1601. Which of the following represents the allotropic forms of iron__________________?
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A. body centred cubic a-iron and face centred cubic a-iron

B. alpha iron, beta iron and gamma iron

C. none of the above

D. alpha iron and beta iron

E. alpha iron, gamma from and delta iron
1602. Materials after cold working are subjected to following process to relieve stresses__________________?
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A. normalising

B. annealing

C. tempering

D. hot working

E. special heat treatment

1603. Chromium in steel_________________?
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A. refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat resistant properties

B. improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability

C. improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

D. makes steel hard

E. gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anticorrosion properties

1604. Pick up the wrong statement Nickel and chromium in steel help in _________________?
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A. improving the resilience and ductility

B. raising the elastic limit

C. providing high strength at elevated temperatures

D. improving machining properties

E. providing corrosion resistance

1605. The temperature at which ferromagnetic alpha iron transforms to paramagnetic alpha iron is _______________?
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A. above recrystallization temperature

B. 1050C

C. below recrystallisation temperature

D. 770C

E. 910C

1606. Babbit metal is a_________________?
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A. copper base alloy

B. A. and C. above

C. tin base alloy

D. all of the above

E. lead base alloy

1607. Rain drops are spherical because of__________________?
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A. viscosity

B. atmospheric pressure

C. none of the above

D. surface tension forces

E. air resistance

1608. Carbon in iron is an example of__________________?
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A. interstitial solid solution

B. none of the above.

C. all of the above

D. intermetallic compounds

E. substitutional solution

1609. Nickel in steel___________________?
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A. refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat resistant properties

B. improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

C. none of the above

D. gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anticorrosion properties

E. improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability

1610. Addition of silicon to aluminium results in____________________?
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A. none of the above

B. improvement of casting characteristics

C. one of the best known age and precipitation-hardening systems

D. improving machinability

E. improvement of corrosion resistance

1611. The resultant of all normal pressures acts___________________?
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A. vertically upwards

B. at e.g. of body

C. at metacentre

D. at center of pressure

E. vertically downwards

1613. Preheating is essential in welding ___________________?
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A. all non-ferrous materials

B. none of the above

C. high speed steel

D. cast iron

E. all of the above

1614. Steel contains____________________?
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A. high quantities of sulphur

B. 50% or more iron

C. elements like phosphorus, sulphur and silicon in varying quantities

D. 80% or more iron

E. alloying elements like chromium, tungsten nickel and copper

1616. Pig iron is the name given to________________?
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A. iron scrap

B. product of blast furnace made by reduction of iron ore

C. raw material for blast furnace

D. iron containing huge quantities of carbon

E. iron in molten form in the ladles

1617. By severely deforming a metal in a particular direction it becomes _________________?
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A. homogeneous

B. anisotropic

C. malleable

D. ductile

E. isotropic

1618. Sulphur in pig iron tends to make it___________________?
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A. malleable

B. ductile

C. hard

D. tough

E. soft

1619. For the allotropic forms of iron, the points of arrest are __________________?
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A. the points where major changes take place

B. the points where no further change oc-curs

C. the points of discontinuity

D. constant for all metals

E. the points where there is no further flow of metal

1620. Manometer is used to measure__________________?
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A. difference of pressure between two points

B. velocity

C. pressure in pipes, channels etc

D. very low pressure

E. atmospheric pressure

1621. Addition of lead and bismuth to aluminium results in_________________?
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A. improving machinability

B. improvement of corrosion resistance

C. none of the above

D. improvement of casting characteristics

E. one of the best known age and precipitation-hardening systems

1622. An ideal flow of any fluid must satisfy __________________?
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A. continuity equation

B. Pascal law

C. Bernoullis theorem

D. boundary layer theory

E. Newtons law of viscosity

1623. Structural steel contains following principal alloying elements__________________?
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A. zinc, sulphur, and chromium

B. none of the above

C. nickel, chromium and manganese

D. lead, tin, aluminium

E. tungsten, molybdenum and phosphorous

1624. The correct sequence for descending order of machinability is _____________________?
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A. wrought iron, grey cast iron, low carbon steel

