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151.

Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed with the Orsat apparatus is : CO2 = 12%, O2 = 8%, CO = nil, N2 = 80%. This flue gas composition indicates that_________________?

A. Pure oxygen has been used for combustion
B. Nitrogen percentage in the fuel is very high
C. Excess air has been used for combustion
D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel
Answer» D. Hydrogen is not present in the fuel
152.

Volume of blast furnace slag is about _______________ times the volume of hot metal (pig iron) of the same weight ?

A. 1.5
B. 3
C. 5
D. 7
Answer» C. 5
153.

Viscoelastic behaviour is observed in _______________________ materials?

A. Non-crystalline organic polymeric
B. Ceramic
C. All crystalline
D. All amorphous
Answer» B. Ceramic
154.

Vernier calipers cannot be used to measure the______________________?

A. I.D. & O.D. of the shaft
B. Thickness of parts
C. Depth of holes
D. Clearance between two mating surfaces
Answer» E.
155.

Venturimeter is used to measure the flow rate of fluids in pipes, when the pipe is in ______________ position ?

A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Inclined
D. Any
Answer» E.
156.

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

A. √T
B. 1/√P
C. √y
D. 1/√ρ
Answer» C. √y
157.

Use of water as a manometric liquid suffers from the disadvantage of its____________________?

A. Low vapour pressure
B. Corrosive nature
C. High vapour pressure
D. High boiling point
Answer» D. High boiling point
158.

Use of flux during soldering is done to__________________?

A. Increase fluidity of solder by lowering its melting temperature
B. Prevent oxide formation
C. Wash away surplus solder
D. Full up the joint gap
Answer» C. Wash away surplus solder
159.

Use of economiser in a boiler plant reduces the fuel consumption for steam generation by about _______________ percent ?

A. 1
B. 10
C. 30
D. 50
Answer» C. 30
160.

Upto the critical radius of insulation, added insulation, will____________________?

A. Increase the heat loss
B. Decrease heat loss and will have no effect beyond that
C. Decrease heat flux
D. Reduce convection heat loss compared to conduction heat less
Answer» C. Decrease heat flux
161.

Unit of viscosity in CGS system is_______________________?

A. gm .cm-1 sec-1
B. gm . cm2 . sec-2
C. gm .cm-2, sec-1
D. gm . cm . sec-1
Answer» B. gm . cm2 . sec-2
162.

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
163.

Uniform ramming of sand in green sand moulding process leads to____________________?

A. Reduced chance of gas porosity
B. Greater dimensional stability of the casting
C. Uniform flow of molten metal into the mould cavity
D. Less sand expansion type of casting defect
Answer» C. Uniform flow of molten metal into the mould cavity
164.

Unbreakable crockeries are made from ______________ polymers?

A. Polystyrene
B. Melamine
C. Polystyrene
D. Polyurethane
Answer» E.
165.

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
166.

Two wires of the same radius & material having length in the ratio of 1 : 2 are stretched by the same force. The strain produced in the two wires will be in the ratio of__________________?

A. 1 : 1
B. 1 : 2
C. 2 : 1
D. 1 : 4
Answer» B. 1 : 2
167.

Two solutions A1 & A2 have pH value of 2 & 6 respectively. It implies that the solution ?

A. A1 is more alkaline than solution A2
B. A1 is highly acidic
C. A2 is very slightly acidic
D. Both B. & C.
Answer» E.
168.

Tumbling is the process of improving the ________________ of the materials/parts ?

A. Surface finish
B. Fatigue limit
C. Creep limit
D. Surface cleanliness
Answer» E.
169.

Triple point of water is__________________?

A. 0.01 °C
B. 492°R
C. 0°K
D. -273°C
Answer» B. 492°R
170.

Transition from laminar flow to turbulent flow in fluid flow through a pipe does not depend upon the___________________?

A. Length of the pipe
B. Diameter of the pipe
C. Density of the fluid
D. Velocity of the fluid
Answer» B. Diameter of the pipe
171.

Transition from laminar to turbulent zone in free convection heat transfer is governed by the critical value of ?

A. Grashoff number
B. Grashoff number & Reynolds number
C. Reynolds number
D. Grashoff number & Prandtl number
Answer» E.
172.

Transformer cores are normally made from ______________________?

A. Soft ferrites
B. High purity iron
C. Grain oriented Fe-Si alloy
D. Al-Ni-Co alloy
Answer» D. Al-Ni-Co alloy
173.

Transformation range for ferrous material is the temperature interval during which ___________________ is formed during its heating?

A. Cementite
B. Austenite
C. Martensite
D. Pearlite
Answer» C. Martensite
174.

To improve the machinability of steel, it is generally subjected to _____________________?

A. Spheroidising
B. Tempering
C. Normalising
D. Annealing
Answer» B. Tempering
175.

To counteract the bad effects of strain hardening on a cold formed part, it must be ______________________?

