chemical engineering chemical engineering basics Mcqs
401. Hydro-cyclone is a____________________?
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A. Dry classifier

B. Crusher

C. wet classifier

D. Magnetic separator

403. The following thermocouple may be used for measuring temperature upto 1873K__________________?
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A. Chromel-alumel

B. Platinum-platinum rhodium

C. Iron-constantan

D. Copper-constantan

404. Work done by a/an _________________ process is determined by ?p. dv ?
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A. Isothermal

B. Isentropic

C. Quasi-static

D. Adiabatic

408. Speisses is a mixture of the following ?
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A. Arsenides & antimonides of heavy metals

B. Antimonides of heavy metals

C. Iron, cobalt and nickel

D. Arsenides of heavy metals
410. Corrosion of metals cannot be prevented by its__________________?
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A. Chromising

B. Alloying

C. Aluminising

D. Tempering
417. Baffles provided on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger are meant for _____________________?
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A. Providing support for the tubes

B. Improving heat transfer

C. Both A & B

D. Preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of shell side fluid

418. ____________________ are normally subjected to sub-zero treatment?
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A. Non machinable materials

B. Highly stressed parts

C. Cold rolled sheets

D. Gauges or precision parts
419. Fatigue resistance of a material is measured by the _____________________?
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A. Elastic limit

B. Ultimate tensile strength

C. Endurance limit

D. Youngs modulus

420. Which of the following is preferred for riveting ?
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A. Lap joint

B. Butt joint

C. Neither A. nor B.

D. Either A. or B.

421. Closeness of packing is maximum in case of ____________________ crystal lattice?
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A. None of these

B. Face centred

C. Body centred

D. Simple cubic

423. Desalination of water__________________?
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A. Makes it potable

B. Makes it non-potable

C. Means distillation of water

D. None of these

425. Potable water means the water used for____________________?
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A. Cooling

B. Drinking

C. Fire-fighting

D. Evaporation to produce steam

428. Fibre glass is a composite material of_________________?
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A. Glass fibre in a polymer matrix

B. Glass fibre in a metallic matrix

C. Polymer fibre in a glassy matrix

D. Both b & c

429. The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the ______________ of a boiler ?
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A. Steam load

B. Evaporative capacity

C. Thermal efficiency

D. Evaporation efficiency

433. Spheroidising of a material is a/an ________________ process?
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A. Normalising

B. Tempering

C. Annealing

D. Hardening

434. In chemical dehumidification of air___________________?
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A. Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature increases

B. Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature decreases

C. Specific humidity decreases & dry bulb temperature increases

D. Specific humidity increases & dry bulb temperature decreases

435. Consideration of the creep is the most important in case of the_____________________?
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A. Blades of gas turbine

B. Flywheel of steam engine

C. Piston of an I. C. engine

D. Cycle chain

437. Wood is a/an ______________ material ?
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A. Granular

B. Amorphous

C. Homogeneous

D. Cellular
438. The best guide to judge the general quality of water is the measurement of its__________________?
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A. Electrical conductivity

B. Dissolved oxygen content

C. pH value

D. Turbidity

440. At 100% relative humidity, the dew point temperature of moist air is_________________?
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A. Equal to the ambient temperature

B. Less than the wet bulb temperature

C. More than the wet bulb temperature

D. Equal to the wet bulb temperature

443. Case hardening of a material is__________________?
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A. Done to get a soft ductile interior with a very hard surface

B. Carried out to get extreme hardness in its core

C. Followed by tempering or carburising

D. Preceded by its tempering

445. Which of the following is a boiler accessory i.e., not a boiler mounting ?
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A. Blow off cock

B. Feed water pump

C. Feed check valve

D. Stop valve

446. The most important consideration in value engineering is the_____________________?
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A. Cost reduction

B. Customer satisfaction

C. Profit maximisation

D. Process improvement

449. The friction factor for the turbulent fluid flow in a rough pipe does not depend upon the_________________?
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A. Pipe roughness & pipe diameter

B. Fluid velocity

C. Type of flowing fluid

D. Both B. & C.
450. Water hammer is caused in steam carrying pipelines, because of ______________________?
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A. High degree of superheat of steam

B. Vibration of the pipeline

C. Its exposure to torrential rain

D. Partial condensation of steam