Chemical Engineering Mcqs

Pick out the wrong statement ?
  • (A)  The annual depreciation rate for machinery and equipments in a chemical process plant is about 10% of the fixed capital investment
  • (B)  Annual depreciation rate of buildings in a chemical plant is about 3% of its initial cost
  • (C)  Insurance rates on annual basis in a chemical plant may be about 1% of the fixed capital investment
  • (D)  In a chemical industry, research and development cost amounts to about 15% of net sales realisation (NSR)
Pick out the wrong statement ?
  • (A)  Wine, rum & Vodka are prepared by the formulation of fruit juice, sugar beet & rye respectively
  • (B)  Protein catalysts are called enzymes
  • (C)  The rate of chemical reaction is independent of the concentration of reactants at high concentration of enzymes
  • (D)  Total sugar content in molasses is about 10%
Pick out the wrong statement?
  • (A)  Conversion of SO2 to SO3 in Monsanto-4 pass converter is about 98%
  • (B)  The chemical formula of oleum is H2S2O7, which is formed by saturating sulphuric acid with sulphur trioxide
  • (C)  Vitriol oil is nothing but technical sulphuric acid
  • (D)  Decomposition of sulphuric acid on heating does not start before its boiling
Pick out the wrong statement ?
  • (A)  Pasteurisation of milk involves moderate heating followed by cooling
  • (B)  Bakeries and breweries make use of yeasts
  • (C)  Enzyme is a complex nitrogenous compound
  • (D)  Oils and fats are alkaloids
Pick out the wrong statement ?
  • (A)  Fibrillation of fibre during paper manufacture is done to develop the strength in paper
  • (B)  Alkali consumption in digestion/cooking of bamboo is measured in terms of permanganate number
  • (C)  Bagasse fibre contains both lignin & cellulose
  • (D)  Presence of sodium sulphate in pulp makes the pulp bleachability poor