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351.

Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on__________________?

A. Alloy steel
B. Grey cast iron
C. Mild steel
D. High carbon steel
Answer» D. High carbon steel
352.

Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on___________________?

A. Alloy steel
B. Grey cast iron
C. Mild steel
D. High carbon steel
Answer» D. High carbon steel
353.

Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal surface after its annealing is__________________?

A. Removed by acid pickling
B. Hammered into the surface
C. Removed with coarse emery cloth
D. Left as such to protect the surface
Answer» B. Hammered into the surface
354.

Out of the following the refractive index is the highest for____________________?

A. Glass
B. Diamond
C. Brine
D. Kerosene
Answer» C. Brine
355.

Out of the following, the ________________ pipe has the least corrosion resistance?

A. Mild steel
B. Copper
C. Cast iron
D. Wrought iron
Answer» E.
356.

Out of the following, the lowest packing of atoms exists in ____________________ crystal lattice structure?

A. Hexagonal close, packed (hcp)
B. Face centred cubic (fcc)
C. Body centred cubic (bcc)
D. Simple cubic
Answer» E.
357.

Out of the following, the most malleable material is________________?

A. Copper
B. Aluminium
C. Wrought iron
D. Lead
Answer» E.
358.

Out of the following, the joint produced by ______________ has the lowest strength?

A. Soldering
B. Welding
C. Brazing
D. Riveting
Answer» B. Welding
359.

Out of the following substances, one ton of ______________ will store the maximum heat for a rise of 30°C in temperature ?

A. Steel
B. Lignite
C. Water
D. Lime stone
Answer» D. Lime stone
360.

Out of the following _______________ iron has the best capability to bear sudden & excessive shocks?

A. White
B. Cast
C. Wrought
D. Pig
Answer» D. Pig
361.

Out of the following, maximum temperature drop for a given heat flow & for the same thickness will be in the case of________________?

A. Steel
B. Glass wood
C. Copper
D. Fireclay bricks
Answer» C. Copper
362.

Otto cycle used in spark ignition petrol engines is also known as the constant ________________ cycle?

A. Volume
B. Pressure
C. Heat
D. None of these
Answer» B. Pressure
363.

Other parameters remaining same, the recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, when_________________?

A. Strain rate is increased
B. Grain size is increased
C. Prior cold deformation is increased
D. Not affected by any of the above parameters
Answer» B. Grain size is increased
364.

Optical activity is a/an _______________________ property ?

A. Additive
B. Constitutive
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
365.

One ton of refrigeration is not equivalent to the heat removal rate of ____________________?

A. 200 BTU/minute
B. 50 kcal/minute
C. 50 kJ/sec
D. 3.5 KW
Answer» D. 3.5 KW
366.

One of the methods of purification of leach liquor is ion exchange, which involves_________________?

A. Exchange between two liquid phases
B. Exchange between a gaseous phase and a liquid phase
C. Exchange between a liquid phase and an organic resin phase
D. Exchange between a solid phase and a gas phase
Answer» D. Exchange between a solid phase and a gas phase
367.

One face of a furnace wall is at 1030°C and the other face is exposed to room temperature (30°C). If the thermal conductivity of furnace wall is 3 W. m-1. k-1 and the wall thickness is 0.3 m, the maximum heat loss (in W/m) is____________________?

A. 100
B. 900
C. 9000
D. 10000
Answer» E.
368.

On oscilloscope screen for dynamic measurement, lissajous diagram is normally used to determine the ______________ of the input signal?

A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C. Damping
D. None of these
Answer» B. Amplitude
369.

On decreasing the grain size of a polycrystalline material, the property most likely to deteriorate is__________________?

A. Creep
B. Toughness
C. Tensile strength
D. Fatigue
Answer» C. Tensile strength
370.

On being hit with a hammer, ___________________ will readily fracture?

A. Brass
B. Mild steel
C. Cast iron
D. Lead
Answer» D. Lead
371.

Often earing defects are found during deep drawing operation, because the __________________?

A. Surface finish of the sheet is poor
B. Sheet material has been given substantial spring back
C. Starting sheet has planer anisotropy due to its texture
D. Starting sheet has normal anisotropy due to its texture
Answer» D. Starting sheet has normal anisotropy due to its texture
372.

____________________ of hard alloy and tool steel is done to make it easily machinable ?

A. Case carburising
B. Tempering
C. Normalising
D. Annealing
Answer» C. Normalising
373.

_____________________ of grey cast iron produces white cast iron?

A. Tempering
B. Rapid heating
C. Rapid cooling
D. Slow cooling
Answer» C. Rapid cooling
374.

_____________________ of austenite decreases the hardenability in steel ?

A. Fine grains
B. Coarse grains
C. Homogeneity
D. Dissolved elements (except cobalt)
Answer» E.
375.

__________________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature?

A. Density
B. Thermal diffusivity
C. Viscosity
D. Thermal conductivity
Answer» B. Thermal diffusivity
376.

Nusselt number/Biot number varies___________________?

A. Inversely with thermal conductivity
B. Directly with heat transfer co-efficient
C. Directly with thermal conductivity
D. Inversely with the dimension of the solid
Answer» B. Directly with heat transfer co-efficient
377.

Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as______________________?

A. Re0.5, Re0.8
B. Re0.8, Re-0.5
C. Re0.8, Re0.5
D. Re-0.8, Re0.5
Answer» D. Re-0.8, Re0.5
378.

Nusselt number is related to Grashoff number (Gr) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively, in respect of free convection over a vertical flat plate as_________________?

A. Gr0.25, Gr
B. Gr0.25, Gr0.33
C. Gr, Gr0.25
D. Gr0.33, Gr0.25
Answer» B. Gr0.25, Gr0.33
379.

_______________ number determines whether the fluid flow in an open channel is super-critical, critical or sub-critical ?

A. Mach
B. Reynolds
C. Froude
D. Weber
Answer» D. Weber
380.

Nuclear fission of one atom of uranium-235 produces the energy equivalent to about ____________ MeV?

A. 20
B. 200
C. 500
D. 2000
Answer» C. 500
381.

Notched bar test is used for testing the _________________ of a material?

A. Impact strength
B. Endurance limit
C. Machinability
D. Corrosion resistance
Answer» B. Endurance limit
382.

Normalising of an object does not________________________?

A. Refine coarse grain structure obtained during hot working
B. Improve ductility
C. Improve yield strength
D. Improve mechanical properties
Answer» C. Improve yield strength
383.

Normalising of a casting does not__________________?

A. Induce stresses in it
B. Refine its grain structure
C. Reduce segregation
D. Improve its mechanical properties
Answer» B. Refine its grain structure
384.

Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not have high__________________?

A. Abrasion resistance
B. Toughness
C. Red hardness
D. Cutting speed
Answer» C. Red hardness
385.

Nitriding of a steel part does not increase its__________________?

A. Grain size
B. Fatigue limit
C. Surface hardness
D. Wear resistance
Answer» B. Fatigue limit
386.

Nickel is a _________________ material?

A. Ferromagnetic
B. Semi-conductor
C. Paramagnetic
D. Ferroelectric
Answer» B. Semi-conductor
387.

Nickel and ______________ are the alloying element added in steel to increase its toughness?

A. Molybdenum
B. Chromium
C. Vanadium
D. Silicon
Answer» E.
388.

Natural water contains approximately ______________ percent of heavy water?

A. 0.015
B. 0.71
C. 1.2
D. 3.5
Answer» B. 0.71
389.

Name the safety device used to protect the boiler, when the water level falls below a minimum level ?

A. Blow down valve
B. Blow off cock
C. Fusible plug
D. Safety valve
Answer» D. Safety valve
390.

Multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression offers the advantage of______________?

A. Power saving per unit weight of air delivered
B. Moisture elimination in the inter-stage cooler
C. Increased volumetric efficiency
D. All A , B. & C.
Answer» E.
391.

Most of the phosphorous present in the blast furnace burden enters into___________________?

A. Hot metal
B. Flue gases
C. Slag
D. Refractory lining
Answer» B. Flue gases
392.

Most important property of steels for use in automobile bodies is the___________________?

A. Formability
B. Yield strength
C. Toughness
D. Resilience
Answer» B. Yield strength
393.

More than 95% of _______________ is present in corundum ?

A. SiO2
B. Al2O3
C. CaSiO2
D. MgO
Answer» C. CaSiO2
394.

Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a_________________?

A. Steel plant
B. Textile factory
C. Petroleum refinery
D. Coke oven battery
Answer» C. Petroleum refinery
395.

Moist air is cooled along the line of constant ________________ , when it is passed over a cold & dry cooling coil, such that no condensation occurs ?

A. Enthalpy
B. Relative humidity
C. Wet bulb temperature
D. Dew point temperature
Answer» E.
396.

Minimum temperature upto which water can be theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by evaporative cooling is equal to the ______________ temperature of air?

A. Wet bulb
B. Dry bulb
C. Saturation
D. Dew point
Answer» B. Dry bulb
397.

Minimum safe distance between two liquid fuel storage tanks is equal to (where, H = height of the tank) ?

A. H
B. H/2
C. H/4
D. H/6
Answer» E.
398.

Minimum number of members required to form a Public Limited Joint Stock Com-pany is___________________?

A. 7
B. 10
C. 12
D. 17
Answer» B. 10
399.

Milk is fat dispersed in water. It is an example of__________________?

A. Suspension
B. Emulsion
C. Gel
D. Solution
Answer» C. Gel
400.

Mild steel has _______________ crystal lattice structure?

A. Face centred cubic (fcc)
B. Body centred cubic (bcc)
C. Orthorhombic
D. Cubic
Answer» C. Orthorhombic