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451. |
Which of the following is not a naturally occurring nuclear fuel ? |
A. | Uranium-238 |
B. | Thorium-233 |
C. | Plutonium-239 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
452. |
An electron has a mass that is approximately __________ that of the proton. |
A. | 1836 (approximately) |
B. | 1/1836 (approximately) |
C. | 1 |
D. | |
Answer» C. 1 | |
453. |
Zircon refractories have |
A. | low co-efficient of expansion. |
B. | high RUL (1600 C) and refractoriness (> 2000 C). |
C. | high spalling resistance. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
454. |
Carbon refractory blocks |
A. | are wetted by molten iron. |
B. | are used in the hearth of blast furnace. |
C. | are acidic in nature. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» C. are acidic in nature. | |
455. |
Cold crushing strength of ordinary fireclay brick is about 950 kg/cm2 . On exposure to a temperature of about 1500 C, its crushing strength may come down to as low as __________ kg/cm2 . |
A. | 450 |
B. | 250 |
C. | 150 |
D. | 65 |
Answer» E. | |
456. |
Zirconia refractory |
A. | does not react with basic slags. |
B. | is produced from baddeleyite. |
C. | can not be used as an insulator. |
D. | has poor electrical conductivity at high temperature. |
Answer» C. can not be used as an insulator. | |
457. |
Which of the following consumes the maximum tonnage of refractories annually in an integrated steel plant ? |
A. | Soaking pits |
B. | Ceheating furnace |
C. | L.D. converter |
D. | Rotary lime kiln |
Answer» D. Rotary lime kiln | |
458. |
Which of the following is not a neutral refractory ? |
A. | Silicon carbide |
B. | Magnesite |
C. | Chromite |
D. | Graphite |
Answer» C. Chromite | |
459. |
Which one contains maximum percentage of Al2O3 ? |
A. | Firebrick |
B. | Sillimanite |
C. | Magnesite |
D. | Aluminous firebrick |
Answer» C. Magnesite | |
460. |
Which of the following does not occur during firing/burning of refractories ? |
A. | Removal of water of hydration. |
B. | Vitrification. |
C. | Decrease in crushing strength. |
D. | Development of stable mineral form. |
Answer» D. Development of stable mineral form. | |
461. |
Silicon carbide refractories are used in the |
A. | muffle furnace |
B. | zinc smelting furnace |
C. | ceramic recuperators |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
462. |
__________ nozzles are used in continuous casting of steel, |
A. | Zircon |
B. | Thoria |
C. | Carborundum |
D. | Beryllia |
Answer» B. Thoria | |
463. |
silicon carbide refractories have very low |
A. | refractoriness (< 1700 C). |
B. | thermal conductivity. |
C. | resistance to thermal shock. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» E. | |
464. |
Basic bricks are not made of |
A. | fireclay |
B. | magnesite |
C. | foresterite |
D. | chromite |
Answer» B. magnesite | |
465. |
With increase in the alumina content in firebricks, its fusion point (refractoriness) |
A. | decreases linearly |
B. | remains unchanged |
C. | increases |
D. | decreases |
Answer» D. decreases | |
466. |
Which is a basic refractory ? |
A. | Fireclay |
B. | Silica |
C. | Chrome magnesite |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
467. |
Refractoriness under load (RUL) is the most important property for the refractory bricks |
A. | at the hearth bottom of the furnace on which stock is placed. |
B. | used for furnace insulation. |
C. | used in the roof of the furnace. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. used for furnace insulation. | |
468. |
Alumina-graphite bricks are used for lining the |
A. | slide gate in teeming laddies. |
B. | continuous casting systems. |
C. | both (a) and (b). |
D. | neither (a) nor (b). |
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b). | |
469. |
Machine moulding of dry mixture of refractories requires a pressure of the order of __________ kg/cm2. |
A. | 10 |
B. | 100 |
C. | 500 |
D. | 1000 |
Answer» E. | |
470. |
Fireclay bricks are never used in the |
A. | beehive oven |
B. | coke oven walls |
C. | zinc roaster |
D. | lead blast furnace |
Answer» C. zinc roaster | |
471. |
With increasing alumina content, the fusion point of high alumina refractories |
A. | increases. |
B. | decreases. |
C. | remains constant. |
D. | may increase or decrease ; depends on its alumina content. |
Answer» B. decreases. | |
472. |
Chrome magnesite bricks are used in the |
A. | side walls of soaking pits and arc furnaces. |
B. | copper melting furnaces & converters. |
C. | burner block of glass tanks. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
473. |
Fertiliser plant making ammonium sulphate employing gypsum-ammonia reaction (usual practice is to use ammonia and sulphuric acid) is located at |
A. | Rourkela (under SAIL) |
B. | Bokaro (under SAIL) |
C. | Sindri (under FCI) |
D. | Baroda (under G.S.F.C.) |
Answer» D. Baroda (under G.S.F.C.) | |
474. |
Catalyst used in Haber's process for ammonia production is |
A. | reduced iron oxide |
B. | nickel |
C. | vanadium pentoxide |
D. | silica gel |
Answer» B. nickel | |
475. |
Sodium tri poly phosphate (STPP) is manufactured by reaction of phosphoric acid with sodium |
A. | carbonate |
B. | phosphate |
C. | bicarbonate |
D. | silicate |
Answer» B. phosphate | |
476. |
Prilling tower is found in the flowsheet for the manufacture of |
A. | ammonia |
