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Crude oil is pumped through which kind of pump?

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  1. Centrifugal

  2. Gear

  3. Skrew

  4. Reciprocating

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Centrifugal pump is a kind of pump in which liquids are sucked from the earth crust by applying force.

Identify the full form of the CDU.

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  1. Central Distillation Unit

  2. Center of Distillation Unit

  3. Crude Oil Distillation Unit

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Petroleum crude oils are converted into different petroleum products in the big refineries. This big refineries contain very important unit called as CDU that is crude oil distillation unit.

Petroleum refining process is used to convert _________________.

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  1. crude oil into liquefied petroleum gas

  2. crude gas into crude gas

  3. liquefied petroleum gas into crude oil

  4. none of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Petroleum is the natural fuel obtain from the seas. In the refining process crude petroleum is converted into crude oil into liquefied petroleum gas.

Petroleum is an important source for all of the following except:

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  1. paraffin wax

  2. octane

  3. ethylene

  4. celluose

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Cellulose is derived from D-Glucose units, which condense through β(1→4)-glycosidic bonds. Petroleum is a source for lubricating oil, paraffin wax and other hydrocarbons.

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.