chemical engineering chemical engineering basics Mcqs
202. Presence of nickel & chromium in steel does not raise its _________________?
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A. Machining properties

B. Ductility

C. Elastic limit

D. Resilience

204. The thermodynamic law, PVy = constant, is not followed by the __________________?
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A. Free expansion of an ideal gas

B. Adiabatic compression of air

C. Adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine

D. Ideal compression of air

205. Blast furnace slag is mainly molten_________________?
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A. Iron pyrite

B. Sand

C. Calcium silicate

D. Magnesium silicate

207. The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is ________________ the internal pressure?
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A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. Unpredictable; depends on the bubble size

211. Dowtherm is a____________________?
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A. Product of coal tar distillation

B. High temperature heating medium (a petroleum product)

C. Very heat sensitive material

D. None of these

214. The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is____________________?
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A. Zero

B. Infinity

C. Indeterminate

D. Same as that at any other temperature

215. Stainless steel is welded with difficulty because of____________________?
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A. Its high melting temperature

B. Chances of cracking

C. Oxide film formation

D. Chromium carbide formation

219. Titanium is added to molten aluminium alloys before casting for the purpose of_____________________?
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A. Grain refinement

B. Improving fluidity

C. Increasing corrosion resistance

D. Reducing porosity

221. Friction factor for fluid flow in pipe does not depend upon the________________?
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A. Pipe length

B. Fluid density & viscosity

C. Pipe roughness

D. Mass flow rate of fluid

223. __________________ is used for tying the steel columns to concrete foundation?
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A. Eyebolt

B. Grouting

C. Refractory castables

D. Anchor bolts
224. Resilience of a bolt can be increased by increasing its __________________?
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A. None of these

B. Length

C. Shank diameter

D. Head diameter

226. The phenomenon occurring during explosion of a hydrogen bomb is___________________?
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A. Nuclear fission

B. Nuclear fusion

C. A combination of both nuclear fission & fusion

D. None of these

228. The product out from a cupola is called ____________________?
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A. Pig iron

B. Wrought iron

C. None of these

D. Cast iron
231. Which of the following rays has the least wavelength ?
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A. X-rays

B. Infrared rays

C. Ultraviolet rays

D. Cosmic rays
232. X-rays are__________________?
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A. Of higher wavelength than visible light

B. Positively charged

C. Negatively charged

D. Neutral
236. Coating provided on the electrodes used in the arc welding is not expected to_________________?
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A. Provide protective atmosphere to weld

B. Prevent electrode from contamination

C. Add alloying elements

D. Stabilise the arc

239. Plasma is_____________________?
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A. A high temperature neutral gas

B. A source of steady and highest controllable pressure

C. Formed at very low temperature

D. Nothing but ionised gas
241. Isotropic materials have the same _______________________ in all directions?
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A. Thermal properties

B. Induced stresses

C. Density

D. Elastic properties
242. Other parameters remaining same, the recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, when_________________?
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A. Strain rate is increased

B. Prior cold deformation is increased

C. Grain size is increased

D. Not affected by any of the above parameters

246. The burnout heat flux in the nucleate boiling regime is not a function of the_________________?
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A. Liquid density

B. Temperature difference

C. Heat of evaporation

D. Vapour density
249. The starting of a car takes time in winter, because the__________________?
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A. Fuel supply for ignition is not sufficient

B. Octane number of fuel is decreased

C. Vaporisation of the fuel is decreased

D. Pour point of fuel decreases

250. Aluminium is extracted from____________________?
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A. None of these

B. Bauxite

C. Galena

D. Chalcocite