Petroleum Refinery Engineering — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Flash point is the correct answer to “In case of liquid petrofuels, momentary combustion is observed at its”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

1500 is the correct answer to “Molecular weight of crude petroleum may be around”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

11 is the correct answer to “The characterisation factor of crude petroleum oil is around”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Increases is the correct answer to “With increase in the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon molecules, the density of petroleum products”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

All of the above is the correct answer to “Petroleum deposits are detected by the.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Presence of sulphur is the correct answer to “Gum formation in stored gasoline is mainly due to the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Straight run gasoline is the correct answer to “Which of the following gasolines (unleaded) has the least octane number”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Straight run gasoline is the correct answer to “Which of the following categories of gasoline has the highest lead susceptibility”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Sustain the reactor pressure is the correct answer to “The main purpose of recycling the byproduct hydrogen gas in the reformer reactor is to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Olefins and aromatics is the correct answer to “Pyrolysis of kerosene or natural gasoline is done to produce mainly the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Spontaneous ignition temperature is the correct answer to “Performance number of a liquid fuel is related to its”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Fluctuation of ambient temperature during day and night is the correct answer to “Breathing loss on storage of gasoline occurs due to the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

0 is the correct answer to “Octane number of n-heptane is assumed to be”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

4 is the correct answer to “Absolute vapor pressure of petrofuels is found by Reid bomb which is heated in water bath to 100°F. In Reid apparatus, the ratio of the volume of air chamber to that of the liquid fuel chamber is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Crystallise out at low temperature is the correct answer to “Waxes present in petroleum products”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

90 is the correct answer to “Octane number (unleaded) of reformed gasoline may be upto”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Both B and C is the correct answer to “The reservoir rock containing petroleum has”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Sulphur compounds is the correct answer to “Sour crude means the __________ bearing crude.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Stiffness is the correct answer to “Penetration test determines the __________ of the grease.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Paraffins is the correct answer to “Isomerisation converts the __________ tot-paraffins.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Sulphuric acid is the correct answer to “Catalyst used in alkylation process is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

100-130 is the correct answer to “Molecular weight of petrol may be about”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

More than 100 is the correct answer to “Tetraethyl lead is added to the petrol to increase its octane number, because its octane number is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

3 is the correct answer to “The amount of tetraethyl lead added to improve the octane number of motor gasoline is around __________ c.c per gallon of petrol.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

May be either more or less than is the correct answer to “True vapour pressure of a petroleum fraction __________ Reid vapour pressure.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Same as is the correct answer to “Equal volumes of aniline and diesel oil when mixed at room temperature (during summer) was found to be completely mis-cible. It means that the aniline point of the diesel is __________ the room temperature.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

87 & 94 is the correct answer to “Octane numbers of motor gasoline used in India and America are respectively”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Zeolite is the correct answer to “Which is the most effective catalyst used in catalytic cracking of petroleum products”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Anti-icing is the correct answer to “Glycol added to petrol acts as a/an __________ agent.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Option "Causes olefins to combine with iso-paraffins" is the correct answer for this question under Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Fuel oil is the correct answer to “Which of the following has the highest viscosity of all (at a given temperature)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Propane is the correct answer to “Which of the following is used as a solvent in deasphalting of petroleum products”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Dehydrogenation of lower paraffins is the correct answer to “Which of the following reactions is undesirable in the production of catalytically reformed gasoline”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Both A & B is the correct answer to “Aniline point is the”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Aromatics is the correct answer to “Which of the following has the highest octane number”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge is the correct answer to “Asphalts are”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Reforming is the correct answer to “Which one of the following processes aims at producing higher yield of gaseous unsaturated hydrocarbons and aromatics like benzene & toluene”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

Wax from lube oil is the correct answer to “Clay treatment is used to remove”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

In H2SO4 polymerisation, H3PO4 is always used with 2% steam to prevent meta & ortho H3PO4 formation, which are inactive is the correct answer to “Pick out the correct statement about catalytic polymerisation.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.

90 is the correct answer to “Preheating temperature of medium viscosity furnace oil for better atomisation through burner is about __________ °C.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Petroleum Refinery Engineering.