MACHINE DESIGN

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The hardness of steel increase if it contains:

a. Martensite
b. Pearlite
c. Austenite
d. All of the above
How do you call a steel with 0.8% carbon and 100%
pearlite?

a. Austenite
b. Solidus
c. Hyper-eutectoid
d. Eutectoid
What is the range of the tensile strength of common
varieties of cast iron?

a. 40-60 Mpa
b. 150-180 MPa
c. 840-500 MPa
d. 1500-1650 MPa
Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected to :

a. Compressive stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Torsional stress
d. Fluctuating stress
Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at
what temperature?

a. 440°C
b. 910°C
c. 970°C
d. 1639°C
The diameter of the washer is generally:

a. Equal to the diameter of the 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 compression members tend to buckle in the
direction of:

a. Axis of load
b. Minimum cross-section
c. Least radius of gyration
d. Perpendicular to the axis of load
A kinematic chain needs a minimum:

a. 2 links and 2 turning pairs

b. 3 links and turning pairs
c. 4 links and 4 turning pairs
d. 3 links and 2 turning pairs
Which of the following pairs is formed if shaft is
revolving in a bearing?

a. Lower pair
b. Turning pair
c. Sliding pair
d. Cylindrical pair
How many links are there in a pantograph?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
A pantograph is a mechanism having:

a. Lower pairs
b. Rolling pairs
c. Spherical pairs
d. Higher pairs
Which of the following describe the “slip” in belt
drive?

a. Loss in power
b. Difference between the angular velocities of two
pulleys
c. Difference between linear speed of the rim
d. Difference between the linear speed of the rim of
pulley and the belt on it.
Which of the following is the orientation of the axes
of the two shafts in cross helical worm?

a. Parallel
b. Non-parallel
c. Intersecting
d. Non-parallel and non- intersecting
In case of gears the addendum is given by:

a. One module
b. 2.16 x module
c. 1.57 x module
d. 1.25/ module
How do you call a cam where in the follower
reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to its
axis?

Cylindrical cam
how gears for watches generally manufactured?

stamping
Rope brake dynamometer uses what?

a. Oil as lubricant
b. No lubricant
c. Grease as lubricant
d. Water as lubricant
Which of the following could be the effect of cold
working?

a. Increases the fatigue strength

b. Decreases the fatigue strength
c. Has no influence on fatigue strength
d. None of these
In testing a material for endurance strength it is
subjected to :

a. Completely reversed load

b. Static load
c. Impact load
d. Dynamic load
Coaxing is the procedure of increasing

a. Metal strength
b. Metal hardness by surface treatment
c. Metal resistance to corrosion by coating
d. Fatigue limit by overstressing the metal by
successively increasing loadings
Up to what percent thickness of plate, edge
preparation for welding is not needed?

a. 2mm
b. 4mm
c. 8mm
d. 12mm
Arc blow takes place in:

a. Gas welding
b. Arc welding when straight polarity is used
c. Arc welding when reversed polarity is used
d. Welding stainless steel
What is the function clutch in the machine tool?

a. Alignment of drive
b. Lowering of drive
c. To insure that two shafts line up at high speed
d. To connect shaft so that the driven shaft will
rotate with the driving shaft and to disconnect
them at all
The height of tooth above the pitch circle or the
radial distance between the pitch circle and top land
of the tooth.

a. Addendum
b. Dedendum
c. Top root
d. Top land
How do you call the distance of the tooth which is
equal to the sum of the addendum and dedendum?

a. Full depth
b. Working depth
c. Whole depth
d. pitch
Which of the following stresses that is independent
of loads?

a. Shear stress
b. Residual stress
c. Design stress
d. Yield stress
Which of the following is not used to resemble the
shape of tool bit?

a. Thread cutting
b. Center cutting
c. Square cutting
d. Round nose
What is the recommended best cutting angle of drill
for work on steel or cast iron?

a. 39 deg
b. 49 deg
c. 59 deg
d. 29 deg
Copper and most of its alloy can be hardened by
which of the following?

a. Cold working
b. Soaking
c. Patenting
d. Case hardening
Types of V-belts to use in a driving pulley with speed
of 360 rpm and transmitting 5 Hp.

a. Type A belts
b. Type B belts
c. Type C belts
d. Type D belts
Which of the following is not an angle measuring
device?

a. Bevel protector
b. Sine bar
c. Combination square
d. Angle iron
The mould for casting ferrous materials in continuous
casting process is made of what material?

a. Copper
b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Low carbon steel
Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged is especially
noticeable:

a. During idling
b. A low speed
c. During acceleration
d. During braking
In general, to engage securely and prevent dragging
what is the clearance between release bearing and
release collar in the clutch?

a. 2-3mm
b. 4-5mm
c. 6-7mm
d. 8-9mm
Piston compression rings are made of what material?

