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  1. Thermit welding is categorised as the __________ welding.

  2. A.
    forge
    B.
    fusion
    C.
    resistance
    D.
    arc

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  3. A gas having a negative Joule-Thompson co-efficient, when throttled, will

  4. A.
    become hotter.
    B.
    become cooler.
    C.
    remain unchanged.
    D.
    liquefy.

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  5. Annealing of metal does not

  6. A.
    precede its wire drawing.
    B.
    induce softness and removes stresses & dissolved gases.
    C.
    refine the crystalline structure & produce a definite microstructure.
    D.
    alter toughness, ductility and magnetic & electrical or other physical properties.

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  7. Which of the following is a common constituent of both paint and oil varnish ?

  8. A.
    Extender
    B.
    Pigment
    C.
    Thinner
    D.
    Drying oil

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  9. Lithium is a useful alloying addition to aluminium, because it

  10. A.
    is cheap.
    B.
    imparts solid solution strengthening.
    C.
    lowers density and contributes to age hardening.
    D.
    improves the corrosion resistance of aluminium.

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  11. Which of the following represents the correct time-temperature curve when a block of metal is heated above room temperature & then left to cool in the room following Newton's law of cooling in which the rate of temperature drop will go on decreasing with the passage of time.

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  13. Pick out the wrong statement about coating/electroplating of metals.

  14. A.
    Phosphate coating is used as an excellent base for paints & enamels.
    B.
    Phosphate coating is less corrosion resistant than chromate coating.
    C.
    The base metal to be electroplated is normally made the cathode of the electrolytic cell and coating metal is made the anode.
    D.
    Calorising is the process of coating steel with chromium.

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  15. In case of a, centrifugal pump, the ratio h1/h2 is termed as the __________ efficiency (where, h1 = actual measured head & h2 = head imparted to the fluid by impeller).

  16. A.
    mechanical
    B.
    overall
    C.
    volumetric
    D.
    impeller

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  17. Brinell hardness number (BHN) of a material is a number, which has

  18. A.
    no dimension.
    B.
    unit of length.
    C.
    unity of force/area.
    D.
    unit of force/length.

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  19. Vanadium addition to steel improves its

  20. A.
    high temperature oxidation resistance.
    B.
    fatigue strength.
    C.
    heat treatability by quenching.
    D.
    hardenability.

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