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  1. Pyrolysis of kerosene or natural gasoline is done to produce mainly the

  2. A.
    olefins and aromatics
    B.
    lighter paraffins
    C.
    stabilised gasoline
    D.
    diesel

  3. Which of the following fractions of petroleum contains maximum sulphur ?

  4. A.
    Diesel
    B.
    Gasoline
    C.
    Naphtha
    D.
    Atmospheric residue

  5. Reforming converts

  6. A.
    olefins into paraffins
    B.
    naphthenes into aromatics
    C.
    naphthenes into olefins.
    D.
    naphthenes into paraffin.

  7. Percentage of straight run gasoline in a typical crude oil may be around

  8. A.
    6
    B.
    18
    C.
    38
    D.
    52

  9. Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its

  10. A.
    aeration
    B.
    pyrolysis
    C.
    hydrogenation
    D.
    steam reforming

  11. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in domestic use cylinders is in the liquid form. The density of LPG in liquid form is about __________ of that of water (i.e. 1 gm/c.c).

  12. A.
    one fourth
    B.
    one third
    C.
    half
    D.
    one eighth

  13. Ethyl mercaptan is added to the Doctor negative LPG for facilitating the detection of its leakage (by bad odour) to the extent of about __________ ppm.

  14. A.
    1
    B.
    50
    C.
    5000
    D.
    10000

  15. CnH2n is the general formula for

  16. A.
    olefins
    B.
    naphthenes
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b)

  17. Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas.

  18. A.
    unsaturated hydrocarbon content
    B.
    calorific value
    C.
    quantity of propane
    D.
    quantity of butane

  19. Pick out the wrong statement.

  20. A.
    Alkylation produces a larger iso-paraf-fin (having higher octane number) from the reaction of an olefin with smaller iso-paraffin.
    B.
    Catalytic alkylation processes use HF, AlCl3 & H2SO4 as Catalysts.
    C.
    All the alkylation processes use very high temperature (> 1000°C).
    D.
    Gasoline having an octane number of 90 can be produced by alkylation process.