Question Papers

ExamCode: CHE1_15_B2
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In case of a shell and tube heat exchanger, the minimum shell thickness for carbon steel (inclusive of corrosion allowance) depends on shell
diameter and is in the range of __ mm.
1) 3-5
3) 8-15

2) 5-11
4) 12-18

Lug support is:

1) The most suitable for thick vertical vessel

2) Same as bracket support

3) Provided usually for vessels of much smaller height than skirt supported
vessels
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4) All of these

Which of the following is NOT a component of the working capital for a chemical process plant?
1) Product inventory
3) Minimum cash reserve

2) In-process inventory
4) Storage facilities

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Bracket supports are the most suitable for supporting __________ vessels.
1) Thick walled vertical
2) Horizontal
3) Thin spherical (e.g. Horton sphere)
4) None of these

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Annual depreciation costs are constant, when the __________ method of depreciation calculation is used.
1) Declining balance
3) Sum of the years digit

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2) Straight line
4) None of these

Utilities cost in the operation of chemical process plant comes under the1) Plant overhead cost
2) Fixed charges
3) Direct production cost
4) General expenses

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The value of fouling factor depends upon the1) Characteristic of process fluid

2) Velocity of process fluid containing suspended solids

3) Suspended solids in the fluid

4) All of these

25 percent cut segmental baffle means that the baffle1) Height is 75% of the I.D. of the shell
3) Spacing is 75% of its height

2) Height is 25% of the I.D. of the shell

4) Width is 25% of its height

To keep the power input constant for a stirred vessel operating under fully developed turbulent flow conditions (constant power number), if the
impeller diameter is increased by 20%, the impeller speed should be decreased by a factor of1) (1.2)3/2
3) (1.2)2/3

2) (1.2)3/5
4) (1.2)5/3

The payback method for the measurement of return on investment1) Gives a correct picture of profitability
3) Does not consider the time value of money

2) Under-emphasises liquidity
4) Takes into account the cash inflows after the recovery of investments

In chemical process equipments, the conical bottom heads used, usually has an apex angle of1) 20
3) 60

2) 40
4) 80

Moore filter is a 1) Leaf filter

3) Rotary filter

2) Filter press
4) Sand filter

Which of the following equations is applicable for the flow of fluid through a packed bed for large Reynold number?
1) Fanning equation
3) Blake-plummer equation

2) Kozeny-corman equation
4) Kremser equation

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If blend number is constant, then the blend time is proportional to the 1) Reciprocal of impeller speed
2) Impeller speed
3) Reciprocal of the cube of impeller speed
4) Cube of impeller speed

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Turbine with pitched blade in baffled tank produces 1) Radial flow

3) Tangential flow

2) Axial flow
4) Laminar flow

Flow rate of a liquid containing heavy solids can be best measured by 1) Pitot tube
3) Eccentric orifice

2) Concentric orifice
4) Rotameter

Most suitable for cleaning of fine coal dust (<0.5mm) is:

1) Trough washer
3) Spiral separator

2) Jig Washer
4) Froth floatation

The Moody diagram is used in fluid mechanics to obtain the 1) Drag coefficient
3) Friction factor

2) Strouhal number
4) Manning constant

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The head loss in a pipe of diameter d, carrying oil at a flow rate Q over a distance l is h. The pipe is replaced by another with half the diameter,
all other things remaining the same. The head loss in this will be 1) 0.5 h
3) 8 h

2) 2.0 h
4) 32 h

Which of the following is a coarse crusher?

1) Dire crusher
3) Jaw crusher

2) Conical crusher
4) Single roll crusher

Energy loss in flow through nozzle as compared to venturimeter is:

1) Same

2) More

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3) Less

4) Unpredictable

Opening of 400 mesh screen (Taylor screen) is:

1) 0.38 mm
3) 0.0038 mm

2) 0.038 mm
4) 3.8 mm

Wavelength for maximum emissive power is given by1) Weins law

3) Kirchoffs law

2) Stefans law
4) Plancks law

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A multiple effect evaporator has a capacity to process 4000 kg of solid caustic soda per day when it is concentrating from 10 to 25% solids. The
water evaporated in kg per day is:
1) 600
3) 24000

2) 2400
4) 800

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Which thermocouple can be used for -50C temperature?

