Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Lead can creep under its own weight at room temperature
B. The electrical conductivity of gold is considerably reduced by alloying additions due to the decrease in electron movement
C. Recrystallisation temperature decreases with decrease in strain in a cold worked metal
D. With increase in temperature, the electrical conductivity of intrinsic semi-conductor will increase
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Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature.
A. Copper
B. Steel
C. Aluminium
D. Brass
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Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate measurement of the temperature.
A. Copper
B. Steel
C. Aluminium
D. Brass
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A high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure greater than __________ kg/cm2 .
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For a first order chemical reaction, the concentration of the reactant decreases __________ with time.
A. Linearly
B. Exponentially
C. Logarithmically
D. Inversely
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Electrochemical corrosion occurs
A. Where the liquid electrolytes containing free ions are present
B. Only in alloys
C. Only in pure metals
D. Due to direct chemical action of metal with oxygen
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The Al2 O3 content of cryolite in Hall-Heroult's cell is maintained between __________ percent.
A. 2 - 5
B. 18 - 20
C. 12 - 15
D. 6 - 12
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'End cooler' or 'after cooler' is employed in air compressor mainly to
A. Remove oil vapour or moisture from air
B. Cool the dry air before use
C. Reduce the volumetric capacity of receiver
D. None of these
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Cathodic protection is widely used in controlling corrosion in
A. High pressure vessels
B. Marine structure & underground pipelines
C. Overhead fuel gas pipelines
D. Overhead water pipelines
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The hardness of the lathe bed material is measured by the
A. Shore sceleroscope
B. Brinnel hardness tester
C. Vicker's hardness tester
D. Rockwell hardness tester
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The speed of sound will be maximum in
A. Vacuum
B. Metal
C. Air
D. Water
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The amount of water evaporated in kg per kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the __________ of a boiler.
A. Evaporative capacity
B. Evaporation efficiency
C. Thermal efficiency
D. Steam load
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Two stroke engine compared to a four stroke engine has
A. Higher efficiency
B. Less fuel consumption
C. Higher power to weight ratio
D. Lower initial cost
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Steel is welded using the __________ flame.
A. Carburising
B. Neutral
C. Oxidising
D. All of the above
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Reduction reaction involves the
A. Loss of electrons
B. Increase in oxidation number
C. Gain of electrons
D. Addition of oxygen
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For a spontaneous natural process at constant temperature and pressure, the free energy of the system always
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains constant
D. Increases to a maximum before decreasing
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Nitriding of a steel part does not increase its
A. Grain size
B. Fatigue limit
C. Surface hardness
D. Wear resistance
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Nickel and __________ are the alloying element added in steel to increase its toughness.
A. Molybdenum
B. Chromium
C. Vanadium
D. Silicon
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The heat of neutralisation remains constant, when there is a reaction between dilute solutions of strong
A. Base and strong acid
B. Base and weak acid
C. Acid and weak base
D. None of these
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__________ has a negative co-efficient of linear expansion.
A. Iron
B. Copper
C. Rubber
D. Nickel
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