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This section includes 1175 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
551. |
_ There are one octahedral void and __________ tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms.$? |
A. | One |
B. | Two |
C. | Three |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Three | |
552. |
_ Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings ?$? |
A. | Tempering |
B. | Annealing |
C. | Normalising |
D. | Carburising |
Answer» E. | |
553. |
_ The predominant mode of heat transfer which takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a boiler is$? |
A. | Conduction |
B. | Convection |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Radiation |
Answer» E. | |
554. |
_ Out of the following, the materials having maximum magnetic permeability is$? |
A. | Silicon steel (Si = 4%) |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Wrought iron |
D. | Mild steel |
Answer» B. Cast iron | |
555. |
_ The most important requirement for aluminium industry is the availability of cheap$? |
A. | Ore |
B. | Electrical power |
C. | Labour |
D. | & abundant water |
Answer» C. Labour | |
556. |
_ Which of the following has the least oili-ness ?$? |
A. | Mineral oils |
B. | Vegetable oils |
C. | Greases |
D. | Animal oils |
Answer» B. Vegetable oils | |
557. |
_ Wrought iron does not have$? |
A. | Uniform strength in all directions |
B. | Ability to hold protective coating |
C. | High ductility & corrosion resistance |
D. | Easily weldable characteristics |
Answer» B. Ability to hold protective coating | |
558. |
_ The phenomenon of weld decay is found in case of$? |
A. | Gun metal |
B. | Brass |
C. | Stainless steel |
D. | Cast iron |
Answer» E. | |
559. |
_ Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is$? |
A. | Watt/m |
B. | Joule/m² |
C. | Newton/m² |
D. | Joule/m |
Answer» C. Newton/m¬¨‚â§ | |
560. |
_ All of the following alloying elements of steel increases hardness but sacrifice ductility, except$? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Vanadium |
C. | Molybdenum |
D. | Chromium |
Answer» B. Vanadium | |
561. |
_ Feed check valve is used in steam boilers to$? |
A. | Check the water level in the boiler |
B. | Check the feed water flow rate |
C. | Feed high pressure water to boiler and guard against its backflow through it |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
562. |
_ The bank of tubes located at the back of the domestic refrigerators are the __________ tubes.$? |
A. | Refrigerant cooling |
B. | Evaporator |
C. | Condenser |
D. | Throttling |
Answer» D. Throttling | |
563. |
_ Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high$? |
A. | Abrasion resistance |
B. | Toughness |
C. | Red hardness |
D. | Cutting speed |
Answer» C. Red hardness | |
564. |
_ Material of construction of foundary crucible is$? |
A. | Graphite |
B. | Lead |
C. | Porcelain |
D. | Stainless steel |
Answer» B. Lead | |
565. |
_ Which is the only metal that exists in liquid state at room temperature?$? |
A. | Sodium |
B. | Mercury |
C. | Lithium |
D. | Strontium |
Answer» C. Lithium | |
566. |
_ Fluorine is not a constituent of$? |
A. | Freon |
B. | Chloroform |
C. | Teflon |
D. | Fluorocarbons |
Answer» C. Teflon | |
567. |
_ Which of the following welding processes employs the highest welding temperature ?$? |
A. | Arc welding |
B. | Gas welding |
C. | Thermit welding |
D. | Resistance welding |
Answer» E. | |
568. |
_ On increasing the yield strength of a steel from 450 to 650 MPa, its __________ will increase.$? |
A. | Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) |
B. | Modulus of toughness |
C. | Percent elongation |
D. | Modulus of resilience |
Answer» C. Percent elongation | |
569. |
_ Air refrigeration cycle is used in the air crafts, because of$? |
A. | Low temperature encountered at high altitude |
B. | Its high heat transfer rate |
C. | Its low unit weight per ton of refrigeration |
D. | Its higher co-efficient of performance (COP) |
Answer» D. Its higher co-efficient of performance (COP) | |
570. |
_ The most important material handling system in an integrated steel plant is the$? |
A. | Belt conveyor |
B. | Diesel locomotive |
C. | Truck |
D. | Overhead hoists & cranes |
Answer» C. Truck | |
571. |
_ Which of the following metals is the most prone to work hardening?$? |
A. | Brass |
B. | Aluminium |
C. | Copper |
D. | Lead |
Answer» B. Aluminium | |
572. |
_ Materials used for making permanent magnets containing iron and nickel are made by __________ technique.$? |
A. | Powder metallurgy |
B. | Casting |
C. | Forging |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
573. |
_ A polymer is termed as an 'elastomer', if its percentage elongation is more than 100%. An elastomer is termed as 'rubber' if its percentage elongation is more than __________ percent.$? |
A. | 150 |
B. | 200 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 400 |
Answer» C. 300 | |
574. |
_ Heat dissipation in cooling towers is mainly by$? |
A. | Conduction |
B. | Convection |
C. | Evaporation |
D. | Radiation |
Answer» D. Radiation | |
575. |
_ Steels with high carbon equivalent have poor weldability, because in these steels during welding$? |
A. | Carbon and other alloying elements get oxidised from the weld pool |
B. | Excessive ferrite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness of the weld |
C. | Martensite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness/ductility of the weld |
D. | Segregation of carbon and other element occurs in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the weld |
