Chapter 1

Q. MCQ with options Marks Ans

1 1 M Na2EDTA ≡ _______CaCO3.
1 b
(a) 10 g (b) 100 g (c) 1000 g (d) 50 g
2 10 mg/lit is equal to _______.
1 c
(a) 0.1 ppm (b) 1 ppm (c) 10 ppm (d) 100 ppm
3 Anion exchange resins are regenerated by_______.
1 d
(a) Hot solution (b) Cold solution (c) Acidic solution (d) Alkaline solution
4 Bicarbonate alkalinity of water is determined by using indicator_______.
1 a
(a) Methyl orange (b) Phenolphthalein (c) Phenol red (d) Cresol red
Blow down operation is removing_______.
5 (a) hot steam from boilers (b) dissolved impurities from boiler water 1 c
(c) hot water having higher concentration of impurities from boiler (d) All
6 Blow down operation is followed by_______.
1 a
(a) Make up water (b) Brush up water (c) Softening of water (d) Potable water
7 Carbon dioxide dissolved in water can be removed by adding calculated quantity of
1 a
(a) Liquid ammonia (b) Hydrazine (c) Sodium sulphide (d) Sodium carbonate
8 Cation exchange resins are regenerated by_______.
1 c
(a) Hot solution (b) Cold solution (c) Acidic solution (d) Alkaline solution
9 Caustic embrittlement can be avoided by adding to boiler feed water_______.
1 d
(a) Lignite (b) Castor oil (c) Sodium carbonate (d) Lignin
Corrosion of boilers due to dissolved carbon dioxide can be prevented completely by.
10 (a) Removing dissolved gases by mechanical deareators 1 C
(b) Using soft water (c) Adding ammonia (d) Adding alum to water
Corrosion of boilers due to dissolved oxygen can be prevented completely by_______.
11 (a) Removing dissolved gases by mechanical deareators 1 A
(b) Using soft water (c) Adding ammonia (d) Adding alum to water
12 Determination of Alkalinity is a type of titration known as______.
1 D
(a) Precipitation (b) Redox (c) Complexometric (d) Acid-base
Dissolved oxygen can be removed by adding calculated quantity of_______.
13 (a) Sodium carbonate (b) Sodium bicarbonate 1 D
(c) Sodium sulphate (d) Sodium sulphite
14 Dissolved sodium hydroxide in boiler water leads to _______ formation.
1 B
(a) Priming and foaming (b) Caustic embrittlement (c) Corrosion (d) Scale and sludge
EDTA method used to determine hardness of water is a
15 (a) Precipitation titration (b) Redox titration 1 C
(c) Complexometric titration (d) Acid-base titration
Equivalent weight of CaCO3 is _______.
16 (a) Equal to its molecular weight (b) Half its molecular weight 1 B
(c) Double its molecular weight (d) None of the above
Hardness of water is its _______.
17 (a) Soap releasing capacity (b) Soap forming capacity 1 c
(c) Soap consuming capacity (d) Soap dissolving capacity
18 Hydroxide alkalinity of water is determined by using indicator
1 B
(a) Methyl orange (b) Phenolphthalein (c) Phenol red (d) Cresol red
19 If P = M, then alkalinity of water is due to ions_______.
1 A
(a) OH¯ (b) HCO3¯ (c) CO-23 (d) OH¯ and CO-23
20 In EDTA titration, the addition of buffer solution maintains -
1 D
(a) Alkalinity (b) Acidity (c) pH (d) Neutrality
21 In the determination of hardness of water by EDTA method, buffer added is of pH …
1 D
(a) 9 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 10
In the determination of hardness of water, Na2EDTA is preferred instead of EDTA
because_______.
1 D
22 (a) EDTA is volatile. (b) EDTA is very cheap.
(c) EDTA is colorless. (d) EDTA is partially soluble in water.
23 Increase in temperature of water decreases the solubility of_______.
1 C
(a) MgSO4 (b) Na2SO4 (c) CaSO4 (d) ZnSO4
24 Indicator used in EDTA method to determine hardness of water is_______.
1 C
(a) Thymol blue (b) Alizarin Yellow R (c) Erichrome Black T (d) Bromocresol red
25 Life of semipermeable membrane used for RO has life of_______.
1 A
(a) 2 years (b) 4 years (c) 6 years (d) 8 years
26 Metal-EBT complex is_______.
1 B
(a) Blue coloured (b) Wine red coloured (c) Pink coloured (d) Colourless
27 MgCl2 impurity present in boiler water is deposited as _______.
1 D
(a) MgCO3 (b) MgCl2 (c) Mg(HCO3)2 (d) Mg(OH)2
28 Oil impurites can be removed by adding _______.
1 B
(a) Sodium chloride (b) Sodium aluminate (c) Sodium hydroxide (d) Sodium sulphate
29 Permanent hardness is also known as_______.
1 B
(a) Carbonate hardness (b) Non-carbonate hardness (c) Total hardness (d) None
Priming is caused due to_______.
30 (a) High steam velocities (b) Level of water beyond the safe limits. 1 d
(c) Presence of suspended impurities in boiler water. (d) All of the above
31 Priming is the formation of_______.
1 A
(a) Wet steam (b) Dry steam (c) Super heated steam (d) Bubbles on surface of water
