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  1. The noble metals

  2. A.

     Are exemplified by Na, K and Li

    B.

     Do not resist corrosion very strongly

    C.

     Are the lowermost in the electro-chemical series of metals

    D.

     None of these


  3. Filler material used in welding should have __________ as compared to the parent metal to be welded.

  4. A.

     Lower melting temperature

    B.

     Same melting temperature

    C.

     Same composition

    D.

     Both B & C


  5. The leaching solvent used in Baeyer's process for the purification of bauxite is

  6. A.

     Ammonium hydroxide

    B.

     Sodium carbonate

    C.

     Sodium hydroxide

    D.

     Ammonium carbonate


  7. The unit of gc is

  8. A.

     lbm/lbf . ft/seC₂

    B.

     lbf/lbm . ft/seC₂

    C.

     lbm/lbf . seC₂/ft

    D.

     lbf/lbm . seC₂/ft


  9. A thermally thin body is the one for which

  10. A.

     Biot number is less than 0.1

    B.

     Gallileo number is less than 0.1

    C.

     Fourier number is less than 0.1

    D.

     Fourier number is greater than 0.1


  11. Euler number is defined as the ratio of inertia force to __________ force.

  12. A.

     Pressure

    B.

     Elastic

    C.

     Gravity

    D.

     Viscous


  13. Existence of velocity potential implies that the fluid is

  14. A.

     Irrotational

    B.

     Ideal

    C.

     Compressible

    D.

     In continuum


  15. The property of material, by which a given amount of energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called the

  16. A.

     Resilience

    B.

     Toughness

    C.

     Ductility

    D.

     Impact strength


  17. Pick out the wrong statement.

  18. A.

     Both annealing and normalising release the internal stresses of the material besides improving the mechanical properties

    B.

     Low carbon steel does not respond to the heat treatment for hardening of the material, hence it is subjected to case hardening or surface hardening processes like cyniding, carburising, nitriding etc.

    C.

     Induction hardening and flame hardening techniques are also used for surface hardening

    D.

     Martempering of a material is a hardening process


  19. Preheating before welding is done to

  20. A.

     Make the plate softer

    B.

     Burn oil & grease sticking to plate surfaces

    C.

     Avoid plate distortion

    D.

     Prevent cold cracks