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This section includes 400 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
151. |
Molten phthalic anhydride is stored in a/an _______________ vessel? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | Nickel clad steel |
C. | Lead lined steel |
D. | Glass lined steel |
Answer» B. Nickel clad steel | |
152. |
Molybdenum steels containing 0.15 to 0.40% molybdenum___________________? |
A. | Are prone to temper brittleness |
B. | Are used for automobile parts like gears, axle, shaft, bearings etc. |
C. | Have very poor fatigue resistance |
D. | Do not contain nickel or chromium or both |
Answer» C. Have very poor fatigue resistance | |
153. |
Mixing vessel used for the chlorination of methane to produce methyl chloride is made of___________________? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» C. Aluminium | |
154. |
Mild steel storage vessels are suitable for the storage of___________________? |
A. | Anhydrous ammonia |
B. | Fatty acids |
C. | Hydrochloric acid (95%) |
D. | Sulphuric acid (25%) |
Answer» B. Fatty acids | |
155. |
Mild steel is ___________________? |
A. | A low carbon steel (0.05 to 0.3% carbon) |
B. | Highly resistant to corrosion (as much as stainless steel) |
C. | A high carbon steel (0.5 to 1.5% carbon) |
D. | Very poor in strength & ductility |
Answer» B. Highly resistant to corrosion (as much as stainless steel) | |
156. |
Mild steel is used for making___________________? |
A. | Fish plates |
B. | Die block |
C. | Channels |
D. | Drop forging |
Answer» D. Drop forging | |
157. |
Mild steel is a/an _____________ steel? |
A. | Low carbon |
B. | Medium carbon |
C. | High carbon |
D. | High alloy |
Answer» B. Medium carbon | |
158. |
Mild steel is a/an ______________ steel? |
A. | Low carbon |
B. | Medium carbon |
C. | High carbon |
D. | High alloy |
Answer» B. Medium carbon | |
159. |
Metalloid is_______________________? |
A. | An element, which exhibits the properties of both metal & non metal |
B. | Highly electronegative in nature |
C. | An alloy |
D. | All A., B. & C. |
Answer» B. Highly electronegative in nature | |
160. |
Metalloid is__________________? |
A. | Highly electronegative in nature |
B. | An element which exhibits the properties of both metal & non-metal |
C. | An alloy |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» C. An alloy | |
161. |
Metal at the top of the electromotive series is________________? |
A. | Least active |
B. | Most stable |
C. | Most active |
D. | Most noble |
Answer» D. Most noble | |
162. |
Mercury is transported in metal containers made of________________? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | Iron |
C. | Lead |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» C. Lead | |
163. |
Maximum permissible sulphur content in steel is ______________ percent? |
A. | 0.015 |
B. | 0.055 |
C. | 0.505 |
D. | 0.805 |
Answer» C. 0.505 | |
164. |
Maximum consumption of zinc is in____________________? |
A. | Alloying |
B. | Galvanising |
C. | Utensil manufacture |
D. | Electrical industry |
Answer» C. Utensil manufacture | |
165. |
Maximum consumption of lead is in the manufacture of _________________________? |
A. | Storage batteries |
B. | Solder alloys |
C. | Electric cable sheathing |
D. | Lead lined vessels |
Answer» B. Solder alloys | |
166. |
Maximum consumption of copper is in__________________? |
A. | Utensil manufacture |
B. | Electrical industry |
C. | Industrial equipment manufacture |
D. | Small scale industries |
Answer» C. Industrial equipment manufacture | |
167. |
Maximum carbon content in any variety of steel can be upto 1.3%. Steel containing 0.4% Carbon is not used for making___________________? |
A. | Nuts |
B. | Bolts |
C. | Chisels |
D. | Studs |
Answer» D. Studs | |
168. |
Maximum carbon content in cast iron is ______________ percent? |
A. | 3.8 |
B. | 5.2 |
C. | 4.8 |
D. | 4.3 |
Answer» E. | |
169. |
Materials having _____________ lattice structure are usually most ductile? |
A. | FCC |
B. | BCC |
C. | HCP |
D. | Cubic |
Answer» B. BCC | |
170. |
Manganese in steel affects its__________________? |
A. | Ductility |
B. | Tensile strength |
C. | Hardness |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Tensile strength | |
171. |
Low carbon steels are those in which carbon percentage is around____________________? |
A. | 0.1 to 0.35 |
B. | 0.4 to 0.7 |
C. | 0.8 to 1.5 |
D. | 1.5 to 2 |
Answer» B. 0.4 to 0.7 | |
172. |
Locomotive boiler tubes are made of _____________ alloys? |
A. | Arsenic copper |
B. | Magnesium |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» B. Magnesium | |
173. |
Liquid ammonia is shipped in _____________ containers? |
A. | Steel |
B. | Aluminium |
C. | Glass |
D. | Lead lined |
Answer» D. Lead lined | |
174. |
Liners of a ball mill are never made of__________________? |
A. | Lead |
B. | Alloy steel |
C. | Rubber or ceramic material |
D. | Cast iron |
Answer» B. Alloy steel | |
175. |
Light weight metallic alloy used in aircraft industry is________________? |
A. | Aluminium |
B. | High silicon (14%) iron |
C. | Duralumin |
D. | Phosphor bronze |
Answer» D. Phosphor bronze | |
176. |
Lead_________________? |
A. | Is the hardest metal in common use |
B. | Is the lightest metal in common use |
C. | Cannot be scratched by finger nails |
