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The general law of expansion or compression is pvn = C, The process is said to be hyperbolic, if n is equal to

A. 0

B. 1

C. γ

D.

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B. 1


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The given figure shows the Mohr's circle of stress for two unequal and like principal stresses (σx and σy) acting at a body across two mutually perpendicular planes. The normal stress on an oblique section making an angle θ with the minor principle plane is given by

A. OC

B. OP

C. OQ

D. PQ

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When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (σx) in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress (τxy), the maximum normal stress i

A. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

B. (σx/2) - (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

C. (σx/2) + (1/2) × √(σx² - 4 τ²xy)

D. (1/2) × √(σx² + 4 τ²xy)

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When the gas is cooled at constant pressure,

A. Its temperature increases but volume decreases

B. Its volume increases but temperature decreases

C. Both temperature and volume increases

D. Both temperature and volume decreases

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Strain is defined as the ratio of

A. Change in volume to original volume

B. Change in length to original length

C. Change in cross-sectional area to original cross-sectional area

D. Any one of the above

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Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?

A. Volume

B. Temperature

C. Mass

D. Energy

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A composite shaft consisting of two stepped portions having spring constants K₁ and K₂ is held between two rigid supports at the ends. Its equivalent spring constant is

A. K₁ K₂

B. (K₁ + K₂)/ 2

C. (K₁ + K₂)/ K₁ K₂

D. K₁ K₂/ (K₁ + K₂)

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The stress necessary to initiate yielding is

A. Considerably greater than that necessary to continue it

B. Considerably lesser than that necessary to continue it

C. Greater than that necessary to stop it

D. Lesser than that necessary to stop it

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Coke is produced

A. When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine

B. From the finely ground coal by moulding under pressure with or without a binding material

C. When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel

D. By heating wood with a limited supply of air to a temperature not less than 280°C

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The specific heat of water is

A. 1.817

B. 2512

C. 4.187

D. None of these

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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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The total elongation produced in a bar of uniform section hanging vertically downwards due to its own weight is equal to that produced by a weight

A. Of same magnitude as that of bar and applied at the lower end

B. Half the weight of bar applied at lower end

C. Half of the square of weight of bar applied at lower end

D. One fourth of weight of bar applied at lower end

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A process, in which the working substance neither receives nor gives out heat to its surroundings during its expansion or compression, is called

A. Isothermal process

B. Hyperbolic process

C. Adiabatic process

D. Polytropic process

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The stress at which extension of the material takes place more quickly as compared to the increase in load is called

A. Elastic point of the material

B. Plastic point of the material

C. Breaking point of the material

D. Yielding point of the material

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Which is the false statement about true stress strain method?

A. It does not exist

B. It is more sensitive to changes in both metallurgical and mechanical conditions

C. It gives a more accurate picture of the ductility

D. It can be correlated with stress strain values in other tests like torsion, impact, combined stress tests etc.

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The ratio of specific heat at constant pressure (cp) and specific heat at constant volume (cv) is always __________ one.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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According to First law of thermodynamics,

A. Total internal energy of a system during a process remains constant

B. Total energy of a system remains constant

C. Workdone by a system is equal to the heat transferred by the system

D. Internal energy, enthalpy and entropy during a process remain constant

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The unit of energy is S. I. units is

A. Joule (J)

B. Joule metre (Jm)

C. Watt (W)

D. Joule/metre (J/m)

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In a steady flow process, the ratio of

A. Heat transfer is constant

B. Work transfer is constant

C. Mass flow at inlet and outlet is same

D. All of these

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The efficiency of Joule cycle is

A. Greater than Carnot cycle

B. Less than Carnot cycle

C. Equal to Carnot cycle

D. None of these

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The value of Poisson's ratio for steel is between

A. 0.01 to 0.1

B. 0.23 to 0.27

C. 0.25 to 0.33

D. 0.4 to 0.6

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Which of the following gas has the highest calorific value?

A. Coal gas

B. Producer gas

C. Mond gas

D. Blast furnace gas

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The work ratio of simple gas turbine cycle depends upon

A. Maximum cycle temperature

B. Minimum cycle temperature

C. Pressure ratio

D. All of these

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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of gas through one degree at constant volume, is called

A. Specific heat at constant volume

B. Specific heat at constant pressure

C. Kilo Joule

D. None of these

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A body is subjected to a direct tensile stress of 300 MPa in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress of 200 MPa. The maximum shear stress will be

A. -100 MPa

B. 250 MPa

C. 300 MPa

D. 400 MPa

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The fuel mostly used in blast furnace for extracting pig iron from iron ores is

A. Hard coke

B. Soft coke

C. Pulverised coal

D. Bituminous coal

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The entropy of water at 0°C is assumed to be

A. 1

B. 0

C. -1

D. 10

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If Kh is the torque resisting capacity of a hollow shaft and Ks is that of a solid shaft, of the same material, length and weight. Then,

A. Kh > Ks

B. Kh < Ks

C. Kh = Ks

D. None of these

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The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length is __________ at the fixed end.

A. wl/4

B. wl/2

C. wl

D. wl²/2

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The gas constant (R) is equal to the __________ of two specific heats.

A. Sum

B. Difference

C. Product

D. Ratio

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During which of the following process does heat rejection takes place in Carnot cycle?

A. Isothermal expansion

B. Isentropic expansion

C. Isothermal compression

D. Isentropic compression