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Which of the following is a boiler accessory
i.e., not a boiler mounting?

A. Blow off cock

B. Feed check valve

C. Feed water pump

D. Stop valve

Correct Answer :

C. Feed water pump


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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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Steels with high carbon equivalent have poor Weldability, because in these steels during welding

A. Carbon and other alloying elements get oxidised from the weld pool

B. Excessive ferrite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness of the weld

C. Martensite forms in the heat affected zone leading to poor toughness/ductility of the weld

D. Segregation of carbon and other element occurs in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the weld

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Nickel is a __________ material.

A. Ferromagnetic

B. Semi-conductor

C. Paramagnetic

D. Ferroelectric

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Addition of __________ to steel does not help in improving its machinability.

A. Sulphur

B. Silicon

C. Lead

D. Phosphorous

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The thermodynamic law, = constant, is not followed by the

A. Free expansion of an ideal gas

B. Adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine

C. Adiabatic compression of air

D. Ideal compression of air

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While the oxy-acetylene flame produces a temperature of 3200°C, the temperature produced by oxy-hydrogen flame is about __________ °C.

A. 1800

B. 2000

C. 2400

D. 3000

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The mechanism which changes the value of manipulated variable in response to the output signal from the control unit is called the

A. Final control element

B. On-off control

C. Floating control action

D. None of these

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Alcohols are not suitable as diesel engine fuel because the cetane number of alcohols is

A. Very low which prevents their ignition by compression

B. Very high which prevents their ignition by compression

C. Zero

D. None of these

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Hooke's law

A. Applies to elastic deformation

B. Applies beyond limit of proportionality in stress-strain curve

C. States that stress is inversely proportional to strain upto elastic limit

D. None of these

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Cast iron contains __________ percent carbon.

A. 2.5

B. 3.75

C. 4.75

D. 5.25

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Evaporative cooling process employs a combination of cooling and humidification in which the

A. Sensible heat is added

B. Sensible heat is removed and the latent heat is added

C. Latent heat is removed

D. Sensible heat is added and latent heat is removed

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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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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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Bad odour in sanitary latrines is reduced by periodically sprinkling

A. Bleaching powder

B. Lime powder

C. Aluminium sulphate

D. None of these

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Limestone is added in the blast furnace (during pig iron manufacture) to

A. Form slag by combining with impurities

B. Supply heat by undergoing exothermic reaction with impurities

C. Reduce the coke consumption

D. Reduce slag viscosity

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Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO2 = 12%, O2 = 8%, CO = nil, N2 = 80%. This flue gas composition indicates that

A. Pure oxygen has been used for combustion

B. Nitrogen percentage in the fuel is very high

C. Excess air has been used for combustion

D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel

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In the X-ray radiography technique, the tube voltage for thicker plates as compared to thin plates, should be

A. Higher, as it gives higher wavelength

B. Lower, as it gives higher wavelength

C. Higher, as it gives shorter wavelength

D. Lower, as it gives shorter wavelength

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For a thermodynamic system undergoing a process, which of the following pairs best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed by the pressure volume plot?

A. Temperature - entropy

B. Temperature - pressure

C. Enthalpy - entropy

D. Enthalpy-pressure

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Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved

A. As tiny gas bubbles

B. In the atomic form

C. In the ionic form

D. In the molecular form

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For preparation of porous bearings by powder metallurgy, preferred particle shape is

A. Spherical

B. Nodular

C. Irregular

D. No preferred shape

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Pick out the wrong statement.

A. The X-rays cannot be deflected by electric field unlike cathode rays

B. The intensity of X-rays can be measured by ionisation current produced due to the ionisation of gas by X-rays

C. The quality of X-rays can be controlled by varying the anode-cathode voltage

D. Crystal structure of a material can be studied by an electron microscope

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Viscoelastic behaviour is observed in __________ materials.

A. Non-crystalline organic polymeric

B. Ceramic

C. All crystalline

D. All amorphous

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Hot working of lead is carried out at

A. 75°C

B. 373°K

C. 150°C

D. Room temperature

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Methyl orange indicator turns

A. Orange yellow in alkaline medium

B. Orange yellow in acidic medium

C. Colourless in acidic medium

D. Colourless in basic medium

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The transition temperature at which all the ferromagnetic materials become paramagnetic materials is termed as the 'Curie temperature'. Its value for cobalt is __________ °C.

A. 768

B. 1127

C. 1359

D. 1480

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__________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible.

A. Calcium

B. Nitrogen

C. Phosphorous

D. Hydrogen

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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 chemical dehumidification of air

A. Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature increases

B. Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature decreases

C. Specific humidity decreases & dry bulb temperature increases

D. Specific humidity increases & dry bulb temperature decreases

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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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Fatigue limit improvement by over stressing the metal by successively increasing the load is called coaxing. In fatigue failure, the material fails

A. Below the yield point

B. Above the yield point

C. Below the elastic limit

D. At the elastic limit