Scales are formed in boilers due to _______.
32 (a) Decomposition of bicarbonates (b) Decrease in solubility of calcium sulphate 1 D
(c) Hydrolysis of magnesium salts (d) All of the above
Sludge formed in boilers accumulate in areas that have_______.
33 (a) Plain surfaces (b) Poor circulation of water 1 B
(c) Good circulation of water (d) All of the above
34 Structure of zeolite has framework of_______.
1 A
(a) Tetrahedral SiO2 (b) Tetrahedral Na2O (c) Tetrahedral Al2O3 (d) Tetragonal SiO2
35 The colour of Metal-EDTA complex is_______.
1 D
(a) Blue (b) Wine red (c) Pink (d) Colourless
36 The permitted hardness of water for high pressure boilers is
1 C
(a) 25-50 ppm (b) 10-25 ppm (c) 0-2 ppm (d) None of the above
37 The permitted hardness of water for low pressure boilers is_______.
1 A
(a) 25-50 ppm (b) 10-25 ppm (c) 0-2 ppm (d) None of the above
38 Trace amount of dissolved magnesium chloride in boiler water leads to_______.
1 B
(a) No corrosion (b) Excessive corrosion (c) Alkalinity (d) None of the above
39 Violent or vigorous boiling leads to formation of_______.
1 B
(a) Priming (b) Foaming (c) Super heated steam (d) None of the above
_________ type of water is obtained when Reverse osmosis is carried out with a semi
40 permeable membrane having limited ion permeability. 1 A
(a) Drinking water (b) for industrial use (c) Distilled quality water (d) Salty water
A semipermeable membrane allows the flow of _______.
41 (a) Solute molecules (b) Solvent molecules 1 B
(c) Both solute & solvent molecules (d) Neither solute nor solvent molecules
42 Anion exchange resin is denoted as_______. 1 A
 (a) R(OH)2 (b) RH2 (c) ROOH (d) RCOH
43 Anion exchange resin has functional group_______.
1 B
(a) -SO3H (b) -NMe3OH (c) -CH4 (d) -SO4
Calgon is commercial name of_______.
44 (a) Sodium metaphosphate (b) Disodium hydrogen phosphate 1 D
(c) Sodium pyro phosphate (d) Sodium hexa meta phosphate
45 Cation exchange resin has functional group_______.
1 A
(a) -SO3H (b) -NMe3OH (c) -CH4 (d) -SO4
46 Colloidal conditioning in boilers is done using_______.
1 D
(a) Agar-agar (b) Kerosene (c) Tannin (d) All of the above
Conditioning of boiler means_______.
(a) Treatment given to prevent scale formation
(b) Treatment given to help scale formation 1 A
47 (c) Treatment given to prevent steam formation
(d) Treatment given to prevent blow down operation
Flow of water through semi permeable membrane from higher concentration to lower
concentration takes place when_______.
1 C
48 (a) Applied pressure < osmotic pressure (b) Applied pressure = osmotic pressure
(c) Applied pressure > osmotic pressure (d) Applied pressure = 0
For the regeneration of zeolite bed _______.
(a) Quantity of water and hardness of water percolated should be known
(b) Quantity of hardness in water need not be known 1 A
49 (c) Total dissolved solids in water should be known
(d) Type of salts imparting hardness to water should be accurately known
For the softening of hard water by zeolite _______.
(a) Type of salts imparting hardness to water should be accurately known
(b) Quantity of hardness causing salts in water need not be known 1 B
50 (c) Total dissolved solids in water should be known
(d) Hard water should be sterilized before treatment
Granular Zeolite is packed in a tower_______.
51 (a) Below a layer of gravels (b) Mixed with gravels 1 d
(c) Suspended in water (d) Above a layer of gravels
Hardness of water is accurately determined by titration against_______.
52 (a) Std. AgNO3 (b) Std EDTA 1 b
(c) Std. KMnO4 (d) Std H2SO4 solution
If water has 380 ppm hardness then it has_______.
53 (a) 38 mg of Ca salts in 1 litre (b) 380 mg of Ca salts in 1 litre 1 c
(c) 380 mg of CaCO3 equivalents in 1 litre (d) 38 mg of CaCO3 equivalents in 1 litre
If water is acidic the phosphate conditioning of boiler is done using_______.
54 (a) Sodium di hydrogen phosphate (b) Disodium hydrogen phosphate 1 c
(c) Tri sodium phosphate (d) Sodium hex meta phosphate
If water is highly alkaline the phosphate conditioning of boiler is done using_______.
55 (a) Sodium di hydrogen phosphate (b) Disodium hydrogen phosphate 1 a
(c) Tri sodium phosphate (d) Sodium hexa meta phosphate
56 In reverse osmosis flow of liquid is from ______ solution.
1 b
(a) Dilute to concentrated (b) Concentrated to dilute (c) Top to bottom (d) None
In softening of water by zeolites which of the following statement is most appropriate
_______.
(a) Hardness of water is removed (b) All cations & anions are removed from water
1 d

