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251.

The lightest non-inflammable gas is_________________?

A. H2
B. He
C. Ar
D. O2
Answer» C. Ar
252.

The life of a ball bearing is inversely proportional to________________?

A. (Load)1
B. (Load)2
C. (Load)3
D. (Load)0.33
Answer» D. (Load)0.33
253.

The leaching solvent used in Baeyer’s process for the purification of bauxite is___________________?

A. Ammonium hydroxide
B. Sodium carbonate
C. Sodium hydroxide
D. Ammonium carbonate
Answer» C. Sodium hydroxide
254.

The ‘laughing gas’ is__________________?

A. Nitrous oxide
B. Nitric oxide
C. Nitrogen trioxide
D. Nitrogen pentoxide
Answer» B. Nitric oxide
255.

The laminar boundary layer thickness in zero pressure gradient flow over a flat plate along the x-direction varies as x0.5 while the thickness of turbulent boundary layer varies as (where, x = distance from the leading edge) ?

A. x1.5
B. x0.8
C. x-1.5
D. x-0.8
Answer» C. x-1.5
256.

The kinematic viscosity (in stoke) and the absolute/dynamic viscosity (in poise) are the same for ______________ at room temperature ?

A. Air
B. Water
C. Mercury
D. Alcohol
Answer» C. Mercury
257.

The highest stress that a material can withstand for a specified length of time without excessive deformation is called the ____________ strength ?

A. Creep
B. Endurance
C. Fatigue
D. None of these
Answer» B. Endurance
258.

The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing > 0.25% carbon is subjected to is___________________?

A. Full annealing
B. Bright annealing
C. Patenting
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
259.

The heat released by cooling one mole of copper from 400 K to room temperature (300 K) is (assume : Cp of copper is 23 J K-1mole-1) ?

A. 2300 J
B. 4600 J
C. 230 J
D. 2.3 × 106 J
Answer» B. 4600 J
260.

The heat of neutralisation remains constant, when there is a reaction between dilute solutions of strong _____________________?

A. Base and strong acid
B. Base and weak acid
C. Acid and weak base
D. None of these
Answer» B. Base and weak acid
261.

The hardenability of steel decreases with__________________?

A. Decrease in dislocation density
B. Increase in solutionising temperature
C. Increase in strength
D. Decrease in grain size
Answer» E.
262.

The function of neutral flux used in the pyrometallurgy of metal extraction is to increase the _____________ of the slag ?

A. Fluidity
B. Basicity
C. Acidity
D. Viscosity
Answer» B. Basicity
263.

The fugacity of liquid water at 298 K is approximately 3171 Pa. Considering the ideal heat of vaporisation as 43723 J/gm.mole, its fugacity at 300 K would be________________?

A. 3171Pa
B. 3567Pa
C. 1.01 × 105Pa
D. 5000Pa
Answer» C. 1.01 × 105Pa
264.

The friction factor for the turbulent fluid flow in a rough pipe does not depend upon the_________________?

A. Pipe roughness & pipe diameter
B. Fluid velocity
C. Type of flowing fluid
D. Both B. & C.
Answer» E.
265.

The following type of bonding is strongly directional in solids ?

A. Vander Waal’s
B. Ionic
C. Metallic
D. Covalent
Answer» E.
266.

The following thermocouple may be used for measuring temperature upto 1873°K__________________?

A. Chromel-alumel
B. Copper-constantan
C. Platinum-platinum rhodium
D. Iron-constantan
Answer» D. Iron-constantan
267.

The expected efficiency of a single riveted lap joint is of the order of 50%. If the thickness of the plate is increased four times, then the rivet diameter will have to be increased ___________________ times ?

A. Two
B. Four
C. Six
D. Eight
Answer» B. Four
268.

______________ the exhaust gas is an indication of the incomplete combustion of fuel?

A. Low temperature of
B. High temperature of
C. High % of CO in
D. High % of CO2 in
Answer» D. High % of CO2 in
269.

The excess air required for the combustion of pulverized coal is of the order of about _______________ percent ?

A. 5
B. 15
C. 30
D. 45
Answer» C. 30
270.

The emf of a Deniell cell “Zn | Zn2+ || Cu2+ | Cu” 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.
271.

The elastic strain in copper is due to the__________________?

A. Motion of dislocations
B. Stretching of atomic bonds
C. Breakage of atomic bonds
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Stretching of atomic bonds
272.

The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2) is given by (T1 – T2)/T1. The co-efficient of performance (CO.P.) of a Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by_________________?

A. T1/(T1-T2)
B. T2/(T1-T2)
C. T1/T2
D. T2/T1
Answer» C. T1/T2
273.

The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is to decrease the _______________ of steam?

A. Wetness
B. Mass flow rate
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
Answer» D. Neither A nor B
274.

The dimensional formula of bulk modulus of elasticity is same as that of the ____________________?

