ELEMENTS IN MACHINE DESIGN (J.T.) – MODULE 8 b.

Submerged arc
c. TIG
1. The phenomenon of “weld decay” is associated with: d. Oxy-acetylene
a. Brass 12. A plug gauge is used to measure:
b. Manganese steels a. Taper bores
c. Aluminium alloys b. Cylindrical bores
d. Stainless steels c. Spherical holes
2. Which of the following timber is used for sports goods? d. Screw threads
a. Mulberry 13. Choose the one that will have the highest cutting speed
b. Mahogany a. Cast iron
c. Sal b. Tool steel
d. Deodar c. Brass
3. A knoop indenter is a diamond ground to a: d. Aluminium
a. Prismoidal form 14. When large number of components are turned and
b. Pyramidal form parted off from a bar, the chuck generally used is:
c. Cylindrical form a. Four jaw chuck
d. Needle form b. Two jaw chuck
4. The process commonly for thermo-plastic materials is: c. Collect chuck
a. Diecasting d. Magnetic
b. Injection moulding 15. Gear tooth vernier is used for measuring:
c. Shell moulding a. Gear tooth profile
d. Cold formin b. Module
5. The most important element that controls the physical c. Pitch line thickness of gear tooth
properties of steel is: d. Gear tooth thickness
a. Silicon 16. Undercutting is:
b. Manganese a. An operation of cutting extra deep groove
c. Tungsten b. An operation of cutting a groove next to a shoulder
d. Carbon on a piece of work
6. The imperfection in the crystal structure of metal is c. Cutting from the base of a work piece
known as: d. An operation of cutting extra wide threads
a. Dislocation 17. Laser welding is widely used in:
b. Slip a. Process industry
c. Fracture b. Structural work
d. Impurity c. Heavy duty
7. Polyesters belong to the group of: d. Electronic industry
a. Thermoplastics 18. Unlike materials or materials of different thickness can
b. Phenolics be butt welded by:
c. All of the above a. Control of pressure and current
d. Thermosetting plastics b. Adjusting time duration of current
8. The effect of alloying zinc to copper is: c. Adjusting initial gap
a. To increase hardness d. All of the above
b. To impart free-machining properties 19. In arc welding operations the current value is decided by:
c. To improve hardness and strength a. Thickness of plate
d. To increase strength and ductility b. Voltage across the plate
9. Projection welding is: c. Size of the electrode
a. Continuous spot welding process d. Length of welded portion
b. Multi spot welding process 20. The phenomenon of weld decay takes place in:
c. Used to form a. Cast iron
d. Used to make mesh b. Brass
10. In resistance welding, the pressure released: c. Bronze
a. Just at the time of passing the current d. Stainless steel
b. During heating period 21. Arc blow takes place in:
c. After the weld cools a. Gas welding
d. After completion of currents b. Arc welding when straight polarity is used
11. Grey cast iron is best welded by: c. Arc welding when reverses polarity is used
a. MIG d. Welding stainless steel

