Mechanical Operations Mcqs for Chemical - Set 11

1)   Filter medium resistance is that offered by the__________________?

a. Filter cloth
b. Embedded particles in the septum
c. Filter cloth and the embedded particle collectively
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Filter cloth and the embedded particle collectively

Explanation:
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2)   Pick out the wrong statement ?

a. Gape is the greatest distance between the crushing surfaces or the jaws
b. The angle of nip (2α) is the angle between roll faces at the level where they will just take hold of a particle and draw it in the crushing zone
c. Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the energy absorbed by the solid to the surfaces energy created by crushing
d. Reduction ratio is the ratio of the maximum size of the particles in the feed to that in the product
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Crushing efficiency is the ratio of the energy absorbed by the solid to the surfaces energy created by crushing

Explanation:
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3)   Energy consumption in a crusher decreases with increase in the________________________?

a. Size of the product (at constant feed size)
b. Capacity of the crushing machine
c. Size of feed (at constant reduction ratio)
d. All A., B. & C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All A., B. & C.

Explanation:
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4)   Mixing of light fine powder such as insecticides is done by____________________?

a. Banbury mixer
b. Pug mill
c. Impact wheels
d. Kneader
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Impact wheels

Explanation:
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5)   The equivalent diameter of channel of a constant non-circular cross-section of 3 cm by 6 cm will be _______________ cms?

a. 20
b. 12
c. 8
d. 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 2

Explanation:
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6)   A widely used size reduction equipment for ______________ is Bradford breaker?

a. Talc
b. Coal
c. Iron core
d. Wheat
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Coal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


7)   Fluid medium used in the classification technique of mineral beneficiation is_________________?

a. Air
b. Water
c. Either A. or B.
d. Neither A. nor B.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Either A. or B.

Explanation:
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8)   Which of the following is not a non-metalliferous mineral ?

a. Calcite
b. Fluorspar
c. Quartz
d. Cassiterite
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cassiterite

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


9)   Power required to drive a ball mill with a particular ball load is proportional to (where, D = diameter of ball mill.) ?

a. D
b. 1/D
c. D2.5
d. 1/D2.5
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: D2.5

Explanation:
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10)   Helical screw agitator is used for________________?

a. Mixing highly viscous pastes
b. Blending immiscible liquids
c. Mixing liquids at very high temperature (> 250 °C)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mixing highly viscous pastes

Explanation:
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11)   Balls for ball mills are never made of_________________?

a. Forged/cast steel
b. Lead
c. Cast iron
d. Alloy steel
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lead

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


12)   In froth floatation, chemical agent added to cause air adherence is called___________________?

a. Collector
b. Frother
c. Modifier
d. Activator
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Collector

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


13)   In a roll crusher, both the rolls_________________?

a. Have the same diameter
b. Are rotated towards each other
c. Run either at the same or different speeds
d. All A., B. and C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All A., B. and C.

Explanation:
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14)   In a mixer, the quantity, (v. L/D) is termed as __________ number (where, v = longitudinal velocity of material, L = length of the mixer, D = diffusivity in axial mixing) ?

a. Weber
b. Peclet
c. Brinkman
d. Schmidt
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peclet

Explanation:
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15)   A pebble mill_________________?

a. Is a ball mill
b. Employs flints or ceramic pebbles as the grinding medium
c. Is a tube mill lined with ceramic or other non-metallic liner
d. Both B. and C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both B. and C.

Explanation:
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16)   Mass flow of granular solid (M) through a circular opening of dia, D follows_____________________?

a. M ∝ √D
b. M ∝ D2
c. M ∝ D3
d. M ∝ D
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: M ∝ D3

Explanation:
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17)   Size reduction does not occur due to compression in case of________________?

a. Rod mills
b. Gyratory crushers
c. Jaw crushers
d. Smooth roll crushers
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rod mills

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


18)   The capacity of a belt conveyor depends upon two factors. If one is the cross-section of the load, the other is the _____________ of the belt?

a. Speed
b. Thickness
c. Length
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Speed

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


19)   The grinding in a hammer crusher takes place due to the_______________?

a. Attrition
b. Impact
c. Both A. & B.
d. Neither A. nor B.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both A. & B.

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   Which of the following is not an ultrafine grinder (colloid mill) ?

a. Micronizers
b. Agitated mills and fluid energy mills
c. Toothed roll crusher
d. Hammer mills with internal classification
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Toothed roll crusher

Explanation:
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21)   Compressibility co-efficient for an absolutely compressible cake is_______________?

a. 0
b. 1
c. 0 to 1
d.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


22)   If dp is the equivalent diameter of a non-spherical particle, Vp its volume and sp its surface area, then its sphericity is φs is defined by________________?

a. φs = 6 Vp/dpsp
b. φs = Vp/dpsp
c. φs = 6 dpSp/Vp
d. φs = dpSp/Vp
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: φs = 6 Vp/dpsp

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   A 30% (by volume) suspension of spherical sand particles in a viscous oil has a hindered settling velocity of 4.44 μm/s. If the Richardson Zaki hindered settling index is 4.5, then the terminal velocity of a sand grain is_________________?

a. 0.90 μm/s
b. 1 μm/s
c. 22.1 μm/s
d. 0.02 μm/s
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 1 μm/s

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


24)   Which of the following crushers can be considered as a combination of a jaw crusher and a roller crusher ?

a. Rod mill
b. Fluid energy mill
c. Gyratory crusher
d. Ball mill
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Gyratory crusher

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


25)   Handling of ashes and similar materials can be done best by a ______________ conveyor?

a. Flight
b. Drag or slat
c. Belt
d. Ribbon
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Drag or slat

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


26)   Size reduction of the ______________ can be suitably done by ball mills, crushing rolls and rod mills?

a. Metalliferous ores
b. Non-metallic ores
c. Basic slags
d. Asbestos & mica
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Metalliferous ores

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


27)   For spheres, the specific surface shape factor is given by___________________?

a. AD/V
b. D/V
c. A/V
d. √(AD/V)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: AD/V

Explanation:
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28)   A _____________ mill is a revolving mill divided into two or more sections by perforated partitions in which preliminary grinding takes place at one end and the finishing grinding at the discharge end?

a. Compartment
b. Tube
c. Rod
d. Pebble
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Compartment

Explanation:
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29)   Cake resistance is___________________?

a. Important in the beginning of filtration
b. Decreased with the time of filtration
c. Independent of pressure drop
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: None of these

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


30)   Colloid mills achieve size reduction mainly by___________________?

a. Impact
b. Attrition
c. Cutting
d. Compression
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Attrition

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!