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Petroleum Refinery Engineering Quiz | Petroleum Refinery Engineering General Knowledge Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

(1) Which of the following reactions is undesirable in the production of catalytically reformed gasoline ?
[A] Dehydrogenation of Naphthene
[B] Dehydrogenation of lower paraffins
[C] Dehydrocyclization of higher paraffins
[D] Isomerisation of paraffins
Answer: Dehydrogenation of lower paraffins
(2) The most important property for a jet fuel is its________________?
[A] Viscosity
[B] Freezing point
[C] Calorific value
[D] Flash point
Answer: Freezing point

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(3) Vacuum maintained in the vacuum distillation tower of the crude distillation plant is about _______________ mm Hg (absolute)?
[A] 5-10
[B] 30-80
[C] 150-250
[D] 350-400
Answer: 30-80
(4) Which of the following is not an important property of fuel oil/furnace oil ?
[A] Sulphur content
[B] Viscosity
[C] Aniline point
[D] Flash point
Answer: Aniline point
(5) High aniline point of a petrofuel (say diesel) indicates that ________________?
[A] It is highly aromatic in nature
[B] It is highly paraffinic in nature
[C] It has a very low diesel index
[D] Its ignition quality is very poor
Answer: It is highly paraffinic in nature
(6) The vacuum maintained in vacuum distillation unit for reduced crude is about _______________ mm Hg?
[A] 1.2
[B] 12
[C] 120
[D] 700
Answer: 120
(7) Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) is mainly a mixture of _____________________?
[A] Propane & butane
[B] Methane & ethane
[C] High boiling olefins
[D] High boiling naphthenes
Answer: Propane & butane
(8) Which of the following has the lowest cetane number ?
[A] Aromatics
[B] i-paraffins
[C] Naphthene
[D] Olefins
Answer: Aromatics
(9) Pressure & temperature maintained in catalytic cracking is about__________________?
[A] 2 atm & 500°C
[B] 10 atm & 500°C
[C] 30 atm & 200°C
[D] 50 atm & 750°C
Answer: 2 atm & 500°C
(10) In catalytic cracking, the___________________?
[A] Gasoline obtained has a very low octane number
[B] Pressure & temperature is very high
[C] Gasoline obtained has very high aromatic content
[D] Gasoline obtained has very high amount of gum forming compounds
Answer: Gasoline obtained has very high aromatic content
(11) Carbon percentage (by weight) in crude petroleum may be about_________________?
[A] 85
[B] 48
[C] 32
[D] 28
Answer: 85
(12) CnH2n is the general formula for_______________?
[A] Olefins
[B] Naphthenes
[C] Both A. and B.
[D] Neither A. nor B.
Answer: Both A. and B.
(13) Which of the following has maximum hydrogen/carbon ratio (by weight) ?
[A] Naphtha
[B] Gasoline
[C] Diesel
[D] Fuel oil
Answer: Gasoline
(14) Reforming converts_________________?
[A] Olefins into paraffins
[B] Naphthenes into aromatics
[C] Naphthenes into olefins
[D] Naphthenes into paraffin
Answer: Naphthenes into aromatics
(15) Higher boiling fractions like atmospheric residue is distilled under vacuum at low temperature because at high temperature, there is a tendency of the predominance of ____________________?
[A] Thermal cracking
[B] Gum formation
[C] Coking
[D] Discoloration
Answer: Coking
(16) The best method of determining sulphur in crude oil is by the _______________ method?
[A] Kjeldahl
[B] Dumas
[C] Bomb calorimeter
[D] Junkers calorimeter
Answer: Bomb calorimeter
(17) Salt content (measured as sodium chloride) in electrically desalted crude oil comes down to a level of about __________________ ptb (pounds per thousand barrel) ?
[A] 0.03
[B] 3
[C] 35
[D] 70
Answer: 3
(18) Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher ______________ compared to the dry natural gas?
[A] Unsaturated hydrocarbon content
[B] Calorific value
[C] Quantity of propane
[D] Quantity of butane
Answer: Calorific value
(19) Which of the following has the minimum °API gravity of all ?
[A] Furnace oil
[B] Petrol
[C] Diesel
[D] Kerosene
Answer: Furnace oil
(20) LPG stands for ____________________?
[A] Liquefied petroleum gas
[B] Liquid petrol gas
[C] Liquid petroleum gas
[D] Liquefied petrol gas
Answer: Liquefied petroleum gas

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