Engineering Chemistry Important MCQs

1. The Gypsum is always added after calcination in the manufacture of Portland cement to _________
A) None of the mentioned
B) increase the lime saturation factor
C) prevent flash setting
D) improve the quality of cement
E) None of these
Answer: C

2. “Father of the modern Portland cement industry” is ____________
A) Peter Agre
B) William Aspdin
C) Richard Abegg
D) Emil Abderhalden
E) None of these
Answer: B

3. What is the percentage composition of alumina in Portland cement?
A) 60-69
B) 17-25
C) 3-8
D) 2-4
E) None of these
Answer: C

4. Why are all Portland cements hydraulic cement?
A) Because they set and harden in the absence of water
B) Because they set and harden in the presence of water
C) Because they do not harden after mixing with water
D) None of the mentioned option
E) None of these
Answer: B

5. The type of cement that possesses hydraulic qualities is __________
A) Puzzolona
B) Natural
C) Slag
D) Portland
E) None of these
Answer: B

6. The Portland cement is made by calcining at a temperature equals to which of the following?
A) 3000°C
B) 1800°C
C) 1500°C
D) 2000°C
E) None of these
Answer: C

7. The Blast furnace slag is the mixture of which of the following?
A) Slaked lime and calcium silicate
B) Aluminium silicate and hydrated lime
C) Silica, alumina and calcium oxide
D) Calcium silicate and aluminium silicate
E) None of these
Answer: D

8. The compound that causes the cement efflorescent, if present in excess is _______________
A) Iron oxide
B) Alkali oxide
C) Sulphur trioxide
D) Lime
E) None of these
Answer: B

9. The incorrect option from the following is __________
A) The Fischer projections are always two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional molecules
B) The chiral molecules that are non-superimposable mirror images of each other are called the enantiomers
C) E and Z notations are always based upon the Cahn, Ingold, and the Prelog priority system
D) A molecule is achiral if it is not superimposed on its mirror reflection
E) None of these
Answer: D

10. The compound that imparts grey color, strength and hardness to the Portland cement is ______________
A) Iron oxide
B) Alumina
C) Magnesium oxide
D) Silica
E) None of these
Answer: A

11. In the glyceraldehydes, which of the following is the complete sequence of priority?
A) –OH > -CH2OH > -CHO > -H
B) –OH > CHO > -CH2OH > -H
C) –H > –OH > -CH2OH > -CHO
D) –H > -CH2OH > -CHO > -OH
E) None of these
Answer: B

12. The diastereomers are________
A) Molecules that do not have non-superimposable mirror images
B) Molecules with superimposable mirror images
C) Molecules with non-superimposable mirror images
D) None of the mentioned
E) None of these
Answer: A

13. The type of projection in which we can get staggered and eclipsed conformations is _________
A) Sawhorse Projection
B) Newman Projection
C) Fischer Projection
D) Wedge Projection
E) None of these
Answer: A

14. When is the cis-trans nomenclature not applicable?
A) The different groups that are attached to the carbon atom of the double bond are not always the same
B) One of the groups that is attached to each carbon atom must be the same
C) The different groups that are attached to the carbon atom of the double bond are always the same
D) The cis-trans nomenclature is always applicable for all the compounds
E) None of these
Answer: A

15. The type of compounds that cannot exhibit geometrical isomerism is __________
A) Crystal Compound
B) Triply Bonded
C) Cyclic Compounds
D) Singly Bonded
E) None of these
Answer: C

16. The compounds that have the Z-configuration are______
A) CH3CH3CH2>C=C<HCH3
B) H2NCl>C=C<COOHBr
C) HPh>C=C<COOHPh
D) CH3Ph>C=C<CH2CH3Br
E) None of these
Answer: C

17. The Stereoisomers are _____________
A) The isomers that have the same molecular formula and the same configuration
B) The isomers that have a different molecular formula but the same configuration
C) The isomers that have the same molecular formula but the different configuration
D) The isomers that have a different molecular formula and the different configuration
E) None of these
Answer: C

 

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