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This section includes 1037 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Concentrated HCl at 30°C can be stored in a vessel made of |
A. | PTFE and porcelain. |
B. | cast iron and aluminium. |
C. | stainless steel and high silicon cast iron. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. cast iron and aluminium. | |
2. |
100% HSO at 30°C can't be stored in a vessel made/lined with |
A. | cast iron and high silicon iron. |
B. | mild steel and stainless steel. |
C. | aluminium, tin and rubber. |
D. | teflon, glass and porcelain. |
Answer» D. teflon, glass and porcelain. | |
3. |
Most suitable material for high pressure vessel operating at 500 atm. and 500° C is |
A. | molybdenum stainless steel. |
B. | 18/8 stainless steel. |
C. | mild steel. |
D. | high silicon iron (14% Si). |
Answer» B. 18/8 stainless steel. | |
4. |
Purity of electrical grade aluminium should be ≥ __________ percent. |
A. | 95 |
B. | 99.5 |
C. | 85 |
D. | 90 |
Answer» C. 85 | |
5. |
Alpha iron is stable __________ °C. |
A. | above 1403 |
B. | upto 910 |
C. | above 1800 |
D. | between 910 & 1403 |
Answer» C. above 1800 | |
6. |
Bog iron used for the adsorption of HS from coke oven gas is |
A. | an intimate mixture of saw dust and iron dust (i.e. moist ferric hydroxide). |
B. | iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). |
C. | carbon free iron. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). | |
7. |
Which of the following materials may prove unsuitable for handling acetic acid (glacial & anhydrous) at 40°C ? |
A. | Silicone rubber, teflon, procelain and wood. |
B. | Nickel, monel, stainless steel and graphite. |
C. | Aluminium, copper, high silicon iron. |
D. | Brass, cast iron, mild steel and tin. |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
In SO absorber (Contact Process), packing material used is of |
A. | cast iron |
B. | chemical stoneware |
C. | karbate |
D. | mild steel |
Answer» C. karbate | |
9. |
SO is absorbed using HSO in a |
A. | cast iron packed tower. |
B. | stainless steel plate tower. |
C. | packed steel tower lined with acid proof bricks. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» D. none of these. | |
10. |
Approximate value of the modulus of elasticity for steel is about __________ x l0kg/cm. |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 40 |
D. | 75 |
Answer» C. 40 | |
11. |
Copper is dissolved from its ore by HSO in a percolation tank made of |
A. | wood |
B. | stainless steel |
C. | reinforced concrete lined with lead |
D. | high silicon iron (14% Si) |
Answer» D. high silicon iron (14% Si) | |
12. |
Specify the material of construction suitable for handling concentrated HNO at 100°C. |
A. | High silicon iron, Kel-F and teflon |
B. | Tin and wood |
C. | Silicone rubber |
D. | Stainless steel |
Answer» B. Tin and wood | |
13. |
HSO (< 50% concentration) is corrosive to |
A. | aluminium, mild steel, stainless steel, concrete & tin. |
B. | copper, cast iron & high silicon iron (14% Si). |
C. | rubber (butyl and hard), silicone rubber & teflon. |
D. | glass, graphite, porcelain & stoneware. |
Answer» B. copper, cast iron & high silicon iron (14% Si). | |
14. |
Lead pipes are not safe for carraying drinking water, because water, containing dissolved oxygen attacks lead thereby forming poisonous Pb(OH). Lead pipes are readily corroded by |
A. | dilute HC1 |
B. | acetic acid |
C. | concentrated H |
D. | SO |
E. | none of these |
Answer» C. concentrated H | |
15. |
Lead pipes are not safe for carrying drinking water because water containing dissolved oxygen attacks lead thereby forming poisonous Pb (OH). Lead pipes are readily corroded by |
A. | dilute HCI |
B. | acetic acid |
C. | concentrated H |
D. | SO |
E. | none of these |
Answer» C. concentrated H | |
16. |
100% H2SO4 at 30°C can't be stored in a vessel made/lined with |
A. | cast iron and high silicon iron. |
