Chemistry MCQ (UNIT 4 )

Q1 Select the incorrect statement from the following option.

a) Permanent hardness is due to dissolved chlorides and sulphates of calcium and
magnesium
b) It can be removed by mere boiling of water
c) It is also known as non-alkaline hardness
d) The difference between the total hardness and the alkaline hardness gives the
non-alkaline hardness

Ans: (b)

Q2 Select the incorrect statement from the following option.

a) The taste of hard water is better than soft water
b) The dissolved calcium in hard water can help to produce strong teeth
c) Hard water coats the lead piping with a layer of insoluble calcium carbonate
which prevents poisonous lead dissolving in water
d) Boiler feed water should also be hard in nature

Ans: (d)

Q3. Hardness of water is conventionally expressed in terms of equivalent amount of

____________
a) H2CO3
b) MgCO3
c) CaCO3
d) Na2 CO3

Ans: (c)

Q 4 . Which of the following is not a unit of hardness?

a) Parts per million
b) Degree centigrade
c) Degree clarke
d) Degree French

Ans: (b)

Q 5. How many grams of MgCO3 dissolved per litre gives 84 ppm hardness?
a) 70.56 mg/L
b) 48.23 mg/L
c) 81.49mg/L
d) 66.12 mg/L

Ans: (a)
Q 6. If the precipitate formed is soft, loose and slimy, these are __________ and if the
precipitate is hard and adhering on the inner wall, it is called _____________
a) Sludges, scale
b) Scale, sludges
c) Sludges, rodent
d) Scale, rodent

Ans: (a)

Q 7. Which of the following is not used as a coagulant in lime-soda process?

a) Alum
b) Calcium bicarbonate
c) Aluminium sulphate
d) Sodium aluminate

Ans: (b)

Q 8. What is the function of coagulant?

a) It helps in the formation of fine precipitate
b) It helps in the formation of coarse precipitate
c) It helps in increasing the solubility
d) It helps in increasing the boiling point

Ans: (b)

Q 9. In lime soda process, capital cost is ___________ whereas operational expenses

are __________
a) High, low
b) High, high
c) Low, low
d) Low, high

Ans: (d)

Q10. The chemical formula of zeolite is ___________

a) FeSO4.7H2O
b) Al2(SO4)3.18 H2O
c) Na2O.Al2O3.xSiO2.yH2O
d) Na2Al2O

Ans: (c)

Q11. The exhausted zeolite is reclaimed by treating the bed with a ___________
a) Conc. NaCl
b) Conc. HCl
c) Conc. H2SO4
d) Dil. HCl

Ans: (a)

Q12. The basis of reverse osmosis is _____________

a) Osmotic pressure is greater than the hydrostatic pressure
b) Osmotic pressure is equal to the hydrostatic pressure
c) Hydrostatic pressure is greater than the osmotic pressure
d) Osmotic pressure does not exist

Ans: (c)

Q13. Semi-permeable membrane is selective membrane which does not permit the
passage of dissolved ________ particles.
a) Solvent
b) Solute
c) Anhydrous
d) Saturated

Ans: (b)

Q 14. A coal sample contains C=75.5%, H=11.25%, O=11.25, N=1%, S=1%. Caluclate
gross calorific value?
a) 9568 cal/gm
b) 10000 cal/gm
c) 9799.010 cal/gm
d) 9518.893 cal/gm

Ans: (d)

Q15. What is the use of a bomb calorimeter?

a) To calculate the calorific value of a volatile liquid
b) To calculate the calorific value of a gas
c) To calculate the calorific value of a non-volatile liquid
d) To calculate the calorific value of sparingly soluble salt

Ans: (c)

Q16. What is the role of the small ring attached to the electrode in a bomb?
a) It acts as a support to the crucible
b) It is used to connect the electrode and the crucible
c) It is used as an intermediate for magnesium wire
d) It helps to collect the fuel at a point in the crucible

Ans: (a)
Q 17. Which of the following correction of bomb calorimeter is added to the
observed raise in temperature?
a) Acid correction
b) Fuse wire correction
c) Cotton thread correction
d) Cooling correction

Ans: (d)

Q18 Which type of coal give more amount of heat after combustion?
a) Anthracite
b) Peat
c) Lignite
d) Bituminous

Ans: (a)

Q19. In ultimate analysis, %hydrogen is given by __________

a) (Increase in weight of CaCl2 tube×2×100 / weight of coal sample taken×18)
b) (Increase in weight of KOH tube×2×100 / weight of coal sample taken×18)
c) (Increase in weight of CaCl2 tube×4×100 / weight of coal sample taken×18)
d) (Increase in weight of KOH tube×4×100 / weight of coal sample taken×18)

Ans: (a)

Q20. In analysis of coal, determination of _______ is done by Kjeldahl method.

a) Volatile matter
b) Nitrogen
c) Ash
d) Oxygen

Ans: (b)

Q21. Which of the following is the correct condition for the efficient combustion of
coal?
a) Coal should be of high calorific value
b) Intimate mixing of air with the combustible matter
c) The ignition temperature should be high
d) The volatile matter should be low

Ans: (b)

Q22. What is the formulae to calculate the minimum amount of oxygen required
for combustion?
a) Minimum O2 required = theoretical O2 required + O2 present in fuel
b) Minimum O2 required = O2 present in fuel
c) Minimum O2 required = theoretical O2 required – O2 present in fuel
d) Minimum O2 required = O2 present in fuel – theoretical O2 required

Ans: (c)

Q 23. What is the formulae used for calculating the theoretical amount of weight of
air required for combustion?
a) Air required = 100/21[(32/12) × C + 8 × (H – O/8) + S] kg
b) Air required = 100/23[(32/12) × C + 8 × (H – O/8) + S] kg
c) Air required = 100/23[(32/12) × C – 8 × (H – O/8) + S] kg
d) Air required = 100/21[(32/12) × C – 8 × (H – O/8) + S] kg

Ans: (b)

Q 24. What is the mean molecular weight of air?

a) 28.95
b) 26.4
c) 30.98
d) 24.65

Ans: (a)

Q 25. What happens when carbon monoxide is obtained in flue gas analysis?
a) Combustion is complete
b) Combustion does not take place
c) Combustion is incomplete
d) It increases the rate of combustion.

Ans: (c)