Q.1

Optimum ratio of operating speed to critical speed of a trommel is

  • 0.33-0.45
  • 1.33-1.45
  • 0.5-2
  • 1.5-2.5
Q.2

The process opposite to 'dispersion' is termed as the

  • flocculation
  • sedimentation
  • filtration
  • none of these.
Q.3

The reduction ratio for grinders is defined as(where, Df and Dp are average diameters of feed and product respectively).

  • Df/Dp
  • Dp/Df
  • Df - Dp
  • none of these
Q.4

Tube mill compared to ball mill

  • produces finer products.
  • is long in comparison with its diameter.
  • uses smaller balls.
  • all (a), (b) & (c).
Q.5

Dry powdery solid materials are transported by a __________ conveyor.

  • belt
  • bucket
  • screw
  • none of these
Q.6

Ultrafine grinders operate principally by

  • slow compression
  • impact
  • attrition
  • cutting action
Q.7

Separation of solid particles based on their densities is called

  • sizing
  • sorting
  • clarification
  • dispersion
Q.8

Which of the following is a continuous filter?

  • Plate and frame filter
  • Cartridge filter
  • Shell and leaf filter
  • None of these
Q.9

During washing of filter at the end of constant pressure filtration, the rate of washing equals the rate of filtration

  • at time zero.
  • at the end of filtration.
  • when half the filtrate has been obtained.
  • at the end of filtration, but decreases with time subsequently.
Q.10

Which one is a filter aid ?

  • Convas fabric
  • Diatomaceous earth
  • Calcined lime
  • None of these
Q.11

To remove dirt from the flowing fluid, we use a

  • coagulant
  • gravity settler
  • strains
  • clarifier
Q.12

In a size reduction crushing operation, feed size istomm while the product size istomm. This is a case of the __________ crushing.

  • secondary
  • fine
  • primary
  • ultrafine
Q.13

Metallic wire mesh is used as a filtering medium for the separation of dust from dust laden gas in case of a/an

  • air filter
  • bag filter
  • venturi scrubber
  • hydrocyclones
Q.14

Wheat is ground into flour in a

  • hammer crusher
  • roller crusher
  • impact mill
  • fluid energy mill
Q.15

Traces of liquid tar fog present in coke oven gas is separated using

  • electrostatic precipitator
  • cyclone separator
  • strainer
  • none of these
Q.16

The filter medium resistance is controlled by

  • pressure drop alone
  • flow rate alone
  • both pressure drop and flow rate
  • cake thickness
Q.17

To produce talcum powder, use

  • ball mill
  • hammer mill
  • jet mill
  • pin mill
Q.18

Energy requirement (per unit mass of material crushed/ground) is highest for

  • jaw crusher
  • rod mill
  • ball mill
  • fluid energy mill
Q.19

The cake resistance increases steadily with the time of filtration in a plate and frame filter employing constant __________ filtration.

  • rate
  • pressure
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.20

Grinding efficiency of a ball mill is of the order of __________ percent.

  • 1-5
  • 40-50
  • 75-80
  • 90-95
Q.21

Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to the turbine agitator.

  • Recommended peripheral speed for the turbine agitator is 200-250 metres/minute.
  • Pitched blade turbine agitator gives only radial flow with complete absence of the axial flow.
  • Generally, the diameter of the agitator is kept between l/3rd to l/6th of the tank diameter while the blade length is l/4th of agitator diameter (with central disc, it is l/8th of the agitator diameter).
  • Turbine agitator should be located at a height not less than one agitator diameter length from the bottom. If the depth of liquid in the tank is more than twice the agitator diameter, two agitators should be used.
Q.22

For the preliminary breaking of hard rock, we use a

  • gyratory crusher
  • ball mill
  • tube mill
  • squirrel-cage disintegrator
Q.23

Fluid energy mill comes in the category of

  • grinder
  • crusher
  • cutter
  • ultrafine grinder
Q.24

Filtration capacity of a rotary drum vacuum filter depends upon the

  • cake thickness.
  • characteristics of the feed slurry.
  • both (a) & (b).
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q.25

Which of the following comes in the category of primary crusher for hard and tough stone ?

  • Jaw crusher
  • Cone crusher
  • Gyratory crusher
  • None of these
Q.26

Activators are those chemicals which help buoying up one mineral in preference to the other in the froth floatation process. Which of the following is an activator?

