Description : Ammonium nitrate (is mixed with limestone) is not used as fertiliser as such, because (A) It is hygroscopic and explosive in nature (B) It is highly acidic in nature (C) It is a liquid at room temperature (D) Its nitrogen content is very less
Last Answer : (A) It is hygroscopic and explosive in nature
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is (A) A mixed fertiliser (B) A straight fertiliser (C) A complex fertiliser (D) Not a fertiliser; it is an explosive
Last Answer : (C) A complex fertiliser
Description : Ammonium phosphate is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Phosphatic (C) Complex (D) Mixed
Last Answer : (D) Mixed
Description : Which is the best fertiliser for paddy? (A) Ammonium sulphate (B) Nitro-phosphate (C) Superphosphate (D) Potassium nitrate
Last Answer : (A) Ammonium sulphate
Description : mmonium nitrate is (A) Having about 40% N2 (B) Not hygroscopic (C) Not prone to explosive thermal decomposition (D) Mixed with limestone powder to reduce its explosive nature before using it as a fertilizer
Last Answer : (D) Mixed with limestone powder to reduce its explosive nature before using it as a fertilizer
Description : (1) aluminium powder and ammonium nitrate Explanation: Ammonal is an explosive made up of ammonium nitrate and aluminium powder. The ammonium nitrate functions as an oxidizer and the aluminium ... a fairly substantial shock, though it is still more sensitive than trinitrotoluene and composition C4.
Last Answer : Gelatin is mostly used in making icecreams in order to - (1) prevent making a colloid (2) stabilise the colloid and prevent crystallisation (3) stabilise mixture (4) enrich the aroma
Description : NPK fertiliser is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Complex (B) Mixed (C) Nitrogenous (D) Phosphatic
Last Answer : (B) Mixed
Description : Which of the following is not a mixed fertiliser? (A) Nitrophosphate (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) (C) Ammonium phosphate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Low intensity explosives are also called propellants, whereas high intensity explosive are called detonators (B) Gun powder comprises of 75% salt petre, 15% charcoal ... TNT is a hygroscopic explosive having very high melting point and is non-toxic to human being
Last Answer : (D) TNT is a hygroscopic explosive having very high melting point and is non-toxic to human being
Description : Nitro-glycerine absorbed in wood flour, sodium nitrate or ammonium nitrate is commercially used as controlled explosive called dynamite. The raw material used for its manufacture are glycerine, nitric acid and (A) Sulphuric acid (B) Phosphoric acid (C) Hydrochloric acid (D) Hydrofluoric acid
Last Answer : (A) Sulphuric acid
Description : Gun powder, which is an explosive comprises of charcoal, sulphur and (A) Glycerine (B) Salt petre (C) Nitro glycerine (D) Dynamite
Last Answer : (B) Salt petre
Description : Which of the following is an explosive? (A) Nitro-glycerine (B) Trinitrotoluene (TNT) (C) Cellulose nitrate (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B), and (C)
Description : Bordeaux mixture is a/an (A) Fertiliser (B) Inorganic fungicide (C) Insecticide (D) Explosive
Last Answer : (B) Inorganic fungicide
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Yellow phosphorous which is the most reactive allotropic form of phosphorous is transported under water (B) Apatite is the principal material present in ... fixation means the process of bringing atmospheric nitrogen into combination i.e. into nitrogen compound fo
Last Answer : (C) Urea is more hygroscopic than ammonium nitrate
Description : NPK means a __________ fertiliser. (A) Mixed (B) Potassic (C) Liquid (D) Solid
Last Answer : (A) Mixed
Description : During the charging process of storage batteries, the charging rooms should be well ventilated because __________. A. without ventilation excessive gassing will occur B. highly poisonous gases are ... gases will otherwise accumulate D. without ventilation the battery will not take a full charge
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Rock phosphate used for the production of phosphatic fertiliser is mined at (INDIA): (A) Amjhor (Jharkhand) (B) Talcher (Orissa) (C) Bailladella (M.P.) (D) Kiriburu (Bihar)
Last Answer : (A) Amjhor (Jharkhand)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Dehydration of ammonium carbamate to produce urea is endothermic (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India ... manufacture of ortho-phosphoric acid (D) Phosphate rock when reacted with dilute H2SO4 produces superphosphate
Last Answer : (B) Direct use of liquid ammonia as a fertiliser for a tropical country like India is suitable
Description : Though liquid ammonia itself is a fertiliser (with 82% nitrogen content) yet it is commonly not used as such in a tropical country like India, because it (A) Has a pungent smell (B) Vaporises at normal temperature (C) Is toxic and highly corrosive (D) Is in short supply
Last Answer : (B) Vaporises at normal temperature
Description : A phosphatic fertiliser contains 16% P2O5 . It could be (A) Dicalcium phosphate (B) Superphosphate (C) Triple superphosphate (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Superphosphate
Description : ________ content of the phosphate rock is the pollutant of primary interest in a phosphatic fertiliser plant. (A) Calcium (B) Fluorine (C) Phosphorous (D) Sulphur
Last Answer : (B) Fluorine