B. | urea |
C. | superphosphate |
D. | triple superphosphate |
Answer» C. superphosphate | |
477. |
P2O5 content in triple superphosphate is about __________ percent. |
A. | 42-50 |
B. | 15-20 |
C. | 85-90 |
D. | 70-75 |
Answer» B. 15-20 | |
478. |
H3PO4 is the chemical formula of __________ phosphoric acid. |
A. | pyro |
B. | ortho |
C. | meta |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. meta | |
479. |
The concentration (weight %) of nitric acid produced by the oxidation of ammonia and absorption of nitrogen oxides with water is about __________ percent. |
A. | 60 |
B. | 30 |
C. | 95 |
D. | 100 |
Answer» B. 30 | |
480. |
Urea is formed only |
A. | in liquid phase |
B. | in vapour phase |
C. | at very high temperature |
D. | at very low pressure (vacuum) |
Answer» B. in vapour phase | |
481. |
Reaction of orthophosphoric acid with soda ash produces |
A. | sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP) |
B. | tricresyl phosphate |
C. | tributyl phosphate |
D. | nitrophosphate |
Answer» B. tricresyl phosphate | |
482. |
Dehydration of ammonium carbamate (to produce urea) is a/an __________ reaction. |
A. | reversible |
B. | catalytic |
C. | exothermic |
D. | endothermic |
Answer» E. | |
483. |
Electric process as compared to wet process (for the manufacture of phosphoric acid) |
A. | can use only high grade phosphate rock. |
B. | is used less frequently. |
C. | produces a valuable by-product called gypsum. |
D. | is weak acid process. |
Answer» C. produces a valuable by-product called gypsum. | |
484. |
Ammonium sulphate fertiliser is |
A. | the highest concentration nitrogenous fertiliser. |
B. | the best fertiliser for paddy. |
C. | a basic fertiliser. |
D. | a neutral fertiliser. |
Answer» C. a basic fertiliser. | |
485. |
In calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) fertil-ser |
A. | nitrate nitrogen is quick acting |
B. | ammoniacal nitrogen is quick acting |
C. | nitrate nitrogen is slower acting |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. ammoniacal nitrogen is quick acting | |
486. |
Heating of orthophosphoric acid to 250 C produces |
A. | metaphosphoric acid |
B. | pyrophosphoric acid |
C. | no change in it |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. no change in it | |
487. |
Vapor phase reaction of ammonia & nitric acid to produce ammonium nitrate is termed as the __________ process. |
A. | Haber's |
B. | Stengel |
C. | Le-chatlier's |
D. | Du-pont's |
Answer» C. Le-chatlier's | |
488. |
Superphosphate is manufactured by reacting phosphate rock with |
A. | acetic acid |
B. | sulphuric acid |
C. | aluminium chloride |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. aluminium chloride | |
489. |
CO2 present in reformed gas (obtained by steam reforming of naphtha) is removed by absorbing in |
A. | mono-ethanolamine (MEA) |
B. | slaked lime |
C. | ammoniacal liquor |
D. | Methyl-Ethyl Ketone (MEK) |
Answer» B. slaked lime | |
490. |
Which of the following does not come under the category of 'secondary nutrient' for plant growth? |
A. | Calcium |
B. | Magnesium |
C. | Sulphur |
D. | Oxygen |
Answer» E. | |
491. |
Steam reforming of naphtha is a source of hydrogen production for nitrogeneous fertiliser industry. What is the usual ratio of steam to carbon maintained in the process of steam reforming of naphtha ? |
A. | 1.5:1 |
B. | 3.5:1 |
C. | 10:1 |
D. | 15:1 |
Answer» C. 10:1 | |
492. |
The thermal efficiency of an air/fuel gas preheating recuperator may be as high as __________ percent. |
A. | 50 |
B. | 65 |
C. | 85 |
D. | 99 |
Answer» D. 99 | |
493. |
The amount of combustible escaping uncon-sumed from the furnace, depends upon the |
A. | air supplied and furnace temperature. |
B. | burner design (thoroughness of mixing versus stratification). |
C. | air preheat and the flow of gases in the furnace (mixing by induction, by acceleration or by change of direction). |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
494. |
(CH3 C6 H4)3 PO4 is the chemical formula of |
A. | triple superphosphate |
B. | tricresyl phosphate |
C. | flourapatite |
D. | superphosphate |
Answer» C. flourapatite | |
495. |
In a muffle furnace, the muffle |
A. | retards the heat transfer. |
B. | assists in temperature equalisation in the charge. |
C. | permits the use of controlled atmosphere for the protection of stock. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
496. |
__________ is an indirectly heated furnace. |
A. | Open hearth furnace |
B. | Muffle furnace |
C. | Soaking pit |
D. | Reheating furnace |
Answer» C. Soaking pit | |
497. |
Which is not a hearth furnace ? |
A. | Glass tank furnace |
B. | Open hearth furnace |
C. | Cupola |
D. | Reheating furnace |
Answer» D. Reheating furnace | |
498. |
An example of shaft furnace is the |
A. | L.D. converter |
B. | glass melting tank |
C. | blast furnace |
D. | soaking pit |
Answer» D. soaking pit | |
499. |
Acid dew point temperature (ADT) of a flue gas produced by the combustion of a fuel containing 1% sulphur may be about __________ C. |
A. | 80 |
B. | 130 |
C. | 180 |
D. | 250 |
Answer» C. 180 | |
500. |
Ceramic coating material for furnace refractory, which increases its emissivity and thus the radiation heat transfer rate in the furnace, comprises of |
A. | graphite powder |
B. | thoria |
C. | zircon powder |
D. | beryllium |
Answer» D. beryllium | |