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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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B. Car battery solution


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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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Which of the following is not present in bagasse fibre?

A. Cellulose

B. Lignin

C. Pentogens

D. None of these

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Chemical name of Grignard reagent is

A. Sodium thiosulphate

B. Ethyl magnesium chloride

C. Sodium sulphite

D. Sodium bicarbonate

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Hydrogenation of edible vegetable oils

A. Is an exothermic reaction

B. Increases their melting point

C. Is done in presence of nickel catalyst

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

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Fusion of limestone and __________ produces high alumina cement.

A. Sand

B. Bauxite

C. Quicklime

D. Calcite

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Coloured glass is obtained by mixing of colored salts. Addition of __________ oxide is done to impart greenish blue color to the glass.

A. Chromium

B. Arsenic

C. Copper

D. Manganese

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Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its

A. Poor oxidation stability and high gum forming tendency

B. Greater tendency of decomposition at elevated temperature

C. Hydrolysis tendency in presence of water

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

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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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Which oil is preferred for paint manufacture?

A. Drying oil

B. Non-drying oil

C. Semi-drying oil

D. Saturated oil

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Conversion of SO2 to SO3 in Monsanto-4 pass converter is about 98%

B. The chemical formula of oleum is H2S2O7, which is formed by saturating sulphuric acid with sulphur trioxide

C. Vitriol oil is nothing but technical sulphuric acid

D. Decomposition of sulphuric acid on heating does not start before its boiling

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Industrial production of chloroform requires acetone and

A. Phosgene

B. Calcium hypochlorite

C. Chlorine

D. Ammonium chloride

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Chlorine gas is produced by the electrolysis of brine (NaCl solution with solid NaCl make up) in mercury electrolytic cell. Which of the following is the anodic reaction?

A. Oxidation of Na+ ions

B. Oxidation of Cl- ions

C. Reduction of Na+ ions

D. Reduction of Cl- ions

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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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Which of the following is not required in the manufacture of soda ash by Solvay process?

A. Ammonia

B. Limestone

C. Nitric acid

D. None of these

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Metallic soap is __________ salt of fatty acids.

A. Sodium

B. Potassium

C. Both sodium & potassium

D. Aluminium or calcium

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Shrinkage volume in cement setting does not depend upon the

A. Sand to cement ratio

B. Water to cement ratio

C. Ambient temperature fluctuation

D. Drying period

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Plaster of Paris is

A. CaSO4. ½H2O

B. Used for setting of broken bones

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. Same as gypsum

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Phthalic anhydride is produced by the oxidation of

A. Naphthalene

B. Benzene

C. Toluene

D. Aniline

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The catalyst used in shift converter is

A. Nickel

B. Vanadium

C. Silica gel

D. Alumina

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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

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The main use of HCl is in the

A. Drilling of petroleum wells and pickling of steel sheets

B. Manufacture of cationic detergent

C. Treatment of spent fuel of nuclear reactor

D. None of these

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L.D. converter is used in the production of

A. Pig iron

B. Steel

C. Copper

D. Zinc

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Concentration of NaOH solution produced by mercury electrolytic cell is about __________ percent.

A. 10

B. 25

C. 50

D. 98

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Sulphuric acid saturated with SO3 is called

A. Concentrated H2SO4

B. Sulphurous acid

C. Oleum

D. None of these

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Nylon-66 is so named because the

A. Average degree of polymerisation of the polymer is 1966

B. Number of carbon atoms between two nitrogen atoms are 6

C. Number of nitrogen atoms between two carbon atoms are 6

D. Polymer was first synthesised in 1966

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In an integrated steel plant, NH3 present in coke oven gas is normally recovered as

A. (NH4)2SO4

B. NH4Cl

C. (NH4)2 NO3

D. Liquid NH3

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More than 100 percent of __________ is present in oleum.

A. SO3

B. H2SO4

C. H2SO3

D. SO2

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Resistance to fusion of the refractory under a steady rising temperature condition is called

A. Spalling

B. Refractoriness

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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In the Lurgi coal gasifier

A. Coking coals cannot be used

B. Low carbon conversion efficiency is achieved

C. Entrainment of solids is higher

D. Large quantity of coal can be processed

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Fourdrinier machine is used in the manufacture of

A. Sugar

B. Paper

C. Alcohol from molasses

D. Phenol formaldehyde