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Which one of the following is used as a nitrogenous fertiliser, as a weed killer in the onion fields and for correcting acidic soils?
Options
A. Urea
B. CAN
C. Ammonium sulphate
D. Calcium cyanamide
Correct Answer
Calcium cyanamide
Fertiliser Technology problems
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1. __________ catalyst is used in the production of urea from CO
2
and NH
3
.
Options
A. Vanadium pentoxide
B. No
C. Alumina
D. Nickel
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Correct Answer: No
2. Catalytic ammonia synthesis reaction as in Haber's process is
Options
A. endothermic
B. exothermic
C. irreversible
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: exothermic
3. With increases in pressure, the conversion of ammonium carbamate into urea
Options
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains unaltered
D. can either increase or decrease depends on biuret content
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Correct Answer: increases
4. Tricresyl phosphate is chemically represented as
Options
A. (CH
3
C
6
H
4
)
3
PO
4
B. Ca
10
(PO
4
)
3
F
6
C. (NH
4
)
2
HPO
4
D. NH
4
H
2
PO
4
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Correct Answer: (CH
3
C
6
H
4
)
3
PO
4
5. Nitrolime is
Options
A. calcium nitrate.
B. calcium ammonium nitrate.
C. a mixture of nitric acid and lime.
D. a mixture of ammonium nitrate and calcium nitrate.
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Correct Answer: calcium ammonium nitrate.
6. Raw materials for nitric acid manufacture are
Options
A. hydrogen peroxide, air and water.
B. anhydrous ammonia and air.
C. anhydrous ammonia, air and water.
D. wet ammonia, air and water.
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Correct Answer: anhydrous ammonia, air and water.
7. Color of nitric acid is light yellow due to the presence of
Options
A. NO
B. NO
2
C. N
2
H
5
D. NH
3
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Correct Answer: NO
2
8. 5-10-5 fertilisers mean that they contain
Options
A. 5, 10, 5% respectively of N
2
, P
2
O
5
and K
2
O.
B. only 5 to 10% active fertiliser constituents.
C. 5 to 10% filler & carrier of soil conditioners.
D. none of these.
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Correct Answer: 5, 10, 5% respectively of N
2
, P
2
O
5
and K
2
O.
9. Steam reforming of naphtha produces ammonia synthesis gas. This is a/an __________ process.
Options
A. autocatalytic
B. endothermic
C. exothermic
D. non-catalytic
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Correct Answer: endothermic
10. Which of the following expressions defines the Baume gravity scale for liquids heavier than water?
Options
A. (141.5/G) - 131.5
B. 145 - (145/G)
C. 200(G-1)
D. (400/G) - 400
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Correct Answer: 145 - (145/G)
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