1) Copper- constantan
3) Chromel- alumel

2) Iron constantan
4) Platimum-platinum-rhodium

Three metal walls of the same cross sectional area having thermal conductivities in the ratio 1 : 2 : 4 transfer heat at the rate of 6000 kJ/hr. For
the same wall thickness, the temperature drops will be in the ratio1) 1 : 2 : 4
3) 1/4 : 1/2 : 1

2) 1 : 1/2 : 1/4
4) 1 : 1 : 1

Which of the following term is not used in pulping?

1) Kappa number
3) Bromine number

2) Copper number
4) Permanganate number

Teflon is:
1) Phenol formaldehyde
3) Poly-tetra-fluoroethylene

2) An inorganic polymer
4) A monomer

Petroleum feed stock used for linear Alkyl Benzene is:

1) Crude oil
3) Diesel

2) Kerosene
4) Light cycle oil

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For toilet soap of grade I, minimum percentage of TFM (Total Fatty Matter) should be1) 40
2) 60
3) 70
4) 76

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Alum is commercially produced from1) Gypsum

3) Galena

2) Feldspar
4) Bauxite

The allotrope of Sulphur that is insoluble in Carbon-di-sulphide is:

1) Rhombic Sulphur
3) Plastic Sulphur

2) Monoclinic Sulphur
4) Milk of Sulphur

Ethanol amine is produced using Ammonia and1) Ethyl benzene

3) Ethanol

2) Ethylene oxide
4) Ethane

Which of the following will have highest API gravity?

1) Ethane
3) Butane

2) Propane
4) Heptane

(5-10-5) fertilizers mean that they contain1) 5, 10, 5 % respectively of N2, P2O5 and K2O

2) Only 5 to 10% active fertilizer constituents

3) 5 to 10% filler, carrier of soil conditioners

4) None of these

Adipic acid is an intermediate in the manufacture of1) Perspex

3) Polystyrene

2) Nylon-66
4) Bakelite

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Dehydrogenation of isopropanol produces-

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1) Propyl Alcohol
3) Trichloroethylene

2) Acetone
4) Formaldehyde

Which of the following is not used in dye?

1) Anthraquinone
3) Gamma acid

2) Meanilic acid
4) Picolin

Which of the following is a yellow pigment?

1) Titanium dioxide
3) Lead Chromates

2) Ferrous sulphate
4) Zinc sulphides

Bakelite is made from1) Phenol formaldehyde

3) Melamine formaldehyde

2) Urea formaldehyde
4) None of these

The solvent used in liquid extraction should not have high latent heat of vaporisation, because1) The pressure drop and hence the pumping cost will be very high

2) It cannot be recovered by distillation

3) Its recovery cost by distillation may be prohibitively high

4) It will decompose while recovering by distillation

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In the constant rate period of the rate of drying curve for batch drying1) Cracks develop on the surface of the solid
2) Rate of drying decreases abruptly
3) Surface evaporation of unbound moisture occurs
4) None of these

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Flash distillation is suitable for the separation of components1) Having very close boiling points
3) Having very wide boiling points

2) Which form maximum boiling azeotrope

4) Which form minimum boiling azeotrope

Desulphurisation of petrol is done in a1) Bollman extractor

2) Rotating disc extractor

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3) Packed extraction column

4) Plate type extraction column

Which of the following is used for the concentration of rubber latex?

1) Agitated film evaporator
3) Short tube evaporator

2) Long tube vertical evaporator

4) Calendria

Drift in a cooling tower is:

1) The water entrained by the circulating air
3) Desirable

2) Dependent on the water lost by evaporation

4) All of these

Pick out the correct statement.

1) The slope of the stripping line is always less than unity

3) In Ponchon-Savarit method of no. of theoretical plate determination, the

stripping and rectifying operating lines are vertical at total reflux

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2) For a given separation in a binary distillation column, with increase in

reflux ratio (above the minimum reflux ratio), the fixed cost of the distillation
column first increases and then decreases

4) Kremsor-Brown-Souder's equation is used to calculate the efficiency of a

plate tower

Corresponding to Nusselt number in heat transfer, the dimensionless group in mass transfer is the __________ number.
1) Sherwood
3) Peclet

2) Schmidt
4) Stanton

The McCabe L law states that the1) Molar heats of vaporisation of components are nearly equal

2) Linear crystal growth rate depends on the degree of super saturation

3) Linear crystal growth rate does not depend on the crystal size

4) Linear crystal growth rate depends on the crystal size

In most of the vacuum crystallisers, vacuum is generally produced by means of a1) Suction pump
2) Compressed air jet

