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351.

*/*_In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true ??

A. Speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed
B. Redundant work is a function of the die angle
C. Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present
D. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion
Answer» E.
352.

*/*_Which of the following is an example of stress corrosion ??

A. Season cracking of brass
B. Caustic embrittlement of steel
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. Neither (a) nor (b)
353.

*/*_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
Answer» B. Hot wire anemometer
354.

*/*_Pick out the wrong statement. If the net positive suction head (NPSH) requirement of a pump is not satisfied, then?

A. It will deliver low discharge of liquid
B. Its efficiency will not be affected
C. It will not develop sufficient head to raise water
D. It will be cavitated
Answer» C. It will not develop sufficient head to raise water
355.

*/*_To improve the machinability of steel, it is generally subjected to?

A. Spherodising
B. Tempering
C. Normalising
D. Annealing
Answer» B. Tempering
356.

*/*_Compression ratio of an I.C. engine is the ratio of the?

A. Clearance volume to the volume swept by piston per stroke
B. Volume of air in cylinder before compression to that after compression
C. Pressure after compression to that before compression
D. None of these
Answer» C. Pressure after compression to that before compression
357.

*/*_Out of the following, the lowest packing of atoms exists in __________ crystal lattice structure.?

A. Hexagonal close, packed (hcp)
B. Face centred cubic (fcc)
C. Body centred cubic (bcc)
D. Simple cubic
Answer» E.
358.

*/*_Grain hardness is measured by the __________ hardness testing method.?

A. Knoop
B. Rockwell F
C. Shore sceleroscope
D. Vicker's
Answer» B. Rockwell F
359.

*/*_Hollow shafts can be made as strong as solid shafts by making the twisting moments of both the shafts same. Shafts made by __________ have residual stresses.?

A. Forging
B. Cold rolling
C. Hot rolling
D. Casting
Answer» C. Hot rolling
360.

*/*_Fibrous fracture is normally encountered in the __________ materials.?

A. Hard
B. Elastic
C. Ductile
D. Brittle
Answer» D. Brittle
361.

*/*_Scab is a defect developed during __________ of metals.?

A. Forging
B. Sand casting
C. Machining
D. Welding
Answer» C. Machining
362.

*/*_Melting point & boiling points of liquid oxygen are respectively - 218.8°C & - 183°C, while the same for liquid nitrogen is - 210°C & - 195.8°C respectively. The difference in melting points of liquid oxygen & liquid nitrogen is not equal to 8.8?

A. °C
B. °F
C. °K
D. °R
Answer» C. ¬¨‚àûK
363.

*/*_A jet engine turbine blade is normally manufactured by?

A. Forging
B. Shell moulding
C. Investment casting
D. Pressure die casting
Answer» D. Pressure die casting
364.

*/*_A fine grained grinding wheel should not be used for grinding __________ materials.?

A. Hard
B. Brittle
C. Soft & ductile
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
365.

*/*_Knocking tendency in a petrol engine decreases with increasing?

A. Supercharging
B. Compression ratio
C. Wall temperature
D. Engine speed
Answer» E.
366.

*/*_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
Answer» D. Limestone, sand & iron ore
367.

*/*_The type of pump used for lifting large quantity of sewage is a __________ pump.?

A. Gear
B. Centrifugal
C. Reciprocating
D. Plunger
Answer» C. Reciprocating
368.

*/*_The pH value is the measure of hydrogen ion concentration in a solution. The term pH stands for the __________ in the solution.?

A. Power of hydrogen ion concentration
B. Percentage of hydrogen ions
C. Presence of hydrogen ions
D. None of these
Answer» B. Percentage of hydrogen ions
369.

*/*_Midrex process of sponge iron production uses reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which uses iron ore in the form of?

A. Lumps
B. Pellets
C. Briquettes
D. Sinter
Answer» C. Briquettes
370.

*/*_A thin, flat & square plate measuring 2 m x 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/m ². 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
Answer» C. 150
371.

*/*_Which of the following is an inedible oil ??

A. Corn oil
B. Tallow oil
C. Olive oil
D. Cotton seed oil
Answer» C. Olive oil
372.

*/*_The path and movements followed by men, materials & equipments in executing the activities is indicated by the?

A. Travel charts
B. Man-machine charts
C. String diagram
D. Flow diagram
Answer» E.
373.

*/*_Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about __________ metre/second.?

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 40
Answer» C. 20
374.

*/*_Heat flow across a hollow sphere of inner radius 'r‚ÇÅ' and outer radius 'r‚ÇÇ' is directly proportional to?

A. (r‚ÇÇ - r‚ÇÅ)/(r‚ÇÅ - r‚ÇÇ)
B. (r‚ÇÇ . r‚ÇÅ)/(r‚ÇÇ - r‚ÇÅ)
C. (r‚ÇÅ + r‚ÇÇ)/(r‚ÇÅ . r‚ÇÇ)
D. (r‚ÇÅ . r‚ÇÇ)/(r‚ÇÅ + r‚ÇÇ)
Answer» C. (r‚Äö√á√Ö + r‚Äö√á√á)/(r‚Äö√á√Ö . r‚Äö√á√á)
375.

*/*_A good abrasive?

A. Should be friable
B. Should have low refractoriness
C. Is made up of large size of crystals
D. Should be soft
Answer» B. Should have low refractoriness
376.

