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  1. A __________ mixer resembles a ball mill without balls.

  2. A.
    banbery
    B.
    pug mill
    C.
    tumbling
    D.
    pan

  3. __________ conveyor is the most suitable for short distance transportation of non-abrasive loose materials like garbage, grain, food wastes etc.

  4. A.
    Flight
    B.
    Screw
    C.
    Drag
    D.
    Belt

  5. As the product becomes finer, the energy required for grinding

  6. A.
    decreases
    B.
    increases
    C.
    is same as for coarser grinding
    D.
    is 1.5 times that for coarser grinding

  7. Gyratory crushers compared to the reciprocating jaw crushers

  8. A.
    have greater capacity per unit of discharge area.
    B.
    crush intermittantly.
    C.
    are less suitable for coarse materials.
    D.
    have less steady power consumption.

  9. The important dimensional group involved in the power requirement calculation in mixing operation is the __________ number.

  10. A.
    Reynold's
    B.
    Froude
    C.
    both (a) & (b)
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b)

  11. At low Reynold's number, the power (P) required for agitating a fluid in a stirred tank becomes independent of inertial forces. In this limit, indicate which of the following relations is satisfied:
    Po = ρ/ρN3 D5 : Power number
    Re = ρ N D2/μ: Reynold's number
    N is the impeller rotational speed, and D is the impeller diameter.

  12. A.
    Po ∝ Re-1.0
    B.
    Po ∝ Re0.0
    C.
    Po ∝ Re0.5
    D.
    Po ∝ Re1.0

  13. Which of the following grinding mills has the horizontally arranged rods as the grinding elements thereby delivering more uniform granular products with minimum fines ?

  14. A.
    Compartment mill
    B.
    Rod mill
    C.
    Pebble mill
    D.
    Tube mill.

  15. Rittinger's crushing law states that

  16. A.
    work required to form a particle of any size is proportional to the square of the surface to volume ratio of the product.
    B.
    work required to form a particle of a particular size is proportional to the square root of the surface to volume ratio of the product.
    C.
    work required in crushing is proportional to the new surface created.
    D.
    for a given machine and feed, crushing efficiency is dependent on the size of the feed & product.

  17. Mechanical conveyors which push the material along an endless trough or tube are called scrappers. Which of the following conveying equipments comes under the category of 'scrappers' ?

  18. A.
    Bucket conveyor
    B.
    Flight conveyor
    C.
    Screw conveyor
    D.
    Both (b) and (c)

  19. Sphericity of pulverised coal is

  20. A.
    1
    B.
    <1
    C.
    >1
    D.