MD Reading 3 4

READINGS MD 4
1. In Vickers hardness testing, the pyramid indentor apex is:

A. 400
B. 1360
c. 1610
D. 1220
The answer is: A
2. In testing a material for endurance strength, it is subjected to:

A. Static load
B. Impact load
C. Dynamic load
D. Completely reversed load
The answer is: D
3. Select the correct statement:

A. A member made of steel will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load carrying
ability made of cast iron.
B. A member made of cast iron will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load carrying
ability made of steel.
C. Both will be equally rigid.
D. Which one is rigid will depend on several other factors.
The answer is: B
4. In majority of machine members, the damping capacity of the material should be:
A. low
B. zero
C. high
D. could be anything
The answer is: C
5. The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as:

A. Major diameter B. Pitch diameter
C. Minor diameter
D. None of the above
The answer is: A

6. Muntz metal contains:
A. Copper-nickel
B. Copper-zinc
C. Copper-tin
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D. Copper-aluminum
The answer is: B
7. A babbit is:
A. a eutectic of iron and iron phosphide
B. a gadget for measuring volume
C. a measure of magnetic induction produced in a material
D. antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
The answer is: D
8. Steel balls for ball bearings are manufactured by:

A. Turning B. Rolling
C. Casting
D. Cold heading
The answer is: D
9. The blow off pressure of a safety valve is:

A. slightly more than atmospheric pressure
B. half of the boiler working pressure
C. equal to boiler working pressure D. 106% of boiler working pressure
The answer is: D
10. In case of a knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in:
A. compression
B. shear
C. tension
D. double shear
The answer is: D
11. Splines are used when:

A. the power to be transmitted is low
B. the power to be transmitted is high
C. the torque is high
D. axial relative motion between the shaft and hub is necessary
The answer is: D

12. Splined shafts are generally used in:
A. machine tools
B. aircraft
C. bicycles
D. automobiles
The answer is: D
13. Which key normally used in wrist watch?
A. kennedy key
B. tangent key
C. sunk key
D. none of the above
The answer is: D
14. Universal coupling is:

A. used for non-collinear shafts
B. rigid coupling
C. type of flange coupling
D. used for collinear shafts
The answer is: A
15. flange coupling is:

A. used for non-collinear shafts
B. used for collinear shafts
C. flexible
D. used only on small shafts rotating at slow speeds
The answer is: B
16. In flange coupling the weakest element should be:

A. Flange
B. Shaft
C. Bolt brush D. key
The answer is: D
17. Turn buckle has:

A. Left hand threads on both ends
B. Right hand threads on both ends
C. Left hand threads on one end and right-hand threads on the other end
D. No threads
The answer is: C

18. Elastic nut is locking device that has:
A. One small nut is tightened over main nut
B. A slot is cut partly in middle of nut
C. Hard fiber or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on
the bolt causing tight grip
D. Through slots are made at top and cotter pin is passed through
The answer is: C
19. Treating the welds as a line, the moment of inertia about a center of gravity of a circular weld of diameter
would be:
A. Ttd 2/36 B. Ttd/6
C. Ttd 3/36 D.
Ttd 3/4
The answer is: D
20. A single ply leather belt running at a belt velocity of 300 ft/min is likely to transmit per inch of width:
A. 2.5 HP B. 5.0 HP C. 4.0 HP D. 3.0 HP
The answer is: C
21. For butt welding of two plates each of which is 25 mm thick, the best process would be:
A. TIG welding
B. MIG welding
C. Gas welding
D. Electro slag welding
The answer is: D
22. The compression members tend to buckle in the direction of:

A. Axis of load
B. Perpendicular to the axis of load
C. Minimum cross section
D. Least radius of gyration
The answer is: D
23. The diameter of a washer is generally:

A. Equal to the diameter of bolt
B. Slightly more than the diameter of the bolt
C. slightly less than the diameter of the bolt
D. Of any size that suits the application
The answer is: B

24. If the lead angle of a worm is 22 1/20 then the helix angle will be:
A. 450 B. 67 1/20
900
The answer is: D
25. A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of:

A. Clad material
B. Composite material
C. Homogenous material
D. Heterogeneous material
The answer is: D
26. Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of:

A. 80 B. 150
c. 60 D.
120
The answer is: D
27. Slenderness ratio of a column is:

A. Shaft diameter/Shaft length
B. Column height/Column cross section
C. Column height/least dimension of column cross section
D. Length of strut/least radius of gyration
The answer is: D
28. In hydrodynamic bearings:

A. The oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation of the journal
B. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure
C. Do not need external supply of lubricants
D. Grease is used for lubrication
The answer is: A
29. The rated life of a bearing changes:

A. Directly as load
B. Inversely as fourth power of load C. Inversely as cube of load
D. Inversely as square of load.
The answer is: C

30. In oil-less bearings:
A. The oil film pressure is produced only by the rotation of the journal
B. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure C. Do not need external supply of
lubricant
D. Grease is needed to be applied after some intervals.
The answer is: C
31. Is the radial distance from the addendum circle to the working depth circle.
A. whole depth
B. addendum depth
C. working depth D. none of these
The answer is: C
32. When motion is decreasing it is

A. retard motion
B. accelerated motion
C. propelled motion
D. decreasing motion
The answer is: A
33. The type of Cam used for low and moderate speed engines is generally:
A. Harmonic cam
B. Tangent
C. Involute D. Flat
The answer is: A
34. The form coefficient of a spring is:

A. The load/unit deflection
B. Load/spring area
C. Ratio of coil diameter to wire diameter
D. Its capability to store energy
The answer is: D
35. Coriolis component of acceleration is found in:

A. Four bar mechanism
B. Mechanism of steam engine
C. Lower pair
D. Wit worth-quick-return motion
The answer is: D

36. Piping supports shall be placed intervals or less
A. 2000 mm B. 3000 mm C. 4000 mm D. 5000 mm
The answer is: B
37. All of the following are processes used to surface-harden steel except A. carburizing. B. cyaniding. C. flame
hardening.
D. tempering.
The answer is: D
38. Addendum of a cycloidal gear tooth is:

A. Cycloid
B. Epicycloid
C. Straight rack D. Involute
The answer is: B
39. Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting:

A. small power
B. no power but motion only
C. any power
D. huge power
The answer is: A
40. As pump speed increases, its (NPSH) net positive suction head requirement:
A. Increases
B. Remains the same
C. None of the above D. Decreases
The answer is: A
41. If pump NPSH requirements are not satisfied:

A. It will not develop head
B. Efficiency will be low
C. It will consume excessive power
D. It will be cavitated
The answer is: D

42. Which type of chain is used in motorcycle?
A. Bush roller
B. Pintle C. None of the above
D. Silent
The answer is: A
43. Which of the following ropes will be most flexible?

A. 6 by 9
B. 6 by 7
C. 8 by 19 D. 6 by 37
The answer is: D
44. The working load (P) for a chain for crane application is expressed in terms of diameter of link 'd' in
cm as follows:
A. P = 1.5d2
B. p = 50d 2
c. P =
2
500d D. p =
25d 2
The answer is: C
45. If a square key and the shaft are to be of the same material and of equal strength, the length of key
would be
(d = shaft diameter)
A. d B.
1.5d
c.
D. 1.23d
The answer is: D
46. In a standard coarse thread bolt the stress concentration is maximum at:
A. Root
B. Flank
C. All over the surface
D. Top surface
The answer is: A
47. Fatigue strength of a surface may be increased by:

A. Making surface rough
B. Filling the surface
C. Applying concentrated hydrochloric acid on the surface
D. Polishing the surface
The answer is: D

48. The maximum deflection allowed in gantry grinders is:
A. L/200
B. L/500
C. L/300
D. L/IOOO
The answer is: D
49. The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be used at:
A. 2 mm
B. 3mm
C. 7mm
D. 5mm
The answer is: B
50. The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be made in single pass is:
A. 6 mm B.
12 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 3 mm
The answer is: A
51. A rolled steel flat designated as 50 ISF 8 means: A. The flat is 50 mm long and 8 mm thick
B. The flat is 50 mm wide and 8 mm thick
C. The flat has cross section 50 sq. mm and width 8 mm
D. The flat has cross section 50 sq. mm and depth 8 mm.
The answer is: B
52. The column splice is used for increasing:

A. Strength of the column
B. Cross-sectional area of the column
C. Length of the column D. All of the above
The answer is: C
53. Zero axial thrust is experienced in:
A. Helical gears
B. Spiral gears C. Herringbone gears D. Bevel gears
The answer is: C

54. In order to realize the advantage of fluid friction, it is essential to have:
A. Parallel oil film in bearing
B. converging oil film
C. no oil film
D. Diverging oil film
The answer is: A
55. A shaft rotating in anti-clockwise direction at slow speed inside a bearing will be:
A. At bottom most of bearing
B. Towards left side of bearing metal to metal contact
C. Towards left side of bearing and making no metal to metal contact
D. Towards right side of bearing and making no metal to metal contact.
The answer is: B
56. Points of arrest of iron correspond to:

A. Stages at which allotropic forms change
B. Stages at which further heating does not increase temperature for some time C. Stages at which
properties do not change with increase in temperature
D. There is nothing like points of arrest.
The answer is: A
57. Delta iron occurs at temperature of:

A. Room temperature B.
Above melting point
c. Between 14000C to 15390C D.
Between 10000C to 14000C
The answer is: C
58. Gamma iron exists at following temperature:

A. Room temperature
B. Near melting point
c. Between 14000C to 15390C D.
Between 9100 C to 14000C
The answer is: D
59. Ferromagnetic alpha iron exists in temperature range of:

A. Below 7230C B.
700-9100C
c. 1000-14400C D.
1400-15390C
The answer is: A
60. Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at:
A. 9700C B.
9100C
c. 4400C
D. 16390C
The answer is: B
61. Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected to

A. Compressive stress
B. Tensile stress
C. Torsion
D. Fluctuating stress
The answer is: A
62. A body having identical properties all over it is called:

A. Homogeneous
B. Elastic
C. Ductile
D. Isentropic
The answer is: A
63. If a material recovers its original dimensions, when the load is removed it is called:
A. Plastic
B. Elastic
C. Brittle
D. Annealed
The answer is: B

64. A behavior of metals where in strength of a metal is increased and the ductility is decreased on heating
at a relatively low temperature after cold working, is called:
A. Twinning
B. Solid solution hardening
C. Clustering
D. Strain aging
The answer is: D
65. A ductile fracture is characterized by:

A. Rapid rate for crank propagation
B. Negligible deformation
C. Fragmentation into more than two pieces
D. Appreciable plastic deformation prior to propagation of crack
The answer is: D
66. The ability of a material to absorb energy when deformed elastically and to return to it when unloaded,
is known as:
A. Creep
B. Fatigue strength
C. Hardness
D. Resilience
The answer is: D
67. Machining properties of steel can be improved by adding:

A. Sulphur, lead, phosphorous
B. Silicon, aluminum, titanium
C. Vanadium, aluminum D. Chromium, nickel
The answer is: A
68. Eutectoid steel the percentage of carbon is:

A. 0.02% B.
0.3%
c. 0.63% D.
0.8%
The answer is: D
69. A cold chisel is made of:

A. Mild steel
B. HSS
C. Cast iron
D. High carbon steel
The answer is: D
70. Cyaniding is the process of:

A. Dipping the steel is cyanide bath
B. Reacting steel surface with cyanide salts
C. Adding carbon and nitrogen by heat treatment of steel to increase its surface hardness
D. Obtaining cyanide salts
The answer is: C
71. The constituent that has a powerful softening effect on cast iron and its presence in cast iron reduces
the ability of the iron to retain carbon in chemical combination is:
A. Silicon
B. Aluminum
C. Carbon
D. Sulphur
The answer is: A

72. Tensile strength of common varieties of cast iron is in the range:
A. 40-60 MPa B.
150-180 MPa
c. 480-500 MPa
D. 1500-1600 Mpa
The answer is: C
73. In carbon steel castings:

A. The percentage of carbon is less than 1.7%
B. The percentage of carbon is between 1.7% to 2% C. The percentage of
alloying elements is controlled
The answer is: A
74. Aluminum alloys for pressure die casting:

A. Must possess considerable fluidity
B. Must not be free from hot shortness
C. Must have iron as one of the constituents
D. Must be light
The answer is: A
75. Electro-foaming is especially valuable for:

A. good conductors of electricity
B. decorative items
C. thin walled parts requiring a high order of accuracy and internal surface finish
D. Non-ferrous components
The answer is: C
76. In powder metallurgy the process of heating the cold pressed metal powder is called:
A. Sintering
B. Granulation
C. Deposition
D. Precipitation
The answer is: A
77. Which one is different from the remaining:

A. Cyaniding
B. Nitriding
C. Flame hardening D. Electroplating
The answer is: D

78. The hardness of steel increases if it contains:
A. Austenite
B. Pearlite
C. All of the above D. Martensite
The answer is: D
79. The presence of sulphur in pig iron makes:

A. It easily machinable
B. It hard
C. Increases the fluidity D. The casting unsound
The answer is: D
80. Compressive strength of gray cast iron in tonnes/cm 2 is of the order of:
A. 3-5
B. 7-10
c. 15-22 D.
5-7
The answer is: D
81. Surface hardening to produce a hard outer surface with a ductile interior is desirable for metal (steel) products
subjected to:
A. high tensile
loads. B. shock. C.
fatigue.
D. high compressive loads.
The answer is: C
82. Steel with 80% carbon and 100% pearlite is known as:
A. eutectoid B.
Hyper-eutectoid
C. Austenite D.
Solidus
The answer is: A
83. For steel shafting design in an average condition, the maximum distance in feet between bearing to
avoid excessive linear deflection is by formulas, L = 8.95 [) 2/3 for shaft subjected to no bending except
its own weight but for shafting with bending action of pulleys, etc. the formula then will be L
B. 7.0 D2/3
C. 5.2 D2/3
D. 6.0 D2/3
The answer is: C

84. The bending stress (flexural stress) of a beam is really A. a normal stress whose source is bending.
B. a normal stress whose source is shear.
C. due to internal pressure.
D. a newly recognized stress from internal bending of the cross section.
The answer is: A
85. In calculation using standard structural shapes of I-beams, it is assumed that the shear stress is carried
by the A. entire cross-sectional area. B. web only.
C. top flange only when in compression.
D. flanges only.
The answer is: B
86. In a beam of rectangular cross section, the maximum shear stress when related to the average shear stress is A.
150% higher.
B. 50% higher.
C. 33% higher.
D. 50% lower.
The answer is: B

87. In a beam of circular cross section, the maximum show stress when related to the average shear stress
is A. 150% higher.
B. 50% higher. C.
33% higher.
D. 50% lower.
The answer is: C
88. The absolute viscosity of the fluid divided by its density expressed in the same terms of units is also
called
A. centistokes
B. kinematic viscosity C. Petroffs equation
D. light petroleum oil
The answer is: B
89. It improves red hardness of steel:

A. silicon
B. lead
C. cobalt
D. manganese
The answer is: C

90. It is required that pipes bigger than mm should not be screwed but flanged.
A. 76.2
B. 63.5
C. 2
1/4
inch
D.
68.5
The answer is: B
91. Formed by the intersection of the adjacent flanks of adjacent threads when extended is called.
A. crest apex
B. all of these C. sharp root
D. sharp crest
The answer is: D
92. In designing the spoke or wheel of a flywheel, it is ideal to consider that the cross-sectional area of the
spoke at rim side should not be less than of the cross area at the hub side.
A. 80%
B. 2/3
c. 90%
D. 3/8
The answer is: B
93. The cutting up to 700 is best for drilling extremely hard metals and for soft materials
degrees may be applied.
A. 60
B. 45
C. 40
D. 48
The answer is: C
94. What is the material stress for brittle materials, in the calculation of allowable stress from the formula?
allowable stress = material stress/factor of safety
A. yield strength
B. ultimate strength
C. endurance strength
D. mean stress
The answer is: B
95. Failure of slender columns occurs when A. applied stress exceeds yield strength B. applied stress
exceeds ultimate strength. C. allowable stress exceeds the factor of safety.
D. the load exceeds the critical or Euler load (and the column buckles sideways).
The answer is: D

96. What is the material stress for ductile materials, in the calculation of allowable stress from the formula?
Allowable stress = material stress/factor of safety
A. yield strength
C. endurance strength
D. mean stress
The answer is: A
97. Opposite directional force equal in magnitude and parallel is called:
A. non coplanar
B. centro
C. couple
D. coplanar
The answer is: C
98. All of the following are recognized types of beam failure except A. excessive deflection.
B. local buckling. C.
rotational buckling.
D. longitudinal buckling.
The answer is: D
99. The separate forces which can be so combined are called:

A. concurrent forces
B. non concurrent forces
C. couple
D. component forces
The answer is: D
100. All of the following are feasible methods for calculating truss deflections of statically indeterminate
trusses except the
A. strain energy method.
B. virtual work method.
C. unit load method.
D. table look-up method.
The answer is: C
101. The method of superposition for calculating beam deflections due to multiple loads is valid as long as
A. none of the deflections are excessive. B. stresses are less than the yield strength.
C. none of the deflections are excessive and stresses are less than the yield strength.
D. deflections are negligibly small.
The answer is: C

102. The phosphor bronze worm gears should contain from 10 to 12 percent of
A. carbon
B. tin
C. steel
D. iron
The answer is: B
103. The easiest, most straight-forward method for determining beam deflection is the A. double integration method.
B. moment area method. C.
strain energy method.
D. table look-up method.
The answer is: D
104. The ratio of the worm speed to the worm gear speed may range from 1.5 or even less up to
A. 25 or more
B. 50 or more
C. 75 or more
D. 100 or more
The answer is: D
105. As a general rule, a ratio of is about the maximum recommended for a single worm and worm
gearing operation.
A. 30 B.
40
c. 50
D. 60
The answer is: C
106. The conjugate beam method of calculating beam deflection allows the deflection to be found by drawing A. shear
diagrams. B. shear stress diagrams. C. moment diagrams.
D. shear and moment diagrams.
The answer is: C
107. The number of threads on the worm ordinarily varies from one to
A. 6 or 8
B. 8 or 10
c. 12 or 14
D. 14 or 16
The answer is: A

108. An elastic body whose primary function is to deflect under load.
A. clutch
B. stopper
C. brake
D. spring
The answer is: D
109. The strain energy method of calculating beam deflection at a point of load application equates the total
internal strain energy to the external A. deflection. B. force.
C. moment.
D. work.
The answer is: D
110. Manganese Steel standard designation, SAE

A. 13xx
B. 10xx
c. lixx D.
8xxx
The answer is: A
111. When an axial stress is applied eccentrically to a beam, the combined stress due to compression
(tension) and bending may be found by A. simple addition. B. combined stress theory. C. Mohr's
circle.
D. finite element analysis.
The answer is: A
112. When load is applied to a beam axially but not at the centroid of the cross section, the beam is said to
be loaded
A. eccentrically
B. concentrically. C. dynamically.
D. pseudostatically.
The answer is: A
113. The maximum bending stress a beam experiences occurs at the A. neutral axis.
B. surface furthest removed from the neutral axis.
C. end of the beam.
D. middle of the beam.
The answer is: B

114. When load is applied to a beam axially at the centroid of the cross section, the beam is said to be loaded
A. eccentrically
B. concentrically. C.
dynamically.
D. pseudostatically.
The answer is: B
115. A positive moment on a beam causes what kind of stress in the upper fibers of the beam?
A. compression
B. tension C. shear
D. fatigue
The answer is: A
116. Which of the following statements about shear diagram is not true?
A. The shear at any point is equal to the sum of the loads and reactions from the point to the left
end. B. The magnitude of the shear at any point is equal to the slope of the moment line at that
point.
C. Loads and reactions upward are positive.
D. The shear diagram is straight and sloping over uniformly distributed loads.
The answer is: B

117. The strength of non-ferrous alloys is at maximum at room temperature while that of ferrous metal has
a maximum strength at
A. 400
B. 1200
c. 450
D. 350
The answer is: A
118. The disadvantage of using the Goodman design criterion instead of the Soderberg design criterion is
that it A. applies only for brittle materials.
B. is the more conservative of fluctuating stress theories.
C. is acceptable for metals only below their critical temperature.
D. requires the material's ultimate strength to be known.
The answer is: D
119. An alloy of copper and tin.

A. bronze
B. brass
C. zinc
D. none of these
The answer is: A

120. The stress in an elastic material is:
A. inversely proportional to the material's yield strength
B. inversely proportional to the force acting
C. proportional to the displacement of the material acted upon by the force.
D. inversely proportional to the strain.
The answer is: C
121. The "slenderness ratio" of a column is generally defined as the ratio of its:
A. length of its minimum width
B. unsupported length to its maximum radius of gyration
C. length of its moment of inertia
D. unsupported length to its least radius of gyration
The answer is: D
122. The relationship between the extension of a spring and the force required to produce the extension is:
A. F = ma
B. F = gN
C. F = mv2/R
The answer is: D
123. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the:
A. modulus of elongation
B. plastic range C. irreversible range D. elastic range
The answer is: D
124. The moment at a point on a loaded beam is

A. algebraic sum of all moments and couples acting between the investigation point and one of the
ends.
B. sum of all vertical forces acting between the investigation point and one of the ends. C. sum of all vertical
stresses acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
D. sum of the beam's reaction moments.
The answer is: A
125. The shear at a point on a loaded beam is the

A. algebraic sum of all the beam's reaction loads acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
B. sum of all vertical forces acting between the investigation point and one of the ends. C. sum of
all vertical stresses acting between the investigation point and one of the ends.
D. sum of the beam's reaction moments.
The answer is: B

126. Structural steel elements to torsion develop.
A. tensile stress
B. compressive stress
C. shearing stress D. moment
The answer is: C
127. The stress in an elastic material is:

A. inversely proportional to the yield strength of the material
B. inversely proportional to the force acting
C. proportional to the displacement of the material acted upon by the force
D. proportional to the length of the material subjected to the force
The answer is: C
128. The amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of the engaging tooth on the
pitch circle of the gear: A. clearance
B. tip relief
C. backlash
D. chordal addendum
The answer is: C
129. An impact test for which the specimen is supported at one end as a cantilever:
A. Izod test
B. Charpy test
C. Brinell test
D. Endurance test
The answer is: A
130. Permissible variation of size of a dimension:

A. clearance B. variation
C. tolerance D.
deviation
The answer is: C
131. Heating or cooling of steel that produces a rounded form of carbide:

A. normalizing
B. embrittlement
C. spheroidizing D. annealing
The answer is: C

132. Heating and slow cooling of metal:
A. normalizing
B. annealing
C. surface hardening
D. cold rolling
The answer is: B
133. Steel that has been deoxidized with a strong deoxidizing agent such as silicon or aluminum in order to
eliminate oxygen and carbon reaction during solidification:
A. rimmed steel
B. stainless steel
C. killed steel D. monel
The answer is: C
134. A kind of gear used for heavy duty work where a large ratio of speed is required and are extensively
used in speed reducer.
A. hypoid gear
B. cycloid gear
C. bevel gear
D. worm gear
The answer is: D
135. A group of thin steel strip for measuring clearances:
A. depth gage B. line center gage
C. feeler gage
D. lay-out gage
The answer is: C
136. An imaginary circle passing thru the points at which the teeth of meshing gears contact each other.
A. pitch circle
B. base circle
C. addendum circle D. dedendum
The answer is: A
137. A device for accurately measuring diameter:

A. feeler gage
B. laser
C. micrometer
D. diametometer
The answer is: C

138. A hand tool used to measure tension in bolts:
A. tensometer
B. torque wrench
C. indexer
D. torsiometer
The answer is: B
139. Distance from the center of one tooth of a gear to the center of the next consecutive tooth measured on
the pitch:
A. diametral pitch
B. pitch circle
C. circular pitch D. module
The answer is: C
140. The process of heating a piece of steel to a temperature within or above the critical range and cooling
rapidly:
A. annealing
B. normalizing
C. hardening
D. quenching
The answer is: C
141. Vickers, Knoop, and Brinell are all names of: A. Nobel prize in winners in metallurgy
B. thermodynamic constants
C. hardness tests
D. magnetic constants
The answer is: C
142. Which of the following is not a method by which a single lap rivet joint usually falls?
A. The rivets shear
B. The plate fails in bearing
C. The plate fails in tension D. The rivets fail in tension
The answer is: D
143. Which of the following will work to some extent in all metals?
A. austenitizing
B. annealing
C. work hardening D. shot-peening
The answer is: C

144. What do impact tests determine?
A. toughness
B. yield strength
C. hardness
D. creep strength
The answer is: A
145. The hardness of steel may be increases by heating to approximately 1500 0 F and quenching in oil or water if:
A. the carbon content is above 3.0% B. the carbon content is from 0.2% to 2.0%
C. the carbon content is below 0.2%
D. all carbon is removed, and the steel contains only chromium, nickel, manganese, or a
combination of these.
The answer is: B
146. One of the main differences between cast iron and steel is that:
A. steel has a higher silicon content
B. steel always contains alloying metals such as nickel, chromium, manganese and vanadium
C. steel cannot be annealed whereas cast iron can
D. steel has a lower carbon content
The answer is: D
147. Which of the following factors will affect the hardenability of steel?
A. composition only
B. grain size only
C. composition and grain size
D. cooling rate
The answer is: C
148. The mechanical deformation of a material at a temperature above its re-crystallization temperature is commonly
known as:
A. hot working
B. strain aging
C. grain growth
D. cold working
The answer is: A
149. Under very slow deformation and at high temperature, it is possible to have some plastic flow in a
crystal at a shear stress lower than the critical shear stress. What is the phenomenon called?
A. slip
B. shear
C. creep
D. bending
The answer is: C

150. Honing is used:
A. to remove only a small amount of metal
B. to correct axial run-out of a bore
C. to correct out-of-roundness of a bore
D. on surfaces brought to high degree to surface finish
The answer is: D
151. A special metal formed when two or more metals are melted together.
A. alloy
B. compound
C. titanium D. brass
The answer is: A
152. A plane perpendicular to the axis plane and to the pitch plane.
A. transverse plane
B. pitch plane
C. angular plane
D. none of these
The answer is: A
153. The curve formed by the path of a point on the extension of the radius of a circle as it rolls along the
curve or line.
A. cycloid
B. copoid
C. tantroid
D. trochoid
The answer is: D
154. A condition in generated gear teeth when any part of the fillet curve lies inside of a line drawn tangent
to the working profile as its lowest point.
A. overcut
B. supercat C. tomcat
D. undercut
The answer is: D
155. The total depth of a tooth space, equal to addendum plus dedendum, also equal to working depth plus
clearance.
A. whole depth
B. addendum depth
C. dedendum depth D. none of these
The answer is: A

