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Cold chisel & hammers are made of

A. High speed steel

B. High carbon steel

C. Forged steel

D. Mild steel

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B. High carbon steel


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Damage to metal surface by mechanical action is called

A. Pitting

B. Corrosion

C. Erosion

D. None of these

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Which of the following represents the correct time-temperature curve when a block of metal is heated above room temperature & then left to cool in the room following Newton's law of cooling in which the rate of temperature drop will go on decreasing with the passage of time.

A.

B.

C.

D.

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__________ of austenite decreases the hardenability in steel.

A. Fine grains

B. Coarse grains

C. Homogeneity

D. Dissolved elements (except cobalt)

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With increase in __________ Knocking tendency in a spark ignition petrol engine decreases.

A. Supercharging

B. Wall temperature

C. Compression ratio

D. Engine speed

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Fire in fuel gas pipelines is extinguished most effectively by

A. Spraying water

B. Blanketting the area with nitrogen atmosphere

C. Fire fighting foam

D. None of these

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The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is to decrease the __________ of steam.

A. Wetness

B. Mass flow rate

C. Both 'a' & 'b'

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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Electrometallurgy is not involved in the extraction of __________ from its ore.

A. Aluminium

B. Tin

C. Lead

D. Both (B) & (C)

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Diamagnetic materials

A. Are magnetised by eddy currents only

B. Are non-magnetic and cannot be magnetised

C. Are magnetised in direction opposite to the magnetic field

D. Can be magnetised in one direction only

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The transition temperature at which all the ferromagnetic materials become paramagnetic materials is termed as the 'Curie temperature'. Its value for cobalt is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 1127

C. 1359

D. 1480

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Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the

A. Product yields and quality cannot be achieved in continuous process, because of long residence time

B. Sales demand of product is not steady

C. Same equipment cannot be used for several processes of the same nature

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

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The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2) is given by (T1 - T2)/T1. The co-efficient of performance (CO.P.) of a Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by

A. T1/(T1-T2)

B. T2/(T1-T2)

C. T1/T2

D. T2/T1

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A jig is used while __________ a hole.

A. Boring

B. Counter boring

C. Drilling

D. Enlarging

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__________ flux is used for the extraction of metal from its self fluxing ores.

A. No

B. Acid

C. Basic

D. Neutral

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Lead is poured into the joint between two __________ pipes.

A. Mild steel

B. Concrete

C. Cast iron

D. Asbestos cement

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Gross national product (GNP) means the total value of __________ in a country.

A. Goods produced

B. Gold reserve

C. Earning of the citizens

D. Taxes paid

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In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of these quantities are.

A. μ , α and θ all have units of m/s

B. μ , α and θ all have units of m2/s

C. α and θ have units of m2/s, while μ has unit of m/s

D. α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has unit of m2/s

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The diffusion co-efficient of Ni in Cu at 1000 K is 1.93 × 10-16 m2S-1 and it is 1.94 × 10-14 m2S- 1 at 1200 K. The activation energy (in k. J.mole-1) for the diffusion of Ni in Cu is

A. 130

B. 180

C. 230

D. 250

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Routing in production, planning & control is concerned with the

A. Sequence of operation to be performed

B. Progress of work performed

C. Authorisation of work to be performed

D. Balancing of load on machines

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Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the presence of __________ in it.

A. Ethyl alcohol

B. Impurities

C. Methyl alcohol

D. Carbonic acid

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When the wet steam is throttled but still remains wet at the exit of the throttle valve, then its temperature & dryness fraction respectively

A. Decreases & increases

B. Increases & increases

C. Increases & decreases

D. Decreases & decreases

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Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology has been

A. Authored by Kirk Othmer

B. Edited by Perry and Chilton

C. Edited by Kirk Othmer

D. Authored by Perry and Chilton

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Density in the solid state is slightly less than that in its liquid state, in case of

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Water

C. Mercury

D. None of these

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Brazing is the joining of metals

A. Without melting the base metal

B. With a non-ferrous filler

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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__________ has the highest melting point out of the following.

A. Tungsten

B. Zirconium

C. Molybdenum

D. Tantalum

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Factor of safety is the ratio of the __________ stress to the working stress.

A. Tensile

B. Compressive

C. Yield

D. Bearing

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Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are

A. Made of glass fibre and thermoplastic resins

B. Anisotropic

C. Made of thermosetting resin and glass fibre

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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Which of the following is not an explosive?

A. TNT

B. CMC

C. RDX

D. Lead azide

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Heat release during phase change is observed in case of a/an

A. Boiler

B. Condenser

C. Evaporator

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

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One ton of refrigeration is not equivalent to the heat removal rate of

A. 200 BTU/minute

B. 50 kcal/minute

C. 50 kJ/sec

D. 3.5 KW

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Neutrons are present in all atoms except that of

A. He

B. C

C. H

D. Ar