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. 850-500 MPa
D. 1500-1650 MPa
4. Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjected
to:

A. Compression 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. 970C
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 the 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 is 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 a pantograph?

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

A. Lower pairs
B. Rolling pairs
C. Spherical pairs
D. Highest 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 on hobber
C. Power metallurgy process
D. Stamping
17. Rope break 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 the what percent thickness of plate, edge
preparation for welding is not needed?

A. 2mm
B. 4mm
C. 8mm
D. 12mm
22. 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
23. What is the function clutch is 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
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 root
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
independent of loads?

A. Shear stress
B. Residual stress
C. Design stress
D. Yield stress
27. Which of the following is not resemble the
shape of 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. 49 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. Case hardening
30. Types of V-belts to use in a driving pulley with
speed of 360 rpm and transmitting 5 Ho.

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
materials?

A. Copper
B. Medium carbon steel
C. High carbon steel
D. Low carbon steel
33. Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged is
especially noticeable:

A. During idling
B. A low speed
C. During acceleration
D. During braking
34. In general, to enlarge securely and prevent
dragging, what is the clearance between release
bearing and release collar in the clutch?

A. 2 – 3 mm
B. 4 – 5 mm
C. 6 – 7 mm
D. 8 – 9 mm
35. Piston compression rings are made of what
materials?

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 od cleaning casting

B. An inspection method for casting
C. A method of deoxidation of molten metal
D. The formation of oxides on the molten metal
surface
38. If 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 its axis of rotation?

A. Tangential cam
B. Cam curves
C. Radial cam
D. Cylindrical cam
44. During tensile test, which of the following
stress-strain curve(s) fits 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 fall in:

A. Shear
B. Tension
C. Compression
D. Double shear
46. A single ply leather belt running at a belt
velocity of 300ft/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 exists?

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. Increase hardness
B. Impart free machining properties
C. Improve hardness and strength
D. Increase 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 as the time of passing the current
55. 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
56. A twist drill specified by which of the
following?

A. Its shank and diameter

B. Shank, material and flute size
C. The 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 guage
B. Slip guage
C. Feeler guage
D. Vernier scale
58. Speedometer drive is generally taken from:

A. Gear box
B. Fan belt
C. Flywheel
D. Frontwheel I
59. What is the usual percentage of cut on the
return stroke of hacksaw blade?

A. 0 I

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 Ishaft and hub
61. Which of the following where turn buckle has?

A. Left hand threads on Ione end and right hand

threads on 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 25
mm thread?

A. Electro slag welding I

B. Gas welding
C. Submerged arc welding
D. Steam welding
63. Which of the following statement(s) 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 Isupply 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 = 1.5 d^2
B. P = 25 d^2
C. P = 50 d^2
D. P = 500 d^2 I
65. The column splice is used for increasing:

A. Cross-sectional area of the column

B. Length of the column I
C. Strength of the column
D. All of the above
66. At what temperature that Gamma iron exist?

A. Between 910C and 1400C

I

B. Between 1400C and 1539C

C. Near melting point
D. Room temperatiure
67. The behaviour of metals where in strength of a
metal is increased and the ductility is decreased
on heating at a relatively low temperate after
cold working is called:
A. Clustering
B. Twinning
C. Screw dislocation
D. Strain aging I
68. Which of the following statement(s) is correct
in “carbon steel castings”?

A. The percentage carbon

I 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
69. Aluminum alloys for pressure die castings:

A. Must not be free form hot shortness

B. Must have iron as one of the constituents
C. Must not posses considerable
I fluidity
D. Must be light
70. Which of the following is maximum in 18-4-1
high speed steel?

A. Tungsten
B. Chromium
C. Argon
D. Iron I
71. Super conductors:

A. Exist at temperature below

I 10K
B. Are the 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 I
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. 40 m/min I

C. 80 m/min
D. 50 m/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. V^2, 1/A
B. 1/(V^2), A^2
C. V, 1/(A^2)
D. V^2, 1/(A^2) I
75. The draft allowance on metallic pattern as
compared to wooden ones is:

A. More
B. Same
C. Less I

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 productionI castings
77. What tool is used in foundry for repairing the
mould?

A. Swab I

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 I

D. Rammer
79. Which of the following does not have to be
lubricated when drilling?

A. Brass I

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 I

D. Protractor
81. When a measuring a dill for size, measure
across the:

A. Margins I

B. Flutes
C. Shank
D. Point
82. How do you call the tool used for cleaning
files?

A. File cleaner
B. File card I

C. File oilstone
D. Scraper
83. The melting point of babbit is approximately:

A. 1000 F
B. 650 F I

C. 750 F
D. 500 F
84. How is tubing measured?

A. Inside diameter
B. Outside diameter I

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 I
D. Low carbon steel
86. The ability of metal to withstand loads without
breaking down is:

A. Stress
B. Strength I

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 I
88. A machining operation whereby the tool
reciprocates and the feed is stationary

A. Planing
B. Shaping I

C. Turning
D. Reaming
89. Which of the following is not a tap used for
cutting threads in holes?

A. Tapping tap I

B. Plug tap
C. Taper tap
D. Bottoming tap
90. Herringbone gears are gears which:

A. Do not operate on parallel shafts

B. Have a line contact between
I
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
I
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 I

B. Nickel
C. Carbon
D. Tungsten
93. Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron
coated with:

A. Tin
B. Zinc I

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 I
95. In usual spur gearing, which of the following
statement(s) is correct?

A. Pitch circle and base circle are the same

B. Working depth includes the clearance
C. Tooth profile are usually
I involute curves
D. Tooth profile 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
I
stress divided by
factor of safety
C. Factor of safety = Design stress divided by
design 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 always
I involute curves
98. Which of the following is the not the other
name of circumferential stress for thin walled
cylinder.

A. Hoop stress
B. Girth stress
C. Tangential stress
D. Longitudinal stress I
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. Bulks modulus I
100. Herringbone gears are gears which:

A. Do not operate parallel shafts

B. Have a line contact between
I
the teeth
C. Tend to produce and thrust on the shafts
D. Consists of two left handed helical gears