Description : Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) located at Trombay (near Bombay, INDIA) has (A) Five operating research reactors (namely Apsara, Cirus Zerelina, Purnima and Dhurva) (B) A 420 MW nuclear power plant (C) A very large capacity (100 tons/yr) heavy water plant (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Five operating research reactors (namely Apsara, Cirus Zerelina, Purnima and Dhurva)
Description : The only commercial Fischer-Tropsch plant for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from coal is located at (A) SASOL (in South Africa) (B) Redcar (U.K.) (C) Los Angeles (U.S.A.) (D) Trombay (India)
Last Answer : (A) SASOL (in South Africa)
Description : When lead-acid batteries are charging, they always give off hydrogen gas that is _____________. A. considered inert B. highly explosive C. extremely toxic D. heavier than air
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : Battery charging rooms should be well ventilated because the charging process produces_____________. A. highly poisonous gas B. highly combustible oxygen C. explosive gases D. corrosive gases
Description : Superphosphate is manufactured by reacting phosphate rock with (A) Acetic acid (B) Sulphuric acid (C) Aluminium chloride (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Sulphuric acid
Description : Sodium tri poly phosphate (STPP) is manufactured by reaction of phosphoric acid with sodium (A) Carbonate (B) Phosphate (C) Bicarbonate (D) Silicate
Last Answer : (A) Carbonat
Description : Triple superphosphate is manufactured by reacting (A) Phosphate rock with phosphoric acid (B) Phosphate rock with sulphuric acid (C) Phosphate rock with nitric acid (D) Ammonium phosphate with phosphoric acid
Last Answer : (A) Phosphate rock with phosphoric acid
Description : Fast breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) is located at (A) Kalpakkam (near Madras) (B) Kota (in Rajasthan) (C) BARC (Trombay) (D) Tarapur (in Maharashtra)
Last Answer : (A) Kalpakkam (near Madras)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) DDT is manufactured by the condensation of chlorobenzene with chloral at 30°C in presence of oleum, which is a highly exothermic reaction (B) Chloral ... through the respiratory system are called fumigants (D) Benzene hexachloride is not a contact insecticide
Last Answer : (D) Benzene hexachloride is not a contact insecticide
Description : All moisture in a non-hygroscopic material is the __________ moisture. (A) Free (B) Equilibrium (C) Unbound (D) Bound
Last Answer : (C) Unbound
Description : Which Fertilizer is Mainly Manufactured in India? A. Ammonium PhosphateB. Single Super Phosphate C. Urea D. None
Last Answer : C. Urea
Description : Which is a mixed fertiliser? -Do You Know?
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The major thermal power station fed on natural gas is at (a) Lunej (b) Trombay (c) Naharkatiya (d) Digboi
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : The first fertilizer plant was set up at (a) Nangal (Punjab) (b) Sindri (Bihar) (c) Alwaye (Kerala) (d) Trombay (Maharashtra)
Last Answer : Ans: (b)
Description : The Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre is located at (1) Sriharikota (2) Trivandrum (3) Trombay (4) Bangalore
Last Answer : Trivandrum
Description : The widest explosive limit is of __________, thereby making it the most explosive gas. (A) Acetylene (B) Petrol vapor (C) Hydrogen (D) Carbon monoxide
Last Answer : (A) Acetylene
Description : Sulphuric acid is mixed with ground phosphate rock (to produce phosphoric acid) in a steel digestor lined with (A) Acidic refractory (B) Rubber (C) Karbate (D) Lead or acid proof bricks
Last Answer : (A) Acidic refractory
Description : Sulphuric acid is mixed with ground phosphate rock (to produce phosphoric acid) in a steel digestor lined with (A) Acidic refractory (B) Rubber (C) Karbate (D) Lead or acid-proof bricks
Last Answer : (D) Lead or acid-proof bricks
Description : Calcium ammonium nitrate (a fertiliser) is dried in a __________ dryer. (A) Rotary (B) Vacuum (C) Tunnel (D) Tray
Last Answer : (A) Rotary
Description : Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier (installed in a coal based nitrogeneous fertiliser plant) employs a/an __________ bed gasifier. (A) Entrained (B) Moving (C) Fixed (D) Fluidised
Last Answer : (A) Entrained
Description : pH value of soil is maintained at __________ by the addition of fertiliser for optimum growth and health of the plant. (A) 4-5 (B) 7-8 (C) 9-10 (D) 12-13
Last Answer : (B) 7-8
Description : __________ is not a fertiliser. (A) Calcium ammonium nitrate (B) Ferrous sulphate (C) Liquid ammonia (D) Ammonium sulphate
Last Answer : (B) Ferrous sulphate
Description : 150. Nitrogen content in ammonium sulphate (a fertiliser) is around __________ percent. (A) 5 (B) 20 (C) 50 (D) 65
Last Answer : (B) 20
Description : Urea is a __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Potassic (C) Phosphatic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Nitrogenous
Description : Potassic fertiliser is graded based on its __________ content. (A) KCl (B) K2O (C) KNO3 (D) K2SO4
Last Answer : (B) K2O
Description : Fertiliser value of a nitrogenous fertiliser is expressed in terms of its __________ content. (A) N2 (B) KNO3 (C) NO2 (D) NHO3
Last Answer : (A) N2
Description : Phosphatic fertiliser is graded based on its __________ content. (A) P2O3 (B) PCl5 (C) P2O5 (D) H3PO4
Last Answer : (C) P2O5
Description : __________ is the most suitable fertiliser for paddy. (A) Urea (B) Ammonium sulphate (C) Superphosphate (D) Potassium nitrate
Last Answer : (B) Ammonium sulphate
Description : The most suitable fertiliser for accelerating seeding or fruit formation in later stages of plant growth is __________ fertiliser. (A) Nitrogenous (B) Phosphatic (C) Potassic (D) None of these