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Engineering Material and Design Quiz

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Engineering Material and Design Quiz

The document consists of a series of multiple-choice questions related to engineering concepts, materials, and mechanical components. Topics covered include types of bolts, springs, stress, gears, and various engineering practices. Each question provides four options, testing knowledge in mechanical engineering and material science.

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1. It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small sizes.

A. Stud Bolt

B. Stove Bolt

C. Machine Bolt

D. Coupling Bolt

2. Which of the following is the type of spring made in the form of dished washer?

A. Air Spring

B. Bellevile Spring

C. Volute Spring

D. Motor Spring

3. In flange coupling the weakest element should be:

A. Flange

B. Key

C. Bolts

D. Shaft

4. Fluid film desired between surfaces relative sliding motion.

A. Lube Oil

B. Lubrication

C. Grease

D. Graphite

5. The property of a material which resist forces action to pull the material apart.

A. Shear Strength

B. Tensile Strength

C. Compressive Strength

D. Bearing Strength

6. In gears, an imaginary circle on which the lever arm is based in:

A. Base Circle

B. Pitch Circle

C. Addendum Circle

D. Clearance Circle

7. The internal resistance a material offers to being deformed and is measured in terms of applied load.

A. Strain
B. Elasticity

C. Stress

D. Resilience

8. The mass of the body per unit volume.

A. Volume flow rate

B. Density

C. Weight

D. Mass

9. Any material that retard flow of electricity, used to prevent or escape of electric current from conductors.

A. Bricks

B. Insulators

C. Refractories

D. Ceramics

10. The riveted joints in ASME Code has as design surface compressive stress_____ higher than the tensile stress.

A. 70%

B. 60%

C. 35%

D. 50%

11. Substances having sufficient carbon and/or hydrogen for chemical oxidation to produce exothermally, worthwhile quantities of heat.

A. Lubrication

B. Graphite

C. Grease

D. Fuels

12. A machine shop equipment that can flatten horizontally, vertically, or angular plane.

A. Shaper Machine

B. Welding Machine

C. Drill Machine

D. Power Saw

13. An elastic body whose primary function is deflect under load.

A. Spring

B. Brake

C. Stopper
D. Clutch

14. What is the overall length of the spring when it is compressed until all adjacent coils touched?

A. Free Length

B. Solid Length

C. Compressed Length

D. Expansion Length

15. Which of the following flanges is suitable for low and moderate pressure?

A. Ring-Flange

B. Lap Joint Flange

C. Tapered-Hub Flange

D. Welding Neck Type

16. It is the process of pre-stressing or over-stressing of a hollow cylindrical member beyond the elastic range.

A. Presstagge

B. Autoforttage

C. Stress Relieving

D. Countersinking

17. In designing gears for power transmission consider an efficiency of _______ as recommended.

A. 96% or more

B. 89% or more

C. 85% or more

D. 98% or more

18. Material, usually ceramics, employed where resistance to very high temperature is required, as for furnace linings and metal pots.

A. Bricks

B. Insulators

C. Refractories

D. Ceramics

19. Normally cast iron contains 2% carbon or more and silicon in the range of _____%.

A. 1 to 3

B. 2 to 4

C. 2 to 3

D. 1 to 6
20. It is the study of the body’s motion independent of the forces on the body.

A. Kinetics

B. Dynamics

C. Kinematics

D. Mechanics

[Link] is the study of the body’s motion independent of the forces on the body.

A. Kinetics

B. Dynamics

C. Dynamics

D. Mechanics

22. In pressure vessels, which of the following resist internal pressure through bending

A. Shell-type element

B. Cam type element

C. Plate-type element

D. Spherical type element

23. For machinery shafts, the permissible deflection is approximately:

A. 0.02 in/ft

B. 0.023in/ft

C. 0.01 in/ft

D. 0.05 in/ft

24. It is the irregularities of departures from the nominal surface of greater spacing than roughness?

A. Waviness

B. Roughness

C. Lay

D. Smoothness

25. It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short portion of the shank underneath the head being squared or finned or ribbed.

A. Coupling bolt

B. Stud bolt

C. Machine bolt

D. Carriage bolt

26. Gear for wrist watches are generally manufactured by:

A. Molding
B. Stamping

C. Galvanizing

D. Honing

27. For high speed application the minimum number of teeth in small sprocket should be:

A. 18 to 24

B. 26 to 30

C. 14 to 8

D. 24 to 28

28. What is the usual factor of safety for a pressure vessel?

A. 4

B. 1.5

C. 3

D. 5

29. A tool with hardened steel points used for scribing or laying of distance.

A. Plain scriber

B. Divider

C. A Trammel

D. Hermaphrodite

30. The process commonly used for thermos-plastic material is:

A. Diecasting

B. Injection moulding

C. Shell moulding

D. Cold forming

31. The rated life of a bearing changes:

A. Inversely as cube of load

B. Directly as load

C. Inversely as square of load

D. Inversely as load

32. A device that measures atmospheric pressure.

A. Piezometer

B. Hydrometer

C. Barometer
D. Odometer

33. A petroleum by product used as an electrode in an electric arc furnace melting operation.

A. Anthracite coke

B. Foundry coke

C. Graphite electrodes

D. Bituminous coke

34. A device used to prevent leakage of media.

A. Packing

B. Safety shield

C. Gasket

D. Seals

35. What is the type of failure due to unstability?

A. Buckling

B. Slenderness ratio

C. Stability

D. Euler’s failure

36. If a set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated properly, they normally may e subjected to failures like:

A. Tooth spalling

B. Tooth peening

C. Pitting

D. Shearing

37. What is the rotating member used in transmitting power?

A. Shaft

B. Counter shaft

C. Axle

D. Washer

38. Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts/ and for engineering applications is a ____ series.

A. UNC

B. ANSI

C. Withworth

D. UNF
39. Foundry crucible is made of:

A. German silver

B. Lead

C. Mild steel

D. Graphite

40. Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is threaded in both ends.

A. Hex bolt

B. Stud bolt

C. Square threaded bolts

D. Eye bolt

41. From experience specify the conventional limit of flywheel operations to be at 6000 ft/min for cast iron and _____ for cast steel.

A. 7000

B. 8000

C. 10000

D. 12000

42. What is the minimum length of contact in a tapped hole for cast iron?

A. 1.7 D

B. 1.5 D

C. 1.2 D

D. 2.1 D

43. Avoidance of vibration in equipment of machinery foundation a mass of weight equal to ____ times the forces are needed.

A. 10 to 20

B. 8 to 15

C. 15 to 20

D. 8 to 10

44. A screw that requires positive torque to lower the load, or to loosen the screw if it has been turned tight against a resistance.

A. Power screw

B. Lock screw

C. Self screw

D. Self locking screw

45. The modulus of elasticity for metals in compression is usually taken as that in:

A. Tension
B. Bearing

C. Yield

D. Ultimate

46. It is the permissible variation of the size.

A. Tolerance

B. Limits

C. Fits

D. None of these

47. Which of the following is not a function of spring?

A. Absorbs energy

B. Source of potential energy

C. Measure weight

D. Measure thickness

48. The kind of center which is being attached and meshed to the tailstock spindle which is also static while the work is rotating.

A. Dead center

B. Live center

C. Focal center

D. Work center

49. It is the phenomenon occurring when two touching surfaces have a high contact pressure and when these surfaces have minute
relative motion.

A. Prestressing

B. Fretting

C. Friction

D. Carving

[Link] most important element that controls the physical properties of steel is:

A. Carbon

B. Silicon

C. Manganese

D. Tungsten

51. The distance from a point on one gear to the corresponding point measured along the base circle.

A. Normal pitch

B. Circular pitch
C. Axial pitch

D. Diametral pitch

52. Which of the following is not a kind of mandrel?

A. Expansion Mandrel

B. Taper Mandrel

C. Contraction Mandrel

D. Foundry Mandrel

53. Which of the following is not a part of lathe machine?

A. Tailstock

B. Fan

C. Carriage

D. Headstock

54. In the color coding of pipe, the color for a pipeline for steam is:

A. Light orange

B. White

C. Silver grey

D. Light blue

55. Which of the type of chain is used in motorcycle?

A. Silent

B. Pintle

C. Bush roller

D. Long

56. Which of the following is not part of the headstock?

A. Spindle

B. Anvil

C. Back gear

D. Motor

57. In a standard coarse thread bolt, the stress concentration is maximum at:

A. All over the surface

B. Top surface

C. Root

D. Flank
58. Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of:

A. 60

B. 80

C. 120

D. 150

59. Moment of inertia is also called:

A. Modulus of elasticity

B. Weep strength

C. Radius of gyration

D. None of these

60. Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor of safety of:

A. 9 to 12

B. 8 to 11

C. 10 to 13

D. 7 to 10

61. Hardening the surface of iron-based alloys by heating them below the melting point in contact with a carbonaceous substance.