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3) Steam jet ejector with a barometric condenser

4) None of these

Very tall packed towers are divided into series of beds to1) Reduce the overall pressure drop
3) Reduce liquid hold-up

2) Avoid channelling
4) Avoid flooding

Which of the following decreases during evaporative cooling process with recirculated water supply ?
1) Wet bulb temperature
3) Partial pressure of vapour

2) Relative humidity
4) None of these

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In the design of gas absorption equipment like packed and tray towers, the ratio of actual liquid rate to minimum liquid rate should preferably be
in the range of 1) 1 2
2) 1.5 2.5
3) 0.5 1.5
4) 1.1 1.5

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Leaching rate is independent of the1) Agitation

3) Particle size

2) Temperature
4) None of these

Pick out the one which is a first order instrument.

1) Mercury in glass thermometer (without any covering or air gap)

2) Bare metallic thermometer

3) Bare vapor pressure thermometer

4) All of these

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The initial value (t=0) of the unit step response of the transfer function [(s + 1)/(2s + 1)] is:
1) 0
3) 1

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2) 1/2
4) 2

According to Bode stability criterion, a system is unstable, if the open loop frequency response exhibits an amplitude ratio exceeding unity at
frequency for which phase lag is:

1) 0
3) 90

2) 45
4) 180

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A negative gain margin expressed in decibels means a/an __________ system.

1) Stable
2) Unstable
3) Critically damped
4) None of these

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The closed loop pole of a stable second order system could be1) Both real and positive
3) Both real and negative

2) Complex conjugate with positive real parts

4) One real positive and the other real negative

Feed forward controller accounts for the __________ changes.

1) Set point
3) Both (A) & (B)

2) Load
4) Neither (A) nor (B)

The operation of a rotameter is based on1) Variable flow area

3) Pressure drop across a nozzle

2) Rotation of a turbine
4) Pressure at a stagnation point

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A sinusoidal variation in the input passing through a linear first order system1) Becomes more oscillatory (frequency increases)
2) Becomes less oscillatory (frequency decreases)
3) Gets amplified (magnitude increases)

4) Gets attenuated (magnitude decreases)

Concentration of sugar solution can be determined by the1) Polarimetry

3) Emission spectroscopy

2) Flame photometry
4) Oscillometry

For an input forcing function, X(t) = 2t2, the Laplace transform of this function is:
1) 2/s
3) 2/s

2) 4/s
4) 4/s

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Which of the following filled system expansion thermometer has the capability to measure the lowest temperature?
1) Mercury in glass thermometer
3) Alcohol in glass thermometer

2) Mercury in steel thermometer

4) Fused metal (Na or K) in steel thermometer

A stirred tank reactor compared to tubular-flow reactor provides1) More uniform operating conditions

2) Permits operation at the optimum temperature for a long reaction time

3) Higher overall selectivity for a first order consecutive reaction

4) All of these

A plug-flow reactor is characterised by1) High capacity

3) Presence of lateral mixing

2) Presence of axial mixing

4) Constant composition and temperature of reaction mixture

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In chamber process of sulphuric acid manufacture in industry, the gas phase oxidation of SO2 to SO3 is accomplished by a __________ reaction.
1) Non-catalytic homogeneous
3) Catalytic homogenous

2) Non-catalytic heterogeneous
4) Catalytic heterogeneous

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A reactor is generally termed as an autoclave, when it is a1) High pressure batch reactor
3) High pressure tubular reactor

2) Atmospheric pressure tank reactor

4) Atmospheric pressure CSTR

Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to space velocity of flow reactors.
2) The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that three reactor volumes of feed at
1) The unit of space velocity is (time)-1
specified conditions are being fed into the reactor every hour

3) The space velocity of 3 hr-1 means that one third reactor volume of feed at 4) None of these
specified conditions are being fed into the reactor

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For a zero order chemical reaction, the1) Half-life period is directly proportional to the initial concentration of the
reactants

2) Plot of products concentration with time is a straight line through the

origin

3) Products concentration increases linearly with time

4) All of these

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An irreversible first order reaction is being carried out in a CSTR and PFR of same volume. The liquid flow rates are same. The relative
conversion will1) Be more in CSTR than in PFR
2) Be more in PFR than in CSTR
3) Be same in both cases
4) Depend on the temperature

