1. Illuminating characteristics of kerosene is expressed by its
A. aromatic content
B. smoke point
C. aniline point
D. luminosity number
2. Which of the following constituents present in petroleum is responsible for ash formation?
A. Organometallic compounds
B. Oxygen compounds
C. Nitrogen compounds
D. Sulphur compounds
3. In a continuous distillation process, which of the following can improve separation process in a distillation tower design?
(A) Use of packed beds
(B) Use of packed matresses
(C) Reflux system
(D) Use of staged plates
(E) Use of cyclones

4. A typical yield of diesel in straight run distillation of crude oil may be about ___ percent
A. 8
B. 28
C. 38
D. 35
5. Olefins are
A. present in substantially good quantity in crude petroleum
B. unsaturated cyclic compounds (hydrocarbons)
C. saturated hydrocarbons
D. none of these
6. Which of the following cracking process uses heat with moderate pressure to turn low octane gasoline product to high octane gasoline product?
(A) Fluid catalytic cracking
(B) Hydrocracking
(C) Hydro-treating
(D) Reforming

7. What is the use of a tank farm?
(A) a facility for storage of liquid petroleum products or petrochemicals
(B) a large agricultural facility near a refinery
(C) a farm made of metal
(D) an investment in oil and gas installations of an oil company
8. Octane number of gasoline produced by two stage fluidised catalytic cracking process is
A. 80
B. 87
C. 92
D. 97
9. Feedstock for the production of biodiesel is
A. herbal plants
B. LSHS
C. used vegetable oils
D. bagasse

10. An exothermic chemical reaction involving a fuel and an oxidant, often generating a flame is know as ...
(A) Exochemosis reaction
(B) Exodermic reaction
(C) Combustion
(D) Induction
11. The rate constant of a chemical reaction decreases by decreasing the
A. temperature
B. pressure
C. duration of reaction
D. concentration of reactants
12. ___ explains the mechanism of catalysis.
A. Activated complex theory
B. Collision theory
C. Thermodynamics
D. None of these