B. wrought iron,low carbon steel, grey cast iron

C. low carbon steel, grey cast iron, wrought iron

D. grey cast iron, wrought iron, low carbon steel

E. grey cast iron, low carbon steel, wrought iron
1625. The tensile strength of wrought iron is maximum _________________?
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A. unpredictable

B. perpendicular to lines of slag distribution

C. along the lines of slag distribution

D. uniform in all directions

E. none of the above

1626. Which is false statement about properties of aluminium ___________________?
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A. modulus of elasticity is fairly low

B. wear resistance is very good

C. fatigue strength is not high

D. creep strength limits its use to fairly low temperatures

E. corrosion resistance is good

1627. Taps, dies and drills contain carbon________________?
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A. below 0.5%

B. below 1%

C. above 2.2%

D. nil

E. above 1%
1629. The normal stress is same in all directions at a point in a fluid_______________?
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A. irrespective of the motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

B. only when the fluid is incompressible and has zero viscosity

C. when there is no motion of one fluid layer relative to an adjacent layer

D. in case of an ideal fluid

E. only when the fluid is frictionless

1631. The angle of contact in case of a liquid depends upon___________________?
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A. the nature of the liquid and the solid

B. the material which exists above the free surface of the liquid

C. both of die above

D. any one of the above

E. none of die above

1634. Inconel is an alloy of___________________?
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A. nickel, chromium and iron

B. nickel, chromium

C. nickel, copper

D. nickel, lead

E. nickel, zinc

1635. An engineers hammer is made of___________________?
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A. mild steel

B. forged steel

C. H.S.S

D. cast iron

E. high carbon steel
1636. Dimensions of surface tension are___________________?
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A. MlLt

B. MlL r2

C. MlLT2

D. MlL2T2

E. MlLTx

1638. If 850 kg liquid occupies volume of one cubic meter, men 0.85 represents its__________________?
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A. specific density

B. none of the above

C. specific mass

D. specific weight

E. specific gravity
1639. Delta iron occurs at temperature of_______________?
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A. above melting point

B. between 910C and 1400C

C. room temperature

D. none of the above

E. between 1400C and 1539C
1640. Bronze contains_____________________?
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A. 70-75% copper and rest tin

B. 85-92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

C. 70% copper and 30% zinc

D. 90% copper and 10% tin

E. 90% copper and 10% zinc

1641. Following elements have face-centred cubic structure__________________?
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A. a iron (below 910C and between 1400 to 1539C), W

B. none of the above

C. Mg, Zn, Ti, Zr, Br, Cd

D. all of the above

E. gamma iron (910 to 1400C), Cu, Ag, Au, Al, Ni, Pb, Pt
1643. The crystal structure of brass is_________________?
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A. H.C.P.

B. F.C.C.

C. none of the above

D. B.C.C.

E. Orthorhombic crystalline structure

1644. Kinematic viscosity is equal to_________________?
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A. dynamicviscosity x density

B. density/dynamic viscosity

C. dynamic viscosity/density

D. 1/dynamicviscosity x density

E. same as dynamic viscosity

1645. Cupola produces following material__________________?
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A. malleable iron

B. pig iron

C. wrought iron

D. cast iron

E. white iron

1646. A specimen of aluminium metal when observed under microscope shows __________________?
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A. F.C.C. crystal structure

B. orthorhombic crystalline structure

C. a complex cubic structure

D. B.C.C. crystalline structure

E. H.C.P. structure

1647. Gun metal contains__________________?
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A. 90% copper and 10% tin

B. 85-92% copper and rest zinc

C. 85-92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

D. 70-78% copper and rest tin

E. 70% copper and 30% zinc

1648. A metal with specific gravity of o floating in a fluid of same specific gravity a will____________________?
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A. be fully immersed with top surface at fluid surface

B. none of the above

C. sink to bottom

D. partly immersed

E. float over fluid

1649. Aluminium bronze contains__________________?
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A. 92.5% aluminium, 4% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg

B. 10% aluminium and 90% tin

C. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe

D. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper

E. 10% aluminium and 90% copper
1650. Solder is an alloy consisting of________________?
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A. tin and copper

B. lead and copper

C. tin, antimony, copper

D. lead and zinc

E. tin and lead