MSD Carrier Guide

1) Which of the following ergonomic factors are encountered in engineering
applications?
- Published on 18 Sep 15
a. Thermal radiations
b. Lubrication failure
c. Fatigue
d. Corrosion
Answer Explanation Related Ques
ANSWER: Fatigue
Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!
2) Which of the following statements is/are true about safety/risk?

a. Risk is potential for damage

b. Hazard is likely hood of damage
c. Danger is combination of risk and hazard
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Danger is combination of risk and hazard

Explanation:
3) Which of the following processes is used for surface finishing?

a. Shaping
b. Broaching
c. Lapping
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Lapping
Explanation:
4) In forging process, forging plane is the plane __________

a. parallel to die motion

b. perpendicular to die motion
c. where two die halves meet
d. none of the above
ANSWER: perpendicular to die motion

Explanation:
5) What are the factors affecting selection of casting process?

a. Tolerances
b. Surface finish
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both a. and b.
Explanation:
6) Which of the following is a property of bulk load?

a. Hardness
b. Cake forming tendency
c. Suspension part
d. Weight
ANSWER: Cake forming tendency

Explanation:
7) Which of the following is not a hoisting equipment with lifting gear?

a. Cage elevators
b. Jib cranes
c. Pulleys
d. Troughed belts
ANSWER: Troughed belts

Explanation:
8) What are bulk loads?
a. Lump of material
b. Single rigid mass
c. Homogeneous particles
d. Heterogeneous particles
ANSWER: Single rigid mass

Explanation:
9) Which belt conveyor prevents sliding down of material at an inclination of 55 o with

horizontal?
a. Flat belt conveyor

b. Troughed belt conveyor
c. Blanket belt conveyor
d. Woven wire belt conveyors
ANSWER: Blanket belt conveyor

Explanation:
10) Which of the following statements is false for troughed belt conveyors?
1. Troughed belt conveyors use flexible belts

2. They contain five idlers
3. Depth of trough decreases with increasing number of idlers
4. Flexibility of belt increases as depth of trough decreases
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
ANSWER: 3 and 4
Explanation:
11) Diameter range is high in geometric progression due to _________ spindle speed.
a. low
b. high
c. constant
ANSWER: low
Explanation:
12) What is harmonic progression?

a. Difference between reciprocal of two successive spindle speeds is constant

b. Difference between two successive spindle speeds is constant
c. Ratio of two successive spindle speeds is constant.
d. Ratio of two successive spindle speeds is variable.
ANSWER: Difference between reciprocal of two successive

spindle speeds is constant
Explanation:
13) Ratio of two spindle speeds is constant in _________ progression.

a. Arithmetic
b. Geometric
c. Harmonic
ANSWER: Geometric
Explanation:
14) What is the purpose of using a gear box?

a. To increase torque
b. To increase speed
c. Converts single input speed into multiple output speeds
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above
Explanation:
15) Which of the following statements is true for structure/speed diagrams?

a. Structure diagrams gives range ratio of spindle speeds

b. Speed diagrams do not give range ratio of spindle speeds
c. Speed diagrams consider motor speed
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Speed diagrams consider motor speed

Explanation:
16) What causes infant mortality in mechanical equipments?

a. Design errors
b. Manufacturing defects
c. Installation defects
d. All of the above

Explanation:
17) A plain carbon steel has mean yield strength of 300 N/mm2 and standard deviation
of 50 N/mm2. What is the mean and standard deviation of margin of safety, if mean tensile
stress of 250 N/mm2 and standard deviation of 65 N/mm2 acts on it?
a. 23.45 N/mm2, 50 N/mm2

b. 50 N/mm2, 82 N/mm2
c. 82 N/mm2, 7.07 N/mm2
d. 7.07 N/mm2, 50 N/mm2
ANSWER: 50 N/mm2, 82 N/mm2

Explanation:
18) What is meant by mean time to failure (MTTF)?

