Chemistry ยท General Awareness

Carbon and Fossil Fuels

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Review fundamental concepts regarding carbon compounds, coal distillation, and fossil fuel formation. This segment covers the chemical properties and industrial applications of natural gas and crude oil. Practicing these questions will strengthen your chemistry foundation for general science sections.

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Carbon and Fossil Fuels Questions

Multiple choice

petroleum is also known as __________

  1. mercury

  2. liquid diamond

  3. liquid gold

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum is frequently referred to as liquid gold due to its immense economic value and importance in the global economy.

Multiple choice

Petrol is used in motor fuel.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Petrol (gasoline) is a refined product of petroleum and is widely used as a fuel for internal combustion engines in motor vehicles.

Multiple choice

Least polluting fuel for vehicle is :-

  1. Lpg

  2. Petrol

  3. Coal

  4. Cng
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) is considered a cleaner fuel compared to petrol, diesel, or coal because it produces fewer harmful emissions, such as carbon monoxide and particulate matter.

Multiple choice

Full form of PCRA:-

  1. Petrolium conservation

  2. Petrolium coal reservation Association

  3. Petrolium conservation Reservation linstitute

  4. Petrolium conservation Research Association
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

PCRA is the Petroleum Conservation Research Association, an Indian government organization established in 1978 to promote energy efficiency and conservation in the petroleum sector. Note: correct spelling is 'Petroleum' not 'Petrolium'.

Multiple choice

Petrol and diesel is not obtained from petroleum.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Petrol and diesel are both refined products obtained from crude oil, which is petroleum. Therefore, the statement that they are not obtained from petroleum is false.

Multiple choice

Name the process of conversion of wood into coal.

  1. Refining

  2. Degradation

  3. Carbonisation

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Carbonisation is the slow process by which vegetation (like wood) is converted into coal under high pressure and temperature over millions of years.

Multiple choice

Disel is a not fossil fuel.

  1. True

  2. False
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Diesel is a fuel derived from petroleum, which is a fossil fuel. Therefore, the statement that diesel is not a fossil fuel is false.

Multiple choice

Full form of Lpg:-

  1. Liquid petrolium gas

  2. Liquified petrolium gas

  3. Compressed natural gas

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

LPG stands for Liquified Petroleum Gas, not Liquid Petroleum Gas. The term 'Liquified' is more accurate because the gas is compressed and cooled to convert it into liquid form for storage and transportation.

Multiple choice

Which is called almost pure form of carbon?

  1. Coal tar

  2. Coke

  3. Coal gas

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Coke is a tough, porous, and black substance that is an almost pure form of carbon. It is obtained by processing coal in the absence of air.

Multiple choice

Uses of paraffin wax:-

  1. For making candles ointments and Vaseline.

  2. For making paints

  3. For lubrication

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Paraffin wax is a white, solid substance obtained from petroleum refining, commonly used in products like candles, ointments, and Vaseline due to its waxy properties.

Multiple choice

Which of them is called black gold?

  1. Coal

  2. Coke

  3. Petroleium

  4. Natural gas
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum is often referred to as black gold because of its immense commercial value and dark, viscous appearance when extracted from the ground.

Multiple choice

Characteristics of coal tar is:-

  1. Tough,black and porous

  2. Black, thick liqid and unplesant smell

  3. Black , and soft

  4. None
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Coal tar is a black, thick liquid with an unpleasant smell, which is a byproduct of the destructive distillation of coal.