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Water is
a) An essential mineral
1 b) A fluid a
c) A maceral
d) An organic compound
All Rocks are
a) Elements
2 b) Assemblage of minerals b
c) Elements
d) Fuels
% of iron in magnetite mineral is
a) 75
3 b) 69 c
c) 72
d) 50
% of carbon di oxide in calcite is
a) 40
4 b) 56 d
c) 60
d) 44
The allotroplic mineral forms of C
a) Graphite and graphene
5 b) Diamond and carbide d
c) Coal and Gas
d) Graphite and Diamond
The example for a fertilizer mineral is
a) Graphite
6 b) Calcite c
c) Apatite
d) Quartz
The most sensitive unit operation in mineral processing is
a) Concentration
7 b) Comminution b
c) Dewatering
d) Storage and handling
The important laws of comminution are
a) Kicks, Rittinger and Bonds law
8 b) Newtons law a
c) Gy’s law
d) Stokes law
Normally in bio leaching of copper ore ------------ is used
a) Bacterial Thio bacillus ferro oxidans and Thio bacillus sulfoxidans
9 b) NaOH a
c) HCl
d) Fungi
 Cementation is ------- process
a) Roasting
b) Precipitation of more noble metal in lieu of less noble metal
10 b
c) Leaching
d) Evaporation

MCQ in Mineral Processing

CIL process is used in ------- ores

a) Carbon extraction
11 b) Free milling Platinum ores c
c) Refractory preg robbing gold
d) Zinc extraction
In Water only cyclone ------ is used
a) Magnetite media
12 b) Ferrosilicon media d
c) Zinc chloride solution
d) No external heavy media
If concentration criteria increases
a) Separation can be done efficiently independent of size range limitations.
13 b) Equisettling particles may be separated a
c) Efficiency of separator decreases
d) Yield of concentrate increases
An example of diamagnetic mineral is
a) Magnetite
14 b) Rutile b
c) Ilmenite
d) Magnetite
------ are used in pumping highly viscous and thick slurries
a) Conveyors
15 b) Centrifugal c
c) Diaphragm positive displacement
d) Bucket elevators
Air is
a) Natural gas
16 b) Mix of nitrous oxide and sulphur di oxide d
c) Mix of carbon di oxide and carbon monoxide
d) A mix of nitrogen and oxygen mostly.
The Wootz steel was first produced in
a) Karnataka as crucible high carbon steel
17 b) Germany a
c) Damascus in Syria
d) Bejing in China
Crushing consumes ------- energy than grinding in a mineral processing plant
a) More
18 b) Less b
c) Equal
d) None of the above
The example of macro agglomeration process is
a) Classification
19 b) Coagulation c
c) Pelletization
d) Flocculation
 The energy consumption in grinding may be reduced by
a) Increasing the circulating load
20 b) Increasing the reduction ratio d
c) Decreasing the circulating load
d) Crush more and grind less by HPGR and use of grind aids

% Critical speed of the tumbling mill is

a) When mill rpm just centrifuges the charge
21 b) When cataracting increases a
c) When cascading increases
d) When mill is not rotating
SAG mill are used when--------
a) Hard ores are encountered
22 b) For grinding a mixture of hard abrasive and soft ores which are clayey to reduce media cost b
c) To reduce grinding energy costs
d) For grinding the soft ores
The optimum range of %Solids pulp density used in wet grinding is
a) 40-50
23 b) 90-100 c
c) 65-75
d) 25-45
When the contact angle is zero the particle is
a) Aerophilic
24 b) Hydrophobic d
c) in process of aggregation
d) Hydrophilic
Amphoteric collectors are
a) Have both anionic and cationic groups selectively working on pH range
25 b) Non ionic in nature a
c) Naturally obtained collectors
d) Surfactants which are collectors and frothers
The column flotation cells are used----------
a) To treat very coarse particles
26 b) To increase the grade and recovery with minimum footprint and energy and floating slimes b
c) For flotation of naturally floatable minerals only
d) For flotation of difficult to float particles
Jigs and Dense media separation are used at --------- beneficiation of coal
a) Slimes size
27 b) Fine size d
c) At Nano size
d) Coarse size
Centrifugal gravity concentrators are used in recovery of minerals at ---------
a) Very coarse lumpy size
28 b) Sandy size range d
c) Both lumpy and sandy size range
d) Slimes size range
29 Cryogenic High Gradient Magnetic Separators are used in c
a) In concentration of ferromagnetic minerals
b) In concentration of paramagnetic minerals
 c) Concentration of magnetic minerals at very low temperatures
d) Removal of magnetic impurities from industrial minerals
High tension separators are used
a) Concentration of conducting and non-conducting minerals by wet means
30 b) Separation of conducing minerals from non- conducting minerals by dry means b
c) Separation of magnetic and non – magnetic minerals by dry means
d) Separation of minerals by dry means

