OCHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS

SECTION 1 8. Chromium molybdenum steel cannot be welded using

__________ welding.
1. Which one of the following is incombustible? A. thermit
A. H2 B. electrical resistance
B. CCl4 C. oxy-acetylene
C. C2H2 D. any of these
D. S
9. Speisses is a mixture of the following:
2. The softness or hardness of a grinding wheel depends upon A. Arsenides of heavy metals.
the type & amount of bonding material used. For general B. Antimonides of heavy metals.
purpose cutter grinding, __________ grinding wheel is C. Arsenides & antimonides of heavy metals.
normally used. D. Iron, cobalt and nickel.
A. hard
B. soft 10. Auto collimator is used to check
C. silicon carbide A. flatness
D. aluminium oxide B. angle
C. rotor balancing
3. Tin based white metals are used, where bearings are D. roughness
subjected to _________________________________.
A. high pressure & load.
11. In troposphere (the weather domain), the temperature 't'
B. low pressure & load. at height 'h' above the sea level in metres is given by (where,
C. high temperature. temperature at sea level is 15°C and t is in °C.)
D. large surface wear. A. t = 15 - 0.0065 h
B. t = 15 + 0.0065 h
4. Friction factor for fluid flow in pipe does not depend upon C. t = 0.0035 h - 15
the _____. D. t = 15 - 0.0035 h
A. pipe length.
B. pipe roughness. 12. A high pressure boiler generates steam at a pressure
C. fluid density & viscosity. greater than __________ kg/cm2 .
D. mass flow rate of fluid. A. 10
B. 30
5. All of the following alloying elements of steel increases C. 50
hardness but sacrifice ductility, except D. 80
A. nickel
B. vanadium 13. Evaporative cooling process employs a combination of
C. molybdenum cooling and humidification in which the
D. Chromium A. sensible heat is added.
B. sensible heat is removed and the latest heat is
6. The following type of bonding is strongly directional in added.
solids. C. latent heat is removed.
A. Van der Waal's D. sensible heat is added and latent heat is removed.
B. Ionic
C. Metallic 14. Which of the following is not an explosive?
D. Covalent A. TNT
B. CMC
7. Fog is an example of colloidal system of C. RDX
A. solid dispersed in gas. D. Lead azide
B. solid dispersed in liquid.
C. liquid dispersed in gas. 15. Maxwell's thermodynamic relations applies to the
D. gas dispersed in liquid. A. chemical systems in equilibrium.
 B. mechanical systems in equilibrium.
C. irreversible thermodynamic processes. 23. Pick out the wrong statement.
D. reversible thermodynamic processes. A. A ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic
above the 'Curie temperature'.
16. Annealing of white cast iron produces __________ iron. B. Permanent magnets are made of hard materials,
A. grey whereas electromagnets require soft magnetic
B. nodular materials.
C. malleable C. Soft magnetic materials (e.g., pure iron) have
higher permeability and low hysterisis loss and coercive
D. spheroidal
forces.
D. Tungsten steel and alnico are not hard magnetic
17. Resistance of an electrical conductor is proportional to its
materials.
(where, l = length and A = cross-sectional area of the
conductor)
A. A 24. The usual energy consumption in electric arc furnace steel
making is __________ KWh/ton of steel.
B. l
A.60 - 100
C. A2
B. 400 - 700
D. both 'b' & 'c'
C. 1200 -1500
D. 2000 - 2300
18. A solar cell converts the sunlight directly into __________
energy.
A. thermal 25. Maximum permissible air velocity in pipelines is about
__________ metre/second.
B. electrical
A. 5
C. mechanical
B. 10
D. chemical
C. 20
D. 40
19. If a nuclear reactor produces more fissile nuclear fuel than
it consumes, then it is called a __________ reactor.
A. critical 26. Area under the stress-strain curve up to the __________
is referred to as the modulus of resilience.
B. breeder
A. yield strength
C. fertile
B. elastic limit
D. heterogeneous
C. proportional limit
D. maximum point
20. Wrought iron is never spaped by
A. casting
27. __________ is the hardest oxide and is hence used where
B. cold working
high wear resistance at high temperature is required.
C. forging
A. Beryllia
D. welding
B. Zirconia
C. Alumina
21. Powder metallurgy process does not make metal powder
D. Magnesia
by
A. atomization
28. Titanium alloys are welded using the following process:
B. grinding/milling
A. TIG welding.
C. hammering
B. Submerged arc welding.
D. electrolytic deposition
C. Butt welding.
D. Electron beam welding.
22. In the blast furnace, incorporation of water vapor in the
blast gives the following effect.
A. Increases the reducing potential of the gas. 29. An alloy of Fe - 0.4 % C is
B. Increases the flame temperature. A. cast iron.
C. No significant change occurs. B. hypo-eutectoid steel.
D. Increases the hydrogen content in the metal. C. hyper-eutectoid steel.
 D. eutectoid steel A. grey
B. black
30. A material in which the atoms are arranged regularly in C. opaque
some directions but not in others, is termed as D. white
'mesomorphous material'; an example of which is
A. lead 37. In condensers used in thermal power plants, steam is
B. glass normally used in shell side and cooling water on the tube
C. mica side, because of the reason that
D. silver A. compared to the mass flow rate of cooling water,
the rate of condensation of steam is invariably
31. In extrusion of metals, which of the following statement is smaller.
true? B. maintaining vacuum on tube side is more difficult
A. speed of the extruded material is same as that of than that on the shell side.
ram speed. C. water velocity can be increased conveniently to
B. Redundant work is a function of the die angle. increase the overall heat transfer co-efficient because
C. Relative motion between the billet surface and of its low specific volume compared to steam.
the container wall is always present. D. condenser can act as a storage unit for condensed
D. Hollow ram is used for indirect extrusion. steam.

32. Nuclear fission of one atom of uranium-235 produces the 38. Cobalt - 60 is used as a source of __________ in medical
energy equivalent to about __________ MeV. therapy & industrial radiography.
A.20 A. X-rays
B. 200 B. γ-rays
C. 500 C. α-rays
D. 1000 D. β-rays

33. Which of the following parameters is not responsible for 39. Absolute zero pressure can be attained at a temperature
the heat loss from a hot steam carrying bare pipe surface of
located in a room without fans ? A. 0°C
A. Emissivity of pipe surface. B. 0°K
B. Diameter & length of the pipe. C. 0°R
C. Temperature of hot pipe surface & that of air in D. none of these
the room.
D. none of these. 40. The product out from a cupola is called
A. wrought iron
34. Machinability of hard alloys and tool steels is improved by B. pig iron
A. spherodizing C. cast iron
B. annealing D. none of these
C. tempering
D. normalizing 41. Nusselt number is related to Grashoff number (Gr) in
turbulent & laminar flow respectively, in respect of free
35. Transformation range for ferrous material is the convection over a vertical flat plate as
temperature interval during which __________ is formed A. Gr0.25, Gr
during its heating. B. Gr0.25, Gr0.33
A. cementite C. Gr, Gr0.25
B. austenite D. Gr0.33, Gr0.25
C. martensite
D. pearlite 42. If the demand for an item is trebled and the order cost is
reduced to one third, then the economic order quantity
36. Maximum amount of thermal radiation is emitted at all A. is trebled.
wavelengths at any specified temperature by a/an B. remains unchanged.
__________ body. C. decreases by a factor of 3.
 D. decreases by a factor of 1/3.
50. Sudden fall of atmospheric pressure by a large amount is
43. Copper deposits are found in India at the following an indication of the
location: A. rain
A. Kudremukh B. cold wave
B. Kolar C. storm
C. Khetri D. fair weather
D. Ramagundam
SECTION 2
44. Electrical conductivities of semi-conductors are of the
order of __________ ohm/cm. 1. In chemical dehumidification process
A. 10-3 A. wet bulb temperature increases.
B. 103 B. dry bulb temperature remains constant.
C. 10-15 C. dew point temperature increases.
D. 1015 D. dry bulb temperature increases.

45. Corrosion of metals cannot be prevented by its 2. Secondary hardening in steels arises out of the
A. tempering A. precipitation of fine alloy carbides at high
B. chromizing temperatures.
C. aluminizing B. refinement of ferrite grain size by working.
D. alloying C. decomposition of retained austenite upon heat
treatment.
46. Transition from laminar to turbulent zone in free D. precipitation of complex inter-metallics upon heat
convection heat transfer is governed by the critical value of treatment.
A. Grashoff number.
B. Grashoff number & Reynolds number. 3. Drills are usually made of
C. Reynolds number. A. cermets
D. Grashoff number & Prandtl number. B. high speed steel
C. alloy steel
47. The most economical channel section for the fluid flow is D. tungsten carbide
the one for which the discharge is maximum for a given cross-
sectional area. Vertical velocity distribution in an open 4. Tumbling is the process of improving the __________ of
channel for laminar flow can be assumed to be the materials/parts.
A. parabolic A. surface finish
B. hyperbolic B. fatigue limit
C. straight line C. creep limit
D. none of these D. surface cleanliness

48. Energy of the sun arises mainly from __________ 5. The __________ of a double acting reciprocating pump as
reactions. compared to the single acting pump will be almost double.
A. fusion A. flow output
B. fission B. head developed
C. combustion C. overall efficiency
D. none of these D. weight

49. Which of the following fastening devices has a head at 6. __________ of air does not increase with increase in
one end and a nut fitted to the other? temperature.
A. Bolt A. Density
B. Stud B. Thermal diffusivity
C. Top bolt C. Viscosity
D. None of these D. Thermal conductivity
 A. Sphlerite is zinc oxide.
7. Spherical shape of mercury droplets is due to its B. The first law of the thermodynamics is stated as
A. high viscosity. δE = δQ – δW.
B. low surface tension. C. Lead can be produced in a blast furnace.
C. high density. D. T. ferrooxidans is a fungus that can be used for
D. high surface tension. leaching chalcopyrite.

8. Sub-zero treatment of steel is done to 15. Dowtherm is a

A. suppress martensite transformation. A. high temperature heating medium (a petroleum
product).
B. enhance its working performance in sub-zero
atmosphere. B. product of coal tar distillation.
C. reduce the retained austenite in hardened steel. C. very heat sensitive material.
D. induce temper brittleness after its hardening. D. none of these.

9. Air-petrol ratio for maximum power generation in spark 16. To counteract the bad effects of strain hardening on a
ignition engine is about cold formed part, it must be
A. 6:1 A. tempered
B. 12:1 B. normalized
C. 18:1 C. annealed
D. 24:1 D. hardened

10. Which of the following varies as the square root of oil 17. The dew point temperature lines on psychometric charts
pressure during atomization of fuel oil through a pressure jet are straight inclined sloping downwards to the right. When
burner? relative humidity of moist air is 100%, then
A. Output & fineness A. wet bulb temperature=dry bulb temperature.
B. Velocity B. wet bulb temperature=dew point temperature.
C. Both (a) & (b) C. saturation temperature=dew point temperature.
D. None of these D. all 'a' , 'b' & 'c'

11. The most suitable material of construction for a sewer to 18. Galvanic corrosion cannot be prevented by
carry sewage under high pressure is A. cathodic protection.
A. asbestos cement B. anodic protection.
B. steel C. usage of largest possible anodic area.
C. cement concrete D. any one of these.
D. stoneware
19. Fire in fuel gas pipelines is extinguished most effectively
12. Filler material used in welding should have __________ as by
compared to the parent metal to be welded. A. spraying water.
A. lower melting temperature B. blanketing the area with nitrogen atmosphere.
B. same melting temperature C. fire-fighting foam.
C. same composition D. none of these.
D. both 'b' & 'c'
20. Which of the following is the most suitable abrasive for
13. Oxygen cylinders used for autogeneous (cutting/welding) grinding high tensile strength materials ?
purposes are A. Silicon carbide
A. seamless & made of steel. B. Corundum
B. heat treated before use. C. Aluminium oxide
C. made by sand casting. D. Boron carbide
D. welded steel cylinders.
21. Case hardening is not done by
14. Identify the correct statement. A. nitriding
 B. hot dipping D. Hydrogen
C. electroplating
D. both b & c 29. __________ is used as a material of construction for the
blade of power saw.
22. Satellites burn off during re-entry to earth's atmosphere, A. Wrought iron
because of the B. Stainless steel
A. combustion with air. C. Mild steel
B. gravitational pull by earth. D. High speed steel
C. friction with earth's atmosphere.
D. loss in weight of the satellite. 30. During decarburizing of a plain carbon steel, the thickness
of ferrite layer growth is proportional to
23. With increase in compression ratio, the volumetric A. time
efficiency of air compressor B. square root of time
A. increases. C. square of time
B. decreases. D. cube of time
C. remains same.
D. may increase or decrease (depends on the suction 31. Laser welding is widely employed in the __________
pressure). industries.
A. electronic
24. Neutrons are present in all atoms except that of B. structural
A. He C. process
B. C D. heavy
C. H
D. Ar 32. Dryness factor of steam is defined as the ratio of the mass
of vapor in the mixture to the mass of the mixture. Dryness
25. Biological shield in a nuclear reactor is generally provided factor of steam is measured by a __________ calorimeter.
to protect against the A. bomb
A. α-rays B. throttling
B. β-rays C. Junker's
C. gamma rays & neutrons D. Boy's
D. electrons
33. Which of the following is used to produce draught in the
26. __________ circuit is most commonly used to measure locomotive boilers?
strain with the help of a strain gauge. A. Chimney.
A. Ballast B. Induced draught fan.
B. Voltage balancing potentiometric C. Forced draught fan.
C. Simple current sensitive D. Steam jet arrangement.
D. none of these
34. Temper brittleness of a material can be fairly detected by
27. Which of the following is normally not found in both the the __________ test.
S.I. (petrol) & C.I. (diesel) engines ? A. fatigue
A. Air filter B. notched bar impact
B. Fuel injector C. tensile
C. Exhaust silencer D. hardness
D. Battery
35. When the wavelength of incident X-rays increases, the
28. __________ is a special constituent of chlorophyll without angle of diffraction
which photosynthesis is not possible. A. decreases.
A. Calcium B. increases.
B. Nitrogen C. remains constant.
C. Phosphorous D. shows no systematic variation.
 43. Thermistors are used in __________ devices.
36. The elastic strain energy of a unit length of an edge A. voltage measuring
dislocation as compared to that of a screw dislocation is B. temperature measuring
A. more C. temperature compensating
B. equal D. both (b) & (c)
C. less 44. Broaching tools are usually made of
D. double A. cermets
B. high speed steel
37. The specific gravity of coal depends mainly on its C. tungsten carbide
__________ content. D. stellite
A. carbon
B. volatile matter 45. The ratio of the shear stress to the principal stress on a
C. ash principal plane is
D. moisture A. 0
B. 1
38. In case of condensers & evaporators operating under C. ½
given terminal conditions, LMTD (logarithmic mean D. 1/3
temperature difference) for counter flow as compared to that
for parallel flow is
46. Minimum safe distance between two liquid fuel storage
A. more
tanks is equal to (where, H = height of the tank)
B. less
A. H
C. equal
B. H/2
D. much more
C. H/4
D. H/6
39. Normalizing does not __________ of a metal.
A. improve machinability & tensile strength
47. Propulsion of rocket follows from the
B. remove internal stresses
A. Newton's second law of motion.
C. refine the structure
B. Newton's third law of motion.
D. remove strains caused by cold working
C. law of projectiles.
D. Archimedes principle.
40. Which of the following hardness tests does not measure
the indentation hardness of metals and alloys ?
48. In multipass welds, shot peening is done after each pass
A. Vicker's hardness test.
to
B. Shore sceleroscope test.
A. close the surface porosity.
C. Brinell hardness test.
B. break the continuity of columnar grains.
D. Rockwell hardness test.
C. flatten the weldment.
D. introduce texture in the weld.
41. With increase in annealing temperature, the following
defect density decreases.
49. Pick out the correct statement.
A. Vacancy
A. Materials exhibiting high elasticity obey Hooke's
B. Dislocation
law.
C. Grain boundary
B. The elastic behavior of rubber under compression
D. All of them is the same as its behavior under tension.
C. The damping capacity of a material is due to its
42. Carnot cycle is also termed as the constant __________ plastic deformation.
cycle in thermodynamics. D. The stress required to cause plastic flow in
A. entropy polycrystalline material is higher as compared to
B. pressure monocrystalline materials due to the presence
C. volume of grains of different orientations.
D. heat
50. Consider the equilibrium A(g) + B(g) = AB(g). When the
partial pressure of A is 10-2atm, the partial pressure of B is
10-3 atm and the partial pressure of AB is 1 atm, the
equilibrium constant 'K' is D.
A. 10 atm-1
B. 105 atm-1
C. 10 (dimensionless)
D. 105 (dimensionless) 6. On oscilloscope screen for dynamic measurement, lissaious
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS diagram is normally used to determine the __________ of the
SECTION 3 input signal.
A. frequency
1. In the formation of cermets, the ratio of ceramic material B. amplitude
to metallic material is usually 80:20. Which of the following is C. damping
a cermet? D. none of these
A. Zirconia
B. Alumina 7. Fire refining process is employed in case of
C. Bakelite A. tin
D. Tungsten carbide B. copper
C. zinc
2. Enzymes belong to the category of D. aluminium
A. proteins
B. carbohydrates 8. Larger length & diameter water pipes are made by
C. vitamins A. electrical resistance welding.
D. fats B. die casting.
C. semi-centrifugal casting.
3. What is the value of included angle of a triangular notch for D. continuous casting.
maximum discharge?
A. 30° 9. Carbide tipped cutting tools are manufactured by powder
B. 60° metallurgy techniques and have a composition of
C. 90° A. 90% tungsten carbide and 10% cobalt.
D. 120° B. 70% aluminium oxide & 30% silica.
C. 30% nickel, 15% chromium & 55% tungsten.
4. For separating small pieces of metal from engine oil of a D. 65% tungsten & 35% zirconium.
car, the best separating technique is the
A. chromatography 10. The temperature at which ferromagnetic material can no
B. evaporation longer be magnetized by the outside forces, is termed as the
C. filtration A. critical point.
D. fractional distillation B. curie temperature.
C. inversion temperature.
5. Heat flow across a hollow sphere of inner radius 'r1' and D. eutectic temperature.
outer radius 'r2' is directly proportional to
11. Baffles provided on the shell side of a shell and tube heat
A. exchanger are meant for
A. providing support for the tubes.
B. improving heat transfer.
C. both 'a' & 'b'.
B. D. preventing the fouling of tubes & stagnation of
shell side fluid.

12. When an isolated thermodynamic system executes a

C. process,
A. work is done.
B. heat transfer takes place.
 C. mass flow occurs across the boundary of the B. compression
system. C. torsion
D. no chemical reaction takes place within the D. shear
system.
20. Hydrogen in liquid steels is dissolved
13. Brittleness induced due to the presence of sulfur in steel A. as tiny gas bubbles.
can be reduced by adding
B. in the atomic form.
A. manganese
C. in the ionic form.
B. Magnesium
D. in the molecular form.
C. vanadium
D. Copper
21. __________ iron is produced by the annealing of white
cast iron.
14. Atomic __________ of an element is a whole number. A. Malleable
A. weight B. Nodular
B. Number C. Ductile
C. volume D. Grey
D. Radius
22. The mechanism which changes the value of manipulated
15. The boiling & freezing points on a newly defined variable in response to the output signal from the control unit
temperature scale in degree 'D' are 400°D & 100°D is called the
respectively. The temperature reading corresponding to 60°C A. final control element.
on this new temperature scale will be equal to __________
B. on-off control.
°D.
C. floating control action.
A. 140
D. none of these.
B. 180
C. 240
23. Fahrenheit and Centigrade scales have the same readings
D. 280
at
A. -55°
16. Which of the following is an unconventional source of
B. -40°
energy?
C. -33°
A. Thermal power
D. -58°
B. Hydroelectric power
C. Nuclear-fusion power
24. Which of the following low melting alloy containing
D. Solar power
bismuth and lead is used for electric fuse?
A. Wood's metal
17. The product (s) of roasting of a sulfide ore is (are)
B. Babbit metal
A. oxide only.
C. Monel metal
B. sulfate only.
D. Duralumin
C. oxide and sulfate.
D. dependent on temperature and partial pressure
25. Water-tube boiler is the one, in which
of oxygen & sulfur dioxide.
A. water passes through tubes and flue gases around
it.
18. Which of the following are considered applications of
B. tube carrying hot flue gases are immersed in a
ultrasonic testing ?
pool of water.
A. Determination of elastic constant.
C. tubes are placed in vertical position.
B. Detection of defects in metal.
D. none of these.
C. Measurement of material thickness.
D. None of the above.
26. Dephosphorization of molten pig iron is favored by
A. oxidising and basic slag.
19. Suitability of steel for its use in cable is judged by its
B .reducing and basic slag.
strength in
C. high activity co-efficient of phosphorous in metal.
A. tension
 D. oxidising and neutral slag. 34. Steel containing low percentage of nickel, chromium &
tungsten are termed as the __________ steel.
27. In a neutral solution A. wrought
A. H+ ions are absent. B. tool
B. OH- ions are absent. C. alloy
C. both H+ and OH- ions are present in very small but D. plain carbon
equal concentration.
D. none of these. 35. Superheating of steam is done at constant
A. enthalpy
28. Which of the following commonly used condenser tube B. entropy
materials has the lowest thermal conductivity? C. pressure
A. Admirability brass. D. volume
B. Stainless steel.
C. Aluminium brass. 36. A cylindrical rod subjected to a tensile strain within the
D. Titanium. elastic limit undergoes a volume change. If the volume strain
is equal to half the tensile strain, then the Poisson's ratio of
29. Strain hardening effect in a metal subjected to cold the rod is
working is due to the __________ mechanism. A. 0
A. fracture B. 0.33
B. dislocation C. 0.44
C. slip D. 0.25
D. twinning
37. The surface tension of a liquid, at critical temperature is
30. A common disinfectant used in village wells for A. indeterminate.
disinfection of water is B. zero.
A. free chlorine C. infinity.
B. bromine D. same as that at any other temperature.
C. iodine
D. potassium permanganate 38. Large scale fire on fuel gas line is normally extinguished by
A. water
31. Moist air is cooled along the line of constant __________ , B. steam
when it is passed over a cold & dry cooling coil, such that no C. foam
condensation occurs? D. nitrogen
A. enthalpy
B. relative humidity 39. Brazing is the joining of metals
C. wet bulb temperature A. without melting the base metal.
D. dew point temperature B. with a non-ferrous filler.
C. both (a) & (b).
32. Which of the following metals cannot be hot worked at D. neither (a) nor (b).
room temperature ?
A. Zinc
40. Moist climate is the most favorable factor in the site
B. Nickel selection for a
C. Lead A. steel plant
D. Tin B. textile factory
C. petroleum refinery
33. Primary designation of steel is based on its D. coke oven battery
A. hardness & tensile strength.
B. carbon content. 41. Dry saturated steam can be converted into superheated
C. iron content. steam by
D. alloying elements content. A. increasing its cross-sectional area of flow.
B. passing it through a pressure reducing valve.
 C. forcing it downwards through a vertical tube.
D. none of these 49. The substance used as a smoke screen in warfare is
A. C2H2
42. Pick out the wrong statement. B. SiCl4
A. Copper is the metal having the highest electronic C. P2O5
conductivity. D. PCl5
B. Hardenability & weldability of metals are inversely
related. 50. The same volume of all gases is representative of their
C. Covalent bonding formed by sharing of electrons A. specific gravities.
is present in all semi-conductor materials.
B. densities.
D. Glass transition temperature applies to 'polymers'
C. gas characteristic constants.
but not to 'glasses'.
D. molecular weights.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS
43. Increasing sulfur content in pig iron tends to make it
SECTION 4
A. soft
B. hard
1. Fluorine is not a constituent of
C. tough
A. Freon
D. ductile & malleable
B. chloroform
C. Teflon
44. Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out
welding on D. fluorocarbons
A. alloy steel
B. grey cast iron 2. The most commonly used combustion system
manufactured in India for the thermal power plant boilers is
C. mild steel
the __________ combustion system.
D. high carbon steel
A. pulverized fuel
B. travelling grate stoker firing
45. M10 index of coke indicates its
C. circulating fluidized bed
A. compressive strength.
D. fluidized bed
B. hardness.
C. abrasion resistance.
3. During solid state sintering of powders, the following
D. impact strength. mechanism can be active.
A. Evaporation and condensation.
46. Gantt charts are used for streamlining the B. Solid state diffusion processes.
A. inventory control C. Liquid formation in grain boundaries.
B. production schedule D. Creation of more dislocations.
C. sales forecasting
D. quality control 4. The transition temperature at which all the ferromagnetic
materials become paramagnetic materials is termed as the
47. In the Bayer's process, bauxite is digested under pressure 'Curie temperature'. Its value for cobalt is __________ °C.
using A. 768
A. H2SO4 B. 1127
B. NaOH C. 1359
C. NH3 D. 1480
D. HCl
5. Regeneration of molecular sieve requires it to be heated to
48. Circular cross section machine parts which are a temperature of about __________ °C.
symmetrical about the axis of rotation are made by hot A. 80-120
A. piercing B. 200-300
B. spinning C. 600-800
C. drawing D. 1000-1100
D. extrusion
6. The ultimate strength in tension for steel is __________ A. belt conveyor
times the ultimate strength in shear. B. diesel locomotive
A. 0.5 C. truck
B. 0.9 D. overhead hoists & cranes
C. 1.5
D. 2.5 14. Property of a material to resist a tensile force without
giving away is a measure of its
7. The activity of pure hydrogen gas at 1000°C and 5 atm A. stiffness
pressure B. toughness
A. is always less than 1. C. resilience
B. is always greater than 1. D. tenacity
C. can be 5.
D. depends on the choice of the standard state. 15. Cast iron has the unique property of high
A. ductility
8. Which of the following transducers is most commonly used B. damping characteristics
for the measurement of shock and vibration? C. hardness
A. Linear variable differential transducer (LVDT) D. malleability
B. Dial gauge
C. Accelerometer 16. Steels with high carbon equivalent have poor weldability,
D. none of these because in these steels during welding
A. carbon and other alloying elements get oxidized
9. The power of a low capacity prime mover is most suitably from the weld pool.
measured by a __________ type dynamometer. B. excessive ferrite forms in the heat affected zone
A. driving leading to poor toughness of the weld.
B. transmission C. martensite forms in the heat affected zone leading
C. absorption to poor toughness/ductility of the weld.
D. none of these D. segregation of carbon and other element occurs
in the weld pool leading to poor properties of the
10. __________ addition increases the depth of hardness of weld.
steel.
A. Chromium 17. If the pH value of a solution of sodium chloride is 7; then
B. Nickel what will be the pH value of the solution after its
electrolysis ?
C. Tungsten
A. 7
D. Vanadium
B. < 7
C. > 7
11. The most important consideration in value engineering is
the D. 0
A. profit maximization.
B. customer satisfaction. 18. Measurement of the area of the indented surface is not
involved in the __________ hardness testing method.
C. cost reduction.
A. Vicker's
D. process improvement.
B. Rockwell
C. Knoop
12. Lime contains about 90% CaO. Percentage CaO present in
limestone is about D. Brinell
A. 25
B. 50 19. Salvage value is the most flexible criteria for analyzing a
financial investment. 'Salvaging' means
C. 70
A. disposing off a machine/property on as is where is
D. 80
basis.
B. disposing off machine/property, which is no
13. The most important material handling system in an longer useful in the present scenario.
integrated steel plant is the
C. mortgaging the obsolete machine/property.
 D. writing off the obsolete machine/ property. B. Electroslag
C. Plasma torch
20. Super conduction in metals is observed at a temperature D. Submerged arc
of __________ °K.
A. <100 27. Machinability of hard alloys & tool steels is improved by
B. >100 A. spherodizing
C. about 273 B. annealing
D. about 373 C. tempering
D. normalizing

21. Springback in sheet metal bending depends on the

A. elastic limit 28. LASER
B. bend radius A. stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated
C. degree of bend Emission of Radiation.
D. thickness of sheet B. has the same intensity as visible light.
C. can't be used for cutting metals.
22. The yield point in fatigue loading compared to that in D. none of these.
static loading is less. The ratio of ultimate tensile strength to
endurance limit of a material subjected to fatigue loading is 29. __________ forces do not act in case of fluids.
A. 0.5 A. Vibratory
B. 1 B. Centrifugal
C. 1.5 C. Elastic
D. 2 D. Tensile

23. Which of the following is not used as a fuel in rocket 30. Which of the following is not a natural abrasive?
propellant?
A. Silicon carbide
A. Liquid hydrogen
B. Quartz
B. Liquid oxygen
C. Corundum
C. Liquid hydrazine
D. Emery
D. Kerosene oil

31. The function of a nozzle provided in steam turbine is to

24. Hypo (sodium thiosulfate) because of its complex forming
A. throttle down (i.e., reduce) the pressure of steam.
behavior is used in photography to remove undecomposed
silver bromide as a soluble complex for __________ of the B. convert internal energy into kinetic energy.
picture. C. increase the velocity of steam.
A. printing D. all (a), (b) & (c).
B. developing
C. color 32. Which of the following polymers is obtained by
D. fixation copolymerization of three monomers?
A. SAN
25. Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is measured B. ABS
by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal well. The thermal C. SBR
well made of __________ will facilitate the most accurate D. PTFE
measurement of the temperature.
A. copper 33. Silicon percentage in the silicon steel used for electrical
B. steel appliances/equipments is
C. aluminium A. 0.3-0.4
D. brass B. 12-14
C. 3-4
26. __________ welding will be the most suitable for butt D. 20-25
welding two 20 cms thick boiler drum mild steel plates.
A. Electrical resistance 34. Material of construction of foundry crucible is
 A. graphite D. 15% less
B. lead
C. porcelain 42. Which of the following is the most suitable for removing
D. stainless steel fine particles (< 1 micron diameter) from air below its dew
point?
35. Titanium can be easily welded using __________ welding. A. Venturi scrubber
A. submerged arc B. Electrostatic precipitator
B. TIG C. Cyclone separator
C. shielded metal arc D. Fabric filter
D. electroslag
43. Which of the following is the terminology used for the
temperature at which the phase changes occur in a metal?
36. Feed check valve is used in steam boilers to
A. Critical temperature.
A. check the water level in the boiler.
B. Recrystallization temperature.
B. check the feed water flow rate.
C. Phase transformation temperature.
C. feed high pressure water to boiler and guard
against its backflow through it. D. Transition temperature.
D. none of these.
44. Puddling process is used for converting pig iron into
37. Three elastic constants for a completely anisotropic A. cast iron
elastic material which follows the Hooke's law are young's B. wrought iron
modulus, elastic limit stress and yield stress. Which of the C. mild steel
following properties is most sensitive to increase in strain D. semi-steel
rate?
A. Tensile strength. 45. Addition of __________ in steel can help in increasing the
B. Elastic limit. depth of hardness.
C. Proportional limit. A. nickel
D. Yield strength. B. chromium
C. vanadium
38. Swaging is a/an __________ operation. D. tungsten
A. piercing
B. forging 46. On-off control
C. extrusion A. fully opens the final control element, when the
D. drawing measured variable is below the set point.
B. fully closes the final control element, when the
39. Pig iron is measured variable is above the set point.
A. made from cast iron. C. is a two position control (fully open or fully closed)
B. made from wrought iron. control adequate to control a process with slow
C. the one which comes out of the blast furnace. reaction and minimum dead time or
transfer lag.
D. free from impurities.
D. none of these.

