Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering 542/2014 Answer Key

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Post : Assistant Professor Chemical Engineering
Department : Technical Education
Category Code : 542/14
Question Paper Code : 71/2017/OL
Date of Test : 21-08-2017



  1. Coating of fluorescent lamps
    • Reduces glare
    • Converts UV rays to visible light
    • Converts visible light to UV rays
    • Converts visible light to IR rays

  2. If the supply frequency of a 4 pole induction motor is 50 Hz and that of rotor induced emf is 1.5 Hz, at what speed the motor is running?
    • 1500 rpm
    • 1490 rpm
    • 1455 rpm
    • 1425 rpm

  3. Calculate the average value of a sinusoidal voltage with a maximum value of 100 V.
    • 63.66 V
    • 70.71 V
    • 31.84 V
    • 141.4 V

  4. A coil consists of 700 turns and a current of 10 A on the coil gives rise to a flux of 1.2 mWb. Find the voltage induced in the coil if the current is reversed in 0.02 second.
    • 0.9 mV
    • 1.43 mV
    • 1.96 mV
    • 1.68 mV

  5. The open circuit test on transformer will provide the value of
    • Core loss
    • Full load Cu loss
    • Cu loss at half load
    • Total full load loss

  6. As per IS classification, the minimum compressive strength of a first class brick should be
    • 75 Kg/cm2
    • 100 Kg/cm2
    • 125 Kg/cm2
    • 150 Kg/cm2

  7. The workability of concrete is assessed through
    1. Slump test
    2. Compaction factor test
    3. Setting time of cement
    4. Le-Chatelier's apparatus
    • 1 and 2
    • 2 and 3
    • 3 and 4
    • 4 and 1

  8. A 30 m metric chain is found to be 10 cm too short throughout a measurement. If the distance measured is recorded as 300 m, what is the actual distance?
    • 300.1 m
    • 301.0 m
    • 299.0 m
    • 310.0 m

  9. Consider the following statements :
    1. Ranging
    2. Levelling
    3. Contouring
    Which of these statements is/are correct?
    • 1 only
    • 1 and 2
    • 2 and 3
    • 1, 2 and 3
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  10. Soundness test of cement is carries out to determine its
    • Alumina content
    • Iron oxide content
    • Free lime content
    • Durability under sea water

  11. How many molecules of nitrogen will be present in 28g of nitrogen at standard temperature and pressure?
    • 1 molecule
    • 2 molecule
    • 6.023×1023 molecule
    • 12.046×1023 molecule

  12. Which of the following ratios defines the recycle ratio in a chemical process?
    • recycle stream/fresh feed stream
    • gross feed stream/recycle feed stream
    • recycle stream/gross feed stream
    • None of these

  13. The molar composition of a gas is 10% H2 , 10% O2, 30% CO2 and balance H2O. If 50% H2O condenses, the final mole% of H2 in the gas on a dry basis will be
    • 10%
    • 5%
    • 18.18%
    • 20%

  14. The weight fraction of methanol in an aqueous solution is 0.64. The mole fraction of methanol Xm satisfies
    • Xm < 0.5
    • X_m= 0.5
    • 0.5 < Xm < 0.64
    • Xm >=` 0.64

  15. The necessary and sufficient condition for equilibrium between two phase is
    • concentration of each component should be same in the two phase
    • the temperature of each phase should be same
    • the pressure should be same in the two phases
    • the chemical of each component should be same in the two phases
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  16. Van Laar equation deals with the activity coefficients in
    • binary solutions
    • ternary solutions
    • azeotropic mixture only
    • none of these

  17. Entropy is a measure of the __________ of a system.
    • temperature changes only
    • disorder
    • orderly behaviour
    • none of these

  18. Which of the following is a characteristic of an adiabatic process?
    • ΔU = 0
    • W = 0
    • Q = 0
    • ΔV = 0

  19. The number of degrees of freedom for a mixture of ice and water are
    • 2
    • 1
    • 3
    • 0

  20. The equation dU = TdS - PdV is applicable to infinitesimal changes occurring in
    • an open system of constant composition
    • a closed system of constant composition
    • an open system with changes in composition
    • a closed system with changes in composition

  21. In case of a pressure driven laminar flow of a Newtonian fluid of viscosity (μ) through a horizontal circular pipe, the velocity of the fluid is proportional to
    • μ
    • μ0.5
    • μ-1
    • μ-0.5

  22. Losses for flow through valves and fittings are expressed in terms of
    • drag coefficient
    • equivalent length of a straight pipe
    • shape factor
    • roughness factor

  23. The local velocity of a fluid along a streamline can be measured by
    • Pitot tube
    • Venturi meter
    • Rota meter
    • Orifice meter

