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                | 31.  | 
In steel carbon is |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 present wholly in the combined form | 
				 				 B. | 
                 mostly present in the free state as graphite | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 not desirable | 
				 				 D. | 
                 none of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 32.  | 
Plastic deformation is |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 the temporary distortion of a material under the action of applied stress | 
				 				 B. | 
                 the permanent distortion of a material under the action of applied stress | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 related to plastics | 
				 				 D. | 
                 none of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 33.  | 
Erosion is the deterioration of metals by |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 the corrosive action of fluids only | 
				 				 B. | 
                 the abrasive action of fluids only | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 both corrosive action and abrasive action of fluids | 
				 				 D. | 
                 none of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 34.  | 
The total carbon content in pig iron may be |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 0.08 to 0.02 % | 
				 				 B. | 
                 0.1 to 1.5 % | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 3.0 to 3.5 % | 
				 				 D. | 
                 16 to 24 % | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 35.  | 
Which of the following has maximum tensile strength? |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 White cast iron | 
				 				 B. | 
                 Grey cast iron | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 Pig iron | 
				 				 D. | 
                 Nodular cast iron | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D  
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                | 36.  | 
Grey cast iron is produced |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 when molten pig iron is allowed to cool gradually | 
				 				 B. | 
                 when molten pig iron is chilled suddenly | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 when white cast iron is subjected to slow prolonged heating  | 
				 				 D. | 
                 from nodular cast iron | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 37.  | 
White cast iron is produced |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 when molten pig iron is allowed to cool gradually | 
				 				 B. | 
                 when molten pig iron is chilled suddenly | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 when grey cast iron is subjected to slow prolonged heating  | 
				 				 D. | 
                 none of the above | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B  
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                | 38.  | 
Corrosion resisting properties of cast iron are very much improved by the addition of 12-15 per cent of |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 vanadium | 
				 				 B. | 
                 tungsten | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 silicon | 
				 				 D. | 
                 phosphorus | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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                | 39.  | 
Corrosion resisting chromium - nickel steels contain |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
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                 16-24% Cr 7-12% Ni 1.5-2.0 Mn | 
				 				 B. | 
                 35-36% Cr 1.5-2.0% Ni 8-14% Mn | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 7-12% Cr 1.5-2.0% Ni 16-24 Mn | 
				 				 D. | 
                 1.5-2.0% Cr 7-12% Ni 16-24% Mn | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A  
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                | 40.  | 
Corrosion resisting materials are the alloys containing chromium as a base alloyed with |  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				| A. | 
                 iron vanadium tungsten | 
				 				 B. | 
                 iron molybdenum tungsten | 
				  
				 
				 				 | C. | 
                 iron nickel cobalt | 
				 				 D. | 
                 iron vandadium molybdenum | 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				  
                    
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C  
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