40. Classification of metal forming processes into hot and cold

working is based on the following parameters. 47. The tensile load-elongation curve of a metal does not
describe
A. Stacking fault energy.
A. work hardening
B. Recrystallization temperature.
B. yield stress
C. Solidus temperature.
C. anisotropy index
D. Transformation temperature.
D. necking strain

41. Kinematic viscosity of water as compared to that of air is

48. Usual value of the resistance suitable for a wire resistance
A. more
strain gauge is __________ ohms.
B. same
A. 20
C. 15% more
B. 80
 C. 120 B. conduction heat transfer by reduction in the
D. 500 material thickness and increase in the thermal
conductivity.
49. Permanent set in a material is produced by subjecting it to C. radiation heat transfer by increasing the
temperature and reducing the emis-sivity.
A. triaxial loading.
D. none of these.
B. fatigue loading.
7. Unit of viscosity in CGS system is
C. stresses beyond the elastic limit.
A. gm .cm-1 sec-1
D. tensile & compressive loads simultaneously.
B. gm . cm2 . sec-2
C. gm .cm-2, sec-1
50. The following is a typical anionic collector used in
flotation. D. gm . cm . sec-1
A. Ethyl dixanthogen. 8. Shaft/rotor speed is most accurately measured by a
B. Trimethyl cetyl ammonium bromide. A. frequency counter.
C. Potassium ethyl xanthate. B. tachometer.
D. Lauryl amine hydrochloride. C. strobometer.
D. speedometer.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS SECTION 5 9. __________ test determines the yield strength, Young's
modulus of elasticity, percentage reduction in area &
1. A solution which resists change in its pH value on addition
percentage elongation of a material.
of acid/alkali is called the __________ solution.
A. Tensile
A. neutral
B. Fatigue
B. ideal
C. Impact
C. buffer
D. None of these
D. zero pH
10. The rolling process can not be used to produce
2. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. plates
A. Weldability of high carbon steel is poorer
compared to low carbon steel. B. rods
B. Invar is a magnetic alloy. C. tubes
C. Magnetic permeability of the diamagenetic D. wires
material is less than one. 11. Co-efficient of performance of a Carnot cycle refrigerator
D. Martensitic transformation never goes to operating between - 23°C and + 27°C is
complection ( i.e., 100%) at room temperature. A. 3
3. The bolt is subjected to __________ when the nut is B. 5
tightened by putting the washer beneath it. C. 0.5
A. tension D. 1.5
B. shear 12. Presence of nickel & chromium in steel does not raise its
C. compression A. elastic limit
D. bending & tension B. machining properties
4. Which of the following is not categorised as the ore C. ductility
agglomeration process ? D. resilience
A. Nodulising 13. Hot extrusion process is not used for making
B. Pelletising A. cast iron pipe for domestic water supply.
C. Balling B. aluminium curtain rods.
D. Briquetting C. stainless steel tubes used in furnitures.
5. With increase in temperature, the surface tension of water D. any of these.
A. increases 14. Addition of __________ to steel does not help in
B. decreases improving its machinability.
C. remains constant A. sulphur
D. increases linearly B. silicon
6. A reduction in thermal resistance during heat transfer does C. lead
not occur in the D. phosphorous
A. convection heat transfer by stirring the fluid and
cleaning the heating surface.
15. Quartz is a __________ material. C. 65
A. diamagnetic D. 20
B. ferromagnetic 24. The temperature at which the magnetic property of iron
C. ferroelectric disappears (i.e., it becomes non-magnetic) and its electrical
D. piezoelectric conductivity & specific heat also changes, is called the 'Curie
point', which is __________ °C.
16. The units of the rate constant for a second order reaction
are A. 768
A. sec-1. mole°. B. 908
B. moles1. sec-1. C. 1400
C. moles-1. sec1. D. 1539
D. moles1. sec1. 25. Fatigue limit improvement by over stressing the metal by
successively increasing the load is called coaxing. In fatigue
17. The most serious manufacturing defect from fracture
failure, the material fails
toughness point of view is
A. below the yield point.
A. surface roughness
B. above the yield point.
B. pores
C. below the elastic limit.
C. spherical inclusion
D. at the elastic limit.
D. crack
26. The malleability of a material is the property by virtue of
18. Leakage in a cooking gas cylinder is detected by
which it can be rolled or hammered into thin sheets. Which of
A. radio-isotopes. the following materials has the maximum malleability ?
B. pouring soap solution on the surface and locating A. Lead
the gas bubbles.
B. Copper
C. halide torch.
C. Aluminium
D. pungent smell of mercaptans present in the gas.
D. Wrought iron
19. Which of the following is the most wear resistant grade of
27. Particle nature of cathode rays is proved due to the fact
carbide used for the cutting tools?
that they
A. Aluminium carbide
A. travel in a straight line.
B. Tungsten carbide
B. get deflected by magnetic electric field.
C. Nickel carbide
C. produce fluorescence.
D. Iron carbide
D. heat the exposed material.
20. The ratio of mass of a neutron to that of an electron is
28. The most commonly used moderator in nuclear power
about 1839. What is the ratio of the mass of a proton to that
plants is
of an electron?
A. graphite
A. 159
B. light water
B. 1837
C. heavy water
C. 2537
D. berellium
D. 10000
29. Babbit lining is used on brass/bronze bearings to increase
21. Laser is a device to produce
the
A. gamma rays.
A. antifriction properties.
B. microwaves.
B. compressive strength.
C. a beam of white light.
C. bearing resistance.
D. a beam of coherent light.
D. wear resistance.
22. Addition of small amount of __________ to grey cast iron
30. The heat of neutralisation remains constant, when there
is done to produce nodular grey cast iron.
is a reaction between dilute solutions of strong
A. manganese
A. base and strong acid.
B. phosphorous
B. base and weak acid.
C. magnesium
C. acid and weak base.
D. chromium
D. none of these.
23. Minimum thermal efficiency of a steam boiler may be
31. Joining of thin foils is preferred to be done by
around __________ percent
A. gamma rays
A. 25
B. X-rays
B. 45
C. microwaves
 D. gas welding D. none of these
32. Which of the following metals reacts violently with 40. An ideal material for making cooking vessels should have
water ? A. high heat capacity.
A. Mercury B. low heat capacity.
B. Sodium C. high thermal conductivity.
C. Calcium D. both (b) and (c).
D. Magnesium 41. Which of the following approaches the ideal gas
33. A steam carraying pipeline is insulated with two layers of behaviour most closely ?
insulating materials with the inferior insulation material A. Wet steam
forming the inner part. If the two insulating layers are B. Saturated steam
interchanged, the heat conducted will
C. Superheated steam
A. increase.
D. Saturated water
B. decrease.
42. Which of the following is not the function of a volute
C. remain unaffected. casing provided in a centrifugal pump ?
D. may increase or decrease; depends on the A. To reduce the head loss in discharge.
thickness of each layer.
B. To increase the pump efficiency.
34. Damage to metal surface by mechanical action is called
C. To collect liquid from the periphery of the impeller
A. pitting and to transmit it to the delivery pipe at constant
B. corrosion velocity.
C. erosion D. To increase the pump discharge rate.
D. none of these 43. The pressure outside a bubble/droplet of liquid is
35. The escape velocity of a body on earth which is __________ the internal pressure.
independent of its mass is about __________ km/second. A. greater than
A. 3 B. less than
B. 7 C. equal to
C. 11 D. unpredictable ; depends on the bubble size
D. 15 44. Two wires of the same radius & material having length in
36. Which of the following test is used for distinguishing the ratio of 1 : 2 are stretched by the same force. The strain
among dry oils, semi-drying oils and non drying oils ? produced in the two wires will be in the ratio of
A. Elaiden test A. 1:1
B. Reichart-Meissl value test B. 1:2
C. Henter value test C. 2:1
D. Iodine value test D. 1:4
37. The wet bulb temperature is lower in dry air than in wet 45. Powder metallurgy technique is used in the production of
air at the same temperature. A dry bulb thermometer __________ tools.
registers a higher temperature than a wet bulb thermometer A. tungsten carbide
except at __________ percent relative humidity. B. high carbon steel
A. 0 C. high speed steel
B. 100 D. drilling
C. 50 46. On-off control
D. none of these A. fully opens the final control element, when the
38. The process of removal of scale formed during hot rolling measured variable is below the set point.
of steel is termed as B. fully closes the final control element, when the
A. descaling measured variable is above the set point.
B. shot blasting C. is a two position control (fully open or fully closed)
C. pickling control adequate to control a process with slow
D. skimming reaction and minimum dead time or transfer lag.
39. A psychrometer does not measure the __________ D. none of these.
temperature of moist air. 47. The tensile load-elongation curve of a metal does not
A. dew point describe
B. dry bulb A. work hardening
C. wet bulb B. yield stress
 C. anisotropy index D. Vanadium
D. necking strain 6. The emf of a Deniell cell can be increased by
48. Usual value of the resistance suitable for a wire resistance A. decreasing the surface area of the electrodes.
strain gauge is __________ ohms. B. increasing the concentration of zinc sulphate
A. 20 solution.
B. 80 C. increasing the surface area of the electrodes.
C. 120 D. increasing the concentration of copper sulphate
D. 500 solution.
49. Permanent set in a material is produced by subjecting it to 7. A hot short metal is
A. triaxial loading. A. hard when hot.
B. fatigue loading. B. brittle when cold.
C. stresses beyond the elastic limit. C. brittle when hot.
D. tensile & compressive loads simultaneously. D. brittle under all conditions.
50. The following is a typical anionic collector used in 8. Corrosion rate can not be lowered by reducing the
flotation. __________ of the corroding medium.
A. Ethyl dixanthogen. A. concentration
B. Trimethyl cetyl ammonium bromide. B. velocity
C. Potassium ethyl xanthate. C. temperature
D. lAuryl amine hydrochloride. D. none of these
9. Routing in production, planning & control is concerned
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS SECTION 6 with the
1. Adhesives A. sequence of operation to be performed.
A. can't be used in the form of pressure sensitive B. progress of work performed.
tapes. C. authorisation of work to be performed.
B. can't join two dissimilar metals. D. balancing of load on machines.
C. cure instantaneously after application on a 10. A fire tube boiler is limited to a maximum steam pressure
surface. of about __________ kg/cm2.
D. none of these. A. 6
2. In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at 170°C B. 18
& leaves at 150°C, while the cold fluid enters at 50°C & leaves C. 38
at 70°C. The arithmetic mean temperature difference in this D. 52
case is __________ °C. 11. The total frictional resistance to fluid flow does not
A. 20 depend upon the
B. 60 A. roughness of the surface.
C. 120 B. fluid pressure.
D. ∞ C. fluid density.
3. Normalising of a casting does not D. fluid velocity.
A. induce stresses in it. 12. Stretcher strains found in a low carbon sheet are
B. refine its grain structure. associated with the
C. reduce seggregation. A. texture.
D. improve its mechanical properties. B. dislocation density.
4. The swift cup test evaluates the following property of a C. yield point phenomenon.
sheet metal. D. thickness of the sheet.
A. Stretchability 13. The most important consideration, while designing the
B. Drawability refrigeration system of an aircraft is that the refrigeration
C. Bendability system
D. None of these A. is as light as possible.
5. __________ is the most important element, which controls B. has very high C.O.P.
the physical properties of steel. C. employs minimum quantity of refrigerant.
A. Manganese D. consumer minimum horse power.
B. Silicon
C. Carbon
14. Though tin occurs lower than iron in the electrochemical (where, E = Young's modulus, G = Modulus of rigidity or shear
series, yet it is coated on steel for corrosion protection, modulus v = Poisson's ratio) ?
because of its A. E = 2G (1 + v)
A. lower cost. B. E = G (1 + v)
B. abundant availability. C. E = G (1 + v)/2
C. resistance to vegetable acids as the tin plate are D. E = 2G (1 + 2v)
commercially used in 'canning' industry. 23. Electrostatic separation of minerals from each other is
D. none of these. based on their differences in the following property.
15. Which of the following is resistant to the action of both A. Densities.
heat & chemicals ? B. Magnetic permeabilities.
A. Boro silicate glass, C. Electrical conductivities.
B. Silica glass. D. Hardness.
C. Soda lime glass. 24. Natural water contains approximately __________
D. none of these. percent of heavy water.
16. Metallic surveying tapes are made of __________ which A. 0.015
has a low co-efficient of expansion & enough strength. B. 0.71
A. invar C. 1.2
B. hastealloy D. 3.5
C. duralumin 25. The minimum temperature to which the water can be
D. monel metal cooled in a cooling tower is the __________ temperature of
17. Which of the following is a unit of time ? air.
A. Barn A. ambient
B. Light year B. dry bulb
C. Angstrom C. dew point
D. none of these D. wet bulb
18. __________ furnace is generally used in the non-ferrous 26. The order of a chemical reaction
foundaries. A. can be determined only experimentally
A. Direct arc B. can be determined from the stoichiometry of the
B. Indirect arc reaction.
C. Resistance C. can not be zero.
D. Induction D. can be fractional.
19. Steel & cast iron pipes are produced by __________ 27. Pick out the wrong statement.
casting. A. Lead can creep under its own weight at room
A. slush temperature.
B. die B. The electrical conductivity of gold is considerably
C. investment reduced by alloying additions due to the decrease in
D. true centrifugal electron movement.
20. The taper provided on pattern for its easy & clean C. Recrystallisation temperature decreases with
withdrawal from the mould is termed as the __________ decrease in strain in a cold worked metal.
allowance. D. With increase in temperature, the electrical
A. casting conductivity of intrinsic semi-conductor will increase.
B. pattern 28. Pick out the wrong statement.
C. draft A. Reflectivity of gases is very low.
D. distoration B. Absorptivity for metals is very high.
21. Gas turbine normally employs a constant __________ C. Reflectivity for non-conducting materials is low.
cycle. D. Reflectivity of polished surfaces is very high.
A. pressure 29. For efficient performance of a blast furnace, the extent of
B. temperature reduction of Wustite (FeO) should be
C. volume A. 100% indirect reduction.
D. none of these B. 100% direct reduction.
22. Which of the following relationships is correct for relating C. 50-60% indirect reduction.
the three elastic constants of an isotropic elastic material D. 30-40% indirect reduction.
30. Identify the false statement D. -3R ln 2
A. Martensitic steels are less susceptible to pitting 39. Out of the following, the lowest packing of atoms exists in
corrosion than austenitic steels. __________ crystal lattice structure.
B. Pitting corrosion is usually very localised. A. hexagonal close, packed (hcp)
C. Hydrogen embrittlement is facilitated by tensile B. face centred cubic (fcc)
stress. C. body centred cubic (bcc)
D. Stress corrosion cracking is facilitated by tensile D. simple cubic
stress. 40. Cadmium in zinc leach liquor is removed by cementation
31. __________ can replace tungsten in high speed steel. using
A. Chromium A. zinc
B. Vanadium B. iron
C. Cobalt C. nickel
D. Molybdenum D. copper
32. Production of one ton of paper in Indian paper industry 41. In electrical resistance welding, distortion results from the
consumes about __________ kWh of electricity. use of improper
A. 300 A. clamping methods
B. 800 B. electrodes
C. 1400 C. current
D. 2000 D. filler material
33. Fatigue strength of a material can not be increased by 42. The conventional mechnical transducer, which converts
A. cold working pressure signal to displacement signal is
B. hot working A. spring
C. shot peening B. manometer
D. any of these C. strain gauge
34. Steel rods are normally used for concrete reinforcement D. none of these
because concrete and steel have almost equal 43. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. tensile strength. A. Seam welding, projection welding & spot welding
B. compressive strength. are the classification of electrical resistance welding.
C. Young's modulus. B. Electrode tip in spot welding is of copper and the
D. thermal co-efficient of expansion. tip diameter should be equal to t (where, t = plate
35. Out of the following the refractive index is the highest for thickness to be welded)
A. glass C. In spot welding, two pieces to be joined are
overlapped and placed between two electrodes.
B. diamond
D. Mild steel sheet can not be spot welded.
C. brine
44. Austempering of steel requires.it to be heated to 875°C
D. kerosene
followed by sudden cooling to 250-525°C, thereby changing
36. Function of blow down valve in a boiler is to austenite to
A. maintain the drum level. A. sorbite
B. keep the drum pressure constant. B. bainite
C. drain out the sludge from the drum. C. martensite
D. empty the boiler during shutdown. D. troostite
37. Insulation of liquid surface can be achieved by 45. A compact estimate about the amount of materials
__________ on top of its surface. handling between various work stations is obtained from the
A. floating hollow polypropylene spheres A. gantt chart
B. spraying alumina powder B. bin chart
C. putting cement C. string diagram
D. none of these D. travel chart
38. Consider an ideal solution of components A and B. The 46. Lead is poured into the joint between two- __________
entropy of mixing per mole of an alloy containing 50 wt% B is pipes.
A. R ln 2 A. mild steel
B. -R ln 2 B. concrete
C. 3 R ln 2 C. cast iron
 D. asbestos cement 5. The property of material, by which a given amount of
47. The concentration of (H+) ions is 4 x 10-5 in a solution. energy is absorbed by it without plastic deformation, is called
Then pH of the solution will be (Given log 4 = 0.6 ) the
A. 4.4 A. resilience
B. 5.6 B. toughness
C. 8.4 C. ductility
D. 2.4 D. impact strength
48. Age hardening is connected with 6. The size of the tetrahedral void in the closest packing of
A. babbit metal atoms is __________ that of the octahedral void.
B. gun metal A. equal to
C. stainless steel B. greater than
D. duralumin C. less than
49. With decrease in the grain size of a material, its creep D. either (a), (b) or (c); depends on the size of atom
resistance 7. __________ the exhaust gas is an indication of the
A. increases. incomplete combustion of fuel.
B. decreases. A. Low temperature of
C. remains constant. B. High temperature of
D. either (a) or (b) ; depends on the material. C. High % of CO in
50. __________ rubber is generally used for making 'O' rings D. High % of CO2 in
used for vacuum sealings. 8. Air/fuel ratio on molar (volume) basis for combustion of
A. Natural methane with theoretical quantity of air with be
B. Neoprene A. 9.5:1
C. Butadiene B. 12.5:1
D. Nitrile C. 15.5 :1
D. 18.5 : 1
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS SECTION 7 9. Frost formation on the evaporator tubes in the domestic
refrigerators
1. Gross national product (GNP) means the total value of
__________ in a country. A. can be prevented by proper design.
A. goods produced B. decreased compressor power.
B. gold reserve C. causes heat loss due to poor heat transfer.
C. earning of the citizens D. is immaterial.
D. taxes paid 10. Function of feed check valve in a boiler is to
2. Energy to be supplied to the radioactive nucleus for the A. facilitate circulation of high pressure feed water.
emission of a neutron is __________ MeV. B. check the water level in the boiler drum.
A. 0.8 C. prevent the back flow of water.
B. 7.8 D. regulate the water flow to boiler.
C. 200 11. Ganister contains maximum percentage of
D. 10000 A. FeO
3. The co-ordination number in simple cubic structure is B. SiO2
A. 4 C. MgO
B. 6 D. MnO2
C. 8 12. Nitrogen is not an essential component of
D. 12 A. protein
4. Out of the following surfaces, the emis-sivity will be B. urea
minimum for C. oils & fats
A. aluminium foil D. any of these
B. concrete 13. In inventory control theory, the economic order quantity
C. plaster (EOQ) is the
D. smooth glass A. lot size corresponding to break even analysis.
B. average level of inventory.
C. optimum lot size.
 D. none of these. D. 4.6
14. The main charge in blast furnace is usually 22. Screws are specified by their __________ diameters.
A. iron ore & coke. A. minor
B. iron ore, coke & air. B. major
C. limestone, coke & iron ore. C. pitch
D. limestone, sand & iron ore. D. none of these
15. The atmospheric temperature during melting of ice/snow 23. The stress at which extension of the material takes place
(in the atmosphere) more rapidly as compared to the increase in load is termed as
A. decreases the __________ point of the material.
B. increases A. elastic
C. remains same B. ultimate
D. may increase or decrease ; depends on the C. yielding
altitude where snow melts D. breaking
16. At room temperature, F.C.C. crystal structure is observed 24. A material being tested for endurance strength is
in subjected to the __________ load.
A. lead A. impact
B. cupro-nickel B. completely reversed
C. titanium C. dynamic
D. tungsten D. static & dynamic
17. The basic function of the drum in a boiler is to 25. With increase in pressure, the latent heat of steam
A. act as a storage for feed water. A. increases.
B. act as a storage for steam. B. decreases.
C. separate steam from water. C. remains unchanged.
D. remove settling impurities from steam. D. data insufficient; can't be predicted.
18. Pick out the wrong statement. 26. 'Flare tower' used in industry is meant for
A. The X-rays can not be deflected by electric field A. venting off (after burning) the excess
unlike cathode rays. inflammable/toxic gases at high pressure.
B. The intensity of X-rays can be measured by B. absorbing the pollutant gases from the furnace
ionisation current produced due to the ionisation of exhaust.
gas by X-rays. C. cooling of furnace exhaust gases.
C. The quality of X-rays can be controlled by varying D. none of these.
the anode-cathode voltage. 27. Which of the following has the highest modulus of
D. Crystal structure of a material can be studied by elasticity (about 7 x 106 kg/cm2) ?
an electron microscope. A. High speed steel
19. Colloids can be purified by B. Stainless steel
A. dialysis C. Tungsten carbide
B. reverse osmosis D. Superalloys
C. coagulation 28. Electrolytic reduction cell used for conversion of calcined
D. peptization Al2O3 to Al is a carbon lined furnace operating at 800-900 °C.
20. The most prominent single cause of corrosion in The purpose of electric current supplied to the furnace is to
boilertubes, drums, economisers and steam superheaters in a A. achieve very high purity of aluminium (99.9%).
thermal power plant boiler is the B. keep the electrolyte in liquid condition by the
A. water alkalinity & leakage. generation of heat.
B. hydrazine addition during feed water treatment. C. electrolytically dissociate alumina.
C. release of non-condensable gas from water in the D. both(b) & (c).
boiler. 29. All radiations falling on a black body are
D. scale formation. A. refracted
21. Maximum carbon content in cast iron is __________ B. reflected
percent.
C. transmitted
A. 3.8
D. absorbed
B. 4
30. Styrofoam is the commercial name of
C. 4.3
A. polyurathene
 B. polystyrene 39. Electrochemical corrosion can occur, only if __________ is
C. polyacrylonitrile present in contact with metal.
D. polybutadiene A. air
31. Ceramic materials are B. oxygen
A. organic in nature. C. liquid medium
B. stronger in compression than in tension. D. gaseous medium
C. always amorphous in nature. 40. Crystallisation of polymers is an undesirable property.
D. always bad heat conductors. Crystallisation of celluloid is prevented by adding
32. Dryness fraction of dry steam is A. glycerol
A. 0 B. nitro cellulose
B. ∞ C. camphor
C. 1 D. none of these
D. 0.5 41. Preheating prior to welding is done for the purpose of
33. Which of the following processes follows the hardening A. decreasing cooling rate.
process for reducing the hardening strains & increasing the B. facilitating fusion of high melting metals.
toughness of the steel part? C. preventing hot cracking.
A. Anodising D. ensuring full penetration.
B. Tempering 42. Presence of sulphur in steel reduces the
C. Carburising A. hardness.
D. Annealing B. grain size.
34. Heat required to raise the temperature of a body by 1 °C C. tensile strength.
is called its D. toughness & transverse ductility.
A. heat capacity. 43. Frother is added in the froth floatation cell used in ore
B. specific heat capacity. beneficiation to stabilise the air bubbles (i.e., froth), which
C. thermal conductivity. will hold the ore particles, but it does not affect the
D. water equivalent. floatability of minerals. Which of the following is not used as
a frother?
35. Coating of zinc over steel is known as
A. Cresylic acid
A. cladding
B. Xanthaies
B. galvanising
C. Pine oil
C. anodising
D. all 'a' 'b' & 'c'
D. passivation
44. Otto cycle used in spark ignition petrol engines is also
36. Air-petrol ratio in an automotive petrol engine is around
known as the constant __________ cycle.
A. 14 : 1
A. volume
B. 22 : 1
B. pressure
C. 25 : 1
C. heat
D. 4 : 1
D. none of these
37. The property of material, by which a given amount of
45. Fire on fuel oil lines can be extinguished by
energy is absorbed by it, without plastic deformation is called
A. foam
A. resilience
B. steam
B. toughness
C. water
C. ductility
D. carbon dioxide
D. impact strength
46. In a furnace with heating element temperature at 1700°C,
38. Sacrificial anode method is used in the protection of
the dominant machanism of heat transfer will be
pipelines which are buried underground. Sacrificial anode
A. conduction
A. occurs higher in the electro-chemical series of
metals. B. radiation
B. is exemplified by magnesium plate. C. natural convection
C. is much cheaper than the cathodic base material D. forced convection
to be guarded against corrosion. 47. Optical activity is a/an __________ property.
D. all (a), (b) & (c). A. additive
B. constitutive
 C. both (a) & (b) C. flywheel of steam engine.
D. neither (a) nor (b) D. cycle chain.
48. Solution loss reaction occurs 6. Non-ferrous alloys used for making cutting tools need not
A. in the blast furnace shaft. have high
B. during pretreatment of hot metal. A. abrasion resistance
C. in the L.D. process. B. toughness
D. during deoxidation in the ladle. C. red hardness
49. Out of the following materials, the one which generally D. cutting speed
exhibits an yield point is 7. Hollow shafts can be made as strong as solid shafts by
A. hard bronze making the twisting moments of both the shafts same. Shafts
B. soft brass made by __________ have residual stresses.
C. cold rolled mild steel A. forging
D. hot rolled mild steel B. cold rolling
50. The efficiency of a Carnot heat engine operating between C. hot rolling
absolute temperatures T1 and T2 (when, T1 > T2) is given by D. casting
(T1 - T2)/T1. The co-efficient of performance (CO.P.) of a 8. Capacity & power requirement for an air compressor
Carnot heat pump operating between T1 and T2 is given by working at high altitude compared to sea-level will be
A. T1/(T1-T2) A. more
B. T2/(T1-T2) B. less
C. T1/T2 C. same
D. T2/T1 D. either more or less; depends on the climatic
conditions.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS SECTION 8 9. Glycerene is used as a coolant in cooling of some engines
1. Diamagnetic materials instead of water, because
A. are magnetised by eddy currents only. A. its higher boiling point (290°C) increases its heat
carrying capacity.
B. are non-magnetic and can not be magnetised.
B. compartively less weight of coolant is required.
C. are magnetised in direction opposite to the
magnetic field. C. smaller radiator can be used.
D. can be magnetised in one direction only. D. all a, b & c.
2. In connection with corrosion of metals, passivation is the 10. Cold working of a material results in increase in hardness,
process that which is termed as the __________ hardening.
A. intensifies deterioration. A. cold
B. changes the composition of the metal. B. work
C. inhibits further deterioration. C. age
D. none of these. D. induction
3. With increase in impurities in metals, their corrosion 11. Potable water means the water used for
resistances A. fire-fighting
A. increase B. cooling
B. decrease C. drinking
C. remain same D. evaporation to produce steam
D. may increase or decrease ; depending on the type 12. One ton of refrigeration is not equivalent to the heat
of metal removal rate of
4. Most important property of steels for use in automobile A. 200 BTU/minute
bodies is the B. 50 kcal/minute
A. formability C. 50 kJ/sec.
B. yield strength D. 3.5 KW
C. toughness 13. Starting friction is low in case of the __________
D. resilience lubrication.
5. Consideration of the creep is the most important in case of A. boundary
the B. hydrodynamic
A. blades of gas turbine. C. hydrostatic
B. piston of an I. C. engine. D. mixed/semi-fluid
14. Ultimate strength in tension as compared to that in shear 23. Drossing is a __________ operation.
for steel is A. smelting
A. half B. dressing
B. one third C. roasting
C. one and half times D. dressing
D. one fourth 24. Most of the phosphorous present in the blast furnace
15. Which of the following heat treatment processes is burden enters into
usually applied to castings ? A. hot metal
A. Tempering B. flue gases
B. Annealing C. slag
C. Normalising D. refractory lining
D. Carburising 25. During sensible heating of humid air
16. Photographic plates are coated with A. relative humidity increases.
A. silver nitrate B. dew point remains constant.
B. silver halide C. dry bulb & wet bulb temperature increases.
C. calcium silicate D. both 'b' & 'c'.
D. metallic silver 26. Iron content in Indian iron ore is about __________
17. Hardening of steel is not possible, unless it is heated percent.
__________ critical point. A. 80-85
A. above the highest B. 60-65
B. above the lowest C. 40-45
C. between the first & second D. 20-25
D. between the second & third 27. The heat treatment to which the steel wire containing >
18. Isotropic materials have the same __________ in all 0.25% carbon is subjected to is
directions. A. full annealing
A. induced stresses B. bright annealing
B. density C. patenting
C. elastic properties D. none of these
D. thermal properties 28. __________ of hard alloy and tool steel is done to make it
19. The most important requirement for aluminium industry easily machinable.
is the availability of cheap A. Case carburising
A. ore B. Tempering
B. electrical power C. Normalising
C. labour D. Annealing
D. & abundant water 29. Which of the following mainly decides the current to be
20. Spheriodising of a material is a/an __________ process. employed is arc welding ?
A. normalising A. Electrode size
B. annealing B. Plate thickness
C. tempering C. Voltage across the arc
D. hardening D. Welded portion length
21. The trace metal present in insulin is 30. Temperature attained in soldering of metals is about
A. Cu __________ °C.
B. Zn A. 150-300
C. Fe B. 400-500
D. Ni C. 650-800
22. Cold cracking in the heat affected zone of a high strength D. 1000-1100
steel weld can take place because of the 31. The normal stress is the same in all directions at a point in
A. retained austenite. a fluid, only when the fluid
B. martensite formation. A. is at rest & has zero viscosity.
C. relatively high sulphur content in the base metal. B. is frictionless.
D. sufficient hydrogen present in the welding arc.
 C. fluid layer has no motion relative to an adjacent D. both 'b' & 'c'
layer of fluid. 40. Thermal conductivity of a material does not depend upon
D. is incompressible & frictionless. its
32.A 2 kg object weighs 1.8 kgf on a spring balance. The value A. mass
of 'g' at that location in m/sec2 is B. volume
A. 8.82 C. surface area
B. 9.81 D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
C. 10.88 41. Carbon supply in pack carburising process is in the form
D. 0.95 of
33. In chemical dehumidification of air A. charcoal
A. both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature B. calcium carbide
increases. C. hydrocarbon oil
B. both specific humidity & dry bulb temperature D. graphite
decreases. 42. Water hammer is caused in steam carrying pipelines,
C. specific humidity decreases & dry bulb because of
temperature increases. A. partial condensation of steam.
D. specific humidity increases & dry bulb B. vibration of the pipeline.
temperature decreases.
C. high degree of superheat of steam.
34. What is the pH of distilled water ?
D. its exposure to torrential rain.
A. 0
43. Powder metallurgy is used to produce
B. 1
A. high precision components with complex cavities
C. 7 and sharp features.
D. 14 B. components of large size.
35. Pick out the correct statement. C. porosity free components.
A. Hot worked materials are subjected to annealing D. components of such alloys whose constituents do
to remove internal stresses. not form alloys readily.
B. Annealing of steel hardens it slightly 44. Catalyst used in the catalytic converter employed in
C. Normalising of a material induces stresses. automobiles to convert CO into CO and for complete
D. Tempering of a material improves ductility & oxidation of un-burnt hydrocarbons is
toughness but reducess hardness & brittlenes. A. nickel
36. Dielectric B. cobalt
A. is an electrical insulating material. C. vanadium
B. of low resistivity is preferred. D. platinum
C. should have high thermal conductivity. 45. For a thermodynamic system undergoing a process, which
D. need not defy the corrosive action of chemicals. of the following pairs best expresses the relationship similar
37. Normalising of an object does not to that expressed by the pressure volume plot ?
A. refine coarse grain structure obtained during hot A. Temperature - entropy.
working. B. Temperature - pressure.
B. improve ductility. C. Enthalpy - entropy.
C. improve yield strength. D. Enthalpy-pressure.
D. improve machanical properties. 46. The main constituent of bones is
38. Plasma is A. CaF2
A. a high temperature neutral gas. B. Ca3(PO4)2
B. nothing but ionised gas. C. CaCO3
C. a source of steady and highest controllable D. CaCl2
pressure. 47. Globular form of cementite is formed during the
D. formed at very low temperature. __________ process.
39. The machanism involved in the removal of metal in A. spherodising
drilling operation is by B. hardening
A. compression C. annealing
B. extrusion D. normalising
C. shearing 48. Faraday's law of electrolysis is related to the
 A. cation speed. cause cavitation
B. atomic number of the cation.
C. equivalent mass of the electrolyte. A. pressure falls below the vapour pressure
D. none of these.
B. pressure becomes very high
49. The two elements required to form substitutional solid
solution should not have
C. temperature becomes low
A. same crystalline structure.
B. same valancy D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
C. widely differing electronegativity.
D. same atomic sizes.
50. Rankine cycle comprises of two isothermal and two 5.  Which of the following materials has the
__________ processes. poorest electrical conductivity ?
A. isobaric
B. polytropic
A. Carbon
C. isentropic B. Aluminium
D. none of these
C. Silver
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS- SECTION 9
1. Coating provided on the electrodes used in the arc D. Stainless steel
welding is not expected to
A. add alloying elements. 6.  Pipelines carrying various utilities in chemical
industries are identified by their colour codes.
B. prevent electrode from contamination. The color of pipeline carrying steam is
C. stabilise the arc. A. black
D. provide protective atmosphere to weld. B. silver grey

