1.

the hardness of steel increases if it

contains

A. martensite
B. pearlite
C. austenite
D. all of the above
2. how do you call a steel with 0.8%
carbon and 100% pearlite

A. austenite
B. solidus
C. hyper eutectoid
D. eutectoid
3. 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
4. fatigue failure occurs when a part
is subjected to

A. compressive stress
B. tensile stress
C. torsional stress
D. fluctuating stress
5. paramagnetic alpha iron changes to
gamma iron at what temperature

A. 440C
B. 910C
C. 940C
D. 1639C
6. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. which of the following pairs are
formed if shaft is revolving in a bearing

A. lower pair
B. turning pair
C. sliding pair
D. cylindrical pair
10.how many links are there in
pantograph

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
11.a pantograph is a mechanism having

A. lower pairs
B. rolling pairs
C. spherical pairs
D. higher pairs
12.which of the following describes 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
13.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
14.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
15.how do you call a cam where in the
follower reciprocates or oscillates in a
plane parallel to its axis

A. circular cam
B. reciprocating cam
C. cylindrical cam
D. oscillating cam
16.how are gears for watches generally
manufactured

A. die casting
B. machining or hobber
C. power metallurgy process
D. stamping
17.rope brake dynamometer uses what

A. oil as lubricant
B. no lubricant
C. grease as lubricant
D. water as lubricant
18.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
19.in testing a material for endurance
strength, it is subjected to

A. completely reversed load

B. static load
C. impact load
D. dynamic load
20.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
21.up to what percent thickness of plate,
edge preparation for welding is not
needed

A. 2 mm
B. 4mm
C. 8mm
D. 12mm
22.arc blow takes place

A. gas welding
B. arc welding when straight polarity
is used
C. arc welding when reversed polarity
is used
D. welding stainless steel
23.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 all
24.the height of tooth above the pitch
circle or the radial distance between pitch
circle and top land of the tooth

A. addendum
B. dedendum
C. top rooth
D. top land
25.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
26.which of the following stresses that is
independent of loads

A. shear stress
B. residual stress
C. design stress
D. yield stress
27.which of the following is not used to
resemble the shape of the tool bit

A. thread cutting
B. center cutting
C. square nose
D. round nose
28.what is the recommended best
cutting angle of drill for work on steel or
cast iron

A. 39 degrees
B. 39 degrees
C. 59 degrees
D. 29 degrees
29.copper and most of its alloys can be
hardened by which of the following

A. cold working
B. soaking
C. patenting
D. cast hardening
30.types of v belts to use in a driving
pulley with a speed of 360 rpm and
transmitting 5 hp

A. type A belts
B. type B belts
C. type C belts
D. type D belts
31.which of the following is not an angle
measuring device

A. bevel protector
B. sine bar
C. combination square
D. angle iron
32.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
33.clutch slippage while clutch is
engaged especially noticeable

A. during idling
B. a low speed
C. during acceleration
D. during braking
34.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
35.piston compression rings are made of
what material

A. steel
B. bronze
C. aluminum
D. cast iron
36.what is the usual value of helix
angle of a drill

A. 120 degrees
B. 110 degrees
C. 60 degrees
D. 30 degrees
37.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
38.in the first digit in AISI and SAE
designation is one (1), then, it indicates
what

A. carbon steels
B. nickel steels
C. molybdenum steels
D. chromium steels
39.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
40.a cold chisel is made of what

A. mild steel
B. german silver
C. high carbon steel
D. cast iron
41.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
42.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
43.which of the following cams where the
follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane
perpendicular to its axis

A. tangential cam
B. cam curves
C. radial cam
D. cylindrical cam
44.during tensile test, which of the
following stress strain curves fits for a
glass rod

A. a straight line
B. a parabola
C. an irregular curve
D. a sudden break
45.in case of a knuckle joint, the pin is
most likely to fail in

A. shear
B. tension
C. compression
D. double shear
46.a single ply leather 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
47.at what temperature range where
ferromagnetic alpha iron exist

A. below 723C
B. 700 – 910C
C. 1000 – 1440C
D. above 1539C
48.how do you call a body having
identical properties all over

A. heterogeneous
B. homogeneous
C. elastic
D. ductile
49.how is the material described if it
recovers its original dimensions when the
load is removed

A. elastic
B. plastic
C. brittle
D. malleable
50.what is the percentage of carbon
in eutectoid steel

A. 0.02%
B. 0.30%
C. 0.63%
D. 0.80%
51.the presence of sulphur in pig iron
makes

A. the casting unsound

B. it brittle
C. it hard
D. it is easy machinable
52.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%)
53.the imperfection in the crystal
structure of metal is

