Ceramic tips for the cutting tool are prepared from __________ powder.
A. Carbon
B. Silicon carbide
C. Aluminium oxide
D. Tungsten
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Ceramic tips for the cutting tool are prepared from __________ powder.
A. Carbon
B. Silicon carbide
C. Aluminium oxide
D. Tungsten
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Even minute presence of impurities in copper impairs its electrical conductivity seriously. Electrolytic refinning of blister copper is resorted to, when
A. Cheap electricity is available
B. The precious metal content of copper is high
C. There is a demand for ultrapure (99.99%) electrolytic copper
D. All of the above
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The most suitable material for a sewer for carrying storm water is
A. Asbestos cement
B. Cast iron
C. Mild steel
D. Cement concrete
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If Reynolds number is greater than 1, then the
A. Viscous force is larger than the inertia force
B. Inertia force is larger than the viscous force
C. Inertia force is larger than the surface tension force
D. Inertia force is larger than the gravitational force
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Property responsible for the talcum powder to cling to the skin is the
A. Capillary action
B. Adhesion
C. Cohesion
D. Surface tension
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Increasing the temperature of a material makes it
A. Harder
B. Softer
C. Tougher
D. Stronger
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Which of the following alloying elements is present in maximum percentage in high speed steel.
A. Molybdenum
B. Chromium
C. Tungsten
D. Vanadium
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Thermal diffusivity of a substance is proportional to (where, k = Thermal conductivity)
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Value of a material is usually considered as a relationship between
A. Cost and profit
B. Utility and appearance
C. Utility and cost
D. Reliability and utility
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Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon its
A. Mass
B. Volume
C. Surface area
D. All of the above
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A material in which the atoms are arranged regularly in some directions but not in others, is termed as 'mesomorphous material'; an example of which is
A. Lead
B. Glass
C. Mica
D. Silver
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Steel containing low percentage of nickel, chromium & tungsten are termed as the __________ steel.
A. Wrought
B. Tool
C. Alloy
D. Plain carbon
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Which of the following is termed as the boiler mounting ?
A. Feed water pump
B. Steam superheater
C. Blow off cock
D. Economiser
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Which of the following is termed as the boiler mounting ?
A. Superheater
B. Economiser
C. Blow off cock
D. Feed pump
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Transition from laminar to turbulent zone in free convection heat transfer is governed by the critical value of
A. Grashoff number
B. Grashoff number & Reynolds number
C. Reynolds number
D. Grashoff number & Prandtl number
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Window panes of aeroplanes are normally made of
A. Perspex (PMMA)
B. Teflon (PTFE)
C. Bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)
D. Polystyrene
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Viscoelastic behaviour is observed in __________ materials.
A. Non-crystalline organic polymeric
B. Ceramic
C. All crystalline
D. All of the above
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The value of γ = c v c p at < 500°C for air & most common gases can be safely assumed to be
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Electrolytes conduct electric current by
A. The movement of ions
B. The movement of molecules
C. Allowing electrons to flow through them from cathode to anode
D. Movement of electric charge through them
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