1.

The free energy change for a chemical reaction is given by (where, K= equilibrium constant)
a. RT ln K
b. T ln K
c. –RT ln K
d. –R ln K
2. What is the number of degrees of freedom for liquid water in equilibrium with mixture of
nitrogen and water vapor?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
3. Entropy is a measure of the _____________ of a system
a. Orderly behavior
b. Disorder
c. Temperature changes
d. Pressure
4. Work don is a
a. Property of the system
b. Path function
c. Point function
d. State description of a system
5. Internal energy change of a system over one complete cycle in a cyclic process is
a. Dependent on the path
b. –ve
c. +ve
d. 0
6. Solubility of a substance which dissolves with an increase in volume and liberation of heat will
be favored by the
a. Low pressure and high temperature
b. High pressure and low temperature
c. Low prerssure and low temperature
d. High pressure and high temperature
7. For a spontaneous process, free energy
a. Increases
b. And entropy both decreases
c. Decreases whereas the entropy increases
d. Is zero
8. Heating of water under atmospheric pressure is an____________ process
a. Isobaric
b. Adiabatic
c. Isochoric
d. Isothermal
9. Near their critical temperatures, all gases occupy volumes____________ that of the ideal gas
a. Less than
b. Same as
c. Half
d. More than
10. Free energy, fugacity and activity coefficient are all affected by the change in the temperature.
The fugacity coefficient of a gas at constant pressure______ with the increase of reduced
temperature.
a. Remains constant
b. Increases
c. Decreases
d. Decreases logarithmically
11. When a catalyst increases the rate of forward reaction, the value of rate constant
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains the same
d. Becomes infinite
12. Pick out the wrong statement
a. In a semi-batch reactor, one reactant is charged batchwise, while the other reactant is
fed continuously
b. In a batch reactor, which is exclusively used for liquid phase reactions; the temperature,
pressure and composition may vary with time
c. In a continuous flow reactor, both the reactants and the products flow out continuously
d. In a continuous flow reactor, uniform concentration cannot be maintained throughout
the vessel even in a well agitated system
13. In case of ________ reactions, the reaction rate does not decrease appreciable as the reaction
proceeds
a. Series
b. Parallel
c. Auto-catalytic
d. Catalytic
14. ‘unreacted core model’ represents the reaction involving
a. Combustion of coal particles
b. Roasting of sulfide ores
c. Manufacture of carbon disulfide from elements
d. None of these
15. For nearly isothermal operation involving large reaction time in a liquid-phase reaction, the
most suitable reactor is a _________ reactor
a. Tubular flow
b. Stirred tank
c. Batch
d. Fixed bed
16. a batch reactor is characterized by
a. variation in extent of reaction and properties of the reaction mixture with time
b. constant residence time
c. very low conversion
d. variation in reactor volume
17. pick out the correct statement
a. a lower temperature favors the reaction of lower activation energy
b. pore volume and porosity of a catalyst is measured by Brunnaver-Emmet-Teller (BET)
technique
c. the dispersion number for a reactor/ vessel is uL/D
d. the rate controlling step in a reaction involving many steps is the fastest step
18. the rate constant of a chemical reaction increase by increasing the
a. temperature
b. pressure
c. reactant’s concentration
d. none of these
19. In a/an _________reactor, there is exchange of heat with the surroundings with sizeable
temperature variation
a. Isothermal
b. Adiabatic
c. Non adiabatic
d. None of these
20. A photochemical reaction is _________ light
a. Used to convert heat energy into light
b. Accompanied with emission off
c. Catalyzed by
d. Initiated by
21. Which if the following has sodium bicarbonate as its main constituent?
a. Baking powder
b. Washing soda
c. Baking soda
d. None of these
22. Which of the following is not produced on commercial scale from sea water?
a. Sodium sulfate
b. Bromine
c. Magnesium compounds
d. Potassium compounds
23. Lurgi coal gasifier is a pressurized___________ bed reactor
a. Fluidized
b. Fixed
c. Entrained
d. Moving
24. Raw materials for ‘Solvay Process’ for manufacture of the soda ash are
a. Ammonia limestone and coke
b. Salt, limestone and coke or gas
c. Ammonia, salt and limestone
d. None of these
25. Helium is produced on commercial scale from
a. Coke oven gas
b. Air
c. Natural gas
d. None of these
26. Concentration of hydrogen peroxide is done by
a. Atmospheric distillation
b. Vacuum crystallization
c. Crystallization
d. Dehydration
27. Paper grade bamboo contains about___________ percent cellulose
a. 5
b. 20
c. 40
d. 60
28. The only commercial Fischer-Tropsch plant for producing liquid hydrocarbon fuel from coal is
located at
a. Redcar (UK)
b. Trombay (India)
c. SASOL (South Africa)
d. Los Angeles (USA)
29. Heating of __________ to 120 deg C, produces plaster of paris.
a. Calcium sulfate
b. Calcium silicate
c. Blue vitriol
d. Gypsum
30. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) is added in detergents to act as a/an
a. Anti-soil redisposition agent
b. Optical brightening agent
c. Surfactant
d. Builder
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