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Blast furnace slag is mainly molten

A. Sand

B. Magnesium silicate

C. Calcium silicate

D. Iron pyrite

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C. Calcium silicate


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Preheating before welding is done to

A. Make the plate softer

B. Burn oil & grease sticking to plate surfaces

C. Avoid plate distortion

D. Prevent cold cracks

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In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes are used, because it

A. Has higher current carrying capacity

B. Has better electron emissivity

C. Is stronger than ordinary tungsten

D. Is easy to prepare

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Fire refining process is employed in case of

A. Tin

B. Copper

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Materials exhibiting high elasticity obey Hooke's law

B. The elastic behaviour of rubber under compression is the same as its behaviour under tension

C. The damping capacity of a material is due to its plastic deformation

D. The stress required to cause plastic flow in polycrystalline material is higher as compared to monocrystalline materials due to the presence of grains of different orientations

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Which of the following is not a characteristic observed in material failure by fatigue fracture?

A. Plastic deformation of material does not occur

B. Initiation of crack from below the surface does not occur

C. Initiation of crack occurs on the surface of the machine part

D. Presence of both rough & smooth zone with conchoidal markings in smooth zone of the surface

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. The X-rays cannot be deflected by electric field unlike cathode rays

B. The intensity of X-rays can be measured by ionisation current produced due to the ionisation of gas by X-rays

C. The quality of X-rays can be controlled by varying the anode-cathode voltage

D. Crystal structure of a material can be studied by an electron microscope

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__________ glass is used in the mercury in glass thermometer meant for measuring a temperature of 500°C.

A. Borosilicate

B. High silica

C. Supermax

D. Lead

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Consider an ideal solution of components A and B. The entropy of mixing per mole of an alloy containing 50% B is

A. R ln 2

B. -R ln 2

C. 3 R ln 2

D. -3R ln 2

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A steam carrying pipeline is insulated with two layers of insulating materials with the inferior insulation material forming the inner part. If the two insulating layers are interchanged, the heat conducted will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain unaffected

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the thickness of each layer

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Dryness factor of steam is defined as the ratio of the mass of vapor in the mixture to the mass of the mixture. Dryness factor of steam is measured by a __________ calorimeter.

A. Bomb

B. Throttling

C. Junker's

D. Boy's

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For separating small pieces of metal from engine oil of a car, the best separating technique is the

A. Chromatography

B. Evaporation

C. Filtration

D. Fractional distillation

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Spark plug is provided in a/an

A. Engine having carburettor

B. Diesel engine

C. Compression ignition engine

D. Both (B) & (C)

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Heat transfer to the water wall in a high pressure water wall type boiler furnace is mainly by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Both 'a' & 'b'

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__________ test determines the yield strength, Young's modulus of elasticity, percentage reduction in area & percentage elongation of a material.

A. Tensile

B. Fatigue

C. Impact

D. None of these

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In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true?

A. Speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed

B. Redundant work is a function of the die angle

C. Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present

D. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion

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The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are

A. Free electrons

B. Ions

C. Conduction electrons

D. Holes

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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. 2

B. 8

C. 10

D. 40

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Which of the following is not a ferromagnetic material?

A. Nickel

B. Cobalt

C. Aluminium

D. Iron

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Austempering process results in the formation of __________ structure.

A. Martensitic

B. Bainitic

C. Carburised

D. Stressed

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Pearlite comprises of

A. 87% cementite & 13% Fe

B. 87% ferrite & 13% cementite

C. 93.33% ferrite & 6.67% C

D. 87% ferrite & 13% C

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__________ joint is mostly used for joining pipes carrying water at low pressure.

A. Nipple

B. Socket

C. Union

D. Bell and spigot

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A cylindrical rod subjected to a tensile strain within the elastic limit undergoes a volume change. If the volume strain is equal to half the tensile strain, then the Poisson's ratio of the rod is

A. 0

B. 0.33

C. 0.44

D. 0.25

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In a forced draft cooling tower, water is cooled from 95 to 80°F by exposure to air with a wet bulb temperature of 70°F. In this case, the

A. Range is 15°F

B. Approach is 10°F

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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CANDU type nuclear reactor using natural uranium as fuel is the extensively used nuclear reactor because of the fact that the

A. Specific fuel consumption is very low due to the use of heavy water

B. Fuel cost is much lower than that used in pressurised water or boiling water reactor

C. Heavy water is used both as coolant as well as moderator

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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The boiling & freezing points on a newly defined temperature scale in degree 'D' are 400°D & 100°D respectively. The temperature reading corresponding to 60°C on this new temperature scale will be equal to __________ °D.

A. 140

B. 180

C. 240

D. 280

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__________ is the hardest material out of the following.

A. Boron carbide

B. Tungsten carbide

C. Hardened steel

D. Silicon carbide

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Addition of __________ to steel does not help in improving its machinability.

A. Sulphur

B. Silicon

C. Lead

D. Phosphorous

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Which of the following is resistant to the action of both heat & chemicals?

A. Borosilicate glass

B. Silica glass

C. Soda lime glass

D. None of these

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Elimination of brittleness resulting from welding of saw blades is done by __________ of the welded portion.

A. Annealing

B. Toughening

C. Work hardening

D. Tempering

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Stainless steel is welded with difficulty because of

A. Its high melting temperature

B. Chances of cracking

C. Oxide film formation

D. Chromium carbide formation