

MCQOPTIONS
Saved Bookmarks
This section includes 1331 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
The purpose of adding Na2CO3 to water of low alkalinity is to__________________? |
A. | Permit the use of alum as a coagulant |
B. | Increase the softening capacity of zeolite |
C. | Facilitate easy regeneration of zeolite |
D. | All A , B. and C. |
Answer» B. Increase the softening capacity of zeolite | |
102. |
The product obtained on mixing calcium oxide with water is called __________________? |
A. | Quicklime |
B. | Slaked lime |
C. | Milk of lime |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Milk of lime | |
103. |
The process used for the manufacture of ethyl alcohol from molasses is_________________? |
A. | Distillation |
B. | Dehydration |
C. | Dehydrogenation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
104. |
The process involved in converting rubber into a thin sheet or coating it on fabric is called ___________________? |
A. | Extrusion |
B. | Mastication |
C. | Calendaring |
D. | Vulcanisation |
Answer» D. Vulcanisation | |
105. |
The most widely used coagulant for removing suspended impurities from water is__________________? |
A. | Bleaching powder |
B. | Chlorine |
C. | Calcium sulphate |
D. | Alum |
Answer» E. | |
106. |
The most stable allotropic form of phosphorous is the _________________ phosphorous? |
A. | White |
B. | Black |
C. | Yellow |
D. | Red |
Answer» C. Yellow | |
107. |
The most reactive allotropic form of phosphorus is __________________ phosphorus? |
A. | Red |
B. | Yellow |
C. | Violet |
D. | Black |
Answer» C. Violet | |
108. |
The most popular and common detergent i.e., alkyl benzene sulfonate (ABS) is a/an ______________ detergent ? |
A. | Cationic |
B. | Anionic |
C. | Amphoteric |
D. | Semi polar |
Answer» C. Amphoteric | |
109. |
The most economical pulp for the production of newsprint would be the _____________________ pulp? |
A. | Ground-wood |
B. | Sulphate |
C. | Sulphite |
D. | Semi-chemical |
Answer» B. Sulphate | |
110. |
The most commonly used substance to speed up the sedimentation of sewage is___________________? |
A. | Lime |
B. | Sulphuric acid |
C. | Chlorine |
D. | Sodium bisulphite |
Answer» B. Sulphuric acid | |
111. |
The metallic aluminium is obtained from pure alumina in the presence of fused cryolite by_________________? |
A. | Electrolysis |
B. | Electrolytic reduction |
C. | Electrolytic oxidation |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Electrolytic oxidation | |
112. |
The manufacture of Kraft pulp is done by a/an _________________ process? |
A. | Alkaline |
B. | Acidic |
C. | Neutral |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Acidic | |
113. |
The major use of butadiene is____________________? |
A. | As a plasticiser for unsaturated polyester |
B. | In the manufacture of synthetic rubber |
C. | As an anti-skinning agent in paint |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. As an anti-skinning agent in paint | |
114. |
The major constituents of glass are____________________? |
A. | Lime, clay and soda ash |
B. | Sand, lime and soda ash |
C. | Silica, alumina and clay |
D. | Silica, alumina and soda ash |
Answer» C. Silica, alumina and clay | |
115. |
The major constituent of black liquor generated during paper manufacture is sodium___________________? |
A. | Sulphate |
B. | Carbonate |
C. | Hydroxide |
D. | Bi-carbonate |
Answer» C. Hydroxide | |
116. |
The main use of HCl is in the___________________? |
A. | Drilling of petroleum wells and pickling of steel sheets |
B. | Manufacture of cationic detergent |
C. | Treatment of spent fuel of nuclear reactor |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Manufacture of cationic detergent | |
117. |
The main use of activated carbon in water treatment is to control ___________________? |
A. | Bacterial growth |
B. | Taste and odour |
C. | Turbidity |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Turbidity | |
118. |
The main product of high temperature carbonisation of coal is_____________________? |
A. | Coke |
B. | Ammonia |
C. | Tar |
D. | Phenol |
Answer» B. Ammonia | |
119. |
The main component of Pyrex glass is_____________________? |
A. | Zinc |
B. | Lead |
C. | Boron |
D. | Selenium |
Answer» C. Boron | |
120. |
The main aim behind cooling the digested chip at the bottom portion of the digestor by injecting cold black liquor is to___________________? |
A. | Avoid mechanical weakening of fibre |
B. | Remove lignin by way of crystallisation |
C. | Increase the cellulose content |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Remove lignin by way of crystallisation | |
121. |
The ideal pulp for the manufacture of paper should have high ____________________ content? |
A. | Cellulose |
B. | Lignin |
C. | Both A. & B. |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Lignin | |
122. |
The gasification reaction represented by, C + H2O = CO + H2, is a/an _________________ reaction? |
A. | Exothermic |
B. | Endothermic |
C. | Catalytic |
D. | Autocatalytic |
Answer» C. Catalytic | |
123. |
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. | |
124. |
The enzyme which converts starch into the disaccharides maltose is_________________? |
A. | Diastase |
B. | Maltase |
C. | Yeast |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Maltase | |