57 (c) All anions are removed from water

(d) Soft water is obtained and contains equivalent quantities of sodium salts
 Internal treatment of boiler feed water involves _______.
58 (a) Conversion of scale to loose precipitate 1 c
(b) Conversion of scale to soluble substances (c) Both a & b (d) None of above
59 Mg(HCO3)2 on boiling forms _______.
1 c
(a) MgCO3+ CO2+H2O (b) MgCO3+ CO2 (c) Mg(OH)2+2CO2 (d) Mg(OH)2+ H2CO3
60 Permanent hardness in water is caused by _______.
1 c
(a) MgCO3 (b) CaCO3 (c) CaSO4 (d) Mg(HCO3)2
61 Prevention of scale formation is achieved by_______.
1 d
(a) Colloidal conditioning (b) Calgon conditioning(c) Phosphate conditioning (d) All
Reverse osmosis is a process in which_______.
62 (a) Contaminants are removed from water (b) Water is separated from its contaminants 1 b
(c) Hardness of water is removed (d) Dissolved gases from water is removed.
Reverse osmosis is a process which removes_______.
63 (a) Ionic and non ionic matter (b) Colloidal matter 1 d
(c) High molecular weight organic matter (d) All of the above
Reverse osmosis is also known as _______.
64 (a) Super filtration (b) Hyper filtration 1 c
(c) Pressure filtration (d) Molecular sieve filtration
Scale forming impurities are forced to remain soluble in water by the conditioning
65 process known as _______. 1 b
(a) Colloidal conditioning (b) Calgon conditioning (c) Phosphate conditioning (d) All
66 Sodium zeolite is not capable of exchanging _______.
1 b
(a) Al+3 ions (b) Na+ ions (c) Ca+2 ions (d) Mg+2 ions
67 Temporary hardness in water is removed by _______.
1 d
(a) Sedimentation (b) Filtration (c) Addition of Na2CO3 (d) Boiling
The exhausted resins in the ion exchange process are regenerated by_______.
(a) Cation exchanger by 10 % NaCl & anion exchanger by dil NaOH
(b) Cation exchanger by dil HCl & anion exchanger by 10% NaCl 1 d
68 (c) Cation exchanger by dil NaOH & anion exchanger by dil HCl
(d) Cation exchanger by dil HCl & anion exchanger by dil NaOH
69 The exhausted zeolite bed is in the form of_______.
1 c
(a) Na2Ze (b) K2Ze (c) CaZe (d) H2Ze
The method of water treatment by which distilled water quality out put water is
obtained is _______.
1 b
70 (a) Zeolite method (b) Cation anion exchange resin method
(c) Lime soda method (d) Sodium phosphate method
71 The process of removing extra salts from sea water is called as _______.
1 c
(a) Softening (b) Deionization (c) Desalination (d) Electrodialysis
72 The zeolite bed can be regenerated_______.
1 d
(a) Once (b) Twice (c) Thrice (d) Several times
To decrease concentration of salts in water by applying direct electric current, is ____ .
73 1 c
(a) Ion exchange (b) Zeolite (c) Electrodialysis (d) Osmosis
74 Water softened by zeolite softener has same amount of _______. 1 c
(a) Hardness (b) Mineral acids (c) Total dissolved salts (d) All of above
When boiler feed water is treated with _______ it gets hydrolyzed forming gelatinous
precipitate of Aluminium hydroxide.
1 b
75 (a) Sodium carbonate (b) Sodium aluminate
(c) Sodium phosphate (d) Sodium bicarbonate
76 When boiler water is treated with sodium aluminates, it gets hydrolyzed 1 a
forming_______.
 (a) Gelatinous aluminium hydroxide precipitate
(b) Gelatinous sodium hydroxide precipitate
(c) Gelatinous potassium hydroxide precipitate
(d) Gelatinous calcium hydroxide precipitate
77 Which of the following does not form scale _______.
1 b
(a) CaSO4 (b) MgSO4 (c) CaCO3 (d) Mg(OH)2
78 Which of the following is not method for disinfection of water _______.
1 c
(a) Chlorination (b) Ozonization (c) Electrodyalysis (d) UV treatment
Zeolite process removes hardness of water by _______.
79 (a) Formation of sludge. (b) Converting it into sodium impurities. 1 b
(c) By sedimentation. (d) By degasification.
Zeolite softener can soften water having
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80 (a) Less than 500 ppm (b) Greater than 500ppm
(c) Any variation of hardness (d) None of above
81 Zeolite softener gives water with residual hardness_______.
1 c
(a) Above 50 ppm (b) 0 ppm (c) About 10 ppm (d) None of the above
% yield is given as _______.
(a) (Amount of reactant reacted /amount of all reactants taken) × 100
(b) (Amount of desired product / amount of all reactants) × 100 1 c
82 (c) (Amount of product formed / expected amount of product) × 100
