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Gray King Assay and Swelling Index of a coal is a measure of its
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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'?
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A. Benzol
B. Toluene
C. Pyridine
D. Cerosote
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Correct Answer: Toluene
2. High temperature in gasification of coal favours
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A. high production of CO
2
.
B. low production of CO
2
.
C. high production of CO.
D. both (b) and (c).
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Correct Answer: both (b) and (c).
3. Higher efficiency in the combustion of solid fuel can not be achieved by
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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.
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Correct Answer: keeping the flue gas exhaust temperature very high.
4. Combustion reaction of fuels is a/an __________ reaction.
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A. auto catalytic
B. exothermic
C. endothermic
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: exothermic
5. Which of the following is not a by-product recovered in a high temperature coal carbonisation plant?
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A. Benzol
B. Pitch-cresosote mixture (PCM)
C. Napthalene
D. Ethylene
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Correct Answer: Ethylene
6. Junker's calorimeter is used to determine the calorific value of
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A. pulverised coal
B. gaseous fuels
C. fuel oil
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: gaseous fuels
7. Which of the following accentuates clinker-ing trouble on furnace grate burning coal?
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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).
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Correct Answer: All (a), (b) and (c).
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.
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A. < 37%
B. >71%
C. in between 37 & 71%
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: in between 37 & 71%
9. Actual flame temperature is always lower than the adiabatic flame temperature, because there is
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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).
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b).
10. A coal having high amount of volatile matter
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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).
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Correct Answer: all (a), (b) and (c).
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