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This section includes 2253 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
601. |
Dielectric___________________? |
A. | Is an electrical insulating material |
B. | Of low resistivity is preferred |
C. | Should have high thermal conductivity |
D. | Need not defy the corrosive action of chemicals |
Answer» B. Of low resistivity is preferred | |
602. |
Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm. thick boiler plate will be ______________ mm? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 20 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 40 |
Answer» E. | |
603. |
Diamagnetic materials___________________? |
A. | Are magnetised by eddy currents only |
B. | Are non-magnetic and cannot be magnetised |
C. | Are magnetised in direction opposite to the magnetic field |
D. | Can be magnetised in one direction only |
Answer» D. Can be magnetised in one direction only | |
604. |
Dew point temperature always gives an indication of the __________________ of the moist air ? |
A. | Dryness |
B. | Moisture content |
C. | Coolness |
D. | Latent heat |
Answer» C. Coolness | |
605. |
Desalination of water__________________? |
A. | Makes it potable |
B. | Makes it non-potable |
C. | Means distillation of water |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Makes it non-potable | |
606. |
Depreciation of machines fails under the indirect expenses head. As per income tax regulations, it is calculated by the __________________ method? |
A. | Diminishing balance |
B. | Sinking fund |
C. | Multiple straight line |
D. | Sum of the years digit |
Answer» B. Sinking fund | |
607. |
Dephosphorization of molten pig iron is favoured by_______________________? |
A. | Oxidising and basic slag |
B. | Reducing and basic slag |
C. | High activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal |
D. | Oxidising and neutral slag |
Answer» C. High activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal | |
608. |
Density in the solid state is slightly less than that in its liquid state, in case of____________________? |
A. | Carbon dioxide |
B. | Water |
C. | Mercury |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Mercury | |
609. |
Damage to metal surface by mechanical action is called____________________? |
A. | Pitting |
B. | Corrosion |
C. | Erosion |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
610. |
Current employed in resistance welding ranges from ____________________ kVA/cm2? |
A. | 1.2 to 2.5 |
B. | 4.5 to 6.2 |
C. | 7.5 to 8.5 |
D. | 10.5 to 15.5 |
Answer» C. 7.5 to 8.5 | |
611. |
Cupola produces _________________ iron? |
A. | Pig |
B. | Cast |
C. | Wrought |
D. | Carbon free |
Answer» C. Wrought | |
612. |
‘Cryogenics’ is concerned with the generation & use of low temperature in the range of____________________? |
A. | 0°K to 123°K |
B. | 0°C to – 123°C |
C. | 0°C to – 273°C |
D. | 0°K to 273°K |
Answer» B. 0°C to – 123°C | |
613. |
Corrosion of metals cannot be prevented by its__________________? |
A. | Tempering |
B. | Chromising |
C. | Aluminising |
D. | Alloying |
Answer» B. Chromising | |
614. |
Corrosion rate cannot be lowered by reducing the ________________ of the corroding medium? |
A. | Concentration |
B. | Velocity |
C. | Temperature |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Velocity | |
615. |
Corrosion is____________________? |
A. | A physical phenomenon |
B. | A chemical phenomenon |
C. | Same as erosion |
D. | An uncontrollable phenomenon |
Answer» C. Same as erosion | |
616. |
Copper deposits are found in India at the following location ? |
A. | Kudremukh |
B. | Kolar |
C. | Khetri |
D. | Ramagundam |
Answer» D. Ramagundam | |
617. |
Consumable electrodes are used in the ____________________ welding? |
A. | Gas |
B. | Arc |
C. | Thermit |
D. | Resistance |
Answer» C. Thermit | |
618. |
Constituents of stellite are ____________________? |
A. | Zinc, copper & nickel |
B. | Cobalt, chromium & tungsten |
C. | Zinc, aluminium & nickel |
D. | Nickel, cobalt & vanadium |
Answer» C. Zinc, aluminium & nickel | |
619. |
Consideration of the creep is the most important in case of the_____________________? |
A. | Blades of gas turbine |
B. | Piston of an I. C. engine |
C. | Flywheel of steam engine |
D. | Cycle chain |
Answer» B. Piston of an I. C. engine | |
620. |
Consider an ideal solution of components A and B. The entropy of mixing per mole of an alloy containing 50% B is_______________? |
A. | R ln 2 |
B. | -R ln 2 |
C. | 3 R ln 2 |
D. | -3R ln 2 |
Answer» B. -R ln 2 | |
621. |
Compressed dry air is used as the cutting fluid, while machining____________________? |
A. | Steel |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Aluminium | |
622. |
Common salt is produced from sea water in India generally by the ________________ method? |
A. | Freeze drying |
B. | Solar evaporation |
C. | Electrolytic |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Electrolytic | |
623. |
Colour comparator is used to measure the___________________? |
A. | pH value |
B. | Electrode potential |
C. | Colour intensity |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Electrode potential | |
624. |
Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness, which is termed as the ______________ hardening ? |
A. | Cold |
B. | Work |
C. | Age |
D. | Induction |
Answer» C. Age | |
625. |
Cold heading or upsetting is categorised as the ________________ process ? |
A. | Extrusion |
B. | Bending |
C. | Rolling |
D. | Forging |
