Which of the following contains the least percentage of carbon ?
A. Pig iron
B. Wrought iron
C. Cast iron
D. Malleable iron
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Which of the following commonly used condenser tube materials has the lowest thermal conductivity?
A. Admirability brass
B. Stainless steel
C. Aluminium brass
D. Titanium
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The main constituent of bones is
A. CaF2
B. Ca3 (PO4 )2
C. CaCO3
D. CaCl2
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The tensile load-elongation curve of a metal does not describe
A. Work hardening
B. Yield stress
C. Anisotropy index
D. Necking strain
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Other parameters remaining same, the recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, when
A. Strain rate is increased
B. Grain size is increased
C. Prior cold deformation is increased
D. Not affected by any of the above parameters
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The order of a chemical reaction
A. Can be determined only experimentally
B. Can be determined from the stoichiometry of the reaction
C. Can not be zero
D. Can be fractional
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Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are
A. Made of glass fibre and thermoplastic resins
B. Anisotropic
C. Made of thermosetting resin and glass fibre
D. Both B and C
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Factor of safety in machine design is defined as the ratio of ultimate stress to __________ stress.
A. Working
B. Bearing
C. Yield
D. None of these
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Which of the following does not lower the surface tension of liquids ?
A. Fat
B. Soap
C. Detergent
D. Surfactant
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Thermal expansion of solid is employed in the temperature measurement by a
A. Bimetallic thermometer
B. Thermocouple
C. Mercury thermometer
D. Resistance thermometer
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Three elastic constants for a completely anisotropic elastic material which follows the Hooke's law are young's modulus, elastic limit stress and yield stress. Which of the following properties is most sensitive to increase in strain rate ?
A. Tensile strength
B. Elastic limit
C. Proportional limit
D. Yield strength
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Strain hardening effect in a metal subjected to cold working is due to the __________ mechanism.
A. Fracture
B. Dislocation
C. Slip
D. Twinning
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Strain hardening effect in metals subjected to cold working is due to the __________ mechanism.
A. Slip
B. Fracture
C. Winning
D. Dislocation
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Which of the following processes follows the hardening process for reducing the hardening strains & increasing the toughness of the steel part?
A. Anodising
B. Tempering
C. Carburising
D. Annealing
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Which of the following exemplifies resemblence with the extrusion process ?
A. Pneumatic ejection of abrasive solid particles through a nozzle
B. Toothpaste pouring out of the tube
C. Ejection of abrasive slurry through an opening
D. Viscous lubricant pouring out through its container's mouth
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Young's modulus of elasticity of a material is the slope of the initial linear portion of the stress-strain curve. It decreases ap-preciablyby
A. Alloying additions
B. Heat treatment
C. Cold work
D. Increasing temperature
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Which of the following relatively employs the highest heat transfer surface area in a high pressure boiler ?
A. Airpreheater
B. Economiser
C. Steam superheater
D. Furnace water wall
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Out of the following __________ iron has the best capability to bear sudden & excessive shocks.
A. White
B. Cast
C. Wrought
D. Pig
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The dew point of moist air becomes __________ with decrease in its relative humidity.
A. Less than the wet bulb temperature
B. More than the wet bulb temperature
C. More than the dry bulb temperature
D. Equal to wet bulb temperature
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Carbon percentage in high speed steel tool material is 0.6 to 1.0. The hardness of carbon tool steels is increased, when it is alloyed with
A. Vanadium & chromium
B. Silicon
C. Tungsten
D. Manganese
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