Description : The weathering index of a coal (A) Gives an idea of the fusion temperature of ash (B) Is related to its calorific value (C) Is a measure of its size stability, when stored & exposed to weather (D) Is a measure of its caking tendency
Last Answer : (C) Is a measure of its size stability, when stored & exposed to weather
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 : With increase in moisture content of coal, its (A) Calorific value increases sometimes (B) Bulk density always decreases (C) Clinkering tendency during combustion increases (D) None of these
Last Answer : (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following fuels is the best for burning on chain grate stoker? (A) Non-caking coal (B) Caking coal (C) Coking coal (D) Pulverised coal
Last Answer : (A) Non-caking coal
Description : A travelling grate stoker is meant for the efficient burning of __________ coal. (A) Caking (B) Pulverised (C) Non-caking (D) High ash
Last Answer : (C) Non-caking
Description : A coal having higher volatile matter content will necessarily have lower (A) Ash fusion temperature (B) Calorific value (C) Ignition temperature (D) Caking index
Last Answer : (C) Ignition temperature
Description : A good coking coal should have high __________ content. (A) Ash (B) Sulphur & phosphorus (C) Moisture (D) None of these
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 : Washing of coal decreases its (A) Caking index (B) Mineral matter content (C) Ash content (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Mineral matter content
Description : Washing of coal (A) Reduces its sulphur and ash content (B) Controls its ash fusibility and increases its calorific value (C) Improves its coking properties (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : During coking of coal, the ash content (percentage) (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain constant (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Increases
Description : Washing of coal (A) Reduces its ash & sulphur content (B) Improves its coking properties (C) Increase the fusion point of its ash by removing chlorine compounds (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Powdery materials can be guarded against caking tendency on storage by (A) Providing irregular grain size (B) Providing minimum percentage of voids (C) Having maximum possible points of contact (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following statement (s) regarding India's coal reserves is/are true ? 1. Over 90 percent of total reserves are located in the valleys of Son, Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari 2. Indian coal reserves are characterised ... reserves (a) I only (b) I and III (c) II and III (d) I, II and III
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Which of the following accentuates clinkering troubles on furnace grate burning coal? (A) Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportion of iron & sulphur (B) Low forced draft & fuel bed temperature (C) Thick firebed and preheated primary air (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following accentuates clinkering trouble on furnace grate burning coal? (A) Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportions of iron & sulphur (B) Low forced draught and fuel bed temperature (C) Thick fire bed and preheated primary air (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Higher boiling fractions like atmospheric residue is distilled under vacuum at low temperature because at high temperature, there is a tendency of the predominance of (A) Thermal cracking (B) Gum formation (C) Coking (D) Discoloration
Last Answer : (C) Coking
Description : Which of the following is a measure of the agglutinating (i.e., binding) property of coal? (A) Thickness of plastic layer (B) Caking index (C) Swelling index (D) Gray-king index
Last Answer : (B) Caking index
Description : Caking index of a coal is a measure of its (A) Abradability (B) Reactivity (C) Agglutinating (binding) properties (D) Porosity
Last Answer : (C) Agglutinating (binding) properties
Description : Coking time in a commercial high temperature coal carbonisation plant is about __________ hours. (A) 6 (B) 18 (C) 28
Last Answer : (B) 18
Description : Weathering of coal during storage causes (A) Reduction in coal size (B) Increase in its friability (C) Decrease in its caking capacity (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Coals used for the generation of producer gas should have (A) High caking index (B) Low fusion point of ash (C) High volatile matter content (D) Very low ash content (8-10%)
Last Answer : (C) High volatile matter content
Description : Fat coals' are those coals which have very high (A) Caking capacity (B) Volatile matter content (C) Fusion point of its ash (D) Inherent moisture conten
Last Answer : (A) Caking capacity
Description : With increase in the oxygen content of the coal, its __________ decreases. (A) Calorific value (B) Caking power (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : __________ of the coal is the basis for Seylor's coal classification. (A) Proximate analysis (B) Ultimate analysis (C) Caking index (D) Calorific value
Last Answer : (B) Ultimate analysis
Description : Choose the correct statement. (A) Coking tendency increases with increasing molecular weight (B) Coking tendency decreases with increasing molecular weight (C) Higher pressure enhances coke formation (D) Coking is an exothermic reaction
