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  1. __________ is the most suitable lubricant for drawing mild steel wires?

  2. A.

     Kerosene

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Sodium stearate

    D.

     Lime water

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  3. Maraging steels derive their strength from the following mechanism:

  4. 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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  5. Ignition of fuel in a diesel engine is by

  6. A.

     Spark

    B.

     Hot compressed air

    C.

     Fuel injection

    D.

     None of these

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  7. Blast furnace slag is mainly molten

  8. A.

     Sand

    B.

     Magnesium silicate

    C.

     Calcium silicate

    D.

     Iron pyrite

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  9. Paint spray gun works on the principle of

  10. A.

     Bernoulli's theorem

    B.

     Boyle's law

    C.

     Newton's law of viscosity

    D.

     None of these

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  11. For the irreversible reaction, Ca+ 2C = Ca C₂ , Δ H°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

  12. A.

     30000 J

    B.

     60000 J

    C.

     90000 J

    D.

     240000 J

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  13. __________ is the hardest oxide and is hence used where high wear resistance at high temperature is required.

  14. A.

     Beryllia

    B.

     Zirconia

    C.

     Alumina

    D.

     Magnesia

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  15. Principal alloying elements of cast tool alloys which have very high wear resistance & high temperature strength are

  16. A.

     Cobalt, chromium & tungsten

    B.

     Cobalt, chromium & nickel

    C.

     Molybdenun, tungsten & chromium

    D.

     Cobalt, zirconium & molybdenum

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  17. Which of the following welding processes employs the highest welding temperature ?

  18. A.

     Arc welding

    B.

     Gas welding

    C.

     Thermit welding

    D.

     Resistance welding

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  19. Which of the following is a boiler accessory i.e., not a boiler mounting ?

  20. A.

     Blow off cock

    B.

     Feed check valve

    C.

     Feed water pump

    D.

     Stop valve

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