chemical engineering Mcqs
7301. Maximum consumption of zinc is in____________________?
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A. Electrical industry

B. Utensil manufacture

C. Alloying

D. Galvanising
7302. Heat transfer rate to the charge/stock in a furnace does not depend upon the________________?
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A. Flue gas temperature

B. Emissivity of refractory walls

C. Type of fuels viz. solid, liquid or gaseous

D. Initial temperature of the charged stock

7303. Higher furnace temperature cannot be achieved by use of a lean fuel gas in the furnace by_________________?
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A. Preheating the fuel gas

B. Oxygen enrichment of combustion air

C. Increasing the draft in the furnace

D. Preheating the combustion air

7304. Which one is not an induced draught furnace ?
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A. Blast furnace stove

B. Sintering furnace

C. None of these

D. High pressure boiler

7305. Vessels made of _____________ can be used to store dry chlorine?
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A. Thermoplastic materials

B. None of these

C. Steel or iron

D. Nickel

7306. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. In laminar flow, Newtons law of viscosity does not apply

B. A forced vortex occurs when fluid rotates as a solid about an axis

C. A free vortex occurs, when fluid rotates as a solid

D. In turbulent flow, there are neither cross-currents nor eddies

7307. Coke ovens in steel plant are heated by____________________?
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A. Electricity

B. Blast furnace gas/mixed gas

C. Coke oven gas

D. Both B. and C.
7308. Which of the following is a directly fired intermittent furnace ?
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A. Reverberatory furnace

B. Walking beam reheating furnace

C. Tunnel kiln

D. Tower furnace

7310. Forced recirculation of furnace gases is practised_______________?
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A. In furnaces, operating below 750C

B. To increase heat transfer by convection

C. All A., B. and C.

D. To ensure uniform temperature

7311. Ceramic recuperators are generally made of_________________?
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A. Calcium carbide

B. Silicon carbide

C. High alumina bricks

D. Fireclay bricks

7312. Lead is_____________________?
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A. Used as a cathodic material

B. Not resistant to corrosion

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D. Used as a shock absorber (in mattress form) between the foundation and steel framework of

E. Not used as pigment (in its compound forms) for paints

7313. Cement Kiln is a___________________?
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A. Natural draft furnace

B. Batch furnace

C. Rotary Kiln

D. Tunnel Kiln

7314. Temperature of a furnace fired with low calorific value fuel gas (i.e. lean gas) can be increased by______________________?
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A. Preheating the fuel gas

B. All A., B. & C.

C. Oxygen enrichment of combustion air

D. Preheating the combustion air

7315. High degree of toughness is a must for__________________?
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A. None of these

B. Cold work tool steel

C. Shock resisting steel

D. High speed steel

7316. Presence of nickel in steel improves its_________________?
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A. Cutting ability

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Corrosion resistance

D. Wear resistance

7317. Nickel made/clad equipments are suitable for handling________________?
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A. Ammonia (both aqueous & anhydrous)

B. Fruit juices, milk & its products and caustic soda solution

C. Nitric acid & hydrochloric acid (concentrated)

D. Sulphuric acid (concentrated)

7319. Which is not accomplished in an underfired furnace ?
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A. Elimination of cold spot at the bottom of the charge

B. Protection of the periphery of the charge from excessive radiation

C. Reduction in the temperature of furnace gases

D. Increase in heating capacity/m2 of floor space
7320. To reduce the stack loss, heat recovery from flue gas can be done by_____________________?
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A. Preheating of combustion air

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Preheating of cold stock

D. Steam generation in waste heat boilers

7321. Pick out the correct statement pertaining to the flow through a converging-diverging tube ?
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A. None of these

B. Throughout the converging portion of the tube, the density increases in the downstream

C. No shock wave develops in the tube when the Mach number at exit is greater than unity

D. ection

E. The value of Mach number is always unity at the throat

7322. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Spheroidal grey cast iron contains graphite flakes

B. Wrought iron cannot be easily forged and welded

C. Wrought iron contains about 0.02% carbon

D. The chilled cast iron does not contain graphite

7323. Cast iron has____________________?
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A. Its elastic limit very close to ultimate breaking strength

