BUILDING CONSTRUCTION QUIZ

A good lubricant should have high

None of these

Viscosity index

Volatility

Pour point

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Carbon percentage (by weight) in crude petroleum may be about

75

85

95

65

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Pour point of a petrofuel is

None of these

Multiple of 3°F

Multiple of 5°F

5°C below the temperature at which oil ceases to flow

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Fuel oil is subjected to visbreaking to reduce its

Pour point

Pressure drop on pumping

Viscosity

All of these

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

A typical yield of diesel in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about __________ percent.

18

8

35

28

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Maximum sulphur percentage in low sulphur heavy stock (LSHS) furnace oil is about

2.5

3.5

0.1

1

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

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.

Quantity of propane

Quantity of butane

Calorific value

Unsaturated hydrocarbon content

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

'Solvent naphtha' used mostly as a solvent in paints and perfumery is produced by the __________ of virgin naphtha into small boiling range cuts.

Distillation

Desulphurisation

Steam reforming

None of these

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Aromatics are desired constituents of

Kerosene

Lubricating oil

Diesel

Petrol

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

Petrolatum is

Petroleum coke

None of these

A mixture of microcrystalline wax in viscous hydrocarbon liquids

Same as petroleum ether

TRUE ANSWER : ?
YOUR ANSWER : ?

↑