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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.
301. |
_ Hastelloy C is a good material of construction in chemical process industry, since it is$? |
A. | Highly corrosion resistant and is readily fabricated |
B. | Relatively inexpensive although it can be fabricated with some difficulty |
C. | Corrosion resistant to most alkalis, particularly because of its coper content |
D. | Light and resists attack by acids |
Answer» E. | |
302. |
_ Which of the following is not a copper based alloy with nickel?$? |
A. | German silver |
B. | Monel metal |
C. | Inconel |
D. | Constantan |
Answer» D. Constantan | |
303. |
_ Metal at the top of the electromotive series is$? |
A. | Least active |
B. | Most stable |
C. | Most active |
D. | Most noble |
Answer» D. Most noble | |
304. |
_ The main constituent of carborundum is __________ carbide.$? |
A. | Calcium |
B. | Silicon |
C. | Boron |
D. | Aluminium |
Answer» C. Boron | |
305. |
_ Presence of high phosphorous in cast iron increases its$? |
A. | Fluidity |
B. | Melting point |
C. | Shrinkage |
D. | Tensile strength |
Answer» B. Melting point | |
306. |
_ Babbit metal used for making bearings should have$? |
A. | High-co-efficient of friction between journal and bearing |
B. | Ability to retain lubricant on its surface |
C. | Low co-efficient of friction between journal and bearing |
D. | Both B & C |
Answer» B. Ability to retain lubricant on its surface | |
307. |
_ Condenser tubes are not made of$? |
A. | Cartridge brass |
B. | Muntz brass |
C. | Wood metal |
D. | Aluminium brass alloy |
Answer» D. Aluminium brass alloy | |
308. |
_ Chrome vanadium steels usually contain 0.8 to 1.1% Cr, 0.25 to 0.35% C and < 0.25% V. It is$? |
A. | Used for making axle & shafts of aeroplanes, automobiles and locomotives |
B. | Having poor fatigue resistance |
C. | Having poor toughness |
D. | Not helpful in producing cleaner steel due to oxidising action of vanadium |
Answer» B. Having poor fatigue resistance | |
309. |
_ Softness of silver can be converted into hardness by alloying it with small quantity of$? |
A. | Copper & nickel |
B. | Zinc |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Tin |
Answer» B. Zinc | |
310. |
_ Stainless steel is not corroded by$? |
A. | Hydrochloric acid (10%) |
B. | Nitric acid (10%) |
C. | Sulphuric acid (10%) |
D. | Saturated brine |
Answer» C. Sulphuric acid (10%) | |
311. |
_ Carbon content in plain carbon steel is __________ percent.$? |
A. | 0.1 to 0.15 |
B. | 0.35 to 0.45 |
C. | 0.65 to 0.80 |
D. | 0.85 to 1.2 |
Answer» C. 0.65 to 0.80 | |
312. |
_ A hardened steel essentially contains$? |
A. | Sorbite |
B. | Troostite |
C. | Martensite |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
313. |
_ With increase in the carbon percentage in the steel, its$? |
A. | Hardness increases |
B. | Ductility reduces |
C. | Tensile strength increases |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
314. |
_ Hardened steel is softened by$? |
A. | Normalising |
B. | Tempering |
C. | Annealing |
D. | Carburising |
Answer» C. Annealing | |
315. |
_ Which of the following crystal structures characterises the ferritic stainless steel?$? |
A. | Face centred cubic |
B. | Body centred cubic |
C. | Simple hexagonal |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Simple hexagonal | |
316. |
_ Which of the following is not a non-ferrous alloy?$? |
A. | Meehanite |
B. | Magnalium |
C. | Gun metal |
D. | Muntz metal |
Answer» B. Magnalium | |
317. |
_ A material no longer behaves elastically beyond$? |
A. | Plastic limit |
B. | Limiting load |
C. | Elastic limit |
D. | Breaking load |
Answer» D. Breaking load | |
318. |
_ Graphite is a good$? |
A. | Thermal & electrical insulator |
B. | Conductor of heat |
C. | Conductor of electricity |
D. | Both B & C |
Answer» E. | |
319. |
_ Which is the purest form of iron?$? |
A. | Wrought iron |
B. | Pig iron |
C. | Bessemer iron |
D. | Grey iron |
Answer» B. Pig iron | |
320. |
_ Which of the following pairs of elements may form an alloy?$? |
A. | Iron & carbon |
B. | Iron & mercury |
C. | Platinum & mercury |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Iron & mercury | |
321. |
_ Presence of nickel in steel improves its$? |
A. | Corrosion resistance |
B. | Cutting ability |
C. | Wear resistance |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Cutting ability | |
322. |
_ White cast iron is not$? |
A. | Malleable |
B. | Whitish in color |
C. | Brittle |
D. | Strong and hard |
Answer» B. Whitish in color | |
323. |
_ Which of the following will have the highest melting point?$? |
A. | Pig iron |
B. | Mild steel |
C. | Wrought iron |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» D. High carbon steel | |
324. |
_ Sulphur melting pit in the sulphuric acid plant is made of$? |
A. | Lead lined stainless steel |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Steel or cement-brick lined |
D. | Hard wood |
Answer» D. Hard wood | |
325. |
_ Corrosion involves exchange of electrons in __________ corrosion.$? |