Answer» D. Segregation of carbon and other element occurs in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the weld | |
576. |
_ Grinding wheel made of silicon carbide is most suitable for grinding materials of low tensile strength (e.g; tough bronze). Grinding is a __________ operation.$? |
A. | Turning |
B. | Dressing |
C. | Forming |
D. | Surface finishing |
Answer» E. | |
577. |
_ Which of the following is not categorised as the ore agglomeration process?$? |
A. | Nodulising |
B. | Pelletising |
C. | Balling |
D. | Briquetting |
Answer» D. Briquetting | |
578. |
_ Identify the false statement$? |
A. | Martensitic steels are less susceptible to pitting corrosion than austenitic steels |
B. | Pitting corrosion is usually very localised |
C. | Hydrogen embrittlement is facilitated by tensile stress |
D. | Stress corrosion cracking is facilitated by tensile stress |
Answer» B. Pitting corrosion is usually very localised | |
579. |
_ Commonly employed coolant for high pressure turbogenerator is$? |
A. | Air |
B. | Carbon dioxide |
C. | Hydrogen |
D. | Water |
Answer» D. Water | |
580. |
_ __________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible.$? |
A. | Calcium |
B. | Nitrogen |
C. | Phosphorous |
D. | Hydrogen |
Answer» C. Phosphorous | |
581. |
_ Malleabilisation heat treatment is performed on$? |
A. | Cast steel |
B. | Grey cast iron |
C. | White cast iron |
D. | Spheroidal graphite cast iron |
Answer» D. Spheroidal graphite cast iron | |
582. |
_ In inventory control theory, the economic order quantity (EOQ) is the$? |
A. | Lot size corresponding to break even analysis |
B. | Average level of inventory |
C. | Optimum lot size |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
583. |
_ Satellites burn off during re-entry to earth's atmosphere, because of the$? |
A. | Combustion with air |
B. | Gravitational pull by earth |
C. | Friction with earth's atmosphere |
D. | Loss in weight of the satellite |
Answer» D. Loss in weight of the satellite | |
584. |
_ With increase in __________ Knocking tendency in a spark ignition petrol engine decreases.$? |
A. | Supercharging |
B. | Wall temperature |
C. | Compression ratio |
D. | Engine speed |
Answer» E. | |
585. |
_ Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy is facilitated by the$? |
A. | Fuel cells |
B. | Photo voltaic cell |
C. | Magneto hydrodynamic generator |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
586. |
_ LASER$? |
A. | Stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
B. | Has the same intensity as visible light |
C. | Can't be used for cutting metals |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Has the same intensity as visible light | |
587. |
_ In 18-4-1 high speed steel, 18, 4 & 1 respectively denote the percentage of$? |
A. | Chromium, tungsten & vanadium |
B. | Tungsten, chromium & vanadium |
C. | Tungsten, vanadium & chromium |
D. | Tungsten, chromium & molybdenum |
Answer» C. Tungsten, vanadium & chromium | |
588. |
_ Killed steels$? |
A. | Are free from oxygen |
B. | Contain not even traces of sulphur & phosphorous |
C. | Are produced by L.D. process only |
D. | Contain minimum impurity level |
Answer» B. Contain not even traces of sulphur & phosphorous | |
589. |
_ Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales have the same readings at$? |
A. | -55° |
B. | -40° |
C. | -33° |
D. | -58° |
Answer» C. -33¬¨‚àû | |
590. |
_ Gage pressure within a spherical droplet of a fluid is 'p'. What will be gage pressure within a bubble of the same size & of the same fluid ?$? |
A. | p |
B. | 2 p |
C. | 0.5 p |
D. | 0.25 p |
Answer» C. 0.5 p | |
591. |
_ pH value of rain water in India ranges from$? |
A. | 5.5 to 7.5 |
B. | 8 to 9.5 |
C. | 3.5 to 5 |
D. | 9.5 to 10.5 |
Answer» B. 8 to 9.5 | |
592. |
_ The machanism involved in the removal of metal in drilling operation is by$? |
A. | Compression |
B. | Extrusion |
C. | Shearing |
D. | Both A & C |
Answer» E. | |
593. |
_ An ideal fluid is$? |
A. | Viscous & incompressible |
B. | Non-viscous & compressible |
C. | Non-viscous & incompressible |
D. | Viscous & compressible |
Answer» D. Viscous & compressible | |
594. |
_ Electrometallurgy is not involved in the extraction of __________ from its ore.$? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | Tin |
C. | Lead |
D. | Both B & C |
Answer» E. | |
595. |
_ In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with oxygen, because it is$? |
A. | Easily available |
B. | Not soluble in blood at high pressure |
C. | Lighter than nitrogen |
D. | Completely miscible with oxygen |
Answer» C. Lighter than nitrogen | |
596. |
_ Which of the following is not an explosive?$? |
A. | TNT |
B. | CMC |
C. | RDX |
D. | Lead azide |
Answer» C. RDX | |
597. |
_ An abrupt and sudden fall in the readinp of barometer is an indication of the$? |
A. | Storm |
B. | Rain |
C. | Clear weather |
D. | Cold wave |
Answer» B. Rain | |
598. |
_ In the formation of cermets, the ratio of ceramic material to metallic material is usually 80:20. Which of the following is a cermet?$? |
A. | Zirconia |
B. | Alumina |
C. | Bakelite |
D. | Tungsten carbide |
Answer» E. | |
599. |
_ Induced draft fans provided in large thermal power plant boilers have __________ blades.$? |
A. | Forward curved |
B. | Backward curved |
C. | Double curved |
D. | Radial or straight |
Answer» C. Double curved | |
600. |
_ In the floatation process, pine oil is used as the$? |
A. | Collector |
B. | Activator |
C. | Frother |
D. | Depressant |
Answer» D. Depressant | |