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  • A. Lead
  • B. Cloth
  • C. Paper
  • D. Aluminium

Explanation: Lead has a high density and strongly absorbs X-rays, which is why it is used for radiation shielding.

Correct answer: Lead
  • A. Acidity
  • B. Basicity
  • C. Fluidity
  • D. Viscosity

Explanation: A neutral flux reacts with acidic or basic impurities and helps form a less viscous molten slag.

Correct answer: Fluidity
  • A. Specific gravities
  • B. Densities
  • C. Gas characteristic constants
  • D. Molecular weights

Explanation: At the same temperature and pressure, equal gas volumes contain equal numbers of molecules, so their masses, and hence densities, are…

Correct answer: Molecular weights
  • A. He
  • B. H2
  • C. Ar
  • D. O2

Explanation: Helium has a molecular mass of about 4 and is chemically inert, so it is the lightest non-flammable gas listed.

Correct answer: He
  • A. Molybdenum
  • B. Silicon
  • C. Vanadium
  • D. Chromium

Explanation: Nickel improves steel toughness, while silicon is commonly included to improve strength and elastic properties and can contribute to…

Correct answer: Silicon
  • A. Aluminium carbide
  • B. Nickel carbide
  • C. Tungsten carbide
  • D. Iron carbide

Explanation: Tungsten carbide is extremely hard and wear resistant, which makes it suitable for cutting-tool inserts and other high-wear applications.

Correct answer: Tungsten carbide
  • A. Are exemplified by Na, K and Li
  • B. Do not resist corrosion very strongly
  • C. None of these
  • D. Are the lowermost in the electro-chemical series of metals

Explanation: Noble metals such as gold, platinum, and silver are very resistant to oxidation and corrosion and are placed toward the less-active, lower…

Correct answer: Are the lowermost in the electro-chemical series of metals
  • A. Free electrons
  • B. Holes
  • C. Conduction electrons
  • D. Ions

Explanation: P-type silicon is formed by adding trivalent impurities, creating vacancies called holes in the covalent bonds.

Correct answer: Holes
  • A. Adhesive
  • B. Molecular
  • C. Cohesive
  • D. Vander Walls

Explanation: Cohesive force is the attraction between molecules of the same substance, such as water molecules attracting one another.

Correct answer: Cohesive
  • A. 1 : 4
  • B. 1 : 2
  • C. 2 : 1
  • D. 1 : 1

Explanation: Strain equals stress divided by Young's modulus, and both wires have the same cross-sectional area, material and applied force.

Correct answer: 1 : 1
  • A. Creep
  • B. Endurance
  • C. Fatigue
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Creep strength is the maximum stress a material can sustain for a specified time at a specified temperature without excessive permanent…

Correct answer: Creep
  • A. Calcium
  • B. Nitrogen
  • C. Phosphorous
  • D. Hydrogen

Explanation: Nitrogen is present in chlorophyll's porphyrin ring and is essential for chlorophyll formation and photosynthesis.

Correct answer: Nitrogen
  • A. Mercury
  • B. Calcium
  • C. Sodium
  • D. Magnesium

Explanation: Sodium reacts violently with water, producing sodium hydroxide and hydrogen while releasing enough heat to ignite the hydrogen.

Correct answer: Sodium
  • A. Bleaching powder
  • B. None of these
  • C. Aluminium sulphate
  • D. Lime powder

Explanation: Lime powder reduces latrine odour by neutralising acidic, foul-smelling compounds and helping control decomposition.

Correct answer: Lime powder
  • A. Reduced chance of gas porosity
  • B. Greater dimensional stability of the casting
  • C. Uniform flow of molten metal into the mould cavity
  • D. Less sand expansion type of casting defect

Explanation: Uniform ramming produces consistent mould hardness and packing, giving the casting more uniform support and better dimensional stability.

Correct answer: Greater dimensional stability of the casting
  • A. Basic
  • B. Acid
  • C. No
  • D. Neutral

Explanation: A self-fluxing ore already contains gangue constituents capable of forming a fusible slag, so adding an external flux is unnecessary.

Correct answer: No
  • A. Time
  • B. Square of time
  • C. Square root of time
  • D. Cube of time

Explanation: Decarburisation is controlled by diffusion of carbon, and diffusion distances grow according to the parabolic law, proportional to the…

Correct answer: Square root of time
  • A. Capillary action
  • B. Surface tension
  • C. Cohesion
  • D. Adhesion

Explanation: Adhesion is the attraction between unlike substances, here between talc particles and the skin.

Correct answer: Adhesion
  • A. Cobalt, chromium & tungsten
  • B. Cobalt, chromium & nickel
  • C. Molybdenum, tungsten & chromium
  • D. Cobalt, zirconium & molybdenum

Explanation: Stellite-type cast tool alloys are based mainly on cobalt with chromium and tungsten.

Correct answer: Cobalt, chromium & tungsten
  • A. Spark plug
  • B. Compression ignition system
  • C. Carburettor
  • D. Otto cycle

Explanation: A petrol engine normally uses spark ignition, commonly with a spark plug and the Otto cycle.

Correct answer: Compression ignition system