Module 4

1. 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 measured axially along the pitch surface
d. The surface of the top of the tooth.
2. In case of cross helical worm the axes of two shafts are:
a. Parallel
b. Intersecting
c. Non-parallel
d. Non-parallel-non-intersecting
3. 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
4. Gears for watches are generally manufactured by:
a. Die casting
b. Machining on hobber
c. Machining on a gear shape
d. Stamping
5. In case of helical gears the axial plane is given by:
a. Diametral pitch over the sine of helix angle
b. Diametral pitch over the cosine of helix angle
c. Diametral pitch over cotangent of helix angle
d. Diametral pitch over the tangent of helix angle
6. A cam 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
7. Rope brake dynamometer uses:
a. Oil as lubricant
b. Water as lubricant
c. Grease as lubricant
d. No lubricant
8. 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
9. In a balancing machine the units for unbalance measurements are:
a. Cps
b. Gram
c. Gm-cm-cps
d. Gm-cm
10. The supply of working fluid to the engine to suit the load conditions can be controlled by:
a. Expansion valve
b. Slide valve
c. Flywheel
d. Governor
11.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 variation of speed by varying the input to the engine
12.According to law of gearing
a. Teeth should be of involute type
b. Clearance between mating teeth should be provided
c. Dedendum should be equal to 1.157
d. None of these
13.Bevel gears are used to transmit rotary motion between two shafts whose axes are:
a. Parallel
b. Non-coplanar
c. Non-intersecting
d. None of the above
14. If D and T be the pitch circle diameter and no. of teeth of a gear, then its circular pitch:
a. DT
b. T – D
c. D – T
d. D / T
15.If D1 and T1 be the diameter and no. of teeth of gear 1 and D2 and T2 the corresponding values of the
other gear in mesh, then speed ratio N1/N2 will be equal to:
a. D1 / D2
b. D1 / D2 x T2 / T3
c. T1 / T2
d. D2 / D1
16.Cold working:
a. Increases the fatigue strength
b. Decreases the fatigue strength
c. Has no influence on fatigue strength
d. None of the above
17.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 he metal by successively increasing loadings
18.The notch angle of the Izod impact test specimen is:
a. 20°
b. 30°
c. 10°
d. 45°
19.In Vickers hardness testing, the pyramid indentor apex is:
a. 40°
b. 136°
c. 161°
d. 122°
20.In testing a material for endurance strength, it is subjected to:
a. Static load
b. Impact load
c. Dynamic
d. Completely reversed load
21.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
22.In majority of machine members, the damping capacity of the material should be:
