Description : Higher percentage of ash in coal meant for the production of metallurgical grade coke (A) Decreases the hardness of coke (B) Decreases the abrasion resistance of coke (C) Causes brittleness in steel (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : A good metallurgical coke should have very low (A) Sulphur & phosphorous content (B) Porosity (C) Fusion point of its ash (D) Hardness & strength
Last Answer : (A) Sulphur & phosphorous content
Description : A good metallurgical coke (A) Should have high porosity (B) Should be brittle (C) Must contain moderate quantities of ash, moisture, sulphur and volatile matters (D) Should have low fusion point of its ash
Last Answer : (A) Should have high porosity
Description : Main use of soft coke is as __________ fuel. (A) Domestic (B) Blast furnace (C) Foundry (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Domestic
Description : Beehive coke ovens are made of __________ bricks. (A) Silica (B) Fireclay (C) Silicon carbide (D) Corundum
Last Answer : (A) Silica
Description : Regenerators are used for waste heat recovery in (A) By-product coke ovens (B) Beehive coke oven (C) Blast furnace stoves (D) Soaking pits
Last Answer : (A) By-product coke ovens
Description : Which furnace employs an I.D. fan for the removal of flue gases from the furnace? (A) Coke oven (B) Blast furnace stoves (C) Beehive coke oven (D) High pressure boiler
Last Answer : (D) High pressure boiler
Description : Beehive coke oven (A) Facilitates by-products recovery (B) Takes 2-3 days for coking of coal but requires no external fuel for heating (C) Gives larger yield of coke (around 85%) as compared to by-product ovens (D) Produces coke with very poor strength
Last Answer : (B) Takes 2-3 days for coking of coal but requires no external fuel for heating
Description : Coking time in beehive coke oven is about (A) 12 hours (B) 2-3 days (C) One week (D) Two weeks
Last Answer : (B) 2-3 days
Description : A coal with high ash content is undesirable, as (A) It is abrasive to the coal pulveriser (i.e. ball mill) and the combustion chamber (B) The ash in molten condition gets absorbed in the pores of the ... and stick to the boiler tubes thereby reducing the heat transfer (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Combustion of pulverised fuel (A) Requires larger combustion chamber than rich gaseous fuel (B) In a metallurgical furnace does not contaminate the product in the furnace by ash from fuel (C) Suppresses the discharge of fine dust and grit into atmosphere (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (A) Requires larger combustion chamber than rich gaseous fuel
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Percentage of ash in coke produced from medium coking coal is more than that in coal (B) The calorific value (kcal/Nm3 ) of coke oven gas reduces on ... plants in India at Talcher (Orissa) and Ramagundam (A.P) employ Kopper-Totzek process of coal gasification
Last Answer : (C) Ash is normally removed as 'fly-ash' in Kopper-Totzek process of coal gasification
Description : Coke compared to the coal from which it has been made, contains (A) Less volatile matter (B) More carbon (C) Greater percentage of ash (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : The main industrial source of emission of hydrogen sulphide air pollutant is (A) Petroleum refineries (B) Coal based thermal power plants (C) Pulp and paper plant (D) Metallurgical roasting & smelting plant
Last Answer : (B) Coal based thermal power plants
Description : Which of the following would require least amount of secondary air for combustion? (A) Coke breeze containing 25% ash and 2% volatile matter (B) Anthracite containing 10% volatile matter and 8% ash ... ash and 25% volatile matter (D) Semi-bituminous coal containing 25% ash and 20% volatile matter
Last Answer : (A) Coke breeze containing 25% ash and 2% volatile matter
Description : Quantity of coke produced from metallurgical coal may be around __________ percent. (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 75 (D) 95
Last Answer : (C) 75
Description : Volatile matter content of metallurgical coke may be around __________ percent. (A) 1-2 (B) 10-15 (C) 22-26 (D) 30-33
Last Answer : (A) 1-2
Description : Shatter index of metallurgical coke on 2 inches and 0.5 inch screen should be respectively around __________ percent. (A) 80 and 97 (B) 95 and 100 (C) 40 and 70 (D) 25 and 97
Last Answer : (A) 80 and 97
Description : Low temperature carbonisation of coal produces (A) Metallurgical coke (B) Soft coke (C) Very low calorific value coke oven gas (D) No by-products
Last Answer : (B) Soft coke
Description : Desirable "Micum Index" values of metallurgical coke are (A) M40 > 78% and M10 < 10% (B) M40 > 4% and M10 < 80% (C) M40 > 10% and M10 < 78% (D) M40 > 98% and M10 < 2%
Last Answer : (A) M40 > 78% and M10 < 10%
Description : Caking index of the coal blend used for the manufacture of metallurgical coke should be around (A) 5 (B) 21 (C) 40 (D) 48
Last Answer : (B) 21
Description : Which of the following constituents present in petroleum is responsible for ash formation? (A) Nitrogen compounds (B) Organometallic compounds (C) Sulphur compounds (D) Oxygen compounds
Last Answer : (C) Sulphur compounds
Description : The reason for excessive clinker formation in gas producers is the (A) Use of coal/coke containing a high % of fines and ash (B) Use of fuel having too low an ash fusion temperature (C) Development of hot spots in the fuel bed and an abnormally high rate of gasification (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following constituents of coal is the most important in the production of coke? (A) Moisture (B) Ash (C) Volatiles (D) Carbon
Last Answer : (D) Carbon
