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__________ is used as a material of construction for the blade of power saw.

A. Wrought iron

B. Stainless steel

C. Mild steel

D. High speed steel

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D. High speed steel


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Adhesives

A. Cant be used in the form of pressure sensitive tapes

B. Cant join two dissimilar metals

C. Cure instantaneously after application on a surface

D. None of these

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What happens, when SO2 is passed through a solution of H2S in water?

A. Precipitation of sulphur takes place

B. H2SO3 is formed

C. Oleum is formed

D. None of these

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Screws are specified by their __________ diameters.

A. Minor

B. Major

C. Pitch

D. None of these

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As per the Indian boiler regulation (IBR), the type of joint preferred for the circumferential joint is the __________ joint.

A. Butt

B. Lap

C. Welded

D. None of these

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Thermodynamic cycle involved in the working of a thermal power plant is the __________ cycle.

A. Joule

B. Carnot

C. Rankine

D. Brayton

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Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO2 = 12%, O2 = 8%, CO = nil, N2 = 80%. This flue gas composition indicates that

A. Pure oxygen has been used for combustion

B. Nitrogen percentage in the fuel is very high

C. Excess air has been used for combustion

D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel

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In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true?

A. Speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed

B. Redundant work is a function of the die angle

C. Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present

D. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion

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Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient than the diesel cycle for the same

A. Heat addition & compression ratio

B. Heat addition & pressure

C. Compression ratio & pressure

D. Cylinder dimension & rpm

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Faraday's law of electrolysis is related to the

A. Cation speed

B. Atomic number of the cation

C. Equivalent mass of the electrolyte

D. None of these

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Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of

A. Dry air

B. Pure oxygen

C. Moisture

D. Sunlight

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Bad odour in sanitary latrines is reduced by periodically sprinkling

A. Bleaching powder

B. Lime powder

C. Aluminium sulphate

D. None of these

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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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Which of the following terminology is used for the temperature at which new grains are formed in a metal?

A. Eutectic temperature

B. Lower critical temperature

C. Recrystallisation temperature

D. Upper critical temperature

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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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Which of the following metals cannot be hot worked at room temperature?

A. Zinc

B. Nickel

C. Lead

D. Tin

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An ideal material for making cooking vessels should have

A. High heat capacity

B. Low heat capacity

C. High thermal conductivity

D. Both (B) and (C)

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Steel balls are manufactured by

A. Sintering

B. Casting

C. Cold heading

D. Spinning

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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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Which one is neutral in character?

A. N2O4

B. N2O

C. N2O5

D. N2O3

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Melting point & boiling points of liquid oxygen are respectively - 218.8°C & - 183°C, while the same for liquid nitrogen is - 210°C & - 195.8°C respectively. The difference in melting points of liquid oxygen & liquid nitrogen is not equal to 8.8

A. °C

B. °F

C. °K

D. °R

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Electrochemical corrosion can occur, only if __________ is present in contact with metal.

A. Air

B. Oxygen

C. Liquid medium

D. Gaseous medium

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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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Function of gear box is to

A. Reduce the speed

B. Obtain variable speed

C. Increase the speed

D. Produce high torque

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Biological shield in a nuclear reactor is generally provided to protect against the

A. α-rays

B. β-rays

C. Gamma rays & neutrons

D. Electrons

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The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically

A. CCl2F2

B. CCl3F

C. CClF3

D. CCl4F

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The escape velocity of a body on earth which is independent of its mass is about __________ km/second.

A. 3

B. 7

C. 11

D. 15

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Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator operating between - 23°C and + 27°C is

A. 3

B. 5

C. 0.5

D. 1.5

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Which one of the following is incombustible?

A. H2

B. CCl4

C. C2H2

D. S

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The most important consideration, while designing the refrigeration system of an aircraft is that the refrigeration system

A. Is as light as possible

B. Has very high C.O.P.

C. Employs minimum quantity of refrigerant

D. Consumer minimum horse power

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Photographic plates are coated with

A. Silver nitrate

B. Silver halide

C. Calcium silicate

D. Metallic silver