(d) (MW of desired product / MW of all reactants) × 100
% conversion is given as_______.
(a) (Amount of reactant reacted / amount of all reactants taken) × 100
(b) (Amount of desired product / amount of all reactants) × 100 1 a
83 (c) (MW of by product / MW of all reactants) × 100
(d) (MW of desired product / MW of all reactants) × 100
84 Adipic acid synthesis by using green and clean technology uses_______.
1 c
(a) Benzene (b) Chlorobenzene (c) Glucose (d) None of these
85 Among the following, which is carcinogenic _______.
1 b
(a) Carbon (b) Benzene (c) Ammonia (d) Glucose
Atom economy calculation ignores_______.
86 (a) Reaction yield (b) Molar excesses of reactants 1 d
(c) Molar excesses of reagents (d) All of the above
Atom economy may be given as _______.
(a) (MW of desired product / MW of all reactants)× 100
(b) (Amount of reactant reacted/amount of reactants taken)× 100 1 a
87 (c) (Amount of desired product / MW of all reactants)× 100
(d) (Amount of product formed / MW of all reactants)× 100
88 Benign (mild) substances are substances that do not have_______.
1 a
(a) Environmental risk (b) Economical risk (c) Chemical risk (d) Social risk
89 Carbon efficiency calculations include_______.
1 D
(a) Yield (b) Stoichiometry of reactants (c) Stoichiometry of products (d) All of above
90 Commercial synthesis of polycarbonates involves use of _______.
1 D
(a) Phosgene (b) Methylene chloride (c) Large quantity of water (d) All of the above
91 Electrodialysis are carried out under the influence of an_______.
1 A
(a) Applied current (b) Applied temperature (c) Applied pressure(d) Applied potential
92 Environmental load factor is ratio of_______. 1 A
 (a) The mass of waste per unit product (b) The mass of product per unit waste
(c) The mass of waste per unit of reagent (d) The mass of reagent per unit of product
Environmental load factor _______.
93 (a) Ignores recyclable factors (b) Considers recyclable factors 1 A
(c) Considers energy factors (d) Considers recovery factors
94 Green Chemistry is also called as_______.
1 A
(a) Benign chemistry (b) Environmental chemistry (c) Ecology (d) None of the above
95 Green synthesis of polycarbonates involves use of _______.
1 C
(a) Ethylene oxide (b) Carbon dioxide (c) Bisphenol-A (d) All of the above
96 Mass intensity is expressed on _______.
1 A
(a) Weight basis (b) Volume basis (c) Percentage basis (d) percentile basis
Mass intensity takes into account_______.
97 (a) The yield (b) The stiochiometry of solvent 1 A
(c) The stiochiometry of reagent (d) All of the above
98 Multiple Electrodialysis cells consists of _______ exchange membranes & electrode.
1 C
(a) Cation (b) Anion (c) Both cation and anion (d) Neutral
99 Pleger recognized that yield of indigo improves dramatically due to use of _______.
1 C
(a) NaOH (b) KOH (c) NaNH2 (d) Oxygen
Reaction selectivity can be defined as _______.
(a) (Amount of desired product formed / amount of product expected on the basis of
amount of reactant consumed) × 100
1 A
(b) (Amount of desired product / MW of all reactants) × 100
100 (c) (MW of by product / MW of all reactants) × 100
(d) (MW of desired product / MW of all reactants) × 100
The flow of water (or other solvent) through a semipermeable membrane due to
101 concentration difference is called _______. 1 B
(a) Reverse osmosis (b) Osmosis (c) Electrodialysis (d) Filtration
102 The maximum atom economy in a reaction can be _______.
1 B
(a) 10 (b) 100 (c) 90 d) 150
103 Tryptophan has _______.
1 C
(a) Soil origin (b) Animal origin (c) Plant origin (d) Synthetic origin.
104 Which of the reactions have atom economy 100_______.
1 A
(a) Addition reactions (b) Substitution reactions (c) Dehydration (d) All of the above
Green chemistry recommends_______.
105 (a) To develop process using renewable feedstock (b) Low pressure reactions 1 D
(c) Reliable methods to monitor processes (d) All of the above
106 Green chemistry suggests which material as packaging material ?
1 C
(a) Thermocole (b) Polyethylene (c) Biodegradable polymer (d) All of above
Principle of green chemistry is _______.
107 (a) Design for energy efficiency (b) New analytical method 1 D
(c) Reducing toxicity of products (d) All of the above
108 The E factor in a reaction should be_______.
1 B
(a) Maximum (b) Minimum (c) Average (d) None of above
109 1 A

