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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.
7901. |
Hydrochloric acid is stored in a__vessel. |
A. | lead lined steel |
B. | rubber lined steel |
C. | stainless steel |
D. | cast iron |
Answer» C. stainless steel | |
7902. |
Ferric stainless steels compared to austenitic stainless steels |
A. | have lower corrosion resistance. |
B. | are harder to fabricate. |
C. | are less ductile and hence less suitable for cold pressing. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
7903. |
Liners of a ball mill are never made of |
A. | lead |
B. | alloy steel |
C. | rubber or ceramic material |
D. | cast iron |
Answer» B. alloy steel | |
7904. |
__________ iron is produced, when molten pig iron is allowed to cool gradually. |
A. | White cast |
B. | Grey cast |
C. | Wrought |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Wrought | |
7905. |
Condenser tubes are not made of |
A. | cartridge brass |
B. | muntz brass |
C. | wood metal |
D. | aluminium brass alloy |
Answer» D. aluminium brass alloy | |
7906. |
Tin in its pure form is used for making |
A. | cans for food packing. |
B. | collapsible tubes for toilet preparations. |
C. | foil for wrapping cheese. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
7907. |
Addition of __________ in steel is helpful in increasing the depth of hardness. |
A. | chromium |
B. | sulphur |
C. | vanadium |
D. | tungsten |
Answer» B. sulphur | |
7908. |
Carbon tetrachloride can be stored in a storage vessel made of |
A. | high silicon iron (14% Si) |
B. | tin |
C. | stainless steel |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c) |
Answer» E. | |
7909. |
The process of coating steel sheets by zinc to improve its corrosion resistance is called |
A. | calorising |
B. | galvanising |
C. | zincification |
D. | tempering |
Answer» C. zincification | |
7910. |
__________ does not contain copper as an alloying element, |
A. | Nichrome |
B. | Manganin |
C. | Perminivar |
D. | Monel metal |
Answer» B. Manganin | |
7911. |
Reactor used in the production of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) is made of |
A. | nickel or glass lined steel |
B. | aluminium |
C. | tantalum |
D. | lead |
Answer» B. aluminium | |
7912. |
__________ is added in low carbon steel to raise its yield point. |
A. | Sulphur |
B. | Phosphorous |
C. | Silicon |
D. | Manganese |
Answer» E. | |
7913. |
Addition of lead, sulphur and phosphorus to low carbon steel helps in improving its |
A. | corrosion resistance |
B. | tensile strength |
C. | machinability |
D. | compressive strength |
Answer» D. compressive strength | |
7914. |
Maximum consumption of copper is in |
A. | utensil manufacture. |
B. | electrical industry. |
C. | industrial equipment manufacture. |
D. | small scale industries. |
Answer» C. industrial equipment manufacture. | |
7915. |
Maximum carbon content in cast iron is __________ percent. |
A. | 3.8 |
B. | 5.2 |
C. | 4.8 |
D. | 4.3 |
Answer» E. | |
7916. |
Manganese in steel affects its |
A. | ductility |
B. | tensile strength |
C. | hardness |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. hardness | |
7917. |
Lead lined equipments & vessels are suitable for handling |
A. | hydrochloric acid (10%). |
B. | nitric acid. |
C. | sulphuric acid upto 60 C. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» D. all (a), (b) and (c). | |
7918. |
__________ is used for determining the tensile strength of steels. |
A. | Hydraulic press |
B. | Universal testing machine |
C. | Mechanical press |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. Mechanical press | |
7919. |
Mild steel storage vessels are suitable for the storage of |
A. | anhydrous ammonia |
B. | fatty acids |
C. | hydrochloric acid (95%) |
D. | sulphuric acid (25%) |
Answer» B. fatty acids | |
7920. |
Mild steel is a/an __________ steel. |
A. | low carbon |
B. | medium carbon |
C. | high carbon |
D. | high alloy |
Answer» B. medium carbon | |
7921. |
Hardened steel is softened by |
A. | normalising |
B. | tempering |
C. | annealing |
D. | carburising |
Answer» C. annealing | |
7922. |
Which of the following is not shipped in mild steel containers ? |
A. | Acetone |
B. | Ammonia |
C. | Ethyl alcohol |
D. | Formic acid |
Answer» E. | |
7923. |
Clock pendulums are usually made of __________ steel. |
A. | high speed |
B. | stainless |
C. | heat resisting |
D. | none of these |
Answer» E. | |
7924. |
Which of the following is produced by addition polymerisation ? |
A. | Polybutadiene |
B. | Phenol formaldehyde |
C. | Urea-formaldehyde |
D. | Dacron |
Answer» B. Phenol formaldehyde | |
7925. |
With increase in the carbon percentage in the steel, its |
A. | hardness increases. |
B. | ductility reduces. |
C. | tensile strength increases. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» E. | |
7926. |
Spark plugs are made of |
A. | high alumina ceramic |
B. | metallic carbides |
C. | corundum |
D. | carborundum |
Answer» B. metallic carbides | |
7927. |
The high expansion metal normally used in the bimetallic thermometer is __________ temperature measurement. |
A. | brass for low |
B. | nickel alloys for high |
C. | both'a' & 'b' |
D. | aluminium for all |
Answer» D. aluminium for all | |
7928. |
Which of the following has the least value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS) ? |
A. | Medium carbon steel |
B. | High carbon steel |
C. | Cast iron |
D. | Wrought iron |
Answer» D. Wrought iron | |
7929. |
__________ does not contain tin as an alloying material. |
A. | Brass |
B. | Pewter |
C. | Solder |
D. | Babbit metal |
Answer» B. Pewter | |
7930. |
Cast iron is having very high |
A. | proximity between its elastic limit and ultimate breaking strength. |
B. | ductility. |
C. | tensile strength. |
D. | all (a), (b) and (c). |
Answer» B. ductility. | |
7931. |
Inconel is an alloy of |
A. | tin, zinc and nickel |
B. | iron, nickel and chromium |
C. | copper and nickel |
D. | copper and tin |
Answer» C. copper and nickel | |
7932. |
Polymerisation reactor used for the production of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) is made of |
A. | cast iron |
B. | stainless steel or glass lined vessel |
C. | karbate |
D. | wrought iron |
Answer» C. karbate | |
7933. |
A metallic alloy in general as compared to their pure metal components is |
A. | more corrosion resistant. |
B. | having higher melting point. |
C. | having lower hardness, reactivity and fusibility. |
D. | having lower electrical conductivity. |
Answer» B. having higher melting point. | |
7934. |
Sulphuric acid is mixed with ground phosphate rock (to produce phosphoric acid) in a steel digestor lined with |
A. | acidic refractory |
B. | rubber |
C. | karbate |
D. | lead or acid-proof bricks |
Answer» E. | |
7935. |
Ceramic materials fabrication can not be done by |
A. | welding |
B. | slip casting |
C. | extrusion |
D. | plastic pressing |
Answer» B. slip casting | |
7936. |
Cast iron is |
A. | used for making shock resisting parts. |
B. | manufactured in cupola and is brittle. |
C. | having compressive strength more than its tensile strength. |
D. | all (a), (b) & (c) |
Answer» E. | |
7937. |
Which of the following has no effect on the carbide forming tendency in steels ? |
A. | Molybdenum |
B. | Phosphorus |
C. | Chromium |
D. | Vanadium |
Answer» C. Chromium | |
7938. |
Approximate value of the modulus of elasticity for steel is about __________ x l06kg/cm2. |
A. | 0.5 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 40 |
D. | 75 |
Answer» C. 40 | |
7939. |
Which has the maximum melting point out of the following ? |
A. | Steel |
B. | Cast iron |
C. | Stainless steel |
D. | Wrought iron |
Answer» E. | |
7940. |
Galvanising (i.e., zinc coating) of steel sheets is done to |
A. | prevent its rusting by contact with corrosive atmosphere. |
B. | protect the base metal by cathodic protection. |
C. | both(a) & (b). |
D. | neither (a) nor (b). |
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b). | |
7941. |
Polythene (low or high density) containers are not corroded by |
A. | sulphuric acid (10%) at room temperature. |
B. | nitric acid (95%) at room temperature. |
C. | sulphur trioxide at 60 C. |
D. | any of these. |
Answer» B. nitric acid (95%) at room temperature. | |
7942. |
Bronze is an alloy of copper and |
A. | lead |
B. | tin |
C. | nickel |
D. | zinc |
Answer» C. nickel | |
7943. |
Which of the following exercises most powerful influence on the mechanical properties of steel ? |
A. | Manganese |
B. | Carbon |
C. | Phosphorous |
D. | Silicon |
Answer» C. Phosphorous | |
7944. |
Percentage of silver in German silver is |
A. | 5 |
B. | 10 |
C. | 20 |
D. | 0 |
Answer» E. | |
7945. |
Balls in a ball mill are usually made of |
A. | steel |
B. | cast iron |
C. | stainless steel |
D. | bronze |
Answer» B. cast iron | |
7946. |
Material of construction of pipe generally used for conveying water in India is |
A. | stainless steel |
B. | cast iron |
C. | wrought iron |
D. | lead lined steel |
Answer» C. wrought iron | |
7947. |
Which of the following is the softest material ? |
A. | Quartz |
B. | Calcite |
C. | Corrundum |
D. | Flourite |
Answer» C. Corrundum | |
7948. |
Failure of a material is termed as fatigue failure, if it fails below the yield point. The resistance to fatigue failure of a material is measured by the |
A. | ultimate tensile strength (U.T.S.) |
B. | endurance limit |
C. | elastic limit |
D. | none of these |
Answer» C. elastic limit | |
7949. |
Bog iron used for the adsorption of H2S from coke oven gas is |
A. | an intimate mixture of saw dust and iron dust (i.e. moist ferric hydroxide). |
B. | iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). |
C. | carbon free iron. |
D. | none of these. |
Answer» B. iron impregnated with resin (usually bakelite). | |
7950. |
Wrought iron is a suitable material of construction for handling __________ solutions. |
A. | dilute acidic |
B. | concentrated acidic |
C. | alkalis & alkaline |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |