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Pick out the wrong statement: A. Soft water is more corrosive than that carrying calcium salts. The corrosion of brass condenser tubes handling brine solution is also termed as 'dezincification'. Non-annealed brass is highly susceptible to season cracking (i.e., inter-crystal corrosion due to internal stresses). Pure copper is highly susceptible to stress corrosion.

B.

C.

D.

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Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2. The tensile strength of plastics ranges from __________ kg/mm2. A. B. C. D. 10 to 50 50 to 100 0.01 to 0.1 0.1 to 10

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Ceramic tips for the cutting tool are prepared from __________ powder. A. B. carbon silicon carbide

C. D.

aluminium oxide tungsten

Answer & Explanation

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Grain hardness is measured by the __________ hardness testing method. A. B. C. D. Knoop Rockwell F Shore sceleroscope Vicker's

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The thermal efficiency of a heat engine giving an output of 4 KW with an input of 10000 Joules/sec is __________ percent. A. C. 40 10 B. D. 80 25

Answer & Explanation

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Which of the following alloying elements when added in steel does not improve its lachinability ? A. C. Sulphur Copper B. D. Phosphorous Lead

Answer & Explanation

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Largest application of laser welding is in __________ welding. A. B. C. D. microspot under water precious metals heavy structure

Answer & Explanation

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Which of the following is a neutral flux used in the pyrometallurgy of metal extraction? A. B. C. D. Quartz Flourspar Dolomite Manganese ore

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9.

The critical pressure at which the latent heat of vaporisation of steam becomes zero is __________ Kg/cm2 . A. C. 273.15 100.03 B. D. 225.65 373.15

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. Value of a material is usually considered as a relationship between A. B. C. D. cost and profit. utility and appearance. utility and cost. reliability and utility.

Answer & Explanation

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11. Which of the following is not an ore of zinc? A. Cerrusite B. Franklinite

C.

Calamine

D.

Troosite

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 12. Pressure gauges are never connected directly to the live steam line; rather a loop or syphon is interposed as close as possible to the pressure gauge. This is done to A. avoid the overheating of the tubes & bellows which operate them to minimise error and damage. form a seal of water by steam condensate to fill the tube or bellows at the pressure being measured. both 'a' & 'b'. avoid the static head error introduced by steam entry.

B.

C. D.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 13. Phosphorous is added to copper melt to A. B. C. D. remove hydrogen. deoxidise the metal. improve fluidity. reduce shrinkage.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 14. Which of the following is not a suitable solid lubricant ? A. B. C. D. Talc Molybdenum disulphide Graphite None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 15. On an average __________ fast neutrons are produced by nuclear fission of each atom of uranium-235. A. C. 1 3.5 B. D. 2.5 5

Answer & Explanation

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16. Castability of aluminium is increased by the addition of __________ in it. A. silicon B. manganese

C.

bismuth

D.

lead

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 17. Addition of __________ to steel can not impart it high strength at elevated temperature. A. C. nickel silicon B. D. magnesium manganese

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. Hard magnetic materials have high A. B. C. D. coercive force. residual magnetic induction. both 'a' & 'b'. neither 'a' nor 'b'.

Answer & Explanation

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19. The difference in the properties of a substance in three states of matter depends upon the A. B. C. D. binding energy of atoms. difference in molecular shape. difference in intermolecular forces. none of these.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 20. Ignition of fuel in a diesel engine is by A. B. C. D. spark hot compressed air fuel injection none of these

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21. What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m2. K ? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.K respectively. A. C. 2 10 B. D. 5 20

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 22. Which set of materials is used as a moderator in nuclear reactor ? A. B. C. D. Zircalloy & berrylium. Zircalloy & heavy water. Zirconium & berrylium. Heavy water & berrelium.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 23. Malleabilisation heat treatment is performed on A. B. C. D. cast steel grey cast iron white cast iron spheroidal graphite cast iron

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 24. For hardening high alloy steel, it is to be heated slowly and uniformly to avoid A. B. C. D. local hardening scale formation segregation warpage

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 25. Disposable patterns are made of A. C. metal rubber B. D. polystyrene wood

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. 26. The type of water filter normally employed/ preferred for treating small quantities of water in railway stations and individual industries is the __________ filter. A. B. C. D. rapid sand pressure gravity slow sand.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 27. The radioactive isotope of hydrogen is A. B. C. D. deuterium tritium protium none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 28. Refrigerative cooling employed during long distance transportation of food stuffs is normally done by A. B. C. D. ice liquid nitrogen liquid oxygen vacuum evaporation

