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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.
1001. |
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. | |
1002. |
Solute atoms which cause yield point phenomenon in mild steel are/is |
A. | aluminium |
B. | boron |
C. | carbon |
D. | nitrogen |
Answer» D. nitrogen | |
1003. |
An oxidation process is accompanied with decrease in the |
A. | number of electrons. |
B. | oxidation number. |
C. | number of ions. |
D. | all (a), (b) & (c). |
Answer» B. oxidation number. | |
1004. |
At the point of boundary layer separation in fluid flow, the |
A. | shear stress is maximum. |
B. | velocity gradient is flat. |
C. | density variation is maximum. |
D. | shear stress is zero. |
Answer» B. velocity gradient is flat. | |
1005. |
The single most imortant requirement for a turbine blade material is |
A. | damping |
B. | resilience |
C. | creep resistaned |
D. | DBTT |
Answer» D. DBTT | |
1006. |
A floating body oscillates about its __________ when it is displaced slightly. |
A. | centre of gravity |
B. | metacentre |
C. | centre of buoyancy |
D. | centre of pressure |
Answer» C. centre of buoyancy | |
1007. |
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 | |
1008. |
While the bin cards are used in the effective stores management, the queing theory is associated with the __________ time. |
A. | waiting |
B. | idle |
C. | inspection |
D. | tool replacement |
Answer» B. idle | |
1009. |
For a fixed cross-sectional area, the most economical channel section has maximum |
A. | wetted perimeter. |
B. | fluid discharge rate. |
C. | fluid velocity. |
D. | depth of flowing fluid. |
Answer» C. fluid velocity. | |
1010. |
Referring to the periodic table of elements, it is found that with increasing atomic number. The atomic size in the same |
A. | period increases. |
B. | period decreases. |
C. | group increases. |
D. | both 'b' & 'c'. |
Answer» E. | |
1011. |
"Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology" has been |
A. | authored by Kirk Othmer. |
B. | edited by Perry and Chilton. |
C. | edited by Kirk Othmer. |
D. | authored by Perry and Chilton. |
Answer» D. authored by Perry and Chilton. | |
1012. |
A spring material should have low |
A. | elastic limit |
B. | deflection value |
C. | fatigue resistance |
D. | none of these |
Answer» E. | |
1013. |
In a boundary layer developed along the flow, the pressure decreases in the downstream direction. The boundary layer thickness in this case will |
A. | decrease gradually. |
B. | increase gradually. |
C. | increase rapidly. |
D. | remain constant. |
Answer» C. increase rapidly. | |
1014. |
Limestone addition in the blast furnace is done to flux __________ present in the raw materials. |
A. | SiO2 |
B. | Al2O3 |
C. | MnO2 |
D. | P |
Answer» B. Al2O3 | |
1015. |
Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient than the diesel cycle for the same |
A. | heat addition & compression ratio. |
B. | heat addition & pressure. |
C. | compression ratio & pressure. |
D. | cylinder dimension & rpm. |
Answer» B. heat addition & pressure. | |
1016. |
Salvage value is the most flexible criteria for analysing a financial investment. 'Salvaging' means |
A. | disposing off a machine/property on as is where is basis. |
B. | disposing off machine/property, which is no longer useful in the present scenerio. |
C. | mortgaging the obsolete machine/property. |
D. | writing off the obsolete machine/ property. |
Answer» C. mortgaging the obsolete machine/property. | |
1017. |
Lead is poured into the joints between two __________ pipes. |
A. | cast iron |
B. | steel |
C. | concrete |
D. | plastic |
Answer» B. steel | |
1018. |
X-rays are |
A. | positively charged. |
B. | negatively charged. |
C. | neutral. |
D. | of higher wavelength than visible light. |
Answer» D. of higher wavelength than visible light. | |
1019. |
Hollow shafts can be made as strong as solid shafts by making the twisting moments of both the shafts same. Shafts made by __________ have residual stresses. |
A. | forging |
B. | cold rolling |
C. | hot rolling |
D. | casting |
Answer» C. hot rolling | |
1020. |
An ingot is hot forged to a 60% reduction in cross-section area. The percentage reduction in the volume for the above process is |
A. | 0 |
B. | 60 |
C. | 30 |
D. | 20 |
Answer» B. 60 | |
1021. |
__________ of hard alloy and tool steel is done to make it easily machinable. |
A. | Case carburising |
B. | Tempering |
C. | Normalising |
D. | Annealing |
Answer» C. Normalising | |
1022. |
Styrofoam is the commercial name of |
A. | polyurathene |
B. | polystyrene |
C. | polyacrylonitrile |
D. | polybutadiene |
Answer» C. polyacrylonitrile | |
1023. |
The diffusion co-efficient of Ni in Cu at 1000 K is 1.93 x 10-16 m2 . S-1 and it is 1.94 x 10-14 m2 S-1 at 1200 K. The activation energy (in k. J.mole-1 ) for the diffusion of Ni in Cu is |
A. | 130 |
B. | 180 |
C. | 230 |
D. | 250 |
Answer» D. 250 | |
1024. |
Blast furnace slag is mainly molten |
A. | sand |
B. | magnesium silicate |
C. | calcium silicate |
D. | iron pyrite |
Answer» D. iron pyrite | |
1025. |
Aluminium oxide (an abrasive) is used for grinding |
A. | ceramics |
B. | high speed steel |
C. | cemented carbide |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. cemented carbide | |
1026. |
Slight displacement of a floating body in liquid makes it to oscillate about its |
A. | centre of pressure. |
B. | centre of gravity. |
