chemical engineering Mcqs
401. Use of flux during soldering is done to__________________?
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A. Increase fluidity of solder by lowering its melting temperature

B. Full up the joint gap

C. Wash away surplus solder

D. Prevent oxide formation
405. Which of the following is a commonly used manometric liquid for low pressure range ?
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A. Glycerol

B. Ethylene glycol

C. Carbon tetrachloride

D. Ethyl alcohol

407. Tempering of a material does not improve its____________________?
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A. Toughness

B. Softness

C. Internal stress level

D. Machinability
408. Gantt charts are used for streamlining the__________________?
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A. Inventory control

B. Quality control

C. Production schedule

D. Sales forecasting

409. Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a_________________?
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A. Steel plant

B. Coke oven battery

C. Textile factory

D. Petroleum refinery

413. Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength steel weld can take place because of the___________________?
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A. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal

B. Sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc

C. Martensite formation

D. Retained austenite

417. The two elements required to form substitutional solid solution should not have___________________?
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A. Same valency

B. Same crystalline structure

C. Same atomic sizes

D. Widely differing electronegativity
419. Which of the following forces does not act on a fluid at rest ?
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A. Hydrostatic force

B. Viscous force

C. Surface tension force

D. Gravity force

420. Wrought iron is not____________________?
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A. Having maximum tensile strength along the lines of slag distribution

B. Having uniform strength in all directions

C. Ductile & resistant to corrosion/rusting

D. Weldable easily

421. Wood is a/an ______________ material ?
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A. Amorphous

B. Homogeneous

C. Cellular

D. Granular

422. Speisses is a mixture of the following ?
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A. Antimonides of heavy metals

B. Arsenides & antimonides of heavy metals

C. Arsenides of heavy metals

D. Iron, cobalt and nickel

423. Ammonia leakage in the refrigeration system is detected by_________________?
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A. Sulphur stick, which on detection gives white smoke

B. Using chemical reagents

C. Soap solution

D. Its smell

426. In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true ?
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A. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion

B. Speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed

C. Redundant work is a function of the die angle

D. Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present

427. Which of the following parameters is not responsible for the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface located in a room without fans ?
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A. Diameter & length of the pipe

B. Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in the room

C. Emissivity of pipe surface

D. None of these
430. Dies for wire drawing are generally made of__________________?
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A. High carbon steel

B. Carbides

C. Mild steel

D. Stainless steel

431. Diamagnetic materials___________________?
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A. Are magnetised by eddy currents only

B. Are magnetised in direction opposite to the magnetic field

C. Can be magnetised in one direction only

D. Are non-magnetic and cannot be magnetised

432. Which of the following has the highest value of refractive index ?
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A. Diamond

B. Glass

C. Distilled water

D. Brine (sea water)

434. Fog is an example of colloidal system of___________________?
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A. Solid dispersed in liquid

B. Solid dispersed in gas

C. Gas dispersed in liquid

D. Liquid dispersed in gas
435. Dislocations are _______________ defects?
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A. Volume

B. Point

C. Line

D. None of these

436. The product out from a cupola is called ____________________?
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A. Pig iron

B. Cast iron

C. None of these

D. Wrought iron

438. Runge-Kutta method is used to solve a/an __________________________?
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A. Ordinary differential equation of nth order

B. Simultaneous non-linear equation

C. None of these

D. Linear differential equation

439. Enzymes belong to the category of_____________________?
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A. Fats

B. Carbohydrates

C. Proteins

D. Vitamins

440. With increase in steam pressure, its specific volume decreases ____________________?
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A. Linearly

B. Exponentially

C. Rapidly first and then slowly

D. Slowly first and then rapidly

444. With increase in impurities in metals, their corrosion resistances____________________?
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A. Remain same

B. Increase

C. Decrease

D. May increase or decrease; depending on the type of metal

446. ____________________ are normally subjected to sub-zero treatment?
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A. Non machinable materials

B. Gauges or precision parts

C. Highly stressed parts

D. Cold rolled sheets

447. Resilience of a bolt can be increased by increasing its __________________?
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A. Length

B. Head diameter

C. Shank diameter

D. None of these

448. Alloy powder manufactured by the following process have spherical shapes ?
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A. Gaseous reduction

B. Atomisation

C. Mechanical attrition

D. Electrochemical deposition

450. Which of the following is not a charge material for cupola ?
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A. Iron ore

B. Limestone

C. Pig iron

D. Iron scrap