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  • Question
  • Fixed capital investment of a chemical plant is the total amount of money needed to supply the necessary plant and manufacturing facilities plus the working capital for operation of the facilities. Which of the following components of fixed capital investment requires minimum percentage of it?


  • Options
  • A. Electrical installation cost.
  • B. Equipment installation cost.
  • C. Cost for piping.
  • D. Equipment insulation cost.

  • Correct Answer
  • Equipment insulation cost. 


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    • 1. The equivalent diameter for pressure drop is __________ that for heat transfer.

    • Options
    • A. smaller than
    • B. greater than
    • C. equal to
    • D. not related with
    • Discuss
    • 2. Addition polymerisation takes place either by a free radical mechanism or ionic machanism depending on the reagents used. Free radical polymerisation is catelyzed by __________ , which decompose to give free radicals.

    • Options
    • A. organic peroxides
    • B. sulphuric acid
    • C. hydroflouric acid
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. LPG stands for

    • Options
    • A. liquid petroleum gas
    • B. liquified petrol gas
    • C. liquid petrol gas
    • D. liquefied petroleum gas
    • Discuss
    • 4. With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water

    • Options
    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. remains constant
    • D. increases linearly
    • Discuss
    • 5. Fireclay bricks is not used for lining the

    • Options
    • A. cupola.
    • B. gas producer.
    • C. bottom of hot metal mixer.
    • D. roof of open hearth furnace.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Phenol formaldehyde is produced by condensation polymerisation. It is also known as

    • Options
    • A. teflon
    • B. bakelite
    • C. polyester
    • D. nylon-66
    • Discuss
    • 7. The most convenient way of expressing solution concentration is in terms of

    • Options
    • A. mole fraction
    • B. normality
    • C. molality
    • D. molarity
    • Discuss
    • 8. Urea is a __________ fertiliser.

    • Options
    • A. nitrogenous
    • B. potassic
    • C. phosphatic
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 9. A fast breeder reactor

    • Options
    • A. uses natural uranium as fuel.
    • B. does not require a moderator.
    • C. both (a) and (b).
    • D. neither (a) nor (b).
    • Discuss
    • 10. Carbon refractories have very high

    • Options
    • A. wetting characteristics
    • B. refractoriness
    • C. thermal conductivity
    • D. both (b) and (c)
    • Discuss


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