UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN – PHINMA EDUCATION

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTIRE

MACHINE DESIGN AND SHOP PRACTICES ELEMENTS

(Module 8)

1) The phenomenon of "weld decay" is associated with:

a. brass
b. manganese steels
c. aluminum alloys
d. stainless steels (ans)
2) Which of the following timber is used for sports goods?
a. Mulberry (ans)
b. mahogany
c. sal
d. deodar
3) A knoop indenter is a diamond ground to a:
a. Prismoidal form
b. Pyramidal form (ans)
c. Cylindrical form
d. Needle form
4) The process commonly for thermo-plastic materials is:
a. diecasting
b. Injection moulding (ans)
c. shell moulding
d. cold forming
5) The most important element that controls the physical properties of steel is:
a. silicon
b. manganeso
c. tungsten
d. carbon (ans)
6) The imperfection in the crystal structure of metal is known as:
a. Dislocation (ans)
b. slip
c. fracture
d. impurity
7) Polyesters belong to the group of:
a. thermoplastic plastics
b. phenolics
c. all of the above
d. thermosetting plastics (ans)
8) 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 (ans)
9) Projection welding is:
a. continuous spot welding process
b. multi spot welding process (ans)
c. used to form
d. used to make mesh
10) 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 (ans)
d. after completion of currents
11) Grey cast iron is best welded by:
a. MIG
b. Submerged arc
c. TIG
d. Oxy-acetylene (ans)
12) A plug gauge is used to measure:
a. taper bores
b. cylindrical bores
c. spherical holes
d. screw threads (ans)
13) Choose the one that will have the highest cutting speed.
a. cast iron
b. tool steel
c. brass
d. aluminum (ans)
14) 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 (ans)
15) Gear tooth vernier is used for measuring:
a. gear tooth profile (ans)
b. module
c. pith line thickness of gear tooth
d. gear tooth thickness
16) Undercutting is:
a. an operation of cutting extra 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 (ans)
d. an operation of cutting extra wide threads
17) Laser welding is widely used in:
a. Process industry
b. Structural work
c. Heavy industry D. Electronic Industry (ans)
18) Unlike materials or materials of different thickness can be butt welded by:
 a. control of pressure and current (ans)
b. adjusting time duration of current
c. adjusting initial gap
d. all of the above
19) In arc welding operations the current value is decided by:
a. thickness of plate
b. voltage across the plate
c. size of the electrode (ans)
d. length of welded portion
20) The phenomenon of weld decay takes place in:
a. cast iron
b. brass
c. bronze
d. stainless steel (ans)
21) 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 (ans)
22) What for is rammer used?
a. a tool used in welding for cleaning purpose
b. a tool used in press work to lift the pressure components
c. a tool used in foundry to pack the sand in mould
d. a measuring tool (ans)
23) What for is a swab used?
a. a tool used on shaper
b. a tool used in foundry for moistening the sand
c. the tool used in foundry for smoothening the mould
d. a tool used in foundry for repairing the mould (ans)
24) What for is a gagger used?
a. a tool used in clearing welds.
b. a tool used in clearing material before welding
c. a tool used in foundry for cleaning of castings (ans)
d. a shaped metal accessory.
25) What for are bellows used?
a. Used in foundry in moistening the mould
b. Used in foundry for cleaning of casting
c. Used in foundry for blowing loose sand
d. Used in foundry for smothering and cleaning out depression in the mould (ans)
26) Permeability of a foundry sand is:
a. capacity to hold moisture (ans)
b. porosity to allow the escape of gases
c. distribution of binder in sand
d. fineness of sand
27) What for arc metal patterns used?
a. precision casting
 b. small casting
c. large castings
d. large scale production of castings (ans)
28) An important factor to be considered while designing a core print is:
a. pattern material
b. type of mould
c. moulding sand characteristics (ans)
d. pouring temperature
29) Which of the following metals can be suitably welded by TIG welding?
a. aluminum
b. magnesium
c. all of the above (ans)
d. stainless steel
30) Weld spatter refers to:
a. welding electrolode
b. filler material
c. shield
d. welding defect (ans)
31) A sprue is:
a. a tool used in mould repairing (ans)
b. a process of cleaning castings
c. a chemical that is added to molten materials for sound castings
d. a vertical passage through the cope
32) What is a gate?
a. a passage through which metal is poured into the mould
b. a passage through which metal rises when the mould is filled
c. a passage that finally lead molten metal from the runner into the mould cavity
d. a vent hole to allow for the hot gases to escape (ans)
33) What for are core prints provided?
a. to form trade mark of company on castings
b. to produce castings with specific surface design
c. to form seat to support and hold the cere (ans)
d. to direct the floe of molten material during pouring
34) The equipment that is used in pit for supply of air is known as:
a. fan
b. hand blower
c. air cylinder
d. centrifugal blower (ans)
35) Tumbling is done so as to:
a. clean the surface of small parts (ans)
b. stress relieve the components
c. get surface finish
d. to plate the surface
36) The purpose of inoculation is:
a. To clean the casting
b. To decrease the melting temperature
 c. To change the chemical composition of a cast metal
d. To modify the structure and properties of a cast metal (ans)
37) Least shrinkage allowance is provided in the case of which of the following?
a. brass
b. cast iron
c. white cast iron (ans)
d. aluminum
38) The draft allowance on metallic pattern as compared to wooden ones is:
a. more
b. same
c. less (ans)
d. more or less depending on size
39) Select the one that is not an angle measuring device.
a. bevel protector
b. sine bar
c. combination square
d. angle iron (ans)
40) Dilatometer is used to find out which property of moulding sand.
a. permeability
b. hot strength
c. fineness (ans)
d. moisture content
41) The mould for casting ferrous materials in continuous casting process. made of:
a. low carbon steel
b. high carbon steel
c. medium carbon steel
d. copper (ans)
42) What for is rotameter used?
a. rpm of engines
b. rotation of shafts
c. twists due to torque applied on shafts
d. flow of liquids and gases (ans)
43) The impedance of piezo-electric crystal is:
a. negligible
b. low
c. high (ans)
d. very low
44) Hot wire anemometers are generally for:
a. measuring pressure of fluids
b. measuring velocity of air stream (ans)
c. measuring temperature of moving fluid
d. measuring thermal conductivity of solids
45) Ornaments are cast by:
a. die casting
b. pressed casting
c. gravity casting (ans)
 d. continuous casting
46) During MIG welding the metal is transformed in the form of:
a. continuous flow of molten metal
b. a fine spray of metal (ans)
c. solution
d. electron beam
47) A collimated light beam is used for producing heat in:
a. MIG welding
b. TIG welding
c. Plasma welding
d. Laser welding (ans)
48) Wipping is the process of:
a. cleaning the welded surface after the welding operation is over
b. applying flux during welding process
c. connecting load pipes by soldering alloy (ans)
d. low temperature
49) In which of the following process hydraulic fluid acts as transfer media?
a. Electron beam machining
b. Electro-discharge machining
c. Iron beam machining
d. Water jet machining (ans)
50) Sweep pattern is used for moulding parts having
a. rectangular shape
b. uniform symmetrical shape (ans)
c. complicated shape having intricate details
d. none of the above
51) Drossing
a. a method of cleaning the castings
b. an inspection method for castings
c. a method of deoxidation of molten metal
d. the formation of oxides on the molten metal surface (ans)
52) The usual value of helix angle of a drill is:
a. 1100
b. 120°
c. 30° (ans)
d. 60°
53) A twist drill is specified by:
a. its diameter and lip angle
b. its shank and diameter
c. shank, material and flute size
d. shank, material and diameter (ans)
54) Broaching operation is generally used in automobile industry as:
a. it is an automatic machine
b. it is a mass production machine
c. semi-skilled operators can be employed (ans)
d. operations is completed in one stroke
55) Select the one that is gear finishing process:
a. gear shaving (ans)
b. gear shaping
c. gear hobbing
d. gear milling
56) Formed milling operation of cutting gears can be used for cutting which type of gears?
a. spur
b. worm
c. all of the above (ans)
d. bevel
57) The ratio of average shear stress to maximum shear stress for a circular cross section is equal to:
a. 2
b. 2/3
c. 3/2
d. ¾ % (ans)
58) When a solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces of the same type on all its faces. The ratio of the
volumetric strain/linear strain along any of the three axes will be equal to:
a. 1
b. B.2
c. 2.5
d. 3 (ans)
59) 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 (ans)
d. 6/3
60) The stress strain curve for a glass rod during tensile test is:
a. a straight line
b. a parabola
c. a sudden break (ans)
d. an irregular curve
61) When the shear force is zero along a section, the bending moment at that section will be:
a. Zero
b. Minimum
c. Maximum
d. Minimum (ans)
62) The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel as compared to its ultimate compressive stress will be:
a. same
b. more (ans)
c. less
d. more or less depending on other factors
63) Percentage reduction of area while performing tensile test on cast iron may be of the other of:
a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 0% (ans)
d. 15%
64) The intensity of stress that causes unit strain is known as:
a. unit stress
b. bulk
c. modulus of rigidity
d. modulus of elasticity (ans)
65) For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as compared to in tension is nearly:
a. same
b. half (ans)
c. one-third
d. two-third
66) Select the one that has no unit:
a. kinematic viscosity
b. surface tension
c. bulk modulus
d. strain (ans)
67) When a part is constrained to move and heated, it develops:
a. principal stress
b. tensile stress
c. compressive stress (ans)
d. shear stress
68) The tensile stress of a material is given by:
a. maximum load during test/original cross-sectional area (ans)
b. average load during test/original cross-section area
c. maximum load during test/area at the time of fracture
d. average load during the test/area at the time of fracture
