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This section includes 8247 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
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. | |
2. |
The fluid property, due to which, mercury does not wet the glass is |
A. | surface tension |
B. | viscosity |
C. | cohesion |
D. | adhesion |
Answer» B. viscosity | |
3. |
Laminar flow of a Newtonion fluid ceases to exist, when the Reynolds number exceeds |
A. | 4000 |
B. | 2100 |
C. | 1500 |
D. | 3000 |
Answer» C. 1500 | |
4. |
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. | |
5. |
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 | |
6. |
Energy of the sun arises mainly from __________ reactions. |
A. | fusion |
B. | fission |
C. | combustion |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. fission | |
7. |
Which of the following fastening devices has a head at one end and a nut fitted to the other ? |
A. | Bolt |
B. | Stud |
C. | Top bolt |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Top bolt | |
8. |
Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure by a large amount is an indication of the |
A. | rain |
B. | cold wave |
C. | storm |
D. | fair weather |
Answer» D. fair weather | |
9. |
Copper deposits are found in India at the following location: |
A. | Kudremukh |
B. | Kolar |
C. | Khetri |
D. | Ramagundam |
Answer» D. Ramagundam | |
10. |
Corrosion of metals can not be prevented by its |
A. | tempering |
B. | chromising |
C. | aluminising |
D. | alloying |
Answer» B. chromising | |
11. |
Maximum amount of thermal radiation is emitted at all wavelengths at any specified temperature by a/an __________ body. |
A. | grey |
B. | black |
C. | opaque |
D. | white |
Answer» B. black | |
12. |
In condensers used in thermal power plants, steam is normally used in shell side and cooling water on the tube side, because of the reason that |
A. | compared to the mass flow rate of cooling water, the rate of condensation of steam is invariably smaller. |
B. | maintaining vacuum on tube side is more difficult than that on the shell side. |
C. | water velocity can be increased conveniently to increase the overall heat transfer co-efficient because of its lower specific volume compared to steam. |
D. | condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed steam. |
Answer» D. condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed steam. | |
13. |
Cobalt - 60 is used as a source of __________ in medical therapy & industrial radiography. |
A. | X-rays |
B. | -rays |
C. | -rays |
D. | -rays |
Answer» C. -rays | |
14. |
Absolute zero pressure can be attained at a temperature of |
A. | 0 C |
B. | 50 K |
C. | 0 R |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
15. |
In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true ? |
A. | speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed. |
B. | Redundant work is a function of the die angle. |
C. | Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present. |
D. | Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion. |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
Area under the stress-strain curve upto the __________ is referred to as the modulus of resilience. |
A. | yield strength |
B. | elastic limit |
C. | proportional limit |
D. | maximum point |
Answer» D. maximum point | |
17. |
__________ is the hardest oxide and is hence used where high wear resistance at high temperature is required. |
A. | Beryllia |
B. | Zirconia |
C. | Alumina |
D. | Magnesia |
Answer» D. Magnesia | |
18. |
Titanium alloys are welded using the Following process: |
A. | TIG welding. |
B. | Submerged arc welding. |
C. | Butt welding. |
D. | Electron beam welding. |
Answer» B. Submerged arc welding. | |
19. |
A material in which the atoms are arranged regularly in some directions but not in others, is termed as 'mesomorphous material'; an example of which is |
A. | lead |
B. | glass |
C. | mica |
D. | silver |
Answer» B. glass | |
20. |
Powder metallurgy process does not make metal powder by |
A. | atomisation |
B. | grinding/milling |
C. | hammering |
D. | electrolytic deposition |
Answer» D. electrolytic deposition | |
21. |
An alloy of Fe - 0.4 % C is |
A. | cast iron. |
B. | hypo-eutectoid steel. |
C. | hyper-eutectoid steel. |
D. | eutectoid steel |
Answer» C. hyper-eutectoid steel. | |
22. |
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 | |
23. |
Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about __________ metre/second. |
A. | 5 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 40 |
Answer» C. 20 | |
24. |
Annealing ofwhite cast iron produces __________ iron. |
A. | grey |
B. | nodular |
C. | malleable |
D. | spheroidal |
Answer» D. spheroidal | |
25. |
Resistance of an electrical conductor is proportional to its (where, l = length and A = cross-sectional area of the conductor) |
A. | <i>A</i> |
B. | <i>l</i> |
C. | <i>A</i> |
D. | <sup>2</sup> |
E. | both 'a' & 'b' |
Answer» E. both 'a' & 'b' | |
26. |
A solar cell converts the sunlight directly into __________ energy. |
A. | thermal |
B. | electrical |
C. | mechanical |
D. | chemical |
Answer» C. mechanical | |
27. |
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 | |
28. |
Wrought iron is never shaped by |
A. | casting |
B. | cold working |
C. | forging |
D. | welding |
Answer» B. cold working | |
29. |
For a particle settling in water at its terminal settling velocity, which of the following is true ? |
A. | Buoyancy = weight + drag |
B. | Weight = buoyancy + drag |
C. | Drag = buoyancy + weight |
D. | Drag = weight |
Answer» C. Drag = buoyancy + weight | |
30. |
A Bingham fluid of viscosity = 10 Pa.s and yield stress, 0 = 10 KPa, is shared between flat parallel plates separated by a distance of 10-3 m. The top plate is moving with a velocity of 1 m/s. The shear stress on the plate is |
A. | 10 KPa |
B. | 20 KPa |
C. | 30 KPa |
D. | 40 KPa |
Answer» C. 30 KPa | |
31. |
Shear stress in a fluid flowing in a round pipe |
A. | varies parabolically across the cross-section. |
B. | remains constant over the cross-section. |
C. | is zero at the centre and varies linearly with the radius. |
D. | is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre. |
Answer» D. is zero at the wall and increases linearly to the centre. | |
32. |
The resistance wire used in a hot wire anemometer for conducting electrical current is made of |
A. | copper |
B. | tungsten |
C. | chromium |
D. | aluminium |
Answer» C. chromium | |
33. |
Pressure drag does not depend upon the |
A. | roughness of surface of the body. |
B. | pressure of main flow only. |
C. | length of the body in flow direction. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
34. |
__________ pumps are axial flow pumps. |
A. | Turbine |
B. | Propeller |
C. | Diffuser |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Diffuser | |
35. |
Brownian movement is prominent in the particle size range of __________ microns in case of settling of a particle in a fluid. |
A. | 2 to 3 |
B. | 0.01 to 0.10 |
C. | 200 to 300 |
D. | 100 to 1000 |
Answer» B. 0.01 to 0.10 | |
36. |
Co-efficient of velocity is __________ the coefficient of discharge. |
A. | less than |
B. | more than |
C. | equal to |
D. | not related to |
Answer» C. equal to | |
37. |
All pipes of a particular nominal size have the same |
A. | inside diameter |
B. | outside diameter |
C. | thickness |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. thickness | |
38. |
Maximum theoretical suction lift for water at 15 C by a centrifugal pump is 34 ft. The same for water at 90 C will be __________ ft. |
A. | 40 |
B. | 34 |
C. | 8 |
D. | 37 |
Answer» D. 37 | |
39. |
With increasing flow rate, the hydraulic efficiency of a centrifugal pump |
A. | monotonically decreases. |
B. | decreases and then increases. |
C. | remains constant. |
D. | increases and then decreases. |
Answer» B. decreases and then increases. | |
40. |
The velocity profile for turbulent flow through a closed conduit is |
A. | logarithmic |
B. | parabolic |
C. | hyperbolic |
D. | linear |
Answer» B. parabolic | |
41. |
For the transfer of solution of thick slurry, the pump used is a __________ pump. |
A. | reciprocating |
B. | gear |
C. | diaphragm |
D. | centrifugal |
Answer» D. centrifugal | |
42. |
In case of hydraulically smooth pipe, the resistance to flow depends only on the Reynolds number, whereas for a hydraulically rough pipe, the resistance to flow is governed by the relative roughness. Two pipes are said to have the same hydraulic roughness, when they have equal values of |
A. | relative roughness. |
B. | absolute roughness. |
C. | friction co-efficient for flows at equal Reynold number. |
D. | all (a), (b) & (c). |
Answer» D. all (a), (b) & (c). | |
43. |
Water hammer in a pipeline results from the |
A. | bursting of pipelines due to closure by a valve. |
B. | rapid pressure change due to a rapid change in the rate of flow. |
C. | pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» C. pressure increase due to closure of a valve resulting in decrease in rate of flow. | |
44. |
Molten soap mass is transported by a __________ pump. |
A. | diaphragm |
B. | reciprocating |
C. | gear |
D. | centrifugal |
Answer» E. | |
45. |
A particle A of diameter 10 microns settles in an oil of specific gravity 0.9 and viscosity 10 poise under Stoke's law. A particle B with diameter 20 microns settling in the same oil will have a settling velocity |
A. | same as that of A. |
B. | one fourth as that of A. |
C. | twice as that of A. |
D. | four times as that of A. |
Answer» C. twice as that of A. | |
46. |
At high Reynolds number |
A. | inertial forces control and viscous forces are unimportant. |
B. | viscous forces predominate. |
C. | inertial forces are unimportant and viscous forces control. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. viscous forces predominate. | |
47. |
The pitot static tube does not measure the __________ pressure. |
A. | static |
B. | total |
C. | difference in static & dynamic |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
48. |
In fluid flow, cavitation is caused, if the |
A. | fluid velocity decreases to zero. |
B. | total energy decreases. |
C. | both (a) and (b). |
D. | flow pressure approaches its vapor pressure at the prevailing temperature. |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
The ratio of the depth of flow to the hydraulic radius for the most economical trapezoidal section, in open channel flow is |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 1.5 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» E. | |
50. |
The terminal velocity of a particle moving through a fluid varies as dpn. What is the value of n' for Newton's law regime ? |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 1.5 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 1 | |