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The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically

A. CCl2F2

B. CCl3F

C. CClF3

D. CCl4F

Correct Answer :

A. CCl2F2


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Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its

A. High viscosity

B. Low surface tension

C. High density

D. High surface tension

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Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high

A. Abrasion resistance

B. Toughness

C. Red hardness

D. Cutting speed

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The transition temperature at which all the ferromagnetic materials become paramagnetic materials is termed as the 'Curie temperature'. Its value for cobalt is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 1127

C. 1359

D. 1480

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In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C & leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this case is __________ °C.

A. 20

B. 60

C. 120

D.

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Adhesives

A. Cant be used in the form of pressure sensitive tapes

B. Cant join two dissimilar metals

C. Cure instantaneously after application on a surface

D. None of these

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Probability of cavitation occuring becomes very high, when the local __________ resulting in water bubbles formation, which on rupture cause cavitation

A. Pressure falls below the vapour pressure

B. Pressure becomes very high

C. Temperature becomes low

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

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All the atoms of the world comprise of electrons, proton & neutron except that of __________ atom in which neutron is absent.

A. Deuterium

B. Hydrogen

C. Neon

D. Helium

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Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy is facilitated by the

A. Fuel cells

B. Photo voltaic cell

C. Magneto hydrodynamic generator

D. None of these

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Ultimate strength in tension as compared to that in shear for steel is

A. Half

B. One third

C. One and half times

D. One fourth

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The most economical channel section for the fluid flow is the one for which the discharge is maximum for a given cross-sectional area. Vertical velocity distribution in an open channel for laminar flow can be assumed to be

A. Parabolic

B. Hyperbolic

C. Straight line

D. None of these

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Which of the following is not categorised as the ore agglomeration process?

A. Nodulising

B. Pelletising

C. Balling

D. Briquetting

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Hot working of lead is carried out at

A. 75°C

B. 373°K

C. 150°C

D. Room temperature

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For a spontaneous natural process at constant temperature and pressure, the free energy of the system always

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain constant

D. Increases to a maximum before decreasing

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Cobalt - 60 is used as a source of __________ in medical therapy & industrial radiography.

A. X-rays

B. γ-rays

C. α-rays

D. β-rays

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Drills are usually made of

A. Cermets

B. High speed steel

C. Alloy steel

D. Tungsten carbide

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Hot dipping process is used for coating a low melting point metal (e.g. Pb, Sn, Zn) on iron, steel & copper having relatively higher melting points. Which of the following is not a hot dipping process?

A. Galvanising

B. Tinning

C. Sherardizing

D. None of these

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During decarburising of a plain carbon steel, the thickness of ferrite layer growth is proportional to

A. Time

B. Square root of time

C. Square of time

D. Cube of time

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The bolt is subjected to __________ when the nut is tightened by putting the washer beneath it.

A. Tension

B. Shear

C. Compression

D. Bending & tension

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High relative humidity decreases the evaporative process and as the temperature is increased, the relative humidity decreases. The comfort range for human body is the ambient temperature of 22 to 27°C with relative humidity ranging from __________ percent.

A. 5 to 10

B. 15 to 25

C. 45 to 50

D. 75 to 80

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Young's modulus of a material is the measure of its

A. Stiffness

B. Malleability

C. Creep resistance

D. Tensile strength

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Copper is the metal having the highest electronic conductivity

B. Hardenability & Weldability of metals are inversely related

C. Covalent bonding formed by sharing of electrons is present in all semi-conductor materials

D. Glass transition temperature applies to 'polymers' but not to 'glasses'

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Cemented carbide tools are not suitable for cutting

A. Aluminium

B. Brass

C. Cast iron

D. Steel

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An ideal material for making cooking vessels should have

A. High heat capacity

B. Low heat capacity

C. High thermal conductivity

D. Both (B) and (C)

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Steels with high carbon equivalent have poor Weldability, because in these steels during welding

A. Carbon and other alloying elements get oxidised from the weld pool

B. Excessive ferrite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness of the weld

C. Martensite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness/ductility of the weld

D. Segregation of carbon and other element occurs in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the weld

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Vibration upto 100 kilo hertz can be most accurately measured by a __________ type accelerometer.

A. Preloaded spring

B. Piezoelectric

C. Bonded strain gauge

D. None of these

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Atomic __________ of an element is a whole number.

A. Weight

B. Number

C. Volume

D. Radius

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Which of the following processes follows the hardening process for reducing the hardening strains & increasing the toughness of the steel part?

A. Anodising

B. Tempering

C. Carburising

D. Annealing

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Both annealing and normalising release the internal stresses of the material besides improving the mechanical properties

B. Low carbon steel does not respond to the heat treatment for hardening of the material, hence it is subjected to case hardening or surface hardening processes like cyaniding, carburising, nitriding etc., which produces high carbon outer layers resulting in increase of surface hardness

C. Induction hardening and flame hardening techniques are also used for surface hardening

D. Martempering of a material is a hardening process

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Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the presence of __________ in it.

A. Ethyl alcohol

B. Impurities

C. Methyl alcohol

D. Carbonic acid

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Nitriding of a steel part does not increase its

A. Grain size

B. Fatigue limit

C. Surface hardness

D. Wear resistance