69) The size of hole that is drilled in plates for riveting is:
a. equal to the diameter of the rivet shank
b. slightly smaller than the diameter of rivet shank
c. 1.5 to 2 mm smaller than the diameter of the rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size
d. 1.5 to 2 m large than the diameter of the rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size (ans)
70) 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 (ans)
d. the slenderness ratio is more than 32
71) The total strain energy stored in a body is called:
a. Resilience (ans)
b. proof resilience
c. toughness
d. impact energy
72) A material that is capable of absorbing a large quantity of energy before fracture is called:
a. ductility
b. toughness (ans)
c. resilience
d. shock proof
73) 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 by successively increasing loadings (ans)
74) 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 (ans)
75) In laminated spring the strips are provided in different lengths for:
a. economy
b. reduction in weight
c. improve appearance
d. equal distribution of stress (ans)
76) Select the one for which diamond reveted joint can be adopted:
a. butt joint (ans)
b. lap joint
c. double riveted lap joint
d. all type of joints
77) Hoop stress refers to:
a. circumferential tensile stress (ans)
b. compressive
c. radial stress
d. longitudinal stress
78) 1 Meganewton per square meter is equal to:
a. 1000,000 N/mm2
b. 10,000 N/mm2
c. 100 N/mm2
d. 1 N/mm2 (ans)
79) 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 (ans)
c. from maximum at the center. to minimum at the circumference
d. from minimum at the center to maximum at the circumference
80) IN the design of pulley, key and shaft:
a. all three are designed for same strength
b. key is made weaker link (ans)
c. pulley is made weaker
d. shaft is made weaker
81) Mohr's circle can be used to find out following stress on inclined surface:
a. principal stress
b. normal stress
c. tangential stress
d. all of the above (ans)
82) The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick cylinder is:
a. maximum a inner surface and decreases towards outer surface (ans)
 b. minimum at inner surface and increases towards outer space
c. minimum at inner and outer surfaces
d. maximum at inner and outer surfaces
83) Autofrettage is the method of:
a. calculating stresses in thick cylinders
b. relieving thick cylinders
c. prestressing thick cylinders (ans)
d. increasing life of thick cylinders
84) Ties are load carrying members that carry:
a. torsional loads
b. axial compressive loads
c. axial tension loads (ans)
d. transverse loads
85) 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 (ans)
c. both the beams are equally strong
d. both the beams are equally economical
86) The Biflar suspension method is used to find out:
a. Position of balancing weights
b. Centripetal accelaration
c. Natural frequency of vibration
d. Moment of inertia (ans)
87) Slip in belt drive is:
a. loss of power
b. difference between the angular velocities 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. (ans)
88) IN case of flat belt drive the length of belt in case of:
a. open belt depends on sum of the diameters of pulleys
b. open belts depends on difference of the diameters of pulleys
c. cross belts depends on the sum of the diameters of pulleys (ans)
d. cross belts depends on the difference of the diameters of pulleys
89) Module can be expressed in:
a. mm (ans)
b. mm/no. of teeth
c. dimensionless D. mm/mm
90) A reverted gear train is one in which:
a. the direction of rotation of first and fast 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 (ans)
d. the first and last gears are essentially on separate but parallel shafts
91) In case of spur gears the flank of the tooth is:
a. the part of the tooth surface lying below the pitch surface (ans)
b. the curve forming face and flank
 c. the width of the gear tooth measured axially along the pitch surface
d. the surface of the top of the tooth.
92) In case of cross helical worm the axes of two shafts are:
a. parallel
b. intersecting
c. non-parallel
d. non parallel and non-Intersecting (ans)
93) In case of gears the addendum is given by:
a. one module (ans)
b. 2.157 x module
c. 1.57 x module
d. 1.25/module
94) In case of helical gears the axial pitch is given by:
a. diametral pitch/sine of helix angle
b. diametral pitch/cosine of helix angle
c. diametral pitch/contangent of helix angle
d. diametral pitch/tangent of helix angle (ans)
95) A cam where in the follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to the axis of the cam is called:
a. cylindrical cam (ans)
b. reciprocating cam
c. none of the above
d. circular cam
96) Rope brake dynamometer uses:
a. oil as lubricant
b. water as lubricant
c. grease as lubricant
d. no lubricant (ans)
97) Which of the following dynamometer is widely used for absorption of wide range of powers at wide range
of speeds?
a. hydraulic (ans)
b. belt transmission
c. rope brake
d. electric generator
98) Cold working:
a. Increases the fatigue strength (ans)
b. decreases the fatigue strength
c. has nom influence on fatigue strength
d. none of the above wide
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 (ans)
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 (ans)