chemical engineering Mcqs
4805. Which of the following can measure temperatures in the range of 20 to 300C ?
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A. Vapor pressure thermometer

B. Mercury in glass thermometer

C. None of these

D. Resistance thermometer

4807. Thermocouple is suitable for measuring_________________?
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A. Liquid temperatures only

B. Very high temperatures only

C. Very low temperatures only

D. Both high and low temperatures
4808. A non-linear chemical system is exemplified by a/an_________________?
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A. Mixer

B. Isothermal CSTR

C. None of these

D. Non-isothermal CSTR
4810. Which of the following thermocouples is capable of measuring a temperature of -50C ?
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A. Chromel-Alumel

B. Copper-constantan

C. Platinum-platinum + rhodium

D. Iron-constantan

4812. Which of the following is the dynamic characteristics of an instrument ?
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A. Dead zone

B. Reproducibility

C. Fidelity

D. Sensitivity

4813. For measuring the temperature of a red hot furnace, which is the most suitable instrument ?
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A. Bimetallic thermometer

B. Optical pyrometer

C. Platinum resistance thermometer

D. Thermocouple

4815. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done using ______________ methods?
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A. Chemical

B. Electrometallurgical

C. Pyrometallurgical

D. Physical beneficiation

4818. A heterogeneous reactor is the one, in which the moderator and the________________?
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A. Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water)

B. None of these

C. Coolant are different materials

D. Coolant are present in different phases (e.g., heavy water and graphite)

4819. The emission of an a-particle causes the resultant nucleus to have____________________?
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A. Less atomic weight and less atomic number

B. Less atomic weight and more atomic number

C. More atomic weight and less atomic number

D. None of these

4820. In a pressurised water reactor (PWR), the___________________?
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A. Fuel is natural uranium and heavy water acts both as moderator & coolant

B. Coolant water boils in the core of the reactor

C. Coolant water is pressurised to prevent bulk boiling of water in the core

D. Use of moderator is not required

4823. Tarapur (INDIA) atomic power station____________________?
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A. Has two boiling water reactors of American design

B. Has an installed capacity of 400 MW

C. All A., B. and C.

D. Is the first power reactor in India, which became critical in 1969

4825. Accurate temperature measurement performance of a radiation pyrometer cannot be affected, if the ?
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A. Object is transparent

B. Enhancement or attenuation of radiation occurs in the sighting path

C. Object and surrounding are at almost the same temperature

D. Object has varying emissivity

4826. A fertile material is the one, which can be__________________?
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A. Converted into fissile material on absorption of neutron

B. Fissioned by slow (thermal) neutrons

C. Fissioned by either slow or fast neutrons

D. Fissioned by fast neutrons

4829. The main ore of thorium is_________________?
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A. Galena

B. Limonite

C. Monazite sand

D. Pitchblende

4832. Heavy water used in the nuclear reactors to slow down the speed of neutrons is __________________?
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A. Highly purified water

B. None of these

C. A compound of oxygen and deuterium

D. Water having dissolved salts of heavy metals

4833. Extraction of uranium from its ore is done by ______________ method?
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A. Electrometallurgical

B. Chemical

C. Pyrometallurgical

D. Physical beneficiation

4834. ______________ is undesirable in thermocouples used in industries ?
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A. Corrosion resistance

B. Linear relation of emf to temperature

C. Non-linear relation of emf to temperature

D. Oxidation resistance

4835. Hydrogen differs from deuterium in _____________ properties?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Physical

C. Chemical

D. Radioactive

4836. Pick out the most suitable instrument for measuring temperature in the range of-40 to 425C ?
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A. None of these

B. Radiation pyrometer

C. Mercury thermometer

D. Bimetallic thermometer
4837. Thermal wells are used in the temperature measurement to____________________?
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A. Reduce measuring lag

B. Increase the sensitivity

C. Increase the fidelity

D. Guard against corrosive and oxidising action on thermocouple materials
4838. Which thermocouple can be used to measure a temperature of around 1400C ?
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A. Aluminium-Chromel

B. Copper-constantan

C. None of these

D. Platinum-platinum + rhodium
4839. Which of the following thermocouples has the widest temperature measurement range ?
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A. Copper-constantan

B. Iron-constantan

C. Platinum-platinum/rhodium

D. Chromel-alumel

4840. The most commonly used nuclear fuel in boiling water reactor is___________________?
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A. Enriched uranium

B. Plutonium

C. Monazite sand

D. Natural uranium

4841. The decrease in the atomic number is not observed in case of________________?
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A. Positron emission

B. ?-emission

C. ?-emission

D. Electron capture

4843. Radiation pyrometers as compared to thermocouples____________________?
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A. Can measure higher temperature

B. Has a slower speed of response

C. Cant measure the temperature of moving objects

D. Is more affected by corrosive atmosphere

4844. Nuclear fuel usually used in a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) is__________________?
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A. Natural uranium

B. Enriched uranium

C. Thorium

D. Plutonium

4845. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is__________________?
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A. Linear expansion

B. Pressure rise with temperature

C. None of these

D. Volumetric expansion
4846. Plutonium________________?
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A. Is recovered from spent fuel from thermal nuclear reactor

B. Has much lower melting point (640C ) compared to thorium (1690C)

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

4847. The disintegration rate of a radioactive element _______________?
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A. Remains constant throughout

B. Progressively decreases

C. Progressively increases

D. May increase or decrease depending on the material

4848. In ?-decay of radioactive material, the ratio of neutron to proton____________________?
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A. Remain same

B. Increases

C. Is unpredictable; may increase or decrease

D. Decreases
4849. _____________ is an example of distributed parameter system ?
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A. CSTR

B. Tubular reactor

C. On-off controller

D. None of these