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__________ is not used as a material of construction in thermocouples.

A. Alumel

B. Rhodium

C. Constantan

D. Duralumin

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D. Duralumin


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Which of the following is not an ore of copper?

A. Cryolite

B. Azurite

C. Chalcopyrite

D. Malachite

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Which of the following is normally not found in both the S.I. (petrol) & C.I. (diesel) engines?

A. Air filter

B. Fuel injector

C. Exhaust silencer

D. Battery

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The material used for coating the welding electrode is termed as the

A. Flux

B. Slag

C. Protective layer

D. Binder

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Though tin occurs lower than iron in the electrochemical series, yet it is coated on steel for corrosion protection, because of its

A. Lower cost

B. Abundant availability

C. Resistance to vegetable acids as the tin plate are commercially used in 'canning' industry

D. None of these

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__________ is not a case hardening process.

A. Carburising

B. Nitriding

C. Cyaniding

D. Annealing

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Gratings is associated with the measurement of

A. Linear displacement

B. Concavity/convexity

C. Surface texture

D. Flatness

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About __________ ton of coke is required in a cupola to produce one ton of casting.

A. 0.03

B. 0.3

C. 0.8

D. 1.5

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For the irreversible reaction, Ca+ 2C = Ca C2 , Δ H°298 = - 60000 J . mole-1 . If a system initially containing 2 moles of calcium, 3 moles of carbon and 1 mole of calcium carbide is allowed to react to completion, the heat evolved at 298 K will be

A. 30,000 J

B. 60,000 J

C. 90,000 J

D. 2,40,000 J

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For preparation of porous bearings by powder metallurgy, preferred particle shape is

A. Spherical

B. Nodular

C. Irregular

D. No preferred shape

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Spheroidising of a material is a/an __________ process.

A. Normalising

B. Annealing

C. Tempering

D. Hardening

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Large scale fire on fuel gas line is normally extinguished by

A. Water

B. Steam

C. Foam

D. Nitrogen

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The delivery pressure of boiler feed water pump compared to the boiler steam pressure is

A. Same

B. Slightly less

C. Slightly more

D. Much more

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Parallel straight line pattern of temperature distribution for both hot and cold fluids is observed in case of heat exchanger of the type

A. Parallel flow with equal heat capacities

B. Counter flow with equal heat capacities

C. Counter flow with unequal heat capacities

D. Parallel flow with unequal heat capacities

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With increase in impurities in metals, their corrosion resistances

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease; depending on the type of metal

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Sand used to stop the green sand from sticking to the pattern is termed as the __________ sand.

A. Parting

B. Synthetic

C. Loam

D. Dry

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Copper is the metal having the highest electronic conductivity

B. Hardenability & Weldability of metals are inversely related

C. Covalent bonding formed by sharing of electrons is present in all semi-conductor materials

D. Glass transition temperature applies to 'polymers' but not to 'glasses'

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A metal having a Poisson's ratio = 0.3 is elastically deformed under uniaxial tension. If the longitudinal strain = 0.8, then the magnitude of thickness strain is

A. -0.8

B. 0.8

C. +0.08

D. -0.24

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In the blast furnace, incorporation of water vapour in the blast gives the following effect.

A. Increases the reducing potential of the gas

B. Increases the flame temperature

C. No significant change occurs

D. Increases the hydrogen content in the metal

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Ultimate strength in tension as compared to that in shear for steel is

A. Half

B. One third

C. One and half times

D. One fourth

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Broaching tools are usually made of

A. Cermets

B. High speed steel

C. Tungsten carbide

D. Stellite

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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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During sensible heating of humid air

A. Relative humidity increases

B. Dew point remains constant

C. Dry bulb & wet bulb temperature increases

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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High relative humidity decreases the evaporative process and as the temperature is increased, the relative humidity decreases. The comfort range for human body is the ambient temperature of 22 to 27°C with relative humidity ranging from __________ percent.

A. 5 to 10

B. 15 to 25

C. 45 to 50

D. 75 to 80

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The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the

A. Resilience

B. Toughness

C. Ductility

D. Impact strength

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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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To improve the machinability of steel, it is generally subjected to

A. Spheroidising

B. Tempering

C. Normalising

D. Annealing

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Which one is neutral in character?

A. N2O4

B. N2O

C. N2O5

D. N2O3

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Absolute zero, pressure will occur, when the molecular momentum of the system becomes zero. A liquid will cease to exist as liquid at

A. High vacuum

B. Zero pressure

C. 0°K

D. Earth's centre

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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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'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