Q.1

Surface tension of a liquid

  • is due to intermolecular forces of cohesion.
  • decreases with rise in temperature.
  • is responsible for the spherical shape of an isolated liquid drop.
  • all (a), (b) & (c).
Q.2

Which of the following are made out of the carbon steel having carbon content of 0.9 to?

  • Small punches, broaches reamers and springs.
  • Cutlery, screws, rivets and files.
  • Mandrels, twist drills, small lathe tools and razors.
  • Forgings like can shaft, structural steel plate, threading dies and drawing dies.
Q.3

The stress at which a metal fails by fatigue lies

  • near the fracture point of the stress-strain curve.
  • in the plastic range.
  • in the elastic range.
  • none of these.
Q.4

The fugacity of liquid water atK is approximatelyPa. Considering the ideal heat of vaporisation asJ/gm mole, its fugacity atK would be

  • 3171Pa
  • 3567Pa
  • 1.01 x 105Pa
  • 5000Pa
Q.5

An approximately __________ process exemplifies the flow of a gas through a very long pipe of uniform cross-section.

  • adiabatic
  • isothermal
  • isentropic
  • isochoric
Q.6

The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress in compression and vice versa; is termed as the

  • work hardening.
  • Bauschinger effect.
  • creeping effect.
  • stress recovery effect.
Q.7

Function of fusible plug in a boiler is to

  • drain out water and sludge from the boiler during repair.
  • put off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit.
  • guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise in steam pressure.
  • all (a), (b) & (c).
Q.8

Factor of safety in machine design is defined as the ratio of ultimate stress to __________ stress.

  • working
  • bearing
  • yield
  • none of these
Q.9

Milk is fat dispersed in water. It is an example of

  • suspension
  • emulsion
  • gel
  • solution
Q.10

"Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology" has been

  • authored by Kirk Othmer.
  • edited by Perry and Chilton.
  • edited by Kirk Othmer.
  • authored by Perry and Chilton.
Q.11

Material of construction of surveying metallic tapes is __________ which has low coefficient of expansion & enough strength.

  • constantan
  • invar
  • pewter metal
  • monel metal
Q.12

The leg of a barometric leg pump is longer than the Toricellian leg, which is about __________ metres.

  • 1
  • 5
  • 34
  • 10
Q.13

Out of the following, the __________ pipe has the least corrosion resistance.

  • mild steel
  • copper
  • cast iron
  • wrought iron
Q.14

Other parameters remaining same, the recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, when

  • strain rate is increased.
  • grain size is increased.
  • prior cold deformation is increased.
  • not affected by any of the above parameters.
Q.15

Device used as a standard for the calibration of pressure gauges is a

  • bellow
  • diaphragm
  • dead weight pressure tester
  • mercury manometer
Q.16

In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes are used, because it

  • has higher current carraying capacity.
  • has better electron emissivity.
  • is stronger than ordinary tungsten.
  • is easy to prepare.
Q.17

Steel is welded using the __________ flame.

  • carburising
  • neutral
  • oxidising
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.18

__________ is the most suitable lubricant for drawing mild steel wires?

  • Kerosene
  • Water
  • Sodium stearate
  • Lime water
Q.19

Theoretical volume of oxygen required for complete combustion of 1Nm3 of acetylene, in oxy-acetylene welding is __________ Nm3 .

  • 0.5
  • 1
  • 2
  • 2.5
Q.20

Statistical quality control was developed by __________ , an American scientist during world war II.

  • Water shewhart
  • Fredric Taylor
  • John Wright
  • Woolmer
Q.21

At absolute zero temperature, for any reaction involving condensed phases

  • Δ G° = 0 , Δ H° = 0
  • Δ H° = 0 , Δ S° = 0
  • Δ S° = 0 , Δ E° = 0
  • Δ S° = 0 , Δ Cp° = 0
Q.22

Welded joint is superior to revetted joint in respect of ease of fabrication, weight and strength. Which of the following joints is the most suitable for pipes carrying fluids under high pressure and temperature ?

  • Flanged joint
  • Expansion joint
  • Bell and spigot joint
  • None of these
Q.23

With increase in steam pressure, its specific volume decreases

  • rapidly first and then slowly.
  • linearly.
  • slowly first and then rapidly.
  • exponentially.
Q.24

__________ are normally subjected to sub-zero treatment.

  • Highly stressed parts
  • Gauges or precision parts
  • Cold rolled sheets
  • Non machinable materials
Q.25

X-rays are

  • positively charged.
  • negatively charged.
  • neutral.
  • of higher wavelength than visible light.
Q.26

Vernier calipers can not be used to measure the

  • I.D. & O.D. of the shaft.
  • thickness of parts.
  • depth of holes.
  • clearance between two mating surfaces.
Q.27

Reduction in the grain size reduces the __________ of the material.

