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101.

*/*_Shape factor for a cylinder whose length equals its diameter is?

A. 1.5
B. 0.5
C. 1.0
D. 2.0
Answer» B. 0.5
102.

*/*___________ balls capable of grinding the feed in a ball mill gives the maximum efficiency.?

A. Cast iron
B. Minimum size
C. Maximum size
D. Elliptical
Answer» C. Maximum size
103.

*/*_During washing of filter at the end of constant pressure filtration, the rate of washing equals the rate of filtration?

A. At time zero
B. At the end of filtration
C. When half the filtrate has been obtained
D. At the end of filtration, but decreases with time subsequently
Answer» C. When half the filtrate has been obtained
104.

*/*_In a mixer, the quantity, (v. L/D) is termed as __________ number(where, v = longitudinal velocity of material, L = length of the mixer, D = diffusivity in axial mixing).?

A. Weber
B. Peclet
C. Brinkman
D. Schmidt
Answer» C. Brinkman
105.

*/*_In case of a hammer crusher, the?

A. Feed may be highly abrasive (Moh's scale >5)
B. Minimum product size is 3 mm
C. Maximum feed size may be 50 mm
D. Rotor shaft carrying hammers can be vertical or horizontal
Answer» E.
106.

*/*_Dust laden air can be purified using a?

A. Cyclone separator
B. Bag filter
C. Gravity settler
D. Tubular centrifuge
Answer» B. Bag filter
107.

*/*_Flow of filtrate through the cake in a plate and frame filter press is best described by the __________ equation.?

A. Kozney-Karman
B. Hagen-Poiseulle's
C. Fanning's
D. Kremser
Answer» B. Hagen-Poiseulle's
108.

*/*_Where the density difference of the two liquid phase to be separated is very small (as in milk cream separator), the most suitable separator is a?

A. Disc bowl centrifuge
B. Sharpies supercentrifuge
C. Batch basket centrifuge
D. Sparkler filter
Answer» B. Sharpies supercentrifuge
109.

*/*_Which of the following is not an industrial screening equipment??

A. Sharpies centrifuge
B. Vibrating screen
C. Grizzly
D. Trommel
Answer» B. Vibrating screen
110.

*/*_Diatomaceous earth is a/an?

A. Explosive
B. Filter aid
C. Filter medium
D. Catalyst
Answer» C. Filter medium
111.

*/*_Grindability of a material does not depend upon its?

A. Elasticity
B. Hardness
C. Toughness
D. Size
Answer» E.
112.

*/*_For the transportation of ultrafine particles, the equipment used is a........conveyor.?

A. Belt
B. Pneumatic
C. Screw
D. None of these
Answer» C. Screw
113.

*/*_Short distance transportation of grain, gravel, sand, ash, asphalt etc. is done by using a __________ conveyor.?

A. Flight
B. Slat or drag
C. Ribbon
D. Screw
Answer» E.
114.

*/*_Filtration rate through a filter cake is proportional to (where, S = filtering surface R = specific cake resistance μ = viscosity of the filtrate)?

A. S
B. 1/R
C. 1/μ
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
115.

*/*_Filtration operation carried out by continuous increase of the inlet pressure of slurry, is called the __________ filtration.?

A. Constant rate
B. Varying pressure
C. Varying rate
D. Constant pressure
Answer» B. Varying pressure
116.

*/*___________ is the most suitable for compounding rubber and plastic solids.?

A. Banbery mixer
B. Pan mixer
C. Pug mill
D. Charge can mixer
Answer» B. Pan mixer
117.

*/*_Vacuum filter is most suitable for the?

A. Removal of fines from liquid
B. Liquids having high vapour pressure
C. Liquids of very high viscosity
D. None of these
Answer» E.
118.

*/*_Sphericity for a non-spherical particle is given by (where, V and S are volume and surface area respectively of one particle. and, D = equivalent diameter of particle).?

A. 6.V/D.S
B. V/6D.S
C. D.S/V
D. V/D.S
Answer» B. V/6D.S
119.

*/*_Addition of filter aid to the slurry before filtration is done to ...... of the cake.?

A. Increase the porosity
B. Increase the compressibility co-efficient
C. Decrease the porosity
D. Decrease the compressibility co-efficient
Answer» B. Increase the compressibility co-efficient
120.

*/*_Raw materials are charged in the iron blast furnace using?

A. Bucket elevator
B. Skip hoist
C. Screw conveyor
D. None of these
Answer» C. Screw conveyor
121.

*/*_The sphericity of a cylinder of 1 mm diameter and length 3 mm is?

A. 0.9
B. 0.78
C. 0.6
D. 0.5
Answer» B. 0.78
122.

*/*_Gelatinous solid (which plug the septum) can be filtered by a __________ filter.?

A. Sparkler
B. Plate and frame
C. Vacuum leaf
D. Precoat
Answer» E.
123.

*/*___________ mill is not used for grinding wheat into flour and for milling of cereals & other vegetable products.?

A. Buhrstone
B. Roller
C. Attrition
D. Pebble
Answer» E.
124.

*/*___________ mill is normally used for grinding of talc.?

A. Tube
B. Compartment
C. Ring-roll
D. Pebble
Answer» D. Pebble
125.

*/*_Sphericity of pulverised coal is?

A. 1
B. <1
C. >1
D. ‚Äö√ √ª
Answer» C. >1
126.

*/*_Which of the following terminology is not used for size reduction of materials to fine sizes or powders??

