Description : Screw conveyors are (A) Run at very high rpm (B) Suitable for sticky materials (C) Suitable for highly abrasive materials (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (B) Suitable for sticky materials
Description : __________ conveyor is the most suitable for long distance transportation of cold, non-abrasive granular/irregular shape/fine materials. (A) Bucket (B) Belt (C) Screw (D) Apron
Last Answer : (B) Belt
Description : Pick out the wrong statement: (A) Magnetic separation method can be employed to treat both dry & wet ores (B) Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed ... ) Gyratory crusher is used for coarse crushing (D) Screens are of stationary, moving and vibratory types
Last Answer : (B) Reduction ratio in crushing operation is defined as the ratio of minimum feed size to the maximum product size
Description : Bucket elevators are not suitable for the vertical lifting of __________ materials. (A) Fine (e.g. - 200 mesh size coal) (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste) (C) Small lumpy (e.g. grains and sand) (D) Free flowing
Last Answer : (B) Sticky (e.g. clay paste
Description : Rod mills employed for grinding (A) Employ a steel shell having L/D ratio of 1.5 to 3.0 (B) Is useful for handling sticky materials (C) Employ steel rods of 2-12 cms diameter extending over full length of the mill (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b' & 'c'
Description : __________ conveyor is the most suitable for short distance transportation of non-abrasive loose materials like garbage, grain, food wastes etc. (A) Flight (B) Screw (C) Drag (D) Belt
Last Answer : (A) Flight
Description : Prilling of urea should be accomplished (in a sprayer) just above the melting point of urea with minimum of retention time, otherwise it will result in (A) Low bulk density product (B) Biuret formation (C) Non-spherical prills (D) Substantially wet non-flowing and sticky product
Last Answer : (B) Biuret formation
Description : For better strength and stability, the fine grained soils and coarse grained soils are compacted respectively as (A) Dry of OMC and wet of OMC (B) Wet of OMC and dry of OMC (C) Wet of OMC and wet of OMC (D) Dry of OMC and dry of OMC where OMC is optimum moisture content
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Recycled coarse material to the grinder by a classifier is termed as circulating load (B) Wear and tear in wet crushing is more than that in dry crushing of ... a pipeline which permits the solids to settle down due to reduction in velocity of the dust laden gas
Last Answer : (C) Size enlargement (opposite of size reduction) is not a mechanical operation
Description : In the method of voids for determination of the quantity of cement paste, it is assumed that (A) Voids in coarse aggregates are filled by fine aggregates (B) Voids in fine aggregates are filled by ... of fine aggregates is equal to total voids in coarse aggregates plus 10% extra (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : If P, Y and Z are the weights of cement, fine aggregates and coarse aggregates respectively and W/C is the water cement ratio, the minimum quantity of water to be added to first batch, is obtained by the equation (A) 0.1P + 0.3Y + 0. ... + 0.2Y + 0.01Z = W/C P (D) 0.5P + 0.3Y + 0.01Z = W/C P
Description : For which of the following materials, the output of power shovels for a fixed shovel size will be maximum (A) Moist loam (B) Good common earth (C) Well blasted rock (D) Wet sticky clay
Last Answer : (A) Moist loam
Description : Hot, lumpy & abrasive materials are best transported by using a/an __________ conveyor. (A) Apron (B) Belt
Last Answer : (A) Apron
Description : Cermets are __________ materials. (A) Refractory (B) Reinforced (C) Abrasive (D) Fully metallic
Last Answer : (A) Refractory
Description : Soft & non-abrasive materials can be made into fines by (A) Attrition (B) Compression (C) Cutting (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Attrition
Description : In large thermal power stations very fine particulates present in flue gas are removed by (A) Wet scrubber (B) Bag filter (C) Electrostatic precipitators (D) Dust catcher
Last Answer : (C) Electrostatic precipitators
Description : The soil which contains finest grain particles, is (A) Coarse sand (B) Fine sand (C) Silt (D) Clay
Last Answer : (D) Clay
Description : Pick out the wrong statement pertaining to leaching. (A) Fine solids cannot be leached in a Pachuca tank (B) Door classifier can be used for leaching of coarse solids (C) Vegetable seeds can be ... , Rotocel or Kennedy extractor (D) Very high temperature is not needed for the leaching of sugar beet
Last Answer : (A) Fine solids cannot be leached in a Pachuca tank
Description : Colloidal mills are used for __________ grinding. (A) Coarse (B) Intermediate (C) Fine (D) Ultrafine
Last Answer : (D) Ultrafine
Description : Ultra centrifuges are used for the separation of __________ solid particles. (A) Coarse (B) Fine (C) Colloidal (D) Dissolved
Last Answer : (C) Colloidal
Description : Grizzlies are used for separating __________ solids. (A) Coarse (B) Fine (C) Any size (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Fine
Description : __________ are used for the separation of coarse particles from a slurry of fine particles. (A) Thickeners (B) Classifiers (C) Hydrocyclones (D) Decanters
Last Answer : (B) Classifiers
Description : __________ of austenite decreases the hardenability in steel. (A) Fine grains (B) Coarse grains (C) Homogeneity (D) Dissolved elements (except cobalt)
Last Answer : (D) Dissolved elements (except cobalt)
Description : Work index is the gross energy (kWh/tonne of feed) necessary to reduce a very large feed to such a size that 80% of product particles will pass through a 0.1 mm screen. The value of work index determined for wet grinding should ... to get the same for dry grinding. (A) 1.0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1.34 (D) 4.34
Last Answer : (C) 1.34