A. Pressure
B. Density
C. Force
D. None of these
Answer» B. Density
275.

The diffusion co-efficient of Ni in Cu at 1000 K is 1.93 × 10-16 m2S-1 and it is 1.94 × 10-14 m2S- 1 at 1200 K. The activation energy (in k. J.mole-1) for the diffusion of Ni in Cu is_________________?

A. 130
B. 180
C. 230
D. 250
Answer» D. 250
276.

The difference in one unit of Rockwell hardness number corresponds to a difference in the depth of indentation of ______________ mm ?

A. 0.001
B. 0.01
C. 0.002
D. 0.02
Answer» D. 0.02
277.

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.
278.

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
279.

The critical pressure at which the latent heat of vaporization of steam becomes zero is _____________ Kg/cm2 ?

A. 273.15
B. 225.65
C. 100.03
D. 373.15
Answer» C. 100.03
280.

The cooling rate required to freeze 1 ton of water at 0°C into ice at 0°C in 24 hours is ______________ BTU/hr?

A. 100
B. 200
C. 1000
D. 2000
Answer» C. 1000
281.

The condition of diffraction from a crystal is given by______________?

A. nλ = 2d Sin θ
B. λ = d Sin 2θ
C. λ = 2d Sin 2θ
D. nλ = d Sin θ
Answer» B. λ = d Sin 2θ
282.

The concentration of (H+) ions is 4 x 10-5 in a solution. Then pH of the solution will be (Given log 4 = 0.6) ?

A. 4.4
B. 5.6
C. 8.4
D. 2.4
Answer» B. 5.6
283.

The co-ordination number in simple cubic structure is___________________?

A. 4
B. 6
C. 8
D. 12
Answer» C. 8
284.

The cathode in an electrochemical cell always carries____________________?

A. Negative charge
B. Positive charge
C. Zero charge
D. Positive or negative charge depending upon the nature of the cell
Answer» B. Positive charge
285.

The burnout heat flux in the nucleate boiling regime is not a function of the_________________?

A. Liquid density
B. Vapour density
C. Temperature difference
D. Heat of evaporation
Answer» C. Temperature difference
286.

The boiling & freezing points on a newly defined temperature scale in degree ‘D’ are 400°D & 100°D respectively. The temperature reading corresponding to 60°C on this new temperature scale will be equal to _____________ °D ?

A. 140
B. 180
C. 240
D. 280
Answer» E.
287.

The best lubricants for a machine working at high temperature & load is_________________?

A. Grease
B. Solid lubricant
C. Animal oils
D. Mineral oils
Answer» C. Animal oils
288.

The best guide to judge the general quality of water is the measurement of its__________________?

A. pH value
B. Electrical conductivity
C. Turbidity
D. Dissolved oxygen content
Answer» C. Turbidity
289.

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
290.

The bank of tubes located at the back of the domestic refrigerators are the _______________ tubes?

A. Refrigerant cooling
B. Evaporator
C. Condenser
D. Throttling
Answer» D. Throttling
291.

The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow (in the atmosphere)_________________?

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remain same
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the altitude where snow melts
Answer» B. Increases
292.

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
293.

The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the ______________ of a boiler ?

A. Evaporative capacity
B. Evaporation efficiency
C. Thermal efficiency
D. Steam load
Answer» B. Evaporation efficiency
294.

The amount of different substances produced, when the same quantity of electricity is passed through different solutions are proportional to their__________________?

A. Equivalent weight
B. (Equivalent weight)2
C. Molecular weight
D. (Molecular weight)2
Answer» B. (Equivalent weight)2
295.

The Al2O3 content of cryolite in Hall-Heroult cell is maintained between _______________ percent ?

A. 2-5
B. 18-20
C. 12-15
D. 6-12
Answer» B. 18-20
296.

The activity of pure hydrogen gas at 1000°C and 5 atm pressure_________________?

A. Is always less than 1
B. Is always greater than 1
C. Can be 5
D. Depends on the choice of the standard state
Answer» E.
297.

The activity co-efficient of the solute in a dilute solution ?

A. Decreases with the increase of concentration of the solute
B. Increases with the increase of concentration of the solute
C. Remains constant
D. Is unity at infinite dilution
Answer» D. Is unity at infinite dilution
298.

Screws are specified by their _____________ diameters?

A. Minor
B. Major
C. Pitch
D. None of these
Answer» C. Pitch
299.

Saturated steam at a pressure of 25 kg/cm2 is throttled to attain 5 kg/cm2. Then the outcoming steam will be_________________?

A. Wet
B. Saturated
C. Superheated
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
300.

Satellite is a _________________ material?

A. Ferrous
B. Ceramic
C. Cemented carbide
D. Non-ferrous cast alloy cutting tool
Answer» E.