Nodia and Company: Gate Solved Paper Metallurgical Engineering 2014
Nodia and Company: Gate Solved Paper Metallurgical Engineering 2014
Nodia and Company: Gate Solved Paper Metallurgical Engineering 2014
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General Aptitude
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(C) concentration (D) stability
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Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the
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following sentence.
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One of his biggest ______ was his ability to forgive.
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(A) vice (B) virtues
(C) choices (D) strength
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Rajan was not happy that Sajan decided to do the project on his own. On
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observing his unhappiness, Sajan explained to Rajan that he preferred to work
independently.
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Which one of the statements below is logically valid and can be inferred from the
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above sentences?
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(A) Rajan has decided to work only in a group.
(B) Rajan and Sajan were formed into a group against their wishes.
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(C) Sajan had decided to give in to Rajan’s request to work with him.
(D) Rajan had believed that Sajan and he would be working together.
Q. 5 A foundry has a fixed daily cost of ` 50000 whenever it operates and a variable
cost of ` 800Q , where Q is the daily production in tonnes. What is the cost of
production in ` per tonne for a daily production of 100 tonnes?
Q. 7 Anuj, Bhola, Chandan, Dilip, Eswar and Faisal live on different floors in a six-
storeyed building (the ground floor is numbered 1, the floor above it 2, and
so on). Anuj lives on an even-numbered floor. Bhola does not live on an odd
numbered floor. Chandan does not live on any of the floors below Faisal’s floor.
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Dilip does not live on floor number 2. Eswar does not live on a floor immediately
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above or immediately below Bhola. Faisal lives three floors above Dilip. Which of
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the following floor-person combinations is correct?
Anuj Bhola Chandan Dilip Eswar Faisal
(A) 6 2 5
a . 1 3 4
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(B) 2 6 5 1 3 4
(C) 4 2
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(D) 2 4 6 1 3 5
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a quadrilateral. The ratio between the angles of the quadrilateral is 3 : 4 : 5 : 6.
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The largest angle of the triangle is twice its smallest angle. What is the sum, in
degrees, of the second largest angle of the triangle and the largest angle of the
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quadrilateral?
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Q. 9 One percent of the people of country X are taller than 6 ft. Two percent of
the people of country Y are taller than 6 ft. There are thrice as many people
in country X as in country Y . Taking both countries together, what is the
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percentage of people taller than 6 ft?
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(C) 1.5 (D) 1.25
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Q. 10 The monthly rainfall chart based on 50 years of rainfall in Agra is shown in the
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following figure. Which of the following are true? (k percentile is the value such
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that k percent of the data fall below that value)
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(i) On average, it rains more in July than in December
(ii) Every year, the amount of rainfall in August is more than that in January
(iii) July rainfall can be estimated with better confidence than February rainfall
(iv) In August, there is at least 500 mm of rainfall
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii)
(C) (ii) and (iii) (D) (iii) and (iv)
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Metallurgical Engineering
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Q. 1 Which one of the following factors is NOT desirable for effective phosphorus
removal in BOF steelmaking process?
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(A) Higher FeO level in slag (B) Higher basicity
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(C) Higher temperature (D) Lower temperature
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highest creep resistance?
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(A) Fine grained equiaxed
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(B) Coarse grained equiaxed
(C) Columnar
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(D) Single crystal
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Which one of the following plots relating shear stress with strain rate represents
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Newtonian behaviour of a fluid?
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(A) P
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(C) R (D) S
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Q. 4 The respective units for dislocation density and stress intensity factor are
(A) m2 and MPa.m (B) m2 and MPa.m1/2
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(C) m-2 and MPa.m1/2 (D) m-2 and MPa.m
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Which one of the following is NOT an intensive property?
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(A) Temperature (B) Pressure
(C) Volume (D) Refractive index
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formation.
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(C) the density of the oxide divided by the density of the metal consumed in oxide
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formation.
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(D) the molar Gibbs energy of the oxide divided by the Gibbs energy of the metal
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consumed in oxide formation.
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A tensile specimen was deformed at a constant crosshead speed of 6 mm/min.
The strain rate at the start of the testing was 5 # 10-3 s-1 . The initial gauge
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length of the specimen (in mm) was ______.
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If all the elements of one row of a 3 # 3 matrix are multiplied by 3, the determinant
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of the matrix changes by a factor of ______.
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Q. 11 As mercury is cooled from room temperature to 3 K , its electrical behaviour
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changes from that of
(A) conductor to insulator
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(B) semiconductor to insulator
(C) conductor to superconductor
(D) semiconductor to superconductor
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Which one of the following refers to the ability of a material to absorb energy
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when deformed elastically?
(A) Toughness (B) Fracture toughness
(C) Resilience
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(D) Hardness
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In the trapezoidal rule for numerical integration of a function, the nature of
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approximation used for the function in each interval is
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(A) constant (B) linear
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(C) parabolic (D) cubic
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Which one of the following NDT techniques CANNOT be used to detect an
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internal crack in a steel shaft?
