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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.
1001. |
Tin base and lead base alloys are used for bearing materials. Tin compared to lead has lower |
A. | price. |
B. | corrosion resistance. |
C. | thermal conductivity. |
D. | abundant availability. |
Answer» E. | |
1002. |
Ceramic materials fabrication can not be done by |
A. | welding |
B. | slip casting |
C. | extrusion |
D. | plastic pressing |
Answer» B. slip casting | |
1003. |
Most of the common metals have __________ crystal structure. |
A. | cubic |
B. | hexagonal |
C. | orthorhombic |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. hexagonal | |
1004. |
Cast iron has very high |
A. | compressive strength |
B. | ductility |
C. | shock resistance |
D. | resistance to brittleness |
Answer» B. ductility | |
1005. |
Pipes for bi-cycle frames are made of __________ steel. |
A. | hot rolled |
B. | chrome carbon |
C. | cold rolled |
D. | stainless |
Answer» D. stainless | |
1006. |
Which of the following is a low melting point metal ? |
A. | Stainless steel |
B. | Wrought iron |
C. | Tin |
D. | Copper |
Answer» D. Copper | |
1007. |
Beehive coke ovens are made of __________ bricks. |
A. | silica |
B. | fireclay |
C. | silicon carbide |
D. | corundum |
Answer» B. fireclay | |
1008. |
Soap kettle used in the production of laundry soap is made of |
A. | steel with top section nickel clad or stainless steel |
B. | cast iron |
C. | nickel |
D. | concrete |
Answer» B. cast iron | |
1009. |
Babbit metal used for bearings is a____base alloy. |
A. | tin |
B. | lead |
C. | aluminium |
D. | copper |
Answer» B. lead | |
1010. |
Cast iron compared to steel is better in |
A. | ductility |
B. | fluidity & castability |
C. | strength |
D. | malleability |
Answer» C. strength | |
1011. |
Ball bearings are normally made of __________ steel. |
A. | high speed |
B. | high carbon |
C. | chrome |
D. | silicon |
Answer» D. silicon | |
1012. |
Dilute sulphuric acid is transported in __________ pipes. |
A. | mild steel |
B. | lead |
C. | copper |
D. | special alloys |
Answer» C. copper | |
1013. |
Babbit metal is not a |
A. | tin base alloy |
B. | white metal |
C. | lead base alloy |
D. | pure metal |
Answer» E. | |
1014. |
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 | |
1015. |
Shock resisting steels should possess high |
A. | hardness |
B. | toughness |
C. | tensile strength |
D. | wear resistance |
Answer» C. tensile strength | |
1016. |
Babbit metals used for making bearings are |
A. | tin or lead based alloys. |
B. | short of antifrictional properties. |
C. | having homogenous microstructure. |
D. | yellow metals. |
Answer» B. short of antifrictional properties. | |
1017. |
18/8 steel is a/an __________ stainless steel. |
A. | austenitic |
B. | ferritic |
C. | martensitic |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. ferritic | |
1018. |
The material of construction of bearings is |
A. | cast iron |
B. | babbit metal |
C. | pig iron |
D. | steel |
Answer» C. pig iron | |
1019. |
Carbon percentage is the same in cast iron and |
A. | wrought iron |
B. | pig iron |
C. | mild steel |
D. | high silicon (14%) iron |
Answer» C. mild steel | |
1020. |
Ceramic recuperators are generally made of |
A. | silicon carbide. |
B. | calcium carbide. |
C. | fireclay bricks. |
D. | high alumina bricks. |
Answer» B. calcium carbide. | |
1021. |
Dielectric strength of a material is |
A. | its energy stroage capacity. |
B. | a magnetic property. |
C. | its capacity to resist the flow of current. |
D. | its capacity to withstand high voltage. |
Answer» E. | |
1022. |
High speed steel tools retain their hardness upto a temperature of __________ °C. |
A. | 500 |
B. | 750 |
C. | 900 |
D. | 1100 |
Answer» D. 1100 | |
1023. |
Sulphur melting pit in the sulphuric acid plant is made of |
A. | lead lined stainless steel. |
B. | cast iron. |
C. | steel or cement-brick lined. |
D. | hard wood. |
Answer» D. hard wood. | |
1024. |
Coke oven regenerators are made of __________ bricks. |
A. | fire clay |
B. | silica |
C. | low thermal conductivity |
D. | high electrical conductivity |
Answer» B. silica | |
1025. |
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. | |
1026. |
German silver in an alloy of |
A. | copper, nickel and zinc. |
B. | copper, aluminium and silver. |
C. | silver, zinc and aluminium. |
D. | silver, nickel and zinc. |
Answer» B. copper, aluminium and silver. | |
1027. |
Failure of a material is termed as fatigue failure, if it fails below the yield point. The resistance to fatigue failure of a material is measured by the |
A. | ultimate tensile strength (U.T.S.) |
B. | endurance limit |
C. | elastic limit |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. elastic limit | |
1028. |
'Age hardening' of duralumin is due to |
A. | copper |
B. | magnesium |
C. | both (a) & (b) |
D. | neither (a) nor (b) |
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b) | |
1029. |
Constituents of stellite are |
A. | zinc, copper and nickel. |
B. | cobalt, chromium and tungsten. |
C. | zinc, aluminium and nickel. |
D. | nickel, cobalt and vanadium. |
Answer» C. zinc, aluminium and nickel. | |
1030. |
Zircalloy used as a fuel cladding material in a nuclear reactor (thermal) is an alloy of zirconium |
A. | tin, nickel, iron and chromium |
B. | and graphite |
C. | and copper |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. and graphite | |
1031. |
The purpose of nitriding the steel is to |
A. | harden its surface. |
B. | soften its surface. |
C. | improve its reliability. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. soften its surface. | |
1032. |
Austenitic manganese steel used for making jaws of crushing machines contains about __________ percent manganese. |
A. | 1.5-2 |
B. | 3.5-4.5 |
C. | 43715 |
D. | 41974 |
Answer» E. | |
1033. |
Which of the following has the highest compressive strength ? |
A. | Wrought iron |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Mild steel |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» E. | |
1034. |
Acid proof stoneware |
A. | has very low strength. |
B. | cannot be heated. |
C. | is broken by small temperature changes. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
1035. |
The main purpose of galvanising iron sheets is to |
A. | harden the surface. |
B. | increase its glossiness and lustre. |
C. | prevent the action of water. |
D. | prevent the action of oxygen. |
Answer» D. prevent the action of oxygen. | |
1036. |
Babbit metal (used for making bearings) comprises of |
A. | mainly tin (85%) and lead. |
B. | saw dust and iron dust mixture. |
C. | zinc and aluminium. |
D. | copper and aluminium. |
Answer» B. saw dust and iron dust mixture. | |
1037. |
The behaviour of visco-elastic material is time dependent. This behaviour is common in __________ materials. |
A. | non-crystalline solid |
B. | crystalline |
C. | rubberry |
D. | non-crystalline organic polymeric. |
Answer» E. | |