Process Control & Instrumentation Mcqs for Chemical - Set 10

1)   ____________ is the static characteristics of an instrument?

a. Response
b. Tine lag
c. Drift
d. Dynamic error
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Drift

Explanation:
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2)   High temperature of around 2000°C of incandescent gas mantles is measured by a/an __________________?

a. Specially designed thermocouple
b. Optical pyrometer
c. Radiation pyrometer
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Radiation pyrometer

Explanation:
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3)   Zirconia probe is used for the continuous measurement of ______________ flue gases going out of the furnace?

a. Oxygen in
b. Carbon dioxide in
c. Carbon monoxide in
d. Temperature of
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Oxygen in

Explanation:
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4)   Which of following error integral is considered as the best criterion in controller settings ?

a. ∫0 ∞ |e| dt
b. ∫0 ∞ |e2| dt
c. ∫0 ∞ e2 dt
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ∫0 ∞ e2 dt

Explanation:
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5)   The amplitude ratio for the sinusoidal response of a _____________ is 1?

a. First order system
b. Second order system
c. Transportation lag
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transportation lag

Explanation:
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6)   Which of the following is the dynamic characteristics of an instrument ?

a. Reproducibility
b. Sensitivity
c. Dead zone
d. Fidelity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fidelity

Explanation:
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7)   Liquid levels in autoclaves are measured by ________________?

a. Simple float
b. Differential float type manometer
c. Glass gauge
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Differential float type manometer

Explanation:
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8)   For increased speed of response of an expansion pressure spring thermometer, the thermometer bulb should have a__________________?

a. Large area but small mass
b. High thermal conductivity
c. Small specific heat
d. All A , B & C
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: All A , B & C

Explanation:
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9)   Which of the following controllers has the least maximum deviation ?

a. P-controller
b. P-I controller
c. P-I-D controller
d. P-D controller
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: P-D controller

Explanation:
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10)   Out of the following thermocouple wire insulating material, the highest temperature rating is for________________?

a. Teflon
b. Ceramic fibre
c. Asbestos
d. Fibre glass
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ceramic fibre

Explanation:
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11)   Turbine flow meters are suitable for_________________?

a. Very limited flow ranges
b. Cryogenic flow measurements
c. Aerospace and in air borne applications
d. Both B. and C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both B. and C.

Explanation:
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12)   Load cells are used for the measurement of __________________?

a. Stress
b. Weight
c. Strain
d. Velocity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Weight

Explanation:
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13)   Gas analysis is commonly done using the___________________?

a. Thermal conductivity cell
b. X-ray diffraction
c. Mass spectrometer
d. Emission spectrometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Thermal conductivity cell

Explanation:
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14)   Stalagmometer is used for the measurement of__________________?

a. Kinematic viscosity
b. Surface tension
c. Refractive index
d. Optical activity
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Surface tension

Explanation:
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15)   The transfer function for a PID controller is (where, η i is the integral (reset) time and ηD is the derivative time.) ?

a. Kc(1 + ηis + ηD ). s
b. Kc[1 + (1/ηis) + ηD . s)
c. Kc(1 + ηis + (1/ηD . s)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Kc[1 + (1/ηis) + ηD . s)

Explanation:
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16)   Polarisation of light forms the working principle of a______________?

a. Polarimeter
b. Polarograph
c. Chromatograph
d. Spectrometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Polarimeter

Explanation:
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17)   ____________ are analysed using a Polarograph?

a. Isotonic solutions
b. Solids
c. Liquids
d. Gases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Solids

Explanation:
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18)   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  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fahrenheit

Explanation:
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19)   The open loop transfer function of a control system is KR/(1 + TS). This represents ______________?

a. A first order system
b. Dead time system
c. A first order time lag
d. A second order system
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A first order system

Explanation:
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20)   The term analogous to the electrical current in a thermal system is the_________________?

a. Temperature difference
b. Heat flow rate
c. Heat content in the system
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Heat flow rate

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!