*/*_Vibration upto 100 kilo hertz can be most accurately measured by a __________ type accelerometer.?

A. Preloaded spring
B. Piezoelectric
C. Bonded strain gauge
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bonded strain gauge
377.

*/*_Production of one ton of paper in Indian paper industry consumes about __________ kWh of electricity.?

A. 300
B. 800
C. 1400
D. 2000
Answer» D. 2000
378.

*/*_When metals are heated to high temperature, their __________ increases in general.?

A. Atomic vibration
B. Creep strength
C. Yield stress & ultimate tensile strength
D. Toughness & stiffness
Answer» B. Creep strength
379.

*/*_In case of brasses, with decreasing zinc percentage and increasing copper percentage, its __________ increases.?

A. Percentage elongation
B. Brinell hardness
C. Tensile strength
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Brinell hardness
380.

*/*_In Newton's law of viscosity, which states that the shear stress is proportional to the __________ Co-efficient of viscosity is called dynamic or absolute viscosity(where, V = velocity, Vg = velocity gradient ).?

A. V²
B. 1/V²
C. 1/Vg
D. Vg
Answer» E.
381.

*/*___________ number is sometimes used in place of Grashoff number in free convection heat transfer.?

A. Stanton
B. Brinkman
C. Rayleigh
D. Nusselt
Answer» D. Nusselt
382.

*/*_Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator operating between - 23°C and + 27°C is?

A. 3
B. 5
C. 0.5
D. 1.5
Answer» C. 0.5
383.

*/*_Boiler rating is normally done in terms of?

A. Steam temperature & pressure
B. Steam output (tons/hr)
C. Heat transfer rate (kcal/hr)
D. Heat transfer area (m²)
Answer» C. Heat transfer rate (kcal/hr)
384.

*/*_Earing is a defect found in steels after the following metal working operation (s).?

A. Deep drawing
B. Rolling
C. Extrusion
D. Wire drawing
Answer» B. Rolling
385.

*/*_Multistage compression is necessary for high efficiency,?

A. If the ratio of the delivery pressure to the intake pressure exceeds 5:1
B. When large amount of gas is to be compressed
C. When the delivered gas is desired at very high velocity
D. None of these
Answer» B. When large amount of gas is to be compressed
386.

*/*_Difference at any instant between the value of the controlled variable and the set point is called the?

A. Deviation
B. Derivative time
C. Error ratio
D. Differential gap
Answer» B. Derivative time
387.

*/*_Electrode potential is not concerned with the measurment of?

A. PH value
B. Temperature
C. Viscosity
D. Density
Answer» C. Viscosity
388.

*/*_Maxwell's thermodynamic relations applies to the?

A. Chemical systems in equilibrium
B. Mechanical systems in equilibrium
C. Irreversible thermodynamic processes
D. Reversible thermodynamic processes
Answer» B. Mechanical systems in equilibrium
389.

*/*_Leakage in a cooking gas cylinder is detected by?

A. Radio-isotopes
B. Pouring soap solution on the surface and locating the gas bubbles
C. Halide torch
D. Pungent smell of mercaptans present in the gas
Answer» E.
390.

*/*_Eutectoid composition of carbon steel at room temperature is?

A. Cementite
B. Pearlite
C. Martensite
D. Ferrite
Answer» C. Martensite
391.

*/*_Addition of __________ to steel does not help in improving its machinability.?

A. Sulphur
B. Silicon
C. Lead
D. Phosphorous
Answer» C. Lead
392.

*/*_The materials which fracture even at small strains are termed as brittle, while those materials which exhibit an appreciable deformation before failure are termed as?

A. Rigid
B. Tough
C. Ductile
D. Plastic
Answer» D. Plastic
393.

*/*_Which of the following emissions in the exhaust gas of an I.C. engine causes the formation of photochemical smog??

A. Nitrogen oxides
B. Hydrocarbons
C. Both A & B
D. Carbon monoxide
Answer» D. Carbon monoxide
394.

*/*_Addition of small amount of __________ to grey cast iron is done to produce nodular grey cast iron.?

A. Manganese
B. Phosphorous
C. Magnesium
D. Chromium
Answer» D. Chromium
395.

*/*_Babbit lining is used on brass/bronze bearings to increase the?

A. Antifriction properties
B. Compressive strength
C. Bearing resistance
D. Wear resistance
Answer» E.
396.

*/*_Ingrannular corrosion occurs __________ stainless steel.?

A. In all types of steels except
B. At the surface of
C. Along grain boundaries of
D. In the core of
Answer» D. In the core of
397.

*/*_The ability of a substance to assume two or more crystalline structure is called?

A. Isomorphism
B. Polymorphism
C. Amorphism
D. Isomerism
Answer» C. Amorphism
398.

*/*_Old cycle handles are coated with nickel using?

A. Cementation
B. Spray coating
C. Galvanising process
D. Tinning process
Answer» C. Galvanising process
399.

*/*_Use of water as a manometric liquid suffers from the disadvantage of its?

A. Low vapour pressure
B. Corrosive nature
C. High vapour pressure
D. High boiling point
Answer» D. High boiling point
400.

*/*_Which of the following forces does not act on a fluid at rest??

A. Viscous force
B. Gravity force
C. Hydrostatic force
D. Surface tension force
Answer» B. Gravity force