The structure given is of _______.

 (a) Glucose (b) Sucrose (c) Fructose (d) lactose
Atom economy indicates _______.
110 (a) Quality of product (b) Rate of reaction 1 D
(c) Low cost reaction (d) Intrinsic efficiency of the desired transformation
Basic principle of green chemistry is _______.
111 (a) Use of non renewable feed stocks (b) Increase derivatives 1 D
(c) Hazardous chemical synthesis (d) None of the above
112 Bhopal gas tragedy was caused due to_______.
1 C
(a) Phosgene (b) Chloroform (c) Methyl isocynate (d) Methyl thiocynate
Biocatalysis mainly includes _______.
113 (a) Enzyme catalysis (b) Microorganism catalysis 1 D
(c) Antibody catalysis (d) All of the above
“Ideal synthesis” should be_______.
114 (a) Atom efficient (b) Safe, one step 1 D
(c) Involving no wasted reagents, environmentally acceptable (d) All the above
115 Concept of green chemistry was coined by _______.
1 B
(a) Steren (b) Paul Anestas (c) Komiya (d) Carl Sagan
116 Formula of Phosgene is _______.
1 D
(a) CaCl2 (b) COBr2 (c) CONH2 (d) COCl2
Green chemistry eliminates wastes_______.
117 (a) At the end of the process (b) At source 1 B
(c) Somewhere in middle of the process (d) Nothing to do with waste elimination
Green chemistry provides best opportunity to carry out work in -
(a) Qualitative and quantitative analysis
1 C
118 (b) Economical and environmentally beneficial way
(c) Both a and b (d) None of the above
119 Green solvents are called _______.
1 A
(a) Ionic liquids (b) Non-Ionic liquids (c) Inorganic liquids (d) None of the above
Important goal of synthetic design is_______.
120 (a) Reaction efficiency and product selectivity (b) Moderate Quality of product 1 A
(c) High Quantity of reactants (d) None of the above
121 In the green synthesis of polycarbonate the 1st step is carried out in _______.
1 D
(a) Solid state (b) Liquid state (c) Gaseous state (d) Molten state
In the synthesis of Indigo by Green pathway contains _______.
122 (a) Enzymatic transformation (b) Catalytic transformation 1 A
(c) Cyclic transformation (d) Synthetic transformation
123 Number of principles proposed by Paul Anastis in green chemistry concept are ____.
1 C
(a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 16
Prevention of waste by product can be achieved by_______.
124 (a) Reaction with 100% atom economy (b) 100% conversion of reactants 1 A
(c) Catalysis (d) Energy efficient designs
125 Safer solvents for green chemistry are_______.
1 D
(a) Regenerative (b) Non inflammable (c) Non carcinogenic (d) All of these
126 Solvent used in synthesis of polycarbonate in Phosgene process _______.
1 C
(a) Water (b) Alcohol (c) Methylene Chloride (d) Benzene
Structure of adipic acid is _______.
127 (a) HOOC-(CH2)n –COOH (b) HOOC-(CH2) 3–COOH 1 C
(c) HOOC-(CH2)4 –COOH (d) HOOC-(CH2)5 –COOH
128 The green path of making poly carbonate uses starting material as Bis – Phenol A & ...
1 D
(a) Aniline (b) CO2 (c) Maleic anhydride (d) Diphenyl carbonate
129 Dissolved organic impurities in water are removed by_______. 1 B
 (a) Reduction (b) Oxidation (c) Dearation (d) Co-agulation
A chemical which can act as co-agulent and also softens the hard water is_______.
(a) Alum (b) Soda (c) Sodium aluminate (d) Lime
Explanation :
NaAlO2 + 2 H2O → NaOH + Al(OH)3 ↓ 1 C
Hydrolysis of sodium aluminate forms gelly ppt of Al(OH)3 captures fine and colloidal
130 impurities. Further the NaOH formed precipitates the hardness causing ions and
removes hardness.
Co-agulents help in setting of_______.
131 (a) Fine suspended impurities (b) Colloidal impurities 1 D
(c) Hardness causing salts (d) Both a and b
Colloidal impurities in water, are removed by_______.
132 (a) Distillation of water (b) Sedimentation 1 C
(c) Co-agulation and sedimentation (d) Sterilization
Dissolved gases in water, are removed by_______.
133 (a) Mechanical dearation (b) Desalination of water 1 A
(c) Addition of bleaching powde (d) Addition of KMnO4
MgCO3 dissolved in water on boiling, is converted to ppt. of_______.
(a) MgO (b) Mg(OH)2 (c) Mg (HCO) 2 (d) MgO.OH
1 B
134
Explanation :
On boiling hard water, temporary hardness is removed by forming precipitates of___
(a) Calcium and magnesium chloride (b) Calcium and magnesium carbonate
(c) Calcium carbonate and magnesium hydroxide
1 C
(d) Calcium hydroxide and magnesium carbonate
135 Explanation : Mg(HCO3)2 or MgCO3 forms Mg(OH)2 ppt and Ca(HCO3)2 forms
CaCO3 ppt.
136 Ca(HCO3)2 imparts ______ to water
1 C
(a) Hardness (b) Alkalinity (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of these.
The reaction of soap with calcium ions in water is_______.
(a) Ca+2 + 2C17 H35COONa → (C17H35COO)2Na + 2Ca+↓
(b) Ca+2 + 2C17 H35COONa → (C17H35COO)2Ca ↓ + 2Na+ 1 B
137 (c) 2Na++ (C17 H35COO)2Ca → 2C17H35COONa + Ca+2 ↓
(d) Ca+2 + 2C17 H35COONa → (C17H35COO)2Ca ↓ – 2Na+
138 Permanent hardness in water, is caused by_______.
1 C
(a) MgCO3 (b) CaCO3 (c) CaSO4 (d) Mg(HCO3)2
A soap is chemically_______.
139 (a) Ester of fatty acid (b) Calcium salt of fatty acid 1 C
(c) Sodium salt of fatty acid (d) Mixture of ester and salt of fatty acid
140 In the determination of hardness of water by EDTA method, the end point is_______.
1 D
(a) Pink to colourless (b) Blue to wine red (c) Yellow to orange (d) Wine red to blue
EDTA has _____ reactive sites for co-ordination
141 (a) Four, (b) Six, (c) Three, (d) Five, 1 B
Explanation : From structure of EDTA, it has six doner sites.
Hard water + buffer (pH10) + indicator (EBT) develops ________ colour, before
142 titration against EDTA. 1 D
(a) Orange (b) Pink (c) Blue (d) Wine red
Soft water + buffer (pH10)+indicator(EBT) develops ________colour
(a) Orange (b) Colourless (c) Blue (d) Wine red
1 C
143 Explanation : As water is soft, free from Ca++, Mg++, the indicator gives blue colour
of itself.
144 If P > ½ M, then alkalinity– of water is due to ions_______.
–2 1 D
(a) OH– (b) HCO3 (c) CO3 and HCO3– (d) OH– and CO3–2
145 If P < 1/2 M, then alkalinity of water is due to ions_______.
1 C
(a) OH– 1 (b) HCO3– (c) CO3–2 and H1CO3– (d) OH– and CO3–2
Which ions cannot remain together in an alkaline water sample;
– -2
146 (a) OH & CO3 together (b) CO3-2 & HCO3- together. (c) OH– & HCO3-2 (d) All 1 C
Explanation : OH– & HCO3-2 cannot exist together as they form CO3-2 & H2O.
An alkaline water sample during titration against strong acid, gets completely
147 neutralised when pH of titration mixture is_______. 1 C
(a) 7.0 (b) 8.3 (c) 4.3 (d) 6.5
When water sample is titrated with standard acid using phenolphthalein indicator, the
end point corresponds to ___________.

