chemical engineering materials and construction Mcqs
1. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Brass is an alloy of copper & zinc

B. Bronze is an alloy of copper & tin

C. The alloy named German silver does not contain any silver

D. The ability of a material to fracture without appreciable deformation is called its ductility
2. Pipes for bi-cycle frames are made of _____________ steel?
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A. Stainless

B. Hot rolled

C. Chrome carbon

D. Cold rolled
4. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Spheroidal grey cast iron contains graphite flakes

B. Wrought iron cannot be easily forged and welded

C. Wrought iron contains about 0.02% carbon

D. The chilled cast iron does not contain graphite

5. Aluminium storage vessel can be used to store________________?
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A. Aqua regia

B. None of these

C. Hydrochloric acid (10%)

D. Ferrous sulphate

6. Which of the following materials may prove unsuitable for handling acetic acid (glacial & anhydrous) at 40C ?
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A. Nickel, monel, stainless steel and graphite

B. Brass, cast iron, mild steel and tin

C. Aluminium, copper, high silicon iron

D. Silicone rubber, teflon, porcelain and wood

8. Lead_________________?
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A. Cannot be scratched by finger nails

B. Is the lightest metal in common use

C. Cannot be work hardened

D. Is the hardest metal in common use

9. Carbon percentage in medium carbon steel is around__________________?
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A. 1 to 1. 5

B. 0.35 to 0.5

C. 0.1 to 0.35

D. 0.8 to 1.4

10. Interchain forces are the weakest in case of________________?
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A. Plastics

B. Fibres

C. Elastomers

D. Both rubber & elastomers
11. Which one is remelted and poured into moulds to get cast iron ?
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A. Low carbon steel

B. Mild steel

C. Pig iron

D. Wrought iron

12. Nickel made/clad equipments are suitable for handling________________?
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A. Ammonia (both aqueous & anhydrous)

B. Fruit juices, milk & its products and caustic soda solution

C. Nitric acid & hydrochloric acid (concentrated)

D. Sulphuric acid (concentrated)

14. Which of the following alloys does not contain nickel ?
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A. Monel

B. Babbitt metal

C. Inconel

D. Chlorinet 2 alloy

17. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Crane hooks are normally made of wrought iron

B. perature

C. The toughness of a material decreases, when it is heated

D. Cold working of a metal decreases its fatigue strength

E. The temperature at which new grains are formed in a metal is known as the recrystallisation

19. Pick out the correct statement?
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A. Plastic deformation of a material is its temporary distortion under the action of applied stress

B. Rusting of iron is not electrochemical in nature

C. Stainless steel is nothing but chromium coated steel

D. Hardening of a soft metal can be done by alloying it with another metal or non-metal
20. An elastic behaviour of materials is expressed in terms of_______________?
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A. Stress-strain curve

B. None of these

C. Relaxation time

D. Hysteresis loop area

21. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. Tin can be readily and very easily drawn into very fine wire

B. Tin can be severely cold worked without the necessity of annealing due to its low recrystallisation temperature

C. The predominant use of tin is in the form of coating for steel & copper alloys

D. Tin exists in two allotropic forms

22. Locomotive boiler tubes are made of _____________ alloys?
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A. Nickel

B. Magnesium

C. Arsenic copper

D. Aluminium

23. Lead is_____________________?
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A. Not resistant to corrosion

B. Used as a shock absorber (in mattress form) between the foundation and steel framework of

C. Not used as pigment (in its compound forms) for paints

D. Used as a cathodic material

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24. ______________ is never shipped in glass carboys?
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A. Formaldehyde

B. Ammonia

C. Phenol

D. Acetic acid

26. Most suitable material of construction for the storage of concentrated nitric acid is__________________?
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A. Cast iron

B. Monel

C. Aluminium or chromium alloys (Cr > 18% for cold acid)

D. Karbate

30. White cast iron is not__________________?
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A. Whitish in color

B. Malleable

C. Brittle

D. Strong and hard

31. Steel tower used for the storage of oleum________________?
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A. Is lined with lead

B. Need not be lined

C. Is lined with acid-proof bricks

D. Is lined with rubber

33. Silico-manganese steels (containing 0.7% Mn, 0.5% C and 2% Si)___________________?
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A. Do not require heat treatment for any of its applications

B. Are used for leaf and coiled springs

C. Do not have good resilience properties

D. Is tempered at 850C

34. Pick out the wrong statement ?
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A. Presence of silicon in steel decreases its electrical resistance

B. Nichrome, a steel alloyed with 10% Ni and 20% Cr can be used upto a temperature of 1100C

C. Alloys are harder than their component elements

D. Karbate is an acid resistant material of construction

37. Wood is corroded by__________________?
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A. All A., B. and C.

B. Chlorine (dry or wet)

C. SO2 (dry or wet)

D. Hydrochloric acid

38. Pick out the wrong statemen?
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A. Hardening makes the steel more brittle

B. High alloy steels contain more than 50% alloying element

C. 18/8 stainless steel is a magnetic steel

D. Both B. and C.
39. Pick out the wrong statement?
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A. Pure rubber is as useless as pure gold as a material of construction

B. Thermal conductivity of aluminium is higher than that of copper; hence it is increasingly used for utensil making

C. Copper has poor weldability

D. Reinforced plastics are made from both thermoplastic as well as thermosetting plastics

41. Aluminium as a material of construction suffers from the disadvantage of__________________?
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A. Very high cost

B. Scarce availability

C. Rather low tensile strength

D. Very low strength to weight ratio

42. Fatigue strength of a material increases by_____________________?
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A. Under stressing the specimen

B. Rise in temperature

C. Having scratches on the surface

D. Having notches in the specimen

43. Which of the following has the least carbon percentage ?
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A. Low carbon steel

B. White cast iron

C. Wrought iron

D. Mild steel

44. Wrought iron is ____________________?
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A. An alloy of iron, chromium & carbon

B. Malleable & ductile; and hence is used for chain links, hooks & couplings

C. High carbon iron

D. Highly resistance to acid corrosion

45. Balls in a ball mill are usually made of__________________?
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A. Cast iron

B. Steel

C. Stainless steel

D. Bronze

46. Which of the following stainless steels is non-magnetic ?
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A. Austenitic

B. None of these

C. Martenistic

D. Ferritic

47. The addition of antimony in tin-based alloys improves its________________?
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A. Rupture strength and hot hardness

B. Impact strength and bonding strength

C. Deformation resistance

D. Wear resistance

48. Photographic plates are coated with_________________?
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A. Silver nitrate

B. Metallic silver

C. Silver halide

D. Calcium silicate

50. 18-4-1 high speed steel contains 18%, 4% and 1% respectively of____________________?
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A. Vanadium, chromium and tungsten

B. Tungsten, vanadium and chromium

C. Chromium, tungsten and vanadium

D. Tungsten, chromium and vanadium