon
C) Organic photovoltaics D) Superconductors
Ans:: B) Kevlar
Ans:: B) Highstrength composites

2. ABS polymer is mainly used in which of the

7. In a nanomaterial, quantum confinement occurs following applications?
when the particle size becomes comparable to the:
A) Bulletproof materials B) Construction materials
A) Thermal wavelength of electrons
C) Electronic housings and automotive parts
B) De Broglie wavelength of electrons
D) Conducting films
C) Gravitational wavelength of electrons
Ans:: C) Electronic housings and automotive parts
D) Electron magnetic moment
Ans:: B) De Broglie wavelength of electrons
3. What is the key characteristic of biopolymers?
A) High electrical conductivity
8. What property of nanomaterials makes them
B) Ability to emit light upon electrical stimulation
suitable for use in catalysis?
C) Biodegradability D) High strength and
A) Large number of atoms per unit volume
toughness
B) High surface area to volume ratio
Ans:: C) Biodegradability
C) Low melting points
D) High electrical conductivity
4. Which of the following is NOT an example of a 1. Which polymerization process is predominantly
conducting polymer? used in the industrial synthesis of ABS (Acrylonitrile
Butadiene Styrene)?
A) Polyaniline B) Polyacetylene
A) Free radical polymerization
C) Kevlar D) Polypyrrole
B) Emulsion polymerization
Ans:: C) Kevlar
C) Ringopening polymerization
D) Stepgrowth polymerization
5. Doping in conducting polymers is used to:
Ans:: B) Emulsion polymerization
A) Decrease thermal conductivity
B) Increase mechanical strength
2. Kevlar exhibits high tensile strength due to:
C) Enhance electrical conductivity
A) Crosslinking between polymer chains
D) Improve transparency
B) Hydrogen bonding between the polymer strands
Ans:: C) Enhance electrical conductivity
C) Presence of aromatic rings along the polymer
backbone
6. Which of the following polymers is widely used in
D) The addition of glass fibers to the polymer matrix
organic lightemitting diodes (OLEDs)?
Ans:: B) Hydrogen bonding between the polymer
A) Polypropylene B) Polyaniline
strands
C) Electroluminescent polymers D) Kevlar
Ans:: C) Electroluminescent polymers
3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of
conducting polymers?

7. Polyacetylene, one of the first conducting polymers, A) They require doping to become conductive
was synthesized using which of the following
B) Their conductivity decreases at higher
processes?
temperatures
A) Freeradical polymerization B) Ringopening
C) They have conjugated πelectron systems along
polymerization
the polymer backbone
C) Polymerization of acetylene gas
D) They can be used in flexible electronic devices
D) Condensation polymerization
Ans:: B) Their conductivity decreases at higher
Ans:: C) Polymerization of acetylene gas temperatures

8. Which of the following is a biopolymer? 4. Electroluminescent polymers are used in which of

the following applications?
A) Polyaniline
A) Structural composites
B) Kevlar
B) OLED displays
C) Cellulose
C) Flameretardant materials
D) ABS
D) Photovoltaic cells
Ans:: C) Cellulose
Ans:: B) OLED displays

Polymers MCQs (Medium to Hard)

5. In biopolymers, the degradation rate is influenced
by:
 A) Molecular weight C) In their undoped, neutral state
B) Melting point D) Crosslinked with metallic nanoparticles
C) Degree of crystallinity Ans:: B) In their doped, oxidized state
D) Both A and C
Ans:: D) Both A and C 10. Which of the following is a challenge in the
synthesis of conducting polymers for commercial use?
A) Difficulty in doping
6. Which of the following methods is used for the
synthesis of polyaniline? B) Poor solubility in common solvents
A) Anionic polymerization C) Low electrical conductivity in the undoped state
B) Oxidative polymerization of aniline D) Both B and C
C) Stepgrowth polymerization of aniline Ans:: D) Both B and C
D) Radical polymerization
Ans:: B) Oxidative polymerization of aniline Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) MCQs

7. What structural feature gives polyacetylene its high 1. Carbon nanotubes are known for their extraordinary
conductivity upon doping? mechanical strength. What type of bond between
carbon atoms is responsible for this property?
A) Alternating single and double bonds in the
polymer backbone A) Ionic bonds
B) The aromatic rings attached to the polymer chain B) Hydrogen bonds
C) Crosslinked 3D polymer network C) Covalent sp² bonds
D) Presence of aliphatic side chains D) van der Waals forces
Ans:: A) Alternating single and double bonds in the Ans: C) Covalent sp² bonds
polymer backbone

2. Which of the following methods is most commonly

8. Which type of biopolymer is commonly used in used to synthesize highquality singlewalled carbon
biomedical applications such as tissue engineering and nanotubes (SWCNTs)?
drug delivery?
A) Arcdischarge method
A) Nylon
B) Solgel method
B) Polylactic acid (PLA)
C) Ball milling
C) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
D) Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
D) Polystyrene
Ans: D) Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)
Ans:: B) Polylactic acid (PLA)