1 C

148

149 Which of the following gases is basic _______. 1 A

(a) NH3 (b) SO2 (c) N2 (d) CO2
Which of the following is acidic gas_______.
150 (a) NH3 (b) O2 (c) N2 (d) CO2 1 D
Explanation : Oxide of non-metal.
151 Removal of CO2 from boiler feed water is done by addition of_______.
1 D
(a) N2H4 (b) Na2SO3 (c) O2 (d) NH3
Hydrazine is preferred for removal of dissolved oxygen present in boiler feed water,
because it_______.
1 D
152 (a) Forms soft ppt (b) Forms soluble complex
(c) Does not produce any salt (d) Forms harmless N2
153 Dissolved carbon dioxide in water forms_______.
1 C
(a) Carbon monoxide (b) Catenation (c) Carbonic acid (d) Carbonate of calcium
Presence of small amount of ______ cause excessive corrosion of boilers.
(a) MgO (b) Mg(OH)2 (c) MgHCO3 (d) MgCl2
1 D
154 Explanation : MgCl2 + 2 H2O -----→ Mg(OH)2 + 2 HCl Formation HCl and its attack
on Fe further forms FeCl2 which hydrolyses again to form corrodant HCl.
Foaming problem in boiler, is caused due to_______.
155 (a) Presence of oil droplets in feed water (b) High concentration of salts in boiler water 1 D
(c) Agitation of water in boiler (d) All of these
Sludges deposition in boiler tube, is minimized by_______.
(a) Frequent blow-down operations (b) Addition of EDTA in feed water
1 A
156 (c) Addition of sodium phosphates in feed water
(d) Adjusting pH of water in boiler suitably
157 Scale in boiler is composed of_______.
1 D
(a) Silica (b) CaCO3 (c) Mg(OH)2 (d) All of these
158 Hydrolysis of MgSO4 in boiler water forms the precipitate of_______.
1 C
(a) MgCO3 (b) MgCl2 (c) Mg(OH)2 (d) Mg(HCO3)2
159 Which of the following is not component of scale_______.
1 B
(a) CaSO4 (b) MgSO4 (c) CaCO3 (d) Mg(OH)2
160 Solubility of CaSO4 in water_______. 1 B
(a) Increases with rise of temperature (b) Decreases with rise of temperature
(c) Remains unaltered with rise of temperature
 (d) Does not follow any definite pattern of change with temperature
Scale forming impurities are forced to remain soluble in water by the conditioning
161 process known as_______. 1 B
(a) Colloidal conditioning (b) Calgon conditioning.(c) Phosphate conditioning (d) All
Instead of soda, ________ is used as a softener to treat feed water for use in high
162 pressure boiler 1 C
(a) Sodium hydroxide (b) Sodium carbonate(c) Sodium phosphate (d) Sodium sulphate
The cheapest method for softening hard water on large scale, is_______.
163 (a) Sodium phosphate addition (b) Lime, soda addition 1 B
(c) Sodium aluminate addition (d) Zeolite treatment.
Colloidal conditioning of water in boiler_______.
164 (a) Dissolves scale (b) Reacts with scale to form loose solid matter 1 C
(c) Prevents scale formation (d) Enhances scale formation
Sodium pyrophosphate hydrolyze rapidly under boiler water temperatures to
form_______.
1 A
165 (a) Na2HPO4 (b) NaH2PO4 (c) Na3PO4 (d) NaPO3
Explanation : Na4 P2 O7 + H2O → 2 Na2 HPO4
Sodium metaphosphate hydrolyze rapidly under boiler water temperatures to
form_______.
1 B
166 (a) Na2HPO4 (b) NaH2PO4 (c) Na3PO4 (d) Na4P2O7
Explanation : NaPO3 + H2O → NaH2 PO4
A sodium zeolite, is chemically_______.
167 (a) Sodium silicate (b) Sodium aluminate 1 C
(c) Sodium aluminosilicate (d) Sodium phosphate
Sodium zeolite is represented by_______.
168 (a) Al2O3.Mg2O..xSiO2..yH2O (b) Na2O..Al2O3...xSiO2..yH2O 1 B
(c) Ca2O..Si2O3..xNa2O.yH2O (d) Al2O3.Si2O.x.Na2O.yH2O
For the softening of hard water by zeolite, _______.
(a) Quantity of hardness causing salts in water should be accurately known
(b) Quantity of hardness causing salts need not be known 1 B
169 (c) Total dissolved solids in water should be known
(d) Hard water should be sterilized before treatment.
170 Conversion factor for converting mg of NaCl in terms of CaCO is_______.
1 D
(a) 100/58.5 (b) 58.5/100 (c) 58.5/50 (d) 50/58.5
Zeolite process of softening hard water removes _______.
171 (a) All cations and anions from water (b) Only cations are removed from water 1 D
(c) Only anions are removed from water (d) Only multivalent cations from water
The resin in deionisation process is exhausted or not is tested by testing the output
172 water with_______. 1 C
(a) pH meter (b) Colorimeter c) Conductivity meter (d) Potentiometer
173 The water entering in anion exchanger resin from cation exchanger resin is_______.
1 C
(a) Hard (b) Basic (c) Acidic (d) Neutral
The exhausted anion exchanger resin when washed by dil. NaOH, the washings
174 contain_______. 1 B
(a) Metal hydroxides (b) Sodium salts (c) Hardness causing salts (d) Acidic chemicals
The method of water treatment by which distilled water quality output water is
obtained is _______.
1 B
175 (a) Zeolite method (b) Cation, anion exchanger resins method
(c) Lime-soda method (d) Sodium phosphate method
176 The electro dialysis process separates ----------- from water,
1 A
(a) Ions (b) Colloidal impuritie (c) Dissolved organic molecular solids (d) Bacteria
 The process of removing dissolved salts from sea water to make it useful for drinking
177 is ________ 1 B
(a) Softening (b) Desalination (c) Deionization (d) Electro dialysis
The dissolved non-ionic organic matter in water is separated by
178 (a) Zeolite process (b) Ions exchange resin process 1 C
(c) Reverse osmosis process (d) Electrodialysis process
Flow of water through semipermeable membrane from higher concentration to lower
conc. takes place when_______.
1 C
179 (a) Applied pressure < osmotic pressure (b) Applied pressure = osmotic pressure
(c) Applied pressure > osmotic pressure (d) None of these.
A semi permeable membrane allows the flow of_______ through it.
180 (a) Solute molecules (b) Solvent molecules 1 B
(c) Both solute and solvent molecules (d) Neither solvent nor solute molecules
181 Which of the methods separate both ionic and non-ionic impurities_______.
1 A
(a) Reverse osmosis (b) Electrodialysis (c) Zeolite process (d) Ions exchange process
182 Sea water can be made potable by_______ process.
1 C
(a) Zeolite (b) Lime-soda (c) Reverse osmosis (d) Deionization
Which of the following is not a goal of green chemistry _______?
183 (a) To achieve better atom economy (b) To develop products which are less toxic 1 C
(c) To study mechanism of reactions (d) To improve energy efficiency of reactions
When most of the atoms of the reactants are converted into desired product and small
184 amount of by products are formed then, such reaction_______. 1 A
(a) Has higher atom economy (b) Is more economical (c) Is costly (d) Is less hazardous
185 The reaction efficiency parameter which considers the waste produced, is _______.
1 B
(a) % conversion (b) Environmental load factor (c) % yield (d) All of these
Prevention of waste by product can be achieved by_______.
186 (a) Reaction with 100% atom economy (b) 100% conversion of reactants 1 A
(c) Catalysis (d) Energy efficient designs
The synthesis of adipic acid by Green pathway involves _______.
187 (a) Enzymatic transformation (b) Catalytic transformation 1 A
(c) Cyclic transformation (d) Synthetic transformation
188 The starting material for production of Indigo dye by green path, is ________.
1 b
(a) D – glucose (b) L – tryptophan (c) Aniline (d) Benzoic acid
189 Which of the following is a green fuel ?
1 D
(a) Petrol (b) Power alcohol (c) Diesel (d) Bio-diesel
Atom economy of preparation of ethyl chloride in reaction, CH2 = CH2 + HCl →
190 CH3CH2Cl is ________. 1 C
(a) 50 (b) 75 (c) 100 (d) none of these
191 _____is known as green solvent
1 B
(a) Organic liquids (b) Ionic solvents (c) Aqueous salt solution (d) None of these
192 Safer solvents for green chemistry are ________.
1 D
(a) Regenerative (b) Nonflammable (c) Noncarcinogenic (d) All of these
Utilizing renewable feed for chemical synthesis, reduces____
193 (a) Yield (b) Cost of synthesis 1 C
(c) Risk to human health and environment (d) Energy efficiency
194 Preferred catalyst for organic conversions are________.
1 B
(a) Metal catalyst (b) Biological catalysts (c) Chemical catalyst (d) None of these
195 Which of the following sentence is not true, for the electrodialysis process? 2 C
(1) Electrodialysis uses semi permeable membrane to remove contaminants.
(2) Electrodialysis uses an electric current to remove contaminants.
(3) In the process cell pair consists of membranes that will either allow cations or
 anions to pass through.
(4) Electrodialysis is based on reverse osmosis phenomena.

