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201.

The temperature at which ferromagnetic material can no longer be magnetized by the outside forces, is termed as the____________________?

A. Critical point
B. Curie temperature
C. Inversion temperature
D. Eutectic temperature
Answer» C. Inversion temperature
202.

The taper provided on pattern for its easy & clean withdrawal from the mould is termed as the _______________ allowance ?

A. Casting
B. Pattern
C. Draft
D. Distortion
Answer» D. Distortion
203.

The swift cup test evaluates the following property of a sheet metal ?

A. Stretchability
B. Drawability
C. Bendability
D. None of these
Answer» C. Bendability
204.

The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is____________________?

A. Indeterminate
B. Zero
C. Infinity
D. Same as that at any other temperature
Answer» C. Infinity
205.

The substance used as a smoke screen in warfare is___________________?

A. C2H2
B. SiCl4
C. P2O5
D. PCl5
Answer» C. P2O5
206.

The stress at which extension of the material takes place more rapidly as compared to the increase in load is termed as the _____________ point of the material?

A. Elastic
B. Ultimate
C. Yielding
D. Breaking
Answer» D. Breaking
207.

The starting of a car takes time in winter, because the__________________?

A. Octane number of fuel is decreased
B. Fuel supply for ignition is not sufficient
C. Vaporisation of the fuel is decreased
D. Pour point of fuel decreases
Answer» D. Pour point of fuel decreases
208.

The specific gravity of coal depends mainly on its __________________ content ?

A. Carbon
B. Volatile matter
C. Ash
D. Moisture
Answer» E.
209.

The softness or hardness of a grinding wheel depends upon the type & amount of bonding material used. For general purpose cutter grinding _______________ grinding wheel is normally used ?

A. Hard
B. Soft
C. Silicon carbide
D. Aluminium oxide
Answer» E.
210.

The same volume of all gases is representative of their_____________________?

A. Specific gravities
B. Densities
C. Gas characteristic constants
D. Molecular weights
Answer» E.
211.

The rolling process cannot be used to produce______________________?

A. Plates
B. Rods
C. Tubes
D. Wires
Answer» D. Wires
212.

The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically_______________________?

A. CCl2F2
B. CCl3F
C. CClF3
D. CCl4F
Answer» B. CCl3F
213.

The refractory lining of the bottom in a basic electric arc furnace is made of___________________?

A. Silica
B. Alumina
C. Magnesia
D. Fireclay
Answer» D. Fireclay
214.

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
215.

The ratio of thermal & electrical conductivity is same for all the metals at the same temperature; and at around room temperature, this ratio is proportional to(where, T = absolute temperature, °K) ?

A. T
B. 1/T
C. T2
D. 1/T2
Answer» B. 1/T
216.

The ratio of the shear stress to the principal stress on a principal plane is______________________?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 1/2
D. 1/3
Answer» B. 1
217.

The ratio of mass of a neutron to that of an electron is about 1839. What is the ratio of the mass of a proton to that of an electron ?

A. 159
B. 1837
C. 2537
D. 10000
Answer» D. 10000
218.

The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the________________________?

A. Resilience
B. Toughness
C. Ductility
D. Impact strength
Answer» B. Toughness
219.

The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it, without plastic deformation, is called__________________?

A. Resilience
B. Toughness
C. Ductility
D. Impact strength
Answer» B. Toughness
220.

The product (s) of roasting of a sulphide ore is (are) ?

A. Oxide only
B. Sulphate only
C. Oxide and sulphate
D. Dependent on temperature and partial pressure of oxygen & sulphur dioxide
Answer» B. Sulphate only
221.

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
222.

The product of a commercial direct reduction process is___________________?

A. Liquid iron
B. Solid iron
C. Sponge iron
D. Iron saturated with carbon
Answer» D. Iron saturated with carbon
223.

The process of removal of scale formed during hot rolling of steel is termed as_________________?

A. Descaling
B. Shot blasting
C. Pickling
D. Skimming
Answer» D. Skimming
224.

The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is ________________ the internal pressure?

A. Greater than
B. Less than
C. Equal to
D. Unpredictable; depends on the bubble size
Answer» C. Equal to
225.

The pressure drop per unit length for laminar flow of fluid through a long pipe is proportional to (where, A = cross-sectional area of the pipe & D = Diameter of the pipe) ?

A. A
B. D
C. 1/A
D. 1/A2
Answer» D. 1/A2
226.

The phenomenon occurring during explosion of a hydrogen bomb is___________________?

A. Nuclear fission
B. Nuclear fusion
C. A combination of both nuclear fission & fusion
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
227.

The passage between the nozzle and the _______________________ is called ‘sprue’ in case of injection moulding?

A. Runner
B. Cylinder
C. Mold
D. None of these
Answer» B. Cylinder
228.

The order of a chemical reaction____________________?

A. Can be determined only experimentally
B. Can be determined from the stoichiometry of the reaction
C. Cannot be zero
D. Can be fractional
Answer» C. Cannot be zero
229.

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.
230.

The noble metals________________?

A. Are exemplified by Na, K and Li
B. Do not resist corrosion very strongly
C. Are the lowermost in the electro-chemical series of metals
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
231.

The most suitable material of construction for a sewer to carry sewage under high pressure is________________________?

A. Asbestos cement
B. Steel
C. Cement concrete
D. Stoneware
Answer» C. Cement concrete
232.

The most suitable material for die casting is __________________?

A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Steel
D. Nickel
Answer» C. Steel
233.

The most prominent single cause of corrosion in boiler-tubes, drums, economisers and steam superheaters in a thermal power plant boiler is the_______________?

A. Water alkalinity & leakage
B. Hydrazine addition during feed water treatment
C. Release of non-condensable gas from water in the boiler
D. Scale formation
Answer» D. Scale formation
234.

The most important requirement for aluminium industry is the availability of cheap _______________?

A. Ore
B. Electrical power
C. Labour
D. Abundant water
Answer» C. Labour
235.

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
236.

The most important consideration, while designing the refrigeration system of an aircraft is that the refrigeration system_________________?

A. Is as light as possible
B. Has very high C.O.P.
C. Employs minimum quantity of refrigerant
D. Consumer minimum horse power
Answer» B. Has very high C.O.P.
237.

The most important consideration in value engineering is the_____________________?

A. Profit maximisation
B. Customer satisfaction
C. Cost reduction
D. Process improvement
Answer» C. Cost reduction
238.

The most economical channel section for the fluid flow is the one for which the discharge is maximum for a given cross-sectional area. Vertical velocity distribution in an open channel for laminar flow can be assumed to be_______________?

A. Parabolic
B. Hyperbolic
C. Straight line
D. None of these
Answer» B. Hyperbolic
239.

The most detrimental impurity in high pressure boiler feed water is ___________________?

A. Suspended salt
B. Dissolved salt
C. Silica
D. Turbidity
Answer» D. Turbidity
240.

The most abundant metal present in the earth’s crust is__________________?

A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Titanium
D. Aluminium
Answer» E.
241.

The minimum temperature to which the water can be cooled in a cooling tower is the ______________ temperature of air?

A. Ambient
B. Dry bulb
C. Dew point
D. Wet bulb
Answer» D. Wet bulb
242.

The minimum carbon content in steel should be ____________________ percent for it to respond to a hardening treatment ?

A. 0.2
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. 0.8
Answer» B. 0.4
243.

The minimum and the maximum number of members required to form a Private Limited Joint Stock Company are respectively __________________?

A. 7 and 30
B. 10 and 50
C. 2 and 50
D. 13 and 55
Answer» D. 13 and 55
244.

The mechanism which changes the value of manipulated variable in response to the output signal from the control unit is called the___________________?

A. Final control element
B. On-off control
C. Floating control action
D. None of these
Answer» B. On-off control
245.

The mechanism involved in the removal of metal in drilling operation is by_________________?

A. Compression
B. Extrusion
C. Shearing
D. Both B & C
Answer» E.
246.

The maximum thickness of the metal which can be welded using ultrasonic welding is _____________ mm ?

A. 0.5
B. 3
C. 10
D. 25
Answer» C. 10
247.

The maximum stress below which a material can withstand an infinite number of cycle of stress, is termed as the________________?

A. Fatigue strength
B. Creep strength
C. Resilience
D. Endurance limit
Answer» E.
248.

The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are______________________?

A. Free electrons
B. Ions
C. Conduction electrons
D. Holes
Answer» E.
249.

The main constituent of bones is ______________________?

A. CaF2
B. Ca3(PO4)2
C. CaCO3
D. CaCl2
Answer» C. CaCO3
250.

The main charge in blast furnace is usually___________________?

A. Iron ore & coke
B. Iron ore, coke & air
C. Limestone, coke & iron ore
D. Limestone, sand & iron ore
Answer» D. Limestone, sand & iron ore