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Hydrophilic group of a soap or detergent solution is

A. Water hating

B. Soil loving

C. Water loving

D. None of these

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C. Water loving


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Silicone is a/an

A. Thermoplastic

B. Inorganic polymer

C. Monomer

D. None of these

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Which of the following is the main constituent of the mother liquor produced in salt industry?

A. Quick lime

B. Glauber's salt

C. Salt petre

D. Bromine

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Wine, rum & Vodka are prepared by the formulation of fruit juice, sugar beet & rye respectively

B. Protein catalysts are called enzymes

C. The rate of chemical reaction is independent of the concentration of reactants at high concentration of enzymes

D. Total sugar content in molasses is about 10%

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Pick out the endothermic reaction out of the following.

A. C+ ½O2 = CO

B. CO + 3H2 = CH4 + H2O

C. CaCO3 = CaO + CO2

D. CO + ½O2 = CO2

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Zeigler process

A. Produces high density polyethylene

B. Produces low density polyethylene

C. Uses no catalyst

D. Employs very high pressure

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Claude process of gas liquefaction employs

A. Merely compression of gas beyond its critical pressure

B. Joule-Thomson expansion cooling

C. Heat exchange with colder stream

D. Adiabatic expansion against a piston or in a turbine

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The gasification reaction represented by, C + H2O = CO + H2, is a/an __________ reaction.

A. Exothermic

B. Endothermic

C. Catalytic

D. Autocatalytic

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For the hydrogenation of oils, __________ (i) __________ is commonly used as catalyst and __________ (ii) __________ is a catalyst poison.

A. (i) platinum (ii) sulphur

B. (i) palladium (ii) oxygen

C. (i) nickel (ii) sulphur

D. (i) nickel (ii) oxygen

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Ordinary glass is not a/an

A. Amorphous isotropic material

B. Supercooled liquid

C. Material with sharp definite melting point

D. Electrical insulator

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__________ is produced by the dehydrogenation of ethyl benzene.

A. Styrene

B. Ethyl alcohol

C. Cumene

D. Phenol

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Platinum is a versatile catalyst for many processes in chemical industries. It is highly prone to be poisoned by the presence of

A. Carbon

B. Arsenic

C. Lead

D. Sulphur

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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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What products do we get on electrolysis of saturated brine using steel cathode and graphite anode in an electrolytic cell?

A. Cl2 & Na

B. Cl2 & H2

C. O2 & H2

D. Cl2, H2 & NaOH solution

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Fatty material used in soap making is

A. Fatty acid

B. Fatty alcohols

C. Tallow

D. Detergents

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Which of the following is not a product of coal tar distillation?

A. Anthracene

B. Creosote oil

C. Carbolic oil

D. None of these

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10% oleum comprises of 10% free

A. SO2

B. H2SO3

C. SO3

D. H2SO4

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With increase in temperature, the equilibrium constant at constant pressure (Kp) for oxidation of sulphur dioxide

A. Increases

B. Increases linearly

C. Decreases

D. Decreases linearly

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Heating of __________ to 120°C, produces plaster of paris.

A. Blue vitriol

B. Gypsum

C. Calcium silicate

D. Calcium sulphate

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Teflon is

A. Phenol formaldehyde

B. An inorganic polymer

C. Poly tetra-fluoro-ethylene (P.T.F.E.)

D. A monomer

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Titanium dioxide is a/an __________ colour pigment.

A. White

B. Black

C. Yellow

D. Blue

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A mineral is termed as 'ore', if

A. A metal can be economically extracted from it

B. It contains ≥ 40% metal

C. The metal present in it is costly

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

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Bleaching powder (chemically known as calcium chloro hypochlorite) is commercially produced by the action of chlorine on

A. Slaked lime

B. Soda lime

C. Calcium perchlorate

D. None of these

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Zeolite is used in the

A. Water treatment

B. Glass manufacture

C. Hydrogenation of fatty oil as a catalyst

D. Development of exposed photographic plate

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Oxidation of SO2 to SO3 is favoured by

A. Low temperature and low pressure

B. Low temperature and high pressure

C. High temperature and low pressure

D. High temperature and high pressure

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Main constituents of natural rubber is

A. Polystyrene

B. Polyisoprene

C. Polybutadiene

D. Polychlorophrene

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Sulphuric acid solution having a specific gravity of 1.20 at room temperature is used mainly for the

A. Fertiliser manufacture

B. Car battery solution

C. Synthesis of oleum

D. Water treatment

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Lindane is

A. Not a fumigant

B. BHC (Benzene Hexachloride) containing 99% γ-isomer

C. A by-product of BHC manufacture

D. Both (B) and (C)

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Which of the following is an organometallic compound?

A. Isopropyl alcohol

B. Tetra-ethyl lead

C. Zeolite

D. Cumene

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The purpose of adding Na2CO3 to water of low alkalinity is to

A. Permit the use of alum as a coagulant

B. Increase the softening capacity of zeolite

C. Facilitate easy regeneration of zeolite

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

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Which of the following processes is absent in glass manufacturing process?

A. Sintering

B. Annealing

C. Shaping or forming

D. Melting