  24. Water is flowing under laminar condition in a pipe of length L if the diameter of the pipe is doubled, for a constant volumetric flow rate, the pressure drop across the pipe
    • decreases 2 times
    • decreases 16 times
    • increases 2 times
    • increases 16 times

  25. Bernoulli's equation cannot be applied when the flow is
    • rotational
    • turbulent
    • unsteady
    • all of these

  26. In pipe flow, heat is transferred from hot wall to the liquid by
    • conduction only
    • forced convection only
    • forced convection and conduction
    • free and forced convection

  27. LMTD in case of counter flow heat exchanger as compared to parallel flow heat exchanger is
    • higher
    • lower
    • same
    • depends on the area of heat exchanger

  28. Which mechanism of heat transfer is involved in heating a pot with water on a stove?
    • Convection
    • Conduction
    • Radiation
    • Induction
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  29. The heat transfer by radiation from a mild steel surface is to be reduced by reducing the emissivity of the surface. This can be best achieved by
    • painting the surface black
    • roughening the surface
    • surface a mirror finish
    • none of these

  30. Water enters a thin walled tube (L=1m, D=3mm) at an inlet temperature of 97°C and mass flow rate 0.015 kg/s. The tube wall is maintained at a constant temperature of 27°C. Given the following data for water Density ρ = 1000 kg/m3, Viscosity μ = 489×10-6 Ns/m2, Specific heat Cp = 4184J/kg/K Inside heat transfer coefficient h = 12978 W/(m2K) The outlet temperature of water in °C is
    • 28
    • 37
    • 62
    • 96

  31. Prandtl number is the ratio of
    • mass diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
    • Momentum diffusivity to thermal diffusivity
    • Thermal diffusivity to mass diffusivity
    • thermal diffusivity to momentum diffusivity

  32. Which one of the following statements is true with regards to the percentage saturation (P.S) and relative saturation (R.S)?
    • P.S = R.S
    • P.S > R.S
    • P.S < R.S
    • P.S and R.S are not inter related

  33. The feed to a binary distillation column has 40 mole% vapour and 60 mole% liquid. Then the slope of the q-line in the McCabe-Thiele plot is
    • -1.5
    • -0.6
    • 0.6
    • 1.5

  34. 1000 kg of wet solids are to be dried from 60% to 20% moisture (by weight). The mass of moisture removed in kg is
    • 100 kg
    • 200 kg
    • 500 kg
    • 400 kg

  35. When a multistage try tower uses a minimum reflux ratio it implies?
    • infinite trays and maximum reboiler heat load
    • minimum trays and minimum reboiler heat load
    • infinite trays and minimum reboiler heat load
    • minimum trays and maximum reboiler heat load

  36. The absorption factor is defined as
    • mG/L
    • mL/G
    • L/mG
    • LG/m

  37. Mass transfer coefficient, k according to penetration theory various with mass diffusivity as
    • D0.5
    • D
    • 1/D
    • D1.5

  38. Size reduction of coarse hard solids using a crusher is accomplished by
    • Attrition
    • Compression
    • Cutting
    • Impact

  39. Sticky materials are transported by
    • Apron conveyor
    • Screw conveyor
    • Belt conveyor
    • Hydraulic conveyor

  40. A filtration is conducted at constant pressure to recover solids from dilute slurry. To reduce the time of filtration, the solids concentration in the feed slurry is increased by evaporating half the solvent. If the resistance of the filter medium is negligible, the filtration time will be reduced by a factor of
    • 1
    • 2
    • 4
    • 8

  41. The gas phase reaction 2 A -> B is carries out in an isothermal plug flow reactor. The feed consists of 80 mole% A and 20 mole% inert. If the conversion of A at the reactor exit is 50% then CA/CAo at the outlet of the reactor is
    • 2/3
    • 5/8
    • 1/3
    • 3/8

  42. The reaction 2A + B -> 2C occurs on a catalyst surface. The reactants A and B diffuse to the catalyst surface and get converted completely to the product C, which diffuses back. The steady state molar fluxes of A, B and C are related by
    • NA = 2NB = NC
    • NA = -1/2NB = -NC
    • NA = 2NB = -NC
    • NA = -1/2NB = NC

  43. Overall order of reaction for which rate constant has units of (mol/L)-3/2 sec-1 is
    • -3/2
    • 1/2
    • 3/2
    • 5/2

  44. The rate constant of a reaction depends upon
    • time
    • temperature
    • weight
    • mass

  45. Fora first order isothermal catalytic reaction A -> P, occurring in an infinitely long cylindrical pore, the relationship between effectiveness factor, ε, and Thiele modulus, φ, is
    • ε = 1/φ 2
    • ε = φ
    • ε = 1
    • ε = 1/φ

