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This section includes 565 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
Carbon content of pitch (residue of coal tar distillation) is around __________ percent.%! |
A. | 70 |
B. | 55 |
C. | 80 |
D. | 94 |
Answer» E. | |
52. |
Sodium bisulphite is used for __________ water.%! |
A. | Deaeration |
B. | Dechlorination |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
53. |
Sugar content in sugarcane on cane basis is about __________ percent by weight.%! |
A. | 1 to 5 |
B. | 5 to 10 |
C. | 15 to 20 |
D. | 20 to 30 |
Answer» C. 15 to 20 | |
54. |
*$_Producer gas consists mainly of? |
A. | CO, CO‚ÇÇ N‚ÇÇ, H‚ÇÇ |
B. | CO, H‚ÇÇ |
C. | H‚ÇÇ, CH‚ÇÑ |
D. | C‚ÇÇH‚ÇÇ, CO‚ÇÇ, H‚ÇÇ |
Answer» B. CO, H‚Äö√á√á | |
55. |
*$_Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and? |
A. | Glycerene |
B. | Salt petre |
C. | Nitro glycerene |
D. | Dynamite |
Answer» C. Nitro glycerene | |
56. |
*$_Exothermic condensation reaction of monochlorobenzene with chloral in presence of 20% oleum as catalyst produces DDT. The reaction temperature is maintained at __________ °C.? |
A. | 15-30 |
B. | 90-100 |
C. | 250-300 |
D. | <0 |
Answer» B. 90-100 | |
57. |
*$_Sucrose is a disaccharide consisting of? |
A. | Glucose and glucose |
B. | Glucose and fructose |
C. | Glucose and galactose |
D. | Fructose and galactose |
Answer» C. Glucose and galactose | |
58. |
*$_Shaving soaps are? |
A. | Soft potassium soaps (potassium salt of fatty acid) with free stearic acid to give lather a lasting property |
B. | Metalic soaps compounded with frothing agents |
C. | High free alkali soaps having excess of cane sugar and alcohol |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Metalic soaps compounded with frothing agents | |
59. |
*$_A 'unit process' is exemplified by the? |
A. | Distillation |
B. | Hydrogenation of oils |
C. | Absorption |
D. | Humidification |
Answer» C. Absorption | |
60. |
*$_Extraction of __________ employs an electrolytic process.? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | Silver |
C. | Copper |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Silver | |
61. |
*$_Setting of plaster of paris is accompanied with? |
A. | Hydration |
B. | Dehydration |
C. | Hydrolysis |
D. | Loss of CO‚ÇÇ |
Answer» B. Dehydration | |
62. |
*$_Starting material for the production of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is? |
A. | Ethyl alcohol |
B. | Ethylene |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
63. |
*$_Hydrogen gas is not produced commercially (for nitrogeneous fertiliser manufacture) by? |
A. | Iron-steam reaction |
B. | Electrolysis of water |
C. | Steam reforming of naphtha |
D. | Its cryogenic separation from coke oven gas |
Answer» B. Electrolysis of water | |
64. |
*$_Phenol is mainly used? |
A. | To produce benzene |
B. | To produce phenol formaldehyde |
C. | To produce polyester resin |
D. | As a plasticiser for unsaturated polyster |
Answer» C. To produce polyester resin | |
65. |
*$_Pasteurisation of milk means? |
A. | Removal of fatty and albuminous substance from it |
B. | Killing of organisms present in it by heating it at controlled temperature without changing its natural characteristics |
C. | Inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms without killing them |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms without killing them | |
66. |
*$_Basic oxide is absent in __________ glass.? |
A. | Flint |
B. | Pyrex |
C. | Quartz |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
67. |
*$_The function of gypsum addition during cement making is to? |
A. | Increase the density of cement |
B. | Decrease the cement setting rate |
C. | Both A and B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» C. Both A and B | |
68. |
*$_Sulphuric acid completely saturated with sulphur trioxide is called? |
A. | Concentrated sulphuric acid |
B. | Oleum |
C. | Sulphurous acid |
D. | Dilute sulphuric acid |
Answer» B. Oleum | |
69. |
*$_Coagulant is used __________ filtration.? |
A. | Before |
B. | After |
C. | During |
D. | To avoid |
Answer» B. After | |
70. |
*$_The yield of tar from high temperature carbonisation of dry coal is about __________ percent.? |
A. | 3 |
B. | 12 |
C. | 22 |
D. | 0.3 |
Answer» B. 12 | |
71. |
*$_Commonly used glass is known as the __________ glass.? |
A. | Flint |
B. | Hard |
C. | Pyrex |
D. | Soda |
Answer» E. | |
72. |
*$_The compressive strength of cement should not be less than about 110Kg/cm² after three days & not less than 170Kg/cm² after seven days. The fineness of an ordinary cement as determined by turbidimetric method should be about __________ cm²/gm.? |
A. | 800 |
B. | 1600 |
C. | 4000 |
D. | 8500 |
Answer» C. 4000 | |
73. |
*$_Flux addition during smelting of ore is done to? |
A. | Remove impurities/gangue |
B. | Enhance rate of reaction |
C. | Accelerate reduction of ore |
D. | Separate slag from metal |
Answer» B. Enhance rate of reaction | |
74. |
*$_Widely used method for the conditioning of boiler feed water is the? |
A. | Cold lime process |
B. | Coagulation |
C. | Hot-lime soda process |
D. | Sequestration |
Answer» D. Sequestration | |
75. |
*$_Nicotine is? |
A. | A volatile alkaloid |
B. | Obtained by treating by-products of the tobacco processing industry |
