The cost of fuel is least in case of
A.Nuclear power plant
B.Steam power plant
C.Diesel engine power plant
D.Gas turbine power plants
E.Hydro-electric power plant
Category: Engineeeing Mcqs
The percentage of carbon in cold rolled steel sheets is around
A.0.01%
B.0.10%
C.0.80%
D.1.10%
E.2.10%
A shaft running at 300 rpm is required to transmit 300 horse power. The working stress in shear is 420 kg/cm2. The diameter of the shaft whould be in the range
A.1 cm to 2 cm
B.2 cm to 3 cm
C.3 cm to 4 cm
D.4 cm to 5 cm
E.7 cm to 9.7 cm
The pulley in a belt drive acts as
A.Cylindrical pair
B.Sliding pair
C.Rolling pair
D.Turning pair
E.Spherical pair
Which of the following temperature measuring devices is widely used to measure the temperature in furnaces?
A.Resistance thermometer
B.Radiation pyrometer
C.Iron-constantan thermocouple
D.Bimetallic thermometer
The steady-state temperature reached by a small amount of liquid evaporating into a large amount of unsaturated vapour-gas mixture is called
A.dry-bulb temperature
B.dew point
C.wet-bulb temperature
D.bubble point
A diathermic wall permits
A.Conduction heat flow only
B.Convective heat flow only
C.Radiation heat flow only
D.Heat exchange by all the three modes of heat transfer
E.No heat exchange
The maximum degree of curvature on metre gauge is
A.8?
B.10?
C.12?
D.16?
Two speed reverse gear arrangement is generally provided in case of
A.Ambassador car
B.Standard wagon
C.Metador
D.Jeep
E.Tractors
In case of locomotives, the swaying couple is resisted by
A.Dead weight of the engine
B.Fish plates of the tails
C.Inside section of the rails
D.Side pressure between the flanges of the wheels
E.(C) and (D) together
