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 : The difference between total carbon and fixed carbon of coal will be minimum in case of (A) Lignite (B) Bituminous coal (C) Anthracite (D) High temperature coke (V.M < 0.5%)
Last Answer : (D) High temperature coke (V.M < 0.5%)
Description : Safe condition for storage of high V.M. bituminous coal is that (A) Height of the coal heap should be < 3 metres (B) Maximum 200 tons should be stored in a heap (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Which of the following is the most reactive (as regards the formation of CO + H2 from C + H2O)? (A) Blast furnace coke (B) Low temperature coke (C) Anthracite coal (D) Sub-bituminous coa
Last Answer : (B) Low temperature coke
Description : Hard coke is manufactured from (A) Lignite (B) Bituminous coal (C) Semi-anthracite (D) Anthracite
Last Answer : (B) Bituminous coal
Description : Which will have the least volatile matter and hence will be the most difficult to ignite? (A) Bituminous coal (B) Coke (C) Semi-bituminous coal (D) Anthracite
Last Answer : (B) Coke
Description : Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal ? (A) Bituminous coal (B) Peat (C) Lignite (D) Coke.
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Which one of the following is known as the 'brown coal'? (1) Anthracite (2) Bituminous (3) Coke (4) Lignite
Last Answer : (4) Lignite Explanation: Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal. It has ... 66%, and an ash content ranging from 6% to 19% compared with 6% to 12% for bituminous coal.
Description : Which one of the following is known as the ‘brown coal’? (1) Anthracite (2) Bituminous (3) Coke (4) Lignite
Last Answer : (4) Lignite Explanation: Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat. It is considered the lowest rank of coal. It has a carbon content of around 2530%.
Description : Which of the following is considered as superior quality of coal? (A) Bituminous coal (B) Peat (C) Lignite (D) Coke.
Last Answer : Bituminous coal
Description : Producer gas is obtained by A. partial combustion of coal, coke, anthracite coal or charcoal in a mixed air steam blast B. carbonisation of bituminous coal C. passing steam over incandescent coke D. passing air and a large amount of steam over waste coal at about 650°C
Last Answer : Answer: A
Description : Which one of the following is known as the ‘brown coal’ ? (1) Anthracite (2) Bituminous (3) Coke (4) Lignite
Last Answer : Lignite
Description : Absorptivity of a perfect black body is unity. Which of the following has maximum absorptivity? (A) Aluminium foil (B) Refractory bricks (C) Iron plate (D) Coke breeze
Last Answer : (D) Coke breeze
Description : Which of the following is not a manufactured fuel? (A) Coke breeze (B) Soft coke (C) Colloidal fuels (D) Charcoal
Last Answer : (A) Coke breeze
Description : __________ is used as a flux in the smelting of copper ore like chalcopyrite. (A) Coke breeze (B) Lime powder (C) Silica/quartz (D) Dolomite
Last Answer : (C) Silica/quartz
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 : For the manufacture of concrete a low density, the aggregate used is (a) Furnace clinker (b) Coke breeze (c)Saw dust (d) All the above
Last Answer : (d) All the above
Description : Undercharging of coal in the by-product coke ovens results in (A) Decrease in the c.v. of coke oven gas (B) Increase in its throughput (C) Increase in the c.v. of coke oven gas
Last Answer : (A) Decrease in the c.v. of coke oven gas
Description : A coal having higher volatile matter content, has lower (A) Smoking tendency on burning (B) Coke oven gas yield on carbonisation (C) Chance of catching fire during storage in open space (D) Ignition temperature
Last Answer : (D) Ignition temperature
Description : Calorific value of bituminous coal may be around __________ Kcal/kg. (A) 500 (B) 1500 (C) 6500 (D) 20000
Last Answer : (C) 6500
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 can be made into briquettes without the use of a binder? (A) Lignite (B) Bituminous coal (C) Anthracite coal (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Lignite
Description : Which of the following has the highest calorific value? (A) Lignite (B) Sub-bituminous coal (C) Anthracite (D) Peat
Last Answer : (C) Anthracite
Description : The most matured coal out of the following is (A) Lignite (B) Semi-anthracite (C) Sub-bituminous (D) Bituminous
Last Answer : (B) Semi-anthracite
Description : Which of the following petrological constitutes is responsible for bright and lustrous black band of bituminous coal? (A) Vitrain (B) Clarain (C) Durain
Last Answer : (A) Vitrain
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)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Out of the following fuels, the difference between the net and gross calorific value is maximum in case of (A) Pitch (B) Fuel oil (C) Blast furnace gas (D) Bituminous coal
Last Answer : (B) Fuel oil
Description : Which is the most matured coal? (A) Lignite (B) Bituminous (C) Semi-anthracite (D) Anthracite
Last Answer : (D) Anthracite
Description : Bituminous coal (A) Ignites less easily than anthracite (B) Is generally coking (C) Burns with smoky yellow flame (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following represents a carpet of sand-bitumen mix without coarse aggregates? (A) Mastic asphalt (B) Sheet asphalt (C) Bituminous carpet (D) Bituminous concrete
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Air intake for an air compressor should be preferably taken from (A) A site, where cooling towers are located nearby (B) A site, where open coal yard in located nearby (C) An air conditioned room maintained at a temperature of 18°C (D) An outside atmosphere at 10°C
Last Answer : (D) An outside atmosphere at 10°C
Description : If (as US Presidential hopeful Ben Carson believes) the Pyramids in Egypt were built as grain storage silos, how do you suppose they filled and emptied them, and how long would a Pyramid full of grain last?
