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851.

_Addition of __________ to steel can not impart it high strength at elevated temperature.$?

A. Nickel
B. Magnesium
C. Silicon
D. Manganese
Answer» C. Silicon
852.

_Steel containing low percentage of nickel, chromium & tungsten are termed as the __________ steel.$?

A. Wrought
B. Tool
C. Alloy
D. Plain carbon
Answer» E.
853.

_In "Imperial Smelting Process" for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following :$?

A. Jet of water at high pressure
B. Blast of air
C. Mixture of water and air
D. Rain of molten lead
Answer» E.
854.

_Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is approximately in the range of$?

A. 1-5
B. 20-30
C. 100-150
D. 200-250
Answer» C. 100-150
855.

_The best criterion for analysing an economic investment is the$?

A. Rate of return criterion
B. Present value method
C. Salvage value
D. Future value method
Answer» B. Present value method
856.

_Area under the stress-strain curve upto the __________ is referred to as the modulus of resilience.$?

A. Yield strength
B. Elastic limit
C. Proportional limit
D. Maximum point
Answer» D. Maximum point
857.

__________ forces do not act in case of fluids.$?

A. Vibratory
B. Centrifugal
C. Elastic
D. Tensile
Answer» E.
858.

Capacity & power requirement for an air compressor working at high altitude compared to sea-level will be$?

A. More
B. Less
C. Same
D. Either more or less; depends on the climatic conditions
Answer» C. Same
859.

Which of the following are made out of the carbon steel having carbon content of 0.9 to 1% ?$?

A. Small punches, broaches reamers and springs
B. Cutlery, screws, rivets and files
C. Mandrels, twist drills, small lathe tools and razors
D. Forgings like can shaft, structural steel plate, threading dies and drawing dies
Answer» B. Cutlery, screws, rivets and files
860.

The total frictional resistance to fluid flow does not depend upon the$?

A. Roughness of the surface
B. Fluid pressure
C. Fluid density
D. Fluid velocity
Answer» C. Fluid density
861.

Surface tension is due to the __________ forces.$?

A. Viscous
B. Adhesive
C. Cohesive
D. Difference between adhesive & cohesive
Answer» E.
862.

Coke is added in the blast furnace to$?

A. Reduce & melt the iron ore
B. Increase the fluidity of slag
C. Remove sulphur & phosphorus from molten metal
D. None of these
Answer» B. Increase the fluidity of slag
863.

Fatigue resistance of a material is measured by the$?

A. Elastic limit
B. Ultimate tensile strength
C. Young's modulus
D. Endurance limit
Answer» E.
864.

Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as$?

A. Re0.5, Re0.8
B. Re0.8, Re-0.5
C. Re0.8, Re0.5
D. Re-0.8, Re0.5
Answer» D. Re-0.8, Re0.5
865.

Two solutions A‚ÇÅ & A‚ÇÇ have pH value of 2 & 6 respectively. It implies that the solution$?

A. A‚ÇÅ is more alkaline than solution A‚ÇÇ
B. A‚ÇÅ is highly acidic
C. A‚ÇÇ is very slightly acidic
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
866.

The size of the tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms is __________ that of the octahedral void.$?

A. Equal to
B. Greater than
C. Less than
D. Either A, B or C; depends on the size of atom
Answer» D. Either A, B or C; depends on the size of atom
867.

A psychrometer does not measure the __________ temperature of moist air.$?

A. Dew point
B. Dry bulb
C. Wet bulb
D. None of these
Answer» B. Dry bulb
868.

1% concentration of water vapor in air is equivalent to __________ ppm (parts per million).$?

A. 10000
B. 1000
C. 100
D. 10
Answer» B. 1000
869.

Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of$?

A. Stellite
B. Steel
C. Bronze
D. Lead
Answer» C. Bronze
870.

Dryness factor of steam is defined as the ratio of the mass of vapor in the mixture to the mass of the mixture. Dryness factor of steam is measured by a __________ calorimeter.$?

A. Bomb
B. Throttling
C. Junker's
D. Boy's
Answer» C. Junker's
871.

Holes in a plate for rivetted joints is preferably made by$?

A. Drilling
B. Tapping
C. Reaming
D. Punching
Answer» B. Tapping
872.

The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress in compression and vice versa; is termed as the$?

A. Work hardening
B. Bauschinger effect
C. Creeping effect
D. Stress recovery effect
Answer» C. Creeping effect
873.

A metal having a Poisson's ratio = 0.3 is elastically deformed under uniaxial tension. If the longitudinal strain = 0.8, then the magnitude of thickness strain is$?

A. -0.8
B. 0.8
C. +0.08
D. -0.24
Answer» E.
874.

Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' employed in automobile exhaust line for complete combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons is$?

