1801. A one dimensional flow is one which_________________?
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A. takes place in straight lines

B. involves zero transverse component of flow

C. is steady uniform flow

D. is uniform flow

E. takes place in one dimension

1802. Differential monometer is used to measure___________________?
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A. atmospheric pressure

B. velocity in pipes

C. difference of pressure between two points

D. pressure in pipes, channels etc.

E. very low pressure

1803. Which of the following alloys does not have copper as one of the constituents________________?
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A. delta metal

B. monel metal

C. nichrome

D. constantan

E. silicon bronze

1804. If the surface of liquid is convex, men ___________________?
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A. cohesion pressure is increased

B. cohesion pressure is negligible

C. cohesion pressure is decreased

D. none of the above

E. there is no cohesion pressure

1805. Tensile strength of steel can be safely in-creased by________________?
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A. adding small quantities of copper

B. adding copper and carbon

C. adding carbon up to 6.3%

D. adding carbon up to 2.8%

E. adding carbon up to 0.83%
1806. The time oscillation of a floating body with increase in metacentric height will be_________________?
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A. lower

B. higher

C. same

D. unpredictable

E. lower/higher depending on weight of body

1807. White cast iron__________________?
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A. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal

B. is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

C. contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in free state and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

D. is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

E. none of the above

1809. Steel made from phosphatic iron is_________________?
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A. hard

B. malleable

C. tough

D. ductile

E. brittle
1811. Recrystallisation temperature can belowered by_________________?
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A. working at lower temperature

B. grain refinement

C. none of the above

D. all of the above

E. purification of metal

1812. Austenite rs a combination of_________________?
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A. ferrite and austenite

B. ferrite and iron graphite

C. cementite and gamma iron

D. pearlite and ferrite

E. ferrite and cementite

1813. Malleable cast iron _________________?
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A. is produced by small additions of magnesium (or cerium) in the ladle. Graphite is in the nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

B. is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

C. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough, and easily machined metal

D. contains l.7 to 3.5% carbon in free state and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

E. none of the above

1814. Wrought iron is________________?
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A. heat treated to change its properties

B. high in strength

C. hard

D. least resistant to corrosion

E. highly resistant to corrosion
1815. Non uniform flow occurs when_________________?
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A. the direction and magnitude of the velocity at all points are identical

B. velocity, depth, pressure, etc. change from point to point in the fluid flow

C. the magnitude aricf direction of the velocity do not change from point to point in the fluid

D. the velocity of successive fluid particles, at any point, is the same at successive periods of time

E. the fluid particles move in plane or parallel planes and the streamline pat-terns are identical in each plane

1817. In an isothermal atmosphere, the pressure___________________?
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A. unpredictable

B. increases exponentially with elevation

C. decreases linearly with elevation

D. varies in the same way as the density

E. remains constant

1818. Surface tension__________________?
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A. acts in the plane of the interface normal to any line in the surface

B. decreases with fall in temperature

C. is a function of the curvature of the interface

D. is also known as capillarity

E. has no units

1819. The ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of most of the metals, when temperature falls from 0 to l00C will _________________?
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A. show unpredictable behaviour

B. increase

C. first increase and then decrease

D. decrease

E. remain same

1820. To avoid vaporisation in the pipe line, the pipe line over the ridge is laid such that it is not more than____________________?
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A. 2.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

B. 10.0 m above the hydraulic gradient

C. 5.0 above the hydraulic gradient

D. 6.4 m above the hydraulic gradient

E. none of the above

1821. On Millier chart, the constant pressure lines_________________?
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A. are equally spaced throughout

B. none of the above

C. first rise up and then fall

D. diverge from left to right

E. diverge from right to left

1823. Fire tube boilers are those in which__________________?
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A. flue gases pass through tubes and water around it

B. tubes are laid vertically

C. none of the above

D. forced circulation takes place

E. water passes through the tubes and flue gases around it

1824. Pick up false statement?
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A. For petrol and large gas engines, quantity governingds preferred

B. In quantity governing, air fuel ratio is almost constant and quantity of charge is changed depending on load

C. In hit and miss governing, fuel supply is completely cut off during one or more number of cycles

D. In quality governing, quantity of fuel is varied to suit the load and total charge of air is varied

E. For close regulation of speed, combination of both quality and quantity governing is used

1825. Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of ____________________?
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A. adhesion

