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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.
401. |
Midrex process of sponge iron production uses reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which uses iron ore in the form of_________________? |
A. | Lumps |
B. | Pellets |
C. | Briquettes |
D. | Sinter |
Answer» C. Briquettes | |
402. |
Mho’s scale of hardness, which consists of 10 standard minerals is used for the measurement of _______________ hardness? |
A. | Scratch |
B. | Indentation |
C. | Dynamic |
D. | Rebound |
Answer» B. Indentation | |
403. |
Methyl orange indicator turns_____________________? |
A. | Orange yellow in alkaline medium |
B. | Orange yellow in acidic medium |
C. | Colourless in acidic medium |
D. | Colourless in basic medium |
Answer» B. Orange yellow in acidic medium | |
404. |
Metalloids________________? |
A. | Are good conductor of heat & electricity |
B. | Act as electron donors with metals & as electron acceptor with non-metals |
C. | Are not necessarily solids at room temperature |
D. | Are compounds that exhibit both metallic & non-metallic properties to some extent and are exemplified by elements like germanium, silicon & boron |
Answer» E. | |
405. |
Metallic surveying tapes are made of _____________ which has a low co-efficient of expansion & enough strength ? |
A. | Invar |
B. | Hastelloy |
C. | Duralumin |
D. | Monel metal |
Answer» B. Hastelloy | |
406. |
Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of ______________________? |
A. | Stellite |
B. | Steel |
C. | Bronze |
D. | Lead |
Answer» C. Bronze | |
407. |
____________________ metal is used as a bearing liner material? |
A. | Pewter |
B. | White |
C. | Babbitt |
D. | Gun |
Answer» D. Gun | |
408. |
Melting point & boiling points of liquid oxygen are respectively – 218.8°C & – 183°C, while the same for liquid nitrogen is – 210°C & – 195.8°C respectively. The difference in melting points of liquid oxygen & liquid nitrogen is not equal to 8.8 ? |
A. | °C |
B. | °F |
C. | °K |
D. | °R |
Answer» C. °K | |
409. |
Maximum permissible sulphur content in steel is ______________ percent ? |
A. | 0.015 |
B. | 0.055 |
C. | 0.505 |
D. | 0.805 |
Answer» B. 0.055 | |
410. |
Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about ______________ metre/second ? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 40 |
Answer» C. 20 | |
411. |
Maximum heat dissipation occurs from a steel wire (k = 0.5 W/m. k) of 15 mm diameter exposed to air (h = 20W/m2 .k), when the insulation thickness is ________________ mm? |
A. | 15 |
B. | 25 |
C. | 10 |
D. | 30 |
Answer» C. 10 | |
412. |
Maximum hardenability of steel depends upon its_______________________? |
A. | Chemical composition |
B. | Carbon content |
C. | Grain size |
D. | Alloying elements content |
Answer» E. | |
413. |
Maximum consumption of limestone is in the ____________________ industry? |
A. | Iron and steel |
B. | Cement |
C. | Glass |
D. | Fertiliser |
Answer» E. | |
414. |
Maximum change in the hardness of martensite occurs in the carbon content range of _____________ percent in steel? |
A. | 0.01 to 0.10 |
B. | 0.2 to 0.4 |
C. | 0.5 to 0.7 |
D. | 0.8 to 1.0 |
Answer» C. 0.5 to 0.7 | |
415. |
Maximum amount of thermal radiation is emitted at all wavelengths at any specified temperature by a/an ______________ body? |
A. | Grey |
B. | Black |
C. | Opaque |
D. | White |
Answer» B. Black | |
416. |
Matte smelting is used in the extraction of_____________________? |
A. | Lead |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Copper |
Answer» E. | |
417. |
Materials having resistivity ranging from 1 to 100 ohm. cm is termed as___________________? |
A. | Conductor |
B. | Insulator |
C. | Semi-conductor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
418. |
Materials having ________________ lattice structure are usually the most ductile ? |
A. | Body centred cubic (bcc) |
B. | Hexagonal close packed (hcp) |
C. | Face centred cubic (fcc) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
419. |
Material of construction of foundry crucible is _________________? |
A. | Lead |
B. | Stainless steel |
C. | Graphite |
D. | Cast iron |
Answer» D. Cast iron | |
420. |
Main constituent of bone ash is____________________? |
A. | Ammonium phosphate |
B. | Calcium phosphate |
C. | Animal charcoal |
D. | Ammonium sulphate |
Answer» C. Animal charcoal | |
421. |
Magnesium is present in___________________? |
A. | Haemoglobin |
B. | Chlorophyll |
C. | Hypo solution |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Hypo solution | |
422. |
Machinability of hard alloys and tool steels is improved by_____________________? |
A. | Spheroidising |
B. | Annealing |
C. | Tempering |
D. | Normalising |
Answer» C. Tempering | |
423. |
M10 index of coke indicates its____________________? |
A. | Compressive strength |
B. | Hardness |
C. | Abrasion resistance |
D. | Impact strength |
Answer» D. Impact strength | |
424. |
LVDT used for displacement measurement is a/an _______________ Transducer? |
A. | Passive |
B. | Active |
C. | Capacitive |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Active | |
425. |
Load cells used for the measurement of weight has______________? |
A. | Compact & rugged construction with an accuracy of 0.1 to 1% |