156. The deflection of a beam is:
A. directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
B. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and length of the beam cubed
C. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
D. directly proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length squared
The answer is: C
157. Like the Soderberg criterion, the Goodman criterion should be used with all of the following materials
except A. steel. B. aluminum. C. titanium.
D. cast iron.
The answer is: D
158. A vertically loaded beam, fixed at one end and simply supported at the other is indeterminate to what
degree?
A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
The answer is: A
159. A thin walled pressurized vessel consists of a right circular cylinder with flat ends. Mid way between
the ends, the stress is greater in what direction?
A. longitudinal
B. circumferential
C. radial
D. at an angle of 450 to the longitudinal
The answer is: B
160. The bending moment at a section of a beam is derived from the:

A. sum of the moments of all external forces on one side of the section
B. difference between the moments on one side of the section and the opposite side
C. sum of the moments of all external forces on both sides of the section
D. sum of the moments of all external forces between supports
The answer is: A
161. The stress concentration factor:

A. Is a ratio of the average stress on a section to the allowable stress
B. cannot be evaluated for brittle materials
C. Is the ratio of the areas involved in a sudden change of cross section
D. Is the ratio of the maximum stress produced in a cross section to the average stress over the
section
The answer is: D

162. If Young's modulus for a steel cable is 10 x 1010 N/m 2, the actual change in length of a 100 m cable
under a stress of 10 7 Pa is A. 1 mm. B. 1 cm. C. 10 cm.
D.
The answer is: C
163. Hooke's Law for an isotropic homogenous medium experiencing one dimensional stress is:
A. Stress = E(Strain)
B. Strain = E(Stress)
C. Force(Area) = E(Change in length/length)
D. Strain energy = E(internal energy)
The answer is: A
164. The modulus of rigidity of a steel member is:

A. a function of the length and depth
B. defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit shear deformation C. equal to the modulus of
elasticity divided by one plus Poisson's ratio.
D. defined as the length divided by the moment of inertia.
The answer is: B
165. A thin homogenous metallic plate containing a hole is heated sufficiently to cause expansion. If the coefficient of
surface expansion is linear, the area of the will:
A. Increase at twice the rate the area of the metal increases
B. Increase at the same rate as the area of the metal increases
C. stay the same
D. decrease at the same rate as the area of the metal increases
The answer is: D
166. The maximum bending moment of a beam simply supported at both ends and subject to a total load W
uniformly distributed over its length L is expressed by the formula:
A. WL/8 B. WL2/8 C. WL/2
D. WL2/2
The answer is: B
167. Young's modulus is

A. the ratio of lateral strain to axial strain. B. the percentage deformation under tension. C. a measure of force
across a cross section.
D. the ratio of stress to strain.
The answer is: D

168. In a long column (slenderness ratio > 160) which of the following has the greatest influence on its
tendency to buckle under a compressive load.
A. The modulus of elasticity of the material
B. The compressive strength of the material
C. The radius of gyration of the column
D. The length of the column
The answer is: D
169. The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any two points on the beam is equal to the:
A. change in shear between the two points
B. total shear beyond the two points
C. average moment between the two points
D. change in moment between the two points
The answer is: B
170. Poisson's ratio is principally used in:

A. the determination of capability of a material for being shaped
B. the determination of capacity of a material for plastic deformation without fracture
C. Stress-strain relationships where stresses are applied in more than one direction
D. the determination of the modulus of toughness
The answer is: A
171. Young's modulus of elasticity for a material can be calculated indirectly from which of the following
properties of the material?
A. Temperature, coefficient of expansion and dielectric constant
B. Temperature, coefficient of expansion and specific heat
C. Density and velocity of sound in the material
D. Density and inter-atomic spacing in the material
The answer is: A
172. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the:
A. modulus of elasticity
B. plastic range C. irreversible range D. elastic range
The answer is: D
173. Modulus of Resilience is:

A. the same as the modulus of elasticity
B. a measure of a materials ability to store strain energy
C. the reciprocal of the modulus of elasticity D. a measure of the deflection of a member
The answer is: B
174. Imperfections within metallic crystal structures may be all of the following, EXCEPT:
A. lattice vacancies, or extra interstitial atoms
B. ion pairs missing in ionic crystals
C. displacement atoms to interstitial sites
D. linear defects, or slippage dislocations caused by shear.
The answer is: D
175. All of the following statements about strain energy are correct, EXCEPT:
A. It is caused by generation and movement of dislocation through shear or plastic formation
B. It results from trapped vacancies in the crystal lattice
C. It is proportional to the length of dislocation. Shear modulus, and shortest distance between
equivalent lattice sites.
D. It is less for sites at grain boundaries than for internal sites within the crystal structure.
The answer is: C
176. When a metal is cold worked all of the following generally occur EXCEPT:
A. Re-crystallization temperature decreases
B. Ductility decreases
C. Grains become equi-axed
D. Tensile strength increases
The answer is: D
177. All of the following statements about strain hardening are correct, EXCEPT:
A. Strain hardening strengthens metals. Resistance to deformation increases with the amount of strain present.
B. Strain hardening is relieved during softening, annealing above the re-crystallization temperature C. Strain
hardening is produced by cold working (deformation below the re-crystallization temperature)
D. More strain hardening requires more time temperature exposure for relief.
The answer is: A
178. All of the following processes strengthens metals, EXCEPT: A. Annealing above the recrystallization temperature.
B. Work hardening by mechanical deformation below the re-crystallization temperature. C. Heat
treatments such as quenching and tempering, for production of a finer microstructure.
D. Increasing the carbon content of low carbon steels.
The answer is: B

179. Intrinsic silicon becomes extrinsically conductive, with electrons as majority carriers, when doped with
which of the following?
A. aluminum
B. antimony
C. boron
D. germanium
The answer is: D
180. Steels can be strengthened by all of the following practices, EXCEPT:
A. annealing
B. quenching and tempering
C. work hardening
D. grain refinement
The answer is: D
181. If 1080 steel (0.80 wt. % C) is annealed by very slow cooling from 1000 0C (18320 F) to ambient temperature, its
microstructure will consist almost solely of:
A. austenite
B. bainite
C. cementite D. pearlite
The answer is: A

182. All of the following group of plastic are thermoplastic, EXCEPT:
A. Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and polyvinyl acetate
B. Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene
C. Acrylic (Lucite) and polyamide (nylon)
D. Phenolics, melamine and epoxy
The answer is: D
183. In the design of reinforced concrete structure, tensile strength of the concrete is normally:
A. Determined by split cylinder tests
B. Determined by beam tests
C. Neglected
D. Assumed to be 200 psi
The answer is: C
184. All of the following statements about rusting of iron are correct, EXCEPT: A. Contact with water, and
oxygen are necessary for rusting to occur.
B. Contact with a more electropositive metal reduces rusting.
C. Halides aggravate rusting, a process which involves electrochemical oxidation-reduction reactions.
D. Pitting occurs in oxygen-rich anodic areas, and the rust is deposited nearby.
The answer is: D
185. Select the correct statement:

A. members made of steel will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load-carrying ability
made of cast iron
B. a member made of cast iron will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load carrying
ability made of steel
C. both will be equally rigid
D. which one is rigid will depend on several other factors.
The answer is: B
186. On Mohr's circle for stress the extreme shear stresses are indicated by the ordinate at point
A.
B.
c. c
D.
The answer is: A
187. At quite low temperatures (say-75 0C) the notched bar impact value of steel:
A. increases significantly
B. decreases significantly C. remains unchanged
D. depends on heat treatment carried out.
The answer is: B
188. All of the following shapes can lead to stress concentration except A. stepped shafts. B. plates with
holes.
C. gently tapered parts with large fillets and radii.
D. shafts and keyways.
The answer is: C
189. Stress concentration factors are not normally applied to any of the following configurations except A. static loading
of ductile materials.
B. applications with local yielding around discontinuities. C.
applications where stresses are kept low by design.
D. long grooves where the ratio of groove radius to shaft diameter is small.
The answer is: D
190. If the applied stress is known as a function of O, then the principal stresses may be found by the
mathematical process of
A. reduction by partial fractions. B. addition. C. differentiation.
D. integration.
The answer is: C
191. A foundation bolt with a circular end is secured to the floor by means of a steel cotter. If the pull on the
bolt is 14000kg, the diameter of the bolt should be:
A. 10 mm B. 30 mm C. 20 mm D. 60 mm
The answer is: D

192. In case of knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in:
A. compression
B. shear
C. tension
D. double shear
The answer is: D
193. In case of sunk key:
A. The key is cut in both shaft and hub
B. The keyway is cut in hub only
C. The keyway is cut in shaft only
D. The key is helical along the shaft
The answer is: A
194. Materials with low values of thermal expansion are desirable for A. Pyrex glassware. B. barometers.
C. thermometers.
D. railroad rails.
The answer is: A
195. Very low values of the coefficient of thermal expansion lead to A. very low values of thermal expansion.
B. no thermal expansion. C. high values of thermal expansion.
D. very high values of thermal expansion.
The answer is: A
196. The units or relative stiffness or rigidity are A. newton. B. newton/meter.

C. newton-meters.
D. dimensionless.
The answer is: D
197. Individual rigidity values A. have no significance.

B. indicate how much stronger one member is than another.
C. are significant only for ductile materials.
D. are significant only for brittle materials.
The answer is: A

198. The ratio of two rigidities A. have no significance.
B. indicate how much stronger one member is than another.
C. are significant only for ductile materials.
D. are significant only for brittle materials.
The answer is: A
199. The sum of the strains in the three orthogonal directions (G G G ) in accordance with Poisson's ratio is
A. Hooke's law.
B. the modulus of elasticity.
C. dilation.
D. the shear modulus.
The answer is: C
200. The constant of proportionality relating the linear expansion of an object to its change in temperature
is called its
A. modulus of elasticity.
B. shear modulus. C. bulk modulus.
D. coefficient of linear expansion.
The answer is: D
201. The constant of proportionality relating the volumetric expansion of an object to its change in temperature is called
its
A. modulus of elasticity.
B. shear modulus. C. bulk modulus.
D. coefficient of linear expansion.
The answer is: D
202. The thermal stress in a bar that is allowed to expand freely when heated to a higher temperature is A.
large and positive. B. small and positive. C. zero.
D. small and negative.
The answer is: C
203. Which of the following is not a method of non-destructive testing of steel casting and forging?
A. radiography
B. magnetic particle C. ultrasonic
D. chemical analysis
The answer is: C

204. Compressive strength of fully cured concrete is most directly related to:
A. sand-gravel ratio
B. fineness modulus
C. absolute volume of cement
D. water-cement ratio
The answer is: B
205. Steels containing large amounts of mild nickel and chromium:

A. carbon steel
B. stainless steel
C. alloy steel D. cast steel
The answer is: B
206. The amount of force required to cause a unit deformation (displacement) -often called the spring constant is the
A. modulus of elasticity. B. normal stress. C. shear stress.
D. stiffness.
The answer is: D
207. When more than one spring or resisting member shares the load, the relative stiffness is the A. modulus
of elasticity. B. normal stress. C. stiffness.
D. rigidity.
The answer is: D
208. When a steel is described as SAE 1320:
A. it is plain carbon steel
B. it is nickel-chromium steel
C. it contains 18% to 23 % carbon
D. it contains 0.18% to 0.23% carbon
The answer is: D
209. In roller chain drive, the chain should extend around at least degrees of the pinion
circumference, and this maximum amount of contact is obtained for all center distances provided the
ratio is less than 3 1/2 to 1.
A. 90 B. 105
c. 120
D. 135
The answer is: C

210. The circle form which an involute tooth of a gear is generated or developed:
A. root circle
B. base circle
C. dedendum circle D. Mohr's circle
The answer is: B
211. Belt slip may take place because of:

A. loose load
B. heavy belt
C. driving pulley too small
D. all of the above
The answer is: D
212. Tooth width measured along the chord at the pitch circle
A. flank
B. face width
C. width of space
D. chordal thickness
The answer is: D
213. It is the difference of addendum and dedendum with equivalent to the whole depth less working depth:
A. fillet space
B. fillet radius
C. clearance D. backlash
The answer is: C
214. Negative allowance is also called:

A. Interference of metal
B. Tolerance
c. Fit D. None
of the above
The answer is: A
215. Reinstalled or secondhand boilers shall have a minimum factor of safety of:
A. 6 B. 5 C. 4 D. 3
The answer is: A

216. An impact test is used to test a metal for:
A. toughness
B. strength
C. ductility
D. hardness
The answer is: A
217. Poisson's ratio is the ratio of the:

A. unit lateral deformation to the unit of longitudinal deformation
B. unit stress to unit strain
C. elastic limit to proportional limit
D. shear strain to compressive strain
The answer is: A
218. Creep is the term used in referring to the:

A. elongation before yield point
B. maximum stress of brittle materials C. fatigue limit of ductile materials
D. continuous increase in the strain, or deformation, of any material subjected to stress.
The answer is: D
219. Ratio of the lateral strain to longitudinal strain when loaded longitudinally in tension.
A. Poisson's ratio
B. Strain Modulus
C. Strain ratio
D. Tension ratio
The answer is: A
220. A shaft is to be checked for concentricity. A suitable method of performing the check is by:
A. bench micrometer
B. snap gage
C. manometer
D. bench centers and dial indicator
The answer is: A
221. The following pertain to joining of metals, EXCEPT:

A. welding
B. soldering
C. casting
D. brazing
The answer is: C

222. Creep strength of a material is the:
A. maximum stress before yield point
B. constant stress to which a material is loaded, at a specified temperature and for a specified time,
that will cause a further elongation
C. maximum stress before fatigue limit
D. maximum stress before rupture of ductile materials
The answer is: B
223. Which is not a heat treatment process?

