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Energy of the sun arises mainly from __________ reactions.

A. Fusion

B. Fission

C. Combustion

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

A. Fusion


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A dummy activity is used in PERT network to describe the

A. Precedence relationship

B. Resource idleness

C. Resource restriction

D. Necessary time delay

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The most detrimental impurity in high pressure boiler feed water is

A. Suspended salt

B. Dissolved salt

C. Silica

D. Turbidity

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Which of the following fastening devices has its both ends threaded?

A. Bolt

B. Stud

C. Set screw

D. Split nut

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Which of the following is an ore dressing operation?

A. Classification

B. Smelting

C. Roasting

D. None of these

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Increase in the entropy of a system represents the

A. Degradation of energy

B. Decrease in system pressure

C. Increase in the availability of energy

D. Increase in the temperature

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Normalising does not __________ of a metal.

A. Improve machinability & tensile strength

B. Remove internal stresses

C. Refine the structure

D. Remove strains caused by cold working

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Venturimeter is used to measure the flow rate of fluids in pipes, when the pipe is in __________ position.

A. Horizontal

B. Vertical

C. Inclined

D. Any

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Shampoos are commercially not available in the form of

A. Powder

B. Gaseous mixture

C. Solution

D. Emulsion

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Lead is added to 60:40 brass primarily to improve

A. Machinability

B. Corrosion resistance

C. Fluidity

D. Strength

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__________ of grey cast iron produces white cast iron.

A. Tempering

B. Rapid heating

C. Rapid cooling

D. Slow cooling

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The emf of a Deniell cell Zn | Zn2+ || Cu2+ | Cu can be increased by

A. Decreasing the surface area of the electrodes

B. Increasing the concentration of zinc sulphate solution

C. Increasing the surface area of the electrodes

D. Increasing the concentration of copper sulphate solution

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Maraging steels derive their strength from the following mechanism:

A. A fine, highly dislocated and strong martensite

B. Fine dispersions of inter-metallic of Fe, Ni, Ti etc

C. Fine dispersions of alloy carbides in a ferrite matrix

D. Fine dispersions of C nucleated on dislocations in austenite

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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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With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. Increases linearly

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The temperature at which the magnetic property of iron disappears (i.e., it becomes non-magnetic) and its electrical conductivity & specific heat also changes, is called the 'Curie point', which is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 908

C. 1400

D. 1539

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Increasing sulphur content in pig iron tends to make it

A. Soft

B. Hard

C. Tough

D. Ductile & malleable

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For the Stoke's law to be valid in the case of a falling sphere in a fluid, the

A. Reynolds number (based on sphere diameter) should be < 1

B. Flow around the sphere should be in turbulent region

C. Sphere must be metallic

D. Fluid density should be constant

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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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A material in which the atoms are arranged regularly in some directions but not in others, is termed as 'mesomorphous material'; an example of which is

A. Lead

B. Glass

C. Mica

D. Silver

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The highest stress that a material can withstand for a specified length of time without excessive deformation is called the __________ strength.

A. Creep

B. Endurance

C. Fatigue

D. None of these

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Electrometallurgical methods of metal extraction is normally used for those metals

A. Whose oxide/ore is not reduced by carbon

B. Which fall in the category of alkali & alkaline earth metals

C. Which stands higher in the electrochemical series of the metal

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

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What happens, when SO2 is passed through a solution of H2S in water?

A. Precipitation of sulphur takes place

B. H2SO3 is formed

C. Oleum is formed

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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Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator operating between - 23°C and + 27°C is

A. 3

B. 5

C. 0.5

D. 1.5

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__________ temperature remains constant during adiabatic saturation process of unsaturated air.

A. Dew point

B. Dry bulb

C. Wet bulb

D. None of these

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The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the

A. Resilience

B. Toughness

C. Ductility

D. Impact strength

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Age hardening is connected with

A. Babbitt metal

B. Gun metal

C. Stainless steel

D. Duralumin

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Heat flow across a hollow sphere of inner radius 'r1' and outer radius 'r2' is directly proportional to

A. (r2 - r1)/r1. r2

B. r1. r2/(r2 - r1)

C. (r2 + r1)/r1. r2

D. r1. r2/(r2 + r1)

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__________ rubber is generally used for making 'O' rings used for vacuum sealings.

A. Natural

B. Neoprene

C. Butadiene

D. Nitrile

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Primary designation of steel is based on its

A. Hardness & tensile strength

B. Carbon content

C. Iron content

D. Alloying elements content