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Dehydrogenation of Isopropanol produces

A. Propyl alcohol

B. Acetone

C. Trichloroethylene

D. Formaldehyde

Correct Answer :

B. Acetone


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Raw materials required for the manufacture of __________ is acetylene and hydrochloric acid.

A. Phthalic anhydride

B. Vinyl chloride

C. Maleic anhydride

D. Dacron

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Permanent hardness of water can be removed by

A. Simply boiling

B. Adding alum

C. Passing it through cation & anion exchangers

D. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Viscose rayon is

A. Cellulose nitrate

B. Regenerated cellulose nitrate

C. Regenerated cellulose acetate

D. None of these

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Basic oxide is absent in __________ glass.

A. Flint

B. Pyrex

C. Quartz

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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Catalyst used in the oxidation of benzene to produce Maleic anhydride is

A. V2O5

B. Pt

C. Ni

D. Cr

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Paper pulp produced by Kraft/sulphate process is

A. Bleached easily

B. Dull white in color

C. Strong fibrous

D. Dark colored

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Which of the following is a bleaching agent added in the detergents to facilitate removal of stains caused due to blood, tea etc?

A. Sodium silicate

B. Sodium borate

C. Sodium tripolyphosphate (STPP)

D. Caustic soda

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Azoic dyes are mostly applied on cotton fabrics

B. Basic dyes (e.g. amino derivatives) are applied mostly to paper

C. Mordant dyes are applied mainly to wools

D. None of these

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Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is added in detergents to

A. Prevent redeposition of soil on cleaned surface

B. Act as optical brightening agent

C. Inhibit corrosion in washing machines made of aluminium

D. None of these

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H2S is scrubbed from refinery gases by absorption using

A. Dilute H2SO4

B. Ethanol amine

C. Chilled water

D. Tri-butyl phosphate

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__________ is produced using molasses as the starting raw material.

A. Methyl alcohol

B. Ethyl alcohol

C. Benzol

D. Dimethyl ether

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Permanent hardness of water can be removed by

A. Addition of soda ash to it

B. Treating it with zeolites

C. Passing it through sodium hexametaphosphate

D. All (A), (B), and (C)

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__________ is used as a catalyst in fat splitting.

A. ZnO

B. Ni

C. V2O5

D. FeO

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Permanent hardness of water is due to the presence of calcium & magnesium

A. Bi-carbonates

B. Sulphates & chlorides

C. Carbonate

D. None of these

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Nickel is not used as a catalyst in the

A. Fischer-Tropsch process

B. Shift conversion

C. Hydrogenation of oil

D. Ostwald's process of HNO3 manufacture

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Sulphuric acid is mainly used in the __________ industry.

A. Fertiliser

B. Steel

C. Paper

D. Paint

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Temperature during hydrogenation of oil should not be more than 200°C, otherwise it will result in

A. Pyrolysis of oil

B. Sintering of porous catalyst

C. Hydrogen embrittlement

D. All (A), (B) and (C)

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Consider the production of ammonia from methene and air as raw materials. The catalysts used are:
(i) __________ for steam reforming of methane and
(ii) __________ for ammonia synthesis.

A. (i) - Ni/Al2O3; (ii) - Cu - ZnO/Al2O3

B. (i) - Fe/Al2O3; (ii) - Cu - ZnO/Al2O3

C. (i) - Ni/Al2O3; (ii) - Fe/Al2O3

D. (i) - Fe/Al2O3; (ii) - Ni/Al2O3

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Nylon-66 is so named because the

A. Average degree of polymerisation of the polymer is 1966

B. Number of carbon atoms between two nitrogen atoms are 6

C. Number of nitrogen atoms between two carbon atoms are 6

D. Polymer was first synthesised in 1966

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The manufacture of Kraft pulp is done by a/an __________ process.

A. Alkaline

B. Acidic

C. Neutral

D. None of these

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__________ process is used for the commercial production of nitric acid by the catalytic oxidation of ammonia.

A. Solvay

B. Ostwald's

C. Haber's

D. None of these

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At very high concentration of enzymes, the rate of fermentation chemical reaction is __________ the concentration of reactants.

A. Independent of

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. Proportional to the square of

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Bakelite is

A. Same as Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

B. An inorganic polymer

C. Same as thermosetting phenol-formaldehyde

D. Not a polymer

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Fourdrinier machine is used in the manufacture of

A. Sugar

B. Paper

C. Alcohol from molasses

D. Phenol formaldehyde

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High temperature carbonisation of coal produces

A. Inferior coke compared to low temperature carbonisation

B. Less of gases compared to liquid products

C. Larger quantity of tar compared to low temperature carbonisation

D. None of these

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Sulphuric acid completely saturated with sulphur trioxide is called

A. Concentrated sulphuric acid

B. Oleum

C. Sulphurous acid

D. Dilute sulphuric acid

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Which of the following fuel gases contains maximum amount of carbon monoxide?

A. Coke oven gas

B. Water gas

C. Blast furnace gas

D. L.D. converter gas

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Commercially ethylene is produced from naphtha by

A. Catalytic cracking

B. Catalytic dehydrogenation

C. Pyrolysis

D. Hydrocracking

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__________ of quicklime produces slaked lime.

A. Hydration

B. Dehydration

C. Hydrogenation

D. None of these

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During the manufacture of sulphuric acid, the temperature of molten sulphur is not increased beyond 160°C, as

A. It is very corrosive at elevated temperature

B. Its viscosity is not reduced on further heating (hence pressure drop on pumping it, cannot be further reduced)

C. It decomposes on further increasing the temperature

D. None of these