C. green
2.  Desalination of water
D. yellow
A. makes it potable.

B. makes it non-potable. 7.  What is the percentage of chromium in 18-4-1

C. means distillation of water. high speed steel ?

D. none of these. A. 1
B. 2
3.  Viscoelastic behaviour is observed in C. 18
__________ materials. D. 43
A. non-crystalline organic polymeric
8.  Preheating before welding is done to
B. ceramic
A. make the plate softer.
C. all crystalline
burn oil & grease sticking to plate
B.
D. all amorphous surfaces.

C. avoid plate distortion.

4.  Probability of cavitation occuring becomes very
high, when the local __________ resulting in D. prevent cold cracks.
water bubbles formation, which on rupture
9.  Thermal diffusivity of a substance is conductivity)
proportional to (where, k = Thermal
 A. 1/k
B. K
D. all 'a' , 'b' & 'c'
C. K2
D. 1/k2
14. A suitable lubricant used for watches is

10. Dew point temperature always gives an A. metallic soap solution

indication of the __________ of the B. grease
moist air.
C. palm oil
A. dryness
D. hazel-nut oil
B. moisture content

C. coolness
15. Out of the following __________ iron has
the best capability to bear sudden &
D. latent heat excessive shocks.
A. White
B. Cast
11. for a first order chemical reaction, the
concentration of the reactant decreases C. Wrought
__________ with time. D. Pig

A. linearly 16. For the irreversible reaction, Ca+ 2C = Ca C2 ,

-1
Δ H°298 = - 60000 J . mole  . If a system
B. exponentially
initially containing 2 moles of calcium, 3
C. logarithmically
moles of carbon and 1 mole of calcium
D. inversely
carbide is allowed to react to completion,
12. Air standard Otto cycle is more efficient the heat evolved at 298 K will be
than the diesel cycle for the same
A. 30000 J
heat addition & compression
A.
ratio. B. 60000 J
B. heat addition & pressure. C. 90000 J
C. compression ratio & pressure. D. 240000 J
D. cylinder dimension & rpm.
17. Projection welding & stud welding is
categorised as the __________ welding.
13. In case of brasses, with decreasing zinc A. Pressure
percentage and increasing copper
B. Thermit
percentage, its __________ increases.
C. Resistance
A. percentage elongation D. Arc

B. brinell hardness

C. tensile strength 18. The driving force for the sintering of a

powder compact is
 A. strain energy.
22. Transition from laminar flow to turbulent
B. surface energy. flow in fluid flow through a pipe does not
depend upon the
C. volume energy. A. length of the pipe.
D. stacking fault energy. B. diameter of the pipe.

C. density of the fluid.

19. The amount of water evaporated in kg per
kg of fuel burnt in a boiler is called the
D. velocity of the fluid.
__________ of a boiler.
A. evaporative capacity
23. When the wet steam is throttled but still
B. evaporation efficiency remains wet at the exit of the throttle valve,
then its temperature & dryness fraction
C. thermal efficiency respectively
A. decreases & increases.
D. steam load
B. increases & increases.
20. Volumetric composition of flue gas analysed C. increases & decreases.
with the Orsat apparatus is : CO2 = 12%,
O2 = 8%, CO = nil, N2 = 80%. This flue gas
D. decreases & decreases.
composition indicates that
pure oxygen has been used for
A. 24. Limestone addition in the blast furnace is
combustion. done to flux __________ present in the raw
materials.
nitrogen percentage in the fuel is
B. A. SiO2
very high.
B. Al2O3
excess air has been used for C. MnO2
C. D. P
combustion.

hydrogen is not present in the

D.
fuel.
21. A fluid is termed as the Newtonion fluid,
when the shear stress is __________ the 25. The 'transition temperature' for ductile to
velocity gradient. brittle behaviour of steel increases with
increase in the __________ content in steel.
A. independent of
A. carbon
B. inversely proportional to
B. manganese
C. directly proportional to
C. both a & b
D. none of these
D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
26. The burnout heat flux in the nucleate iron, steel & copper having relatively higher
boiling regime is not a function of the melting points. Which of the following is not
a hot dipping process ?
A. liquid density.
A. Galvanising
B. vapour density.
B. Tinning
C. temperature difference.
C. Sheardising
D. heat of evaporation.
D. none of these

27. The approximate height of a blast3furnace 31. Hot extrusion of aluminium is done in the

having a useful volume of 2000 m  is about temperature range of __________ °C.
__________ metres
A. 25
B. 35
C. 55 A. 550-600
D. 75 B. 450-500
C. 350-400
D. 250-300
32. Stellite is a __________ material.
28. The cathode in an electrochemical cell A. ferrous
always carries
A. negative charge. B. ceramic

B. positive charge. C. cemented carbide

C. zero charge. D. non ferrous cast alloy cutting tool

positive or negative charge

33. Percentage of argon (by volume) in dry
D. depending upon the nature of atmospheric air is about
the cell.

29. An oxidation process is accompanied with

decrease in the A. 0.09
A. number of electrons. B. 0.3
C. 0.57
B. oxidation number. D. 0.94

C. number of ions.
34. An abrupt and sudden fall in the readinp of
barometer is an indication of the
D. all (a), (b) & (c).
A. storm
30. Hot dipping process is used for coating a B. rain
low melting point metal (e.g. Pb, Sn, Zn) on
 C. clear weather
39. Multistage compression of air as compared
D. cold wave to single stage compression offers the
advantage of
power saving per unit weight of
35. Steam condenser tubes are made of ad- A.
mirability brass, in which percentage of zinc air delivered.
& copper are __________ respectively.
moisture elimination in the inter-
B.
A. 70 & 30 stage cooler.

B. 30 & 70 C. increased volumetric efficiency.

C. 50 & 50 D. all (a), (b) & (c).

D. 90 & 10
40. Fine grained steels have
36. With increase in temperature, the electrical
conductivity of a __________ decreases. A. high brittleness
A. semi-conductor B. higher tendency to distort
B. metal or alloy C. high ductility
C. dielectric D. none of these
D. none of these 41. Dislocation cross-slip is difficult in those
materials, which have

37. All the atoms of the world comprise of A. large number of slip systems.
electrons, proton & neutron except that of
__________ atom in which neutron is B. high work hardening rate.
absent.
C. coarse grain size.

D. low stacking fault energy.

A. deuterium 42. Shrinkage allowance on pattern is provided

B. hydrogen to compensate for shrinkage when the
C. neon
D. helium metal changes from liquid state
38. Which of the following gases cause global A. to solid state at freezing
warming ? temperature.
A. Carbon monoxide solid phase temperature drops
B. from freezing temperature to the
B. Carbon dioxide
room temperature.
C. Nitrogen
C. liquid metal temperature drops
D. Ozone from pouring temperature to
 room temperature. 47. Function of gear box is to
A. reduce the speed.
liquid metal temperature drops
D. from pouring temperature to B. obtain variable speed.
freezing temperature.
C. increase the speed.

43. Spark plug is provided in a/an D. produce high torque.

A. engine having carburettor.
48. Pearlite comprises of
B. diesel engine.
A. 87% cementite & 13% Fe.
C. compression ignition engine.
B. 87% ferrite & 13% cementite.
D. both(b) & (c).
C. 93.33% ferrite & 6.67% C.

44. Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while D. 87% ferrite & 13% C.

carrying out welding on
A. alloy steel 49. Which of the following if present in iron
ore, enhances its value ?
B. grey cast iron
A. Alumina
C. mild steel
B. Alkali oxide
D. high carbon steel
C. Lime & Magnesia

45. Nusselt number is related to the Reynolds D. None of these

number (Re) in turbulent & laminar flow
respectively as
A. Re0.5, Re0.8

B. Re0.8, Re-0.5

C. Re0.8, Re0.5 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS- SECTION

-0.8
Re , Re 0.5 10

46. Lead pencil contains

1.  LVDT used for displacement measurement
A. graphite is a/an __________ transducer.

B. lead sulphide A. passive

C. lead B. active

D. both(b) & (c) C. capacitive

 D. none of these
A. H2SO3
B. HF
2.  A static fluid can not have
C. HNO3
A. zero shear stress. D. K2Cr2O7
7.  The cost of providing service in a queing
B. positive normal stress. system decreases with the
C. non-zero shear stress. increased mean time in the
A.
queue.
D. none of these.
B. increased arrival rate.
3.  In a forced draft cooling tower, water is decreased mean time in the
cooled from 95 to 80°F by exposure to air C.
queue.
with a wet bulb temperature of 70°F. In this
case, the D. decreased arrival rate.
A. range is 15°F.

B. approach is 10°F. 8.  The activity co-efficient of the solute in a

dilute solution
C. both (a) & (b). decreases with the increase of
A.
concentration of the solute.
D. neither (a) nor (b).
increases with the increase of
B.
4.  Which of the following is the most elastic concentration of the solute.
material ?
C. remains constant.

D. is unity at infinite dilution.

A. Plastic
9.  Constituents of stellite are
B. Glass
C. Steel A. zinc, copper & nickel.
D. Rubber
B. cobalt, chromium & tungsten.
5.  The 'laughing gas' is
A. nitrous oxide C. zinc, aluminium & nickel.

B. nitric oxide D. nickel, cobalt & vanadium.

C. nitrogen trioxide
10. The kinematic viscosity (in stoke) and the
D. nitrogen pentoxide absolute/dynamic viscosity (in poise) are
the same for __________ at room
6.  Glass reacts with temperature.

A. Air
 B. Water B. Silicon
C. Mercury C. Nickel
D. Alcohol D. chromium

11. Multistage compression is necessary for 15. Electrometallurgy is not involved in the

high efficiency, extraction of __________ from its ore.
if the ratio of the delivery A. aluminium
A. pressure to the intake pressure
exceeds 5:1. B. tin

when large amount of gas is to C. lead

B.
be compressed.
D. both(b) & (c)
when the delivered gas is desired 16. A freely floating object is stable, if its centre
C.
at very high velocity. of buoyancy

D. none of these coincides with its centre of

A.
gravity.

12. __________ can not increase the fatigue B. lies below its centre of gravity.
strength of a material.
C. lies below its metacentre.
A. Grain refining
D. none of these.
B. Grain coarsening

C. Surface hardening 17. Which of the following materials does not

form adherent oxide film on surface ?
D. Shot peening
A. Copper

13. If the head is doubled in & centrifugal B. Nickel

pump, the power required will increase in
the ratio of C. Aluminium

A. 23 D. Gold & silver

B. 23/2
C. 25/2
D. 21/3 18. Cassiterite is an ore of

14. Work hardenable alloy steel used to make

the bucket wheel excavators, blades of
bulldozers and other earth moving A. tin
equipments contain iron, carbon and B. lead
C. molybdenum
D. chromium

A. MANGANESE
19. In sheet metal forming, stretcher strains 23. Parallel straight line pattern of temperature
occur in distribution for both hot and cold fluids is
observed in case of heat exchanger of the
A. duralumin sheets. type
B. low carbon steel sheets. parallel flow with equal heat
A.
capacities.
C. austenitic stainless steel sheets .
counter flow with equal heat
D. Ni-base alloy sheets. B.
capacities.

counter flow with unequal heat

20. For grinding of softer materials, the grinding C.
wheel should have __________ grain size. capacities.

A. finer parallel flow with unequal heat

D.
capacities.
B. coarser

C. medium 24. Rockwell number represents the

D. any type of A. hardness of a substance.

21. Nusselt number/Biot number varies B. colour of a pigment.

inversely with thermal
A. C. density of a polymer.
conductivity.
D. active ingredients in a fertiliser.
directly with heat transfer co-
B.
efficient.
25. Which of the following fastening devices
directly with thermal has its both ends threaded ?
C.
conductivity.
A. Bolt
inversely with the dimension of
D. B. Stud
the solid.
C. Set screw
22. Out of the following, maximum D. Split nut
temperature drop for a given heat flow &
for the same thickness will be in the case of 26. Notched bar test is used for testing the
__________ of a material.
A. steel
A. impact strength
B. glass wood
B. endurance limit
C. copper
C. machinability
D. fireclay bricks
D. corrosion resistance
27. The most suitable material for die casting is A. refrigerant cooling

B. evaporator

C. condenser
A. iron D. throttling
B. copper
C. steel
D. nickel 32. Material having negative co-efficient of
linear expansion is
A. copper
28. Heating of an ore below its melting point in B. aluminum
presence of excess of air is called
C. rubber
A. calcination
D. nickel
B. smelting
C. roasting
D. sublimation 33. Specific gravity of hot metal (pig iron) is
__________ times that of the blast furnace
slag.
29. Depreciation of machines fails under the
indirect expenses head. As per income tax
regulations, it is calculated by the
__________ method.
A. diminishing balance A. 2
B. 3
B. sinking fund C. .8
D. 6
C. multiple straight line

D. sum of the years digit 34. __________ is the hardest material out of

the following.
A. Boron carbide
30. A semi-conductor is damaged & behaves
like a conductor, on passing a strong B. Tungsten carbide
electric current through it, because it heats
up the crystals & breaks the covalant bonds C. Hardened steel
resulting in __________ electrons.
D. Silicon carbide
A. lack of free

B. excess of 35. The phenomenon of weld decay is found in

case of
C. decrease in
A. gun metal
D. none of these
B. brass
31. The bank of tubes located at the back of the
domestic refrigerators are the __________ C. stainless steel
tubes.
 D. cast iron
40. Which of the following material handling
36. If a solid is compressed adiabatically in its equipments is not suitable for moving
elastic range, its __________ remains materials in varying paths ?
constat
A. Hand trolley
A. internal energy
B. Belt conveyor
B. enthalpy
C. Crane
C. entropy
D. Truck
D. temperature
41. The effect of friction on the flow of steam
through a nozzle is to decrease the
37. 'GASOHOL' widely used in Brazil as a motor __________ of steam.
fuel is a mixture of alcohol and
A. wetness
A. petrol.
B. mass flow rate
B. LPG.
C. both 'a' & 'b'
light hydrocarbon gases (e.g.
C. D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
butane or propane).

D. none of these.
42. Thermal equivalent of electrical power in
practical calculation is __________
kcal/kWh.
38. On decreasing the grain size of a polycrys-
talline material, the property most likely to A. 746
deteriorate is B. 3000
C. 1000
A. creep D. 550

B. toughness
43. Gross & Net calorific values will be the same
C. tensile strength for
A. methane
D. fatigue
B. propane
39. It is possible to form martensite C. carbon monoxide
A. sometimes by cold working.
D. hydrogen
B. sometimes without nucleation.

C. sometimes by gas quenching. 44. As per the Indian boiler regulation (IBR), the
type of joint preferred for the
D. only in iron based alloys. circumferential joint is the __________
joint.
 A. butt a site, where cooling towers are
A.
located nearby.
B. lap
a site, where open coal yard in
C. welded B.
located nearby.
D. none of these an air conditioned room
C. maintained at a temperature of
45. Presence of small quantity of sulphur in low 18°C.
carbon steel improves its
A. Formability D. an outside atmosphere at 10°C.
B. Machinability
C. Weldability
D. Hardenarality
50. Current asset of a factory includes the
46.  Duralumin is an alloy of aluminium and A. goodwill of the company.
copper. Percentage of copper in duralumin
is common stocks held by the
B.
A. 38 company.
B. 26
C. 16 manufacturing plant &
C.
D. 4 equipment.

D. inventory.
47. Copper is not present as an alloying
constituent in CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS- SECTION
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A. silicon bronze

B. constantan 1.  Out of the following substances, one ton of

__________ will store the maximum heat
C. nichrome for a rise of 30°C in temperature.

D. delta metal A. steel

B. lignite
48. Lead is added to 60:40 brass primarily to
improve C. water
A. machinability D. lime stone
B. corrosion resistance
2.  In which of the following reactions,
C. fluidity application of vacuum will help ?

D. strength Number of gas molecules in the

A. product side is more than that on
the reactant side.
49. Air intake for an air compressor should be
preferably taken from B. Number of gas molecules in the
 reactant side is more than that tube.
on the product side.
Ejection of abrasive slurry
C.
Number of gas molecules are the through an opening.
C. same on both the reactant & the
product side. Viscous lubricant pouring out
D.
through its container's mouth.
D. None of the above.
6.  Ester is formed, when an alcohol reacts with
A. carboxylic acid
3.  Inspection of surface and sub-surface cracks
in non-magnetic alloys is done by B. aldehyde
__________ testing method.
C. ketone
A. X-ray
D. ether
B. magnetic particle

C. dye penetrant 7.  Which of the following accounts for

maximum loss of energy in a coal fired
D. ultrasonic boiler ?
A. Incomplete combustion of fuel.
4.  Pick out the wrong statement.
B. Outgoing flue gases.
The equivalent stiffness of two
A. springs (of equal stiffness 'S') in C. Radiation heat losses.
series is S/2 while in parallel is 2S.
D. Unburnt carbon in ash.
For a helical spring, deflection is
proportional to D3 (D = mean coil
B. 8.  Presence of sulphur in the fuel fired in a
diameter) or d4 (d = wire
furnace
diameter)
A. contributes to its heating value.
Crushing load or columns is less
C.
than the buckling load. helps in electrostatic
B. precipitation of ash from flue
Modulus of resilience is gases.
D. proportional to ( stress at elastic
limit)2 . corrodes ducts & air preheater, if
C.
the flue gas temperature is low.
5.  Which of the following exemplifies D. all 'a' , 'b' & 'c'.
resemblence with the extrusion process ?
Pneumatic ejection of abrasive
A. 9.  Boiling temperature of carbon dioxide at
solid particles through a nozzle. atmospheric pressure is __________ °C.
A. -30.5
B. Toothpaste pouring out of the
B. -78.5
 C. -183.5
D. -10.5
A. Feed water pump

B. Steam superheater
10. Eutectoid reaction for iron-carbon system
occurs at a temperature of __________ °C. C. Blow off cock
A. 597
B. 959 D. Economiser
C. 1147
D. 1493
The ability of a substance to assume two or 15. Paint spray gun works on the principle of
11. 
more crystalline structure is called A. Bernoulli's theorem.
A. Isomorphism
B. Polymorphism B. Boyle's law.
C. Amorphism
D. Isomerism C. Newton's law of viscosity.

D. none of these.

12. The main function of the deaerator used in 16. Gas carrying pipelines are best joined by
the thermal power plant is to A. nuts & bolts
throttle down the steam
A. B. rivetting
pressure.
C. welding
enhance feed water
B.
temperature. D. none of these
remove dissolved gases from
C.
feed-water. 17. Scab is a defect developed during
__________ of metals.
remove non-condensable gases
D. A. forging
from condenser.
B. sand casting
13. Lubricants can be used to C. machining
A. transmit power hydraulically.
D. welding
B. form a seal in compressors.

remove contaminants by flushing 18. Pick out the wrong statement about

C. and to insulate transformers, powder metallurgy technique.
switchgears etc. Powder metallurgy techniques
A. are applied at room
D. all (a), (b) & (c). temperature.

