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  1. A mixture of phosphate rock __________ is heated in an electric furnace to produce phosphorous.

  2. A.
    salt & coke
    B.
    sand & coke
    C.
    and coke
    D.
    and sand

  3. An increase in the NH3/CO2 ratio in urea manufacture results in

  4. A.
    increased degree of conversion of CO2 to urea.
    B.
    decreased degree of conversion of NH3 to urea.
    C.
    decreased yield of urea.
    D.
    decreased specific volume of molten mass.

  5. A fertiliser plant is classified as a gas based fertiliser plant, when it uses __________ gas as a source of hydrogen for the manufacture of ammonia.

  6. A.
    coke oven
    B.
    producer
    C.
    natural
    D.
    coal

  7. Fertilizer plant getting its hydrogen requirement partly from coke oven gas is situated at

  8. A.
    Rourkela (under SAIL)
    B.
    Barauni (under HFC)
    C.
    Nangal (under NFL)
    D.
    Talchar (under FCI)

  9. Nitrogen content of a nitrogenous fertiliser is 35%. It could be

  10. A.
    urea
    B.
    ammonium nitrate
    C.
    calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)
    D.
    ammonium sulphate

  11. Catalyst used in the oxidation of ammonia is

  12. A.
    platinum-beryllium
    B.
    platinum-rhodium
    C.
    cobalt-molybdenum
    D.
    platinum-molybdenum

  13. P2O5 percentage in the phosphoric acid produced by wet process is about

  14. A.
    10
    B.
    30
    C.
    50
    D.
    70

  15. Ammonia synthesis gas is produced from fuel oil by

  16. A.
    steam reforming
    B.
    hydrocracking
    C.
    partial oxidation
    D.
    hydrogenation

  17. Though kinetics of ammonia synthesis dictates the use of low temperature for high equilibrium conversion, yet it is kept moderately high (550°C), because at low temperature

  18. A.
    rate of reaction is very low.
    B.
    very high pressure is required resulting in costly pressure vessel.
    C.
    space velocity of gas is very low resulting in decreased conversion.
    D.
    none of these

  19. Iron is not used alone as a catalyst in ammonia synthesis, because

  20. A.
    its activity declines rapidly, if heated to above 520°C.
    B.
    it decomposes ammonia.
    C.
    it gets oxidised above 500°C.
    D.
    none of these.