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301.

Coking time in a commercial high temperature coal carbonisation plant is about ______________ hours?

A. 6
B. 18
C. 28
D. 36
Answer» C. 28
302.

Coking coals are invariably____________________?

A. Lignites
B. Bituminous coals
C. Semi-anthracites
D. Anthracites
Answer» C. Semi-anthracites
303.

Coke oven gas is stripped of its H2S and mercaptans content by_________________?

A. Absorption in wash oil
B. Adsorption on bog iron bed
C. Bubbling it through dilute sulphuric acid
D. Adsorption on silica gel
Answer» C. Bubbling it through dilute sulphuric acid
304.

Coke ovens in steel plant are heated by ___________________?

A. Electricity
B. Coke oven gas
C. Mixed gas
D. Both B. & C.
Answer» E.
305.

Coke oven gas produced by high temperature carbonisation of coal (as compared to that produced by low temperature carbonisation), has_________________?

A. Higher calorific value
B. Lower hydrogen content
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» E.
306.

Coke oven gas is a better fuel than blast furnace gas, because of its higher________________?

A. Calorific value, cleanliness and relatively low distribution cost (due to its low specific gravity)
B. Adiabatic flame temperature
C. Heat release rate (thus requiring smaller combustion chamber)
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
307.

Coke oven gas constitutes mainly of ____________________?

A. H2 & CO
B. H2 & CH4
C. CH4 & CO
D. H2 & CO2
Answer» C. CH4 & CO
308.

Coke oven gas compared to blast furnace gas is________________?

A. More explosive and inflammable
B. Less poisonous
C. Lighter
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
309.

Coke oven gas burns with a yellowish flame, because of the presence of __________________?

A. CO2
B. CH4
C. H2
D. NH3
Answer» C. H2
310.

Coke oven gas after passing through return electrostatic tar precipitator (RETP) is used for the_______________?

A. Hot scarfing of steel slabs
B. Mixing with blast furnace gas
C. Coke oven battery heating
D. Steel ladle drying
Answer» D. Steel ladle drying
311.

Coke made in narrower by-product coke ovens (as compared to wider ovens) is _____________________?

A. Less reactive
B. Stronger
C. Smaller in size
D. All A., B. & C.
Answer» E.
312.

Coke having higher porosity has ___________________?

A. Lower bulk density
B. Lower strength
C. Higher reactivity
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
313.

Coke compared to the coal from which it has been made, contains ____________________?

A. Less volatile matter
B. More carbon
C. Greater percentage of ash
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
314.

Coals used for the generation of producer gas should have ____________________?

A. High caking index
B. Low fusion point of ash
C. High volatile matter content
D. Very low ash content (8-10%)
Answer» D. Very low ash content (8-10%)
315.

Coal tar (produced by high temperature carbonisation) is the main source of_________________?

A. Aromatic compounds
B. Aliphatic compounds
C. Paraffins
D. Olefins
Answer» B. Aliphatic compounds
316.

Coal tar fuels (CTF) as compared to petroleum based fuel oils have higher __________________?

A. Calorific value
B. Higher C/H ratio
C. Sulphur content
D. Difference in gross & net calorific value
Answer» C. Sulphur content
317.

Coalification means the ___________________?

A. Process of conversion of lignite into anthracite
B. Underground gasification of coal
C. Complete combustion of coal
D. Direct hydrogenation of coal
Answer» B. Underground gasification of coal
318.

Coal tar fuel – 200 (CTF 200) is a mixture of __________________?

A. Pitch and creosote oil
B. Light oil and pitch
C. Anthracene and crecosote oil
D. Solar oil and pitch
Answer» B. Light oil and pitch
319.

Coal is heated in presence of air to a temperature of about _______________ °C, while determining its ash content for proximate analysis?

A. 500
B. 750
C. 950
D. 1100
Answer» C. 950
320.

Coal is pulverised before burning in large capacity boiler furnaces mainly to____________________

A. Ensure its complete combustion
B. Facilitate easy ash removal
C. Enhance its calorific value
D. Provide trouble free operation
Answer» B. Facilitate easy ash removal
321.

Coal is heated in absence of air for 7 minutes at a temperature of about ______________ °C, during its volatile matter determination for proximate analysis?

A. 550
B. 750
C. 950
D. 1150
Answer» D. 1150
322.

Coal containing large quantity of _______________ are difficult to wash?

A. Ash
B. Inherent mineral matter
C. Free impurities
D. Volatile matter
Answer» C. Free impurities
323.

C/H ratio is the minimum in case of_________________?

A. Furnace oil
B. Natural gas
C. Coal
D. Naphtha
Answer» C. Coal
324.

C/H ratio is the maximum in case of_________________?

A. Coal
B. Furnace oil
C. Natural gas
D. Naphtha
Answer» B. Furnace oil
325.

Catalyst used in Fischer-Tropsch process is_______________?

