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Silicon carbide is a/an

A. Adhesive

B. Abrasive

C. Type of glass

D. Brittle material

Correct Answer :

B. Abrasive


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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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Potassium is kept & transported under

A. Water

B. Liquid ammonia

C. Kerosene oil

D. Alcohol

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Starting raw material for the manufacture of Maleic anhydride is

A. n-butene

B. Benzene

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Pasteurisation of milk involves moderate heating followed by cooling

B. Bakeries and breweries make use of yeasts

C. Enzyme is a complex nitrogenous compound

D. Oils and fats are alkaloids

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The only commercial Fischer-Tropsch plant for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from coal is located at

A. SASOL (in South Africa)

B. Redcar (U.K.)

C. Los Angeles (U.S.A.)

D. Trombay (India)

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Alkylbenzene sulfonate (ABS) is a

A. Detergent

B. Rubber

C. Pesticide

D. Polyester

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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)

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Sulphur addition in soap is done to

A. Improve the soap texture

B. Cure pimples & dandruff

C. Fasten lather formation

D. Increase its cleansing action

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Hydrazine is used in water treatment for the removal of

A. Colloidal impurities

B. Dissolved oxygen

C. Turbidity

D. Chlorinous taste

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A cane sugar factory having sugar production rate of 10 tons/day will produce about __________ tons/day of bagasse (after consumption by the factory for heating etc.).

A. 1

B. 10

C. 25

D. 40

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Sulphuric acid is mainly used in the __________ industry.

A. Fertiliser

B. Steel

C. Paper

D. Paint

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Sodium salt of higher molecular weight fatty acid is termed as the __________ soap.

A. Hard

B. Soft

C. Metallic

D. Lubricating

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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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Setting of plaster of Paris is accompanied with

A. Hydration

B. Dehydration

C. Hydrolysis

D. Loss of CO2

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During the absorption of HCl gas in water (to produce liquid HCl), the gas is kept above dew point to

A. Increase the rate of absorption

B. Avoid corrosion

C. Reduce the cooling water circulation rate

D. None of these

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Celluloid is chemically

A. Cellulose acetate

B. Regenerated cellulose

C. Cellulose nitrate

D. Cellulose acetate butyrate

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The metallic aluminium is obtained from pure alumina in the presence of fused cryolite by

A. Electrolysis

B. Electrolytic reduction

C. Electrolytic oxidation

D. None of these

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Inversion of sucrose produces

A. Fructose

B. Glucose

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Blue vitriol is chemically

A. Copper sulphate

B. Ferrous sulphate

C. Copper nitrate

D. Aluminium sulphate

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Wet chlorine gas produced during electrolysis of brine is dehydrated by

A. Spraying 66° Be H2SO4 counter current to the flow of the gas

B. Passing it through a bed of diatomaceous earth

C. Passing it through a bed of silica gel

D. None of these

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Solvay process is not used for the manufacture of potassium carbonate, because of the reason that potassium bicarbonate

A. Is prone to thermal decomposition

B. Has high water solubility and is unstable

C. Is soluble in ammonium chloride and potassium chloride solution

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

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Sulphur removal by heating of pyrite ore in presence of air is called its

A. Reduction

B. Roasting

C. Calcination

D. Smelting

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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

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Oil produced by solvent extraction

A. Has low free fatty acid content

B. Is odourless

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Bromine is used in the preparation of

A. Fire extinguishing compounds

B. Fire proofing agents

C. Dyes and antiknock compounds

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

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Which allotrope of sulphur is insoluble in carbon disulphide?

A. Rhombic sulphur

B. Monoclinic sulphur

C. Plastic sulphur

D. Milk of sulphur

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Trinitrotoluene (TNT), an explosive, is made by the nitration of

A. Nitrobenzene

B. Toluene

C. Nitrotoluene

D. Benzene

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Rancidity of the fatty oil can be reduced by its

A. Decoloration

B. Hydrogenation

C. Oxidation

D. Purification

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Purity of oxygen used for blowing in steel making L.D. converter is 99.5%. The boiling point of oxygen is about __________ °C.

A. -53

B. -103

C. -183

D. -196

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Which catalyst is used in the manufacture of ethylene oxide by oxidation of ethylene?

A. AgO

B. Al2O3

C. ZnCl2

D. Fe2O3