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Pressure exerted by a liquid depends upon its

A. Surface tension

B. Density

C. Viscosity

D. Buoyancy

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B. Density


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While the recrystallisation temperature for pure metals is 0.3 Tm, the same for alloys is equal to __________ × Tm (where, Tm Melting temperature).

A. 0.25

B. 0.45

C. 0.70

D. 0.95

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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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The excess air required for the combustion of pulverised coal is of the order of about __________ percent.

A. 5

B. 15

C. 30

D. 45

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Which of the following forces does not act on a fluid at rest?

A. Viscous force

B. Gravity force

C. Hydrostatic force

D. Surface tension force

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Maximum change in the hardness of martensite occurs in the carbon content range of __________ percent in steel.

A. 0.01 to 0.10

B. 0.2 to 0.4

C. 0.5 to 0.7

D. 0.8 to 1.0

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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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__________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature.

A. Density

B. Thermal diffusivity

C. Viscosity

D. Thermal conductivity

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The approximate height of a blast furnace having a useful volume of 2000 m3 is about __________ metres

A. 25

B. 35

C. 55

D. 75

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The temperature at which ferromagnetic material can no longer be magnetised by the outside forces, is termed as the

A. Critical point

B. Curie temperature

C. Inversion temperature

D. Eutectic temperature

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The main constituent of bones is

A. CaF2

B. Ca3(PO4)2

C. CaCO3

D. CaCl2

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Which of the following has the highest value of refractive index?

A. Brine (sea water)

B. Diamond

C. Distilled water

D. Glass

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Which of the following is an ore dressing operation?

A. Classification

B. Smelting

C. Roasting

D. None of these

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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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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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The product out from a cupola is called

A. Wrought iron

B. Pig iron

C. Cast iron

D. None of these

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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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The cathode in an electrochemical cell always carries

A. Negative charge

B. Positive charge

C. Zero charge

D. Positive or negative charge depending upon the nature of the cell

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The diffusion co-efficient of Ni in Cu at 1000 K is 1.93 × 10-16 m2S-1 and it is 1.94 × 10-14 m2S- 1 at 1200 K. The activation energy (in k. J.mole-1) for the diffusion of Ni in Cu is

A. 130

B. 180

C. 230

D. 250

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The __________ of a double acting reciprocating pump as compared to the single acting pump will be almost double.

A. Flow output

B. Head developed

C. Overall efficiency

D. Weight

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Lead is poured into the joint between two- __________ pipes.

A. Mild steel

B. Concrete

C. Cast iron

D. Asbestos cement

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Silicon in steel

A. Makes it usable in almost all magnetic circuits where alternating current is used

B. Increases its electrical resistivity and decreases the hysteresis loss

C. Is present upto 5% & 4% respectively when used in transformers & motor armatures

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

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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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Heating the Hypo-eutectoid steels to 30°C above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that temperature and then cooling slowly to the room temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is called

A. Tempering

B. Hardening

C. Annealing

D. Normalising

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Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ temperature of air.

A. Wet bulb

B. Dry bulb

C. Saturation

D. Dew point

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Shaft/rotor speed is most accurately measured by a

A. Frequency counter

B. Tachometer

C. Strobometer

D. Speedometer

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Projection welding & stud welding is categorised as the __________ welding.

A. Pressure

B. Thermit

C. Resistance

D. Arc

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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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The noble metals

A. Are exemplified by Na, K and Li

B. Do not resist corrosion very strongly

C. Are the lowermost in the electro-chemical series of metals

D. None of these

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A reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does not occur in the

A. Convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and cleaning the heating surface

B. Conduction heat transfer by reduction in the material thickness and increase in the thermal conductivity

C. Radiation heat transfer by increasing the temperature and reducing the emissivity

D. None of these

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Powder metallurgy is used to produce

A. High precision components with complex cavities and sharp features

B. Components of large size

C. Porosity free components

D. Components of such alloys whose constituents do not form alloys readily