Chemical Engineering Basics

111. Aluminium is extracted from

  1. Chalcocite
  2. Bauxite
  3. Galena
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Bauxite

112. Ammonia gas can be dried by

  1. PCl5
  2. Quick lime
  3. CaCl2
  4. Concentrated H2SO4

Correct answer: (B)
Quick lime

113. Ammonia leakage in the refrigeration system is detected by

  1. Sulphur stick, which on detection gives white smoke
  2. Using chemical reagents
  3. Its smell
  4. Soap solution

Correct answer: (A)
Sulphur stick, which on detection gives white smoke

114. An abrupt and sudden fall in the reading of barometer is an indication of the

  1. Storm
  2. Rain
  3. Clear weather
  4. Cold wave

Correct answer: (A)
Storm

115. An alloy of Fe - 0.4 % C is

  1. Cast iron
  2. Hypo-eutectoid steel
  3. Hyper-eutectoid steel
  4. Eutectoid steel

Correct answer: (B)
Hypo-eutectoid steel

116. An approximately __________ process exemplifies the flow of a gas through a very long pipe of uniform cross-section.

  1. Adiabatic
  2. Isothermal
  3. Isentropic
  4. Isochoric

Correct answer: (B)
Isothermal

117. An atom bomb works on the principle of

  1. Nuclear fission
  2. Nuclear fusion
  3. Both the nuclear fission & fusion
  4. Ionisation

Correct answer: (A)
Nuclear fission

118. An example of unsteady non uniform flow is the flow of liquid under pressure through a

  1. Tapering pipe at constant flow rate
  2. Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate
  3. Long pipeline of constant diameter
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate

119. An ideal material for making cooking vessels should have

  1. High heat capacity
  2. Low heat capacity
  3. High thermal conductivity
  4. Both (B) and (C)

Correct answer: (D)
Both (B) and (C)

120. An oxidation process is accompanied with decrease in the

  1. Number of electrons
  2. Oxidation number
  3. Number of ions
  4. All (A), (B) & (C)

Correct answer: (A)
Number of electrons

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