Description : Finely divided catalyst has greater surface area and has greater catalytic activity than the compact solid. If a total surface area of 6291456 `cm^(2)
Last Answer : Finely divided catalyst has greater surface area and has greater catalytic activity than the compact solid. If a total ... B. `80` C. `20` D. `22`
Description : A catalyst loses its activity due to (A) Loss in surface area of the active component (B) Agglomeration of metal particles caused by thermal sintering of the solid surface (C) Covering of the catalytic active sites by a foreign substance (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the correct statement pertaining to catalytic cracking. (A) With increase in the reactor pressure, octane number of gasoline decreases (B) With increase in the reactor temperature, gasoline yield decreases for a given ... with increase in the catalyst to oil ratio (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Catalytic activity of enzyme catalysed reactions which is affected by temperature, pH value & chemical agents, is maximum at a temperature of about 45°C ... in enzyme catalysed reactions can be calculated by using the thermodynamic properties of substrates & prod
Last Answer : (C) Enzymes help in increasing the activation energy of the reaction
Description : Which of the following statements about enzymes is wrong? (a) Enzymes are denatured at high temperatures. (b) Enzymes are mostly proteins but some are lipids also. (c) Enzymes are highly specific. (d) Enzymes require optimum pH and temperature for maximum activity
Last Answer : (b) Enzymes are mostly proteins but some are lipids also.
Description : A radio communications link is to be established via the ionosphere. The maximum virtual height of the layer is 100 km at the midpoint of the path and the critical frequency is 2 MHz. The distance between stations is 600 ... optimum working frequency? A. 6.32 MHz B. 2.1 MHz C. 5.4 MHz D. 1.8 MHz
Last Answer : C. 5.4 MHz
Description : To obtain the most reliable sky wave propagation the ____ should be used. A. Lowest useable frequency (LUF). B. Maximum useable frequency (MUF). C. Optimum useable frequency (OUF). D. Critical frequency
Last Answer : C. Optimum useable frequency (OUF).
Description : The catalytic efficiency of two different enzymes can be compared by the (a) formation of the product (b) pH of optimum value (c) Km value (d) molecular size of the enzyme.
Last Answer : (c) Km value
Description : A reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction. (A) Catalytic (B) Autocatalytic (C) Photochemical
Last Answer : (C) Photochemical
Description : The reaction in which one of the products of reaction acts as a catalyst is called a/an __________ reaction. (A) Biochemical (B) Photochemical (C) Catalytic (D) Autocatalytic
Last Answer : (D) Autocatalytic
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Lower boiling paraffins have higher octane number than higher paraffins (B) Dehydrogenation of naphthenes to aromatics is a desirable reaction in reforming ... is dearomatised kerosene (D) Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is platinum on silica-alumina base
Last Answer : (C) The most ideal feedstock for thermal reforming is dearomatised kerosene
Description : Catalytic desulphurisation process used for sweetening of straight run gasoline and kerosene uses __________ as catalyst. (A) Bauxite (B) Fuller’s earth (C) Activated clay (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Description : . Which of the following is used as a catalyst in fluidised bed catalytic cracking? (A) Silica-magnesia (B) Silica-alumina (C) Bentonite clays (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C
Description : Catalyst used in the catalytic cracking is (A) Silica-alumina (B) Silica gel (C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Nickel
Last Answer : (A) Silica-alumina
Description : Catalyst used in catalytic reforming is (A) Platinum on alumina (B) Nickel (C) Iron (D) Aluminium chloride
Last Answer : (A) Platinum on alumina
Description : Catalyst used in the catalytic polymerisation is (A) Phosphoric acid on kieselguhr (B) Aluminium chloride (C) Nickel (D) Vanadium pentoxide
Last Answer : (A) Phosphoric acid on kieselguhr
Description : Catalyst used in catalytic polymerisation which produces polymergasoline is (A) H2SO4 (B) H3PO4 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) AlCl3
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Which is a catalyst promoter used in catalytic ammonia synthesis reaction? (A) Al2O3 (B) Cr2O3 (C) K2O (D) MnO
Last Answer : (C) K2O
Description : During nitric acid manufacture, catalytic oxidation of ammonia at 800°C in presence of platinum catalyst produces nitrogen oxide. Conversion of NH3 to NO is about __________ percent. (A) 38 (B) 68 (C) 82 (D) 98
Last Answer : (D) 98
Description : Multistage operation (as in the case of catalytic oxidation of SO2 ) is not carried out for NH3 synthesis, because of (A) Comparatively higher pressure drop (B) High cost of the high pressure ... for the reactor (C) Higher pumping cost (D) Chances of entrainment and disturbance of catalyst bed
Last Answer : (B) High cost of the high pressure vessel used for the reactor
Description : Automobile exhaust is passed through two compartments catalytic converter employing platinum as catalyst for (A) Conversion of CO into CO2 in the second compartment (B) Conversion of NOx into N2 and NH3 in the first ... of unburnt hydrocarbon fuel in the second compartment (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : For a heterogeneous catalytic reaction (A) Free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end of reaction (B) A relatively small amount of catalyst ... with the reactant (D) The surface of the catalyst does not play an important role during reaction
Last Answer : (A) Free energy of activation is lowered in the presence of catalyst, which remains unchanged at the end of reaction
Description : Catalytic action in a catalytic chemical reaction follows from the ability of catalyst to change the (A) Activation energy (B) Equilibrium constant (C) Heat of reaction (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Activation energy
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Use of different catalysts in a reversible catalytic chemical reaction does not change the equilibrium composition (B) Alumina is added as a promoter to ... Arrhenius plot (D) Presence of inerts affects the equilibrium conversion of reactants in a chemical reaction
