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1)The common ore of titanium is …….
a) Bauxite
b) chalcopyrite
c) cassiterite
d) ilmenite
Answer: d. ilmenite
2)The fastest diffusing element in iron at 11000c………….
a) Ni
b) Co
c) Cr
d) C
Answer: d. C
3) Hydrogen bonds are stronger than ………….
a) ionic bonds b)metallic bonds
c)van der waals bonds d)covalent bonds
Answer: C. Van der Waals Bonds
4)The carbide that is primarily responsible for intergranular corrosion in
austenitic stainless steel is ……..
a) Cr23C6 b)FeC c)SiC d) Mn3C
Answer: a. Cr23C6
5) Beach marks are commonly observed on the fractured surfaces of metals
after a……………
a) creep test b) fatigue test c) impact test d) compression test
Answer: b. Fatigue test
6) Alligatoring is a defect commonly observed in ………..
a) extrusion b) deep drawing c) sheet metal forming d) rolling
Answer: C. Sheet metal forming
7) In a typical scanning electron microscope image, information about
topography and atomic contrast are obtained from ……….
a) secondary and auger electron
b) primary electron and secondary electron
c) secondary electron and back-scatter electron
d) back-scatter electron and auger electron
Answer: c. Secondary electron and back-scatter electron
8) The critical radius (in nm) of nickel during solidification at 1673 k is ……..
Given Enthalpy of fusion of nickel = 2.65*109 J.m-3
Liquid-solid interfacial energy = 0.5 J.m-2
Equilibrium melting temperature of nickel = 1728 k.
Answer: r= 11.85nm
9) If the solid-solid interfacial energy is 0.87 J.m -2 and solid-liquid interfacial
energy is 0.5 J.m-2 the dihedral angle during sintering is ……..
Answer: 59.1°
10) which of the following components are produced by powder metallurgy?
a) Gas turbine blades
b) TUNGESTEN-BASED HEAVY ALLOY PENETRATORS
R) self-lubricating bearings
S) Engine block of an automobile
Answer: B and R
11) which of the following materials are protected by passivation from
corrosion?
a) Aluminium alloys b) mild steel c) stainless steel d) silver
Answer: A and C
12) The c/a ratio of Zn (hcp) is 1.856. slip at room temperature occurs most
easily on which of the following slip system in Zn:
a) {1110} <1120> b) {1100} <0002> c) {0001}<1120> d) {1011}<1123>
Answer: C
13) At equilibrium the maximum number of phases in a three-component
system at constant pressure is :
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
Answer: 4

14) A long oil pipeline made of steel is suspected to have developed a scale on
the inner surface due to corrosion. Which of the following non-destructive
techniques is the most suitable for detecting and quantifying such a defect?
a) Dye penetrant test
b) Magnetic particle inspection
c) Ultrasonic inspection
d) Acoustic emission
Answer: C
15) A steel is plastically worked in the temperature range below the nose of
the TTT curve and Above Ms, followed bu quenching to produce fine
martensite. What is this process called?
a) Martempering
b) Ausforming
c) Inter-critical forming
d) Normalising
Answer: B.
16) In a powder diffraction experiment on BCC iron, the first peak occurs at
2θ=68.70 . The wavelength of X-rays is……..
Take, the lattice parameter of iron = 0.287nm
Answer: 0.229nm
17) The chemical formula of Wustite is
a) FeS2
b)Fe2O3
c) Fe3O4
d)FeO
Answer: D.
18) Creep resistance decrease due to
a) Small grain size
b) Fine dispersoid size
c) Low stacking fault energy
d) High melting point
Answer: A
19) Railway tracks are typically manufactured using
a) Forging
b) Extrusion
c) Deep drawing
d) Rolling
Answer: D.
20) Aluminium powder having an apparent density of 810 kg/m3 is compacted
in a cylindrical die at 600 Mpa. The density of the as-pressed aluminium
compact is 1755 kg/m3. If the height of the as-pressed compact is 12 mm, the
fill height (in mm ) required is …..

Answer: 26mm

21) Based on the standard galvanic series, select the correct sequence of metals
in the increasing order of anodic behaviour.
a) Zn, Fe, Fe, Cu
b) Pt, Zn, Cu, Fe
c) Fe, Pt, Cu, Zn
d) Pt, Cu, Fe, Zn
Answer: D
22) In a conventional unit cell of a crystal, a=b≠c and α=β=γ=900. The crystal
belongs to which of the following systems?
a) Cubic
b) Tetragonal
c) Orthorhombic
d) Triclinic
Answer: B

23) Which of the following metal working operations can be categorized as an

indirect compression process?
a) Forging
b) Wire drawing
c) Extrusion
d) Stretch forming
Answer: C
24) Which of the following is a typical rolling defect?
a) Buckling
b) Edge cracking
c) Cold shut
d) Porosity
Answer: B

25) Which of the following is not a solid state metal joining technique?
a) Ultrasonic welding
b) Friction welding
c) Diffusion bonding
d) Electroslag welding
Answer: D.

26) Which one of the following microstructures of a Ni-Base superalloy imparts

the highest creep resistance?
a) Fine grained equiaxed
b) coarse grained equiaxed
c) columnar
d) Single crystal
Answer: D
27) Which one of the following metal forming process is the earing defect
associated with?
a) Deep drawing
b) Rolling
c) Forging
d) Wire drawing
Answer: A.
28) Which one of the following refers to the ability of a material to absorb
energy when deformed elastically?
a) Toughness
b) Fracture toughness
c) Resilence
d) Hardness
Answer: C.

