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251.

_In a size reduction crushing operation, the feed size is 10 to 50 mm, while the product size is 2 to 10 mm. This is a case of __________ crushing.$?

A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Fine
D. Ultrafine
Answer» D. Ultrafine
252.

_Vibrating screens have capacity in the range of __________ tons/ft² .mm mesh size.$?

A. 0.2 to 0.8
B. 5 to 25
C. 50 to 100
D. 100 to 250
Answer» B. 5 to 25
253.

_A 30% (by volume) suspension of spherical sand particles in a viscous oil has a hindered settling velocity of 4.44 μm/s. If the Richardson Zaki hindered settling index is 4.5, then the terminal velocity of a sand grain is$?

A. 0.90 μm/s
B. 1 μm/s
C. 22.1 μm/s
D. 0.02 μm/s
Answer» C. 22.1 ≈í¬∫m/s
254.

_In a roll crusher, both the rolls$?

A. Have the same diameter
B. Are rotated towards each other
C. Run either at the same or different speeds
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
255.

_As particle size is reduced$?

A. Screening becomes progressively more difficult
B. Screening becomes progressively easier
C. Capacity and effectiveness of the screen is increased
D. None of these
Answer» B. Screening becomes progressively easier
256.

_Apron conveyors are used for$?

A. Heavy loads & short runs
B. Small loads & long runs
C. Heavy loads & long runs
D. None of these
Answer» B. Small loads & long runs
257.

_The main size reduction operation in ultrafine grinders is$?

A. Cutting
B. Attrition
C. Compression
D. Impact
Answer» C. Compression
258.

_A tube mill as compared to a ball mill$?

A. Employs smaller balls
B. Gives finer size reduction but consumes more power
C. Has larger length/diameter ratio (>2 as compared to 1 for ball mill)
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
259.

_The energy consumed by a ball mill depends on$?

A. Its speed
B. Its ball load
C. The density of the material being ground
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
260.

_For transporting pasty material, one will use a/an$?

A. Apron conveyor
B. Belt conveyor
C. Screw colaveyor
D. Bucket elevator
Answer» D. Bucket elevator
261.

_Fluid medium used in the classification technique of mineral beneficiation is$?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
262.

_Activators are those chemicals which help buoying up one mineral in preference to the other in the froth floatation process. Which of the following is an activator?$?

A. Cresylic acid
B. Copper sulphate
C. Calcium carbonate
D. Sodium carbonate
Answer» C. Calcium carbonate
263.

_To produce talcum powder, use$?

A. Ball mill
B. Hammer mill
C. Jet mill
D. Pin mill
Answer» B. Hammer mill
264.

___________ conveyor is the most suitable for long distance transportation of cold, non-abrasive granular/irregular shape/fine materials.$?

A. Bucket
B. Belt
C. Screw
D. Apron
Answer» C. Screw
265.

_Screen efficiency is$?

A. Recovery/rejection
B. Recovery
C. Rejection
D. None of these
Answer» E.
266.

_Use of 'grinding aids' is done in __________ grinding.$?

A. Dry
B. Wet
C. Ultrafine
D. Intermediate
Answer» B. Wet
267.

_Arrange the following size reduction equipment in the decreasing order of the average particle size produced by each of them.$?

A. Jaw crusher, Ball mill, Fluid energy mill
B. Ball mill, Jaw crusher, Fluid energy mill
C. Fluid energy mill, Jaw crusher, Ball mill
D. Fluid energy mill, Ball mill, Jaw crusher
Answer» B. Ball mill, Jaw crusher, Fluid energy mill
268.

_Pebble mills are tumbling mills widely used for grinding in the manufacture of paints & pigments and cosmetic industries, where iron contamination in the product is highly objectionable. Pebbles used in pebble mill are made of$?

A. Bronze
B. Stainless steel
C. Flint or porcelain
D. Concrete
Answer» D. Concrete
269.

_Molten ammonium nitrate is mixed with ground limestone in fertilizer plant in a$?

A. Pug mill
B. Mixer-extruder
C. Banbury mixer
D. Muller mixer
Answer» B. Mixer-extruder
270.

_Reciprocating screens are normally inclined at an angle of 5° with the horizontal and employ gyratory motion at feed end & reciprocating motion at the discharge end. They are not suitable for the screening of the$?

A. Light metal powder down upto 4 meshsize
B. Dry chemicals
C. Heavy tonnages of rocks or gravel
D. Powdered food & granular materials
Answer» D. Powdered food & granular materials
271.

_Float and sink test determines the possibility of cleaning of coal by a process based on the$?

A. Gravity separation
B. Wettability
C. Particle shape
D. None of these
Answer» B. Wettability
272.

_Optimum ratio of operating speed to critical speed of a trommel is$?

A. 0.33-0.45
B. 1.33-1.45
C. 0.5-2
D. 1.5-2.5
Answer» B. 1.33-1.45
273.

_With increase in the pressure drop across the cake, the specific cake resistance for the compressible sludge$?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases linearly
Answer» B. Decreases
274.

_Filtrate flow rate in case of a rotary drum vacuum filter (in which Rm < < Rc) is proportional to __________ and the cycle time (where, μ = filtrate viscosity Rm = filter medium resistance Rc = cake resistance ).$?

A. ‚Äö√ √∂≈í¬∫
B. 1/‚Äö√ √∂≈í¬∫
C. 1/μ
D. 1/μ²
Answer» C. 1/≈í¬∫
275.

_Paddle agitator$?

