Description : Straight silicon steel (containing Si from 0.5 to 5%) because of their low hysteresis loss and high magnetic permeability are used for electrical appliances. Which of the following electrical ... /generators (B) Generators and small motors (C) Induction motors (D) High frequency transformers
Last Answer : (D) High frequency transformers
Description : Capacity of soil to absorb moisture, is generally known as (A) Permeability (B) Porosity (C) Infiltration capacity (D) Perviousness
Last Answer : (C) Infiltration capacity
Description : The capability of a soil mass of full width and depth to transmit water, is known (A) Porosity (B) Permeability (C) Transmissibility (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Permeability
Description : Property of earth to allow water to pass through it, is known as (A) Perviousness (B) Porosity (C) Permeability (D) Transmissibility
Last Answer : (A) Perviousness
Description : The property of a soil which allows it to be deformed rapidly without rupture, elastic rebound and also a volume change, is known (A) Porosity (B) Plasticity (C) Permeability (D) Ductility
Last Answer : Answer: Option B
Description : Two observation wells penetrating into a confined aquifer are located 1500 m apart in the direction of flow. Heads of 50 m and 25 m are indicated at these two observation wells. If the coefficient of permeability for the ... well to another is (a) 75 days (b) 750 days (c) 1200 days (d) 3000 days
Last Answer : (b) 750 days
Description : The property of a soil due to which water percolates through it is known as a) Porosity b) Permeability* c) Moisture content d) Capillarit
Last Answer : b) Permeability*
Description : The Institute of Petroleum Reservoir Studies is located in (a) Ahmedabad (b) Badodara (c) Kolkata (d) Lucknow
Last Answer : Ans: (a)
Description : A good metallurgical coke (A) Should have high porosity (B) Should be brittle (C) Must contain moderate quantities of ash, moisture, sulphur and volatile matters (D) Should have low fusion point of its ash
Last Answer : (A) Should have high porosity
Description : Natural reservoir of phosphorus is (a) rock (b) fossils (c) sea water (d) animal bones.
Last Answer : (a) rock
Description : Rotary drilling (A) Is not suitable for deposits containing very coarse gravel (B) Hinders the ground water observations and permeability test (C) Is not economical for holes of less than 10 cm (D) All the above
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : Petroleum deposits are detected by the. (A) Oil seepage at the surface of the earth (B) Measurement of density, elasticity and magnetic & electric properties of the rock in the crust of the earth (C) Age & nature of rocks inside the crust of the earth (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A good metallurgical coke should have very low (A) Sulphur & phosphorous content (B) Porosity (C) Fusion point of its ash (D) Hardness & strength
Last Answer : (A) Sulphur & phosphorous content
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Weldability of high carbon steel is poorer compared to low carbon steel (B) Invar is a magnetic alloy (C) Magnetic permeability of the diamagnetic material is less than one (D) Martenistic transformation never goes to completion (i.e., 100%) at room temperature
Last Answer : Option B
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Higher specific gravity of petroleum products means higher C/H ratio (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins (C) Hydrocarbons of low ... of high specific gravity (e.g., aromatics) possess the maximum thermal energy per unit weight
Last Answer : (B) Aromatics have lower specific gravity than corresponding paraffins
Description : Which of the following statements is correct? (1) Natural gas is found in Dharwar rock formation (2) Mica is found in Kodarma (3) Cuddapah series is famous for diamonds (4) Petroleum reserves are found in Aravali hills
Last Answer : (2) Mica is found in Kodarma Explanation: The British Geological Survey reported that as of 2005, Kodarma district in Jharkhand state in India had the largest deposits of mica in the world. China was ... with almost a third of the global share, closely followed by the US, South Korea and Canada.
Description : The low temperature reservoir of the heat reservoirs is known as ______. A. Source reservoir B. Heel reservoir C. Toe reservoir D. Sink reservoir
Last Answer : Sink reservoir
Description : A coalescer in a mixer-settler liquid-liquid extraction column (A) Comprises of thin bed of substances of extended surface having high porosity (B) Helps in increasing the bubble size entering the settler ... increasing the settling rate of the bubbles (D) All 'a', 'b', & 'c'
Last Answer : (D) All 'a', 'b', & 'c'
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle ... fluidisation velocity, VOM is (A) 12 mm/s (B) 16 mm/s (C) 24 mm/s (D) 28 mm/s
Last Answer : (B) 16 mm/s
Description : A bed of spherical particles (specific gravity 2.5) of uniform size 1500 μm is 0.5 m in diameter and 0.5 m high. In packed bed state, the porosity may be taken as 0.4. Ergun's equation for the above fluid-particle system ... What is the porosity of the fluidised bed? (A) 0.2 (B) 0.5 (C) 0.7 (D) 0.8
Last Answer : (C) 0.7
Description : Powder metallurgy is used to produce (A) High precision components with complex cavities and sharp features (B) Components of large size (C) Porosity free components (D) Components of such alloys whose constituents do not form alloys readily
Last Answer : (C) Porosity free components
Description : Thermal conductivity of a conducting solid material depends upon its (A) Temperature (B) Porosity (C) Both (A) & (B) (D) Neither (A) nor (B)
Last Answer : (C) Both (A) & (B)
Description : Highly reactive coke have lower (A) Porosity (B) Coke reactivity index (CRI) (C) Critical air blast (CAB) value (D) Both (B) and (C)
Last Answer : (C) Critical air blast (CAB) value
Description : Helium-mercury method is used for the measurement of the __________ of the catalyst. (A) Surface area (B) Porosity (C) Pore volume (D) Both (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (D) Both (B) & (C)
Description : Materials that retain a large part of their magnetization, after the magnetizing force is removed, are said to have _____________. A. low hysteresis loss B. high flux density C. high permanence D. high permeability
Last Answer : Answer: C
Description : Materials subjected to rapid reversal of magnetism should have (a) large area oiB-H loop (b) high permeability and low hysteresis loss (c) high co-ercivity and high retentivity (d) high co-ercivity and low density
Last Answer : (b) high permeability and low hysteresis loss
Description : Magnetising steel is normals difficult because (a) it corrodes easily (6) it has high permeability (c) it has high specific gravity (d) it has low permeability
Last Answer : (d) it has low permeability
Description : 71 High frequency transformers sometimes make use of ferrite cores because it has A. High specific gravity B. High resistance C. High hysteresis D. low permeability
Last Answer : B. High resistance
Description : A ferrite core has less eddy current loss than an iron core because ferrites have (A) High resistance. (B) Low resistance. (C) Low permeability. (D) High hysteresis.
