Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemical Engineering.

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2601.

Plasmolysis occurs in __________

A. Hypertonic solution
B. Hypotonic solution
C. Both hypotonic and hypertonic solution
D. Isotonic solution
Answer» B. Hypotonic solution
2602.

The transport of water molecules from a solution to the cell cytoplasm occurs in _________

A. Hypertonic solution
B. Hypotonic solution
C. Isotonic solution
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Isotonic solution
2603.

Given below is a diagram of electron capture detector. Identify the unmarked component in the diagram.

A. Glass shield
B. Electrode
C. Quartz shield
D. Radioactive β- emitter
Answer» E.
2604.

Which of the following is not used as a heating element in a Thermal conductivity detector?

A. Platinum
B. Gold
C. Graphite
D. Tungsten wire
Answer» D. Tungsten wire
2605.

In which of the following detectors, the carrier gas is excited by a radioactive source and the atoms of carrier gas are excited to a metastable state?

A. Argon ionisation detector
B. Thermionic emission detector
C. Flame ionization detector
D. Electron capture detector
Answer» B. Thermionic emission detector
2606.

Which of the following detectors has a non-volatile bead of rubidium silicate placed above the flame tip?

A. Argon ionisation detector
B. Thermionic emission detector
C. Flame ionization detector
D. Electron capture detector
Answer» C. Flame ionization detector
2607.

Thermionic emission detector used in gas chromatography is most sensitive to which of the following elements?

A. Nitrogen
B. Phosphorous
C. Halogen
D. Carbon
Answer» C. Halogen
2608.

Flame ionisation detector is also known as Katharometer.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2609.

Which of the following is not an ideal characteristic of a detector used in gas chromatography?

A. Linear response to the solutes
B. Short response time
C. High reliability
D. Sensitive to the changes in the flow rate of a carrier gas
Answer» E.
2610.

In tradition management, Inspection philosophy is followed, and in TQM ________

A. No philosophy is followed
B. Inspection philosophy is followed
C. Prevention philosophy is followed
D. Manager’s philosophy is followed
Answer» D. Manager’s philosophy is followed
2611.

Ryan works in a company that follows TQM and produces nuts and bolts. The company has not moved much from its old design of nuts and bolts. Ryan’s creativity leads him to a better and effective design of nuts and bolts at the same production cost as before. It can increase the productivity without compromising quality. Should the company implement Ryan’s design?

A. Yes, everyone is recognized in a company which follows TQM
B. No, everyone is not recognized in a company which follows TQM
C. Design implementation is the responsibility of the design team only
D. Modern trends must not dominate and make the company lose its originality
Answer» B. No, everyone is not recognized in a company which follows TQM
2612.

Which of the following is not a performance measure to ensure the highest degree of quality?

A. Productivity
B. Number of company newsletters published in a year
C. Absenteeism
D. Sales turnover
Answer» C. Absenteeism
2613.

In TQM suppliers are treated as _______

A. Enemies
B. Partners
C. Managers
D. Employees
Answer» C. Managers
2614.

TQM recognizes that each person is responsible for the quality of his work and for the work of the group.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2615.

What happens when the top management does not effectively communicate about the company’s TQM program properly from top to bottom?

A. The TQM program fails to achieve the desired target
B. The TQM program successfully achieves its desired target
C. There is no need to communicate messages
D. Nothing happens to the company’s progress
Answer» B. The TQM program successfully achieves its desired target
2616.

Attaining customer satisfaction is the heart of TQM.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2617.

Which of the following is not an idea that can be incorporated by top management in a company to develop the Total Quality Program of a company?

A. Management meetings
B. Focus on products and not processes
C. Company magazines
D. Company newsletters
Answer» C. Company magazines
2618.

Which among the following is a step taken by the Indian railways to ensure smooth flow of traffic?

A. Converting all the metre gauge lines to broad gauge lines
B. Converting all the metre gauge lines to narrow gauge lines
C. Increasing the width of sleepers in track
D. Using concrete for construction of sleepers
Answer» B. Converting all the metre gauge lines to narrow gauge lines
2619.

What can be done to manage the increase in traffic between two points?

A. Increase the number of sleepers
B. Changing the depth of ballast cushion
C. Converting the single rail lines to double
D. Changing the material of the rails
Answer» D. Changing the material of the rails
2620.

How can we shorten the existing rail link between two points?

A. Construction of new railway line on shorter alignment
B. Increasing the gauge size
C. Increasing the capacity of locomotive
D. It isn’t possible
Answer» B. Increasing the gauge size
2621.

The rate of development of backward areas decrease after the construction of a new railway line.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2622.

