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This set of Metallurgy Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Metallurgy Set 2

Q1 | Silicon when added to copper increases its
  • Brittleness
  • Malleability
  • Electrical conductivity
  • Hardness
  • Machinability
Q2 | Local hardening of steel can be done by all of the following EXCEPT
  • flame hardening
  • stepped uniform heating
  • resistance heating
  • Low specific heat of quenching oil
  • induction hardening
Q3 | Which of the following structure is least hard?
  • Pearlite
  • Presence of cementite
  • Martensite
  • Sorbite
  • Troosite
Q4 | Highest specific gravity is of
  • Titanium
  • Copper
  • Lead
  • Steel
  • Brass
Q5 | In which process steel is heated below the critical temperature
  • Temperting
  • Hardening
  • Carburizing
  • Annealing
  • Normalizing
Q6 | Under identical values of cold and hot junction temperatures which thermocouple given the highest output
  • Iron constantan
  • All give equal output
  • Nickel nimo
  • Chromel-constantan
  • Platinum-platinum-rhodium
Q7 | In tool steel the sulphur content is usually not allowed to exceed
  • 3.5 percent
  • 0.035 percent
  • 5 percent
  • 0.001 percent
  • 0.35 percent
Q8 | Which of the following material is not used for cyaniding?
  • Sodium carbonate
  • Sodium chloride
  • Sodium hydroxide
  • Sodium cyanide
  • All of the above
Q9 | The number of atoms per unit cell in BCC is
  • 8
  • 9
  • 3
  • 6
  • 4
Q10 | As per IS code, C 65 steel will have carbon percentage of
  • 0.065 percent
  • 0.6 to 0.7 percent
  • 6 to 7 percent
  • 00 to 70 percent
  • None of the above
Q11 | Invar is an alloy of
  • Iron and copper
  • Iron and nickel
  • Iron and chromium
  • Iron and zinc
  • Iron and vanadium
Q12 | Which of the following can be used as fuel in open hearth furnace?
  • Liquid fuels
  • Coke oven gas
  • Producer gas
  • Any of the above
  • Low specific heat of quenching oil
Q13 | Which of the following furnaces is not used for non-ferrous materials
  • Gas fired tilting furnace
  • Pit furnace
  • Cupola
  • Crucible furnace
  • Oil fired tilting furnace
Q14 | In order to observe the grain size of steel samples under microscope, the magnification should be the order of
  • 2
  • 20
  • 1500
  • 100
  • 10
Q15 | For each ton of pig iron produced from blast furnace, the lime stone used is approximately
  • 0.01 ton
  • 0.4 tom
  • 0.1 ton
  • 1.4 ton
  • 2.55 tons
Q16 | Chilling, heat treatment and alloy addition to cast iron generally
  • reduces machinability
  • reduces carbon percentage
  • reduces wear resistance
  • improves machinability
  • None of the above
Q17 | Manganese is added to steel primarily to increase
  • Malleability
  • Ductility
  • Fatigue strength
  • Endurance limit
  • Tensile strength
Q18 | Just as strong is opposite of weak likewise elastic is opposite of
  • Rigid
  • Soft
  • Ductile
  • Inelastic
  • Hard
Q19 | Which of the following temperatures represents the tempering temperature for C 30 steel?
  • 1700?C
  • 100-150?C
  • 1400-1450?C
  • 550-660?C
  • 860-890?C
Q20 | Which thermocouple can measure the highest temperature?
  • Tungsten- molybdenum
  • Copper-constantan
  • Chromel-alumel
  • Iron constantan
  • Platinum-rhodium
Q21 | Which of the following is the softest material?
  • Corundum
  • Fluorite
  • Diamond
  • Quartz
  • Calcite
Q22 | Which allotropic form of iron does not have body centred cubic lattice?
  • Alpha iron
  • Beta iron
  • Gamma iron
  • Delta iron
  • All of the above
Q23 | All of the following are magnetic materials EXCEPT
  • Cast iron
  • Zinc
  • Nickel
  • Cobalt
  • Iron
Q24 | Machinability of metal depends on
  • Hardness
  • Hardness and tensile strength
  • Brittleness
  • Brittleness and toughness
  • None of the above
Q25 | Which of the following is not a constituent of Stellite?
  • Cobalt
  • Tungsten
  • Ferrous
  • Chromium
  • All of the above