Practice Test: Question Set - 04
1. Temperature and pressure in urea autoclave is
- (A) 120°C and 300 atm
- (B) 190°C and 200 atm
- (C) 400°C and 550 atm
- (D) 200°C and 10 atm
2. Phosphorus vapour comprises of
- (A) P
- (B) P2
- (C) P3
- (D) P4
3. Coal based fertilizer plants at Ramagundam (Andhra Pradesh) and Talcher (Orissa)
- (A) Use coal for heating purpose
- (B) Gasify coal to get hydrogen from coal gas
- (C) Use coal as filler in fertilizer
- (D) Use coal as conditioner in fertilizer
4. Reaction of Cresylic acid with __________ produces Tricresyl phosphate.
- (A) Phosphorous pentoxide
- (B) Phosphorous oxychloride
- (C) Ammonium phosphate
- (D) Calcium phosphate
5. During conversion of ammonium carbamate into urea, presence of large excess of water
- (A) Increases the yield of urea
- (B) Adversely affects the yield of urea
- (C) Reduces the evaporator load by diluting the urea solution
- (D) Does not affect the yield of urea
6. Commercial production of hydrogen for the manufacture of nitrogenous fertilizers is done by
- (A) Steam reforming of naphtha and cracking of
natural gas
- (B) Electrolysis of water
- (C) Cryogenic separation of hydrogen from coke oven
gas
- (D) All (a), (b) and (c)
7. Excessive use of chemical fertilizers causes shrivelling of the roots and wilting of the plant, because the
- (A) Osmotic pressure of the soil water becomes less than that of the
plant sap
- (B) Soil becomes too alkaline
- (C) Osmotic pressure of the soil water becomes
higher than that of the plant sap
- (D) Soil becomes too acidic
8. Liquid ammonia is not used as such a fertilizer in tropical countries like India, because
- (A) Its N2 content is very low
- (B) It is very costly
- (C) It will evaporate on spraying
- (D) It is not available
9. The essential ingredient of all the synthesis gas is
- (A) H2
- (B) O2
- (C) CO2
- (D) N2
10. Low grade phosphate rock can be used in electrical furnace, because
- (A) Of the better CaO/SiO2 balance
for slag formation
- (B) CaO content is less
- (C) It is cheap
- (D) It produces low cost product
11. CO2 present in reformed gas (obtained by steam reforming of naphtha) is removed by absorbing in
- (A) Mono-ethanolamine (MEA)
- (B) Slaked lime
- (C) Ammoniacal liquor
- (D) Methyl-Ethyl Ketone (MEK)
12. Naphtha in a fertilizer plant is used as a source of
- (A) Fuel
- (B) H2
- (C) N2
- (D) O2
13. P2O5 percentage in the phosphoric acid produced by wet process is about
- (A) 10
- (B) 30
- (C) 50
- (D) 70
14. Use of catalyst is a must in the ammonia manufacture, because the reaction is reversible as well as the heat of dissociation of N2 & H2 is high. The presence of promoter along with the catalyst helps in __________ of the catalyst.
- (A) Stabilization
- (B) Increasing the effectiveness
- (C) Improving the strength & heat resistance
- (D) All a, b & c
15. The fertilizer plant getting hydrogen by electrolysis of water is situated at (INDIA):
- (A) Namrup
- (B) Nangal
- (C) Rourkela
- (D) Korba
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