125. |
The end bleaching agent used to move last traces of colour bodies from the pulp is ____________________? |
A. | Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) |
B. | MgO |
C. | SO2 gas |
D. | Mercaptans |
Answer» B. MgO | |
126. |
The drug used in contraceptives is____________________? |
A. | Sulfadiazine |
B. | Mestranol |
C. | Methyl salicylate |
D. | Penicillin |
Answer» C. Methyl salicylate | |
127. |
The difference between saponification value and acid value is____________________? |
A. | Called ester value |
B. | Always negative |
C. | Constant for all fatty oils |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Always negative | |
128. |
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 | |
129. |
The combustion reaction, C + O2 = CO2, is__________________? |
A. | Exothermic |
B. | Endothermic |
C. | Autocatalytic |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Endothermic | |
130. |
The chamber process is______________________? |
A. | Preferred over contact process for producing 98 to 100% H2SO4 and various oleums |
B. | Non-catalytic and operates only on pyrites |
C. | A batch process for directly producing high strength (98 to 100%) H2SO4 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
131. |
The catalyst used in the production of elemental sulphur from H2S (by oxidation-reduction) is _____________________? |
A. | Alumina |
B. | Silica gel |
C. | Platinum |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» B. Silica gel | |
132. |
The catalyst used in the manufacture of DDT (from chloral and chlorobenzene) is _________________? |
A. | Dilute H2SO4 |
B. | Oleum |
C. | Ultraviolet light |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Ultraviolet light | |
133. |
The catalyst used in shift converter is___________________? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Vanadium |
C. | Silica gel |
D. | Alumina |
Answer» B. Vanadium | |
134. |
The biochemical treatment applied to sewage effluents is a process of__________________? |
A. | Dehydration |
B. | Reduction |
C. | Oxidation |
D. | Polymerisation |
Answer» D. Polymerisation | |
135. |
The basic difference between vegetable oils and fats is in their ___________________? |
A. | Density |
B. | Chemical properties |
C. | Physical state |
D. | Composition |
Answer» D. Composition | |
136. |
The basic constituent of vegetable oils is ___________________? |
A. | Triglyceride |
B. | Fatty acids |
C. | Fatty alcohol |
D. | Mono esters |
Answer» B. Fatty acids | |
137. |
The amount of benzene present in pure Benzol is about _______________ percent ? |
A. | 30 |
B. | 50 |
C. | 70 |
D. | 90 |
Answer» D. 90 | |
138. |
Sea weeds are an important source of_________________? |
A. | Fluorine |
B. | Chlorine |
C. | Bromine |
D. | Iodine |
Answer» E. | |
139. |
Sea water contains about ______________________ ppm of bromine ? |
A. | 5 |
B. | 70 |
C. | 500 |
D. | 1700 |
Answer» C. 500 | |
140. |
Saponification value/number of an oil or fat is a measure of its ___________________? |
A. | Fatty acid content |
B. | Degree of unsaturation of the fatty acids present in it |
C. | Average molecular weight |
D. | Insoluble fatty acid content |
Answer» D. Insoluble fatty acid content | |
141. |
Saponification number of an oil or fat____________________? |
A. | Gives an idea about its molecular weight |
B. | Is inversely proportional to its molecular weight |
C. | Detects its adulteration |
D. | All A , B. & C. |
Answer» E. | |
142. |
Sand and ______________ is fused at 1300°C, to produce sodium silicate ? |
A. | Limestone |
B. | Soda ash |
C. | Coke |
D. | Sodium sulphate |
Answer» C. Coke | |
143. |
Salt is the basic raw material for the manufacture of____________________? |
A. | Cement |
B. | Glass |
C. | Potteries |
D. | Caustic soda |
Answer» E. | |
144. |
Salt is added in the kettle during soap manufacture to separate ___________________? |
A. | Soap from lye |
B. | Glycerine from lye |
C. | The metallic soap |
D. | The unsaponified fat from soap |
Answer» B. Glycerine from lye | |
145. |
Salt cake is chemically represented by_________________? |
A. | Na2SO4 |
B. | CaSO4. ½H2O |
C. | MgSO4 |
D. | BaSO4 |
Answer» B. CaSO4. ½H2O | |
146. |
Rotary kiln is not involved in the production of___________________? |
A. | Cement |
B. | Lime from limestone |
C. | Slaked lime from quick lime |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
147. |
Rosin soap is added during paper manufacture to____________________? |
A. | Impart adhesive properties |
B. | Improve opacity |
C. | Impart resistance to penetration by liquids |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
148. |
Roasting of metallurgical ores is done mainly to ___________________? |
A. | Dehydrate it |
B. | Sinter the ore |
C. | Remove CO2 & H2O |
D. | Remove arsenic & sulphur |
Answer» E. | |
149. |
Riboflavin is a/an____________________? |
A. | Vitamin |
B. | Analgesic drug |
C. | Anaesthetics |
D. | Anti-malarial drug |
Answer» B. Analgesic drug | |
150. |
Reverse osmosis is normally used for the_______________? |
A. | Separation of isotopes of uranium from gaseous uranium hexafluoride |
B. | Separation of helium from natural gas |
C. | Desalination of brackish water to produce potable (drinking) water |
D. | Purification of oxygen |
Answer» D. Purification of oxygen | |