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351.

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
352.

__________ mill is not a revolving mill.

A. Pebble
B. Compartment
C. Cage
D. Tube
Answer» D. Tube
353.

A filter press is

A. a batch filter.
B. not suitable, if the liquid is the main product.
C. having prohibitively high maintenance cost.
D. not suitable for wide range of materials under varying operating conditions of cake thickness and pressure.
Answer» B. not suitable, if the liquid is the main product.
354.

Maximum size reduction in a fluid energy mill is achieved by

A. compression
B. interparticle attrition
C. cutting
D. impact
Answer» C. cutting
355.

Grindability of a material does not depend upon its

A. elasticity
B. hardness
C. toughness
D. size
Answer» E.
356.

During agitation of liquids, power consumption during laminar flow is not proportional to the

A. density of the liquid
B. viscosity of the liquid
C. cube of impeller diameters
D. square of rotational speed.
Answer» B. viscosity of the liquid
357.

Size reduction of asbestos and mica is done by

A. hammer mills
B. rod mills
C. gyratory crushers
D. crushing rolls
Answer» B. rod mills
358.

Colloidal mills are used for __________ grinding.

A. coarse
B. intermediate
C. fine
D. ultrafine
Answer» E.
359.

The filtrate flow rate in constant pressure filtration

A. continuously increases.
B. continuously decreases.
C. remains constant throughout.
D. may increase or decrease ; depends on the pressure.
Answer» C. remains constant throughout.
360.

For spheres, volume shape factor is given by

A. π(=A/D2)
B. 2π(=2A/D2)
C. π/6(=V/D3)
D. AD/V
Answer» D. AD/V
361.

Traces of solids are removed from, liquid in a

A. classifier
B. clarifier
C. sparkler filter
D. rotary vacuum filter
Answer» C. sparkler filter
362.

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
363.

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
364.

A fluid energy mill is used for

A. cutting
B. grinding
C. ultragrinding
D. crushing
Answer» D. crushing
365.

Close circuit grinding by a ball mill with air sweeping employs a

A. classifier.
B. cyclone separator between mill & classifier.
C. both (a) & (b).
D. neither (a) nor (b).
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b).
366.

Which of the following mechanical conveyors does not come under the division 'carriers' ?

A. Belt conveyor
B. Bucket elevator
C. Screw conveyor
D. Apron conveyor.
Answer» D. Apron conveyor.
367.

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
368.

Use of 'grinding aids' is done in __________ grinding.

A. dry
B. wet
C. ultrafine
D. intermediate
Answer» B. wet
369.

The opening of a 200 mesh screen (Taylor series) is

A. 0.0074 cm
B. 0.0074 mm
C. 0.0047 cm
D. 74 mili-microns
Answer» B. 0.0074 mm
370.

200 mesh seive size corresponds to __________ microns.

A. 24
B. 74
C. 154
D. 200
Answer» C. 154
371.

The power number for a stirred tank becomes constant at high Reynolds number. In this limit, the variation of power input with impeller rotational speed (N) is proportional to

A. N°
B. N1
C. N2
D. N3
Answer» D. N3
372.

A belt conveyor used for the transportation of materials can

A. run upto 1 km.
B. travel at a speed upto 300 metres/minute.
C. handle materials upto 5000 tons/hr.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
373.

In screen analysis, the notation +5 mm/-10 mm means particles passing through

A. 10 mm screen and retained on 5 mm screen.
B. 5 mm screen and retained on 10 mm screen.
C. both 5 mm and 10 mm screens.
D. neither 5 mm nor 10 mm screen.
Answer» B. 5 mm screen and retained on 10 mm screen.
374.

General mechanism of size reduction in intermediate and fine grinder is by

A. cutting action.
B. compression.
C. compression and tearing.
D. impact and attrition.
Answer» E.
375.

The specific cake resistance for compressible sludges is a function of the pressure drop

A. over cake
B. over medium
C. overall
D. none of these
Answer» B. over medium
376.

As per Taggart's formula, the capacity (kg/hr) of Jaw & Gyratory crushers (for gapes of 10 to 60 cms) is equal to (where, L = Length of feed opening, cms S = Maximum width of discharge opening, cms )

A. LS
B. 93 LS
C. 250 LS
D. LS
Answer» C. 250 LS
377.

Which of the following equations is Rittinger's crushing law ? (where P = power required by the machine, m = feed rate, k = a constant = volume surface mean diameter of feed & product respectively.)

A. P/m = K/Dp
B. P/m = K . ln
C. P/m = K .
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
378.

A straight line is obtained on plotting reciprocal of filtration rate vs. the volume of filtrate for __________ flow of filtrate.

A. compressible cakes and laminar
B. incompressible cake and laminar
C. compressible cake and turbulent
D. incompressible cake and turbulent
Answer» C. compressible cake and turbulent
379.

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

A. cage
B. hammer
C. both (a) & (b)
D. id) neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. id) neither (a) nor (b)
380.

Which of the follwoing mechanical conveyors does not come under the division 'scrapers' ?

A. Ribbon conveyor
B. Flight conveyor
C. Bucket elevators
D. Drag conveyor.
Answer» D. Drag conveyor.
381.

Dry powdery solid materials are transported by a __________ conveyor.

A. belt
B. bucket
C. screw
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
382.

Which of the following minerals is not subjected to magnetic separation method?

A. Rutile
B. Galena
C. Chromite
D. Siderite
Answer» C. Chromite
383.

__________ mills are termed as disintegrators.

A. Cage
B. Compartment
C. Pebble
D. All tumbling
Answer» B. Compartment
384.

During agitation of liquids, the

A. Froude number is independent for the curves between power number and Reynolds number in baffled system.
B. Power number becomes independent of impellers Reynolds number at high Reynolds number, but is dependent on the geometry of the impeller.
C. Froude number is used to account for the effect of surface (e.g., the centre vortex) on the power number.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
385.

For crushing of solids, the Rittinger's law states that the work required for crushing is proportional to

A. the new surface created.
B. the size reduction ratio.
C. the change in volume due to crushing.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. the size reduction ratio.
386.

Energy consumption in a crusher decreases with increase in the

A. size of the product (at constant feed size).
B. capacity of the crushing machine.
C. size of feed (at constant reduction ratio).
D. all (a), (b) & (c).
Answer» E.
387.

Which of the following parts of a jaw crusher is subjected to maximum wear and tear during its operation ?

A. Check plates
B. Jaw plates
C. Toggles
D. Crush shaft
Answer» C. Toggles
388.

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
389.

For a sphere falling in the constant drag co-efficient regime, its terminal velocity depends on its diameter (d) as

A. d
B. d
C. d2
D. 1/d
Answer» D. 1/d
390.

Ultracentrifuges running at speeds upto 100000 rpm is normally used for the

A. separation of isotopes based on their density or molecular weights difference.
B. concentration of rubber latex.
C. separation of cream from milk.
D. dewaxing of lubricating oil.
Answer» B. concentration of rubber latex.
391.

Ultra centrifuges are used for the separation of __________ solid particles.

A. coarse
B. fine
C. colloidal
D. dissolved
Answer» D. dissolved
392.

With increase in drum speed, in a rotary drum filter, the filtration rate

A. increases
B. increases linearly
C. decreases
D. is not affected
Answer» B. increases linearly
393.

Separation of a suspension or slurry into a supernatant clear liquid (free from particles) and a thick sludge containing a high concentration of solid is called

A. classification
B. sedimentation
C. clarification
D. decantation
Answer» C. clarification
394.

Driving force in case of filtration by a centrifuge is the

A. speed of the centrifuge.
B. centrifugal pressure exerted by the liquid.
C. narrow diameter of the vessel.
D. formation of highly porous cake.
Answer» C. narrow diameter of the vessel.
395.

__________ mill is normally used for grinding of talc.

A. Tube
B. Compartment
C. Ring-roll
D. Pebble
Answer» D. Pebble
396.

Higher is the mesh number, smaller will be the aperture size of the screen. It means that the aperture size of a 200 mesh screen will be smaller than that of 20 mesh screen. This is valid for

A. British standard screens.
B. German standard screens (DIN 1171) etc.
C. American standard screens (ASTM and Tyler standard screens).
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
Answer» E.
397.

Cake resistance is

A. important in the beginning of filtration.
B. decreased with the time of filtration.
C. independent of pressure drop.
D. none of these.
Answer» E.
398.

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.
399.

Handling of ashes and similar materials can be done best by a __________ conveyor.

A. flight
B. drag or slat
C. belt
D. ribbon.
Answer» C. belt
400.

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 ‚àù Re-1.0
B. Po ‚àù Re0.0
C. Po ‚àù Re0.5
D. Po ‚àù Re1.0
Answer» C. Po ‚àù Re0.5