  46. For a first order isothermal chemical reaction in a porous catalyst, the effectiveness factor is 0.3. The effectiveness factor will increase if the
    • catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
    • catalyst size is reduced or the catalyst diffusivity is increased
    • catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is reduced
    • catalyst size is increased or the catalyst diffusivity is increased

  47. Static characteristics of an instrument is
    • response
    • drift
    • dynamic error
    • time lag

  48. U-tube type manometer is
    • half order system
    • second order system
    • zero order system
    • first order system

  49. Bimetallic thermometers are used to measure the temperature in the range of
    • -20° to 1600°C
    • 300° to 1100°C
    • 800° to 2000°C
    • -20° to 300°C

  50. Gas chromatography is used for measurement of
    • temperature
    • pressure
    • concentration
    • flow rate

  51. Styrene - Butadiene rubber is commercially manufactured by
    • bulk polymerization
    • suspension polymerization
    • solution polymerization
    • emulsion polymerization

  52. Triple superphosphate is manufactured by reacting
    • Phosphate rock with phosphoric acid
    • Phosphate rock with sulphuric acid
    • Phosphate rock with nitric acid
    • Ammonium phosphate with phosphoric acid

  53. In petroleum refining, the process used for conversion of hydrocarbons to aromatics is
    • catalytic cracking
    • catalytic reforming
    • hydro treating
    • alkylation

  54. One of the steps during refining of cane sugar consists of addition of hydrated lime to the sugar syrup followed by carbonation of the resulting solution. The purpose of this step is to
    • adjust the pH of the syrup
    • remove the coloring matter from the syrup
    • reduce the viscosity of the syrup
    • improve the rate of crystallization of sugar

  55. Which of the following fine dust removal equipment is the most efficient?
    • bag filter
    • scrubber
    • electrostatic precipitator
    • cyclone separator

  56. The biological decomposition of organic substances in waste controlled conditions is called
    • incineration
    • biological oxidation
    • composting
    • none of these

  57. The resistance of water to the passage of light through it is measure of the
    • turbidity
    • colour
    • hardness
    • dissolved gases

  58. In a shell and tube heat exchanger, the 'tube pitch' is defined as the
    • O.D. of the tube for square pitch
    • shortest distance between two adjacent tube holes
    • shortest centre to centre distance between adjacent tubes
    • none of these

  59. Spherical shaped pressure vessel is considered to be the most ideal, because
    • withstand higher pressure
    • fabrication very easy
    • designed without wind load considerations
    • supported very easily

  60. Generally, no corrosion allowance in wall thickness of a part is required, if the thickness is more than
    • 5 mm
    • 10 mm
    • 20 mm
    • 30 mm

  61. For the same compression ratio and heat input which cycle has maximum thermal efficiency?
    • Diesel cycle
    • Otto cycle
    • Dual cycle
    • None of these

  62. A circular disc rolls on the inside surface of a base circle. The radius of the circular disc is equal to half the radius of the base circle. The locus of a point on the circumference of the disc is
    • Straight line
    • Epicycloid
    • Hypocycloid
    • Involute

  63. When a belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the
    • Tension on the tight side of the belt
    • Tension on the slack side of the belt
    • Some of tension in the tight side and slack side
    • Average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt

  64. The tenacity or hardness with which the bond holds the cutting point or abrasives in place of a grinding wheel is defined by the term?
    • Structure
    • Grit size
    • Grain size
    • Grade

  65. Two geometrically similar pump are run at the same speed. One pump lifts water at the rate of 20 litres per second against a head of 15 meters. The head of the other pump in metres to deliver half the discharge is
    • 4.73
    • 0.5
    • 9.45
    • 2.38

  66. The phase difference between the input voltage and output voltage in a common base configuration is ___________
    • 90°
    • 180°
    • 270°

  67. An ac supply of 200 V is applied to a half-wave rectifier circuit through a 10 : 1 turns ratio transformer, the Peak Inverse voltage of the diode is _________, assume the diode to be an ideal.
    • 14.14 V
    • 20 V
    • 28.28 V
    • 56.56 V

  68. The slew rate of an Op-amp is 2V/μ s. The closed loop voltage gain when the input signal various by 0.5 V in 10μ s is __________
    • 2
    • 10
    • 20
    • 40

  69. At 100% modulation in AM, the power in each side band is __________ of that of carrier.
    • 50%
    • 25%
    • 33.3%
    • 66.6%

  70. The resistance of an ideal voltmeter is _________
    • Zero
    • Low
    • High
    • Infinite

  71. The product of the characteristic roots of a square matrix A is
    • 0
    • 1
    • |A|
    • |A-I|

  72. The complete solution of (D2+ a2) y = sin ax is
    • Aeax + Be-ax
    • A cos ax + B sin ax
    • A cos ax + B sin ax + sinax/(2a2)
    • none of these