C. | Both A and B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
76. |
*$_Which of the following is the second major component of cement?? |
A. | Al‚ÇÇO‚ÇÉ |
B. | SiO‚ÇÇ |
C. | CaO |
D. | Fe‚ÇÇO‚ÇÉ |
Answer» C. CaO | |
77. |
*$_Neon gas is? |
A. | Flammable in nature |
B. | Used in color discharge tube |
C. | Filled in lamps having tungsten filament |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. Filled in lamps having tungsten filament | |
78. |
*$_During the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the temperature of molten sulphur is not increased beyond 160°C, as? |
A. | It is very corrosive at elevated temperature |
B. | Its viscosity is not reduced on further heating (hence pressure drop on pumping it, cannot be further reduced) |
C. | It decomposes on further increasing the temperature |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. It decomposes on further increasing the temperature | |
79. |
*$_Cellulose percentage in bamboo fibre is about? |
A. | 10 |
B. | 20 |
C. | 50 |
D. | 85 |
Answer» D. 85 | |
80. |
*$_Nitrogen is an essential component of? |
A. | Mineral salts |
B. | Carbohydrates |
C. | Fats |
D. | Proteins |
Answer» E. | |
81. |
*$_Na‚ÇÇCO‚ÇÉ is called? |
A. | Washing soda |
B. | Soda ash |
C. | Plaster of paris |
D. | Calcite |
Answer» C. Plaster of paris | |
82. |
*$_Oleum produces fumes of? |
A. | SO‚ÇÇ |
B. | H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ |
C. | SO‚ÇÉ |
D. | SO‚ÇÇ + H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ |
Answer» D. SO‚Äö√á√á + H‚Äö√á√áSO‚Äö√á√ë | |
83. |
*$_DDT should not be allowed to come in contact with iron (during its manufacture) to? |
A. | Avoid its decomposition |
B. | Prevent sulphonation of the monochlorobenzene by the acid catalyst |
C. | Achieve non-hygroscopic property |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Prevent sulphonation of the monochlorobenzene by the acid catalyst | |
84. |
*$_Polymerisation product of C‚ÇÇF4 (carbon tetraflouride) is called P.T.F.E (poly chloro tetra flouro ethylene). It is also called? |
A. | Polyurethane |
B. | Silicone |
C. | Teflon |
D. | Epoxy resin |
Answer» D. Epoxy resin | |
85. |
*$_In nylon-66, the first and second numbers (i.e., 6) respectively designate the number of carbon atoms present in the? |
A. | Diamine and the ring |
B. | Dibasic acid and the ring |
C. | Diamine and the dibasic acid |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
86. |
*$___________ acid is the main constituent of cotton seed oil.? |
A. | Acetic |
B. | Linoleic |
C. | Palmitic |
D. | Oleic |
Answer» C. Palmitic | |
87. |
*/*_Which of the following is an endothermic reaction?? |
A. | Absorption of SO‚ÇÉ in 98% H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ |
B. | C + H‚ÇÇO = CO + H‚ÇÇ |
C. | Thermal dissociation of iron pyrites |
D. | Both B and C |
Answer» E. | |
88. |
*/*_Frasch process is for? |
A. | Making oxygen |
B. | Producing helium |
C. | Mining sulphur |
D. | Making nitrogen |
Answer» D. Making nitrogen | |
89. |
*/*_Vegetable oils and fats basically differ in their? |
A. | Density ranges |
B. | Physical state |
C. | Chemical composition |
D. | Chemical properties |
Answer» C. Chemical composition | |
90. |
*/*_Which of the following is the purest form of water out of the following ?? |
A. | Underground water |
B. | Rain water |
C. | Well water |
D. | Lake water |
Answer» C. Well water | |
91. |
*/*_Phthalic anhydride is made by the? |
A. | Oxidation of naphthalene |
B. | Oxidation of benzene |
C. | Dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Oxidation of benzene | |
92. |
*/*_Gypsum is chemically? |
A. | Calcium chloride |
B. | Potassium sulphate |
C. | Sodium sulphate |
D. | Calcium sulphate |
Answer» E. | |
93. |
*/*_Glauber's salt is chemically? |
A. | Calcium sulphate |
B. | Potassium sulphate |
C. | Potassium chlorate |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
94. |
*/*_Concentration of hydrogen peroxide is done by? |
A. | Crystallisation |
B. | Vacuum crystallisation |
C. | Atmospheric distillation |
D. | Dehydration |
Answer» C. Atmospheric distillation | |
95. |
*/*_SO‚ÇÇ is bubbled through hot sugar cane juice to? |
A. | Act as an acidifying agent |
B. | Increase its concentration |
C. | Increase the amount of molasses |
D. | Increase the crystal size |
Answer» B. Increase its concentration | |
96. |
*/*_Pencillin, an antibiotic drug was discovered by? |
A. | Alexender |
B. | Flaming |
C. | Dr. Zivago |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Flaming | |
97. |
*/*_Which of the following is an explosive?? |
A. | Nitroglycerene |
B. | Trintrotoluene (TNT) |
C. | Cellulose nitrate |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
98. |
*/*_Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of ethylene oxide by oxidation of ethylene?? |
A. | AgO |
B. | Al2O‚ÇÉ |
C. | ZnCl‚ÇÇ |
D. | FE‚ÇÇO‚ÇÉ |
Answer» B. Al2O‚Äö√á√â | |
99. |
*/*_Essential oils are usually obtained using? |
A. | Steam distillation |
B. | Extractive distillation |
C. | Solvent extraction |
D. | Leaching |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
*/*___________ are added in lacquers to remove film brittleness and to improve adhereness.? |
A. | Film forming materials |
B. | Plasticisers |
C. | Diluents |
D. | Solvents |
Answer» C. Diluents | |