3. What is the primary structural difference between

9. Conducting polymers such as polyaniline and singlewalled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and
polypyrrole exhibit their highest electrical conductivity multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)?
when they are:
A) SWCNTs have only one cylindrical graphene
A) Neutralized with strong acids sheet, while MWCNTs consist of multiple concentric
graphene cylinders
B) In their doped, oxidized state
 B) SWCNTs are composed of hexagonal rings, 7. Which of the following methods is commonly
whereas MWCNTs have square rings employed for the purification of carbon nanotubes
after synthesis?
C) SWCNTs have an amorphous carbon structure,
while MWCNTs are crystalline A) Plasma etching
D) SWCNTs have a 2D structure, and MWCNTs B) Hightemperature annealing
have a 3D lattice
C) Acid treatment
Ans: A) SWCNTs have only one cylindrical
D) Freeze drying
graphene sheet, while MWCNTs consist of multiple
concentric graphene cylinders Ans: C) Acid treatment

4. Which of the following properties makes carbon 8. The chiral vector of a carbon nanotube is defined by
nanotubes an excellent material for nanoelectronics? the pair of indices (n, m). What does this pair (n, m)
determine?
A) High melting point
A) The mechanical strength of the nanotube
B) High aspect ratio
B) The number of walls in the nanotube
C) Ballistic electron transport
C) The electronic properties (whether it’s metallic or
D) High specific heat capacity
semiconducting)
Ans: C) Ballistic electron transport
D) The thermal conductivity of the nanotube
Ans: C) The electronic properties (whether it’s
5. The electrical conductivity of carbon nanotubes can metallic or semiconducting)
be classified as either metallic or semiconducting. This
behavior depends on:
9. Which of the following is a major challenge in the
A) The method of synthesis
commercial application of carbon nanotubes?
B) The length of the nanotube
A) Low mechanical strength
C) The chirality or twist of the nanotube structure
B) Difficulty in controlling chirality during
D) The presence of defects in the carbon structure synthesis
Ans: C) The chirality or twist of the nanotube C) Low electrical conductivity
structure
D) High production cost due to the use of
arcdischarge methods
6. Which of the following best describes the Ans: B) Difficulty in controlling chirality during
application of carbon nanotubes in energy storage synthesis
devices?
A) CNTs improve the thermal conductivity of
10. Carbon nanotubes exhibit which of the following
capacitors
properties that make them suitable for use in composite
B) CNTs are used as catalysts in fuel cells materials?
C) CNTs act as a support for electrodes in A) Low density, high mechanical strength, and
supercapacitors and batteries thermal stability
D) CNTs function as insulators in lithiumion B) High density, high electrical conductivity, and
batteries low strength
Ans: C) CNTs act as a support for electrodes in C) Low thermal conductivity, low strength, and
supercapacitors and batteries high elasticity
 D) High density, low mechanical strength, and high
thermal expansion
15. Which of the following statements regarding the
Ans: A) Low density, high mechanical strength, and mechanical properties of carbon nanotubes is correct?
thermal stability
A) Carbon nanotubes have low Young’s modulus
compared to conventional materials like steel
11. The diameter of a singlewalled carbon nanotube is B) Carbon nanotubes have a tensile strength close
typically in the range of: to that of steel
A) 1–2 nm C) Carbon nanotubes exhibit a high Young’s
modulus, indicating high stiffness
B) 10–20 nm
D) Carbon nanotubes are not suitable for use in
C) 100–200 nm
structural applications due to their brittleness
D) 1–2 microns
Ans: C) Carbon nanotubes exhibit a high Young’s
Ans: A) 1–2 nm modulus, indicating high stiffness

12. In terms of tensile strength, carbon nanotubes are 16. Carbon nanotubes can be functionalized to enhance
known to be much stronger than steel. By what factor their chemical reactivity. Functionalization is primarily
are CNTs typically stronger? done by:

A) 5 times A) Adding metal atoms to the surface

B) 10 times B) Creating defects in the carbon lattice

C) 50 times C) Attaching chemical groups to the CNT walls or

ends
D) 100 times
D) Heating the nanotubes in an inert atmosphere
Ans: B) 10 times
Ans: C) Attaching chemical groups to the CNT
walls or ends
13. Which of the following applications is NOT
typically associated with carbon nanotubes?
17. Which of the following is a common method to
A) Drug delivery systems align carbon nanotubes during synthesis or
B) Transparent conductive films postsynthesis processing?

C) DNA sequencing A) Magnetic fieldassisted deposition

D) Thermal insulators B) Electrophoretic deposition

Ans: D) Thermal insulators C) Spinning in an electric field

D) All of the above

14. The density of states (DOS) in metallic carbon Ans: D) All of the above
nanotubes is characterized by:
A) A linear increase with energy 18. Carbon nanotubes are considered excellent
B) A series of sharp peaks known as van Hove candidates for hydrogen storage because of their:
singularities A) Ability to absorb hydrogen at room temperature
C) A flat band structure B) High surface area and hollow structure
D) A smooth parabolic increase with energy C) High density and strong van der Waals
Ans: B) A series of sharp peaks known as van Hove interactions
singularities D) High chemical reactivity with hydrogen
Ans: B) High surface area and hollow structure