Pick out the wrong statement.
A. Copper is the metal having the highest electronic conductivity
B. Hardenability & weldability of metals are inversely related
C. Covalant bonding formed by sharing of electrons is present in all semi-conductor materials
D. Glass transition temperature applies to 'polymers' but not to 'glasses'
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Protection of ship hulls against sea water corrosion is done by coating with zinc because of the fact that zinc compared to iron is
A. Reduced preferentially
B. Cheaper
C. Oxidised preferentially
D. Lighter
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Notched bar test is used for testing the __________ of a material.
A. Impact strength
B. Endurance limit
C. Machinability
D. Corrosion resistance
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There are one octahedral void and __________ tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms.
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. None of these
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Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient than the diesel cycle for the same
A. Heat addition & compression ratio
B. Heat addition & pressure
C. Compression ratio & pressure
D. Cylinder dimension & rpm
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Out of the following, the dimensionless quantity is
A. Specific weight
B. Viscosity
C. Mach number
D. Density
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Load cells used for the measurement of weight has
A. Compact & rugged construction with an accuracy of 0.1 to 1%
B. No moving parts and incurs negligible deflection under load
C. Provision of thermal compensation and is hermetically sealed
D. All of the above
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__________ joint is usually used for joining cast iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines, where it may be necessary to dismantle & reassemble the pipeline very frequently.
A. Collar
B. Flanged
C. Bell and Spigot
D. Expansion
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The main function of the deaerator used in the thermal power plant is to
A. Throttle down the steam pressure
B. Enhance feed water temperature
C. Remove dissolved gases from feed-water
D. Remove non-condensable gases from condenser
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Austempering of steel requires.it to be heated to 875°C followed by sudden cooling to 250-525°C, thereby changing austenite to
A. Sorbite
B. Bainite
C. Martensite
D. Troostite
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The velocity at which individual particles from a fluidised bed are carried away by the fluid passing through it, is defined as the
A. Minimum fluidisation velocity
B. Terminal velocity
C. Elutriation velocity
D. Superficial velocity
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__________ of hard alloy and tool steel is done to make it easily machinable.
A. Case carburising
B. Tempering
C. Normalising
D. Annealing
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Ultimate strength in tension as compared to that in shear for steel is
A. Half
B. One third
C. One and half times
D. One fourth
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The predominant mode of heat transfer which takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a boiler is
A. Conduction
B. Convection
C. Both A & B
D. Radiation
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Sub zero treatment of steel is done to
A. Suppress martensite transformation
B. Enhance its working performance in sub zero atmosphere
C. Reduce the retained austenite in hardened steel
D. Induce temper brittleness after its hardening
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__________ can replace tungsten in high speed steel.
A. Chromium
B. Vanadium
C. Cobalt
D. Molybdenum
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'Flare tower' used in industry is meant for
A. Venting off (after burning) the excess inflammable/toxic gases at high pressure
B. Absorbing the pollutant gases from the furnace exhaust
C. Cooling of furnace exhaust gases
D. None of these
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A jig is used while __________ a hole.
A. Boring
B. Counter boring
C. Drilling
D. Enlarging
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Which of the following heat treatment processes is usually applied to castings ?
A. Tempering
B. Annealing
C. Normalising
D. Carburising
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Boiler draught of 10 mm water column is equivalent to
A. 1 kgf/m2
B. 10 kgf/m2
C. 10 kgf/mm2
D. 1 kgf/mm2
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