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  1. __________ process is meant for direct hydrogenation of coal to produce liquid fuel.

  2. A.
    Fischer-Tropsch
    B.
    Bergius
    C.
    Lurgi
    D.
    None of these

  3. Producer gas containing least amount of tar is produced by the

  4. A.
    partial combustion of coal.
    B.
    partial combustion of large size (< 50 mm) coke.
    C.
    high pressure gasification of coal (e.g. in Lurgi gasifier).
    D.
    atmospheric pressure gasification of coal (e.g., in Kopper-Totzek gasifier).

  5. Air/gas ratio for complete combustion will be the highest for

  6. A.
    LPG
    B.
    gobar gas
    C.
    coke oven gas
    D.
    carburetted water gas

  7. Beehive coke oven

  8. A.
    facilitates by-products recovery.
    B.
    takes 2-3 days for coking of coal but requires no external fuel for heating.
    C.
    gives larger yield of coke (around 85%) as compared to by-product ovens.
    D.
    produces coke with very poor strength.

  9. Turndown ratio of a gas burner is equal to the

  10. A.
    maximum to minimum heat input ratio.
    B.
    maximum to minimum permissible gas flow rate.
    C.
    both (a) & (b).
    D.
    minimum to maximum heat input ratio.

  11. Which of the following fuels is generally not used in thermal power plant boiler firing?

  12. A.
    Furnace oil, light diesel oil and tar/PCM.
    B.
    Pulverised coking coal.
    C.
    Coal middling from washeries.
    D.
    B.F. gas, coke oven gas and L.D. converter gas.

  13. A sooty flame can be made non-luminous by

  14. A.
    admitting more gas.
    B.
    shutting gas supply.
    C.
    admitting more air.
    D.
    shutting air supply.

  15. A coal that softens and fuses on heating is

  16. A.
    classified
    B.
    carbonised
    C.
    caking
    D.
    non-caking

  17. Which of the following reactions occuring during coal gasification is called the Neumann reversal reaction ?

  18. A.
    2CO C + CO2
    B.
    CO + H2O CO2 + H2
    C.
    C + H2O CO + H2
    D.
    C + 2H2O CO2 + 2H2

  19. 'Mixed gas' used in steel plants is a mixture of

  20. A.
    B.F. gas and coke oven gas.
    B.
    coke oven gas and converter gas.
    C.
    coke oven gas and L.P.G.
    D.
    blast furnace gas and naphtha vapor.