Butadiene is a/an
A. Di-olefin
B. Naphthene
C. Aromatic
D. Olefin
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Both asphalt and wax are produced by __________ base crude oils.
A. Naphthenic
B. Asphalt
C. Paraffin
D. Mixed
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Paraffins are desirable in lubricating oil, as it has got high
A. Viscosity
B. Viscosity index
C. Smoke point
D. Pour point
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Extractor temperature is maintained at -20°C in Edeleanu process to reduce the __________ of kerosene.
A. Smoke point
B. Paraffins
C. Aromatics
D. Naphthenes
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Petroleum coke is commercially produced by the __________ process.
A. Hydrocracking
B. Visbreaking
C. Fluid catalytic cracking
D. Delayed coking
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Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its
A. Aeration
B. Pyrolysis
C. Hydrogenation
D. Steam reforming
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Visbreaking process is used mainly for making
A. High cetane diesel
B. High octane gasoline
C. Fuel oil
D. Smoke free kerosene
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Research octane number refers to the
A. Low octane number motor fuels
B. High octane number motor fuels
C. High octane number aviation fuels
D. Unleaded motor fuels
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Choose the correct statement.
A. Octane number of i-octane is zero
B. Octane number of paraffins increases with increasing number of carbon atoms
C. Branched chain paraffins have higher octane number than straight chain paraffins with same number of carbon atoms
D. The aromatics have lower octane number than naphthenes with same number of carbon atoms
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Choose the correct statement.
A. Coking tendency increases with increasing molecular weight
B. Coking tendency decreases with increasing molecular weight
C. Higher pressure enhances coke formation
D. Coking is an exothermic reaction
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Maximum sulphur percentage in low sulphur heavy stock (LSHS) furnace oil is about
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Which one is used to determine the colour of petroleum products?
A. Colour comparator
B. Saybolt chromometer
C. Cleveland apparatus
D. None of these
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Cracking is
A. An exothermic reaction
B. An endothermic reaction
C. Favoured at very low temperature
D. None of these
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During electrical desalting of crude oil, the electrical conductivity of a mixture of crude oil and water (which ranges between 3 to 8% water) __________ with increase in the amount of water.
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Decreases linearly
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Aromatics are desired constituents of
A. Lubricating oil
B. Diesel
C. Kerosene
D. Petrol
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Catalytic cracking compared to thermal cracking of residue of vacuum distillation of crude oil
A. Gives higher yield of petrol
B. Lower octane number of petrol
C. Higher sulphur content in the product
D. Higher gum forming material in petrol
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The main use of heavy gas oil produced by the vacuum distillation unit is as a
A. Blending component for kerosene
B. Blending component for petrol
C. Feedstock for fluid catalytic cracking unit
D. None of these
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__________ determination is not a very significant and important test for gasoline.
A. Gum & sulphur content
B. Viscosity
C. Octane number
D. Reid vapor pressure
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Catalyst used in the catalytic cracking is
A. Silica-alumina
B. Silica gel
C. Vanadium pentoxide
D. Nickel
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Naphthenic acid is a/an __________ compound.
A. Sulphur
B. Nitrogen
C. Oxygen
D. None of these
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