Last Answer : (A) High resistance.
Description : Which of the following properties is not necessarily desirable in the material for transformer core? A. Mechanical strength B. Low hysteresis loss C. High thermal conductivity D. High permeability
Last Answer : C) high thermal conductivity
Description : Hot rolled sheets have ______ value of permeability (a) zero (b) low (c) high (d) none ofthe above
Last Answer : (b) low
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) A ferromagnetic material becomes paramagnetic above the 'Curie temperature' (B) Permanent magnets are made of hard materials, whereas electromagnets require soft ... hysterisis loss and coercive forces (D) Tungsten steel and alnico are not hard magnetic materials
Last Answer : Option D
Description : Waxes present in petroleum products (A) Can be separated out by distillation (B) Are not soluble in them (C) Crystallise out at low temperature (D) Decrease their viscosity
Last Answer : (C) Crystallise out at low temperature
Description : Asphalts are (A) Low molecular weight & low boiling point compounds present in petroleum (B) Desirable in catalytic cracking feedstock, because they produce coke (C) Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge (D) All (A), (B) & (C)
Last Answer : (C) Readily oxidisable and form carbonaceous sludge
Description : The reason for excessive clinker formation in gas producers is the (A) Use of coal/coke containing a high % of fines and ash (B) Use of fuel having too low an ash fusion temperature (C) Development of hot spots in the fuel bed and an abnormally high rate of gasification (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following accentuates clinkering troubles on furnace grate burning coal? (A) Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportion of iron & sulphur (B) Low forced draft & fuel bed temperature (C) Thick firebed and preheated primary air (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : Which of the following accentuates clinkering trouble on furnace grate burning coal? (A) Low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportions of iron & sulphur (B) Low forced draught and fuel bed temperature (C) Thick fire bed and preheated primary air (D) All (A), (B) and (C)
Description : A coal containing high amount of volatile matter will have (A) Low ignition temperature (B) Very little ash content (C) High fusion point of its ash (D) Low adiabatic flame temperature
Last Answer : (A) Low ignition temperature
Description : A liquid/gaseous fuel containing hydrocarbons and high amount of sulphur is burnt with 40% excess air. The flue gas still contains large amount of carbon monoxide. This may be due to the (A) Presence of large ... fuel (C) High sulphur content in the fuel (D) Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
Last Answer : (D) Lack of thorough mixing of fuel with air
Description : How does the composition of a rock containing a radioactive element change over time.?
Last Answer : The compositionn of a rock containing a radioactive element changes over time by: decaying and changing into another element; the amount of the radio active element goes down, but the amount of the new element goes up.
Description : What is a quickly moving downhill flow of soil and rock fragments containing a large amount of water?
Last Answer : Could be a landslide.
Description : Rock salt is a mineral containing – (1) potassium (2) magnesium (3) sodium (4) iron
Last Answer : (3) sodium Explanation: Halite, commonly known as rock salt, is the mineral form of sodium chloride (NaCl). Halite forms isometric crystals. It commonly occurs with other evaporite deposit minerals such as several of the sulfates, halides, and borates.
Description : Rock salt is a mineral containing (1) potassium (2) magnesium (3) sodium (4) iron
Last Answer : sodium
Description : Fire refining process is employed in case of (A) Tin (B) Copper (C) Zinc (D) Aluminium
Last Answer : (B) Copper
Description : Rough surface/Porosity of porcelain is a result of: A. Lack of compression/ condensation B. Sudden high temperature
Last Answer : A. Lack of compression/ condensation
Description : A masonry dam (density = 20,000 N/m3 ) 6 m high, one metre wide at the top and 4 m wide at the base, has vertical water face. The minimum stress at the base of the dam when the reservoir is full, will be (A) 75 N/m2 (B) 750 N/m2 (C) 7500 N/m2 (D) 75000 N/m
Last Answer : (C) 7500 N/m
Description : Filter aid is used to (A) Increase the rate of filtration (B) Decrease the pressure drop (C) Increase the porosity of the cake (D) Act as a support base for the septum
Last Answer : (C) Increase the porosity of the cake
Description : A compressible cake has the (A) Maximum porosity at the upstream side (B) Maximum porosity at the filter medium (C) Same porosity throughout the cake thickness (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Maximum porosity at the upstream side
Description : Addition of filter aid to the slurry before filtration is done to __________ of the cake. (A) Increase the porosity (B) Increase the compressibility co-efficient (C) Decrease the porosity (D) Decrease the compressibility co-efficient
Last Answer : (A) Increase the porosity
Description : The porosity of a compressible cake is (A) Minimum at the filter medium (B) Minimum at the upstream face (C) Maximum at the filter medium (D) Same throughout the thickness of cake
Last Answer : (A) Minimum at the filter medium