  • Cresylic acid
  • Copper sulphate
  • Calcium carbonate
  • Sodium carbonate
Q.27

In screen analysis, the notation +5 mm/-mm means particles passing through

  • 10 mm screen and retained on 5 mm screen.
  • 5 mm screen and retained on 10 mm screen.
  • both 5 mm and 10 mm screens.
  • neither 5 mm nor 10 mm screen.
Q.28

Which of the following crushers can be considered as a combination of a jaw crusher and a roller crusher ?

  • Rod mill
  • Fluid energy mill
  • Gyratory crusher
  • Ball mill
Q.29

As per Taggart's formula, the capacity (kg/hr) of Jaw & Gyratory crushers (for gapes oftocms) is equal to (where, L = Length of feed opening, cms S = Maximum width of discharge opening, cms )

  • LS
  • 93 LS
  • 250 LS
  • LS
Q.30

Which of the following is a coarse crusher?

  • Smooth roll crusher
  • Toothed roll crusher
  • Gyratory crusher
  • Tube mill
Q.31

Gravity stamp mill is meant for the __________ crushing.

  • primary
  • intermediate
  • fine
  • ultrafine
Q.32

Washability curve based on float and sink test enables an assessment to be made of the possibility of cleaning a coal fraction based on the

  • density separation.
  • differential wettability.
  • size.
  • volatile matter content.
Q.33

Close circuit grinding by a ball mill with air sweeping employs a

  • classifier.
  • cyclone separator between mill & classifier.
  • both (a) & (b).
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q.34

The unit of filter medium resistance is

  • cm-1
  • gm/cm-1
  • cm/gm-1
  • gm-1
Q.35

Angle of nip of the crushing rolls does not depend upon the

  • diameter of the rolls
  • speed of the rolls
  • product size
  • feed size
Q.36

The energy consumed by a ball mill depends on

  • its speed.
  • its ball load.
  • the density of the material being ground.
  • all (a), (b) and (c).
Q.37

The equivalent diameter of channel of a constant non-circular cross-section of 3 cm by 6 cm will be __________ cms.

  • 20
  • 12
  • 8
  • 2
Q.38

A fluid energy mill is used for

  • cutting
  • grinding
  • ultra grinding
  • crushing
Q.39

Filtration operation carried out by continuous increase of the inlet pressure of slurry, is called the __________ filtration.

  • constant rate
  • varying pressure
  • varying rate
  • constant pressure
Q.40

Crushing efficiency of a machine ranges between __________ percent.

  • 0.1 to 2
  • 5 to 10
  • 20 to 25
  • 50 to 70
Q.41

__________ are mixed using ribbon blenders.

  • Lumpy solids and low viscosity liquids
  • Dry powders
  • High viscosity liquids
  • Thick pastes
Q.42

During agitation of liquids, the

  • Froude number is independent for the curves between power number and Reynolds number in baffled system.
  • Power number becomes independent of impellers Reynolds number at high Reynolds number, but is dependent on the geometry of the impeller.
  • Froude number is used to account for the effect of surface (e.g., the centre vortex) on the power number.
  • all (a), (b) and (c).
Q.43

The process by which fine solids is removed from liquids is termed as

  • decantation
  • flocculation
  • sedimentation
  • classification
Q.44

Sizing of very fine particles of the order of 5 tomicrons is done by elutriation, which is a __________ operation.

  • clarification
  • sedimentation
  • flocculation
  • classification
Q.45

__________ mills fall in the category of tumbling mills,

  • Ball and pebble
  • Rod and tube
  • Compartment
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.46

Cartridge filters are termed as 'edge' filters, because of the fact that the

  • disks have very sharp edge.
  • solids are not deposited at the edge of the disk.
  • bulk of the solids are removed at the periphery of the disks.
  • none of these.
Q.47

Sorting classifiers employing differential settling methods for separation of particles make use of the differences in their

  • particle sizes
  • densities
  • terminal velocities
  • none of these
Q.48

Separation of particles of various sizes, shapes and densities by allowing them to settle in a fluid is called

  • classification
  • froth floatation
  • thickening
  • clarification
Q.49

For classification of potable (drinking) water, we use a __________ filter.

  • gravity sand
  • plate and frame
  • vacuum leaf
  • rotary vacuum
Q.50

Cake resistance is

  • important in the beginning of filtration.
  • decreased with the time of filtration.
  • independent of pressure drop.
  • none of these.
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