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22. What for is a rammer used? a. A passage through which metal is poured into the
a. A tool used in welding for cleaning purpose mould
b. A tool used in press work to lift the pressure b. A passage through which metal rises when the
components mould is filled
c. A tool used in foundry to pack the sand in mould c. A passage that finally lead molten metal from the
d. A measuring tool runner into the mould cavity
23. What for is a swab used? d. A vent hole to allow for the hot gases to escape
a. A tool used in shaper 33. What for are core prints provided?
b. A tool used in foundry for moistening the sand a. To form trade mark of company on castings
c. The tool used in foundry for smoothening the mould b. To produce castings with specific surface design
d. A tool used in foundry for repairing the mould c. To form seat to support and hold the core
24. What for is a gagger used? d. To direct the flow of molten material during pouring
a. A tool used in clearing welds 34. The equipment that is used in pit for supply of air is
b. A tool used in clearing material before welding known as:
c. A tool used in foundry for cleaning of castings a. Fan
d. A shaped metal accessory b. Hand blower
25. What for are bellows used? c. Air cylinder
a. Used in foundry in moistening the mould d. Centrifugal blower
b. Used in foundry for cleaning of casting 35. Tumbling is done so as to:
c. Used in foundry for blowing loose end a. Clean the surface of small parts
d. Used in foundry for smothering and cleaning out b. Stress relieve the components
depression in the mould c. Get surface finish
26. Permeability of a foundry sand is: d. To plate the surface
a. Capacity to hold moisture 36. The purpose of inoculation is:
b. Porosity to allow the escape of gases a. To clean casting
c. Distribution of binder in sand b. To decrease the melting temperature
d. Fineness of sand c. To change the chemical composition of a cast metal
27. What for arc metal patterns used? d. To modify the structure and properties of a cast
a. Precision casting metal
b. Small casting 37. Least shrinkage allowance is provided in the case of
c. Large casting which of the following?
d. Large scale production of casting a. Brass
28. An important factor to be considered while designing a b. Cast iron
core print is: c. White cast iron
a. Pattern material d. Aluminium
b. Type of mold 38. The draft allowance on metallic pattern as compared to
c. Moulding sand characteristics wooden ones is:
d. Pouring temperature a. More
29. Which of the following metals can be suitably welded by b. Same
TIG welding? c. Less
a. Aluminium d. More or less depending on size
b. Magnesium 39. Select the one that is not an angle measuring device.
c. All of the above a. Bevel protector
d. Stainless steel b. Sine bar
30. Weld pattern refers to: c. Combination square
a. Welding electrode d. Angle iron
b. Filler metal 40. Dilatometer is used to find out which property of
c. Shield moulding sand
d. Welding defect a. Permeability
31. A sprue is: b. Hot strength
a. A tool used in mould repairing c. Fineness
b. A process of cleaning castings d. Moisture content
c. A chemical that is added to molten materials for 41. The mould for casting ferrous materials in continuous
sound castings casting process is made of:
d. A vertical passage through the cope a. Low carbon steel
32. What is a gate? b. High carbon steel

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 c. Medium carbon steel 52. The usual value of helix angle of a drill is:
d. Copper a. 110 deg
42. What for is rotameter used? b. 120 deg
a. RPM of engines c. 30 deg
b. Rotation of shafts d. 60 deg
c. Twists due to torque applied on shafts 53. A twist drill is specified by:
d. Flow of liquids and gases a. Its diameter and lip angle
43. The impedance of piezo-electric crystal is: b. Its shank and diameter
a. Negligible c. Shank, material and flute size
b. Low d. Shank, material and diameter
c. High 54. Broaching operation is generally used in automobile
d. Very high industry as:
44. Hot wire anemometers are generally for: a. It is an automatic machine
a. Measuring pressure of fluids b. It is a mass production machine
b. Measuring velocity of air stream c. Semi-skilled operators can be employed
c. Measuring temperature of moving fluid d. Operations is completed in one stroke
d. Measuring thermal conductivity of solids 55. Select the one that is gear finishing process
45. Ornaments are cast by: a. Gear shaving
a. Die casting b. Gear shaping
b. Pressed casting c. Gear hobbing
c. Gravity casting d. Gear milling
d. Continuous casting 56. Formed milling operation of cutting gears can be used for
46. During MIG welding the metal is transformed in the form cutting which type of gears?
of: a. Spur
a. Continuous flow of molten metal b. Worm
b. A fine spray of metal c. All of the above
c. Solution d. Bevel
d. Electron beam 57. The ratio of average shear stress to maximum shear
47. A collimated light beam is used for producing heat in: stress for a circular cross section is equal to:
a. MIG Welding a. 2
b. TIG Welding b. 2/3
c. Plasma Welding c. 3/2
d. Laser Welding d. ¾
48. Wipping is the process of 58. When a solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces of
a. Cleaning the welded surface after the welding the same type on all its faces. The ratio of the volumetric
operation is over strain/linear strain along any of the three axes will be
b. Applying flux during welding process equal to:
c. Connecting load pipes by soldering alloy a. 1
d. Low temperature b. 2
49. In which of the following process hydraulic fluid acts as c. 2.5
transfer media? d. 3
a. Electron beam machining 59. The ratio of bulk modulus to shear modulus for Poisson’s
b. Electro-discharge machining ratio of 0.25 will be equal to:
c. Iron beam machining a. 3/2
d. Water jet machining b. 5/6
50. Sweep pattern is used for moulding parts having: c. 1
a. Rectangular shape d. 6/3
b. Uniform symmetrical shape 60. The stress strain curve for a glass rod during tensile test
c. Complicated shape having intricate details is:
d. None of the above a. A straight line
51. Drossing b. A parabola
a. A method of cleaning the castings c. A sudden break
b. An inspection method for castings d. An irregular curve
c. A method of deoxidation of molten metal 61. When the shear force is zero along a section, the bending
d. The formation of oxides on the molten metal moment at that section will be:
surface a. Zero

