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Brass parts with high residual tensile stress at the surface are susceptible to season cracking (i.e. spontaneous cracking occuring on exposure to atmospheric corrosion), if its zinc percentage is more than

A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 35

Correct Answer :

C. 20


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A psychrometer does not measure the __________ temperature of moist air.

A. Dew point

B. Dry bulb

C. Wet bulb

D. None of these

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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity)

A. 1/k

B. k

C. k2

D. 1/k2

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Stresses encountered in the metal forming processes are less than the __________ of the material.

A. Fracture strength

B. Yield strength

C. Elastic limit

D. Limit of proportionality

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Out of the following, the most malleable material is

A. Copper

B. Aluminium

C. Wrought iron

D. Lead

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An approximately __________ process exemplifies the flow of a gas through a very long pipe of uniform cross-section.

A. Adiabatic

B. Isothermal

C. Isentropic

D. Isochoric

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For a first order chemical reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases __________ with time.

A. Linearly

B. Exponentially

C. Logarithmically

D. Inversely

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Sacrificial anode method is used in the protection of pipelines which are buried underground. Sacrificial anode

A. Occurs higher in the electro-chemical series of metals

B. Is exemplified by magnesium plate

C. Is much cheaper than the cathodic base material to be guarded against corrosion

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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Joule-Thomson co-efficient is the ratio of

A. Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic compression of a gas

B. Pressure change to temperature change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas

C. Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic compression of a gas

D. Temperature change to pressure change occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas

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Boiler tube size is specified by its thickness and __________ diameter.

A. Outside

B. Inside

C. Mean

D. None of these

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The heat released by cooling one mole of copper from 400 K to room temperature (300 K) is (assume : Cp of copper is 23 J K-1mole-1)

A. 2300 J

B. 4600 J

C. 230 J

D. 2.3 × 106 J

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Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy is facilitated by the

A. Fuel cells

B. Photo voltaic cell

C. Magneto hydrodynamic generator

D. None of these

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Which of the following is not a dielectric material?

A. Cotton, silk and paper

B. Asbestos, glass, porcelain and mica

C. Rubber and polymeric resins

D. All refractory materials

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Lead pencil contains

A. Graphite

B. Lead sulphide

C. Lead

D. Both (B) & (C)

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Specific gravity of a metal, which weighs 5 kg in air and 4 kg when submerged in water, will be

A. 5

B. 1.25

C. 2.5

D. 3.75

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At 100% relative humidity, the dew point temperature of moist air is

A. Less than the wet bulb temperature

B. More than the wet bulb temperature

C. Equal to the wet bulb temperature

D. Equal to the ambient temperature

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Which of the following has the highest value of refractive index?

A. Brine (sea water)

B. Diamond

C. Distilled water

D. Glass

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Which of the following is an acidic constituent of B.F. slag?

A.

B. FeO

C. MgO

D. CaO

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Addition of __________ to steel does not impart hardness.

A. Nickel

B. Copper

C. Chromium

D. Silicon

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The maximum thickness of the metal which can be welded using ultrasonic welding is __________ mm.

A. 0.5

B. 3

C. 10

D. 25

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Heat transfer by __________ is almost absent in case of fluidised bed drying operation.

A. Radiation

B. Conduction

C. Convection

D. Both (B) & (C)

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The minimum and the maximum number of members required to form a Private Limited Joint Stock Company are respectively

A. 7 and 30

B. 10 and 50

C. 2 and 50

D. 13 and 55

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Joining of thin foils is preferred to be done by

A. Gamma rays

B. X-rays

C. Microwaves

D. Gas welding

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The delivery pressure of boiler feed water pump compared to the boiler steam pressure is

A. Same

B. Slightly less

C. Slightly more

D. Much more

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Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength steel weld can take place because of the

A. Retained austenite

B. Martensite formation

C. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal

D. Sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc

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Carbon is present in the form of __________ in grey cast iron.

A. Spheroids

B. Nodular aggregates of graphite

C. Flakes

D. Cementite

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In case of water (Prandtl number ≈ 6) flowing over a flat plate heated over the entire length, the thermal boundary layer thickness as compared to hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness is

A. Less

B. More

C. Equal

D. Unpredictable

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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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Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a

A. Steel plant

B. Textile factory

C. Petroleum refinery

D. Coke oven battery

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Basic open hearth furnace (BOF) is not used for producing __________ steel.

A. Killed

B. Rimming

C. High alloy

D. None of these

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Transformation range for ferrous material is the temperature interval during which __________ is formed during its heating.

A. Cementite

B. Austenite

C. Martensite

D. Pearlite