Explore topic-wise MCQs in Analytical Instrumentation.

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