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1. In glucose electrode, glucose oxidase has been coupled to an electrode by which of the following materials?
Ferrocene derivatives
Urease
Polyacrylamide
Biochips
2. Biosensors measure glucose concentrations between which of the following ranges?
10-1 to 10-2 M
10-2 to 10-4 M
10-1 to 10-4 M
10-1 to 10-7 M
3. Transducers employed in the bulk of enzyme electrodes use which of the following principles?
Amperometric
Optical
Magnetic
Colorimetric
4. Which of these biosensors use the principle of heat released or absorbed by a reaction?
Potentiometric biosensor
Optical biosensors
Piezo-electric biosensors
Calorimetric biosensors
5. Which of the following biosensors use the movement of electrons produced during redox reactions?
Amperometric biosensor
Potentiometric biosensors
Piezo-electric biosensors
Optical biosensors
6. Nanoscopic optical biosensors have fast response time but the sensitivity is reduced.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
7. In glucose sensor, a measure of change in oxygen value is a measure of the glucose value.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
8. For constructing the glucose sensor, which of the following is used as a gel?
Urea
Urease
Acrylamide
Polyacrylamide
9. Which of the following transducers must be used for dissolved oxygen analyser?
Potentiometric
Polarographic
Ion-selective electrode
Optical transducer
10. How does solubility of oxygen in water change with respect to temperature?
It decreases with increase in temperature
It increases with increase in temperature
It decreases with decrease in temperature
It does not depend on temperature
11. The water to be analysed flows into the condenser through which of the following components?
Filter
Semi-permeable membrane
Throttling device
Platinum filament
12. Which of the following is the function of the throttling device?
Filtering
Maintains pH of a water
Purifies water
Maintains constant flow rate
13. Which of the following section plays a major role in maintaining the accuracy of the dissolved oxygen analyser?
Analysing section
Inlet section
Transmitting section
Condensing section
14. Which of the following bridges are used in dissolved oxygen analyser?
Kelvin’s bridge
Wheatstone bridge
Schering’s bridge
Anderson’s bridge
15. In dissolved oxygen analyser, the electrometer consists of which of the following solutions?
Calcium hydroxide solution
Magnesium hydroxide solution
Potassium hydroxide solution
Calcium oxide solution
16. The dissolved oxygen analyser is based on which of the following meters?
Amperometer
Katharometer
pH meter
Voltmeter
17. Oxygen content can be controlled by adding which of the following materials with water?
Acidic solution
Basic solution
Iodine
Hydrazine
18. In dissolved oxygen analyser, normally more than one condenser is used.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
19. Normally, electrodes measure which of the following parameters?
Activity
Activity co-efficient
Blank constant
Ionic co-efficient
20. Which of the following represent the concentration of a solution?
Only free ions
Only bound ions
Free ions and bound ions
Either free ions or bound ions
21. Sodium selective electrode provides a good response in measurement when the pH is above which of the following values?
2
3
5
10
22. Which of the following are used to free bound ions or liberate bound ions?
Colouring agents
Ammonia Buffer
Reagents
Iodine solution
23. In which part of the apparatus is the reference and ion selective electrodes placed?
Head tank
Flow cell
Reservoir
Solenoid valve
24. The output of the electrode in sodium analyser is proportional to which of the following parameters?
Activity
Concentration
Negative logarithm of sodium ion concentration
Logarithm of sodium ion concentration
25. Cleaning process gives accuracy and long life.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
26. Presence of sodium sulphate in water causes corrosion in boilers.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
27. Which of the following principles are used in silica analyser?
Amperometric principle
Colorimetric principle
Coulometric principle
Magnetic principle
28. Which of the following is not added to the sample during analysis during silica analysis?
Ammonium Molybdate
Sulphuric acid
Reducing solution
Iodine solution
29. Which of the following detectors are used in silica analyser?
Photovoltaic cell
Photo multiplier
Photo emissive tubes
Flame emission detector
30. The output from both the detectors is given to which of the following devices?
Filters
Microprocessor
Recorder
Differential Amplifier
31. If the differential amplifier gives zero as output then it infers which of the following (Reference output is given to the positive terminal and sample output is given to the negative terminal)?
The concentration of silica in sample and reference solution is equal
The concentration of silica in a reference solution is more than that in the sample solution
The concentration of silica in sample solution is more than that in the reference solution
Further processing is required to come to any conclusion
32. If the differential amplifier gives a positive output then it infers which of the following (Reference output is given to the positive terminal and sample output is given to the negative terminal)?
The concentration of silica in sample and reference solution is equal
The concentration of silica in sample and reference solution is equal
The concentration of silica in sample solution is more than that in the reference solution
Further processing is required to come to any conclusion
33. If the differential amplifier gives a negative output then it infers which of the following (Reference output is given to the positive terminal and sample output is given to the negative terminal)?
The concentration of silica in sample and reference solution is equal
The concentration of silica in a reference solution is more than that in the sample solution
The concentration of silica in sample solution is more than that in the reference solution
Further processing is required to come to any conclusion
34. Which of the following statements are true?
More light is absorbed if the silica content is high in a solution
More light is transmitted if the silica content is high in a solution
Less light is absorbed if the silica content is high in a solution
More light is absorbed if the silica content is low in a solution
35. How will the photodetector output be if silica content is high in a solution?
The output will be high
The output will be low
The output will be zero
Output cannot be determined
36. What will be the final colour of the solution obtained during silica analysis?
Pink
Red
Blue
Yellow
37. During the first sequence of the process, sample is added at the last.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
38. Blank use compensates for the effect of temperature variation.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
39. Which of the following are highly effective in producing ion pairs when they pass through the matter?
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Gamma particles
X-ray particles
40. Which of the following can liberate photo electrons when they fall on certain metals?
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Gamma particles
X-ray particles
41. Which of these particles are highly penetrating?
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Gamma particles
X-ray particles
42. Alpha emission is characteristic of heavier radioactive elements such as thorium, uranium, etc.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
43. Which of the following is not a mode by which beta particles lose energy on interaction with matter?
Photoelectric effect
Compton effect
Pair production
Collision effect
44. The stability of the nucleus can be predicted by which of the following?
Electron to neutron ratio
Neutron to proton ratio
Proton to electron ratio
Neutron to electron ratio
45. Which of the following is true about radiochemical methods?
Electron to neutron ratio
Neutron to proton ratio
Proton to electron ratio
Neutron to electron ratio
46. Which of the following formulae gives the expression for half-life of a radioactive isotope when ‘λ’ is the decay constant?
0.762/λ
0.693/λ
0.937/λ
0.258/λ
47. Which of the following emissions have low ionizing power?
Alpha particles
Beta particles
Gamma particles
X-ray particles
48. Which of the following effect occurs when a gamma ray and an electron make an elastic collision?
Photoelectric effect
Compton effect
Pair production
Collision effect
49. Which of the following effects transfers all the energy of the gamma ray to an electron in the inner orbit of the atom of the absorber?
Photoelectric effect
Compton effect
Pair production
Collision effect
50. The basic unit used to describe the energy of a radiation particle is curie.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
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