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451. |
________________ is the hardest material out of the following ? |
A. | Boron carbide |
B. | Tungsten carbide |
C. | Hardened steel |
D. | Silicon carbide |
Answer» B. Tungsten carbide | |
452. |
______________ is not used as the control rod material in a nuclear reactor ? |
A. | Cobalt |
B. | Hafnium |
C. | Cadmium |
D. | Boron |
Answer» B. Hafnium | |
453. |
_________________ is not used as a material of construction in thermocouples ? |
A. | Alumel |
B. | Rhodium |
C. | Constantan |
D. | Duralumin |
Answer» E. | |
454. |
_________________ is not a heat treatment process ? |
A. | Cyaniding |
B. | Parkerizing |
C. | Austempering |
D. | Martempering |
Answer» C. Austempering | |
455. |
_______________ is not a case hardening process ? |
A. | Carburising |
B. | Nitriding |
C. | Cyaniding |
D. | Annealing |
Answer» B. Nitriding | |
456. |
________________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without which photosynthesis is not possible ? |
A. | Calcium |
B. | Nitrogen |
C. | Phosphorous |
D. | Hydrogen |
Answer» C. Phosphorous | |
457. |
_______________ is a non volatile film forming constituent of a paint ? |
A. | Thinner |
B. | Dryer |
C. | Drying oil |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
458. |
______________________ iron is produced by the annealing of white cast iron? |
A. | Malleable |
B. | Nodular |
C. | Ductile |
D. | Grey |
Answer» B. Nodular | |
459. |
Iron content in Indian iron ore is about _________________ percent? |
A. | 80-85 |
B. | 60-65 |
C. | 40-45 |
D. | 20-25 |
Answer» C. 40-45 | |
460. |
Internal energy of a gas obeying Van-Der-Waals equation of state, [p + (a/v2)] (V – b) = RT, depends upon its___________________? |
A. | Pressure & temperature |
B. | Pressure & specific volume |
C. | Temperature & specific volume |
D. | Temperature only |
Answer» B. Pressure & specific volume | |
461. |
Insulation of liquid surface can be achieved by _____________ on top of its surface? |
A. | Floating hollow polypropylene spheres |
B. | Spraying alumina powder |
C. | Putting cement |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Spraying alumina powder | |
462. |
Inertial forces are obtained, when the elastic forces are multiplied by ______________ number? |
A. | Mach |
B. | Froude |
C. | Reynolds |
D. | Euler |
Answer» B. Froude | |
463. |
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 | |
464. |
Increasing the carbon content of steel_________________? |
A. | Reduces the upper shelf energy |
B. | Increasing the ductility transition temperature |
C. | Decreases brittleness |
D. | Decreases hardness |
Answer» C. Decreases brittleness | |
465. |
Increasing sulphur content in pig iron tends to make it ________________? |
A. | Soft |
B. | Hard |
C. | Tough |
D. | Ductile & malleable |
Answer» C. Tough | |
466. |
Increase in temperature, in general results in the____________________? |
A. | Decrease in the viscosities of both liquids & gases |
B. | Increase in the viscosities of both liquids & gases |
C. | Increase in the viscosity of liquids and decrease in that of gases |
D. | Decrease in the viscosity of liquids and increase in that of gases |
Answer» E. | |
467. |
Increase in the entropy of a system represents the_____________________? |
A. | Degradation of energy |
B. | Decrease in system pressure |
C. | Increase in the availability of energy |
D. | Increase in the temperature |
Answer» B. Decrease in system pressure | |
468. |
In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature ‘t’ at height ‘h’ above the sea level in metres is given by (where, temperature at sea level is 15°C and t is in °C.) ? |
A. | t = 15 – 0.0065 h |
B. | t = 15 + 0.0065 h |
C. | t = 0.0035 h – 15 |
D. | t = 15 – 0.0035 h |
Answer» B. t = 15 + 0.0065 h | |
469. |
In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes are used, because it ____________________? |
A. | Has higher current carrying capacity |
B. | Has better electron emissivity |
C. | Is stronger than ordinary tungsten |
D. | Is easy to prepare |
Answer» C. Is stronger than ordinary tungsten | |
470. |
In the X-ray radiography technique, the tube voltage for thicker plates as compared to thin plates, should be________________? |
A. | Higher, as it gives higher wavelength |
B. | Lower, as it gives higher wavelength |
C. | Higher, as it gives shorter wavelength |
D. | Lower, as it gives shorter wavelength |
Answer» D. Lower, as it gives shorter wavelength | |
471. |
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 | |
472. |
In the blast furnace, incorporation of water vapour in the blast gives the following effect ? |
A. | Increases the reducing potential of the gas |
B. | Increases the flame temperature |
C. | No significant change occurs |
D. | Increases the hydrogen content in the metal |
Answer» B. Increases the flame temperature | |
473. |
In the Bayer’s process, bauxite is digested under pressure using ___________________? |
A. | H2SO4 |
B. | NaOH |
C. | NH3 |
D. | HCl |
Answer» C. NH3 | |
474. |
In the acid Bessemer process, the hot metal should have the following composition ? |
A. | S < 0.05% and P < 0.05% |
B. | S < 0.05% and P < 1.5% |
C. | S 1.5% |
D. | S > 1.5% and P < 0.05% |
Answer» B. S < 0.05% and P < 1.5% | |
475. |
In ________________ process, there is an increase in entropy with no degradation of energy ? |
A. | Isothermal expansion |
B. | Isochoric heat addition |
C. | Polytropic expansion |
D. | Isobaric heat addition |
Answer» B. Isochoric heat addition | |
476. |
In practice, the compression ratio of compression-ignition (CI) engine ranges from ______________________? |
A. | 15 to 25 |
B. | 5 to 10 |
C. | 40 to 55 |
D. | 60 to 70 |
Answer» B. 5 to 10 | |
477. |
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. | |
478. |
In multipass welds, shot peening is done after each pass to__________________? |
