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1651.

Which of the following parameters is actually measured during tensile testing of a specimen using Universal testing machine?

A. Load & elongation.
B. Engineering stress & strain.
C. True stress & strain.
D. Poisson's ratio & Young's modulus.
Answer» B. Engineering stress & strain.
1652.

A jig is used while __________ a hole.

A. boring
B. counter boring
C. drilling
D. enlarging
Answer» D. enlarging
1653.

Lead percentage in pure galena is about

A. 8.6
B. 86.6
C. 35.8
D. 61.4
Answer» B. 86.6
1654.

Endurance is a measure of fatigue limit of a metal. Fatigue crack in nitrided machine parts originates

A. at the surface.
B. within the core.
C. just below the surface.
D. anywhere on the surface.
Answer» C. just below the surface.
1655.

__________ is the trade name assigned to a non-ferrous cast alloy composed of cobalt, chromium & tungsten.

A. Stellite
B. High speed steel
C. Cermet
D. Alnico
Answer» B. High speed steel
1656.

Propulsion of rocket follows from the

A. Newton's second law of motion.
B. Newton's third law of motion.
C. law of projectiles.
D. Archimedes principle.
Answer» C. law of projectiles.
1657.

Overheating of satellites during re-entry to earth is controlled by

A. thick insulation.
B. ceramic lining.
C. cooling by flow of air over the surface.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.
1658.

A polymer is termed as an 'elastomer', if its percentage elongation is more than 100%. An elastomer is termed as 'rubber' if its percentage elongation is more than __________ percent.

A. 150
B. 200
C. 300
D. 400
Answer» C. 300
1659.

'Sterilised zone' around a hazardous chemical industry is an area with __________ km radius around it, in which the total population/inhabitants should be less than 20000 preferably in the upwind direction.

A. 0.5
B. 5
C. 25
D. 50
Answer» C. 25
1660.

Hard magnetic materials have high

A. coercive force.
B. residual magnetic induction.
C. both 'a' & 'b'.
D. neither 'a' nor 'b'.
Answer» D. neither 'a' nor 'b'.
1661.

In a casting, cold shut defect is caused by

A. low pounhg temperature.
B. melt-mould reactions.
C. faulty gating system.
D. very low mould permeability.
Answer» B. melt-mould reactions.
1662.

Light year is the unit of

A. distance
B. time
C. intensity of light
D. none of these
Answer» B. time
1663.

During sensible cooling of air, its wet bulb temperature

A. decreases but dew point remains constant.
B. increases but dew point remains constant.
C. increases & the dew point decreases.
D. decreases & the dew point increases.
Answer» C. increases & the dew point decreases.
1664.

Dialysis is the process of separating substances in the

A. colloidal state from those present in the true solutions.
B. colloidal state from those present in the suspensions.
C. suspension from those present in the solutions.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. colloidal state from those present in the suspensions.
1665.

The approximate height of a blast furnace having a useful volume of 2000 m3 is about __________ metres

A. 25
B. 35
C. 55
D. 75
Answer» D. 75
1666.

The gases used in the treatment of asthma is a mixture of __________ and oxygen.

A. helium
B. argon
C. neon
D. none of these
Answer» B. argon
1667.

Shampoos are commercially not available in the form of

A. powder
B. gaseous mixture
C. solution
D. emulsion
Answer» C. solution
1668.

__________ forces do not act in case of fluids.

A. Vibratory
B. Centrifugal
C. Elastic
D. Tensile
Answer» E.
1669.

Minimum diameter of the tube used for making water manometer should be __________ mm to avoid a correction for the effect of capillarity.

A. 1
B. 2.5
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» E.
1670.

Boiler draught of 10 mm water column is equivalent to

A. 1 kgf/m2
B. 10 kgf/m2
C. 10 kgf/mm2
D. 1 kgf/mm2
Answer» C. 10 kgf/mm2
1671.

Quartz is a __________ material.

A. diamagnetic
B. ferromagnetic
C. ferroelectric
D. piezoelectric
Answer» E.
1672.

The most suitable material for die casting is

A. iron
B. copper
C. steel
D. nickel
Answer» C. steel
1673.

Which of the following materials does not form adherent oxide film on surface ?

A. Copper
B. Nickel
C. Aluminium
D. Gold & silver
Answer» E.
1674.

A material having good damping property is likely to have

A. greater defect density.
B. fine grained structure.
C. lesser defect density.
D. high tensile strength.
Answer» B. fine grained structure.
1675.

According to maximum shear stress failure criterion, yielding in material occurs, when the maximum shear stress is equal to __________ times the yield stress.

A. 0.5
B. 2
C. 2
D. 43499
Answer» B. 2
1676.

On an average __________ fast neutrons are produced by nuclear fission of each atom of uranium-235.

