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This section includes 229 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Chemical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
Buna-S is also called____________________? |
A. | Polyurethane |
B. | SBR |
C. | Teflon |
D. | Bakelite |
Answer» C. Teflon | |
202. |
Buna-S is a _______________ material? |
A. | Fibrous |
B. | Plastic |
C. | Resinous |
D. | Rubbery |
Answer» E. | |
203. |
Buna-N is also called__________________? |
A. | Butyl rubber |
B. | Nitrile rubber |
C. | Neoprene |
D. | Thiokol |
Answer» C. Neoprene | |
204. |
Bristles of tooth brushes are made of_______________? |
A. | Nylon-6 |
B. | Nylon-66 |
C. | Polystyrene |
D. | PVC |
Answer» C. Polystyrene | |
205. |
Branched chair polymers as compared to linear polymers have _________________? |
A. | Higher melting point |
B. | Higher tensile strength |
C. | Lower density |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
206. |
Branched chain polymers compared to linear polymers have higher ____________________? |
A. | Density |
B. | Tensile strength |
C. | Melting point |
D. | Degree of irregularity in atomic packing |
Answer» E. | |
207. |
Benzoyl chloride is not used as a catalyst in the manufacture of___________________? |
A. | Polystyrene |
B. | Polyvinyl acetate |
C. | Polypropylene |
D. | Polyvinyl chloride-co-vinyl acetate |
Answer» D. Polyvinyl chloride-co-vinyl acetate | |
208. |
Bakelite (phenol-formaldehyde) resin cannot be used as________________? |
A. | Decorative paint |
B. | Decorative laminates |
C. | Electrical insulation |
D. | Glass reinforced plastics |
Answer» B. Decorative laminates | |
209. |
Bakelite is a/an ______________________? |
A. | Addition polymer |
B. | Elastomer |
C. | Thermoplastic |
D. | None of these |
Answer» E. | |
210. |
Automobile steering wheels are normally made of__________________? |
A. | Cellulose acetate |
B. | Cellulose nitrate |
C. | PVC |
D. | High density polythene |
Answer» B. Cellulose nitrate | |
211. |
______________are produced by reacting polybasic acid (e.g. Phthalic anhydride) with polyhydric alcohol (e.g., glycerol) ? |
A. | Unsaturated polyester |
B. | Alkyd resins |
C. | Saturated polyester |
D. | Amino resins |
Answer» C. Saturated polyester | |
212. |
Antioxidants are added to rubber to protect it from the attack of light, heat & atmospheric ozone. Which of the following is an antioxidant used in rubber ? |
A. | Carbon |
B. | Alkylated diphenyl amine |
C. | Thiokol |
D. | Magnesium |
Answer» C. Thiokol | |
213. |
Amino resins are used in paper treatment to improve its__________________? |
A. | Wet tear and bursting strength |
B. | Folding endurance |
C. | Wet rub resistance |
D. | All A., B. & C. |
Answer» E. | |
214. |
All thermoplastic, thermosetting & elastic materials can be processed in a extrusion machine, however it cannot be used for the production of plastic_______________? |
A. | Filaments |
B. | Pipes |
C. | Buckets |
D. | Tubings |
Answer» D. Tubings | |
215. |
Alkyd resin is a/an___________________? |
A. | Polyamide |
B. | Polyester |
C. | Polyolefin |
D. | Addition polymer |
Answer» C. Polyolefin | |
216. |
Alkyd resin e.g., glyptal resin formed by Phthalic anhydride and glycerine is not used_______________? |
A. | For surface coating of automobiles & air crafts |
B. | For fibre making |
C. | As plasticiser for PVC & nitrocellulose |
D. | For film forming materials |
Answer» C. As plasticiser for PVC & nitrocellulose | |
217. |
Alkyd resin cannot be used for making_________________? |
A. | Plasticiser |
B. | Paint & varnish |
C. | Fibers |
D. | Film forming materials |
Answer» D. Film forming materials | |
218. |
Adipic acid is an intermediate in the manufacture of _____________________? |
A. | Perspex |
B. | Nylon-66 |
C. | Polystyrene |
D. | Bakelite |
Answer» C. Polystyrene | |
219. |
Addition polymerisation takes place either by a free radical mechanism or ionic mechanism depending on the reagents used. Free radical polymerisation is catalyzed by _______________, which decompose to give free radicals? |
A. | Organic peroxides |
B. | Sulphuric acid |
C. | Hydrofluoric acid |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Sulphuric acid | |
220. |
Addition polymerisation is not involved in the manufacture of_______________? |
A. | Low density polythene |
B. | Poly vinyl chloride |
C. | Polystyrene |
D. | Polyhexamethylene adipamide |
Answer» E. | |
221. |
Addition of stabiliser during PVC manufacture is done to________________? |
A. | Improve its impact strength |
B. | Improve its elasticity |
C. | Reduce the melt viscosity & glass transition temperature |
D. | Prevent its thermal degradation |
Answer» E. | |
222. |
Addition of plasticisers to polymers results in partial neutralisation of intermolecular forces of attraction between the macro-molecules thereby increasing its__________________? |
A. | Tensile strength |
B. | Chemical resistance |
C. | Flexibility |
D. | All A., B. & C. |
Answer» D. All A., B. & C. | |
223. |
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymer, which is produced by blending styreneacrylonitrile copolymer with butadiene based elastomer, is a/an__________________? |
A. | Rigid foam |
B. | Engineering plastic |
C. | Thermosetting polymer |
D. | Spongy rubber |
Answer» C. Thermosetting polymer | |
224. |
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 | |
225. |
A copolymer of vinyl and vinylidene chloride is called_____________________? |
A. | Treylene |
B. | Orlon |
C. | Saran |
D. | Dacron |
Answer» D. Dacron | |
226. |
A copolymer is formed by the combination of two or more monomer molecules_________________? |
A. | In a chain without the elimination of water |
B. | With the elimination of small amount of water |
C. | Of the same monomer by elimination of small molecules of water |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. With the elimination of small amount of water | |
227. |
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. | |
228. |
90% of the caprolactam is converted to nylon-6 on its condensation polymerisation in the reactor maintained at a temperature of _____________ °C? |
A. | -5 |
B. | 10-30 |
C. | 250-280 |
D. | 500-600 |
Answer» D. 500-600 | |
229. |
β – glucose is the monomer of__________________? |
A. | Cellulose |
B. | Starch |
C. | Protein |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Starch | |