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601.

Dielectric___________________?

A. Is an electrical insulating material
B. Of low resistivity is preferred
C. Should have high thermal conductivity
D. Need not defy the corrosive action of chemicals
Answer» B. Of low resistivity is preferred
602.

Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm. thick boiler plate will be ______________ mm?

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
Answer» E.
603.

Diamagnetic materials___________________?

A. Are magnetised by eddy currents only
B. Are non-magnetic and cannot be magnetised
C. Are magnetised in direction opposite to the magnetic field
D. Can be magnetised in one direction only
Answer» D. Can be magnetised in one direction only
604.

Dew point temperature always gives an indication of the __________________ of the moist air ?

A. Dryness
B. Moisture content
C. Coolness
D. Latent heat
Answer» C. Coolness
605.

Desalination of water__________________?

A. Makes it potable
B. Makes it non-potable
C. Means distillation of water
D. None of these
Answer» B. Makes it non-potable
606.

Depreciation of machines fails under the indirect expenses head. As per income tax regulations, it is calculated by the __________________ method?

A. Diminishing balance
B. Sinking fund
C. Multiple straight line
D. Sum of the years digit
Answer» B. Sinking fund
607.

Dephosphorization of molten pig iron is favoured by_______________________?

A. Oxidising and basic slag
B. Reducing and basic slag
C. High activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal
D. Oxidising and neutral slag
Answer» C. High activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal
608.

Density in the solid state is slightly less than that in its liquid state, in case of____________________?

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Water
C. Mercury
D. None of these
Answer» C. Mercury
609.

Damage to metal surface by mechanical action is called____________________?

A. Pitting
B. Corrosion
C. Erosion
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
610.

Current employed in resistance welding ranges from ____________________ kVA/cm2?

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
611.

Cupola produces _________________ iron?

A. Pig
B. Cast
C. Wrought
D. Carbon free
Answer» C. Wrought
612.

‘Cryogenics’ is concerned with the generation & use of low temperature in the range of____________________?

A. 0°K to 123°K
B. 0°C to – 123°C
C. 0°C to – 273°C
D. 0°K to 273°K
Answer» B. 0°C to – 123°C
613.

Corrosion of metals cannot be prevented by its__________________?

A. Tempering
B. Chromising
C. Aluminising
D. Alloying
Answer» B. Chromising
614.

Corrosion rate cannot be lowered by reducing the ________________ of the corroding medium?

A. Concentration
B. Velocity
C. Temperature
D. None of these
Answer» B. Velocity
615.

Corrosion is____________________?

A. A physical phenomenon
B. A chemical phenomenon
C. Same as erosion
D. An uncontrollable phenomenon
Answer» C. Same as erosion
616.

Copper deposits are found in India at the following location ?

A. Kudremukh
B. Kolar
C. Khetri
D. Ramagundam
Answer» D. Ramagundam
617.

Consumable electrodes are used in the ____________________ welding?

A. Gas
B. Arc
C. Thermit
D. Resistance
Answer» C. Thermit
618.

Constituents of stellite are ____________________?

A. Zinc, copper & nickel
B. Cobalt, chromium & tungsten
C. Zinc, aluminium & nickel
D. Nickel, cobalt & vanadium
Answer» C. Zinc, aluminium & nickel
619.

Consideration of the creep is the most important in case of the_____________________?

A. Blades of gas turbine
B. Piston of an I. C. engine
C. Flywheel of steam engine
D. Cycle chain
Answer» B. Piston of an I. C. engine
620.

Consider an ideal solution of components A and B. The entropy of mixing per mole of an alloy containing 50% B is_______________?

A. R ln 2
B. -R ln 2
C. 3 R ln 2
D. -3R ln 2
Answer» B. -R ln 2
621.

Compressed dry air is used as the cutting fluid, while machining____________________?

A. Steel
B. Cast iron
C. Aluminium
D. None of these
Answer» C. Aluminium
622.

Common salt is produced from sea water in India generally by the ________________ method?

A. Freeze drying
B. Solar evaporation
C. Electrolytic
D. None of these
Answer» C. Electrolytic
623.

Colour comparator is used to measure the___________________?

A. pH value
B. Electrode potential
C. Colour intensity
D. None of these
Answer» B. Electrode potential
624.

Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness, which is termed as the ______________ hardening ?

A. Cold
B. Work
C. Age
D. Induction
Answer» C. Age
625.

Cold heading or upsetting is categorised as the ________________ process ?

