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  • Question
  • Which of the following statement indicates the difference between Cornish boiler and Lancashire boiler?


  • Options
  • A. Cornish boiler is a water tube boiler whereas Lancashire boiler is a fire tube boiler.
  • B. Cornish boiler is a fire tube boiler whereas Lancashire boiler is a water tube boiler.
  • C. Cornish boiler has one flue tube whereas Lancashire boiler has two flue tubes.
  • D. Cornish boiler has two flue tubes whereas Lancashire boiler has one flue tube.

  • Correct Answer
  • Cornish boiler has one flue tube whereas Lancashire boiler has two flue tubes. 


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    • 1. The horizontal range of a projectile (R) is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
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    • 2. The major purpose of an electronically-controlled automatic transmission is that this type of transmission

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    • A. eliminates gear clutches
    • B. eliminates the gear shift lever
    • C. reduces the number of automatic-transmission components
    • D. reduces shift shock and achieves more efficient transmission of engine torque
    • Discuss
    • 3. In fore-hand welding, the angle between the welding torch and the work is __________ as compared to back-hand welding.

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    • A. same
    • B. less
    • C. more
    • Discuss
    • 4. Fouling factor is used

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    • A. in heat exchanger design as a safety factor
    • B. in case of Newtonian fluids
    • C. when a liquid exchanges heat with a gas
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. A flow is called super-sonic if the

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    • A. velocity of flow is very high
    • B. discharge is difficult to measure
    • C. Mach number is between 1and 6
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. A grey body is one which absorbs all radiations incident on it.
    • B. At thermal equilibrium, the emissivity and absorptivity are same.
    • C. The energy absorbed by a body to the total energy falling on it, is called emissivity.
    • D. A perfect body is one which is black in colour.
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by a particle for one complete oscillation,
    • B. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly proportional to its angular velocity.
    • C. The velocity of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean position.
    • D. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at the mean position.
    • Discuss
    • 8. The expansion valve in a refrigerator controls the flow of refrigerant.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 9. The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is

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    • A. knife edge follower
    • B. fiat faced follower
    • C. spherical faced follower
    • D. roller follower
    • Discuss
    • 10. Reflector in nuclear power plants __________ neutron leakage.

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    • A. increases
    • B. decreases
    • C. have no effect on
    • Discuss


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