29) Which of the following minerals is a source of titanium?

a) Haematite
b) Magnetite
c) llmenite
d) Pyrolusite
Answer: C
30) Which one of the following techniques does not require quenching to
obtain final case hardness?
a) Flame hardening
b) Induction hardening
c) Nitriding
d) Carburizing
Answer: C
31) Which one of the following elements is an austenite stabilizer?
a) Nitrogen
b) Molybdenum
c) Vanadium
d) Tungsten
Answer: A.
32) A 0.2 wt% plain carbon steel sheet is heated and equilibrated in the inter-
critical region followed by instant water quenching. The microstructure of the
quenched steel sheet consists of
a) Fully martensite
b) Proeutectoid ferrite + martensite
c) martensite + pearlite
d) martensite + austenite
Answer: B.
33)Which one of the following does not improve fatigue life of a steel
component?
a) Nitriding
b) Decarburization
c) Improving surface finish
d) Shot-peening
Answer: B.
34) Which one of the following can give information about the corrosion rate?
a) Pourbaix diagram
b) Polarization technique
c) EMF series
d) Galvanic series
Answer: B.
35) Which one is not an agglomeration process?
a) Nodulizing
b) Briquetting
c) Roasting
d) Pelletizing
Answer: C
36) When a zinc metal rod is immersed in dilute hydrochloric acid, it results in
a) evolution of hydrogen
b) evolution of chlorine
c) evolution of oxygen
d) no evolution of any gas
Answer: A
37) Copper can be reduced from acidic copper sulphate solution by
a) silver
b) iron
c) Carbon
d) lead
Answer: B.
38) During the solidifaction of a pure metal, it was found that dendrites are
formed. Assuming that the liquid-sol;id interface is at the melting temperature,
the temperature from the interface into the liquid
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains constant
d) increases and then decreases
Answer: A.
39) Regarding recrystallization which one of the following statements is not
correct?
a) Higher the amount of cold work, lower is the recrystallization temperature
b) Higher the recovery, higher is the recrystallization temperature
c) Higher the temperature of cold work. Higher is the recrystallization
temperature
d) Finer the initial grain size, higher is the recrystallization temperature
Answer: D.
40) Tungsten filament used in electric bulb is processed by
a) extrusion
b) wire drawing
c) casting
d) powder metallurgy
Answer: B
41) Radiography technique of detecting defects is based on the principle of
a) diffraction
b) reflection
c) interface
d) absorption
Answer: D
42) In a brazing process the liquid metal fills the gap by which one of the
following means?
a) Capilary infiltration
b) Gravity infiltration
c) Pressure infiltration
d) Vaccum infiltration
Answer: A.
43) The nature of submerged arc welding flux with basic index of 0.5 is
a) neutral
b) basic
c) semi-basic
d) acidic
Answer: D
44) Which one of the following carbon equivalent is steel is considered good
for weldability?
a) 1
b) 0.8
c) 0.6
d) 0.4
Answer: D.
45) Which of the following is not a solid state welding process.
a) Friction stir welding
b) Ultrasonic welding
c) explosive welding
d) flux cored arc welding
Answer: C.
46) Which of the following is a suitable method to remove hydrogen from
molten aluminium?
a) Explosive flowing melt to vacuum
b) Bubble humidified argon gas through melt
c) Increase melt temperature
d) Cover melt surface with a flux
Answer:
47) Flux in welding process acts as
a) catalyst
b) proctective agent
c) filter
d) heat generator
Answer: B
48) In a sound casting, the last liquid to solidify is in the
a) runner
b) riser
c) gate
d) vent
Answer: B.

49) X-ray radiography is used to determine the

a) soundness of casting
b) Chemical composition
c) crystal structure
d) phases present
Answer: D
50) A typical cooling rate for metal substrate powder atomization is of the
order of
a) 10 k/s
b) 1 k/s
c) 10000 k/s
d) 1000 k/s
Answer:
51) In foundry practice, the fluidity of an alloy does not increase with
increasing
a) superheat
b) channel size
c) flow velocity
d) heat transfer coefficient
Answer: B
52) Patenting process is a
a) wire drawing process
b) heat treatment for drawn wires
c) coating process for wires
d) deep drawing process
Answer: A.

53) Transport mechanism that do not contribute to densification during

sintering are
a) Surface diffusion
b) Grain boundary diffusion
c) Bulk diffusion
d) Viscous flow
Answer: A
54) The defects that are not observed in extruded products are
a) Chevron cracking
b) Fold
c) piping
d) Surface cracking
Amswer: B
55) Oil impregnated bronze bearings are manufactured using
a) Pressure die casting
b) Centrifugal casting
c) Solid state sintering
d) Liquid phase sintering
Answer: B
56) In the powder metallurgy processing, the objective of pressing before
sintering is to
a) Squeeze out the moisture around the powder particles
b) further refine the grain size
c) break up the oxides around the particles
d) compacting the powder particles into mechanical and atomic closeness
Answer: D

57) Cemented carbide cutting tools are

a) made by casting
b) made by Fe
c) made by cobalt
d) made by liquid phase sintering
Answer: D
58) For obtaining 100% theoretical density, which of the following compaction
process is used in powder metallurgy?
a) Double ended compaction
b) Hot isostatic pressing
c) Cold isostatic pressing
d) Powder extrusion
Amswer: B