A. 1
B. 2.5
C. 3.5
D. 5
Answer» C. 3.5
1677.

In case of fluid moving machineries, the relationship between saturation temperature and pressure decides the process of

A. water hammer
B. cavitation
C. flow separation
D. turbulent mixing
Answer» C. flow separation
1678.

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.
1679.

The 'transition temperature' for ductile to brittle behaviour of steel increases with increase in the __________ content in steel.

A. carbon
B. manganese
C. both a & b
D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
Answer» B. manganese
1680.

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.
1681.

The material used for coating the welding electrode is termed as the

A. flux
B. slag
C. protective layer
D. binder
Answer» C. protective layer
1682.

When an isolated thermodynamic system executes a process,

A. work is done.
B. heat transfer takes place.
C. mass flow occurs across the boundary of the system.
D. no chemical reaction takes place within the system.
Answer» E.
1683.

Which of the following is a permanent fastening?

A. Rivets
B. Bolts
C. Screws
D. Keys
Answer» B. Bolts
1684.

Steel containing low percentage of nickel, chromium & tungsten are termed as the __________ steel.

A. wrought
B. tool
C. alloy
D. plain carbon
Answer» E.
1685.

Alloy powder manufactured by the following process have spherical shapes.

A. Electrochemical deposition.
B. Gaseous reduction.
C. Atomisation.
D. Mechanical attrition.
Answer» D. Mechanical attrition.
1686.

Particle nature of cathode rays is proved due to the fact that they

A. travel in a straight line.
B. get deflected by magnetic electric field.
C. produce fluorescence.
D. heat the exposed material.
Answer» C. produce fluorescence.
1687.

The hardness of the lathe bed material is measured by the

A. shore sceleroscope.
B. Brinnel hardness tester.
C. Vicker's hardness tester.
D. Rockwell hardness tester.
Answer» B. Brinnel hardness tester.
1688.

Material having negative co-efficient of linear expansion is

A. copper
B. aluminium
C. rubber
D. nickel
Answer» D. nickel
1689.

Pick out the wrong statement about powder metallurgy technique.

A. Powder metallurgy techniques are applied at room temperature.
B. Final product in powder metallurgy is not necessarily metallic powder.
C. The final product in powder metallurgy is made from metallic powder.
D. Silver and nickel when melted together do not mix to form an alloy ; however alloy of these constituents can be made by powder metallurgy technique.
Answer» B. Final product in powder metallurgy is not necessarily metallic powder.
1690.

Which of the following alloying elements reduces the formation of iron sulphide in steel ?

A. Cobalt
B. Nickel
C. Manganese
D. Vanadium
Answer» C. Manganese
1691.

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.
1692.

The temperature at which a gas, when subjected to Joule-Thomson expansion, neither cools or heats up, is termed as the __________ temperature. Above this temperature the gas heats up on throttling and below this the gas cools down.

A. isotactic
B. saturation
C. inversion
D. throttling
Answer» D. throttling
1693.

Prandtl mixing length in turbulent flow signifies the

A. average distance perpendicular to the mean flow covered by the mixing particles.
B. wavelength corresponding to the lowest frequency present in the flow field.
C. ratio of mean free path to characteristic length of the flow field.
D. magnitude of turbulent kinetic energy.
Answer» B. wavelength corresponding to the lowest frequency present in the flow field.
1694.

The refractory brick which has good thermal shock resistance at high temperature but cracks on cooling below 400°C is$

A. magnesite
B. chrome
C. silica
D. fireclay
Answer» D. fireclay
1695.

__________ can not be forged.

A. High speed/carbon steel
B. Cast iron
C. Wrought iron
D. Mild steel
Answer» C. Wrought iron
1696.

If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of

A. 23
B. 43519
C. 43521
D. 43545
Answer» C. 43521
1697.

Which of the following is a unit of time ?

A. Barn
B. Light year
C. Angstrom
D. none of these
Answer» E.
1698.

A gas having a negative Joule-Thompson co-efficient, when throttled, will

A. become hotter.
B. become cooler.
C. remain unchanged.
D. liquefy.
Answer» B. become cooler.
1699.

Thermal shock produced by cooling is more dengerous/deleterious than that produced by heating a surface, because of the reason that

A. cooling produces tension on the surface.
B. cooling produces compression on the surface.
C. heating does not produces any thermal stress.
D. heating produces compression on the surface.
Answer» B. cooling produces compression on the surface.
1700.

The difference in the properties of a substance in three states of matter depends upon the

A. binding energy of atoms.
B. difference in molecular shape.
C. difference in intermolecular forces.
D. none of these.
Answer» D. none of these.