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The main reducing agent in iron blast furnace is

A. Carbon dioxide

B. Carbon monoxide

C. Oxygen

D. Air

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B. Carbon monoxide


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'Flare tower' used in industry is meant for

A. Venting off (after burning) the excess inflammable/toxic gases at high pressure

B. Absorbing the pollutant gases from the furnace exhaust

C. Cooling of furnace exhaust gases

D. None of these

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Thermit welding is categorised as the __________ welding.

A. Forge

B. Fusion

C. Resistance

D. Arc

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Limestone is added in the blast furnace (during pig iron manufacture) to

A. Form slag by combining with impurities

B. Supply heat by undergoing exothermic reaction with impurities

C. Reduce the coke consumption

D. Reduce slag viscosity

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__________ wire is never used for making the heating element.

A. Nichrome

B. Kanthal

C. Invar

D. None of these

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Drossing is a __________ operation.

A. Smelting

B. Dressing

C. Roasting

D. Dressing

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The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2) is given by (T1 - T2)/T1. The co-efficient of performance (CO.P.) of a Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by

A. T1/(T1-T2)

B. T2/(T1-T2)

C. T1/T2

D. T2/T1

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Wavelength of radiation emitted by a body depends on the __________ of its surface.

A. Temperature

B. Area

C. Nature

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

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Gage pressure within a spherical droplet of a fluid is 'p'. What will be gage pressure within a bubble of the same size & of the same fluid?

A. p

B. 2 p

C. 0.5 p

D. 0.25 p

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If the demand for an item is trebled and the order cost is reduced to one third, then the economic order quantity

A. Is trebled

B. Remains unchanged

C. Decreases by a factor of 3

D. Decreases by a factor of 1/3

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In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with oxygen, because it is

A. Easily available

B. Not soluble in blood at high pressure

C. Lighter than nitrogen

D. Completely miscible with oxygen

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Powder metallurgy process does not make metal powder by

A. Atomisation

B. Grinding/milling

C. Hammering

D. Electrolytic deposition

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Stresses encountered in the metal forming processes are less than the __________ of the material.

A. Fracture strength

B. Yield strength

C. Elastic limit

D. Limit of proportionality

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Which of the following phenomenon will exhibit the minimum heat transfer?

A. Boiling

B. Forced convection in air

C. Free convection in air

D. Conduction in air

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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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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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Wave length of X-rays is about 1 angstrom; however it cannot pass through a sheet of

A. Paper

B. Cloth

C. Lead

D. Aluminium

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Increasing the carbon content of steel

A. Reduces the upper shelf energy

B. Increasing the ductility transition temperature

C. Decreases brittleness

D. Decreases hardness

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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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Steel produced from phosphatic iron is __________ in nature.

A. Malleable

B. Ductile

C. Brittle

D. Tough

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The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the

A. Resilience

B. Toughness

C. Ductility

D. Impact strength

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Ferromagnetic materials owe their properties to __________ inner sub-shells.

A. Completely filled

B. Partially filled

C. Equally filled

D. Vacant

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Wood is a/an __________ material.

A. Amorphous

B. Cellular

C. Homogeneous

D. Granular

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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

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Calorific value of __________ are almost same.

A. Lignite & anthracite coal

B. Lignite & coal gas

C. Petrol & diesel

D. Coal gas & natural gas

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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 Imperial Smelting Process for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following:

A. Jet of water at high pressure

B. Blast of air

C. Mixture of water and air

D. Rain of molten lead

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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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Which of the following is normally not found in both the S.I. (petrol) & C.I. (diesel) engines?

A. Air filter

B. Fuel injector

C. Exhaust silencer

D. Battery

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Which of the following is not a ferromagnetic material?

A. Nickel

B. Cobalt

C. Aluminium

D. Iron

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Yield strength of a material is determined by the __________ test.

A. Creep

B. Tension

C. Compression

D. Endurance