chemical engineering Mcqs
7652. Fertiliser plants get their N2 requirements _____________________?
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A. By dissociating oxides of nitrogen

B. From producer gas

C. By fractionation of liquefied air

D. From coal gas (coke oven gas)

7653. Ammonium nitrate (is mixed with limestone) is not used as fertiliser as such, because______________________?
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A. It is a liquid at room temperature

B. It is hygroscopic and explosive in nature

C. It is highly acidic in nature

D. Its nitrogen content is very less

7654. Low grade phosphate rock can be used in electrical furnace, because__________________?
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A. It is cheap

B. It produces low cost product

C. Of the better CaO/SiO2 balance for slag formation

D. CaO content is less

7655. Which furnace employs preheating, heating and soaking zones ?
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A. Cupola

B. Soaking pit

C. Open hearth furnace

D. Reheating furnace
7657. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. e ovens</strong>

B. Nitrogen is normally supplied in fertiliser either in Ammoniacal or the nitrate form, from

C. pared to finely divided powder form of fertiliser

D. ch the soil takes it up in the form of ammonium ions or nitrate ions and forms amino acids

E. Particle size range of a good granular fertiliser is 10-15 mesh and it contains less moisture as

F. Calcium present in the fertiliser helps in correcting the soil acidity

7658. The function of skimming tank in sewage treatment is to remove _____________ substances?
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A. Suspended solid

B. Dissolved solid

C. Gritty & inorganic

D. Oil & fatty
7659. Pick the odd man out?
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A. Briquettes

B. Oil gas

C. Wood

D. Pitch creosote mixture

7660. Heating of ortho-phosphoric acid to about 900C, produces_________________?
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A. No change in it

B. None of these

C. Meta-phosphoric acid

D. Pyrophosphoric acid

7661. Triple superphosphate is chemically represented as_____________________?
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A. Ca(H2PO4)2

B. Ca(PO3)2

C. 3Ca3(PO4)2

D. CaF2.3Ca3(PO4)2
7663. Reaction of dilute sulphuric acid with phosphate rock produces ____________________?
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A. Phosphoric acid

B. Triple superphosphate

C. Superphosphate

D. Gypsum

7665. Which of the following is the most widely used disinfectant in water treatment ?
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A. Coagulation

B. Cation exchanger

C. Irradiation of water by ultraviolet light

D. Chlorine
7666. Which of the following is not a practical method of low level radioactive waste disposal ?
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A. Disposing off in rivers & oceans

B. Dilution with inert material

C. Discharging to atmosphere through tall stacks after dilution

D. Filling in steel crates and shooting it off out of earths gravity
7668. Base suspension fertiliser essentially contains___________________?
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A. 43% N2 and 13% K2O

B. 13% N2 and 43% P2O5

C. 43% N2 and 13% P2O5

D. 43% K2O and 43% P2O5

7669. Catalytic ammonia synthesis reaction as in Habers process is_________________?
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A. Endothermic

B. None of these

C. Exothermic

D. Irreversible

7670. Electric process as compared to wet process (for the manufacture of phosphoric acid) ?
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A. Is used less frequently

B. Produces a valuable by-product called gypsum

C. Is weak acid process

D. Can use only high grade phosphate rock

7671. Iron is not used alone as a catalyst in ammonia synthesis, because___________________?
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A. None of these

B. It gets oxidised above 500C

C. It decomposes ammonia

D. Its activity declines rapidly, if heated to above 520C
7672. Prilling of urea should be accomplished (in a sprayer) just above the melting point of urea with minimum of retention time, otherwise it will result in__________________?
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A. Low bulk density product

B. Biuret formation

C. Substantially wet non-flowing and sticky product

D. Non-spherical prills

7674. Raw materials for urea production are _________________?
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A. HNO3 and CaCO3

B. NH3 and CO

C. CO2, H2 and N2

D. CO2 and N2

7675. Lower temperature and large excess of ammonia in urea melt__________________?
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A. Increases biuret formation

B. Does not effect biuret formation

C. Decreases biuret formation

D. Is undesirable

7676. Potassic fertilisers__________________?
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A. None of these

B. Are useful during early stage of the plant growth

C. Help in development of starches of potatoes and grain

D. Stimulate early growth and accelerate seeding

7679. In an ammonia plant, the purge off is essential to___________________?
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A. Remove uncondensed ammonia vapour

B. Remove excess poisonous gases

C. Maintain H2 : N2 ratio at 3 :1

D. Maintain inert gas concentration within a limit

7680. Reaction of calcium Fluorapatite with sulphuric acid produces ___________________?
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A. Ortho-phosphoric acid

B. Red phosphorous

C. Simple superphosphate

D. Triple superphosphate

7681. Which of the following is the costliest method for commercial production of hydrogen for ammonia synthesis ?
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A. Electrolysis of water

B. Steam reforming of naphtha

C. H2 separation from coke oven gas

D. Cracking of natural gas

7685. Montecatini process is used for the manufacture of____________________?
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A. Phosphoric acid

B. Nitric acid

C. Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)

D. Urea
7689. High noise levels produced during operation of fans and compressors can be reduced by using__________________?
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A. Acoustic absorbent

B. None of these

C. Lagging of noisy duct

D. Mufflers (silencers)
7690. Ammonium nitrate is___________________?
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A. Mixed with limestone powder to reduce its explosive nature before using it as a fertilizer

B. Having about 40% N2

C. Not prone to explosive thermal decomposition

D. Not hygroscopic

7692. On prolonged exposure to high concentration of carbon monoxide (> 5000 ppm), man dies because __________________?
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A. Of jamming of respiratory tract

B. Of clotting of blood

C. It forms CO2 by combining with oxygen present in the blood

D. apable of absorbing oxygen</strong>

E. It forms carboxyhemoglobin by combining with haemoglobin of blood, thereby making it
7693. Ammonia synthesis gas is produced from natural gas by___________________?
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A. Partial oxidation

B. Steam reforming

C. Hydrogenation

D. Thermal cracking

7697. Oxidation of ammonia is________________?
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A. Non-catalytic

B. Autocatalytic

C. Endothermic

D. Exothermic
7698. With increases in pressure, the conversion of Ammonium carbamate into urea___________________?
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A. Remains unaltered

B. Increases

C. Can either increase or decrease depends on biuret content

D. Decreases

7699. Out of the following, N2 content is minimum in_____________________?
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A. Urea

B. Ammonium nitrate

C. Ammonium sulphate

D. Ammonium chloride