Question bank on Coal and Petroleum:
Ques. Coal is also known as –
(a) Black Diamond
(b) Black Rock
(c) Old Diamond
(d) Deep Rock
Ques. ______ has the highest percentage of carbon.
(a) Anthracite
(b) Bituminous
(c) Peat
(d) Lignite
Ques.  What is the name for partially decayed vegetable matter that is dug up and used for fuel?
(a) Offal
(b) Slag
(c) Peat
(d) Gravel
Ques. Which of the following is a renewable resource ?
(a) Coal
(b) Mineral oil
(c) Natural gas
(d) Forests
Ques. A fossil fuel, petroleum is founded on which rocks ?
(a) Igneous rocks
(b) Sand rocks
(c) Sedimentary rocks
(d) Metamorphic rocks
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Ques. Which of the following is an example of rapid combustion?
(a) Candle
(b) Cracker
(c) Coal
(d) White phosphorous
Ques. Where are the deposits of petroleum found in the following
(a) In igneous rocks
(b) In sedimentary rocks
(c) In metamorphic rocks
(d) No option is correct
Ques. Which of the following gases is known as an illuminating gas?
(a) ethane
(b) ethane
(c) ethyne
(d) propane
Ques. ‘Coal’ mainly contains
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon
(d) Sodium
Ques. Synthetic petroleum is artificially produced from:
(a) Petroleum
(b) Wood
(c) Coal
(d) L.P.G
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Ques. In fractional distillation of petroleum, the vapors at the highest boiling point
(a) condense in upper most portion
(b) condense in lower most portion
(c) condense in middle portion
(d) none of these
Ques. Petroleum is also called
(a) Naphtha
(b) Rock oil
(c) Mineral oil
(d) All these
Ques. Producer gas is a mixture of
(a) carbon monoxide and nitrogen gas
(b) carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas
(c) carbon monoxide and water vapor
(d) carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide
Ques. The largest reserve of crude oil is in the country—
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Kuwait
Ques. Most fuels are
(a) carbon compounds with sulfur
(b) nitrogen compounds with carbon
(c) carbon compounds with hydrogen
(d) none of these
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Ques. Water gas consists of
(a) water vapor and coal dust
(b) a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
(c) a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen
(d) water vapor and methane
Ques. Which type of fire extinguisher is used to extinguish fire caused by burning oil and petrol?
(a) Foam type
(b) CO2 type
(c) Soda acid type
(d) CCl4 type
Ques. The fractional distillation of coal tar yields
(a) carbon disulpide
(b) carbon tetrachloride
(c) kerosene oil
(d) benzene
Ques. Kerosene is used as fuel because it is
(a) Less volatile
(b) More volatile
(c) Cheap
(d) Abundantly available
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Ques. The most common sources of energy are:
(a) wood and coal
(b) petroleum and coal
(c) LPG and cow dung
(d) natural gas and coal
Ques. Petroleum is refined by:
(a) fractional distillation
(b) destructive distillation
(c) distillation
(d) all of these
Ques. Gasoline is obtained from crude petroleum oil by its
(a) Fractional distillation
(b) Vacuum distillation
(c) Steam distillation
(d) Pyrolysis
Ques. Those resources which are found in a region, but have not been put to a proper use are called:
(a) actual resources
(b) biotic resources
(c) potential resources
(d) resources
Ques. Nitrolim is a mixture of
(a) Calcium and nitrogen
(b) nitrogen and aluminum
(c) calcium cyanamide and coke
(d) calcium carbide and nitrogen
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Ques. When sand is poured over some burning material, the fire goes off. It is because:
(a) the ignition temperature is brought down by sand
(b) supply of air is cut off
(c) sand is a bad conductor of heat
(d) all of the above
Ques. What does “Brent crude oil” imply?
- It is a major classification of crude oil.
- It is sourced from the North Sea.
- It does not contain sulfur.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a) 2 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
Ques. Which of the following has the characteristics of a good fuel?
(a) Coke
(b) Butane
(c) Coal
(d) Kerosene
Ques. Which of the following is not a non-recyclable resource ?
(a) coal
(b) mineral
(c) natural gas
(d) metallic ore
Ques. Water gas consists of
(a) water vapor and coal dust
(b) mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen
(c) a mixture of carbon monoxide and nitrogen
(d) water vapor and methane
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Ques. Which of the following is an example of fossil fuel?
(a) Coal gas
(b) Coke
(c) Natural gas
(d) Producer gas
Ques. Age of fossil is determined by
(a) Earth crust
(b) Remnant of radioactive carbon
(c) Deposition of calcium
(d) All of the above
Ques. Which of the following is present in the heavy oil obtained during petroleum distillation ?
(a) Gas oil
(b) fuel oil
(c) Diesel oil
(d) All of these
Question: Lignite is a type of
(a) Limestone
(b) Coal
(c) Copper
(d) Iron ore
Ques. Which of the following is not obtained from fractional distillation of petroleum?
(a) paraffin wax
(b) asphalt
(c) coal gas
(d) petroleum gas
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Ques. The main constituents of petroleum gas are :
(a) butane
(b) propane
(c) methane
(d) ethane
Ques. Fossils are dated now by
(a) Stratigraphic position
(b) Amount of calcium residue
(c) Association with other animals
(d) Radioactive carbon (C14) contents
Ques. The gas used in the welding and cutting of metals is
(a) ethane
(b) ethane
(c) ethyne
(d) propene
Ques. The earth gives up ______ energy into the atmosphere
(a) light
(b) heat
(c) chemical
(d) wind
Question: Burning coke and petroleum releases
(a) Oxides of sulfur
(b) Oxides of oxygen
(c) Oxides of carbon
(d) Oxides of hydrogen
