chemical engineering Mcqs
951. Cupola produces _________________ iron?
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A. Wrought

B. Pig

C. Carbon free

D. Cast
952. Manufacturing cost in a chemical company does not include the____________________?
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A. Plant overheads

B. Administrative expenses

C. Direct products cost

D. Fixed charges

953. ____________ taxes are based on gross earnings ?
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A. Income

B. Property

C. Excise

D. Capital gain

954. ______________ the exhaust gas is an indication of the incomplete combustion of fuel?
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A. High temperature of

B. High % of CO in

C. Low temperature of

D. High % of CO2 in

958. Gas turbine normally employs a constant _______________ cycle?
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A. Pressure

B. Volume

C. None of these

D. Temperature

960. Shaving soaps are____________________?
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A. Soft potassium soaps (potassium salt of fatty acid) with free Stearic acid to give lather a

B. None of these

C. ting property</strong>

D. Metallic soaps compounded with frothing agents

E. High free alkali soaps having excess of cane sugar and alcohol

965. The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)_________________?
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A. May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts

B. Remain same

C. Increases

D. Decreases
967. Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate boiling ?
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A. The temperature is less than that of film boiling

B. Bubble generation is by expansion of entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the surface

C. Heat transfer from the surface of the liquid is less than that in film boiling

D. Surface temperature is greater than the saturation temperature of the liquid

969. Often earing defects are found during deep drawing operation, because the __________________?
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A. Starting sheet has planer anisotropy due to its texture

B. Starting sheet has normal anisotropy due to its texture

C. Surface finish of the sheet is poor

D. Sheet material has been given substantial spring back

974. For a given fluid, as the pipe diameter increases, the pumping cost ______________________?
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A. Decreases

B. May increase or decrease, depending upon whether the fluid is Newtonian or non-Newtonian

C. Increases

D. Remains the same

975. Increase in temperature, in general results in the____________________?
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A. Decrease in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

B. Increase in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

C. Increase in the viscosity of liquids and decrease in that of gases

D. Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases
977. Styrene (a monomer for the production of polystyrene) is commercially produced by ____________________?
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A. Dehydration of ethyl alcohol followed by hydrogenation

B. Reacting ethylene oxide with acetaldehyde

C. Catalytic dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene

D. Fermentation of starch

978. Economics of Solvay Process depends upon the efficiency of __________________?
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A. Ammonia recovery

B. Carbonating tower

C. Ammonia recovery and size of the plant

D. Ammoniation of salt solution

979. Ammonia gas can be dried by___________________?
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A. Quick lime

B. CaCl2

C. PCl5

D. Concentrated H2SO4

982. ______________ cannot increase the fatigue strength of a material?
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A. Grain refining

B. Grain coarsening

C. Shot peening

D. Surface hardening

983. One of the methods of purification of leach liquor is ion exchange, which involves_________________?
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A. Exchange between a solid phase and a gas phase

B. Exchange between two liquid phases

C. Exchange between a liquid phase and an organic resin phase

D. Exchange between a gaseous phase and a liquid phase

984. Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility ?
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A. Process equipment

B. Emergency facilities

C. Raw materials inventory

D. Utilities plants

986. Which of the following is not a mathematical method for evaluation of profitability of a chemical process plant ?
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A. Discounted cash flow based on full life performance

B. Payout period

C. Cash reserve

D. Rate of return on investment

987. Plants produce carbohydrates from the CO2 present in the atmosphere by_________________?
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A. Oxidation

B. Photochemical reaction

C. Polymerisation

D. None of these

988. Carborundum consists mainly of_________________?
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A. Silicon carbide

B. Boron carbide

C. Bauxite

D. Calcium carbide

989. An example of unsteady non uniform flow is the flow of liquid under pressure through a__________________?
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A. Tapering pipe at constant flow rate

B. Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate

C. None of these

D. Long pipeline of constant diameter

993. Na2CO3 is called _________________?
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A. Soda ash

B. Washing soda

C. Calcite

D. Plaster of Paris

994. The major use of butadiene is____________________?
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A. As an anti-skinning agent in paint

B. In the manufacture of synthetic rubber

C. As a plasticiser for unsaturated polyester

D. None of these

996. Lubricating greases are a mixture of__________________?
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A. Mineral oil, soap and additives

B. Fatty oil and metallic soap

C. Mineral oil and metallic soap

D. Mineral oil and fatty oil

997. Thermosetting plastic materials____________________?
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A. Cannot be melted after forming

B. Can be repeatedly melted

C. Is useful for melt casting

D. Is useful for spinning

998. Sulphuric acid saturated with SO3 is called_________________?
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A. None of these

B. Concentrated H2SO4

C. Sulphurous acid

D. Oleum
999. Glaubers salt is chemically ?
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A. Potassium sulphate

B. Potassium chlorate

C. Calcium sulphate

D. None of these
1000. Yellow glycerine is made into white, using____________________?
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A. Activated carbon

B. Bauxite

C. Bentonite

D. Diatomaceous earth