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Silicon percentage in acid resistant cast iron is about

A. 4

B. 8

C. 14

D. 20

Correct Answer :

A. 4


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Steel produced from phosphatic iron is __________ in nature.

A. Malleable

B. Ductile

C. Brittle

D. Tough

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Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it

A. Insulator for heat & electricity transmission

B. Ferritic

C. Behave like paramagnetic materials

D. Superconductor

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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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The activity of pure hydrogen gas at 1000°C and 5 atm pressure

A. Is always less than 1

B. Is always greater than 1

C. Can be 5

D. Depends on the choice of the standard state

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Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the

A. Product yields and quality cannot be achieved in continuous process, because of long residence time

B. Sales demand of product is not steady

C. Same equipment cannot be used for several processes of the same nature

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

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Carbon supply in pack carburising process is in the form of

A. Charcoal

B. Calcium carbide

C. Hydrocarbon oil

D. Graphite

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The joint for soldering is supported by binding wire made of

A. Mild steel

B. Copper

C. Soft iron

D. Stainless steel

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Midrex process of sponge iron production uses reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which uses iron ore in the form of

A. Lumps

B. Pellets

C. Briquettes

D. Sinter

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Mild steel has __________ crystal lattice structure.

A. Face centred cubic (fcc)

B. Body centred cubic (bcc)

C. Orthorhombic

D. Cubic

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Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength steel weld can take place because of the

A. Retained austenite

B. Martensite formation

C. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal

D. Sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc

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Closeness of packing is maximum in case of __________ crystal lattice.

A. Face centred

B. Simple cubic

C. Body centred

D. None of these

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Percentage of argon (by volume) in dry atmospheric air is about

A. 0.09

B. 0.3

C. 0.57

D. 0.94

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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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Which of the following is not categorised as the ore agglomeration process?

A. Nodulising

B. Pelletising

C. Balling

D. Briquetting

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Unbreakable crockeries are made from __________ polymers.

A. Polystyrene

B. Melamine

C. Polystyrene

D. Polyurethane

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Steels with high carbon equivalent have poor Weldability, because in these steels during welding

A. Carbon and other alloying elements get oxidised from the weld pool

B. Excessive ferrite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness of the weld

C. Martensite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness/ductility of the weld

D. Segregation of carbon and other element occurs in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the weld

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For the Stoke's law to be valid in the case of a falling sphere in a fluid, the

A. Reynolds number (based on sphere diameter) should be < 1

B. Flow around the sphere should be in turbulent region

C. Sphere must be metallic

D. Fluid density should be constant

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'Dikes' are low height walls made around the storage vessels meant for storing hazardous & inflammable material (e.g., petroleum products). Volume of dikes is equal to (where, V = volume of the storage vessel)

A. V

B. V/2

C. 2V

D. 3V

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__________ is the most suitable lubricant for drawing mild steel wires?

A. Kerosene

B. Water

C. Sodium stearate

D. Lime water

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On being hit with a hammer, __________ will readily fracture.

A. Brass

B. Mild steel

C. Cast iron

D. Lead

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Pick out the correct statement.

A. Materials exhibiting high elasticity obey Hooke's law

B. The elastic behaviour of rubber under compression is the same as its behaviour under tension

C. The damping capacity of a material is due to its plastic deformation

D. The stress required to cause plastic flow in polycrystalline material is higher as compared to monocrystalline materials due to the presence of grains of different orientations

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Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature.

A. Copper

B. Steel

C. Aluminium

D. Brass

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Heat release during phase change is observed in case of a/an

A. Boiler

B. Condenser

C. Evaporator

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

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The usual energy consumption in electric arc furnace steel making is __________ KWh/ton of steel.

A. 60 - 100

B. 400 - 700

C. 1200 -1500

D. 2000 - 2300

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Which of the following is the correct nature of shear stress distribution along the cross section in a horizontal circular pipe under steady state fluid flow condition?

A.

B.

C.

D.

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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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Rankine cycle comprises of two isothermal and two __________ processes.

A. Isobaric

B. Polytropic

C. Isentropic

D. None of these

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Corrosion is

A. A physical phenomenon

B. A chemical phenomenon

C. Same as erosion

D. An uncontrollable phenomenon

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What is the percentage of chromium in 18-4-1 high speed steel?

A. 1

B. 4

C. 18

D. 23

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Brazing filler metal used for joining steel plates

A. Melts below the melting points of base metals

B. Melts below 300°C

C. Is copper phosphorous alloy

D. Is copper