Final product in powder

14. Which of the following is termed as the
boiler mounting ? B. metallurgy is not necessarily
metallic powder.
 The final product in powder A. aluminium
C. metallurgy is made from metallic
powder. B. soft solder

Silver and nickel when melted C. silver solder

together do not mix to form an D. brazing spelter
D. alloy ; however alloy of these
constituents can be made by
powder metallurgy technique. 23. Which of the following has the highest
density and the lowest melting point ?
A. Stainless steel
19. A floating body oscillates about its
__________ when it is displaced slightly.
B. Titanium
A. centre of gravity
C. Lead
B. metacentre
D. Aluminium
C. centre of buoyancy

D. centre of pressure 24. Electrolytes conduct electric current by

A. the movement of ions.
20. Which of the following relatively employs B. the movement of molecules.
the highest heat transfer surface area in a
high pressure boiler ?
allowing electrons to flow
A. Airpreheater C. through them from cathode to
anode.
B. Economiser
movement of electric charge
C. Steam superheater D.
through them.
D. Furnace water wall
21. The routing function in a production system 25. To improve the machinability of steel by its
design is concerned with the softening, it is subjected to

material flow optimisation A. cold working

A.
through the plant. B. annealing
B. machine utilisation. C. shot blasting
C. quality control of the product. D. heating
D. manpower utilisation. 26. Three elastic constant for a completely
antsotropic elastic material which follows
the Hooke's law are young's modulus,
22. Filler material used in welding having the elastic limit stress & yield stress. Which of
lowest melting point out of the following is the following properties is most sensitive to
increase in strain rate ?
 A. Tensile strength. B. 1.4

B. Elastic limit. C. 1.5

C. Proportional limit. D. Y = Cp/Cv

D. Yield strength. 31. A __________ type pressure sensing

element is commonly used in aneroid
barometer.
27. Heat transfer by radiation from a hot body A. capsule
will be most rapid, if its surface is
__________ because of its higher B. bellow
emissivity.
A. white & rough C. spiral tube

B. black & rough D. flat diaphragm

C. white & polished

32. A thermally thin body is the one for which
D. black & polished A. Biot number is less than 0.1.

B. Gallileo number is less than 0.1.

28. Reduction reaction involves the
A. loss of electrons. C. Fourier number is less than 0.1.

B. increase in oxidation number. Fourier number is greater than

D.
0.1.
C. gain of electrons.

D. addition of oxygen.
33. Air refrigeration cycle is used in the air
crafts, because of
29. Specific heat of an ideal gas depends upon low temperature encountered at
its A.
high altitude.
A. molecular weight
B. its high heat transfer rate.
B. pressure
its low unit weight per ton of
C.
C. temperature refrigeration.
D. volume its higher co-efficient of
D.
performance (COP).
30. In case of compression of one kg of air, the
work done will be the least, when the value 34. Failure of a material is attributed to
of polytropic index 'n' is __________ if it fails below its yield point.
A. 1 A. impact loading
 B. fatigue 38. The capacity of a material to absorb energy
depends upon both its strength & stiffness.
The term 'stiffness' of a material is the
C. creep
opposite of its
D. straining A. flexibility
B. plasticity
C. hardness
35. Protection of ship hulls against sea water D. hardenability
corrosion is done by coating with zinc
because of the fact that zinc compared to
iron is
39. Filler metal is not used in the __________
A. reduced preferentially. welding.
A. seam
B. cheaper.
B. electric spot
C. oxidised preferentially.
C. projection
D. lighter.
36. Which of the following pairs regarding the D. all a, b & c
effect of alloying elements in steels are not
matched correctly ?
40. The heat released by cooling one mole of
Cobalt: It contributes to rerl copper from 400 K to room temperature
A. (300 K) is (assume : Cp of copper is 23 J K-
hardness by hardening ferrite.
1
mole-1)
Molybdenum: It forms abrasion
B. A. 2300 J
resisting particles.
B. 4600 J
Phosphorous: It improves
C. machinability in free cutting C. 230 J
steels.
D. 2.3 x 106 J
Silicon: It reduces oxidation
D. 41. Sudden immersion/dipping of red hot steel
resistance.
bar in water makes it
A. malleable & tough.
37. The phenomenon of strain-ageing is
generally experienced with B. ductile & soft.
A. cast iron.
C. brittle & hard.
B. low carbon steel.
D. none of these.
C. high manganese steel.

D. high carbon steel. 42. A material expanding freely due to heating

will develop __________ stress.
A. no
B. comprssive
 C. tensile 46. The increase in hardness of metal due to its
D. thermal cold working is termed as the __________
hardening.
A. work
43. A machine having assumed life of 20 years
is purchased for Rs 32000/-. Its scrap value B. age
at the end of its life is Rs 8000/-. If the C. induction
depreciation is calculated by diminishing D. flame
balance method, then percentage reduction
in its value at the end of first year is 47. The maximum axial compression stress
__________ percent. during cold upsetting of a cylinderical rod of
A. 6.7 radius (r) occurs at
B. 7.6
C. 10.3
A. the outer edge of the rod.
D. 15.2
B. r/3 from the centre.

44. More than 1000 tons refrigeration capacity C. r/2 from the centre.
plants are usually of __________ type.
D. the centre.
A. vapour compression

B. vapour absorption 48. Electrode potential is not concerned with

the measurment of
C. air refrigeration
A. pH value
D. none of these
B. temperature

45. Pick out the wrong statement. C. viscosity

In a thin spherical shell under D. density
A. internal pressure, hoop stress is
equal to the half of axial stress.
49. __________ column is preferred to be used,
Thermoplastic material does not when a high liquid hold up is required in a
B. reactor for gas-liquid reaction.
follow Hooke's law of elasticity.
A. packed
Components under longitudinal B. bubble
compression is called 'struts' and C. spray
C. D. tray
the load under which strut fails is
called crippling or buckling load.
50. Tungsten in high speed steel is responsible
At low temperatures (sub-zero) for its
in pressure vessels, the ductility
A. toughness & wear resistance
of metal diminishes and brittle
D. fracture occurs while at high B. cold hardness
temperature in pressure vessels,
embrittlement of material may C. hot hardness
take place.
 D. sharp cutting edge
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS- SECTION
12

5.  The most commonly used material for

1.  With increase in carbon percentage in steel, sewers for carrying sewage in the normal
its
situation is
A. yield stress decreases. A. asbestos cement
B. elongation percent increases. B. stainiess steel
C. tensile strength increases. C. stoneware
D. impact strength increases. D. cast iron
6.  Filler metal is used in __________ welding.
2.  Percentage of gaunge is maximum in the
ore of A. braze
A. iron
B. gold B. electric spot
C. zinc
C. projection
D. copper
D. seam
3.  The forms in which various metals and non
metals occur in nature are called minerals.
Which of the following is not a metallic 7.  Acetylene should never be conveyed
ferrous mineral? through __________ pipe, as it forms an
unstable compound that dissociates
A. Cassiterite violently at the slightest shock.
B. Sphalerite A. stainless steel
C. Chalcopyrite
D. Calcite B. copper

C. aluminium
4.  Pick out the wrong statement.
Dry bulb temperature, wet bulb D. brass
A. temperature & dew point are the
same in case of saturated air.
8.  Which of the following contains the least
Dew point is reached by cooling percentage of carbon ?
B. the humid air at constant A. Pig iron
moisture content.
B. Wrought iron
Heating of humid air is done for
C. C. Cast iron
its dehumidification.

D. none of these. D. Malleable iron

 B. red
9.  Electric arc furnace is employed mainly for C. orange
the production of __________ steel. D. violet

A. high carbon
14. Heat dissipation in cooling towers is mainly
B. alloy by
A. conduction
C. mild B. convection
C. evaporation
D. plain carbon D. radiation

10. Heat treatment of steel is done mainly to 15. In BOF, desiliconisation is a first order
change its reaction. So the silicon content of the metal
decreases
A. mechanical properties.
A. linearly with time.
B. physical properties,
B. exponentially with time.
C. chemical composition.
C. logarithmically with time.
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
in proportion to the square root
D.
11. __________ method of depreciation of time.
calculation ensures that the interest is
charged on the cost of machine asset every 16. Hoope's cell is predominantly used for the
year on the book value, but the rate of electrolytic refining of
depreciation remains constant every year. A. zinc
B. copper
A. Annuity charging C. aluminum
D. tin
B. Atraight line

C. Ainking fund 17. Lead percentage in pure galena is about

A. 8.6
D. None of these B. 86.6
C. 35.8
D. 61.4
12. Main alloying element in Elinvar used in
precision instruments, hair springs for
watches etc. is 18. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. chromium Erosion corrosion which is
B. nickel identified by surface grooves,
C. zinc A. occurs due to the combined
D. aluminum action of corrosive environment
and mechanical abrasion.
13. Color of brass changes from yellow to
__________ after its dezincification which B. Stress corrosion occurs due to
exemplifies selective leaching. the combined action of corrosive
A. grey environment and the
 compressive stress. C. collar

Stainless steel is prone to stress D. expansion

C. corrosion in solution containing
chloride ion.
22. Which of the following
parameters is actually
In case of stress corrosion, the
measured during tensile testing
direction of crack propagation is
D. of a specimen using Universal
perpendicular to the applied testing machine?
tensile stress.
A. Load & elongation.

19. The life of a ball bearing is inversely Engineering stress &

proportional to B.
strain.
A. (load)1
B. (load)2 C. True stress & strain.
C. (load)3
D. (load)0.33 Poisson's ratio &
D.
Young's modulus.
20. Pick out the wrong statement.
Partnership is suitable for 23. 'End cooler' or 'after cooler' is
A. employed in air compressor
medium size business.
mainly to
A certain minimum of
remove oil vapour or
subscription of capital is required A.
moisture from air.
B. for legally starting a business in a
Public Limited Joint Stock cool the dry air before
Company. B.
use.
Public Limited Joint Stock reduce the volumetric
C. Company is legally bound to issue C.
capacity of receiver.
prospectus after registration.
D. none of these.
A small scale industry is the one,
which has a minimum capital
D. 24. Streaklines, streamlines &
investment of Rs. 50 lakhs and
pathlines are almost identical
maximum 100 lakhs. for __________ fluid flow.
21. Stoneware pipes used for A. ideal
sewers for carrying sewage
normally is joined by
B. uniform
__________ joint.
A. spigot and socket C. steady

B. flanged iron D. none of these

25. The suction and delivery A. saponification
pressure for a two stage B. acid
compressor are 1 and 25 atm C. precipitation
respectively. The intermediate D. emulsion
stage pressure would be
around __________ atm.
30. Pick out the wrong statement about a fast
A. 5 breeder reactor.
B. 10
C. 15 uses molten sodium as
A.
D. 20 moderator.
26.  The term 'Value' in value engineering
technique refers to the __________ cost converts fertile fuel into fissile
B.
of the product. fuel.
A. function (utility) C. requires highly enriched fuel.
B. selling produces more fuel than it
D.
consumes.
C. production
31. The speed of sound will be maximum in
D. total A. vacuum
B. metal
C. air
27. Melting point & boiling points of liquid D. water
oxygen are respectively - 218.8°C & - 183°C,
while the same for liquid nitrogen is - 210°C
& - 195.8°C respectively. The difference in 32. Work done by a/an __________ process is
melting points of liquid oxygen & liquid
nitrogen is not equal to 8.8 determined by .
A. °C A. adiabatic
B. °F B. quasi-static
C. °K C. isothermal
D. °R D. isentropic

28. The entropy change for a spontaneous 33. In case of water (Prandtl number ≈ 6)
process is flowing over a flat plate heated over the
entire length, the thermal boundary layer
A. > 0 for the system. thickness as compared to hydrodynamic
boundary layer thickness is
B. < 0 for the system.
A. less
> 0 for the system & the B. more
C. C. equal
surrounding.
D. unpredictable
< 0 for the system & the
D.
surrounding. 34. __________ number is sometimes used in
place of Grashoff number in free convection
heat transfer.
29. Milligram of KOH required to saponify 1 gm A. stanton
of oil is called its __________ number.
 B. brinkman
C. rayleigh 40. Source of heat supply in a cupola is
D. nusselt
A. coke

35. Wrought iron does not have the B. charcoal

A. uniform strength in all directions.
C. lumpy coal
B. ability to hold protective coating.
D. pulverised coal
high ductility & corrosion 41. Machine tool bodies are usually made of
C.
resistance.
A. cast iron
D. easily weldable characteristics.
B. mild steel
36. Nitriding of steel is a process for
C. wrought iron
A. case hardening
D. copper alloys
B. spheroidising

C. normalising
42. Out of the following, the best material
capable of withstanding shock & vibration
D. annealing without the danger of cracking is
A. malleable iron
37. The maximum percentage of chromium that
can be added to steel is about B. grey cast iron
A. 12
B. 18 C. chilled cast iron
C. 24
D. 30 D. white cast iron

38. Holes in a plate for rivetted joints is 43. On increasing the yield strength of a steel
preferably made by from 450 to 650 MPa, its __________ will
A. drilling increase.
B. tapping
C. reaming A. ultimate tensile strength (UTS)
D. punching
B. modulus of toughness
39. The temperature at which a gas, when C. percent elongation
subjected to Joule-Thomson expansion,
neither cools or heats up, is termed as the D. modulus of resilience
__________ temperature. Above this
temperature the gas heats up on throttling
and below this the gas cools down. 44. The refractory brick which has good thermal
A. isotactic shock resistance at high temperature but
B. saturation cracks on cooling below 400°C is
C. inversion A. magnesite
D. throttling B. chrome
 C. silica 49. The capital & running costs of similar
D. fireclay machines having unequal service life can be
compared by the __________ method.
45. The path and movements followed by men, A. equivalant annual cost
materials & equipments in executing the
activities is indicated by the B. rate of return
A. travel charts
C. present net worth
B. man-machine charts
D. capitalised cost
C. string diagram

D. flow diagram 50. Pick the odd man out.

46. No cutting fluid is normally used, while A. Austempering

machining B. Martempering
A. cast iron C. Cyniding
D. Parkerizing
B. aluminium

C. mild steel

D. stainless steel

47. An orthotropic material is a special class of

anisotropic material, which is described by
their properties in three perpendicular
directions. An example of orthotropic
material is
A. stainless steel

B. cast iron

C. Wood

D. Teflon

48. pH value of rain water in India ranges from

A. 5.5 to 7.5

B. 8 to 9.5

C. 3.5 to 5

D. 9.5 to 10.5
 CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 13
6. The refractory lining of the bottom in a basic
1. Maraging steels derive their strength from the electric arc furnace is made of
following mechanism: A. silica
A. A fine, highly dislocated and strong B. alumina
martensite. C. magnesia
B. Fine dispersions of intermetallics D. fireclay
of Fe, Ni, Ti etc.
C. Fine dispersions of alloy carbides in 7. Alcohols are not suitable as diesel engine fuel
a ferrite matrix. because the cetane number of alcohols is
D. Fine dispersions of Fe3 C nucleated A. very low which prevents their
on dislocations in austenite. ignition by compression.
B. very high which prevents their
ignition by compression
2. Ceramic compounds as compared to metallic C. zero.
compounds D. none of these.
A. crystallise faster. 8. Matte smelting is used in the extraction of
B. resist greater tensile stress at room A. lead
temperature. B. zinc
C. have higher melting temperature. C. aluminium
D. are better conductor of electricity D. copper
at higher temperature.

9. Percentage of differential pressure lost in a

3. Pressure exerted by a liquid depends upon its venturimeter with a tapering of 15° may be about
A. surface tension A. 1
B. density B. 10
C. viscosity C. 25
D. buoyancy D. 50

4. The most detrimental impurity in high pressure 10. Compressed dry air is used as the cutting fluid,
boiler feed water is while machining
A. suspended salt A. steel
B. dissolved salt B. cast iron
C. silica C. aluminium
D. turbidity D. none of these

5. Pick out the wrong statement. 11. Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal
A. A soft magnetic material should surface after its annealing is
have high permeability and small area of hysterisis A. removed by acid pickling.
loop.
B. hammered into the surface.
B. Poisson's ratio of high melting
C. removed with coarse emery cloth.
point metals is more than unity.
D. left as such to protect the surface.
C. Solders generally melt at less than
185°C.
D. Steel produced by B.O.F process is 12. Silicon percentage in silicon steel used for
ideally suited for manufacturing flat product. electrical equipments is about
 A. 1 C. Zinc
B. 4.0 D. Glass
C. 8
D. 14 19. Even though heat transfer co-efficients in boiling
liquids is large, use of fins is advantageous, when the
13. Catalyst used in the 'catalytic converter' entire surface is exposed to __________ boiling.
employed in automobile exhaust line for complete A. film
combustion/oxidation of carbon monoxide, nitrogen B. nucleate
oxides and hydrocarbons is C. transition
A. alumina D. all modes of
B. platinum
C. vanadium pentoxide 20. In Newton's law of viscosity, which states that
D. iron oxide the shear stress is proportional to the __________
Co-efficient of viscosity is called dynamic or absolute
14. Liquid nitrogen containers can be made from viscosity(where, V = velocity, Vg = velocity gradient ).
A. ferritic stainless steel A. V2
B. HSLA steel B. 1/V2
C. titanium C. 1/Vg
D. austenitic stainless steel D. Vg

15. Materials having __________ lattice structure 21. Which of the following materials has the least
are usually the most ductile. scrap value ?
A. body centred cubic (bcc) A. Aluminium
B. hexagonal close packed (hcp) B. Stainless steel
C. face centred cubic (fcc) C. Brass
D. none of these D. Copper

16. Metal cutting by oxy-acetylene flame is 22. Force between the molecules of the same
accomplished by the __________ of the metal. substance is called __________ force.
A. burning A. adhesive
B. intensive oxidation B. cohesive
C. evaporation C. molecular
D. none of these D. Vander Walls

17. The material used for coating the welding 23. Stresses encountered in the metal forming
electrode is termed as the processes are less than the __________ of the
material.
A. flux
A. fracture strength
B. slag
B. yield strength
C. protective layer
C. elastic limit
D. binder
D. limit of proportionality

18. In an amorphous material, atoms defy any

definite atomic structure and exist in random 24. Which of the following is not a ferromagnetic
pattern just like in liquid. Which of the following is material ?
an amorphous material ? A. Nickel
A. Tin B. Cobalt
B. Lead C. Aluminium
 D. Iron 31. __________ remains constant during the
adiabatic cooling of moist air.
25. Rain drops falling through atmospheric air attain A. Wet bulb temperature
limited terminal velocity, because of B. Dry bulb temperature
A. upward thrust due to air. C. Relative humidity
B. viscous force exerted by air. D. Specific humidity
C. surface tension effects of water.
D. force of gravity. 32. __________ joint is usually used for joining cast
iron pipes mostly used for temporary pipelines,
26. Addition of silicon to cast iron where it may be necessary to dismantle &
reassemble the pipeline very frequently.
A. promotes graphite module
formation. A. Collar
B. improves its ductility. B. Flanged
C. does not promote graphite flakes C. Bell and Spigot
formation. D. Expansion
D. increases the fluidity of molten
metal. 33. Out of the following, the alloy which has equal
percentage of constituents, is
27. Lead is poured into the joint between two A. white metal
__________ pipes. B. gun metal
A. mild steel C. duralumin
B. concrete D. constanton
C. cast iron
D. asbestos cement 34. Which of the following is the correct nature of
shear stress distribution along the cross section in a
28. About __________ ton of coke is required in a horizontal circular pipe under steady state fluid flow
cupola to produce one ton of casting. condition ?
A. 0.03
B. 0.3 A.
C. 0.8
D. 1.5
B.
29. There are one octahedral void and __________
tetrahedral void in the closest packing of atoms.
C.
A. one
B. two
C. three D.
D. none of these
35. Steel is welded using the __________ flame.
30. Which of the following is prone to cup and cone A. carburising
fracture ?
B. neutral
A. Cast iron
C. oxidising
B. Soft brass
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
C. Round specimen of ductile metal.
D. Flat tensile specimen of ductile
36. Pick out the wrong statement.
metal.
 A. Cold cracking of a weld is due to C. more than the dry bulb
the presence of hydrogen gas in the weld. temperature
B. True stress is given by, σ = σE (1 + D. equal to wet bulb temperature
εE), where σE and εE are
engineering stress and engineering 42. Heating of ferromagnetic materials to a
strain respectively. temperature above Curie temperature
C. Phosphorous can be easily makes it
recovered in the iron blast furnace. A. insulator for heat & electricity
D. High residual stress at the surface transmission.
is beneficial for fatigue properties of a B. ferritic.
material.
C. behave like paramagnetic
materials.
37. Shampoos are commercially not available in the D. superconductor.
form of
A. powder
43. Lap joints are preferred over butt joints in
B. gaseous mixture soldering/brazing, because these joints are
C. solution A. weaker in tension but stronger in
D. emulsion shear.
B. weaker in shear but stronger in
38. A gas which is collected over water becomes tension.
moistened due to water vapor, exerts its own partial C. stronger in both shear and tension.
pressure at the gas temperature, which is termed as D. The lap joints are easily made.
its
A. aqueous tension.
44. Colour comparator is used to measure the
B. saturated humidity.
A. pH value
C. vapor pressure.
B. electrode potential
D. absolute humidity.
C. colour intensity
D. none of these
39. Carbon is present in the form of __________ in
grey cast iron.
45. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. spheroids
A. For a pressure vessel to be
B. nodular aggregates of graphite
classified as 'thin vessel', the ratio
C. flakes of wall thickness to mean radius is
less than 0.1.
40. In "Imperial Smelting Process" for extraction of B. For calculating forces and
zinc, zinc vapour thus produced is quenched in the efficiency of rivetted joint, either
external condenser by the use of the following : rivet diameter or rivet hole
A. Jet of water at high pressure. diameter is used in case of
B. Blast of air. pressure vessel and in structural
C. Mixture of water and air. work.
D. Rain of molten lead. C. Longitudinal joint is normally made
butt joint to maintain the
circularity of the vessel.
41. The dew point of moist air becomes __________
D. Maximum diameter of the opening
with decrease in its relative humidity.
provided in a pressure vessel,
A. less than the wet bulb temperature which does not require any
B. more than the wet bulb compensation is 200 mm.
temperature
46. An atom bomb works on the principle of A. lignite & anthracite coal
A. nuclear fission B. lignite & coal gas
B. nuclear fusion C. petrol & diesel
C. both the nuclear fission & fusion D. coal gas & natural gas
D. ionisation
3. Which of the following pairs is not correctly
47. Eutectic reaction for iron-carbon system occurs matched ?
at a temperature of __________ °C. A. Uranium - 233 : Fertile material.
A. 723 B. Bindingenergy : Mass defect.
B. 959 C. Scattering: Absorption cross-
C. 1147 section.
D. 1493 D. Number of nucleons : Mass
number.
48. Which of the following is an example of stress
corrosion ? 4. Commonly used flux for brazing is
A. Season cracking of brass. A. zinc chloride
B. Caustic embrittlement of steel. B. borax
C. Both (a) & (b). C. ammonium chloride
D. Neither (a) nor (b). D. rosin

49. FeO (s) + CO (g) = Fe (s) + CO2 (g), k = 0. 435 at 5. Iron has got __________ isotopes.
1173E; At equilibrium, what will be the number of A. no
moles of CO gas required to reduce one mole of FeO B. four
at 1173 K? C. three
A. 1.0 D. two
B. 1.3
C. 2.3 6. Semi-conductors normally employ __________
D. 3.3 bonding.
A. co-ordinate
50. Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) are B. ionic
A. made of glass fibre and C. covalant
thermoplastic resins. D. metallic
B. anisotropic.
C. made of thermosetting resin and 7. High endurance limit of carburised machine parts
glass fibre. is because of the fact that carburisation
D. both 'b' & 'c' A. suppresses any stress
concentration produced in the parts.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS - SECTION 14 B. enhances the yield point of the
material.
1. Safety matches is produced using C. introduces a compressive layer on
A. red phosphorus the surface.
B. yellow phosphorus D. produces a better surface finish.
C. black phosphorus
D. elemental sulphur 8. In __________ process, there is an increase in
entropy with no degradation of energy.
2. Calorific value of __________ are almost same. A. isothermal expansion
B. isochoric heat addition
 C. polytropic expansion D. depressant
D. isobaric heat addition
15. With increasing carbon percent in steel beyond
9. Which of the following is categorised as the 0.8%, its ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and
plastic welding ? __________ is not affected.
A. Gas welding A. impact strength
B. Electric arc welding B. percent elongation
C. Forge welding C. hardness
D. None of these D. both 'b' & 'c'

10. In spite of large heat transfer co-efficients in 16. Pick out the correct statement.
boiling liquids, fins are used advantageously, where A. A base is always soluble in water.
the entire surface is exposed to __________ boiling. B. Hydrogen is released whenever a
A. film metal reacts with an acid.
B. nucleate C. Sodium hydroxide is both a base
C. transition and an alkali.
D. all modes of D. All indicators give red solution with
an acid.
11. When water is sprayed on air, passing through
an insulated chamber maintained at a temperature 17. Ageing of steel refers to the
higher than the dew point of entering air but lower A. degradation of steel by corrosion.
than its dry bulb temperature, then the air is B. failure of steel structure by
A. cooled and dehumified. overstress-ing.
B. heated and humidified. C. return of sharp yield point in
C. cooled and humidified. temper rolled low carbon sheet after a
D. heated and dehumidified. period of time.
D. decarburisation of steel by
overheating.
12. The hardness of the lathe bed material is
measured by the
A. shore sceleroscope. 18. When dry bulb temperature & wet bulb
temperature of moist air is the same, it means that
B. Brinnel hardness tester.
the
C. Vicker's hardness tester.
A. partial pressure of water vapour is
D. Rockwell hardness tester. less than the total pressure.
B. humidity is < 100% & dew point
13. RADAR is temperature of air has not reached.
A. acronym for Radio Detection and C. dew point temperature of air has
Ranging. not reached & air is not saturated fully.
B. name of technique for locating D. air is fully saturated.
distant objects.
C. name of instrument for locating 19. When metals are heated to high temperature,
distant objects. their __________ increases in general.
D. all (a), (b) & (c) A. atomic vibration
B. creep strength
14. In the floatation process, pine oil is used as the C. yield stress & ultimate tensile
A. collector strength
B. activator D. toughness & stiffness
C. frother
20. A friction lighter is normally used for lighting gas C. dynamic
welding torch, because of the reason that D. static & dynamic
A. its initial cost is very low.
B. duration of spark created is very 27. Pick out the wrong statement.
small. A. Molecules with symmetrical
C. safety of welder is ensured. arrangements (.e.g. CH4 or CCl4) are
D. it is easier to operate & maintain. nonpolar.
B. Generally, nonpolar compounds
21. __________ is not used as a material of are chemically inactive, conduct electricity
construction in thermocouples. poorly and do not ionise.
A. Alumel C. Most of the hydrocarbons are
B. Rhodium nonpolar.
C. Constantan D. none of these.
D. Duralumin
28. Old cycle handles are coated with nickel using
22. Coarse grained steels have A. cementation.
A. low toughness B. spray coating.
B. no tendency to distort C. galvanising process.
C. high density D. tinning process.
D. very high toughness
29. CANDU type nuclear reactor using natural
uranium as fuel is the extensively used nuclear
23. Steel balls are manufactured by cold heading.
reactor because of the fact that the
After cold forming, they are subjected to
A. specific fuel consumption is very
A. tempering
low due to the use of heavy water.
B. normalising
B. fuel cost is much lower than that
C. stress-relieving used in pressurised water or boiling water
D. artificial ageing reactor.
C. heavy water is used both as
24. Free oxygen is removed from boiler feed water, coolant as well as moderator.
because it D. both 'b' & 'c'
A. reduces heat transfer co-efficient.
B. is corrosive. 30. Pick out the wrong conversion of absolute &
C. causes explosion. kinematic viscosities.
D. none of these. A. 1 stoke = 1 cm2/sec.
B. 1 N.sec/m2 = 10 paise.
25. Out of the following, the materials having C. 1 stoke = 1 m2/sec.
maximum magnetic permeability is D. 1 m2/sec = 104 stokes.
A. silicon steel (Si = 4%)
B. cast iron 31. Unit molar solution of __________ is the best
C. wrought iron conductor of electricity.
D. mild steel A. sodium chloride
B. acetic acid
26. A material being tested for endurance strength C. sulphuric acid
is subjected to the __________ load. D. sucrose
A. impact
B. completely reversed
32. A coal with high __________ content will ignite C. Slugging
most easily. D. Spinning
A. hydrogen
B. oxygen 38. Mho's scale of hardness, which consists of 10
C. volatile matter standard minerals is used for the measurement of
D. fixed carbon __________ hardness.
A. scratch
33. The weight of a body at the centre of the earth B. indentation
is C. dynamic
A. infinite. D. rebound
B. zero.
C. same as on the surface of the 39. Which of the following is a weak acid ?
earth. A. HF
D. none of these. B. HCl
C. HI
34. For the same heat input & compression ratio, D. HBr
efficiency of Otto cycle is higher than that of diesel
cycle, because in Otto cycle.
40. Pig iron is a product of
A. heat rejection is lower.
A. electric arc furnace
B. expansion & compression are
B. cupola
isentropic.
C. blast furnace
C. maximum temperature is higher.
D. open hearth furnace
D. combustion is at constant volume.

