Chandigarh University

Dept of Applied Science

Subject : Chemistry
QUIZ-(Unit 3)(first set)
Total 20 questions

1. Octane number helps to check the quality of:

(a) Petrol (b) Diesel (c) Petrol and Diesel (d) None of the above
2. The purest quality of coal is
(a) lignite (b)peat (c) anthracite (d) none of these
3. Water gas is a mixture of:
(a) N2+CO (b) N2+ H2 (c) H2 +CH4 (d) CO+ H2
4. Lowest moisture and highest carbon content is present in
(a) Peat (b) Lignite (c) Anthracite (d) Bituminous coal
5. Fermentation of alcohol is possible by
(a) Starch (b) Molasses (c) Both (d) None
6. Condition for fermentation is
(a) High temperature (b) Very low temperature (c) 25-35 0C
7. Bomb calorimeter is used to calculate the _________ of a solid fuel
8. Condition for highest octane number are
(a) Long chain (b) Low degree of branching (c) High degree of braching
9. 18. A biochip can perform
(a) Thousands of simultaneous biochemical reaction at a time

(b) One biochemical reaction at a time

10. Octane number helps to check the quality of:
(a) Petrol (b) Diesel (c) Petrol and Diesel (d) None of the above
11. The purest quality of coal is
(a) lignite (b)peat (c) anthracite (d) none of these
12. Water gas is a mixture of:
(a) N2+CO (b) N2+ H2 (c) H2 +CH4 (d) CO+ H2
13. Lowest moisture and highest carbon content is present in
(a) Peat (b) Lignite (c) Anthracite (d) Bituminous coal
14. Fermentation of alcohol is possible by
(a) Starch (b) Molasses (c) Both (d) None
15. Condition for fermentation is
(a) High temperature (b) Very low temperature (c) 25-35 0C
16. Bomb calorimeter is used to calculate the _________ of a solid fuel
17. Condition for highest octane number are
(a) Long chain (b) Low degree of branching (c) High degree of braching
18. Prevention of Diesel knocking
a) By using Diesel containing more straight chain hydrocarbon
(b) By using Diesel containing more branched chain hydrocarbon
(c) By using Diesel containing more cyclic compounds
19% nitrogen in a fuel can be determined by:
(a) Proximate analysis
(b) Ultimate analysis

(c)Proximate and utlimate analysis

(d)None of the above

20. Producer gas is a mixture of:

(a) N2+CO (b) N2+ H2 (c) H2 +CH4 (d) CO+ H2
21. Characteristics of a good fuel
(a) Low calorific value (b) High ignition temperature (c) Both (d) None
22. 1 calorie is how many joules
(a) 4.184 (b) 4.184 10 3 (c) 4.184 10 7
23. Fermentation of alcohol is possible by
(a) Starch (b) Molasses (c) Both (d) None
24. Composite material consists of two components matrix phase and disperse
phase
(a) True (b) False
25. Condition for fermentation is
(a) High temperature (b) Very low temperature (c) 25-35 0C
26. Secondary fuel is
(a) Coal (b) Lignite (c) LPG (d) Natural Gas
27. Transducer is used to convert non electrical signal to ________ signal
28. Addition of alcohol or ether in petrol
(a) Will increase the octane rating (b) Will decrease the octane rating
29. Out of the following compounds which has zero octane number
(a) Heptane (b) (2, 2, 4)-trimethyl pentane (c) Cyclohexane
30. Catalytic cracking involves large molecule breaks down into several smaller
ones
(a) True (b) False

31. Scope and use of biotechnology is to generate economic benefit, including

improved plants and animals
(a) True (b) False
32. Fiber reinforced composite
(a) Have high specific strength and high specific modulus
(b) Have high specific strength and low specific modulus
(c) Have low specific strength and high specific modulus
(d) Have low specific strength and low specific modulus
33. Single fiber counterparts are better than hybrid composites
(a) True (b) False
34. Composite materials are better than conventional material
(a) Low density and more stiffness
(b) Low density and low stiffness
(c) More density and more stiffness
(d) More density and low stiffness
35. E10 fuel contains
(a) 10 % ethanol and 90% petrol (b) 10 % petrol and 90 % ethanol
36. Biomass refers to any fuel that has been derived from biofuel
(a) True (b) False
37. Biodiesel is a
(a) Biochip (b) Biosensor (c) Biofuel
38. E20 fuel contains
(a) 20% ethanol and 80% petrol (b) 20 % petrol and 80 % ethanol

39. Alcohol is used as biofuel mostly in

(a) India (b) Japan (c) Brazil (d) USA
40 .Composite materials are classified based on:
(a) Type of matrix (b) Size-and-shape of reinforcement (c) Both (d) None
41. Usually softer constituent of a composite is
(a) Matrix (b) Reinforcement (c) Both are of equal strength (d) Cant define
42. Effect of adding particulates to matrix material
a. Surface hardness is increased b. Performance at elevated temperature is
increased c. Both are correct
d. none is correct
43. Mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced composites depend on
(a) Properties of constituents
(b) Interface strength
(c) Fiber length, orientation, and volume fraction
(d) All the above
44. Example of laminar composite is Plywood
a. True

b.False

45. Biochip is one of the major applications of

(a) Software technology
(b) Biotechnology
(c) Geophysics
(d) Radiology
46. Major load carrier in dispersion-strengthened composites
(a) Matrix (b) Fiber (c) Both (d) Cant define
47. Usually stronger constituent of a composite is
(a) Matrix (b) Reinforcement (c) Both are of equal strength (d) Cant define
48. Al-alloys for engine/automobile parts are reinforced to increase their

(a) Strength (b) Wear resistance (c) both (d) none

49. A vaccine produced by biotechnology is
Penicillin

b. Streptomycin c. Polio vaccine

50. Water gas is superior to producer gas

True

b. False

d. None of these