  73. The value of m if F = emx ((2y + 3z) i + 2j + 3k) is irrotational is
    • 0
    • 1
    • -1
    • 2

  74. The image of the straight line y = k under the mapping w = sinz is
    • straight line
    • parabola
    • ellipse
    • hyperbola

  75. The Laplace transform of eat sinhat is
    • a/(s2 - 2as + 2a2)
    • a/(s2 - 2as)
    • s/(s2 + 2as + 2a2)
    • s/(s2 + 2as)

  76. The 8-bit encoding format used to store data in a computer is
    • ASCII
    • EBCDIC
    • ANCI
    • USCII

  77. SIMD represents an organization that
    • refers to a computer system capable of processing several programs at the same time
    • represents oprganization of single computer containing a control unit, processor unit and a memory unit
    • includes many processing units under the supervision of a common control unit
    • none of these

  78. #include<stdio.h>
      main()
    {
          int x = 0;
          for (; ;)
    {
         if (x++ == 4) break;
         continue;
        }
    printf("x=%d\n", x);
          }
    What will be printed when the above code is executed?
    • x = 0
    • x = 1
    • x = 4
    • x = 5

  79. How can one convert numbers to strings?
    • Using atoi()
    • Using printf()
    • Using sprint()
    • Using nsprintf()

  80. What will be the data type returned for the following function?
    int func()
      {
       return(double)(char)5.0;
        }
    • char
    • int
    • double
    • multiple type-casting in return is illegal

  81. The first Attornigeneral of India
    • M.C. Sedalvad
    • C.K. Daftari
    • V. Narahari Rao
    • Gulsarilal Nanda

  82. In which newspaper "Veenapoov" of Kumaranasan firstly published?
    • Mathrubhoomi
    • Kerala Kaumudi
    • Mithavadi
    • Vivekodayam

  83. Who write the Mahakavya named 'Vishaka Vijayam'?
    • A.R. Raja Raja Varma
    • Ulloor
    • Kerala Varma Valiya Koyithamburan
    • Vallathol

  84. Which Part of Indian Constitution deals about State Administration?
    • 5th Part
    • 7th Part
    • 6th Part
    • 8th Part

  85. Which book is also known as 'Keralaramam'?
    • Nijananda Vilasam
    • Hortus Malabaricus
    • Samshepa Vedartham
    • Vasantholsavam

  86. The year of 'Temple entry proclamation.'
    • 1936 Dec. - 12
    • 1936 Nov. - 12
    • 1936 Sept. - 12
    • 1936 Oct. - 12

  87. 'Mundhiri Kinar' is related to which social reformer?
    • Ananda Thirthan
    • Ayyankali
    • Agamananda Swami
    • Vaikunda Swamikal

  88. Chattambi Swamikal born in
    • Patyam
    • Venganoor
    • Kannamoola
    • Chavara

  89. The first Butterfly Safari Park in Asia.
    • Thenmala
    • Mathikettan Chola
    • Shalimar
    • Kaziranga National Park

  90. Right to Education Act passed by Indian Parliament.
    • August - 2009
    • August - 2008
    • September - 2009
    • August - 2010

  91. The first RTI Application submitted by
    • M. Vijaya Kumar
    • Theresa Bhattacharya
    • Shahid Raza Burney
    • P.A. Abraham

  92. The drama 'Punarjanmam' written by
    • Thakazhi Sivasankara Pilla
    • P. Kesava Dev
    • Lalithambika Anthrjanam
    • S.K. Pottakkad

  93. Who said "I am the leader, shoot me first before you kill others"?
    • Sarojini Naidu
    • A.V. Kuttimalu Amma
    • Annie Besent
    • Akkammacheriyan

  94. The Autobiography of A.K Gopalan
    • Jeevitha Katha
    • In the cause of the people
    • Marakkatha Ormakal
    • Ente Jeevithanubhavangal
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  95. The statue of Akkammacheriyan erected at
    • Venganoor
    • Thrissur
    • Thycaud
    • Vellayambalam

  96. Which novel of Kesava Dev based the tragedy of partition of India?
    • Ayalkar
    • Bhranthalayam
    • Adhikaram
    • Munnottu

  97. The National Food Security Act was signed into law on
    • 12th Sept. - 2013
    • 12th Nov. - 2013
    • 22nd Sept. - 2013
    • 22nd Nov. - 2013

  98. Which Article of Indian Constitution deals with the prevention of untouchability?
    • Article - 16
    • Article - 14
    • Article - 21
    • Article - 17

  99. Among the following which is the book of Herman Gundert?
    • Puthan Pana
    • Mishiha Charitham
    • Sathyaveda ltihasam
    • Janova Parvam

  100. The Araya Samajam was founded by
    • Sahodaran Ayyappan
    • Pandit Karuppan
    • Ayyankali
    • Ayya Vaikunda Swamikal

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