Q. Optimum number of effects in a multiple effect evaporator is decided by the

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Q. Which of the following is the costliest source of getting hydrogen on commercial scale for the manufacture of nitrogeneous fertiliser ?

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Q. Cost of piping in a fluid processing unit (e.g., distillation) of a chemical process plant is about __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.

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Q. Which of the following is the cheaptest material of construction for the storage of sodium hydroxide upto a concentration of 75% ?

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Q. The value of a property decreases __________ with time in straight line method of determining depreciation.

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Q. A present sum of Rs. 100 at the end of one year, with half yearly rate of interest at 10%, will be Rs.

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Q. Maximum production start up cost for making a chemical plant operational is about __________ percent of the fixed capital cost.

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Q. Which of the following is not a mathematical method for evaluation of profitability of a chemical process plant ?

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Q. Generally, income taxes are based on the

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Q. A balance sheet for an industrial concern shows

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Q. Chemical engineering plant cost index is used for finding the present cost of a particular chemical plant, if the cost of similar plant at some time in the past is known.

The present cost of the plant = original cost   x (index value at present/index value at the time original cost was obtained)

The most major component of this cost index is

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Q. Purchased cost of equipments for a chemical process plant ranges from __________ percent of the fixed capital investment.

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Q. In a chemical process plant, the total product cost comprises of manufacturing cost and the

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Q. With increase in the discounted cash flow rate of return, the ratio of the total present value to the initial investment of a given project

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Q. __________ of depreciation calculation does not take into account the interest on investments.

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Q. Optimum economic pipe diameter for fluid is determined by the

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Q. Pick out the wrong statement.

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Q. Which of the following is not a current asset of a chemical company ?

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Q. Which of the following is not a component of the fixed capital for a chemical plant facility?

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Q. Functional depreciation of an equipment is the measure of decrease in its value due to its

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