Answer» E. | |
626. |
Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength steel weld can take place because of the___________________? |
A. | Retained austenite |
B. | Martensite formation |
C. | Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal |
D. | Sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc |
Answer» C. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal | |
627. |
Cold chisel‟s hammers are made of___________________? |
A. | High speed steel |
B. | High carbon steel |
C. | Forged steel |
D. | Mild steel |
Answer» C. Forged steel | |
628. |
Cold chisel & hammers are made of_________________? |
A. | High speed steel |
B. | High carbon steel |
C. | Forged steel |
D. | Mild steel |
Answer» C. Forged steel | |
629. |
Cobalt – 60 is used as a source of _____________ in medical therapy & industrial radiography? |
A. | X-rays |
B. | γ-rays |
C. | α-rays |
D. | β-rays |
Answer» C. α-rays | |
630. |
Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of _______________ gms of zinc per m2 of steel strip ? |
A. | 5-10 |
B. | 1000-1500 |
C. | 120-500 |
D. | 1500-3000 |
Answer» D. 1500-3000 | |
631. |
Coating provided on the electrodes used in the arc welding is not expected to_________________? |
A. | Add alloying elements |
B. | Prevent electrode from contamination |
C. | Stabilise the arc |
D. | Provide protective atmosphere to weld |
Answer» C. Stabilise the arc | |
632. |
Coarse grained steels have____________________? |
A. | Low toughness |
B. | No tendency to distort |
C. | High density |
D. | Very high toughness |
Answer» C. High density | |
633. |
Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator operating between – 23°C and + 27°C is ________________? |
A. | 3 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 0.5 |
D. | 1.5 |
Answer» C. 0.5 | |
634. |
Closeness of packing is maximum in case of ____________________ crystal lattice? |
A. | Face centred |
B. | Simple cubic |
C. | Body centred |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Simple cubic | |
635. |
Circular cross section machine parts which are symmetrical about the axis of rotation are made by hot_____________________? |
A. | Piercing |
B. | Spinning |
C. | Drawing |
D. | Extrusion |
Answer» C. Drawing | |
636. |
______________ circuit is most commonly used to measure strain with the help of a strain gauge? |
A. | Ballast |
B. | Voltage balancing potentiometric |
C. | Simple current sensitive |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Simple current sensitive | |
637. |
Chromium molybdenum steel cannot be welded using ______________ welding ? |
A. | Thermit |
B. | Electrical resistance |
C. | Oxy-acetylene |
D. | Any of these |
Answer» C. Oxy-acetylene | |
638. |
Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of ______________________? |
A. | Dry air |
B. | Pure oxygen |
C. | Moisture |
D. | Sunlight |
Answer» D. Sunlight | |
639. |
Change in volume of metals from absolute zero temperature to their melting points is___________________? |
A. | Almost same for all metals |
B. | Different for different metals |
C. | Less for low melting point metals |
D. | Less for high melting point metals |
Answer» B. Different for different metals | |
640. |
Cementite is in the lamellar form in the _____________________ phase of steel ? |
A. | Martenistic |
B. | Bainitic |
C. | Pearlitic |
D. | Ferritic |
Answer» D. Ferritic | |
641. |
Cemented carbide tools are not suitable for cutting___________________? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | Brass |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Steel |
Answer» B. Brass | |
642. |
Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in automobiles to convert CO into CO2 and for complete oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is___________________? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Cobalt |
C. | Vanadium |
D. | Platinum |
Answer» E. | |
643. |
Cast iron contains ____________________ percent carbon? |
A. | 2.5 |
B. | 3.75 |
C. | 4.75 |
D. | 5.25 |
Answer» B. 3.75 | |
644. |
Cassiterite is an ore of_________________? |
A. | Tin |
B. | Lead |
C. | Molybdenum |
D. | Chromium |
Answer» B. Lead | |
645. |
Case hardening of a material is__________________? |
A. | Followed by tempering or carburising |
B. | Preceded by its tempering |
C. | Done to get a soft ductile interior with a very hard surface |
D. | Carried out to get extreme hardness in its core |
Answer» E. | |
646. |
Case hardening is not done by________________? |
A. | Nitriding |
B. | Hot dipping |
C. | Electroplating |
D. | Both ‘B’ & ‘C’ |
Answer» E. | |
647. |
Cascade control is___________________? |
A. | The continuous adjustment of the set point index of an automatic control loop by a primary(master) controller |
B. | Used when changes in process conditions cause serious upsets in the controlled variable |
C. | Useful to control flow from temperature |
D. | All A, B & C |
Answer» E. | |
648. |
Carnot cycle is also termed as the constant _________________ cycle in thermodynamics? |
A. | Entropy |
B. | Pressure |
C. | Volume |
D. | Heat |
Answer» E. | |
649. |
Carbon supply in pack carburising process is in the form of ___________________? |
A. | Charcoal |
B. | Calcium carbide |
C. | Hydrocarbon oil |
D. | Graphite |
Answer» B. Calcium carbide | |
650. |
Carbon is present in the form of _______________________ in grey cast iron ? |
A. | Spheroids |
B. | Nodular aggregates of graphite |
C. | Flakes |
D. | Cementite |
Answer» D. Cementite | |