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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.
501. |
Tubes of multiple effect evaporator used for concentration of sugar cane juice are made of? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Copper |
C. | Stainless steel |
D. | Brass |
Answer» C. Stainless steel | |
502. |
Steel tower used for the storage of oleum? |
A. | Is lined with lead |
B. | Need not be lined |
C. | Is lined with rubber |
D. | Is lined with acid-proof bricks |
Answer» C. Is lined with rubber | |
503. |
Super conductors are those substances, which? |
A. | Offer no resistance to current flow |
B. | Conduct electricity at low temperature |
C. | Offer high resistance to current flow |
D. | Conduct electricity at high temperature |
Answer» B. Conduct electricity at low temperature | |
504. |
Evaporator used for concentrating tomato juice is made of? |
A. | Nickel |
B. | Brass |
C. | Stainless steel-glass lined |
D. | Cast iron-rubber lined |
Answer» D. Cast iron-rubber lined | |
505. |
High degree of toughness is a must for? |
A. | High speed steel |
B. | Shock resisting steel |
C. | Cold work tool steel |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Cold work tool steel | |
506. |
In the Contact process of sulphuric acid manufacture, 98% acid cooler is made of? |
A. | Stainless steel |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Lead lined steel |
D. | Rubber lined steel |
Answer» C. Lead lined steel | |
507. |
Silicon percentage in iron castings to have maximum hardness should be about? |
A. | 0.3 |
B. | 0.5 |
C. | 0.8 |
D. | 2.5 |
Answer» D. 2.5 | |
508. |
A metallic alloy in general as compared to their pure metal components is? |
A. | More corrosion resistant |
B. | Having higher melting point |
C. | Having lower hardness, reactivity and fusibility |
D. | Having lower electrical conductivity |
Answer» B. Having higher melting point | |
509. |
Vycor, a widely used material for making 'thermal wells' in temperature measurement, is a? |
A. | Cermet |
B. | Glass |
C. | Thermosetting plastic |
D. | Metallic alloy |
Answer» C. Thermosetting plastic | |
510. |
'Semi steel' is? |
A. | Produced by adding 10-20% steel to the cupola charge |
B. | Stronger than cast iron |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
511. |
Presence of manganese in alloy steel improves its? |
A. | Corrosion resistance |
B. | Cutting ability |
C. | Abrasion resistance & toughness |
D. | Elasticity & creep resistance |
Answer» D. Elasticity & creep resistance | |
512. |
The ability of a material to absorb energy in the elastic range is a measure of its? |
A. | Toughness |
B. | Resilience |
C. | Malleability |
D. | Brittleness |
Answer» C. Malleability | |
513. |
Which of the following commercial metals is most abundantly found in India?? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Aluminium |
C. | Nickel |
D. | Zinc |
Answer» C. Nickel | |
514. |
Hardening of steel is not possible unless it is heated __________ critical point.? |
A. | Above the highest |
B. | Above the lowest |
C. | Between the first & second |
D. | Between the second & third |
Answer» C. Between the first & second | |
515. |
Which of the following is not an alloy of copper and tin?? |
A. | Bell metal |
B. | Gun metal |
C. | Admiralty gun metal |
D. | Monel metal |
Answer» E. | |
516. |
Presence of silicon in steel? |
A. | Is in the form of free Si |
B. | Indicates that steel is not deoxidised properly |
C. | Decreases the blow holes formation tendency in castings |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
517. |
Invar used in thermocouples is an alloy of nickel and? |
A. | Iron |
B. | Copper |
C. | Chromium |
D. | Lead |
Answer» B. Copper | |
518. |
The carbonating tower used in Solvay process of soda ash manufacture is made of? |
A. | Cast iron |
B. | Stainless steel |
C. | Karbate |
D. | Lead lined steel |
Answer» B. Stainless steel | |
519. |
Dip stick used for measuring the level of petro fuels (e.g. petrol, diesel, fuel oil etc.) in the storage tank is usually made of? |
A. | Brass |
B. | Copper |
C. | High carbon steel |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» B. Copper | |
520. |
Anodic material used for the cathodic protection of underground buried steel pipeline is? |
A. | Nickel or copper |
B. | Zinc or magnesium |
C. | Bronze |
D. | Brass |
Answer» C. Bronze | |
521. |
Material of construction of pipe generally used for conveying water in India is? |
A. | Stainless steel |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Wrought iron |
D. | Lead lined steel |
Answer» C. Wrought iron | |
522. |
The metals occuring at the lower most position in the electromotive series? |
A. | Do not resist corrosion |
B. | Resist corrosion very strongly |
C. | Are very brittle |
D. | Are heat insulators |
Answer» C. Are very brittle | |
523. |
Cementite is? |
A. | Fe‚ÇÉC chemically |
B. | A compound of carbon and iron |
C. | Characterised by an orthorhombic crystal structure |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
524. |
In drop forging process, the forging is done by dropping the __________ at high velocity.? |
A. | Hammer |
B. | Workpiece |
C. | Die with hammer |
D. | Weight on hammer |
Answer» D. Weight on hammer | |
525. |
Specify the material of construction suitable for handling concentrated HNO₃ 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 | |
526. |
Nickel is a constituent of? |
A. | Bronze |
B. | Solder |
C. | Duralumin |
D. | Monel metal |
Answer» E. | |
527. |
Maximum permissible sulphur content in steel is __________ percent.? |
A. | 0.015 |
B. | 0.055 |
C. | 0.505 |
D. | 0.805 |
Answer» C. 0.505 | |
528. |
Which of the following finds the least commercial use?? |
A. | Pure iron |
B. | High silicon iron |
C. | Low carbon steel |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» B. High silicon iron | |
529. |
Bog iron used for the adsorption of H?S 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) | |
530. |
Metalloid is? |
A. | Highly electronegative in nature |
B. | An element which exhibits the properties of both metal & non-metal |
C. | An alloy |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» C. An alloy | |
531. |
Lead pipe is? |
A. | Especially resistant to solutions containing H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ |
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 of the above |
Answer» E. | |
532. |
High carbon steel contains more than __________ percent carbon.? |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 2.2 |
C. | 2.5 |
D. | 2.8 |
Answer» B. 2.2 | |
533. |
Reduction in the grain size reduces the __________ of the material.? |
A. | Fatigue resistance |
B. | Tensile strength |
C. | Creep resistance |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» D. All of the above | |
534. |
The largest consumption of zinc for alloys is in the making of? |
A. | Bearing metal |
B. | Brasses |
C. | Brazing solder |
D. | Die casting alloys |
Answer» C. Brazing solder | |
535. |
Age hardening is concerned with? |
A. | Copper |
B. | Brass |
C. | Duralumin |
D. | Silver |
Answer» D. Silver | |
536. |
Glass is corroded by? |
A. | Fluorine (dry or wet) |
B. | Sulphuric acid |
C. | Phosphoric acid |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Sulphuric acid | |
537. |
Which of the following alloy steels is the most suitable for making gun barrels and projectiles?? |
A. | Tungsten steel |
B. | Molybdenum steel |
C. | Nickel-chrome steel |
D. | Cobalt steel |
Answer» D. Cobalt steel | |
538. |
Presence of cobalt in steel improves its? |
A. | Cutting ability |
B. | Corrosion resistance |
C. | Tensile strength |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Corrosion resistance | |
539. |
Softening of hardned steel is done by its? |
A. | Normalising |
B. | Tempering |
C. | Annealing |
D. | Carburising |
Answer» C. Annealing | |
540. |
Which one has the maximum tensile strength out of the following? |
A. | Nodular cast iron |
B. | Pig iron |
C. | White cast iron |
D. | Grey cast iron |
Answer» B. Pig iron | |
541. |
Which of the following has the highest density and the lowest melting point? |
A. | Stainless steel |
B. | Titanium |
C. | Lead |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» D. Aluminium | |
542. |
SO‚ÇÉ is absorbed using H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ 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 | |
543. |
Which of the following is a light alloy? |
A. | Monel metal |
B. | Dow metal |
C. | German silver |
D. | Babbit metal |
Answer» C. German silver | |
544. |
Copper is dissolved from its ore by H‚ÇÇSO‚ÇÑ 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) | |
545. |
Which of the following is the hardest material? |
A. | Topaz |
B. | Quartz |
C. | Corrundum |
D. | Flourite |
Answer» D. Flourite | |
546. |
Approximate value of the modulus of elasticity for steel is about __________ x l0⁶kg/cm².$ |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 40 |
D. | 75 |
Answer» C. 40 | |
547. |
Which of the following is produced by condensation polymerisation? |
A. | Bakelite |
B. | Polythene |
C. | Poly vinyl chloride |
D. | Polystyrene |
Answer» B. Polythene | |
548. |
Which of the following alloy steels has the energy saving properties making it suitable for use in electrical machines? |
A. | Silicon steel |
B. | Chromium steel |
C. | Molybdenum steel |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Chromium steel | |
549. |
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 (l/20th of ordinary metals)? |
A. | Invar |
B. | Constantan |
C. | Chromel |
D. | Alumel |
Answer» B. Constantan | |
550. |
Which of the following comprises of hydrocarbons? |
A. | Mica flakes |
B. | Glass |
C. | Rubber |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |