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2051.

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
2052.

Coke is added in the blast furnace to

A. reduce & melt the iron ore.
B. increase the fluidity of slag.
C. remove sulphur & phosphorus from molten metal.
D. none of these.
Answer» B. increase the fluidity of slag.
2053.

Filler metal is used in __________ welding.

A. braze
B. electric spot
C. projection
D. seam
Answer» B. electric spot
2054.

Silicon crystal can be converted to p-type semi-conductor by doping with

A. phosphorous
B. nitrogen
C. carbon
D. boron
Answer» E.
2055.

Electrical conductivities of semi-conductors are of the order of __________ ohm/cm.

A. 43534
B. 103
C. 42278
D. l015
Answer» B. 103
2056.

The units of the rate constant for a second order reaction are

A. sec-1. mole°.
B. moles1. sec-1.
C. moles-1. sec1.
D. moles1. sec1.
Answer» D. moles1. sec1.
2057.

The phenomenon of strain-ageing is generally experienced with

A. cast iron.
B. low carbon steel.
C. high manganese steel.
D. high carbon steel.
Answer» C. high manganese steel.
2058.

Pick out the wrong statement about the machinability of metals. Machinability of a metal

A. decreases with increase in strain hardening tendencies.
B. decreases with increase in hardness, in general.
C. depends on the composition, microstructure and physical & mechanical properties.
D. decreases with increases in tensile strength & decrease in grain size.
Answer» E.
2059.

If a nuclear reactor produces more fissile nuclear fuel than it consumes, then it is called a __________ reactor.

A. critical
B. breeder
C. fertile
D. heterogenous
Answer» C. fertile
2060.

The predominant mode of heat transfer which takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a boiler is

A. conduction
B. convection
C. both'a' & 'b'
D. radiation
Answer» E.
2061.

Gantt charts are used for streamlining the

A. inventory control
B. production schedule
C. sales forecasting
D. quality control
Answer» C. sales forecasting
2062.

In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of these quantities are.

A. μ , α and θ all have units of m/s.
B. μ , α and θ all have units of m2/s.
C. α and θ have units of m2/s, while μ has unit of m/s.
D. α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has unit of m2/s.
Answer» D. Œ± and Œ∏ have units of m/s, while Œº has unit of m2/s.
2063.

The 'laughing gas' is

A. nitrous oxide
B. nitric oxide
C. nitrogen trioxide
D. nitrogen pentoxide
Answer» B. nitric oxide
2064.

The product out from a cupola is called

A. wrought iron
B. pig iron
C. cast iron
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2065.

Midrex process of sponge iron production uses reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which uses iron ore in the form of

A. lumps
B. pellets
C. briquettes
D. sinter
Answer» C. briquettes
2066.

Which of the following is not an ore of zinc?

A. Cerrusite
B. Franklinite
C. Calamine
D. Troosite
Answer» B. Franklinite
2067.

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
2068.

In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes are used, because it

A. has higher current carraying capacity.
B. has better electron emissivity.
C. is stronger than ordinary tungsten.
D. is easy to prepare.
Answer» C. is stronger than ordinary tungsten.
2069.

The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in a fluid, only when the fluid

A. is at rest & has zero viscosity.
B. is frictionless.
C. fluid layer has no motion relative to an adjacent layer of fluid.
D. is incompressible & frictionless.
Answer» E.
2070.

Case hardening is not done by

A. nitriding
B. hot dipping
C. electroplating
D. both b & c
Answer» E.
2071.

Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched ?

A. Uranium - 233 : Fertile material.
B. Bindingenergy : Mass defect.
C. Scattering: Absorption cross-section.
D. Number of nucleons : Mass number.
Answer» B. Bindingenergy : Mass defect.
2072.

Wavelength of radiation emitted by a body depends on the __________ of its surface.

A. temperature
B. area
C. nature
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Answer» B. area
2073.

Internal energy of a gas obeying Vanderwall's equation of state, , depends upon its

A. pressure & temperature.
B. pressure & specific volume.
C. temperature & specific volume.
D. temperature only.
Answer» B. pressure & specific volume.
2074.

The delivery pressure of boiler feed water pump compared to the boiler steam pressure is

A. same
B. slightly less
C. slightly more
D. much more
Answer» D. much more
2075.

Out of the following, the most melleable material is

A. copper
B. aluminium
C. wrought iron
D. lead
Answer» E.
2076.

The emf of a Deniell cell can be increased by

A. decreasing the surface area of the electrodes.
B. increasing the concentration of zinc sulphate solution.
C. increasing the surface area of the electrodes.
D. increasing the concentration of copper sulphate solution.
Answer» E.
2077.

