Q.1

The approximate height of a blast furnace having a useful volume ofm3 is about __________ metres

  • 25
  • 35
  • 55
  • 75
Q.2

Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient than the diesel cycle for the same

  • heat addition & compression ratio.
  • heat addition & pressure.
  • compression ratio & pressure.
  • cylinder dimension & rpm.
Q.3

In case of brasses, with decreasing zinc percentage and increasing copper percentage, its __________ increases.

  • percentage elongation
  • brinell hardness
  • tensile strength
  • all 'a' , 'b' & 'c'
Q.4

Stellite is a __________ material.

  • ferrous
  • ceramic
  • cemented carbide
  • non ferrous cast alloy cutting tool
Q.5

Most of the phosphorous present in the blast furnace burden enters into

  • hot metal
  • flue gases
  • slag
  • refractory lining
Q.6

During sensible heating of humid air

  • relative humidity increases.
  • dew point remains constant.
  • dry bulb & wet bulb temperature increases.
  • both 'b' & 'c'.
Q.7

The most important requirement for aluminium industry is the availability of cheap

  • ore
  • electrical power
  • labour
  • & abundant water
Q.8

Spheriodising of a material is a/an __________ process.

  • normalising
  • annealing
  • tempering
  • hardening
Q.9

Most important property of steels for use in automobile bodies is the

  • formability
  • yield strength
  • toughness
  • resilience
Q.10

Consideration of the creep is the most important in case of the

  • blades of gas turbine.
  • piston of an I. C. engine.
  • flywheel of steam engine.
  • cycle chain.
Q.11

The driving force for the sintering of a powder compact is

  • strain energy.
  • surface energy.
  • volume energy.
  • stacking fault energy.
Q.12

When the wet steam is throttled but still remains wet at the exit of the throttle valve, then its temperature & dryness fraction respectively

  • decreases & increases.
  • increases & increases.
  • increases & decreases.
  • decreases & decreases.
Q.13

Preheating before welding is done to

  • make the plate softer.
  • burn oil & grease sticking to plate surfaces.
  • avoid plate distortion.
  • prevent cold cracks.
Q.14

Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in automobiles to convert CO into CO and for complete oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is

  • nickel
  • cobalt
  • vanadium
  • platinum
Q.15

Spark plug is provided in a/an

  • engine having carburettor.
  • diesel engine.
  • compression ignition engine.
  • both(b) & (c).
Q.16

Which of the following gases cause global warming ?

  • Carbon monoxide
  • Carbon dioxide
  • Nitrogen
  • Ozone
Q.17

Rankine cycle comprises of two isothermal and two __________ processes.

  • isobaric
  • polytropic
  • isentropic
  • none of these
Q.18

Desalination of water

  • makes it potable.
  • makes it non-potable.
  • means distillation of water.
  • none of these.
Q.19

Viscoelastic behaviour is observed in __________ materials.

  • non-crystalline organic polymeric
  • ceramic
  • all crystalline
  • all amorphous
Q.20

Temperature attained in soldering of metals is about __________ °C.

  • 150-300
  • 400-500
  • 650-800
  • 1000-1100
Q.21

Pick out the correct statement.

  • Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing to remove internal stresses.
  • Annealing of steel hardens it slightly
  • Normalising of a material induces stresses.
  • Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reducess hardness & brittlenes.
Q.22

Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon its

  • mass
  • volume
  • surface area
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Q.23

Multistage compression is necessary for high efficiency,

  • if the ratio of the delivery pressure to the intake pressure exceeds 5:1.
  • when large amount of gas is to be compressed.
  • when the delivered gas is desired at very high velocity.
  • none of these
Q.24

A freely floating object is stable, if its centre of buoyancy

  • coincides with its centre of gravity.
  • lies below its centre of gravity.
  • lies below its metacentre.
  • none of these.
Q.25

Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings ?

