Explore topic-wise MCQs in Chemical Engineering.

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201.

Dome temperature of blast furnace stove is most accurately measured by a____________________?

A. Radiation pyrometer
B. platinum-platinum/rhodium thermocouple
C. Iron-constantan thermocouple
D. Platinum resistance thermometer
Answer» C. Iron-constantan thermocouple
202.

Dilute wine was used as a thermometric liquid initially to develop temperature scale. First empirical temperature scale developed was the _____________ scale?

A. Kelvin
B. Centigrade
C. Fahrenheit
D. Reaumer
Answer» D. Reaumer
203.

Dilatometer is used to measure __________________?

A. Stress
B. Strain
C. Deflection
D. Contraction/expansion due to changes in temperature
Answer» E.
204.

Degree to which an instrument indicates the changes in measured variable without dynamic error is called its ___________________?

A. Speed of response
B. Reproducibility
C. Fidelity
D. Static characteristics
Answer» D. Static characteristics
205.

Dead zone is the__________________?

A. Same as time constant
B. Same as transportation lag
C. Maximum change in the variable that does not change the reading of the instrument
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
206.

Conversion formula for converting amplitude ratio (AR) into decibels is ________________?

A. Decibel = 20 log10 (AR)
B. Decibel = 20 loge (AR)
C. Decibel = 20 log10 (AR)0.5
D. Decibel = 20 loge (AR)0.5
Answer» B. Decibel = 20 loge (AR)
207.

______________ controller has the maximum stabilising time?

A. P
B. PD
C. PI
D. PID
Answer» D. PID
208.

Continuous shell temperature measurement in a liquid-liquid heat exchanger is done by a __________________?

A. Thermocouple
B. Resistance thermometer
C. Mercury in glass thermometer
D. Vapor pressure thermometer
Answer» B. Resistance thermometer
209.

Continuous measurement of specific gravity of a liquid is done by __________________?

A. Hydrometer
B. Contact-type electric indicators
C. Displacement meter
D. Both A. and C.
Answer» E.
210.

Continuous measurement of moisture in paper is done by_______________?

A. Sling psychrometer
B. Hair-hygrometer
C. Weighing
D. High resistance Wheatstone bridge circuit
Answer» E.
211.

Continuous measurement of moisture content of paper in paper industry is done by measuring the_________________?

A. Thermal conductivity through the paper
B. Electrical resistance through the paper
C. Magnetic susceptibility
D. None of these
Answer» C. Magnetic susceptibility
212.

Configuration of Bourdon spring tube is never made of _____________ shape?

A. Circular
B. Semi-circular
C. Helical
D. Spiral
Answer» B. Semi-circular
213.

Concentration of sugar solution can be determined by the__________________?

A. Polarimetry
B. Flame photometry
C. Emission spectroscopy
D. Oscillometry
Answer» B. Flame photometry
214.

Compositional analysis of ______________ is done using mass spectrometer?

A. An isotope
B. Natural gas
C. A solid
D. An alloy
Answer» B. Natural gas
215.

Compositional analysis of flue gas coming out of a furnace in respect of O2 and CO2% can be continuously done by a/an___________________?

A. Orsat apparatus
B. Thermal conductivity cell
C. Zirconia probe
D. Chromatograph
Answer» C. Zirconia probe
216.

Composition of natural gas is determined by the_________________?

A. Haldane apparatus
B. Mass spectrometer
C. Chromatograph
D. Both B. and C.
Answer» E.
217.

Composition of alloys can be determined by _________________?

A. Polarograph
B. Chromatograph
C. Refractometer
D. None of these
Answer» B. Chromatograph
218.

Characteristic equation is the denominator of ____________ loop transfer function?

A. Open
B. Closed
C. Both A. and B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» C. Both A. and B.
219.

Change of angle of refraction with composition comprises the working principle of a___________________?

A. Polarimeter
B. Polarograph
C. Spectrometer
D. Refractometer
Answer» E.
220.

Cascade control means _______________?

A. Feed forward control
B. More than one feed-back loop
C. On-off control
D. One feed-back loop
Answer» C. On-off control
221.

Bourdon tube is never made of________________?

A. Phosphor bronze
B. Monel metal
C. Stainless steel
D. Cast iron
Answer» E.
222.

Bourdon gauges are used for measuring pressure (kg/cm2) ?

A. < atmospheric
B. > 2 (gauge)
C. 10 (absolute)
Answer» C. 10 (absolute)
223.

Bode stability method uses ____________ loop transfer function?

A. Open
B. Closed
C. Either A. or B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» B. Closed
224.

Bode diagram are generated from output response of the system subjected to which of the following input ?

A. Impulse
B. Step
C. Ramp
D. Sinusoidal
Answer» E.
225.

Bimetal strips are not used in________________?

A. Bimetallic thermometers
B. Thermocouples
C. Thermostats
D. Relays for opening & closing of electrical circuits
Answer» C. Thermostats
226.

