Explore topic-wise MCQs in Materials Science.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Materials Science knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Grain boundaries are one of the causes of corrosion of metals?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2.

Which of the following is not a property of metal glass?

A. Transparent
B. Poor thermal conductivity
C. High magnetic susceptibility
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Poor thermal conductivity
3.

The smallest portion of a crystal which when repeated in different directions generates the entire crystal is called:

A. Lattice points
B. Crystal lattice
C. Unit cell
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
4.

WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_IS_NOT_A_PROPERTY_OF_METAL_GLASS??$

A. Transparent
B. Poor thermal conductivity
C. High magnetic susceptibility
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Poor thermal conductivity
5.

Grain_boundaries_are_one_of_the_causes_of_corrosion_of_metals?$

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
6.

The smallest portion of a crystal which when repeated in different directions generates the entire crystal is called?

A. Lattice points
B. Crystal lattice
C. Unit cell
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
7.

Which of the following is a property of amorphous solids?

A. Sharp melting point
B. Isotropy
C. Long range order
D. Definite heat of fusion
Answer» C. Long range order
8.

An octahedral void is surrounded by:

A. 8 atoms
B. 18 atoms
C. 6 atoms
D. 16 atoms
Answer» D. 16 atoms
9.

HCP and BCC are called close-packed structures. Close packed structures have:

A. Highest packing efficiency
B. Highest void fraction
C. Highest density
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» B. Highest void fraction
10.

Packing efficiency of a crystal structure is the ratio of:

A. Volume occupied by particles to the total volume of the unit cell
B. Volume occupied by particles to that by voids
C. Total volume of the unit cell to the volume occupied by particles
D. Volume occupied by voids to that by particles
Answer» B. Volume occupied by particles to that by voids
11.

Co-ordination number of a crystalline solid is:

A. Number of particles in the unit cell
B. Number of nearest neighbours of a particle
C. Number of octahedral voids in a unit cell
D. Number of tetrahedral voids in a unit cell
Answer» C. Number of octahedral voids in a unit cell
12.

Allotropes differ in which of the following properties:

A. Atomic Number
B. Atomic Mass
C. Crystal Structure
D. Electronegativity
Answer» D. Electronegativity