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A process of heating crude oil to a high temperature under a very high pressure to increase the yield of lighter distillates, is known as
A Cracking
B Carbonization
C Fractional distillation
D Full distillation
A certain truck uses 18 gallons of diesel fuel in traveling 270 miles. In order for the truck to travel the same distance using 10 gallons of diesel fuel, by how many miles per gallon must the truck's fuel mileage be increased.
A 12
B 15
C 27
D 9
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
A term contracts
B term tenders
C monthly tenders
D All the above
The main pollutant in waste water discharged from a petroleum refinery is oil (both in free and emulsified form). Free oil is removed by
A Biological oxygen pond
B Aerated lagoons
C Trickling filters
D Gravity separator having oil skimming devices
Crude petroleum oil is a __________ fuel.
A Primary
B Fossil
C Both A & B
D Secondary
The first crude oil refinery of India is located at
A Naharkatiya
B Digboi
C Kochin
D Madras
Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas.
A Unsaturated hydrocarbon content
B Calorific value
C Quantity of propane
D Quantity of butane
Paraffin base crude oil as compared to asphalt base crude gives
A Higher yield of straight run gasoline
B Higher octane number gasoline
C Lower viscosity index lube oil
D Poorer yield of lube oil
__________ base crude oil is also called asphaltic crude.
A Paraffinic
B Naphthenic
C Mixed
D Aromatic
Most commonly used crude heater before the fractionation tower in a refinery is the __________ heater.
A Electric immersion
B Pipestill
C Steam coil
D None of these

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