BasicEngineeringScience1998(Q1TtoQ10)CommonToAll

1.Shingle is
A)Disintegrated rock
B)Decomposed basalt
C)Crushed lime stone
D)water worn pebbles

2.Marble is quarried by
A)Blasting
 B)Heating
C)Wedging
D)Excavating

3.Queen closer is
A)brick used in Voussoirs
B)a brick whose corner is cut
C)brick used in Cornice
D)a brick cut into two longitudinally

4.A carburetor is a device that mixes
A)air and lubricating oil
B)air and fuel
C)fuel and lubricating oil
D)collant water and lubricating oil

5.Email is a term used to refer
A)transmission of messages by use of computer network systems and telecommunication facilities
B)data transmission medium made of tiny threads of glass
C)information organized into interrelated set of records
D)a device that modulates and demodulates signals transmitted over voice grade communication facilities

6.In DOS,wild card characters are used to
A)delete an unknown file
B)copy an unknown file
C)create an unknown file
D)substitute one character in an unknown file

7.A widely used hierarchical database system is
A)Oracle
B)Ingres
C)System 2000
D)Sybase

8.Jamn’s interferometer is used to determine
A)Refractive index of a gas
B)Velocity of light
C)Phase transistions of a compound
D)Optical activity of a compound

9.Which of the following metals is used in galvanizing of Fe?
A)Chromium
B)Zinc
C)Cadmium
D)Tin

10.ESR is mainly used in the study of
A)compounds containing hydrogen
B)free radicals
C)compounds containing carbon
D)ionic compounds

Answer: 1-C; 2-C; 3-D; 4-B; 5-A; 6-D; 7-A; 8-D; 9-B; 10-B.