The units of the rate constant for a second order reaction are
A. Sec⁻¹. mole°
B. Moles¹. sec⁻¹
C. Moles⁻¹. sec¹
D. Moles¹. sec¹
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The single most imortant requirement for a turbine blade material is
A. Damping
B. Resilience
C. Creep resistaned
D. DBTT
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Moist climate is the most favourable factor in the site selection far a
A. Steel plant
B. Textile factory
C. Petroleum refinery
D. Coke oven battery
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
__________ wire is never used for making the heating element.
A. Nichrome
B. Kanthal
C. Invar
D. None of these
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Basic open hearth furnace (BOF) is not used for producing __________ steel.
A. Killed
B. Rimming
C. High alloy
D. None of these
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Water flow in the river during flood can be categorised as the __________ flow.
A. Unsteady uniform
B. Unsteady non-uniform
C. Steady uniform
D. Steady non-uniform
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
__________ is a non volatile film forming constituent of a paint.
A. Thinner
B. Dryer
C. Drying oil
D. None of these
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The forms in which various metals and non metals occur in nature are called minerals. Which of the following is not a metallic ferrous mineral?
A. Cassiterite
B. Sphalerite
C. Chalcopyrite
D. Calcite
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following alloying elements when added in steel does not improve its lachinability?
A. Sulphur
B. Phosphorous
C. Copper
D. Lead
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Sudden immersion/dipping of red hot steel bar in water makes it
A. Malleable & tough
B. Ductile & soft
C. Brittle & hard
D. None of these
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
The suction and delivery pressure for a two stage compressor are 1 and 25 atm respectively. The intermediate stage pressure would be around __________ atm.
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Monazite deposits constitute an important source for the following metal.
A. Thorium
B. Titanium
C. Molybdenum
D. None of the above
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Phosphorous is added to copper melt to
A. Remove hydrogen
B. Deoxidise the metal
C. Improve fluidity
D. Reduce shrinkage
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a temperature above Curie temperature makes it
A. Insulator for heat & electricity transmission
B. Ferritic
C. Behave like paramagnetic materials
D. Superconductor
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Particle nature of cathode rays is proved due to the fact that they
A. Travel in a straight line
B. Get deflected by magnetic electric field
C. Produce fluorescence
D. Heat the exposed material
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Pick out the correct statement
A. Jet engine can work, where there is no atmosphere
B. Rocket engines cannot work, where there is no atmosphere
C. Rocket engines carry oxygen required for the combustion in the form of oxidiser
D. Jet engines also carry oxidiser
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following is not the function of a volute casing provided in a centrifugal pump?
A. To reduce the head loss in discharge
B. To increase the pump efficiency
C. To collect liquid from the periphery of the impeller and to transmit it to the delivery pipe at constant velocity
D. To increase the pump discharge rate
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
'Cryogenics' is concerned with the generation & use of low temperature in the range of
A. 0°K to 123°K
B. 0°C to - 123°C
C. 0°C to - 273°C
D. 0°K to 273°K
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
Which of the following is not an ore of copper?
A. Cryolite
B. Azurite
C. Chalcopyrite
D. Malachite
Select an option to see the answer and solution.
During solid state sintering of powders, the following mechanism can be active.
A. Evaporation and condensation
B. Solid state diffusion processes
C. Liquid formation in grain boundaries
D. Creation of more dislocations
Select an option to see the answer and solution.