41. Flywheel is provided in a machine to

35. The single most imortant requirement for a
turbine blade material is A. provide structural strength to the
shaft.
A. damping
B. smoothen the power impluses.
B. resilience
C. help in quick starting of the
C. creep resistaned
machine.
D. DBTT
D. none of these.

36. In cold working of metal as compared to its hot

42. Nickel is a __________ material.
working
A. ferromagnetic
A. cracks and blow holes are
eliminated. B. semi-conductor
B. ductility and impact strength C. paramagnetic
improves. D. ferroelectric
C. appreciable strain hardening is
produced. 43. Grey cast iron (used for making underground
D. yield stress, hardness and fatigue water pipes and manhole covers) as compared to
strength is not at all affected. steel has higher
A. ductility
37. __________ is the process used for setting up B. impact strength
compressive stresses in the surface of a metal to C. machinability
improve its fatigue strength. D. melting point
A. Lancing
B. Shot peening 44. L.D. converters are generally lined with
 A. magnesite 50. The hydraulic radius of a circular pipe of
B. fireclay diameter 'd' flowing full is
C. chrome magnesite A. d/4
D. silica B. d/2
C. 2d/3
45. When the weight of a ball inside the ball mill is D. d/3
just balanced by the centrifugal force,
A. the ball abandons its circular path CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 15
for a parabolic path.
B. the ball abandans its parabolic 1. Stainless steel is welded with difficulty because of
path for a circular path. A. its high melting temperature.
C. the ball continues to move on a B. chances of cracking.
circular path.
C. oxide film formation.
D. the ball continues to move on a
D. chromium carbide formation.
parabolic path.

2. For preparation of porous bearings by powder

46. __________ is not a heat treatment process.
metallurgy, preferred particle shape is
A. Cyaniding
A. spherical
B. Pakerising
B. nodular
C. Austempering
C. irregular
D. Martempering
D. no preferred shape

47. An ingot is hot forged to a 60% reduction in

3. The maximum thickness of the metal which can
cross-section area. The percentage reduction in the
be welded using ultrasonic welding is __________
volume for the above process is
mm.
A. 0
A. 0.5
B. 60
B. 3
C. 30
C. 10
D. 20
D. 25

48. Volute casing of a centrifugal pump does not

4. High speed steel tools retain their hardness upto
facilitate
a temperature of __________ °C.
A. uniform flow of fluid coming out of
A. 500
the impeller.
B. 750
B. increase in the pump efficiency.
C. 900
C. conversion of the part of the
velocity head to the pressure head. D. 1100
D. conversion of the part of the
pressure head to velocity head. 5. Wrought iron does not have
A. uniform strength in all directions.
49. Desert air coolers being rendered ineffective in B. ability to hold protective coating.
rainy season is due to C. high ductility & corrosion
A. low humidity resistance.
B. low temperature D. easily weldable characteristics.
C. high humidity
D. sunny weather
6. Other parameters remaining same, the 12. Out of the following, the joint produced by
recrystallisation temperature of an alloy is lowered, __________ has the lowest strength.
when A. soldering
A. strain rate is increased. B. welding
B. grain size is increased. C. brazing
C. prior cold deformation is D. rivetting
increased.
D. not affected by any of the above 13. Dies for wire drawing are generally made of
parameters.
A. mild steel
B. stainless steel
7. __________ are normally subjected to sub-zero
C. carbides
treatment.
D. high carbon steel
A. Highly stressed parts
B. Gauges or precision parts
14. The starting of a car takes time in winter,
C. Cold rolled sheets
because the
D. Non machinable materials
A. octane number of fuel is
decreased.
8. Induced draft fans provided in large thermal B. fuel supply for ignition is not
power plant boilers have __________ blades. sufficient.
A. forward curved C. vaporisation of the fuel is
B. backward curved decreased.
C. double curved D. pour point of fuel decreases.
D. radial or straight
15. The elastic strain in copper is due to the
9. Which of the following has the highest value of A. motion of dislocations.
refractive index ? B. stretching of atomic bonds.
A. Brine (sea water) C. breakage of atomic bonds.
B. Diamond D. none of the above.
C. Distilled water
D. Glass 16. Milk is fat dispersed in water. It is an example of
A. suspension
10. Use of economiser in a boiler plant reduces the B. emulsion
fuel consumption for steam generation by about
C. gel
__________ percent.
D. solution
A. 1
B. 10
17. __________ is the most suitable lubricant for
C. 30
drawing mild steel wires?
D. 45
A. Kerosene
B. Water
11. Theoretical volume of oxygen required for
C. Sodium stearate
complete combustion of 1Nm3 of acetylene, in oxy-
acetylene welding is __________ Nm3 . D. Lime water
A. 0.5
B. 1 18. Reduction in the grain size reduces the
__________ of the material.
C. 2
A. fatigue resistance
D. 2.5
B. tensile strength
 C. creep resistance
D. all (a), (b) & (c) 25. Which of the following does not discharge the
dust collected as a dry solid ?
19. Absolute zero, pressure will occur, when the A. Electrostatic precipitator
molecular momentum of the system becomes zero. B. Wet scrubber
A liquid will cease to exist as liquid at C. Bag filter
A. high vacuum D. Gravity settling chamber
B. zero pressure
C. 0°K 26. Wood is a/an __________ material.
D. earth's centre A. amorphous
B. cellular
20. In case of simple harmonic motion, C. homogeneous
displacement is proportional to the D. grannular
A. velocity
B. acceleration 27. Pick out the wrong statement.
C. both (a) & (b) A. Both annealing and normalising
D. neither (a) nor (b) release the internal stresses of the
material besides improving the
21. In TIG welding, thoriated tungsten electrodes mechanical properties.
are used, because it B. Low carbon steel does not respond
A. has higher current carraying to the heat treatment for
capacity. hardening of the material, hence it
B. has better electron emissivity. is subjected to case hardening or
surface hardening processes like
C. is stronger than ordinary tungsten.
cyniding, carburising, nitriding etc.,
D. is easy to prepare. which produces high carbon outer
layers resulting in increase of
22. Vernier calipers can not be used to measure the surface hardness.
A. I.D. & O.D. of the shaft. C. Induction hardening and flame
B. thickness of parts. hardening techniques are also used for
C. depth of holes. surface hardening.
D. clearance between two mating D. Martempering of a material is a
surfaces. hardening process.

23. Which of the following is not the commercial 28. Use of flux during soldering is done to
name of polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) ? A. increase flidity of solder by
A. Styrofoam lowering its melting temperature.
B. Lucite B. prevent oxide formation.
C. Perspex C. wash away surplus solder.
D. Plexiglass D. full up the joint gap.

24. On being hit with a hammer, __________ will 29. The most important consideration in value
readily fracture. engineering is the
A. brass A. profit maximisation.
B. mild steel B. customer satisfaction.
C. cast iron C. cost reduction.
D. lead D. process improvement.
30. Resilience of a bolt can be increased by C. yield
increasing its D. none of these
A. length
B. shank diameter 37. Out of the following, the __________ pipe has
C. head diameter the least corrosion resistance.
D. none of these A. mild steel
B. copper
31. Ammonia leakage in the refrigeration system is C. cast iron
detected by D. wrought iron
A. sulphur stick, which on detection
gives white smoke. 38. With increase in steam pressure, its specific
B. using chemical reagents. volume decreases
C. its smell. A. rapidly first and then slowly.
D. soap solution. B. linearly.
C. slowly first and then rapidly.
32. Fibre glass is a composite material of D. exponentially.
A. glass fibre in a polymer matrix.
B. glass fibre in a metallic matrix. 39. Which of the following rays has the least
C. polymer fibre in a glassy matrix. wavelength?
D. both 'b' & 'c'. A. Ultraviolet rays
B. Infrared rays
33. According to thermodynamic Farenhite scale, C. Cosmic rays
the fundamental interval between ice point to steam D. X-rays
point is
A. 180° 40. Hydrocyclone is a
B. 212° A. crusher
C. 32° B. wet classifier
D. 273° C. dry classifier
D. magnetic separator
34. Maximum consumption of limestone is in the
__________ industry.
41. Device used as a standard for the calibration of
A. iron and steel pressure gauges is a
B. cement A. bellow
C. glass B. diaphragm
D. fertiliser C. dead weight pressure tester
D. mercury manometer
35. Austenite is not
A. ductile 42. X-rays are
B. malleable A. positively charged.
C. magnetic B. negatively charged.
D. soft C. neutral.
D. of higher wavelength than visible
36. Factor of safety in machine design is defined as light.
the ratio of ultimate stress to __________ stress.
A. working 43. Diffusion co-efficient of a metal in a solid
B. bearing solution depends upon its
 A. composition C. saturation
B. temperature D. dew point
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b) 50. Heat transfer to the water wall in a high
pressure water wall type boiler furnace is mainly by
44. Cast iron contains __________ percent carbon. A. conduction
A. 2.5 B. convection
B. 3.75 C. both 'a' & 'b'
C. 4.75 D. radiation
D. 5.25
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS –
45. Alloys having more than 80% copper are SECTION 16
generally more
A. abrasion resistant. 1. Addition of beryllium to copper is done mainly to
B. corrosion resistant. produce a/an __________ alloy.
C. prone to season cracking. A. non-sparking & non-magnetic
D. machinable. B. high strength
C. precipitation hardenable
46. Direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical D. corrosion resistant
energy is facilitated by the
A. fuel cells. 2. The product out from a cupola is called
B. photo voltaic cell. A. wrought iron
C. magneto hydrodynamic generator. B. pig iron
D. none of these. C. cast iron
D. none of these
47. The minimum carbon content in steel should be
__________ percent for it to respond to a hardening 3. Resilience of a material is important, when it is
treatment. subjected to
A. 0.2 A. creep
B. 0.4 B. fatigue
C. 0.6 C. shock loading
D. 0.8 D. galvanising

48. Angular displacement can be measured suitably 4. Existence of velocity potential implies that the
by a fluid is
A. shaft encoder. A. irrotational
B. linear variable differential B. ideal
transducer (LVDT). C. compressible
C. stroboscope. D. in continuum
D. tachometer.
5. The velocity of sound in air is independent of
49. Minimum temperature upto which water can be changes in its
theoretically cooled down in the cooling tower by A. humidity
evaporative cooling is equal to the __________ B. pressure
temperature of air.
C. temperature
A. wet bulb
D. none of these
B. dry bulb
6. A boy weighing 110lb climbs up a 50 ft high 12. Deformation band is absent in materials having
vertical destination in 100 seconds. Horse power of __________ lattice crystal structure.
the boy is __________ hp. A. fcc
A. 0.1 B. bcc
B. 0.5 C. hcp
C. 0.8 D. none of these
D. 1
13. Out of the following, the rays having the lowest
7. Endurance is a measure of fatigue limit of a wavelength is the
metal. Fatigue crack in nitrided machine parts A. radio waves
originates B. ultrasonic waves
A. at the surface. C. infra red rays
B. within the core. D. X-rays
C. just below the surface.
D. anywhere on the surface. 14. A fine grained grinding wheel should not be used
for grinding __________ materials.
8. Carbon percentage in high speed steel tool A. hard
material is 0.6 to 1.0. The hardness of carbon tool B. brittle
steels is increased, when it is alloyed with
C. soft & ductile
A. vanadium & chromium
D. none of these
B. silicon
C. tungsten
15. What is the effect on the performance of the
D. manganese economiser in the thermal power plant boiler, if the
feed water temperature is very low due to
9. Draft allowance given to patterns is for preheaters being out for repairs or starving of steam
A. compensating the liquid state supply ?
shrinkage. A. It results in corrosion due to the
B. easy removal of pattern from the condensation on the flue gas side
mold cavity. of the economiser tubes due to
C. providing support for the core handling of low temperature
placement. water.
D. compensating the solidification B. Economiser tube life increases due
shrinkage. to handling of low temperature water.
10. Which of the following welding processes C. Heat transfer efficiency of
employs the highest welding temperature ? economiser increases due to picking up high
heat from the flue gases.
A. Arc welding
D. Scale formation rate on
B. Gas welding
economiser tubes increases.
C. Thermit welding
D. Resistance welding
16. The bulk modulus of a material with Poisson's
ratio of 0.5 is equal to
11. The best criterion for analysing an economic A. 3 x Young's modulus
investment is the
B. Young's modulus
A. rate of return criterion.
C. infinity
B. present value method.
D. zero
C. salvage value.
D. future value method.
17. Compression ratio of an I.C. engine is the ratio of 23. The velocity at which individual particles from a
the fluidised bed are carried away by the fluid passing
A. clearance volume to the volume through it, is defined as the
swept by piston per stroke. A. minimum fluidisation velocity.
B. volume of air in cylinder before B. terminal velocity.
compression to that after compression. C. elutriation velocity.
C. pressure after compression to that D. superficial velocity.
before compression.
D. none of these 24. Tip of the match stick contains a mixture of
A. K+S
18. Two stroke engine compared to a four stroke B. K + S + K2Cr2O7
engine has
C. S + K2Cr2O7 + White P
A. higher efficiency.
D. none of these
B. less fuel consumption.
C. higher power to weight ratio.
25. Which of the following is not an ore of
D. lower initial cost. aluminium ?
A. Troosite
19. Ferrites are __________ magnetic. B. Kaolin
A. anti C. Alunite
B. para D. Cryolite
C. ferri
D. ferro 26. Mechanism/phenomenon involved in the
improvement of fatigue strength of a material by
20. The pH value is the measure of hydrogen ion shot peening is the
concentration in a solution. The term pH stands for A. induction of residual compressive
the __________ in the solution. stress on the surface.
A. power of hydrogen ion B. removal of stress concentration
concentration from the surface.
B. percentage of hydrogen ions C. grain refinement.
C. presence of hydrogen ions D. surface polishing.
D. none of these
27. Springs are not made of
21. The Al2 O3 content of cryolite in Hall-Heroult's A. phospher bronze.
cell is maintained between __________ percent. B. nickel steel.
A. 2-5 C. monel.
B. 18-20 D. carbon steel (c ≤ 0.5%).
C. 12-15
D. 6-12 28. Pick out the wrong statement.
A. In Parke's process, zinc is added to
22. Number of electrons in the outermost shell of a remove silver from lead.
semi-conductor material is B. In the Pidgeon process of
A. 2 producing magnesium, powdered
B. 4 ferro-silcon is used as the reducing
C. 6 agent.
D. 8 C. Molten lead is used for shock
cooling of the zinc vapours in the zinc blast
furnace.
 D. Pure copper electrodes are used as
anode for electro-refinning of copper. 35. The hardness of a grinding wheel is specified by
the
29. Monazite deposits constitute an important A. alphabetical letter.
source for the following metal. B. Rockwell hardness number.
A. Thorium C. Brinell hardness number.
B. Titanium D. none of these.
C. Molybdenum
D. None of the above 36. Scaling occurs in boiler tubes due to the fact
that, the solubility of Ca(OH)2 __________ with
30. α-rays are increasing temperature.
A. negatively charged. A. increases
B. positively charged. B. decreases
C. neutral. C. shows inversion of solubility
D. same as X-rays. D. none of these