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(A) Liquid penetrant inspection (B) Radiography
(C) Ultrasonic testing (D) X-ray tomography
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Two identical engineering components are made from alloys X and Y . The KIC
of alloy X is greater than that of alloy Y . If these components are subjected to
the same stress during operation under Mode I loading, which one of the following
statements is TRUE?
(A) Component made from alloy X can tolerate a larger flaw size compared to
that made from Y
(B) Component made from alloy Y can tolerate a larger flaw size compared to
that made from X
(C) Both can tolerate same flaw size
(D) None of the above
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Q. 17 A steel rod was subjected to a fluctuating stress cycle that varied between a
maximum of 400 MPa in tension to a minimum of 300 MPa in compression. What
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is the stress amplitude, in MPa?______
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Q. 18 Which one of the following can avoid weld decay of austenitic stainless steels?
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(A) Reducing carbon content
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(B) Increasing carbon content
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(C) Eliminating strong carbide formers
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(D) Decreasing chromium content
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Q. 19 Identify the INCORRECT statement with respect to grain growth.
(A) As the average grain size increases, the grain boundary energy per unit area
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decreases.
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(B) The driving force for grain growth is the decrease in grain boundary energy
per unit volume of the material.
(C) Higher the temperature, the faster is the grain growth.
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(D) Impurity atoms segregated at grain boundaries can retard grain growth.
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Q. 20 Identify the type of the following invariant reaction:
liquid 1 + solid 1
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solid 2
(A) Eutectic
(B) Eutectoid
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(C) Peritectic
(D) Peritectoid
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What is the median value of the following set of numbers? ______
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1, 3, 5, 9, 6, 4, 8
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Q. 22 Which one of the following welding processes uses a non-consumable electrode?
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(A) Gas tungsten arc welding
(B) Gas metal arc welding
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(C) Submerged arc welding
(D) Flux cored arc welding
Q. 24 v , then
If a vector av is defined as gradient of a scalar field j such that av = dj
which one of the following is equal to the curl of av ?
(A) d2 j (B) 0
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(C) dj (D) j
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Q. 25 Which one of the following signals from a specimen is used in a scanning electron
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microscope to get quantitative elemental analysis?
(A) Secondary electrons (B) Backscattered electrons
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(C) X-rays (D) Transmitted electrons
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Q. 26 - Q. 55 Carry two marks each.
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Q. 26 A metal powder with an apparent density of 2.5 g/cm3 was compacted in a
cylindrical die to a green density of 5.5 g/cm3 . If the height of the green sample
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was 12 mm , then the fill height of powder (in mm) would have been ______
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A tensile specimen was deformed to a true strain of 0.405. The change in the
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gauge length was 5 mm . The final gauge length of the specimen, in mm, is
(A) 10 (B) 12
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(C) 15 (D) 18
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(C) 2 (D) 3
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Q. 29 The activity coefficient of Q in a liquid Q -R alloy is represented by the following
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equation at a given temperature.
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ln gQ = 0.6x R2 - 0.2x R3
What is the activity of Q in an alloy of composition xR = 0.6 at the same
temperature? ______
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Two Cu-Ni alloys, one with 47 wt.% Ni and the other with 53 wt.% Ni, are kept
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in separate crucibles and are allowed to equilibrate at the same temperature T1
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between the liquidus and the solidus. The two alloys have
(A) the same weight fraction of the liquid but the liquid compositions are different.
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(B) the same composition of the liquid but the weight fractions of the liquid are
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different.
(C) the same weight fractions of the liquid and the solid.
(D) different compositions and weight fractions of the liquid.
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a 110 " a 211 + a 121
Q. 32 Match the types of corrosion in Group I with their examples in Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Galvanic corrosion 1. Season cracking in brass
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Q. Filiform corrosion 2. Nut-bolt assembly with gasket
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R. Stress corrosion cracking 3. Brass fittings joined with lead-
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tin solder
S. Crevice corrosion 4. Painted food can
(A) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3
a . (B) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
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What is the theoretical requirement of air (in m3 at STP) for the complete
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Q. 33
combustion of 100 m3 (at STP) of a fuel consisting of pure CH 4 ? Assume that
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air contains 21 vol.% of oxygen. ______
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Q. 34 An electrolytic refining cell for copper consists of an alloy with activity of copper
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a Cu = 0.8 as the anode, and pure copper as the cathode. What is the absolute
value of the cell potential (in millivolts) at 25ºC , given that copper is divalent?
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Faraday constant is 96500 C/mol and the universal gas constant is 8.314 J/ ^mol.Kh
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Q. 35 Match the alloy names listed in Group I with the main elements present in them
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listed in Group II.
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Group I Group II
P. Babbit 1. Fe-Ni
Q. Muntz metal
a . 2. Ni-Cr-Fe
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Invar
Inconel
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Cu-Zn
Sn-Sb-Cu
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(A) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
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(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-3 (D) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2
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What is the hydrostatic stress for the state of stress represented by s ij given
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below? ______
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100 50 50
s ij = 50 125 75
Q. 37 © 50 75 75
Assume that Sievert’s law holds for solubility of hydrogen dissolved in a thin
metal foil. If the partial pressure of hydrogen in contact with the foil is increased
by a factor of 4, the solubility increases by a factor of ______
Q. 38 A body starts yielding when it is subjected to a stress state with principal stresses
of 250 MPa, 50 MPa and –50 MPa . What is the yield strength of the material, in
MPa, if Tresca yield criterion is obeyed? ______
Q. 39 Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion(a) and Reason
(r):
Assertion (a): Deoxidation and decarburisation of liquid steel are done by vacuum
treatment process.