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 29. Internal cracks in drawn bars are due to A. B. C. D. secondary tensile stresses. temperature gradient in the work piece. heated dies and grips. internal compressive residual stress.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 30. Yield strength of a polycrystalline metal with an average grain size, d, is proportional to A. C. d1/2 d B. D. d-1/2 d-1

Answer & Explanation

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31. A pipeline buried in soil is commonly protected from corrosion by A. B. C. anodic protection. cathodic protection. using inhibitors.

D.

using a special alloy resistant to corrosion.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 32. Circulation of liquid metal (i.e. molten sodium) in a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor is done by a/an __________ pump. A. B. C. D. electromagnetic axial flow diaphragm reciprocating

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 33. Titanium is produced by __________ of Ti Cl4. A. B. C. D. electrolytic reduction calcium reduction magnesium reduction thermal dissociation

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 34. __________ strain gauge is the most sensitive sensing element for strain measurement. A. B. C. D. photoelastic semiconductor wire resistance none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 35. A simple closed grinding circuit may consist of A. B. C. D. a ball mill and a classifier. a rod mill and a hydrocyclone. a jaw crusher and a hydrocyclone. a ball mill and a froth floatation cell.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

36. In a titration involving weak acid and strong base, the preferred indicator is

A. B. C. D.

Methyl orange Phenolphthalein Ethyl orange Fehling's solution

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 37. Solidification time of a molten metal in a casting is proportional to (where, V = volume of metal & A = its surface area ; in the casting) A. C. V/A V2/A B. D. V/A2 V2/A2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 38. Pick out the wrong statement. A. Annealing twins are not observed in pure aluminium, because it has higher strain energy. Load during cold rolling can be lowered by the application of front tension. Very fine grain structure is desirable for high temperature creep application of materials. Soft magnetic materials are those which have less area within the hysterisis loop.

B.

C.

D.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 39. Minimum diameter of the tube used for making water manometer should be __________ mm to avoid a correction for the effect of capillarity. A. C. 1 4 B. D. 2.5 6

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 40. Which of the following heat treatment processes is used for softening the hardened material ? A. B. C. D. Normalising Tempering Annealing None of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

41. During brazing, if the fluxes are entrapped, it results in the

A. B. C. D.

distortion of brazed joints. cracking of joints. presence of gas pockets. corrosion.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 42. Maximum heat dissipation occurs from a steel wire (k = 0.5 W/m. k) of 15 mm diameter exposed to air (h = 20W/m2 .k), when the insulation thickness is __________ mm. A. C. 15 10 B. D. 25 30

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 43. All modes of heat transfer i.e., conduction, convection & radiation occur in case of the A. B. C. D. condensation of steam in a partial condenser. boiler furnace. insulated pipe car raying high pressure steam. none of these.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 44. The standard instrument used for calibrating the load applied by universal testing machine is called A. B. C. D. extensometer spring balace dynamometer none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 45. The reductant used in the extraction of magnesium from calcined dolomite via Pidgeon's process is A. B. C. D. pure carbon pure silicon ferro silicon ferro manganese

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

46. With increase in pressure, the saturation temperature of steam A. B. C. D. increases rapidly first and then slowly. increases slowly first and then rapidly. first increases and then decreases. none of these.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 47. 'Sterilised zone' around a hazardous chemical industry is an area with __________ km radius around it, in which the total population/inhabitants should be less than 20000 preferably in the upwind direction. A. C. 0.5 25 B. D. 5 50

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 48. Pick out the wrong statement. Termination of polymerisation reaction occurs, if the A. B. C. D. catalyst supply is stopped. monomer supply is exhausted. impurities present in monomers interfere with the chemical reaction. two ends of a chain of molecules join.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 49. A thin, flat & square plate measuring 2 m x 2 m is freely hanging in ambient air at 25C. It is exposed to the solar radiation falling on one side of the plate at the rate of 500 W/m 2 . The plate temperature will remain constant at 30C, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient is __________ W/m2 C. A. C. 50 150 B. D. 100 200

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 50. The maximum value, which the residual stress in a material can reach is the __________ of the material. A. B. C. D. elastic limit plastic limit yield stress breaking stress

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.