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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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D. Cl2, H2 & NaOH solution


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Dechlorination of treated water is necessary to

A. Remove residual turbidity

B. Reduce the bacterial load on filter

C. Control taste and odour

D. Remove chlorinous taste

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Starting material for the production of butadiene in India is

A. Naphthalene

B. Benzol

C. Ethyl alcohol

D. Phthalic anhydride

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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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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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Fats as compared to oils have

A. More unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids

B. Less unsaturated glycerides of fatty acids

C. Much higher reactivity to oxygen

D. Lower melting point

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Unsaturated oils compared to saturated oils have

A. Lower melting point & higher reactivity to oxygen

B. Higher melting point & higher reactivity to oxygen

C. Lower melting point & lower reactivity to oxygen

D. Higher melting point & lower reactivity to oxygen

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Flash point of most vegetable oils is about __________ °C.

A. 50

B. 100

C. 200

D. 300

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Phenol formaldehyde resin is used as an adhesive in making

A. Laminates

B. Card boxes

C. Furniture

D. Books

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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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Average sulphur content in Indian pyrites is about __________ percent.

A. 15

B. 35

C. 55

D. 70

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Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and

A. Glycerine

B. Salt petre

C. Nitro glycerine

D. Dynamite

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Economics of 'Solvay Process' depends upon the efficiency of

A. Carbonating tower

B. Ammonia recovery

C. Ammonia recovery and size of the plant

D. Ammoniation of salt solution

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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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The purpose of tanning in leather industry is to

A. Stiffen the leather

B. Smoothen the leather

C. Make it flexible

D. Impart water resistance

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Nylon-6 is manufactured from

A. Caprolactam

B. Hexamethylene diamine and adipic acid

C. Hexamethylene diamine and Maleic anhydride

D. Hexamethylene diamine and Sebacic acid

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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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Ore concentration by froth floatation utilises the __________ of ore particles.

A. Density difference

B. Wetting characteristics

C. Terminal velocities

D. None of these

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Dehydrogenation of Isopropanol produces

A. Propyl alcohol

B. Acetone

C. Trichloroethylene

D. Formaldehyde

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Free alkali in a toilet soap is __________ that in a laundry shop.

A. Less than

B. More than

C. Same

D. None of these

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Proximate analysis of coal determines its __________ content.

A. Moisture, ash, sulphur & volatile matter

B. Moisture & volatile matter

C. Moisture, sulphur, nitrogen & fixed carbon

D. None of these

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Starting material for the commercial production of ethyl alcohol in India is

A. Rice

B. Molasses

C. Fruit of Mahua tree

D. Maize

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Dense soda ash used in the manufacture of glass, is chemically represented by

A. Na2CO3

B. Na2CO3.10H2O

C. Na2CO3.H2O

D. Na2HCO3

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Graphite is a/an

A. Electrical insulator

B. Allotrope of carbon

C. Moderator used in nuclear reactor

D. Both (B) and (C)

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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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In industrial nomenclature, alcohol means

A. Butyl alcohol

B. Propyl alcohol

C. Ethanol

D. Methyl alcohol

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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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Transparent soaps (e.g. Pears) are

A. Usually soft soap (made from coconut oil) in which cane sugar & alcohol are added and finally washed with methylated spirit to achieve transparency

B. Metallic soaps with frothing agent and free Stearic acid to achieve transparency

C. Metallic soaps with frothing agent from which glycerine has not been recovered

D. None of these

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Platinum catalyst used in the earlier days of sulphuric acid manufacture by contact process suffers from the drawback like

A. High cost

B. Fragile nature

C. Easy poisoning tendency

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

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Highly porous refractory bricks are

A. Less susceptible to chemical attack by molten fluxes and gases etc

B. Very strong

C. Having very high thermal conductivity

D. None of these

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Chrome tanning and vegetable tanning are done for

A. Light & heavy leather respectively

B. Heavy & light leather respectively

C. Both light & heavy leather

D. Neither light nor heavy leather