Q.1

Removal of hydrogen from coke oven gas

  • increases its calorific value.
  • decreases its calorific value.
  • does not alter its calorific value.
  • is not possible on commerical scale.
Q.2

Main use of hard coke produced by high temperature carbonisation is in the

  • iron blast furnace
  • cupola in foundaries
  • sinter making
  • domestic ovens
Q.3

Quantity of coke produced from metallurgical coal may be around __________ percent.

  • 30
  • 50
  • 75
  • 95
Q.4

Weathering of coal during storage causes

  • reduction in coal size.
  • increase in its friability.
  • decrease in its caking capacity.
  • all (a), (b) and (c).
Q.5

Which of the following is called "blue gas" ?

  • coke oven gas
  • water gas
  • natural gas
  • producer gas
Q.6

Which of the following is not applicable to fluidised bed combustion of coal ?

  • It can not burn low grade coal.
  • It achieves higher fuel combustion efficiency.
  • Less heat transfer surface area is required in boilers.
  • None of these.
Q.7

Which of the following has the highest gross calorific value ?

  • Blast furnace gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Carburetted water gas
  • Oil refinery gas
Q.8

A coal having higher volatile matter content will necessarily have lower

  • ash fusion temperature.
  • calorific value.
  • ignition temperature.
  • caking index.
Q.9

Coke oven gas after passing through return electrostatic tar precipitator (RETP) is used for the

  • hot scarfing of steel slabs.
  • mixing with blast furnace gas.
  • coke oven battery heating.
  • steel ladle drying.
Q.10

Calorific value of a typical dry anthracite coal may be around __________ Kcal/kg.

  • 1000
  • 4000
  • 8000
  • 15000
Q.11

Bomb calorimeter is used for the determination of calorific value of the __________ fuels.

  • gaseous
  • solid
  • liquid
  • both (b) and (c)
Q.12

As the C/H ratio of the fuel increases, the amount of CO2 formed on combustion __________ for the same percentage of excess air.

  • decreases
  • increases
  • remains same
  • may increase or decrease depending on the type of fuel
Q.13

Largest constituent of blast furnace gas is

  • N2
  • CO
  • CO2
  • H2
Q.14

With increase in moisture content of coal, its

  • calorific value increases.
  • caking properties diminish.
  • swelling during carbonisation becomes excessive.
  • none of these.
Q.15

Main constituent of natural gas is

  • CH4 (upto 90%)
  • C2H6
  • C3H8
  • H2
Q.16

Blast furnace gas compared to coke oven gas has

  • lower ignition temperature.
  • narrower limit of inflammability.
  • higher calorific value.
  • lower theoretical flame temperature.
Q.17

Coke oven gas burns with an yellowish flame, because of the presence of

  • CO2
  • CH4
  • H2
  • NH3
Q.18

Benzene is used

  • as a motor fuel.
  • as an explosive.
  • for making insecticides (e.g., DDT, BHC etc.), detergent & rubber (SBR).
  • as a perfume.
Q.19

If oxygen content in the flue gas rises too high, fuel is being wasted by

  • incomplete combustion.
  • dry gas/stack gas loss.
  • moisture loss.
  • none of these.
Q.20

Hard pitch is used for making

  • pulverised fuel
  • perfumes
  • insecticides
  • plastics
Q.21

Which of the following fuels has the highest calorific value per unit mass (kcal/kg) ?

  • Coal
  • Kerosene
  • Natural gas
  • Furnace oil
Q.22

With increase in the time of carbonisation at a particular temperature (say 1000°C), the __________ percentage in coke oven gas increases.

  • hydrogen
  • methane
  • unsaturated hydrocarbons
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.23

Coal is heated in presence of air to a temperature of about __________ °C, while determining its ash content for proximate analysis.

  • 500
  • 750
  • 950
  • 1100
Q.24

Out of the following fuels, the difference between gross and net calorific value will be minimum in case of

  • coke oven gas
  • water gas
  • natural gas
  • blast furnace gas
Q.25

Coking time in a commercial high temperature coal carbonisation plant is about __________ hours.

  • 6
  • 18
  • 28
  • 36
Q.26

With increase in the temperature of carbonisation of coal

  • hydrogen content of coke oven gas increases due to cracking of hydrocarbons.
  • methane content in the coke oven gas decreases and carbon monoxide content increases.
  • calorific value of the coke oven gas decreases due to cracking of hydrocarbons which is not compensated by increase in CO & H2 content.
  • all (a), (b) and (c)
Q.27

Which of the following is not a by-product fuel?