31. Heat treatment of steel is done to mainly change 37. While the recrystallisation temperature for pure
its __________ properties. metals is 0.3 Tm, the same for alloys is equal to
A. physical __________ x Tm (where, Tm Melting temperature).
B. chemical A. 0.25
C. mechanical B. 0.45
D. surface C. 0.70
D. 0.95
32. Normal dosage of chlorine in public water supply
scheme ranges from __________ ppm. 38. The factor of safety for brittle materials (having
A. 0.5 to 1 elongation < 5%) is based on the __________ stress.
B. 10 to 15 A. yield
C. 300 to 500 B. proof
D. 1000 to 1500 C. ultimate
D. none of these
33. Cast iron has the unique property of high
A. ductility 39. Carburettor in a spark ignition engine is used to
B. damping characteristics A. mix air-fuel in the desired ratio.
C. hardness B. maintain a constant speed at
varying loads.
D. malleability
C. adjust the stroke length.
D. increase the compression ratio.
34. Thermal shock produced by cooling is more
dengerous/deleterious than that produced by
heating a surface, because of the reason that 40. __________ are not emitted by radioactive
A. cooling produces tension on the substances.
surface. A. α-rays
B. cooling produces compression on B. β-rays
the surface. C. protons
C. heating does not produces any D. positrons
thermal stress.
D. heating produces compression on 41. A good abrasive
the surface.
 A. should be friable. C. Olive oil
B. should have low refractoriness. D. Cotton seed oil
C. is made up of large size of crystals.
D. should be soft. 48. Light year is the unit of
A. distance
42. Out of the following, __________ pipe is the B. time
least corrosion resistant. C. intensity of light
A. mild steel D. none of these
B. copper
C. wrought iron 49. Ingrannular corrosion occurs __________
D. stainless steel stainless steel.
A. in all types of steels except
43. In order to protect the aquatic creatures, the B. at the surface of
dissolved oxygen content in fresh water stream C. along grain boundaries of
should never be less than __________ PPm. D. in the core of
A. 0.5
B. 1 50. In case of fluid moving machineries, the
C. 5 relationship between saturation temperature and
D. 20 pressure decides the process of
A. water hammer
44. For which pair of the fuel gases, calorific value B. cavitation
(C.V.) of one fuel is almost double that of the other C. flow separation
on volume basis (i.e., kcal/Nm3) while the C.V. is D. turbulent mixing
same on weight basis (i.e., kcal/kg) ?
A. Propane and acetylene
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS SECTION 17
B. Propane and LPG
1. Yield strength of a material is determined by the
C. Sewage gas and gobar gas __________ test.
D. B.F gas and coke oven gas A. creep
B. tension
45. Sheardising process is used for C. compression
A. surface coating. D. endurance
B. heat treatment of high speed steel. 2. In fluid flow, and heat and mass transfer, one
C. cold working on metals. encounters (i) kinematic velocity (μ), (ii) molecular
D. none of these. diffusivity (θ) and thermal diffusivity (α). The units of
these quantities are.
46. The predominant mode of heat transfer which A. μ , α and θ all have units of m/s.
takes place from boiler furnace to water walls of a B. μ , α and θ all have units of m2/s.
boiler is C. α and θ have units of m2/s, while μ has
A. conduction unit of m/s
B. convection D. α and θ have units of m/s, while μ has
C. both'a' & 'b' unit of m2/s
D. radiation 3. Window panes of aeroplanes are normally made
of
47. Which of the following is an inedible oil ? A. perspex (PMMA)
A. Corn oil B. teflon (PTFE)
B. Tallow oil C. bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)
D. polystyrene
4. __________ flux is used for the extraction of C. vanadium
metal from its self-fluxing ores. D. copper
A. No 11. Fibrous fracture is normally encountered in the
B. Acid __________ materials.
C. Basic A. hard
D. Neutral B. elastic
5. Good design of the casing of a centrifugal pump C. ductile
aims at minimizing the D. brittle
A. cavitation 12. Bad odour in sanitary latrines is reduced by
B. frictional losses periodically sprinkling
C. kinetic energy loss A. bleaching powder.
D. static head B. lime powder.
6. A dummy activity is used in PERT network to C. aluminium sulphate.
describe the D. none of these.
A. precedence relationship 13. __________ has the highest melting point out of
B. resource idleness the following.
C. resource restriction A. Tungsten
D. necessary time delay B. Zirconium
7. Which of the following is not a characteristic C. Molybdenum
observed in material failure by fatigue fracture? D. Tantalum
A. Plastic deformation of material does not 14. The only suitable method for hardening the low
occur. carbon steel is case hardening. Which of the
B. Initiation of crack from below the surface following is a case hardening process?
does not occur. A. Cyaniding
C. Initation of crack occurs on the surface of B. Sheardising
the machine part. C. Spherodising
D. Presence of both rough & smooth zone D. None of these
with conchoidal markings in smooth zone of
15. Annealing of cast iron
the surface.
A. softens it to facilitate machining.
8. A polymer is termed as an 'elastomer', if its
percentage elongation is more than 100%. An B. decreases the free carbon.
elastomer is termed as 'rubber' if its percentage C. increases the strength.
elongation is more than __________ percent. D. none of these
A. 150 16. Coating thickness in case of galvanising of steel
B. 200 sheet generally corresponds to the deposition of
C. 300 __________ gms of zinc per m2 of steel strip.
D. 400 A. 5-10
9. Current employed in resistance welding ranges B. 1000-1500
from __________ kVA/cm2. C. 120-500
A. 1.2 to 2.5 D. 1500-3000
B. 4.5 to 6.2 17. Chlorine acts as a bleaching agent only in the
C. 7.5 to 8.5 presence of
D. 10.5 to 15.5 A. dry air
10. Brittleness induced due to the presence of B. pure oxygen
sulphur in steel can be reduced by adding C. moisture
A. manganese D. sunlight
B. magnesium 18. Corona discharge is related to the operation of
a/an
 A. induction motor. D. strain hardening.
B. electrostatic precipitator. 26. Silicon percentage in the silicon steel used for
C. fast breeder reactor. electrical appliances/equipments is
D. magneto hydrodynamic generator A. 0.3-0.4
(MHD). B. 12-14
19. Plastics as a material of construction suffer from C. 3-4
the drawback of low D. 20-25
A. machinability 27. Which of the following is not a dielectric material
B. density ?
C. strength A. Cotton, silk and paper.
D. plastic deformation B. Asbestos, glass, porcelain and mica.
20. Out of the following, the best material capable of C. Rubber and polymeric resins.
withstanding shock & vibration without the danger D. All refractory materials.
of cracking is 28. Magnetic permeability of iron is increased by its
A. malleable iron A. decarburising
B. grey cast iron B. alloying with cobalt
C. chilled cast iron C. purification
D. white cast iron D. alternate heating & cooling.
21. Factor of safety is the ratio of the __________ 29. The materials which fracture even at small
stress to the working stress. strains are termed as brittle, while those materials
A. tensile which exhibit an appreciable deformation before
B. compressive failure are termed as
C. yield A. rigid
D. bearing B. Tough
22. The majority charge carriers in p-type silicon are C. ductile
A. free electrons D. Plastic
B. ions 30. Material of construction of foundary crucible is
C. conduction electrons A. Lead
D. holes B. stainless steel
23. Referring to the periodic table of elements, it is C. Graphite
found that with increasing atomic number. The D. cast iron
atomic size in the same 31. Boiling point of water gets lowered at high
A. period increases. altitudes (e.g., hills), because
B. period decreases. A. temperature is low.
C. group increases. B. atmospheric pressure is low.
D. both 'b' & 'c'. C. atmospheric pressure is high.
24. With increase in __________ Knocking tendency D. none of these
in a spark ignition petrol engine decreases. 32. With increase in temperature, the electrical
A. supercharging conductivity of semiconductors
B. wall temperature A. increases.
C. compression ratio B. decreases.
D. engine speed C. remain constant.
25. Between 230 and 370°C, blue brittleness is D. either (a) or (b), depends on the type of
caused in mild steel because of the semi-conductor.
A. immobility of dislocation. 33. Which of the, following is not associated with the
B. strain-ageing. functioning of a petrol engine?
C. increase in Young's modulus. A. Compression ignition system
 B. Spark plug 41. Boiler tube size is specified by its thickness and
C. Carburetor __________ diameter.
D. Otto cycle A. Outside
34. Minimum number of members required to form B. Inside
a Public Limited Joint Stock Company is C. Mean
A. 7 D. none of these
B. 10 42. Break-even point represents the condition, when
C. 12 the company runs under no profit no loss condition.
D. 17 In break-even analysis, total cost comprises of fixed
cost
35. In an eutectic system, two elements are
completely A. only.
A. soluble in solid state B. plus variable cost.
B. insoluble in liquid state C. plus overhead cost.
C. insoluble in both solid & liquid state D. plus selling expenses.
D. soluble in liquid state 43. Unit of surface tension in S.I. unit is
36. 'Cryogenics' is concerned with the generation & A. Watt/m
use of low temperature in the range of B. Joule/m2
A. 0°K to 123°K C. Newton/m2
B. 0°C to - 123°C D. Joule/m
C. 0°C to - 273°C 44. The joint for soldering is supported by binding
D. 0°K to 273°K wire made of
37. The capacity of a spring to store energy is called A. mild steel
the spring form co-efficient. Stiffness of a spring is B. Copper
measured by the C. soft iron
A. ability to absorb shock. D. stainless steel
B. capacity to store energy. 45. The main reducing agent in iron blast furnace is
C. ratio of the wire & coil diameters. A. carbon dioxide
D. load to produce unit deflection. B. carbon monoxide
38. Which of the following materials has the C. Oxygen
maximum shrinkage allowance? D. Air
A. Brass 46. Young's modulus of a material is the measure of
B. Cast iron its
C. Lead A. Stiffness
D. Aluminum alloy B. Malleability
39. Vibration up to 100 kilo hertz can be most C. creep resistance
accurately measured by a __________ type D. tensile strength
accelerometer. 47. Which of the following is not used as a bearing
A. preloaded spring material?
B. Piezoelectric A. Copper-lead alloys
C. bonded strain gauge B. Babbits
D. none of these C. Bronzes
40. Normalizing does not __________ of a metal. D. Cermets
A. improve machinability & tensile strength 48. Brass parts with high residual tensile stress at the
B. remove internal stresses surface are susceptible to season cracking (i.e.
C. refine the structure spontaneous cracking occuring on exposure to
D. remove strains caused by cold working atmospheric corrosion), if its zinc percentage is more
than
 A. 5 6. Lead is most readily dissolved in
B. 10 A. acetic acid
C. 20 B. hydrochloric acid
D. 35 C. nitric acid
49. Water flow in the river during flood can be D. sulphuric acid
categorised as the __________ flow. 7. Which of the following is a synthetic abrasive?
A. unsteady uniform A. Corundum
B. unsteady non-uniform B. Emery
C. steady uniform C. Pumice
D. steady non-uniform D. Silicon carbide
50. Basicity [%Cao + %MgO/% SiO2) of the slag in 8. Dezincification is a form of corrosion, which
Indian blast furnace is in the range of specifically applies to
A. 0.7-1.0 A. steel
B. 1.1-1.4 B. brass
C. 1.5 - 1.8 C. stainless steel
D. 2.0 - 2.5 D. babbit metal
SECTION 18 9. Water hammer in pipelines results, when the
1. Sewage is not an excellent medium for the growth flowing fluid
of A. has very high velocity.
A. aquatic creatures. B. has very high pressure.
B. protozoa. C. is brought to rest by gradually closing a
C. virus. valve.
D. pathogenic bacteria. D. is suddenly brought to rest by closing a
2. Which of the following pair is correctly matched? valve.
A. Heat transfer: Thermal diffusivity. 10. The preferred alloying element for low
B. Mass transfer: Diffusion co-efficient. temperature applications of steel is
C. Momentum transfer: Kinematic viscosity. A. Cr
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c' are correctly matched. B. N
3. Rate of chemical reaction is not much affected, if C. Mo
the reactants are in __________ form. D. Ni
A. solids 11. Out of the following, the dimensionless quantity
B. liquids is
C. either (a) or (b) A. specific weight
D. gaseous B. viscosity
4. Materials used for making permanent magnets C. Mach number
containing iron and nickel are made by __________ D. density
technique. 12. When a copper ball is heated, the largest
A. powder metallurgy percentage increase will be in its
B. casting A. radius
C. forging B. area
D. none of these C. mass
5. Lubrication is done to control D. volume
A. friction 13. Which of the following hardness tests uses the
B. wear depth of penetration caused by the indentor as the
parameter for arriving at the hardness value of a
C. temperature
material ?
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
A. Shore sceleroscope test.
 B. Vicker's hardness test. D. all (a), (b) & (c).
C. Brinell hardness test. 21. Which of the following metals can be extracted
D. Rockwell hardness test. from its ore by both pyrometallurgical as well as
14. The most commonly used moderator in nuclear hydrometallurgical methods?
power plant is A. Copper
A. graphite B. Zinc
B. light water C. both 'a' & 'b'
C. heavy water D. neither 'a' nor 'b'
D. berellium 22. If a heat transfer surface is pock-marked with a
15. In an isochoric process, number of cavities, then as compared to a smooth
surface the heat transfer by __________ will not
A. there is no transfer of mass and energy.
increase.
B. free expansion of an ideal gas occurs.
A. convection
C. no mechanical work is done by the
B. nucleate boiling
system.
C. radiation
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
D. conduction
16. Coke is added in the blast furnace to
23. Piezoelectric is a material
A. reduce & melt the iron ore.
A. whose properties is midway between the
B. increase the fluidity of slag.
constituent materials.
C. remove sulphur & phosphorus from
B. which gets polarised, when stressed.
molten metal.
C. in which magnetising force reduces when
D. none of these.
current flowing through it is in-cresed.
17. A balanced draught boiler furnace employs
D. which changes dimensions due to
__________ draught fan.
applied field.
A. induced
24. Oxygen content below __________ percent in air
B. forced contaminated with nitrogen does not support
C. both 'a' & 'b' combustion and is unsafe for humane exposure.
D. neither 'a' nor 'b' A. 18
18. Aluminium oxide (an abrasive) is used for B. 16
grinding C. 14
A. ceramics D. 12
B. high speed steel 25. Moist air is cooled along the line of constant
C. cemented carbide __________ , when it is passed over a cold & dry
D. none of these cooling coil, such that no condensation occurs.
19. In a casting, cold shut defect is caused by A. enthalpy
A. low pounhg temperature. B. relative humidity
B. melt-mould reactions. C. wet bulb temperature
C. faulty gating system. D. dew point temperature
D. very low mould permeability. 26. Production of one ton of steel plate in a modern
20. Even minute presence of impurities in copper integrated steel plant in India consumes about
impairs its electrical conductivity seriously. __________ kWh of electricity.
Electrolytic refining of blister copper is resorted to, A. 50
when B. 250
A. cheap electricity is available. C. 450
B. the precious metal content of copper is D. 850
high. 27. Ceramic tips for the cutting tool are prepared
C. there is a demand for ultrapure (99.99%) from __________ powder.
electrolytic copper.
 A. carbon D. both(b) & (c).
B. silicon carbide 35. Which of the following is a disaccharide?
C. aluminium oxide A. Lactose
D. tungsten B. Starch
28. Fatigue strength of a metal is improved by C. Cellulose
A. overstressing D. Fructose
B. scratching the surface 36. Hardness & tensile strength of austenitic
C. raising the temperature stainless steel can be increased by
D. understressing A. martempering
29. Saturated steam at a pressure of 25 kg/cm2 is B. cold working
throttled to attain 5 kg/cm2 . Then the outcoming C. normalizing
steam will be D. hardening
A. wet 37. Which of the following metals occurs in nature in
B. saturated their free metallic state?
C. superheated A. Au & Ag
D. none of these B. Pb & Zn
30. An "orange peel" effect is observed C. Cu & Ni
A. as a defect during metal casting/ welding. D. none of these
B. during deep drawing of metallic sheet 38. The most suitable material for a sewer for
having large grain size. carrying storm water is
C. during faulty heat treatment of steel. A. asbestos cement
D. during extrusion of metal through a die. B. cast iron
31. The magnitude of water hammer caused in pipe C. mild steel
flow is independent of the D. cement concrete
A. pipe length. 39. In a totally irreversible isothermal expansion
B. fluid flow stoppage rate. process for an ideal gas, ΔE = 0, ΔH = 0. Then ΔQ and
C. fluid temperature. ΔS will be
D. time of valve closure. A. ΔQ = 0, ΔS=0
32. A metalloid possesses the characteristics of B. ΔQ = 0 , ΔS = +ve
both the metals and non-metals. Which of the C. ΔQ = 0, ΔS = -ve
following is not a metalloid? D. ΔQ = +ve , ΔS= +ve
A. Arsenic 40. Sulphur is melted in the sulphuric acid plant most
B. Antimony commonly by employing
C. Lead A. electrical heater
D. none of these B. steam heater
33. No cutting fluid is normally used, while C. direct fuel oil fired heater
machining D. gas fired furnace
A. cast iron 41. In 18-4-1 high speed steel, 18, 4 & 1 respectively
B. aluminium denote the percentage of
C. mild steel A. chromium, tungsten & vanadium.
D. stainless steel B. tungsten, chromium & vanadium.
34. Two solutions A1 & A2 have pH value of 2 & 6 C. tungsten, vanadium & chromium.
respectively. It implies that the solution D. tungsten, chromium & molybdenum.
A. A1 is more alkaline than solution A2. 42. Role of a "collector" in froth floatation is to
B. A1 is highly acidic. A. form a water repelling film on the
C. A2 is very slightly acidic. mineral surface.
 B. create and stabilise the froth. 50. Cast iron compared to steel is better in
C. act as a surface. A. ductility
D. collect the minerals according to their B. strength
specific gravity. C. malleability
43. For the running of power generating turbines, D. fluidity & castability
the steam used should be SECTION 19
A. wet 1. Which of the following is a boiler accessory i.e.,
B. superheated not a boiler mounting?
C. at ordinary pressure A. Blow off cock
D. none of these B. Feed check valve
44. Creep consideration is the most important in C. Feed water pump
case of the D. Stop valve
A. blades of gas turbines. 2. Which of the following forces does not act on a
B. steam engine flywheel. fluid at rest ?
C. cast iron pipes. A. Viscous force
D. cycle chains. B. Gravity force
45. The diffusion co-efficient of Ni in Cu at 1000 K is C. Hydrostatic force
1.93 x 10-16 m2 . S-1 and it is 1.94 x 10-14 m2 S-1 at D. Surface tension force
1200 K. The activation energy (in k. J.mole-1 ) for the
3. Density in the solid state is slightly less than that
diffusion of Ni in Cu is
in its liquid state, in case of
A. 130
A. carbon dioxide
B. 180
B. water
C. 230
C. mercury
D. 250
D. none of these.
46. Which of the following has rotten egg smell ?
4. Strain hardening effect in metals subjected to cold
A. Hydrogen sulphide working is due to the __________ mechanism.
B. Styrene A. slip
C. Phenol B. fracture
D. Dimethyl amine C. winning
47. Freezing of 35% oleum during its shipment in D. dislocation
winter is avoided by the addition of small amount of
5. __________ number determines whether the fluid
A. hydrochloric acid flow in an open channel is supercritical, critical or
B. methyl alcohol sub-critical.
C. formic acid A. Mach
D. nitric acid B. Reynolds
48. In hot working, dynamic recovery occurs in C. Froude
A. metals of low stacking fault energy. D. Weber
B. metals of high stacking fault energy e.g. 6. The delivery pressure of boiler feed water pump
α-iron. compared to the boiler steam pressure is
C. single crystal of Ni-based super alloys. A. same
D. none of these. B. slightly less
49. Which of the following manufacturing processes C. slightly more
produces the strongest components ? D. much more
A. Forging 7. The excess air required for the combustion of
B. Cold rolling pulverised coal is of the order of about __________
C. Hot rolling percent.
D. Die casting A. 5
 B. 15 15. Diameter of the rivet to be provided on a 20 mm.
C. 30 thick boiler plate will be __________ mm.
D. 45 A. 10
8. Pick out the wrong statement. B. 20
A. Complete unity of command exists in a C. 30
line organization D. 40
B. Line organization is net suitable for 16. Half-life of a radioactive isotope corresponds to
expansion and growth of an industry the time required for half of the __________ to
C. In line and staff organization, "line" decay.
executes and "staff directs A. atoms
D. none of these B. neutrons
9. __________ of austenite decreases the C. nucleons
hardenability in steel. D. electrons
A. Fine grains 17. The product of a commercial direct reduction
B. Coarse grains process is
C. Homogeneity A. liquid iron
D. Dissolved elements (except cobalt) B. solid iron
10. A jig is used while __________ a hole. C. sponge iron
A. boring D. iron saturated with carbon
B. counter boring 18. In the diving apparatus, helium is used along with
C. drilling oxygen, because it is
D. enlarging A. easily available.
11. At 100% relative humidity, the dew point B. not soluble in blood at high pressure.
temperature of moist air is C. lighter than nitrogen.
A. less than the wet bulb temperature. D. completely miscible with oxygen.
B. more than the wet bulb temperature. 19. Materials having resistivity ranging from 1 to 100
C. equal to the wet bulb temperature. ohm. cm is termed as
D. equal to the ambient temperature. A. conductor
12. Which one is neutral in character ? B. insulator
A. N2O4 C. semi-conductor
B. N2O D. none of these
C. N2O5 20. During sensible cooling of air, its wet bulb
D. N2O3 temperature
13. Gage pressure within a spherical droplet of a A. decreases but dew point remains
fluid is 'p'. What will be gage pressure within a constant.
bubble of the same size & of the same fluid? B. increases but dew point remains
A. p constant.
B. 2 p C. increases & the dew point decreases.
C. 0.5 p D. decreases & the dew point increases.
D. 0.25 p 21. Which of the following emissions in the exhaust
gas of an I.C. engine causes the formation of
14. While the bin cards are used in the effective
photochemical smog?
stores management, the queing theory is associated
with the __________ time. A. Nitrogen oxides
A. waiting B. Hydrocarbons
B. idle C. both 'a' & 'b'
C. inspection D. Carbon monoxide
D. tool replacement 22. If Reynolds number is greater than 1, then the
 A. viscous force is larger than the inertia 29. Thermodynamic cycle involved in the working of
force. a thermal power plant is the __________ cycle.
B. inertia force is larger than the viscous A. Joule
force. B. Carnot
C. inertia force is larger than the surface C. Rankine
tension force. D. Brayton
D. inertia force is larger than the 30. Closeness of packing is maximum in case of
gravitational force. __________ crystal lattice.
23. The type of pump used for lifting large quantity A. face centred
of sewage is a __________ pump.
B. simple cubic
A. gear
C. body centered
B. centrifugal
D. none of these
C. reciprocating
31. A material is capable of resisting softening at
D. plunger high temperature, because of its property termed as
24. Which of the following metals is not subjected to A. hot temper
electrolytic refinning/purification?
B. hot hardness
A. Copper
C. fatigue
B. Zinc
D. creep
C. Tin
32. Cascade control is
D. Aluminium
A. the continuous adjustment of the set
25. The most important function of a washer is to point index of an automatic control loop by
provide bearing area and washers are normally a primary (master) controller
specified by their hole diameters. The diameter of
B. used when changes in process conditions
washer as compared to the nut is
cause serious upsets in the controlled
A. more variable.
B. less C. useful to control flow from temperature
C. same D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
D. more but less than the diameter of bolt 33. Softening of hardened steel is done by its
26. The underground well of a biogas plant is called A. normalizing
the
B. tempering
A. septic tank
C. annealing
B. oxidation well
D. carburizing
C. digester
34. Air/fuel ratio by weight for combustion of
D. lagoon methane with theoretical quantity of air will be
27. Use of water as a manometric liquid suffers from about
the disadvantage of its A. 9:1
A. low vapour pressure. B. 17: 1
B. corrosive nature. C. 23: 1
C. high vapour pressure. D. 29: 1
D. high boiling point. 35. Which of the following alloying elements is
28. The following thermocouple may be used for present in maximum percentage in high speed steel.
measuring temperature upto 1873°K. A. Molybdenum
A. Chromel-alumel B. Chromium
B. Copper-constantan C. Tungsten
C. Platinum-platinum rhodium D. Vanadium
D. Iron-constatan 36. __________ is a non-volatile film forming
constituent of a paint.
 A. Thinner B. Hot starting
B. Dryer C. Spark plug fouling
C. Drying oil D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
D. none of these 44. __________ glass is used in the mercury in glass
37. According to maximum shear stress failure thermometer meant for measuring a temperature of
criterion, yielding in material occurs, when the 500°C.
maximum shear stress is equal to __________ times A. Borosilicate
the yield stress. B. High silica
A. 0.5 C. Supermax
B. 2 D. Lead
C. 2
D. 3/2 45. Heat release during phase change is observed in
38. Transformer cores are normally made from case of a/an
A. soft ferrites A. boiler
B. high purity iron B. condenser
C. grain oriented Fe-Si alloy C. evaporator
D. Al-Ni-Co alloy D. all (a), (b) & (c)
39. __________ test is the appropriate test to 46. The hardenability of steel decreases with
determine whether a material is ductile or brittle. A. decrease in dislocation density
A. Impact B. increase in solutionising temperature
B. Cupping C. increase in strength
C. Hardness D. decrease in grain size
D. Tensile 47. Pick out the correct statement about the
40. Main constituent of bone ash is condensation.
A. ammonium phosphate A. Filmwise condensation gives a lower heat
B. calcium phosphate transfer rate than the dropwise
C. animal charcoal condensation.
D. ammonium sulphate B. Suitable coating or vapour additive is
used to promote film wise condensation.
41. Tempering of a material does not improve its
C. If a condensing liquid does not wet the
A. machinability
surface dropwise, even then condensation
B. toughness will take place on it.
C. internal stress level D. Reynolds number of condensing liquid is
D. softness based on its mass flow rate.
42. High relative humidity decreases the evaporative 48. Change in volume of metals from absolute zero
process and as the temperature is increased, the temperature to their melting points is
relative humidity decreases. The comfort range for A. almost same for all metals
human body is the ambient temperature of 22 to
B. different for different metals
27°C with relative humidity ranging from
__________ percent. C. less for low melting point metals
A. 5 to 10 D. less for high melting point metals
B. 15 to 25 49. Wohler test is a destructive test to find out the
__________ strength of a prepared metal specimen.
C. 45 to 50
A. creep
D. 75 to 80
B. fatigue
43. Which of the following performance
characteristics of a S.I engine is not affected by the C. endurance
front end volatility of the petrol used? D. tensile
A. Vapor locking
50. Alloy powder manufactured by the following A. Atom (fusion) bomb
process has spherical shapes. B. Hydrogen bomb
A. Electrochemical deposition C. Cobalt bomb
B. Gaseous reduction D. Neutron bomb
C. Atomization 8. Reynolds number of a fluid flowing in a circular
D. Mechanical attrition pipe is 10000. What will be the Reynolds number
when the fluid velocity is decreased by 30% & the
SECTION 20 pipe diameter is increased by 30% ?
1. The instrument based on the following principle is A. 9100
used for the measurement of oxygen only in the flue B. 13000
gases. C. 7000
A. Chemical absorption D. 2550
B. Thermal conductivity 9. An example of unsteady non uniform flow is the
C. Infrared absorption flow of liquid under pressure through a
D. Paramagnetism A. tapering pipe at constant flow rate
2. Work study deals with the __________ study. B. tapering pipe at either decreasing or
A. time increasing flow rate
B. motion C. long pipeline of constant diameter
C. both (a) & (b) D. none of these
D. neither (a) nor (b) 10. Which of the following contributes maximum as
main source of sulphur in the blast furnace charge?
3. Maximum change in the hardness of mar tensite
occurs in the carbon content range of __________ A. Sinter
percent in steel. B. Coke
A. 0.01 to 0.10 C. Iron ore
B. 0.2 to 0.4 D. Limestone
C. 0.5 to 0.7 11. A colloidal system, in which a liquid is dispersed
D. 0.8 to 1.0 in gas is called a/an
4. Knocking tendency in a petrol engine decreases A. gel
with increasing B. aerosol
A. supercharging C. foam
B. compression ratio D. emulsion
C. wall temperature 12. Blast furnace is a
D. engine speed A. counter current reactor
5. Hooke's law B. co-current reactor
A. applies to elastic deformation. C. cross-current reactor
B. applies beyond limit of proportionality in D. combination of all the three
stress-strain curve. 13. Speed of a submarine in deep sea & that of an
C. states that stress is inversely proportional aeroplane is measured by a/an
to strain up to elastic limit. A. pitot tube
D. none of these B. hot wire anemometer
6. Which of the following is not an ore of iron? C. rotameter
A. Chalcopyrite D. stroboscope
B. Magnetite 14. The primary strengthening mechanism in 70: 30
C. Hemetite brass is the
D. Limonite A. solid solution strengthening
7. Which is the most lethal weapon? B. precipitation hardening
C. dispersion strengthening
 D. order hardening
15. X-rays do not exhibit the property of
D.
A. reflection
B. scattering
C. diffraction 21. In the acid Bessemer process, the hot metal
should have the following composition.
D. dispersion A. S < 0.05% and P < 0.05%.
16. Killed steels B. S < 0.05% and P < 1.5%.
A. are free from oxygen. C. S < 0.05% and P > 1.5%.
B. contain not even traces of sulphur & D. S > 1.5% and P < 0.05%.
phosphorous. 22. Which of the following does not come under the
C. are produced by L.D. process only. category of electrochemical corrosion?
D. contain minimum impurity level. A. Corrosion in organic liquids.
17. Which of the following phenomenon/ B. Atmospheric corrosion in moist gas or air.
phenomena is/are diffusion controlled? C. Soil corrosion as in the case of
A. Dislocation climb underground pipes.
B. Cross-slip D. Corrosion in sea water and molten
C. Twinning metals.
D. Recrystallisation 23. Unbreakable crockeries are made from
18. Joule-Thomson co-efficient is the ratio of __________ polymers.
A. pressure change to temperature change A. polystyrene
occuring during adiabatic compression of a B. melamine
gas. C. polystyrene
B. pressure change to temperature change D. polyurathane
occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas. 24. Cupola produces __________ iron.
C. temperature change to pressure change A. pig
occuring during adiabatic compression of a B. cast
gas.
C. wrought
D. temperature change to pressure change
D. carbon free
occuring during adiabatic throttling of a gas.
25. Euler number is defined as the ratio of inertia
19. Expansion device used in a window air-
force to __________ force.
conditioner is a/an
A. pressure
A. automatic expansion valve
B. elastic
B. thermostatic expansion valve
C. gravity
C. float valve
D. viscous
D. capillary tube
26. Holes for rivetting purposes should be preferably
20. The unit of gc is
made by
A. cutting torch
A. B. drilling
C. punching
D. none of these
27. One of the methods of purification of leach
liquor is ion exchange, which involves
B.
A. exchange between two liquid phases
B. exchange between a gaseous phase and
C. a liquid phase
 C. exchange between a liquid phase and an 34. The ratio of thermal & electrical conductivity is
organic resin phase same for all the metals at the same temperature ;
D. exchange between a solid phase and a and at around room temperature, this ratio is
gas phase proportional to(where, T= absolute temperature, °K)
28. A steam pipe is intended to be insulated with A. T
two layers of insulating materials of different B. 1/T
thermal conductivities. For minimum heat transfer C. T2
to take place D. 1/T2
A. the better insulation material should be 35. In a fuel cell, chemical energy is converted into
put just next to pipe (i.e., inside).
A. electrical energy directly
B. the better insulating material should be
B. mechanical energy
put outside.
C. electrical energy and stored therein.
C. either of the insulating material could be
put on either side. D. none of these
D. steam temperature is considered before 36. Which of the following is not a cupro-nick-el
deciding as to which insulating material is to alloy?
be put inside (i.e., just next to the pipe). A. German silver
29. Large diameter shafts are manufactured by B. Monel metal
A. hot rolling C. Muntz metal
B. cold drawing D. None of these
C. casting and turning to size 37. Electrochemical corrosion occurs
D. forging and turning to size A. where the liquid electrolytes containing
30. Common salt is produced from sea water in India free ions are present
generally by the __________ method. B. only in alloys
A. freeze drying C. only in pure metals
B. solar evaporation D. due to direct chemical action of metal
C. electrolytic with oxygen
D. none of these 38. The ability of tool steel to resist softening at high
temperatures is termed as __________ hardness.
31. Batch process is preferred over continuous
process, when the A. red
A. product yields and quality cannot be B. extended
achieved in continuous process, because of C. super
long residence time. D. extreme
B. sales demand of product is not steady. 39. Improvement in mechanical properties of metals
C. same equipment cannot be used for in its hot working is due to the grains
several processes of the same nature. A. recrystallisation
D. all (a), (b) & (c) B. refinement
32. Which of the following is a permanent fastening? C. growth
A. Rivets D. recovery
B. Bolts 40. Young's modulus of elasticity of a material is the
C. Screws slope of the initial linear portion of the stress-strain
D. Keys curve. It decreases appreciably by
33. Hot & cold working of material causes its A. alloying additions
__________ deformation. B. heat treatment
A. visco-elastic C. cold work
B. isotropic D. increasing temperature
C. elastic
D. plastic
41. Venturi meter is used to measure the flow rate A. heat
of fluids in pipes, when the pipe is in __________ B. humidity
position. C. weight
A. horizontal D. none of these
B. vertical 49. __________ is not used as the control rod
C. inclined material in a nuclear reactor.
D. any A. Cobalt
42. Often earing defects are found during deep B. Hafnium
drawing operation, because the C. Cadmium
A. surface finish of the sheet is poor. D. Boron
B. sheet material has been given substantial 50. Superheated vapour behaves like
spring back.
A. dry steam
C. starting sheet has planer anisotropy due
B. gas approximately
to its texture.
C. an ordinary vapor
D. starting sheet has normal anitropy due to
its texture. D. none of these
43. __________ is not a case hardening process.
A. Carburising
B. Nitriding CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 21
C. Cyaniding 1. Toughness of a material is measured by the
D. Annealing A. Vicker's hardness test.
44. Which one can be directly solidified from B. scratch test.
gaseous state wihtout entering into liquid state ? C. universal testing machine.
A. Helium D. notched bar test.
B. Oxygen
C. Carbon dioxide 2. Pick out the wrong statement about nucleate
D. None of these boiling.
45. Which of the following is termed as the boiler A. Bubble generation is by expansion of
mounting? entrapped gas/vapour at small cavities in the
surface.
A. Superheater
B. Surface temperature is greater than the
B. Economiser
saturation temperature of the liquid.
C. Blow off cock
C. Heat transfer from the surface of the
D. Feed pump liquid is less than that in film boiling.
46. Shock resisting steels should possess high D. The temperature is less than that of film
A. hardness boiling.
B. toughness
C. tensile strength 3. L.D. (Linz-Donawitz) converter is used in the
D. wear-resistance production of
47. Fatigue life is expected to increase by A. copper
A. increasing the size of the sample B. steel
B. smooth polishing of the surface of the C. zinc
sample D. aluminium
C. having compressive residual stresses at
the surface 4. Turning/machining of __________ usually does
D. having tensile residual stresses at the not require any cutting fluid.
surface A. cast iron
48. Specific __________ is a dimensionless quantity. B. stainless steel
 C. mild steel D. none of these.
D. copper
11. Annealing of a material does not
5. Powder metallurgy processing can be used for A. permit its further cold working.
making B. soften it.
A. dispersion strengthened copper rod. C. case harden it.
B. self lubricating bearing and cemented D. none of these.
carbide.
C. connecting rod. 12. Which of the following is not an ore of
D. piston. aluminium ?
A. Troosite
6. The moment of inertia of a body comes into play B. Kaolin
in __________ motion. C. Alunite
A. curvilinear D. Cryolite
B. linear
C. rotational 13. Boiler draught of 10 mm water column is
D. none of these equivalent to
A. 1 kgf/m2
7. Thermoplastics are never moulded using B. 10 kgf/m2
A. injection moulding C. 10 kgf/mm2
B. blow moulding D. 1 kgf/mm2
C. extrusion
D. compression moulding 14. The fugacity of liquid water at 298 K is
approximately 3171 Pa. Considering the ideal heat of
8. Pick out the wrong statement. If the net positive vaporisation as 43723 J/gm mole, its fugacity at 300
suction head (NPSH) requirement of a pump is not K would be
satisfied, then A. 3171Pa
A. it will deliver low discharge of liquid. B. 3567Pa
B. its efficiency will not be affected. C. 1.01 x 105Pa
C. it will not develop sufficient head to raise D. 5000Pa
water.
D. it will be cavitated. 15. The leg of a barometric leg pump is longer than
the Toricellian leg, which is about __________
9. While the thermosetting polymers are amorphous metres.
in nature, the thermoplastic polymers are either A. 1
amorphous or crystalline. The crystalline polymers B. 5
are characterised by the C. 34
A. low impact strength. D. 10
B. high flexibility.
C. better finish and surface appearance. 16. Commonly employed coolant for high pressure
D. high plastic deformation. turbogenerator is
A. air
10. The stress at which a metal fails by fatigue lies B. carbon dioxide
A. near the fracture point of the stress- C. hydrogen
strain curve. D. water
B. in the plastic range.
C. in the elastic range.
17. Slight displacement of a floating body in liquid B. iron - constantan
makes it to oscillate about its C. platinum - platinum + rhodium
A. centre of pressure. D. copper-constantan
B. centre of gravity.
C. metacentre. 24. Which is the only metal that exists in liquid state
D. centre of pressure. at room temperature?
A. Sodium
18. Buoyancy force depends on the __________ the B. Mercury
liquid. C. Lithium
A. depth of immersion in D. Strontium
B. displaced mass of
C. surface tension of 25. An approximately __________ process
D. viscosity of exemplifies the flow of a gas through a very long
pipe of uniform cross-section.
19. "Encyclopaedia of Chemical Technology" has A. adiabatic
been B. isothermal
A. authored by Kirk Othmer. C. isentropic
B. edited by Perry and Chilton. D. isochoric
C. edited by Kirk Othmer.
D. authored by Perry and Chilton. 26. A metal having a Poisson's ratio = 0.3 is elastically
deformed under uniaxial tension. If the longitudinal
20. Statistical quality control was developed by strain = 0.8, then the magnitude of thickness strain is
__________ , an American scientist during world war A. -0.8
II. B. 0.8
A. Water shewhart C. +0.08
B. Fredric Taylor D. -0.24
C. John Wright
D. Woolmer 27. The quantity of electricity required to deposit
one gm equivalent of any substance is one
21. Production of a hollow product by inflation of a A. ampere
tube or parison is called the __________ process. B. coulomb
A. blow moulding C. microfaraday
B. calendering D. faraday
C. extrusion
D. injection 28. Surface tension is due to the __________ forces.
A. viscous
22. A spark ignition petrol engine has B. adhesive
A. throttle valve C. cohesive
B. carburettor D. difference between adhesive & cohesive
C. both (a) & (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b) 29. At absolute zero temperature, for any reaction
involving condensed phases
23. Out of the following, the highest emf for a given A. Δ G° = 0 , Δ H° = 0
temperature is generated by the __________ B. Δ H° = 0 , Δ S° = 0
thermocouple. C. Δ S° = 0 , Δ E° = 0
A. chromel - alumel D. Δ S° = 0 , Δ Cp° = 0
 C. current sensitive deflected
30. Metals in general have a low value of thermal D. none of these
A. conductivity
B. diffusivity 37. Which drug is made from vegetables?
C. inertia A. Pencilin
D. all (a), (b) & (c) B. Aspirin
C. Quinine
31. __________ of test specimens is not involved in D. Insulin
any hardness testing method.
A. Fracture 38. Which of the following are made out of the
B. Indentation carbon steel having carbon content of 0.9 to 1%?
C. Wear A. Small punches, broaches reamers and
D. Scratch springs.
B. Cutlery, screws, rivets and files.
32. Out of the following, the most ductile material is C. Mandrels, twist drills, small lathe tools
A. mild steel and razors.
B. copper D. Forgings like can shaft, structural steel
plate, threading dies and drawing dies.
C. nickel
D. aluminium
39. Material of construction of surveying metallic
tapes is __________ which has low coefficient of
33. What happens, when SO2 is passed through a expansion & enough strength.
solution of H2S in water?
A. constantan
A. Precipitation of sulphur takes place.
B. invar
B. H2SO3 is formed.
C. pewter metal
C. Oleum is formed.
D. monel metal
D. None of these.