The following are Beach sand heavy minerals that occur in Indian coasts
a) Ilmenite, Rutile, Zircon, Garnet ,Monazite
31 b) Hematite, Goethite, Ilmenite a
c) Ilmenite, Titano magnetite, goethite
d) Hematite, Magnetite, Pyrite
--------- Mining method is normally employed in mining of placer deposits
a) Open cast
32 b) Under ground d
c) Insitu solution mining
d) Hydraulic placer
Chemical processing of minerals are resorted only if
a) Differential physical properties of ore and gangue mineral is different
b) Liberation occurs at very fine sizes
33 c
c) Ore mineral is readily, selectively soluble from gangue from cheap, recyclable, ecofriendly
lechant
d) Ore minerals are valuable
--------- Thickening is used for saving the overall foot print of plant
a) High rate
34 b) Lamella b
c) Paste
d) Cone
Parallel fed high frequency fine screens in closed grinding circuits are used
a) To decrease circulating load, overgrinding of heavy minerals. improve rate and recovery
35 b) To increase circulating load a
c) To decrease circulating load
d) To coarsen the grind
The first atomic mineral mining project in India was started at
a) Jaduguda
36 b) Gogi a
c) Tumanapalli
d) Trombay
Zeta potential is the -----------
a) Electrokinetic potential between Stern and Gy’s layer
37 b) Electrokinetic potential between surface potential and Stern layer b
c) Electrolysis potential
d) Between diffuse layer and surface
Naturally floatable minerals are--------
a) That does not require frother but only collector
38 b) That does not require a collector but only frother b
c) That requires only a modifier
d) That does not require any surfactant
 MODSIM is
a) Mathetmaticl model of simple processes
39 b) Program for Modular mineral processing plants d
c) Modeling program
d) Modular simulator for mineral processing plant
ISASMELT is a pyrometallurgical process for extraction of
a) Bulk base metal sulphide concentrates
b) Lead concentrate
40 a
c) Zinc concentrate
d) Copper concentrate

The Kynch formula for unit thickener area UA =

a) CoHo/tu
41 b) tu / CoHo b
c) tu / CuHu
d) R/CH
The grade-recovery curves can be shifted to near ideal conditions by
a) increasing recovery with more scavenging step
b) increasing grade with more cleaner steps
42 c
c) incorporating regrind step before cleaners, regrind step for scavenger concentrate and
cleaner tails
d) none of above
Grindability of a mineral doesn’t depend upon its
a) Hardness
43 b)Toughness d
c)Cleavage
d) Colour
The powder used in the preparation of thin section is
a) Diamond
44 b) Corundum d
c) Emery
d) Carborandum
Middling which is obtained after beneficiation is ________________
a) concentrate
45 b)tailing c
c)interlocked & grade between concentrate and tailing
d)None of the above
Leading producer of Chromite in India is
a) Jharkhand
46 b) Orissa b
c) Orissa
d) Bihar
unit thickener by Coe-Clevenger formula is UA=
a)Df-Du/V X p
47 b) V X p/ Df-Du a
c) Du-Df/V X p
d) V X p / Du-Df
48 Which one of the following metallic elements is most likely to be found as the free metal in nature? b
a)Ca
b)Au
c)Al
 d) Fe
The iron obtained from the blast furnace is termed as ……iron
a) Cast Iron
49 b) wrought iron c
c) Pig Iron
c) None
All steels mayn’t contain
a)Carbon
50 b) Sulphur d
c) Phosphorus
d) Nickel

Source of liquid fuel in India is located in

a) Karanataka and Tamil nadu
51 b)Jammu and Kashmir d
c) Hariyana and Punjab
d) Gujarath and Assam
The Minimum voltage required for continuous electrolysis is called
a) Over voltage
52 b) Cell voltage c
c) Decomposition
d) None
Faraday of electricity liberates ---------of metal
a) One gram
53 b) One gram equivalent b
c) One-gram mole
d) None
The recovery for two product formula for feed(f), concentrate( c)and tails (t) is R =
a) (c(f-t))/(f(c-t))
54 b) (f-t)/(c-t) a
c) (f(c-t))/ (c(f-t))
d) (c-t)/(f-t)
As the ash content in coal increases its heating value and quality
a) Increases
55 b) Decreases b
c) No effect
d) None
In electrolysis anode mud
a)Contains alkaline earth materials, which is accululated at the cathode plate
56 b)Contains alkaline earth materials which is accululated at the anode plate c
c)Contains insoluble residue deposited after dissolution of the anode
d)None of the above
The sulphide mineral of Zinc is
a)Galena
57 b)Pyrite d
c)Chaclopyrite
d)Sphalerite
58 The mineral, gibbsite is belongs to a
a) Bauxite
b) Clay
c) Copper
 d) Laterites
Dariba –Rajapur deposit is famous for
a) Mica
59 b) Lead & zinc b
c) Graphite
d) Phosphate rock
The mineral, gibbsite is belongs to
a) Feldspar
60 b) Clay c
c) Bauxite
d) Laterites

