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1401.

__________ number is sometimes used in place of Grashoff number in free convection heat transfer.

A. Stanton
B. Brinkman
C. Rayleigh
D. Nusselt
Answer» D. Nusselt
1402.

Work hardenable alloy steel used to make the bucket wheel excavators, blades of bulldozers and other earth moving equipments contain iron, carbon and

A. manganese
B. silicon
C. nickel
D. chromium
Answer» B. silicon
1403.

Atomic __________ is a whole number for an element.

A. number
B. weight
C. radius
D. none of these
Answer» B. weight
1404.

Powder metallurgy is used to produce

A. high precision components with complex cavities and sharp features.
B. components of large size.
C. porosity free components.
D. components of such alloys whose constituents do not form alloys readily.
Answer» D. components of such alloys whose constituents do not form alloys readily.
1405.

pH value of rain water in India ranges from

A. 5.5 to 7.5
B. 8 to 9.5
C. 3.5 to 5
D. 9.5 to 10.5
Answer» B. 8 to 9.5
1406.

Carbide tipped cutting tools are manufactured by powder metallurgy techniques and have a composition of

A. 90% tungsten carbide and 10% cobalt.
B. 70% aluminium oxide & 30% silica.
C. 30% nickel, 15% chromium & 55% tungsten.
D. 65% tungsten & 35% zirconium.
Answer» B. 70% aluminium oxide & 30% silica.
1407.

Which of the following will resist maxi-mum shock & vibration without cracking?

A. Grey cast iron
B. White cast iron
C. Malleable iron
D. Graphite
Answer» D. Graphite
1408.

Malleabilisation heat treatment is performed on

A. cast steel
B. grey cast iron
C. white cast iron
D. spheroidal graphite cast iron
Answer» D. spheroidal graphite cast iron
1409.

Plastics as a material of construction suffer from the drawback of low

A. machinability
B. density
C. strength
D. plastic deformation
Answer» D. plastic deformation
1410.

A simple closed grinding circuit may consist of

A. a ball mill and a classifier.
B. a rod mill and a hydrocyclone.
C. a jaw crusher and a hydrocyclone.
D. a ball mill and a froth floatation cell.
Answer» B. a rod mill and a hydrocyclone.
1411.

Air/fuel ratio by weight for combustion of methane with theoretical quantity of air will be about

A. 0.37569444444444
B. 0.70902777777778
C. 0.95902777777778
D. 1.2090277777778
Answer» C. 0.95902777777778
1412.

A spark ignition petrol engine has

A. throttle valve
B. carburettor
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
1413.

Number of electrons in the outermost shell of a semi-conductor material is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» E.
1414.

Sudden immersion/dipping of red hot steel bar in water makes it

A. malleable & tough.
B. ductile & soft.
C. brittle & hard.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
1415.

Hypo (sodium thiosulphate) because of its complex forming behaviour is used in photography to remove undecomposed silver bromide as a soluble complex for __________ of the picture.

A. printing
B. developing
C. colour
D. fixation
Answer» C. colour
1416.

Titanium can be easily welded using __________ welding.

A. submerged arc
B. TIG
C. shielded metal arc
D. electroslag
Answer» C. shielded metal arc
1417.

Starting friction is low in case of the __________ lubrication.

A. boundary
B. hydrodynamic
C. hydrostatic
D. mixed/semi-fluid
Answer» D. mixed/semi-fluid
1418.

Plasma is

A. a high temperature neutral gas.
B. nothing but ionised gas.
C. a source of steady and highest controllable pressure.
D. formed at very low temperature.
Answer» C. a source of steady and highest controllable pressure.
1419.

The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are

A. free electrons
B. ions
C. conduction electrons
D. holes
Answer» E.
1420.

Needles are produced by

A. forging
B. swaging
C. extrusion
D. machining
Answer» C. extrusion
1421.

A metalloid possesses the characteristics of both the metals and non-metals. Which of the following is not a metalloid ?