A. Is suitable for mixing low viscosity liquids
B. Produces axial flow
C. Moves at very high speed
D. None of these
Answer» B. Produces axial flow
276.

_Xanthates are used in the froth floatation process as a/an$?

A. Conditioner
B. Frother
C. Collector
D. Activator
Answer» D. Activator
277.

_There is practically no alternative/competitor to __________ in the beneficiation treatment of sulphide ores.$?

A. Classification
B. Tabling
C. Jigging
D. Froth floatation
Answer» E.
278.

_Which of the following is used for primary crushing of very hard lumpy materials?$?

A. Toothed roll crusher
B. Gyratory crusher
C. Ball mill
D. Tube mill
Answer» C. Ball mill
279.

_Actual operating speed of a ball mill may vary from 65 to 80% of the critical speed. Which of the following duties would require the ball mill to be operated at maximum percentage of critical speed?$?

A. Wet grinding in low viscous suspension
B. Wet grinding in high viscous suspension
C. Dry grinding of large particles (upto 1.25 cms)
D. Dry grindng of large particles in un-baffed mills
Answer» E.
280.

_Feed size of ‚â• 25 cms can be accepted by$?

A. Ball mill
B. Rod mill
C. Fluid energy mill
D. Jaw crusher
Answer» E.
281.

_Which of the following mineral dressing operations is termed as 'comminution'?$?

A. Panning
B. Spiralling
C. Tabling
D. None of these
Answer» E.
282.

_For classification of potable (drinking) water, we use a __________ filter.$?

A. Gravity sand
B. Plate and frame
C. Vacuum leaf
D. Rotary vacuum
Answer» B. Plate and frame
283.

_Which of the following may prove unsuitable for filtering volatile liquids?$?

A. Pressure filter
B. Gravity filter
C. Centrifugal filter
D. Vacuum filter
Answer» E.
284.

_To remove very small amount of tiny solid impurities from liquid, we use a$?

A. Pressure filter
B. Vacuum filter
C. Centrifugal filter
D. Coagulant
Answer» E.
285.

_For spheres, the specific surface shape factor is given by$?

A. AD/V
B. D/V
C. A/V
D. ‚Äö√ √∂(AD/V)
Answer» B. D/V
286.

_In case of a revolving mill, wet grinding compared to dry grinding$?

A. Requires more energy
B. Has less capacity
C. Complicates handling & classification of the product
D. None of these
Answer» E.
287.

_According to Bond crushing law, the work required to form particle of size 'D' from very large feed is (where (S/V)p and (S/V)f are surface to volume ratio of the product and feed respectively).$?

A. (S/V)p
B. ‚Äö√ √∂(S/V)p
C. (S/V)²p
D. (S/V)f
Answer» C. (S/V)¬¨‚â§p
288.

_At low Reynold's number, the power (P) required for agitating a fluid in a stirred tank becomes independent of inertial forces. In this limit, indicate which of the following relations is satisfied: Po = ρ/ρN3 D5 : Power number Re = ρ N D2/μ: Reynold's number N is the impeller rotational speed, and D is the impeller diameter.$?

A. Po ‚Äö√ √π Re-1.0
B. Po ‚Äö√ √π Re0.0
C. Po ‚Äö√ √π Re0.5
D. Po ‚Äö√ √π Re1.0
Answer» C. Po ‚Äö√ √π Re0.5
289.

___________ mills fall in the category of tumbling mills,$?

A. Ball and pebble
B. Rod and tube
C. Compartment
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
290.

_Additives used for promoting the floccula-tion of particles is a/an$?

A. Electrolyte
B. Surface active agent
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
291.

_Moisture can be removed from lubricating oil using$?

A. Tubular centrifuge
B. Clarifier
C. Sparkler filter
D. Vacuum leaf filter
Answer» B. Clarifier
292.

_Two particles are called to be equal settling, if they are having the same.$?

A. Size
B. Specific gravity
C. Terminal velocities in the same fluid & in the same field of force
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
293.

___________ mills are termed as disintegrators.$?

A. Cage
B. Compartment
C. Pebble
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Compartment
294.

Sedimentation on commercial scale occurs in$?

A. Classifiers
B. Thickeners
C. Rotary drum filters
D. Cyclones
Answer» D. Cyclones
295.

Which of the following is the most suitable for cleaning of fine coal dust (<0.5 mm)?$?

A. Trough washer
B. Baum jig washer
C. Spiral separator
D. Froth floatation
Answer» E.
296.

Fluid energy mill comes in the category of$?

A. Grinder
B. Crusher
C. Cutter
D. Ultrafine grinder
Answer» E.
297.

Crushing of mineral particles is accomplished in a 'cage mill', when one or more alloy steel bars are revolved in opposite directions. It is a type of __________ mill.$?

A. Impact
B. Roll
C. Vibratory
D. None of these
Answer» B. Roll
298.

The most efficient equipment for the removal of sub-micronic dust particles from blast furnace gas is the$?

A. Venturi atomiser
B. Gravity settling chamber
C. Electro-static precipitator
D. Cyclone separator
Answer» D. Cyclone separator
299.

Size reduction does not occur due to compression in case of$?

A. Rod mills
B. Gyratory crushers
C. Jaw crushers
D. Smooth roll crushers
Answer» B. Gyratory crushers
300.

In constant pressure filtration,$?

A. Resistance decreases with time
B. Rate of filtration is constant
C. Rate of filtration increases with time
D. Rate of filtration decreases with time
Answer» E.