Practice Test: Question Set - 16
1. Bakelite (phenol-formaldehyde) resin cannot be used as
- (A) Decorative paint
- (B) Decorative laminates
- (C) Electrical insulation
- (D) Glass reinforced plastics
2. Thermosetting resins/polymers as compared to thermoplastic ones are
- (A) Soluble in all organic solvents
- (B) More brittle
- (C) Formed by addition polymerization only
- (D) Easily reshaped & reused
3. Polycaprolactam is
- (A) Nylon-6
- (B) Nylon-66
- (C) Dacron
- (D) Rayon
4. Polyvinyl acetate is never used for making
- (A) Moulded articles
- (B) Fibres
- (C) Adhesives
- (D) All (a), (b) & (c)
5. Branched chain polymers compared to linear polymers have higher
- (A) Density
- (B) Tensile strength
- (C) Melting point
- (D) Degree of irregularity in atomic packing
6. In condensation polymerization as compared to addition polymerization
- (A) The monomers are unsaturated compounds
- (B) No co-product is lost
- (C) The monomers contain two functional groups
- (D) Generally only one monomer is involved
7. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
- (A) Is produced by Polycondensation reaction
- (B) Uses either emulsion or suspension polymerization methods
- (C) Can be made thermosetting by adding a plasticizer
- (D) Softening temperature is 200°C
8. Scouring is a finishing operation during the manufacture of fibre, which aims at __________ of fibres.
- (A) Improving the stretchability
- (B) Dyeing/coloring
- (C) Detergent solution washing
- (D) Glycol soaking
9. Polyesters are manufactured by the Polycondensation reaction of
- (A) Dibasic acid with dihydric alcohol
- (B) A single monomer
- (C) Carboxylic acid with ethylene
- (D) Inorganic acid with ethylene glycol
10. Condensation polymerization of caprolactam is carried out in the reactor maintained at a temperature of __________ °C for producing nylon-6.
- (A) -20 to 25
- (B) 50 to 75
- (C) 100 to 150
- (D) 250 to 280
11. Polyurethane cannot be used to make
- (A) Automobile cushion
- (B) Thermal insulation in refrigerator
- (C) Coating and adhesive
- (D) Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP)
12. Density of low density polythene is about __________ gm/c.c.
- (A) 0.38
- (B) 0.56
- (C) 0.81
- (D) 0.91
13. Thermosetting plastic materials
- (A) Can be repeatedly melted
- (B) Is useful for melt casting
- (C) Cannot be melted after forming
- (D) Is useful for spinning
14. Poly-tetra-fluoro ethylene (PTFE) is known as
- (A) Dacron
- (B) Teflon
- (C) Bakelite
- (D) Celluloid
15. Dacron is a
- (A) Condensation polymerization product of
Hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid
- (B) Condensation polymerization product of dimethyl
terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol
- (C) Thermosetting material
- (D) None of these
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