Q.1

Which of the following is not an industrial screening equipment ?

  • Sharpies centrifuge
  • Vibrating screen
  • Grizzly
  • Trommel
Q.2

Which of the following is not a wet classifier ?

  • Sharpies supercentrifuge
  • Hydrocyclones
  • Dorr Oliver rake classifier
  • None of these
Q.3

Which of the following is not used as a filter medium in case of corrosive liquids ?

  • Nylon
  • Glass cloth
  • Metal cloth of monel or stainless steel
  • Cotton fabric
Q.4

The sphericity of a solid particle of cubical shape is

  • π
  • (π/6)1/3
  • (π/6)1/2
  • π/3
Q.5

Vertical transportation of materials can be done by a/an

  • apron conveyor
  • pneumatic conveyor
  • bucket elevator
  • both(b)&(c)
Q.6

Which of the following must be stored in silos and not in open yard ?

  • Coke breeze
  • High V.M. bituminous coal
  • Sand
  • None of these
Q.7

Fluid medium used in the classification technique of mineral beneficiation is

  • air
  • water
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.8

The maximum slope of a belt conveyor can be

  • 15°
  • 30°
  • 45°
  • 60°
Q.9

Which of the following conveyors cannot be recommended for transportation of abrasive materials ?

  • Belt conveyor
  • Apron conveyor
  • Flight conveyor
  • Chain conveyor
Q.10

Separation of materials into products based on the difference of their sizes is called

  • sizing
  • sorting
  • classification
  • flocculation
Q.11

A(by volume) suspension of spherical sand particles in a viscous oil has a hindered settling velocity of 4.μm/s. If the Richardson Zaki hindered settling index is 4.then the terminal velocity of a sand grain is

  • 0.90 μm/s
  • 1 μm/s
  • 22.1 μm/s
  • 0.02 μm/s
Q.12

The ratio of the area of openings in one screen (Taylor series) to that of the openings in the next smaller screen is

  • 1.5
  • 1
  • 2
  • none of these
Q.13

Compressibility co-efficient for an absolutely compressible cake is

  • 0
  • 1
  • 0 to 1
Q.14

Size reduction of moulding powders, waxes, resins & gums are done in a __________ mill.

  • cage
  • hammer
  • both (a) & (b)
  • id) neither (a) nor (b)
Q.15

In a grinding operation, the limiting particle size is the size of the __________ particle in the sample.

  • smallest
  • largest
  • either (a) or (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.16

Screen capacity is proportional to (where, S = screen aperture)

  • S
  • 1/S
  • S2
  • S
Q.17

The cummulative mass fraction of particles smaller than size dj for a collection of Ni particles of diameter di and mass mi (i =...... ∞) is given by

Q.18

A belt conveyor used for the transportation of materials can

  • run upto 1 km.
  • travel at a speed upto 300 metres/minute.
  • handle materials upto 5000 tons/hr.
  • all (a), (b) and (c).
Q.19

Helical screw agitator is used for

  • mixing highly viscous pastes.
  • blending immiscible liquids.
  • mixing liquids at very high temperature (> 250 °C).
  • none of these.
Q.20

Limestone is normally crushed in a

  • roll crusher
  • hammer crusher
  • ball mill
  • tube mill
Q.21

Sphericity of raschig ring (whose length and diameter are equal) is

  • >1
  • <1
  • 1
  • 2
Q.22

In ball mill operation, the feed size (Df in meters) and the ball diameter (Db in metres) are related as ( where, K = grindability constant (varying from 0.9 to 1.4 in increasing order of hard ness))

  • Db2 = K.Df
  • Db = K.Df
  • Db3 = K.Df
  • Db2 = K.Df2
Q.23

In a roll crusher, the specific power consumption and the production rate is affected by the

  • reduction ratio.
  • differential roll speed.
  • both (a) and (b).
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q.24

Apron conveyors are used for

  • heavy loads & short runs.
  • small loads & long runs.
  • heavy loads & long runs.
  • none of these.
Q.25

Particle size range in which dust catcher (gravity settling chamber) works most effectively and efficiently is __________ microns.

  • < 5
  • 10 to 25
  • < 74
  • > 1000
Q.26

In coal washeries, three products namely the valuable product (i.e. clean/washed coal), discarded product (i.e. mineral matter) and an additional concentrated product called __________ is produced.

