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  • A. Nichrome
  • B. Kanthal
  • C. Invar
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Invar is a low-expansion nickel-iron alloy designed for dimensional stability, not for high electrical resistance and heat generation.

Correct answer: Invar
  • A. 250
  • B. 500
  • C. 1000
  • D. 3000

Explanation: At break-even, fixed cost equals contribution from sales: production = 5000/(30 − 20) = 500 toys per month.

Correct answer: 500
  • A. Silver grey
  • B. Black
  • C. Green
  • D. Yellow

Explanation: Steam lines are commonly identified with a silver-grey colour because the code associates this colour with steam and hot vapour service.

Correct answer: Silver grey
  • A. Can't be used in the form of pressure sensitive tapes
  • B. None of these
  • C. Cure instantaneously after application on a surface
  • D. Can't join two dissimilar metals

Explanation: Adhesives can be made as pressure-sensitive tapes and can join dissimilar metals, while most require time or a curing mechanism rather…

Correct answer: None of these
  • A. Blow down valve
  • B. Blow off cock
  • C. Safety valve
  • D. Fusible plug

Explanation: A fusible plug protects a boiler during low-water conditions by melting when its exposed portion overheats, releasing steam and warning of…

Correct answer: Fusible plug
  • A. Neoprene
  • B. Natural
  • C. Butadiene
  • D. Nitrile

Explanation: Neoprene has good resistance to weathering, oils and vacuum-service conditions, making it a common choice for vacuum-sealing O-rings among…

Correct answer: Neoprene
  • A. Deep drawing
  • B. Rolling
  • C. Extrusion
  • D. Wire drawing

Explanation: Earing is the formation of uneven, ear-like projections around the rim of a drawn cup, caused mainly by sheet anisotropy during deep…

Correct answer: Deep drawing
  • A. Progress of work performed
  • B. Sequence of operation to be performed
  • C. Authorisation of work to be performed
  • D. Balancing of load on machines

Explanation: Routing establishes the path of manufacture by specifying the sequence of operations, machines and work centres through which a job must…

Correct answer: Sequence of operation to be performed
  • A. Slush
  • B. Die
  • C. True centrifugal
  • D. Investment

Explanation: In true centrifugal casting, molten metal is poured into a rotating mould and centrifugal force produces sound cylindrical products such…

Correct answer: True centrifugal
  • A. Direct arc
  • B. Induction
  • C. Resistance
  • D. Indirect arc

Explanation: Indirect-arc furnaces are commonly used for non-ferrous metals because the arc heats the charge indirectly and reduces contamination from…

Correct answer: Indirect arc
  • A. Hydrostatic
  • B. Hydrodynamic
  • C. Boundary
  • D. Mixed/semi-fluid

Explanation: Hydrostatic lubrication supplies the pressurised lubricant film externally, even before the surfaces begin moving, so starting friction is…

Correct answer: Hydrostatic
  • A. Water
  • B. Steam
  • C. Nitrogen
  • D. Foam

Explanation: Nitrogen extinguishes a large fuel-gas-line fire by diluting and inerting the gas-air mixture, while also reducing the oxygen…

Correct answer: Nitrogen
  • A. 1000-1100
  • B. 400-500
  • C. 650-800
  • D. 150-300

Explanation: Ordinary soft soldering uses low-melting alloys and is generally carried out at about 150–300°C.

Correct answer: 150-300
  • A. Formability
  • B. Yield strength
  • C. Toughness
  • D. Resilience

Explanation: Automobile body sheets must undergo deep drawing and shaping without cracking, making formability the key property.

Correct answer: Formability
  • A. Make the plate softer
  • B. Prevent cold cracks
  • C. Avoid plate distortion
  • D. Burn oil & grease sticking to plate surfaces

Explanation: Preheating slows the cooling rate of the weld and reduces the formation of hard, brittle structures and hydrogen-induced cold cracks.

Correct answer: Prevent cold cracks
  • A. Liquid iron
  • B. Solid iron
  • C. Sponge iron
  • D. Iron saturated with carbon

Explanation: Direct reduction removes oxygen from iron ore in the solid state, so the product remains porous solid iron known as sponge iron.

Correct answer: Sponge iron
  • A. Vapour locking
  • B. Hot starting
  • C. All A, B & C
  • D. Spark plug fouling

Explanation: Front-end volatility mainly influences vapour locking and hot starting because the most volatile components vaporise readily.

Correct answer: Spark plug fouling
  • A. Blades of gas turbine
  • B. Piston of an I. C. engine
  • C. Flywheel of steam engine
  • D. Cycle chain

Explanation: Gas-turbine blades operate under high temperature and sustained stress, conditions that cause time-dependent creep deformation.

Correct answer: Blades of gas turbine
  • A. High brittleness
  • B. Higher tendency to distort
  • C. High ductility
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Refining the grain size generally improves steel strength and toughness and commonly gives good ductility compared with coarse-grained…

Correct answer: High ductility
  • A. 110
  • B. 85
  • C. 60
  • D. 45

Explanation: An industrial noise exposure limit of about 85 dB is the commonly used international occupational-safety reference for an eight-hour…

Correct answer: 85