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The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is

A. Indeterminate

B. Zero

C. Infinity

D. Same as that at any other temperature

Correct Answer :

B. Zero


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Hot extrusion of aluminium is done in the temperature range of __________ °C.

A. 550-600

B. 450-500

C. 350-400

D. 250-300

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Which of the following terminology is used for the temperature at which new grains are formed in a metal?

A. Eutectic temperature

B. Lower critical temperature

C. Recrystallisation temperature

D. Upper critical temperature

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Super conduction in metals is observed at a temperature of __________ °K.

A. <100

B. >100

C. About 273

D. About 373

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Silicon percentage in acid resistant cast iron is about

A. 4

B. 8

C. 14

D. 20

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For a first order chemical reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases __________ with time.

A. Linearly

B. Exponentially

C. Logarithmically

D. Inversely

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Batch process is preferred over continuous process, when the

A. Product yields and quality cannot be achieved in continuous process, because of long residence time

B. Sales demand of product is not steady

C. Same equipment cannot be used for several processes of the same nature

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is

A. Indeterminate

B. Zero

C. Infinity

D. Same as that at any other temperature

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Out of the following, the __________ pipe has the least corrosion resistance.

A. Mild steel

B. Copper

C. Cast iron

D. Wrought iron

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Ductile fracture of a stressed material, which exhibits a large plastic deformation is commonly caused by the formation and coalescence of voids in the necked region

B. Brittle fracture is caused by the propagation of pre-existing cracks in the material and involves minimum plastic deformation

C. Fatigue fracture of a material is always brittle in nature and takes place due to the existence of line imperfections

D. Brittle materials are generally tested in tension

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Which of the following does not discharge the dust collected as a dry solid?

A. Electrostatic precipitator

B. Wet scrubber

C. Bag filter

D. Gravity settling chamber

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Use of water as a manometric liquid suffers from the disadvantage of its

A. Low vapour pressure

B. Corrosive nature

C. High vapour pressure

D. High boiling point

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Powder metallurgy technique is used in the production of __________ tools.

A. Tungsten carbide

B. High carbon steel

C. High speed steel

D. Drilling

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__________ of grey cast iron produces white cast iron.

A. Tempering

B. Rapid heating

C. Rapid cooling

D. Slow cooling

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Multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression offers the advantage of

A. Power saving per unit weight of air delivered

B. Moisture elimination in the inter-stage cooler

C. Increased volumetric efficiency

D. All (A), (B) & (C)

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An atom bomb works on the principle of

A. Nuclear fission

B. Nuclear fusion

C. Both the nuclear fission & fusion

D. Ionisation

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Chromium molybdenum steel cannot be welded using __________ welding.

A. Thermit

B. Electrical resistance

C. Oxy-acetylene

D. Any of these

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Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved

A. As tiny gas bubbles

B. In the atomic form

C. In the ionic form

D. In the molecular form

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Which of the following materials does not form adherent oxide film on surface?

A. Copper

B. Nickel

C. Aluminium

D. Gold & silver

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Brittleness induced due to the presence of sulphur in steel can be reduced by adding

A. Manganese

B. Magnesium

C. Vanadium

D. Copper

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Electrical conductivities of semi-conductors are of the order of __________ ohm/cm.

A. 10-3

B. 103

C. 10-15

D. 1015

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Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator operating between - 23°C and + 27°C is

A. 3

B. 5

C. 0.5

D. 1.5

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One face of a furnace wall is at 1030°C and the other face is exposed to room temperature (30°C). If the thermal conductivity of furnace wall is 3 W. m- 1. k-1 and the wall thickness is 0.3 m, the maximum heat loss (in W/m) is

A. 100

B. 900

C. 9000

D. 10000

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Energy of the sun arises mainly from __________ reactions.

A. Fusion

B. Fission

C. Combustion

D. None of these

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__________ test can be termed as the semidestructive test.

A. Impact

B. Torsion

C. Hardness

D. Charpy

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Minimum safe distance between two liquid fuel storage tanks is equal to (where, H = height of the tank)

A. H

B. H/2

C. H/4

D. H/6

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In multipass welds, shot peening is done after each pass to

A. Close the surface porosity

B. Break the continuity of columnar grains

C. Flatten the weldment

D. Introduce texture in the weld

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In electrical resistance welding, distortion results from the use of improper

A. Clamping methods

B. Electrodes

C. Current

D. Filler material

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Property responsible for the talcum powder to cling to the skin is the

A. Capillary action

B. Adhesion

C. Cohesion

D. Surface tension

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Powder metallurgy is used to produce

A. High precision components with complex cavities and sharp features

B. Components of large size

C. Porosity free components

D. Components of such alloys whose constituents do not form alloys readily

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Starting friction is low in case of the __________ lubrication.

A. Boundary

B. Hydrodynamic

C. Hydrostatic

D. Mixed/semi-fluid