A. | Chemical |
B. | Electrochemical |
C. | Both A & B |
D. | Neither A nor B |
Answer» D. Neither A nor B | |
326. |
_ Chlorination of benzene is done to produce benzene hexachloride (a pesticide) in a photochemical reactor lined with$? |
A. | Karbate |
B. | Lead or glass |
C. | Fireclay bricks |
D. | PVC |
Answer» C. Fireclay bricks | |
327. |
_ When the steel is subjected to normalising, its __________ decreases.$? |
A. | Yield point |
B. | Ductility |
C. | Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Ultimate tensile strength (UTS) | |
328. |
_ In the Kraft process of sulphate paper pulp manufacture, the black liquor and the white liquor storage tank is made of$? |
A. | Concrete |
B. | Wood |
C. | Steel |
D. | Porcelain |
Answer» D. Porcelain | |
329. |
_ Which of the following has the least value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS)?$? |
A. | Medium carbon steel |
B. | High carbon steel |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Wrought iron |
Answer» D. Wrought iron | |
330. |
_ The range of Mho's scale of hardness is from$? |
A. | 1 to 15 |
B. | 1 to 8 |
C. | 1 to 10 |
D. | 0 to 10 |
Answer» D. 0 to 10 | |
331. |
_ Bell metal is an alloy of$? |
A. | Copper & zinc |
B. | Copper & tin |
C. | Copper & nickel |
D. | Zinc & tin |
Answer» C. Copper & nickel | |
332. |
_ Nickel (56%) and molybdenum (17%) alloys are called$? |
A. | Monel |
B. | Hastealloy C |
C. | Inconel |
D. | Bronzes |
Answer» C. Inconel | |
333. |
_ How many atoms are there per unit cell in a body centred cubic lattice system?$? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 3 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 6 |
Answer» B. 3 | |
334. |
_ Cast iron is having very high$? |
A. | Proximity between its elastic limit and ultimate breaking strength |
B. | Ductility |
C. | Tensile strength |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» B. Ductility | |
335. |
_ The maximum percentage of chromium that can be added to steel is about$? |
A. | 12 |
B. | 18 |
C. | 24 |
D. | 30 |
Answer» C. 24 | |
336. |
_ Caustic soda is transported in __________ lined containers.$? |
A. | Glass |
B. | Nickel |
C. | Neoprene |
D. | Either B or C |
Answer» E. | |
337. |
_ Monel metal is an alloy of$? |
A. | Molybdenum and nickel |
B. | Nickel and copper |
C. | Molybdenum and aluminium |
D. | Molybdenum and zinc |
Answer» C. Molybdenum and aluminium | |
338. |
_ Cermets are __________ materials.$? |
A. | Refractory |
B. | Reinforced |
C. | Abrasive |
D. | Fully metallic |
Answer» B. Reinforced | |
339. |
_ The phenomenon in which slow extension of material takes place with the time at constant load is called$? |
A. | Plasticity |
B. | Creep |
C. | Elasticity |
D. | Ductility |
Answer» C. Elasticity | |
340. |
_ Thermal shield used in high powered nuclear reactor to protect the walls of the reactor from radiation damage is made of$? |
A. | Concrete |
B. | Steel |
C. | Zircalloy |
D. | Graphite |
Answer» C. Zircalloy | |
341. |
_ Which of the following is not an alloy of tin?$? |
A. | White-bearing metal |
B. | Pewter type metal |
C. | Soft solder |
D. | German silver |
Answer» E. | |
342. |
_ The softest material in Mho's scale (for measuring hardness) is$? |
A. | Talc |
B. | Gypsum |
C. | Rubber |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Gypsum | |
343. |
_ A chemical change takes place when iron$? |
A. | Rusts |
B. | Melts |
C. | Is heated |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Melts | |
344. |
__The melleability of a material is the property by virtue of which it can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets. Which of the following materials has the miximum malleability?__ |
A. | Lead |
B. | Copper |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Wrought iron |
Answer» B. Copper | |
345. |
__Locomotive boiler tubes are made of __________ alloys.__ |
A. | Arsenic copper |
B. | Magnesium |
C. | Aluminium |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» B. Magnesium | |
346. |
__Wrought iron is a suitable material of construction for handling __________ solutions.__ |
A. | Dilute acidic |
B. | Concentrated acidic |
C. | Alkalis & alkaline |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
347. |
__Presence of high amount of silicon in cast iron__ |
A. | Suppresses the decomposition of Fe‚ÇÉ C |
B. | Increases the formation of graphite |
C. | Increases the contraction of the metal |
D. | Reduces its fluidity |
Answer» C. Increases the contraction of the metal | |
348. |
__The most distinguished property of malleable cast iron is its high__ |
A. | Ductility |
B. | Hardness |
C. | Malleability |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Hardness | |
349. |
__Percentage elongation of a material is a measure of its__ |
A. | Ductility |
B. | Brittleness |
C. | Toughness |
D. | Malleability |
Answer» B. Brittleness | |
350. |
__Fermenter used in the production of pen-cillin by deep fermentation proces is a __________ lined steel vessel__ |
A. | Rubber |
B. | Monel |
C. | Glass |
D. | Nickel |
Answer» D. Nickel | |