Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemical Engineering.

This section includes 552 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

101.

The specific surface of spherical particles is given by (where D and ρ are diameter and density of particle).

A. 6/D.p
B. 2/D.p
C. 4/D.p
D. 12/D.p
Answer» B. 2/D.p
102.

Which of the following screens has the maximum capacity?

A. Grizzlies
B. Trommels
C. Shaking screen
D. Vibrating screen
Answer» E.
103.

The reduction ratio for grinders is defined as(where, Df and Dp are average diameters of feed and product respectively).

A. Df/Dp
B. Dp/Df
C. Df - Dp
D. None of these
Answer» B. Dp/Df
104.

Which of the following is not an industrial screening equipment?

A. Sharpies centrifuge
B. Vibrating screen
C. Grizzly
D. Trommel
Answer» B. Vibrating screen
105.

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. Μ > tan 2α
106.

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. √μ
B. 1/√μ
C. 1/μ
D. 1/μ²
Answer» C. 1/μ
107.

The resistance offered by the filter used in a bag filter is proportional to (where, c = dust concentration, and s = particle size )

A. C/s
B. S/c
C. S . c
D. 1/s . c
Answer» B. S/c
108.

Which of the following is a batch sedimentation equipment?

A. Dust catcher
B. Filter thickener
C. Dry cyclone separator
D. Rotary sprayer scrubber
Answer» C. Dry cyclone separator
109.

Size reduction of moulding powders, waxes, resins & gums are done in a __________ mill.

A. Cage
B. Hammer
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
110.

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 μm/s
111.

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.
112.

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
113.

The capacity of a classifier in 'tons of solid/hr' is given by (where, A = cross-sectional area, m² V = rising velocity of fluid, m/sec.S = percentage of solids in the suspension by volume.ρ = density of solids, kg/m³)

A. 3.6 AVS.ρ
B. 3.6 A.V.ρ
C. 3.6 A.S. ρ
D. 3.6 AVS/ρ
Answer» B. 3.6 A.V.ρ
114.

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
115.

The specific surface of sherical particles is proportional to (where, Dp = diameter of particle).

A. D²p
B. Dp
C. 1/Dp
D. 1/D²p
Answer» D. 1/D²p
116.

The specific cake resistance for incompressible sludges is (where ΔP = pressure drop over cake)

A. ∝ ΔP
B. ∝ 1/ ΔP
C. ∝ √ΔP
D. Independent of ΔP
Answer» E.
117.

For a turbine agitated and baffled tank, operating at low Reynold's number (based on impeller diameter), the power number (Np) varies with NRe as

A. Np ∝ NRe
B. Np ∝ √NRe
C. Np → constant
D. Np ∝ 1/NRe
Answer» E.
118.

Which of the following is not categorised as a "mechanical operation"?

A. Agitation
B. Filtration
C. Size enlargement
D. Humidification
Answer» E.
119.

During the washing of cake

A. all the resistances are constant.
B. filter medium resistance increases.
C. filter medium resistance decreases.
D. cake resistance decreases.
Answer» B. filter medium resistance increases.
120.

Mesh indicates the number of holes per

A. square inch
B. linear inch
C. square foot
D. linear foot
Answer» C. square foot
121.

Which of the following is a coarse crusher?

A. Smooth roll crusher
B. Toothed roll crusher
C. Gyratory crusher
D. Tube mill
Answer» D. Tube mill
122.

The most suitable equipment for the transportation of 200 mesh size particles is a

A. bucket elevator
B. pneumatic conveyor
C. screw conveyor
D. belt conveyor
Answer» C. screw conveyor
123.

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.
124.

__________ are used for the separation of coarse particles from a slurry of fine particles.

A. Thickeners
B. Classifiers
C. Hydrocyclones
D. Decanters
Answer» C. Hydrocyclones
125.

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.
126.

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
127.

Which of the following grinding mills has the horizontally arranged rods as the grinding elements thereby delivering more uniform granular products with minimum fines ?

A. Compartment mill
B. Rod mill
C. Pebble mill
D. Tube mill.
Answer» C. Pebble mill
128.

A centrifugal filtration unit operating at a rotational speed of w has inner surface of the liquid (density ρL) located at a radial distance R from the axis of rotation. The thickness of the liquid film is δ and no cake is formed. The initial pressure drop during filtration is$

A. w2 . R2 . ρL
B. w2 . δ2 . ρL
C. w2 . δρL (2R + δ)
D. w2 . R . ρL(R + 2δ)
Answer» D. w2 . R . œÅL(R + 2Œ¥)
129.

Separation of particles of various sizes, shapes and densities by allowing them to settle in a fluid is called

A. classification
B. froth floatation
C. thickening
D. clarification
Answer» B. froth floatation
130.

Work index is the gross energy (kWh/tonne of feed) necessary to reduce a very large feed to such a size that 80% of product particles will pass through a 0.1 mm screen. The value of work index determined for wet grinding should be multiplied with __________ to get the same for dry grinding.

