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Which of the following is not a principal alloying element for the structural steel?

A. Molybdenum

B. Nickel

C. Manganese

D. Chromium

Correct Answer :

A. Molybdenum


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Even though heat transfer co-efficient in boiling liquids is large, use of fins is advantageous, when the entire surface is exposed to __________ boiling.

A. Film

B. Nucleate

C. Transition

D. All modes of

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Transformer cores are normally made from

A. Soft ferrites

B. High purity iron

C. Grain oriented Fe-Si alloy

D. Al-Ni-Co alloy

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Production of one ton of paper in Indian paper industry consumes about __________ kWh of electricity.

A. 300

B. 800

C. 1400

D. 2000

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Hot dipping process is used for coating a low melting point metal (e.g. Pb, Sn, Zn) on iron, steel & copper having relatively higher melting points. Which of the following is not a hot dipping process?

A. Galvanising

B. Tinning

C. Sherardizing

D. None of these

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__________ joint is usually used for joining cast iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines, where it may be necessary to dismantle & reassemble the pipeline very frequently.

A. Collar

B. Flanged

C. Bell and Spigot

D. Expansion

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'GASOHOL' widely used in Brazil as a motor fuel is a mixture of alcohol and

A. Petrol

B. LPG

C. Light hydrocarbon gases (e.g. butane or propane)

D. None of these

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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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For grinding of softer materials, the grinding wheel should have __________ grain size.

A. Finer

B. Coarser

C. Medium

D. Any type of

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Which of the following is an undesirable property of slag produced during the Pyrometallurgical method of metal extraction from its ore?

A. High fusibility & fluidity

B. High thermal conductivity

C. Low density

D. High chemical activity

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The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is

A. Indeterminate

B. Zero

C. Infinity

D. Same as that at any other temperature

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When dry bulb temperature & wet bulb temperature of moist air is the same, it means that the

A. Partial pressure of water vapour is less than the total pressure

B. Humidity is < 100% & dew point temperature of air has not reached

C. Dew point temperature of air has not reached & air is not saturated fully

D. Air is fully saturated

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The main charge in blast furnace is usually

A. Iron ore & coke

B. Iron ore, coke & air

C. Limestone, coke & iron ore

D. Limestone, sand & iron ore

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Out of the following, the most malleable material is

A. Copper

B. Aluminium

C. Wrought iron

D. Lead

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For the Stoke's law to be valid in the case of a falling sphere in a fluid, the

A. Reynolds number (based on sphere diameter) should be < 1

B. Flow around the sphere should be in turbulent region

C. Sphere must be metallic

D. Fluid density should be constant

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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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Out of the following __________ iron has the best capability to bear sudden & excessive shocks.

A. White

B. Cast

C. Wrought

D. Pig

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The excess air required for the combustion of pulverised coal is of the order of about __________ percent.

A. 5

B. 15

C. 30

D. 45

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The friction factor for the turbulent fluid flow in a rough pipe does not depend upon the

A. Pipe roughness & pipe diameter

B. Fluid velocity

C. Type of flowing fluid

D. Both 'b' & 'c'

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Material of construction of the electrode used in the electric resistance welding is

A. Stainless steel

B. Graphite

C. Copper

D. Steel

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Increasing sulphur content in pig iron tends to make it

A. Soft

B. Hard

C. Tough

D. Ductile & malleable

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The units of the rate constant for a second order reaction are

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Which of the following materials has the least scrap value?

A. Aluminium

B. Stainless steel

C. Brass

D. Copper

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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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Speed of a submarine in deep sea & that of an aeroplane is measured by a/an

A. Pitot tube

B. Hot wire anemometer

C. Rotameter

D. Stroboscope

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Maximum consumption of limestone is in the __________ industry.

A. Iron and steel

B. Cement

C. Glass

D. Fertiliser

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Cemented carbide tools are not suitable for cutting

A. Aluminium

B. Brass

C. Cast iron

D. Steel

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In an eutectic system, two elements are completely

A. Soluble in solid state

B. Insoluble in liquid state

C. Insoluble in both solid & liquid state

D. Soluble in liquid state

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All the atoms of the world comprise of electrons, proton & neutron except that of __________ atom in which neutron is absent.

A. Deuterium

B. Hydrogen

C. Neon

D. Helium

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Wood is a/an __________ material.

A. Amorphous

B. Cellular

C. Homogeneous

D. Granular

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Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal surface after its annealing is

A. Removed by acid pickling

B. Hammered into the surface

C. Removed with coarse emery cloth

D. Left as such to protect the surface