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__________ is a non volatile film forming constituent of a paint.

A. Thinner

B. Dryer

C. Drying oil

D. None of these

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C. Drying oil


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With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity of a __________ decreases.

A. Semi-conductor

B. Metal or alloy

C. Dielectric

D. None of these

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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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The refractory lining of the bottom in a basic electric arc furnace is made of

A. Silica

B. Alumina

C. Magnesia

D. Fireclay

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The condition of diffraction from a crystal is given by

A. nλ = 2d Sin θ

B. λ = d Sin 2θ

C. λ = 2d Sin 2θ

D. nλ = d Sin θ

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at 1173E; at equilibrium, what will be the number of moles of CO gas required to reduce one mole of at 1173 K?

A. 1.0

B. 1.3

C. 2.3

D. 3.3

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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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Which of the following is an acidic constituent of B.F. slag?

A.

B. FeO

C. MgO

D. CaO

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Plastics as a material of construction suffer from the drawback of low

A. Machinability

B. Density

C. Strength

D. Plastic deformation

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Which of the following alloying elements is present in maximum percentage in high speed steel?

A. Molybdenum

B. Chromium

C. Tungsten

D. Vanadium

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Glass reacts with

A. H2SO3

B. HF

C. HNO3

D. K2Cr2O7

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The cathode in an electrochemical cell always carries

A. Negative charge

B. Positive charge

C. Zero charge

D. Positive or negative charge depending upon the nature of the cell

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With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. Increases linearly

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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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Addition of __________ to steel does not impart hardness.

A. Nickel

B. Copper

C. Chromium

D. Silicon

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Aluminium is extracted from

A. Chalcocite

B. Bauxite

C. Galena

D. None of these

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Plants produce carbohydrates from the CO2 present in the atmosphere by

A. Polymerisation

B. Photochemical reaction

C. Oxidation

D. None of these

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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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Yield strength of a material is determined by the __________ test.

A. Creep

B. Tension

C. Compression

D. Endurance

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Vernier calipers cannot be used to measure the

A. I.D. & O.D. of the shaft

B. Thickness of parts

C. Depth of holes

D. Clearance between two mating surfaces

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To counteract the bad effects of strain hardening on a cold formed part, it must be

A. Tempered

B. Normalised

C. Annealed

D. Hardened

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The only suitable method for hardening the low carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the following is a case hardening process?

A. Cyaniding

B. Sherardizing

C. Spheroidising

D. None of these

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In case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that for parallel flow is

A. More

B. Less

C. Equal

D. Much more

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Coarse grained steels have

A. Low toughness

B. No tendency to distort

C. High density

D. Very high toughness

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Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm. thick boiler plate will be __________ mm.

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 40

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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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Secondary hardening in steels arises out of the

A. Precipitation of fine alloy carbides at high temperatures

B. Refinement of ferrite grain size by working

C. Decomposition of retained austenite upon heat treatment

D. Precipitation of complex inter-metallic upon heat treatment

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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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Which of the following are made out of the carbon steel having carbon content of 0.9 to 1%?

A. Small punches, broaches reamers and springs

B. Cutlery, screws, rivets and files

C. Mandrels, twist drills, small lathe tools and razors

D. Forgings like can shaft, structural steel plate, threading dies and drawing dies

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Blasting of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) is done by mixing it with ammonium

A. Nitrate

B. Sulphate

C. Carbonate

D. Chloride

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L.D. (Linz-Donawitz) converter is used in the production of

A. Copper

B. Steel

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium