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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'

Correct Answer :

D. Both 'b' & 'c'


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Highest cutting speed is achieved by the __________ tool material.

A. High speed steel

B. Carbide

C. Cast alloy

D. Plain carbon steel

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. For a pressure vessel to be classified as 'thin vessel', the ratio of wall thickness to mean radius is less than 0.1

B. For calculating forces and efficiency of riveted joint, either rivet diameter or rivet hole diameter is used in case of pressure vessel and in structural work

C. Longitudinal joint is normally made butt joint to maintain the circularity of the vessel

D. Maximum diameter of the opening provided in a pressure vessel, which does not require any compensation is 200 mm

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Laser welding is widely employed in the __________ industries.

A. Electronic

B. Structural

C. Process

D. Heavy

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Cobalt - 60 is used as a source of __________ in medical therapy & industrial radiography.

A. X-rays

B. γ-rays

C. α-rays

D. β-rays

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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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Hydro-cyclone is a

A. Crusher

B. wet classifier

C. Dry classifier

D. Magnetic separator

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Hot & cold working of material causes its __________ deformation.

A. Visco-elastic

B. Isotropic

C. Elastic

D. Plastic

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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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Pick out the correct combination about the role of various additives used in polymers.

A. Plasticiser: increases the polymer strength

B. Heat stabiliser: increases the maximum service temperature

C. Fillers: Does not affect the property of polymer but increases its weight

D. Lubricants: increases the flexibility of polymers

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Which of the following is prone to cup and cone fracture?

A. Cast iron

B. Soft brass

C. Round specimen of ductile metal

D. Flat tensile specimen of ductile metal

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The most commonly used moderator in nuclear power plants is

A. Graphite

B. Light water

C. Heavy water

D. Beryllium

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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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Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is

A. Watt/m

B. Joule/

C. Newton/

D. Joule/m

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The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress in compression and vice versa; is termed as the

A. Work hardening

B. Bauschinger effect

C. Creeping effect

D. Stress recovery effect

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Corona discharge is related to the operation of a/an

A. Induction motor

B. Electrostatic precipitator

C. Fast breeder reactor

D. Magneto hydrodynamic generator (MHD)

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Electrolytic reduction cell used for conversion of calcined Al2O3 to Al is a carbon lined furnace operating at 800-900 °C. The purpose of electric current supplied to the furnace is to

A. Achieve very high purity of aluminium (99.9%)

B. Keep the electrolyte in liquid condition by the generation of heat

C. Electrolytically dissociate alumina

D. Both (B) & (C)

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Optical activity is a/an __________ property.

A. Additive

B. Constitutive

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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The minimum temperature to which the water can be cooled in a cooling tower is the __________ temperature of air.

A. Ambient

B. Dry bulb

C. Dew point

D. Wet bulb

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Yield strength of a polycrystalline metal with an average grain size d, is proportional to

A. d1/2

B. d-1/2

C. d

D. d-1

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The 'transition temperature' for ductile to brittle behaviour of steel increases with increase in the __________ content in steel.

A. Carbon

B. Manganese

C. Both 'a' nor 'b'

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of

A. 23

B. 23/2

C. 25/2

D. 21/3

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Silicon percentage in silicon steel used for electrical equipments is about

A. 1

B. 4.0

C. 8

D. 14

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Alloying elements present in Haynes stellite, which has superior performance than high speed steel, are:

A. Nickel, cobalt & chromium

B. Tungsten, chromium & cobalt

C. Manganese, chromium & cobalt

D. Tungsten, molybdenum & nickel

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Consumable electrodes are used in the __________ welding.

A. Gas

B. Arc

C. Thermit

D. Resistance

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Hot extrusion process is not used for making

A. Cast iron pipe for domestic water supply

B. Aluminium curtain rods

C. Stainless steel tubes used in furnitures

D. Any of these

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Percentage of differential pressure lost in a Venturimeter with a tapering of 15° may be about

A. 1

B. 10

C. 25

D. 50

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Most of the phosphorous present in the blast furnace burden enters into

A. Hot metal

B. Flue gases

C. Slag

D. Refractory lining

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A material being tested for endurance strength is subjected to the __________ load.

A. Impact

B. Completely reversed

C. Dynamic

D. Static & dynamic

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A dense structure of grinding wheel is not used for the

A. Ductile material

B. Hard materials

C. Brittle materials

D. Finishing cuts

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An atom bomb works on the principle of

A. Nuclear fission

B. Nuclear fusion

C. Both the nuclear fission & fusion

D. Ionisation