A. Alumina
B. Platinum
C. Vanadium pentoxide
D. Iron oxide
Answer» C. Vanadium pentoxide
875.

Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO‚ÇÇ = 12%, O‚ÇÇ = 8%, CO = nil, N‚ÇÇ = 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
Answer» D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel
876.

The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)$?

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains same
D. May increase or decrease ; depends on the altitude where snow melts
Answer» B. Increases
877.

The malleability of a material is the property by virtue of which it can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets. Which of the following materials has the maximum malleability ?$?

A. Lead
B. Copper
C. Aluminium
D. Wrought iron
Answer» B. Copper
878.

Moist air is cooled along the line of constant __________ , when it is passed over a cold & dry cooling coil, such that no condensation occurs.$?

A. Enthalpy
B. Relative humidity
C. Wet bulb temperature
D. Dew point temperature
Answer» E.
879.

'Ice point' is designated on Farenhite temperature scale by$?

A. 0°
B. 32°
C. 62°
D. 212°
Answer» C. 62¬¨‚àû
880.

Floating control action$?

A. Moves the final control element at constant speed in either direction in response to an error signal
B. Changes the position of the final control element from on to off
C. Is used to counteract rapid load changes
D. None of these
Answer» B. Changes the position of the final control element from on to off
881.

In case of simple harmonic motion, displacement is proportional to the$?

A. Velocity
B. Acceleration
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» C. Both A & B
882.

A static fluid can not have$?

A. Zero shear stress
B. Positive normal stress
C. Non-zero shear stress
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
883.

What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m². °K ? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively.$?

A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
Answer» B. 5
884.

Which of the following is not a charge material for cupola ?$?

A. Limestone
B. Iron scrap
C. Iron ore
D. Pig iron
Answer» D. Pig iron
885.

Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ temperature of air.$?

A. Wet bulb
B. Dry bulb
C. Saturation
D. Dew point
Answer» B. Dry bulb
886.

On oscilloscope screen for dynamic measurement, lissajous diagram is normally used to determine the __________ of the input signal.$?

A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C. Damping
D. None of these
Answer» B. Amplitude
887.

A fluid is termed as the Newtonion fluid, when the shear stress is __________ the velocity gradient.$?

A. Independent of
B. Inversely proportional to
C. Directly proportional to
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
888.

Adhesives$?

A. Can't be used in the form of pressure sensitive tapes
B. Can't join two dissimilar metals
C. Cure instantaneously after application on a surface
D. None of these
Answer» E.
889.

Gas carrying pipelines are best joined by$?

A. Nuts & bolts
B. Rivetting
C. Welding
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
890.

Minimum diameter of the tube used for making water manometer should be __________ mm to avoid a correction for the effect of capillarity.$?

A. 1
B. 2.5
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» E.
891.

Function of gear box is to$?

A. Reduce the speed
B. Obtain variable speed
C. Increase the speed
D. Produce high torque
Answer» C. Increase the speed
892.

The only suitable method for hardening the low carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the following is a case hardening process?$?

A. Cyaniding
B. Sheardising
C. Spherodising
D. None of these
Answer» B. Sheardising
893.

Matte smelting is used in the extraction of$?

A. Lead
B. Zinc
C. Aluminium
D. Copper
Answer» E.
894.

Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1Nm³ of acetylene, in oxy-acetylene welding is __________ Nm³ .$?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 2.5
Answer» E.
895.

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
Answer» C. Top bolt
896.

Alloying elements present in Hayness stel-lite, which has superior performance than high speed steel, are$?

A. Nickel, cobalt & chromium
B. Tungsten, chromium & cobalt
C. Manganese, chromium & cobalt
D. Tungsten, molybdenum & nickel
Answer» C. Manganese, chromium & cobalt
897.

__________ is the process of coating the surface of steel with aluminium oxide, thereby imparting it increased resistance to corrosion & oxidation upto a temperature of 700°C.$?

A. Vaneering
B. Galvanising
C. Electroplating
D. Calorising
Answer» E.
898.

Which of the following accounts for maximum loss of energy in a coal fired boiler?$?

A. Incomplete combustion of fuel
B. Outgoing flue gases
C. Radiation heat losses
D. Unburnt carbon in ash
Answer» C. Radiation heat losses
899.

A dummy activity is used in PERT network to describe the$?

A. Precedence relationship
B. Resource idleness
C. Resource restriction
D. Necessary time delay
Answer» B. Resource idleness
900.

Percentage of argon (by volume) in dry atmospheric air is about$?

A. 0.09
B. 0.3
C. 0.57
D. 0.94
Answer» E.