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This section includes 9 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Operations knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of the following is a right match? |
A. | Static mixer Mortar Pestle |
B. | Batch type Fluidized mixer |
C. | Tumbling type V cone blender |
D. | Continuous type Ribbon blender |
Answer» D. Continuous type Ribbon blender | |
2. |
What is the principle of mixing? |
A. | Shear force |
B. | Perpendicular force |
C. | Gravitational force |
D. | Centrifugal force |
Answer» B. Perpendicular force | |
3. |
Which of the following is not a disadvantage of tumbler with blades? |
A. | Large shear force cannot be applied |
B. | Potential packing |
C. | Scaling up the process |
D. | Cleaning the tumbler |
Answer» B. Potential packing | |
4. |
Which of the following is correct about a twin shell blender? |
A. | The material is loaded approximately 80%-90% by volume |
B. | Twin shell blenders are U shaped |
C. | Materials inside undergo tumbling motion when rotated |
D. | Material is loaded via apex port and emptied through shell hatches |
Answer» D. Material is loaded via apex port and emptied through shell hatches | |
5. |
Which of the following is false about speed of rotation in tumblers? |
A. | In slow rotation, enough shear is not applied |
B. | Speed of rotation depends only on size and shape of the tumbler |
C. | Rapid rotation leads to segregation |
D. | Tumblers are operated at a critical and optimum speed |
Answer» C. Rapid rotation leads to segregation | |
6. |
Which of the following is correct about the factors affecting mixing of solids? |
A. | Mixing is independent of the nature of particle surface |
B. | Difference in particle size can lead to segregation |
C. | Demixing accelerates when smaller particles have lesser density |
D. | Particle shape does not affect mixing |
Answer» C. Demixing accelerates when smaller particles have lesser density | |
7. |
Which of the following describes solid-liquid mixing the best? |
A. | The end result of solid-liquid mixing is always dissolution |
B. | Solid-liquid mixing suspends coarse solids in the liquids |
C. | Solid-liquid mixing cannot break lumps of aggregated solids |
D. | Solid-liquid mixing suspends coarse solids in the liquids and break lumps of aggregated solids |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following is the best difference between mixing and blending? |
A. | Mixing can only be done for a solid-solid system, while blending is done for solid-liquid mixture |
B. | Mixing is done for liquid-liquid, gas-liquid and solid-liquid systems, while blending is done for solid-solid mixture |
C. | Bending is done for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid systems, while mixing is done for solid-solid mixture |
D. | Mixing is done for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid systems, while blending is done for solid-solid mixture |
Answer» C. Bending is done for liquid-liquid and gas-liquid systems, while mixing is done for solid-solid mixture | |
9. |
Which one of the following rightly defines mixing? |
A. | Mixing converts a homogenous system to a heterogeneous system without adding any materials |
B. | Mixing converts a heterogeneous system to a homogeneous system without adding any materials |
C. | Mixing converts a heterogeneous system to a homogeneous system with or without adding any materials |
D. | Mixing converts a heterogeneous system to a homogeneous system with or without adding any materials |
Answer» E. | |