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  1. Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the

  2. A.

     Product yields and quality can not be achieved in continuous process, because of long residence time

    B.

     Sales demand of product is not steady

    C.

     Same equipment can not be used for several processes of the same nature

    D.

     All of the above


  3. Enzymes (a protein) are catalysts found in organisms. Its efficiency of catalysing a reaction is due to its capacity to lower the activation energy of the reaction. The enzyme ptyalin used for food digestion is present in

  4. A.

     Blood

    B.

     Saliva

    C.

     Intestine

    D.

     Gland


  5. In case of physical adsorption, the heat of adsorption is of the order of __________ kcal/kg.mole.

  6. A.

     100

    B.

     1000

    C.

     10000

    D.

     100000


  7. Which of the following does not produce a change in the value of rate constant of a reaction?

  8. A.

     Pressure

    B.

     Temperature

    C.

     Concentration and catalyst

    D.

     None of these


  9. For a gaseous phase reaction, rate of reaction is equal to K. CA . CB. If the volume of the reactor is suddenly reduced to l/4th of its initial volume, then the rate of reaction compared to the original rate will be __________ times.

  10. A.

     8

    B.

     16

    C.

     1/8

    D.

     1/16


  11. The rate of a gas phase reaction is given by K . CA . CB. If the volume of the reaction vessel is reduced to l/4th of its initial volume, then the reaction rate compared to the original rate will be __________ times.

  12. A.

     4

    B.

     16

    C.

     8

    D.

     2


  13. The most unsuitable reactor for carrying out reactions in which high reactant concentration favours high yields is

  14. A.

     Backmix reactor

    B.

     Plug flow reactor

    C.

     Series of CSTR

    D.

     PFR in series


  15. The rate of a chemical reaction is almost doubled for every 10°C rise in temperature. The rate will increase __________ times, if the temperature rises form 10 to 100°C.

  16. A.

     256

    B.

     512

    C.

     112

    D.

     612


  17. BET apparatus is used to determine the

  18. A.

     Specific surface of a porous catalyst

    B.

     Pore size distribution

    C.

     Pore diameter

    D.

     Porosity of the catalyst bed


  19. The sequence in which three CSTR's of volumes 5, 10 and 15 m³ will be connected in series to obtain the maximum production in a second order irreversible reaction is

  20. A.

     15, 10, 5

    B.

     5, 10, 15

    C.

     10, 5, 15

    D.

     10, 15, 5