(a) 1 & 3 (b) 2 & 4 (c) 1 & 4 (d) 3 & 2

Which of the following sentence is not true, for the synthesis of polycarbonate?
(1) Phosgene is used as monomer. (2) Phosgene is not toxic.
(3) Process is relatively less energy intensive.(4)Methylene chloride is used as solvent. 2 C
196
(a) 1 & 4 (b) 3 & 4 (c) 2 & 3 (d) 1 & 3
Match the following :

2 A

197 (a) 1- Z, 2- X, 3- Y (b) 1- X, 2- Y, 3- Z

(c) 1- Y, 2- Z, 3- X (d) 1- Y, 2- X, 3- Z
Which of the following sentence is not true, for the synthesis of indigo dye?
(1) Use of non toxic aniline. (2) Use of non chlorinated hydrocarbons.
(3) Production of large amount of waste salts.(4) Use of toxic aniline. 2 D
198
(a) 1 & 3 (b) 2 & 3 (c) 2 & 4 (d) 1 & 2
Match the following :

2 C

199
(a) 1- Q , 2- P , 3- R (b) 1- R , 2- Q , 3- P (c) 1- Q , 2- R , 3- P (d) 1- P, 2- R, 3- Q
Match the following :

2 c

200

Match the following :

2 D

201

202 Match the following : 2 A

 Match the following :

2 B

203

Match the following :

2 B

204

Match the following :

2 d

205

Match the following :

2 D

206

207 Match the following : 2 B

 Match the following :

2 B

208

5.85 g of NaCl has CaCO3 equivalence as________.

