Practice Test: Question Set - 19
1. Mercury electrolytic cells are preferred over diaphragm electrolytic cell (for production of caustic soda), as it
- (A) Has larger production
capacity per unit cell
- (B) Consumes less power
per ton of Cl2 produced
- (C) Produces high purity
(70%) caustic soda directly
- (D) All (a), (b) and (c)
2. Air used in aerobic fermentation must be sterilized, otherwise the
- (A) Recovery of product
will be difficult
- (B) Contamination of pure
culture would result
- (C) Uniformity of product
cannot be achieved
- (D) None of these
3. The drug used in contraceptives is
- (A) Sulfadiazine
- (B) Mestranol
- (C) Methyl salicylate
- (D) Penicillin
4. Lime and soda ash are added to water to remove
- (A) Bicarbonates &
sulphates of calcium and magnesium
- (B) Undesirable taste and
odour
- (C) Bacteria
- (D) Its corrosiveness
5. Neoprene is a
- (A) Monomer
- (B) Synthetic rubber
- (C) Polyester
- (D) None of these
6. Process conditions in fermentator used for production of penicillin is
- (A) 25°C, 2 atm
- (B) 50°C, 10 atm
- (C) 30°C, 200 mm Hg
(absolute)
- (D) 90°C, 45 atm
7. Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and
- (A) Glycerine
- (B) Salt petre
- (C) Nitro
glycerine
- (D) Dynamite
8. Bromides contained in hot mother liquor is treated with __________ during manufacture of bromine from sea water.
- (A) SO3
- (B) Cl2
- (C) NH3
- (D) SO2
9. High temperature carbonization of coal takes place at __________ °C.
- (A) 2000
- (B) 700
- (C) 1100
- (D) < 500
10. High magnesia lime is added to hot sugar cane juice (during the manufacture of sugar) to
- (A) Flocculate the
impurities
- (B) Facilitate fast
filtration
- (C) Both (a) and (b)
- (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
11. Viscose rayon is chemically
- (A) Cellulose nitrate
- (B) Regenerated cellulose
nitrate
- (C) Cellulose acetate
- (D) Regenerated cellulose
acetate
12. Mannheim furnace is used in the manufacture of
- (A) Hydrochloric acid
- (B) H2SO4 by
Chamber process
- (C) Calcium carbide
- (D) Corundum
13. Mercury cells for caustic soda manufacture, compared to diaphragm cells
- (A) Require lower initial
investment
- (B) Require more power
- (C) Produce lower
concentration NaOH
- (D) None of these
14. For the hydrogenation of oils, __________ (i) __________ is commonly used as catalyst and __________ (ii) __________ is a catalyst poison.
- (A) (i) platinum (ii)
sulphur
- (B) (i) palladium (ii)
oxygen
- (C) (i) nickel (ii)
sulphur
- (D) (i) nickel (ii)
oxygen
15. Sucrose content in the raw juice extracted from sugar cane is about __________ percent.
- (A) 1 - 2
- (B) 15 - 20
- (C) 50 - 60
- (D) 80 - 85
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