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Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is

A. Watt/m

B. Joule/

C. Newton/

D. Joule/m

Correct Answer :

B. Joule/


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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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Neutrons are present in all atoms except that of

A. He

B. C

C. H

D. Ar

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Which of the following approaches the ideal gas behaviour most closely?

A. Wet steam

B. Saturated steam

C. Superheated steam

D. Saturated water

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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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Metallic surveying tapes are made of __________ which has a low co-efficient of expansion & enough strength.

A. Invar

B. Hastelloy

C. Duralumin

D. Monel metal

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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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Hydro-cyclone is a

A. Crusher

B. wet classifier

C. Dry classifier

D. Magnetic separator

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The ratio of thermal & electrical conductivity is same for all the metals at the same temperature; and at around room temperature, this ratio is proportional to(where, T = absolute temperature, °K)

A. T

B. 1/T

C. T2

D. 1/T2

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Reduction in the grain size reduces the __________ of the material.

A. Fatigue resistance

B. Tensile strength

C. Creep resistance

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

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During sensible cooling of air, its wet bulb temperature

A. Decreases but dew point remains constant

B. Increases but dew point remains constant

C. Increases & the dew point decreases

D. Decreases & the dew point increases

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Baffles provided on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger are meant for

A. Providing support for the tubes

B. Improving heat transfer

C. Both 'a' & 'b'

D. Preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of shell side fluid

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In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes are used, because it

A. Has higher current carrying capacity

B. Has better electron emissivity

C. Is stronger than ordinary tungsten

D. Is easy to prepare

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Steel balls are manufactured by

A. Sintering

B. Casting

C. Cold heading

D. Spinning

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The most detrimental impurity in high pressure boiler feed water is

A. Suspended salt

B. Dissolved salt

C. Silica

D. Turbidity

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The kinematic viscosity (in stoke) and the absolute/dynamic viscosity (in poise) are the same for __________ at room temperature.

A. Air

B. Water

C. Mercury

D. Alcohol

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The passage between the nozzle and the __________ is called 'sprue' in case of injection moulding.

A. Runner

B. Cylinder

C. Mold

D. None of these

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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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__________ stress cannot be sustained by a fluid in equilibrium.

A. Shear

B. Tensile

C. Compressive

D. None of these

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Wavelength of radiation emitted by a body depends on the __________ of its surface.

A. Temperature

B. Area

C. Nature

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

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The __________ of a double acting reciprocating pump as compared to the single acting pump will be almost double.

A. Flow output

B. Head developed

C. Overall efficiency

D. Weight

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Work study deals with the __________ study.

A. Time

B. Motion

C. Both (A) & (B)

D. Neither (A) nor (B)

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Temperature attained in soldering of metals is about __________ °C.

A. 150-300

B. 400-500

C. 650-800

D. 1000-1100

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__________ has a negative co-efficient of linear expansion.

A. Iron

B. Copper

C. Rubber

D. Nickel

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Wrought iron does not have

A. Uniform strength in all directions

B. Ability to hold protective coating

C. High ductility & corrosion resistance

D. Easily weldable characteristics

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Case hardening of a material is

A. Followed by tempering or carburising

B. Preceded by its tempering

C. Done to get a soft ductile interior with a very hard surface

D. Carried out to get extreme hardness in its core

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__________ is the most important element, which controls the physical properties of steel.

A. Manganese

B. Silicon

C. Carbon

D. Vanadium

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Normalising does not __________ of a metal.

A. Improve machinability & tensile strength

B. Remove internal stresses

C. Refine the structure

D. Remove strains caused by cold working

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Heating the Hypo-eutectoid steels to 30°C above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that temperature and then cooling slowly to the room temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is called

A. Tempering

B. Hardening

C. Annealing

D. Normalising

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The temperature at which the magnetic property of iron disappears (i.e., it becomes non-magnetic) and its electrical conductivity & specific heat also changes, is called the 'Curie point', which is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 908

C. 1400

D. 1539

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Pick out the correct statement

A. Jet engine can work, where there is no atmosphere

B. Rocket engines cannot work, where there is no atmosphere

C. Rocket engines carry oxygen required for the combustion in the form of oxidiser

D. Jet engines also carry oxidiser