  • Tempering
  • Annealing
  • Normalising
  • Carburising
Q.26

Nusselt number/Biot number varies

  • inversely with thermal conductivity.
  • directly with heat transfer co-efficient.
  • directly with thermal conductivity.
  • inversely with the dimension of the solid.
Q.27

Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness, which is termed as the __________ hardening.

  • cold
  • work
  • age
  • induction
Q.28

The cathode in an electrochemical cell always carries

  • negative charge.
  • positive charge.
  • zero charge.
  • positive or negative charge depending upon the nature of the cell.
Q.29

A suitable lubricant used for watches is

  • metallic soap solution
  • grease
  • palm oil
  • hazel-nut oil
Q.30

Percentage of argon (by volume) in dry atmospheric air is about

  • 0.09
  • 0.3
  • 0.57
  • 0.94
Q.31

The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the __________ of a boiler.

  • evaporative capacity
  • evaporation efficiency
  • thermal efficiency
  • steam load
Q.32

Limestone addition in the blast furnace is done to flux __________ present in the raw materials.

  • SiO2
  • Al2O3
  • MnO2
  • P
Q.33

Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity)

  • 1/k
  • k
  • k2
  • 1/k2
Q.34

Dew point temperature always gives an indication of the __________ of the moist air.

  • dryness
  • moisture content
  • coolness
  • latent heat
Q.35

For a thermodynamic system undergoing a process, which of the following pairs best expresses the relationship similar to that expressed by the pressure volume plot ?

  • Temperature - entropy.
  • Temperature - pressure.
  • Enthalpy - entropy.
  • Enthalpy-pressure.
Q.36

Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on

  • alloy steel
  • grey cast iron
  • mild steel
  • high carbon steel
Q.37

Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as

  • Re0.5, Re0.8
  • Re0.8, Re-0.5
  • Re0.8, Re0.5
  • Re-0.8, Re0.5
Q.38

Multistage compression of air as compared to single stage compression offers the advantage of

  • power saving per unit weight of air delivered.
  • moisture elimination in the inter-stage cooler.
  • increased volumetric efficiency.
  • all (a), (b) & (c).
Q.39

Probability of cavitation occuring becomes very high, when the local __________ resulting in water bubbles formation, which on rupture cause cavitation

  • pressure falls below the vapour pressure
  • pressure becomes very high
  • temperature becomes low
  • all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Q.40

The effect of friction on the flow of steam through a nozzle is to decrease the __________ of steam.

  • wetness
  • mass flow rate
  • both 'a' & 'b'
  • neither 'a' nor 'b'
Q.41

If a solid is compressed adiabatically in its elastic range, its __________ remains constat

  • internal energy
  • enthalpy
  • entropy
  • temperature
Q.42

The bank of tubes located at the back of the domestic refrigerators are the __________ tubes.

  • refrigerant cooling
  • evaporator
  • condenser
  • throttling
Q.43

Notched bar test is used for testing the __________ of a material.

  • impact strength
  • endurance limit
  • machinability
  • corrosion resistance
Q.44

Glass reacts with

  • H2SO3
  • HF
  • HNO3
  • K2Cr2O7
Q.45

__________ can not increase the fatigue strength of a material.

  • Grain refining
  • Grain coarsening
  • Surface hardening
  • Shot peening
Q.46

If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of

  • 23
  • 23/2
  • 25/2
  • 21/3
Q.47

Which of the following materials does not form adherent oxide film on surface ?

  • Copper
  • Nickel
  • Aluminium
  • Gold & silver
Q.48

Out of the following, maximum temperature drop for a given heat flow & for the same thickness will be in the case of

  • steel
  • glass wood
  • copper
  • fireclay bricks
Q.49

Parallel straight line pattern of temperature distribution for both hot and cold fluids is observed in case of heat exchanger of the type

  • parallel flow with equal heat capacities.
  • counter flow with equal heat capacities.
  • counter flow with unequal heat capacities.
  • parallel flow with unequal heat capacities.
Q.50

An oxidation process is accompanied with decrease in the

  • number of electrons.
  • oxidation number.
  • number of ions.
  • all (a), (b) & (c).
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