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Higher free energy of activation of a chemical reaction (at a given temperature) implies1) Slower rate of reaction
3) Higher equilibrium conversion

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2) Higher rate of reaction

4) Both (B) and (C)

__________ is the response curve for a step input signal from a reactor.
1) S-curve
2) C-curve

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3) I-curve

4) None of these

A catalyst1) Initiates a reaction

2) Lowers the activation energy of reacting molecules

3) Is capable of reacting with any one of the reactants

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In autocatalytic reactions1) One of the reactants acts as a catalyst

3) Catalysts have very high selectivity

4) Cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of a chemical

reaction

2) One of the products acts as a catalyst

4) No catalyst is used

For a tubular flow reactor with uniform concentration and temperature, the independent variable is:
1) Time
3) Diameter

2) Length
4) None of these

What is the dispersion number for a plug flow reactor ?

1) 0
3) 1

2)
4) -1

The thermal boundary layer at Prandtl number greater than one1) Is thicker than hydrodynamic boundary layer

2) And the velocity boundary layer are identical

3) Is thinner than velocity boundary layer

4) Disappears

________ heat exchanger is used for chilling oil to be dewaxed.

1) U-tube
3) Fixed tube

2) Double pipe
4) Floating head

If the thermal conductivity of a wall material is independent of temperature, the steady state temperature distribution in the very large thin plane
wall having steady, uniform surface temperature follows1) Hyperbolic law

2) Parabolic law

3) Linear law
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4) Logarithmic law

Choose the most important factor on which the heat conducted through a wall in a unit time will depend on.
1) Thickness of the wall

2) Area of the wall perpendicular to heat flow

3) Material of the wall

4) Temperature difference between the two surfaces of the wall

With increase in molar mass, the thermal conductivity of a gas1) Increases

3) Remains same

2) Decreases
4) May increase or decrease depending on the type of gas

The maximum heat transfer co-efficient from steam heating will be attained when the steam is:
1) Superheated
3) Wet

2) Saturated
4) None of these

The ratio of kinematic viscosity to thermal diffusivity is called the1) Peclet number
3) Stanton number

2) Prandtl number
4) Nusselt number

Leiden frost point occurs in1) Natural convection

3) Transition boiling

2) Film boiling
4) Nucleate boiling

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When 92 gm ethanol is completely burnt, ______ gm of carbon dioxide will be formed.

1) 176
2) 132
3) 88
4) 144

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16 gm of sulphur dioxide upon oxidation gives 18 gm of sulphur trioxide. The percentage yield of sulphur trioxide is :
1) 60

2) 75

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3) 80

4) 90

1 torr is equivalent to1) 1 mm Hg

3) 1 ata

2) 1 Pascal
4) 1 mm wc

During a phase change process like sublimation, vaporisation, melting etc., the specific __________ does not change.
1) Enthalpy
3) Internal energy

2) Gibbs free energy

4) Entropy

Heat of reaction is not influenced by1) The route/method through which final products are obtained

2) The physical state (e.g., solid, liquid or gaseous) of reactants and products

3) Whether the reaction is carried out at constant temperature or constant

pressure

4) None of these

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Adiabatic flame temperature of a fuel is dependent on the initial temperature of1) The fuel
2) The air
3) Both fuel and air
4) Neither fuel nor the air

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Compressibility factor of a real gas is the ratio of the actual volume to that predicted by ideal gas law. As the pressure of the gas approaches zero,
the compressibility factor approaches1)
3) 1

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2) 0
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A system in which all the measurable variables have the same value as they had inside an enclosure after a long time, irrespective of the
interaction that may have taken place is called1) Free state
3) Equilibrium state

2) Infinite state
4) Both (B) and (C)

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The heat capacity of a solid compound is calculated from the atomic heat capacities of its constituent elements with the help of the1) Trouton's rule
3) Antoine equation

2) Kopp's rule
4) Kistiakowsky equation

Which of the following is called blue gas?

1) Coke oven gas
3) Natural gas

2) Water gas
4) Producer gas (produced using Kopper Totzek gasifier)

Pick out the wrong statement.

1) One kg-mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.4 m3 at N.T.P

2) One lb-mole of an ideal gas occupies 359 ft3 at N.T.P

3) One gm-mole of an ideal gas occupies 22.4 litres (i.e., 22400 c.c) at N.T.P 4) Density of dry air at N.T.P. is 1 gm/litre