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Optical activity is a/an __________ property.

A. Additive

B. Constitutive

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

Correct Answer :

C. Both (A) & (B)


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Babbitt lining is used on brass/bronze bearings to increase the

A. Antifriction properties

B. Compressive strength

C. Bearing resistance

D. Wear resistance

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The leaching solvent used in Baeyer's process for the purification of bauxite is

A. Ammonium hydroxide

B. Sodium carbonate

C. Sodium hydroxide

D. Ammonium carbonate

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Water flow in the river during flood can be categorised as the __________ flow.

A. Unsteady uniform

B. Unsteady non-uniform

C. Steady uniform

D. Steady non-uniform

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Boiler draught of 10 mm water column is equivalent to

A. 1 kgf/m2

B. 10 kgf/m2

C. 10 kgf/mm2

D. 1 kgf/mm2

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Auto collimator is used to check

A. Flatness

B. Angle

C. Rotor balancing

D. Roughness

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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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The amount of different substances produced, when the same quantity of electricity is passed through different solutions are proportional to their

A. Equivalent weight

B. (Equivalent weight)2

C. Molecular weight

D. (Molecular weight)2

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Factor of safety is the ratio of the __________ stress to the working stress.

A. Tensile

B. Compressive

C. Yield

D. Bearing

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Hollow shafts can be made as strong as solid shafts by making the twisting moments of both the shafts same. Shafts made by __________ have residual stresses.

A. Forging

B. Cold rolling

C. Hot rolling

D. Casting

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Frother is added in the froth floatation cell used in ore beneficiation to stabilise the air bubbles (i.e., froth), which will hold the ore particles, but it does not affect the floatability of minerals. Which of the following is not used as a frother?

A. Cresylic acid

B. Xanthaies

C. Pine oil

D. All 'a' 'b' & 'c'

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Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology has been

A. Authored by Kirk Othmer

B. Edited by Perry and Chilton

C. Edited by Kirk Othmer

D. Authored by Perry and Chilton

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In inventory control theory, the economic order quantity (EOQ) is the

A. Lot size corresponding to break even analysis

B. Average level of inventory

C. Optimum lot size

D. None of these

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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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The heat released by cooling one mole of copper from 400 K to room temperature (300 K) is (assume : Cp of copper is 23 J K-1mole-1)

A. 2300 J

B. 4600 J

C. 230 J

D. 2.3 × 106 J

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Dew point temperature always gives an indication of the __________ of the moist air.

A. Dryness

B. Moisture content

C. Coolness

D. Latent heat

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__________ flux is used for the extraction of metal from its self fluxing ores.

A. No

B. Acid

C. Basic

D. Neutral

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The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is to decrease the __________ of steam.

A. Wetness

B. Mass flow rate

C. Both 'a' & 'b'

D. Neither 'a' nor 'b'

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Photographic plates are coated with

A. Silver nitrate

B. Silver halide

C. Calcium silicate

D. Metallic silver

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In practice, the compression ratio of compression-ignition (CI) engine ranges from

A. 15 to 25

B. 5 to 10

C. 40 to 55

D. 60 to 70

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Wrought iron is not

A. Ductile & resistant to corrosion/rusting

B. Weldable easily

C. Having uniform strength in all directions

D. Having maximum tensile strength along the lines of slag distribution

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The mechanism involved in the removal of metal in drilling operation is by

A. Compression

B. Extrusion

C. Shearing

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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Force between the molecules of the same substance is called __________ force.

A. Adhesive

B. Cohesive

C. Molecular

D. Vander Walls

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__________ furnace is generally used in the non-ferrous foundries.

A. Direct arc

B. Indirect arc

C. Resistance

D. Induction

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In case of simple harmonic motion, displacement is proportional to the

A. Velocity

B. Acceleration

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved

A. As tiny gas bubbles

B. In the atomic form

C. In the ionic form

D. In the molecular form

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The minimum and the maximum number of members required to form a Private Limited Joint Stock Company are respectively

A. 7 and 30

B. 10 and 50

C. 2 and 50

D. 13 and 55

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In an amorphous material, atoms defy any definite atomic structure and exist in random pattern just like in liquid. Which of the following is an amorphous material?

A. Tin

B. Lead

C. Zinc

D. Glass

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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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If Reynolds number is greater than 1, then the

A. Viscous force is larger than the inertia force

B. Inertia force is larger than the viscous force

C. Inertia force is larger than the surface tension force

D. Inertia force is larger than the gravitational force

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Alloys having more than 80% copper are generally more

A. Abrasion resistant

B. Corrosion resistant

C. Prone to season cracking

D. Machinable