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The other name of petrol is ____________.

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  1. gasolime

  2. gasoline

  3. jet fuel

  4. heavy fuel

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Petrol is a very important product obtained from crude oil after distillation. Petrol is used as measure source of fuel in vehicles, its other name is gasoline.


Hence, the correct option is $B$

Important constituents of petroleum is/are: 

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  1. LPG

  2. petrol

  3. kerosene

  4. all of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LPG, butane , petrol, jet fuel, Kerosene, fuel oil, diesel are common fractions of petroleum used as a fuel.

Why liquefied petroleum gas is considered as light distill product of crude oil?

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  1. It's weight is less

  2. It is easy to transport

  3. It is a gas which is easy to compress and filled in cylinder

  4. All of these

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Liquefied petroleum gas is called as light distillate product because it contains less quantity of carbon and hydrogen. Hence it is light.

Which one of the following material is used for making shoe polish?

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  1. Paraffin wax

  2. Petrol.

  3. Diesel

  4. Lubricating oil

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Paraffin wax is used for making shoe polish.

Which of the following is not a petroleum product ?

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  1. Bees wax

  2. Paraffin wax

  3. Candle wax

  4. Naphtha

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Petroleum by-products are :
LPG, gasoline, Naptha, fuel oil, paraffin wax, candle wax, lubricants etc.

But Beeswax is a natural wax produced in the bee hive of honey bees of the genus Apis. It is mainly esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols

The crude oil extracted from the earth is separated into its constituents by a process called .....................

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  1. disintegration distillation

  2. compound distillation

  3. destructive distillation

  4. fractional distillation

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The constituents of crude oil have a very less difference in their boiling point so they are separated by fractional distillation process.

 _________ Is in solid at room temperature 

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  1. Fluorine

  2. Iodine

  3. Chlorine

  4. Bromine

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Correct Option: C
Thermal decomposition of alkanes in the absence of air is called
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  1. Cracking

  2. Oxidation

  3. Combustion

  4. Hydrogenation

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Correct Option: A

Which amongst the following is not free state of carbon?

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  1. Diamond

  2. Graphite

  3. Coke

  4. Petrol

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Diamond,graphite and coke exists in free state of carbon where as the petroleum is the mixture of hydrocarbons where carbon and hydrogen are present.So the substance which is not available in free state is petrol.
Hence option D is correct.

Liquid hydrocarbons can be converted to a mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons by :

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  1. Oxidation

  2. Cracking

  3. Distillation

  4. Hydrolysis

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Correct Option: B