A. sintering
B. annealing
C. hardening
D. tempering
The answer is: A
224. Which of the following steel contains chromium?

A. SAE 2340 B. SAE 4230
c. SAE 5240
D. SAE 1230
The answer is: C
225. Splines are used when:

A. the power to be transmitted is high
B. the torque is high
C. the speed is high
D. axial relative motion between shaft and hub is necessary
The answer is: D
226. Instrument used to analyze the composition of metals:

A. spectrometer
B. radiometer
C. profilometer
D. ultimate analyzer
The answer is: A
227. A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates and the feed is stationary is called:
A. planning
B. shaping
C. turning
D. reaming
The answer is: B
228. The clearance between tooth profiles of gear tooth
A. rack
B. dedendum
C. addendum D. backlash
The answer is: D
229. The internal stresses existing in a welded connection are:

A. Not relieved by heat treatment
B. Not relieved when the welded is peened
C. May be relieved when the weld is peened
D. Relieved by x-ray analysis
The answer is: B
230. Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?

A. expansion mandrel
B. gang mandrel
C. contraction mandrel D. taper mandrel
The answer is: C
231. A non-ferrous all consists of nickel and copper.

A. monel
B. bronze
C. tubing bronze
D. brass
The answer is: A
232. One of the following is not a tap used for cutting threads in holes.
A. Tapping tap
B. Plug tap
C. Taper tap
D. Bottoming tap
The answer is: A
233. A material is to be drawn into a wire. It must therefore possess the property of:
A. toughness
B. ductility
C. malleability D. hardness
The answer is: B

234. When cast steels is used for the body of machine it is used because:
A. it has non-magnetic properties
B. it has good self-lubricating properties
C. it is cheap
D. it is strong in tension
The answer is: B
235. One of the following is unsuitable for bearings.

A. white metal
B. mild steel
C. cast iron D. nylon
The answer is: A
236. Arc of the pitch circle through which a tooth travels from the point of contact with the mating tooth to
the pitch point of a gear:
A. arc of recess
B. arc of action
C. arc of approach D. arc of relief
The answer is: C
237. The process of working metals by the application of sudden blows on by a steady pressure.
A. casting
B. forging
C. tempering D. peening
The answer is: B
238. Herringbone gears are gears which:

A. Do not operate on parallel shafts
B. Have a line contact between the teeth
C. Consist of two left-handed helical gears
D. Tend to produce and trust on the shafts
The answer is: B
239. An alloying element used principally to produce stainless steel

A. zinc
B. tantalum
C. titanium
D. chromium
The answer is: D

240. The maximum bending moment of a beam supported on both ends and subject to total load W uniformly
distributed over its length L is expressed by the formula:
A. WL/8 B. WL2/8
C. WL/2
D. WL/4
The answer is: B
241. When machining nickel alloys the best type of cutting fluid is:
A. sulfurized oil
B. straight mineral
C. soluble oil
D. all of these
The answer is: A
242. Hardening the surface of iron-based alloys by heating them below the melting point in contact with the
carbonaceous substance:
A. Nitriding
B. Cyaniding
C. Carburizing D. Quenching
The answer is: C
243. Modulus of elasticity of a steel member is:

A. a function of the length and width
B. defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit shear deformation
C. equal to the modulus of elasticity divided one plus Poisson's ratio
D. defined as the length divided by the moment of inertia
The answer is: B
244. The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to alternating or repeated loading without
causing failure:
A. elasticity
B. endurance stress
C. yield stress
D. ultimate stress
The answer is: B
245. A material that can wear away a substance softer than itself:
A. tungsten B. abrasive
C. corrosive
D. carbon
The answer is: B

246. In a long column (slenderness ration < 60), which of the following has the greatest influence on its
tendency to buckle under a compressive load?
A. Modulus of Elasticity
B. Radius of Gyration C. Moment of Inertia
The answer is: B

247. Materials, usually ceramics, employed where resistance to a very high temperature is required, as for
furnace linings and metal melting pots.
A. Bricks
B. Refractories
C. Insulators
D. Conductors
The answer is: B
248. Which process do not belong to the group?

A. malleable iron
B. gray iron
C. white iron D. head iron
The answer is: D
249. Total deformation measured along in the direction of the line of stress:
A. stress
B. strain
C. elongation D. yield line
The answer is: C
250. An alloy of copper and zinc:

A. brass
B. zinc
C. bronze D. tin
The answer is: A
251. Which of the following metals is easy to chisel?

A. cast iron
B. alloy steel
C. cast steel
D. manganese steel
The answer is: A

252. The commonly used joint in cast iron pipe
A. Bell and Spigot joint
B. Compression joint C. Expansion joint
The answer is: A
253. A machine tool used principally to machine flat or plane surfaces with a single pointed cutting tool.
A. shaper
B. planer
C. hack saw D. drill
The answer is: A
254. The maximum stress to which a material can be subjected to without a trace of any permanent set
remaining upon a complete withdrawal of the stress.
A. yield strength
B. elastic limit
C. fracture
D. ultimate strength
The answer is: B
255. Usually copper-tin alloy:

A. brass
B. bronze C. monel
D. inconel
The answer is: B
256. A hollow shaft made of plain carbon steel contains 0.35% carbon is mounted on bearings 20 ft apart.
The material of the shaft will be composed of:
A. UNS G 1035
B. SAE 1030
c. AISI C 1035
D. SAE 6150
The answer is: C
257. Fluid film desire between two surfaces having relative sliding motion:
A. grease
B. lubrication
C. margin
D. clearance
The answer is: B

258. Which of the following is not a strength property of a material?
A. endurance strength
B. tensile strength
C. torsional strength D. elastic resilience
The answer is: D
259. The method of cold working by compression.

A. reaming
B. piercing
C. turning D. boring
The answer is: B
260. Which of the following would most likely require a steel containing 0.6% carbon that has been
spheroidized, cold-drawn, and slightly tempered?
A. a ball bearing
B. a bridge beam
C. a water pipe
D. a cutting tool
The answer is: D
261. Poisson's ratio is the ratio of the:

A. Unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation
B. unit stress to the unit strain
C. Elastic limit to proportional limit D. Elastic limit to ultimate strength
The answer is: A
262. A structure has five unknown reactions acting on the structure. Three equations of static equilibrium
have been written. To complete the analysis, which of the following equations would be needed?
A. two dynamic equilibrium equations
B. three-member deformation equations
C. three more static equilibrium equations D. two-member deformation equations
The answer is: A
263. For most metals Poisson's ratio lies in the range:

A. 0.25 to 0.35 B. 0.30 to 0.40
c. 0.35 to 0.45
D. 0.40 to 0.50
The answer is: D

264. An operation of sizing and finishing a hole by means of a cutting tool having several cutting edges:
A. Planning
B. Reaming
C. Boring
D. Drilling
The answer is: B
265. A kind of chuck which has five reversible jaws which could be adjusted properly:
A. universal chuck
B. live chuck
C. chuck connors
D. independent chuck
The answer is: D
266. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as:
A. Modulus of Elasticity
B. Plastic Range
C. Elastic Range
The answer is: C
267. The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any two points of the beam is equal to the:
A. change in shear between two points
B. average moment between the two points
C. change on moment between the two points
D. change in the deflection between the two points
The answer is: C
268. In 18-4-1 high speed steel the maximum percentage is of:

A. carbon
B. tungsten
C. chromium D. iron
The answer is: D
269. In compression, a prism of brittle material will break:

A. into large number of pieces
B. by forming a bulge
C. by shearing along oblique plane
D. in a direction along the direction load
The answer is: C

270. Hastelloy contains:
A. nickel and copper
B. copper and aluminum
C. aluminum and nickel
D. nickel and molybdenum
The answer is: D
271. Trimming is a process associated with:

A. Forging
B. Electroplating
C. Press work
D. Machining of metals
The answer is: A
272. Addition of lead and bismuth to aluminum results in

A. Improvement of casting characteristics
B. Improvement of corrosion resistance
C. One of the best-known age and precipitation hardening system
D. Improving machinability
The answer is: D
273. Which of the following has the highest specific strength of all structural materials?
A. magnesium alloys B. chromium alloys
C. none of the
above D. titanium
alloys
The answer is: D
274. Foundry crucible is made of:

A. mild steel
B. lead
C. graphite
D. German silver
The answer is: C
275. Age-hardening is related with;

A. stainless steel
B. cast iron
C. gun metal
D. duralumin
The answer is: D

276. For heavy loads in aircraft bearings the materials used with lead to reduce the risk of seizure is:
A. tin
B. silver
C. zinc
D. iron
The answer is: B
277. Compressive strength of woods is generally:

A. more along the grains
B. more across the grains
C. equal in all directions
D. maximum at 45 0 to the direction of grains
The answer is: A
278. Select the one that has highest specific gravity

A. brass
B. high carbon steel
C. lead
D. aluminum
The answer is: C
279. Super conductors:

A. are non-crystalline
B. exist at temperatures below 100 K
C. are the purest forms of metals D. are non-metallic substances
The answer is: D
280. The phenomenon of "weld decaV' is associated with:

A. brass
B. manganese steels
C. aluminum alloys D. stainless steels
The answer is: D
281. Which of the following timber is used for sports goods?

A. mulberry
B. mahogany
C. sal
D. deodar
The answer is: A

282. A knoop indenter is a diamond ground to a:
A. Prismoidal form B. Pyramidal form
C. Cylindrical form
D. Needle form
The answer is: B
283. The process commonly for thermoplastic materials is:

A. die-casting
B. injection moulding
C. shell moulding D. cold forming
The answer is: B
284. The most important element that controls the physical properties of steel is:
A. silicon
B. manganese
C. tungsten D. carbon
The answer is: D
285. The imperfection in the crystal structure of metal is known as;

A. dislocation
B. slip
C. fracture
D. impurity
The answer is: A
286. Polyesters belong to the group of:

A. thermoplastic plastics
B. phenolics
C. all of the above
D. thermosetting plastics
The answer is: D
287. The effect of alloying zinc to copper is:

A. to increase hardness
B. to impart free-machining properties
C. to improve hardness and strength D. to increase strength and ductility
The answer is: D

288. Projection welding is:
A. continuous spot-welding process
B. multi spot welding process
C. used to form
D. used to make mesh
The answer is: B
289. In resistance welding, the pressure is released:

A. just at the time of passing the current
B. during heating period
C. after the weld cools
D. after the completion of currents
The answer is: C
290. Grey cast iron is best welded by:

A. MIG B. submerged arc
c. TIG D. oxy-
acetylene
The answer is: D
291. A plug gauge is used to measure

A. taper bores
B. cylindrical bores
C. spherical holes D. screw threads
The answer is: D
292. Choose the one that will have the highest cutting speed.
A. cast iron
B. tool steel
C. brass
D. aluminum
The answer is: D
293. When large number of components are turned and parted off from a bar, the chuck generally used is:
A. four jaw chuck
B. two jaw chuck
C. collet chuck
D. magnetic chuck
The answer is: D

294. Gear tooth vernier is used for measuring:
A. gear tooth profile
B. module
C. pith line thickness of gear tooth
D. gear tooth thickness
The answer is: A
295. Undercutting is:

A. an operation of cutting extreme deep groove
B. an operation of cutting a groove next to a shoulder on a piece of work
C. cutting from the base of a work piece
D. an operation of cutting extreme wide threads
The answer is: C
296. Laser welding is widely used in;

A. Process industry
B. structural work
C. heavy industry
D. electronic industry
The answer is: D
297. Unlike materials or materials of different thickness can be butt welded by:
A. control of pressure and current
B. adjusting time duration of current
C. adjusting initial gap D. all of the above
The answer is: A
298. In arc welding operations the current value is decided by:

A. thickness of plate
B. voltage across the plate
C. size of the electrode
D. length of welded portion
The answer is: C
299. Arc blow takes place in:

A. gas welding
B. arc welding when straight polarity is used
C. arc welding when reverse polarity is used
D. welding stainless steel
The answer is: D
300. For a completely corrosion-resistant stainless steel, what minimum percentage of chromium in the alloy is
required?
A. 3.2% B. 7.3%
c. 11%
D. 15%
The answer is: C
READINGS MD 3
1. When the number of teeth in a pair of meshing gears are such that they do not have a common
divisor.
A. dummy
B. LCD
C. addit
D. hunting
The answer is: D
2. For internal gears having a 200 pressure angle and full depth teeth, the difference between the
number of teeth in a gear and pinion should not be less than
A. 10 B. 14
c. 12 D.
16
The answer is: C
3. Zero bevel gears of 20 degrees angle should have a pinion either no less than
A. 15 teeth B. 17 teeth C. 16 teeth D. 18 teeth
The answer is: B
4. are machine elements that transmit motion by means of successively engaging teeth.
A. shafts
B. sprockets
C. splines D. gears
The answer is: D
5. Height of tooth above pitch circle or the distance between the pitch circle and the top of the
tooth.
A. addendum B. dedendum
C. total depth D.
root depth
The answer is: A
6. The circle that bounds the outer ends of the teeth.