Last Answer : (A) Coking tendency increases with increasing molecular weigh
Description : Low temperature oxidation of coal during storage does not decrease its (A) Oxygen content (B) Caking power (C) Calorific value (D) None of these
Description : Low temperature oxidation of coal resulting from bad storage conditions does not decrease its (A) Caking power (B) Calorific value (C) Hydrogen content (D) Oxygen content
Last Answer : (D) Oxygen content
Description : Low temperature oxidation of stored coal results in the (A) Decrease in its caking power & calorific value (B) Decrease in its carbon & hydrogen content (C) Increase in its oxygen content (D) All (A), (B) and (A)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (A)
Description : Volatile matter content in coking coal may be about __________ percent. (A) 1 (B) 7 (C) 22 (D) 46
Last Answer : (C) 22
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 : Presence of free moisture in coal during its high temperature carbonisation (A) Reduces the coking time (B) Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls (C) Increases the loss of fine coal dust from the ovens when charging (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Protects the volatile products from pyrolysis (cracking) in the presence of hot coke and hot oven walls
Description : Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its (A) Poor oxidation stability and high gum forming ... at elevated temperature (C) Hydrolysis tendency in presence of water (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Coal is heated in presence of air to a temperature of about __________ °C, while determining its ash content for proximate analysis. (A) 500 (B) 750 (C) 950 (D) 1100
Last Answer : (B) 750
Description : Thermal pollution of water increases its toxicity and oxidation of oxygen demanding waste besides favouring bacterial growth. A rise in water temperature by 10°C, doubles the toxic effects of __________ present in it. (A) Coal ash (B) Potassium cyanide (C) Ortho-xylene (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Potassium cyanide
Description : Improper storage condition results in the weathering of coal and spontaneous combustion, which increases its (A) Caking index (B) Yield of carbonised products (C) Friability & oxygen content (D) Calorific value
Last Answer : (C) Friability & oxygen content
Description : Caking coal is desirable for (A) Burning on travelling grate (B) Coke making (C) Burning on firebars (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Coke making
Description : With increase in moisture content of coal, its (A) Calorific value increases (B) Caking properties diminish (C) Swelling during carbonisation becomes excessive (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Caking properties diminish
Description : A coal that softens and fuses on heating is (A) Classified (B) Carbonised (C) Caking (D) Non-caking
Last Answer : (C) Caking
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) Oxygen content decreases from lignite to bituminous coal as the coalification increases (B) The less the oxygen content, better is the coal, as it reduces the calorific value (C ... capacity of coal increases and the caking power decreases (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
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 : Caking index of coal blend used for blast furnace coke making is about (A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 22 (D) 36
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Strongly caking coal should not be used in the Lurgi gasifier (B) Acetylene gas cannot be used for illumination purpose (C) Water gas is called blue gas ... is burnt (D) Gaseous fuels require less percentage of excess air for combustion as compared to liquid fuels
Last Answer : (B) Acetylene gas cannot be used for illumination purpose
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 : Kopper-Totzek coal gasifier (A) Can give ammonia synthesis gas (H2 + N2 ) (B) Is a moving bed reactor (C) Cannot use coking coal (D) Operate at very high pressure
Last Answer : (A) Can give ammonia synthesis gas (H2 + N2 )
Description : Fussain (A) Is friable, charcoal like substance (B) Has highest fixed carbon and lowest volatile matter content of all the four banded components of coal (C) Is non-coking, but when blended with highly coking ... its swelling and produces high strength coke on carbonisation (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Anthracite coal (A) Contains more volatile matter than bituminous coal (B) Ignites more easily than bituminous coal (C) Is essentially a coking coal (D) Burns with short, bluish, yellow-tipped flame producing very little smoke
Last Answer : (D) Burns with short, bluish, yellow-tipped flame producing very little smoke
Description : Which of the following fuels is generally not used in thermal power plant boiler firing? (A) Furnace oil, light diesel oil and tar/PCM (B) Pulverised coking coal (C) Coal middling from washeries (D) B.F. gas, coke oven gas and L.D. converter gas
Last Answer : (B) Pulverised coking coal
Description : Prime coking coal is always blended with medium or non- coking coal before carbonisation (A) To check against its excessive swelling during heating, which may exert high pressure and damage coke oven walls (B) Because, it alone produces unreactive coke (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)