  • fatigue resistance
  • tensile strength
  • creep resistance
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.28

Out of the following, the joint produced by __________ has the lowest strength.

  • soldering
  • welding
  • brazing
  • rivetting
Q.29

Metals in general have a low value of thermal

  • conductivity
  • diffusivity
  • inertia
  • all (a), (b) & (c)
Q.30

Which of the following rays has the least wavelength?

  • Ultraviolet rays
  • Infrared rays
  • Cosmic rays
  • X-rays
Q.31

Hydrocyclone is a

  • crusher
  • wet classifier
  • dry classifier
  • magnetic separator
Q.32

Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical energy is facilitated by the

  • fuel cells.
  • photo voltaic cell.
  • magneto hydrodynamic generator.
  • none of these.
Q.33

Wood is a/an __________ material.

  • amorphous
  • cellular
  • homogeneous
  • grannular
Q.34

Ammonia leakage in the refrigeration system is detected by

  • sulphur stick, which on detection gives white smoke.
  • using chemical reagents.
  • its smell.
  • soap solution.
Q.35

Stainless steel is welded with difficulty because of

  • its high melting temperature.
  • chances of cracking.
  • oxide film formation.
  • chromium carbide formation.
Q.36

Induced draft fans provided in large thermal power plant boilers have __________ blades.

  • forward curved
  • backward curved
  • double curved
  • radial or straight
Q.37

Diffusion co-efficient of a metal in a solid solution depends upon its

  • composition
  • temperature
  • both (a) & (b)
  • neither (a) nor (b)
Q.38

Which of the following is not the commercial name of polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) ?

  • Styrofoam
  • Lucite
  • Perspex
  • Plexiglass
Q.39

Absolute zero, pressure will occur, when the molecular momentum of the system becomes zero. A liquid will cease to exist as liquid at

  • high vacuum
  • zero pressure
  • 0°K
  • earth's centre
Q.40

Dies for wire drawing are generally made of

  • mild steel
  • stainless steel
  • carbides
  • high carbon steel
Q.41

The minimum carbon content in steel should be __________ percent for it to respond to a hardening treatment.

  • 0.2
  • 0.4
  • 0.6
  • 0.8
Q.42

Angular displacement can be measured suitably by a

  • shaft encoder.
  • linear variable differential transducer (LVDT).
  • stroboscope.
  • tachometer.
Q.43

Pick out the wrong statement.

  • Both annealing and normalising release the internal stresses of the material besides improving the mechanical properties.
  • Low carbon steel does not respond to the heat treatment for hardening of the material, hence it is subjected to case hardening or surface hardening processes like cyniding, carburising, nitriding etc., which produces high carbon outer layers resulting in increase of surface hardness.
  • Induction hardening and flame hardening techniques are also used for surface hardening.
  • Martempering of a material is a hardening process.
Q.44

The predominant mode of heat transfer which takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a boiler is

  • conduction
  • convection
  • both'a' & 'b'
  • radiation
Q.45

Fibre glass is a composite material of

  • glass fibre in a polymer matrix.
  • glass fibre in a metallic matrix.
  • polymer fibre in a glassy matrix.
  • both 'b' & 'c'.
Q.46

Mechanism/phenomenon involved in the improvement of fatigue strength of a material by shot peening is the

  • induction of residual compressive stress on the surface.
  • removal of stress concentration from the surface.
  • grain refinement.
  • surface polishing.
Q.47

For preparation of porous bearings by powder metallurgy, preferred particle shape is

  • spherical
  • nodular
  • irregular
  • no preferred shape
Q.48

The bulk modulus of a material with Poisson's ratio of 0.5 is equal to

  • 3 x Young's modulus
  • Young's modulus
  • infinity
  • zero
Q.49

The Al2 O3 content of cryolite in Hall-Heroult's cell is maintained between __________ percent.

  • 2-5
  • 18-20
  • 12-15
  • 6-12
Q.50

Which of the following has the highest value of refractive index ?

  • Brine (sea water)
  • Diamond
  • Distilled water
  • Glass
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