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For preparation of porous bearings by powder metallurgy, preferred particle shape is

A. Spherical

B. Nodular

C. Irregular

D. No preferred shape

Correct Answer :

A. Spherical


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The material used for coating the welding electrode is termed as the

A. Flux

B. Slag

C. Protective layer

D. Binder

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Which of the following materials has the poorest electrical conductivity?

A. Carbon

B. Aluminium

C. Silver

D. Stainless steel

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Use of flux during soldering is done to

A. Increase fluidity of solder by lowering its melting temperature

B. Prevent oxide formation

C. Wash away surplus solder

D. Full up the joint gap

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Laser is a device to produce

A. Gamma rays

B. Microwaves

C. A beam of white light

D. A beam of coherent light

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Window panes of aeroplanes are normally made of

A. Perspex (PMMA)

B. Teflon (PTFE)

C. Bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)

D. Polystyrene

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The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing > 0.25% carbon is subjected to is

A. Full annealing

B. Bright annealing

C. Patenting

D. None of these

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Austempering of steel requires it to be heated to 875°C followed by sudden cooling to 250-525°C, thereby changing austenite to

A. Sorbite

B. Bainite

C. Martensite

D. Troostite

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The most abundant metal present in the earth's crust is;

A. Iron

B. Copper

C. Titanium

D. Aluminium

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Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it

A. Insulator for heat & electricity transmission

B. Ferritic

C. Behave like paramagnetic materials

D. Superconductor

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Leakage in a cooking gas cylinder is detected by

A. Radio-isotopes

B. Pouring soap solution on the surface and locating the gas bubbles

C. Halide torch

D. Pungent smell of mercaptans present in the gas

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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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Milk is fat dispersed in water. It is an example of

A. Suspension

B. Emulsion

C. Gel

D. Solution

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The leaching solvent used in Baeyer's process for the purification of bauxite is

A. Ammonium hydroxide

B. Sodium carbonate

C. Sodium hydroxide

D. Ammonium carbonate

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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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__________ joint is mostly used for joining pipes carrying water at low pressure.

A. Nipple

B. Socket

C. Union

D. Bell and spigot

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__________ iron is produced by the annealing of white cast iron.

A. Malleable

B. Nodular

C. Ductile

D. Grey

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__________ is the most important element, which controls the physical properties of steel.

A. Manganese

B. Silicon

C. Carbon

D. Vanadium

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Air/fuel ratio by weight for combustion of methane with theoretical quantity of air will be about

A. 9 : 1

B. 17 : 1

C. 23 : 1

D. 29 : 1

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Temper brittleness of a material can be fairly detected by the __________ test.

A. Fatigue

B. Notched bar impact

C. Tensile

D. Hardness

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Brazing filler metal used for joining steel plates

A. Melts below the melting points of base metals

B. Melts below 300°C

C. Is copper phosphorous alloy

D. Is copper

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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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Frother is added in the froth floatation cell used in ore beneficiation to stabilise the air bubbles (i.e., froth), which will hold the ore particles, but it does not affect the floatability of minerals. Which of the following is not used as a frother?

A. Cresylic acid

B. Xanthaies

C. Pine oil

D. All 'a' 'b' & 'c'

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With increase in compression ratio, the volumetric efficiency of air compressor

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease (depends on the suction pressure)

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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

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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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Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain limited terminal velocity, because of

A. Upward thrust due to air

B. Viscous force exerted by air

C. Surface tension effects of water

D. Force of gravity

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Steam condenser tubes are made of admiralty brass, in which percentage of zinc & copper are __________ respectively.

A. 70 & 30

B. 30 & 70

C. 50 & 50

D. 90 & 10

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The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is __________ the internal pressure.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. Unpredictable; depends on the bubble size

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The elastic strain energy of a unit length of an edge dislocation as compared to that of a screw dislocation is

A. More

B. Equal

C. Less

D. Double

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Photographic plates are coated with

A. Silver nitrate

B. Silver halide

C. Calcium silicate

D. Metallic silver