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Increasing sulphur content in pig iron tends to make it

A. Soft

B. Hard

C. Tough

D. Ductile & malleable

Correct Answer :

B. Hard


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Which one is neutral in character?

A. N2O4

B. N2O

C. N2O5

D. N2O3

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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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Consider the equilibrium A(g) + B(g) = AB(g). When the partial pressure of A is 10-2 atm, the partial pressure of B is 10-3 atm and the partial pressure of AB is 1 atm, the equilibrium constant 'K' is

A. 10 atm-1

B. 105 atm-1

C. 10 (dimensionless)

D. 105 (dimensionless)

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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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'Cryogenics' is concerned with the generation & use of low temperature in the range of

A. 0°K to 123°K

B. 0°C to - 123°C

C. 0°C to - 273°C

D. 0°K to 273°K

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In a totally irreversible isothermal expansion process for an ideal gas, ΔE = 0, ΔH = 0. Then ΔQ and ΔS will be

A. ΔQ = 0, ΔS=0

B. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = +ve

C. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve

D. ΔQ = +ve, ΔS= +ve

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Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is approximately in the range of

A. 1-5

B. 20-30

C. 100-150

D. 200-250

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Property responsible for the talcum powder to cling to the skin is the

A. Capillary action

B. Adhesion

C. Cohesion

D. Surface tension

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On oscilloscope screen for dynamic measurement, lissajous diagram is normally used to determine the __________ of the input signal.

A. Frequency

B. Amplitude

C. Damping

D. None of these

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Spheroidising of a material is a/an __________ process.

A. Normalising

B. Annealing

C. Tempering

D. Hardening

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For a thermodynamic system undergoing a process, which of the following pairs best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed by the pressure volume plot?

A. Temperature - entropy

B. Temperature - pressure

C. Enthalpy - entropy

D. Enthalpy-pressure

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For a first order chemical reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases __________ with time.

A. Linearly

B. Exponentially

C. Logarithmically

D. Inversely

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Half life of a radioactive isotope corresponds to the time required for half of the __________ to decay.

A. Atoms

B. Neutrons

C. Nucleons

D. Electrons

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According to thermodynamic Fahrenheit scale, the fundamental interval between ice point to steam point is

A. 180°

B. 212°

C. 32°

D. 273°

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The difference in one unit of Rockwell hardness number corresponds to a difference in the depth of indentation of __________ mm.

A. 0.001

B. 0.01

C. 0.002

D. 0.02

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The stress at which extension of the material takes place more rapidly as compared to the increase in load is termed as the __________ point of the material.

A. Elastic

B. Ultimate

C. Yielding

D. Breaking

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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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During decarburising of a plain carbon steel, the thickness of ferrite layer growth is proportional to

A. Time

B. Square root of time

C. Square of time

D. Cube of time

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In Imperial Smelting Process for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following:

A. Jet of water at high pressure

B. Blast of air

C. Mixture of water and air

D. Rain of molten lead

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Boiling point of water gets lowered at high altitudes (e.g., hills), because

A. Temperature is low

B. Atmospheric pressure is low

C. Atmospheric pressure is high

D. None of these

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Which of the following parameters is not responsible for the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface located in a room without fans?

A. Emissivity of pipe surface

B. Diameter & length of the pipe

C. Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in the room

D. None of these

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Young's modulus of a material is the measure of its

A. Stiffness

B. Malleability

C. Creep resistance

D. Tensile strength

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Out of the following the refractive index is the highest for

A. Glass

B. Diamond

C. Brine

D. Kerosene

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Euler number is defined as the ratio of inertia force to __________ force.

A. Pressure

B. Elastic

C. Gravity

D. Viscous

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All of the following alloying elements of steel increases hardness but sacrifice ductility, except

A. Nickel

B. Vanadium

C. Molybdenum

D. Chromium

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__________ test is the appropriate test to determine whether a material is ductile or brittle.

A. Impact

B. Cupping

C. Hardness

D. Tensile

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Magnesium is present in

A. Haemoglobin

B. Chlorophyll

C. Hypo solution

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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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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In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of these quantities are.

A. μ , α and θ all have units of m/s

B. μ , α and θ all have units of m2/s

C. α and θ have units of m2/s, while μ has unit of m/s

D. α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has unit of m2/s