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

A. Copper

B. Steel

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium

Correct Answer :

B. Steel


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Unbreakable crockeries are made from __________ polymers.

A. Polystyrene

B. Melamine

C. Polystyrene

D. Polyurethane

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Which of the following fastening devices has a head at one end and a nut fitted to the other?

A. Bolt

B. Stud

C. Top bolt

D. None of these

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Work done by a/an __________ process is determined by ∫p. dv

A. Adiabatic

B. Quasi-static

C. Isothermal

D. Isentropic

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Cold heading or upsetting is categorised as the __________ process.

A. Extrusion

B. Bending

C. Rolling

D. Forging

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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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Larger length & diameter water pipes are made by

A. Electrical resistance welding

B. Die casting

C. Semi-centrifugal casting

D. Continuous casting

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For grinding of softer materials, the grinding wheel should have __________ grain size.

A. Finer

B. Coarser

C. Medium

D. Any type of

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Which of the following represents the correct time-temperature curve when a block of metal is heated above room temperature & then left to cool in the room following Newton's law of cooling in which the rate of temperature drop will go on decreasing with the passage of time.

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Maraging steels derive their strength from the following mechanism:

A. A fine, highly dislocated and strong martensite

B. Fine dispersions of inter-metallic of Fe, Ni, Ti etc

C. Fine dispersions of alloy carbides in a ferrite matrix

D. Fine dispersions of C nucleated on dislocations in austenite

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If a solid is compressed adiabatically in its elastic range, its __________ remains constant

A. Internal energy

B. Enthalpy

C. Entropy

D. Temperature

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The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is __________ the internal pressure.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. Unpredictable; depends on the bubble size

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Dies for wire drawing are generally made of

A. Mild steel

B. Stainless steel

C. Carbides

D. High carbon steel

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Which of the following is preferred for riveting?

A. Lap joint

B. Butt joint

C. Either (A) or (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Enzymes belong to the category of

A. Proteins

B. Carbohydrates

C. Vitamins

D. Fats

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In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with oxygen, because it is

A. Easily available

B. Not soluble in blood at high pressure

C. Lighter than nitrogen

D. Completely miscible with oxygen

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The most important function of a washer is to provide bearing area and washers are normally specified by their hole diameters. The diameter of washer as compared to the nut is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More but less than the diameter of bolt

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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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Boiler tube size is specified by its thickness and __________ diameter.

A. Outside

B. Inside

C. Mean

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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Sacrificial anode method is used in the protection of pipelines which are buried underground. Sacrificial anode

A. Occurs higher in the electro-chemical series of metals

B. Is exemplified by magnesium plate

C. Is much cheaper than the cathodic base material to be guarded against corrosion

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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Between 230 and 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the

A. Immobility of dislocation

B. Strain-ageing

C. Increase in Young's modulus

D. Strain hardening

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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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With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity of semiconductors

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. Either (A) or (B), depends on the type of semi-conductor

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Magnetic permeability of iron is increased by its

A. Decarburising

B. Alloying with cobalt

C. Purification

D. Alternate heating & cooling

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Which of the following approaches the ideal gas behaviour most closely?

A. Wet steam

B. Saturated steam

C. Superheated steam

D. Saturated water

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Specific __________ is a dimensionless quantity.

A. Heat

B. Humidity

C. Weight

D. None of these

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Yield strength of a polycrystalline metal with an average grain size d, is proportional to

A. d1/2

B. d-1/2

C. d

D. d-1

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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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Tempering of a material does not improve its

A. Machinability

B. Toughness

C. Internal stress level

D. Softness

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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