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The elastic strain energy of a unit length of an edge dislocation as compared to that of a screw dislocation is

A. More

B. Equal

C. Less

D. Double

Correct Answer :

A. More


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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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Identify the false statement

A. Martensitic steels are less susceptible to pitting corrosion than austenitic steels

B. Pitting corrosion is usually very localised

C. Hydrogen embrittlement is facilitated by tensile stress

D. Stress corrosion cracking is facilitated by tensile stress

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Fog is an example of colloidal system of

A. Solid dispersed in gas

B. Solid dispersed in liquid

C. Liquid dispersed in gas

D. Gas dispersed in liquid

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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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Production of one ton of paper in Indian paper industry consumes about __________ kWh of electricity.

A. 300

B. 800

C. 1400

D. 2000

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Which of the following is not a characteristic observed in material failure by fatigue fracture?

A. Plastic deformation of material does not occur

B. Initiation of crack from below the surface does not occur

C. Initiation of crack occurs on the surface of the machine part

D. Presence of both rough & smooth zone with conchoidal markings in smooth zone of the surface

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The expected efficiency of a single riveted lap joint is of the order of 50%. If the thickness of the plate is increased four times, then the rivet diameter will have to be increased __________ times.

A. Two

B. Four

C. Six

D. Eight

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What is the pH of distilled water?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 7

D. 14

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The product of a commercial direct reduction process is

A. Liquid iron

B. Solid iron

C. Sponge iron

D. Iron saturated with carbon

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Annealing of white cast iron produces __________ iron.

A. Grey

B. Nodular

C. Malleable

D. Spheroidal

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With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. Increases linearly

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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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Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain limited terminal velocity, because of

A. Upward thrust due to air

B. Viscous force exerted by air

C. Surface tension effects of water

D. Force of gravity

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Fine grained steels have

A. High brittleness

B. Higher tendency to distort

C. High ductility

D. None of these

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The minimum temperature to which the water can be cooled in a cooling tower is the __________ temperature of air.

A. Ambient

B. Dry bulb

C. Dew point

D. Wet bulb

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Wrought iron is never shaped by

A. Casting

B. Cold working

C. Forging

D. Welding

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In a totally irreversible isothermal expansion process for an ideal gas, ΔE = 0, ΔH = 0. Then ΔQ and ΔS will be

A. ΔQ = 0, ΔS=0

B. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = +ve

C. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve

D. ΔQ = +ve, ΔS= +ve

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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 two elements required to form substitutional solid solution should not have

A. Same crystalline structure

B. Same valency

C. Widely differing electronegativity

D. Same atomic sizes

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Energy to be supplied to the radioactive nucleus for the emission of a neutron is __________ MeV.

A. 0.8

B. 7.8

C. 200

D. 10000

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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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Speed of a submarine in deep sea & that of an aeroplane is measured by a/an

A. Pitot tube

B. Hot wire anemometer

C. Rotameter

D. Stroboscope

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Which of the following terminology is used for the temperature at which new grains are formed in a metal?

A. Eutectic temperature

B. Lower critical temperature

C. Recrystallisation temperature

D. Upper critical temperature

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Removal of non-condensable from steam or other vapour is termed as the __________ process.

A. Condensation

B. Deaeration

C. Scavenging

D. Exhaust

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Tumbling is the process of improving the __________ of the materials/parts.

A. Surface finish

B. Fatigue limit

C. Creep limit

D. Surface cleanliness

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Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of

A. Stellite

B. Steel

C. Bronze

D. Lead

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The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is

A. Indeterminate

B. Zero

C. Infinity

D. Same as that at any other temperature

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Austempering of steel requires it to be heated to 875°C followed by sudden cooling to 250-525°C, thereby changing austenite to

A. Sorbite

B. Bainite

C. Martensite

D. Troostite

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Alloying elements present in Haynes stellite, which has superior performance than high speed steel, are:

A. Nickel, cobalt & chromium

B. Tungsten, chromium & cobalt

C. Manganese, chromium & cobalt

D. Tungsten, molybdenum & nickel

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A polymer is termed as an 'elastomer', if its percentage elongation is more than 100%. An elastomer is termed as 'rubber' if its percentage elongation is more than __________ percent.

A. 150

B. 200

C. 300

D. 400