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351.

Aqueous nitric acid is stored in________________?

A. Steel drum
B. Stainless steel vessel
C. Cast iron vessel lined with acid-proof masonry brick
D. Cast iron vessel
Answer» C. Cast iron vessel lined with acid-proof masonry brick
352.

Approximate value of the modulus of elasticity for steel is about _____________ × 106kg/cm2?

A. 0.5
B. 2
C. 40
D. 75
Answer» C. 40
353.

Anodic material used for the cathodic protection of underground buried steel pipeline is_________________?

A. Nickel or copper
B. Zinc or magnesium
C. Bronze
D. Brass
Answer» C. Bronze
354.

An ideal material of construction for the storage of 50% caustic soda solution would be___________________?

A. Karbate
B. High silicon cast iron
C. Monel
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
355.

An elastic behaviour of materials is expressed in terms of_______________?

A. Hysteresis loop area
B. Stress-strain curve
C. Relaxation time
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
356.

An alloy used as thermocouple material comprises of 40% nickel and 60% copper. It is called____________________?

A. Constantan
B. Kanthal
C. Chromel
D. German silver
Answer» B. Kanthal
357.

An alloy of iron containing 4% carbon is called________________?

A. High carbon steel
B. Wrought iron
C. Mild steel
D. None of these
Answer» E.
358.

Amount of energy that a material can absorb before its fracture is a measure of its _________________?

A. Toughness
B. Resilience
C. Malleability
D. Ductility
Answer» B. Resilience
359.

Among the tin containing alloys, ______________ consumes the maximum amount of tin?

A. Solder
B. White metal
C. Pewter metal
D. Bronzes
Answer» B. White metal
360.

Ammonium chloride solution is stored/ treated in _____________ vessels/pipes?

A. Plain carbon steel
B. Stainless steel
C. Rubber or durmet-20 lined
D. Lead
Answer» D. Lead
361.

Aluminium storage vessel can be used to store________________?

A. Aqua regia
B. Ferrous sulphate
C. Hydrochloric acid (10%)
D. None of these
Answer» E.
362.

Aluminium as a material of construction suffers from the disadvantage of__________________?

A. Very high cost
B. Rather low tensile strength
C. Very low strength to weight ratio
D. Scarce availability
Answer» C. Very low strength to weight ratio
363.

Aluminium alloy is one of the most suitable materials of construction for aircrafts mainly due to its___________________?

A. High strength to weight ratio
B. Low temperature strength properties
C. Its ability to be cast, rolled, forged & stamped
D. High strength and corrosion & oxidation-resistance at elevated temperature
Answer» B. Low temperature strength properties
364.

Alpha iron is stable ______________ °C?

A. Above 1403
B. Upto 910
C. Above 1800
D. Between 910 & 1403
Answer» C. Above 1800
365.

____________ alloys have the highest specific strength of all the structural materials out of the following?

A. Magnetic steel
B. Titanium
C. Chromium
D. Magnesium
Answer» C. Chromium
366.

All materials obey Hooke’s law within elastic limit. When elastic limit is reached, the tensile strain__________________?

A. Increases very quickly
B. Decreases very quickly
C. Increases in proportion to stress
D. Decreases in proportion to stress
Answer» B. Decreases very quickly
367.

Alinco, which is a aluminium-cobalt-nickel steel, is used for making __________________?

A. Surgical instruments
B. Powerful magnets
C. Chemical equipments
D. Boiler tubes
Answer» C. Chemical equipments
368.

‘Age hardening’ of duralumin is due to____________________?

A. Copper
B. Magnesium
C. Both A. & B.
D. Neither A. nor B.
Answer» D. Neither A. nor B.
369.

Age hardening is concerned with_________________?

A. Copper
B. Brass
C. Duralumin
D. Silver
Answer» D. Silver
370.

Addition of tungsten to steel imparts___________________?

A. Magnetic properties
B. Cutting hardness
C. Corrosion resistance
D. Ductility
Answer» C. Corrosion resistance
371.

Addition of ______________ to the steel helps in increasing the residual magnetism in steel used for making magnets?

A. Chromium
B. Nickel
C. Tungsten
D. Cobalt
Answer» E.
372.

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
373.

Addition of nickel to copper improves its_________________?

A. Machinability
B. Ductility
C. Strength
D. Hardness
Answer» E.
374.

Addition of _____________ in steel can help in increasing the depth of hardness?

A. Nickel
B. Chromium
C. Vanadium
D. Tungsten
Answer» E.
375.

Addition of ______________ in steel is helpful in increasing the depth of hardness?

A. Chromium
B. Sulphur
C. Vanadium
D. Tungsten
Answer» B. Sulphur
376.

Addition of 2% nickel in steel makes it suitable for making ___________________?

