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The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing > 0.25% carbon is subjected to is

A. Full annealing

B. Bright annealing

C. Patenting

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

C. Patenting


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Electrochemical corrosion can occur, only if __________ is present in contact with metal.

A. Air

B. Oxygen

C. Liquid medium

D. Gaseous medium

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__________ is the trade name assigned to a nonferrous cast alloy composed of cobalt, chromium & tungsten.

A. Stellite

B. High speed steel

C. Cermet

D. Alnico

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Water-tube boiler is the one, in which

A. Water passes through tubes and flue gases around it

B. Tube carrying hot flue gases are immersed in a pool of water

C. Tubes are placed in vertical position

D. None of these

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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 gases cause global warming?

A. Carbon monoxide

B. Carbon dioxide

C. Nitrogen

D. Ozone

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Pick out the correct statement

A. Jet engine can work, where there is no atmosphere

B. Rocket engines cannot work, where there is no atmosphere

C. Rocket engines carry oxygen required for the combustion in the form of oxidiser

D. Jet engines also carry oxidiser

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Air intake for an air compressor should be preferably taken from

A. A site, where cooling towers are located nearby

B. A site, where open coal yard in located nearby

C. An air conditioned room maintained at a temperature of 18°C

D. An outside atmosphere at 10°C

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Globular form of cementite is formed during the __________ process.

A. Spheroidising

B. Hardening

C. Annealing

D. Normalising

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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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Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on

A. Alloy steel

B. Grey cast iron

C. Mild steel

D. High carbon steel

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Routing in production, planning & control is concerned with the

A. Sequence of operation to be performed

B. Progress of work performed

C. Authorisation of work to be performed

D. Balancing of load on machines

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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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Density in the solid state is slightly less than that in its liquid state, in case of

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Water

C. Mercury

D. None of these

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Thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine is around __________ percent.

A. 8

B. 35

C. 65

D. 80

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Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure by a large amount is an indication of the

A. Rain

B. Cold wave

C. Storm

D. Fair weather

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Which one of the following is incombustible?

A. H2

B. CCl4

C. C2H2

D. S

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The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are

A. Free electrons

B. Ions

C. Conduction electrons

D. Holes

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__________ is the process of coating the surface of steel with aluminium oxide, thereby imparting it increased resistance to corrosion & oxidation upto a temperature of 700°C.

A. Veneering

B. Galvanising

C. Electroplating

D. Calorising

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Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate boiling.

A. Bubble generation is by expansion of entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the surface

B. Surface temperature is greater than the saturation temperature of the liquid

C. Heat transfer from the surface of the liquid is less than that in film boiling

D. The temperature is less than that of film boiling

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Alloy powder manufactured by the following process have spherical shapes.

A. Electrochemical deposition

B. Gaseous reduction

C. Atomisation

D. Mechanical attrition

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Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness, which is termed as the __________ hardening.

A. Cold

B. Work

C. Age

D. Induction

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While the thermosetting polymers are amorphous in nature, the thermoplastic polymers are either amorphous or crystalline. The crystalline polymers are characterised by the

A. Low impact strength

B. High flexibility

C. Better finish and surface appearance

D. High plastic deformation

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In connection with corrosion of metals, passivation is the process that

A. Intensifies deterioration

B. Changes the composition of the metal

C. Inhibits further deterioration

D. None of these

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Maximum hardenability of steel depends upon its

A. Chemical composition

B. Carbon content

C. Grain size

D. Alloying elements content

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Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings?

A. Tempering

B. Annealing

C. Normalising

D. Carburising

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Dry saturated steam can be converted into superheated steam by

A. Increasing its cross-sectional area of flow

B. Passing it through a pressure reducing valve

C. Forcing it downwards through a vertical tube

D. None of these

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Breakeven point represents the condition, when the company runs under no profit no loss condition. In break even analysis, total cost comprises of fixed cost

A. Only

B. Plus variable cost

C. Plus overhead cost

D. Plus selling expenses

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__________ stress cannot be sustained by a fluid in equilibrium.

A. Shear

B. Tensile

C. Compressive

D. None of these

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Secondary hardening in steels arises out of the

A. Precipitation of fine alloy carbides at high temperatures

B. Refinement of ferrite grain size by working

C. Decomposition of retained austenite upon heat treatment

D. Precipitation of complex inter-metallic upon heat treatment

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Steam condenser tubes are made of admiralty brass, in which percentage of zinc & copper are __________ respectively.

A. 70 & 30

B. 30 & 70

C. 50 & 50

D. 90 & 10