Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Question:

Methane is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas. What is its common name?

Options:

Blue vitriol

Laughing gas

Marsh gas

Heating gas

Correct Answer:

Marsh gas

Explanation:

The correct answer is option 3. Marsh gas.

Methane, which is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, but flammable gas, is commonly known as marsh gas. It earned this name because it is often produced naturally in marshes, wetlands, and other environments where organic matter decomposes in the absence of oxygen, a process known as anaerobic decomposition.