What should be the speed of air current when the wet bulb temperature exceeds 30.5°C?
A. 0.5 m/sec
B. 0.7 m/sec
C. 0.8 m/sec
D. 1 m/sec
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A sample of 144 items gives a mean value of 45, with a standard deviation of 3. Calculate symmetric confidence limits within which the true population lies with 95% confidence?
A. 41.5 and 42.5
B. 42.5 and 43.5
C. 43.0 and 43.5
D. 44.5 and 45.5
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One of the important safety feature of cap lamp is
A. cartridge type silver fuse is incorporated
B. arrangement to restrict excessive current flow in the event of short circuit
C. both of the above
D. none of the above
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The term 'Lay' in wire rope is used to denote
A. weight of wire rope
B. direction of laying of wires
C. space factor of rope
D. direction of movement of rope
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Quick production can be achieved from
A. retreating long wall mining method
B. advance long wall mining method
C. jankowice method
D. both advancing and retreating method
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The excess pore pressure in backfill material in a cut and fill stope leads to
A. Reduction in strength of the wall rock
B. Enhancement of bearing strength of fill
C. Loss of shear resistance of fiII
D. Prevention of progressive failure of crown pillar
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In connection with man winding, the approximate floor area per person in a cage shall be
A. 0.1 sq.m
B. 0.2 sq.m
C. 0.3 sq.m
D. 0.5 sq.m
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Pocket and wing technique of pillar extraction is relevant to
A. Room and pillar method
B. Bord and pillar method
C. Wongawilli method
D. Shortwall method
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Who out of the following is not an official but a competent person?
A. overman
B. mining sirdar
C. shotfirer
D. undermanager
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In-situ ore of 1.5% Cu got diluted with waste rock of value 0.2% Cu. If the resultant extracted ore has 1.2% Cu. What is the percentage of dilution?
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Thick, regular and flat seam is highly essential in
A. hydraulic mining
B. wongawilli mining
C. blasting gallery
D. longwall mining
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The practice of regulating the withdrawal of ore in the sub-level cross-cuts so as to optimize the economics of the draw is known as
A. sequence control
B. draw control
C. face control
D. gravity control
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Which type of drilling pattern is followed in Blasting Gallery Method?
A. ring pattern
B. bum cut pattern
C. wedge cut
D. coromant cut
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The common rate of sand stowing in u/g coal mine is A tons of sand per hour. A is given by
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A vertical method similar to stope and pillar mining in the supported class is known as
A. stull stoping
B. square set stoping
C. breast stoping
D. shrinkage stoping
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As per the Indian Electricity Rules 1956. the maximum permissible length of a flexible cable used with any portable or transportable apparatus in mine is
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Commercial coal reserve is
A. less than geological reserve but more than workable reserve
B. less than workable reserve but more than geological reserve
C. more than geological reserve
D. less than workable reserve
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Which type of ventilation is preferred for hot and deep mines?
A. ascensional
B. descensional
C. any of the two
D. both A and B
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In block caving operation the draw points are placed at 20 m centre to centre, with the pillar width 3.5 m as shown in figure below. The muck is assumed to have zero cohesion and 35 friction angle. The height of draw cone (h) in m is
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What should be the water requirement in hydraulic mining method, if the dip of the seam is more than 45°?
A. 1 m3 /ton of coal
B. 2 m3 /ton of coal
C. 4 m3 /ton of coal
D. 6 m3 /ton of coal
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