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Energy to be supplied to the radioactive nucleus for the emission of a neutron is __________ MeV.

A. 0.8

B. 7.8

C. 200

D. 10000

Correct Answer :

A. 0.8


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Wohler test is a destructive test to find out the __________ strength of a prepared metal specimen.

A. Creep

B. Fatigue

C. Endurance

D. Tensile

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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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__________ can replace tungsten in high speed steel.

A. Chromium

B. Vanadium

C. Cobalt

D. Molybdenum

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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 most suitable material for die casting is

A. Iron

B. Copper

C. Steel

D. Nickel

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Induced draft fans provided in large thermal power plant boilers have __________ blades.

A. Forward curved

B. Backward curved

C. Double curved

D. Radial or straight

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A solar cell converts the sunlight directly into __________ energy.

A. Thermal

B. Electrical

C. Mechanical

D. Chemical

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Which of the following has the least value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS)?

A. Medium carbon steel

B. High carbon steel

C. Cast iron

D. Wrought iron

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing to remove internal stresses

B. Annealing of steel hardens it slightly

C. Normalising of a material induces stresses

D. Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reduces hardness & brittleness

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The only suitable method for hardening the low carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the following is a case hardening process?

A. Cyaniding

B. Sherardizing

C. Spheroidising

D. None of these

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Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm. thick boiler plate will be __________ mm.

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 40

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A furnace is made of a refractory brick wall of thickness 0.5 metre and thermal conductivity 0.7 W/m.°K For the same temperature drop and heat loss, this refractory wall can be replaced by a layer of diatomaceous earth of thermal conductivity 0.14 W/m.K and thickness __________ metre.

A. 0.01

B. 0.1

C. 0.25

D. 0.5

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Hot working of lead is carried out at

A. 75°C

B. 373°K

C. 150°C

D. Room temperature

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Weldability of high carbon steel is poorer compared to low carbon steel

B. Invar is a magnetic alloy

C. Magnetic permeability of the diamagnetic material is less than one

D. Martenistic transformation never goes to completion (i.e., 100%) at room temperature

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Age hardening is connected with

A. Babbitt metal

B. Gun metal

C. Stainless steel

D. Duralumin

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Air intake for an air compressor should be preferably taken from

A. A site, where cooling towers are located nearby

B. A site, where open coal yard in located nearby

C. An air conditioned room maintained at a temperature of 18°C

D. An outside atmosphere at 10°C

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Drossing is a __________ operation.

A. Smelting

B. Dressing

C. Roasting

D. Dressing

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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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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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__________ 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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In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C & leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this case is __________ °C.

A. 20

B. 60

C. 120

D.

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Main constituent of bone ash is

A. Ammonium phosphate

B. Calcium phosphate

C. Animal charcoal

D. Ammonium sulphate

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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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Mild steel has __________ crystal lattice structure.

A. Face centred cubic (fcc)

B. Body centred cubic (bcc)

C. Orthorhombic

D. Cubic

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Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature.

A. Copper

B. Steel

C. Aluminium

D. Brass

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Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal surface after its annealing is

A. Removed by acid pickling

B. Hammered into the surface

C. Removed with coarse emery cloth

D. Left as such to protect the surface

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The underground well of a biogas plant is called the

A. Septic tank

B. Oxidation well

C. Digestor

D. Lagoon

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The materials which fracture even at small strains are termed as brittle, while those materials which exhibit an appreciable deformation before failure are termed as

A. Rigid

B. Tough

C. Ductile

D. Plastic

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Calorific value of __________ are almost same.

A. Lignite & anthracite coal

B. Lignite & coal gas

C. Petrol & diesel

D. Coal gas & natural gas

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Stellite is a __________ material.

A. Ferrous

B. Ceramic

C. Cemented carbide

D. Non-ferrous cast alloy cutting tool