Process Control & Instrumentation Mcqs for Chemical - Set 3

1)   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  Explanation 

ANSWER: Grows linearly with time

Explanation:
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2)   Working principle of disappearing filament type optical pyrometer is based on the ________________?

a. Wien’s law
b. Seebeck effect
c. Kirchoff’s law
d. Peltier effect
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Wien’s law

Explanation:
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3)   Dilatometer is used to measure __________________?

a. Stress
b. Strain
c. Deflection
d. Contraction/expansion due to changes in temperature
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Contraction/expansion due to changes in temperature

Explanation:
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4)   Relationship between absorption/evolution of heat at the thermocouple junctions and the current flow in the circuit is given by _____________ effect?

a. Peltier
b. Thomson
c. Seebeck
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peltier

Explanation:
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5)   pH meter has ____________________?

a. One cell
b. Two cells
c. Three cells
d. No cell
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Two cells

Explanation:
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6)   Flow rate of those fluids which are insensitive to changes in their density, viscosity or flow velocity profile can be best measured by a ________________?

a. Magnetic flowmeter
b. Pitot tube
c. Flow nozzle type flowmeter
d. Turbine flowmeter
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Magnetic flowmeter

Explanation:
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7)   Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on volumetric expansion of mercury with increase in temperature. Which of the following undergoes minimum volumetric expansion for a given temperature change ?

a. Water
b. Mercury
c. Methyl alcohol
d. Carbon-tetrachloride
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mercury

Explanation:
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8)   Which of the following filled system expansion thermometer has the capability to measure the lowest temperature ?

a. Mercury in glass thermometer
b. Mercury in steel thermometer
c. Alcohol in glass thermometer
d. Fused metal (Na or K) in steel thermometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alcohol in glass thermometer

Explanation:
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9)   Emf generated in a thermocouple depends on the temperature ___________________?

a. Of cold junction only
b. Of hot junction only
c. Difference between hot and cold junctions
d. Difference between cold junction and atmospheric temperature
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Difference between hot and cold junctions

Explanation:
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10)   Which of the following thermocouples can measure the maximum temperature ?

a. Platinum-rhodium
b. Tungsten-molybdenum
c. Chromel-alumel
d. Iron-constantan
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tungsten-molybdenum

Explanation:
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11)   Optical activity of a solution can be determined using a ___________________?

a. Polarimeter
b. Polarograph
c. Dilatometer
d. Refractometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Polarimeter

Explanation:
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12)   Strain gage uses an electrical conductor wire, which when elastically stretched increases in length and reduces in diameter. Both these dimensional changes result in ____________ in the electrical resistance of the wire ?

a. No change
b. Decrease
c. Increase
d. Exponential decrease
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increase

Explanation:
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13)   Which of the following is not a composition measuring instrument ?

a. Thermal conductivity cell
b. Mass spectrometer
c. Polarograph
d. Hot wire anemometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hot wire anemometer

Explanation:
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14)   Response of a linear control system for a change in set point is called __________________?

a. Frequency response
b. Transient response
c. Servo problem
d. Regulator problem
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Servo problem

Explanation:
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15)   Stroboscope is used for the measurement of _________________?

a. Rpm of a flywheel
b. Frequency of light
c. Depression of freezing point
d. Liquid level under pressure
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Rpm of a flywheel

Explanation:
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16)   Nickel percentage in invar which is an iron-nickel alloy, and is used as a thermocouple material is __________________?

a. 12
b. 36
c. 54
d. 68
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 36

Explanation:
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17)   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  Explanation 

ANSWER: Decibel = 20 log10 (AR)

Explanation:
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18)   Liquid flow rate in an open channel cannot be measured by a/an __________________?

a. Orifice meter
b. Cipolletti weir
c. Rectangular weir
d. V-notch
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Orifice meter

Explanation:
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19)   Temperature of molten pig iron (1450°C) and molten slag (1500°C) flowing out of a blast furnace is measured by a/an_______________?

a. Chromel-alumel thermocouple
b. Optical pyrometer
c. Radiation pyrometer
d. Either B. or C.
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Either B. or C.

Explanation:
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20)   Which of the following is never used as an element of industrial resistance thermometer ?

a. Lead
b. Nickel
c. Copper
d. 30% iron + 70% nickel
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lead

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!