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When two plates are butt together and riveted with cover plates with two rows of rivets, the joint is known as

A. Lap joint

B. Butt joint

C. Single riveted single cover butt joint

D. Double riveted double cover butt joint

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D. Double riveted double cover butt joint


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A masonry dam may fail due to

A. Tension in the masonry of the dam and its base

B. Overturning of the dam

C. Crushing of masonry at the base of the dam

D. Any one of the above

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In order to prevent crushing of masonry at the base of the dam, the maximum stress should be __________ the permissible stress of the soil.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. More than

D. None of these

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Coke is produced

A. When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine

B. From the finely ground coal by moulding under pressure with or without a binding material

C. When coal is strongly heated continuously for 42 to 48 hours in the absence of air in a closed vessel

D. By heating wood with a limited supply of air to a temperature not less than 280°C

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Shear modulus is the ratio of

A. Linear stress to linear strain

B. Linear stress to lateral strain

C. Volumetric strain to linear strain

D. Shear stress to shear strain

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In a prismatic member made of two materials so joined that they deform equally under axial stress, the unit stresses in two materials are

A. Equal

B. Proportional to their respective moduli of elasticity

C. Inversely proportional to their moduli of elasticity

D. Average of the sum of moduli of elasticity

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In closed cycle gas turbine, the air is compressed

A. Isothermally

B. Isentropically

C. Polytropically

D. None of these

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A bar of copper and steel form a composite system, which is heated to a temperature of 40°C. The stress induced in the copper bar will be

A. Tensile

B. Compressive

C. Shear

D. Zero

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Which is the incorrect statement about Carnot cycle?

A. It is used as the alternate standard of comparison of all heat engines.

B. All the heat engines are based on Carnot cycle.

C. It provides concept of maximising work output between the two temperature limits.

D. All of the above

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For the beam shown in the below figure, the shear force diagram between A and B is

A. A horizontal line

B. A vertical line

C. An inclined line

D. A parabolic curve

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In the below figure, curve D represents_________.

A. Mild steel

B. Cast iron

C. Concrete

D. Bone of these

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The behaviour of super-heated vapour is similar to that of

A. Perfect gas

B. Air

C. Steam

D. Ordinary gas

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Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?

A. Volume

B. Temperature

C. Mass

D. Energy

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Workdone during adiabatic expansion is given by (where p1 v1, T1 = Pressure, volume and temperature for the initial condition of gas, p2, v2, T2 = Corresponding values for the final condition of gas, R = Gas constant, and γ = Ratio of specific heats)

A. (p1 v1 - p2 v2)/(γ - 1)

B. [m R (T1 - T2)] /(γ - 1)

C. [m R T1/(γ - 1)][1 - (p2 v2 /p1 v1)]

D. All of these

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One kg of carbon monoxide requires _______kg of oxygen to produce 11/7 kg of carbon dioxide gas.

A. 11/7

B. 9/7

C. 4/7

D. All of the above

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The given figure shows the Mohr's circle of stress for two unequal and like principal stresses (σx and σy) acting at a body across two mutually perpendicular planes. The normal stress on an oblique section making an angle θ with the minor principle plane is given by

A. OC

B. OP

C. OQ

D. PQ

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The pull required to crush the rivet per pitch length is

A. p.t.σt

B. d.t.σc

C. π/4 × d² × σt

D. π/4 × d² × σc

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The distillation carried out in such a way that the liquid with the lowest boiling point is first evaporated and recondensed, then the liquid with the next higher boiling point is then evaporated and recondensed, and so on until all the available liquid fuels are separately recovered in the sequence of their boiling points. Such a process is called

A. Cracking

B. Carbonisation

C. Fractional distillation

D. Full distillation

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The heating of a gas at constant pressure is governed by

A. Boyle's law

B. Charles' law

C. Gay-Lussac law

D. Avogadro's law

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The process is adiabatic, if the value of n in the equation pvn = C, is

A. 0

B. 1

C. γ

D.

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When a bar is subjected to a change of temperature and its deformation is prevented, the stress induced in the bar is

A. Tensile stress

B. Compressive stress

C. Shear stress

D. Thermal stress

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For the same compression ratio, the efficiency of dual combustion cycle is

A. Greater than Diesel cycle and less than Otto cycle

B. Less than Diesel cycle and greater than Otto cycle

C. Greater than Diesel cycle

D. Less than Diesel cycle

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The lower layer of the beam as shown in the below figure, will be

A. In tension

B. In compression

C. Neither in tension nor in compression

D. None of these

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Carnot cycle has maximum efficiency for

A. Petrol engine

B. Diesel engine

C. Reversible engine

D. Irreversible engine

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In an ideal gas turbine plant, it is assumed that the compression and expansion processes are

A. Isothermal

B. Isentropic

C. Polytropic

D. None of these

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The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length is __________ at the fixed end.

A. wl/4

B. wl/2

C. wl

D. wl²/2

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The air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle is given by (where r = Compression ratio, and γ = Ratio of specific heats)

A. 1 - rγ - 1

B. 1 + rγ - 1

C. 1 - (1/ rγ - 1)

D. 1 + (1/ rγ - 1)

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If Th is the torque resisting capacity of a hollow shaft and Ts is that of a solid shaft, of the same material, length and weight. Then,

A. Th > Ts

B. Th < Ts

C. Th = Ts

D. None of these

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The calorific value of gaseous fuel is expressed in

A. kJ

B. kJ/kg

C. kJ/m2

D. kJ/m3

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A tri-atomic molecule consists of __________ atoms.

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

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The deformation of a bar under its own weight is _________ the deformation, if the same body is subjected to a direct load equal to weight of the body.

A. Equal to

B. Half

C. Double

D. Quadruple