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Though tin occurs lower than iron in the electrochemical series, yet it is coated on steel for corrosion protection, because of its

A. Lower cost

B. Abundant availability

C. Resistance to vegetable acids as the tin plate are commercially used in 'canning' industry

D. None of these

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C. Resistance to vegetable acids as the tin plate are commercially used in 'canning' industry


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Elimination of brittleness resulting from welding of saw blades is done by __________ of the welded portion.

A. Annealing

B. Toughening

C. Work hardening

D. Tempering

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Silicon percentage in silicon steel used for electrical equipments is about

A. 1

B. 4.0

C. 8

D. 14

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Tip of the match stick contains a mixture of

A. K + S

B. K + S + K2Cr2O7

C. S + K2Cr2O7 + White P

D. None of these

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Starting friction is low in case of the __________ lubrication.

A. Boundary

B. Hydrodynamic

C. Hydrostatic

D. Mixed/semi-fluid

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The most serious manufacturing defect from fracture toughness point of view is

A. Surface roughness

B. Pores

C. Spherical inclusion

D. Crack

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Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about __________ metre/second.

A. 5

B. 10

C. 20

D. 40

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The most important function of a washer is to provide bearing area and washers are normally specified by their hole diameters. The diameter of washer as compared to the nut is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More but less than the diameter of bolt

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Function of fusible plug in a boiler is to

A. Drain out water and sludge from the boiler during repair

B. Put off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit

C. Guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise in steam pressure

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

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About __________ ton of coke is required in a cupola to produce one ton of casting.

A. 0.03

B. 0.3

C. 0.8

D. 1.5

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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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Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is

A. Watt/m

B. Joule/

C. Newton/

D. Joule/m

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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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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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Which of the following are considered applications of ultrasonic testing?

A. Determination of elastic constant

B. Detection of defects in metal

C. Measurement of material thickness

D. None of the above

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__________ property of steel increases by addition of large amount of silicon in it.

A. Mechanical

B. Machining

C. Magnetic

D. Refractory

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Calorific value of __________ are almost same.

A. Lignite & anthracite coal

B. Lignite & coal gas

C. Petrol & diesel

D. Coal gas & natural gas

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Consider an ideal solution of components A and B. The entropy of mixing per mole of an alloy containing 50% B is

A. R ln 2

B. -R ln 2

C. 3 R ln 2

D. -3R ln 2

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The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)

A. Decreases

B. Increases

C. Remain same

D. May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts

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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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Galvanic corrosion cannot be prevented by

A. Cathodic protection

B. Anodic protection

C. Usage of largest possible anodic area

D. Any one of these

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In Imperial Smelting Process for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following:

A. Jet of water at high pressure

B. Blast of air

C. Mixture of water and air

D. Rain of molten lead

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Work done by a/an __________ process is determined by ∫p. dv

A. Adiabatic

B. Quasi-static

C. Isothermal

D. Isentropic

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Which of the following is not an ore of copper?

A. Cryolite

B. Azurite

C. Chalcopyrite

D. Malachite

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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

A. Uranium - 233 : Fertile material

B. Binding energy : Mass defect

C. Scattering: Absorption cross-section

D. Number of nucleons : Mass number

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The highest stress that a material can withstand for a specified length of time without excessive deformation is called the __________ strength.

A. Creep

B. Endurance

C. Fatigue

D. None of these

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Identify the correct statement.

A. Sphlerite is zinc oxide

B. The first law of the thermodynamics is stated as δE = δQ - δW

C. Lead can be produced in a blast furnace

D. T. ferrooxidans is a fungus that can be used for leaching chalcopyrite

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Quartz is a __________ material.

A. Diamagnetic

B. Ferromagnetic

C. Ferroelectric

D. Piezoelectric

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Limestone addition in the blast furnace is done to flux __________ present in the raw materials.

A. SiO2

B. Al2O3

C. MnO2

D. P

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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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Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain limited terminal velocity, because of

A. Upward thrust due to air

B. Viscous force exerted by air

C. Surface tension effects of water

D. Force of gravity