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401.

*/*_Which of the following equipments is used for liquid dispersion??

A. Packed column
B. Venturi scrubber
C. Bubble cap plate column
D. Wetted wall column
Answer» C. Bubble cap plate column
402.

*/*_Air-petrol ratio for maximum power generation in spark ignition engine is about?

A. 6:1
B. 12 : 1
C. 18 : 1
D. 24 : 1
Answer» C. 18 : 1
403.

*/*_Silicon in steel?

A. Makes it usable in almost all magnetic circuits where alternating current is used
B. Increases its electrical resistivity and decreases the hysteresis loss
C. Is present upto 5% & 4% respectively when used in transformers & motor armatures
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
404.

*/*_Filler metal is not used in the __________ welding.?

A. Seam
B. Electric spot
C. Projection
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
405.

*/*_Statistical quality control was developed by __________ , an American scientist during world war II.?

A. Water shewhart
B. Fredric Taylor
C. John Wright
D. Woolmer
Answer» B. Fredric Taylor
406.

*/*_In hot working, dynamic recovery occurs in?

A. Metals of low stacking fault energy
B. Metals of high stacking fault energy e.g. α-iron
C. Single crystal of Ni-based superalloys
D. None of these
Answer» C. Single crystal of Ni-based superalloys
407.

*/*_Fatigue strength of a metal is improved by?

A. Overstressing
B. Scratching the surface
C. Raising the temperature
D. Understressing
Answer» E.
408.

*/*_A coal with high __________ content will ignite most easily.?

A. Hydrogen
B. Oxygen
C. Volatile matter
D. Fixed carbon
Answer» D. Fixed carbon
409.

*/*_All radiations falling on a black body are?

A. Refracted
B. Reflected
C. Transmitted
D. Absorbed
Answer» E.
410.

*/*_A thermally thin body is the one for which?

A. Biot number is less than 0.1
B. Gallileo number is less than 0.1
C. Fourier number is less than 0.1
D. Fourier number is greater than 0.1
Answer» B. Gallileo number is less than 0.1
411.

*/*_Out of the following, the most melleable material is?

A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Wrought iron
D. Lead
Answer» E.
412.

*/*_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
Answer» B. On-off control
413.

*/*___________ circuit is most commonly used to measure strain with the help of a strain gauge.?

A. Ballast
B. Voltage balancing potentiometric
C. Simple current sensitive
D. None of these
Answer» C. Simple current sensitive
414.

*/*_Preheating before welding is done to?

A. Make the plate softer
B. Burn oil & grease sticking to plate surfaces
C. Avoid plate distortion
D. Prevent cold cracks
Answer» E.
415.

*/*_Which of the following heat treatment processes is used for softening the hardened material??

A. Normalising
B. Tempering
C. Annealing
D. None of these
Answer» C. Annealing
416.

*/*_Duralumin is an alloy of aluminium and copper. Percentage of copper in duralumin is?

A. 38
B. 26
C. 16
D. 4
Answer» E.
417.

*/*_Hardening of steel is not possible, unless it is heated __________ critical point.?

A. Above the highest
B. Above the lowest
C. Between the first & second
D. Between the second & third
Answer» C. Between the first & second
418.

*/*_Surface tension of a liquid?

A. Is due to intermolecular forces of cohesion
B. Decreases with rise in temperature
C. Is responsible for the spherical shape of an isolated liquid drop
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
419.

*/*_Failure of a material is attributed to __________ if it fails below its yield point.?

A. Impact loading
B. Fatigue
C. Creep
D. Straining
Answer» C. Creep
420.

*/*_Which of the following is not used as a bearing material??

A. Copper-lead alloys
B. Babbits
C. Bronzes
D. Cermets
Answer» E.
421.

*/*_Brittleness induced due to the presence of sulphur in steel can be reduced by adding?

A. Manganese
B. Magnesium
C. Vanadium
D. Copper
Answer» B. Magnesium
422.

*/*_The ratio of the shear stress to the principal stress on a principal plane is?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Answer» B. 1
423.

*/*_Water hammer in pipelines results, when the flowing fluid?

A. Has very high velocity
B. Has very high pressure
C. Is brought to rest by gradually closing a valve
D. Is suddenly brought to rest by closing a valve
Answer» E.
424.

*/*_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.
425.

*/*_Materials having resistivity ranging from 1 to 100 ohm. cm is termed as?