209 2 C
(a) 5 × 101 mg (b) 5 × 102 mg (c) 5 × 103 mg (d) 5 × 104 mg
A water sample has hardness of 280 mg/l. After boiling the hardness of water is
reduced by 40 mg/l, then the permanent hardness of water is________. 2 C
210
(a) 24 ppm (b) 320 ppm (c) 240 ppm (d) 32 ppm
Amount of NaCl in 100 litres of 12 % brine solution is _____ mg of NaCl.
211 2 A
(a) 12×105 (b) 1.2×105 (c) 120×105 (d) 0.12×105
If 10 ml of standard hard water having 1mg/ml of CaCO3 requires 12.5 ml of EDTA
solution for EBT end point, then 1 ml of EDTA will correspond to ____________ mg
2 C
212 of CaCO3 equivalents
(a) 0.8 mg (b) 0.08 mg (c) 1.25 mg (d) 25mg
If 50 ml of water sample has 10 mg of CaCO3 equivalent hardness, then hardness of
213 same water sample is expressed as 2 c
(a) 500 ppm (b) 50 ppm (c) 200 ppm (d) 100 ppm
If total hardness of water is 380 ppm and non-carbonate hardness of water is 300 ppm,
214 then permanent hardness of water is________. 2 b
(a) 80 ppm (b) 300ppm (c) 680 ppm (d) None of the above.
A membrane which is _______, to solvent & not to solute is called ______.membrane.
215 (a) Permeable , impermeable (b) Permeable semipermeable 2 d
(c) Impermeable, permeable (d) Mpermeable, semipermeable
216 1000ml 1 M Na2 EDTA ≡ _____ CaCO3
2 b
(a) 10 g (b) 100 g (c) 1000 g (d) 200 gm
Match the following :

2 b

217 (a) 1 – R, 2 – Q, 3 – P, 4 – S (b) 1 – R, 2 – S, 3 – P, 4 - Q

(c) 1 – P, 2 – Q, 3 – R, 4 – S (d) 1 – S, 2 – P, 3 – R, 4 - Q
218 Match the following : 2 b
 (a) 1- N , 2 - M , 3- O (b) 1- O , 2 - M , 3- N
(c) 1- N , 2 - O , 3- M (d) 1- M, 2 - O, 3- N
For zeolite process which of the following statement is not true_______.
1. Equipment used is compact.
2. Process can be used for highly acidic and alkaline water sample.
3. No impurities are precipitated, so no sludge formation. 2 c
4. Process can be use for water containing iron and manganese salts.
219
(a) 1 & 2 (b) & 3 (c) 2 & 4 (d) 1 & 4
A water sample contains, ppm of, Mg(HCO3)2 = 14.6, MgCO3 = 8.4 Carbonate
220 hardness of the water sample is _______ ppm CaCO3 equivalent. 2 a
(a) 15 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 30
1000 ml 1 N HCl ≡ CaCO3.
(a) 50 g (b) 100 g (c) 500 g (d) 10 g
2 a
221
Explanation : Equivalent weight of CaCO3 is 50
If a water sample contains MgCl2 = 60 ppm of CaCO3 equivalents, SiO2 = 6 ppm of
CaCO3 equivalents and CaSO4 = 1.6 ppm of CaCO31 equivalents, then the permanent
hardness of water is________.
(a) 58.4 ppm (b) 67.6 ppm (c) 66 ppm (d) 61.6 ppm 2 d

222 Explanation : MgCl2 and CaSO4 make water permanent hard SiO2 does not.
Total hardness = 60 + 1.6 = 61.6 ppm
If a water sample contains CaSO4 = 14 ppm of CaCO4 equivalents Ca(HCO3)2 = 20
ppm, of CaCO3 equivalents, CaCl2 = 20 ppm of CaCO3 equivalents, NaCl = 10 ppm of
CaCO3 equivalents and MgCl2 = 16 ppm of CaCO3 equivalents, then the permanent and
temporary hardness of water is________.
(a) 70 and 10 ppm respectively (b) 50 and 30 ppm respectively
2 c
(c) 50 and 20 ppm respectively (d) 50 and 10 ppm respectively

Explanation : CaSO4, CaCl2 and MgCl2 cause permanent hardness. Hardness due to
223 them in terms of CaCO3 = 14 + 20 + 16 = 50. NaCl does not cause hardness.
Temporary hardness due to Ca(HCO3)2 = 20 ppm CaCO3
224 Which of the following water sample will have maximum hardness ________.
2 b
(a) 10 mg/lit CaSO4 (b) 10 mg/lit MgCl2 (c) 10 mg/lit MgSO4 (d) 10 mg/lit CaCl2
A water sample is not alkaline to phenolphthalein and 100 ml of it requires 5 ml of
0.02 N strong acid for total neutralisation. The amount of HCO−3 alkalinity in ppm
CaCO3 eq. will be________. 2 b
225 (a) 25 (b) 50 (c) 100 (d) zero
Explanation : As V1 = 0, P = 0 and
The proper sodium phosphate for treatment of scale composed of CaCO3, so that pH of
water in boiler will not alter much, is
(a) Na3po4 (b) Na2HPO4 (c) NaH2PO4 (d) any phosphate 2 c
226 Explanation : 3 CaCO3 + 2 NaH2PO4 →Ca3 (PO4)2 + Na2 CO3 + 2H2O + 2CO2
There is no formation of NaOH or acid finally.
227 The proper sodium phosphate for treatment of scale composed of Mg(OH)2, so that pH 2 b
 of water in boiler will not alter much is,
(a) Na3PO4 (b) NaH2PO4 (c) Na2HPO4 (d) Any phosphate
Explanation : If reaction of Mg(OH)2 in scale are written, we see that using NaH2PO4
produces minimum NaOH as compared to other phosphates.
2 moles of reactant out of 5 moles, gets converted to product, the % conversion will be
228 ------. 2 b
(a) 60%    (b) 40%   (c) 50%    (d) 45%
Order of preference of solvents for chemical reactions correctly is________.
(a) H2O > Supercritical · CO2 > ionic solvent
(b) Ionic solved > H2O > Supercritical · CO2 2 a
229 (c) Supercritical · CO2 > ionic solvent > H2O
(d) H2O > ionic solvent > Supercritical · CO2