Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemical Engineering.

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501.

Highly viscous liquids & pastes are agitated by

A. propellers
B. turbine agitators
C. multiple blade paddles
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
502.

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.
503.

For sizing of fine materials, the most suitable equipment is a

A. trommel
B. grizzly
C. shaking screen
D. vibrating screen
Answer» E.
504.

Which of the following oxides is not present in hematite iron ore?

A. Titanium oxide
B. Calcium oxide
C. Cobalt oxide
D. Manganese oxide
Answer» D. Manganese oxide
505.

The reduction ratio for fine grinders is

A. 43743
B. 44105
C. 20-40
D. as high as 100
Answer» E.
506.

Ribbon blenders are exclusively meant for

A. blending miscible liquids.
B. non-flowing powder and thin pastes.
C. bath mixing.
D. continuous mixing.
Answer» C. bath mixing.
507.

The capacity of a gyratory crusher is __________ that of a jaw crusher with the same gape, handling the same feed & for the same product size range.

A. same as
B. 2.5 times
C. 5 times
D. 10 times
Answer» C. 5 times
508.

Sulphuric acid mist is arrested by using a __________ scrubber.

A. packed wet
B. hollow wet
C. venturi
D. co-current
Answer» D. co-current
509.

Basic slag is not ground in

A. jaw crushers
B. ball mills
C. compartment mills
D. tube mills
Answer» B. ball mills
510.

Mixing of plastic solids is generally facilitated by

A. dispersion
B. mastication
C. kneading
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
511.

Which of the following relationships between co-efficinet of friction (μ) between rock & roll and a (half of the angle of nip) of the particle to be crushed is correct ?

A. μ > tan α
B. μ ≥ tan α
C. μ > tan 2α
D. μ ≤ tan α
Answer» C. Œº > tan 2Œ±
512.

Critical Speed (Nc) of a ball mill is given by(where R1 and R2 are radii of ball mill and the ball respectively).

A.
B.
C.
D.
Answer» C.
513.

rpm of a trommel at critical speed is given by (where, D = Diameter of trommel in ft)

A.
B.
C.
D. 76.75 D
Answer» C.
514.

Trommels separate a mixture of particles depending on their

A. size
B. density
C. wettability
D. electrical & magnetic properties
Answer» B. density
515.

The inlet pressure in a constant rate filtration

A. increases continuously
B. decreases gradually
C. remains constant
D. none of these
Answer» B. decreases gradually
516.

Filtration of water in a paper mill is done by a/an __________ filter.

A. open sand
B. plate and frame
C. vacuum leaf
D. sparkler
Answer» B. plate and frame
517.

__________ mills fall in the category of tumbling mills,

A. Ball and pebble
B. Rod and tube
C. Compartment
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
Answer» E.
518.

Screen capacity is expressed in terms of

A. tons/hr
B. tons/ft2
C. both (a) & (b)
D. tons/hr-ft2
Answer» E.
519.

Metallic wire mesh is used as a filtering medium for the separation of dust from dust laden gas in case of a/an

A. air filter
B. bag filter
C. venturi scrubber
D. hydrocyclones
Answer» B. bag filter
520.

For removal of very small amounts of precipitate from large volume of water, the most suitable filter is the __________ filter.

A. plate & frame
B. shell & leaf
C. sand
D. rotary vacuum
Answer» D. rotary vacuum
521.

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. (S/V)p
C. (S/V)2p
D. (S/V)f
Answer» C. (S/V)2p
522.

Limestone is normally crushed in a

A. roll crusher
B. hammer crusher
C. ball mill
D. tube mill
Answer» C. ball mill
523.

In case of a hammer crusher,

A. crushing takes place by impact breaking.
B. maximum acceptable feed size is 30 cms.
C. reduction ratio can be varied by adjusting the distance from cage to hammers.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
524.

For efficient grinding, ball mills must be operated

A. at a speed less than the critical speed.
B. at a speed more than the critical speed.
C. at a speed equal to the critical speed.
D. with minimum possible small balls.
Answer» B. at a speed more than the critical speed.
525.

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 (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
526.

Fick's law relates to

A. energy consumption
B. final particle size
C. feed size
D. none of these
Answer» B. final particle size
527.

For separation of sugar solution from settled out mud, we use a __________ filter.

A. sparkler
B. plate and frame
C. centrifugal
D. rotary drum vaccum
Answer» D. rotary drum vaccum
528.

Traces of liquid tar fog present in coke oven gas is separated using

A. electrostatic precipitator
B. cyclone separator
C. strainer
D. none of these
Answer» B. cyclone separator
529.

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.
530.

In filtration, the use of 'filter aid' helps in

A. reducing the filtration pressure.
B. accelerating the rate of filtration.
C. deplugging the filter medium.
D. enhancing the cake porosity in case of a dense impermeable cake.
Answer» D. enhancing the cake porosity in case of a dense impermeable cake.
531.

Pick out the material having minimum Rittinger's number.

A. Calcite
B. Pyrite
C. Quartz
D. Galena
Answer» D. Galena
532.

The unit of specific cake resistance is

A. gm/cm2
B. cm/gm
C. cm/gm2
D. gm/gm
Answer» B. cm/gm
533.

Screen efficiency is

A. recovery/rejection
B. recovery
C. rejection
D. none of these
Answer» E.
534.

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
535.

Energy consumed for crushing one ton of material ranges from __________ kWh.

A. 0.01 to 0.1
B. 0.5 to 1.5
C. 2 to 3.5
D. 4 to 5.
Answer» C. 2 to 3.5
536.

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

A. Panning
B. Spiralling
C. Tabling
D. None of these
Answer» E.
537.

Power required to drive a ball mill with a particular ball load is proportional to (where, D = diameter of ball mill )

A. D
B. 1/D
C. D2.5
D. 1/D2.5
Answer» D. 1/D2.5
538.

Which of the following gives the crushing energy required to create new surface ?

A. Taggarts rule
B. Fick's law
C. Rittinger's law
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
539.

In continuous filtration (at a constant pressure drop), filtrate flow rate varies inversely as the

A. square root of the velocity.
B. square of the viscosity.
C. filtration time only.
D. washing time only.
Answer» B. square of the viscosity.
540.

Size reduction of __________ is accomplished in steam heated rollers and roll crushers.

A. resins
B. gums
C. hard rubber
D. waxes
Answer» D. waxes
541.

To get ultrafine particles, the equipment used is a

A. ball mill
B. rod mill
C. hammer crusher
D. fluid energy mill
Answer» E.
542.

The distribution given by microscopic analysis of powder is

A. number
B. length
C. area
D. volume
Answer» B. length
543.

Sphericity of raschig ring (whose length and diameter are equal) is

A. >1
B. <1
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
544.

The value of 'angle of nip' is generally about

A. 16°
B. 32°
C. 52°
D. 64°
Answer» C. 52¬∞
545.

Out of the following size reduction equipments, the maximum feed size can be accepted by the

A. tube mill
B. ball mill
C. jaw crusher
D. jet pulveriser
Answer» D. jet pulveriser
546.

Equivalent diameter of a particle is the diameter of the sphere having the same

A. ratio of surface to volume as the actual volume.
B. ratio of volume to surface as the particle.
C. volume as the particle.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. ratio of volume to surface as the particle.
547.

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.
548.

With increase in the capacity of screens, the screen effectiveness

A. remains unchanged
B. increases
C. decreases
D. decreases exponentially
Answer» D. decreases exponentially
549.

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
550.

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. Œ¶s = Vp/dp sp