A. root circle
B. pitch circle
C. addendum circle
D. dedendum circle
The answer is: C
7. Arc of the pitch circle through which a tooth travels from the first point of contact with the
mating tooth to the pitch point.
A. line of action
B. arc of action
C. arc of circle D. pitch arc
The answer is: B
8. Is the angle through which the gear turns from the time a given pair of teeth are in contact at the
pitch point until they pass out the mesh.
A. angle of contact
B. angle of approach
C. position angle
D. angle of recess
The answer is: D
9. Is the angle through which the gear turns from the time a particular pair of teeth come into
contact until they go out the contact.
A. pitch angle
B. angle of action
C. angle of approach D. none of these
The answer is: B
10. Is the angle through which the gear turns from the time a particular pair of teeth come into
contact until they are in contact at the pitch point.
A. angle of approach
B. angle of recess
C. angle of contact
D. angle of tangent
The answer is: A
11. Arc of the circle through which a tooth travels from the point of contact with the mating tooth
to the pitch point.
A. angle of arc
B. arch of contact
C. arc of approach
The answer is: C
12. The ratio of the arc of approach to the arc of action.

A. ratio and proportion
B. contact ratio
C. approach ratio
D. arc ratio
The answer is: C
13. In a pair of gears, it is the plane that contains the two axes, in a single gear, it may be any plane
containing the axis and the given point.
A. axial plane
B. pitch plane
C. surface plane D. bottom land
The answer is: A
14. Arc of the pitch circle through which a tooth travels from its contact with the mating tooth at
the pitch point to the point where the contact ceases.
A. arc of recess
B. arc of approach
C. arc of contact
D. arc of intersection
The answer is: A
15. The amount by which the width of the tooth space exceeds the thickness of the engaging tooth
on the pitch circles.
A. clearance
B. backlash
C. difference
D. tooth difference
The answer is: B
16. The circle from which an involute tooth is generated or developed.

A. pitch circle
B. contact circle
C. addendum circle
D. base circle
The answer is: D
17. The angle, at the base cylinder if an involute gear, that the tooth makes with the gear axis.
A. pitch angle
B. approach angle
C. helix angle
D. None of these
The answer is: C
18. In an involute gear it is the pitch on the base circle or along the line of action.
A. critical pitch
B. helix pitch C. diametral pitch D. base pitch
The answer is: D

19. Is the base pitch in the normal plane.
A. normal base pitch
B. tangential pitch
C. total pitch
D. intersecting pitch
The answer is: A
20. Is the base pitch in the axial plane.

A. axial base pitch
B. cone pitch
C. radial pitch
D. linear pitch
The answer is: A
21. The distance between the parallel axes of spur gears and parallel helical gears, or between the
crossed axes of helical gears and worm gears.
A. vertical distance
B. horizontal distance
C. displacement
D. center distance
The answer is: D
22. In a worm gear, this is a plane perpendicular to the gear axis and contains the common perpendicular of
the gear and the worm axis.
A. Inner plane
B. central plane
C. pitch plane
D. angular plane
The answer is: B
23. Length of the chord subtended by the circular thickness arc.

A. chordal thickness
B. tooth thickness
C. space thickness D. flank thickness
The answer is: A
24. The height from the top of the tooth to the chord subtending the circular-thickness arc.
A. addendum height
B. tangential height
C. chordal addendum D. addendum circle
The answer is: C

25. Length of the arc of the pitch circle between the centers or other corresponding points of the adjacent teeth.
A. pitch arc
B. circular pitch
C. circular arc
D. contact arc
The answer is: B
26. The smallest diameter on a gear tooth with which the mating gear makes contact.
A. inside diameter
B. outside diameter
C. nominal diameter D. contact diameter
The answer is: D
27. The maximum compressive stress within the contact area between mating gear tooth profiles.
A. contact stress B. hoop stress
C. bearing stress
D. tangential stress
The answer is: A
28. The lowest permissible water level shall be at a point of the height of the shell.
A. 1/2 B. 1/3
c. 1/4 D.
1/5
The answer is: B
29. Is the circular pitch in the normal plane.

A. circular pitch
B. diametral pitch
C. pitch circle
D. normal circular pitch
The answer is: D
30. Also known as tooth thickness or the length of the arc between the two sides of a gear tooth, on
the pitch circles unless otherwise specified.
A. tooth thickness
B. space thickness
C. circular thickness
D. clearance thickness
The answer is: C

31. The amount by which the dedendum exceeds the addendum of the mating tooth.
A. difference
B. clearance
C. backlash
D. none of these
The answer is: B
32. The smallest diameter on a gear tooth with which the mating gear makes.
A. pitch diameter
B. circular diameter
C. tangential diameter D. central diameter
The answer is: D
33. The ratio of the arc of action to the circular pitch.

A. approach ratio B. conjugate ratio
C. approach ratio D.
contact ratio
The answer is: D
34. Is the curve that satisfy the law of gearing.

A. involute curve
B. conjugate curve
C. fillet curve
D. bottom land curve
The answer is: B
35. The curved formed by the path of a point on a circle as it rolls along a straight line.
A. epicycloid
B. trochoid
C. hypocycloid D. cycloid
The answer is: D
36. The depth of tooth space below the pitch circle or the radial dimension between the pitch circle
and the bottom of the tooth space.
A. dedendum B. addendum
C. total depth
D. pitch depth
The answer is: A

37. Is also known as root circle or is the circle that bounds the bottoms of the teeth.
A. pitch circle
B. addendum circle
C. dedendum circle D. curve circle
The answer is: C
38. The ratio of the number of teeth to the number of millimeters of pitch diameter.
A. module
B. circular pitch
C. diametral pitch
The answer is: C
39. Is the diametral pitch calculated in the normal plane and is equal to the pitch divided by the
cosine of helix angle.
A. tangential diametral pitch
B. normal diametral pitch
C. flank pitch
D. none of these
The answer is: B
40. That portion of the face width that actually comes into contact with mating teeth, as occasionally
one member of a pair of gears may have a greater face width than the other.
A. backlash
B. top land
C. pitch land
D. effective face width
The answer is: D
41. The actual torque ratio of a gear set divided by its gear ratio.
A. ratio and proportion
B. contact ratio
C. stress ratio D. efficiency
The answer is: D
42. When it rolls along the outer side of another circle.

A. helix
B. involute
C. cycloid
D. epicycloid
The answer is: D

43. A gear with teeth on the outer cylindrical surface.
A. internal gear
B. central gear
C. external gear D. worm gear
The answer is: C
44. That surface of the tooth which is between the pitch circle to the top of the tooth.
A. bottom land B. top land
C. face of tooth
D. surface of tooth
The answer is: C
45. The length of the teeth in axial plane.
A. tooth thickness
B. clearance C. face width D. clearance
The answer is: C
46. Is the surface of the tooth between the pitch cylinder and the addendum cylinder.
A. surface B. face
C. contact
The answer is: B
47. The concave portion of the tooth profile where it joins the bottom of the tooth space. The
approximate radius of this curve is called the fillet radius.
A. fillet curve
B. conjugate curve
C. half curve
D. none of these
The answer is: A
48. The maximum tensile stress in the gear tooth fillet.

A. contact stress
B. bearing stress
C. hoop stress D. fillet stress
The answer is: D

49. That surface which is between the pitch circle and the bottom land.
A. flank
B. surface finish C. flank of tooth
D. none of these
The answer is: C
50. Is the surface of the tooth between the pitch and root cylinders
A. flank
B. surface finish C. flank of tooth
D. none of these
The answer is: C
51. Is the number of teeth in the gear divided by the number of teeth in the pinion.
A. diametral pitch ratio
B. tooth ratio
C. gear ratio
D. none of these
The answer is: C
52. The angle that a helical gear tooth makes the gear axis.
A. pitch angle
B. worm angle
C. helix angle
The answer is: C
53. The effective face width of a helical gear divided by the gear axial pitch
A. rivet overlap
B. welded overlap
C. helical overlap D. none of these
The answer is: C
54. When it rolls along the inner side of another circle

A. hypocycloid
B. cycloid
C. trochoid D. involute
The answer is: A

55. The diameter of a circle coinciding with the tops of the teeth on an internal gear.
A. internal diameter
B. external diameter
C. pitch diameter D. none of these
The answer is: A
56. A gear with teeth on the inner cylindrical surface.

A. internal gear
B. external gear
C. involute gear
D. none of these
The answer is: A
57. The curved formed by the path of a point on a straight line, called the generatrix, as it rolls along
a convex base curve.
A. helix
B. involute
C. trochoid D. pitch
The answer is: B
58. Is the top surface of the tooth.

A. top land
B. bottom land
C. surface land
D. island
The answer is: A
59. Is the surface of the gear between the fillets of adjacent teeth.
A. top land
B. common land
C. stress land
D. bottom land
The answer is: D
60. The distance a helical gear or worm would thread along its axis one revolution of it were free to
move axially.
A. pitch
B. lead
C. speed
D. none of these
The answer is: B

61. The path of contact in involute gears. It is a straight line passing through the pitch point and the
tangent to the base circles.
A. contact action
B. line of action
C. approach action
D. approach contact
The answer is: B
62. The distance on an involute line of action through which the point of contact moves during the
action of the tooth profile.
A. distance of action
B. length of action
C. line of action
D. approach action
The answer is: B
63. Is the ratio of pitch diameter in millimeter to the number of teeth, mm.
A. diametral pitch
B. module
C. circular pitch
D. none of these
The answer is: B
64. A plane normal to the tooth surfaces at a point of contact, and perpendicular to the pitch plane.
A. normal plane B. pitch plane
C. x and y plane
D. tangential plane
The answer is: A
65. The diameter of the outside circle.

A. pitch diameter
B. inside diameter
C. inner diameter
D. outside diameter
The answer is: D
66. The distance between similar, equally spaced tooth surfaces, in a given direction and along a
given curve or line.
A. axial B. arc
C. lead
D. pitch
The answer is: D

67. Is the angle subtended by the arc on the pitch circle equal in the length to the circular pitch.
A. helix angle
B. contact angle
C. pitch angle D. cone angle
The answer is: C
68. The diameter of the pitch circle.

A. addendum diameter B. dedendum diameter
C. stress area
diameter D. pitch
diameter
The answer is: D
69. A circle the radius of which is equal to the distance from the gear axis to the pitch point.
A. addendum circle
B. dedendum circle
C. root circle
D. pitch circle
The answer is: D
70. Of meshing gears is the point of tangency of the pitch circle.

A. conjugate point
B. pitch point
C. west point
D. none of these
The answer is: B
71. In a pair of gears, it is the plane perpendicular to the axial plane and tangent to the axial plane
and tangent to the pitch surfaces.
A. addendum plane
B. pitch plane
C. surface
The answer is: B
72. Any plane perpendicular to a gear axis.

A. plane of rotation
B. axial plane
C. tangential plane D. none of these
The answer is: A
73. The angle between the tooth profile and a radical line at its pitch point. In involute teeth, the
angle between the line of action and the line tangent to the pitch circle.
A. pitch angle
B. pressure angle
C. contact angle D. helix angle
The answer is: B
74. These are the pitch plane, axial plane, and traverse plane, all intersect at a point and mutually
perpendicular.
A. reference plane
B. pitch plane
C. principal reference plane
D. contrast
The answer is: C
75. A gear with teeth spaced along a straight line, and suitable for straight line motion.
A. rock
B. rack
C. space width
D. none of these
The answer is: B
76. The angle subtended at the center of the base circle from teeth origin of an involute to the point
of tangency of the generatrix from any point on the same involute.
A. pitch angle
B. helix angle
C. control angle D. roll angle
The answer is: D
77. A circle coinciding with or tangent to the bottoms of the tooth spaces.
A. minimum circle
B. root circle
C. outside circle
D. none of these
The answer is: B
78. A plane tangent to the surfaces at a point or line of contact.

A. tangent plane
B. normal plane
C. control plane
D. none of these
The answer is:
A
79. An arbitrary modification of a tooth profile whereby a small amount of material is removed
near the tip of the gear tooth.
A. tip
B. relief
C. tip relief
D. undercut
The answer is: C
80. The width of tooth measured along the pitch circle.

A. tooth thickness
B. space thickness
C. chordal thickness D. none of these
The answer is: A
81. The space between the teeth measured along the pitch circle.
A. three-dimensional space
B. contact space
C. free space
D. tooth space
The answer is: D
82. The actual width dimensions of a gear blank.

