Materials and Construction

1. 'Age hardening' of duralumin is due to

  1. Copper
  2. Magnesium
  3. Both (A) & (B)
  4. Neither (A) nor (B)

Correct answer: (C)
Both (A) & (B)

2. 'Hypersil' is a _________ steel.

  1. High speed
  2. Silicon
  3. Molybdenum
  4. Tungsten

Correct answer: (B)
Silicon

3. 'Semi steel' is

  1. Produced by adding 10-20% steel to the cupola charge
  2. Stronger than cast iron
  3. Both (A) and (B)
  4. Neither (A) nor (B)

Correct answer: (C)
Both (A) and (B)

4. _________ alloys have the highest specific strength of all the structural materials out of the following.

  1. Magnetic steel
  2. Titanium
  3. Chromium
  4. Magnesium

Correct answer: (B)
Titanium

5. _________ can replace tungsten in high speed steel,

  1. Chromium
  2. Vanadium
  3. Cobalt
  4. Molybdenum

Correct answer: (D)
Molybdenum

6. _________ does not contain copper as an alloying element,

  1. Nichrome
  2. Manganin
  3. Perminvar
  4. Monel metal

Correct answer: (A)
Nichrome

7. _________ does not contain tin as an alloying material.

  1. Brass
  2. Pewter
  3. Solder
  4. Babbitt metal

Correct answer: (A)
Brass

8. _________ iron is produced, when molten pig iron is allowed to cool gradually.

  1. White cast
  2. Grey cast
  3. Wrought
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Grey cast

9. _________ iron is produced, when molten pig iron is chilled suddenly.

  1. White cast
  2. Grey cast
  3. Wrought
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (A)
White cast

10. _________ is a donor impurity for semi-conductors.

  1. Boron
  2. Antimony
  3. Gallium
  4. None of these

Correct answer: (B)
Antimony

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