Dies for wire drawing are generally made of
A. Mild steel
B. Stainless steel
C. Carbides
D. High carbon steel
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When the wet steam is throttled but still remains wet at the exit of the throttle valve, then its temperature & dryness fraction respectively
A. Decreases & increases
B. Increases & increases
C. Increases & decreases
D. Decreases & decreases
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Surface tension is due to the __________ forces.
A. Viscous
B. Adhesive
C. Cohesive
D. All of these
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Pick out the wrong statement.
A. A ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic above the 'Curie temperature'
B. Permanent magnets are made of hard materials, whereas electromagnets require soft magnetic materials
C. Soft magnetic materials (e.g., pure iron) have higher permeability and low hysterisis loss and coercive forces
D. Tungsten steel and alnico are not hard magnetic materials
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Which of the following is an example of stress corrosion ?
A. Season cracking of brass
B. Caustic embrittlement of steel
C. Both (A) & (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
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Which of the following is not a characteristic observed in material failure by fatigue fracture ?
A. Plastic deformation of material does not occur
B. Initiation of crack from below the surface does not occur
C. Initation of crack occurs on the surface of the machine part
D. Presence of both rough & smooth zone with conchoidal markings in smooth zone of the surface
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While the oxy-acetylene flame produces a temperature of 3200°C, the temperature produced by oxy-hydrogen flame is about __________ °C.
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The total frictional resistance to fluid flow does not depend upon the
A. Roughness of the surface
B. Fluid pressure
C. Fluid density
D. Fluid velocity
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Which of the following is a unit of time ?
A. Barn
B. Light year
C. Angstrom
D. None of these
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In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is true ?
A. Speed of the extruded material is same as that of ram speed
B. Redundant work is a function of the die angle
C. Relative motion between the billet surface and the container wall is always present
D. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion
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__________ is the most suitable lubricant for drawing mild steel wires?
A. Kerosene
B. Water
C. Sodium stearate
D. Lime water
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Maraging steels derive their strength from the following mechanism:
A. A fine, highly dislocated and strong martensite
B. Fine dispersions of intermetallics of Fe, Ni, Ti etc
C. Fine dispersions of alloy carbides in a ferrite matrix
D. Fine dispersions of Fe3 C nucleated on dislocations in austenite
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Ignition of fuel in a diesel engine is by
A. Spark
B. Hot compressed air
C. Fuel injection
D. None of these
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Blast furnace slag is mainly molten
A. Sand
B. Magnesium silicate
C. Calcium silicate
D. Iron pyrite
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Paint spray gun works on the principle of
A. Bernoulli's theorem
B. Boyle's law
C. Newton's law of viscosity
D. None of these
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For the irreversible reaction, Ca + 2C = Ca C2 , ΔH°298 = -60000 J.mole-1 . If a system initially containing 2 moles of calcium, 3 moles of carbon and 1 mole of calcium carbide is allowed to react to completion, the heat evolved at 298 K will be
A. 30000 J
B. 60000 J
C. 90000 J
D. 240000 J
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__________ is the hardest oxide and is hence used where high wear resistance at high temperature is required.
A. Beryllia
B. Zirconia
C. Alumina
D. Magnesia
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Principal alloying elements of cast tool alloys which have very high wear resistance & high temperature strength are
A. Cobalt, chromium & tungsten
B. Cobalt, chromium & nickel
C. Molybdenun, tungsten & chromium
D. Cobalt, zirconium & molybdenum
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Which of the following welding processes employs the highest welding temperature ?
A. Arc welding
B. Gas welding
C. Thermit welding
D. Resistance welding
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Which of the following is a boiler accessory i.e., not a boiler mounting ?
A. Blow off cock
B. Feed check valve
C. Feed water pump
D. Stop valve
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