B. | mild steel and stainless steel. |
C. | aluminium, tin and rubber. |
D. | teflon, glass and porcelain. |
Answer» D. teflon, glass and porcelain. | |
17. |
Addition of __________ to the steel helps in increasing the residual magnetism insteel used for making magnets. |
A. | hromium |
B. | ickel |
C. | ungsten |
D. | obalt |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
Which of the following material of construction may be recommended by a chemical engineer for handling a gaseous chlorine (dry or wet) stream in a fluid flow system? |
A. | igh silicon iron, silicon rubber, Kel-F and teflon |
B. | ild steel and stainless steel |
C. | ast iron, tin and aluminium |
D. | opper, nickel and monel |
Answer» B. ild steel and stainless steel | |
19. |
Chlorination of benzene is done to produce benzene hexachloride (a pesticide) in aphotochemical reactor lined with |
A. | arbate |
B. | ead or glass |
C. | ireclay bricks |
D. | VC |
Answer» C. ireclay bricks | |
20. |
A steel alloy containing 36% nickel is called __________ , which has a zero co- efficient of expansion. |
A. | ustenitic stainless steel |
B. | eat resisting steel |
C. | nvar |
D. | igh speed steel |
Answer» D. igh speed steel | |
21. |
Which of the following mechanical properties of a material is most structureinsensitive? |
A. | odulus of elasticity (young |
B. | oughness |
C. | ercentage reduction of area |
D. | ensile strength |
Answer» B. oughness | |
22. |
Which of the following materials may prove unsuitable for handling acetic acid(glacial & anhydrous) at 40°C? |
A. | ilicone rubber, teflon, procelain and wood |
B. | ickel, monel, stainless steel and graphite |
C. | luminium, copper, high silicon iron |
D. | rass, cast iron, mild steel and tin |
Answer» E. | |
23. |
Softness of silver can be converted into hardness by alloying it with smallquantity of |
A. | opper & nickel |
B. | inc |
C. | luminium |
D. | in |
Answer» B. inc | |
24. |
Which of the following heat treatment processes is used for softening the hardenedmaterial? |
A. | ormalising |
B. | empering |
C. | nnealing |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. nnealing | |
25. |
Which of the following is the most elastic material? |
A. | lastic |
B. | lass |
C. | teel |
D. | ubber |
Answer» D. ubber | |
26. |
Which of the following has the least value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS)? |
A. | edium carbon steel |
B. | igh carbon steel |
C. | ast iron |
D. | rought iron |
Answer» D. rought iron | |
27. |
Caustic soda is produced in a mercury cell having anode and cathode maderespectively of moving mercury and |
A. | oving mercury and graphite |
B. | raphite and moving mercury |
C. | oving mercury and carbon |
D. | oving mercury and crimped steel wire |
Answer» C. oving mercury and carbon | |
28. |
The behaviour of visco-elastic material is time dependent. This behaviour is commo in __________ materials. |
A. | on-crystalline solid |
B. | rystalline |
C. | ubberry |
D. | on-crystalline organic polymeric |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
Slow and progressive deformation of a material with time under constant stress iscalled |
A. | reep |
B. | rosion |
C. | esilience |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. rosion | |
30. |
Acetaldehyde is produced by hydration of acetylene in a sulphuric acid solution ofmercuric sulphate. Hydration tower is made of |
A. | ubber lined mild steel |
B. | ead lined mild steel |
C. | luminium |
D. | ast iron |
Answer» B. ead lined mild steel | |
31. |
The melleability of a material is the property by virtue of which it can be rolledor hammered into thin sheets. Which of the following materials has the miximummalleability? |
A. | ead |
B. | opper |
C. | luminium |
D. | rought iron |
Answer» B. opper | |
32. |
Austenitic manganese steel used for making jaws of crushing machines contains about__________ percent manganese. |
A. | .5-2 |
B. | .5-4.5 |
C. | -9 |
D. | 2-14 |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
Which of the following metals in not used for coating of the base metal to guard it against corrosion? |
A. | ead |
B. | admium |
C. | agnesium |
D. | luminium |
Answer» D. luminium | |
34. |
Which of the following constituents of cast iron is mainly responsible for imparting it an anti-corrosive property? |
A. | ilicon |
B. | hosphorus |
C. | ulphur |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. hosphorus | |
35. |
High speed steel tools retain their hardness upto a temperature of __________ °C. |
A. | 00 |
B. | 50 |
C. | 00 |
D. | 100 |
Answer» D. 100 | |
36. |
Which of the following is universally employed as the low expansion metal in thebimetallic thermometer, which is an iron-nickel alloy containing 36% nickel and hasvery low co-efficient of expansion (l/20th of ordinary metals)? |
A. | nvar |
B. | onstantan |
C. | hromel |
D. | lumel |
Answer» B. onstantan | |
37. |
Lead pipes are not safe for carrying drinking water because water containingdissolved oxygen attacks lead thereby forming poisonous Pb (OH)2. Lead pipes are readily corroded by |
A. | ilute HCI |
B. | cetic acid |
C. | oncentrated H₂SO₄ |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. oncentrated H₂SO₄ | |
38. |
Which of the following materials may prove unsuitable for handling acetic acid (glacial & anhydrous) at 40°C ? |
A. | Silicone rubber, teflon, procelain and wood. |
B. | Nickel, monel, stainless steel and graphite. |
C. | Aluminium, copper, high silicon iron. |
D. | Brass, cast iron, mild steel and tin. |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
Which of the following is the hardest material ? |
A. | Topaz |
B. | Quartz |
C. | Corrundum |
D. | Flourite |
Answer» D. Flourite | |
40. |
Bog iron used for the adsorption of H₂S from coke oven gas is |
A. | an intimate mixture of saw dust and iron dust (i.e. moist ferric hydroxide). |
B. | iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). |
C. | carbon free iron. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). | |
41. |
Wrought iron is |
A. | high carbon iron. |
B. | highly resistance to acid corrosion. |
C. | malleable & ductile; and hence is used for chain links, hooks & couplings. |
D. | an alloy of iron, chromium & carbon. |
Answer» D. an alloy of iron, chromium & carbon. | |
42. |
__________ does not contain copper as an alloying element. |
A. | Nichrome |
B. | Manganin |
C. | Perminivar |
D. | Monel metal |
Answer» B. Manganin | |
43. |
Approximate value of the modulus of elasticity for steel is about __________ x 10⁶ kg/cm². |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 40 |
D. | 75 |
Answer» C. 40 | |
44. |
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 | |
45. |
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 | |
46. |
Which of the following is universally employed as the low expansion metal in the bimetallic thermometer, which is an iron-nickel alloy containing 36% nickel and has very low co-efficient of expansion (1/20th of ordinary metals) ? |
A. | Invar |
B. | Constantan |
C. | Chromel |
D. | Alumel |
Answer» B. Constantan | |
47. |
Which of the following is the softest material? |
A. | Quartz |
B. | Calcite |
C. | Corrundum |
D. | Flourite |
Answer» C. Corrundum | |
48. |
Which of the following will have the highest melting point? |
A. | Pig iron |
B. | Mild steel |
C. | Wrought iron |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» D. High carbon steel | |
49. |
Most suitable material for high pressure vessel operating at 500 atm. and 500° C is |
A. | Molybdenum stainless steel |
B. | 18/8 stainless steel |
C. | Mild steel |
D. | High silicon iron (14% Si) |
Answer» B. 18/8 stainless steel | |
50. |
Thermosetting polymers are |
A. | Injection moulded |
B. | Cast molded |
C. | Extruded |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Extruded | |