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A riveted joint in which the number otrivets decrease from innermost to outer most rows is called

A. Chain riveted joint

B. Diamond riveted joint

C. Crisscross riveted joint

D. Zigzag riveted joint

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B. Diamond riveted joint


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The capacity of a strained body for doing work on the removal of the straining force, is called

A. Strain energy

B. Resilience

C. Proof resilience

D. Impact energy

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The following cycle is used for air craft refrigeration

A. Brayton cycle

B. Joule cycle

C. Carnot cycle

D. Reversed Brayton cycle

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A masonry dam may fail due to

A. Tension in the masonry of the dam and its base

B. Overturning of the dam

C. Crushing of masonry at the base of the dam

D. Any one of the above

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Which of the following is correct?

A. Gauge pressure = Absolute pressure + Atmospheric pressure

B. Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure + Atmospheric pressure

C. Absolute pressure = Gauge pressure - Atmospheric pressure

D. Atmospheric pressure = Absolute pressure + Gauge pressure

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The pressure exerted by an ideal gas is ________ of the kinetic energy of all the molecules contained in a unit volume of gas.

A. One-half

B. One-third

C. Two-third

D. Three-fourth

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The value of modulus of elasticity for mild steel is of the order of

A. 2.1 × 10⁵ kg/cm²

B. 2.1 × 10⁶ kg/cm²

C. 2.1 × 10⁷ kg/cm²

D. 0.1 × 10⁶ kg/cm²

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One kg of carbon requires 4/3 kg of oxygen and produces __________ kg of carbon monoxide gas.

A. 8/3

B. 11/3

C. 11/7

D. 7/3

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Which of the following statement is correct according to Clausis statement of second law of thermodynamics?

A. It is possible to transfer heat from a body at a lower temperature to a body at a higher temperature.

B. It is impossible to transfer heat from a body at a lower temperature to a body at a higher temperature, without the aid of an external source.

C. It is possible to transfer heat from a body at a lower temperature to a body at a higher temperature by using refrigeration cycle.

D. None of the above

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One Joule (J) is equal to

A. 1 N-m

B. 1 kN-m

C. 10 N-m/s

D. 10 kN-m/s

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The fuel mostly used in cement industry and in metallurgical processes is

A. Wood charcoal

B. Bituminous coke

C. Pulverised coal

D. Coke

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A column is said to be a short column, when

A. Its length is very small

B. Its cross-sectional area is small

C. The ratio of its length to the least radius of gyration is less than 80

D. The ratio of its length to the least radius of gyration is more than 80

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When a beam is subjected to a bending moment, the strain in a layer is __________ the distance from the neutral axis.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. Independent of

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In a belt drive, the pulley diameter is doubled, the belt tension and pulley width remaining same. The changes required in key will be

A. Increase key length

B. Increase key depth

C. Increase key width

D. Double all the dimensions

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When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel, the process is known as __________ of fuel.

A. Atomisation

B. Carbonisation

C. Combustion

D. None of these

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When both ends of a column are fixed, the effective length is

A. Its own length

B. Twice its length

C. Half its length

D. 1/√2 × its length

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The fuel mostly used in blast furnace for extracting pig iron from iron ores is

A. Hard coke

B. Soft coke

C. Pulverised coal

D. Bituminous coal

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For a beam, as shown in the below figure, the deflection at C is (where E = Young's modulus for the beam material, and I = Moment of inertia of the beam section.

A. Wl3/48 EI

B. Wa²b²/3EIl

C. [Wa/(a√3) x EIl] x (l² - a²)3/2

D. 5Wl3/384 EI

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The reading of the pressure gauge fitted on a vessel is 25 bar. The atmospheric pressure is 1.03 bar and the value of 'g' is 9.81 m/s2. The absolute pressure in the vessel is

A. 23.97 bar

B. 25 bar

C. 26.03 bar

D. 34.81 bar

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In a tensile test, near the elastic limit zone, the

A. Tensile strain increases more quickly

B. Tensile strain decreases more quickly

C. Tensile strain increases in proportion to the stress

D. Tensile strain decreases in proportion to the stress

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One kg of carbon produces __________ kg of carbon dioxide.

A. 3/7

B. 7/3

C. 11/3

D. 3/11

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According to Avogadro's law, the density of any two gases is __________ their molecular masses, if the gases are at the same temperature and pressure.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. None of these

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Stirling and Ericsson cycles are

A. Reversible cycles

B. Irreversible cycles

C. Semi-reversible cycles

D. Adiabatic irreversible cycles

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The neutral axis of a transverse section of a beam passes through the centre of gravity of the section and is

A. In the vertical plane

B. In the horizontal plane

C. In the same plane in which the beam bends

D. At right angle to the plane in which the beam bends

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A boiler shell 200 cm diameter and plate thickness 1.5 cm is subjected to internal pressure of 1.5 MN/m, and then the hoop stress will be

A. 30 MN/m²

B. 50 MN/m²

C. 100 MN/m²

D. 200 MN/m²

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The increase in entropy is obtained from a given quantity of heat at a low temperature.

B. The change in entropy may be regarded as a measure of the rate of the availability or unavailability of heat for transformation into work.

C. The entropy represents the maximum amount of work obtainable per degree drop in temperature.

D. All of the above

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The calorific value of gaseous fuel is expressed in

A. kJ

B. kJ/kg

C. kJ/m2

D. kJ/m3

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In the below figure, the stress corresponding to point D is

A. Yield point stress

B. Breaking stress

C. Ultimate stress

D. Elastic limit

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The atomic mass of sulphur is

A. 12

B. 14

C. 16

D. 32

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A composite bar made up of steel and copper bars of equal lengths are heated through 100°C. The stresses developed shall be

A. Tensile in both the material

B. Tensile in steel and compressive in copper

C. Compressive in steel and tensile in copper

D. Compressive in both the materials

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Modular ratio of two materials is the ratio of

A. Strains

B. Stress and strain

C. Shear stress and shear strain

D. Moduli and elasticity