a. Steel
b. Bronze
c. Aluminum
d. Cast iron
What is the usual value of helix angle of a drill?

a. 120 deg
b. 110 deg
c. 60 deg
d. 30 deg
What is meant by drossing?

a. A method of cleaning the casting

b. An inspection method for castings
c. A method of deoxidation of molten metal
d. The formation of oxides on the molten metal
surface
If the first digit in AISI and SAE designations is one
(1), then, it indicates what?

a. Carbon steels
b. Nickel steels
c. Molybdenum
d. Chromium
Which of the following where the gear tooth Vernier
is used to measure?

a. Module
b. Gear tooth profile
c. Gear tooth thickness of gear tooth
d. Pitch line thickness of gear tooth
A cold chisel is made of what?

a. Mild steel
b. German steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Cast iron
It is the ability of a material to absorb energy when
deformed elastically and to return it when unloaded.

a. Creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. Resilience
d. toughness
Which of the following cams where the follower
reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to the
axis of rotation?

a. Cam curves
b. Radial cam
c. Cylindrical cam
d. Tangential cam
Which of the following cams where the follower
reciprocates or oscillates in a plane perpendicular to
its axis of rotation?

a. Tangential cam
b. Cam curves
c. Radial cam
d. Cylindrical cam
During tensile test, which of the following stress-
strain curve fits for a glass rod?

a. A straight line
b. A parabola
c. An irregular curve
d. A sudden break
In case of knuckle joint, the pin is most likely to fail in

a. Shear
b. Tension
c. Compression
d. Double shear
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. 3.0 Hp
c. 4.0 Hp
d. 5.0 Hp
At what temperature range when ferromagnetic
alpha iron exists?

a. Below 723 degC

b. 700- 910 degC
c. 1000- 1440 degC
d. Above 1539 degC
How do you call a body having identical properties all
over?

a. Heterogeneous
b. Homogeneous
c. Elastic
d. Ductile
How is the material described if it recovers its
original dimensions when the load is removed?

a. Elastic
b. Plastic
c. Brittle
d. Malleable
what is the percentage of carbon in eutectoid steel?

a. 0.02%
b. 0.30%
c. 0.63%
d. 0.80%
The presence of sulphur in pig iron makes:

a. The casting unsound

b. It brittle
c. It hard
d. It is easy machinable
What is the effect of alloying zinc to copper?

a. Increases hardness
b. Impart free- machining properties
c. Improve hardness and strength
d. Increases strength and ductility (if added up to
10-30%)
The imperfection in the crystal structure of metal is :

a. Impurity
b. Fracture slip
c. Slip
d. Dislocation
When is the pressure release in resistance welding?

a. After the weld cools

b. During heating period
c. After completion of current
d. Just at the time of passing the current
If it is the thickness of sheet to be spot welded, then
electrode tip diameter is equal to ___:

a. t^2
b. 2 sq. rt of t
c. Sq.rt of t
d. 1.5 sq. rt of t
A twist drill is specified by which of the following?

a. Its shank and diameter

b. Shank, material and flute size
c. Its diameter and lip angle
d. Shank, material and diameter
Which of the following is used to measure the
clearance between the value and tappet of an
automobile engine?

a. Shape gauge
b. Slip gauge
c. Feeler gauge
d. Vernier gauge
Speedometer drive is general taken from:

a. Gear box
b. Fan belt
c. Flywheel
d. Frontwheel
What is the usual percentage of cut on the return
stroke of hacksaw blade?

a. 0
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
which of the following will best describe sunk key?

a. The keyway is helical along shaft

b. The keyway is cut in shaft only
c. The keyway is cut in hub only
d. The key is cut in both shaft and hub
Which of the following where turn buckle has?

a. Left hand threads on one end and right hand

threads on the other end
b. Right hand threads on both ends
c. Left hand threads on both ends
d. No threads
Which of the following is the best process for butt
welding of two plates each of which is 25mm thick?

a. Electro slag welding

b. Gas welding
c. Submerged arc welding
d. Steam welding
Which of the following statement is correct for an
oilless bearing:

a. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under

pressure
b. The oil film pressure is produced only by rotation
of the journal
c. Do not need external supply of lubricant
d. Grease is needed to be applied after some
intervals
The working load “P” for a chain for crane
applications is expressed in terms of diameter of link
“d” in cm as follows:

a. P=1.5𝑑2
b. P=25𝑑2
c. P=50𝑑2
d. P=500𝑑2
The column splice is used for increasing:

a. cross-sectional area of the column

b. Length of the column
c. Strength of the column
d. All of the above
At what temperature that Gamma iron exist?

a. Between 910 – 1400 degC

b. Between 1400 – 1539 deg C
c. Near melting point
d. Room temperature
The 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. Clustering
b. Twinning
c. Screw dislocation
d. Strain aging
Which of the following statement is correct in “
carbon steel castings” ?