a. Low
b. Zero
c. High
d. Could be anything
23. The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as:
a. Major diameter
b. Pitch diameter
c. Minor diameter
d. None of the above
24. Muntz metal contains:
a. Copper-nickel
b. Copper-zinc
c. Copper-tin
d. Copper-aluminum
25. A Babbit is:
a. A eutectoid of iron and iron phosphide
b. A gadget for measuring
c. A measure of magnetic induction produced in a material
d. Antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
26. Steel balls for ball bearings are manufactured by:
a. Turning
b. Rolling
c. Casting
d. Cold heading
27. The blow of 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
28. In case of a knuckle joint the pin is most likely to fail in:
a. Compression
b. Shear
c. Tension
d. Double shear
29. 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
30. Splined shafts are generally used in:
a. Machine tools
b. Aircraft
c. Bicycles
d. Automobiles
31. Which key normally used in wrist watch?
a. Kennedy key
b. Tangent key
c. Sunk key
d. None of the above
32. Universal coupling is:
a. Used for non-collinear shafts
b. Rigid coupling
c. Used for collinear shafts
33. A flange coupling is:
a. Used for non-collinear shafts
b. Used for collinear shafts
c. Flexible
d. Used only on small shafts rotating at low speeds
34. In flange coupling the weakest element should be:
a. Flange
b. Shaft
c. Bolt brush
d. Key
35. 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
36. Elastic nut is a locking device that has:
a. One small nut is tightened over main nut
b. A slot is cur partly in middle of nut
c. Hard fiber or nylon cotter is received 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 a cotter pin is passed through
37. Treating the welds as a line, the moment of inertia about center of gravity of a circular weld of
diameter d would be:
a. d2/36
b. d/6
c. d3/36
d. d3/4
38.A single ply leather belt running at a velocity of 300 ft/min is likely to transmit per inch width:
a. 2.5 HP
b. 5.0 HP
c. 4.0 HP
d. 3.0 HP
39.For but welding of two plates each of which is 25mm thick, the best process would be:
a. TIG welding
b. MIG welding
c. Gas welding
d. Electro slag welding
40. The compression members tend to buckle in the direction of:
a. Axis o load
b. Perpendicular to the axis of load
c. Minimum cross section
d. Least radius of gyration
41. The diameter of washer is generally:
a. Equal to the diameter of the bolt
b. Slightly more than the diameter of bolt
c. Slightly less than the diameter of bolt
d. Of any size that suits the application
42.The lead angle of a worm is 22.5° then the helix angle will be:
a. 45°
b. 67.5°
c. 90°
d. None of the above
43.A reinforced concrete beam is considered to be made up of:
a. Clad material
b. Composite material
c. Homogenous material
d. Heterogeneous material
44.Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of:
a. 80
b. 150
c. 60
d. 120
45.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
46.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 lubricant
d. Grease is used for lubrication
47.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
48.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
49.In cross or regular lay ropes:
a. Direction of twist of in strands is opposite to the direction of twist of strands
b. Direction of twist of wires and strands are same
c. Wires in two adjacent strands are twisted in opposite direction
d. Wires are not twisted
50.Gears for wrist watches are generally manufactured by:
a. Lead angle
b. Pitch angle
c. Helix angle
d. Pressure angle
51.The type of cam used for low and moderate speed engines is generally:
a. Harmonic
b. Tangent
c. Involute
d. Flat
52.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 of store energy
53.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
54.Cold working of materials:
a. Increases the fatigue strength
b. Decreases the fatigue strength
c. Does not change fatigue strength
d. None of the above
55.A Babbitt is:
a. A eutectic of iron and iron phosphide
b. A gadget for measuring volume
c. Antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
d. A measure of magnetic induction produced in a material
56.Addendum of a cycloidal gear tooth is:
a. Cycloid
b. Epicycloid
c. Straight rack
d. Involute
57.Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting:
a. Small power
b. No power but motion only
c. Any power
d. Huge power
58.As pump speed increases, its net positive suction head requirement:
a. Increases
b. Remains
c. None of the above
d. Decreases
59.In 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
60.Which type of chain is used in motorcycle?
a. Bush roller
b. Pintle
c. None of the above
d. Silent
61.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
62. The working load (P) for a chin for crane application is expressed in terms of diameter of link “d” in cm
as follows:
a. P = 1.5d2
b. P = 50d2
c. P = 500d2
d. P = 25d2
63.If the square key and the shaft are to be of the same material and of equal strength, the length of the
key would be (d = shaft diameter)
a. d
b. 1.5 d
c. 2 d