A. difference face with
B. total face width
C. face width
D. none of these
The answer is: B
83. Is the radial distance from the addendum circle to the working depth circle.
A. whole depth
B. addendum depth
C. working depth D. none of these
The answer is: C
84. The length of l, of a column divided by r is one of the terms in the equation for the buckling of
a column under compression loads. What does r stand for in the l/r ratio?
A. radius of the column
B. radius of gyration
C. moment of inertia
D. slenderness
The answer is:
B
85. All of the following are nondestructive tests except A. ultrasonic tests.
B. infrared inspection tests. C.
Shore hardness tests.
D. Mohr's tests.
The answer is: D
86. The machinery operation whereby done with the work accurately fastened has a reciprocating
(forward and backward) motion and the tool head is stationary.
A. shaping
B. planning
C. turning
D. reaming
The answer is: B
87. Finding the resultant of two or more forces is called:

A. coplanar forces
B. non-coplanar forces
C. couple
D. composition force
The answer is: D
88. The capacity of metal to withstand load without breaking is:

A. strength
B. stress
C. elasticity D. strain
The answer is: A
89. Outstanding safety record contributes to:

A. High productivity and quality of work
B. Outstanding performance that expects reward from management
C. Confidence in foreman's ability to perform well
D. Pride and enthusiasm to one-self
The answer is: A
90. A type of coupling that allows slight amount of torsional/angular flexibility due to introduction
with some elastic material cylindrically wrapped around the bolts in the flange.
A. Simple elastic bonded coupling
B. Elastic-material bushed coupling C. Elastic material bonded coupling
D. All of these
The answer is:
B
The answer is:
91. In a uniformly loaded beam, the maximum vertical shearing force occurs
A. at the center
B. at the section of maximum moment
C. at beam bottom fiber D. at either end support
The answer is: D
92. Copper and most of its alloy can be hardened by:

A. patenting
B. cold working
C. case hardening D. soaking
The answer is: B
93. What happens to a drill if the operating speed is too fast?

A. drill will crack
B. drill will become overheated and will bend
C. drill will become overheated and will be drawn from the steel
D. drill will become very dull and wear fast
The answer is: C
94. All of the following are destructive hardness tests except A. Mohr's tests. B. file hardness tests. C. Shore
hardness tests.
D. cutting hardness tests.
The answer is: C
95. The section modulus of a rectangle of base "b" and height "h" about its base is:
A. bh 2/6
B. bh 3/3
C. bh 2/12 D. bh 3/12
The answer is: A
96. A material that should be avoided in constructing wood pattern:

A. sap wood
B. kiln dried wood
C. heart wood
D. core portion of wood
The answer is: A

97. The gradual chemical reaction by other substances such that the metal is converted to an oxide
or other compounds:
A. corrosion
B. heaping
C. rusting
D. weathering
The answer is: A
98. The center of gravity of a solid pyramid or cone with a total height of H is:
A. 1/4 H B. 3/5 H C. 1/3 H D. 1/2 H
The answer is: A
99. Which does not belong to foundry or metal casting shop?

A. shake-out machine
B. molding machine
C. core-making
D. forging machine
The answer is: D
100. What is the property of a material which resists forces acting to pull the material apart?
A. shear strength
B. tensile strength
C. torsional strength
D. compressive strength
The answer is: B
101. Hardness tests measure A. ultimate strength. B. toughness.

C. capacity of a surface to resist deformation.
D. fatigue strength.
The answer is: C
102. What is the difference between brass and bronze?

A. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while bronze is composed of copper and tin
B. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while bronze is basically copper and tin plus non-ferrous alloy such
as manganese, aluminum, chromium.
C. Bronze is reddish in color while brass is a mixture of copper and antimony
D. Bronze is mostly an alloy of copper and tin while brass is a mixture of copper and antimony.
The answer is: A

103. The first derivative with respect to velocity of kinetic energy is:
A. power
B. energy
C. momentum
D. none of these
The answer is: C
104. The board should submit to the Commission, the ratings obtained by each candidate within
days after
the examination.
A. 5
B. 10
c. 15
D. 20
The answer is: C
105. Types of V-belts to use in a driving pulley with speed of 360 rpm and transmitting 5 hp:
A. Type C belts B. Type B belts
C. Type A belts
D. Type D belts
The answer is: B
106. The grade of Mechanical engineering that could handle 250 kw.
A. CPM
B. CPM & ME
c. PME
D. CPM, ME, PME
The answer is: D
107. A liquid metal:

A. mercury
B. lead
C. zinc
D. aluminum
The answer is: A
108. An object thrown upward will return to earth with the magnitude of the terminal velocity equal
to:
A. zero
B. one-half the initial velocity
C. twice the initial velocity
D. the initial velocity
The answer is: D

109. Used in conjunction with circular cross-sectional numbers to retain oil and prevent dirt, foreign particles,
moisture and to permit pressure differential between exterior and interior of the applied part:
A. seal
B. gasket
C. safety shield D. packing
The answer is: A
110. Commonly used in parallel-shaft transmission especially when a smooth, continuous section is
essential as in high speed drives up to 12,000 fpm:
A. bevel gear
B. herringbone gear
C. spur gear
D. helical gear
The answer is: B
111. The hardness of helical and herringbone gear teeth after heat treatment is 210 to 300 Brinell
Hardness, for gear and pinion is at:
A. 360 Brinell min
B. 400 Brinell max C. 340-350 normally D. all of the above
The answer is: B
112. One of the powers and duties of the Board is to in connection with the successful examinees entering
the practice of Mechanical Engineering.
A. supervise
B. give duty
C. seal
D. administer oath
The answer is: D
113. What is the difference between a shaper and a planer?

A. the tool of the shaper moves while on the planer is stationary
B. the shaper can perform slotting operation while the planer cannot
C. the shaper handles large pieces while the planer handles only small pieces
D. the tool of the shaper moves in reciprocating motion while the tool in the planer moves in rotary
motion.
The answer is: A
114. What is the metal characteristic to withstand forces that cause twisting?
A. torsional strength
B. modulus of elasticity
C. twisting moment
D. elasticity
The answer is: A

115. In greater quantity this element is harmful to the ferrous metal:
A. sulfur
B. silicon
C. zinc
D. aluminum
The answer is: A
116. To prevent leakage in dynamic seal:

A. gaskets
B. seals
C. felts
D. packings
The answer is: D
117. It has molybdenum alloy except:

A. SAE B. SAE 41xx
c. SAE
D. SAE 5xxx
The answer is: B
118. A type of gear tooth cut inside a cylinder or ring:

A. rack gear
B. ring gear
C. miter gear
D. internal gear
The answer is: D
119. Flexible material used to seal pressurized fluids, normally under dynamic condition:
A. nylon
B. seal
C. Teflon
D. packing
The answer is: D
120. Cast alloy steel for very high temperature application:

A. manganese-nickel steel castings
B. high chrome steel casting
C. chrome-nickel steel casting D. high manganese casting
The answer is: C

121. What heat treatment process can cast steel materials of high chrome, high manganese etc. type
steel be subjected for the purpose of machining process?
A. annealing
B. tempering C. normalizing D. quenching
The answer is: A
122. Galvanized steel plate is a plate coated with:

A. aluminum
B. tin
C. zinc
D. manganese
The answer is: C
123. Major component of bronze casting:

A. copper
B. manganese
C. zinc
D. lead
The answer is: A
124. Split pulley or pulley made of separate sections bolted together at the rim, the maximum speed
should be limited to about % of the maximum speed of solid pulley.
A. 65 to 75% B. 45 to 50%
c. 55 to 60% D.
80 to
The answer is: C
125. Fillet radius in machine parts is usually introduced to:

A. improve the look of the parts
B. reduce concentration of stress and extend life of the parts
C. to avoid obstruction
D. necessary to lessen casting weights
The answer is: B
126. Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is threaded in both ends:
A. stud bolt
B. acme threaded bolts
C. square threaded bolts
D. hex bolts
The answer is: A

127. Allotropes have the same chemical composition but different A. crystalline structures. B. densities.
C. electrical resistance.
D. all of the above.
The answer is: D
128. A hydrostatic bearing is one which:

A. the lube oil is supplied under pressure
B. lube oil is not pressurized
C. there is no lube oil
D. bearing is lightly loaded
The answer is: A
129. One of the following materials is unsuitable as a bearing:

A. Teflon
B. low carbon steel
C. cast iron D. nylon
The answer is: B
130. Safety features that must be placed and maintained at machine, blacksmith, welding and
foundry shop:
A. safety goggle
B. walkway guide
C. safety notices in markings
D. all of these
The answer is: C
131. The angle, at the base cylinder of an involving gear, that the tooth makes with the gear axis:
A. base helix angle
B. pressure angle
C. arc or recess
D. arc of approach
The answer is: A
132. A kind of thread that is generally used:

A. UNEC
B. UNC
c. UNF
D. UNEF
The answer is: B

133. Which is not the generally used standard:
A. ASTM
B. SAE
c. IPS D.
AISI
The answer is: C
134. Alloy steel known for its resistance to corrosion, abrasion and wear that is usually ideal for mill
grinding of ore in cement and concentrator application. It is usually combined with
molybdenum to increase the depth hardening:
A. manganese chromium steel
B. chromium molybdenum steel
C. chrome-nickel-moly steel D. manganese-moly steel
The answer is: B
135. Commonly utilized/cheapest shaft material available in the market with carbon content of 0.28 to 0.34%C.
A. SAE 4132 B. SAE 4320
c. SAE 1030
D. SAE 4130
The answer is: C
136. The buckling load of intermediate columns (too tall to be piers, but too short to be slender
columns) can be determined by
A. the Euler load with fixed-end conditions.
B. computing allowable stress from the yield strength. C. computing allowable stress from the
ultimate strength.
D. the secant formula.
The answer is: C
137. Accident prevention is:

A. an association of employers, organization and individuals
B. a job of a safety director
C. the foreman's responsibility just as much as production
D. the responsibility of top management
The answer is: C
138. Processes to relieve the internal stresses in the manufacture of steel include all of the following except A.
full annealing processes. B. normalizing processes. C. tempering processes.
D. carburizing processes.
The answer is: D

139. A type of welding whereby a wire or powder from the nozzle of a spray gun is fused by a gas
flame, arc or plasma jet and the molten particles are projected in a form of a spray by means of
compressed air or gas.
A. electro-slug welding
B. electro-beam welding
C. plasma-arc welding
D. metal spray welding
The answer is: D
140. The addition of steel to concrete is primarily to A. increase material density. B. increase torsional strength.
C. increase tensile strength.
D. increase abrasion resistance.
The answer is: C
141. A boiler that has a maximum allowable working pressure of 7.03 kg/cm 2, 405 mm inside
diameter and 1,065 mm overall length.
A. power boiler
B. locomotive boiler
C. steam boiler
D. miniature boiler
The answer is: D
142. The length of arc between the two sides of a gear tooth on the pitch circle:
A. circular thickness
B. axial plane
C. helix angle
D. chordal angle
The answer is: A
143. It is hardening treatment whereby a cast metal is being heated to a very high temperature then suddenly
subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability or wear resistance is called:
A. normalizing
B. axial plane
C. quenching D. annealing
The answer is: C
144. To reduce cost in the manufacturing of large worm gears the materials to utilize:
A. alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron spider
B. bronze rim with cast steel spider
C. all of these
D. cast iron with bronze spider
The answer is: B

145. The purpose of re-crystallization of all metals is to A. increase hardness and ductility.
B. increase the amount of alloying ingredient absorbed by the solid mixture.
C. relieve stresses induced during cold working.
D. reduce the temperature of the mixture below the eutectic line.
The answer is: C
146. SAE steel that responds to heat treatment

A. SAE 1060 B. SAE 1117
c. SAE 1030
D. SAE 1020
The answer is: B
147. A circle bounding the bottoms of the teeth:

A. addendum circle
B. addendum cylinder
C. pitch circle
D. dedendum circle
The answer is: D
148. All of the following are characteristics of coarse-grained structures except A. less toughness. B. less
ductility. C. more machinability.
D. less corrosion resistance.
The answer is: D
149. An oil storage tank roof formed to approximately a spherical surface, supported only at its periphery:
A. self-supporting umbrella roof
B. self-supporting cone roof
C. self-supporting
D. supported cone roof
The answer is: A
150. Test sometimes referred to as an upsetting test:

A. Bend
B. Flaring
C. Flange D. Crush
The answer is: A

151. An oil storage roof formed to approximately the surface of a right cone, supported only at its
periphery:
A. self-supporting umbrella roof
B. self-supporting dome roof
C. supported cone roof
D. self-supporting cone roof
The answer is: D
152. Have the same thermal and minimum film thickness limitation as sleeve bearing:
A. ball bearing
B. roller bearing
C. thrust bearing
D. oil whip
The answer is: C
153. Test is designed primarily for application to electric-welded tubing for detection of lack of
penetration or overlaps resulting from flash removal in the weld:
A. butt weld
B. paste
C. lap weld
D. double butt weld
The answer is: C
154. Is a form of correction that develop on a highly localized areas on a metal surface:
A. crevice
B. erosion
C. galvanic D. pitting
The answer is: D
155. The deterioration of organic coating characterized as completely:

A. chalking
B. rusting
C. checking D. fritting
The answer is: A
156. Color code of air pipe

A. light blue
B. black
C. violet
D. orange
The answer is: A

157. A machine used for the testing of very thin steel or surface layers:
A. charpy test B. Izod test
C. Description
D. Rockwell superficial
The answer is: D
158. Schedule 80 pipe refers to

A. extra strong wall pipe
B. extra standard
C. extra pressure D. none of these
The answer is: A
159. The temperature above which the alloy is liquid and will run:
A. melting point
B. flow point
C. pour point D. liquidus
The answer is: A
160. A weld made to hold the parts of a weldment in proper alignment until the final welds are made:
A. butt weld B. tack weld
C. fillet weld
D. full-fillet weld
The answer is: B
161. Is used to enable milling machine to take climb milling cuts:

A. helical driving mechanism
B. spindle
C. read out
D. backlash eliminator
The answer is: A
162. The total amount of permanent extension of the gage length measured after the specimen has
fractured and is expressed as percentage increase of the original gage length:
A. elongation
B. strain
C. stress
D. elastic limit
The answer is: A

163. It refers to any layer or deposit of extraneous material on a heat transfer surface:
A. low line
B. pressure drop
C. fouling D. scaling
The answer is: C
164. Steel containing large amounts of mild nickel and chromium:

A. carbon steel
B. stainless steel
C. alloy steel D. cast steel
The answer is: B
165. The corrosion of iron or iron-base alloys:

A. rusting
B. crazing
C. chalking D. fritting
The answer is: A
166. The ratio of stress to the corresponding strain below the proportional limit:
A. stress-strain diagram B. gage method
C. modulus of elasticity D.
tensile strength
The answer is: C
167. A fillet weld whose size is equal to the thickness of the thinner joint member:
A. butt weld B. tack weld
C. Butt weld
D. full-fillet weld
The answer is: D
168. A bevel gear of the same size mounted on a shaft at 90 deg:

A. crown gears
B. spur gears
C. angular gears D. miter gears
The answer is: D
169. Gearing in which the motion or power that is transmitted depends upon the friction between the
surface in contact:
A. bevel cones
B. spur friction wheels
C. evans friction cones D. friction gearing
The answer is: D
170. Wheels are sometimes used for the transmission of high power when an approximately constant velocity
ratio is desired:
A. bevel cones
B. friction gearing
C. spur friction wheels
D. evans friction cones
The answer is: C
171. A corrosion occurs within the or adjacent to a crevice formed by contact with another piece of the same
or another metal:
A. pitting
B. galvanic
C. erosion D. crevice
The answer is: B
172. A weld of approximately triangular cross-section that join two surfaces at approximately right
angles as in lap joint, tee joint, corner joint:
A. single welded lap joint
B. fillet weld C. tack weld D. butt weld
The answer is: B
173. An alloy of tin, copper, antimony, sometimes lead:

A. gold
B. babbit
C. aluminum D. cast iron
The answer is: B
174. A weld place in a groove between two abutting members:

A. full-fillet weld
B. tack weld C. butt weld
D. fillet weld
The answer is: C

175. A test for pipe used for coiling in sizes 2 inches:
A. Flaring B. Crush
C. Flange
D. Bend
The answer is: D
176. The follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to the axis of rotation:
A. cam curves
B. cylindrical cam
C. tangential cam D. radial cam
The answer is: B
177. Strength of a material that is of a stress intensity determined by considering the maximum test
load to act over the original area of the test specimens:
A. yield point
C. breaking strength
D. elastic limit
The answer is: B
178. The follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the cam:
A. radial cam
B. cylindrical cam C. cam curves
D. tangential cam
The answer is: A
179. Imparts of reciprocating motion to a single-point cutting tool:

A. dividing head
B. slotting attachment
C. circular pitch
D. circular milling attachment
The answer is: B
180. A joint between two overlapping members in which the overlapped edge of one member is
welded with a fillet weld:
A. a single welded lap joint
B. double-welded lap joint
C. a single-welded lap joint with backing
D. tack weld
The answer is: A

181. Weld-metal impact specimen shall be taken across the weld with one face substantially parallel
to and within:
B. 1/32 in
C. 1/4 in
D. 1/16 in
The answer is: C
182. The maximum stress which is reached during a tension test:

A. stress
B. elasticity
C. strain
D. tensile strength
The answer is: D
183. If gears cannot connect parallel shafts, they are called:

A. cycloidal gears
B. helical gears
C. spur gears
D. toothed gears
The answer is: A
184. The size of an equal-leg length fillet weld shall be based on the length of the largest:
A. isosceles right triangle
B. square
C. right triangle D. rectangle
The answer is: A
185. Milling machine accessories are used to hold milling cutter in the milling machine:
A. spindle-nose tooling
B. milling machine vise
C. vertical milling attachment D. milling machine arbors
The answer is: D
186. The cheapest and the most abundant engineering material:

A. steel
B. aluminum
C. cast iron D. babbit
The answer is: C

187. They are usually the steel or steel casting:
A. mild steel
B. carbon steel
C. firebox steel
D. drop-forge-dies
The answer is: B
188. An important accessory of milling machines:
A. milling machine vise
B. cutters
C. ram
D. vertical milling attachment
The answer is: B
189. Gears used to transmit power between shafts axis of which intersect:
A. spur gear
B. bevel gear
C. helical gear
D. straight bevel gear
The answer is: B
190. An iron has physical closely resembling those of mild steel:

A. malleable cast iron
B. malleable iron
C. white iron D. gray iron
The answer is: A
191. The space between the adjacent teeth:

A. tooth
B. backlash
C. flank
D. width
The answer is: D
192. An iron in which most of the carbon is chemically combined with the iron:
A. cast iron
B. gray iron
C. white iron
D. malleable iron
The answer is: C

193. A machine used in testing steel generally strike the specimen with an energy from 220 to 265
ft-lb:
A. Izod test
B. Charpy test
C. Rockwell test D. Test blocks
The answer is: B
194. The area in the machine shop whose metal is being melted to form a new shape is the:
A. foundry area B. tool and die
C. welding area
D. mass production area
The answer is: A
195. Which of the following is not the work of the machinist?

A. re-boring
B. overhauling
C. grinding D. boring
The answer is: B
196. The machine which can flatten surface on a horizontal, vertical or angular plane is:
A. drilling machine
B. shaper machine
C. power saw
D. lathe machine
The answer is: B

197. Which of the following is not part of a lathe machine?
A. fan
B. carriage
C. headstock D. tailstock
The answer is: A
198. One important skill that operators of machine tools must have an understanding of measurement
which demands:
A. speed
B. neatness
C. precision
D. sociability
The answer is: C

199. Which of the following metals is non-magnetic?
A. manganese steel
B. cast steel
C. alloy steel D. cast iron
The answer is: A
200. Which tool does not belong to the group?

A. vise grip
B. feeler gage
C. torque wrench
D. adjustable wrench
The answer is: B
201. What process does not belong to the group?
A. brazing
B. soldering
C. hardening
D. resistance welding
The answer is: C
202. A machinery operation whereby the tool rotates while the feed is stationary:
A. shaping B. milling
C. turning
D. reaming
The answer is: B
203. Which of the following is not a kind of cast iron?

A. gray iron
B. white iron
C. malleable iron D. lead iron
The answer is: D
204. Which of the following is not used to temper steel?

A. oil bath
B. brine/salt bath
C. steam bath D. water bath
The answer is: C

205. Which of the following is not a part of a headstock?
A. anvil
B. spindle
C. motor
D. back gear
The answer is: A
206. The ability of material or metal to resist being crushed is:

A. fatigue strength
B. bending strength
C. torsional strength
D. compressive strength
The answer is: D
207. Which of the following metal is easy to chisel?

A. alloy steel
B. manganese steel
C. stainless steel D. cast iron
The answer is: D
208. Ferrous metal contains a relatively large amount of:

A. manganese
B. carbon
C. sulfur
D. phosphorous
The answer is: B
209. Which of the following is not a classification of iron ore?

A. siderite
B. hematite
C. sulfurite
D. magnetite
The answer is: C
210. All of the following materials are used in the quenching process for steel manufacturing except
A. air
B. brine
C. hydrogen D. water
The answer is: C

211. Herringbone gears are gears which:
A. do not operate on parallel shafts
B. have a line of contact between the teeth
C. tend to produce and trust on the shafts D. consist of two left-handed helical gears
The answer is: B
212. Steel used as a wire in concrete is for A. increased material density. B. increased yield strength. C.
shrinkage and expansion control.
D. increased abrasion resistance.
The answer is: C
213. The internal stresses existing in a welded connection are

A. relieved by x-ray analysis
B. may be relieved when the weld is peened
C. not relieved when the weld is peened D. not relieved by heat treatment
The answer is: C
214. In the usual spur gearing, the:

A. pitch circle and base circle are the same
B. working depth includes the clearance
C. tooth outline are always cycloidal curves D. tooth outline are usually involute curves
The answer is: D
215. One of the following is not common terms relating to the classification of fits:
A. tunking
B. snug
C. medium force fit D. bound
The answer is: D
216. The use of mixtures (hydrated lime, fly ash, etc.) with concrete is to A. reduce weight.
B. increase durability.
C. improve workability, hardening, or strength characteristics
D. accelerate curing.
The answer is: C

217. Stainless steel is obtained principally be the used of which alloying elements:
A. chromium
B. nickel
C. carbon
D. tungsten
The answer is: A
218. It is generally recommended and normal for a designer to add a hunting tooth to evenly
distribute the wear on meshing teeth like a 53 teeth gears mesh with 30 teeth pinion. Find the
rotation of pinion to mesh with same pair of teeth again.
A. 120
B. 81 C. 61 D. 53
The answer is: D
219. A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates, and the feed is stationary, is called:
A. Planning
B. Shaping
C. Turning
D. Reaming
The answer is: B
220. One of the following metals which respond to heat treatment:

A. cast iron
B. wrought iron
C. medium carbon steel D. low carbon steel
The answer is: C
221. Schedule 40 pipe refers

A. to stress
B. low quality
C. standard wall pipe
D. standard diameter
The answer is: C
222. Which of the following is not a strength property of metals?

A. tensile strength
B. rocking strength
C. fatigue strength
D. torsional strength
The answer is: B

223. A machine used in shaping metal by means of abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an
abrasive is called:
A. planer machine B. power saw
C. shaper machine
D. grinding machine
The answer is: D
224. Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?

A. expansion mandrel
B. taper mandrel
C. contraction mandrel
D. gang mandrel
The answer is: C
225. The kind of center which is being attached and meshed to the tailstock spindle which is also
static while the work is rotating is:
A. dead center B. live center
C. focal center
D. work center
The answer is: A
226. Which of the following is the only allotropic alloy of steel?

A. aluminum alloys. B. copper alloys. C. magnesium.
D. iron-carbon alloys.
The answer is: D
227. During the quenching process in heat treating steel, agitation of the fluids used in the quenching has what
effect on the severity of the quenching? A. increases quenching severity. B. decreases quenching severity.
C. has no effect on quenching severity.
D. reverses quenching severity
The answer is: A
228. The ratio of average shear stress to maximum shear stress for a circular section equal to:
B. 2/3
c. 3/2 D.
3/4
The answer is: D

229. When a solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces of the same type on all its faces. The
ratio of volumetric strain/linear strain along any of the three axes will be equal to:
The answer is: D
230. The ratio of Bulk modulus to shear modulus for Poisson's ratio of 0.25 will be equal to:
A. 3/2
B. 5/6
c. 1
D. 6/3
The answer is: C
231. The stress strain curve for a glass rod during tensile test is:
A. A straight line
B. A parabola
C. A sudden break
D. An irregular curve
The answer is: D
232. When shear force is zero along a section, the bending moment at that section will be:
A. Zero
B. Minimum
C. Maximum
D. Minimum or maximum
The answer is: B
233. The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel as compared to its ultimate compressive stress will be:
A. Same
B. More
C. Less
D. More or less depending on other factors
The answer is: C
234. The intensity of stress that causes unit strain is known as:
A. Unit stress
B. Bulk modulus
C. Modulus of rigidity
D. Modulus of elasticity
The answer is: D

235. For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as compared to in tension is nearly:
A. Same
B. Half
C. One-third
D. Two-third
The answer is: B
236. Select the one that has no unit:

A. Kinematics viscosity
B. Surface tension
C. Bulk modulus
D. Strain
The answer is: D
237. When a part is constrained to move and heated, it develops:

A. Principal stress
B. Tensile stress
C. Compressive stress
D. Shear stress
The answer is: C
238. The tensile stress of a material is given by:

A. Maximum load during test over original cross-sectional area B. Average load during test over
original cross-sectional area
C. Maximum load during test over Area at the time of fracture
D. Average load during the test over the area at the time of fracture
The answer is: A
239. The size of hole that is drilled in plates for riveting is:
A. Equal to the diameter of rivet shank
B. Slightly smaller than the diameter or rivet shank
C. 1.5 to 2 mm smaller than the diameter of rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size
D. 1.5 to 2 mm larger than the diameter of the rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size.
The answer is: D
240. The horsepower that can be transmitted by a shaft 60 mm diameter at 180 rpm with permissible shear stress of 850
kg/cm2 shall be approximately:
A. 30-35 B. 35-50
c. 50-60 D.
60-85
The answer is: C