B. | No moving parts and incurs negligible deflection under load |
C. | Provision of thermal compensation and is hermetically sealed |
D. | All A, B & C |
Answer» E. | |
426. |
Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the presence of _______________ in it? |
A. | Ethyl alcohol |
B. | Impurities |
C. | Methyl alcohol |
D. | Carbonic acid |
Answer» D. Carbonic acid | |
427. |
Liquid nitrogen containers can be made from ___________________? |
A. | Ferritic stainless steel |
B. | HSLA steel |
C. | Titanium |
D. | Austenitic stainless steel |
Answer» C. Titanium | |
428. |
Limestone is added in the blast furnace (during pig iron manufacture) to______________________? |
A. | Form slag by combining with impurities |
B. | Supply heat by undergoing exothermic reaction with impurities |
C. | Reduce the coke consumption |
D. | Reduce slag viscosity |
Answer» B. Supply heat by undergoing exothermic reaction with impurities | |
429. |
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 | |
430. |
Lead pencil contains____________________? |
A. | Graphite |
B. | Lead sulphide |
C. | Lead |
D. | Both B. & C. |
Answer» B. Lead sulphide | |
431. |
Lead is poured into the joints between two ___________________ pipes? |
A. | Cast iron |
B. | Steel |
C. | Concrete |
D. | Plastic |
Answer» B. Steel | |
432. |
Lead is poured into the joint between two ______________ pipes? |
A. | Mild steel |
B. | Concrete |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Asbestos cement |
Answer» D. Asbestos cement | |
433. |
Lead is poured into the joint between two _______________ pipes ? |
A. | Mild steel |
B. | Concrete |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Asbestos cement |
Answer» D. Asbestos cement | |
434. |
Lead is added to 60:40 brass primarily to improve_________________? |
A. | Machinability |
B. | Corrosion resistance |
C. | Fluidity |
D. | Strength |
Answer» B. Corrosion resistance | |
435. |
L.D. (Linz-Donawitz) converter is used in the production of____________________? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Steel |
C. | Zinc |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» C. Zinc | |
436. |
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. | Remain same |
D. | May increase or decrease |
Answer» B. Increases | |
437. |
Laser is a device to produce___________________? |
A. | Gamma rays |
B. | Microwaves |
C. | A beam of white light |
D. | A beam of coherent light |
Answer» E. | |
438. |
Larger length & diameter water pipes are made by____________________? |
A. | Electrical resistance welding |
B. | Die casting |
C. | Semi-centrifugal casting |
D. | Continuous casting |
Answer» D. Continuous casting | |
439. |
Large scale fire on fuel gas line is normally extinguished by________________? |
A. | Water |
B. | Steam |
C. | Foam |
D. | Nitrogen |
Answer» E. | |
440. |
Large diameter reinforced cement concrete (RCC) pipes are generally joined by ____________________ joint ? |
A. | Flanged iron |
B. | Collar |
C. | Flexible |
D. | Expansion |
Answer» C. Flexible | |
441. |
Joule-Thomson co-efficient is the ratio of________________? |
A. | Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic compression of a gas |
B. | Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas |
C. | Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic compression of a gas |
D. | Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas |
Answer» E. | |
442. |
______________ joint is usually used for joining cast iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines, where it may be necessary to dismantle & reassemble the pipeline very frequently ? |
A. | Collar |
B. | Flanged |
C. | Bell and Spigot |
D. | Expansion |
Answer» C. Bell and Spigot | |
443. |
Isotropic materials have the same _______________________ in all directions? |
A. | Induced stresses |
B. | Density |
C. | Elastic properties |
D. | Thermal properties |
Answer» D. Thermal properties | |
444. |
__________________ is used for tying the steel columns to concrete foundation? |
A. | Grouting |
B. | Eyebolt |
C. | Anchor bolts |
D. | Refractory castables |
Answer» D. Refractory castables | |
445. |
_______________ is the trade name assigned to a non-ferrous cast alloy composed of cobalt, chromium & tungsten ? |
A. | Stellite |
B. | High speed steel |
C. | Cermet |
D. | Alnico |
Answer» B. High speed steel | |
446. |
____________ is the process used for setting up compressive stresses in the surface of a metal to improve its fatigue strength ? |
A. | Lancing |
B. | Shot peening |
C. | Slugging |
D. | Spinning |
Answer» C. Slugging | |
447. |
_____________ 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. | Veneering |
B. | Galvanising |
C. | Electroplating |
D. | Calorising |
Answer» E. | |
448. |
_________________ is the most suitable lubricant for drawing mild steel wires? |
A. | Kerosene |
B. | Water |
C. | Sodium stearate |
D. | Lime water |
Answer» D. Lime water | |
449. |
_______________ is the most important element, which controls the physical properties of steel ? |
A. | Manganese |
B. | Silicon |
C. | Carbon |
D. | Vanadium |
Answer» D. Vanadium | |
450. |
_______________ is the hardest oxide and is hence used where high wear resistance at high temperature is required? |
A. | Beryllium |
B. | Zirconia |
C. | Alumina |
D. | Magnesia |
Answer» D. Magnesia | |