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1.

*$_Condensation polymerisation of caprolac-tum is carried out in the reactor maintained at a temperature of __________ °C for producing nylon-6.?

A. -20 to 25
B. 50 to 75
C. 100 to 150
D. 250-280
Answer» E.
2.

*$_Most of the plastics are safe to be used upto a maximum temperature of __________ °C.?

A. 100
B. 150
C. 350
D. 450
Answer» C. 350
3.

*$___________ polymer is produced by the copolymerisation of vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate.?

A. Fibrous
B. Leathery
C. Rubbery
D. Hard
Answer» C. Rubbery
4.

*$_Plexiglass (also called lucite) because of its high optical transparency is used for making lenses. It is chemically?

A. Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA)
B. Polytetraflouroethylene(PTFE)
C. Polycarbonates
D. Phenolic resins
Answer» B. Polytetraflouroethylene(PTFE)
5.

*$_Polyurathane can not be used for making?

A. Mattresses & foam
B. Coating material
C. Adhesives
D. Bottles
Answer» E.
6.

*$_Viscosity of a polymer solution or melt?

A. Decreases with increase in molecular weight
B. Decreases with increase in temperature
C. Increases with increase in temperature
D. Does not vary with temperature rise
Answer» D. Does not vary with temperature rise
7.

*$_All thermoplastic, thermosetting & elastic materials can be processed in a extrusion machine, however it can not be used for the production of plastic?

A. Filaments
B. Pipes
C. Buckets
D. Tubings
Answer» D. Tubings
8.

*/*_Acrilan fibres used for making cloth, carpet & blankets, which is a hard, horny & high melting polymeric material is nothing but?

A. Polyacrylonitrile
B. Polyamide
C. Saturated polyester
D. Alkyd resin
Answer» B. Polyamide
9.

*/*_Phthalic anhydride is used?

A. In making PVC
B. As plasticisers
C. In insecticides manufacture
D. For making nylon-6
Answer» C. In insecticides manufacture
10.

*/*_Starting material for the production of SBR is?

A. Ethyl alcohol
B. Ethylene
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
11.

*/*_Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer, which is produced by blending styrene-acrylonitfile copolymer with butadiene based elastomer, is a/an?

A. Rigid foam
B. Engineering plastic
C. Thermosetting polymer
D. Spongy rubber
Answer» C. Thermosetting polymer
12.

*/*_Lavatory cisterns are normally made of?

A. Expanded polystyrene
B. Saturated polyester
C. Perspex
D. PVC
Answer» B. Saturated polyester
13.

*/*_Which of the following polymers is used for making a non stick coating on frying pans??

A. Bakelite
B. Teflon
C. Perspex
D. PVC
Answer» C. Perspex
14.

*/*_Bristles of tooth brushes are made of?

A. Nylon-6
B. Nylon-66
C. Polystyrene
D. PVC
Answer» C. Polystyrene
15.

*/*_Visco-elastic behaviour exhibited by plastics is a __________ like behaviour.?

A. Solid
B. Liquid
C. Combination of solid & liquid
D. Neither solid nor liquid
Answer» D. Neither solid nor liquid
16.

*/*_Adipic acid is an intermediate in the manufacture of?

A. Perspex
B. Nylon-66
C. Polystyrene
D. Bakelite
Answer» C. Polystyrene
17.

*/*_Molecular weight of a polymer is equal to the molecular weight of the repeat unit multiplied by the degree of polymerisation. What is the molecular weight of poly vinyl chloride (PVC), if its degree of polymerisation is 800??

A. 50000
B. 51600
C. 49200
D. 50800
Answer» B. 51600
18.

*/*_Pick out the wrong statement regarding the solubility characteristics of high polymers.?

A. Greater the degree of cross-linking in the polymer, lesser is its solubility
B. Polymers having more aliphatic character are more soluble in aliphatic solvents, while those polymers having more aromatic character are more soluble in aromatic solvents
C. Swelling tendency or solubility of polymers in a particular solvent decreases with increase in molecular weight of the solvent
D. High molecul ar weight polymers on dissolving gives solution of very low viscosity
Answer» E.
19.

*/*_Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)?

A. Is produced by polycondensation reaction
B. Uses either emulsion or suspension polymerisation methods
C. Can be made thermosetting by adding a plasticiser
D. Softening temperature is 200°C
Answer» C. Can be made thermosetting by adding a plasticiser
20.

*/*_Thiokol is nothing but?

A. Polysulphide rubber
B. Polyamide fibre
C. Engineering plastic
D. Exponded polystyrene
Answer» B. Polyamide fibre
21.

*/*_Low pressure Zeigler process for the manufacture of polythene uses a catalyst which is?

A. Ni
B. V‚ÇÇO‚ÇÖ
C. Fe
D. Aluminium triethyl combined with titanium tetrachloride
Answer» E.
22.

*/*_Polycondensation of saturated dicarboxylic acid with polyhydric alcohol produces?

A. Epoxy resin
B. Polyamide
C. Alkyd resin
D. Phenolic resin
Answer» D. Phenolic resin
23.

*/*_Which of the following is an inorganic polymer??

A. Teflon
B. Perspex
C. Silicones
D. Bakelite
Answer» D. Bakelite
24.

*/*_The rate controlling step in the manufacture of silicone rubber is the?

A. Polymer termination step
B. Condensation of siloxane to silicone
C. Initial hydrolysis of silicone monomer
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
25.