A. Nickel
B. Zinc oxide
C. Alumina
D. Thorium oxide
Answer» B. Zinc oxide
326.

Carbon Content by weight in air dried wood may be about _______________ percent?

A. 10
B. 25
C. 50
D. 80
Answer» D. 80
327.

Cannel coal and boghead coal are the examples of _________________?

A. Humic coals
B. Liptobiolites
C. Sapropelic coals
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
328.

Cannel coal__________________?

A. Is non-coking
B. Has a high volatile matter content and burns with a luminous smoky flame
C. Is a non-banded coal which can be ignited easily with a match stick or candle flame, hence is so named
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
329.

Calorific value of ____________________?

A. Light paraffinic fuel oils is equal to that of equivalent olefins
B. n-paraffin is lower than that of iso-paraffins of the same compounds
C. Light paraffinic fuel oils is higher than that of equivalent olefins
D. Light paraffinic fuel oils is lower than that of equivalent olefins
Answer» D. Light paraffinic fuel oils is lower than that of equivalent olefins
330.

Calorific value of wood gas is about ______________ kcal/Nm3?

A. 1500
B. 3300
C. 5400
D. 8500
Answer» C. 5400
331.

Calorific values of both the solid as well as the liquid fuels can be determined by ______________ calorimeter?

A. Bomb
B. Boy’s
C. Junkers
D. None of these
Answer» B. Boy’s
332.

Calorific value of pitch creosote mixture (PCM) i.e., C.T.F.-200 is about________________?

A. 8800 kcal/m3
B. 8800 kcal/kg
C. Same as that of coal middling
D. 25000 kcal/kg
Answer» C. Same as that of coal middling
333.

Calorific value of gobar gas (containing CH4 = 60% , H2 = 10% ; CO2 = 30%) may be about ______________ Kcal/Nm3?

A. 1,800
B. 3,200
C. 5,400
D. 10,200
Answer» D. 10,200
334.

Calorific value of tar is about _____________ Kcal/kg?

A. 8800
B. 12000
C. 14000
D. 16000
Answer» B. 12000
335.

Calorific value of dry wood may be around ______________ Kcal/kg?

A. 5
B. 50
C. 500
D. 5000
Answer» B. 50
336.

Calorific value of furnace oil is about _______________ Kcal/kg?

A. 10,000
B. 15,000
C. 5,000
D. 20,000
Answer» B. 15,000
337.

Calorific value of coke oven gas is around ______________ Kcal/Nm3?

A. 900
B. 4200
C. 7500
D. 2000
Answer» C. 7500
338.

Calorific value of coal middling generated in coal washeries during washing of coal may be around _____________ Kcal/kg?

A. 1000
B. 4000
C. 6000
D. 8000
Answer» C. 6000
339.

Calorific value of coke even gas produced by low temperature carbonisation of coal is about ____________ Kcal/Nm3?

A. 4000
B. 2500
C. 6500
D. 10000
Answer» D. 10000
340.

Calorific value of blast furnace gas is around _____________ KCal/Nm3?

A. 850
B. 1800
C. 4200
D. 6500
Answer» B. 1800
341.

Calorific value of bituminous coal may be around ______________ Kcal/kg?

A. 500
B. 1500
C. 6500
D. 20000
Answer» D. 20000
342.

Calorific value of both the solid & liquid fuels can be determined by using ______________ calorimeter?

A. Junker’s
B. Bomb
C. Boy’s
D. None of these
Answer» C. Boy’s
343.

Calorific value as determined by bomb calorimeter is the__________________?

A. Higher calorific value at constant volume
B. Gross calorific value at constant pressure
C. Lower calorific value at constant pressure
D. Net calorific value at constant volume
Answer» B. Gross calorific value at constant pressure
344.

Calorific value of a typical dry anthracite coal may be around _____________ Kcal/kg?

A. 1000
B. 4000
C. 8000
D. 15000
Answer» D. 15000
345.

Caking index of the coal blend used for the manufacture of metallurgical coke should be around__________________?

A. 5
B. 21
C. 40
D. 48
Answer» C. 40
346.

Caking index of a coal is a measure of its _______________________?

A. Abradability
B. Reactivity
C. Agglutinating (binding) properties
D. Porosity
Answer» D. Porosity
347.

Caking index of coal blend used for blast furnace coke making is about_________________?

A. 8
B. 12
C. 22
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
348.

Caking coal is desirable for_________________?

A. Burning on travelling grate
B. Coke making
C. Burning on firebars
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» C. Burning on firebars
349.

By-products recovery process from coal carbonisation is termed as direct, indirect and semi direct process depending upon the method of recovery of_______________?

A. Tar
B. Benzol
C. Ammonia
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
350.

By-products are _____________ recovered in ‘Beehive ovens’ ?

A. Fully
B. Partially
C. Not at all
D. Negligibly
Answer» D. Negligibly