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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.
851. |
_Addition of __________ to steel can not impart it high strength at elevated temperature.$? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Magnesium |
C. | Silicon |
D. | Manganese |
Answer» C. Silicon | |
852. |
_Steel containing low percentage of nickel, chromium & tungsten are termed as the __________ steel.$? |
A. | Wrought |
B. | Tool |
C. | Alloy |
D. | Plain carbon |
Answer» E. | |
853. |
_In "Imperial Smelting Process" for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following :$? |
A. | Jet of water at high pressure |
B. | Blast of air |
C. | Mixture of water and air |
D. | Rain of molten lead |
Answer» E. | |
854. |
_Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is approximately in the range of$? |
A. | 1-5 |
B. | 20-30 |
C. | 100-150 |
D. | 200-250 |
Answer» C. 100-150 | |
855. |
_The best criterion for analysing an economic investment is the$? |
A. | Rate of return criterion |
B. | Present value method |
C. | Salvage value |
D. | Future value method |
Answer» B. Present value method | |
856. |
_Area under the stress-strain curve upto the __________ is referred to as the modulus of resilience.$? |
A. | Yield strength |
B. | Elastic limit |
C. | Proportional limit |
D. | Maximum point |
Answer» D. Maximum point | |
857. |
__________ forces do not act in case of fluids.$? |
A. | Vibratory |
B. | Centrifugal |
C. | Elastic |
D. | Tensile |
Answer» E. | |
858. |
Capacity & power requirement for an air compressor working at high altitude compared to sea-level will be$? |
A. | More |
B. | Less |
C. | Same |
D. | Either more or less; depends on the climatic conditions |
Answer» C. Same | |
859. |
Which of the following are made out of the carbon steel having carbon content of 0.9 to 1% ?$? |
A. | Small punches, broaches reamers and springs |
B. | Cutlery, screws, rivets and files |
C. | Mandrels, twist drills, small lathe tools and razors |
D. | Forgings like can shaft, structural steel plate, threading dies and drawing dies |
Answer» B. Cutlery, screws, rivets and files | |
860. |
The total frictional resistance to fluid flow does not depend upon the$? |
A. | Roughness of the surface |
B. | Fluid pressure |
C. | Fluid density |
D. | Fluid velocity |
Answer» C. Fluid density | |
861. |
Surface tension is due to the __________ forces.$? |
A. | Viscous |
B. | Adhesive |
C. | Cohesive |
D. | Difference between adhesive & cohesive |
Answer» E. | |
862. |
Coke is added in the blast furnace to$? |
A. | Reduce & melt the iron ore |
B. | Increase the fluidity of slag |
C. | Remove sulphur & phosphorus from molten metal |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Increase the fluidity of slag | |
863. |
Fatigue resistance of a material is measured by the$? |
A. | Elastic limit |
B. | Ultimate tensile strength |
C. | Young's modulus |
D. | Endurance limit |
Answer» E. | |
864. |
Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as$? |
A. | Re0.5, Re0.8 |
B. | Re0.8, Re-0.5 |
C. | Re0.8, Re0.5 |
D. | Re-0.8, Re0.5 |
Answer» D. Re-0.8, Re0.5 | |
865. |
Two solutions A‚ÇÅ & A‚ÇÇ have pH value of 2 & 6 respectively. It implies that the solution$? |
A. | A‚ÇÅ is more alkaline than solution A‚ÇÇ |
B. | A‚ÇÅ is highly acidic |
C. | A‚ÇÇ is very slightly acidic |
D. | Both B & C |
Answer» E. | |
866. |
The size of the tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms is __________ that of the octahedral void.$? |
A. | Equal to |
B. | Greater than |
C. | Less than |
D. | Either A, B or C; depends on the size of atom |
Answer» D. Either A, B or C; depends on the size of atom | |
867. |
A psychrometer does not measure the __________ temperature of moist air.$? |
A. | Dew point |
B. | Dry bulb |
C. | Wet bulb |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Dry bulb | |
868. |
1% concentration of water vapor in air is equivalent to __________ ppm (parts per million).$? |
A. | 10000 |
B. | 1000 |
C. | 100 |
D. | 10 |
Answer» B. 1000 | |
869. |
Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of$? |
A. | Stellite |
B. | Steel |
C. | Bronze |
D. | Lead |
Answer» C. Bronze | |
870. |
Dryness factor of steam is defined as the ratio of the mass of vapor in the mixture to the mass of the mixture. Dryness factor of steam is measured by a __________ calorimeter.$? |
A. | Bomb |
B. | Throttling |
C. | Junker's |
D. | Boy's |
Answer» C. Junker's | |
871. |
Holes in a plate for rivetted joints is preferably made by$? |
A. | Drilling |
B. | Tapping |
C. | Reaming |
D. | Punching |
Answer» B. Tapping | |
872. |
The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress in compression and vice versa; is termed as the$? |
A. | Work hardening |
B. | Bauschinger effect |
C. | Creeping effect |
D. | Stress recovery effect |
Answer» C. Creeping effect | |
873. |
A metal having a Poisson's ratio = 0.3 is elastically deformed under uniaxial tension. If the longitudinal strain = 0.8, then the magnitude of thickness strain is$? |
A. | -0.8 |
B. | 0.8 |
C. | +0.08 |
D. | -0.24 |
Answer» E. | |
874. |
Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is$? |
A. | Alumina |
B. | Platinum |
C. | Vanadium pentoxide |
D. | Iron oxide |
Answer» C. Vanadium pentoxide | |
875. |
Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO‚ÇÇ = 12%, O‚ÇÇ = 8%, CO = nil, N‚ÇÇ = 80%. This flue gas composition indicates that$? |
A. | Pure oxygen has been used for combustion |
B. | Nitrogen percentage in the fuel is very high |
C. | Excess air has been used for combustion |
D. | Hydrogen is not present in the fuel |
Answer» D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel | |
876. |
The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)$? |
A. | Decreases |
B. | Increases |
C. | Remains same |
D. | May increase or decrease ; depends on the altitude where snow melts |
Answer» B. Increases | |
877. |
The malleability of a material is the property by virtue of which it can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets. Which of the following materials has the maximum malleability ?$? |
A. | Lead |
B. | Copper |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Wrought iron |
Answer» B. Copper | |
878. |
Moist air is cooled along the line of constant __________ , when it is passed over a cold & dry cooling coil, such that no condensation occurs.$? |
A. | Enthalpy |
B. | Relative humidity |
C. | Wet bulb temperature |
D. | Dew point temperature |
Answer» E. | |
879. |
'Ice point' is designated on Farenhite temperature scale by$? |
A. | 0° |
B. | 32° |
C. | 62° |
D. | 212° |
Answer» C. 62¬¨‚àû | |
880. |
Floating control action$? |
A. | Moves the final control element at constant speed in either direction in response to an error signal |
B. | Changes the position of the final control element from on to off |
C. | Is used to counteract rapid load changes |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Changes the position of the final control element from on to off | |
881. |
In case of simple harmonic motion, displacement is proportional to the$? |
A. | Velocity |
B. | Acceleration |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» C. Both A & B | |
882. |
A static fluid can not have$? |
A. | Zero shear stress |
B. | Positive normal stress |
C. | Non-zero shear stress |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
883. |
What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m². °K ? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively.$? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 10 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» B. 5 | |
884. |
Which of the following is not a charge material for cupola ?$? |
A. | Limestone |
B. | Iron scrap |
C. | Iron ore |
D. | Pig iron |
Answer» D. Pig iron | |
885. |
Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ temperature of air.$? |
A. | Wet bulb |
B. | Dry bulb |
C. | Saturation |
D. | Dew point |
Answer» B. Dry bulb | |
886. |
On oscilloscope screen for dynamic measurement, lissajous diagram is normally used to determine the __________ of the input signal.$? |
A. | Frequency |
B. | Amplitude |
C. | Damping |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Amplitude | |
887. |
A fluid is termed as the Newtonion fluid, when the shear stress is __________ the velocity gradient.$? |
A. | Independent of |
B. | Inversely proportional to |
C. | Directly proportional to |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
888. |
Adhesives$? |
A. | Can't be used in the form of pressure sensitive tapes |
B. | Can't join two dissimilar metals |
C. | Cure instantaneously after application on a surface |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
889. |
Gas carrying pipelines are best joined by$? |
A. | Nuts & bolts |
B. | Rivetting |
C. | Welding |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
890. |
Minimum diameter of the tube used for making water manometer should be __________ mm to avoid a correction for the effect of capillarity.$? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2.5 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 6 |
Answer» E. | |
891. |
Function of gear box is to$? |
A. | Reduce the speed |
B. | Obtain variable speed |
C. | Increase the speed |
D. | Produce high torque |
Answer» C. Increase the speed | |
892. |
The only suitable method for hardening the low carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the following is a case hardening process?$? |
A. | Cyaniding |
B. | Sheardising |
C. | Spherodising |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Sheardising | |
893. |
Matte smelting is used in the extraction of$? |
A. | Lead |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Copper |
Answer» E. | |
894. |
Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1Nm³ of acetylene, in oxy-acetylene welding is __________ Nm³ .$? |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 2 |
D. | 2.5 |
Answer» E. | |
895. |
Which of the following fastening devices has a head at one end and a nut fitted to the other?$? |
A. | Bolt |
B. | Stud |
C. | Top bolt |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Top bolt | |
896. |
Alloying elements present in Hayness stel-lite, which has superior performance than high speed steel, are$? |
A. | Nickel, cobalt & chromium |
B. | Tungsten, chromium & cobalt |
C. | Manganese, chromium & cobalt |
D. | Tungsten, molybdenum & nickel |
Answer» C. Manganese, chromium & cobalt | |
897. |
__________ is the process of coating the surface of steel with aluminium oxide, thereby imparting it increased resistance to corrosion & oxidation upto a temperature of 700°C.$? |
A. | Vaneering |
B. | Galvanising |
C. | Electroplating |
D. | Calorising |
Answer» E. | |
898. |
Which of the following accounts for maximum loss of energy in a coal fired boiler?$? |
A. | Incomplete combustion of fuel |
B. | Outgoing flue gases |
C. | Radiation heat losses |
D. | Unburnt carbon in ash |
Answer» C. Radiation heat losses | |
899. |
A dummy activity is used in PERT network to describe the$? |
A. | Precedence relationship |
B. | Resource idleness |
C. | Resource restriction |
D. | Necessary time delay |
Answer» B. Resource idleness | |
900. |
Percentage of argon (by volume) in dry atmospheric air is about$? |
A. | 0.09 |
B. | 0.3 |
C. | 0.57 |
D. | 0.94 |
Answer» E. | |