____________ are analysed using a Polarograph?

A. Isotonic solutions
B. Solids
C. Liquids
D. Gases
Answer» C. Liquids
227.

An ideal PID controller has the transfer function [1 + (1/0.55) + 0.25]. The frequency at which the magnitude ratio of the controller is 1, is________________?

A. 0.5/0.2
B. 0.2/0.5
C. 0.2 × 0.5
D. 1/√(0.2 × 0.5)
Answer» E.
228.

An aneroid barometer measures the _____________ pressure?

A. Atmospheric
B. Absolute
C. Vacuum
D. Gage
Answer» C. Vacuum
229.

An amplitude ratio of 0.1 corresponds to _____________ decibels?

A. 20
B. -20
C. 10
D. -10
Answer» C. 10
230.

All the thermocouples used for temperature measurement use dissimilar metal ________________?

A. Strips
B. Bars
C. Wires
D. Beads
Answer» D. Beads
231.

Accurate temperature measurement performance of a radiation pyrometer cannot be affected, if the ?

A. Enhancement or attenuation of radiation occurs in the sighting path
B. Object and surrounding are at almost the same temperature
C. Object has varying emissivity
D. Object is transparent
Answer» C. Object has varying emissivity
232.

According to Bode stability criterion, a system is unstable, if the open loop frequency response exhibits an amplitude ratio exceeding unity at frequency for which phase lag is_________________?

A.
B. 45°
C. 90°
D. 180°
Answer» E.
233.

A typical example of a physical system with under damped characteristic is a____________________?

A. U-tube manometer
B. Spring loaded diaphragm valve
C. CSTR with first order reaction
D. Thermocouple kept immersed in a liquid filled thermowell
Answer» C. CSTR with first order reaction
234.

A system with transfer function [(2S/4S) + 1] is of _____________ order?

A. Zero
B. 1st
C. 2nd
D. 3rd
Answer» C. 2nd
235.

A system with a double pole at the origin is unstable since the corresponding term in the time domain________________?

A. Is a constant
B. Grows exponentially with time
C. Grows linearly with time
D. Decays linearly with time
Answer» D. Decays linearly with time
236.

A stable system is the one___________________?

A. For which the output response is bounded for all bounded input
B. Which exhibits an unbounded response to a bounded input
C. Which satisfies the conditions for a servo problem
D. None of these
Answer» B. Which exhibits an unbounded response to a bounded input
237.

A sinusoidal variation in the input passing through a linear first order system _________________?

A. Becomes more oscillatory (frequency increases)
B. Becomes less oscillatory (frequency decreases)
C. Gets amplified (magnitude increases)
D. Gets attenuated (magnitude decreases)
Answer» E.
238.

A simple pitot tube measures the___________________?

A. Average velocity
B. Maximum velocity
C. Point velocity
D. Static pressure
Answer» E.
239.

A pyrheliometer is an instrument used for measuring the_________________?

A. Bright sunshine period
B. Beam radiation
C. Diffuse radiation
D. None of these
Answer» C. Diffuse radiation
240.

A pyranometer is an instrument used for measuring the___________________?

A. Beam radiation
B. Global radiation
C. Bright sunshine period
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bright sunshine period
241.

A proportional controller with a gain of Kc is used to control a first order process. The offset will increase, if________________?

A. Kc is reduced
B. Kc is increased
C. Integral control action is introduced
D. Derivative control action is introduced
Answer» C. Integral control action is introduced
242.

A photo electric device in which the resistance of the metal is directly proportional to the light striking on it, is known as photo-conductive cell. Photoelectric transducers are used for the measurement of those parameters, which can be used to produce variation in_______________?

A. Light intensity
B. Current
C. Flux density
D. Voltage
Answer» B. Current
243.

A non-linear system will have _____________ steady state values?

A. One
B. More than one
C. Two
D. Three
Answer» C. Two
244.

A non-linear chemical system is exemplified by a/an_________________?

A. Isothermal CSTR
B. Mixer
C. Non-isothermal CSTR
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
245.

A negative gain margin expressed in decibels means a/an ____________ system?

A. Stable
B. Unstable
C. Critically damped
D. None of these
Answer» C. Critically damped
246.

A mercury thermometer cannot be used to measure the temperature below the freezing point of mercury, which is _____________ °C?

A. -38.9
B. -11.9
C. -60.9
D. -80.9
Answer» B. -11.9
247.

A mercury barometer measures the _____________ pressure?

A. Atmospheric
B. Gauge
C. Vacuum
D. Absolute
Answer» B. Gauge
248.

A manometer measures the _____________ pressure?

A. Atmospheric
B. Absolute
C. Gauge
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
249.

A magnetic flowmeter is_________________?

A. Based on the principle of Faraday’s law
B. Capable of measuring the flow rate of slurries and electrolytes
C. Based on the linear relationship between the fluid flow rate and the induced voltage
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
250.

A first order system with unity gain and time constant η is subjected to a sinusoidal input of frequency w = 1/η. The amplitude ratio for this system is______________?

A. 0
B. 0.5
C. 1/√2
D. 0.25
Answer» D. 0.25