Description : __________ temperature is the steady state temperature attained by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large quantity of unsaturated gasvapor mixture. (A) Dry bulb (B) Wet bulb (C) Dew point (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Wet bulb
Description : Dislocation cross-slip is difficult in those materials, which have (A) Large number of slip systems (B) High work hardening rate (C) Coarse grain size (D) Low stacking fault energy
Last Answer : (D) Low stacking fault energy
Description : Pick up the correct statement from the following: (A) The dry density reduces by addition of water after attaining optimum moisture content (B) The line joining the peak of three moisture content graphs ... be compacted to a very high density as compared to fine grained soils (D) All the above
Description : If fineness modulus of sand is 2.5, it is graded as (A) Very fine sand (B) Fine sand (C) Medium sand (D) Coarse
Description : If th fineness modules of sand is 3, then the sand is graded as (a) Very fine sand (b) Fine sand (c)Medium sand (d) Coarse sand
Last Answer : (d) Coarse sand
Description : Gummy & sticky materials like molasses, sugar etc. are besttransported/handled by using a __________ conveyor. (A) Drag (B) Ribbon (C) Screw (D) Slat
Last Answer : (B) Ribbon
Description : Rotary dryers cannot handle __________ materials. (A) Free flowing (B) Dry (C) Sticky (D) Granular
Last Answer : (C) Sticky
Description : Which of the following conveyors cannot be recommended for transportation of abrasive materials? (A) Belt conveyor (B) Apron conveyor (C) Flight conveyor (D) Chain conveyor
Last Answer : (C) Flight conveyor
Description : hich of the following is the most suitable abrasive for grinding high tensile strength materials? (A) Silicon carbide (B) Corundum (C) Aluminium oxide (D) Boron carbide
Last Answer : Option C
Description : Ball mill is used for (A) Crushing (B) Coarse grinding (C) Fine grinding (D) Attrition
Last Answer : (C) Fine grinding
Description : In case of a ball mill, (A) Coarse feed requires a larger ball (B) Fine feed requires a larger ball (C) Operating speed should be more than the critical speed (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Coarse feed requires a larger ball
Description : The removal of paint from electrical equipment, such as generators, should be cautiously undertaken because ____________. A. the mechanical shock of paint removal lessens the dielectric strength ... phase windings frequently become isolated from each other due to dust interference at the terminals
Last Answer : Answer: B
Description : The property which forms the basis of sieving -Science
Last Answer : difference in size
Description : The movement of charged particles towards one of the electrodes under the influence of electrical current is (A) Gel filtration (B) Molecular sieving (C) Gas liquid chromatography (D) Electrophoresis
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Explain the procedure to determine fineness of cement by dry sieving method. State its IS requirement.
Last Answer : Procedure to determine fineness of cement by dry sieving method: 1. Take the 100 gm of cement sample given using balance as initial weight as W1 gm. 2. Take 90 micron IS sieve and keep pan at bottom. 3. Place the ... . ii) Rapid hardening Cement (RHC): 5 % max. iii) Low Heat Cement (LHC): 5 % max.
Description : Natural gas recovered along with crude oil from oil wells is called wet natural gas which has a higher __________ compared to the dry natural gas. (A) Unsaturated hydrocarbon content (B) Calorific value (C) Quantity of propane (D) Quantity of butane
Last Answer : (B) Calorific value
Description : For the construction of water bound macadam roads, the correct sequence of operations after spreading coarse aggregates is (A) Dry rolling, wet rolling, application of screening and application of ... of filler (D) Dry rolling, application of screening, application of filler and wet rolling
Last Answer : Answer: Option C
Description : For a given size of bucket, the ideal output of a dragline will be least in (A) Moist loam (B) Sand and gravel (C) Good common earth (D) Wet sticky clay
Last Answer : (D) Wet sticky clay
Description : Curved twisted blades are specially suited for m. Minimum tillage of trashy land at shallow depths n. Dried hard soils o. Cutting and pulverisation in wet sticky clay soil p. For operating on the sides of plant bed
Last Answer : p. For operating on the sides of plant bed
Description : shaped blades are best suited for i. Minimum tillage of trashy land at shallow depths j. Dried hard soils k. Cutting and pulverisation in wet sticky clay soil l. Working under normal field conditions
Last Answer : i. Minimum tillage of trashy land at shallow depths
Description : Hook type blades best suited for e. Minimum tillage of trashy land at shallow depths f. Dried hard soils g. Cutting and pulverisation especially in wet sticky clay soil h. Working under normal field conditions
Last Answer : f. Dried hard soils
Description : Which of the following statements concerning the maintenance of solid-silver contacts in relays and auxiliary control circuits is correct? A. When necessary, they should always be dressed with a ... they should be held together with moderate pressure while emery paper is drawn between the contacts.
Description : Which type of threads is recommended for fluctuating loads? a) Fine threads b) Coarse Threads c) Either of fine or coarse d) None of the listed
Last Answer : a) Fine threads
Description : Which threads have greater resistance to unscrewing? a) Coarse b) Fine c) They have equal resistance d) Cannot be determined
Last Answer : b) Fine
Description : Coarse threads have helix angle _____ fine threads. a) Equal to b) Greater than c) Lesser than d) There is no relation
Last Answer : c) Lesser than
Description : The static load carrying capacity of fine threads is greater than that of coarse threads. a) True b) False
Last Answer : b) False