Practice Test: Question Set - 14
1. Flexible foam (for mattresses) is usually made of
- (A) PVC
- (B) Silicone
- (C) Polyurethanes
- (D) Polyamides
2. Hydrogenation of oil takes place in a/an __________ reactor.
- (A) Autothermal
- (B) Trickle bed
- (C) Plug flow
- (D) None of these
3. Which of the following is an additional step in the manufacture of paper from bagasse as compared to that from bamboo?
- (A) Depithing
- (B) Digestion
- (C) Bleaching
- (D) None of these
4. Salt is the basic raw material for the manufacture of
- (A) Cement
- (B) Glass
- (C) Potteries
- (D) Caustic soda
5. The most widely used coagulant for removing suspended impurities from water is
- (A) Bleaching powder
- (B) Chlorine
- (C) Calcium sulphate
- (D) Alum
6. Glycerine is recovered from lye by
- (A) Evaporation followed
by vacuum distillation
- (B) Liquid extraction
technique
- (C) Extractive
distillation technique
- (D) None of these
7. Iron ore hematite is concentrated using
- (A) Electromagnetic
separation mainly
- (B) Gravity
separation
- (C) Froth
floatation
- (D) Roasting
8. Which of the following is not an antibiotic?
- (A) Penicillin
- (B) Streptomycin
- (C) Tetracycline
- (D) Quinine
9. Which of the following is an unsaturated fatty acid?
- (A) Lauric acid
- (B) Palmitic acid
- (C) Stearic acid
- (D) Oleic acid
10. Enzymes are organic catalysts used in the __________ reactions.
- (A) Chemical
- (B) Biochemical
- (C) Photochemical
- (D) Electrochemical
11. Percentage of glycerine present in the spent lye obtained during soap manufacture is about
- (A) 0.5
- (B) 5
- (C) 20
- (D) 35
12. Rosin soap is added during paper manufacture to
- (A) Impart
adhesive properties
- (B) Improve
opacity
- (C) Impart
resistance to penetration by liquids
- (D) None of these
13. High purity nitrogen is used in
- (A) Making protective gas
(95% N2 + 5% H2) for annealing of cold rolled steel
strip coils
- (B) Fire fighting
purposes
- (C) Both (a) & (b)
- (D) Neither (a) nor (b)
14. Solvay process is used for the manufacture of
- (A) Caustic soda
- (B) Soda ash
- (C) Caustic
potash
- (D) Soda lime
15. The main use of HCl is in the
- (A) Drilling of petroleum
wells and pickling of steel sheets
- (B) Manufacture of
cationic detergent
- (C) Treatment of spent
fuel of nuclear reactor
- (D) None of these
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