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Ganister contains maximum percentage of

A. FeO

B. SiO2

C. MgO

D. MnO2

Correct Answer :

B. SiO2


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A reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does not occur in the

A. Convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and cleaning the heating surface

B. Conduction heat transfer by reduction in the material thickness and increase in the thermal conductivity

C. Radiation heat transfer by increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity

D. None of these

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Which of the following is not a charge material for cupola?

A. Limestone

B. Iron scrap

C. Iron ore

D. Pig iron

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. A soft magnetic material should have high permeability and small area of hysteresis loop

B. Poisson's ratio of high melting point metals is more than unity

C. Solders generally melt at less than 185°C

D. Steel produced by B.O.F process is ideally suited for manufacturing flat product

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Silicon crystal can be converted to p-type semiconductor by doping with

A. Phosphorous

B. Nitrogen

C. Carbon

D. Boron

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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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In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with oxygen, because it is

A. Easily available

B. Not soluble in blood at high pressure

C. Lighter than nitrogen

D. Completely miscible with oxygen

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If a solid is compressed adiabatically in its elastic range, its __________ remains constant

A. Internal energy

B. Enthalpy

C. Entropy

D. Temperature

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Tesla metre per ampere (T. m/A) is the unit for the measurement of

A. Magnetic susceptibility

B. Magnetic moment

C. Permeability of free space

D. Flux density

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Which of the following materials has the maximum shrinkage allowance?

A. Brass

B. Cast iron

C. Lead

D. Aluminium alloy

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Uniform ramming of sand in green sand moulding process leads to

A. Reduced chance of gas porosity

B. Greater dimensional stability of the casting

C. Uniform flow of molten metal into the mould cavity

D. Less sand expansion type of casting defect

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A steam carrying pipeline is insulated with two layers of insulating materials with the inferior insulation material forming the inner part. If the two insulating layers are interchanged, the heat conducted will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain unaffected

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the thickness of each layer

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Biological shield in a nuclear reactor is generally provided to protect against the

A. α-rays

B. β-rays

C. Gamma rays & neutrons

D. Electrons

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Dephosphorization of molten pig iron is favoured by

A. Oxidising and basic slag

B. Reducing and basic slag

C. High activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal

D. Oxidising and neutral slag

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A 2 kg object weighs 1.8 kgf on a spring balance. The value of 'g' at that location in m/sec2 is

A. 8.82

B. 9.81

C. 10.88

D. 0.95

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Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient than the diesel cycle for the same

A. Heat addition & compression ratio

B. Heat addition & pressure

C. Compression ratio & pressure

D. Cylinder dimension & rpm

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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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The capacity of a spring to store energy is called the spring form co-efficient. Stiffness of a spring is measured by the

A. Ability to absorb shock

B. Capacity to store energy

C. Ratio of the wire & coil diameters

D. Load to produce unit deflection

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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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Limestone addition in the blast furnace is done to flux __________ present in the raw materials.

A. SiO2

B. Al2O3

C. MnO2

D. P

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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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Silicon in steel

A. Makes it usable in almost all magnetic circuits where alternating current is used

B. Increases its electrical resistivity and decreases the hysteresis loss

C. Is present upto 5% & 4% respectively when used in transformers & motor armatures

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

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For dynamic strain measurement, the Wheatstone bridge used is of __________ type.

A. Voltage sensitive null

B. Voltage sensitive deflected

C. Current sensitive deflected

D. None of these

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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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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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Which of the following is not a principal alloying element for the structural steel?

A. Molybdenum

B. Nickel

C. Manganese

D. Chromium

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__________ metal is used as a bearing liner material.

A. Pewter

B. White

C. Babbitt

D. Gun

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With increase in impurities in metals, their corrosion resistances

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease; depending on the type of metal

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The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts

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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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Galvanic corrosion cannot be prevented by

A. Cathodic protection

B. Anodic protection

C. Usage of largest possible anodic area

D. Any one of these