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  1. __________ remains constant during the adiabatic cooling of moist air.

  2. A.
    Wet bulb temperature
    B.
    Dry bulb temperature
    C.
    Relative humidity
    D.
    Specific humidity

  3. __________ joint is usually used for joining cast iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines, where it may be necessary to dismantle & reassemble the pipeline very frequently.

  4. A.
    Collar
    B.
    Flanged
    C.
    Bell and Spigot
    D.
    Expansion

  5. Out of the following, the alloy which has equal percentage of constituents, is

  6. A.
    white metal
    B.
    gun metal
    C.
    duralumin
    D.
    constanton

  7. Which of the following is the correct nature of shear stress distribution along the cross section in a horizontal circular pipe under steady state fluid flow condition ?


  8. Steel is welded using the __________ flame.

  9. A.
    carburising
    B.
    neutral
    C.
    oxidising
    D.
    all (a), (b) & (c)

  10. Pick out the wrong statement.

  11. A.
    Cold cracking of a weld is due to the presence of hydrogen gas in the weld.
    B.
    True stress is given by, σ = σE (1 + εE), where σE and εE are engineering stress and engineering strain respectively.
    C.
    Phosphorous can be easily recovered in the iron blast furnace.
    D.
    High residual stress at the surface is beneficial for fatigue properties of a material.

  12. Shampoos are commercially not available in the form of

  13. A.
    powder
    B.
    gaseous mixture
    C.
    solution
    D.
    emulsion

  14. A gas which is collected over water becomes moistened due to water vapor, exerts its own partial pressure at the gas temperature, which is termed as its

  15. A.
    aqueous tension.
    B.
    saturated humidity.
    C.
    vapor pressure.
    D.
    absolute humidity.

  16. Carbon is present in the form of __________ in grey cast iron.

  17. A.
    spheroids
    B.
    nodular aggregates of graphite
    C.
    flakes
    D.
    cementite

  18. In "Imperial Smelting Process" for extraction of zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the external condenser by the use of the following :

  19. A.
    Jet of water at high pressure.
    B.
    Blast of air.
    C.
    Mixture of water and air.
    D.
    Rain of molten lead.