D. | Cannot be work hardened |
Answer» E. | |
177. |
Lead pipes are not safe for carrying drinking water, because water, containing dissolved oxygen attacks lead thereby forming poisonous Pb(OH)2. Lead pipes are readily corroded by___________________? |
A. | Dilute HCl |
B. | Acetic acid |
C. | Concentrated H2SO4 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Concentrated H2SO4 | |
178. |
Lead pipes are not safe for carrying drinking water because water containing dissolved oxygen attacks lead thereby forming poisonous Pb (OH)2. Lead pipes are readily corroded by_________________? |
A. | Dilute HCI |
B. | Acetic acid |
C. | Concentrated H2SO4 |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Concentrated H2SO4 | |
179. |
Lead pipe is_____________________? |
A. | Especially resistant to solutions containing H2SO4 |
B. | Usually joined by burning (e.g. by melting to adjacent pieces with a torch) |
C. | Having very low elastic limit resulting in permanent deformation from either mechanical or thermal strain |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
180. |
Lead lined equipments & vessels are suitable for handling __________________? |
A. | Hydrochloric acid (10%) |
B. | Nitric acid |
C. | Sulphuric acid upto 60°C |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» D. All A., B. and C. | |
181. |
Lead is_____________________? |
A. | Not resistant to corrosion |
B. | Used as a cathodic material |
C. | Not used as pigment (in its compound forms) for paints |
D. | Used as a shock absorber (in mattress form) between the foundation and steel framework of skyscraper buildings |
Answer» E. | |
182. |
Lead alone is not used in storing equipment, because it________________? |
A. | Is very costly |
B. | Corrodes easily |
C. | Is having low creep strength |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
183. |
Kel-F is a material, which is________________? |
A. | Chemically known as Polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PTFE) |
B. | Having excellent chemical & high temperature resistance (upto 200°C) |
C. | Having elastomeric properties |
D. | All A., B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
184. |
Karbate is____________________? |
A. | A mixture of iron dust and saw dust |
B. | Carbon impregnated with resin (usually Bakelite) |
C. | An acid resistant material |
D. | Both B. and C. |
Answer» E. | |
185. |
_____________________ is used for determining the tensile strength of steels ? |
A. | Hydraulic press |
B. | Universal testing machine |
C. | Mechanical press |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Mechanical press | |
186. |
_____________ is used for examining the macro-structure of a material? |
A. | Metallurgical microscope |
B. | Optical microscope |
C. | X-rays |
D. | Visual inspection by naked eye |
Answer» E. | |
187. |
______________ is not a case hardening process? |
A. | Carburising |
B. | Nitriding |
C. | Cyaniding |
D. | Annealing |
Answer» E. | |
188. |
______________ is never shipped in glass carboys? |
A. | Ammonia |
B. | Acetic acid |
C. | Phenol |
D. | Formaldehyde |
Answer» B. Acetic acid | |
189. |
_____________ is added in stainless steel to prevent inter crystal corrosion? |
A. | Vanadium |
B. | Niobium |
C. | Chromium |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» C. Chromium | |
190. |
_____________ is added in low carbon steel to raise its yield point? |
A. | Sulphur |
B. | Phosphorous |
C. | Silicon |
D. | Manganese |
Answer» E. | |
191. |
_______________ is a donor impurity for semi-conductors ? |
A. | Boron |
B. | Antimony |
C. | Gallium |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Gallium | |
192. |
Iron rust is_________________? |
A. | Ferrous oxide |
B. | Hydrated ferric oxide |
C. | Powdered iron |
D. | Ferric sulphide |
Answer» C. Powdered iron | |
193. |
_____________ iron is produced, when molten pig iron is chilled suddenly? |
A. | White cast |
B. | Grey cast |
C. | Wrought |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Grey cast | |
194. |
______________ iron is produced, when molten pig iron is allowed to cool gradually? |
A. | White cast |
B. | Grey cast |
C. | Wrought |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Wrought | |
195. |
Iron alloyed with carbon upto 2% is called___________________? |
A. | Pig iron |
B. | Wrought iron |
C. | High carbon steel |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
196. |
Invar used in thermocouples is an alloy of nickel and________________? |
A. | Iron |
B. | Copper |
C. | Chromium |
D. | Lead |
Answer» B. Copper | |
197. |
Invar contains the highest percentage of___________________? |
A. | Vanadium |
B. | Iron |
C. | Tungsten |
D. | Cobalt |
Answer» C. Tungsten | |
198. |
Interchain forces are the weakest in case of________________? |
A. | Plastics |
B. | Fibres |
C. | Elastomers |
D. | Both rubber & elastomers |
Answer» E. | |
199. |
Inconel is an alloy of_________________? |
A. | Tin, zinc and nickel |
B. | Iron, nickel and chromium |
C. | Copper and nickel |
D. | Copper and tin |
Answer» C. Copper and nickel | |
200. |
In the Kraft process of sulphate paper pulp manufacture, the black liquor and the white liquor storage tank is made of _______________? |
A. | Concrete |
B. | Wood |
C. | Steel |
D. | Porcelain |
Answer» D. Porcelain | |