A. Tempered
B. Normalised
C. Annealed
D. Hardened
Answer» D. Hardened
176.

Titanium is produced by ___________________ of Ti Cl4 ?

A. Electrolytic reduction
B. Calcium reduction
C. Magnesium reduction
D. Thermal dissociation
Answer» D. Thermal dissociation
177.

Titanium is added to molten aluminium alloys before casting for the purpose of_____________________?

A. Grain refinement
B. Increasing corrosion resistance
C. Reducing porosity
D. Improving fluidity
Answer» E.
178.

Tip of the match stick contains a mixture of________________?

A. K + S
B. K + S + K2Cr2O7
C. S + K2Cr2O7 + White P
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
179.

Tin based white metals are used, where bearings are subjected to___________________?

A. High pressure & load
B. Low pressure & load
C. High temperature
D. Large surface wear
Answer» B. Low pressure & load
180.

Though tin occurs lower than iron in the electrochemical series, yet it is coated on steel for corrosion protection, because of its________________?

A. Lower cost
B. Abundant availability
C. Resistance to vegetable acids as the tin plate are commercially used in ‘canning’ industry
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
181.

Thermodynamic cycle involved in the working of a thermal power plant is the ______________ cycle ?

A. Joule
B. Carnot
C. Rankine
D. Brayton
Answer» D. Brayton
182.

Thermit welding is categorised as the ______________________ welding ?

A. Forge
B. Fusion
C. Resistance
D. Arc
Answer» C. Resistance
183.

Thermit welding uses the following energy source ?

A. Electrical energy
B. Chemical energy
C. Energy of high velocity electrons
D. Heat generated by friction
Answer» C. Energy of high velocity electrons
184.

Thermal equivalent of electrical power in practical calculation is _______________ kcal/kWh ?

A. 746
B. 3000
C. 1000
D. 550
Answer» C. 1000
185.

Thermal efficiency of an internal combustion engine is around ______________ percent?

A. 8
B. 35
C. 65
D. 80
Answer» C. 65
186.

Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity) ____________________?

A. 1/k
B. k
C. k2
D. 1/k2
Answer» C. k2
187.

Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon its_____________________?

A. Mass
B. Volume
C. Surface area
D. All A, C & C
Answer» E.
188.

Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1Nm3 of acetylene, in oxy-acetylene welding is ______________ Nm3 ?

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1/3
D. 2.5
Answer» E.
189.

The yield point phenomenon observed in annealed low carbon steel is due to the presence of the following element ?

A. Silicon
B. Carbon
C. Phosphorous
D. Chromium
Answer» C. Phosphorous
190.

The value of y = cp/cv. at < 500°C for air & most common gases can be safely assumed to be_____________________?

A. 0.8
B. 1
C. 1.4
D. 1.8
Answer» D. 1.8
191.

The usual energy consumption in electric arc furnace steel making is _____________ KWh/ton of steel ?

A. 60 – 100
B. 400 – 700
C. 1200 -1500
D. 2000 – 2300
Answer» C. 1200 -1500
192.

The unit of gc is ___________________?

A. lbm/lbf. ft/sec2
B. lbf/lbm. ft/sec2
C. ft/sec2
D. lbm/lbf. sec2/ft
Answer» B. lbf/lbm. ft/sec2
193.

The underground well of a bio gas plant is called the________________?

A. Septic tank
B. Oxidation well
C. Digestor
D. Lagoon
Answer» D. Lagoon
194.

The type of pump used for lifting large quantity of sewage is a _________________ pump ?

A. Gear
B. Centrifugal
C. Reciprocating
D. Plunger
Answer» C. Reciprocating
195.

The two elements required to form substitutional solid solution should not have___________________?

A. Same crystalline structure
B. Same valency
C. Widely differing electronegativity
D. Same atomic sizes
Answer» D. Same atomic sizes
196.

The ‘transition temperature’ for ductile to brittle behavior of steel increases with increase in the _____________ content in steel?

A. Carbon
B. Manganese
C. Both A nor B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» B. Manganese
197.

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
198.

The trace metal present in insulin is____________________?

A. Cu
B. Zn
C. Fe
D. Ni
Answer» C. Fe
199.

The thickness of oxide film is y at time t. If K1, K2 and K3 are the temperature dependent constants, the parabolic law of oxidation is given by __________________?

A. y2 = 2k1t + k2
B. y = k1 ln (k2t + k3)
C. y = k1 t + k2
D. y = k1t3 + k2
Answer» B. y = k1 ln (k2t + k3)
200.

The thermodynamic law, PVy = constant, is not followed by the __________________?

A. Free expansion of an ideal gas
B. Adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine
C. Adiabatic compression of air
D. Ideal compression of air
Answer» B. Adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine