FERTILISER TECHNOLOGY QUIZ

Raw materials for nitric acid manufacture are

Anhydrous ammonia, air and water

Wet ammonia, air and water

Anhydrous ammonia and air

Hydrogen peroxide, air and water

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Potassic fertilisers

Are useful during early stage of the plant growth

Help in development of starches of potatoes and grain

None of these

Stimulate early growth and accelerate seeding

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A nitrogenous fertiliser contains 20% N₂. It could be

Calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN)

Ammonium chloride

Ammonium nitrate

Urea

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During nitric acid manufacture, catalytic oxidation of ammonia at 800°C in presence of platinum catalyst produces nitrogen oxide. Conversion of NH₃ to NO is about __________ percent.

98

68

38

82

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Catalyst used in Haber's process for ammonia production is

Silica gel

Nickel

Vanadium pentoxide

Reduced iron oxide

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Catalyst used in desulphurisation of naphtha is

Nickel

Co-Mo

Pt-Rh

Silica gel

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Red phosphorous is changed into white phosphorous by

Vaporisation followed by condensation

Melting under pressure

Heating in presence of light

None of these

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The fertiliser plant getting hydrogen by electrolysis of water is situated at

Namrup

Rourkela

Nangal

Korba

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Leaching of phosphate rock by strong __________ acid produces phosphoric acid.

Either A or B

Neither A nor B

Sulphuric

Hydrochloric

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Fertiliser produced during soda ash manufacture by dual process is ammonium

Sulphate

Chloride

None of these

Nitrate

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