Chemical Process Mcqs - Set 7

1)   Main constituent of limestone is____________________?

a. CaCO3
b. MgCO3
c. Na2CO3
d. CaSO4
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CaCO3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


2)   Refractory bricks burnt at very high temperature have got______________?

a. Greater resistance to corrosion by slags
b. Less resistance to corrosion by slags
c. High spalling tendency
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Greater resistance to corrosion by slags

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


3)   Which allotrope of sulphur is insoluble in carbon disulphide ?

a. Rhombic sulphur
b. Monoclinic sulphur
c. Plastic sulphur
d. Milk of sulphur
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Plastic sulphur

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


4)   Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) is the starting raw material for the manufacture of____________________?

a. Trichloroethylene
b. Perchloroethylene
c. Parathion
d. Methanol
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Perchloroethylene

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


5)   Multistage catalytic converter is not used in the___________________?

a. Conversion of SO2 to SO3
b. NH3 synthesis reaction
c. Both A. and B.
d. Neither A. nor B.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: NH3 synthesis reaction

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


6)   Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of ethylene oxide by oxidation of ethylene ?

a. AgO
b. Al2O3
c. ZnCl2
d. Fe2O3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: AgO

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Which of the following may be viewed as a catalyst in the manufacture of soda ash by Solvay process ?

a. NH3
b. NaCl
c. CaO
d. Coke
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: NH3

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   The difference between saponification value and acid value is____________________?

a. Called ester value
b. Always negative
c. Constant for all fatty oils
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Called ester value

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Chrome tanning and vegetable tanning are done for ________________?

a. Light & heavy leather respectively
b. Heavy & light leather respectively
c. Both light & heavy leather
d. Neither light nor heavy leather
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Light & heavy leather respectively

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


10)   Main constituents of cotton fiber is__________________?

a. Lignin
b. Cellulose
c. Starch
d. Gelatine
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cellulose

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


11)   ____________________ process is used for producing soda ash?

a. Chamber
b. Chance
c. Tromp
d. Solvay
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solvay

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   Which of the following fuel gases contains maximum amount of carbon monoxide ?

a. Coke oven gas
b. Water gas
c. Blast furnace gas
d. L.D. converter gas
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: L.D. converter gas

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   Lubricating greases are a mixture of__________________?

a. Mineral oil, soap and additives
b. Mineral oil and metallic soap
c. Mineral oil and fatty oil
d. Fatty oil and metallic soap
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mineral oil, soap and additives

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


14)   Pig iron is produced by blast furnaces in India using mostly the iron ore named _______________?

a. Hematite
b. Magnetite
c. Siderite
d. Chalcopyrite
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hematite

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


15)   Chalcopyrite is the main ore of_________________?

a. Copper
b. Lead
c. Tin
d. Iron
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Copper

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


16)   99.5% purity oxygen is used in_____________________?

a. Cutting and welding by oxy-acetylene flame
b. Hospitals for medicinal purposes
c. Gas masks and artificial breathing apparatus
d. All A, B, and C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All A, B, and C.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


17)   Zeigler process__________________?

a. Produces high density polyethylene
b. Produces low density polyethylene
c. Uses no catalyst
d. Employs very high pressure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Produces high density polyethylene

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   Fat dispersed in water is exemplified by__________________?

a. Colloids
b. Gel
c. Butter
d. Emulsion
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Butter

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   Dacron is a ___________________?

a. Condensation product of Hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid
b. Thermosetting material
c. Condensation product of dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of these

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Hydrazine (N2H4) is used mainly as a/an__________________?

a. Explosive
b. Rocket fuel
c. Detergents additive
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rocket fuel

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Which of the following is an yellow pigment ?

a. Titanium dioxide
b. Ferrous sulphate
c. Lead chromates
d. Zinc sulphides
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lead chromates

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   Synthesis gas is a mixture of__________________?

a. CO and H2
b. N2 and H2
c. H2, CH4 and CO
d. CO2 and H2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CO and H2

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   ___________________ glass is used for the manufacture of optical glass ?

a. Pyrex
b. Soda
c. Flint
d. Crooke’s
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Flint

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Hydrazine is used in water treatment for the removal of___________________?

a. Colloidal impurities
b. Dissolved oxygen
c. Turbidity
d. Chlorinous taste
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Dissolved oxygen

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Sugar content in sugarcane on cane basis is about _______________ percent by weight ?

a. 1 to 5
b. 5 to 10
c. 15 to 20
d. 20 to 30
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5 to 10

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   ________________ acid is the main constituent of cotton seed oil ?

a. Acetic
b. Linoleic
c. Palmitic
d. Oleic
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Linoleic

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   In the manufacture of H2SO4, vanadium catalyst as compared to platinum catalyst___________________?

a. Gives higher conversion efficiency
b. Has a longer life and is not poisoned by arsenic
c. Handles lower SO2 content gas (7 -10% SO2), thus increasing the capital cost of the plant
d. All A , B. and C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All A , B. and C.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


28)   Nylon-6 is manufactured from ______________________ ?

a. Caprolactam
b. Hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid
c. Hexamethylene diamine and Maleic anhydride
d. Hexamethylene diamine and Sebacic acid
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Caprolactam

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


29)   Fat splitting catalyst is__________________?

a. CaCO3
b. ZnO
c. Al2O3
d. Fe
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ZnO

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Manufacture of phthalic anhydride uses ______________ as a catalyst ?

a. Ni
b. Cr
c. V2O5
d. Al2O3
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: V2O5

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


31)   The end bleaching agent used to move last traces of colour bodies from the pulp is ____________________?

a. Chlorine dioxide (ClO2)
b. MgO
c. SO2 gas
d. Mercaptans
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Chlorine dioxide (ClO2)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


32)   Zeolite is used in the ____________________ ?

a. Water treatment
b. Glass manufacture
c. Hydrogenation of fatty oil as a catalyst
d. Development of exposed photographic plate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Water treatment

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


33)   ____________________ is a thermosetting plastic ?

a. Polythene
b. Epoxy polymer
c. P.V.C.
d. Polystyrene
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Epoxy polymer

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


34)   Which is a high grade pulp ?

a. Rag pulp
b. Mechanical pulp
c. Sulphate pulp
d. Sulphite pulp
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Sulphate pulp

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


35)   Commercial production of soda ash by Solvay process requires limestone, ___________________ as raw materials?

a. Coke and sand
b. Brine and coal
c. Coke and caustic soda
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Brine and coal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


36)   Wet chlorine gas produced during electrolysis of brine is dehydrated by__________________?

a. Spraying 66° Be H2SO4 counter current to the flow of the gas
b. Passing it through a bed of diatomaceous earth
c. Passing it through a bed of silica gel
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Spraying 66° Be H2SO4 counter current to the flow of the gas

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


37)   Nylon-6 is a__________________?

a. Polyamide
b. Thermosetting resin
c. Polyester
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Polyamide

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


38)   P.T.F.E. (Poly tetra fluoro ethylene) is commercially known as____________________?

a. Bakelite
b. Neoprene
c. Teflon
d. Nylon-66
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Teflon

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


39)   Ore concentration by froth floatation utilises the ______________ of ore particles ?

a. Density difference
b. Wetting characteristics
c. Terminal velocities
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wetting characteristics

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


40)   Ethanol amine is produced using ammonia and_________________?

a. Ethyl benzene
b. Ethylene oxide
c. Ethanol
d. Ethane
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ethylene oxide

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!