Chemistry ยท General Awareness

Carbon and Fossil Fuels

1,898 Questions

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.

Coal distillationPetroleum formationProperties of crude oilNatural gas applications

Carbon and Fossil Fuels Questions

Multiple choice
  1. from

  2. is which

  3. is from

  4. from which

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

The sentence needs a relative clause to describe the "sedimentary rock". Since oil and natural gas are obtained from the rock, the relative pronoun "which" must be preceded by the preposition "from", yielding "from which". Other options fail to provide the correct prepositional relationship or introduce unnecessary verbs.

Multiple choice
  1. coal

  2. oil

  3. gas

  4. wood

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

Wood is a biofuel obtained from recently living trees, making it a renewable resource. Coal, oil, and natural gas are fossil fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and organisms.

Multiple choice
  1. NG is a renewable resource; coal is a fossil fuel

  2. C is a form of petroleum; NG is emitted from volcanoes

  3. NG is a fossil fuel; C is a renewable resource

  4. NG is a form of petroleum; C is extracted from coal deposits

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

Both natural gas and coal are fossil fuels, but they differ in their physical state and origin. Natural gas is a gaseous hydrocarbon often grouped under petroleum resources, whereas coal is a solid carbon-rich rock extracted from underground coal deposits. The other options incorrectly classify either natural gas or coal as renewable resources.

Multiple choice
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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.