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This section includes 409 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Arithmetic Ability knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The increase in hardness due to cold working is called |
A. | Work hardening |
B. | Cold hardening |
C. | Induction hardening |
D. | Age hardening |
Answer» B. Cold hardening | |
2. |
When carbon monoxide is used to reduce an ore as in a blast furnace, it is converted to __________. |
A. | carbon dioxide |
B. | graphite |
C. | carbonate |
D. | methane |
Answer» B. graphite | |
3. |
When hydrogen gas is used to reduce an ore (as in a blast furnace), it is converted to __________. |
A. | helium |
B. | ammonia |
C. | water |
D. | hydrogen peroxide |
Answer» D. hydrogen peroxide | |
4. |
Cast iron is characterized by minimum of following % of carbon |
A. | 0.008 |
B. | 0.002 |
C. | 0.02 |
D. | 0.013 |
Answer» D. 0.013 | |
5. |
What is the present worth of Rs. 132 due in 2 years at 5% simple interest per annum? |
A. | Rs. 118.80 |
B. | Rs. 112 |
C. | Rs. 122 |
D. | Rs. 120 |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Draft on pattern for casting is |
A. | Identification number marked on it |
B. | Shrinkage allowance |
C. | Increase in size of cavity due to shaking of pattern |
D. | Taper to facilitate its removal from mould |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Refractory metal |
A. | W |
B. | Ag |
C. | Ni |
D. | Pt |
Answer» B. Ag | |
8. |
Roasting ZnS in the presence of oxygen produces the metal oxide and . What is the coefficient of ZnS when the equation for this reaction is completed and balanced? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» B. 1 | |
9. |
The opposition to the formation of a magnetic flux in a magnetic circuit is referred to as: |
A. | reluctance. |
B. | reactance. |
C. | antimagnetics. |
D. | resistance. |
Answer» C. antimagnetics. | |
10. |
The purpose of jigs and fixtures are to |
A. | Facilitate interchangeable manufacturing |
B. | Increased machining accuracy |
C. | All of the above |
D. | Enable employ less skilled operators |
Answer» D. Enable employ less skilled operators | |
11. |
Avinash borrowed Rs. 5000 from Sanjay at simple interest. After 3 years, Sanjay got Rs. 300 more than what he had given to Avinash. What was the rate of interest per annum? |
A. | 0.05 |
B. | 0.02 |
C. | 0.1 |
D. | 0.08 |
Answer» C. 0.1 | |
12. |
As applied to staff readings, the correc¬tions for curvature and refraction are respectivelyThe above table shows a part of a level field book. The value of X should be |
A. | 100 |
B. | 98.7 |
C. | 103.3 |
D. | 102.3 |
Answer» B. 98.7 | |
13. |
In order to be detectable by magnetic particle testing, a flaw must: |
A. | be no deeper than 1mm below the surface |
B. | be surface breaking |
C. | all of the above |
D. | produce a leakage field at the test surface |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
If the R.L. of a B.M. is 100.00 m, the back- sight is 1.215 m and the foresight is 1.870 m, the R.L. of the forward station is |
A. | 100.345 m |
B. | 99.345 m |
C. | 101.870m |
D. | 100.655m |
Answer» C. 101.870m | |
15. |
If the magnetic bearing of the sun at a place at noon in southern hemisphere is 167°, the magnetic declination at that place is |
A. | 23° S |
B. | 77° N |
C. | 13° W |
D. | 13° E |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
2._________ is a collection of procedures, data structures and variables that are all grouped together in a special king of module or package,with the condition that the procedures cannot be accessed outside it three process . |
A. | critical section |
B. | Semaphore |
C. | critical region |
D. | monitor |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
Which of the following pure metals is the best conductor of electricity: |
A. | copper |
B. | aluminum |
C. | gold |
D. | silver |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
An electric current which flows steadily in one direction is: |
A. | full wave current. |
B. | direct current |
C. | alternating current |
D. | half wave current. |
Answer» C. alternating current | |
19. |
The transition metals in group __________ have the highest melting points. |
A. | 3B |
B. | 4B |
C. | 8B |
D. | 6B |
Answer» E. | |
20. |
Usual casting method for making dental crowns |
A. | Die casting |
B. | Sand casting |
C. | Investment casting |
D. | Continuous casting |
Answer» D. Continuous casting | |
21. |
A money lender finds that dues to a fall in the annual rate of interest from 8% to 7x3/4%, his yearly income diminishes by Rs. 61.50. His capital is |
A. | Rs. 23,800 |
B. | Rs. 22,400 |
C. | Rs. 26,000 |
D. | Rs. 24,600 |
Answer» E. | |
22. |
Tool life of the cutting tool is most affected by |
A. | Tool geometry |
B. | Cutting speed |
C. | Microstructure of material being cut |
D. | Cutting feed and depth |
Answer» C. Microstructure of material being cut | |
23. |
If a discontinuity is shallow and broad like a scratch, the flux lines may stream-line below thediscontinuity. This will result in: |
A. | a non-relevant indication |
B. | a false indication |
C. | a lack of indication |
D. | a sub surface indication |
Answer» D. a sub surface indication | |
24. |
A slag is formed when a basic metal oxide reacts with molten __________ at high temperatures. |
A. | CaO |
B. | Fe2O3 |
C. | Sio2 |
D. | CO |
Answer» D. CO | |
25. |
A data dictionary is a special file that contains: |
A. | The width of all fields in all files |
B. | The name of all fields in all files. |
C. | All of the above. |
D. | The data type of all fields in all files. |
Answer» D. The data type of all fields in all files. | |
26. |
Which of the following are not commonly used as sources of metals? |
A. | silicates |
B. | oxides |
C. | carbonates |
D. | sulfides |
Answer» B. oxides | |
27. |
A person takes a loan of Rs. 200 at 5% simple interest. He returns Rs. 100 at the end of 1 year. In order to clear his dues at the end of 2 years, he would pay |
A. | Rs. 110 |
B. | Rs. 105 |
C. | Rs. 115.50 |
D. | Rs. 115 |
Answer» D. Rs. 115 | |
28. |
If A lends Rs. 3500 to B at 10% p.a. and B lends the same sum to C at 11.5% p.a. then the gain of B (in Rs.) in a period of 3 years is : |
A. | 115.5 |
B. | 107.5 |
C. | 177.5 |
D. | 157.5 |
Answer» E. | |
29. |
The simple interest at x% for x years will be Rs. x on sum of: |
A. | 100x |
B. | x |
C. | [x/100] |
D. | [100/x] |
Answer» E. | |
30. |
If a material expands freely due to heating, it will develop |
A. | Bending |
B. | Tensile stress |
C. | No stress |
D. | Compressive stress |
Answer» D. Compressive stress | |
31. |
In how many years will a sum of money double itself at 10% per annum? |
A. | 4 years 2 months |
B. | 2 years 4 months |
C. | 10 years 8 months |
D. | 8 years 4 months |
Answer» E. | |
32. |
Consider different activities related to email.m1:Send an email from a mail client to mail serverm2:Download an email from mailbox server to a mail clientm3:Checking email in a web browserWhich is the applicable level protocol user in each activity? |
A. | m1:SMTP, m2:FTP, m3:HTTP |
B. | m1:HTTP, m2:SMTP, m3:POP |
C. | m1:POP, m2:SMTP, m3:IMAP |
D. | m1:SMTP, m2:POP, m3:HTTP |
Answer» E. | |
33. |
A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs. 720 after 2 years and to Rs. 1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is |
A. | Rs. 600 |
B. | Rs. 500 |
C. | Rs. 710 |
D. | Rs. 700 |
Answer» B. Rs. 500 | |
34. |
It takes 6 hours to dry a wet solid from 50% moisture content to the critical moisture content of 15%. How much longer it will take to dry the solid to 10% moisture content, under the same drying conditions? (The equilibrium moisture content of the s |
A. | 51 min |
B. | 15 min |
C. | 94 min |
D. | 71 min |
Answer» E. | |
35. |
Carbon monoxide is commonly used to produce free metals from their oxides. What is the coefficient of carbon monoxide in the balanced equation for the production of cobalt from ? |
A. | 2 |
B. | 1 |
C. | 5 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
36. |
6.0 karat gold contains __________% gold. |
A. | 25 |
B. | 6 |
C. | 75 |
D. | 50 |
Answer» B. 6 | |
37. |
Final structure of austempered steel |
A. | Ferrite graphite |
B. | Pearlite |
C. | Martensite |
D. | Bainite |
Answer» E. | |
38. |
An analysis, which determines the syntactic structure of the source statement, iscalled |
A. | process analysis |
B. | Sementic analysis |
C. | function analysis |
D. | Syntax analysis |
Answer» E. | |
39. |
What is the default subnet mask for a class B addressing system? |
A. | 255.255.255.0 |
B. | 255.255.0.0 |
C. | 0.0.0.0 |
D. | 255.0.0.0 |
Answer» C. 0.0.0.0 | |
40. |
How long will it take a sum of money invested at 5% p.a. S.I. to increase its value by 40%? |
A. | 7 years |
B. | 6 years |
C. | 9 years |
D. | 8 years |
Answer» E. | |
41. |
Stainless steel is so called because of its ________________. |
A. | High corrosion resistance |
B. | High strength |
C. | Brittleness |
D. | High ductility |
Answer» B. High strength | |
42. |
In an incompletely specified automata |
A. | from any given state, there can't be any token leading to two different states |
B. | no edge should be labelled epsilon |
C. | start state may not be there |
D. | both ( and ( |
Answer» D. both ( and ( | |
43. |
The point at which the magnetism in a material cannot be increased even though the magnetizing forcecontinues to increase is known as the: |
A. | saturation point. |
B. | salient pole. |
C. | remnant point. |
D. | residual point. |
Answer» B. salient pole. | |
44. |
Which of the following variable controls the physical properties of a perfect gas? |
A. | Volume |
B. | Temperature |
C. | All of the above |
D. | Atomic mass |
Answer» D. Atomic mass | |
45. |
A macro definition consists of |
A. | One or more model statements |
B. | A macro prototype statement |
C. | All of the above |
D. | Macro pre-processor statements |
Answer» D. Macro pre-processor statements | |
46. |
Rahul borrowed Rs. 830 from Mr. Lal 12% p.a. S.I. for 3 years. He then added some more money to the borrowed sum and lent it to Shobha for the same period at 14% p.a. rate of interest. If Rahul gains Rs. 93.90 in the whole transaction, how much money |
A. | Rs. 55 |
B. | Rs. 35 |
C. | Rs. 105 |
D. | Rs. 80 |
Answer» D. Rs. 80 | |
47. |
Consider the data of previous question. Suppose that the sliding window protocol is used with the sender window size of 2^i where is the number of bits identified in the previous question and acknowledgments are always piggybacked. After sending 2^i |
A. | 18ms |
B. | 16ms |
C. | 22ms |
D. | 20ms |
Answer» C. 22ms | |
48. |
Simple interest on a certain sum at a certain annual rate of interest is 1/9 of the sum. If the numbers representing rate percent and time in years be equal, then the rate of interest is: |
A. | 8 |
B. | 5 |
C. | 2.66666666666667 |
D. | 3.33333333333333 |
Answer» E. | |
49. |
A deposit that contains a metal in economically exploitable quantities is called a(n) __________. |
A. | ore |
B. | mineral |
C. | comstock |
D. | vein |
Answer» B. mineral | |
50. |
Shell molding is best described by which one of the following: |
A. | casting process in which the mold is a thin shell of sand binded by a thermosetting resin |
B. | casting operation in which the molten metal has been poured out after a thin shell has been solidified in the mold |
C. | casting operation used to make artificial sea shells? |
D. | sand casting operation in which the pattern is a shell rather than a solid form |
Answer» B. casting operation in which the molten metal has been poured out after a thin shell has been solidified in the mold | |