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  • Question
  • Straight run petrol as compared to methyl/ethyl alcohol has


  • Options
  • A. lower calorific value.
  • B. lower octane number.
  • C. higher specific gravity.
  • D. higher ignition temperature.

  • Correct Answer
  • lower octane number. 


  • More questions

    • 1. A typical yield of kerosene in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about __________ percent.

    • Options
    • A. 4
    • B. 10
    • C. 18
    • D. 26
    • Discuss
    • 2. Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas.

    • Options
    • A. unsaturated hydrocarbon content
    • B. calorific value
    • C. quantity of propane
    • D. quantity of butane
    • Discuss
    • 3. Construction expenses are roughly __________ percent of the total direct cost of the plant.

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 10
    • C. 30
    • D. 50
    • Discuss
    • 4. Unbreakable crockeries are made from __________ polymers.

    • Options
    • A. polystyrene
    • B. melamine
    • C. polystyrene
    • D. polyurathane
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following plays an important role in problems of simultaneous heat and mass transfer?

    • Options
    • A. Lewis number
    • B. Schmidt number
    • C. Prandtl number
    • D. Sherwood number
    • Discuss
    • 6. Welded joint efficiency in the design of chemical process equipment is taken as

    • Options
    • A. 0.55
    • B. 0.75
    • C. 0.85
    • D. 0.95
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is not a revolving/tumbling mill used for size reduction?

    • Options
    • A. Compartment mill
    • B. Pebble mill
    • C. Cage mill
    • D. Rod mill
    • Discuss
    • 8. Periclase is

    • Options
    • A. crystalline form of MgO.
    • B. MgCO3.
    • C. ZrSO4.
    • D. amorphous magnesite.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Pick out the wrong statement.

    • Options
    • A. Orifice baffles are never used in a shell and tube heat exchanger.
    • B. Pressure drop on the shell side of a heat exchanger depends upon tube pitch also.
    • C. In a horizontal tube evaporator, surface blanketing by air is avoided.
    • D. Split ring type and pull through type floating heads are two commonly used floating heads is heat exchangers.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Relative cost of chemical process plants in India is about __________ percent more than the similar plants in U.S.A.

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 35
    • C. 55
    • D. 75
    • Discuss


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