Home
Current Affairs January 2024

What is the correct answer?

4

Phthalic anhydride is produced by the oxidation of

A. Naphthalene

B. Benzene

C. Toluene

D. Aniline

Correct Answer :

B. Benzene


Related Questions

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following sugars is the sweetest?

A. Glucose

B. Fructose

C. Sucrose

D. Lactose

What is the correct answer?

4

Litharge is

A. Lead oxide

B. Zinc oxide

C. Zinc sulphide

D. Cellulosic photographic material

What is the correct answer?

4

Ceramics are produced from silicates or clayish materials: Which of the following is not a ceramic material?

A. Slag cement

B. Glasses

C. Porcelain/Potteries

D. Teflon

What is the correct answer?

4

Phenol formaldehyde is produced by condensation polymerisation. It is also known as

A. Teflon

B. Bakelite

C. Polyester

D. Nylon-66

What is the correct answer?

4

__________ glass is used for the manufacture of optical glass.

A. Pyrex

B. Soda

C. Flint

D. Crooke's

What is the correct answer?

4

The most popular and common detergent i.e., alkyl benzene sulfonate (ABS) is a/an __________ detergent.

A. Cationic

B. Anionic

C. Amphoteric

D. Semi polar

What is the correct answer?

4

Ethanol amine is produced using ammonia and

A. Ethyl benzene

B. Ethylene oxide

C. Ethanol

D. Ethane

What is the correct answer?

4

Baking soda is chemically represented by

A. Na2CO3

B. NaHCO3

C. Na2CO3.H2O

D. Na2CO3.10H2O

What is the correct answer?

4

99.5% purity oxygen is used in

A. Cutting and welding by oxy-acetylene flame

B. Hospitals for medicinal purposes

C. Gas masks and artificial breathing apparatus

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

What is the correct answer?

4

Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier

A. Can give ammonia synthesis gas (H2 + N2)

B. Is a moving bed reactor

C. Cannot use coking coal

D. Operate at very high pressure

What is the correct answer?

4

Solvent used for extraction of oil is

A. Hexane

B. Methyl ethyl ketone

C. Furfural

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

Cumene is the starting material for the production of

A. Benzoic acid

B. Phenol and acetone

C. Isoprene

D. Styrene

What is the correct answer?

4

The biochemical treatment applied to sewage effluents is a process of

A. Dehydration

B. Reduction

C. Oxidation

D. Polymerisation

What is the correct answer?

4

'Hollander beater' machine used in the paper manufacturing plant does not accomplish the task of

A. Final rolling out of paper

B. Cutting of fibres

C. Hydration of fibres

D. Fibrillation of fibre

What is the correct answer?

4

Terylene is

A. Same as Dacron

B. A polyester

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

What is the correct answer?

4

Pure rectified spirit contains about __________ percent alcohol.

A. 45

B. 70

C. 95

D. 99.5

What is the correct answer?

4

Shaving soaps are

A. Soft potassium soaps (potassium salt of fatty acid) with free Stearic acid to give lather a lasting property

B. Metallic soaps compounded with frothing agents

C. High free alkali soaps having excess of cane sugar and alcohol

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

The main component of Pyrex glass is

A. Zinc

B. Lead

C. Boron

D. Selenium

What is the correct answer?

4

Low purity oxygen is used for

A. L.D. steel making

B. Cutting and welding of metals

C. Medicinal purposes

D. Chemical oxidation processes

What is the correct answer?

4

Digestion of wood-base materials (for manufacture of pulp) is done to

A. Remove lignin

B. Produce long fibres

C. Prevent deterioration on storage

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

Sodium carbonate (soda ash) is not used in the manufacture of

A. Fire extinguishers

B. Sugar

C. Baking powder

D. Detergents

What is the correct answer?

4

Dehydrogenation of Isopropanol produces

A. Propyl alcohol

B. Acetone

C. Trichloroethylene

D. Formaldehyde

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following is not a pyrite ore?

A. Celestite

B. Galena

C. Gypsum

D. Siderite

What is the correct answer?

4

The catalyst used in shift converter is

A. Nickel

B. Vanadium

C. Silica gel

D. Alumina

What is the correct answer?

4

Nylon-66 is manufactured from

A. Hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid

B. Hexamethylene diamine and Maleic anhydride

C. Caprolactam

D. Dimethyl terephthalate and ethylene glycol

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following is not an antibiotic?

A. Penicillin

B. Streptomycin

C. Tetracycline

D. Quinine

What is the correct answer?

4

More than 100 percent of __________ is present in oleum.

A. SO3

B. H2SO4

C. H2SO3

D. SO2

What is the correct answer?

4

Calgon used in water treatment is chemically

A. Sodium phosphate

B. Sodium hexametaphosphate

C. Calcium phosphate

D. Tricresyl phosphate

What is the correct answer?

4

Favourable conditions for the liquefaction of gases in general are

A. High pressure & low temperature

B. Low pressure & high temperature

C. High pressure & high temperature

D. Low pressure & low temperature

What is the correct answer?

4

Hydrocyanic acid (HCN) is used as an insecticide for

A. Controlling timber degradation by ants

B. Controlling poultry lice

C. Potato beetle

D. Citrus fruits