Which of the following has the highest density and the lowest melting point ?
A. Stainless steel
B. Titanium
C. Lead
D. Aluminium
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Machinability of hard alloys and tool steels is improved by
A. Spherodising
B. Annealing
C. Tempering
D. Normalising
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A steam carraying pipeline is insulated with two layers of insulating materials with the inferior insulation material forming the inner part. If the two insulating layers are interchanged, the heat conducted will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain unaffected
D. May increase or decrease; depends on the thickness of each layer
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In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C, the dominant machanism of heat transfer will be
A. Conduction
B. Radiation
C. Natural convection
D. Forced convection
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Annealing of cast iron
A. Softens it to facilitate machining
B. Decreases the free carbon
C. Increases the strength
D. None of these
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The dimensions of Planck's constant is the same as that of the
A. Kinetic energy
B. Momentum
C. Electrostatic potential
D. None of these
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Sulphur is melted in the sulphuric acid plant most commonly by employing
A. Electrical heater
B. Steam heater
C. Direct fuel oil fired heater
D. Gas fired furnace
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With increase in carbon percentage in steel, its
A. Yield stress decreases
B. Elongation percent increases
C. Tensile strength increases
D. Impact strength increases
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Coating provided on the electrodes used in the arc welding is not expected to
A. Add alloying elements
B. Prevent electrode from contamination
C. Stabilise the arc
D. Provide protective atmosphere to weld
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Which of the following hardness tests does not measure the indentation hardness of metals and alloys ?
A. Vicker's hardness test
B. Shore sceleroscope test
C. Brinell hardness test
D. Rockwell hardness test
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The capital & running costs of similar machines having unequal service life can be compared by the __________ method.
A. Equivalant annual cost
B. Rate of return
C. Present net worth
D. Capitalised cost
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Carburettor in a spark ignition engine is used to
A. Mix air-fuel in the desired ratio
B. Maintain a constant speed at varying loads
C. Adjust the stroke length
D. Increase the compression ratio
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A spark ignition petrol engine has
A. Throttle valve
B. Carburettor
C. Both A & B
D. Neither A nor B
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__________ joint is mostly used for joining pipes carrying water at low pressure.
A. Nipple
B. Socket
C. Union
D. Bell and spigot
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Quartz is a __________ material.
A. Diamagnetic
B. Ferromagnetic
C. Ferroelectric
D. Piezoelectric
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In cold working of metal as compared to its hot working
A. Cracks and blow holes are eliminated
B. Ductility and impact strength improves
C. Appreciable strain hardening is produced
D. Yield stress, hardness and fatigue strength is not at all affected
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Cast iron has the unique property of high
A. Ductility
B. Damping characteristics
C. Hardness
D. Malleability
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Cast iron has the unique property of high
A. Ductility
B. Damping characteristics
C. Hardness
D. Malleability
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Which of the following is the terminology used for the temperature at which the phase changes occur in a metal ?
A. Critical temperature
B. Recrystallisation temperature
C. Phase transformation temperature
D. Transition temperature
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Cold cracking of a weld is due to the presence of hydrogen gas in the weld
B. True stress is given by, σ = σE (1 + εE), where σE and εE are engineering stress and engineering strain respectively
C. Phosphorous can be easily recovered in the iron blast furnace
D. High residual stress at the surface is beneficial for fatigue properties of a material
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