A. Arsenic
B. Antimony
C. Lead
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1422.

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
1423.

Rockwell number represents the

A. hardness of a substance.
B. colour of a pigment.
C. density of a polymer.
D. active ingredients in a fertiliser.
Answer» B. colour of a pigment.
1424.

The most important function of a washer is to provide bearing area and washers are normally specified by their hole diameters. The diameter of washer as compared to the nut is

A. more
B. less
C. same
D. more but less than the diameter of bolt
Answer» B. less
1425.

Which of the following is an acidic constituent of B.F. slag ?

A. SiO2
B. FeO
C. MgO
D. CaO
Answer» B. FeO
1426.

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.
1427.

Otto cycle used in spark ignition petrol engines is also known as the constant __________ cycle.

A. volume
B. pressure
C. heat
D. none of these
Answer» B. pressure
1428.

Ultimate strength in tension as compared to that in shear for steel is

A. half
B. one third
C. one and half times
D. one fourth
Answer» D. one fourth
1429.

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
1430.

Which of the following does not have a sharp melting point ?

A. Thoria
B. Glass
C. Ice
D. Pig iron
Answer» C. Ice
1431.

Lap joints are preferred over butt joints in soldering/brazing, because these joints are

A. weaker in tension but stronger in shear.
B. weaker in shear but stronger in tension.
C. stronger in both shear and tension.
D. The lap joints are easily made.
Answer» E.
1432.

Which one can be directly solidified from gaseous state wihtout entering into liquid state ?

A. Helium
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
1433.

Surface finish of casting does not depend upon the

A. sand fineness.
B. pattern finish.
C. mould dressings.
D. metal temperature.
Answer» E.
1434.

Which of the following is not the commercial name of polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) ?

A. Styrofoam
B. Lucite
C. Perspex
D. Plexiglass
Answer» B. Lucite
1435.

Copper is not present as an alloying constituent in

A. silicon bronze
B. constantan
C. nichrome
D. delta metal
Answer» D. delta metal
1436.

A fine grained grinding wheel should not be used for grinding __________ materials.

A. hard
B. brittle
C. soft & ductile
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
1437.

Dezincification is a form of corrosion, which specifically applies to

A. steel
B. brass
C. stainless steel
D. babbit metal
Answer» C. stainless steel
1438.

Specific heat of an ideal gas depends upon its

A. molecular weight
B. pressure
C. temperature
D. volume
Answer» D. volume
1439.

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.
1440.

A suitable lubricant used for watches is

A. metallic soap solution
B. grease
C. palm oil
D. hazel-nut oil
Answer» E.
1441.

The most abundant metal present in the earth's crust is;

A. iron
B. copper
C. titanium
D. aluminium
Answer» E.
1442.

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
1443.

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/Nm3) 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.
1444.

Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales have the same readings at

A. -55°
B. -40°
C. -33°
D. -58°
Answer» C. -33¬∞
1445.

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.
1446.

Reynolds number of a fluid flowing in a circular pipe is 10000. What will be the Reynolds number when the fluid velocity is decreased by 30% & the pipe diameter is increased by 30% ?

A. 9100
B. 13000
C. 7000
D. 2550
Answer» B. 13000
1447.

Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is

A. Watt/m
B. Joule/m2
C. Newton/m2
D. Joule/m
Answer» C. Newton/m2
1448.

The yield point in fatigue loading compared to that in static loading is less. The ratio of ultimate tensile strength to endurance limit of a material subjected to fatigue loading is

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.5
D. 2
Answer» E.
1449.

Stellite is a trade name for the

A. cermets.
B. ferrous cast alloys.
C. non-ferrous cast alloys.
D. products made by powder metallurgy techniques.
Answer» D. products made by powder metallurgy techniques.
1450.

Which of the following is the most wear resistant grade of carbide used for the cutting tools?

A. Aluminium carbide
B. Tungsten carbide
C. Nickel carbide
D. Iron carbide
Answer» C. Nickel carbide