B. High ductility

C. Very high tensile strength

D. High malleability

7324. Which of the following stainless steels is non-magnetic ?
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A. Martenistic

B. None of these

C. Ferritic

D. Austenitic
7325. Select the wrong statement pertaining to flow of an incompressible fluid through a Venturimeter ?
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A. orientation of Venturimeter

B. Discharge of fluid through a Venturimeter depends upon the gage difference irrespective of

C. Venturimeter incurs less power loss compared to an equivalent orificemeter

D. For frictionless flow, the fluid pressure entering the venturi meter will be exactly equal to that

E. Venturimeter occupies less space than an orificemeter

F. ving the Venturimeter

7326. Decarburisation of steel__________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Is the removal of carbon from iron carbide (Fe3C)

C. Affects its crystalline structure

D. Is favoured by CO2

7328. Which one shows the diagrammatic heat balance in a furnace ?
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A. Ostwald chart

B. Cox chart

C. Sankey diagram

D. None of these

7329. Which of the following is not a directly fired furnace ?
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A. Calcination kiln

B. Sintering furnace

C. Open hearth furnace

D. By-product coke oven
7330. Hypersil is a ______________ steel?
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A. Tungsten

B. High speed

C. Silicon

D. Molybdenum

7331. Cast iron has very high___________________?
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A. Compressive strength

B. Ductility

C. Resistance to brittleness

D. Shock resistance

7333. Which of the following is a heat treatment furnace ?
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A. Reheating furnace

B. Rotary kiln

C. Muffle furnace

D. Annealing furnace
7334. Reducing atmosphere is maintained in a__________________?
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A. Soaking pit

B. Calcination kiln

C. Blast furnace

D. L.D. converter

7336. Air filtration in a furnace___________________?
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A. None of these

B. Is indicated by flame sting out

C. Increases the flue gas temperature

D. Reduces its thermal efficiency
7337. Large tonnage of refractory bricks are dried in a_____________________?
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A. Shaft furnace

B. Muffle furnace

C. Tunnel kiln

D. Rotary hearth furnace

7339. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. In the equation, T. gc = k. (du/dy)n the value of n for pseudoplastic and Dilatant fluid are 1 respectively

B. Shear stress for Newtonian fluid is proportional to the rate of shear in the direction perpendicular to motion

C. With increase in the Mach number >0.6, the drag co-efficient decreases in case of compressible fluids

D. The shear stress at the pipe (dia = D, length = L) wall in case of laminar flow of Newtonian fluids is (D/4L). ?p

7341. Example of an indirectly heated furnace is__________________?
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A. Hood annealing furnace

B. Muffle furnace

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

7343. Hearth furnaces are not used for____________________?
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A. Melting

B. Roasting

C. Reheating

D. None of these
7344. Select the correct statement?
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A. tically downward through it, than when the flow is vertically upward

B. A Venturimeter with a given gage difference discharges at a greater rate, when the flow is

C. h the same throat dia is used

D. The discharge through a Venturimeter depends upon ?p only and is independent of

E. For a given pressure difference, the discharge of gas is greater through a Venturimeter, when

F. The overall pressure loss is the same in a given pipe line, whether a Venturimeter or a nozzle

7345. Which of the following is the easiest to bend ?
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A. Cast iron

B. Stainless steel

C. Steel

D. Wrought iron
7346. Pipes for bi-cycle frames are made of _____________ steel?
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A. Hot rolled

B. Chrome carbon

C. Cold rolled

D. Stainless

7347. Specific heating capacity of a furnace is expressed as_____________________?
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A. Weight heated/furnace volume

B. Weight heated/hr/furnace volume

C. None of these

D. Weight heated/hr

7348. Design of waste heat boiler for recovery of waste heat from furnace gases depends upon the_________________?
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A. Dust concentration & nature of dust in waste gas

B. Quantity & temperature of waste gas

C. Corrosive nature of the waste gas

D. All A., B. and C.

7349. Regenerators compared to the recuperators for the same duty__________________?
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A. Are of smaller size

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Are less costly

D. Occupy more space
7350. The resistance furnace produces heat by the__________________?
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A. Combination of induced current and skin effect

B. None of these

C. Electric arc struck between electrodes and the charge

D. Flow of current through a heating element