FERTILISER TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

Neutralisation of nitric acid with ammonia to produce ammonium nitrate is a/an __________ reaction.

Endothermic

Exothermic

Autocatalytic

Catalytic

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Fertilizer plant getting its hydrogen requirement partly from coke oven gas is situated at

Nangal (under NFL)

Talchar (under FCI)

Rourkela (under SAIL)

Barauni (under HFC)

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Coal based fertiliser plants at Ramagundam (Andhra Pradesh) and Talchar (Orissa)

Use coal as conditioner in fertiliser

Use coal for heating purpose

Use coal as filler in fertiliser

Gasify coal to get hydrogen from coal gas

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Urea is a __________ fertiliser.

Phosphatic

Potassic

None of these

Nitrogenous

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Conditioners like finely divided peat are added to the fertiliser to

Produce bulk

Increase its solubility

Avoid caking & hardening

Counteract burning

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Ammonium sulphate fertiliser is

A neutral fertiliser

A basic fertiliser

The best fertiliser for paddy

The highest concentration nitrogenous fertiliser

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P₂O₅ percentage in the phosphoric acid produced by wet process is about

70

50

30

10

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Which of the following fertilisers contains the least percentage of nitrogen?

Ammonium phosphate

Ammonium sulphate

Urea

Liquid ammonia

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Catalyst used in Haber's process for ammonia production is

Nickel

Vanadium pentoxide

Reduced iron oxide

Silica gel

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Prilling tower is found in the flowsheet for the manufacture of

Superphosphate

Triple superphosphate

Urea

Ammonia

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