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Increase in temperature, in general results in the

A. Decrease in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

B. Increase in the viscosities of both liquids & gases

C. Increase in the viscosity of liquids and decrease in that of gases

D. Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases

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D. Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases


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The product of a commercial direct reduction process is

A. Liquid iron

B. Solid iron

C. Sponge iron

D. Iron saturated with carbon

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Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high

A. Abrasion resistance

B. Toughness

C. Red hardness

D. Cutting speed

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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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Gross national product (GNP) means the total value of __________ in a country.

A. Goods produced

B. Gold reserve

C. Earning of the citizens

D. Taxes paid

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Laser welding is widely employed in the __________ industries.

A. Electronic

B. Structural

C. Process

D. Heavy

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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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__________ is not a case hardening process.

A. Carburising

B. Nitriding

C. Cyaniding

D. Annealing

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Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure by a large amount is an indication of the

A. Rain

B. Cold wave

C. Storm

D. Fair weather

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Difference at any instant between the value of the controlled variable and the set point is called the

A. Deviation

B. Derivative time

C. Error ratio

D. Differential gap

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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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Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is

A. Alumina

B. Platinum

C. Vanadium pentoxide

D. Iron oxide

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Increasing sulphur content in pig iron tends to make it

A. Soft

B. Hard

C. Tough

D. Ductile & malleable

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The taper provided on pattern for its easy & clean withdrawal from the mould is termed as the __________ allowance.

A. Casting

B. Pattern

C. Draft

D. Distortion

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Aluminium is extracted from

A. Chalcocite

B. Bauxite

C. Galena

D. None of these

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Presence of nickel & chromium in steel does not raise its

A. Elastic limit

B. Machining properties

C. Ductility

D. Resilience

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Which of the, following is not associated with the functioning of a petrol engine?

A. Compression ignition system

B. Spark plug

C. Carburettor

D. Otto cycle

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Electrostatic separation of minerals from each other is based on their differences in the following property.

A. Densities

B. Magnetic permeabilities

C. Electrical conductivities

D. Hardness

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Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved

A. As tiny gas bubbles

B. In the atomic form

C. In the ionic form

D. In the molecular form

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Principal alloying elements of cast tool alloys which have very high wear resistance & high temperature strength are

A. Cobalt, chromium & tungsten

B. Cobalt, chromium & nickel

C. Molybdenum, tungsten & chromium

D. Cobalt, zirconium & molybdenum

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Nitriding of a steel part does not increase its

A. Grain size

B. Fatigue limit

C. Surface hardness

D. Wear resistance

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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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Heat transfer to the water wall in a high pressure water wall type boiler furnace is mainly by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Both 'a' & 'b'

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An example of unsteady non uniform flow is the flow of liquid under pressure through a

A. Tapering pipe at constant flow rate

B. Tapering pipe at either decreasing or increasing flow rate

C. Long pipeline of constant diameter

D. None of these

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Midrex process of sponge iron production uses reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which uses iron ore in the form of

A. Lumps

B. Pellets

C. Briquettes

D. Sinter

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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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Pipelines carrying various utilities in chemical industries are identified by their colour codes. The color of pipeline carrying steam is

A. Black

B. Silver grey

C. Green

D. Yellow

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The same volume of all gases is representative of their

A. Specific gravities

B. Densities

C. Gas characteristic constants

D. Molecular weights

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Starting friction is low in case of the __________ lubrication.

A. Boundary

B. Hydrodynamic

C. Hydrostatic

D. Mixed/semi-fluid

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The heat released by cooling one mole of copper from 400 K to room temperature (300 K) is (assume : Cp of copper is 23 J K-1mole-1)

A. 2300 J

B. 4600 J

C. 230 J

D. 2.3 × 106 J

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Which one of the following is incombustible?

A. H2

B. CCl4

C. C2H2

D. S