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Hard water

A. Does not affect the lather formation by soap

B. Is not unfit for drinking purpose

C. Pollutes the water stream

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

Correct Answer :

B. Is not unfit for drinking purpose


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Which of the following is used as a coagulant in water treatment?

A. Chloramine

B. Chlorine

C. Ferrous sulphate

D. Hydrogen peroxide

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Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to nitric acid.

A. About 90% of nitric acid is manufactured by Ostwald's process

B. It is a strong mono basic acid which reacts with almost all the metals except noble metals

C. Yellow color of impure nitric acid is because of dissolved oxides of nitrogen (mainly NO2)

D. Arc process of nitric acid manufacture is economical as compared to Ostwald's process

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Rotary kiln is not involved in the production of

A. Cement

B. Lime from limestone

C. Slaked lime from quick lime

D. None of these

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Sodium chloride content in sea water is about __________ gms/litre.

A. 2

B. 10

C. 25

D. 50

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Transportation of 35% oleum during winter suffers from the problem of freezing, which can be overcome by the addition of small quantity of

A. Nitric acid

B. Hydrochloric acid

C. Methyl alcohol

D. Formic acid

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Varnish does not contain

A. Thinner

B. Pigment

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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P.T.F.E. (Poly tetra fluoro ethylene) is commercially known as

A. Bakelite

B. Neoprene

C. Teflon

D. Nylon-66

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Liquefaction of gases cannot be done by

A. Exchange of heat with colder stream

B. Adiabatic expansion through a throttle valve (Joule-Thomson expansion)

C. Merely compressing it beyond critical pressure

D. Adiabatic expansion against a piston or in a turbine

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Naphthalene is removed from coke oven gas by

A. Adsorbing on palladium

B. Absorbing in ethanolamine

C. Scrubbing with wash oil

D. Passing it through electrostatic precipitator

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Function of sodium thiosulphate (hypo) in development of photographic film/plate is to

A. Brighten the faint images

B. Remove metallic silver

C. Convert silver chloride to silver

D. Remove unexposed silver halide

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The purpose of tanning in leather industry is to

A. Stiffen the leather

B. Smoothen the leather

C. Make it flexible

D. Impart water resistance

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Which of the following is used as a coagulant in treating turbid water?

A. Chlorine

B. Ferric sulphate

C. Calcium sulphate

D. Activated carbon

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Glycerine is a by-product of the __________ industry.

A. Soap

B. Detergent

C. Oil hydrogenation

D. Paint

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Alcohol content in freshly prepared natural and fortified wine may be respectively around __________ percent.

A. 7-14 and 14-30

B. 7-14 and 40-50

C. 14 - 30 and 40-50

D. 10 - 20 and 40 - 50

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Which of the following is an yellow pigment?

A. Titanium dioxide

B. Ferrous sulphate

C. Lead chromates

D. Zinc sulphides

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Nylon-6 is a

A. Polyamide

B. Thermosetting resin

C. Polyester

D. None of these

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Gypsum is chemically

A. Calcium chloride

B. Potassium sulphate

C. Sodium sulphate

D. Calcium sulphate

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Which of the following is a disaccharide?

A. Sucrose

B. Glucose

C. Starch

D. Maltose

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Glycerine is recovered from lye by

A. Evaporation followed by vacuum distillation

B. Liquid extraction technique

C. Extractive distillation technique

D. None of these

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Phosphate rock is a raw material for the manufacture of

A. Phosphoric acid

B. Phosphorous

C. Superphosphates

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

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Acrylonitrile is mainly used in the __________ industry.

A. Polymer

B. Printing

C. Dyeing

D. Photographic

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Hydrazine is largely used

A. As a starting material for 'hypo'

B. In photographic industry

C. As rocket fuel

D. In printing industry

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Fats as compared to oils have

A. More unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids

B. Less unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids

C. Much higher reactivity to oxygen

D. Lower melting point

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Acetone is produced by catalytic dehydrogenation of

A. Phenol

B. Naphthalene

C. Isopropanol

D. Ethyl benzene

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Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the presence of __________ in it.

A. Ethyl alcohol

B. Impurities

C. Methyl alcohol

D. Carbonic acid

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Sucrose content in the raw juice extracted from sugar cane is about __________ percent.

A. 1 - 2

B. 15 - 20

C. 50 - 60

D. 80 - 85

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Free alkali in a toilet soap is __________ that in a laundry shop.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Same

D. None of these

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Lurgi coal gasifier is a pressurised __________ bed reactor.

A. Moving

B. Fixed

C. Fluidised

D. Entrained

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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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Oils and fats are converted to soap in a process called

A. Hydrogenation

B. Esterification

C. Saponification

D. None of these