Chemical Engineering Mcqs

Polycaprolactam is commercially known as___________________?

(A) Nylon-6

(B) Nylon-66

(C) Dacron

(D) Rayon

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Zeolite is a/an___________________?

(A) Naturally occuring clay which is capable of exchanging cations

(B) Abrasive material

(C) Catalyst used in shift conversion

(D) None of these

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Which one of the following is not likely to be a constituent of vegetable oils ?

(A) Citric acid

(B) Oleic acid

(C) Stearic acid

(D) Glycerol

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Pick out the wrong statement ?

(A) Catalytic hydrogenation of carbon monoxide produces methyl alcohol

(B) In nylon-6, the number 6 represents the total number of carbon atoms in the ring

(C) Raw materials for DDT manufacture are benzene and chlorine

(D) Ethanolamines are produced by using ammonia and ethylene oxide as raw material

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Nickel is not used as a catalyst in the __________________ reaction ?

(A) Shift conversion

(B) Oil hydrogenation

(C) Steaming reforming of naphtha

(D) Ammonia cracking/dissociation

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Main constituent of dolomite is __________________?

(A) CaCO3

(B) MgCO3

(C) K2CO3

(D) Na2CO3

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Coke used for the production of calcium carbide should have____________________?

(A) Low ash content

(B) Low ignition temperature

(C) High electrical resistivity

(D) All A ,

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The gasification reaction represented by, C + H2O = CO + H2, is a/an _________________ reaction?

(A) Exothermic

(B) Endothermic

(C) Catalytic

(D) Autocatalytic

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H2S is scrubbed from refinery gases by absorption using ________________________?

(A) Dilute H2SO4

(B) Ethanol amine

(C) Chilled water

(D) Tri-butyl phosphate

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Pasteurisation 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

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