chemical engineering chemical process Mcqs
551. Which of the following, when pyrolysed, produces Perchloroethylene ?
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A. Ethylene dichloride

B. Carbon tetrachloride

C. Chlorinated paraffin

D. Chlorobenzene

552. Polythene is a/an ______________ polymerisation product?
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A. Addition

B. Thermosetting

C. Condensation

D. None of these

553. Magnesium and calcium ______________ cause temporary hardness of water ?
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A. Carbonates

B. Phosphates

C. Bicarbonates

D. Sulphates

554. Nitrogen is an essential component of ____________________?
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A. Proteins

B. Fats

C. Mineral salts

D. Carbohydrates

556. Which of the following is an endothermic reaction ?
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A. Absorption of SO3 in 98% H2SO4

B. C + H2O = CO + H2

C. Thermal dissociation of iron pyrites

D. Both B. and C.
559. Bromine is used in the preparation of___________________?
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A. All A , B. and C.

B. Fire extinguishing compounds

C. Dyes and antiknock compounds

D. Fire proofing agents

561. Coal tar is used as a___________________?
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A. All A , B. and C.

B. Binder in making carbon electrodes

C. Binding material for coal briquettes

D. Fuel in rotary kiln

563. Solvay process is not used for the manufacture of potassium carbonate, because of the reason that potassium bicarbonate ?
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A. Has high water solubility and is unstable

B. All A , B. and C.

C. Is soluble in ammonium chloride and potassium chloride solution

D. Is prone to thermal decomposition

564. DDT should not be allowed to come in contact with iron (during its manufacture) to _______________?
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A. None of these

B. Avoid its decomposition

C. Achieve non-hygroscopic property

D. Prevent sulphonation of the monochlorobenzene by the acid catalyst

565. In multistage equilibrium conversion of SO2 to SO3 (2SO2 + O2 ? 2SO3), the reverse reaction becomes appreciable at a temperature of 550 C. The percentage equilibrium conversion of SO2 to SO3 can be increased by ?
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A. Removing some quantity of SO3 during intermediate stage

B. Increasing the oxygen concentration

C. Maintaining low temperature & pressure in the converter

D. Putting more quantity of V2O5 catalyst in the converter

568. Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the soap manufacture?
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A. Transparent soaps are made by cold process

B. Organic pigments are used as colouring materials in the soap manufacture

C. Both laundry as well as toilet soaps are manufactured by hot process

D. Colourless rosin is used in the manufacture of laundry soaps

569. Concentration of hydrogen peroxide is done by_____________________?
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A. Atmospheric distillation

B. Vacuum crystallisation

C. Dehydration

D. Crystallisation

572. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Red color is imparted to glass by addition of arsenic oxide

B. Ordinary glass is represented chemically by Na2O . CaO . 6SiO2

C. Glass is decolorized during its manufacture by adding antimony oxide, manganese dioxide or

D. Hard glass which is used for making laboratory glass wares is a mixture of sodium

E. osilicate and aluminium borosilicate

F. enic oxide

573. Zeolite is a/an___________________?
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A. None of these

B. Catalyst used in shift conversion

C. Naturally occuring clay which is capable of exchanging cations

D. Abrasive material

574. Which of the following processes is absent in glass manufacturing process ?
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A. Sintering

B. Melting

C. Annealing

D. Shaping or forming

576. Ca(OH)2 is called __________________?
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A. Limestone

B. Gypsum

C. Quicklime

D. Slaked lime
577. ____________ is a polysaccharide?
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A. Sucrose

B. Glucose

C. Maltose

D. Starch
579. Thorium is mainly used _______________?
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A. For the manufacture of gas mantles

B. In the manufacture of hydrogen bomb

C. In the treatment of cancer

D. As a fissile fuel in a nuclear reactor

580. Neoprene is the trade name of___________________?
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A. Phenol formaldehyde

B. Styrene-butadiene rubber

C. Polyurethane

D. Polychlorophrene
585. Oxygen is produced by fractionation of air using _____________ process?
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A. Either A. or B.

B. None of these

C. Claudes

D. Lindes

587. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. hard soaps and increases its cleansing action

B. Tarnish inhibitor (e.g., Benzotriazole) is added in soap to facilitate the removal of stains due

C. Eosin requirement in tallow soap is about 40-50% which fastens the lather formation, softens

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E. Soap powder is prepared by mixing soap with hydrated sodium carbonate

F. Detergents differ from soaps in their action in hard water

588. Phthalic anhydride is made by the ______________________?
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A. Dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene

B. Oxidation of naphthalene

C. Oxidation of benzene

D. None of these

589. Le-Blanc process is a primitive process for the manufacture of___________________?
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A. Bromine from sea water

B. Hydrochloric acid

C. Caustic soda

D. Soda ash
590. Common salt is generally not produced commonly by ________________ method from brine ?
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A. Freeze drying

B. Solar evaporation

C. Electrolytic

D. Vacuum evaporation

591. Which of the following is not produced on commercial scale from sea water ?
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A. Bromine

B. Potassium compounds

C. Sodium sulphate

D. Magnesium compounds

592. Commercial scale production of hydrogen from iron-steam reaction represented by, 3Fe + 3H2O = Fe3O4 + 4H2, is not practised, as it is __________________?
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A. Still in development stage (by employing fluidised bed technique)

B. A discontinuous reaction (requiring regeneration of iron by water gas intermittently)

C. All A , B. and C

D. A slow reaction

593. Pick out the correct statement ?
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A. ty acids content

B. All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon

C. A fat is converted into oil by its hydrogenation

D. ms</strong>

E. There is no difference between a fat and an oil so far as its physical properties are concerned

F. Vegetable oils are classified as drying, non-drying and semi drying oils depending upon their

594. Synthetic glycerine is produced from___________________?
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A. Phenol

B. Toluene

C. Propylene

D. Naphthalene

595. Dehydrogenation of Isopropanol produces ____________________?
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A. Trichloroethylene

B. Formaldehyde

C. Propyl alcohol

D. Acetone
596. Plaster of Paris is __________________?
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A. CaSO4.H2O

B. Used for setting of broken bones

C. Both A. and B.

D. Same as gypsum

597. Blue vitriol is chemically___________________?
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A. Copper nitrate

B. Copper sulphate

C. Aluminium sulphate

D. Ferrous sulphate

598. Trinitro-toluene (TNT) is _________________ ?
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A. Used in glycerine manufacture

B. None of these

C. Used in dye manufacture

D. An explosive