1. The metal suitable for bearings subjected to light loads, is ?

silicon bronze

white metal

monel metal

phosphor bronze

Answer: phosphor bronze

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2. The addition of which of the following improves machining of copper ?

Sulphur

Vanadium

Tin

Zinc

Answer: Sulphur

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3. The type of space lattice found in gamma-iron is ?

face centred cubic space lattice

body centred cubic space lattice

close packed hexagonal space lattice

none of these

Answer: face centred cubic space lattice

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4. Which of the following process of steel making is in operation at Tata Iron and Steel Works in Jamshedpur ?

Bessemer process

Open hearth process

Duplex process

Electric process

Answer: Duplex process

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5. White cast iron has ?

carbon in the form of carbide

high tensile strength

low compressive strength

all of these

Answer: all of these

Explanation:


6. Cast iron has ?

high compressive strength

excellent machinability

good casting characteristic

all of these

Answer: all of these

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7. The process which improves the machinability of steels, but lowers the hardness and tensile strength, is ?

normalising

full annealing

process annealing

spheroidising

Answer: spheroidising

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8. The silicon steel is widely used for ?

connecting rods

cutting tools

generators and transformers in the form of laminated cores

motor car crankshafts

Answer: generators and transformers in the form of laminated cores

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9. When a low carbon steel is heated upto lower critical temperature ?

there is no change in grain size

the average grain size is a minimum

the grain size increases very rapidly

the grain size first increases and then decreases very rapidly

Answer: there is no change in grain size

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10. There are fourteen atoms in a unit cell of ?

body centred cubic space lattice

face centred cubic space lattice

close packed hexagonal space lattice

none of these

Answer: face centred cubic space lattice

Explanation: