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301.

_ Blast furnace is used to produce$?

A. Pig iron
B. Cast iron
C. Wrought iron
D. Steel
Answer» B. Cast iron
302.

_ When the steel is normalized, its$?

A. Yield point increases
B. Ductility decreases
C. Ultimate tensile strength increases
D. All of these
Answer» E.
303.

_ Brass is an alloy of$?

A. Copper and zinc
B. Copper and tin
C. Copper, tin and zinc
D. None of these
Answer» B. Copper and tin
304.

_ Which of the following impurity in cast iron makes it hard and brittle?$?

A. Silicon
B. Sulphur
C. Manganese
D. Phosphorus
Answer» C. Manganese
305.

_ Acidic solution is one which has pH value$?

A. Greater than 7
B. Less than 7
C. Equal to 7
D. pH value has nothing to do with neutral solution
Answer» C. Equal to 7
306.

_ Which of the following represents the allotropic forms of iron?$?

A. Alpha iron, beta iron and gamma iron
B. Alpha iron and beta iron
C. Body centered cubic iron and face centered cubic iron
D. Alpha iron, gamma from and delta iron
Answer» E.
307.

_ Which is false statement about properties of aluminium?$?

A. Modulus of elasticity is fairly low
B. Wear resistance is very good
C. Fatigue strength is not high
D. Creep strength limits its use to fairly low temperatures
Answer» C. Fatigue strength is not high
308.

_ For a steel containing 0.8% carbon$?

A. There is no critical point
B. There is only one critical point
C. There are two critical points
D. There can be any number of critical points
Answer» C. There are two critical points
309.

_ Stress relaxation is the phenomenon$?

A. In which parts are not loaded
B. In which stress remains constant on increasing load
C. In which deformation tends to loosen the joint and produces a stress reduced
D. Stress reduces on increasing load
Answer» D. Stress reduces on increasing load
310.

_ When a steel containing __________ 0.8% carbon is cooled slowly below the lower critical point, it consists of ferrite and pearlite.$?

A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. More than
D. None of these
Answer» C. More than
311.

_ Chilled cast iron has$?

A. No graphite
B. A very high percentage of graphite
C. A low percentage of graphite
D. Graphite as its basic constituent of composition
Answer» B. A very high percentage of graphite
312.

__The property of a material which enables it to retain the deformation permanently, is called__

A. Brittleness
B. Ductility
C. Malleability
D. Plasticity
Answer» E.
313.

__Aluminium bronze contains__

A. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe
B. 92.5% aluminium, 4% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg
C. 10% aluminium and 90% copper
D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper
Answer» D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper
314.

__Addition of copper to aluminium results in__

A. Improvement of casting characteristics
B. Improvement of corrosion resistance
C. One of the best known age and precipitation hardening systems
D. Improving machinability
Answer» D. Improving machinability
315.

__The hardness and tensile strength in austenitic stainless steel can be increased by__

A. Hardening and cold working
B. Normalizing
C. Martempering
D. Full annealing
Answer» B. Normalizing
316.

__Combined carbon in iron makes the metal__

A. Soft and gives coarse grained crystalline structure
B. Soft and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
C. Hard and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
D. Hard and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
Answer» E.
317.

__Which of the following metal is used for nuclear energy?__

A. Uranium
B. Thorium
C. Niobium
D. All of these
Answer» E.
318.

__An example of amorphous material is__

A. Zinc
B. Lead
C. Silver
D. Glass
Answer» E.
319.

__Process of Austempering results in__

A. Formation of bainite structure
B. Carburised structure
C. Martenistic structure
D. Lamellar layers of carbide distributed throughout the structure
Answer» B. Carburised structure
320.

__Nickel in steel__

A. Improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness
B. Refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat resistant properties
C. Improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability
D. Gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anti-corrosion properties
Answer» E.
321.

__Dow metal contains__

A. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe
B. 92.5% aluminium and, 4% copper, 2% nickel and 1.5% Mg
C. 90% aluminium and 90% copper
D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper
Answer» E.
322.

__White cast iron contains carbon in the form of__

A. Free carbon
B. Graphite
C. Cementite
D. White carbon
Answer» D. White carbon
323.

__The usual composition of a soldering alloy is__

A. Tin, lead and small percentage of antimony
B. Tin and lead
C. Tin, lead and silver
D. Tin and copper
Answer» B. Tin and lead
324.

__For the allotropic forms of iron, the points of arrest are__

A. The points where no further change occurs
B. Constant for all metals
C. The points where there is no further flow of metal
D. The points of discontinuity
Answer» E.
325.

__White cast iron__

A. Contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in Free State and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron
B. Is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable
C. Is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal
D. Is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material
Answer» C. Is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal
326.

__Permalloy is a__

A. Kind of stainless steel
B. None ferrous alloy
C. Polymer
D. Nickel and iron alloy having high permeability
Answer» E.
327.

__Nodular iron has__

A. High machinability
B. Low melting point
C. High tensile strength
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
328.

__Monel metal contains__

A. 63 to 67% nickel and 30% copper
B. 88% copper and 10% tin and rest zinc
C. Alloy of tin, lead and cadmium
D. Malleable iron and zinc
Answer» B. 88% copper and 10% tin and rest zinc
329.

__Balls for ball bearings are made of__

A. Cast iron
B. Mild steel
C. Stainless steel
D. Carbon-chrome steel
Answer» E.
330.

__The material widely used for making pendulums of clocks is__

A. Stainless steel
B. High speed steel
C. Heat resisting steel
D. Nickel steel
Answer» E.
331.

_The percentage of carbon in low carbon steel is$?

A. 0.05%
B. 0.15%
C. 0.3%
D. 0.5%
Answer» C. 0.3%
332.

_Malleability of a material can be defined as$?

A. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in compression
B. Ability to recover its original form
C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
D. All of the above
Answer» B. Ability to recover its original form
333.

_Brass contains$?

A. 70% copper and 30% zinc
B. 90% copper and 10% tin
C. 85 - 92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel
D. 70 - 75% copper and rest tin
Answer» B. 90% copper and 10% tin
334.

_Carbon steel is$?

A. Made by adding carbon in steel
B. Refined from cast iron
C. An alloy of iron and carbon with varying quantities of phosphorus and sulphur
D. Extensively used for making cutting tools
Answer» D. Extensively used for making cutting tools
335.

_The defect which takes place due to imperfect packing of atoms during crystallization is known as$?

A. Line defect
B. Surface defect
C. Point defect
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
336.

_Delta iron occurs at temperature of$?

A. Room temperature
B. Above melting point
C. Between 1400°C and 1539°C
D. Between 910°C and 1400°C
Answer» D. Between 910¬¨‚àûC and 1400¬¨‚àûC
337.

_Shock resistance of steel is increased by adding$?

A. Nickel
B. Chromium
C. Nickel and chromium
D. Sulphur, lead and phosphorus
Answer» D. Sulphur, lead and phosphorus
338.

_A cold chisel is made of$?

A. Mild steel
B. Cast iron
C. H.S.S.
D. High carbon
Answer» E.
339.

_Ductile cast iron$?

A. Contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in Free State and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron
B. Is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable
C. Is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal
D. Is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material
Answer» E.
340.

_In high speed steels, manganese is used to tougher the metal and to increase its$?

A. Yield point
B. Critical temperature
C. Melting point
D. Hardness
Answer» C. Melting point
341.

_When steel containing less than 0.8% carbon is cooled slowly from temperatures above or within the critical range, it consists of$?

A. Mainly ferrite
B. Mainly pearlite
C. Ferrite and pearlite
D. Pearlite and cementite
Answer» D. Pearlite and cementite
342.

_The cupola is used to manufacture$?

A. Pig iron
B. Cast iron
C. Wrought iron
D. Steel
Answer» C. Wrought iron
343.

_Alnico, an alloy used extensively for permanent magnets contains iron, nickel, aluminium and cobalt in the following ratio$?

A. 50 : 20 : 20 : 10
B. 40 : 30 : 20 : 10
C. 50 : 20 : 10 : 20
D. 30 : 20 : 30 : 20
Answer» B. 40 : 30 : 20 : 10
344.

_By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes$?

A. Ductile
B. Malleable
C. Homogeneous
D. Anisotropic
Answer» E.
345.

_Foundry crucible is made of$?

A. Mild steel
B. German silver
C. Lead
D. Graphite
Answer» E.
346.

_A material is said to be allotropic, if it has$?

A. Fixed structure at all temperatures
B. Atoms distributed in random pattern
C. Different crystal structures at different temperatures
D. Any one of the above
Answer» D. Any one of the above
347.

_The temperature required for full annealing in hypereutectoid steel is$?

A. 30° C to 50° C above upper critical temperature
B. 30° C to 50° C below upper critical temperature
C. 30° C to 50° C above lower critical temperature
D. 30° C to 50° C below lower critical temperature
Answer» D. 30¬¨‚àû C to 50¬¨‚àû C below lower critical temperature
348.

_Sulphur in steel$?

A. Acts as deoxidiser
B. Reduces the grain size
C. Decreases tensile strength and hardness
D. Lowers the toughness and transverse ductility
Answer» E.
349.

_Hardness of lower bainite (tempered martensite) is about$?

A. RC 65
B. RC 48
C. RC 57
D. RC 80
Answer» D. RC 80
350.

_Which of the following has a fine gold colour and is used for imitation jewellery?$?

A. Silicon bronze
B. Aluminium bronze
C. Gun metal
D. Babbitt metal
Answer» C. Gun metal