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  1. Purity of oxygen used for blowing in steel making L.D. converter is 99.5%. The boiling point of oxygen is about __________ °C.

  2. A.

     -53

    B.

     -103

    C.

     -183

    D.

     -196


  3. Parathion and Malathion are

  4. A.

     Pesticides

    B.

     Plasticisers for unsaturated polysters

    C.

     Pain-relieving drugs (analgesic)

    D.

     Tranquilisers


  5. Pasteurisation of milk means

  6. A.

     Removal of fatty and albuminous substance from it

    B.

     Killing of organisms present in it by heating it at controlled temperature without changing its natural characteristics

    C.

     Inhibiting the growth of micro-organisms without killing them

    D.

     None of these


  7. Argon is the third largest constituent of air (followed by N₂ & O₂). Its percentage by volume in air is

  8. A.

     0.14

    B.

     0.34

    C.

     0.94

    D.

     1.4


  9. Pick out the true statement pertaining to water treatment.

  10. A.

     Slow sand filters can remove colour completely

    B.

     Activated carbon can be used for taste & odour control without subsequent filtration

    C.

     Application of activated carbon reduces the temporary hardness of water

    D.

     Normally, the turbidity is removed by adding a coagulent prior to sedimentation


  11. Pick out the false statement pertaining to water treatment.

  12. A.

     Aeration of water is effective in CO₂ removal

    B.

     The zeolite water softening process reduces the hardness of water by not more than 50%

    C.

     Sodium sulphate or sodium carbonate do not cause hardness in water

    D.

     Water with pH value less than 7, is acidic


  13. Phenol formaldehyde

  14. A.

     Employs addition polymerisation

    B.

     Employs condensation polymerisation

    C.

     Is a monomer

    D.

     Is an abrasive material


  15. Phenol is mainly used

  16. A.

     To produce benzene

    B.

     To produce phenol formaldehyde

    C.

     To produce polyester resin

    D.

     As a plasticiser for unsaturated polyster


  17. Phthalic anhydride is used

  18. A.

     In making PVC

    B.

     As plasticisers

    C.

     In insecticides manufacture

    D.

     For making nylon-6


  19. Pick out the wrong statement.

  20. A.

     Azoic dyes are mostly applied on cotton fabrics

    B.

     Basic dyes (e.g. amino derivatives) are applied mostly to paper

    C.

     Mordant dyes are applied mainly to wools

    D.

     None of these