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                | 21.  | 
Stainless steel in addition to iron and carbon contains |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 sluminium | 
				 				 B. | 
                 zinc | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 lead | 
				 				 D. | 
                 chromium | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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                | 22.  | 
Which one of the following statements is wrong? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Alloys containing copper may be white | 
				 				 B. | 
                 A soft metal may be hardened by alloying it with another metal or non-metal | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Silver-plated copper articles contain an alloy of copper and silver  | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Alloys containing carbon are grey or black | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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                | 23.  | 
Which of the following pairs of elements might form an alloy? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Zinc and lead | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Iron and carbon | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Iron and mercury | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Mercury and platinum | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 24.  | 
Brass is composed of |  
 
 
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 25.  | 
In bronze copper is alloyed with |  
 
 
                
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 26.  | 
Iron sheets are galvanised to |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 increase lustre  | 
				 				 B. | 
                 prevent action of oxygen | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 prevent action of water | 
				 				 D. | 
                 harden the surface | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 27.  | 
Galvanised iron is |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 easy to be painted | 
				 				 B. | 
                 of better look | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 protected from rusting | 
				 				 D. | 
                 harder | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 28.  | 
Type 304 stainless steel contains |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 18% Cr 8% Ni 0.08%C (max) | 
				 				 B. | 
                 8% Cr 18% Ni 0.08%C (max) | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 6% Cr 18% Ni 0.08%C (max) | 
				 				 D. | 
                 18% Cr 36% Ni 0.08%C (max) | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 29.  | 
Which of the following has maximum melting point? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 Wrought iron | 
				 				 B. | 
                 White cast iron | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Steel | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Grey cast iron | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 30.  | 
Compared to grey cast iron white cast iron is |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 very hard | 
				 				 B. | 
                 very brittle | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 more durable | 
				 				 D. | 
                 all of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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