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  • Question
  • Gray King Assay and Swelling Index of a coal is a measure of its


  • Options
  • A. swelling characteristics.
  • B. abradability.
  • C. agglutinating properties.
  • D. resistance to impact breakage.

  • Correct Answer
  • swelling characteristics. 


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    • 1. Which of the following is used for making the explosive 'TNT'?

    • Options
    • A. Benzol
    • B. Toluene
    • C. Pyridine
    • D. Cerosote
    • Discuss
    • 2. High temperature in gasification of coal favours

    • Options
    • A. high production of CO2.
    • B. low production of CO2.
    • C. high production of CO.
    • D. both (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 3. Higher efficiency in the combustion of solid fuel can not be achieved by

    • Options
    • A. proper fuel preparation.
    • B. keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high.
    • C. adopting efficient-fuel firing technique & equipment.
    • D. supplying correct quantity of combustion air.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Combustion reaction of fuels is a/an __________ reaction.

    • Options
    • A. auto catalytic
    • B. exothermic
    • C. endothermic
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is not a by-product recovered in a high temperature coal carbonisation plant?

    • Options
    • A. Benzol
    • B. Pitch-cresosote mixture (PCM)
    • C. Napthalene
    • D. Ethylene
    • Discuss
    • 6. Junker's calorimeter is used to determine the calorific value of

    • Options
    • A. pulverised coal
    • B. gaseous fuels
    • C. fuel oil
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following accentuates clinker-ing trouble on furnace grate burning coal?

    • Options
    • A. Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportions of iron & sulphur.
    • B. Low forced draught and fuel bed temperature.
    • C. Thick fire bed and preheated primary air.
    • D. All (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 8. Explosion limit of blast furnace gas is 37 to 71% gas in gas-air mixture. It means that the blast furnace gas will explode when burnt in a confined space, if its concentration in the gas-air mixture is __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. < 37%
    • B. >71%
    • C. in between 37 & 71%
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. Actual flame temperature is always lower than the adiabatic flame temperature, because there is

    • Options
    • A. no possibility of obtaining complete combustion at high temperature.
    • B. always loss of heat from the flame.
    • C. both (a) and (b).
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 10. A coal having high amount of volatile matter

    • Options
    • A. would require smaller combustion chamber.
    • B. produces very little of tar and gas on carbonisation.
    • C. ignites easily and burns with long smoky flame.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss


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