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Hot working of lead is carried out at

A. 75°C

B. 373°K

C. 150°C

D. Room temperature

Correct Answer :

B. 373°K


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__________ has a negative co-efficient of linear expansion.

A. Iron

B. Copper

C. Rubber

D. Nickel

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A. Uranium - 233 : Fertile material

B. Binding energy : Mass defect

C. Scattering: Absorption cross-section

D. Number of nucleons : Mass number

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Which of the following can be manufactured using powder metallurgy techniques?

A. Brake linings

B. Bearings

C. Carbide tool tips

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

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The unit of gc is

A. lbm/lbf. ft/sec2

B. lbf/lbm. ft/sec2

C. ft/sec2

D. lbm/lbf. sec2/ft

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The substance used as a smoke screen in warfare is

A. C2H2

B. SiCl4

C. P2O5

D. PCl5

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The most important function of a washer is to provide bearing area and washers are normally specified by their hole diameters. The diameter of washer as compared to the nut is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More but less than the diameter of bolt

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Thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine is around __________ percent.

A. 8

B. 35

C. 65

D. 80

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Alcohols are not suitable as diesel engine fuel because the cetane number of alcohols is

A. Very low which prevents their ignition by compression

B. Very high which prevents their ignition by compression

C. Zero

D. None of these

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Which of the following is an unconventional source of energy?

A. Thermal power

B. Hydroelectric power

C. Nuclear-fusion power

D. Solar power

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Enzymes belong to the category of

A. Proteins

B. Carbohydrates

C. Vitamins

D. Fats

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__________ circuit is most commonly used to measure strain with the help of a strain gauge.

A. Ballast

B. Voltage balancing potentiometric

C. Simple current sensitive

D. None of these

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Cold cracking of a weld is due to the presence of hydrogen gas in the weld

B. True stress is given by, σ = σE (1 + εE), where σE and εE are engineering stress and engineering strain respectively

C. Phosphorous can be easily recovered in the iron blast furnace

D. High residual stress at the surface is beneficial for fatigue properties of a material

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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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Which of the following metals reacts violently with water?

A. Mercury

B. Sodium

C. Calcium

D. Magnesium

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Blow off cock is provided in steam boiler to

A. Guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise in steam pressure

B. Drain out water and sludge during its repair

C. Regulate the supply of water in boiler

D. Put out the fire in the furnace when the water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit

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Specific __________ is a dimensionless quantity.

A. Heat

B. Humidity

C. Weight

D. None of these

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If Reynolds number is greater than 1, then the

A. Viscous force is larger than the inertia force

B. Inertia force is larger than the viscous force

C. Inertia force is larger than the surface tension force

D. Inertia force is larger than the gravitational force

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In case of compression of one kg of air, the work done will be the least, when the value of polytropic index 'n' is

A. 1

B. 1.4

C. 1.5

D. Y = Cp/Cv

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Depreciation of machines fails under the indirect expenses head. As per income tax regulations, it is calculated by the __________ method.

A. Diminishing balance

B. Sinking fund

C. Multiple straight line

D. Sum of the years digit

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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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Nickel and __________ are the alloying element added in steel to increase its toughness.

A. Molybdenum

B. Chromium

C. Vanadium

D. Silicon

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Desalination of water

A. Makes it potable

B. Makes it non-potable

C. Means distillation of water

D. None of these

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Between 230 and 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the

A. Immobility of dislocation

B. Strain-ageing

C. Increase in Young's modulus

D. Strain hardening

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Normalising of an object does not

A. Refine coarse grain structure obtained during hot working

B. Improve ductility

C. Improve yield strength

D. Improve mechanical properties

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Square steel key is normally strong in failure by shear & crushing. Keys are normally made of __________ steel bars.

A. Hot rolled mild

B. Cold rolled mild

C. Forged

D. Machinable stainless

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While the bin cards are used in the effective stores management, the queuing theory is associated with the __________ time.

A. Waiting

B. Idle

C. Inspection

D. Tool replacement

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Gas turbine normally employs a constant __________ cycle.

A. Pressure

B. Temperature

C. Volume

D. None of these

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Gantt charts are used for streamlining the

A. Inventory control

B. Production schedule

C. Sales forecasting

D. Quality control

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Out of the following substances, one ton of __________ will store the maximum heat for a rise of 30°C in temperature.

A. Steel

B. Lignite

C. Water

D. Lime stone

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Fibrous fracture is normally encountered in the __________ materials.

A. Hard

B. Elastic

C. Ductile

D. Brittle