chemical engineering Mcqs
7501. Pulverised fuel fired furnaces employ ______________ fuel firing?
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A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Tangential

7502. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Bronze is an alloy of copper & tin

B. The alloy named German silver does not contain any silver

C. Brass is an alloy of copper & zinc

D. The ability of a material to fracture without appreciable deformation is called its ductility
7503. Ceramic materials__________________?
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A. Are exemplified by clay and mica

B. Never exhibit polymorphism

C. Are poor electrical conductors due to lack of free electrons

D. All A., B. and C.
7505. Advantages of use of preheated combustion air are__________________?
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A. Increase in flame temperature

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Reduction in scale losses

D. Saving in fuel consumption

7507. An elastic behaviour of materials is expressed in terms of_______________?
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A. None of these

B. Hysteresis loop area

C. Relaxation time

D. Stress-strain curve

7508. Kel-F is a material, which is________________?
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A. Having excellent chemical & high temperature resistance (upto 200C)

B. All A., B. and C.

C. Chemically known as Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PTFE)

D. Having elastomeric properties

7509. Which of the following is a batch furnace ?
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A. Cupola

B. Reheating furnace

C. None of these

D. Glass tank furnace

7510. The addition of antimony in tin-based alloys improves its________________?
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A. Deformation resistance

B. Impact strength and bonding strength

C. Rupture strength and hot hardness

D. Wear resistance

7511. Rate of heat release in a furnace, which is the measure of heat intensity, is defined as_________________?
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A. kcal/m3 combustion space

B. None of these

C. kcal/hr/m3 combustion space

D. kcal/hr

7513. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. The point at which the resultant pressure on an immersed surface acts, is known as the centre

B. The vacuum pressure is always the negative gauge pressure

C. The pressure of the liquid measured by a piezometer tube is the gauge pressure

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E. Manometric liquid should have high surface tension

7514. In a furnace, the heat taken by the charge/stock and the heat lost to the furnace structure & flue gases depends on the__________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Nature of process; whether batch, continuous or intermittent

C. Thermal conductivity of the charge & structural materials of furnace

D. Rate of firing and emissivity of flame

7516. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Graphite refractories are also called plumbago refractories

B. Calcined magnesite is also called dead burnt magnesite

C. Superduty fireclay bricks correspond to a pyrometric cone equivalent of 26-28

D. Insulating refractories used in place of regular refractory bricks are usually called light weight

E. ractories, and they have similar composition as heavy bricks

7517. Regenerators are used for waste heat recovery in____________________?
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A. By-product coke ovens

B. Blast furnace stoves

C. Soaking pits

D. Beehive coke oven

7518. Ammonium phosphate is a _____________ fertiliser?
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A. Nitrogenous

B. Mixed

C. Phosphatic

D. Complex

7519. Fresh sewage is ______________ in nature?
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A. Highly acidic

B. Acidic

C. Neutral

D. Alkaline
7522. Low grade coal is ______________ to produce ammonia synthesis gas?
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A. Liquefied

B. Gasified

C. Hydrogenated

D. Dehydrogenated

7523. Nitrogenous fertiliser is required__________________?
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A. None of these

B. For accelerating fruit formation in later stage of growth

C. During the early stage of growth to promote development of stem and leaves

D. To lessen the effect of excessive potash application

7524. Which of the following is an adsorbent for removal of nitrogen oxides from gas/air ?
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A. Bog iron (iron oxide)

B. Active carbon

C. Pulverised limestone

D. Silica gel
7526. Reaction of nitric acid and sulphuric acid with phosphate rock produces_________________?
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A. Diammonium phosphate

B. Tricresyl phosphate

C. Nitrophosphate

D. Tributyl phosphate

7527. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. A straight fertiliser contains only one nutrient

B. The phosphorous nutrient makes the plant stem stronger and increases its branches

C. Calcium cyanamide is used as weed killer in onion fields

D. All the nitrogenous fertilisers are not soluble in water
7529. Nitric acid is produced on commercial scale in a fertiliser plant by___________________?
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A. Passing air through high voltage electric arc

B. None of these

C. Oxidation of ammonia

D. CaNO3 + H2SO4 reaction

7531. Potassic fertilisers do not promote the development of ______________________?
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A. Starches of potatoes & grains

B. Stems & leaves during early stage of plant growth

C. Sugar of fruits & vegetables

D. Fibrous materials of plants

7533. Leaching of phosphate rock by strong ____________ acid produces phosphoric acid ?
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A. Hydrochloric

B. Neither A. nor B.

C. Either A. or B.

D. Sulphuric

7534. Global warming may result in __________________?
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A. Decrease in food productivity

B. Cyclone

C. Flood

D. All A., B. and C.
7535. Yield of urea can be increased with excess ammonia and higher pressure & temperature, but because of ____________ this is normally not done?
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A. Increased cost of equipment

B. High corrosion rate

C. Increased biuret formation

D. All A., B. & C.
7536. Which of the following fine dust removal equipments is the most efficient ?
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A. Cyclone separator

B. Electrostatic precipitator

C. Scrubber

D. Bag filter

7537. Which of the following furnaces will have maximum thermal efficiency ?
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A. Boiler furnace

B. Soaking pits

C. Walking beam reheating furnace

D. Rotary kilns

7540. Catalyst used in Habers process for ammonia production is_________________?
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A. Nickel

B. Vanadium pentoxide

C. Reduced iron oxide

D. Silica gel

7543. Main constituent of phosphate rock is_____________________?
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A. Calcium fluoride

B. Ammonium phosphate

C. Calcium phosphate

D. Flour apatite
7544. Plant tranquillisers___________________?
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A. Hold back stem growth and halt plants at a desired height

B. Produce seedless fruit

C. Accelerate ripening of food and grain

D. Cause early maturation of plants

7545. A phosphatic fertiliser contains 16% P2O5. It could be________________?
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A. Dicalcium phosphate

B. None of these

C. Superphosphate

D. Triple superphosphate

7546. In calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertiliser ____________________?
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A. Nitrate nitrogen is slower acting

B. Ammoniacal nitrogen is quick acting

C. Nitrate nitrogen is quick acting

D. None of these

7548. Gas based fertiliser plants use_________________?
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A. Coal gas as a source of hydrogen

B. Natural gas as a source of hydrogen

C. Natural gas as heating medium

D. Coal gas as heating medium

7549. A fertiliser contains 82% N2. It could be_____________________?
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A. None of these

B. Liquid NH3

C. Ammonium nitrate

D. Urea