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Engineering Materials | Set 1

1. The ability of material to absorb a large amount of energy is

Correct : C. Toughness

2. Porous materials generally

Correct : C. Absorb most of the sound

3. A body which does not contain voids or empty spaces is known as

Correct : A. Continuous body

4. Standards used in USSR are known as

Correct : C. GOST

5. A non-crystalline polymer which can be stretched to more than twice its original length and which contracts quickly on releasing the load, is known as

Correct : D. elastomer

6. For better fuuidity of the molten metal, the following is added in blast furnace

Correct : D. Manganese

7. Lead is used for joining pipes made of

Correct : A. Cast iron

8. Laser is a device to produce

Correct : C. Coherent light

9. Which of the following has the highest malleability?

Correct : E. Lead

10. Notches in a section produce

Correct : D. Tri-axial tensile stresses

11. In induction hardening

Correct : D. The frequency is high

12. Burger's vector is

Correct : C. a property of dislocations

13. German silver is an alloy of

Correct : C. Nickel, copper and zinc

14. The atomic number of a certain element is 83. An atom of this element must contain

Correct : D. 83 electrons

15. The electrical resistance of a semi-conductor

Correct : B. Decreases with temperature

16. Coolant is used on a lathe

Correct : D. All the above

17. Which one is different from the other in press work?

Correct : D. Seaming

18. Hard steels and non-ferrous metal do not exhibit a definite yield point when pulled in the testing machine and for such cases a better measure of their elastic properties is defined by

Correct : C. Proof stress

19. If the major quantium number of an atom is three, it possesses

Correct : C. Only s, p and d electrons

20. In an one component system containing two phases, at equilibrium the number of degrees of freedom would be

Correct : D. 1

21. The furnace used for castings of cast iron in a foundry shop is known as

Correct : D. Cupola

22. In fibre glass reinforced plastics, the glass fibres are primarily used to improve

Correct : A. Mechanical properties of plastics

23. Application of tin is in

Correct : B. low current fuses

24. The phenomenon of 'weld decay' is associated with

Correct : A. Stainless steels

25. German silver contains

Correct : A. 5% silver

26. Which of the following is a composite material?

Correct : D. Fibre reinforced plastic

27. A material which undergoes no deformation till its yield point is reached and then it flows at a constant stress is known as

Correct : A. Rigid plastic

28. In carbon steel castings

Correct : A. The percentage of carbon is less than 1.7%

29. Nickel is used in

Correct : C. electrodes of thermionic valves

30. In order to improve machinability of steels, the treatment generally done is

Correct : D. Annealing

31. Induction hardening is the process of

Correct : B. Hardening surface for wear resistance

32. "Troosite" is obtained when

Correct : A. Quenching steel during transformation

33. The semi-conductors have electrical conductivities of the following order (ohm-cm-1)

Correct : C. 10?3

34. Cast iron containing 6.6% carbon is

Correct : D. Whitish containing cementite only

35. The main alloy for corrosion resistance in stainless steel is

Correct : E. Chromium

36. A steel having ferrite and pearite is

Correct : A. Soft

37. Which variety of copper has the best mechanical strength?

Correct : B. Hard drawn copper

38. Brinell hardness number for nitrided steel is in the range

Correct : D. 700 to 800

39. Diamagnetic materials are

Correct : B. Strongly magnetised

40. Gamma iron has

Correct : D. Face centred space lattice structure with 14 atoms

41. Silicon steel is widely used in

Correct : C. Electrical industry

42. Moh's scale of hardness has the range

Correct : D. 1--10

43. The tendency for brittle fracture increases with

Correct : E. None of the above

44. Preheating of material to be welded is necessary in case of

Correct : B. Cast iron

45. Steel balls for ball bearings are generally made of

Correct : A. Carbon chrome steel

46. The process of reheating the hardened steel to some temperature below the critical range, followed by any rate of cooling is known as

