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  1. Thermit welding uses the following energy source.

  2. A.
    Electrical energy.
    B.
    Chemical energy.
    C.
    Energy of high velocity electrons.
    D.
    Heat generated by friction.

  3. The friction factor for the turbulent fluid flow in a rough pipe does not depend upon the

  4. A.
    pipe roughness & pipe diameter.
    B.
    fluid velocity.
    C.
    type of flowing fluid.
    D.
    both 'b' & 'c'.

  5. Flue gases pass through the following boiler accessories in a high pressure natural circulation boiler.
    A. Induced draft fan B. Economiser C. Air preheater D. Steam superheater
    Which of the following gives the correct sequence of flow of the flue gases through the above mentioned boiler accessories ?

  6. A.
    A, C, B, D
    B.
    D, B, C, A
    C.
    D, C, B, A
    D.
    D, A, B, C

  7. Case hardening of a material is

  8. A.
    followed by tempering or carburising.
    B.
    preceded by its tempering.
    C.
    done to get a soft ductile interior with a very hard surface.
    D.
    carried out to get extreme hardness in its core.

  9. The difference in one unit of Rockwell hardness number corresponds to a difference in the depth of indentation of __________ mm.

  10. A.
    0.001
    B.
    0.01
    C.
    0.002
    D.
    0.02

  11. Steel balls are manufactured by

  12. A.
    sintering
    B.
    casting
    C.
    cold heading
    D.
    spinning

  13. __________ temperature remains constant during adiabatic saturation process of unsaturated air.

  14. A.
    Dew point
    B.
    Dry bulb
    C.
    Wet bulb
    D.
    None of these

  15. The best lubricants for a machine working at high temperature & load is

  16. A.
    grease
    B.
    solid lubricant
    C.
    animal oils
    D.
    mineral oils

  17. One face of a furnace wall is at 1030°C and the other face is exposed to room temperature (30°C). If the thermal conductivity of furnace wall is 3 W . m-1 . k-1 and the wall thickness is 0.3 m, the maximum heat loss (in W/m) is

  18. A.
    100
    B.
    900
    C.
    9000
    D.
    10000

  19. Runga-Kutta method is used to solve a/an

  20. A.
    ordinary differential equation of nth order.
    B.
    simultaneous non-linear equation.
    C.
    linear differential equation.
    D.
    none of these.