A. Carburizing

B. Normalizing

C. Mar tempering

D. Hardening

62. The normal density of work space requirement to use in the design of a work room is ____ cubic feet per person.

A. 400

B. 388

C. 353

D. 424

63. The ability of a material to resist being crushed.

A. Tensile strength

B. Shearing strength

C. Compressive strength

D. Torsion

64. If two principal stresses is zero, the state of stress is:


A. Biaxial

B. Mono-axial

C. Uniaxial

D. Triaxial

65. An act of cutting out a piece of metal at a desired shape and size.

A. Broaching

B. Blanking

C. Slitting

D. Drinking

66. In arc welding operations the current value is decided by:

A. Length of welded portion

B. Voltage across the arc

C. Size of the electrode

D. Thickness of plate

67. The process of working metals by the application of sudden blows or by steady pressure.

A. Casting

B. Turning

C. Forging

D. Rolling

68. In pressure vessels, which of the following resists internal pressure through tension?

A. Shell-type element

B. Cam type element

C. Plate-type element

D. Spherical type element

69. The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is called:

A. Pitch one

B. Chamfer

C. Crest

D. Flute

70. In the color coding of pipe, the color for pipeline of communication is:

A. Light blue

B. White
C. Brown

D. Light orange

71. In general, alloys with high nickel content retain toughness to quite low temperature up to:

A. -250 °F

B. -360 °F

C. -320 °F

D. -240 °F

72. The material for engine radiator is usually made of:

A. Yellow brass

B. Silicon brass

C. Admiralty brass

D. Navy brass

73. In powder metallurgy the process of heating the cold pressed metal powder is called:

A. Deposition

B. Granulation

C. Sintering

D. Precipitation

74. Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum steel designation, SAE:

A. SAE51XX

B. SAE74XX

C. SAE94XX

D. SAE64XX

75. Web is a part of a drill and is usually thicker _____.

A. Beside the land

B. Nearing the shank

C. Close to the future

D. At the tip portion

76. The type of cam used for low and moderate speed engines is generally:

A. Flat

B. Involute

C. Tangent

D. Harmonic
77. Which of the following wires with good quality and is used for impact loading?

A. Hard drawn wire

B. Cold drawn wire

C. Helical spring wire

D. Chromium-Silicon wire

78. What factors can modify the recommended cutting speed of known work piece?

A. Rough cutting of work piece

B. Modify the shape of the cutting tools

C. Use correctly shaped cutting tools

D. Depth of cut

79. A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be either larger or smaller than the given dimension.

A. Unilateral

B. Lateral

C. Bilateral

D. None of these

80. Steel balls for ball bearing are manufactured by:

A. Cold heading

B. Casting

C. Rolling

D. Turning

81. Bevel gear subjected to corrosion and lightly loaded are usually made of:

A. Bronze

B. Brass

C. Duralumin

D. All of these

82. Manganese steel standard designation is SAE____.

A. 8XXX

B. 10XX

C. 12XX

D. 13XX

83. A good general purpose deoxidizer and promotes fine grain in steel.
A. Copper

B. Magnesium

C. Molybdenum

D. Silicon

84. The deformation that the results from a stress and is expressed in terms of the amount deformation per inch.

A. Elongation

B. Strain

C. Poisson’s ration

D. Elasticity

85. What is the direction of the predominant surface pattern?

A. Smoothness

B. Waviness

C. Lay

D. Roughness

86. Surface connecting the crest and roots of the screw thread.

A. Lead angle

B. Length of engagement

C. Top land

D. Flank

87. it is a low cost spring material, suitable where service is not severe and dimensional precision is not needed.

A. Helical spring wire

B. Stainless steel

C. Hard drawn wire spring

D. Copper

88. A flange coupling is:

A. Used for collinear shaft

B. Used for non-collinear shafts

C. Rigid coupling

D. Flexible

89. At quite low temperatures (say -75°C) the notched bar impact value of steel.

A. Increases significantly

B. Decrease significantly
C. Remain unchanged

D. Depends on heat treatment

90. A heavy rotating body which serve as a reservoir for absorbing and redistributing kinetic energy.

A. Flywheel

B. Governor

C. Shaft

D. Puncher

91. Choose the one that will have the highest cutting speed.

A. Aluminum

B. Brass

C. Bronze

D. Cast iron

92. A machine used in shaping metal by means of an abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an abrasive is called.

A. Planer machine

B. Power screw

C. Shaper machine

D. Grinding machine

93. It is a good design practice for steel lineshafting to consider a limit to the linear deflection of _____ inch/foot length maximum.

A. 0.050

B. 0.010

C. 0.020

D. 0.060

94. For moderate speed of mating gear, the ideal ration of contact is

A. 1.35 - 1.55

B. 1.0 – 1.3

C. 1.25 – 1.45

D. 1.25 – 4.0

95. What is the flexural stress when of a symmetrically cross-section beam when the vertical shear is maximum?

A. Infinity

B. Zero

C. Maximum

D. Minimum
96. Delta iron occurs at temperature of:

A. Room temperature

B. Above melting point

C. Between 1400°C & 1539°C

D. Between 1000°C & 1400°C

97. Trimming is a process associated with:

A. Forging

B. Machining of metals

C. Electroplating

D. Press work

98. Which of the following is a tolerance where the size of a part may be larger only, or smaller only, that the given dimension.

A. Unilateral

B. Lateral

C. Bilateral

D. None of these

99. The area of the machine shop where the metal is being molted to form a new shape.

A. Welding area

B. Mass production are

C. Foundry area

D. Tool and die area

100. In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally called:

A. End cutting edge

B. Nose

C. Back rake

D. Side rake

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