*/*___________ is produced by polymerisation of chloroprene.?

A. Thiokol (a polysulphide rubber)
B. Butyl rubber
C. Neoprene
D. Polyurathane rubber
Answer» D. Polyurathane rubber
26.

*/*_A chain growth polymerisation reaction consists of three different types of reaction namely initiation reaction, propagation reaction & termination reaction. Chain growth polymerisation reaction is not involved in the manufacture of?

A. Siloxane elastomers
B. Polyamides
C. Vinyl polymers
D. Urea-formaldehyde resins
Answer» E.
27.

*/*___________ is not a condensation polymer.?

A. Teflon
B. Nylon-66
C. Dacron
D. Polystyrene
Answer» B. Nylon-66
28.

*/*_The repeating units of PTFE are?

A. Cl‚ÇÇCH = CH‚ÇÉ
B. F‚ÇÇ C = CF‚ÇÇ
C. F‚ÇÉ C = CF‚ÇÉ
D. FClC = CF‚ÇÇ
Answer» C. F‚Äö√á√â C = CF‚Äö√á√â
29.

*/*_Synthetic polymer produced by using terephthalic acid and ethylene glycol is?

A. Terylene
B. Nylon-66
C. PVC
D. Polyesterene
Answer» B. Nylon-66
30.

*/*_Which of the following is stretched into fibres??

A. Saturated polyester
B. Unsaturated polyester
C. Isoprene
D. Bakelite
Answer» B. Unsaturated polyester
31.

*/*_Diphenylamine is added to rubber to?

A. Valcanise it
B. Protect it from deterioration on exposure to air
C. Make it non-inflammable
D. Make it thermosetting
Answer» C. Make it non-inflammable
32.

*/*___________ tubes are good substitude for human blood vessels onrheart by-pass operation.?

A. PVC
B. Polythene
C. Teflon/dacron
D. Polystyrene
Answer» D. Polystyrene
33.

*/*_In step growth polymerisation, condensation occurs in a stepwise manner with or without the elimination of smaller molecules. An example of step growth polymerisation product is?

A. Terylene
B. Polybutadiene
C. PVC
D. Polypropylene
Answer» B. Polybutadiene
34.

*/*_The generic chemical name for the class of polymers which are commerically known as nylons is?

A. Polyolefins
B. Polyamide
C. Polyacrylate
D. Polyurathane
Answer» C. Polyacrylate
35.

*/*_Which of the following is not a polyolefin??

A. Polystyrene
B. Polypropylene
C. Neoprene
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
36.

*/*_Plastic articles are normally produced by __________ moulding.?

A. Green sand
B. Injection
C. Shell
D. Dry sand
Answer» C. Shell
37.

*/*_Linear polymers are normally?

A. Thermosetting
B. Thermosplastic
C. Elastometric
D. Having extremely high softening point
Answer» C. Elastometric
38.

*/*___________ is normally used for the manufacture of refrigerator components and transistor parts.?

A. Polyproylene
B. Polystyrene
C. Polyester
D. Polyurathene
Answer» C. Polyester
39.

*/*_Unbreakable crockeries are made from __________ polymers.?

A. Polystyrene
B. Melamine
C. Polystyrene
D. Polyurathane
Answer» C. Polystyrene
40.

*/*_In a cross linked polymer, the monomeric units are linked together to constitute a three dimensional network. Which of the following is a cross-linked polymer??

A. Bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)
B. Polyester
C. Polythene
D. Nylon-6
Answer» B. Polyester
41.

*/*_Density of high density polythene is about __________ gm/c.c.?

A. 1.18
B. 1.05
C. 0.95
D. 0.99
Answer» D. 0.99
42.

*/*_Molecular weight of polymers are in the range of?

A. 10 to 10³
B. 10²-10⁷
C. 10⁷-10⁹
D. 10‚Åπ-10¬π¬π
Answer» C. 10‚Äö√Ö‚àë-10‚Äö√ÖœÄ
43.

*/*_Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is known as?

A. Bakelite
B. Teflon
C. Perspex
D. Nylon-6
Answer» D. Nylon-6
44.

*/*_Caprolactum, a raw material for the manufacture of nylon-6, is produced from?

A. Phenol
B. Naphthalene
C. Benzene
D. Pyridine
Answer» D. Pyridine
45.

*/*_Buna-N is also called?

A. Butyl rubber
B. Nitrile rubber
C. Neoprene
D. Thiokol
Answer» C. Neoprene
46.

*/*_Phenol formaldehyde is produced by condensation polymerisation. It is also known as?

A. Teflon
B. Bakelite
C. Polyester
D. Nylon-66
Answer» C. Polyester
47.

*/*_Neoprene is chemically known as?

A. Polybutandiene
B. Styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)
C. Polyurethane
D. Poly chloroprene
Answer» E.
48.

*/*_Ebonite is a/an?

A. Highly vulcanised rubber
B. Natural rubber
C. Unvulcanised raw rubber
D. Adhesive
Answer» B. Natural rubber
49.

*/*_Polymers are classified into four categories namely thermosetting, thermoplastic, elastomer and fibre depending upon their?

A. Molecular sizes
B. Magnitude of intermolecular forces
C. Resistance to heat
D. Polymerisation mechanism
Answer» C. Resistance to heat
50.

*/*_Plasticisers are added to synthetic plastics to?

A. Impart flexibility
B. Improve workability during fabrication
C. Develop new improved properties not present in the original resin
D. All of the above
Answer» E.