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  • Question
  • SiO2 percentage in firebrick is about


  • Options
  • A. 35-40
  • B. 55-60
  • C. 80-85
  • D. >94

  • Correct Answer
  • 55-60 


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    • 1. For a non-spherical particle, the sphericity

    • Options
    • A. is defined as the ratio of surface area of a sphere having the same volume as the particle to the actual surface area of the particle.
    • B. has the dimension of length.
    • C. is always less than 1.
    • D. is the ratio of volume of a sphere having the same surface area as the particle to the actual volume of the particle.
    • Discuss
    • 2. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Raoult's law holds good for the solubility of polar gases in non-polar liquids.
    • B. Molecules with symmetrical arrangement (e.g., CH4 and CCl4) are non-polar.
    • C. Most of the hydrocarbons are nonpolar.
    • D. Generally, nonpolar compounds are chemically inactive, conduct electricity poorly and do not ionise.
    • Discuss
    • 3. The yield of straight run LPG from crude oil is about __________ weight percent.

    • Options
    • A. 20-25
    • B. 1-1.5
    • C. 10-15
    • D. 0.1-0.2
    • Discuss
    • 4. Presence of SO2 in furnace gases attacks the ferrous metal by way of

    • Options
    • A. accelerating the rate of scaling.
    • B. causing metal embrittlement.
    • C. attacking the grain boundaries; particularly severe on low carbon and nickel bearing steels at high temperature.
    • D. all (a), (b) and (c).
    • Discuss
    • 5. The amount of tetraethyl lead added to improve the octane number of motor gasoline is around __________ c.c per gallon of petrol.

    • Options
    • A. 3
    • B. 300
    • C. 3000
    • D. 1000
    • Discuss
    • 6. The root locus plot of the roots of the characteristics equation of a closed loop system having the open loop transfer function will have a definite num-ber of loci for variation of K from 0 to ?. The number of loci is

    • Options
    • A. 1
    • B. 3
    • C. 4
    • D. 2
    • Discuss
    • 7. Stefan's law describes the mass transfer by

    • Options
    • A. diffusion
    • B. bulk flow
    • C. both 'a' & 'b'
    • D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
    • Discuss
    • 8. A pipe is generally made of circular cross-section, because a circular cross-section has the

    • Options
    • A. higher structural strength.
    • B. lowest surface area requirement for a given volume.
    • C. both (a) & (b).
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. A single pass air heater is connected to a two pass unit. For the air flow rate and other conditions remaining the same, the film heat transfer co-efficient for air will vary in the ratio of

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 20.8
    • C. 20.2
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Capacity of a refractory brick to withstand-sudden changes in temperature is denoted by the property called

    • Options
    • A. spalling resistance.
    • B. refractoriness.
    • C. refractoriness under load (RUL).
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss


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