1.

The boiling point of petrol is

A. below 20
B. 170-120°C
C. 35-70°C
D. 270-340°C

Answer is c

2. The color of crude oil is

A. brownish black
B. white
C. transparent
D. light yellow

Answer is A

3. When earth's crust is drilled, the hydrocarbon came out first is

A. petroleum
B. methane
C. ethane
D. butane

Answer is B.

4.Crude oil is converted in to useful products by

A. drilling
B. Solvay process
C. roasting
D. refining

Answer is D

5,. In which type of rocks are coal and petroleum found?

A. Granite 
B. Igneous
C. Sedimentary
D. Metamorphic
 Answer is C

6. Petroleum also called 
A. crude oil 
B. Mineral oil
C. liquid oil 
D .all of the above

Answer is D

7. Which type of fire extinguisher is used for petroleum fire?

A. Powder type
B. Liquid type
C. Soda acid type
D. Foam type
Answer is A
8. Liquid petroleum gas contains
a. Methane and Ethane
b. CO₂ and H₂O
c. Water gas
d. Butane and Isobutene
Answer is D
9. Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) consists of mainly?
(A) Methane, Ethane and Hexane
(B) Ethane, Hexane and Nonane
(C) Methane, Butane and Propane
(D) Ethane, Nonane and Methane
Answer is C
10. Natural gas and Petroleum are generally called,
a. Hydrocarbons.
b. Natural fuels.
c. Fossil fuels.
d. Crude oils.
Answer is c.

11.commercial sources of alkanes include

A. coal
B. natural gas
C. petroleum
D. all of above

Answer is D.

12.Natural Gas was first discovered by Pakistan Petroleum Limited in the year

A. 1951
B. 1952
C. 1953
D. None

Answer is B

13. The technique used in refining of petroleum is called _________.

A. Distillation
B. Fractional Distillation
C. Filtration
D. Polymerization
14. Best reservoir rock for petroleum?
A. shale
b .sandstone
c .limestone
d granite
e .all of these
15. The major part of natural gas, petroleum and coal consist of??? 
A. Carbon dioxide
B. Chilorin
C. C F C 
D. Methane
16. The fraction of petroleum having boiling range 40 - 200 degree C is c/a. . . . 
(a) Gasoline.
(b) Petroleum ether.
(c) Kerosene.
(d) Carbon dioxide.
(e) N.O.T.
17. The quality of petroleum is determined by 
_______
a) DE cane number b) Octane number
c) Hexane number d) None of these
Answer is B
18. Petroleum sector regulate by
a) PEMRA
b) OGRA
c) NEPRA
Answer is B
19. In Which Country Was The 1st Oil-Well Drilled in 1859?
A. USA
B. Saudi Arabia
C. Russia
D. UAE
Answer is A
20. Which of the following fractions of a crude oil will have the maximum gravity API (i.e.
°API) ?

 1.   Gasoline

 2.   Diesel

 3.   Vacuum gas oil

 4.   Atmospheric gas oil

21. Casing head gasoline is the liquid

 1.   butane

 2.   propane

 3.   gasoline separated from wet natural gas by compression.

 4.   natural gas.

22.Complete removal of __________ from gasoline is done by Unisol process using caustic soda and
methyl alcohol.

 1.   waxes
  2.   asphalt

 3.   mercaptans

 4.   diolefins

23. Crude oil is pumped by a __________ pump.

 1.   centrifugal

 2.   reciprocating

 3.   gear

 4.   screw

24. Visbreaking process is used mainly for making

 1.   high cetane diesel

 2.   high octane gasoline

 3.   fuel oil

 4.   smoke free kerosene

25. Which is the most undesirable component in kerosene ?

 1.   Aromatics

 2.   n-paraffins

 3.   i-paraffins

 4.   Naphthenes
26. A good lubricant should have high

 1.   volatility

 2.   pour point

 3.   none of these

 4.   viscosity index

27. Pick out the additive property of a lube oil out of following.

 1.   Specific gravity

 2.   °API gravity

 3.   Flashpoint

 4.   Viscosity

28. __________ converts n-paraffins to i-paraffins.

 1.   Alkylation

 2.   Polymerisation

 3.   Isomerisation

 4.   none of these

29. Tanks used for the storage of petroleum products (which are inflammable) should be
painted with a __________ paint.

 1.   white

 2.   yellow
  3.   black

 4.   red

30. Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives

 1.   higher yield of straight run gasoline.

 2.   higher octane number gasoline.

 3.   poorer yield of lube oil.

 4.   lower viscosity index lube oil.

31. Stabilisation of gasoline (petrol) means

 1.   removal of dissolved gases from it.

 2.   increasing its vapour pressure.

 3.   increasing its oxidation stability.

 4.   improving its lead susceptibility.

32. Octane number of gasoline is a measure of its

 1.   knocking tendency.

 2.   ignition delay.

 3.   ignition temperature.

 4.   smoke point.

33. Flash point of motor gasoline may be around __________ °C.

 1.   100

 2.   10

 3.   150

 4.   45

34. The octane number of aviation gasoline may be

 1.   >100

 2.   97

 3.   79

 4.   87

35. Which is almost absent in crude petroleum?

 1.   Cycloparaffins

 2.   Olefins

 3.   Naphthenes

 4.   Mercaptans

36. Which one is used to determine the colour of petroleum products ?

 1.   Cleveland apparatus

 2.   Saybolt chromometer

 3.   Colour comparator

  4.   None of these

37. Gum formation in stored gasoline is mainly due to the

 1.   oxidation & polymerisation of unsaturates.

 2.   presence of sulphur.

 3.   higher aromatic content.

 4.   alkylation of unsaturates.

38. Molecular weight of crude petroleum may be around

 1.   250

 2.   50

 3.   5000

 4.   1500

39.