A. | Close the surface porosity |
B. | Break the continuity of columnar grains |
C. | Flatten the weldment |
D. | Introduce texture in the weld |
Answer» B. Break the continuity of columnar grains | |
479. |
In inventory control theory, the economic order quantity (EOQ) is the____________________? |
A. | Lot size corresponding to break even analysis |
B. | Average level of inventory |
C. | Optimum lot size |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
480. |
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. | |
481. |
In electrical resistance welding, distortion results from the use of improper________________? |
A. | Clamping methods |
B. | Electrodes |
C. | Current |
D. | Filler material |
Answer» B. Electrodes | |
482. |
In connection with corrosion of metals, passivation is the process that__________________? |
A. | Intensifies deterioration |
B. | Changes the composition of the metal |
C. | Inhibits further deterioration |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
483. |
In condensers used in thermal power plants, steam is normally used in shell side and cooling water on the tube side, because of the reason that ? |
A. | Compared to the mass flow rate of cooling water, the rate of condensation of steam is invariably smaller |
B. | Maintaining vacuum on tube side is more difficult than that on the shell side |
C. | Water velocity can be increased conveniently to increase the overall heat transfer co-efficient because of its lower specific volume compared to steam |
D. | Condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed steam |
Answer» D. Condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed steam | |
484. |
In chemical dehumidification of air___________________? |
A. | Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature increases |
B. | Both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature decreases |
C. | Specific humidity decreases & dry bulb temperature increases |
D. | Specific humidity increases & dry bulb temperature decreases |
Answer» D. Specific humidity increases & dry bulb temperature decreases | |
485. |
In case of water (Prandtl number ≈ 6) flowing over a flat plate heated over the entire length, the thermal boundary layer thickness as compared to hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness is ? |
A. | Less |
B. | More |
C. | Equal |
D. | Unpredictable |
Answer» B. More | |
486. |
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. | |
487. |
In case of condensers & evaporators operating under given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that for parallel flow is__________________? |
A. | More |
B. | Less |
C. | Equal |
D. | Much more |
Answer» D. Much more | |
488. |
In case of compression of one kg of air, the work done will be the least, when the value of polytropic index ‘n’ is______________________? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 1.4 |
C. | 1.5 |
D. | Y = Cp/Cv |
Answer» B. 1.4 | |
489. |
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 A, B & C |
Answer» B. Brinell hardness | |
490. |
In case of a, centrifugal pump, the ratio h1/h2 is termed as the _____________ efficiency (where, h1 = actual measured head & h2 = head imparted to the fluid by impeller)? |
A. | Mechanical |
B. | Overall |
C. | Volumetric |
D. | Impeller |
Answer» B. Overall | |
491. |
In a totally irreversible isothermal expansion process for an ideal gas, ΔE = 0, ΔH = 0. Then ΔQ and ΔS will be_______________? |
A. | ΔQ = 0, ΔS=0 |
B. | ΔQ = 0, ΔS = +ve |
C. | ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve |
D. | ΔQ = +ve, ΔS= +ve |
Answer» C. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve | |
492. |
In a neutral solution__________________? |
A. | H+ ions are absent |
B. | OH- ions are absent |
C. | Both H+ and OH- ions are present in very small but equal concentration |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
493. |
In a good rimming steel_________________________? |
A. | Carbon and silicon should be low |
B. | Silicon should be low but carbon should be high |
C. | Both silicon & carbon should be high |
D. | Silicon should be high but carbon should be low |
Answer» B. Silicon should be low but carbon should be high | |
494. |
In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C, the dominant mechanism of heat transfer will be__________________? |
A. | Conduction |
B. | Radiation |
C. | Natural convection |
D. | Forced convection |
Answer» C. Natural convection | |
495. |
In a forced draft cooling tower, water is cooled from 95 to 80°F by exposure to air with a wet bulb temperature of 70°F. In this case, the________________? |
A. | Range is 15°F |
B. | Approach is 10°F |
C. | Both A. & B. |
D. | Neither A. nor B. |
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B. | |
496. |
In a drilling process, the metal is removed by both shearing & extrusion. General purpose drills are made of_________________? |
A. | Stainless steel |
B. | Mild steel |
C. | High speed steel |
D. | High carbon steel |
Answer» D. High carbon steel | |
497. |
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. | |
498. |
In a boundary layer developed along the flow, the pressure decreases in the downstream direction. The boundary layer thickness in this case will _______________? |
A. | Decrease gradually |
B. | Increase gradually |
C. | Increase rapidly |
D. | Remain constant |
Answer» C. Increase rapidly | |
499. |
If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of__________________? |
A. | 23 |
B. | 23/2 |
C. | 25/2 |
D. | 21/3 |
Answer» C. 25/2 | |
500. |
If the demand for an item is trebled and the order cost is reduced to one third, then the economic order quantity_________________? |
A. | Is trebled |
B. | Remains unchanged |
C. | Decreases by a factor of 3 |
D. | Decreases by a factor of 1/3 |
Answer» C. Decreases by a factor of 3 | |