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451.

The permeability of an aquifer (m/day) will ____________

A. increase with an increase in temperature of water flowing through the aquifer
B. decrease with an increase in temperature of water flowing through the aquifer
C. not get affected by the change in temperature of water flowing through the aquifer
D. increase up to 20°C and then decreases with the increase in the temperature of water flowing through the aquifer
Answer» B. decrease with an increase in temperature of water flowing through the aquifer
452.

The line joining the static water levels in several wells excavated through a confined aquifer is known as the _____________

A. cone of depression
B. piezometric surface
C. perched water-table
D. hypsometric curve
Answer» C. perched water-table
453.

Which of the relationship between E, G and K is true, where E, G and K have their usual meanings?

A. E = 9KC / (3K + C)
B. E = 9KC / (9K + C)
C. E = 3KC / (9K + C)
D. E = 3KC / (3K + C)
Answer» B. E = 9KC / (9K + C)
454.

What is the relationship between the linear elastic properties Youngs modulus, bulk modulus and rigidity modulus?

A. 1/E = 9/k + 3/G
B. 9/E = 3/K + 1/G
C. 3/E = 9/K + 1/G
D. 9/E = 1/K + 3/G
Answer» E.
455.

Consider the following statements: X. Two-dimensional stresses applied to a thin plater in its own plane represent the plane stress condition. Y. Normal and shear stresses may occur simultaneously on a plane. Z. Under plane stress condition, the strain in the direction perpendicular to the plane is zero.Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 2 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
Answer» E.
456.

If a material had a modulus of elasticity of 2.1 kgf/cm2 and a modulus of rigidity of 0.8 kgf/cm2 then what will be the approximate value of the Poissons ratio?

A. 0.26
B. 0.31
C. 0.47
D. 0.43
Answer» C. 0.47
457.

If E,G and K have their usual meanings, for an elastic material, then which one of the following be possibly true?

A. G = 2K
B. G = K
C. K = E
D. G = E = K
Answer» D. G = E = K
458.

Youngs modulus of elasticity and Poissons ratio of a material are 1.25 x 102 MPa and 0.34 respectively. The modulus of rigidity of the material is __________

A. 0.9469 MPa
B. 0.8375 MPa
C. 0.4664 MPa
D. 0.4025 MPa
Answer» D. 0.4025 MPa
459.

E, G, K and μ elastic modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus and Poisson’s ratio respectively. To express the stress strain relations completely for this material, at least __________

A. E, G and μmust be known
B. E, K and μmust be known
C. Any two of the four must be known
D. All the four must be known
Answer» D. All the four must be known
460.

The relationship between Youngs modulus E, bulk modulus K if the value of Poissons ratio is unity will be __________

A. E = -3K
B. K = -3E
C. E = 0
D. K = 0
Answer» B. K = -3E
461.

What is the ratio of Youngs modulus E to shear modulus G in terms of Poissons ratio?

A. 2(1 + μ)
B. 2(1 – μ)
C. 1/2 (1 – μ)
D. 1/2 (1 + μ)
Answer» B. 2(1 – μ)
462.

Prying forces are

A. friction forces
B. shear forced
C. tensile forces
D. bending forces
Answer» D. bending forces
463.

Strength of bolt is

A. minimum of shear strength and bearing capacity of bolt
B. maximum of shear strength and bearing capacity of bolt
C. shear strength of bolt
D. bearing capacity of bolt
Answer» B. maximum of shear strength and bearing capacity of bolt
464.

Which of the following equation is correct for bolt subjected to combined shear and tension?

A. (Vsb/Vdb)2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≤ 1b) (Vsb/Vdb)2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≥ 1c) (Vsb/Vdb) + (Tsb/Tdb) ≤ 1d) (Vsb/Vdb) + (Tsb/Td
B. 2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≤ 1b) (Vsb/Vdb)2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≥ 1
C. (Vsb/Vdb) + (Tsb/Tdb) ≤ 1
D. (Vsb/Vdb) + (Tsb/Tdb) ≥ 1
Answer» B. 2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≤ 1b) (Vsb/Vdb)2 + (Tsb/Tdb)2 ≥ 1
465.

There is always a loss of some energy as heat during energy flows through an ecosystem.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
466.

Into how many areas the energy that is received by organisms during energy transfer is converted?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» D. Four
467.

How many percents of energy transferred from one trophic level to the next higher level?

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 50%
D. 100%
Answer» B. 20%
468.

Which form of Sun’s energy is trapped by the producers in the energy flow?

A. Light energy
B. Chemical energy
C. Wind energy
D. Pressure energy
Answer» B. Chemical energy
469.

What is called for the process of breaking down food to yield energy?

A. Oxidation
B. Photosynthesis
C. Cellular respiration
D. Decomposition
Answer» D. Decomposition
470.

__________ lignin is the residue extracted after the total acid hydrolysis of carbohydrate portion of wood. It’s a gravimetric method for determining lignin directly in woody materials.

A. Klason
B. Karlson
C. Klux
D. Kurl
Answer» B. Karlson
471.

Chlorine number = __________ x Roe number.

A. 0.1
B. 0.20
C. 0.80
D. 0.90
Answer» E.
472.

The __________ is a test method just like that of Roe, except the CIO2 is generated in sit by acidification of sodium hypochlorite.

A. Klason lignin
B. Kappa number
C. Chlorine number
D. Roe number
Answer» D. Roe number
473.

The __________ is a measurement of lignin content by the number of grams of gaseous Cl2 consumed by 100 grams dry pulp at 25 °C in 15 minutes.

A. Row number
B. Roe number
C. Chloe number
D. Christ number
Answer» C. Chloe number
474.

A 40 ml K no. of 10 corresponds to a kappa no. of 14.5, 20 corresponds to 30.4 kappa number, and 30 corresponds to __________ kappa number.

A. 64.1
B. 32.1
C. 85.1
D. 95.1
Answer» B. 32.1
475.

Lignin is easily measured indirectly by measuring the amount of __________ consumed by lignin in a sample of pulp of known mass.

A. Anti oxidant
B. Oxidant
C. Pulp
D. Poison
Answer» C. Pulp
476.

The measurement of lignin in chemical pulps is a vital tool to monitor the degree of cook (extent of delignification during pulping).

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
477.

Illite has a softening point of about 4500°F.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
478.

What is the softening point of western montmorillonite?

A. 800°F – 1150°F
B. 1200°F – 1650°F
C. 1750°F – 2100°F
D. 2100°F – 2450°F
Answer» E.
479.

Which of the following is bentonite?

A. Kaolinite
B. Sodium Montmorillonite
C. Illite
D. Limonite
Answer» C. Illite
480.

On increasing the binder content, what in the moulding sand gets reduced?

A. Hardenability
B. Strength
C. Permeability
D. Brittleness
Answer» D. Brittleness
481.

Effect of open standards like SMI(s) is _______________

A. standardization drives software interoperability and interchange ability
B. breaks the old-style dependence on proprietary methods, trade secrets, and single providers
C. builds a strong foundation on which others can quickly build and innovate
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
482.

Among the following, identify which task is not involved in Storage Capacity management?

A. Identifying storage systems are approaching full capacity
B. Monitoring trends for each resource
C. Tracking Total capacity, total used, total available
D. Preventing unauthorized access to the storage
Answer» E.
483.

Identify the difficulty a SAN administrator does not incur while dealing with diverse vendors.

A. Proprietary management interfaces
B. Multiple applications to manage storage in the data center
C. No single view
D. Single view
Answer» E.
484.

When oxygen binds to a heme-containing protein, the two open coordination bonds of Fe2+ are occupied by___________

A. One O atom and one amino acid atom
B. One O2 molecule and one amino acid atom
C. One O2 molecule and one heme atom
D. Two O atoms
Answer» C. One O2 molecule and one heme atom
485.

The interactions of ligands with proteins are ___________

A. Relatively nonspecific
B. Relatively rare in biological systems
C. Usually irreversible
D. Usually transient
Answer» E.
486.

Myoglobin and the subunits of hemoglobin have ___________

A. Very different primary and tertiary structures
B. Very similar primary and tertiary structures
C. Very similar primary structures, but different tertiary structures
D. Very similar tertiary structures, but different primary structures
Answer» E.
487.

In the binding of oxygen to myoglobin, the relationship between the concentration of oxygen and the fraction of binding sites occupied can best be described as ___________

A. Hyperbolic
B. Linear with a negative slope
C. Linear with a positive slope
D. Parabolic
Answer» B. Linear with a negative slope
488.

Myoglobin binding of O2 depends on ___________

A. Hemoglobin concentration
B. O2 concentration and affinity of myoglobin for O2
C. Ka
D. Kd
Answer» C. Ka
489.

His93 is also called ________

A. His F8
B. His F7
C. His F6
D. His F5
Answer» B. His F7
490.

Myoglobin is particularly abundant in ________

A. Nerves
B. Muscles
C. Blood cells
D. Skin
Answer» C. Blood cells
491.

An OR gate can be imagined as ____________

A. Switches connected in series
B. Switches connected in parallel
C. MOS transistor connected in series
D. BJT transistor connected in series
Answer» C. MOS transistor connected in series
492.

The number of full and half adders are required to add 16-bit number is __________

A. 8 half adders, 8 full adders
B. 1 half adders, 15 full adders
C. 16 half adders, 0 full adders
D. 4 half adders, 12 full adders
Answer» C. 16 half adders, 0 full adders
493.

Odd parity of word can be conveniently tested by ___________

A. OR gate
B. AND gate
C. NAND gate
D. XOR gate
Answer» E.
494.

The time required for a gate or inverter to change its state is called __________

A. Rise time
B. Decay time
C. Propagation time
D. Charging time
Answer» D. Charging time
495.

The output of an EX-NOR gate is 1. Which input combination is correct?

A. A = 1, B = 0
B. A = 0, B = 1
C. A = 0, B = 0
D. A = 0, B’ = 1
Answer» D. A = 0, B’ = 1
496.

Accurate prediction depends heavily on measuring the right variables.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
497.

Which of the following analysis are incredibly hard to infer?

A. Inferential
B. Exploratory
C. Causal
D. Mechanistic
Answer» E.
498.

Which of the following analysis is usually modeled by deterministic set of equations?

A. Predictive
B. Causal
C. Mechanistic
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» D. All of the mentioned
499.

Which of the following is more applicable to the below figure?

A. Descriptive
B. Causal
C. Predictive
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Causal
500.

Which of the following relationship are usually identified as average effects?

A. Descriptive
B. Causal
C. Predictive
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Predictive