  • Producer gas
  • Blast furnace gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Refinery gas
Q.28

Caking index of a coal is a measure of its

  • abradability
  • reactivity
  • agglutinating (binding) properties
  • porosity
Q.29

Calorific value of furnace oil is about __________ Kcal/kg.

  • 10000
  • 15000
  • 5000
  • 20000
Q.30

Coal containing large quantity of __________ are difficult to wash.

  • ash
  • inherent mineral matter
  • free impurities
  • volatile matter
Q.31

Which of the following can be made into briquettes without the use of a binder ?

  • lignite
  • Bituminous coal
  • Anthracite coal
  • None of these
Q.32

A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt withexcess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the

  • presence of large quantity of hydrogen in the fuel.
  • low calorific value of the fuel.
  • high sulphur content in the fuel.
  • lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air.
Q.33

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Percentage of ash in coke produced from medium coking coal is more than that in coal.
  • The calorific value (kcal/Nm3) of coke oven gas reduces on removal of hydrogen from it by cryogenic method.
  • Ash is normally removed as 'flyash' in kopper-Totzek process of coal gasification.
  • Coal based fertiliser plants in India at Talcher (Orissa) and Ramagundam (A.P) employ Kopper-Totzek process of coal gasification.
Q.34

The most matured coal out of the following is

  • lignite
  • semi-anthracite
  • sub-bituminous
  • bituminous
Q.35

Which of the following fuel gases has the highest calorific value ?

  • Natural gas.
  • Coal bed methane (CBM).
  • Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
  • Sewage gas.
Q.36

Out of the following, which is the most important parameter for the blast furnace grade coke ?

  • CSR & CRI
  • Ash content
  • Moisture content
  • Volatile matter content
Q.37

For the case of a fuel gas undergoing combustion with air, if the air/fuel ratio is increased, the adiabatic flame temperature will

  • increase
  • decrease
  • increase or decrease depending on the fuel type
  • not change
Q.38

The calorific value of natural gas is about __________ kcal/Nm3.

  • 10, 000
  • 2500
  • 25, 000
  • 35, 000
Q.39

The maximum adiabatic flame temperature in air is __________ the maximum flame temperature in pure oxygen.

  • lower than
  • higher than
  • same as
  • not related to
Q.40

A carbonaceous fuel (containing no H2 or hydrocarbons) is burnt and the resulting flue gas containsCO2. It means that

  • 21% excess air has been used for combustion.
  • 21% excess oxygen has been used for combustion.
  • complete combustion of fuel has taken place.
  • no excess air has been used for combustion.
Q.41

Preheating of __________ the flame temperature.

  • the gaseous fuel before combustion decreases
  • combustion air decreases
  • either the fuel or the air or both, increases
  • either the fuel or the air does not affect.
Q.42

A sample of natural gas containingmethane (CH4) and rest nitrogen (N2) is burnt withexcess air. Withof the combustibles producing CO2 and the reminder going to CO, the Orsat analysis in volume percent is

  • CO2 : 6.26, CO : 1.56, O2 : 3.91, H2O :15.66, N2 : 72.60
  • CO2 : 7.42, CO : 1.86, O2 : 4.64, N2:86.02
  • CO2 : 6.39, CO : 1.60, O2 : 3.99, H2O:25.96, N2:72.06
  • CO2 : 7.60, CO : 1.90, O2 : 4.75, N2 : 85.74
Q.43

Increase in ash content of blast furnace coke

  • reduces its consumption in the furnace.
  • increases its consumption in the furnace.
  • does not affect its consumption in the furnace.
  • decreases its hardness and abrasion resistance.
Q.44

Supply of excess air for complete combustion of fuel is necessitated to facilitate

  • its thorough mixing with air.
  • attainment of chemical equilibrium.
  • attainment of high temperature.
  • none of these.
Q.45

During its calorific value determination by bomb calorimeter, coal is combusted by

  • air
  • oxygen
  • oxygen enriched air
  • none of these
Q.46

Fuel for a fast breeder nuclear reactor is

  • plutonium
  • uranium
  • radium
  • neptunium
Q.47

Which of the following has the least calorific value (kcal/Nm3) ?

  • Blast furnace gas
  • Coke oven gas
  • Sewage gas
  • Natural gas
Q.48

Lignite is

  • a high rank coal.
  • a coking coal.
  • can be used for gasification and steam generation.
  • a black banded coal which burns with a non-smoky yellowish flame.
Q.49

Shatter index of metallurgical coke on 2 inches and 0.5 inch screen should be respectively around __________ percent.

  • 80 and 97
  • 95 and 100
  • 40 and 70
  • 25 and 97
Q.50

The main product of high temperature carbonisation of coal is

  • coke
  • ammonia
  • tar
  • coke oven gas
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