Last Answer : (C) Activation energy for a reaction is obtained from the intercept of the Arrhenius plot
Description : Pick out the correct statement. (A) In catalytic reactions, the catalyst reacts with the reactants (B) A catalyst initiates a chemical reaction (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of ... molecules (D) A catalyst cannot be recovered chemically unchanged at the end of the chemical reaction
Last Answer : (C) A catalyst lowers the activation energy of the reacting molecules
Description : Overall rate of reaction in a heterogeneous catalytic reaction depends upon the mass and energy transfer from the fluid to solid surface and its rate of reaction is usually __________ the concentration of ... to (B) Independent of (C) Inversely proportional to (D) Proportional to the square o
Last Answer : (A) Proportional to
Description : The equilibrium constant of a catalytic chemical reaction __________ due to the presence of a catalyst. (A) Increases (B) Decreases (C) Remain unaffected (D) Unpredictable from the data
Last Answer : (C) Remain unaffected
Description : 2-Butyne undergoes catalytic hydrogenation in the presence of Lindlar's catalyst to give (a) 2-Butene (b) Butane (c) 1-Butene (d) 2-Methylpropene
Last Answer : 2-Butene
Description : . Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in automobiles to convert CO into CO2 and for complete oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is (A) Nickel (B) Cobalt (C) Vanadium (D) Platinum
Last Answer : (D) Platinum
Description : Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is (A) Alumina (B) Platinum (C) Vanadium pentoxide (D) Iron oxide
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Maximum enzyme activity is observed at (A) Acidic pH (B) Neutral pH (C) Basic pH (D) Optimum pH
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The pH at which an enzyme has maximum activity is known as (A) Isoelectric pH (B) Optimum pH (C) Low pH (D) High pH
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Three of the following statements about enzymes are correct and one is wrong. Which one is wrong? (a) Enzymes require optimum pH for maximal activity. (b) Enzymes are denatured at high temperature but ... - 90°C. (c) Enzymes are highly specific. (d) Most enzymes are proteins but some are lipids.
Last Answer : (d) Most enzymes are proteins but some are lipids.
Description : Critical compressibility factor for all substances (A) Are more or less constant (vary from 0.2 to 0.3) (B) Vary as square of the absolute temperature (C) Vary as square of the absolute pressure (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Are more or less constant (vary from 0.2 to 0.3)
Description : The temperature at which material show super conductivity is a) Super temperature b) Critical temperature c)Kelvin temperature d)Absolute
Last Answer : d)Absolute
Description : Optimum ratio of operating speed to critical speed of a trommel is (A) 0.33-0.45 (B) 1.33-1.45 (C) 0.5-2 (D) 1.5-2.5
Last Answer : (A) 0.33-0.45
Description : The minimum angle of incidence at which the light ray may strike the interface of two media and result in an angle of refraction of 90 degrees or greater. ∙ A. optimum angle ∙ B. angle of refraction ∙ C. refracted angle ∙ D. critical angle
Last Answer : D. critical angle
Description : A substance unrelated to substrate but capable of reversibly changing activity of enzyme by binding to a site other than active site is called (a) Competitive inhibitor (b) Non-competitive inhibitor (c) Catalytic inhibitor (d) Allosteric modulator/inhibitor
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : Optimum temperature for maximum crop development in wheat is (a) 10-15°C(b) 20-25°C (c) 25-30°C (d) 30-35°C
Last Answer : (b) 20-25°C
Description : DNA-dependent RNA polymerase requires the following for its catalytic activity: (A) Mg++ (B) Mn++ (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : An allosteric enzyme influences the enzyme activity by (A) Competiting for the catalytic site with the substrate (B) Changing the specificity of the enzyme for the substrate (C) Changing the conformation ... binding to a site other than catalytic site (D) Changing the nature of the products formed
Description : Different isoenzymes of an enzyme have the same (A) Amino acid sequence (B) Michaelis constant (C) Catalytic activity (D) All of these
Description : The isoenzymes of LDH (A) Differ only in a single amino acid (B) Differ in catalytic activity (C) Exist in 5 forms depending on M and H monomer contents (D) Occur as monomers
Description : Catalytic activity of salivary amylase requires the presence of (A) Chloride ions (B) Bromide ions (C) Iodide ions (D) All of these
Last Answer : A
Description : Match the following. (A) Inhibitor of (i) Ricin catalytic activity (B) Possess peptide (ii) Malonate bonds (C) Cell wall material (iii)Chitin in fungi (D) Secondary (iv) Collagen metabolite Choose the correct option from the following: (A) ... iv) (ii) (c) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii) (d) (ii) (iii) (i) (iv)
Last Answer : (A) Inhibitor of (i) Ricin catalytic activity
Description : The catalytic activity of enzymes is due to their capacity to lower the __________ energy. (A) Activation (B) Potential (C) Kinetic (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Activation
Description : The catalytic activity of transition metals and their compounds is ascribed mainly to (1) their chemical reactivity (2) their magnetic behaviour (3) their unfilled d-orbitals (4) their ability to adopt variable oxidation states
Last Answer : (4) their ability to adopt variable oxidation states
Description : The ratio of thermal & electrical conductivity is same for all the metals at the same temperature; and at around room temperature, this ratio is proportional to(where, T = absolute temperature, °K) (A) T (B) 1/T (C) T2 (D) 1/T2
Last Answer : A) T
Description : The kinematic viscosity (in stoke) and the absolute/dynamic viscosity (in poise) are the same for __________ at room temperature. (A) Air (B) Water (C) Mercury (D) Alcohol
Last Answer : (B) Water
Description : Heating the Hypo-eutectoid steels to 30°C above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that temperature and then cooling slowly to the room temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is called (A) Tempering (B) Hardening (C) Annealing (D) Normalising
Last Answer : Option C