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Oxygen is produced by fractionation of air using __________ process.

A. Linde's

B. Claude's

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. None of these

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C. Either (A) or (B)


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Bordeaux mixture is a/an

A. Fertiliser

B. Inorganic fungicide

C. Insecticide

D. Explosive

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__________ is a thermosetting plastic.

A. Polythene

B. Epoxy polymer

C. P.V.C.

D. Polystyrene

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Nitro-glycerine absorbed in wood flour, sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate is commercially used as controlled explosive called dynamite. The raw material used for its manufacture are glycerine, nitric acid and

A. Sulphuric acid

B. Phosphoric acid

C. Hydrochloric acid

D. Hydrofluoric acid

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Which of the following has sodium bicarbonate as its main constituent?

A. Baking soda

B. Baking powder

C. Washing soda

D. None of these

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Polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) is known as

A. Bakelite

B. Teflon

C. Perspex

D. Nylon-6

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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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Esterification reaction

A. Produces soap

B. Is reversible

C. Is a reaction between an alcohol and an organic acid

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

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Air used in aerobic fermentation must be sterilized, otherwise the

A. Recovery of product will be difficult

B. Contamination of pure culture would result

C. Uniformity of product cannot be achieved

D. None of these

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Which of the following processes does not produce Cl2 as a co-product during the manufacture of caustic soda?

A. Diaphragm electrolytic cell process

B. Mercury electrolytic cell process

C. Lime-soda process

D. None of these

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Which of the following is not produced commercially from sea water?

A. Magnesium & potassium compounds

B. Common salt

C. Bromine

D. Iodine

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. A fat is converted into oil by its hydrogenation

B. There is no difference between a fat and an oil so far as its physical properties are concerned

C. All vegetable oils except coconut oil, contains fatty acids having more than sixteen carbon atoms

D. Vegetable oils are classified as drying, non-drying and semi drying oils depending upon their fatty acids content

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Main constituents of natural rubber is

A. Polystyrene

B. Polyisoprene

C. Polybutadiene

D. Polychlorophrene

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An alkali metal salt of Palmitic acid is known as

A. Soap

B. Metallic soap

C. Detergent

D. Alkaloid

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Extraction of __________ employs an electrolytic process.

A. Aluminium

B. Silver

C. Copper

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

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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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__________ are used as corrosion inhibitor for iron & steel in aqueous solutions.

A. Phosphates

B. Chromates

C. Sulphates

D. Bi-carbonates

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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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High magnesia lime is added to hot sugar cane juice (during the manufacture of sugar) to

A. Flocculate the impurities

B. Facilitate fast filtration

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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The major use of butadiene is

A. As a plasticiser for unsaturated polyester

B. In the manufacture of synthetic rubber

C. As an anti-skinning agent in paint

D. None of these

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The combustion reaction, C + O2 = CO2, is

A. Exothermic

B. Endothermic

C. Autocatalytic

D. None of these

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Blue vitriol is chemically

A. Copper sulphate

B. Ferrous sulphate

C. Copper nitrate

D. Aluminium sulphate

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Cellulose percentage in bamboo fibre is about

A. 10

B. 20

C. 50

D. 85

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Pitch (a product of coal tar distillation) is always mixed with creosote oil, when it is to be burnt in a burner, because

A. Its calorific value is very less

B. Tar neutralises the residual acids present in pitch

C. It reduces viscosity and imparts fluidity for its transportation through pipelines at economic pressure drop

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

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Commercial production of calcium carbide requires limestone and __________ as raw materials.

A. Coke

B. Sand

C. Soda ash

D. Fuel oil

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Sand and __________ is fused at 1300°C, to produce sodium silicate.

A. Limestone

B. Soda ash

C. Coke

D. Sodium sulphate

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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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In the Solvay process, the product from the calciner is

A. Light soda ash

B. Dense soda ash

C. Sodium bicarbonate

D. Dehydrated soda ash

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Lime and soda ash are added to water to remove

A. Bicarbonates & sulphates of calcium and magnesium

B. Undesirable taste and odour

C. Bacteria

D. Its corrosiveness

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Carbon disulphide is mainly used in the production of

A. Viscose rayon

B. Corundum

C. Plasticiser for unsaturated polyester

D. Paints

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Use of chlorine in the treatment of sewage

A. Helps in grease separation

B. Increases the biological oxygen demand (BOD)

C. Causes bulking of activated sludge

D. Aids in flocculation