Q.1

What is the effect on the performance of the economiser in the thermal power plant boiler, if the feed water temperature is very low due to preheaters being out for repairs or starving of steam supply ?

  • It results in corrosion due to the condensation on the flue gas side of the economiser tubes due to handling of low temperature water.
  • Economiser tube life increases due to handling of low temperature water.
  • Heat transfer efficiency of economiser increases due to picking up high heat from the flue gases.
  • Scale formation rate on economiser tubes increases.
Q.2

Betweenand 370°C, blue brittleness is caused in mild steel because of the

  • immobility of dislocation.
  • strain-ageing.
  • increase in Young's modulus.
  • strain hardening.
Q.3

Which of the following metals occurs in nature in their free metallic state ?

  • Au & Ag
  • Pb & Zn
  • Cu & Ni
  • none of these
Q.4

The most suitable material for a sewer for carrying storm water is

  • asbestos cement
  • cast iron
  • mild steel
  • cement concrete
Q.5

Which of the following metals can be extracted from its ore by both pyrometallur-gical as well as hydrometallurgical methods ?

  • Copper
  • Zinc
  • both 'a' & 'b'
  • neither 'a' nor 'b'
Q.6

Minimum number of members required to form a Public Limited Joint Stock Com-pany is

  • 7
  • 10
  • 12
  • 17
Q.7

In 18-4-1 high speed steel,4 & 1 respectively denote the percentage of

  • chromium, tungsten & vanadium.
  • tungsten, chromium & vanadium.
  • tungsten, vanadium & chromium.
  • tungsten, chromium & molybdenum.
Q.8

The joint for soldering is supported by binding wire made of

  • mild steel
  • copper
  • soft iron
  • stainless steel
Q.9

Which of the following has rotten eggy smell ?

  • Hydrogen sulphide
  • Styrene
  • Phenol
  • Dimethyl amine
Q.10

Lead is most readily dissolved in

  • acetic acid
  • hydrochloric acid
  • nitric acid
  • sulphuric acid
Q.11

The only suitable method for hardening the low carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the following is a case hardening process?

  • Cyaniding
  • Sheardising
  • Spherodising
  • None of these
Q.12

Brass parts with high residual tensile stress at the surface are susceptible to season cracking (i.e. spontaneous cracking occuring on exposure to atmospheric corrosion), if its zinc percentage is more than

  • 5
  • 10
  • 20
  • 35
Q.13

The velocity of sound in air is independent of changes in its

  • humidity
  • pressure
  • temperature
  • none of these
Q.14

Which of the following materials has the maximum shrinkage allowance ?

  • Brass
  • Cast iron
  • Lead
  • Aluminium alloy
Q.15

Corona discharge is related to the operation of a/an

  • induction motor.
  • electrostatic precipitator.
  • fast breeder reactor.
  • magneto hydrodynamic generator (MHD).
Q.16

Window panes of aeroplanes are normally made of

  • perspex (PMMA)
  • teflon (PTFE)
  • bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)
  • polystyrene
Q.17

Material of construction of foundary crucible is

  • lead
  • stainless steel
  • graphite
  • cast iron
Q.18

Brittleness induced due to the presence of sulphur in steel can be reduced by adding

  • manganese
  • magnesium
  • vanadium
  • copper
Q.19

Fatigue strength of a metal is improved by

  • overstressing.
  • scratching the surface.
  • raising the temperature.
  • understressing.
Q.20

Which of the following hardness tests uses the depth of penetration caused by the indentor as the parameter for arriving at the hardness value of a material ?

  • Shore sceleroscope test.
  • Vicker's hardness test.
  • Brinell hardness test.
  • Rockwell hardness test.
Q.21

Aluminium oxide (an abrasive) is used for grinding

  • ceramics
  • high speed steel
  • cemented carbide
  • none of these
Q.22

In a totally irreversible isothermal expansion process for an ideal gas, ΔE =ΔH =Then ΔQ and ΔS will be

  • ΔQ = 0, ΔS=0
  • ΔQ = 0 , ΔS = +ve
  • ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve
  • ΔQ = +ve , ΔS= +ve
Q.23

The magnitude of water hammer caused in pipe flow is independent of the

  • pipe length.
  • fluid flow stoppage rate.
  • fluid temperature.
  • time of valve closure.
Q.24

Sewage is not an excellent medium for the growth of

  • aquatic creatures.
  • protozoa.
  • virus.
  • pathogenic bacteria.
Q.25

If a heat transfer surface is pock-marked with a number of cavities, then as compared to a smooth surface the heat transfer by __________ will not increase.