Description : Increase in ash content of blast furnace coke (A) Reduces its consumption in the furnace (B) Increases its consumption in the furnace (C) Does not affect its consumption in the furnace (D) Decreases its hardness and abrasion resistance
Last Answer : (B) Increases its consumption in the furnace
Description : Purity of coke means that, it is high in carbon and low in (A) Volatiles (B) Ash (C) Iron (D) Moisture
Last Answer : (A) Volatiles
Description : High ash coals (A) Are soft & friable (poor strength and size stability) (B) Require longer time of carbonisation as ash offers resistance to heat transfer (C) Produce larger quantity of coke oven gas (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Are soft & friable (poor strength and size stability)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Indian coals on an average contain 25-30% ash as against 10-12% ash in imported coking coal (B) Ammonia is recovered in the form of ammonium sulphate in direct ... indicates poor caking properties of coal (D) Wash oil is used for scrubbing Benzol from coke oven gas
Last Answer : (C) A high swelling index number of coking coal indicates poor caking properties of coal
Description : Degree of carbonisation of coal during coke making can be roughly judged by the __________ of the coke produced. (A) Colour (B) Moisture content (C) Ash content (D) Volatile matter
Last Answer : (D) Volatile matter
Description : High ash containing coke (A) Produces more slag when used in the blast furnace (B) Has poor strength and abrasion resistance (C) Is desirable in producer gas manufacture (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Produces more slag when used in the blast furnace
Description : Out of the following, which is the most important parameter for the blast furnace grade coke? (A) CSR & CRI (B) Ash content (C) Moisture content (D) Volatile matter content
Last Answer : (A) CSR & CRI
Description : Ash content in the coke produced from a coking coal having 20% ash may be around __________ percent. (A) 6 (B) 12 (C) 18 (D) 24
Last Answer : (D) 24
Description : Which of the following is unsuitable fuel for producer gas manufacture? (A) Coke (B) Anthracite (C) Coal having low fusion point of its ash (D) Coal having high fusion point of its ash
Last Answer : (C) Coal having low fusion point of its ash
Description : Raw materials for 'Solvay Process' for manufacture of the soda ash are (A) Salt, limestone and coke or gas (B) Ammonia, salt and limestone (C) Ammonia limestone and coke (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Salt, limestone and coke or gas
Description : Coke used for the production of calcium carbide should have (A) Low ash content (B) Low ignition temperature (C) High electrical resistivity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Commercial production of calcium carbide requires limestone and __________ as raw materials. (A) Coke (B) Sand (C) Soda ash (D) Fuel oil
Last Answer : (B) Sand
Description : Sand and __________ is fused at 1300°C, to produce sodium silicate. (A) Limestone (B) Soda ash (C) Coke (D) Sodium sulphate
Last Answer : (B) Soda ash
Description : Which of the following may be viewed as a catalyst in the manufacturesoda ash by Solvay process? (A) NH3 (B) NaCl (C) CaO (D) Coke
Last Answer : (A) NH3
Description : Commercial production of soda ash by Solvay process requires limestone, __________ as raw materials. (A) Coke and sand (B) Brine and coal (C) Coke and caustic soda (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Brine and coal
Description : Petroleum coke is commercially produced by the __________ process. (A) Hydrocracking (B) Visbreaking (C) Fluid catalytic cracking (D) Delayed coking
Last Answer : (D) Delayed coking
Description : Petroleum coke is used mainly in the (A) Discoloration of yellow glycerine (B) Sugar refining (C) Manufacture of carbon electrode (D) Blast furnace for reduction of iron ore
Last Answer : (C) Manufacture of carbon electrode
Description : In Hydrofining catalytic desulphurisation process for sweetening of petroleum products, use of hydrogen (A) Enhances the desulphurisation process (B) Minimises coke formation (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Maximum use of petroleum coke is in (A) Adsorption refining operation (B) Fuel gas manufacture (C) Carbon electrode manufacture (D) Iron ore reduction
Last Answer : (C) Carbon electrode manufacture
Description : Petrolatum is (A) Same as petroleum ether (B) Petroleum coke (C) A mixture of microcrystalline wax in viscous hydrocarbon liquids (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) A mixture of microcrystalline wax in viscous hydrocarbon liquids
Description : Asphalts are (A) Low molecular weight & low boiling point compounds present in petroleum (B) Desirable in catalytic cracking feedstock, because they produce coke (C) Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (C) Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge
Description : Which of the following processes is used for the production of petroleum coke? (A) Stabilisation (B) Visbreaking (C) Cracking (D) Reforming
Last Answer : (C) Cracking
Description : Which is the most ideal feed stock for 'coking' process used for the manufacture of petroleum coke? (A) Naphtha (B) Vacuum residue (C) Light gas oil (D) Diesel
Last Answer : (B) Vacuum residue
Description : Naphthalene is removed from coke oven gas by (A) Scrubbing with wash oil (a petroleum product) (B) Adsorbing on bog iron bed (C) Absorbing in vetro-coke solution (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Scrubbing with wash oil (a petroleum product)
Description : Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a (A) Steel plant (B) Textile factory (C) Petroleum refinery (D) Coke oven battery
Last Answer : (B) Textile factory
Description : Material of construction of foundry crucible is (A) Lead (B) Stainless steel (C) Graphite
Last Answer : Option C