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  • Question
  • Pick out the wrong statement.


  • Options
  • A. Longer tubes are less expensive per unit heat transfer area as compared to shorter tubes.
  • B. A cost index is merely a number for a given year showing the cost at that time relative to a certain base year.
  • C. Turn over ratio of a chemical plant is the ratio of gross annual sales to the fixed capital investment.
  • D. Plates with butt welded joints are less expensive compared to lap welded joints, because squaring of plates is not necessary.

  • Correct Answer
  • Plates with butt welded joints are less expensive compared to lap welded joints, because squaring of plates is not necessary. 


  • More questions

    • 1. The unit of specific heat at constant pressure, Cp, in SI unit is

    • Options
    • A. W/m2°C
    • B. J/kg°K
    • C. W/m°K
    • D. J/m3°K
    • Discuss
    • 2. __________ closure is the weakest enclosure for cylindrical vessels.

    • Options
    • A. Hemispherical
    • B. Torispherical
    • C. Conical or flat plate
    • D. Elliptical
    • Discuss
    • 3. Solid content in most of the domestic sewage is about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 0.001
    • B. 0.1
    • C. 5
    • D. 10
    • Discuss
    • 4. Particles having diameter greater than 75 ?m (micrometer = 10-6 mm) are called

    • Options
    • A. grit
    • B. dust
    • C. powder
    • D. smoke
    • Discuss
    • 5. Furfural solvent extraction is used for upgrading (by dissolving aromatics)

    • Options
    • A. naphtha
    • B. lubricating oils
    • C. wax
    • D. cracking feedstock
    • Discuss
    • 6. Profit is equal to revenue minus

    • Options
    • A. book value
    • B. total cost
    • C. operating cost
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Fresh water carrying pipelines in chemical industries are coloured with __________ color.

    • Options
    • A. sea green
    • B. brown
    • C. yellow
    • D. red
    • Discuss
    • 8. Shear stress in a fluid flowing in a round pipe

    • Options
    • A. varies parabolically across the cross-section.
    • B. remains constant over the cross-section.
    • C. is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius.
    • D. is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre.
    • Discuss
    • 9. A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.

    • Options
    • A. 121
    • B. 110
    • C. 97
    • D. 91
    • Discuss
    • 10. Aniline point test of an oil qualitatively indicates the __________ content of an oil.

    • Options
    • A. paraffin
    • B. olefin
    • C. aromatic
    • D. naphthene
    • Discuss


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