A. Comminution
B. Dispersion
C. Pulverisation
D. Compression
Answer» E.
127.

*/*_The constants (Kb, Kr and Kk) used in the laws of crushing (i.e., Bond's law, Rittinger's law and Kick's law) depend upon the?

A. Feed material
B. Type of crushing machine
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
128.

*/*_Angle of nip of the crushing rolls does not depend upon the?

A. Diameter of the rolls
B. Speed of the rolls
C. Product size
D. Feed size
Answer» C. Product size
129.

*/*_The capacity of a pneumatic conveying system depends upon the?

A. Bulk density of materials
B. Pressure of the conveying air
C. Diameter of the conveying line
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
130.

*/*_Separation of solid particles based on their densities is called?

A. Sizing
B. Sorting
C. Clarification
D. Dispersion
Answer» C. Clarification
131.

*/*_If radius of a batch basket centrifuge is halved & the r.p.m. is doubled, then the?

A. Linear speed of the basket is doubled
B. Linear speed of the basket is halved
C. Centrifugal force is doubled
D. Capacity of centrifuge is increased
Answer» D. Capacity of centrifuge is increased
132.

*/*_Which of the following is not categorised as a "mechanical operation"??

A. Agitation
B. Filtration
C. Size enlargement
D. Humidification
Answer» E.
133.

*/*_If a force greater than that of gravity is used to separate solids & fluids of different densities, the process is termed as the?

A. Sedimentation
B. Flocculation
C. Dispersion
D. Centrifugation
Answer» E.
134.

*/*_Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the roll crushers.?

A. Maximum feed size determines the required roll diameter
B. For hard material's crushing, the reduction ratio should not exceed 4
C. Both the rolls run necessarily at the same speed
D. Reduction ratio and differential roll speed affect production rate & energy consumed per unit of surface produced
Answer» D. Reduction ratio and differential roll speed affect production rate & energy consumed per unit of surface produced
135.

*/*_Limestone is normally crushed in a?

A. Roll crusher
B. Hammer crusher
C. Ball mill
D. Tube mill
Answer» C. Ball mill
136.

*/*_Gravity stamp mill is meant for the __________ crushing.?

A. Primary
B. Intermediate
C. Fine
D. Ultrafine
Answer» D. Ultrafine
137.

*/*_Size reduction of ice and gypsum can be accomplished suitably by a __________ crusher.?

A. Blake jaw
B. Toothed roll
C. Gyratory
D. None of these
Answer» C. Gyratory
138.

*/*_The work index in Bond's law for crushing of solids has the following dimensions?

A. No units (dimensionless)
B. KWh/ton
C. KW/ton
D. KWh.m1/2/ton
Answer» C. KW/ton
139.

*/*_Screw conveyors are?

A. Run at very high rpm
B. Suitable for sticky materials
C. Suitable for highly abrasive materials
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Suitable for highly abrasive materials
140.

*/*_Hot, lumpy & abrasive materials are best transported by using a/an __________ conveyor.?

A. Apron
B. Belt
C. Screw
D. Flight
Answer» B. Belt
141.

*/*_If dp is the equivalent diameter of a non-spherical particle, Vp its volume and sp its surface area, then its sphericity is Φs is defined by?

A. Φs = 6 Vp/dp sp
B. Φs = Vp/dp sp
C. Φs = 6 dp Sp/Vp
D. Φs = dp Sp/Vp
Answer» B. ≈í¬∂s = Vp/dp sp
142.

*/*_Supporting legs of a plate and frame filter is normally made of?

A. Stainless steel
B. Cast iron
C. High speed steel
D. Wooden plank
Answer» C. High speed steel
143.

*/*_The energy required per unit mass to grind limestone particles of very large size to 100 μm is 12.7 kWh/ton. An estimate (using Bond's law) of the energy to grind the particles from a very large size to 50 μrn is?

A. 6.35 kWh/ton
B. 9.0 kWh/ton
C. 18 kWh/ton
D. 25.4 kWh/ton
Answer» D. 25.4 kWh/ton
144.

*/*_In case of grinding in a ball mill?

A. Wet grinding achieves a finer product size than dry grinding
B. Its capacity decreases with increasing fineness of the products
C. Grinding cost and power requirement increases with increasing fineness of the products
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
145.

*/*_Carbon black is pulverised in a?

A. Hammer crusher
B. Ball mill
C. Roll crusher
D. Gyratory crusher
Answer» C. Roll crusher
146.

*/*_Which of the following is not accomplished by agitation of liquids in agitators??

A. Dispersing gas in liquid
B. Blending of immiscible liquids
C. Dispersing immiscible liquid in form of emulsion
D. Suspending solid particles
Answer» C. Dispersing immiscible liquid in form of emulsion
147.

*/*_Run of mine (ROM) coal is crushed by a __________ for use in domestic ovens.?

A. Jaw crusher
B. Hammer crusher
C. Ball mill
D. Tube mill
Answer» C. Ball mill
148.

*/*_Chance process is used for the?

A. Cleaning of coal
B. Concentration of iron ore
C. Concentration of pyrites
D. Water treatment
Answer» B. Concentration of iron ore
149.

*/*_Which of the following represents the plot of filtrate volume versus time for constant pressure filtration??

A. Parabola
B. Straight line
C. Hyperbola
D. Exponential curve
Answer» B. Straight line
150.

*/*_Energy requirement (per unit mass of material crushed/ground) is highest for?

A. Jaw crusher
B. Rod mill
C. Ball mill
D. Fluid energy mill
Answer» E.