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This section includes 408 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 | |