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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
The amount of simple interest during \'n\' interest period is (where, i = interest rate based on the length of one interest period, p = principal) |
| A. | p(1 i.n) |
| B. | p.i.n. |
| C. | p(1 - i.n) |
| D. | p(1 i)n |
| Answer» C. p(1 - i.n) | |
| 2. |
Fixed capital investment of a chemical plant is the total amount of money needed to supply the necessary plant and manufacturing facilities plus the working capital for operation of the facilities. Which of the following components of fixed capital |
| A. | Equipment installation cost. |
| B. | Electrical installation cost. |
| C. | Equipment insulation cost |
| D. | Cost for piping. |
| Answer» D. Cost for piping. | |
| 3. |
\'Lang factor\' is defined as the ratio of the capital investment to the delivered cost of major equipments. The value of \'Lang factor\' for fixed capital investment, for a solid-fluid processing chemical plant ranges from |
| A. | 2.5 to 2.7 |
| B. | 1.2 to 1.4 |
| C. | 6.2 to 6.4 |
| D. | 4.2 to 4.4 |
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. |
A reactor having a salvage value of Rs. 10000 is estimated to have a service life of 10 years. The annual interest rate is 10%. The original cost of the reactor was Rs. 80000. The book value of the reactor after 5 years using sinking fund depreciatio |
| A. | 43196 |
| B. | 40096 |
| C. | 60196 |
| D. | 53196 |
| Answer» D. 53196 | |
| 5. |
The amount of simple interest during ' n ' interest period is (where, i = interest rate based on the length of one interest period, p = principal) |
| A. | p . i . n . |
| B. | p (1 + i . n ) |
| C. | p (1 + i ) n |
| D. | p (1 - i . n ) |
| Answer» B. p (1 + i . n ) | |
| 6. |
Chemical engineering plant cost index is used for finding the present cost of a particular chemical plant, if the cost of similar plant at some time in the past is known. The present cost of the plant = original cost  x The most major component of this cost index is |
| A. | fabricated equipment and machinery. |
| B. | process instruments and control. |
| C. | pumps and compressor. |
| D. | electrical equipments and material. |
| Answer» B. process instruments and control. | |
| 7. |
Lang factor' is defined as the ratio of the capital investment to the delivered cost of major equipments. The value of 'Lang factor' for fixed capital investment, for a solid-fluid processing chemical plant ranges from |
| A. | 1.2 to 1.4 |
| B. | 2.5 to 2.7 |
| C. | 4.2 to 4.4 |
| D. | 6.2 to 6.4 |
| Answer» D. 6.2 to 6.4 | |
| 8. |
The amount of compounded interest during ' n ' interest periods is |
| A. | p [(1+ i ) n -1)] |
| B. | p (1 + i ) n |
| C. | p (1 - i ) n |
| D. | p (1 + i n ) |
| Answer» B. p (1 + i ) n | |
| 9. |
If ' S ' is the amount available after ' n ' interest periods for an initial principal ' P ' with the discrete compound interest rate ' i ', the present worth is given by |
| A. | (1 + i ) n / S |
| B. | S /(1 + i ) n |
| C. | S /(1 + in ) |
| D. | S /(1 + n ) i |
| Answer» C. S /(1 + in ) | |
| 10. |
According to six-tenths-factor rule, if the cost of a given unit at one capacity is known, then the cost of similar unit with ' ' times the capacity of the first unit is approximately equal to __________ times the cost of the initial unit. |
| A. | n |
| B. | n 0.6 |
| C. | n 0.4 |
| D. | n |
| Answer» C. n 0.4 | |
| 11. |
Six-tenth factor' rule is used for estimating the |
| A. | equipment installation cost. |
| B. | equipment cost by scaling. |
| C. | cost of piping. |
| D. | utilities cost. |
| Answer» C. cost of piping. | |
| 12. |
Utilities' in a chemical process plant includes compressed air, steam, water, electrical power, oxygen, acetylene, fuel gases etc. Utility costs for ordinary chemical process plants ranges roughly from __________ percent of the total product cost. |
| A. | l to 5 |
| B. | 10 to 20 |
| C. | 25 to 35 |
| D. | 35 to 45 |
| Answer» C. 25 to 35 | |
| 13. |
The depreciation during the year ' n ', in diminishing balance method of depreciation calculation, is calculated by multiplying a fixed percentage ' N ' to the |
| A. | initial cost. |
| B. | book value at the end of ( n - 1)th year, |
| C. | depreciation during the ( n - 1)th year. |
| D. | difference between initial cost and salvage value. |
| Answer» C. depreciation during the ( n - 1)th year. | |