A. impurity
B. fracture slip
C. slip
D. dislocation
54.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
55.if the thickness of sheet to be spot
welded, then electrode tip diameter is
equal to

A. t2
B. 2 sq. rt of t
C. sq rt of t
D. 1.5 sq rt of t
56. 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
57.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 scale
58.speedometer drive is generally taken
from

A. gear box
B. fan belt
C. flywheel
D. frontwheel
59.what is the usual percentage of cut on
the return stroke of hacksaw blade

A. 0
B. 5
C. 7
D. 9
60.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
61.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
62.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
63.which of the following statements 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
64.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
65.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
66.at what temperature that
gamma iron exist

A. between 910 and 1400C

B. between 1400 and 1539C
C. near melting point
D. room temperature
67.the behavior of metals where in
strength of a metal I increased and the
ductility is increased on heating at a
relatively low temperature after cold
working is called

A. clustering
B. twinning
C. crew dislocation
D. strain aging
68.which of the following statements is
correct in carbon steel castings

A. the percentage carbon is less than

1.7%
B. the percentage carbon is between 1.7
to 2%
C. the percentage for alloying elements
is controlled
D. none of the above
69. 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
70.which of the following is maximum in
18 – 14 – 1 high speed steel

A. tungsten
B. chromium
C. argon
D. iron
71.super conductors

A. exist at temperature below 10K

B. are dense metals without voids
C. are non metallic substances
D. are the purest forms of metals
72.when large number of components
are turned and parted off from a bar, the
chuck generally used is

A. two jaw chuck

B. four jaw chuck
C. collet chuck
D. magnetic chuck
73.cutting speed for some materials are
as under which one of the following
could be cutting speed for brass

A. 30 m/min
B. 40m/min
C. 80m/min
D. 50m/min
74.if V is the volume of metal in
casting and A is its surface area, then
the time of solidification will be
proportional to

A. V2, 1/A
B. 1/V2, A2
C. V, 1/A2
D. V2, 1/A2
75.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
76.arc metal patterns are used for

A. precision castings
B. small castings
C. large castings
D. large scale production of castings
77.what tool is used in foundry for
repairing the mould

A. swab
B. gagger
C. bellows
D. rammer
78.what tool is used in foundry for
smoothening and cleaning out depression
in the mould

A. swab
B. gagger
C. bellows
D. rammer
79.which of the following does not
have to be lubricated when drilling

A. brass
B. steel
C. monel
D. mild steel
80.the tool used in precision work to
smooth or enlarge holes is called a

A. round out
B. drift pin
C. reamer
D. protractor
81.when measuring a drill for size,
measure across the

A. margins
B. flutes
C. shank
D. point
82.how do you call the tool used for
cleaning files

A. file cleaner
B. file card
C. file oilstone
D. scraper
83.the melting point of babbit is
approximately

A. 1000F
B. 650F
C. 750F
D. 500F
84.how is tubing measured

A. inside diameter
B. outside diameter
C. thickness of wall
D. wire gage
85.which of the following metals will
respond to heat treatment

A. cast iron
B. wrought iron
C. medium carbon steel
D. low carbon steel
86.the ability of metal to withstand
loads without breaking down is

A. stress
B. strength
C. strain
D. elasticity
87.which of the following metals is
non magnetic

A. cast iron
B. alloy steel
C. cast steel
D. manganese steel
88.a machining operation whereby the
tool reciprocates and the feed is
Stationary

A. planing
B. shaping
C. turning
D. reaming
89.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
90.herringbone gear 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
91.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
92.stainless steel is obtained
principally by the use of which of the
alloying elements

A. chromium
B. nickel
C. carbon
D. tungsten
93.galvanized iron is a term referring to
iron coated with

A. tin
B. zinc
C. magnesium
D. aluminum
94.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
95.in usual spur gearing, which of the
following statements 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
96.in general, the design stress and factor of
safety are related as follows

A. design stress = ultimate stress times factor

of safety
B. design stress = ultimate stress divided by
factor of safety
C. factor of safety = design stress divided by
ultimate stress
D. ultimate stress = factor of safety divided by
design stress
97.in usual spur gearing, the

A. pitch circle and base circle are the same

B. working depth includes clearance
C. tooth outline are always cycloidal curves
D. tooth outline are usually involute curves
98.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
99.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
100. herringbone gears are gears which

A. do not operate parallel shaft

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