31.

  The bank of tubes located at the back of the domestic refrigerators are the __________ tubes.
A
refrigerant cooling
.

B
evaporator
.

C
condenser
.

D
throttling
.

Answer: Option C

32.  Material having negative co-efficient of linear expansion is

A
copper
.

B
aluminium
.

C
rubber
.

D
nickel
.

Answer: Option C

33.  Specific gravity of hot metal (pig iron) is __________ times that of the blast furnace slag.
A
2
.

B
3
.

C
0.8
.

D
6
.
 Answer: Option B

34.  __________ is the hardest material out of the following.

A
Boron carbide
.

B
Tungsten carbide
.

C
Hardened steel
.

D
Silicon carbide
.

Answer: Option A
The phenomenon of weld decay is found in case of

A
gun metal
.

B
brass
.

C
stainless steel
.

D
cast iron
.

Answer: Option D

36.  If a solid is compressed adiabatically in its elastic range, its __________ remains constat
A
internal energy
.

B
enthalpy
.

C
entropy
.
 D
temperature
.

Answer: Option C

37.  'GASOHOL' widely used in Brazil as a motor fuel is a mixture of alcohol and
A
petrol.
.

B
LPG.
.

C
light hydrocarbon gases (e.g. butane or propane).
.

D
none of these.
.

Answer: Option A

38.  On decreasing the grain size of a polycrys-talline material, the property most likely to deteriorate
is
A
creep
.

B
toughness
.

C
tensile strength
.

D
fatigue
.

Answer: Option B

39.  It is possible to form martensite

A
sometimes by cold working.
.

B
sometimes without nucleation.
.
 C
sometimes by gas quenching.
.

D
only in iron based alloys.
.

Answer: Option D

40.  Which of the following material handling equipments is not suitable for moving materials in
varying paths ?
A
Hand trolley
.

B
Belt conveyor
.

C
Crane
.

D
Truck
.

Answer: Option B