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(D) a is true and r is also true, and r is the reason for a
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Q. 40 In a sand casting of a rectangular slab, the thickness of the solidified layer after 2
minutes is known to be 3 cm. Based on Chvorinov’s rule, the solidified thickness
(in cm) after 4 minutes is _______
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A rod of a metal with Young’s modulus of 200 GPa is pulled in tension to a stress
of 400 MPa. What is the elastic strain (in %) that is recovered, when the rod is
completely unloaded? ______
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Q. 42 Match the following strengthening methods (Group I) in metallic alloys with
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typical mechanisms responsible (Group II) for them.
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Group I Group II
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P. Grain size strengthening 1. Orowan looping
Q. Work hardening 2. Suzuki interaction
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Dispersion strengthening
Solid solution hardening
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Lomer-Cottrell barrier
Dislocation pileup at grain
boundaries
(A) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
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(B) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
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(C) P-4, Q-3, R-1, S-2 (D) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2
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Q. 43 Match the operations listed in Group I with the types of processes listed in Group
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P. Blast Furnace Ironmaking 1. Refining
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Q. BOF Steelmaking 2. Electrolysis
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R. Hall-Heroult Process 3. Smelting
S. Bayer Process 4. Leaching
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(A) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-4 (B) P-3, Q-1, R-2, S-4
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1 (D) P-3, Q-1, R-4, S-2
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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason
Assertion (a): Peak aging time for an Al-4 wt.% Cu alloy is indicated by a
maximum in the hardness.
Reason (r): The maximum volume fraction of the q precipitates is formed at the
peak aging time.
(A) a is true but r is false
(B) a is false but r is true
(C) both a and r are true, and r is the reason for a
(D) both a and r are true, but r is not the reason for a
Q. 45 Consider a steady state heat flux across a rectangular slab composed of two layers
of equal width as shown in the figure below. The thermal conductivities are in the
ratio of kk = 10 . If the first layer experiences a temperature drop ^T1 - T2h of 50 K ,
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what is the temperature drop ^T2 - T3h, in K, across the second layer? ______
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Determine the correctness or otherwise of the following Assertion (a) and Reason
(r).
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Assertion (a): During welding of aluminium alloys by the gas tungsten arc welding
process, direct current reverse polarity (DCRP) mode is used.
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Reason (r): DCRP facilitates breaking up of the oxide film on the workpiece
surface.
(A) a is true but r is false
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(D) both a and r are true, but r is not the reason for a
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Match the elements in Group I with their corresponding crystal structures in
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Group II.
Group I
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P. Tungsten 1. HCP
Q. Nickel
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R. Magnesium
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S. Polonium 4. FCC
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(A) P-2, Q-1, R-4, S-3 (B) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
(C) P-4, Q-2, R-3, S-1 (D) P-3, Q-4, R-2, S-1
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planes in aluminium, in A
c . The interplanar spacing of (111)
The atomic radius of aluminium is 1.431 A
Q. 51 The important factors for producing low silicon pig iron in a blast furnace are
(A) higher temperature and higher basicity
(B) lower temperature and lower basicity
(C) lower temperature and higher basicity
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(D) higher temperature and lower basicity
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The following power series P ^x h will converge absolutely if x is less than:
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P ^x h =
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(A) 0.25 (B) 0.5
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(C) 2 (D) 4
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The specific heat ^C p h of pure iron expressed in J/(mol.K) as a function of
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temperature T (in K) is given as:
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C p = 17.49 + 24.77 # 10-3 T
What is the change in the enthalpy of pure iron (in J/mol) when it is heated from
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25ºC to 700ºC ? ______
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The magnitude of the gradient of the function f ^x, y h = x2 + y2 + xy + x evaluated
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at (1, 1) is ______
Q. 55 A glass fibre reinforced epoxy composite is made with 60 wt.% unidirectional
continuous glass fibres. The elastic moduli of the glass fibre and the epoxy matrix
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are 72.5 and 2.4 GPa , respectively. What is the elastic modulus of this composite
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along the fibre direction, in GPa? The densities of glass fibre and epoxy are
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2.58 g/cm3 and 1.14 g/cm3 , respectively. ______
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ANSWER KEY
General Aptitude
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Metallurgical Engineering
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(C) (D) (B) (C) (C) (C) (A) (B) (19.95- (3)
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(5) (A) (B) (B) (C) (26.3- (C) (D) (0.46- (B)
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(D) (C) (951- (2.8- (D) (100) (2) (300) (D) (4.2-
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(0.2) (C) (B) (A) (5) (C) (B) (2.30- (35-36) (C)
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(C) (A) (22380- (5) (30.0-
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