Hardness & tensile strength of austenitic stainless steel can be increased by

A. martempering
B. cold working
C. normalising
D. hardening
Answer» C. normalising
2078.

The term 'Value' in value engineering technique refers to the __________ cost of the product.

A. function (utility)
B. selling
C. production
D. total
Answer» B. selling
2079.

Which of the following test is used for distinguishing among dry oils, semi-drying oils and non drying oils ?

A. Elaiden test
B. Reichart-Meissl value test
C. Henter value test
D. Iodine value test
Answer» B. Reichart-Meissl value test
2080.

A high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure greater than __________ kg/cm2 .

A. 10
B. 30
C. 50
D. 80
Answer» E.
2081.

Which of the following is not an explosive ?

A. TNT
B. CMC
C. RDX
D. Lead azide
Answer» C. RDX
2082.

Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

A. Heat transfer: Thermal diffusivity.
B. Mass transfer: Diffusion co-efficient.
C. Momentum transfer: Kinematic viscosity.
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c' are correctly matched.
Answer» E.
2083.

Chromium molybdenum steel can not be welded using __________ welding.

A. thermit
B. electrical resistance
C. oxy-acetylene
D. any of these
Answer» C. oxy-acetylene
2084.

For separating small pieces of metal from engine oil of a car, the best separating technique is the

A. chromatography
B. evaporation
C. filtration
D. fractional distillation
Answer» D. fractional distillation
2085.

Auto collimator is used to check

A. flatness
B. angle
C. rotor balancing
D. roughness
Answer» C. rotor balancing
2086.

__________ number determines whether the fluid flow in an open channel is supercritical, critical or sub-critical.

A. Mach
B. Reynolds
C. Froude
D. Weber
Answer» D. Weber
2087.

Energy to be supplied to the radioactive nucleus for the emission of a neutron is __________ MeV.

A. 0.8
B. 7.8
C. 200
D. 10000
Answer» B. 7.8
2088.

The best criterion for analysing an economic investment is the

A. rate of return criterion.
B. present value method.
C. salvage value.
D. future value method.
Answer» B. present value method.
2089.

A fluid is termed as the Newtonion fluid, when the shear stress is __________ the velocity gradient.

A. independent of
B. inversely proportional to
C. directly proportional to
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
2090.

A pipeline buried in soil is commonly protected from corrosion by

A. anodic protection.
B. cathodic protection.
C. using inhibitors.
D. using a special alloy resistant to corrosion.
Answer» C. using inhibitors.
2091.

The difference between gross & net calorific values of fuel is due to the

A. sensible heat carried away by the flue gases.
B. heat carried away by the steam from the moisture content of the fuel.
C. heat lost by radiation.
D. heat carried away by steam from the combustion of hydrogen in the fuel.
Answer» E.
2092.

Baffles provided on the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger are meant for

A. providing support for the tubes.
B. improving heat transfer.
C. both 'a' & 'b'.
D. preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of shell side fluid.
Answer» D. preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of shell side fluid.
2093.

Device used as a standard for the calibration of pressure gauges is a

A. bellow
B. diaphragm
C. dead weight pressure tester
D. mercury manometer
Answer» D. mercury manometer
2094.

Which of the following is not categorised as the ore agglomeration process ?

A. Nodulising
B. Pelletising
C. Balling
D. Briquetting
Answer» D. Briquetting
2095.

With increase in annealing temperature, the following defect density decreases.

A. Vacancy
B. Dislocation
C. Grain boundary
D. All of them
Answer» E.
2096.

Copper deposits are found in India at the following location:

A. Kudremukh
B. Kolar
C. Khetri
D. Ramagundam
Answer» D. Ramagundam
2097.

Heating the hypoeutectoid steels to 30°C above the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that temperature and then cooling slowly to the room temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is called

A. tempering
B. hardening
C. annealing
D. normalising
Answer» D. normalising
2098.

Secondary hardening in steels arises out of the

A. precipitation of fine alloy carbides at high temperatures.
B. refinement of ferrite grain size by working.
C. decomposition of retained austenite upon heat treatment.
D. precipitation of complex inter-metal-lics upon heat treatment.
Answer» D. precipitation of complex inter-metal-lics upon heat treatment.
2099.

When a tuning fork vibrates, the waves produced in the fork are

A. stationary
B. longitudinal
C. progressive
D. transverse
Answer» C. progressive
2100.

The underground well of a biogas plant is called the

A. septic tank
B. oxidation well
C. digestor
D. lagoon
Answer» D. lagoon