Out of the following, which will fracture most readity, when hit with a hard hammer ?
A. Brass
B. Bronze
C. German silver
D. Cast iron
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Dezincification is a form of corrosion, which specifically applies to
A. Steel
B. Brass
C. Stainless steel
D. Babbit metal
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Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on
A. Alloy steel
B. Grey cast iron
C. Mild steel
D. High carbon steel
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Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on
A. Alloy steel
B. Grey cast iron
C. Mild steel
D. High carbon steel
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If the head is doubled in & centrifugal pump, the power required will increase in the ratio of
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Two wires of the same radius & material having length in the ratio of 1 : 2 are stretched by the same force. The strain produced in the two wires will be in the ratio of
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__________ of air does not increase with increase in temperature.
A. Density
B. Thermal diffusivity
C. Viscosity
D. Thermal conductivity
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Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow respectively as
A. Re0.5 , Re0.8
B. Re0.8 , Re-0.5
C. Re0.8 , Re0.5
D. Re-0.8 , Re0.5
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Oxygen cylinders used for autogenous (cutting/welding) purposes are
A. Seamless & made of steel
B. Heat treated before use
C. Made by sand casting
D. Welded steel cylinders
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To improve the machinability of steel, it is generally subjected to
A. Spherodising
B. Tempering
C. Normalising
D. Annealing
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Out of the following, the most ductile material is
A. Mild steel
B. Copper
C. Nickel
D. Aluminium
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With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases linearly
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Two solutions A1 & A2 have pH value of 2 & 6 respectively. It implies that the solution
A. A1 is more alkaline than solution A2
B. A1 is highly acidic
C. A2 is very slightly acidic
D. Both (B) and (C)
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The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing > 0.25% carbon is subjected to is
A. Full annealing
B. Bright annealing
C. Patenting
D. None of these
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Compression ratio of an I.C. engine is the ratio of the
A. Clearance volume to the volume swept by piston per stroke
B. Volume of air in cylinder before compression to that after compression
C. Pressure after compression to that before compression
D. None of these
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Lead is added to 60:40 brass primarily to improve
A. Machinability
B. Corrosion resistance
C. Fluidity
D. Strength
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Specific __________ is a dimensionless quantity.
A. Heat
B. Humidity
C. Weight
D. None of these
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The size of the tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms is __________ that of the octahedral void.
A. Equal to
B. Greater than
C. Less than
D. Either A, B or C; depends on the size of atom
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Scaling occurs in boiler tubes due to the fact that, the solubility of Ca(OH)2 __________ with increasing temperature.
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Shows inversion of solubility
D. None of these
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Out of the following, the lowest packing of atoms exists in __________ crystal lattice structure.
A. Hexagonal close, packed (hcp)
B. Face centred cubic (fcc)
C. Body centred cubic (bcc)
D. Simple cubic
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