chemical engineering Mcqs
151. The leaching solvent used in Baeyers process for the purification of bauxite is___________________?
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A. Sodium carbonate

B. Ammonium hydroxide

C. Ammonium carbonate

D. Sodium hydroxide

152. Which of the following is not used as a bearing material ?
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A. Bronzes

B. Copper-lead alloys

C. Cermets

D. Babbitts

155. Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved_________________?
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A. In the atomic form

B. In the ionic form

C. As tiny gas bubbles

D. In the molecular form

157. Carbon is present in the form of _______________________ in grey cast iron ?
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A. Cementite

B. Flakes

C. Spheroids

D. Nodular aggregates of graphite

159. Presence of nickel & chromium in steel does not raise its _________________?
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A. Machining properties

B. Elastic limit

C. Ductility

D. Resilience

168. Shaft/rotor speed is most accurately measured by a_________________?
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A. Strobometer

B. Frequency counter

C. Speedometer

D. Tachometer

169. _____________________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air?
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A. Dry bulb temperature

B. Specific humidity

C. Wet bulb temperature

D. Relative humidity

171. The dew point temperature lines on psychrometric charts are straight inclined sloping downwards to the right. When relative humidity of moist air is 100%, then_________________?
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A. Saturation temperature=dew point temperature

B. All A, B & C

C. Wet bulb temperature=dry bulb temperature

D. Wet bulb temperature=dew point temperature

172. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. A soft magnetic material should have high permeability and small area of hysteresis loop

B. Poissons ratio of high melting point metals is more than unity

C. Solders generally melt at less than 185C

D. Steel produced by B.O.F process is ideally suited for manufacturing flat product

173. Which of the following is an example of cathodic protection of metals against corrosion ?
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A. Galvanised iron

B. Painted steel

C. Case hardened steel

D. Lead lined reactor

176. Which of the following materials has the least scrap value ?
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A. Copper

B. Stainless steel

C. Aluminium

D. Brass

177. __________________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature?
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A. Viscosity

B. Thermal diffusivity

C. Density

D. Thermal conductivity

178. Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are___________________?
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A. Made of glass fibre and thermoplastic resins

B. Anisotropic

C. Made of thermosetting resin and glass fibre

D. Both B & C
179. Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it ________________________?
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A. Insulator for heat & electricity transmission

B. Superconductor

C. Behave like paramagnetic materials

D. Ferritic

180. Which of the, following is not associated with the functioning of a petrol engine ?
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A. Spark plug

B. Otto cycle

C. Compression ignition system

D. Carburettor

181. At the point of boundary layer separation in fluid flow, the _____________________?
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A. Shear stress is zero

B. Density variation is maximum

C. Velocity gradient is flat

D. Shear stress is maximum
183. Dowtherm is a____________________?
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A. Product of coal tar distillation

B. None of these

C. Very heat sensitive material

D. High temperature heating medium (a petroleum product)
184. Oxygen cylinders used for autogenous (cutting/welding) purposes are ___________________?
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A. Made by sand casting

B. Seamless & made of steel

C. Welded steel cylinders

D. Heat treated before use

186. With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water_______________________?
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A. Decreases

B. Remain constant

C. Increases linearly

D. Increases

188. Which of the following is not a dielectric material ?
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A. Cotton, silk and paper

B. All refractory materials

C. Rubber and polymeric resins

D. Asbestos, glass, porcelain and mica

190. Tesla metre per ampere (T. m/A) is the unit for the measurement of_______________?
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A. Permeability of free space

B. Flux density

C. Magnetic moment

D. Magnetic susceptibility

194. With increase in compression ratio, the volumetric efficiency of air compressor____________________?
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A. May increase or decrease (depends on the suction pressure)

B. Remain same

C. Decreases

D. Increases
196. Normalising does not ______________________ of a metal ?
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A. Remove internal stresses

B. Refine the structure

C. Remove strains caused by cold working

D. Improve machinability & tensile strength

198. Normalising does not _____________________ of a metal?
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A. Remove internal stresses

B. Refine the structure

C. Improve machinability & tensile strength

D. Remove strains caused by cold working

200. A reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does not occur in the___________________?
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A. Convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and cleaning the heating surface

B. Conduction heat transfer by reduction in the material thickness and increase in the thermal

C. None of these

D. ductivity

E. Radiation heat transfer by increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity