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  • Question
  • Pick out the wrong statement.


  • Options
  • A. A ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic above the 'Curie temperature'.
  • B. Permanent magnets are made of hard materials, whereas electromagnets require soft magnetic materials.
  • C. Soft magnetic materials (e.g., pure iron) have higher permeability and low hysterisis loss and coercive forces.
  • D. Tungsten steel and alnico are not hard magnetic materials.

  • Correct Answer
  • Tungsten steel and alnico are not hard magnetic materials. 


  • More questions

    • 1. Balls for ball mills are never made of

    • Options
    • A. forged/cast steel
    • B. lead
    • C. cast iron
    • D. alloy steel
    • Discuss
    • 2. Molecular weight of crude petroleum may be around

    • Options
    • A. 50
    • B. 250
    • C. 1500
    • D. 5000
    • Discuss
    • 3. Conversion of yellow phosphorus to red phosphorous is done in retorts at 250-450°C in the

    • Options
    • A. presence of an inert atmosphere.
    • B. presence of a reducing atmosphere.
    • C. absence of air.
    • D. presence of an oxidising atmosphere.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Temperature and pressure in ammonia converter is

    • Options
    • A. 200 atm, 1000°C
    • B. 450 atm, 200°C
    • C. 450 atm, 550°C
    • D. 450 atm, 1000°C
    • Discuss
    • 5. Black liquor generated during paper manufacture is concentrated in a

    • Options
    • A. single effect evaporator.
    • B. single effect evaporator followed by a crystalliser.
    • C. multiple effect evaporator.
    • D. multiple effect evaporators followed by a crystalliser.
    • Discuss
    • 6. 'Lang factor' is defined as the ratio of the capital investment to the delivered cost of major equipments. The value of 'Lang factor' for fixed capital investment, for a solid-fluid processing chemical plant ranges from

    • Options
    • A. 1.2 to 1.4
    • B. 2.5 to 2.7
    • C. 4.2 to 4.4
    • D. 6.2 to 6.4
    • Discuss
    • 7. Log mean temperature difference in case of multi-pass shell and tube heat exchanger is always

    • Options
    • A. less than arithmetic mean value.
    • B. more than arithmetic mean value.
    • C. more than geometric mean value.
    • D. both(b) & (c).
    • Discuss
    • 8. When one of the fluids is highly corrosive and has fouling tendency, it should

    • Options
    • A. preferably flow inside the tube for its easier internal cleaning.
    • B. perferably flow outside the tube.
    • C. flow at a very slow velocity.
    • D. flow outside the tube, when the flow is counter-current and inside the tube when the flow is co-current.
    • Discuss
    • 9. H2S present in gaseous stream can be removed by adsorption on

    • Options
    • A. silica gel
    • B. active carbon
    • C. bog iron
    • D. limestone powder
    • Discuss
    • 10. Though kinetics of ammonia synthesis dictates the use of low temperature for high equilibrium conversion, yet it is kept moderately high (550°C), because at low temperature

    • Options
    • A. rate of reaction is very low.
    • B. very high pressure is required resulting in costly pressure vessel.
    • C. space velocity of gas is very low resulting in decreased conversion.
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss


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