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The natural petroleum may be separated into

A. Petrol

B. Kerosene

C. Fuel oil

D. Lubricating oil

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D. Lubricating oil


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The work ratio of a gas turbine plant is given by

A. (Net work output)/(Workdone by the turbine)

B. (Net work output)/(Heat supplied)

C. (Actual temperature drop)/(Isentropic temperature drop)

D. (Isentropic increase in temperature)/(Actual increase in temperature)

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A column that fails due to direct stress, is called

A. Short column

B. Long column

C. Weak column

D. Medium column

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The heat energy stored in the gas and used for raising the temperature of the gas is known as

A. External energy

B. Internal energy

C. Kinetic energy

D. Molecular energy

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A fletched beam is used to

A. Change the shape of the beam

B. Effect the saving in material

C. Equalise the strength in tension and compression

D. Increase the cross-section of the beam

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The expansion ratio (r) is the ratio of (where v1 = Volume at the beginning of expansion, and v2 = Volume at the end of expansion)

A. v1/v2

B. v2/v1

C. (v1 + v2)/v1

D. (v1 + v2)/v2

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A circular shaft fixed at, A has diameter D for half of its length and diameter D/2 over the other half, as shown in the below figure. If the rotation of B relative to A is 0.1 radian, the rotation of C relative to B will be

A. 0.4 radian

B. 0.8 radian

C. 1.6 radian

D. 3.2 radian

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For a simply supported beam of length l, when a concentrated load W is applied in the centre of the beam, the maximum deflection is

A. 5WL³/ 384EI

B. WL³/384EI

C. WL³/ 348EI

D. WL³/ 48EI

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The heat and mechanical energies are mutually convertible. This statement was established by

A. Boyle

B. Charles

C. Joule

D. None of these

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When the gas is heated at constant volume, the heat supplied

A. Increases the internal energy of the gas and increases the temperature of the gas

B. Does some external work during expansion

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The value of gas constant (R) in S. I. units is

A. 0.287 J/kgK

B. 2.87 J/kgK

C. 28.7 J/kgK

D. 287 J/kgK

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The ideal efficiency of a Brayton cycle with regeneration, with increase in pressure ratio will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain unchanged

D. Increase/decrease depending on application

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Which of the following has the minimum atomic mass?

A. Oxygen

B. Sulphur

C. Nitrogen

D. Carbon

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The section modulus of a circular section about an axis through its C.G., is

A. πd²/4

B. πd²/16

C. πd3/16

D. πd3/32

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The materials which exhibit the same elastic properties in all directions are called

A. Homogeneous

B. Inelastic

C. Isotropic

D. Isentropic

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The maximum diameter of the hole that can be punched from a plate of maximum shear stress 1/4th of its maximum crushing stress of punch, is equal to (where t = Thickness of the plate)

A. t

B. 2t

C. 4t

D. 8t

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A definite area or a space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known as

A. Thermodynamic system

B. Thermodynamic cycle

C. Thermodynamic process

D. Thermodynamic law

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When a body is subjected to three mutually perpendicular stresses, of equal intensity, the ratio of direct stress to the corresponding volumetric strain is known as

A. Young's modulus

B. Modulus of rigidity

C. Bulk modulus

D. Poisson's ratio

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The assumption made in Euler's column theory is that

A. The failure of column occurs due to buckling alone

B. The length of column is very large as compared to its cross-sectional dimensions

C. The column material obeys Hooke's law

D. All of the above

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In closed cycle gas turbine, the air is compressed

A. Isothermally

B. Isentropically

C. Polytropically

D. None of these

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Energy can neither be created nor destroyed, but it can be transformed from one form to another. This statement is known as

A. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

B. First law of thermodynamics

C. Second law of thermodynamics

D. Kinetic theory of gases

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The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel compared to ultimate compressive stress is

A. Same

B. More

C. Less

D. Unpredictable

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The radius of the Mohrs circle in the given figure is equal to

A. Sum of two principal stresses

B. Difference of two principal stresses

C. Half the sum of two principal stresses

D. Half the difference of two principal stresses

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Reversed joule cycle is called

A. Carnot cycle

B. Rankine cycle

C. Brayton cycle

D. Bell Coleman cycle

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High air-fuel ratio in gas turbines

A. Increases power output

B. Improves thermal efficiency

C. Reduces exhaust temperature

D. Do not damage turbine blades

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Steam coal is a

A. Pulverised coal

B. Brown coal

C. Coking bituminous coal

D. Non-coking bituminous coal

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A key is subjected to side pressure as well at shearing forces. These pressures are called

A. Bearing stresses

B. Fatigue stresses

C. Crushing stresses

D. Resultant stresses

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The property of a material by virtue of which it can be beaten or rolled into plates is called

A. Malleability

B. Ductility

C. Plasticity

D. Elasticity

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In S. I. units, the value of the universal gas constant is

A. 8.314 J/kg mole-K

B. 83.14 J/kgmole-K

C. 831.4 J/kgmole-K

D. 8314 J/kgmole-K

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The weakest section of a diamond riveting is the section which passes through

A. The first row

B. The second row

C. The central row

D. One rivet hole of the end row

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The reading of the pressure gauge fitted on a vessel is 25 bar. The atmospheric pressure is 1.03 bar and the value of 'g' is 9.81 m/s2. The absolute pressure in the vessel is

A. 23.97 bar

B. 25 bar

C. 26.03 bar

D. 34.81 bar