A. Conductor
B. Insulator
C. Semi-conductor
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
426.

*/*_The stress at which a metal fails by fatigue lies?

A. Near the fracture point of the stress-strain curve
B. In the plastic range
C. In the elastic range
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
427.

*/*_Castability of aluminium is increased by the addition of __________ in it.?

A. Silicon
B. Manganese
C. Bismuth
D. Lead
Answer» B. Manganese
428.

*/*_Atomic __________ of an element is a whole number.?

A. Weight
B. Number
C. Volume
D. Radius
Answer» C. Volume
429.

*/*_Gantt charts are used for streamlining the?

A. Inventory control
B. Production schedule
C. Sales forecasting
D. Quality control
Answer» C. Sales forecasting
430.

*/*___________ test can be termed as the semi-distructive test.?

A. Impact
B. Torsion
C. Hardness
D. Charpy
Answer» D. Charpy
431.

*/*_Lead is poured into the joints between two __________ pipes.?

A. Cast iron
B. Steel
C. Concrete
D. Plastic
Answer» B. Steel
432.

*/*_Milligram of KOH required to saponify 1 gm of oil is called its __________ number.?

A. Saponification
B. Acid
C. Precipitation
D. Emulsion
Answer» B. Acid
433.

*/*_An abrupt and sudden fall in the readinp of barometer is an indication of the?

A. Storm
B. Rain
C. Clear weather
D. Cold wave
Answer» B. Rain
434.

*/*_Electrometallurgy is not involved in the extraction of __________ from its ore.?

A. Aluminium
B. Tin
C. Lead
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
435.

*/*_In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with oxygen, because it is?

A. Easily available
B. Not soluble in blood at high pressure
C. Lighter than nitrogen
D. Completely miscible with oxygen
Answer» C. Lighter than nitrogen
436.

*/*_Absorptivity of a grey body varies with the?

A. Wavelength of the incident ray
B. Temperature
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» E.
437.

*/*_In the formation of cermets, the ratio of ceramic material to metallic material is usually 80:20. Which of the following is a cermet??

A. Zirconia
B. Alumina
C. Bakelite
D. Tungsten carbide
Answer» E.
438.

*/*_Induced draft fans provided in large thermal power plant boilers have __________ blades.?

A. Forward curved
B. Backward curved
C. Double curved
D. Radial or straight
Answer» C. Double curved
439.

*/*_Which of the following is not an explosive??

A. TNT
B. CMC
C. RDX
D. Lead azide
Answer» C. RDX
440.

*/*_In the floatation process, pine oil is used as the?

A. Collector
B. Activator
C. Frother
D. Depressant
Answer» D. Depressant
441.

*/*_Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it?

A. Insulator for heat & electricity transmission
B. Ferritic
C. Behave like paramagnetic materials
D. Superconductor
Answer» D. Superconductor
442.

*/*_Machine tool bodies are usually made of?

A. Cast iron
B. Mild steel
C. Wrought iron
D. Copper alloys
Answer» B. Mild steel
443.

*/*___________ wire is never used for making the heating element.?

A. Nichrome
B. Kanthal
C. Invar
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
444.

*/*_Which of the following alloying elements when added in steel does not improve its lachinability??

A. Sulphur
B. Phosphorous
C. Copper
D. Lead
Answer» D. Lead
445.

%_Water hammer in pipelines results, when the flowing fluid_%

A. Has very high velocity
B. Has very high pressure
C. Is brought to rest by gradually closing a valve
D. Is suddenly brought to rest by closing a valve
Answer» E.
446.

%_In order to protect the aquatic creatures, the dissolved oxygen content in fresh water stream should never be less than __________ PPm._%

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 5
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
447.

%_L.D. (Linz-Donawitz) converter is used in the production of_%

A. Copper
B. Steel
C. Zinc
D. Aluminium
Answer» C. Zinc
448.

%_Hoope's cell is predominantly used for the electrolytic refining of_%

A. Zinc
B. Copper
C. Aluminium
D. Tin
Answer» D. Tin
449.

%_Out of the following, the alloy which has equal percentage of constituents, is_%

A. White metal
B. Gun metal
C. Duralumin
D. Constanton
Answer» E.
450.

%_Pig iron is a product of_%

A. Electric arc furnace
B. Cupola
C. Blast furnace
D. Open hearth furnace
Answer» D. Open hearth furnace