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				This section includes 14 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Analytical Instrumentation knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Which of the following detectors can detect almost any component? | 
| A. | Combining two UV detectors | 
| B. | Combining RI and UV detectors | 
| C. | Mass detector | 
| D. | Laser-based detectors | 
| Answer» C. Mass detector | |
| 2. | Which of the following is not a feature of refractive index type detectors? | 
| A. | Higher potential sensitivity | 
| B. | Low cost | 
| C. | High volume flow rates | 
| D. | Easy cell accessibility | 
| Answer» D. Easy cell accessibility | |
| 3. | In UV-Visible detectors, the cells are not made of which of the following materials? | 
| A. | Quartz | 
| B. | Teflon | 
| C. | Silica | 
| D. | KELF | 
| Answer» D. KELF | |
| 4. | Which of the following detectors used in liquid chromatography is also called micro-adsorption detector? | 
| A. | Electrochemical detectors | 
| B. | Fluorescence detectors | 
| C. | Refractive index detectors | 
| D. | Thermal detectors | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. | Which of the following is true about Laser detectors used in liquid chromatography? | 
| A. | Causes thermal distortion has decreased sensitivity | 
| B. | Causes thermal distortion has increased sensitivity | 
| C. | Does not cause thermal distortion, has decreased sensitivity | 
| D. | Does not cause thermal distortion, has increased sensitivity | 
| Answer» B. Causes thermal distortion has increased sensitivity | |
| 6. | The reference cell is packed with which of the following in the Adsorption detector used in liquid chromatography? | 
| A. | Inactive glass beads | 
| B. | Porous glass beads | 
| C. | Alumina | 
| D. | Silica | 
| Answer» B. Porous glass beads | |
| 7. | Which of the following detectors can be used for detection of amino acids in protein hydrolyzates by introducing the reagent dansylchloride in the sample? | 
| A. | Electrochemical detectors | 
| B. | Fluorescence detectors | 
| C. | Refractive index detectors | 
| D. | Thermal conductivity detectors | 
| Answer» C. Refractive index detectors | |
| 8. | Refractive index detectors used in liquid chromatography are not based on which of the following processes? | 
| A. | Interference | 
| B. | Refraction | 
| C. | Reflection | 
| D. | Absorption | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | Which of the following detectors depend on Snell s law at the interface between the cell wall and the flowing liquid to deflect the light beam? | 
| A. | Electrochemical detectors | 
| B. | Fluorescence detectors | 
| C. | Refractive index detectors | 
| D. | Thermal conductivity detectors | 
| Answer» D. Thermal conductivity detectors | |
| 10. | Fluorescence detection is less selective than absorption detection. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 11. | Which of the following UV absorbance detectors provide a real time spectrum of the component of interest? | 
| A. | Continuous wavelength detector | 
| B. | Variable wavelength detector | 
| C. | Scanning wavelength detector | 
| D. | Fixed wavelength detector | 
| Answer» D. Fixed wavelength detector | |
| 12. | Detector selectivity is more important in Liquid chromatography than in Gas chromatography. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 13. | Which of the following is not a property of a good detector used in liquid chromatography? | 
| A. | Good sensitivity | 
| B. | Ability to function in the presence of a large background signal | 
| C. | Short response time | 
| D. | Volume of detector must be large | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. | Bulk property detectors used in liquid chromatography does not respond to which of the following properties? | 
| A. | Refractive index | 
| B. | Density | 
| C. | Properties of solutes | 
| D. | Dielectric constant | 
| Answer» D. Dielectric constant | |