40. Welded joint is superior to revetted joint in

34. Which of the following will resist maxi-mum respect of ease of fabrication, weight and strength.
shock & vibration without cracking? Which of the following joints is the most suitable for
A. Grey cast iron pipes carrying fluids under high pressure and
B. White cast iron temperature ?
C. Malleable iron A. Flanged joint
D. Graphite B. Expansion joint
C. Bell and spigot joint
35. Surface tension of a liquid D. None of these
A. is due to intermolecular forces of
cohesion. 41. Silicon percentage in acid resistant cast iron is
B. decreases with rise in temperature. about
C. is responsible for the spherical shape of A. 4
an isolated liquid drop. B. 8
D. all (a), (b) & (c). C. 14
D. 20
36. For dynamic strain measurement, the
wheatstone bridge used is of __________ type. 42. Thermal expansion of solid is employed in the
A. voltage sensitive null temperature measurement by a
B. voltage sensitive deflected A. bimetallic thermometer.
 B. thermocouple. D. equal brightness in all directions.
C. mercury thermometer.
D. resistance thermometer. 49. Overheating of satellites during re-entry to earth
is controlled by
43. Stress and strain are related by __________ A. thick insulation.
elastic constants for a linearly elastic, homogeneous B. ceramic lining.
& isotropic material. C. cooling by flow of air over the surface.
A. one D. none of these.
B. two
C. three 50. The most abundant metal present in the earth's
D. four crust is;
A. iron
44. The behaviour of a metal specimen, which when B. copper
plastically strained in tension reduces its yield stress C. titanium
in compression and vice versa; is termed as the D. aluminium
A. work hardening.
B. Bauschinger effect. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 22
C. creeping effect. 1. Pick out the wrong statement:
D. stress recovery effect. A. Soft water is more corrosive than that
carrying calcium salts.
45. Function of fusible plug in a boiler is to B. The corrosion of brass condenser tubes
A. drain out water and sludge from the handling brine solution is also termed as
boiler during repair. 'dezincification'.
B. put off fire in the furnace when water C. Non-annealed brass is highly susceptible
level in the boiler falls to unsafe limit. to season cracking (i.e., inter-crystal
C. guard the boiler in case of abnormal rise corrosion due to internal stresses).
in steam pressure. D. Pure copper is highly susceptible to
D. all (a), (b) & (c) stress corrosion.

46. What is the range of tempering temperature (°C) 2. The tensile strength of plastics ranges from
for most of the materials ? __________ kg/mm2.
A. 75-100 A. 10 to 50
B. 200-300 B. 50 to 100
C. 350-450 C. 0.01 to 0.1
D. 500-600 D. 0.1 to 10

47. Absorptivity of a grey body varies with the 3. Ceramic tips for the cutting tool are prepared from
A. wavelength of the incident ray. __________ powder.
B. temperature A. carbon
C. both'a' & 'b' B. silicon carbide
D. neither 'a' nor 'b' C. aluminium oxide
D. tungsten
48. In radiative heat transfer, a grey surface is the
one, which has 4. Grain hardness is measured by the __________
A. emissivity independent of wavelength. hardness testing method.
B. grey appearance to the eye. A. Knoop
C. zero reflectivity. B. Rockwell F
 C. Shore sceleroscope
D. Vicker's 11. Which of the following is not an ore of zinc?
A. Cerrusite
5. The thermal efficiency of a heat engine giving an B. Franklinite
output of 4 KW with an input of 10000 Joules/sec is C. Calamine
__________ percent. D. Troosite
A. 40
B. 80 12. Pressure gauges are never connected directly to
C. 10 the live steam line; rather a loop or syphon is
D. 25 interposed as close as possible to the pressure
gauge. This is done to
6. Which of the following alloying elements when A. avoid the overheating of the tubes &
added in steel does not improve its lachinability ? bellows which operate them to minimise
A. Sulphur error and damage.
B. Phosphorous B. form a seal of water by steam
condensate to fill the tube or bellows at the
C. Copper
pressure being measured.
D. Lead
C. both 'a' & 'b'.
D. avoid the static head error introduced by
7. Largest application of laser welding is in steam entry.
__________ welding.
A. microspot
13. Phosphorous is added to copper melt to
B. under water
A. remove hydrogen.
C. precious metals
B. deoxidise the metal.
D. heavy structure
C. improve fluidity.
D. reduce shrinkage.
8. Which of the following is a neutral flux used in the
pyrometallurgy of metal extraction?
14. Which of the following is not a suitable solid
A.Quartz
lubricant ?
B.Flourspar
A. Talc
C.Dolomite
B. Molybdenum disulphide
D.Manganese ore
C. Graphite
D. None of these
9. The critical pressure at which the latent heat of
vaporisation of steam becomes zero is __________
Kg/cm2. 15. On an average __________ fast neutrons are
produced by nuclear fission of each atom of
A. 273.15
uranium-235.
B. 225.65
A. 1
C. 100.03
B. 2.5
D. 373.15
C. 3.5
D. 5
10. Value of a material is usually considered as a
relationship between
16. Castability of aluminium is increased by the
A. cost and profit.
addition of __________ in it.
B. utility and appearance.
A. silicon
C. utility and cost.
B. manganese
D. reliability and utility
C. bismuth
 D. lead A. cast steel
B. grey cast iron
17. Addition of __________ to steel can not impart it C. white cast iron
high strength at elevated temperature. D. spheroidal graphite cast iron
A. nickel
B. magnesium 24. For hardening high alloy steel, it is to be heated
C. silicon slowly and uniformly to avoid
D. manganese A. local hardening
B. scale formation
18. Hard magnetic materials have high C. segregation
A. coercive force. D. warpage
B. residual magnetic induction.
C. both 'a' & 'b'. 25. Disposable patterns are made of
D. neither 'a' nor 'b'. A. metal
B. polystyrene
19. The difference in the properties of a substance in C. rubber
three states of matter depends upon the D. wood
A. binding energy of atoms.
B. difference in molecular shape. 26. The type of water filter normally employed/
C. difference in intermolecular forces. preferred for treating small quantities of water in
D. none of these. railway stations and individual industries is the
__________ filter.
20. Ignition of fuel in a diesel engine is by A. rapid sand
A. spark B. pressure
B. hot compressed air C. gravity
C. fuel injection D. slow sand.
D. none of these
27. The radioactive isotope of hydrogen is
21. What is the critical radius of insulation (cms) for A. deuterium
a metallic cylinder, if the convective heat transfer co- B. tritium
efficient with the ambient atmosphere is 5 W/m2. C. protium
°K ? Thermal conductivity of metal and insulation D. none of these
material are 40 and 0.1 W/m.°K respectively.
A. 2 28. Refrigerative cooling employed during long
B. 5 distance transportation of food stuffs is normally
C. 10 done by
D. 20 A. ice
B. liquid nitrogen
22. Which set of materials is used as a moderator in C. liquid oxygen
nuclear reactor? D. vacuum evaporation
A. Zircalloy & berrylium.
B. Zircalloy & heavy water. 29. Internal cracks in drawn bars are due to
C. Zirconium & berrylium. A. secondary tensile stresses.
D. Heavy water & berrelium. B. temperature gradient in the work piece.
C. heated dies and grips.
23. Malleabilisation heat treatment is performed on D. internal compressive residual stress.
 B. Phenolphthalein
30. Yield strength of a polycrystalline metal with an C. Ethyl orange
average grain size, d, is proportional to D. Fehling's solution
A. d1/2
B. d-1/2 37. Solidification time of a molten metal in a casting
C. d is proportional to (where, V = volume of metal & A =
D. d-1 its surface area ; in the casting)
A. V/A
31. A pipeline buried in soil is commonly protected B. V/A2
from corrosion by C. V2/A
A. anodic protection. D. V2/A2
B. cathodic protection.
C. using inhibitors. 38. Pick out the wrong statement.
D. using a special alloy resistant to A. Annealing twins are not observed in pure
corrosion. aluminium, because it has higher strain
energy.
32. Circulation of liquid metal (i.e. molten sodium) in B. Load during cold rolling can be lowered
a liquid metal cooled nuclear reactor is done by a/an by the application of front tension.
__________ pump. C. Very fine grain structure is desirable for
A. electromagnetic high temperature creep application of
B. axial flow materials.
C. diaphragm D. Soft magnetic materials are those which
have less area within the hysterisis loop.
D. reciprocating

39. Minimum diameter of the tube used for making

33. Titanium is produced by __________ of Ti Cl 4.
water manometer should be __________ mm to
A. electrolytic reduction avoid a correction for the effect of capillarity.
B. calcium reduction A. 1
C. magnesium reduction B. 2.5
D. thermal dissociation C. 4
D. 6
34. __________ strain gauge is the most sensitive
sensing element for strain measurement.
40. Which of the following heat treatment processes
A. photoelastic is used for softening the hardened material ?
B. semiconductor A. Normalising
C. wire resistance B. Tempering
D. none of these C. Annealing
D. None of these
35. A simple closed grinding circuit may consist of
A. a ball mill and a classifier. 41. During brazing, if the fluxes are entrapped, it
B. a rod mill and a hydrocyclone. results in the
C. a jaw crusher and a hydrocyclone. A. distortion of brazed joints.
D. a ball mill and a froth floatation cell. B. cracking of joints.
C. presence of gas pockets.
36. In a titration involving weak acid and strong base, D. corrosion.
the preferred indicator is
A. Methyl orange
42. Maximum heat dissipation occurs from a steel C. 25
wire (k = 0.5 W/m. k) of 15 mm diameter exposed to D. 50
air (h = 20W/m2 .k), when the insulation thickness is
__________ mm.
48. Pick out the wrong statement. Termination of
A. 15 polymerisation reaction occurs, if the
B. 25 A. catalyst supply is stopped.
C. 10 B. monomer supply is exhausted.
D. 30 C. impurities present in monomers interfere
with the chemical reaction.
43. All modes of heat transfer i.e., conduction, D. two ends of a chain of molecules join.
convection & radiation occur in case of the
A. condensation of steam in a partial 49. A thin, flat & square plate measuring 2 m x 2 m is
condenser. freely hanging in ambient air at 25°C. It is exposed to
B. boiler furnace. the solar radiation falling on one side of the plate at
C. insulated pipe car raying high pressure the rate of 500 W/m2 . The plate temperature will
steam. remain constant at 30°C, if the convective heat
D. none of these. transfer co-efficient is __________ W/m2 °C.
A. 50
44. The standard instrument used for calibrating the B. 100
load applied by universal testing machine is called C. 150
A. extensometer D. 200
B. spring balace
C. dynamometer 50. The maximum value, which the residual stress in
D. none of these a material can reach is the __________ of the
material.
45. The reductant used in the extraction of A. elastic limit
magnesium from calcined dolomite via Pidgeon's B. plastic limit
process is C. yield stress
A. pure carbon D. breaking stress
B. pure silicon
C. ferro silicon CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 23
D. ferro manganese 1. Which of the following is capable of acting both as
an acid flux as well as a basic flux in the metal
46. With increase in pressure, the saturation extraction from its ore ?
temperature of steam A. Silica
A. increases rapidly first and then slowly. B. Lime
B. increases slowly first and then rapidly. C. Alumina
C. first increases and then decreases. D. Fluorite
D. none of these.
2. Which is the most suitable joint for the pipes, with
47. 'Sterilised zone' around a hazardous chemical are laid submerged under water, where the bottom
industry is an area with __________ km radius of the river bed is uneven?
around it, in which the total population/inhabitants A. Collar joint
should be less than 20000 preferably in the upwind B. Flexible joint
direction. C. Flanged joint
A. 0.5 D. Expansion joint
B. 5
3. Floating control action B. oxidation number.
A. moves the final control element at C. both (a) & (b).
constant speed in either direction in D. neither (a) nor (b).
response to an error signal.
B. changes the position of the final control 10. Draught produced by a tall chimney due to
element from on to off. density difference between hot flue gas inside the
C. is used to counteract rapid load changes. Chimney and atmospheric air outside the chimney is
D. none of these. more appropriately known as the __________
draught.
4. Boiler rating is normally done in terms of A. natural
A. steam temperature & pressure. B. induced
B. steam output (tons/hr). C. forced
C. heat transfer rate (kcal/hr). D. chimney
D. heat transfer area (m2).
11. First empirical temperature scale conceived is
5. The pressure drop per unit length for laminar flow the __________ temperature scale.
of fluid through a long pipe is proportional to A. Absolute
(where, A = cross-sectional area of the pipe & D = B. Reaumer
Diameter of the pipe) C. Farenheit
A. A D. Celcius
B. D
C. 1/A 12. In continuous casting of liquid steel, the mould is
D. 1/A2 made of
A. water cooled steel
6. Number of electrons in the outermost orbit of a B. water cooled copper
semi-conductor is C. refractory oxide
A. 2 D. silicon carbide
B. 4
C. 6 13. Diamond does not conduct electricity, because
D. 8 A. its structure is very compact.
B. no free electrons are present.
7. The condition of diffraction from a crystal is given C. it is of crystalline nature.
by D. there are only carbon atoms present.
A. nλ = 2d Sin θ
B. λ = d Sin 2θ 14. __________ cannot be forged.
C. λ = 2d Sin 2θ A. High speed/carbon steel
D. nλ = d Sin θ B. Cast iron
C. Wrought iron
8. Galena is an ore of D. Mild steel
A. iron
B. copper 15. Material having maximum density is
C. lead A. plutonium
D. aluminium B. osmium
C. titanium
9. A reduction process is accompanied with increase D. uranium
in the
A. number of electrons.
16. Which of the following is not found in iron- C. is exemplified by caustic embrittlement
carbon equilibrium diagram? of boiler tubes.
A. Curie point D. is also called dezincification.
B. Peritectic point
C. Eutectic point 23. Increasing the temperature of a material makes
D. Eutectoid point it
A. harder
17. Which of the following metals cannot be B. softer
extracted by pyrometallurgical process from its C. tougher
sulphide ore? D. stronger
A. Copper
B. Mercury 24. Which of the following absorbs maximum heat in
C. Lead a high pressure boiler ?
D. None of these A. Economiser
B. Steam superheater
18. Nitrogen compounds are not used in the C. Air preheater
manufacture of D. Furnace water wall
A. fertilizers
B. gun powder 25. The laminar boundary layer thickness in zero
C. tip of match sticks pressure gradient flow over a flat plate along the x-
D. explosive direction varies as x0.5 while the thickness of
turbulent boundary layer varies as (where, x =
distance from the leading edge)
19. Stellite is a trade name for the
A. x1.5
A. cermets.
B. x0.8
B. ferrous cast alloys.
C. x-1.5
C. non-ferrous cast alloys.
D. x-0.8
D. products made by powder metallurgy
techniques.
26. __________ cycle is the most efficient
thermodynamic cycle.
20. Needles are produced by
A. Diesel
A. forging
B. Otto
B. swaging
C. Rankine
C. extrusion
D. Carnot
D. machining

27. Dew point of air indicates its

21. Aromatics are desired constituents of
A. moisture content
A. lubricating oil
B. dryness
B. diesel
C. latent heat
C. kerosene
D. coolness
D. petrol

28. Out of the following, __________ waves have

22. Galvanic corrosion
the largest wavelength.
A. occurs in a bimetal couple.
A. radio
B. occurs in highly stressed metallic parts
B. light
only.
C. X-ray
D. Gamma-ray
 35. The gases used in the treatment of asthma is a
29. Pick the odd man out of the following. mixture of __________ and oxygen.
A. Calorising A. helium
B. Pack carburising B. argon
C. Nitriding C. neon
D. Cyaniding D. none of these

30. A furnace is made of a refractory brick wall of 36. Grinding wheel made of silicon carbide is most
thickness 0.5 metre and thermal conductivity 0.7 suitable for grinding materials of low tensile strength
W/m.°K For the same temperature drop and heat (e.g; tough bronze). Grinding is a __________
loss, this refractory wall can be replaced by a layer of operation.
diatomaceous earth of thermal conductivity 0.14 A. turning
W/m.K and thickness __________ metre. B. dressing
A. 0.01 C. forming
B. 0.1 D. surface finishing
C. 0.25
D. 0.5 37. Which of the following is the most effective
inhibitor of grain growth, when added in small
31. Hot working of lead is carried out at quantity in steel?
A. 75°C A. Manganese
B. 373°K B. Vanadium
C. 150°C C. Cobalt
D. room temperature D. Copper

32. An engineer's hammer is made of high 38. A controller action in which there is a
__________ steel. continuous relation between the values of controlled
A. carbon variable and the rate of change of controlled output
signal is called the __________ action.
B. speed
A. proportional
C. silicon
B. integral
D. chromium
C. derivative
D. none of these
33. Impeller & casing of centrifugal pump handling
corrosive liquid and frequently running under
cavitation condition is most prone to __________ 39. An ideal fluid is
corrosion. A. viscous & incompressible.
A. uniform B. non-viscous & compressible.
B. oxygen diffusion C. non-viscous & incompressible.
C. pitting D. viscous & compressible.
D. inter-granular
40. When dry bulb temperature & wet bulb
34. Isotropic materials have the same __________ in temperature of moist air is the same, it means that
all the directions. the
A. thermal properties A. partial pressure of water vapour is less
B. elastic properties than the total pressure.
C. stresses B. humidity is < 100% & dew point
temperature of air has not reached.
D. all (a), (b) & (c)
 C. dew point temperature of air has not D. none of these
reached & air is not saturated fully.
D. air is fully saturated. 47. 1% concentration of water vapor in air is
equivalent to __________ ppm (parts per million).
41. High __________ of cast iron makes it suitable A. 10000
for use in machine beds. B. 1000
A. compressive strength C. 100
B. endurance strength D. 10
C. damping capacity
D. tensile strength 48. The ratio of coil diameter to wire diameter of a
spring is called the spring
42. Which of the following alloying elements reduces A. index
the formation of iron sulphide in steel ? B. deflection
A. Cobalt C. form co-efficient
B. Nickel D. none of these
C. Manganese
D. Vanadium 49. The minimum temperature to which the water
can be cooled in a cooling tower is the __________
43. In age-hardenable alloys, maximum ductility is temperature of air.
obtained A. ambient
A. in as cast state. B. dry bulb
B. immediately after solution treatment and C. dew point
subsequent quenching. D. wet bulb
C. after optimum ageing.
D. after over ageing 50. Dialysis is the process of separating substances in
the
44. Prandtl mixing length in turbulent flow signifies A. colloidal state from those present in the
the true solutions.
A. average distance perpendicular to the B. colloidal state from those present in the
mean flow covered by the mixing particles. suspensions.
B. wavelength corresponding to the lowest C. suspension from those present in the
frequency present in the flow field. solutions.
C. ratio of mean free path to characteristic D. none of these.
length of the flow field.
D. magnitude of turbulent kinetic energy. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 24
1. The function of neutral flux used in the
45. Magnesium addition to cast iron increases its pyrometallurgy of metal extraction is to increase the
A. corrosion resistance. __________ of the slag.
B. creep strength. A. fluidity
C. ductility and strength in tension. B. basicity
D. hardness. C. acidity
D. viscosity
46. The dimensions of Planck's constant is the same
as that of the 2. The thermodynamic law, PVy = constant, is not
A. kinetic energy followed by the
B. momentum A. free expansion of an ideal gas.
C. electrostatic potential B. adiabatic expansion of steam in turbine.
 C. adiabatic compression of air. A. martensitic
D. ideal compression of air. B. bainitic
C. pearlitic
3. Pick out the wrong statement about the D. ferritic
machinability of metals. Machinability of a metal
A. decreases with increase in strain 9. To improve the machinability of steel, it is
hardening tendencies. generally subjected to
B. decreases with increase in hardness, in A. spherodising
general. B. tempering
C. depends on the composition, C. normalising
microstructure and physical & mechanical
D. annealing
properties.
D. decreases with increases in tensile
strength & decrease in grain size. 10. Silicon in steel
A. makes it usable in almost all magnetic
circuits where alternating current is used.
4. The refrigerant freon-12 is chemically
B. increases its electrical resistivity and
A. CCl2F2
decreases the hysteresis loss.
B. CCl3F
C. is present upto 5% & 4% respectively
C. CClF3 when used in transformers & motor
D. CCl4F armatures.
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'.
5. Which of the following phenomenon will exhibit
the minimum heat transfer? 11. Dislocations are __________ defects.
A. Boiling. A. point
B. Forced convection in air. B. line
C. Free convection in air. C. volume
D. Conduction in air. D. none of these

6. Up to the critical radius of insulation, added 12. The thickness of oxide film is y at time t. If K1, K2
insulation, will and K3 are the temperature dependent constants,
A. increase the heat loss. the parabolic law of oxidation is given by
B. decrease heat loss and will have no effect A. y2 = 2k1t + k2
beyond that. B. y = k1 ln (k2t + k3)
C. decrease heat flux. C. y = k1 t + k2
D. reduce convection heat loss compared to D. y = k1t3 + k2
conduction heat less.

13. Which of the following has the least value of

7. Limestone is added in the blast furnace (during pig ultimate tensile strength (UTS)?
iron manufacture) to
A. Medium carbon steel
A. form slag by combining with impurities.
B. High carbon steel
B. supply heat by undergoing exothermic
C. Cast iron
reaction with impurities.
D. Wrought iron
C. reduce the coke consumption.
D. reduce slag viscosity.
14. Which of the following is a commonly used
manometric liquid for low pressure range?
8. Cementite is in the lamellar form in the
A. Ethyl alcohol
__________ phase of steel.
B. Carbon tetrachloride
 C. Glycerol C. density variation is maximum.
D. Ethylene glycol D. shear stress is zero.

15. The highest stress that a material can withstand 19. Brinell Hardness Number (BHN) for talc is
for a specified length of time without excessive approximately in the range of
deformation is called the __________ strength. A. 1-5
A. creep B. 20-30
B. endurance C. 100-150
C. fatigue D. 200-250
D. none of these
20. A spring material should have low
16. Temperature profile along the length of a gas-gas A. elastic limit
counter flow heat exchanger is correctly represented B. deflection value
by
C. fatigue resistance
D. none of these

21. Specific gravity of a metal, which weighs 5 kg in

air and 4 kg when submerged in water, will be
A. 5
B. 1.25
C. 2.5
D. 3.75

22. Which of the following is an acidic constituent of

B.F. slag ?
A. SiO2
B. FeO
C. MgO
D. CaO

23. Alumina, silica, lime and iron oxide are the basic
raw material for the manufacture of portland
cement. The component of Portland cement which
first hardens is
A. 5CaO . 3 Al2O3
B. 3CaO . Al2O3
C. 3CaO . SiO2
17. Metal shots used in shot blasting are made of D. 2CaO . SiO2
A. stellite
B. steel 24. Material of construction of the electrode used in
C. bronze the electric resistance welding is
D. lead A. stainless steel
B. graphite
18. At the point of boundary layer separation in fluid C. copper
flow, the D. steel
A. shear stress is maximum.
B. velocity gradient is flat.
25. In practice, the compression ratio of A. are exemplified by Na, K and Li.
compression-ignition (CI) engine ranges from B. do not resist corrosion very strongly.
A. 15 to 25 C. are the lowermost in the electro-
B. 5 to 10 chemical series of metals.
C. 40 to 55 D. none of these.
D. 60 to 70
32. Which of the following is an example of cathodic
26. __________ property of steel increases by protection of metals against corrosion?
addition of large amount of silicon in it. A. Painted steel
A. Mechanical B. Galvanised iron
B. Machining C. Case hardened steel
C. Magnetic D. Lead lined reactor
D. Refractory
33. Thermal efficiency of an internal combustion
27. __________ stress cannot be sustained by a fluid engine is around __________ percent.
in equilibrium. A. 8
A. Shear B. 35
B. Tensile C. 65
C. Compressive D. 80
D. none of these
34. Pick out the correct combination about the role
28. __________ test can be termed as the semi- of various additives used in polymers.
destructive test. A. Plasticiser : increases the polymer
A. Impact strength.
B. Torsion B. Heat stabiliser : increases the maximum
C. Hardness service temperature.
D. Charpy C. Fillers: Does not affect the property of
polymer but increases its weight.
D. Lubricants: increases the flexibility of
29. Uniform ramming of sand in green sand
polymers.
moulding process leads to
A. reduced chance of gas porosity.
35. The lightest non-inflammable gas is
B. greater dimensional stability of the
casting. A. H2
C. uniform flow of molten metal into the B. He
mould cavity. C. Ar
D. less sand expansion type of casting D. O2
defect.
36. Silicon crystal can be converted to p-type semi-
30. The yield point phenomenon observed in conductor by doping with
annealed low carbon steel is due to the presence of A. phosphorous
the following element. B. nitrogen
A. Silicon C. carbon
B. Carbon D. boron
C. Phosphorous
D. Chromium 37. Large diameter reinforced cement concrete
(RCC) pipes are generally joined by __________
31. The noble metals joint.
 A. flanged iron C. 2 and 50
B. collar D. 13 and 55
C. flexible
D. expansion 44. The leaching solvent used in Baeyer's process for
the purification of bauxite is
38. Increase in the entropy of a system represents A. ammonium hydroxide
the B. sodium carbonate
A. degradation of energy. C. sodium hydroxide
B. decrease in system pressure. D.ammonium carbonate
C. increase in the availability of energy.
D. increase in the temperature. 45. Austempering process results in the formation of
__________ structure.
39. Property responsible for the talcum powder to A. martensitic
cling to the skin is the B. bainitic
A. capillary action C. carburised
B. adhesion D. stressed
C. cohesion
D. surface tension 46. Volume of blast furnace slag is about
__________ times the volume of hot metal (pig iron)
40. __________ has a negative co-efficient of linear of the same weight
expansion. A. 1.5
A. Iron B. 3
B. Copper C. 5
C. Rubber D. 7
D. Nickel
47. Basic open hearth furnace (BOF) is not used for
41. Wave length of X-rays is about 1 angstron, producing __________ steel.
however it cannot pass through a sheet of A. killed
A. paper B. rimming
B. cloth C. high alloy
C. lead D. none of these
D. aluminium
48. Principal alloying element in Elinvar (used for
42. Alloying elements present in Hayness stel-lite, making hair springs for watches) is
which has superior performance than high speed A. copper
steel, are B. aluminium
A. nickel, cobalt & chromium. C. nickel
B. tungsten, chromium & cobalt. D. zinc
C. manganese, chromium & cobalt.
D. tungsten, molybdenum & nickel. 49. The value of y = cp/cv. at < 500°C for air & most
common gases can be safely assumed to be
43. The minimum and the maximum number of A. 0.8
members required to form a Private Limited Joint B. 1
Stock Company are respectively C. 1.4
A. 7 and 30 D. 1.8
B. 10 and 50
50. Tesla metre per ampere (T. m/A) is the unit for 5. __________ wire is never used for making the
the measurement of heating element.
A. magnetic succeptibility. A. Nichrome
B. magnetic moment. B. Kanthal
C. permeability of free space. C. Invar
D. flux density. D. None of these

6. Pick out the correct statement

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 25 A. Jet engine can work, where there is
no atmosphere.
1. Earing is a defect found in steels after the B. Rocket engines cannot work,
following metal working operation (s). where there is no atmosphere.
A. Deep drawing C. Rocket engines carry oxygen
B. Rolling required for the combustion in the form of oxidiser.
C. Extrusion D. Jet engines also carry oxidiser.
D. Wire drawing
7. Ammonia gas can be dried by
A. PCl5
2. For a small scale toy factory, the fixed cost per B. quick lime
month is Rs. 5000/-. The variable cost per toy is Rs. C. CaCl2
20 and sales price is Rs. 30 per toy. The break even D. concentrated H2SO4
production per month will be __________ toys. 8. Consumable electrodes are used in the
__________ welding.
A. 250 A. gas
B. 500 B. arc
C. 1000 C. thermit
D. 3000 D. resistance

3. Hydrogen can be 9. Magnesium is present in

A. used in I.C. engines as fuel. A. haemoglobin
B. liquefied & stored under cryogenic B. chlorophyll
conditions. C. hypo solution
C. produced by electrolysis of water. D. none of these
D. all(a), (b) & (c).
10. The passage between the nozzle and the
4. Internal energy of a gas obeying Vanderwall's __________ is called 'sprue' in case of injection
moulding.
A. runner
equation of state,  , B. cylinder
depends upon its C. mold
A. pressure & temperature. D. none of these
B. pressure & specific volume.
C. temperature & specific volume. 11. The amount of different substances produced,
D. temperature only. when the same quantity of electricity is passed
through different solutions are proportional to their
A. equivalent weight.
 B. (equivalent weight)2.
C. molecular weight. 18. Load cells used for the measurement of weight
D. (molecular weight)2. has
A. compact & rugged construction
12. A material having good damping property is with an accuracy of 0.1 to 1%.
likely to have B. no moving parts and incurs
A. greater defect density. negligible deflection under load.
B. fine grained structure. C. provision of thermal compensation
and is hermetically sealed.
C. lesser defect density.
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c'
D. high tensile strength.

