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After the increase of price of oil by 40%, a family decided to reduce its oil consumption so that the expenditure for oil goes up by 26% only. If the total consumption of oil before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then what is the current consumption of oil per month (in kg)?
A 8
B 8.50
C 9
D None of these
Which one of the following oil fields of India is the oldest and still producing oil ?
A Bombay High
B Digboi
C Ankleshwar
D Naharkatiya
Drum X is 1/2 full of oil and drum Y, which has twice the capacity of drum X, is 2/3 full of oil. If all of the oil in drum X is poured into drum Y, then drum Y will be filled to what fraction of its capacity?
A 3/4
B 5/6
C 11/12
D 7/6
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
Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its
A Poor oxidation stability and high gum forming tendency
B Greater tendency of decomposition at elevated temperature
C Hydrolysis tendency in presence of water
D All of the above
In a refinery petroleum crude is fractionated into gas fraction, light ends, intermediate distillates, heavy distillates, residues and by products. The group of products including gas oil, diesel oil and heavy fuel oil belongs to the fraction
A Heavy distillates
B Intermediate distillates
C Light ends
D Residues
The major oil producing area in U.S.A. is ________
A Texas-Louisiana belt
B California-Colorado belt
C Ohio-Indiana belt
D Appalachian region
The cost of producing rice in country Q is 10 percent less than the cost of producing rice in country Y. Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added. it is still cheaper for a company to import rice form country Q to country Y than to produce rice in country Y? The statements above , if true , best support which of the following assertions?
A Labor costs in country Q are 10 percent below those in country Y .
B Importing rice from country Q to country Y is less than 10 percent of the cost of manufacturing rice in country Q .
C The fee for transporting rice from country Q to country Y is more than 10 percent of the cost of manufacturing rice in country Q .
D It takes 10 percent less time to manufacture rice in country Q than it does in country Y.
The cost of producing Garment in Country Q is ten percent less than the cost of producing Garment in Country Y, Even after transportation fees and tariff charges are added,it is still cheaper for a company to import Garment from Country Q to Country Y than to produce Garment in Country Y". The statement above, if true, best support which of the following assertions?
A Importing Garment from Country Q to Country Y will eliminate ten percent of new manufacturing jobs in Country Y.
B The tariff on a Garment imported from Country Q to Country Y is less than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the Garment in Country Y.
C The fee for transporting Garment from Country Q to Country Y is more than ten percent of the cost of manufacturing the Garment in Country Q.
D It takes ten percent less time to manufacture a Garment at Country Q than it dos in Country Y.
Which of the following is not an important property of fuel oil/furnace oil?
A Sulphur content
B Viscosity
C Aniline point
D Flash point

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