C. | metacentre. |
D. | centre of pressure. |
Answer» D. centre of pressure. | |
1027. |
Pick out the correct combination about the role of various additives used in polymers. |
A. | Plasticiser : increases the polymer strength. |
B. | Heat stabiliser : increases the maximum service temperature. |
C. | Fillers: Does not affect the property of polymer but increases its weight. |
D. | Lubricants: increases the flexibility of polymers. |
Answer» D. Lubricants: increases the flexibility of polymers. | |
1028. |
Galvanic corrosion can not be prevented by |
A. | cathodic protection. |
B. | anodic protection. |
C. | usage of largest possible anodic area. |
D. | any one of these. |
Answer» C. usage of largest possible anodic area. | |
1029. |
The most prominent single cause of corrosion in boilertubes, drums, economisers and steam superheaters in a thermal power plant boiler is the |
A. | water alkalinity & leakage. |
B. | hydrazine addition during feed water treatment. |
C. | release of non-condensable gas from water in the boiler. |
D. | scale formation. |
Answer» D. scale formation. | |
1030. |
Classification of metal forming processes into hot and cold working is based on the following parameters. |
A. | Stacking fault energy. |
B. | Recrystallisation temperature. |
C. | Solidus temperature. |
D. | Transformation temperature. |
Answer» C. Solidus temperature. | |
1031. |
Free oxygen is removed from boiler feed water, because it |
A. | reduces heat transfer co-efficient. |
B. | is corrosive. |
C. | causes explosion. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. causes explosion. | |
1032. |
Isotropic materials have the same __________ in all directions. |
A. | induced stresses |
B. | density |
C. | elastic properties |
D. | thermal properties |
Answer» D. thermal properties | |
1033. |
Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of |
A. | stellite |
B. | steel |
C. | bronze |
D. | lead |
Answer» C. bronze | |
1034. |
__________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible. |
A. | Calcium |
B. | Nitrogen |
C. | Phosphorous |
D. | Hydrogen |
Answer» C. Phosphorous | |
1035. |
Young's modulus of elasticity of a material is the slope of the initial linear portion of the stress-strain curve. It decreases ap-preciablyby |
A. | alloying additions |
B. | heat treatment |
C. | cold work |
D. | increasing temperature |
Answer» C. cold work | |
1036. |
Latent heat of dry steam at atmospheric pressure is 539 Kcal/kg; which __________ with increase in the pressure of steam. |
A. | decreases |
B. | increases |
C. | remains same |
D. | may increase or decrease |
Answer» B. increases | |
1037. |
The value of y = cp/cv. at < 500°C for air & most common gases can be safely assumed to be$ |
A. | 0.8 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 1.4 |
D. | 1.8 |
Answer» D. 1.8 | |
1038. |
The driving force for the sintering of a powder compact is |
A. | strain energy. |
B. | surface energy. |
C. | volume energy. |
D. | stacking fault energy. |
Answer» C. volume energy. | |
1039. |
Which of the following is a commonly used manometric liquid for low pressure range? |
A. | Ethyl alcohol |
B. | Carbon tetrachloride |
C. | Glycerol |
D. | Ethylene glycol |
Answer» C. Glycerol | |
1040. |
In the commercial production of which of the following metals, matallothermic reduction is used ? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Zirconium |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» C. Zirconium | |
1041. |
A controller action in which there is a con-tinous relation between the values of controlled variable and the rate of change of conrolled output signal is called the __________ action. |
A. | proportional |
B. | integral |
C. | derivative |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. derivative | |
1042. |
Which of the following is a neutral flux used in the pyrometallurgy of metal extraction? |
A. | Quartz |
B. | Flourspar |
C. | Dolomite |
D. | Manganese ore |
Answer» C. Dolomite | |
1043. |
Gross & Net calorific values will be the same for |
A. | methane |
B. | propane |
C. | carbon monoxide |
D. | hydrogen |
Answer» D. hydrogen | |
1044. |
L.D. converters are generally lined with |
A. | magnesite |
B. | fireclay |
C. | chrome magnesite |
D. | silica |
Answer» D. silica | |
1045. |
The starting of a car takes time in winter, because the |
A. | octane number of fuel is decreased. |
B. | fuel supply for ignition is not sufficient. |
C. | vaporisation of the fuel is decreased. |
D. | pour point of fuel decreases. |
Answer» D. pour point of fuel decreases. | |
1046. |
Out of the following, __________ pipe is the least corrosion resistant. |
A. | mild steel |
B. | copper |
C. | wrought iron |
D. | stainless steel |
Answer» D. stainless steel | |
1047. |
Out of the following, the most ductile material is |
A. | mild steel |
B. | copper |
C. | nickel |
D. | aluminium |
Answer» B. copper | |
1048. |
__________ 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. | |
1049. |
Glycerene is used as a coolant in cooling of some engines instead of water, because |
A. | its higher boiling point (290°C) increases its heat carrying capacity. |
B. | compartively less weight of coolant is required. |
C. | smaller radiator can be used. |
D. | all a, b & c. |
Answer» E. | |
1050. |
Fire refining process is employed in case of |
A. | tin |
B. | copper |
C. | zinc |
D. | aluminium |
Answer» C. zinc | |