  • concentrate
  • tailing
  • middling
  • none of these.
Q.27

Which of the following is not used as a surface active agent in a flocculation operation?

  • Sodium silicate
  • Quartz
  • Lime
  • Alumina
Q.28

__________ mill is not a revolving mill.

  • Pebble
  • Compartment
  • Cage
  • Tube
Q.29

Filtrate flow rate in case of a rotary drum vacuum filter (in which Rm < < Rc) is proportional to __________ and the cycle time (where, μ = filtrate viscosity Rm = filter medium resistance Rc = cake resistance ).

  • μ
  • 1/μ
  • 1/μ
  • 1/μ2
Q.30

Mixing mechanism employed in a pan mixer is by

  • mulling
  • kneading
  • dispersion
  • none of these
Q.31

Chance process is used for the

  • cleaning of coal.
  • concentration of iron ore.
  • concentration of pyrites.
  • water treatment
Q.32

__________ centrifuge is the most suitable for separation of non-friable crystals.

  • Tubular bowl
  • Disc-bowl
  • Perforated horizontal basket continuous
  • Suspended batch basket
Q.33

Actual operating speed of a ball mill may vary fromtoof the critical speed. Which of the following duties would require the ball mill to be operated at maximum percentage of critical speed ?

  • Wet grinding in low viscous suspension.
  • Wet grinding in high viscous suspension.
  • Dry grinding of large particles (upto 1.25 cms).
  • Dry grindng of large particles in un-baffed mills.
Q.34

For the transportation of ultrafine particles, the equipment used is a........conveyor.

  • belt
  • pneumatic
  • screw
  • none of these
Q.35

Pick out the correct statement.

  • The capacity and the effectiveness of a screen are the same.
  • The capacity and the effectiveness of screen are opposing factors.
  • The screening surface of a 'reel' (a revolving screen used in flour mills) is made of silk bolting cloth supported by wire mesh.
  • both (b) and (c).
Q.36

The main differentiation factor between tube mill and ball mill is the

  • length to diameter ratio.
  • size of the grinding media.
  • final product size.
  • operating speed.
Q.37

Which of the following is not a revolving/tumbling mill used for size reduction?

  • Compartment mill
  • Pebble mill
  • Cage mill
  • Rod mill
Q.38

For benefication of iron ore, the most commonly used method is

  • flocculation.
  • froth floatation.
  • jigging & tabling.
  • none of these.
Q.39

In a roll crusher, the specific power consumption and the production rate is affected by the

  • reduction ratio.
  • differential roll speed.
  • both (a) and (b).
  • neither (a) nor (b).
Q.40

Compressibility co-efficient for an absolutely compressible cake is

  • 0
  • 1
  • 0 to 1
Q.41

Introduction of slurry in a plate and frame filter press is done through a plate in each frame. The plate of this filter has a __________ surface.

  • plane
  • curved
  • ribbed
  • either (a) or (b)
Q.42

Stamp mills are generally used for crushing

  • iron ores
  • gold ores
  • talc
  • diamond
Q.43

Which of the following equations is Rittinger's crushing law ? (where P = power required by the machine, m = feed rate, k = a constant = volume surface mean diameter of feed & product respectively.)

  • P/m = K/Dp
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  • P/m = K . ln
  • P/m = K .
  • none of these.
Q.44

Sphericity for a non-spherical particle is given by (where, V and S are volume and surface area respectively of one particle. and, D = equivalent diameter of particle).

Q.45

What is the reduction ratio in a fine crushing operation having following feed and product sizes?

  • 0.5
  • 2
  • 5
  • 10
Q.46

The specific surface of spherical particles is given by (where D and ρ are diameter and density of particle).

Q.47

Size reduction does not occur due to compression in case of

  • rod mills
  • gyratory crushers
  • jaw crushers
  • smooth roll crushers
Q.48

A widely used size reduction equipment for __________ is Bradford breaker.

  • talc
  • coal
  • iron core
  • wheat
Q.49

Production rate __________ with increased fineness, with a given energy input to the size reduction machine.

  • decreases
  • increases
  • remains unchanged
  • may increase or decrease; depends on the machine
Q.50

__________ balls capable of grinding the feed in a ball mill gives the maximum efficiency.

  • Cast iron
  • Minimum size
  • Maximum size
  • Elliptical
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