chemical engineering petroleum refinery engineering Mcqs
152. Visbreaking process is used mainly for making_________________?
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A. Fuel oil

B. High octane gasoline

C. Smoke free kerosene

D. High cetane diesel

156. Most widely used solvent for dewaxing is__________________?
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A. Naphtha

B. Sodium plumbite

C. Methyl-ethyl-ketone (MEK)

D. Petroleum ether

158. Visbreaking__________________?
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A. Uses natural gas as feed

B. Is carried out at atmospheric pressure

C. Produces fuel oil of lower viscosity

D. Produces gasoline only

159. Catalytic cracking compared to thermal cracking of residue of vacuum distillation of crude oil__________________?
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A. Gives higher yield of petrol

B. Lower octane number of petrol

C. Higher sulphur content in the product

D. Higher gum forming material in petrol

161. ______________ converts n-paraffins to i-paraffins ?
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A. Isomerisation

B. Alkylation

C. None of these

D. Polymerisation

162. Gum formation in stored gasoline is mainly due to the ____________________?
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A. Alkylation of unsaturated

B. Higher aromatic content

C. Presence of sulphur

D. Oxidation & polymerisation of unsaturated

165. In case of liquid petrofuels, momentary combustion is observed at its ________________________?
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A. Flame temperature

B. Fire point

C. Preheating temperature corresponding to viscosity of 25 centistokes

D. Flash point
166. The conductivity of crude oil-water mixture depends on the__________________?
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A. Water percentage

B. Temperature

C. All A., B. and C.

D. pH value

167. Asphalts are _________________?
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A. Desirable in catalytic cracking feedstock, because they produce coke

B. Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge

C. All A., B. & C.

D. Low molecular weight & low boiling point compounds present in petroleum

168. Good quality kerosene should have__________________?
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A. Low paraffins content

B. High aromatics content

C. Low smoke point

D. High smoke point
170. Cracking is___________________?
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A. An endothermic reaction

B. None of these

C. Favoured at very low temperature

D. An exothermic reaction

174. In catalytic alkylation, higher iso-butane to olefin ratio gives_________________?
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A. Low final boiling point product

B. Higher yield

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

175. Which of the following categories of gasoline has the highest lead susceptibility ?
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A. Straight run gasoline

B. Polymer gasoline

C. Platinum reformed gasoline

D. Catalytical cracked gasoline

177. Flash point of atmospheric distillation residue is determined by ______________ apparatus?
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A. None of these

B. Cleveland (open cup type)

C. Pensky-Martens (closed cup type)

D. Abel

178. Viscosity index of a lubricating oil_________________?
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A. Is the measure of variation of viscosity with temperature

B. Is the measure of its flash point

C. Should be low

D. None of these

179. Casing head gasoline is the liquid __________________?
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A. Gasoline separated from wet natural gas by compression

B. Propane

C. Butane

D. Natural gas

181. A petroleum well is called dry, if it contains ____________________?
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A. Only natural gas

B. No natural gas

C. Very little oil

D. All A., B. and C.

182. Lane and Garton classification of petroleum is based on its ____________________?
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A. Specific gravity

B. Optical properties

C. Composition

D. Viscosity

183. Feed for reforming is generally___________________?
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A. Naphtha or straight run gasoline

B. Atmospheric gas oil

C. Vacuum gas oil

D. Reduced crude

185. Pick out the correct statement about catalytic polymerisation ?
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A. H2SO4 polymerisation process gives gasoline rich in unsaturates

B. In H2SO4 polymerisation, H3PO4 is always used with 2% steam to prevent meta & ortho

C. O4 formation, which are inactive</strong>

D. Both A. and B.

E. Neither A. nor B.

188. Clay treatment of petroleum products __________________?
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A. All A., B. & C.

B. Desulphurise straight run gasoline & kerosene

C. Decolorizes & stabilises cracked gasoline

D. Adsorb arsenic from feedstock to catalytic reforming

189. The reservoir rock containing petroleum has_________________?
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A. Low porosity

B. High permeability

C. High porosity

D. Both B. and C.
190. Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives___________________?
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A. Poorer yield of lube oil

B. Lower viscosity index lube oil

C. Higher yield of straight run gasoline

D. Higher octane number gasoline

192. Electrical desalting of crude oil removes the _______________ impurities?
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A. Oleophilic

B. Oleophobic

C. Both A. and B.

D. Neither A. nor B.

193. Waxes present in petroleum products_________________?
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A. Are not soluble in them

B. Crystallise out at low temperature

C. Decrease their viscosity

D. Can be separated out by distillation

194. The most suitable solvent for deasphalting vacuum residue is_____________________?
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A. Methanol amine

B. Propane

C. Doctors solution

D. Methyl ethyl ketone
195. Dearomatization of kerosene (by liquid sulphur dioxide extraction) is done to________________?
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A. Decrease the breathing loss

B. Improve its oxidation stability

C. None of these

D. Increase its smoke point

196. Isomerisation converts the ___________________ tot-paraffins?
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A. Naphthenes

B. None of these

C. Olefins

D. Paraffins
197. Mercaptans are added to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to _____________________ ?
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A. Assist in checking its leakage from cylinder

B. Reduce its cost

C. Narrow down its explosion limit

D. Increase its calorific value

199. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of _____________________?
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A. Propane & butane

B. Methane & ethane

C. High boiling olefins

D. High boiling naphthenes