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One kg of ethylene (C2H4) requires 2 kg of oxygen and produces 22/7 kg of carbon dioxide and __________ kg of water or steam.

A. 9/7

B. 11/7

C. 7/4

D. 1/4

Correct Answer :

A. 9/7


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The stress induced in a body, when suddenly loaded, is ________ the stress induced when the same load is applied gradually.

A. Equal to

B. One-half

C. Twice

D. Four times

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For a simply supported beam of length l, when a concentrated load W is applied in the centre of the beam, the maximum deflection is

A. 5WL³/ 384EI

B. WL³/384EI

C. WL³/ 348EI

D. WL³/ 48EI

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For the beam shown in the below figure, the shear force diagram between A and B is

A. A horizontal line

B. A vertical line

C. An inclined line

D. A parabolic curve

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The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is

A. Same

B. More

C. Less

D. Unpredictable

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Shear modulus is the ratio of

A. Linear stress to linear strain

B. Linear stress to lateral strain

C. Volumetric strain to linear strain

D. Shear stress to shear strain

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The pull required to crush the rivet per pitch length is

A. p.t.σt

B. d.t.σc

C. π/4 × d² × σt

D. π/4 × d² × σc

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The percentage reduction in area of a cast iron specimen during tensile test would be of the order of

A. More than 50 %

B. 25-50 %

C. 10-25 %

D. Negligible

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Which is the incorrect statement about Carnot cycle?

A. It is used as the alternate standard of comparison of all heat engines.

B. All the heat engines are based on Carnot cycle.

C. It provides concept of maximising work output between the two temperature limits.

D. All of the above

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A beam which is fixed at one end and free at the other is called

A. Simply supported beam

B. Fixed beam

C. Overhanging beam

D. Cantilever beam

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A steel bar of 5 mm is heated from 25°C to 45°C and it is free to expand. The bar will induce

A. No stress

B. Shear stress

C. Tensile stress

D. Compressive stress

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Stirling and Ericsson cycles are

A. Reversible cycles

B. Irreversible cycles

C. Semi-reversible cycles

D. Quasi-static cycles

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In a prismatic member made of two materials so joined that they deform equally under axial stress, the unit stresses in two materials are

A. Equal

B. Proportional to their respective moduli of elasticity

C. Inversely proportional to their moduli of elasticity

D. Average of the sum of moduli of elasticity

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The hyperbolic process is governed by

A. Boyle's law

B. Charles' law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. Avogadro's law

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During a tensile test on a specimen of 1 cm cross-section, maximum load observed was 8 tonnes and area of cross-section at neck was 0.5 cm². Ultimate tensile strength of specimen is

A. 4 tonnes/ cm²

B. 8 tonnes/ cm²

C. 16 tonnes/ cm²

D. 22 tonnes/ cm²

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Which of the following gas is mostly used in town for street and domestic lighting and heating?

A. Producer gas

B. Coal gas

C. Mond gas

D. Coke oven gas

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In order to know whether a column is long or short, we must know its

A. Ultimate shear stress of the column

B. Factor of safety

C. Torque resisting capacity

D. Slenderness ratio

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The maximum bending moment for the beam shown in the below figure, is

A. wl²/3√3

B. wl²/6√3

C. wl²/9√3

D. wl²/12√3

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In S. I. units, the value of the universal gas constant is

A. 8.314 J/kg mole-K

B. 83.14 J/kgmole-K

C. 831.4 J/kgmole-K

D. 8314 J/kgmole-K

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The extension of a circular bar tapering uniformly from diameter d₁ at one end to diameter d₂ at the other end and subjected to an axial pull of P is given by

A. δl = 4PE/ πl²

B. δl = 4πld²/PE

C. δl = 4Pl/πEd₁d₂

D. δl = 4PlE/ πd₁d₂

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The strain energy stored in a solid circular shaft in torsion, subjected to shear stress (τ), is: (Where, G = Modulus of rigidity for the shaft material)

A. τ²/ 2G × Volume of shaft

B. τ/ 2G × Volume of shaft

C. τ²/ 4G × Volume of shaft

D. τ/ 4G × Volume of shaft

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A process of heating crude oil to a high temperature under a very high pressure to increase the yield of lighter distillates, is known as

A. Cracking

B. Carbonisation

C. Fractional distillation

D. Full distillation

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The ratio of root mean square velocity to average velocity of gas molecules at a particular temperature is

A. 0.086

B. 1.086

C. 1.086

D. 4.086

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of __________ water through one degree is called kilojoules.

A. 1 g

B. 10 g

C. 100 g

D. 1000 g

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For the same maximum pressure and temperature,

A. Otto cycle is more efficient than Diesel cycle

B. Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto cycle

C. Dual cycle is more efficient than Otto and Diesel cycles

D. Dual cycle is less efficient than Otto and Diesel cycles

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The rivets are used for __________ fastenings.

A. Permanent

B. Temporary

C. Semi-permanent

D. None of these

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Kelvin-Planck's law deals with

A. Conservation of work

B. Conservation of heat

C. Conversion of heat into work

D. Conversion of work into heat

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The principal constituents of a fuel are

A. Carbon and hydrogen

B. Oxygen and hydrogen

C. Sulphur and oxygen

D. Sulphur and hydrogen

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Strain energy is the

A. Energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limits

B. Energy stored in a body when strained up to the breaking of a specimen

C. Maximum strain energy which can be stored in a body

D. Proof resilience per unit volume of a material

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The distillation carried out in such a way that the liquid with the lowest boiling point is first evaporated and recondensed, then the liquid with the next higher boiling point is then evaporated and recondensed, and so on until all the available liquid fuels are separately recovered in the sequence of their boiling points. Such a process is called

A. Cracking

B. Carbonisation

C. Fractional distillation

D. Full distillation

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The heat flows from a cold body to a hot body with the aid of an external source. This statement is given by

A. Kelvin

B. Joule

C. Clausis

D. Gay-Lussac