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 b. Minimum or maximum d. The slenderness ratio is more than 32
c. Maximum 71. The total strain energy stored in a body is called:
d. Minimum a. Resilience
62. The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel as compared to b. Proof resilience
its ultimate compressive stress will be: c. Toughness
a. Same d. Impact energy
b. More 72. A material that is capable of absorbing a large quantity of
c. Less energy before fracture is called:
d. More or less depending on other factors a. Ductility
63. Percentage reduction of area while performing tensile b. Toughness
test on cast iron may be of the order of: c. Resilience
a. 50% d. Shock proof
b. 25% 73. Coaxing increases the:
c. 0% a. Strength by reversible cycling
d. 15% b. Corrosion resistance by spraying
64. The intensity of stress that causes unit strain is known as: c. Hardness by surface treatment
a. Unit stress d. Fatigue resistance by over-stressing the metal by
b. Bulk successively increasing loadings
c. Modulus of rigidity 74. For a circular shaft subjected to torque the value of shear
d. Modulus of elasticity stress is equal to:
65. For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as compared to a. Is uniform throughout
in tension is nearly: b. Has maximum value at the axis
a. Same c. Has maximum value at the surface
b. Half d. Is zero at the axis and linearly increases to a
c. One-third maximum value at the surface of the shaft
d. Two-third 75. In laminated springs the strips are provided ion different
66. Select the one that has no unit: lengths for:
a. Kinematic viscosity a. Economy
b. Surface tension b. Reduction in weight
c. Bulk modulus c. Improve appearance
d. Strain d. Equal distribution of stress
67. When a part is constrained to move and heated, it 76. Select the one for which diamond rivets joint can be
develops: adopted;
a. Principal stress a. Butt joint
b. Tensile stress b. Lap joint
c. Compressive stress c. Double riveted lap joint
d. Shear stress d. All type of joints
68. The tensile stress of a material is given by: 77. Hoop stress refers to:
a. Maximum load during test/original cross-sectional a. Circumferential tensile stress
area b. Compressive
b. Average load during test/original cross-section area c. Radial stress
c. Maximum load during test/area at the time of d. Longitudinal stress
fracture 78. 1 Meganewton per square meter is equal to:
d. Average load during the test/area at the time of a. 1,000,000 N/mm2
2
fracture b. 10,000 N/mm
2
69. The size of hole that is drilled in plates for riveting is: c. 100 N/mm
a. Equal to the diameter of the rivet shank d. 1 N/mm2
b. Slightly smaller than the diameter of rivet shank 79. The value of shear stress changes is induced in the shaft
c. 1.5 to 2 mm smaller than the diameter of the rivet because of the applied couple that:
for rivets of 25 mm and above size a. From maximum at the center to zero at the
d. 1.5 to 2 mm larger than the diameter of the rivet circumference
for rivets of 25 mm and above size b. From zero at the center to maximum at the
70. A column is called short column when: circumference
a. The length is more than 30 times the diameter c. From maximum at the center to minimum at the
b. Slenderness ratio is more than 120 circumference
c. The length is less than 8 times the diameter