d. 1.23 d
64.In a standard coarse thread bolt the stress concentration is maximum at:
a. Root
b. Flank
c. All over the surface
d. Top surface
65.Fatigue strength of a surface may be increased by:
a. Making surface rough
b. Filling surface
c. Applying concentrated hydrochloric acid on the surface
d. Polishing the surface
66.The maximum deflection allowed in gantry griders is:
a. L/200
b. L/500
c. L/300
d. L/1000
67.The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be used at:
a. 2 mm
b. 3 mm
c. 7mm
d. 5mm
68.The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be made in single pass is:
a. 6mm
b. 12mm
c. 8mm
d. 3mm
69.A rolled steel flat designated as 50 ISF 8 means:
a. The flat is 50mm long and 8mm thick
b. The flat is 50mm wide and 8mm thick
c. The flat has cross section 50sq.mm and width 8mm
d. The flat has cross section 50sq.mm and depth 8mm
70.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
71.Zero axial thrust is experienced in:
a. Helical gears
b. Spiral gears
c. Herringbone gears
d. Bevel gears
72.In order to realize the advantage of fluid friction, it is essential to have:
a. Parallel oil film in bearings
b. Converging oil film
c. No oil film
d. Diverging oil film
73. A shaft rotating in anticlockwise direction at slow speed inside a bearing will be:
a. At bottom most of bearing
b. Towards left side of bearing making metal to metal contact
c. Towards left side of bearing and making no metal to metal contact
d. None of the above
74.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 sometime
c. Stages at which properties do not change with increase in temperature
d. There is nothing like points of arrest
75.Delta iron occurs at temperature of:
a. Room temperature
b. Above melting point
c. Between 1400°C to 1539°C
d. Between 1000°C to 1400°C
76.Gamma iron exists at following temperature
a. Room temperature
b. Near melting point
c. Between 1400°C to 1539°C
d. Between 1000°C to 1400°C
77.Ferromagnetic alpha iron exists in temperature range of:
a. Below 723°C
b. 700 - 910°C
c. 1000 – 1440°C
d. 1400 - 1539°C
78.Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at:
a. 970°C
b. 910°C
c. 440°C
d. 1639°C
79. Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected to:
a. Compressive stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Torsion
d. Fluctuating stress
80. A body having identical properties all over it is called:
a. Homogenous
b. Elastic
c. Ductile
d. Isentropic
81. If a material recovers its original dimensions, when the load is removed, it is called:
a. Plastic
b. Elastic
c. Brittle
d. Annealed
82. 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
83. A ductile fracture is characterized by:
a. Rapid rate of crank propagation
b. Negligible deformation
c. Fragmentation into more than two pieces
d. Appreciable plastic deformation prior to propagation of crack
84. The ability of a material to absorb energy when deformed elastically and to return it when unloaded, is
known as:
a. Creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. Hardness
d. Resilience
85. Machining properties of steel can be improved by adding:
a. Sulfur, lead, phosphorous
b. Silicon, aluminum, titanium
c. Vanadium, aluminum
d. Chromium, nickel
86. Eutectoid steel the percentage of carbon is:
a. 0.02%
b. 0.3%
c. 0.63%
d. 0.8%
87. A cold chisel is made of:
a. Mild steel
b. HSS
c. Cast iron
d. High carbon steel
88. Cyaniding is the process of:
a. Dipping steel is cyanide bath
b. Reacting steel surface with cyanide salts
c. Adding carbon and nitrogen by heat treatments of steel to increase its surface hardness
d. Obtaining cyanide salts
89. 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. Sulfur
90. Tensile strength of common varieties of cast iron is in the range:
a. 40 – 60 MPa
b. 150 – 180 MPa
c. 840 – 1500 MPa
d. 1500 – 1650 MPa
91. 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
d. None of the above
92. 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
93. Electro-forming is especially valuable for:
a. Good for conductors of electricity
b. Decorative items
c. Thin walled parts requiring a high order of accuracy and internal surface finish
d. Non-ferrous components
94. In powder metallurgy the process of heating the cold pressed metal powder is called:
a. Sintering
b. Granulation
c. Deposition
d. Precipitation
95. Which one is different from the remaining:
a. Cyaniding
b. Nitriding
c. Flame hardening
d. Electroplating
96. The hardness of steel increases if it contains:
a. Austenite
b. Pearlite
c. All of the above
d. Martensite
97. The presence of sulfur in pig iron makes:
a. It easily machinable
b. It hard
c. Increases the fluidity
d. The casting unsound
98. Compressive strength of grey cast iron in tones/cm2 is of the order of:
a. 3 – 5
b. 7 – 10
c. 15 – 22
d. 5 – 7
99. The machinability of steel can be increased by:
a. Silicon and sulfur
b. Phosphorous, lead and sulfur
c. Sulfur, graphite, and aluminum
d. Phosphorous and aluminum
100. Steel with 8% carbon and 100% pearlite is known as
a. Eutectoid
b. Hyper-eutectoid
c. Austenite
d. Solidus