19. While the oxy-acetylene flame produces a

13. Exposure to __________ accelarates the
temperature of 3200°C, the temperature produced
degradation of plastics.
by oxy-hydrogen flame is about __________ °C.
A. ultraviolet radiation
A. 1800
B. high atmospheric temperature
B. 2000
C. high ambient temperature
C. 2400
D. damp atmosphere
D. 3000

14. Steel produced from phosphatic iron is

20. For the Stoke's law to be valid in the case of a
__________ in nature.
falling sphere in a fluid, the
A. malleable
A. Reynolds number (based on sphere
B. ductile diameter) should be < 1.
C. brittle B. flow around the sphere should be
D. tough in turbulent region.
C. sphere must be metallic.
15. __________ is the process of coating the surface D. fluid density should be constant.
of steel with aluminium oxide, thereby imparting it
increased resistance to corrosion & oxidation upto a
21. Cold chiesel & hammers are made of
temperature of 700°C.
A. high speed steel
A. Vaneering
B. high carbon steel
B. Galvanising
C. forged steel
C. Electroplating
D. mild steel
D. Calorising

22. Which of the following does not lower the

16. Which of the following has the least oili-ness ?
surface tension of liquids ?
A. Mineral oils
A. Fat
B. Vegetable oils
B. Soap
C. Greases
C. Detergent
D. Animal oils
D. Surfactant

17. Surface finish of casting does not depend upon

23. __________ property of a material is
the
determined by the Herbert Pendulum device.
A. sand fineness.
A. Hardness
B. pattern finish.
B. Tensile
C. mould dressings.
C. Toughness
D. metal temperature.
D. Compressive
 Volume of dikes is equal to (where, V = volume of
24. Cathodic protection is widely used in controlling the storage vessel)
corrosion in A. V
A. high pressure vessels. B. V/2
B. marine structure & underground C. 2V
pipelines. D. 3V
C. overhead fuel gas pipelines.
D. overhead water pipelines. 31. Addition of __________ to steel does not help in
improving its machinability.
25. Methyl orange indicator turns A. sulphur
A. orange yellow in alkaline medium. B. silicon
B. orange yellow in acidic medium. C. lead
C. colourless in acidic medium. D. phosphorous
D. colourless in basic medium.
32. Chalcopyrite is an ore of
26. Out of the following, the most melleable A. lead
material is B. aluminium
A. copper C. copper
B. aluminium D. zinc
C. wrought iron
D. lead 33. The following is employed as sacrificial anode to
provide cathodic protection to ships, pipelines and
27. Addition of silicon to aluminium improves its storage tanks.
A. corrosion resistance A. Iron
B. machinability B. Copper
C. castability C. Nickel
D. none of these D. Magnesium

28. Which of the following properties of a solid is 34. Heat transfer by __________ is almost absent in
not dependent on crystal imperfection ? case of fluidised bed drying operation.
A. Ductility A. radiation
B. Semiconductility B. conduction
C. Melting point C. convection
D. Yield stress D. both (b) & (c)

29. In a good rimming steel 35. Increasing the carbon content of steel
A. carbon and silicon should be low. A. reduces the upper shelf energy.
B. silicon should be low but carbon B. increasing the ductility transition
should be high. temperature.
C. both silicon & carbon should be C. decreases brittleness.
high. D. decreases hardness.
D. silicon should be high but carbon
should be low. 36. __________ metal is used as a bearing liner
material.
30. "'Dikes' are low height walls made around the A. Pewter
storage vessels meant for storing hazardous & B. White
inflammable material (e.g., petroleum products).
 C. Babbit
D. Gun 43. An example of a buffer solution is
A. mercury
37. For an ideal gas, Cp - Cv is B. lime water
A. R C. human blood
B. -R D. concentrated nitric acid
C. 0
D. (3/2) R 44. A solid aluminium ball, when quenched in a
water bath maintained at 40°C, cools down
38. Sand used to stop the green sand from sticking from 550°C to 450°C in 20 seconds. The
to the pattern is termed as the __________ sand. expected temperature of the ball after next
20 seconds may be about __________ °C.
A. parting
A. 370
B. synthetic
B. 340
C. loam
C. 320
D. dry
D. 300

39. Brazing filler metal used for joining steel plates

45. Name the safety device used to protect the
A. melts below the melting points of
boiler, when the water level falls below a
base metals.
minimum level.
B. melts below 300°C.
A. Blow down valve
C. is copper phosphorous alloy.
B. Blow off cock
D. is copper.
C. Fusible plug
D. Safety valve
40. Fine grain size in metallic material will
A. increase the yield strength.
46. Cold chiesel's hammers are made of
B. increase the creep strength.
A. high speed steel
C. increase the fatigue strength.
B. high carbon steel
D. decrease the impact strength.
C. forged steel
D. mild steel
41. Electrometallurgical methods of metal
extraction is normally used for those metals
47. In the X-ray radiography technique, the tube
A. whose oxide/ore is not reduced by
voltage for thicker plates as compared to thin plates,
carbon.
should be
B. which fall in the category of alkali
A. higher, as it gives higher
& alkaline earth metals.
wavelength.
C. which stands higher in the
B. lower, as it gives higher
electrochemical series of the
wavelength.
metal.
C. higher, as it gives shorter
D. all (a), (b) & (c).
wavelength.
D. lower, as it gives shorter
42. Lowering of recrystallisation temperature of wavelength.
metals can be achieved by its
A. grain refinement.
48. Atomic __________ is a whole number for an
B. purification. element.
C. working at lower temperature. A. number
D. all a, b & c. B. weight
 C. radius 4. Which of the following materials is not suitable as
D. none of these a die material for wire drawing?
A. diamond
49. Work required for compression of a gas B. tungsten carbide
contained in a cylinder is 7000 kJ. During C. tool steel
compression, heat interaction of 3000 kJ causes the D. bronze
surroundings to be heated. Internal energy change
of the gas during the compression is __________ kJ.
5. By X-ray diffraction, it is not possible to determine
A. +4000 the
B. -4000 A. preferred orientation.
C. 10000 B. residual localised stresses.
D. -10000 C. particle size.
D. ordered arrangement of magnetic
50. Highest cutting speed is achieved by the moments.
__________ tool material.
A. high speed steel
B. carbide 6. In continuous casting process, graphite moulds
C. cast alloy are used with a view to providing
D. plain carbon steel A. heat resisting medium.
B. self lubricating qualities.
C. non-wetting surfaces.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 26 D. chilling effect.

1. Tin plated iron and galvanised iron are generally 7. Energy required to compress a hot gas as
produced by compared to cold gas will be
A. vaporising A. more.
B. hot dipping B. less.
C. electroplating C. same.
D. spraying D. more or less depending upon the
nature of the gas.
8. In the commercial production of which of the
2. In a drilling process, the metal is removed by both following metals, matallothermic reduction is used ?
shearing & extrusion. General purpose drills are A. copper
made of B. zinc
A. stainless steel C. zirconium
B. mild steel D. nickel
C. high speed steel
D. high carbon steel 9. New water wells are disinfected with chlorine in
the form of
3. Dezincification is a form of corrosion espe-cially A. sodium chloride
applicable to B. sodium hypochlorate
A. Brass C. bleaching powder
B. Nichrome D. aluminium chloride
C. stainless steel
D. Monel 10. In a boundary layer developed along the flow,
the pressure decreases in the downstream direction.
The boundary layer thickness in this case will
 A. decrease gradually. C. Progressive
B. increase gradually. D. transverse
C. increase rapidly.
D. remain constant. 17. Fatigue limit of a material should not be
increased by
11. Velocity of a gas in sound is not proportional to A. shot peening
(where, T = Absolute temperature of the gas. P = B. surface decarburisation
Absolute pressure of the gas. y = Ratio of specific C. Understressing
heats (Cp/Cv) ρ = specific weight of the gas) D. cold working
A. T
B. 1/ρ 18. For a fixed cross-sectional area, the most
C. Y economical channel section has maximum
D. 1/ρ A. wetted perimeter.
B. fluid discharge rate.
12. A material lacking in toughness is usually termed C. fluid velocity.
as D. depth of flowing fluid.
A. Plastic
B. malleable 19. Pellets are not as popular a burden as sinter in
C. Brittle the iron blast furnace, because of their
D. ductile A. shape.
B. swelling tendency.
13. The basic constituent of vegetable oils is C. poor reducibility.
A. triglyceride D. low mechanical strength.
B. fatty acids
C. fatty alcohol 20. A form of stress corrosion failure termed as
D. mono esters 'season cracking' is generally observed in
A. thermosetting polymers.
14. Latent heat of dry steam at atmospheric B. high carbon steels.
pressure is 539 Kcal/kg; which __________ with C. brasses.
increase in the pressure of steam. D. borosilicate glasses.
A. Decreases
B. Increases 21. A material subjected __________ must have
C. remains same high resilience.
D. may increase or decrease A. Shockloading
B. vibration
15. Which of the following terminology is used for C. Fatigue
the temperature at which new grains are formed in a D. tension
metal ?
A. Eutectic temperature.
22. Triple point of water is
B. Lower critical temperature.
A. 0°F
C. crystallisation temperature.
B. 492°R
D. Upper critical temperature.
C. 0°K
D. -273°C
16. When a tuning fork vibrates, the waves
produced in the fork are
23. Solute atoms which cause yield point
A. Stationary
phenomenon in mild steel are/is
B. longitudinal
 A. aluminum C. regulate the supply of water in
B. Boron boiler.
C. carbon D. put out the fire in the furnace
D. nitrogen when the water level in the boiler falls to unsafe
limit.

24. __________ pipe is the most suitable for

carrying sanitary drainage. 29. Work hardening of a material
A. stainless steel A. decreases its tensile strength.
B. Reinforced cement concrete B. decreases its ductility.
C. Cast iron C. increases its ductility.
D. Asbestos cement D. does not affect its ductility.

25. Liquor poisoning generally occurs due to the 30. Blasting of tri-nitro-toluene (TNT) is done by
presence of __________ in it. mixing it with ammonium
A. ethyl alcohol A. Nitrate
B. impurities B. sulfate
C. methyl alcohol C. Carbonate
D. carbonic acid. D. chloride

26. Pick out the wrong statement. 31. Thermit welding is categorised as the
__________ welding.
A. Ductile fracture of a stressed
material, which exhibits a large plastic A. Forge
deformation is commonly caused by the B. Fusion
formation and coalescence of voids in the C. Resistance
necked region. D. Arc
B. Brittle fracture is caused by the
propagation of pre-existing cracks in the 32. A gas having a negative Joule-Thompson co-
material and involves minimum plastic efficient, when throttled, will
deformation.
A. become hotter.
C. Fatigue fracture of a material is
B. become cooler.
always brittle in nature and takes place due
to the existence of line imperfections. C. remain unchanged.
D. Brittle materials are generally D. liquefy.
tested in tension.
33. Annealing of metal does not
27. More than 95% of __________ is present in A. precede its wire drawing.
corrundum. B. induce softness and removes
A. SiO2 stresses & dissolved gases.
B. A12O3 C. refine the crystalline structure &
C. CaSiO2 produce a definite microstructure.
D. MgO D. alter toughness, ductility and
magnetic & electrical or other physical
properties.
28. Blow off cock is provided in steam boiler to
A. guard the boiler in case of
34. Which of the following is a common constituent
abnormal rise in steam pressure.
of both paint and oil varnish ?
B. drain out water and sludge during
A. Extender
its repair.
B. Pigment
 C. Thinner
D. Drying oil 37. Pick out the wrong statement about
coating/electroplating of metals.
35. Lithium is a useful alloying addition to A. Phosphate coating is used as an
aluminium, because it excellent base for paints & enamels.
A. is cheap. B. Phosphate coating is less corrosion
B. imparts solid solution resistant than chromate coating.
strengthening. C. The base metal to be electroplated
C. lowers density and contributes to is normally made the cathode of the
age hardening. electrolytic cell and coating metal is made
the anode.
D. improves the corrosion resistance
of aluminium. D. Calorising is the process of coating
steel with chromium.

36. Which of the following represents the correct

time-temperature curve when a block of metal is 38. In case of a, centrifugal pump, the ratio h1/h2 is
heated above room temperature & then left to cool termed as the __________ efficiency (where, h1 =
in the room following Newton's law of cooling in actual measured head & h2 = head imparted to the
which the rate of temperature drop will go on fluid by impeller).
decreasing with the passage of time. A. Mechanical
B. overall
C. volumetric
D. impeller

39. Brinell hardness number (BHN) of a material is a

number, which has
A. A. no dimension.
B. unit of length.
C. unit of force/area.
D. unit of force/length.

40. Vanadium addition to steel improves its

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

41. Plants produce carbohydrates from the

CO2 present in the atmosphere by
C. A. polymerisation.
B. photochemical reaction.
C. oxidation.
D. none of these.

42. Identify the correct statement with reference to

the extractive metallurgy of aluminium.
D.
 A. The electrolyte consists of molten A. decrease in the viscosities of both
Na3AlF6 with approximately 1 to 8% liquids & gases.
Al2O3. B. increase in the viscosities of both
B. Approximately 80% of the liquids & gases.
aluminium deposited on the C. increase in the viscosity of liquids
cathode comes from cryolite. and decrease in that of gases.
C. Sodium is deposited along with D. decrease in the viscosity of liquids
aluminium, but is immediately and increase in that of gases.
vaporised.
D. Anode effect sets in when the 48. Which of the following can be manufactured
cryolite concentration goes below using powder metallurgy techniques?
40%.
A. Brake linings
B. Bearings
43. A particle is settling in a liquid under Stokesian
C. Carbide tool tips
conditions. The free falling velocity of the
particle is proportional to D. All 'a', 'b' and 'c'.
A. particle diameter
B. particle diameter 49. Removal of non-condensables from steam or
other vapour is termed as the __________ process.
C. (particle diameter)2
A. condensation
D. (particle diameter)3
B. dearation
C. scavanging
44. Which of the following is not used as an alloying
element in steel used for making D. Exhaust
permanent magnetic material ?
A. Tungsten 50. Cold heading or upsetting is categorised as the
B. Chromium __________ process.
C. Vanadium A. extrusion
D. Cobalt B. Bending
C. rolling
45. Pick out the wrong statement. D. Forging
A. Geothermal energy is a non-
conventional source of energy. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS - SECTION 27
B. Mass is converted into energy in
both nuclear fission & fusion 1. Titanium is added to molten aluminium alloys
reaction. before casting for the purpose of
C. Inhalation of mercury vapour is not A. grain refinement.
harmful for human beings. B. increasing corrosion resistance.
D. Inhalation of arsenic causes cancer. C. reducing porosity.
D. improving fluidity.
46. The fatigue resistance of a material is
improved by the following technique. 2. Cemented carbide tools are not suitable for
A. Anodising cutting
B. Carburising A. aluminium
C. Ion nitriding B. brass
D. Shot peening C. cast iron
D. steel
47. Increase in temperature, in general results in the
3. The difference between gross & net calorific 9. __________ fluid force is not considered in the
values of fuel is due to the Navier-Stokes equation.
A. sensible heat carried away by the A. Turbulent
flue gases. B. Viscous
B. heat carried away by the steam C. Gravity
from the moisture content of the fuel. D. Pressure
C. heat lost by radiation.
D. heat carried away by steam from 10. What is the value of entropy at 273°K ?
the combustion of hydrogen in the fuel.
A. 0
B. 1
4. Which of the following is preferred for rivetting ?
C. ∞
A. Lap joint
D. none of these
B. Butt joint
C. Either (a) or (b)
11. Tin is not present as an alloying element in
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
A. phosphor bronze
B. gun metal
5. Heating the hypoeutectoid steels to 30°C above
C. fusible metal
the upper critical temperature line, soaking at that
temperature and then cooling slowly to the room D. white metal
temperature to form a pearlite & ferrite structure is
called 12. Thermit welding uses the following energy
A. tempering source.
B. hardening A. Electrical energy.
C. annealing B. Chemical energy.
D. normalising C. Energy of high velocity electrons.
D. Heat generated by friction.
6. Mild steel has __________ crystal lattice
structure. 13. The friction factor for the turbulent fluid flow in
A. face centred cubic (fcc) a rough pipe does not depend upon the
B. body centred cubic (bcc) A. pipe roughness & pipe diameter.
C. orthorhombic B. type of flowing fluid.
D. cubic D. both 'b' & 'c'.

7. Which of the following does not have a sharp 14. Flue gases pass through the following boiler
melting point ? accessories in a high pressure natural circulation
A. Thoria boiler.
A. Induced draft fan B. Economiser C. Air preheater
B. Glass
D. Steam superheater 
C. Ice Which of the following gives the correct sequence of
D. Pig iron flow of the flue gases through the above mentioned
boiler accessories ?
8. Aluminium is extracted from A. A, C, B, D
A. chalcocite B. D, B, C, A
B. bauxite C. D, C, B, A
C. galena D. D, A, B, C
D. none of these
15. Case hardening of a material is
 A. followed by tempering or 21. Runga-Kutta method is used to solve a/an
carburising. A. ordinary differential equation of
B. preceded by its tempering. nth order.
C. done to get a soft ductile interior B. simultaneous non-linear equation.
with a very hard surface. C. linear differential equation.
D. carried out to get extreme
hardness in its core. D. none of these.

16. The difference in one unit of Rockwell hardness 22. Recrystallisation temperature of steel is
number corresponds to a difference in the depth of __________ °C.
indentation of __________ mm.
A. 50
A. 0.001
B. 300
B. 0.01
C. 500
C. 0.002
D. 800
D. 0.02

23. Pressure required to increase the density of

17. Steel balls are manufactured by water by about 1% is __________ atmosphere.
A. sintering A. 10
B. casting B. 50
C. cold heading C. 200
D. spinning D. 1000

18. __________ temperature remains constant 24. Elimination of brittleness resulting from welding
during adiabatic saturation process of unsaturated of saw blades is done by __________ of the welded
air. portion.
A. Dew point A. annealing
B. Dry bulb B. toughening
C. Wet bulb C. work hardening
D. None of these D. tempering

19. The best lubricants for a machine working at 25. The maximum stress below which a material can
high temperature & load is withstand an infinite number of cycle of stress, is
A. grease termed as the
B. solid lubricant A. fatigue strength
C. animal oils B. creep strength
D. mineral oils C. resilience
D. endurance limit
20. One face of a furnace wall is at 1030°C and the
other face is exposed to room temperature (30°C). If 26. The best guide to judge the general quality of
the thermal conductivity of furnace wall is 3 W . m -1 . water is the measurement of its
k-1 and the wall thickness is 0.3 m, the maximum
A. pH value.
heat loss (in W/m) is
B. electrical conductivity.
A. 100
C. turbidity.
B. 900
D. dissolved oxygen content.
C. 9000
D. 10000
27. Wrought iron is not
 A. ductile & resistant to A. elastic limit.
corrosion/rusting. B. ultimate tensile strength.
B. weldable easily. C. Young's modulus.
C. having uniform strength in all D. endurance limit.
directions.
D. having maximum tensile strength 34. __________ is the trade name assigned to a
along the lines of slag distribution. non-ferrous cast alloy composed of cobalt,
chromium & tungsten.
28. Which of the following is the largest quantum of A. Stellite
pressure? B. High speed steel
A. 1 kg/cm2 C. Cermet
B. 1 bar D. Alnico
C. 1 atmosphere
D. 1 kilo Pascal 35. A dense structure of grinding wheel is not used
for the
29. Which of the following is not a charge material A. ductile material.
for cupola ? B. hard materials.
A. Limestone C. brittle materials.
B. Iron scrap D. finishing cuts.
C. Iron ore
D. Pig iron 36. Which of the following is not a principal alloying
element for the structural steel?
30. Which of the following is an undesirable A. Molybdenum
property of slag produced during the B. Nickel
pyrometallurgical method of metal extraction from
C. Manganese
its ore ?
D. Chromium
A. High fusibility & fluidity.
B. High thermal conductivity.
37. Metalloids
C. Low density.
A. are good conductor of heat &
D. High chemical activity.
electricity.
B. act as electron donors with metals
31. In __________ process, ions of salts react with & as electron acceptor with non-metals.
water to produce acidity or alkalinity.A.
C. are not necessarily solids at room
hydration
temperature.
B. hydrolysis
D. are compounds that exhibit both
C. electrolysis metallic & non-metallic properties to some
D. dialysis extent and are exemplified by elements like
germanium, silicon & boron.
32. __________ is used for tying the steel coloumns
to concrete foundation. 38. Pick out the wrong statement
A. Grouting A. Processing of themosetting plastics
B. Eyebolt is ideally done by injection moulding.
C. Anchor bolts
D. Refractory castables B. Processing of thermoplastics is
ideally done by compression moulding.
33. Fatigue resistance of a material is measured by
the
 C. Mass production of seamless pipes 45. The cooling rate required to freeze 1 ton of
are done by electrical resistance welding water at 0°C into ice at 0°C in 24 hours is
(ERW). __________ BTU/hr.
D. Stretch forming is a process of cold A. 100
drawing. B. 200
C. 1000
39. Lead is poured into the joints between two D. 2000
__________ pipes.
A. cast iron 46. The phenomenon occurring during explosion of
B. steel a hydrogen bomb is
C. concrete A. nuclear fission.
D. plastic B. nuclear fusion.
C. a combination of both nuclear
40. 'Ice point' is designated on Farenhite fission & fusion.
temperature scale by D. none of these.
A. 0°
B. 32° 47. Square steel key is normally strong in failure by
C. 62° shear & crushing. Keys are normally made of
D. 212° __________ steel bars.
A. hot rolled mild
41. Maximum hardenability of steel depends upon B. cold rolled mild
its C. forged
A. chemical composition D. machinable stainless
B. carbon content
C. grain size 48. Nitriding of a steel part does not increase its
D. alloying elements content A. grain size.
B. fatigue limit.
42. Blast furnace slag is mainly molten C. surface hardness.
A. sand D. wear resistance.
B. magnesium silicate
C. calcium silicate 49. __________ of grey cast iron produces white
D. iron pyrite cast iron.
A. Tempering
43. A jet engine turbine blade is normally B. Rapid heating
manufactured by C. Rapid cooling
A. forging. D. Slow cooling
B. shell moulding.
C. investment casting. 50. As the fluid flow rate increases, the float of the
D. pressure die casting. rotameter
A. rises in the tube.
44. Stainless steel is welded using B. rotates at higher speed.
A. oxy-acetylene flame. C. rotates at lower speed.
B. oxy-hydrogen flame. D. drops down in the tube.
C. arc welding.
D. inert gas arc welding. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING BASICS – SECTION 28
1. Addition of __________ to steel does not impart A. flow rate of molten metal.
hardness. B. specific gravity of a liquid.
A. nickel C. composition of alloys.
B. copper D. concentration of a solution.
C. chromium
D. silicon 8. For infinite parallel planes having emis-sivities
ε1 & ε2, the interchange factor for radiation from
2. For a spontaneous natural process at constant surface 1 to surface 2 is given by
temperature and pressure, the free energy of the A. (ε1 + ε2)/ε1.ε2
system always B. ε1.ε2/(ε1 + ε2 - ε1.ε2)
A. increase. C. ε1.ε2
B. decrease. D. ε1 + ε2
C. remains constant.
D. increases to a maximum before 9. Working of linear variable differential transducer
decreasing. (LVDT) is based on the principle of variable
3. Inertial forces are obtained, when the elastic A. cpacitance
forces are multiplied by __________ number. B. resistance
A. Mach C. mutual inductance
B. Froude D. none of these
C. Reynolds
D. Euler 10. A highly elastic material is deformed least on
loading and retains its original form on removal of
4. Temperature of hot gases flowing in a pipe is the load. Which of the following is the most elastic
measured by a thermocouple inserted in the thermal material?
well. The thermal well made of __________ will A. Steel
facilitate the most accurate measurement of the B. Glass
temperature.
C. Rubber
A. copper
D. Brass
B. steel
C. aluminum
11. Maximum permissible sulphur content in steel is
D. brass __________ percent.
A. 0.015
5. Wavelength of radiation emitted by a body B. 0.055
depends on the __________ of its surface.
C. 0.505
A. temperature
D. 0.805
B. area
C. nature
12. The dimensional formula of bulk modulus of
D. all 'a', 'b' & 'c' elasticity is same as that of the
A. pressure
6. Out of the following, which will fracture most B. density
readity, when hit with a hard hammer ?
C. force
A. Brass
D. none of these
B. Bronze
C. German silver
13. Ferromagnetic material owe their properties to
D. Cast iron __________ inner sub-shells.
A. completely filled
7. A pycnometer is used for the measurement of B. partially filled
 C. equally filled B. Venturi scrubber
D. vacant C. Bubble cap plate column
D. Wetted wall column
14. Which of the following metals is the most prone
to work hardening? 20. Eutectoid composition of carbon steel at room
A. Brass temperature is
B. Aluminium A. cementite
C. Copper B. pearlite
D. Lead C. artensite
D. ferrite
15. 'Amortization' in respect of financial obligation
of a company means the 21. Midrex process of sponge iron production uses
A. liquidation of financial obligations reformed natural gas as the reducing agent, which
on instalment basis. uses iron ore in the form of
B. commitment of financial obligation A. has higher current carraying
on priority. capacity.
C. liquidation of all the obsolete B. has better electron emissivity.
equipments of the company. C. is stronger than ordinary tungsten.
D. modernisation of the plant D. is easy to prepare.
equipments.
22. Corrosion is
16. Difference at any instant between the value of A. a physical phenomenon.
the controlled variable and the set point is called the
B. a chemical phenomenon.
A. deviation
C. same as erosion.
B. derivative time
D. an uncontrollable phenomenon.
C. error ratio
D. differential gap
23. Which of the following is not an ore of copper?
A. Cryolite
17. The expected efficiency of a single rivetted lap
B. Azurite
joint is of the order of 50%. If the thickness of the
plate is increased four times, then the rivet diameter C. Chalcopyrite
will have to be increased __________ times. D. Malachite
A. two
B. four
C. six
D. eight

18. Nickel and __________ are the alloying element

added in steel to increase its toughness.
A. molybdenum
B. chromium
C. vanadium
D. silicon

19. Which of the following equipments is used for

liquid dispersion ?
A. Packed column