Q.1

No cutting fluid is normally used, while machining

  • cast iron
  • aluminium
  • mild steel
  • stainless steel
Q.2

With increase in carbon percentage in steel, its

  • yield stress decreases.
  • elongation percent increases.
  • tensile strength increases.
  • impact strength increases.
Q.3

Addition of silicon to cast iron

  • promotes graphite module formation.
  • improves its ductility.
  • does not promote graphite flakes formation.
  • increases the fluidity of molten metal.
Q.4

In case of water (Prandtl number ≈flowing over a flat plate heated over the entire length, the thermal boundary layer thickness as compared to hydrodynamic boundary layer thickness is

  • less
  • more
  • equal
  • unpredictable
Q.5

Color of brass changes from yellow to __________ after its dezincification which exemplifies selective leaching.

  • grey
  • red
  • orange
  • violet
Q.6

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Cold cracking of a weld is due to the presence of hydrogen gas in the weld.
  • True stress is given by, σ = σE (1 + εE), where σE and εE are engineering stress and engineering strain respectively.
  • Phosphorous can be easily recovered in the iron blast furnace.
  • High residual stress at the surface is beneficial for fatigue properties of a material.
Q.7

Holes in a plate for rivetted joints is preferably made by

  • drilling
  • tapping
  • reaming
  • punching
Q.8

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Erosion corrosion which is identified by surface grooves, occurs due to the combined action of corrosive environment and mechanical abrasion.
  • Stress corrosion occurs due to the combined action of corrosive environment and the compressive stress.
  • Stainless steel is prone to stress corrosion in solution containing chloride ion.
  • In case of stress corrosion, the direction of crack propagation is perpendicular to the applied tensile stress.
Q.9

To improve the machinability of steel by its softening, it is subjected to

  • cold working
  • annealing
  • shot blasting
  • heating
Q.10

Sudden immersion/dipping of red hot steel bar in water makes it

  • malleable & tough.
  • ductile & soft.
  • brittle & hard.
  • none of these.
Q.11

Which of the following relatively employs the highest heat transfer surface area in a high pressure boiler ?

  • Airpreheater
  • Economiser
  • Steam superheater
  • Furnace water wall
Q.12

Electric arc furnace is employed mainly for the production of __________ steel.

  • high carbon
  • alloy
  • mild
  • plain carbon
Q.13

On increasing the yield strength of a steel fromtoMPa, its __________ will increase.

  • ultimate tensile strength (UTS)
  • modulus of toughness
  • percent elongation
  • modulus of resilience
Q.14

'End cooler' or 'after cooler' is employed in air compressor mainly to

  • remove oil vapour or moisture from air.
  • cool the dry air before use.
  • reduce the volumetric capacity of receiver.
  • none of these.
Q.15

Which of the following exemplifies resemblence with the extrusion process ?

  • Pneumatic ejection of abrasive solid particles through a nozzle.
  • Toothpaste pouring out of the tube.
  • Ejection of abrasive slurry through an opening.
  • Viscous lubricant pouring out through its container's mouth.
Q.16

An orthotropic material is a special class of anisotropic material, which is described by their properties in three perpendicular directions. An example of orthotropic material is

  • stainless steel
  • cast iron
  • wood
  • teflon
Q.17

pH value of rain water in India ranges from

  • 5.5 to 7.5
  • 8 to 9.5
  • 3.5 to 5
  • 9.5 to 10.5
Q.18

Percentage of gaunge is maximum in the ore of

  • iron
  • gold
  • zinc
  • copper
Q.19

Lead is poured into the joint between two __________ pipes.

  • mild steel
  • concrete
  • cast iron
  • asbestos cement
Q.20

Metal cutting by oxy-acetylene flame is accomplished by the __________ of the metal.

  • burning
  • intensive oxidation
  • evaporation
  • none of these
Q.21

The refractory lining of the bottom in a basic electric arc furnace is made of

  • silica
  • alumina
  • magnesia
  • fireclay
Q.22

__________ number is sometimes used in place of Grashoff number in free convection heat transfer.

  • Stanton
  • Brinkman
  • Rayleigh
  • Nusselt
Q.23

The dew point of moist air becomes __________ with decrease in its relative humidity.

  • less than the wet bulb temperature
  • more than the wet bulb temperature
  • more than the dry bulb temperature
  • equal to wet bulb temperature
Q.24

Heat dissipation in cooling towers is mainly by

  • conduction
  • convection
  • evaporation
  • radiation
Q.25

Which of the following materials has the least scrap value ?

  • Aluminium
  • Stainless steel
  • Brass
  • Copper
Q.26

Shampoos are commercially not available in the form of

  • powder
  • gaseous mixture
  • solution
  • emulsion
Q.27

A gas which is collected over water becomes moistened due to water vapor, exerts its own partial pressure at the gas temperature, which is termed as its

  • aqueous tension.
  • saturated humidity.
  • vapor pressure.
  • absolute humidity.
Q.28

The temperature at which a gas, when subjected to Joule-Thomson expansion, neither cools or heats up, is termed as the __________ temperature. Above this temperature the gas heats up on throttling and below this the gas cools down.

  • isotactic
  • saturation
  • inversion
  • throttling
Q.29

The life of a ball bearing is inversely proportional to

  • (load)1
  • (load)2
  • (load)3
  • (load)0.33
Q.30

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Partnership is suitable for medium size business.
  • A certain minimum of subscription of capital is required for legally starting a business in a Public Limited Joint Stock Company.
  • Public Limited Joint Stock Company is legally bound to issue prospectus after registration.
  • A small scale industry is the one, which has a minimum capital investment of Rs. 50 lakhs and maximum 100 lakhs.
Q.31

Heat treatment of steel is done mainly to change its

  • mechanical properties.
  • physical properties,
  • chemical composition.
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
Q.32

The refractory brick which has good thermal shock resistance at high temperature but cracks on cooling below 400°C is

  • magnesite
  • chrome
  • silica
  • fireclay
Q.33

Streaklines, streamlines & pathlines are almost identical for __________ fluid flow.

  • ideal
  • uniform
  • steady
  • none of these
Q.34

The suction and delivery pressure for a two stage compressor are 1 andatm respectively. The intermediate stage pressure would be around __________ atm.

  • 5
  • 10
  • 15
  • 20
Q.35

The capital & running costs of similar machines having unequal service life can be compared by the __________ method.

  • equivalant annual cost
  • rate of return
  • present net worth
  • capitalised cost
Q.36

__________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air.

  • Wet bulb temperature
  • Dry bulb temperature
  • Relative humidity
  • Specific humidity
Q.37

Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal surface after its annealing is

  • removed by acid pickling.
  • hammered into the surface.
  • removed with coarse emery cloth.
  • left as such to protect the surface.
Q.38

The forms in which various metals and non metals occur in nature are called minerals. Which of the following is not a metallic ferrous mineral?

  • Cassiterite
  • Sphalerite
  • Chalcopyrite
  • Calcite
Q.39

Maraging steels derive their strength from the following mechanism:

  • A fine, highly dislocated and strong martensite.
  • Fine dispersions of intermetallics of Fe, Ni, Ti etc.
  • Fine dispersions of alloy carbides in a ferrite matrix.
  • Fine dispersions of Fe3 C nucleated on dislocations in austenite.
Q.40

About __________ ton of coke is required in a cupola to produce one ton of casting.

  • 0.03
  • 0.3
  • 0.8
  • 1.5
Q.41

The material used for coating the welding electrode is termed as the

  • flux
  • slag
  • protective layer
  • binder
Q.42

Safety matches is produced using

  • red phosphorus
  • yellow phosphorus
  • black phosphorus
  • elemental sulphur
Q.43

Alcohols are not suitable as diesel engine fuel because the cetane number of alcohols is

  • very low which prevents their ignition by compression.
  • very high which prevents their ignition by compression
  • zero.
  • none of these.
Q.44

Wrought iron does not have the

  • uniform strength in all directions.
  • ability to hold protective coating.
  • high ductility & corrosion resistance.
  • easily weldable characteristics.
Q.45

Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it

  • insulator for heat & electricity transmission.
  • ferritic.
  • behave like paramagnetic materials.
  • superconductor.
Q.46

In BOF, desiliconisation is a first order reaction. So the silicon content of the metal decreases

  • linearly with time.
  • exponentially with time.
  • logarithmically with time.
  • in proportion to the square root of time.
Q.47

Force between the molecules of the same substance is called __________ force.

  • adhesive
  • cohesive
  • molecular
  • Vander Walls
Q.48

Stresses encountered in the metal forming processes are less than the __________ of the material.

  • fracture strength
  • yield strength
  • elastic limit
  • limit of proportionality
Q.49

Carbon is present in the form of __________ in grey cast iron.

  • spheroids
  • nodular aggregates of graphite
  • flakes
  • cementite
Q.50

Source of heat supply in a cupola is

  • coke
  • charcoal
  • lumpy coal
  • pulverised coal
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