Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the presence of
A. Dry air
B. Pure oxygen
C. Moisture
D. Sunlight
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During sensible cooling of air, its wet bulb temperature
A. Decreases but dew point remains constant
B. Increases but dew point remains constant
C. Increases & the dew point decreases
D. Decreases & the dew point increases
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The best criterion for analysing an economic investment is the
A. Rate of return criterion
B. Present value method
C. Salvage value
D. Future value method
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Atomic __________ of an element is a whole number.
A. Weight
B. Number
C. Volume
D. Radius
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Specific heat of an ideal gas depends upon its
A. Molecular weight
B. Pressure
C. Temperature
D. Volume
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Rankine cycle comprises of two isothermal and two __________ processes.
A. Isobaric
B. Polytropic
C. Isentropic
D. None of these
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__________ iron is produced by the annealing of white cast iron.
A. Malleable
B. Nodular
C. Ductile
D. Grey
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Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is approximately in the range of
A. 1-5
B. 20-30
C. 100-150
D. 200-250
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Gantt charts are used for streamlining the
A. Inventory control
B. Production schedule
C. Sales forecasting
D. Quality control
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Materials having __________ lattice structure are usually the most ductile.
A. Body centred cubic (bcc)
B. Hexagonal close packed (hcp)
C. Face centred cubic (fcc)
D. None of these
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Copper is not present as an alloying constituent in
A. Silicon bronze
B. Constantan
C. Nichrome
D. Delta metal
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Kinematic viscosity of water as compared to that of air is
A. More
B. Same
C. 15% more
D. 15% less
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Area under the stress-strain curve upto the __________ is referred to as the modulus of resilience.
A. Yield strength
B. Elastic limit
C. Proportional limit
D. Maximum point
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__________ test can be termed as the semi-distructive test.
A. Impact
B. Torsion
C. Hardness
D. Charpy
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A 2 kg object weighs 1.8 kgf on a spring balance. The value of 'g' at that location in m/sec2 is
A. 8.82
B. 9.81
C. 10.88
D. 0.95
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The weight of a body at the centre of the earth is
A. Infinite
B. Zero
C. Same as on the surface of the earth
D. None of these
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The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2 ) is given by T 1 T 1 − T 2 . The co-efficient of performance (C.O.P.) of a Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by
A. T 1 − T 2 T 1
B. T 1 − T 2 T 2
C. T 2 T 1
D. T 1 T 2
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Lead is poured into the joint between two __________ pipes.
A. Mild steel
B. Concrete
C. Cast iron
D. Asbestos cement
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Lead is poured into the joints between two __________ pipes.
A. Cast iron
B. Steel
C. Concrete
D. Plastic
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Free oxygen is removed from boiler feed water, because it
A. Reduces heat transfer co-efficient
B. Is corrosive
C. Causes explosion
D. None of these
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