241. A column is called short column when:
A. The length is more than 30 times the diameter
B. Slenderness ratio is more than 120
C. The length is less than 8 times the diameter
D. The slenderness ratio is more than 32.
The answer is: C
242. Which one is the correct statement about true stress-strain method?
A. There is no such phenomenon like true stress or true strain.
B. True stress is load per unit area(actual) and similarly true strain is determined under actual
conditions.
C. This method can be used for compression test as well
D. It is more sensitive to changes in mechanical conditions.
The answer is: A
243. The total strain energy stored in a body is called:

A. Resilience
B. Proof resilience
C. Modulus of resilience
D. Toughness
The answer is: A
244. A material that is capable of absorbing a large quantity of energy before fracture is called:
A. Ductility
B. Toughness
C. Resilience
D. Shock proof
The answer is: B
245. Coaxing increases the:

A. Strength by reversible cycling
B. Corrosion resistance by spraying
C. Hardness by surface treatment
D. Fatigue resistance by over-stressing the metal successively
The answer is: D
246. Two shafts made up of mild steel one having circular cross section and the other being hollow circular
with inner diameter half of the outer diameter. The ratio of the torque that can be transmitted in two
cases given by:
A. 2 B. 17/16
c. 1
D. 15/16
The answer is: D

247. For a circular shaft subjected to torque the value of shear stress is equal to:
A. Is uniform throughout
B. Has maximum value at the axis C. Has maximum value at the surface
D. Is zero at the axis and linearly increases to a maximum value at the surface of the shaft.
The answer is: D
248. In laminated spring the strips are provided in different lengths for:
A. Economy
B. Reduction in weight C. Improved appearance
D. Equal distribution of stress.
The answer is: D
249. Select the one for which diamond riveted joint can be adopted;
A. Butt joint
B. Lap joint
C. Double riveted lap joints
D. All types of joints
The answer is: A
250. Hoop stress refers to:

A. Circumferential tensile stress
B. Compressive stress C. Radial stress
D. Longitudinal stress
The answer is: D
251. Modulus of rigidity can be defined as the ratio of;

A. Linear stress to longitudinal strain
B. Stress to volumetric strain
C. Shear stress to shear strain
D. stress to strain
The answer is: C
252. 1 Meganewton per square meter is equal to:

A. 1000,OOO N/mm 2
B. 10,000 N/mm2
C. 100 N/mm 2 D. 1 N/mm 2
The answer is: D
253. The value of shear stress changes is induced in the shaft because of the applied couple that:
A. From maximum at the center to zero at the circumference
B. From zero at the center to maximum at the circumference
C. From maximum at the center to minimum at the circumference D. From minimum at the center to
maximum at the circumference
The answer is: B
254. In the design of pulley, key and shaft:

A. All three are design for same strength
B. Key is made weaker link
C. Pulley is made weaker D. Shaft is made weaker
The answer is: B
255. The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick cylinder is:
A. Maximum at inner surface and decreases towards outer surface
B. Minimum at inner surface and increases towards outer surface
C. Minimum at inner and outer surface and maximum in middle
D. Maximum at inner and outer surfaces and minimum in middle
The answer is: A
256. Autofrettage is the method of:

A. Calculating stresses in thick cylinders
B. Relieving thick cylinders C. Pre-stressing thick cylinders
D. Increasing life of thick cylinders.
The answer is: C
257. Ties are load carrying members that carry:

A. Torsional loads
B. Axial compressive loads
C. Axial tension loads D. Transverse loads
The answer is: C
258. If the areas of cross sections of square and circular beams are same and both are put to equal bending moment,
then the correct statement is:
A. The circular beam is more economical
B. The square beam is more economical C. Both the beams are equally strong
D. Both the beams are equally economical.
The answer is: B

259. In actual machines:
A. Mechanical advantage is unity
B. Mechanical advantage is less than unity
C. Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio D. Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity
ratio
The answer is: C
260. The essential condition of equilibrium of a body is:

A. The algebraic sum of horizontal components of all forces must be zero
B. The algebraic sum of vertical component of all forces must be zero
C. The algebraic sum of forces about a point must be zero
D. All of the above
The answer is: D
261. Coulomb friction is:

A. Friction between two electrically charged bodies
B. Friction between two bodies having relative motion C. Friction between a solid and a liquid
D. Friction between two dry surfaces.
The answer is: C
262. The coefficient of friction is equal to:

A. The angle between the normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting
friction B. The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and the resultant of the normal
reaction and the limiting friction
C. The tangent of the angle of the net resultant force with the direction of motion
D. The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and direction of limiting friction
The answer is: D
263. The limiting force of friction is equal to:

A. The value of friction force that stops the movement of the body
B. The value of friction force that cannot exceed under a given situation C. The friction force when
the body is just about to move
D. The friction force acting on a body when it is in motion.
The answer is: C
264. Ice is slippery when a man walks on it because:

A. It has a smooth surface
B. It has no friction
C. It is very chilly
D. Increase of pressure causes it to melt
The answer is: D

265. One joule is the same as:
A. 108 ergs B. 10 7 ergs C. 106 ergs D. 105 ergs
The answer is: B
266. Static friction is:
A. Always greater than the dynamic friction
B. Always less than the dynamic friction
C. Always equal to the dynamic friction
D. Either greater or more than the dynamic friction
The answer is: A
267. When two forces that act at a point are such that if the direction of one is reversed, the direction of the
resultant is turned through 90 0 , the forces must be:
A. Equal in magnitude
B. Inclined at less than 90 0
C. Inclined at more than 90 0
D. Acting at 1800
The answer is: A
268. The curve of a catenary by nature is:

A. Ellipse
B. Hyperbolic
C. Circular
D. Parabolic
The answer is: D
269. If the only force acting on two bodies is their mutual interactions and if both bodies start from rest, the
distance travelled by each will be a:
A. Proportional to the masses of the bodies
B. Inversely proportional to the masses of the bodies
C. Inversely proportional to the square of the masses of the bodies D. Directly proportional to the square of
the masses of the bodies
The answer is: B

270. Which statement is correct?
A. A body cannot have any energy without having momentum
B. A body can have kinetic energy without having momentum
C. A body in motion will always have kinetic energy more than the potential energy
The answer is: C

271. A man is standing near the edge of a uniformly rotating platform about an axis passing through its
center.
The speed of rotation of the platform will decrease if he:
A. Moves towards the axis of rotation
B. Accepts a heavy bag from one of its friends standing nearby and hold it in his hand
C. Extend his arms outwards
D. Jumps out from the platform
The answer is: B
272. A shaft revolving in a bearing forms a:
A. Lower pair B. sliding pair
C. higher pair
D. cylindrical pair
The answer is: A
273. Select the one that is a higher pair:

A. Thomson indicator mechanism
B. Harts straight line mechanism
C. Cross by indicator mechanism D. Tooth gearing mechanism
The answer is: D
274. The mechanism used to enlarge or reduce moments for reproducing drawings to different scales is called:
A. Clinograph
B. Tri-square
C. Graphometer D. Bantograph
The answer is: D
275. When a ship traveling in a sea, which of the effect is more dangerous?
A. Rolling
B. Pitching
C. steering
D. All of the above
The answer is: B
276. Slip in belt drive is:

A. Loss power
B. Difference between the angular velocity of two pulleys C. Difference between the velocities of two pulleys
D. Difference between the linear speed of the rim of pulley and the belt on it.
The answer is: D

277. In case of flat belt drive the length of belt in case of:
A. Open belts depend on sum of the diameters of pulleys
B. Open belts depend on difference of the diameters of pulleys
C. Cross belts depend on the sum of the diameters of pulleys
D. Cross belts depend on the difference of the diameters of the pulleys
The answer is: C
278. Kinematic pairs are those pairs that have:

A. Point or line contact between the two elements when in motion
B. Surface contact between the two elements when in motion
C. Elements of pairs not held together mechanically
D. Two elements that allow relative motion
The answer is: D
279. A cam with a roller follower would constitute, which type of pair?
A. Lower pair
B. Higher pair
C. Open pair D. Close pair
The answer is: B
280. The pitch point on a cam is:

A. Any point on pitch curve
B. The point of cam pitch circle that has the maximum pressure angle
C. A point at a distance equal to pitch circle radius from the center
The answer is: B
281. The cam angle is:

A. The angle of rotation of the cam for a definite displacement of the follower
B. Angle subtended by live portion of cam at the cam center
C. The angle subtended at the cam center by the portion of cam during which the follower moves
D. The angle subtended by the cam at the cam center when the follower dwells.
The answer is: A
282. Module can be expressed in:

A. mm
B. mm/no. of teeth
C. Dimensionless
The answer is: A

283. A reverted gear train is one in which:
A. The direction of rotation of first and last gear is opposite
B. The direction of rotation of first and last gear is the same C. The first and last gear are on the
same shaft
D. The first and last gear are essentially on separate but parallel shafts.
The answer is: C
284. In case of spur gears the flank of the tooth is:

A. The part of the tooth surface lying below the pitch surface
B. The curve forming face and flank
C. The width of the gear tooth measure axially along the pitch surface
D. The surface of the top of the tooth.
The answer is: A
285. In case of cross helical worm, the axes of two shafts are:
A. Parallel
B. Intersecting
C. Non-parallel
D. Non-parallel-non-intersecting
The answer is: D
286. In case of gears the addendum is given by:

A. One module
B. 2.157 x module
C. 1.57 x module D. 1.25/module
The answer is: A
287. Gears for watches are generally manufactured by:

A. Die casting
B. Machining on hobber
C. Machining on a gear shaper
D. Stamping
The answer is: D

288. In case of helical gears, the axial plane is given by:
A. Diametral pitch over sine of helix angle
B. Diametral pitch over cosine of helix angle
C. Diametral pitch over cotangent of helix angle D. Diametral pitch over tangent of helix angle
The answer is: D

289. Acam wherein the follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to the axis of the cam is called:
A. Cylindrical cam
B. Reciprocating cam
C. None of the above
D. Circular cam
The answer is: A
290. Rope brake dynamometer uses:

A. Oil as lubricant
B. Water as lubricant
C. Grease as lubricant
D. No lubricant
The answer is: D
291. Which of the following dynamometer is widely used for absorption of wide range of powers at wide
range of speeds?
A. Hydraulic
B. Belt transmission
C. Rope brake
D. Electric generator
The answer is: A
292. In a balancing machine the units for unbalance measurements are:
A. cps
B. gram
C. gm-cm-cps D. gm-cm
The answer is: D
293. The supply of working fluid to the engine to suit the load continuous can be controlled by:
A. expansion valve
B. slide valve
C. flywheel
D. Governor
The answer is: D
294. The function of a governor is to:

A. Store energy and give up whenever needed
B. Regulate the speed during one cycle of a prime mover
C. Increase variation of speed
D. Adjust the variation of speed by varying the input to the engine
The answer is: D

295. According to law of gearing:
A. Teeth should be involute type
B. Clearance between mating teeth should be provided
C. Dedendum should be equal to 1.157 m
D. None of these
The answer is: D
296. Bevel gears are used to transmit rotary motion between two shafts whose axes are:
A. Parallel
B. Non-coplanar
C. Non-intersecting
The answer is: D
297. If D and T are the pitch circle diameter and no. teeth of a gear, then its circular pitch:
A. D/T B. ITT/D C. T/D
D. TtD/T
The answer is: D
298. If DI and Tl be the diameter and no. of teeth of gear 1 and D2 and T2 the corresponding values of other
gear in mesh, then speed ratio NI/N2 will be equal to:
A. DI/D2
B. DI/D2 x
C. Tl/T2
D. D2/D1
The answer is: D
299. Cold working:

A. Increases the fatigue strength
B. Decreases the fatigue strength
C. Has no influence on fatigue strength
The answer is: A
300. The notch angle of the Izod impact test specimen is:
A. 200 B. 300
c. 100
D. 450
The answer is: D

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READINGS MD 4

1. In Vickers hardness testing, the pyramid indentor apex is:

The answer is: A

2. In testing a material for endurance strength, it is subjected to:

The answer is: D

3. Select the correct statement:

The answer is: B

The answer is: C

5. The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as:

The answer is: A

The answer is: B

The answer is: D

8. Steel balls for ball bearings are manufactured by:

The answer is: D

9. The blow off pressure of a safety valve is:

The answer is: D

The answer is: D

11. Splines are used when:

The answer is: D

The answer is: D

13. Which key normally used in wrist watch?

The answer is: D

14. Universal coupling is:

The answer is: A

15. flange coupling is:

The answer is: B

16. In flange coupling the weakest element should be:

The answer is: D

17. Turn buckle has:

The answer is: C

The answer is: C

The answer is: D

The answer is: D

22. The compression members tend to buckle in the direction of:

The answer is: D

23. The diameter of a washer is generally:

The answer is: B

The answer is: D

25. A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of:

The answer is: D

26. Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of:

The answer is: D

27. Slenderness ratio of a column is:

The answer is: D

28. In hydrodynamic bearings:

The answer is: A

29. The rated life of a bearing changes:

The answer is: C

The answer is: C

The answer is: C

32. When motion is decreasing it is

The answer is: A

The answer is: A

34. The form coefficient of a spring is:

The answer is: D

35. Coriolis component of acceleration is found in:

The answer is: D

The answer is: B