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 d. From minimum at the center to maximum at the d. Cross belts depends on the difference of the
circumference diameter of pulleys
80. In the design of pulley, key and shaft: 89. Module can be expressed in:
a. All three are designed for same strength a. mm
b. Key is made weaker link b. mm/no. of teeth
c. Pulley is made weaker c. Dimensionless
d. Shaft is made weaker d. mm/mm
81. Mohr’ circle can be used to find out the following stress 90. A reverted gear train is one which:
on inclined surface: a. The direction of rotation of first and last gear is
a. Principal stress opposite
b. Normal stress b. The direction of rotation of first and last gear is the
c. Tangential stress same
d. All of the above c. The first and last gears are on the same shaft
82. The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick cylinder d. The first and last gears are essentially on separate
is: but parallel shafts
a. Maximum at inner surface and decreases towards 91. In case of spur gears the flank of the tooth is:
outer surface a. The part of the tooth surface lying below the pitch
b. Minimum at inner surface and increases towards surface
outer surface b. The curve forming face and flank
c. Minimum at inner and outer surfaces c. The width of the gear tooth measured axially along
d. Maximum at inner and outer surfaces the pitch surface
83. Autofrettage is the method of: d. The surface of the top of the tooth
a. Calculating stresses in thick cylinders 92. In case of cross helical worm the axes of two shafts are:
b. Relieving thick cylinders a. Parallel
c. Prestressing thick cylinders b. Intersecting
d. Increasing life of thick cylinders c. Non-parallel
84. Ties are load carrying members that carry: d. Non-parallel and non-intersecting
a. Torsional loads 93. In case of gears the addendum is given by:
b. Axial compressive loads a. One module
c. Axial tension loads b. 2.157 x module
d. Transverse loads c. 1.57 x module
85. If the areas of cross-sections of square and circular d. 1.25 x module
beams are same and both are put to equal bending 94. In case of helical gears the axial pitch is given by:
moment, then the correct statement is: a. Diametral pitch/sine of helix angle
a. The circular beam is more economical b. Diametral pitch/cosine of helix angle
b. The square beam is more economical c. Diametral pitch/cotangent of helix angle
c. Both the beams are equally strong d. Diametral pitch/ tangent of helix angle
d. Both the beams are equally economical 95. A cam where in the follower reciprocates or oscillates in
86. The Biflar suspension method is used to find out: a plane parallel to the axis of the cam is called;
a. Position of balancing weights a. Cylindrical cam
b. Centripetal acceleration b. Reciprocating cam
c. Natural frequency of vibration c. None of the above
d. Moment of inertia d. Circular cam
87. Slip in belt drive is: 96. Rope brake dynamometer uses:
a. Loss of power a. Oil as lubricant
b. Difference between angular velocities of two pulleys b. Water as lubricant
c. Difference between the velocities of two pulleys c. Grease as lubricant
d. Difference between the linear speed of the rim of d. No lubricant
pulley and the belt on it. 97. Which of the following dynamometer is widely used for
88. In case of flat belt drive the length of belt in case of: absorption of wide range of powers at wide range of
a. Open belt depends on sum of the diameters of speeds?
pulleys a. Hydraulic brake
b. Open belts depends on difference of the diameters b. Belt transmission
pulleys c. Rope brake
c. Cross belts depends on the sum of the diameter of d. Electric generator
pulleys 98. Cold working:

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b. Decreases the fatigue strength
c. Has no influence on fatigue strength
d. None of the above
99. Coaxing is the procedure of increasing:
a. Metal strength by cycling
b. Metal hardness by surface treatment
c. Metal resistance to corrosion by coating
d. Fatigue limit by overstressing the metal by
successively increasing loadings
100. In testing a material for endurance strength it is
subjected to:
a. Static load
b. Impact load
c. Dynamic load
d. Completely reversed load

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