Explore topic-wise MCQs in Polymer Engineering.

This section includes 19 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Polymer Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Which of the following properties is improved when styrene and acrylo-nitrile are copolymerized together?

A. heat distortion temperature
B. impact strength
C. chemical resistance
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
2.

Where is the expandable grade of polystyrene useful in?

A. producing foamed products
B. producing rubbery products
C. making optical instruments
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. producing rubbery products
3.

Which component is present in the high impact polystyrene (HIPS) besides styrene monomer to improve only impact strength of polystyrene?

A. acrylo-nitrile
B. vinyl acetate
C. polybutadiene
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
4.

What is the approximate density of polystyrene in g/cm3?

A. 0.96
B. 0.915
C. 1.054
D. 1.5
Answer» D. 1.5
5.

WHICH_COMPONENT_IS_PRESENT_IN_THE_HIGH_IMPACT_POLYSTYRENE_(HIPS)_BESIDES_STYRENE_MONOMER_TO_IMPROVE_ONLY_IMPACT_STRENGTH_OF_POLYSTYRENE??$

A. acrylo-nitrile
B. vinyl acetate
C. polybutadiene
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
6.

Which of the following properties is improved when styrene and acrylo-nitrile are copolymerized together?$

A. heat distortion temperature
B. impact strength
C. chemical resistance
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
7.

Where is the expandable grade of polystyrene useful in?$

A. producing foamed products
B. producing rubbery products
C. making optical instruments
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. producing rubbery products
8.

Which of the following grade of polystyrene is well suited for the purpose of packaging applications?

A. high impact (HIPS)
B. general purpose (GP-PS)
C. expandable
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
9.

What is the percentage value of elongation at break for polystyrene?

A. 1-3%
B. 100-300%
C. 20-130 %
D. 200-240%
Answer» B. 100-300%
10.

Which of the following comonomer can copolymerize with styrene to give out a polymer suitable for making ion-exchange resins?

A. vinyl acetate
B. divinyl benzene
C. acrylonitrile
D. butadiene
Answer» C. acrylonitrile
11.

What is the effect of the outdoor exposure on polystyrene?

A. lowering of melting point
B. crazing and yellowing
C. increased brittleness
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. increased brittleness
12.

Which of the following grade of polystyrene is useful in optical applications?

A. general-purpose (GP-PS)
B. high impact (HIPS)
C. expanded grades
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. high impact (HIPS)
13.

Polystyrene is not a suitable polymer to be used for injection moulding and thermoforming. State true or false.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
14.

What is the approximate density of polystyrene in g/cm3?

A. 0.96
B. 0.915
C. 1.054
D. 1.5
Answer» D. 1.5
15.

Which of the following property of polystyrene is improved, when traces of unreacted monomer is removed?

A. melting point
B. brittleness
C. crystallinity
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. brittleness
16.

What kind of polymer is the commercially used polystyrene?

A. syndiotactic
B. isotactic
C. atactic
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» D. all of the mentioned
17.

How many stages do the bulk polymerization of styrene passes through?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» B. 1
18.

Which of the following can stabilize the vinyl benzene?

A. t-butyl catechol
B. t-butyl hexanol
C. lactone
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. t-butyl hexanol
19.

Which of the following is used as a catalyst for the alkylation of benzene in the process of formation of styrene?

A. AlCl<sub>3</sub>
B. MgO
C. FeO
D. TiCl<sub>4</sub>
Answer» B. MgO