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1.

Resistance of an electrical conductor is proportional to its (where, = length and = cross-sectional area of the conductor)

A. both 'a' & 'b'
Answer» E.
2.

In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature '' at height '' above the sea level in metres is given by (where, temperature at sea level is 15°C and is in °C.)

A. = 15 - 0.0065
B. = 15 + 0.0065
C. = 0.0035
D. - 15
E. = 15 - 0.0035
Answer» B. = 15 + 0.0065
3.

A high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure greater than __________ kg/cm .

A. 10
B. 30
C. 50
D. 80
Answer» E.
4.

Nusselt number is related to Grashoff number () in turbulent & laminar flow respectively, in respect of free convection over a vertical flat plate as

A. ,
B. ,
C. ,
D. ,
Answer» B. ,
5.

Percentage of differential pressure lost in a venturimeter with a tapering of 15° may be about

A. 1
B. 10
C. 25
D. 50
Answer» C. 25
6.

Velocity of a gas in sound is not proportional to (where, = Absolute temperature of the gas. = Absolute pressure of the gas. = Ratio of specific heats (/) ρ = specific weight of the gas)

A. 1/
B. 1/
Answer» C.
7.

Maximum heat dissipation occurs from a steel wire ( = 0.5 W/m. k) of 15 mm diameter exposed to air ( = 20W/m .k), when the insulation thickness is __________ mm.

A. 15
B. 25
C. 10
D. 30
Answer» C. 10
8.

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 . The plate temperature will remain constant at 30°C, if the convective heat transfer co-efficient is __________ W/m °C.

A. 50
B. 100
C. 150
D. 200
Answer» C. 150
9.

Solidification time of a molten metal in a casting is proportional to (where, = volume of metal & = its surface area ; in the casting)

A. /
B. /
C. /
D. /
Answer» E.
10.

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, = velocity, = velocity gradient ).

A. 1/
B. 1/
Answer» E.
11.

Titanium is produced by __________ of Ti Cl.

A. electrolytic reduction
B. calcium reduction
C. magnesium reduction
D. thermal dissociation
Answer» D. thermal dissociation
12.

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/m. °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
13.

Eutectic reaction for iron-carbon system occurs at a temperature of __________ °C.

A. 723
B. 959
C. 1147
D. 1493
Answer» B. 959
14.

FO (s) + CO (g) = Fe (s) + CO (g), = 0. 435 at 1173E; At equilibrium, what will be the number of moles of CO gas required to reduce one mole of FO at 1173 K?

A. 1.0
B. 1.3
C. 2.3
D. 3.3
Answer» E.
15.

The critical pressure at which the latent heat of vaporisation of steam becomes zero is __________ Kg/cm .

A. 273.15
B. 225.65
C. 100.03
D. 373.15
Answer» C. 100.03
16.

The tensile strength of plastics ranges from __________ kg/mm.

A. 10 to 50
B. 50 to 100
C. 0.01 to 0.1
D. 0.1 to 10
Answer» E.
17.

Heating the hypoeutectoid steels to 30°C above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that temperature and then cooling slowly to the room temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is called

A. tempering
B. hardening
C. annealing
D. normalising
Answer» D. normalising
18.

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
Answer» B. 908
19.

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
20.

In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C & leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this case is __________ °C.

A. 20
B. 60
C. 120
D.
Answer» E.
21.

The concentration of (H) ions is 4 x 10 in a solution. Then pH of the solution will be (Given log 4 = 0.6 )

A. 4.4
B. 5.6
C. 8.4
D. 2.4
Answer» B. 5.6
22.

The emf of a Deniell cell can be increased by

A. decreasing the surface area of the electrodes.
B. increasing the concentration of zinc sulphate solution.
C. increasing the surface area of the electrodes.
D. increasing the concentration of copper sulphate solution.
Answer» E.
23.

A fire tube boiler is limited to a maximum steam pressure of about __________ kg/cm.

A. 6
B. 18
C. 38
D. 52
Answer» C. 38
24.

The activity of pure hydrogen gas at 1000°C and 5 atm pressure

A. is always less than 1.
B. is always greater than 1.
C. can be 5.
D. depends on the choice of the standard state.
Answer» E.
25.

Austempering of steel requires.it to be heated to 875°C followed by sudden cooling to 250-525°C, thereby changing austenite to

A. sorbite
B. bainite
C. martensite
D. troostite
Answer» C. martensite
26.

For efficient performance of a blast furnace, the extent of reduction of Wustite (FO) should be

A. 100% indirect reduction.
B. 100% direct reduction.
C. 50-60% indirect reduction.
D. 30-40% indirect reduction.
Answer» D. 30-40% indirect reduction.
27.

