CPI, IPC & Equipment & Plant Design Flashcards
Oxidation of SO2
to SO3 is favored by
A. low temperature and low pressure.
B. low temperature and high pressure.
C. high temperature and low pressure.
D. high temperature and high pressure.
b. low temperature & high pressure
Gun powder, an explosive, comprises of
charcoal, sulfur and ____
b. saltpeter
The starting raw material for the manufacture
of alum is ____.
A. alumina
B. gypsum
C. bauxite
D. ammonium bicarbonate
c. Bauxite
Paper pulp produced by kraft/sulfate process
is _____.
A. bleached easily
B. dull white in color
C. strong & fibrous
D. dark colored
C. Strong & fibrous
Claude process of gas liquefaction employs
A. merely compression of gas beyond its critical pressure.
B. Joule-Thomson expansion cooling.
C. heat exchange with colder stream.
D. adiabatic expansion against a piston or in a turbine
d
Viscose rayon is chemically ____.
A. cellulose nitrate
B. regenerated cellulose nitrate
C. cellulose acetate
D. regenerated cellulose acetate
d
Styrene is produced from ethyl benzene by
the process of _______.
A. dehydrogenation
B. oxidation
C. alkylation
D. dehydration
a. dehydrogentation
Gelatin which is a nitrogenous organic protein is obtained by the hydrolysis of _____
a. tannin
b. molasses
c. chitin
d. collagen
d. collagen
Sucrose content in the raw juice extracted from sugar cane is about ____ %
a. 1-2
b. 15-20
c. 50-60
d. 80-85
b. 15-20%
Fusel oil is a/an
A. essential oil.
B. extract from medicinal herbs.
C.mixture of higher molecular weight alcohols (a byproduct obtained during production of alcohol from molasses).
D. none of these.
c
Styrene-butadiene-rubber (SBR) as compared to natural rubber has .
A. poorer tensile strength.
B. poorer resistance to oxidation.
C.greater amount of heat build-up under
heavy loading.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
d
Coefficient of thermal expansion of glass is
decreased by the addition of ____ during its
manufacture.
A. CaO
B. MnO2
C. ZnO
D. FeS
c
The catalyst used in the manufacture of DDT (from chloral and chlorobenzene) is
A. dilute H2SO4
B. oleum
C. ultraviolet light
D. none of these
b
Epoxy resin
A. is a good adhesive.
B. is an elastomer.
C. cannot be used for surface coatings.
D. is a polyester.
a
Which of the following is the most adverse factor challenging the choice of mercury electrolytic cell process for the production of caustic soda?
A. High cost of mercury.
B. High specific gravity of mercury.
C. Non-availability of high purity mercury.
D. Pollution of water stream by mercury.
d
Esterification reaction produces
A. aerosol
B. trans fat
C. soap
D. mercaptans
c
Wood charcoal is used for decoloration of sugar because it ____ the colored materials.
A. adsorbs
B. oxidizes
C. reduces
D. converts
a
Producer gas consists mainly of
A. CO, CO2, N2, H2
B. CO, H2
C. H2, CH4
D. C2H2, CO2, H2
a
Neoprene is the trade name of
A. polyurathane
B. phenol formaldehyde
C. polychloroprene
D. styrene-butadiene rubber
c
Sulfur addition in soap is done to
A. improve the soap texture.
B. cure pimples & dandruff.
C. fasten lather formation.
D. increase its cleansing action.
b
Phosphate rock is a raw material for the manufacture of
A. phosphoric acid
B. phosphorous
C. superphosphates
D. all of the above
d
Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its
A. poor oxidation stability and high gum forming tendency.
B. greater tendency of decomposition at elevated temperature.
C. hydrolysis tendency in presence of water.
D. all of the above
b
Which of the following is NOT a raw material used for the manufacture of ordinary glass?
A. Iron oxide
B. Soda ash
C. Limestone
D. Silica
a
Zeolite removes both temporary as well as permanent hardness of water by precipitating calcium and magnesium present in water as insoluble zeolites. Used zeolite is regenerated by flushing with the solution of
A. calcium sulphate
B. sodium chloride
C. sodium sulphate
D. magnesium chloride
b
Pasteurization of milk means
A. removal of fatty and albuminous substance from it.
B.killing of organisms present in it by heating it at controlled temperature without changing its natural characteristics.
C.inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms without killing them.
D. none of these.
b
Fusion of bauxite and ____ produces high
alumina cement.
A. alum
B. limestone
C. coke
D. quartz
b
________ process is used for the manufacture
of sodium carbonate by ammonia soda process.
A. Ostwald’s
B. Bosch
C. Solvay
D. Haber’s
c
Polycaprolactum is commercially known as
A. nylon-6
B. nylon-66
C. dacron
D. rayon
a
Frasch process is for
A. making oxygen
B. producing helium
C. mining sulfur
D. making nitrogen
c
Pitch (a product of coal tar distillation) is always mixed with creosote oil, when it is to be burnt in a burner, because
A. its calorific value is very less.
B. tar neutralizes the residual acids present in pitch.
C.it reduces viscosity and imparts fluidity for its transportation through pipelines at economic pressure drop.
D. all of the above
c
Which is the main reducing agent during
production of iron from iron ore in a blast furnace?
A. C
B. CO
C. CO2
D. H2
b
The drug used in contraceptives is
A. sulphadizene
B. mestranol
C. methyl salicylate
D. cholecalciferol
b
Raw materials used for producing _ _
cement does not contain iron oxide.
A. waterproof
B. slag
C. white
D. pozzolan
c
In the Lurgi coal gasifier
A. coking coals cannot be used.
B. low carbon conversion efficiency is achieved.
C. entrainment of solids is higher.
D. large quantity of coal can be processed.
d
Neon gas is
A. flammable in nature.
B. used in color discharge tube.
C. filled in lamps having tungsten filament.
D. all (a), (b) and (c).
b
Which of the following is an undesirable dynamic characteristic of an instrument?
A. Reproducibility
B. Dead zone
C. Time lag
D. Static error
c
Pick out the one which is a first order instrument.
A.Mercury in glass thermometer (without any
covering or air gap)
B. Bare metallic thermometer
C. Bare vapor pressure thermometer
D. All of the above
d
Load cells are used for the measurement of
A. stress
B. weight
C. strain
D. velocity
b
Which of the following is the dynamic characteristics of an instrument?
A. Reproducibility
B. Sensitivity
C. Dead zone
D. Fidelity
d
The ____ of a vapor pressure thermometer
is a functioning element.
A. pointer
B. bourdon tube
C. bulb
D. none of these
a
A negative gain margin expressed in decibels
means a/an ____ system.
A. stable
B. unstable
C. critically damped
D. none of these
b
Thermistor has a high temperature coefficient of
resistivity which is used as the sensing element in
resistance thermometer. It is a/an
A. insulator
B. conductor
C. solid semiconductor
D. liquid semiconductor
c
Flapper nozzle is used in a/an ____ controller.
A. electronic
B. hydraulic
C. pneumatic
D. none of these
c
Working principle of radiation pyrometer is based on
the
A. Wien’s law
B. Kirchoff’s law
C. Stefan-Boltzman law
D. Seebeck effect
c