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Which of the following fastening devices has a head at one end and a nut fitted to the other?

A. Bolt

B. Stud

C. Top bolt

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

B. Stud


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Laser is a device to produce

A. Gamma rays

B. Microwaves

C. A beam of white light

D. A beam of coherent light

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During decarburising of a plain carbon steel, the thickness of ferrite layer growth is proportional to

A. Time

B. Square root of time

C. Square of time

D. Cube of time

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A thin, flat & square plate measuring 2 m × 2 m is freely hanging in ambient air at 25°C. It is exposed to the solar radiation falling on one side of the plate at the rate of 500 W/m2. The plate temperature will remain constant at 30°C, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient is __________ W/m2 °C.

A. 50

B. 100

C. 150

D. 200

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Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings?

A. Tempering

B. Annealing

C. Normalising

D. Carburising

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Desalination of water

A. Makes it potable

B. Makes it non-potable

C. Means distillation of water

D. None of these

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The trace metal present in insulin is

A. Cu

B. Zn

C. Fe

D. Ni

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The value of for air & most common gases can be safely assumed to be

A. 0.8

B. 1

C. 1.4

D. 1.8

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Factor of safety in machine design is defined as the ratio of ultimate stress to __________ stress.

A. Working

B. Bearing

C. Yield

D. None of these

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Laser welding is widely employed in the __________ industries.

A. Electronic

B. Structural

C. Process

D. Heavy

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Age hardening is connected with

A. Babbitt metal

B. Gun metal

C. Stainless steel

D. Duralumin

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Pressure exerted by a liquid depends upon its

A. Surface tension

B. Density

C. Viscosity

D. Buoyancy

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LVDT used for displacement measurement is a/an __________ transducer.

A. Passive

B. Active

C. Capacitive

D. None of these

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at 1173E; at equilibrium, what will be the number of moles of CO gas required to reduce one mole of at 1173 K?

A. 1.0

B. 1.3

C. 2.3

D. 3.3

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Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are

A. Made of glass fibre and thermoplastic resins

B. Anisotropic

C. Made of thermosetting resin and glass fibre

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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CANDU type nuclear reactor using natural uranium as fuel is the extensively used nuclear reactor because of the fact that the

A. Specific fuel consumption is very low due to the use of heavy water

B. Fuel cost is much lower than that used in pressurised water or boiling water reactor

C. Heavy water is used both as coolant as well as moderator

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer will be

A. Conduction

B. Radiation

C. Natural convection

D. Forced convection

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Biological shield in a nuclear reactor is generally provided to protect against the

A. α-rays

B. β-rays

C. Gamma rays & neutrons

D. Electrons

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. Seam welding, projection welding & spot welding are the classification of electrical resistance welding

B. Electrode tip in spot welding is of copper and the tip diameter should be equal to t (where, t = plate thickness to be welded)

C. In spot welding, two pieces to be joined are overlapped and placed between two electrodes

D. Mild steel sheet cannot be spot welded

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In an amorphous material, atoms defy any definite atomic structure and exist in random pattern just like in liquid. Which of the following is an amorphous material?

A. Tin

B. Lead

C. Zinc

D. Glass

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Gantt charts are used for streamlining the

A. Inventory control

B. Production schedule

C. Sales forecasting

D. Quality control

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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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Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon its

A. Mass

B. Volume

C. Surface area

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

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The thickness of oxide film is y at time t. If are the temperature dependent constants, the parabolic law of oxidation is given by

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Brazing filler metal used for joining steel plates

A. Melts below the melting points of base metals

B. Melts below 300°C

C. Is copper phosphorous alloy

D. Is copper

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Wohler test is a destructive test to find out the __________ strength of a prepared metal specimen.

A. Creep

B. Fatigue

C. Endurance

D. Tensile

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Screws are specified by their __________ diameters.

A. Minor

B. Major

C. Pitch

D. None of these

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Brittleness induced due to the presence of sulphur in steel can be reduced by adding

A. Manganese

B. Magnesium

C. Vanadium

D. Copper

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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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As the fluid flow rate increases, the float of the Rotameter

A. Rises in the tube

B. Rotates at higher speed

C. Rotates at lower speed

D. Drops down in the tube

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The cathode in an electrochemical cell always carries

A. Negative charge

B. Positive charge

C. Zero charge

D. Positive or negative charge depending upon the nature of the cell