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                | 401. | Application of tin is in |  
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				| A. | bulb filaments | B. | low current fuses |  
				 				 | C. | transducers | D. | hair springs |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 402. | By alloying copper with manganese which of the following increases? |  
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				| A. | Specific gravity | B. | Tensile strength |  
				 				 | C. | Melting point | D. | Electrical conductivity |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 403. | Which of the following increases when copper is hard drawn into wires? |  
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				| A. | Diameter | B. | Cross-sectional area |  
				 				 | C. | Resistivity | D. | Specific gravity |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 404. | The number of semi-conductors in periodic table is |  
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                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 405. | Which of the following properties has lower value for copper as compared to aluminium? |  
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				| A. | Specific gravity | B. | Melting point |  
				 				 | C. | Electrical resistivity | D. | All of the above |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 406. | In ferromagnetic materials |  
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				| A. | the atmic magnetic moments are anti-parallel and unequal | B. | the atomic magnetic moments are parallel |  
				 				 | C. | the constituent is iron only | D. | one of the constituent is iron |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option B Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 407. | The intensity of magnetisation M of a ferromagnetic solid |  
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				| A. | is independent of temperature | B. | increases with increasing temperature |  
				 				 | C. | decreases with increasing temperature | D. | depends primarily on method of heating |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option C Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 408. | Which of the following is not a rare and precious metal? |  
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				| A. | Platinum | B. | Palladium |  
				 				 | C. | Tantalum | D. | Lithium |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 409. | Ferri-magnetic materials generally find application as |  
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				| A. | conductors | B. | insulators |  
				 				 | C. | resistors | D. | semi-conductors |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option D Explanation:    |  
 
            
            
                | 410. | A piezo electric is |  
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				| A. | a material which become polarised when stressed | B. | a material which changes dimension due to applied field |  
				 				 | C. | a material that never gets polarised | D. | a material in which magnetising force reduces when current flowing is increased |  
                        
                        
                            Answer: Option A Explanation:    |  
 
 
			
			
 
 
 
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