M index of coke indicates its

A. compressive strength.
B. hardness.
C. abrasion resistance.
D. impact strength.
Answer» D. impact strength.
28.

Super conduction in metals is observed at a temperature of __________ °K.

A. <100
B. >100
C. about 273
D. about 373
Answer» C. about 273
29.

The heat released by cooling one mole of copper from 400 K to room temperature (300 K) is (assume : C of copper is 23 J Kmole)

A. 2300 J
B. 4600 J
C. 230 J
D. 2.3 x 10
E. J
Answer» B. 4600 J
30.

The boiling & freezing points on a newly defined temperature scale in degree 'D' are 400°D & 100°D respectively. The temperature reading corresponding to 60°C on this new temperature scale will be equal to __________ °D.

A. 140
B. 180
C. 240
D. 280
Answer» E.
31.

Boiling temperature of carbon dioxide at atmospheric pressure is __________ °C.

A. -30.5
B. -78.5
C. -183.5
D. -10.5
Answer» C. -183.5
32.

Eutectoid reaction for iron-carbon system occurs at a temperature of __________ °C.

A. 597
B. 959
C. 1147
D. 1493
Answer» E.
33.

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
Answer» C. 1359
34.

Regeneration of molecular seive requires it to be heated to a temperature of about __________ °C.

A. 80-120
B. 200-300
C. 600-800
D. 1000-1100
Answer» E.
35.

Out of the following substances, one ton of __________ will store the maximum heat for a rise of 30°C in temperature.

A. steel
B. lignite
C. water
D. lime stone
Answer» D. lime stone
36.

Between 230 and 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the

A. immobility of dislocation.
B. strain-ageing.
C. increase in Young's modulus.
D. strain hardening.
Answer» C. increase in Young's modulus.
37.

A boy weighing 110 climbs up a 50 ft high vertical destination in 100 seconds. Horse power of the boy is __________ hp.

A. 0.1
B. 0.5
C. 0.8
D. 1
Answer» B. 0.5
38.

The Al O content of cryolite in Hall-Heroult's cell is maintained between __________ percent.

A. 2-5
B. 18-20
C. 12-15
D. 6-12
Answer» B. 18-20
39.

Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of __________ gms of zinc per m of steel strip.

A. 5-10
B. 1000-1500
C. 120-500
D. 1500-3000
Answer» D. 1500-3000
40.

α-rays are

A. negatively charged.
B. positively charged.
C. neutral.
D. same as X-rays.
Answer» C. neutral.
41.

Current employed in resistance welding ranges from __________ kVA/cm .

A. 1.2 to 2.5
B. 4.5 to 6.2
C. 7.5 to 8.5
D. 10.5 to 15.5
Answer» C. 7.5 to 8.5
42.

Scaling occurs in boiler tubes due to the fact that, the solubility of Ca(OH) __________ with increasing temperature.

A. increases
B. decreases
C. shows inversion of solubility
D. none of these
Answer» B. decreases
43.

While the recrystallisation temperature for pure metals is 0.3 , the same for alloys is equal to __________ x (where, Melting temperature).

A. 0.25
B. 0.45
C. 0.70
D. 0.95
Answer» D. 0.95
44.

For which pair of the fuel gases, calorific value (C.V.) of one fuel is almost double that of the other on volume basis (i.e., kcal/Nm) while the C.V. is same on weight basis (i.e., kcal/kg) ?

A. Propane and acetylene
B. Propane and LPG
C. Sewage gas and gobar gas
D. B.F gas and coke oven gas
Answer» E.
45.

The hydraulic radius of a circular pipe of diameter '' flowing full is

A. /4
B. /2
C. 2
D. /3
E. /3
Answer» B. /2
46.

Basicity [%Cao + %MgO/% SiO) of the slag in Indian blast furnace is in the range of

A. 0.7-1.0
B. 1.1-1.4
C. 1.5 - 1.8
D. 2.0 - 2.5
Answer» C. 1.5 - 1.8
47.

Gage pressure within a spherical droplet of a fluid is ''. What will be gage pressure within a bubble of the same size & of the same fluid ?

A. 2
B. 0.5
C. 0.25
Answer» C. 0.25
48.

Temperature attained in soldering of metals is about __________ °C.

A. 150-300
B. 400-500
C. 650-800
D. 1000-1100
Answer» B. 400-500
49.

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, = absolute temperature, °K)

A. 1/
B. 1/
Answer» B. 1/
50.

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

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 2
D. 2.5
Answer» E.