  • convection
  • nucleate boiling
  • radiation
  • conduction
Q.26

In an eutectic system, two elements are completely

  • soluble in solid state.
  • insoluble in liquid state.
  • insoluble in both solid & liquid state.
  • soluble in liquid state.
Q.27

Tempering of a material does not improve its

  • machinability
  • toughness
  • internal stress level
  • softness
Q.28

Role of a "collector" in froth floatation is to

  • form a water repelling film on the mineral surface.
  • create and stabilise the froth.
  • act as a surface.
  • collect the minerals according to their specific gravity.
Q.29

The hardenability of steel decreases with

  • decrease in dislocation density.
  • increase in solutionising temperature.
  • increase in strength.
  • decrease in grain size.
Q.30

The main reducing agent in iron blast furnace is

  • carbon dioxide
  • carbon monoxide
  • oxygen
  • air
Q.31

Freezing ofoleum during its shipment in winter is avoided by the addition of small amount of

  • hydrochloric acid
  • methyl alcohol
  • formic acid
  • nitric acid
Q.32

Which of the following is a synthetic abrasive ?

  • Corundum
  • Emery
  • Pumice
  • Silicon carbide
Q.33

Annealing of cast iron

  • softens it to facilitate machining.
  • decreases the free carbon.
  • increases the strength.
  • none of these.
Q.34

Water flow in the river during flood can be categorised as the __________ flow.

  • unsteady uniform
  • unsteady non-uniform
  • steady uniform
  • steady non-uniform
Q.35

Vibration uptokilo hertz can be most accurately measured by a __________ type accelerometer.

  • preloaded spring
  • piezoelectric
  • bonded strain gauge
  • none of these
Q.36

Plastics as a material of construction suffer from the drawback of low

  • machinability
  • density
  • strength
  • plastic deformation
Q.37

Out of the following, the best material capable of withstanding shock & vibration without the danger of cracking is

  • malleable iron
  • grey cast iron
  • chilled cast iron
  • white cast iron
Q.38

__________ flux is used for the extraction of metal from its self fluxing ores.

  • No
  • Acid
  • Basic
  • Neutral
Q.39

Saturated steam at a pressure ofkg/cm2 is throttled to attain 5 kg/cm2 . Then the outcoming steam will be

  • wet
  • saturated
  • superheated
  • none of these
Q.40

The most commonly used moderator in nuclear power plant is

  • graphite
  • light water
  • heavy water
  • berellium
Q.41

In a casting, cold shut defect is caused by

  • low pounhg temperature.
  • melt-mould reactions.
  • faulty gating system.
  • very low mould permeability.
Q.42

Sulphur is melted in the sulphuric acid plant most commonly by employing

  • electrical heater
  • steam heater
  • direct fuel oil fired heater
  • gas fired furnace
Q.43

A metalloid possesses the characteristics of both the metals and non-metals. Which of the following is not a metalloid ?

  • Arsenic
  • Antimony
  • Lead
  • none of these
Q.44

Which of the following pair is correctly matched?

  • Heat transfer: Thermal diffusivity.
  • Mass transfer: Diffusion co-efficient.
  • Momentum transfer: Kinematic viscosity.
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c' are correctly matched.
Q.45

Half life of a radioactive isotope corresponds to the time required for half of the __________ to decay.

  • atoms
  • neutrons
  • nucleons
  • electrons
Q.46

Piezoelectric is a material

  • whose properties is midway between the constituent materials.
  • which gets polarised, when stressed.
  • in which magnetising force reduces when current flowing through it is in-cresed.
  • which changes dimensions due to applied field.
Q.47

Oxygen content below __________ percent in air contaminated with nitrogen does not support combustion and is unsafe for humane exposure.

  • 18
  • 16
  • 14
  • 12
Q.48

Which of the following is a boiler accessory i.e., not a boiler mounting ?

  • Blow off cock
  • Feed check valve
  • Feed water pump
  • Stop valve
Q.49

The instrument based on the following principle is used for the measurement of oxygen only in the flue gases.

  • Chemical absorption.
  • Thermal conductivity.
  • Infrared absorption.
  • Paramagnetism.
Q.50

Toughness of a material is measured by the

  • Vicker's hardness test.
  • scratch test.
  • universal testing machine.
  • notched bar test.
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