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WorksheetsREADINGS MD 3.3
Total questions: 108
Worksheet time: 54mins
A machine used in testing steel generally strike the specimen with an energy from 220 to 265 ft-lb:
Izod test
Charpy test
Rockwell test
Test blocks
The area in the machine shop whose metal is being melted to form a new shape is the:
foundry area
tool and die
welding area
mass production area
Which of the following is not the work of the machinist?
re-boring
overhauling
grinding
boring
The machine which can flatten surface on a horizontal, vertical or angular plane is:
drilling machine
shaper machine
power saw
lathe machine
Which of the following is not part of a lathe machine?
fan
carriage
headstock
tailstock
One important skill that operators of machine tools must have an understanding of measurement which demands:
speed
neatness
precision
sociability
Which of the following metals is non-magnetic?
manganese steel
cast steel
alloy steel
cast iron
Which tool does not belong to the group?
vise grip
feeler gage
torque wrench
adjustable wrench
What process does not belong to the group?
brazing
soldering
hardening
resistance welding
A machinery operation whereby the tool rotates while the feed is stationary:
shaping
milling
turning
reaming
Which of the following is not a kind of cast iron?
gray iron
white iron
malleable iron
lead iron
Which of the following is not used to temper steel?
oil bath
brine/salt bath
steam bath
water bath
Which of the following is not a part of a headstock?
anvil
spindle
motor
back gear
The ability of material or metal to resist being crushed is:
fatigue strength
bending strength
torsional strength
compressive strength
Which of the following metal is easy to chisel?
alloy steel
manganese steel
stainless steel
cast iron
Ferrous metal contains a relatively large amount of:
manganese
carbon
sulfur
phosphorous
Which of the following is not a classification of iron ore?
siderite
hematite
sulfurite
magnetite
All of the following materials are used in the quenching process for steel manufacturing except
air
brine
hydrogen
water
Herringbone gears are gears which:
do not operate on parallel shafts
have a line of contact between the teeth
tend to produce and trust on the shafts
consist of two left-handed helical gears
Steel used as a wire in concrete is for
increased material density.
increased yield strength.
shrinkage and expansion control.
increased abrasion resistance.
The internal stresses existing in a welded connection are
relieved by x-ray analysis
may be relieved when the weld is peened
not relieved when the weld is peened
not relieved by heat treatment
In the usual spur gearing, the:
pitch circle and base circle are the same
working depth includes the clearance
tooth outline are always cycloidal curves
tooth outline are usually involute curves
One of the following is not common terms relating to the classification of fits:
tunking
snug
medium force fit
bound
The use of mixtures (hydrated lime, fly ash, etc.) with concrete is to
reduce weight.
increase durability.
improve workability, hardening, or strength characteristics
accelerate curing.
Stainless steel is obtained principally by the use of which alloying elements:
chromium
nickel
carbon
tungsten
It is generally recommended and normal for a designer to add a hunting tooth to evenly distribute the wear on meshing teeth like a 53-teeth gear meshes with a 30-teeth pinion. Find the rotation of pinion to mesh with the same pair of teeth again.
120
81
61
53
A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates, and the feed is stationary, is called:
Planning
Shaping
Turning
Reaming
One of the following metals which respond to heat treatment:
cast iron
wrought iron
medium carbon steel
low carbon steel
Schedule 40 pipe refers
to stress
low quality
standard wall pipe
standard diameter
Which of the following is not a strength property of metals?
tensile strength
rocking strength
fatigue strength
torsional strength
A machine used in shaping metal by means of abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an abrasive is called:
planer machine
power saw
shaper machine
grinding machine
Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?
expansion mandrel
taper mandrel
contraction mandrel
gang mandrel
The kind of center which is being attached and meshed to the tailstock spindle which is also static while the work is rotating is:
dead center
live center
focal center
work center
Which of the following is the only allotropic alloy of steel?
aluminum alloys
copper alloys
magnesium
iron-carbon alloys
During the quenching process in heat treating steel, agitation of the fluids used in the quenching has what effect on the severity of the quenching?
increases quenching severity
decreases quenching severity
has no effect on quenching severity
reverses quenching severity
The ratio of average shear stress to maximum shear stress for a circular section equal to:
2
32
23
43
When a solid cube is subjected to equal normal forces of the same type on all its faces, the ratio of volumetric strain to linear strain along any of the three axes will be equal to:
1
2
3
3
The ratio of bulk modulus to shear modulus for Poisson’s ratio of 0.25 will be equal to:
3/2
5/6
1
6/3
The stress–strain curve for a glass rod during a tensile test is:
A straight line
A parabola
A sudden break
An irregular curve
When shear force is zero along a section, the bending moment at that section will be:
Zero
Minimum
Maximum
Minimum or maximum
The ultimate tensile stress of mild steel as compared to its ultimate compressive stress will be:
Same
More
Less
More or less depending on other factors
The intensity of stress that causes unit strain is known as:
Unit stress
Bulk modulus
Modulus of rigidity
Modulus of elasticity
For steel, the ultimate strength in shear as compared to in tension is nearly:
Same
Half
One-third
Two-third
Select the one that has no unit:
Kinematics viscosity
Surface tension
Bulk modulus
Strain
When a part is constrained to move and heated, it develops:
Principal stress
Tensile stress
Compressive stress
Shear stress
The tensile stress of a material is given by:
Maximum load during test over original cross-sectional area
Average load during test over original cross-sectional area
Maximum load during test over area at the time of fracture
Average load during the test over the area at the time of fracture
The size of hole that is drilled in plates for riveting is:
Equal to the diameter of rivet shank
Slightly smaller than the diameter or rivet shank
1.5 to 2 mm smaller than the diameter of rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size
1.5 to 2 mm larger than the diameter of the rivet for rivets of 25 mm and above size
The horsepower that can be transmitted by a shaft 60 mm diameter at 180 rpm with permissible shear stress of 850 kg/cm^2 shall be approximately:
30-35
35-50
50-60
60-85
A column is called short column when:
The length is more than 30 times the diameter
Slenderness ratio is more than 120
The length is less than 8 times the diameter
The slenderness ratio is more than 32
Which one is the correct statement about true stress-strain method?
There is no such phenomenon like true stress or true strain.
True stress is load per unit area(actual) and similarly true strain is determined under actual conditions.
This method can be used for compression test as well
It is more sensitive to changes in mechanical conditions.
The total strain energy stored in a body is called:
Resilience
Proof resilience
Modulus of resilience
Toughness
A material that is capable of absorbing a large quantity of energy before fracture is called:
Ductility
Toughness
Resilience
Shock proof
Coaxing increases the:
Strength by reversible cycling
Corrosion resistance by spraying
Hardness by surface treatment
Fatigue resistance by over-stressing the metal successively
Two shafts made up of mild steel one having circular cross section and the other being hollow circular with inner diameter half of the outer diameter. The ratio of the torque that can be transmitted in two cases given by:
2
17/16
1
15/16
For a circular shaft subjected to torque the value of shear stress is equal to:
Is uniform throughout
Has maximum value at the axis
Has maximum value at the surface
Is zero at the axis and linearly increases to a maximum value at the surface of the shaft
In laminated spring the strips are provided in different lengths for:
Economy
Reduction in weight
Improved appearance
Equal distribution of stress
Select the one for which diamond riveted joint can be adopted:
Butt joint
Lap joint
Double riveted lap joints
All types of joints
Hoop stress refers to:
Circumferential tensile stress
Compressive stress
Radial stress
Longitudinal stress
Modulus of rigidity can be defined as the ratio of:
Linear stress to longitudinal strain
Stress to volumetric strain
Shear stress to shear strain
stress to strain
1 Meganewton per square meter is equal to:
1,000,000 N/mm^2
10,000 N/mm^2
100 N/mm^2
1 N/mm^2
The value of shear stress changes is induced in the shaft because of the applied couple that:
From maximum at the center to zero at the circumference
From zero at the center to maximum at the circumference
From maximum at the center to minimum at the circumference
From minimum at the center to maximum at the circumference
In the design of pulley, key and shaft:
All three are design for same strength
Key is made weaker link
Pulley is made weaker
Shaft is made weaker
The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick cylinder is:
Maximum at inner surface and decreases towards outer surface
Minimum at inner surface and increases towards outer surface
Minimum at inner and outer surface and maximum in middle
Maximum at inner and outer surfaces and minimum in middle
Autofrettage is the method of:
Calculating stresses in thick cylinders
Relieving thick cylinders
Pre-stressing thick cylinders
Increasing life of thick cylinders
Ties are load carrying members that carry:
Torsional loads
Axial compressive loads
Axial tension loads
Transverse loads
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:
The circular beam is more economical
The square beam is more economical
Both the beams are equally strong
Both the beams are equally economical
In actual machines:
Mechanical advantage is unity
Mechanical advantage is less than unity
Mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio
Mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio
The essential condition of equilibrium of a body is:
The algebraic sum of horizontal components of all forces must be zero
The algebraic sum of vertical component of all forces must be zero
The algebraic sum of forces about a point must be zero
All of the above
Coulomb friction is:
Friction between two electrically charged bodies
Friction between two bodies having relative motion
Friction between a solid and a liquid
Friction between two dry surfaces
The coefficient of friction is equal to:
The angle between the normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting friction
The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and the resultant of the normal reaction and the limiting friction
The tangent of the angle of the net resultant force with the direction of motion
The tangent of the angle between the normal reaction and direction of limiting friction
The limiting force of friction is equal to:
The value of friction force that stops the movement of the body
The value of friction force that cannot exceed under a given situation
The friction force when the body is just about to move
The friction force acting on a body when it is in motion
Ice is slippery when a man walks on it because:
It has a smooth surface
It has no friction
It is very chilly
Increase of pressure causes it to melt
One joule is the same as:
108 ergs
10^7 ergs
106 ergs
105 ergs
Static friction is:
Always greater than the dynamic friction
Always less than the dynamic friction
Always equal to the dynamic friction
Either greater or more than the dynamic friction
When two forces that act at a point are such that if the direction of one is reversed, the direction of the resultant is turned through 90°, the forces must be:
Equal in magnitude
Inclined at less than 90°
Inclined at more than 90°
Acting at 180°
The curve of a catenary by nature is:
Ellipse
Hyperbolic
Circular
Parabolic
If the only force acting on two bodies is their mutual interactions and if both bodies start from rest, the distance travelled by each will be a:
Proportional to the masses of the bodies
Inversely proportional to the masses of the bodies
Inversely proportional to the square of the masses of the bodies
Directly proportional to the square of the masses of the bodies
Which statement is correct?
A body cannot have any energy without having momentum
A body can have kinetic energy without having momentum
A body in motion will always have kinetic energy more than the potential energy
None of the above
A man is standing near the edge of a uniformly rotating platform about an axis passing through its center. The speed of rotation of the platform will decrease if he
Moves towards the axis of rotation
Accepts a heavy bag from one of its friends standing nearby and hold it in his hand
Extend his arms outwards
Jumps out from the platform
A shaft revolving in a bearing forms a
Lower pair
sliding pair
higher pair
cylindrical pair
Select the one that is a higher pair
Thomson indicator mechanism
Harts straight line mechanism
Cross by indicator mechanism
Tooth gearing mechanism
The mechanism used to enlarge or reduce moments for reproducing drawings to different scales is called
Clinograph
Tri-square
Graphometer
Bantograph
When a ship traveling in a sea, which of the effect is more dangerous
Rolling
Pitching
steering
All of the above
Slip in belt drive is
Loss power
Difference between the angular velocity of two pulleys
Difference between the velocities of two pulleys
Difference between the linear speed of the rim of pulley and the belt on it
In case of flat belt drive the length of belt in case of:
Open belts depend on sum of the diameters of pulleys
Open belts depend on difference of the diameters of pulleys
Cross belts depend on the sum of the diameters of pulleys
Cross belts depend on the difference of the diameters of the pulleys
Kinematic pairs are those pairs that have:
Point or line contact between the two elements when in motion
Surface contact between the two elements when in motion
Elements of pairs not held together mechanically
Two elements that allow relative motion
A cam with a roller follower would constitute, which type of pair?
Lower pair
Higher pair
Open pair
Close pair
The pitch point on a cam is:
Any point on pitch curve
The point of cam pitch circle that has the maximum pressure angle
A point at a distance equal to pitch circle radius from the center
None of the above
The cam angle is:
The angle of rotation of the cam for a definite displacement of the follower
Angle subtended by live portion of cam at the cam center
The angle subtended at the cam center by the portion of cam during which the follower moves
The angle subtended by the cam at the cam center when the follower dwells.
Module can be expressed in:
mm
mm/no. of teeth
Dimensionless
None of the above
A reverted gear train is one in which:
The direction of rotation of first and last gear is opposite
The direction of rotation of first and last gear is the same
The first and last gear are on the same shaft
The first and last gear are essentially on separate but parallel shafts.
In case of spur gears the flank of the tooth is:
The part of the tooth surface lying below the pitch surface
The curve forming face and flank
The width of the gear tooth measure axially along the pitch surface
The surface of the top of the tooth.
In case of cross helical worm, the axes of two shafts are:
Parallel
Intersecting
Non-parallel
Non-parallel-non-intersecting
In case of gears the addendum is given by:
One module
2.157 x module
1.57 x module
1.25/module
Gears for watches are generally manufactured by:
Die casting
Machining on hobber
Machining on a gear shaper
Stamping
In case of helical gears, the axial plane is given by:
Diametral pitch over sine of helix angle
Diametral pitch over cosine of helix angle
Diametral pitch over cotangent of helix angle
Diametral pitch over tangent of helix angle
A cam wherein the follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to the axis of the cam is called:
Cylindrical cam
Reciprocating cam
None of the above
Circular cam
Rope brake dynamometer uses:
Oil as lubricant
Water as lubricant
Grease as lubricant
No lubricant
Which of the following dynamometer is widely used for absorption of wide range of powers at wide range of speeds?
Hydraulic
Belt transmission
Rope brake
Electric generator
In a balancing machine the units for unbalance measurements are:
cps
gram
gm-cm-cps
gm-cm
The supply of working fluid to the engine to suit the load continuous can be controlled by:
expansion valve
slide valve
flywheel
Governor
The function of a governor is to:
Store energy and give up whenever needed
Regulate the speed during one cycle of a prime mover
Increase variation of speed
Adjust the variation of speed by varying the input to the engine
According to law of gearing:
Teeth should be involute type
Clearance between mating teeth should be provided
Dedendum should be equal to 1.157 m
None of these
Bevel gears are used to transmit rotary motion between two shafts whose axes are:
Parallel
Non-coplanar
Non-intersecting
None of the above
If D and T are the pitch circle diameter and number of teeth of a gear, then its circular pitch:
D/T
πT/D
T/D
πD/T
If D1 and T1 are the diameter and number of teeth of gear 1 and D2 and T2 are the corresponding values of another gear in mesh, then speed ratio N1/N2 will be equal to:
D1/D2
D1/D2×T2/T1
T1/T2
D2/D1
Cold working:
Increases the fatigue strength
Decreases the fatigue strength
Has no influence on fatigue strength
None of the above
The notch angle of the Izod impact test specimen is:
20∘
30∘
10∘
45∘
