Which of the following has the highest modulus of elasticity (about 7 × 106 kg/cm2 )?
A. High speed steel
B. Stainless steel
C. Tungsten carbide
D. Superalloys
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. Materials exhibiting high elasticity obey Hooke's law
B. The elastic behaviour of rubber under compression is the same as its behaviour under tension
C. The damping capacity of a material is due to its plastic deformation
D. The stress required to cause plastic flow in polycrystalline material is higher as compared to monocrystalline materials due to the presence of grains of different orientations
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing to remove internal stresses
B. Annealing of steel hardens it slightly
C. Normalising of a material induces stresses
D. Tempering of a material improves ductility & toughness but reducess hardness & brittlenes
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Pick out the correct statement.
A. A base is always soluble in water
B. Hydrogen is released whenever a metal reacts with an acid
C. Sodium hydroxide is both a base and an alkali
D. All of the above
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Out of the following, maximum temperature drop for a given heat flow & for the same thickness will be in the case of
A. Steel
B. Glass wood
C. Copper
D. Fireclay bricks
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Addition of silicon to aluminium improves its
A. Corrosion resistance
B. Machinability
C. Castability
D. None of these
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In continuous casting of liquid steel, the mould is made of
A. Water cooled steel
B. Water cooled copper
C. Refractory oxide
D. Silicon carbide
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The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is
A. Indeterminate
B. Zero
C. Infinity
D. Same as that at any other temperature
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Identify the false statement
A. Martensitic steels are less susceptible to pitting corrosion than austenitic steels
B. Pitting corrosion is usually very localised
C. Hydrogen embrittlement is facilitated by tensile stress
D. Stress corrosion cracking is facilitated by tensile stress
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Fatigue life is expected to increase by
A. Increasing the size of the sample
B. Smooth polishing of the surface of the sample
C. Having compressive residual stresses at the surface
D. Having tensile residual stresses at the surface
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'Amortization' in respect of financial obligation of a company means the
A. Liquidation of financial obligations on instalment basis
B. Commitment of financial obligation on priority
C. Liquidation of all the obsolete equipments of the company
D. Modernisation of the plant equipments
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The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically
A. CCl2 F2
B. CCl3 F
C. CClF3
D. CCl4 F
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Welded joint is superior to revetted joint in respect of ease of fabrication, weight and strength. Which of the following joints is the most suitable for pipes carrying fluids under high pressure and temperature?
A. Flanged joint
B. Expansion joint
C. Bell and spigot joint
D. None of these
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Commonly employed coolant for high pressure turbogenerator is
A. Air
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hydrogen
D. Water
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The lightest non-inflammable gas is
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The boiling & freezing points on a newly defined temperature scale in degree 'D' are 400°D & 100°D respectively. The temperature reading corresponding to 60°C on this new temperature scale will be equal to __________ °D.
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A material expanding freely due to heating will develop __________ stress.
A. No
B. Compressive
C. Tensile
D. Thermal
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Joining of thin foils is preferred to be done by
A. Gamma rays
B. X-rays
C. Microwaves
D. Gas welding
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Which of the following has the least value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS)?
A. Medium carbon steel
B. High carbon steel
C. Cast iron
D. Wrought iron
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In a good rimming steel
A. Carbon and silicon should be low
B. Silicon should be low but carbon should be high
C. Both silicon & carbon should be high
D. Silicon should be high but carbon should be low
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