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 1.34
D. 4.34
Answer» D. 4.34
131.

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.
132.

Fibrous material is broken by a

A. rollcrusher
B. squirrel-cage disintegrator
C. ball mill
D. tube mill
Answer» C. ball mill
133.

Theoretical capacity of crushing rolls in tons/hr is given by (where, V = peripherial velocity, m/sec. W = width of rolls, m Dr = distance between rolls ρ = density of material to be crushed, kg/m3 here, V =πN.D where, N = speed of the rolls in rotation per second (rps) D = diameter of rolls, m)$

A. 3.6 V.W.Dr.ρ
B. 3.6 V.W. ρ
C. 3.6 W.Dr.ρ
D. 3.6 V.W.Dr/ρ
Answer» B. 3.6 V.W. œÅ
134.

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 (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
135.

Gravity stamp mill is meant for the __________ crushing.

A. primary
B. intermediate
C. fine
D. ultrafine
Answer» D. ultrafine
136.

Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the

A. surface energy created by crushing to the energy absorbed by the solid.
B. energy absorbed by the solid to that fed to the machine.
C. energy fed to the machine to the surface energy created by crushing.
D. energy absorbed by the solid to the surface energy created by crushing.
Answer» B. energy absorbed by the solid to that fed to the machine.
137.

In case of a ball mill,

A. coarse feed requires a larger ball.
B. fine feed requires a larger ball.
C. operating speed should be more than the critical speed.
D. none of these
Answer» B. fine feed requires a larger ball.
138.

Size reduction of fibrous materials like wood, asbestos, mica etc. is done by a disintegrator exemplified by the

A. Blake jaw crusher
B. cage mill
C. stamp mill
D. Bradford's breaker
Answer» C. stamp mill
139.

What is the usual value of angle of nip for crushing of ordinary rock in smooth steel crushing rolls ?

A. 16°
B. 32°
C. 40°
D. 46°
Answer» C. 40¬∞
140.

Which of the following is a continuous filter?

A. Plate and frame filter
B. Cartridge filter
C. Shell and leaf filter
D. None of these
Answer» E.
141.

Reduction ratio of crushers is the

A. ratio of feed opening to discharge opening.
B. ratio of discharge opening to feed opening.
C. determining factor for minimum dia of the feed and the product.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. ratio of discharge opening to feed opening.
142.

What is the selectivity index, if the grade of tailings & concentrate is the same ?

A. 0
B. ‚àû
C. 1
D. 0.5
Answer» D. 0.5
143.

Which of the following is the most suitable filter for separation of abrasive solids suspended in a corrosive liquid ?

A. Sand bed filter
B. Plate and frame filter press
C. Vacuum filter
D. Batch basket centrifuge.
Answer» D. Batch basket centrifuge.
144.

Pine oil used in froth floatation technique acts as a/an

A. collector
B. modifier
C. frother
D. activator
Answer» D. activator
145.

Electrical energy consumed by a jaw crusher is not a function of the

A. average feed size
B. average product size
C. machine capacity
D. none of these
Answer» E.
146.

According to Taggart's rule for selecting between a gyratory crusher and a jaw crusher; the later should be used, if the hourly tonnage to be crushed divided by the square of the gape expressed in cm is less than

A. 0.00184
B. 0.0184
C. 0.184
D. 1.84
Answer» C. 0.184
147.

Choke crushing (in case of a Jaw crusher) compared to free crushing

A. results in increased capacity.
B. consumes less power.
C. consumes more power.
D. both (a) and (c).
Answer» D. both (a) and (c).
148.

The process opposite to 'dispersion' is termed as the

A. flocculation
B. sedimentation
C. filtration
D. none of these.
Answer» B. sedimentation
149.

Which is a secondary crusher for a hard & tough stone ?

A. Jaw crusher
B. Cone crusher
C. Impact crusher
D. Toothed roll crusher
Answer» C. Impact crusher
150.

The capacity of a classifier in 'tons of solid/hr' is given by (where, A = cross-sectional area, m2 V = rising velocity of fluid, m/sec.S = percentage of solids in the suspension by volume.ρ = density of solids, kg/m3)$

A. 3.6 AVS.ρ
B. 3.6 A.V.ρ
C. 3.6 A.S. ρ
D. 3.6 AVS/ρ
Answer» B. 3.6 A.V.œÅ