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Fuels And Combustion MCQs

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Fuels And Combustion MCQs

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Efficiency of the combustion of a fuel is judged by the __________ the flue gas.

  1. A. % of CO 2 in
  2. B. % of O 2 in
  3. C. Temperature of
  4. D. Colour of
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Gobar gas is produced by the __________ of cown dung.

  1. A. Fermentation
  2. B. Oxidation
  3. C. Hydrogenation
  4. D. None of these
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Dry air required to burn 1 kg of carbon completely may be around __________ kg.

  1. A. 11
  2. B. 2
  3. C. 20
  4. D. 38
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Volatile matter content in coking coal may be about __________ percent.

  1. A. 1
  2. B. 7
  3. C. 22
  4. D. 46
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Carbon Content by weight in air dried wood may be about __________ percent.

  1. A. 10
  2. B. 25
  3. C. 50
  4. D. 80
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For which pair of the fuel gases, calorific value (C.V.) of one fuel is almost double that of the other on volume basis (i.e., kcal/Nm 3 ), while the C.V. is same on weight basis (i.e., kcal/kg)?

  1. A. Propane and acetylene
  2. B. Propane and LPG
  3. C. Sewage gas and gobar gas
  4. D. B.F. gas and coke oven gas
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Washing of coal decreases its

  1. A. Caking index
  2. B. Mineral matter content
  3. C. Ash content
  4. D. Both B and C
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Washing of coal

  1. A. Reduces its sulphur and ash content
  2. B. Controls its ash fusibility and increases its calorific value
  3. C. Improves its coking properties
  4. D. All of the above
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Oxygen content in a flue gas was found to be 4%. It implies that excess air used for combustion was around __________ percent.

  1. A. 4
  2. B. 96
  3. C. 20
  4. D. 40
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Which of the following coal gasification processes will produce gas having maximum methane content?

  1. A. Winkler process
  2. B. Lurgi process
  3. C. Kopper-Totzek process
  4. D. All of the above
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Bomb calorimeter is used for the determination of calorific value of the __________ fuels.

  1. A. Gaseous
  2. B. Solid
  3. C. Liquid
  4. D. Both B and C
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Air/gas ratio for complete combustion will be the highest for

  1. A. LPG
  2. B. Gobar gas
  3. C. Coke oven gas
  4. D. Carburetted water gas
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