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                51.  
A substance above critical temperature exists as  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Solid   
				 				 B. Liquid  
				  
				 
				 				 C. Dry vapour 
				 				 D. Wet vapour 
				 				  
				 
				 				  
				    E. Gas 
					
					     
				 
				  
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: E 
 
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                52.  
There are two spheres of copper the ratio of their radii being 1 : 3 both at the same temperature. The ration of heat contents will be  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: D 
 
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                53.  
When analogy is drawn between heat flow and electricity flow in circuits, the heat flow of thermal circuits is equated in the electrical circuit against  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Voltage 
				 				 B. Current 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Resistance 
				 				 D. Charge (coulombs) 
				 				  
				 
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                54.  
Thermal diffusivity is least for  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: A 
 
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                55.  
The lower temperature limit for mercury thermometer is  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: C 
 
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                56.  
For temperature below -40?C which one of the following substance can be used as thermometric substance  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Alcohol 
				 				 B. Pentane 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Ether 
				 				 D. Any of the above 
				 				  
				 
				 				  
				    E. None of the above 
					
					     
				 
				  
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: D 
 
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                57.  
Heat is transferred from an insulated pipe to the surrounding still air mainly by  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Conduction 
				 				 B. Free convection 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Forced convection 
				 				 D. Radiation 
				 				  
				 
				 				  
				    E. All above together 
					
					     
				 
				  
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                58.  
Non-dimensional number generally involved in case of heat transfer from horizontal cylinder by natural convection is  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Reynolds number 
				 				 B. Nusselt number 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Prandtl number 
				 				 D. Grashof's numbr 
				 				  
				 
				 				  
				    E. (B), (C) and (D) above 
					
					     
				 
				  
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: E 
 
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                59.  
Transformer oil having kinematic viscosity of 3.66 x 10-6 m2/s flows through a tube 8 mm diameter at velocity of 0.6 m/s. The value of Reynolds number of flow would be  
 
 
                
                        
                        
                            Answer: B 
 
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                60.  
The nature of flow of a fluid inside a tube i.e., whether it is turbulent or laminar, is ascertained by  
 
 
                
			 
				
					
				A. Flow velocity 
				 				 B. Tube size 
				  
				 
				 				 C. Surface conditions 
				 				 D. Viscosity of fluid 
				 				  
				 
				 				  
				    E. Reynolds number 
					
					     
				 
				  
				 				 
				 
                        
                        
                            Answer: E 
 
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