a. The percentage carbon is less than 1.7%

b. The percentage carbon is between 1.7 – 2 %
c. The percentage for alloying elements is
controlled
d. None of the above
Aluminum alloys for pressure die casting:

a. Must not be free from hot shortness

b. Must have iron as one of the constituents
c. Must not posses considerable fluidity
d. Must be light
Which of the following is maximum in 18-4-1 high
speed steel?

a. Tungsten
b. Chromium
c. Argon
d. Iron
Super conductors:

a. Exist at temperature below 10 degK

b. Are the dense metals without voids
c. Are non- metallic substances
d. Are the purest forms of metals
When large number of components are turned and
parted off from a bar, the chuck generally used as:

a. Two jaw chuck

b. Four jaw chuck
c. Collet chuck
d. Magnetic chuck
Cutting speed for some materials are under which
one of the following could be cutting speed for
brass?

a. 30m/min
b. 40m/min
c. 80m/min
d. 50m/min
If V is the volume of metal in casting and A is its
surface area, then the time of solidification will be
proportional to :

2 1
a. 𝑉 ,
𝐴
b. 1/𝑉 2 ,1/𝑉 2
c. V , 1/𝐴2
d. 𝑉 2 , 1/𝐴2
The draft allowance on metallic pattern as compared
to wooden ones is:

a. More
b. Same
c. Less
d. More or less depending on size
Arc metal patterns are used for

a. Precision castings
b. Small castings
c. Large castings
d. Large scale production of castings
What tool is used in foundry for repairing the mould?

a. Swab
b. Gagger
c. Bellows
d. Rammer
What tool is used in foundry for smoothening and
cleaning out depression in the mould?

a. Swab
b. Gagger
c. Bellows
d. rammer
Which of the following does not have to be
lubricated when drilling?

a. Brass
b. Steel
c. Monel
d. Mild steel
The tool used in precision work to smooth or enlarge
holes is called;

a. Round out
b. Drift pin
c. Reamer
d. Protractor
When measuring a drill for size, measure across the,

a. Margins
b. Flutes
c. Shank
d. Point
How do you call the tool used fro cleaning files?

a. File cleaner
b. File card
c. File oilstone
d. Scraper
The melting point of babbit is approximately,

a. 1000 deg F
b. 650 deg F
c. 750 deg F
d. 500 deg F
How tubing is measured?

a. Inside diameter
b. Outside diameter
c. Thickness of wall
d. Wire gage
Which of the following metals will respond to heat
treatment?

a. Cast iron
b. Wrought iron
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Low carbon steel
The ability of metal to withstand loads without
breaking down is:

a. Stress
b. Strength
c. Strain
d. Elasticity
Which of the following metals is non- magnetic?

a. Cast iron
b. Alloy steel
c. Cast steel
d. Manganese steel
A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates
and the feed is stationary.

a. Planing
b. Shaping
c. Turning
d. Reaming
Which 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
Herring bone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate on parallel shafts

b. Have a line contact between the teeth
c. Consists of two left handed helical gears
d. Tend to produce thrust on the shafts
Which of the following statements is true for the
internal stresses existing in a welded connection?

a. Internal stresses are not relieved by heat

treatment
b. Internal stresses are not relieved when weld is
peened
c. Internal stresses may be relieved when weld is
peened
d. Internal stresses are relieved by x-ray analysis
Stainless steel is obtained principally by the use of
which of the alloying elements?

a. Chromium
b. Nickel
c. Carbon
d. Tungsten
Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron coated
with:

a. Tin
b. Zinc
c. Magnesium
d. Aluminum
Which of the following is not a common term
relating to the classification of fits?

a. Tunking
b. Snug
c. Medium force fit
d. Bound
In usual spur gearing, which of the following
statement is correct?

a. Pitch circle and base circle are the same

b. Working depth includes the clearance
c. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
d. Tooth outline are usually cycloidal curves
In general, the design stress and factor of safety are
related as follows:

a. Design stress = ultimate stress x factor of safety

b. Design stress= ultimate stress / factor of safety
c. Factor of safety= design stress / ultimate stress
d. Ultimate stress= factor of safety / design stress
In usual spur gearing, the:

a. Pitch circle and base circle are the same

b. Working depth includes clearances
c. Tooth outline are always cycloidal curves
d. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
Which of the following is not the other name of
circumferential stress for thin walled cylinders.

a. Hoop stress
b. Girth stress
c. Tangential stress
d. Longitudinal stress
How do you call the ratio of the volumetric stress to
volumetric strain?

a. Modulus in shear
b. Stress to strain ratio
c. Volumetric ratio
d. Bulk modulus
Hearing bone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate parallel shafts

b. Have a line contact between the teeth
c. Tend to produce and thrust on the shafts
d. Consists of two left handed helical gears