A. Extrusion
B. Bending
C. Rolling
D. Forging
Answer» E.
626.

Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength steel weld can take place because of the___________________?

A. Retained austenite
B. Martensite formation
C. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal
D. Sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc
Answer» C. Relatively high sulphur content in the base metal
627.

Cold chisel‟s hammers are made of___________________?

A. High speed steel
B. High carbon steel
C. Forged steel
D. Mild steel
Answer» C. Forged steel
628.

Cold chisel & hammers are made of_________________?

A. High speed steel
B. High carbon steel
C. Forged steel
D. Mild steel
Answer» C. Forged steel
629.

Cobalt – 60 is used as a source of _____________ in medical therapy & industrial radiography?

A. X-rays
B. γ-rays
C. α-rays
D. β-rays
Answer» C. α-rays
630.

Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of _______________ gms of zinc per m2 of steel strip ?

A. 5-10
B. 1000-1500
C. 120-500
D. 1500-3000
Answer» D. 1500-3000
631.

Coating provided on the electrodes used in the arc welding is not expected to_________________?

A. Add alloying elements
B. Prevent electrode from contamination
C. Stabilise the arc
D. Provide protective atmosphere to weld
Answer» C. Stabilise the arc
632.

Coarse grained steels have____________________?

A. Low toughness
B. No tendency to distort
C. High density
D. Very high toughness
Answer» C. High density
633.

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
634.

Closeness of packing is maximum in case of ____________________ crystal lattice?

A. Face centred
B. Simple cubic
C. Body centred
D. None of these
Answer» B. Simple cubic
635.

Circular cross section machine parts which are symmetrical about the axis of rotation are made by hot_____________________?

A. Piercing
B. Spinning
C. Drawing
D. Extrusion
Answer» C. Drawing
636.

______________ 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
637.

Chromium molybdenum steel cannot be welded using ______________ welding ?

A. Thermit
B. Electrical resistance
C. Oxy-acetylene
D. Any of these
Answer» C. Oxy-acetylene
638.

Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of ______________________?

A. Dry air
B. Pure oxygen
C. Moisture
D. Sunlight
Answer» D. Sunlight
639.

Change in volume of metals from absolute zero temperature to their melting points is___________________?

A. Almost same for all metals
B. Different for different metals
C. Less for low melting point metals
D. Less for high melting point metals
Answer» B. Different for different metals
640.

Cementite is in the lamellar form in the _____________________ phase of steel ?

A. Martenistic
B. Bainitic
C. Pearlitic
D. Ferritic
Answer» D. Ferritic
641.

Cemented carbide tools are not suitable for cutting___________________?

A. Aluminium
B. Brass
C. Cast iron
D. Steel
Answer» B. Brass
642.

Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in automobiles to convert CO into CO2 and for complete oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is___________________?

A. Nickel
B. Cobalt
C. Vanadium
D. Platinum
Answer» E.
643.

Cast iron contains ____________________ percent carbon?

A. 2.5
B. 3.75
C. 4.75
D. 5.25
Answer» B. 3.75
644.

Cassiterite is an ore of_________________?

A. Tin
B. Lead
C. Molybdenum
D. Chromium
Answer» B. Lead
645.

Case hardening of a material is__________________?

A. Followed by tempering or carburising
B. Preceded by its tempering
C. Done to get a soft ductile interior with a very hard surface
D. Carried out to get extreme hardness in its core
Answer» E.
646.

Case hardening is not done by________________?

A. Nitriding
B. Hot dipping
C. Electroplating
D. Both ‘B’ & ‘C’
Answer» E.
647.

Cascade control is___________________?

A. The continuous adjustment of the set point index of an automatic control loop by a primary(master) controller
B. Used when changes in process conditions cause serious upsets in the controlled variable
C. Useful to control flow from temperature
D. All A, B & C
Answer» E.
648.

Carnot cycle is also termed as the constant _________________ cycle in thermodynamics?

A. Entropy
B. Pressure
C. Volume
D. Heat
Answer» E.
649.

Carbon supply in pack carburising process is in the form of ___________________?

A. Charcoal
B. Calcium carbide
C. Hydrocarbon oil
D. Graphite
Answer» B. Calcium carbide
650.

Carbon is present in the form of _______________________ in grey cast iron ?

A. Spheroids
B. Nodular aggregates of graphite
C. Flakes
D. Cementite
Answer» D. Cementite