Practice Test: Question Set - 09
1. Fertilizer produced during soda ash manufacture by dual process is ammonium
- (A) Chloride
- (B) Sulphate
- (C) Nitrate
- (D) None of these
2. Vetrocoke solution is
- (A) A mixture of K2CO3 and As2O3
- (B) K2SO4
- (C) A mixture of Na2CO3 and As2O3
- (D) Na2SO4
3. Potassic fertilizer is graded based on its __________ content.
- (A) KCl
- (B) K2O
- (C) KNO3
- (D) K2SO4
4. Ammonia synthesis gas is produced from fuel oil by
- (A) Steam reforming
- (B) Hydro-cracking
- (C) Partial oxidation
- (D) Hydrogenation
5. Dehydration of ammonium carbamate (to produce urea) is a/an __________ reaction.
- (A) Reversible
- (B) Catalytic
- (C) Exothermic
- (D) Endothermic
6. Reaction of calcium Fluorapatite with sulphuric acid produces
- (A) Ortho-phosphoric acid
- (B) Simple superphosphate
- (C) Triple superphosphate
- (D) Red phosphorous
7. The composition of fresh feed to the high temperature, high pressure urea autoclave is
- (A) Excess liquid ammonia and liquefied CO2
- (B) Excess liquid ammonia and compressed CO2 gas
- (C) Liquid ammonia and excess compressed CO2
- (D) Compressed ammonia gas and excess compressed CO2
8. Pick out the wrong statement.
- (A) Yellow phosphorous which is the most reactive
allotropic form of phosphorous is transported under water
- (B) Apatite is the principal material present in phosphate rock which is
chemically Ca10 (PO4)6 (F, Cl, OH)
- (C) Urea is more hygroscopic than ammonium nitrate
- (D) Nitrogen fixation means the process of bringing
atmospheric nitrogen into combination i.e. into nitrogen compound form
9. A fertilizer contains 82% N2. It could be
- (A) Urea
- (B) Liquid NH3
- (C) Ammonium nitrate
- (D) None of these
10. Which of the following solvents is used for the extraction of H3PO4 from CaCl2 solution during manufacture of ortho-phosphoric acid by wet process employing hydrochloric acid leaching?
- (A) Isopropyl alcohol
- (B) Butyl alcohol
- (C) Toluene
- (D) Hexane
11. Catalyst used in the manufacture of NH3 by Haber's process is finely divided
- (A) Nickel
- (B) Iron
- (C) Vanadium pentoxide
- (D) Alumina
12. Main component of bone ash is
- (A) Calcium sulphate
- (B) Calcium phosphate
- (C) Calcium carbonate
- (D) Sodium phosphate
13. ________ is required more for leafy crops.
- (A) Nitrogen
- (B) Phosphorous
- (C) Potassium
- (D) Carbon
14. Ammonium nitrate (a fertilizer) is coated with limestone powder to
- (A) Increase its nitrogen content
- (B) Cut down its production cost
- (C) Avoid the risk of explosion
- (D) Add extra nutrient as fertilizer
15. Nitrogen content of calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) is __________ percent.
- (A) 10
- (B) 25
- (C) 50
- (D) 80
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