Correct : C. Tempering

47. Delta iron occurs at temperature in the range of

Correct : D. Between 1400?C and 1530?C

48. Which process is used primarily to obtain surface finish

Correct : E. Parkerizing

49. In normalising steel is heated 40-50 C

Correct : A. Above the upper transformation range

50. Which of the following metals has high tendency to get work hardened?

Correct : C. Brass

51. The property of materials by which they can be drawn into wires is known as

Correct : E. Ductility

52. The strength of timber is

Correct : B. more along the grains less across the grains

53. Permalloy is

Correct : C. A non-ferrous alloy containing nickel copper and chromium

54. Visco-elastic behaviour is common in

Correct : A. Crystalline materials

55. The hardness of steel depends on

Correct : B. The shape and distribution of carbides in iron

56. When a current is passed through the junction of two different metals, heat is absorbed or liberated depending on the direction of the current. The above phenomenon is known as

Correct : C. Peltier's effect

57. Hastalloy consists of

Correct : B. Nickel and molybdenum

58. Which of the following hardness tester can be used to determine the hardness of a glass sheet?

Correct : D. Shore scleroscope

59. A material is known as allotropic or polymoriphic if it

Correct : C. Has a fixed structure under all conditions

60. A piezo electric is

Correct : A. a material which become polarised when stressed

61. A material with unequal anti-parallel atomic magnetic moments is

Correct : A. an anti-ferromagnetic

62. Boring is generally

Correct : D. Preceded by drilling

63. Ferromagnetic alpha iron change to paramagnetic alpha iron at

Correct : C. 77?C

64. If a body has identical properties all over it is known as

Correct : E. Homogeneous

65. The technique of converting metallic powders into articles of definite form is known as

Correct : C. Powder metallurgy

66. In Brinell hardness testing, while determining hardness of aluminium

Correct : C. Load on the indenter is reduced

67. In flame hardening the flame used is

Correct : E. Oxy-acetylene

68. Viscoelastic materials show behaviour which is

Correct : E. Time dependent

69. Age hardening is generally applicable to

Correct : A. Alloys of aluminium, magnesium, nickel etc

70. Inconel is an alloy containing

Correct : A. Nickel, zinc and iron

71. Just as strong is opposite to weak, similarly brittle is opposite to

Correct : A. Tough

72. Gel is

Correct : C. A solid frme work of colloidal particles linked together and containing a fluid in its interstices

73. Aluminium alloys for pressure die casting

Correct : A. Must possess considerable fluidity

74. Carburizing is done

Correct : B. On steels with carbon percentage of 0.5%

75. The amount of cold work that a metal will stand is dependent upon

Correct : C. Ductility

76. Solder is an alloy consisting of

Correct : C. Tin and lead

77. Which of the following material can be used for the filaments in incandescent lamps?

Correct : B. Tungsten

78. As per ISS : designation T 70 W 18 4V 1 is

Correct : C. High speed steel

79. Which of the following is not the characteristic property of aluminium?

Correct : C. Lest affinity for oxygen

80. In 18-4-1 high speed steel the maximum percentage of any constituent is

Correct : A. Iron

81. Wrought iron is

Correct : D. Highly resistant to corrosion

82. Machining properties of brass can be improved by the addition of

Correct : B. Lead

83. Silicon steel is widely used in

Correct : B. Electrical industry

84. The process by which steel is coated by a thin layer of phosphate is known as

Correct : D. Parkerising

85. Creep is expressed in terms of

Correct : D. cm/cm/hr

86. According to Hooke's law

Correct : D. Within elastic limits average stress is proportional to average strain

87. Which one is different from the others in press work operations?

Correct : E. Punching

88. The advantage of electroforming is

Correct : D. (A) and (B) above

89. The size of coarse grams in metals is

Correct : C. > 0.05 mm

90. A ductile fracture is characterized by

Correct : D. Appreciable plastic deformation prior to propagation of crack

91. Which of the following is not a rare and precious metal?

Correct : D. Lithium

92. Which of the following is donor impurity for semi-conductors?

Correct : C. Antimony

93. A concrete wall generally

Correct : D. Reflects sound

94. The effect f rolling on steel is

Correct : A. To elongate the inclusions in the direction of rolling giving the steel excellent properties

95. Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected to

Correct : D. Fluctuating stress

96. Heavy water is used in atomic power plants as

Correct : B. Moderator

97. The surface hardness that can be obtained by nitriding is generally in the range

Correct : D. 1000 to 1100 VPN

98. Residual magnetism is

Correct : C. Flux density present in a material after magnetising force is removed

99. Every material obeys the Hooke's law within

Correct : B. Elastic limit

100. In cast irons

Correct : C. With static loading the strength in tension is lower than that in compression