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Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1Nm3 of acetylene, in oxyacetylene welding is __________ Nm3.

A. 0.5

B. 1

C. 1/3

D. 2.5

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D. 2.5


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Which of the following has the highest value of refractive index?

A. Brine (sea water)

B. Diamond

C. Distilled water

D. Glass

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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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Which of the following is not the commercial name of poly-methyl-methacrylate (PMMA)?

A. Styrofoam

B. Lucite

C. Perspex

D. Plexiglass

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Between 230 and 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the

A. Immobility of dislocation

B. Strain-ageing

C. Increase in Young's modulus

D. Strain hardening

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Satellites burn off during re-entry to earth's atmosphere, because of the

A. Combustion with air

B. Gravitational pull by earth

C. Friction with earth's atmosphere

D. Loss in weight of the satellite

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In an eutectic system, two elements are completely

A. Soluble in solid state

B. Insoluble in liquid state

C. Insoluble in both solid & liquid state

D. Soluble in liquid state

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The approximate height of a blast furnace having a useful volume of 2000 m3 is about __________ metres

A. 25

B. 35

C. 55

D. 75

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A highly elastic material is deformed least on loading and retains its original form on removal of the load. Which of the following is the most elastic material?

A. Steel

B. Glass

C. Rubber

D. Brass

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The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the __________ of a boiler.

A. Evaporative capacity

B. Evaporation efficiency

C. Thermal efficiency

D. Steam load

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Dislocations are __________ defects.

A. Point

B. Line

C. Volume

D. None of these

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__________ has the highest melting point out of the following.

A. Tungsten

B. Zirconium

C. Molybdenum

D. Tantalum

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A form of stress corrosion failure termed as 'season cracking' is generally observed in

A. Thermosetting polymers

B. High carbon steels

C. Brasses

D. Borosilicate glasses

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Which of the following is an acidic constituent of B.F. slag?

A.

B. FeO

C. MgO

D. CaO

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The ratio of mass of a neutron to that of an electron is about 1839. What is the ratio of the mass of a proton to that of an electron?

A. 159

B. 1837

C. 2537

D. 10000

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In chemical dehumidification process

A. Wet bulb temperature increases

B. Dry bulb temperature remains constant

C. Dew point temperature increases

D. Dry bulb temperature increases

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Nickel and __________ are the alloying element added in steel to increase its toughness.

A. Molybdenum

B. Chromium

C. Vanadium

D. Silicon

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Which of the following can be manufactured using powder metallurgy techniques?

A. Brake linings

B. Bearings

C. Carbide tool tips

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

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Which of the following parameters is not responsible for the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface located in a room without fans?

A. Emissivity of pipe surface

B. Diameter & length of the pipe

C. Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in the room

D. None of these

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The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid, only when the fluid

A. Is at rest & has zero viscosity

B. Is frictionless

C. Fluid layer has no motion relative to an adjacent layer of fluid

D. is incompressible & frictionless

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Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure by a large amount is an indication of the

A. Rain

B. Cold wave

C. Storm

D. Fair weather

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Stellite is a __________ material.

A. Ferrous

B. Ceramic

C. Cemented carbide

D. Non-ferrous cast alloy cutting tool

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The phenomenon occurring during explosion of a hydrogen bomb is

A. Nuclear fission

B. Nuclear fusion

C. A combination of both nuclear fission & fusion

D. None of these

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Heat transfer to the water wall in a high pressure water wall type boiler furnace is mainly by

A. Conduction

B. Convection

C. Radiation

D. Both 'a' & 'b'

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Other parameters remaining same, the recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, when

A. Strain rate is increased

B. Grain size is increased

C. Prior cold deformation is increased

D. Not affected by any of the above parameters

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Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is approximately in the range of

A. 1-5

B. 20-30

C. 100-150

D. 200-250

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Which one of the following is incombustible?

A. H2

B. CCl4

C. C2H2

D. S

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Identify the correct statement with reference to the extractive metallurgy of aluminium.

A. The electrolyte consists of molten Na3AlF6 with approximately 1 to 8% Al2O3

B. Approximately 80% of the aluminium deposited on the cathode comes from cryolite

C. Sodium is deposited along with aluminium, but is immediately vaporised

D. Anode effect sets in when the cryolite concentration goes below 40%.

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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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Fire refining process is employed in case of

A. Tin

B. Copper

C. Zinc

D. Aluminium

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Which of the following rays has the least wavelength?

A. Ultraviolet rays

B. Infrared rays

C. Cosmic rays

D. X-rays