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  1. Traces of liquid tar fog present in coke oven gas is separated using

  2. A.
    electrostatic precipitator
    B.
    cyclone separator
    C.
    strainer
    D.
    none of these

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  3. Close circuit grinding by a ball mill with air sweeping employs a

  4. A.
    classifier.
    B.
    cyclone separator between mill & classifier.
    C.
    both (a) & (b).
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b).

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  5. Work index is the gross energy (kWh/tonne of feed) necessary to reduce a very large feed to such a size that 80% of product particles will pass through a 0.1 mm screen. The value of work index determined for wet grinding should be multiplied with __________ to get the same for dry grinding.

  6. A.
    1.0
    B.
    0.5
    C.
    1.34
    D.
    4.34

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  7. Choke crushing (in case of a Jaw crusher) compared to free crushing

  8. A.
    results in increased capacity.
    B.
    consumes less power.
    C.
    consumes more power.
    D.
    both (a) and (c).

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  9. The specific surface of sherical particles is proportional to (where, Dp = diameter of particle).

  10. A.
    D2p
    B.
    Dp
    C.
    1/Dp
    D.
    1/D2p

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  11. Wheat is ground into flour in a

  12. A.
    hammer crusher
    B.
    roller crusher
    C.
    impact mill
    D.
    fluid energy mill

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  13. Gravity stamp mill is meant for the __________ crushing.

  14. A.
    primary
    B.
    intermediate
    C.
    fine
    D.
    ultrafine

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  15. Washability curve based on float and sink test enables an assessment to be made of the possibility of cleaning a coal fraction based on the

  16. A.
    density separation.
    B.
    differential wettability.
    C.
    size.
    D.
    volatile matter content.

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  17. Toothed roll crushers achieve size reduction by

  18. A.
    tearing (shear) and compression.
    B.
    impact and attrition.
    C.
    both (a) & (b).
    D.
    neither (a) nor (b).

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  19. Pick out the wrong statement:

  20. A.
    Magnetic separation method can be employed to treat both dry & wet ores.
    B.
    Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed size to the maximum product size.
    C.
    Gyratory crusher is used for coarse crushing.
    D.
    Screens are of stationary, moving and vibratory types.

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