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Chemical Engineering Mcqs 9594 MCQs [All-Courses]

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Chemical Engineering MCQs designed for job test and interview preparation, particularly for fresh graduates, students, and candidates appearing in competitive exams. These multiple-choice questions cover important topics such as the fundamentals of chemical engineering, chemical processes, chemical reactions, process control, and instrumentation, along with other key concepts in the field.

Out of the following places, a nuclear power plant is not located at______________?
A Talcher (Orissa)
B Kaiga (Karnataka)
C Rawatbhata (Rajasthan)
D Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu)
Correct Answer: Talcher (Orissa)
Unit of radioactivity is_________________?
A Barn
B Fermi
C Angstrom
D Curie
Correct Answer: Curie
Liquid metal (e.g., molten sodium) is preferred as a coolant in case of a/an ______________ reactor?
A Homogeneous
B Graphite moderated
C Fast breeder
D Enriched uranium (3% U-235) fuelled
Correct Answer: Fast breeder
The half life period of a radioactive substance is best determined by counting the number of alpha particles emitted per second in a Geiger Muller counter from its known quantity. If the half life period of a radioactive substance is one month, then____________?
A 3/4th of it will disintegrate in two months
B It will completely disintegrate in two months
C It will completely disintegrate in four months
D 1/8th of it will remain intact at the end of four months
Correct Answer: It will completely disintegrate in two months
A heterogeneous reactor is the one, in which the moderator and the________________?
A Coolant are different materials
B Coolant are present in different phases (e.g., heavy water and graphite)
C Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water)
D None of these
Correct Answer: Fuel are present in different phases (e.g. uranium and heavy water)
Fuel for a nuclear reactor (thermal) is___________________?
A Uranium
B Plutonium
C Radium
D None of these
Correct Answer: Uranium
Water is a better coolant than a gas (like CO2, He, N2 etc.), because it_________________?
A Is a better neutron moderator as well
B Require comparatively smaller pumps and heat exchanger for a given heat transfer rate
C Has a better heat transfer characteristics, and it can be pressurised to attain a high temperature
D All A., B. and C.
Correct Answer: All A., B. and C.
Fast breeder nuclear reactors using enriched uranium as fuel may contain upto a maximum of ____________ percent of U-235 (i.e. fissile material)?
A 15
B 45
C 65
D 85
Correct Answer: 85
Primary purpose of a ____________ nuclear reactor is to supply a high neutron flux of the order of 1013 to 1014neutrons/cm2 second?
A Research
B Power
C Breeder
D Homogeneous
Correct Answer: Research
Heavy water is preferred over ordinary water as a coolant, because it?
A Acts both as an efficient coolant as well as a moderator
B Can be heated to a higher temperature without pressurizing
C Is less prone to radiation damage
D All A., B. and C.
Correct Answer: All A., B. and C.