What is the most important strategic reason for the construction of a new railway line?

A. To increase tourists
B. To make movement of defence forces easier in case of emergency
C. For creating jobs
D. Because of absence of a railway line
Answer» C. For creating jobs
2623.

The @RequestMapping annotation can be applied to the class level only.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2624.

Parameter used to specify a configuration file.

A. contextConfigLocation
B. contextConfigure
C. contextLocation
D. none of these
Answer» B. contextConfigure
2625.

Controller Class renders the objects passed by the controller’s handler method.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2626.

To notify its completion of session processing.

A. Errors
B. BindingResult
C. SessionStatus
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
2627.

To access the binding and validation result for the command object.

A. Errors
B. BindingResult
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
2628.

Design pattern implemented by Dispatcher Servlet.

A. jsp
B. tiles
C. front controller
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
2629.

The power specification of usb is _____

A. 5v
B. 10v
C. 24v
D. 10v
Answer» B. 10v
2630.

The SOF is transmitted every ______

A. 1s
B. 5s
C. 1ms
D. 1Us
Answer» D. 1Us
2631.

The _____ signal is used to indicate the beginning of a new frame.

A. Start
B. SOF
C. BEG
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. BEG
2632.

The 4 bit PID’s are transmitted twice.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2633.

The first field of any packet is _____

A. PID
B. ADDR
C. ENDP
D. CRC16
Answer» B. ADDR
2634.

Because of its hydrocarbon nature, butyl rubber is soluble in hydrocarbon solvents but has excellent resistance to polar solvents like alcohol and acetone.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2635.

The solvent used in the preparation of butyl rubber is ____________

A. Methyl iodide
B. Methyl halide
C. Methyl chloride
D. Methyl sulphide
Answer» D. Methyl sulphide
2636.

The major constituent of butyl rubber is ____________

A. Isobutylene
B. Isoprene
C. Chloroprene
D. Acrylonitrile
Answer» B. Isoprene
2637.

Which of the following is an application of SBR?

A. Conveyor belts for food
B. Lining of tanks
C. Oil-resistance foam
D. Printing rollers
Answer» C. Oil-resistance foam
2638.

Which of the following act as a catalyst in the preparation of Buna-S?

A. Benzoyl peroxide
B. Hydrogen peroxide
C. Cumene hydroperoxide
D. Acrylonitrile
Answer» D. Acrylonitrile
2639.

Which of these is an appraisal cost?

A. Inspection and testing of incoming material
B. New product review
C. Complaint adjustment
D. Rework
Answer» B. New product review
2640.

Consider a mortgage refinance operation at a bank. If the average completion rate for submitted applications is 100 completions per day, and there are 1500 applications waiting for processing, the process cycle time is ___________

A. 15 hrs
B. 15 days
C. 150 days
D. 15.33 days
Answer» C. 150 days
2641.

If the value-add time for a process is 10% of the process cycle time, what will be the PCE or Process Cycle efficiency of the mentioned process?

A. 10%
B. 12%
C. 23%
D. 14%
Answer» B. 12%
2642.

“Process performance is not predictable unless the process behavior is stable”.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2643.

For any stable process, if the process follows 6 – sigma quality performance, how many products it will produce defective?

A. 1.9946 ppm
B. 3.4000 ppm
C. 1200 ppm
D. 934 ppm
Answer» C. 1200 ppm
2644.

Using 3 sigma quality performances, we get 2700 products produced which are nonconforming. If we operate on the 3- σ performance, and we produce 100 independent product components, what is the probability of finding a product not defective?

A. 0.7891
B. 0.27
C. 0.7631
D. 0.007631
Answer» D. 0.007631
2645.

In 3-σ quality performance, the probability of producing a conforming product is _______

A. 0.9973
B. 0.9500
C. 1
D. 0.9467
Answer» B. 0.9500
2646.

PDSA is expanded as ____________

A. Plan-Define-Study-Analyze
B. Plan-Define-Study-Act
C. Plan-Do-Study-Act
D. Plan-Do-Study-Analyze
Answer» D. Plan-Do-Study-Analyze
2647.

The critical angle in total internal reflection depends on the colour of the incident light.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2648.

What is the working principle of optical fiber?

A. Total internal refraction
B. Total internal reflection
C. Lenz Law
D. Brine theory
Answer» C. Lenz Law
2649.

Which layer is just present above cladding that protects the optical fibre from physical damage?

A. Core
B. Cladding
C. Coating
D. Cover
Answer» D. Cover
2650.

Which layer is just present above core that protects the light from going outside?

A. Core
B. Cladding
C. Coating
D. Mine
Answer» C. Coating