HPCL Junior Executive - Chemical Engineering
Model Question Paper with Answers
Part A: General Aptitude (30 Questions)
1. A train 120m, platform 180m, speed 60 km/hr. Time to cross? a) 18 sec b) 12 sec c) 20 sec d)
24 sec Ans: d) 18 sec
2. If log(a)=x and log(b)=y, what is log(ab-)? a) x + 2y b) 2x + y c) x + y- d) x- + 2y Ans: a) x +
2y
3. SI: Rs.10,000 at 5% for 3 years. Final amount? a) 11,500 b) 11,000 c) 10,500 d) 12,000 Ans:
b) 11,500
4. Opposite of 'Concise'? a) Brief b) Long-winded c) Succinct d) Summary Ans: b) Long-winded
5. A is B's brother, B is C-s sister, C is D-s father. A is? a) Uncle b) Father c) Brother d) Cousin
Ans: a) Uncle
Part B: Technical - Chemical Engineering (15 Questions)
1. Law: Diffusion inversely proportional to sqrt(M)? a) Raoult b) Henry c) Graham d) Dalton
Ans: c) Graham
2. SI unit of viscosity? a) Poise b) Pascal-s c) Ns/m- d) Both b and c Ans: d) Both b and c
3. In a PFR, concentration of reactant? a) Constant b) Increases c) Decreases d) Increases
along reactor Ans: c) Decreases
4. Falling rate drying governed by? a) Surface evap b) Internal diffusion c) External mass transfer
d) Heat supply Ans: b) Internal diffusion
5. Relative volatility? a) Partial pressures b) Vapor pressures c) Mole fractions d) K-values ratio
Ans: d) K-values ratio
6. Intensive property? a) Mass b) Volume c) Temperature d) Enthalpy Ans: c) Temperature
7. Shell and tube exchanger ideal for? a) High pressure b) Low flow c) Viscous fluids d)
Multi-phase Ans: a) High pressure
8. Fluid with constant viscosity? a) Non-Newtonian b) Newtonian c) Bingham d) Pseudoplastic
Ans: b) Newtonian
9. Reynolds number indicates? a) Pressure drop b) Flowrate c) Pipe diameter d) Flow regime
Ans: d) Flow regime
10. Exothermic reaction with temp increase - rate? a) Increases b) Decreases c) Same d) Stops
Ans: a) Increases
11. Packed bed used in? a) Absorption b) Crystallization c) Drying d) Grinding Ans: a)
Absorption
12. Drying constant rate governed by? a) Surface evap b) Moisture diffusion c) Heat conduction
d) Radiation Ans: a) Surface evaporation
13. McCabe-Thiele method used for? a) Absorption b) Binary distillation c) Leaching d) Drying
Ans: b) Binary distillation
14. Prandtl number =? a) Cp/k b) -Cp/k c) -/- d) Both b and c Ans: d) Both b and c
15. Solid-liquid separator? a) Cyclone b) Centrifuge c) Jig d) Filter press Ans: d) Filter press