B. viscosity

C. compressibility

D. cohesion

E. surface tension
1826. Two pipe systems can be said to be equivalent, when the following quantities are same__________________?
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A. length and diameter

B. friction loss and flow

C. friction factor and diameter

D. flow and length

E. velocity and diameter

1827. Evaporative capacity of boiler is expressed as____________________?
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A. kg of fuel fired

B. kg of water evaporated

C. kg of steam produced per kg of fuel fifed

D. kg of steam produced

E. steam pressure produced

1828. Units of surface tension are____________________?
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A. energy/unit area

B. distance

C. both of the above

D. it has no units

E. none of the above

1829. The diameter of cylindrical shell of the Lancashire boiler is of the order of__________________?
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A. 1 to 1.75 m

B. 1 tp 1.25m

C. 2.25 to 4.5 m

D. 1.75 to 2.75 m

E. 2 to 4 m

1830. In locomotive boiler, maximum steam pressure is limited to_______________?
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A. 18 kg/cm2

B. 31 kg/cm2

C. 1 kg/cm2

D. 5 kg/cm2

E. 10 kg/cm2

1831. The state of vapour under saturation condition is described by_______________?
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A. temperature alone

B. dryness fraction alone

C. pressure and temperature

D. pressure alone

E. pressure and dryness fraction
1832. Alcohol is used in manometers because___________________?
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A. is provides suitable meniscus

B. it can provide longer column due to low density

C. it has low surface tension

D. it is clearly visible

E. it has low vapour pressure

1833. The water tubes in a babcock and wilcox boiler are__________________?
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A. horizontal

B. vertical and inclined

C. inclined

D. vertical

E. horizontal and inclined

1835. The pressure at which latent heat of vaporisation of water is zero, is_________________?
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A. 100 kg/cm2

B. below atmospheric pressure

C. 1 kg/cm2

D. 225.6 kg/cm2

E. 170 kg/cm2

1836. Fluid is a substance that___________________?
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A. has the same shear stress.at a point regardless of its motion

B. cannot be subjected to shear forces

C. flows

D. cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force

E. always expands until it fills any container

1837. Hard coke is produced by carborisation of coal at_______________?
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A. atmospheric temperature

B. 500-600C

C. 95O-1100C

D. 70O-850C

E. 120O-1500C

1838. The ultimate analysis of fuel lists _____________________?
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A. moisture and ash free heating value

B. fuel constituents as percents by weight of moisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash

C. fuel constituents as percents by volume of moisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash

D. various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight

E. various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen etc, plus ash as per-cents by volume

1840. Size of boiler tubes is specified by___________________?
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A. outside diameter and inside diameter

B. mean diameter and thickness

C. inside diameter and thickness

D. outside diameter and thickness

E. outside diameter alone

1841. Eulers dimensionless number relates the following__________________?
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A. viscous force and buoyancy force

B. pressure force and inertial force

C. viscous force and inertial force

D. inertial force and gravity

E. pressure force and viscous force

1843. Caking coals are those which __________________________?
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A. form lumps or masses of coke

B. show little or no fusing action

C. burn completely

D. burn freely

E. do not form ash

1844. The number of drums in Benson steam generator is_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. one

C. two

D. one steam drum and one water drum

E. no drum
1845. A large Roynold number is indication of________________?
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A. highly turbulent flow

B. smooth and streamline flow

C. laminar flow

D. turbulent flow

E. steady flow

1846. Cavitation is caused by_____________________?
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A. high velocity

B. weak material

C. low pressure

D. high pressure

E. low viscosity

1847. Water and sediment in fuel oil can be removed by _______________________?
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A. heating the oil in the settling tanks

B. cooling the oil in the settling tanks

C. burning the oil

D. filtering

E. suspension

1848. Water tube boilers are those in which________________?
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A. change in enthalpy

B. water passes through the tubes and flue gases around it

C. work is done during adiabatic expansion

D. flue gases pass through tubes and water around it

E. none of the above

1849. Latent heat of dry steam at atmospneric pressure is equal to____________________?
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A. 471 kcal/kg

B. 539 BTU/lb

C. 100 kcal/kg

D. 427 kcal/kg

E. 539 kcal/kg
1850. Stoichiometric quantity of air is the___________________?
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A. air required for complete combustion of fuel with no excess air

B. air required to convert CO into C02

C. air required to form an explosive mixture

D. air required for optimum combustion so as to have reasonable excess air

E. air present in atmosphere at NTP conditions