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After the increase of price of oil by 40%, a family decided to reduce its oil consumption so that the expenditure for oil goes up by 26% only. If the total consumption of oil before the price rise was 10 kg per month, then what is the current consumption of oil per month (in kg)?
A 8
B 8.50
C 9
D None of these
When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the
A tension in the tight side of the belt
B tension in the slack side of the belt
C sum of the tensions on the tight side and slack side of the belt
D average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt
The slag which floats on the surface of the molten iron generally contains
A Lime (CaO) 45%
B Silica (SiO2) 35%
C Alumina (Al2O3) 12% and MgO, CaSO4, KMnO2 and FeO 8%
D All the above
When a ship floats at its designed water line, the vertical distance from water line to the bottom of the ship is known as
A Beam
B Depth
C Free-board
D Draft
Drum X is 1/2 full of oil and drum Y, which has twice the capacity of drum X, is 2/3 full of oil. If all of the oil in drum X is poured into drum Y, then drum Y will be filled to what fraction of its capacity?
A 3/4
B 5/6
C 11/12
D 7/6
The import of crude oil and petroleum done from national oil companies of producer countries, which have a net exportable surplus of oil is by
A term contracts
B term tenders
C monthly tenders
D All the above
Mineral oils (e.g. petroleum oils) are preferred over fatty oils (e.g. mustard oil, ghee, tallow, palm oil, olive oil etc.) as a lubricant due to its
A Poor oxidation stability and high gum forming tendency
B Greater tendency of decomposition at elevated temperature
C Hydrolysis tendency in presence of water
D All of the above
In a refinery petroleum crude is fractionated into gas fraction, light ends, intermediate distillates, heavy distillates, residues and by products. The group of products including gas oil, diesel oil and heavy fuel oil belongs to the fraction
A Heavy distillates
B Intermediate distillates
C Light ends
D Residues
The power transmitted by a belt is maximum when the maximum tension in the belt is _________ of centrifugal tension.
A One-third
B Two-third
C Double
D Three times
The tension on the slack side of the belt is __________ the tension on the tight side of the belt.
A Equal to
B Less than
C Greater than
D None of these

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