Cement can be manufactured from …..

a)The bye product obtained in the manufacture of coke
61 b)Pig cast, in the pig casting machine d
c)Metal swarf obtained from rolling mill
d)Blast furnace basic slag
The linear size for a cubic particles is its __________
a) length
62 b) diagonal a
c) surface area
d) volume
Which of the following step does not takes place in jigging?
a)Hindered Settling classification
63 b)Agglomeration of the mineral particles b
c)Differential acceleration at beginning of fall
d) Consolidation trickling at the end of fall
Nickel Deposits are generally associated with –Rocks
a)Basic
64 b) Acidic c
c) Ultrabasic
d) Metamorphic
Coal is
a) Not a Mineral
65 b)Mineral d
c)Inorganic Matter
d) derived from Organic Matter
Flow sheet is
a) none of the below
66 b) description of a deposit d
c) description of a plant machines
d) diagram sequence of unit process operations in a beneficiation plant
Taggart formula for the capacity of crusher in tonners per hour is given by
a)0.2Ls
67 b)0.5Ls c
c) 0.6 Ls
d)0.8 Ls
68 Minerals having same chemical composition but different physical properties are known as b
a) Trimorphous
 b)Polymorphouss
c) Pseudomorphous
d) isomorphism
Basalt is normally rich in
a) Fe-Mg Minerals
69 b) Na- K Minerals a
c) Silica Minerals
d) Ca-Mg Minerals
……..is a natural flux
a)Dolomite
70 b)Fluorspar b
c) Quartz
d) Limestone
 An iron ore assaying 35%Fe upon magnetic separation yields a concentrate assaying 65%Fe with
tails assaying 5% Fe. The wt% yield of concentrate is
a) 46.2
71 c
b) 44.2
c) 50.0
d) 45.0
A 240 tpd copper ore assaying 1.1% Cu upon flotation produces a concentrate assaying 25.1% Cu
and rejects a tail assaying 0.1% Cu. The daily concentrate production in tons is
a) 11.2
72 d
b) 11.7
c) 8.5
d) 9.6
An iron ore assaying 35%Fe upon magnetic separation yields a concentrate assaying 65%Fe with
tails assaying 5% Fe. The Fe % distribution in concentrate is
a) 92.9
73 a
b) 95.0
c) 90.0
d) 87.0
A 240 tpd copper ore assaying 1.1% Cu upon flotation produces a concentrate assaying 25.1% Cu
and rejects a tail assaying 0.1% Cu. The % Cu distribution lost in tails is
a) 0.9
74 b
b) 8.7
c) 91.3
d) 99.1
A copper ore of -12mm (F80 10mm) is ground in a ball mill cyclone circuit to -0.15mm( P80
0.1mm).The work index of ore is 10KW/MT. The work input is
a) 11 Kw/t
75 c
b) 10 Kw/t
c) 9 Kw/t
d) 12 Kw/t
The settling studies on coal flotation tails indicated a ultimate time Tu of 41.6 x10 -4 day, Ho0.325 m
and Co0.079 t/m3. The unit thickener area in m32/t/d by Kynch method is
a) 0.112
76 d
b) 0.180
c) 0.226
d) 0.162
The settling studies on coal flotation tails indicated a settling rate of 36 m/day t/m3. Thickening the
feed pulp of 8%S to 45 %S The unit thickener areain m32/t/d by Coe Clevenger h method is
a) 0.162
77 d
b) 0.180
c) 0.226
d) 0.285
A carbon bearing material assaying 18% C is floated using 1 kg/t of 2:! Mix LDO and PO yielding
a float of 54%C and tails of 9%C. The tpd of concentrate produced for a 1000 tpd plant is
a) 180
78 c
b) 190
c) 200
d) 210
A gold ore plant treats a gold assaying 3g/t by CIP and tails assays 0.3 g/t. The % Au extracted is
a) 89
79 b) 90 b
c) 91
d) 92
80 All rocks are not ores a
a) True
b) False