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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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B. 1127


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The minimum temperature to which the water can be cooled in a cooling tower is the __________ temperature of air.

A. Ambient

B. Dry bulb

C. Dew point

D. Wet bulb

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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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Which of the following emissions in the exhaust gas of an I.C. engine causes the formation of photochemical smog?

A. Nitrogen oxides

B. Hydrocarbons

C. Both 'a' & 'b'

D. Carbon monoxide

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Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is

A. Watt/m

B. Joule/

C. Newton/

D. Joule/m

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Main constituent of bone ash is

A. Ammonium phosphate

B. Calcium phosphate

C. Animal charcoal

D. Ammonium sulphate

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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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Addition of small amount of __________ to grey cast iron is done to produce nodular grey cast iron.

A. Manganese

B. Phosphorous

C. Magnesium

D. Chromium

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Large diameter reinforced cement concrete (RCC) pipes are generally joined by __________ joint.

A. Flanged iron

B. Collar

C. Flexible

D. Expansion

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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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Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow in fluid flow through a pipe does not depend upon the

A. Length of the pipe

B. Diameter of the pipe

C. Density of the fluid

D. Velocity of the fluid

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Working of linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) is based on the principle of variable

A. Capacitance

B. Resistance

C. Mutual inductance

D. None of these

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What happens, when SO2 is passed through a solution of H2S in water?

A. Precipitation of sulphur takes place

B. H2SO3 is formed

C. Oleum is formed

D. None of these

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According to maximum shear stress failure criterion, yielding in material occurs, when the maximum shear stress is equal to __________ times the yield stress.

A. 0.5

B. 2

C. √2

D. √3/2

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Internal energy of a gas obeying Van-Der- Waals equation of state, [p + (a/v2)] (V - b) = RT, depends upon its

A. Pressure & temperature

B. Pressure & specific volume

C. Temperature & specific volume

D. Temperature only

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Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm. thick boiler plate will be __________ mm.

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 40

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Use of economiser in a boiler plant reduces the fuel consumption for steam generation by about __________ percent.

A. 1

B. 10

C. 30

D. 50

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In case of compression of one kg of air, the work done will be the least, when the value of polytropic index 'n' is

A. 1

B. 1.4

C. 1.5

D. Y = Cp/Cv

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The most important requirement for aluminium industry is the availability of cheap

A. Ore

B. Electrical power

C. Labour

D. Abundant water

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L.D. (Linz-Donawitz) converter is used in the production of

A. Copper

B. Steel

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium

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Alloys having more than 80% copper are generally more

A. Abrasion resistant

B. Corrosion resistant

C. Prone to season cracking

D. Machinable

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Which of the following has the highest modulus of elasticity (about 7 × 106 kg/cm2)?

A. High speed steel

B. Stainless steel

C. Tungsten carbide

D. Superalloys

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Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of __________ gms of zinc per of steel strip.

A. 5-10

B. 1000-1500

C. 120-500

D. 1500-3000

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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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Corrosion rate cannot be lowered by reducing the __________ of the corroding medium.

A. Concentration

B. Velocity

C. Temperature

D. None of these

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A dummy activity is used in PERT network to describe the

A. Precedence relationship

B. Resource idleness

C. Resource restriction

D. Necessary time delay

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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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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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A spring material should have low

A. Elastic limit

B. Deflection value

C. Fatigue resistance

D. None of these

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Work required for compression of a gas contained in a cylinder is 7000 kJ. During compression, heat interaction of 3000 kJ causes the surroundings to be heated. Internal energy change of the gas during the compression is __________ kJ.

A. +4000

B. -4000

C. 10000

D. -10000

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__________ stress cannot be sustained by a fluid in equilibrium.

A. Shear

B. Tensile

C. Compressive

D. None of these