Coal is also known as –
(a) Black Diamond
(b) Black Rock
(c) Old Diamond
(d) Deep Rock
______ has the highest percentage of carbon.
(a) Anthracite
(b) Bituminous
(c) Peat
(d) Lignite
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
Which of the following is a renewable resource ?
(a) Coal
(b) Mineral oil
(c) Natural gas
(d) Forests
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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Which of the following is an example of rapid combustion?
(a) Candle
(b) Cracker
(c) Coal
(d) White phosphorous
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
Which of the following gases is known as an illuminating gas?
(a) ethane
(b) ethane
(c) ethyne
(d) propane
‘Coal’ mainly contains
(a) Hydrogen
(b) Oxygen
(c) Carbon
(d) Sodium
Synthetic petroleum is artificially produced from:
(a) Petroleum
(b) Wood
(c) Coal
(d) L.P.G
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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
Petroleum is also called
(a) Naphtha
(b) Rock oil
(c) Mineral oil
(d) All these
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
The largest reserve of crude oil is in the country—
(a) Iran
(b) Iraq
(c) Saudi Arabia
(d) Kuwait
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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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
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
The fractional distillation of coal tar yields
(a) carbon disulpide
(b) carbon tetrachloride
(c) kerosene oil
(d) benzene
Kerosene is used as fuel because it is
(a) Less volatile
(b) More volatile
(c) Cheap
(d) Abundantly available
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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
Petroleum is refined by:
(a) fractional distillation
(b) destructive distillation
(c) distillation
(d) all of these
Gasoline is obtained from crude petroleum oil by its
(a) Fractional distillation
(b) Vacuum distillation
(c) Steam distillation
(d) Pyrolysis
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
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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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
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
Which of the following has the characteristics of a good fuel?
(a) Coke
(b) Butane
(c) Coal
(d) Kerosene
Which of the following is not a non-recyclable resource ?
(a) coal
(b) mineral
(c) natural gas
(d) metallic ore
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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Which of the following is an example of fossil fuel?
(a) Coal gas
(b) Coke
(c) Natural gas
(d) Producer gas
Age of fossil is determined by
(a) Earth crust
(b) Remnant of radioactive carbon
(c) Deposition of calcium
(d) All of the above
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
Lignite is a type of
(a) Limestone
(b) Coal
(c) Copper
(d) Iron ore
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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The main constituents of petroleum gas are :
(a) butane
(b) propane
(c) methane
(d) ethane
Fossils are dated now by
(a) Stratigraphic position
(b) Amount of calcium residue
(c) Association with other animals
(d) Radioactive carbon (C14) contents
The gas used in the welding and cutting of metals is
(a) ethane
(b) ethane
(c) ethyne
(d) propene
The earth gives up ______ energy into the atmosphere
(a) light
(b) heat
(c) chemical
(d) wind
Burning coke and petroleum releases
(a) Oxides of sulfur
(b) Oxides of oxygen
(c) Oxides of carbon
(d) Oxides of hydrogen