A. Electronic valves
B. Boiler plates, rivets etc.
C. Turbine blades
D. Connecting rod
Answer» C. Turbine blades
377.

Acid proof stoneware_________________?

A. Has very low strength
B. Cannot be heated
C. Is broken by small temperature changes
D. All A., B. and C.
Answer» E.
378.

Acetylene gas holder is made of__________________?

A. Copper
B. Cast iron
C. Steel
D. Monel metal
Answer» D. Monel metal
379.

Acetaldehyde is shipped in ____________ drums?

A. Cast iron
B. Steel
C. Aluminium
D. Either B. & C.
Answer» E.
380.

Acetaldehyde is produced by hydration of acetylene in a sulphuric acid solution of mercuric sulphate. Hydration tower is made of___________________?

A. Rubber lined mild steel
B. Lead lined mild steel
C. Aluminium
D. Cast iron
Answer» B. Lead lined mild steel
381.

Ability of a material to absorb energy in deformation in the plastic range is characterised as its____________________?

A. Ductility
B. Toughness
C. Creep
D. Resilience
Answer» C. Creep
382.

Ability of a material to ______________ is indicated by its damping capacity?

A. Withstand compression
B. Absorb vibration
C. Absorb shock
D. None of these
Answer» C. Absorb shock
383.

A suitable material of construction to use with fuming sulphuric acid is_________________?

A. Carbon steel
B. Stainless steel type 304
C. Nickel
D. Monel
Answer» E.
384.

A steel alloy containing 36% nickel is called _____________________, which has a zero co-efficient of expansion?

A. Austenitic stainless steel
B. Heat resisting steel
C. Invar
D. High speed steel
Answer» D. High speed steel
385.

A metallic alloy in which one of the constituent metal is _____________, is called an amalgam?

A. Zinc
B. Mercury
C. Lead
D. Tin
Answer» C. Lead
386.

A measure of toughness of a material is its________________?

A. Percentage elongation
B. Yield strength
C. Ultimate strength
D. Area under stress-strain diagram
Answer» C. Ultimate strength
387.

A material no longer behaves elastically beyond_________________?

A. Plastic limit
B. Limiting load
C. Elastic limit
D. Breaking load
Answer» D. Breaking load
388.

A material is called ‘ductile’, if it can be__________________?

A. Drawn into wires
B. Hammered to a thin sheet
C. Fractured without deformation
D. Made lustrous by heating it
Answer» B. Hammered to a thin sheet
389.

A material is able to retain the deformation permanently by virtue of its___________________?

A. Elasticity
B. Plasticity
C. Ductility
D. Malleability
Answer» C. Ductility
390.

A material capable of undergoing large permanent deformation, when subjected to tension is termed as___________________?

A. Friable
B. Ductile
C. Brittle
D. None of these
Answer» C. Brittle
391.

A material capable of undergoing large permanent deformation, when subjected to compression is termed as___________________?

A. Malleable
B. Ductile
C. Brittle
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ductile
392.

A magnetic material becomes ____________ above the Curie temperature?

A. Ferromagnetic
B. Diamagnetic
C. Paramagnetic
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
393.

A hardness depth of about 3 mm can be achieved by induction hardness in ______________ seconds?

A. 5
B. 100
C. 250
D. 500
Answer» B. 100
394.

A hardened steel essentially contains___________________?

A. Sorbite
B. Troostite
C. Martensite
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
395.

A chemical change takes place when iron_____________?

A. Rusts
B. Melts
C. Is heated
D. None of these
Answer» B. Melts
396.

A bearing metal should not have___________________?

A. Enough plasticity
B. Low thermal conductivity
C. Low co-efficient of friction
D. High toughness
Answer» C. Low co-efficient of friction
397.

18/8 steel is a/an __________ stainless steel ?

A. Austenitic
B. Ferritic
C. Martensitic
D. None of these
Answer» B. Ferritic
398.

18/8 stainless steel means, that it contains__________________?

A. 18% chromium and 8% nickel
B. 18% chromium and 8% molybdenum
C. 18% nickel and 8% chromium
D. 18% molybdenum and 8% chromium
Answer» B. 18% chromium and 8% molybdenum
399.

18-4-1 high speed steel contains 18%, 4% and 1% respectively of____________________?

A. Tungsten, vanadium and chromium
B. Tungsten, chromium and vanadium
C. Vanadium, chromium and tungsten
D. Chromium, tungsten and vanadium
Answer» C. Vanadium, chromium and tungsten
400.

100% H2SO4 at 30°C can’t be stored in a vessel made/lined with ___________________?

A. Cast iron and high silicon iron
B. Mild steel and stainless steel
C. Aluminium, tin and rubber
D. Teflon, glass and porcelain
Answer» D. Teflon, glass and porcelain