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In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature 't' at height 'h' above the sea level in metres is given by (where, temperature at sea level is 15°C and t is in °C.)

A. t = 15 - 0.0065 h

B. t = 15 + 0.0065 h

C. t = 0.0035 h - 15

D. t = 15 - 0.0035 h

Correct Answer :

A. t = 15 - 0.0065 h


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Heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 °C is called its

A. Heat capacity

B. Specific heat capacity

C. Thermal conductivity

D. Water equivalent

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Air-petrol ratio for maximum power generation in spark ignition engine is about

A. 6 : 1

B. 12 : 1

C. 18 : 1

D. 24 : 1

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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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Which of the following is an ore dressing operation?

A. Classification

B. Smelting

C. Roasting

D. None of these

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Which of the following fastening devices has its both ends threaded?

A. Bolt

B. Stud

C. Set screw

D. Split nut

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The excess air required for the combustion of pulverised coal is of the order of about __________ percent.

A. 5

B. 15

C. 30

D. 45

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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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Which of the following is an example of stress corrosion?

A. Season cracking of brass

B. Caustic embrittlement of steel

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Which of the following gases cause global warming?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Ozone

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__________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air.

A. Wet bulb temperature

B. Dry bulb temperature

C. Relative humidity

D. Specific humidity

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Transition from laminar to turbulent zone in free convection heat transfer is governed by the critical value of

A. Grashoff number

B. Grashoff number & Reynolds number

C. Reynolds number

D. Grashoff number & Prandtl number

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A solid aluminium ball, when quenched in a water bath maintained at 40°C, cools down from 550°C to 450°C in 20 seconds. The expected temperature of the ball after next 20 seconds may be about __________ °C.

A. 370

B. 340

C. 320

D. 300

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A material is capable of resisting softening at high temperature, because of its property termed as

A. Hot temper

B. Hot hardness

C. Fatigue

D. Creep

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Electrical conductivities of semi-conductors are of the order of __________ ohm/cm.

A. 10-3

B. 103

C. 10-15

D. 1015

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Thermal equivalent of electrical power in practical calculation is __________ kcal/kWh.

A. 746

B. 3000

C. 1000

D. 550

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Ferromagnetic materials owe their properties to __________ inner sub-shells.

A. Completely filled

B. Partially filled

C. Equally filled

D. Vacant

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Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on

A. Alloy steel

B. Grey cast iron

C. Mild steel

D. High carbon steel

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The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid, only when the fluid

A. Is at rest & has zero viscosity

B. Is frictionless

C. Fluid layer has no motion relative to an adjacent layer of fluid

D. is incompressible & frictionless

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The dew point temperature lines on psychrometric charts are straight inclined sloping downwards to the right. When relative humidity of moist air is 100%, then

A. Wet bulb temperature=dry bulb temperature

B. Wet bulb temperature=dew point temperature

C. Saturation temperature=dew point temperature

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

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__________ of hard alloy and tool steel is done to make it easily machinable.

A. Case carburising

B. Tempering

C. Normalising

D. Annealing

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Joining of thin foils is preferred to be done by

A. Gamma rays

B. X-rays

C. Microwaves

D. Gas welding

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An abrupt and sudden fall in the reading of barometer is an indication of the

A. Storm

B. Rain

C. Clear weather

D. Cold wave

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__________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible.

A. Calcium

B. Nitrogen

C. Phosphorous

D. Hydrogen

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The burnout heat flux in the nucleate boiling regime is not a function of the

A. Liquid density

B. Vapour density

C. Temperature difference

D. Heat of evaporation

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'Flare tower' used in industry is meant for

A. Venting off (after burning) the excess inflammable/toxic gases at high pressure

B. Absorbing the pollutant gases from the furnace exhaust

C. Cooling of furnace exhaust gases

D. None of these

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Seam welding, projection welding & spot welding are the classification of electrical resistance welding

B. Electrode tip in spot welding is of copper and the tip diameter should be equal to t (where, t = plate thickness to be welded)

C. In spot welding, two pieces to be joined are overlapped and placed between two electrodes

D. Mild steel sheet cannot be spot welded

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__________ is used for tying the steel columns to concrete foundation.

A. Grouting

B. Eyebolt

C. Anchor bolts

D. Refractory castables

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Spheroidising of a material is a/an __________ process.

A. Normalising

B. Annealing

C. Tempering

D. Hardening

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In case of a, centrifugal pump, the ratio h1/h2 is termed as the __________ efficiency (where, h1 = actual measured head & h2 = head imparted to the fluid by impeller).

A. Mechanical

B. Overall

C. Volumetric

D. Impeller

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The temperature at which the magnetic property of iron disappears (i.e., it becomes non-magnetic) and its electrical conductivity & specific heat also changes, is called the 'Curie point', which is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 908

C. 1400

D. 1539