Last Answer : Looking at this picture of the internals of the Khufu Pyramid, there is more volume in the passageways than in the chambers. Dimensions for the King's Chamber that I found: about 10m x 5m x 6m = ... idea is. And this is the belief of someone who wants to control the world's largest nuclear arsenal.
Description : Articles about businesses and silos?
Last Answer : What do you mean by silo? I've heard it used to describe companies that have a lot of vertical growth in a certain field, so they tend to use the same processes and people for new types of ... print, and web would have silos for each What aspect of the separation into silos are you looking at?
Description : What is Silom ? Write the types of silos ?
Last Answer : A siloma is a body cavity that originates from the mesoderm and covers the mesodermal cell layer called the peritoneum. Animals can be classified into the following groups on the basis of the variety of silom. 1. ... ( mosquito) , Asterias vulgaris ( sea star) , Tenualosa ilisha (ilish ) etc.
Description : Which one of the following lists four type of coal, arranged in the increasing order of their carbon content? (a) Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite (b) Peat, Bituminous, Lignite, Anthracite (c) Lignite, Peat, Bituminous, Anthracite (d) Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : Which one among the following statements regarding India's coal is not correct? [CDS 2012] (a) 98 percent of reserves of coal in India belongs to Gondwana period (b) Unknown amount of coal ... Tertiary rocks (d) Gondwana coal is mainly found in the river valleys of Damodar, Mahanadi and Godavari
Last Answer : Ans: (c)
Description : Consider the following statements: 1. Gondwana coal is a laminated, bituminous coal. . 2. Gondwana coal is completely free from moisture, sulphur and phosphorus. Which of the statements given above is/are correct? [IAS 2008] (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Description : The highest grade and best quality coal is – (1) Lignite (2) Peat (3) Bituminous (4) Anthracite
Last Answer : (4) Anthracite Explanation: Anthracite is usually considered to be the highest grade of coal and is actually considered to be metamorphic. Compared to other coals it is much harder, has a glassy ... with few impurities. It is largely used for heating domestically as it burns with little smoke.
Description : Which is the highest quality of hard coal? (1) Anthracite (2) Bituminous (3) Lignite (4) Peat
Last Answer : (1) Anthracite Explanation: Anthracite is the highest rank of coal. It is the most metamorphosed type of coal, in which the carbon content is between 92.1% and 98%. Anthracite coal generally has ... heating value per ton on a mineralmatter-free basis. Anthracite is often referred to as hard coal.
Description : Highest percentage of carbon is found in which form of coal? (1) Anthracite (2) Bituminous (3) Peat (4) Lignite
Last Answer : (1) Anthracite Explanation: Anthracite is the highest rank of coal since it has a carbon content of over 87% on a dry ash-free basis. Anthracite coal generally has the highest heating value per ton on a mineral-matter-free basis. It has a bright luster and breaks with a semi-conchoidal. fracture.
Description : Which one of the following is not coal variety? (1) Lignite (2) Bituminous (3) Dolomite (4) Peat
Last Answer : (3) Dolomite Explanation: Dolomite is a common rockforming mineral. It is a calcium magnesium carbonate with a chemical composition of CaMg(CO3)2. It is the primary component of the sedimentary ... known as dolomitic marble. Dolomite is used in the Pidgeon process for the production of magnesium.
Description : Which of the following type of coal has the lowest proportion of volatile matter? (1) Lignite (2) Peat (3) Bituminous (4) Anthracite
Last Answer : (4) Anthracite Explanation: Anthracite has the lowest proportion of volatile matter. Volatile matter in coal refers to the components of coal, except for moisture, which are liberated at ... hydrocarbons and some sulfur. The volatile matter of coal is determined under rigidly controlled standards.
Description : Which one of the following types of coal contains a higher percentage of carbon than the rest? (1) Bituminous coal (2) Lignite (3) Peat (4) Anthracite
Last Answer : (4) Anthracite Explanation: Anthracite is thecoal that gives the most energy and the least pollution (it produces lots of CO2). It is the ideal fuel for power station.
Description : The fuel mostly used in steam boilers is A. brown coal B. peat C. coking bituminous coal D. non-coking bituminous coal
Last Answer : Answer: D
Description : Of the following states, the principal bituminous coal producing state in the United States is: w) Tennessee x) Illinois y) Pennsylvania z) West Virginia
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- WEST VIRGINIA
Description : Which coal is considered a metamorphic rock? w) anthracite coal x) bituminous coal y) lignite coal z) all of these
Last Answer : ANSWER: W -- ANTHRACITE
Description : In terms of quality, what is the highest ranked coal? w) peat x) bituminous y) anthracite z) lignite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Y -- ANTHRACITE
Description : Among the following, the substance that is considered to be the earliest stage in coal formation is: w) sub-bituminous x) bituminous y) anthracite z) lignite
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- LIGNITE
Last Answer : Anthracite