Petroleum Refinery Engineering MCQs

Question 1

Crude oil is transported inland from oil field to refineries, mainly by the

Accepted Answer

Underground pipelines

Answer

Road tankers

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Rail tankers

Answer

None of these

Question 2

Mercapsol and Unisol processes are meant for the

Accepted Answer

Removal of mercaptans

Answer

Dearomatisation of kerosene

Answer

Dewaxing

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Decoloration

Question 3

Performance number of a liquid fuel is related to its

Accepted Answer

Spontaneous ignition temperature

Answer

Wax content

Answer

Knocking tendency

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Sulphur content

Question 4

In catalytic cracking process, olefins crack __________ times faster than in thermal cracking process.

Accepted Answer

1000-10000

Answer

100

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200-300

Answer

10

Question 5

Which of the following is the most important property for a jet fuel?

Accepted Answer

Freezing point

Answer

Cloud point

Answer

Pour point

Answer

Colour

Question 6

Aniline point test of an oil qualitatively indicates the __________ content of an oil.

Accepted Answer

Aromatic

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Paraffin

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Olefin

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Naphthene

Question 7

Crude oil produced by Indian oil fields are predominantly __________ in nature.

Accepted Answer

Asphaltic

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Paraffinic

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Naphthenic

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Mixed base

Question 8

Higher vapour pressure of gasoline indicates

Accepted Answer

Neither A nor B

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Low flash point

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High breathing loss

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Both A & B

Question 9

Which of the following has the highest flash point of all?

Accepted Answer

Furnace oil

Answer

Diesel

Answer

Kerosene

Answer

Petrol