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  • Question
  • Polystyrene is a __________ plastic at room temperature.


  • Options
  • A. ductile
  • B. brittle
  • C. malleable
  • D. none of these

  • Correct Answer
  • brittle 


  • More questions

    • 1. Segar cones are used for the determination of __________ of refractories.

    • Options
    • A. softening temperature
    • B. spalling resistance
    • C. electrical conductivity
    • D. resistance to slag attack
    • Discuss
    • 2. Salt content (measured as sodium chloride) in electrically desalted crude oil comes down to a level of about __________ ptb (pounds per thousand barrel).

    • Options
    • A. 0.03
    • B. 3
    • C. 35
    • D. 70
    • Discuss
    • 3. Where the density difference of the two liquid phase to be separated is very small (as in milk cream separator), the most suitable separator is a

    • Options
    • A. disc bowl centrifuge.
    • B. sharpies supercentrifuge.
    • C. batch basket centrifuge.
    • D. sparkler filter.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Bourdon tube is never made of

    • Options
    • A. phosphor bronze
    • B. monel metal
    • C. stainless steel
    • D. cast iron
    • Discuss
    • 5. A gas is termed as non-toxic, if its maximum permissible concentration (TLV) ranges from __________ ppm.

    • Options
    • A. 1000 to 2000
    • B. 3000 to 6000
    • C. 6000 to 9000
    • D. 10000 to 100000
    • Discuss
    • 6. A fuel oil consists of 4 fractions A, B, C and D. Their molar compositions and vapour pressures are given below :

      The vapour pressure of the fuel oil will be __________ mm Hg.

    • Options
    • A. 736
    • B. 727.5
    • C. 512
    • D. 767.8
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is not an important property of fuel oil/furnace oil?

    • Options
    • A. Sulphur content
    • B. Viscosity
    • C. Aniline point
    • D. Flash point
    • Discuss
    • 8. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Addition of methane to the furnace atmosphere reduces decarburising by hydrogen.
    • B. Nitrogen in presence of steam decar-burises high carbon steel, whereas hydrocarbon gases carburise the surface of steel at annealing temperatures.
    • C. Active nitrogen (formed by cracking ammonia at the metal surface) cause nitride formation with increase in surface hardness.
    • D. none of these.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Highest quality bitumen is produced from the __________ crude oil.

    • Options
    • A. paraffinic
    • B. naphthenic
    • C. intermediate
    • D. mixed
    • Discuss
    • 10. Ozone is

    • Options
    • A. a primary pollutant.
    • B. a secondary pollutant.
    • C. impervious to ultra-violet rays.
    • D. both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss


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