Chemical Engineering Basics

461. Out of the following, the joint produced by __________ has the lowest strength.

  1. Soldering
  2. Welding
  3. Brazing
  4. Riveting

Correct answer: (A)
Soldering

462. Out of the following, the lowest packing of atoms exists in __________ crystal lattice structure.

  1. Hexagonal close, packed (hcp)
  2. Face centred cubic (fcc)
  3. Body centred cubic (bcc)
  4. Simple cubic

Correct answer: (D)
Simple cubic

463. Out of the following, the most malleable material is

  1. Copper
  2. Aluminium
  3. Wrought iron
  4. Lead

Correct answer: (D)
Lead

464. Out of the following, which will fracture most readity, when hit with a hard hammer?

  1. Brass
  2. Bronze
  3. German silver
  4. Cast iron

Correct answer: (D)
Cast iron

465. Oxide layer formed on the non-ferrous metal surface after its annealing is

  1. Removed by acid pickling
  2. Hammered into the surface
  3. Removed with coarse emery cloth
  4. Left as such to protect the surface

Correct answer: (A)
Removed by acid pickling

466. Oxyacetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out welding on

  1. Alloy steel
  2. Grey cast iron
  3. Mild steel
  4. High carbon steel

Correct answer: (C)
Mild steel

467. Oxygen cylinders used for autogenous (cutting/welding) purposes are

  1. Seamless & made of steel
  2. Heat treated before use
  3. Made by sand casting
  4. Welded steel cylinders

Correct answer: (A)
Seamless & made of steel

468. Parallel straight line pattern of temperature distribution for both hot and cold fluids is observed in case of heat exchanger of the type

  1. Parallel flow with equal heat capacities
  2. Counter flow with equal heat capacities
  3. Counter flow with unequal heat capacities
  4. Parallel flow with unequal heat capacities

Correct answer: (B)
Counter flow with equal heat capacities

469. Particle nature of cathode rays is proved due to the fact that they

  1. Travel in a straight line
  2. Get deflected by magnetic electric field
  3. Produce fluorescence
  4. Heat the exposed material

Correct answer: (B)
Get deflected by magnetic electric field

470. Pearlite comprises of

  1. 87% cementite & 13% Fe
  2. 87% ferrite & 13% cementite
  3. 93.33% ferrite & 6.67% C
  4. 87% ferrite & 13% C

Correct answer: (B)
87% ferrite & 13% cementite

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