chemical engineering Mcqs
6101. Ganister is a source of the ________________?
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A. None of these

B. Lime

C. Periclase

D. Silica
6102. Which law/principle of solid mechanics is similar/equivalent to Newtons law of viscosity in fluid mechanics ?
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A. Hookes law

B. Archimedes principle

C. Newtons third law of motion

D. Newtons second law of motion

6104. Select the correct practical example of steady non-uniform flow?
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A. Steadily increasing flow through a pipe

B. Motion of water around a ship in a lake

C. Steadily decreasing flow through a reducing section

D. Motion of river around bridge piers

6105. Which of the following is used for very accurate measurement of flow of gas at low velocity ?
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A. Rotameter

B. Segmental orificemeter

C. Pitot tube

D. Hot wire anemometer
6106. Toothpaste is a__________________?
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A. Bingham plastic

B. Dilatent

C. Pseudo-plastic

D. Newtonian liquid

6107. Prandtl mixing length is___________________?
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A. Applicable to laminar flow problems

B. None of these

C. Zero at the pipe wall

D. A universal constant

6108. With increasing alumina content, the fusion point of high alumina refractories__________________?
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A. May increase or decrease; depends on its alumina content

B. Increases

C. Decreases

D. Remain constant

6109. Which of the following can be used to create a flow of gas, where no significant compression is required ?
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A. Axial flow compressor

B. Centrifugal compressor

C. Blower

D. Reciprocating compressor

6110. In case of end to end connection of two or more pipes in series, the ______________ each pipe?
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A. Rate of flow in each pipe is proportional to the length of

B. Total flow rate is the sum of flow rate in

C. Head loss is same through

D. Same rate of flow passes through
6112. Addition of zircon to silica refractory brick improves its_____________________?
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A. Crushing strength

B. Resistance to slag attack

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

6113. When the water is warm, the height to which it can be lifted by a pump_________________?
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A. Decreases due to increased frictional resistance

B. Decreases due to reduced viscosity

C. Decreases due to reduced vapour pressure

D. Increases due to increased vapour pressure

6115. Thoria is an expensive refractory material and is radioactive in nature. Thorium oxide is used in the manufacture of______________?
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A. Segar cones

B. Crucibles used for melting of high purity metals

C. Insulating bricks

D. Muffles for muffle furnaces

6117. Which furnace consumes maximum refractory annually in an integrated steel plant ?
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A. L.D. converter

B. Soaking pit

C. Blast furnace

D. Coke ovens

6120. Purpose of air lift pump is to____________________?
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A. Lift water from a well by using compressed air

B. Lift compressed air

C. Lift air under negative pressure

D. Compress air

6123. High porosity refractory bricks have _______________?
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A. Poor resistance to the penetration of molten slag, metal & flue gases

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Better thermal spalling resistance

D. Poor heat conductivity & low strength

6124. Magnesite chrome refractories____________________?
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A. Have very low (50 kg/cm2) cold crushing strength (C.C.S.), and cannot be used in metalcase

B. Have better spalling resistance than chrome magnesite refractories

C. Have very low thermal co-efficient of expansion

D. m

E. Are not at all resistant to the corrosive action of iron oxide

6125. In isotropic turbulence, the _____________ are equal to each other?
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A. Root mean square of velocity fluctuations in the three co-ordinate directions

B. Temporal velocity components

C. None of these

D. Mean square of velocity fluctuations in the three co-ordinate directions
6127. Poise is converted into stoke by ___________________?
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A. Dividing by specific gravity

B. Dividing by density (gm/c.c)

C. Multiplying with density (gm/c.c)

D. Multiplying with specific gravity

6128. Silica bricks have low spalling resistance below 600C, due to its________________?
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A. Low refractoriness

B. High thermal diffusivity

C. Very high thermal conductivity

D. High co-efficient of expansion upto this temperature
6129. Existence of boundary layer in fluid flow is because of the_________________?
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A. Surface tension

B. Fluid density

C. Gravity forces

D. Fluid viscosity
6130. In a free vortex, the_____________________?
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A. Stream lines are not circular

B. Velocity changes linearly with radial distance

C. Radial component of velocity is same everywhere

D. Flow is necessarily rotational

6132. Which property is important for bricks used in the combustion chamber & dome of blast furnace stoves ?
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A. High strength and density

B. High resistance to spalling

C. All A., B. and C.

D. High refractoriness
6133. An isentropic process is the one, in which_________________?
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A. None of these

B. pvr = constant, and process is reversible

C. pv = constant

D. pvr= constant

6134. High density refractory bricks have lower__________________?
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A. Spalling resistance

B. Fusion point

C. Slag penetration resistance

D. Thermal conductivity

6135. Rate of slag attack on refractories increases with rise in temperature due to the___________________?
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A. Decreased viscosity of slag

B. None of these

C. Oxidising condition in the furnace

D. Increased thermal conductivity of brick

6136. In deriving Bernoullis equation, fluid is assumed to be________________?
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A. Incompressible, frictionless, steady, along a streamline

B. None of these

C. Steady, density being pressure dependent, frictionless

D. Uniform, steady, incompressible, along a streamline

6137. Mach number is the ratio of the speed of the _____________________?
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A. Sound to that of the fluid

B. Fluid to that of the sound

C. Light to that of the fluid

D. Fluid to that of the light

6141. To resist spalling tendency, a refractory should have________________?
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A. Low specific heat

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Low thermal co-efficient of expansion

D. Greater diffusivity

6142. Fluid resistance to shear depends upon its_______________?
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A. Rate of transfer of molecular momentum

B. Cohesion

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

6143. Upper portion of hot metal mixer are lined with mullite bricks, which helps in resisting the_________________?
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A. Washing action of metal

B. Corrosion by layer of slag

C. Both A. & B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

6144. The energy loss over a length of pipeline according to Darcy-Weisbach equation for pipe flow is _______________ the mean velocity of flow?
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A. Inversely proportional to

B. Directly proportional to square of

C. Inversely proportional to square of

D. Directly proportional to

6145. For a given fluid flow rate, which of the following incurs maximum head loss ?
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A. Orificemeter

B. Venturimeter

C. All of them incur the same head loss

D. Flow nozzle

6146. Centrifugal pumps as compared to reciprocating pumps__________________?
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A. Can be run with discharge line valve closed for a short interval

B. Deliver fluid with pulsating/fluctuating discharge

C. Do not need priming

D. Run at a lower speed for the same discharge

6148. Dolomite bricks have good resistance to attack by_____________________?
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A. None of these

B. Lime slag

C. Molten steel

D. Iron oxide