a. Mean time between two successive failure components

b. Maximum time between two successive failure components
c. Sum of survival time for number of components divided by number of failures
d. Sum of number of failures divided by survival time for number of components
ANSWER: Sum of survival time for number of

components divided by number of failures
Explanation:
19) If a relief valve has reliability of 0.989, how many failures are expected in testing
1000 such relief valves?
a. 111
b. 100
c. 10
d. 11
ANSWER: 11
Explanation:
20) Failure rate for safety valve working for 400 hours is 3 x 10–6 failures/hour. What is
the reliability of safety valve?
a. 0.998
b. 0.989
c. 0.888
d. 0.899
ANSWER: 0.998
Explanation:
21) A piston made of gray cast iron has piston head thickness of 20 mm. What will be
thickness of piston barrel under piston rings if it has allowable tensile stress of 30
N/mm2? ( Bore diameter = 50 mm & Pmax =15 N/mm2)
a. 10 mm
b. 20 mm
c. 30 mm
d. Insufficient data
ANSWER: 20 mm
Explanation:
22) A piston has allowable tensile stress of 50 N/mm2 and has bore diameter 150 mm.
Considering strength of piston, what will be the thickness of piston head if maximum
pressure of 10 N/mm2 acts on it?
a. 29 mm
b. 35 mm
c. 53 mm
ANSWER: 29 mm
Explanation:
23) What is the function of gudgeon pin?

a. Acts as stiffeners
b. Supports piston head
c. Connects piston to connecting rod

d. All of the above
ANSWER: Connects piston to connecting rod

Explanation:
24) Which of the following parts of piston act as bearing for connecting rod side
thrust?
a. Reinforcing ribs
b. Piston barrel
c. Piston gudgeon
d. Piston skirt
ANSWER: Piston skirt

Explanation:
25) Single cylinder four stroke engine has brake power of 8 kW and brake mean
effective pressure of 0.55 Mpa. What is the length of cylinder which is 1.2 times of bore
diameter? (n = 3000 rpm)
a. 110 mm
b. 103 mm
c. 70 mm
d. 65 mm

ANSWER: 103 mm
Explanation:
26) Which type of formed threads are used for vertical pressure vessels in the pressure
range of 0.1 N/mm2 to 1.5 N/mm2?
a. Plain formed head

b. Torispherical dished head
c. Semi-elliptical dished head
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Torispherical dished head

Explanation:
27) Internal pressure of 2.5 Mpa acts on a pressure vessel of thickness 15 mm and
internal diameter of 1500 mm. What is the stress induced in longitudinal direction?
a. 36.63 N/mm2
b. 59.13 N/mm2
c. 65.62 N/mm2
d. 131.25 N/mm2
ANSWER: 65.62 N/mm2

Explanation:
28) Design pressure for unfired pressure vessels is 1.05 times of _______
a. minimum working pressure

b. maximum working pressure
c. hydrostatic test pressure
ANSWER: maximum working pressure

Explanation:
29) Class 3 pressure vessels having welded joints are __________

a. fully radio-graphed
b. partially radio-graphed
c. spot radio-graphed
d. not radio-graphed
ANSWER: not radio-graphed

Explanation:
30) Which type of welded joints are not included in class 3 pressure vessels?
a. Double welded butt joint with full penetration

b. Single welded but joint with back strip
c. Single full fillet lap joints
ANSWER: Single full fillet lap joints

Explanation:
31) Which of the following principle recognizes human capabilities and limitations using
design effective handling equipment?
a. Safety principle
b. Obsolescence principle
c. Ecology principle
d. Ergonomic principle
ANSWER: Ergonomic principle

Explanation:
32) What does DFMA stand for?

a. Design for Manual Assembly

b. Design for Manufacture and Assembly
c. Both a. and b.

Explanation:
33) A cylinder made of plain carbon steel has inner diameter 100 mm. What is the
thickness of cylinder if maximum internal pressure of 20 Mpa acts on it? ( σ all = 100
N/mm2 & poisson's ratio = 0.3)
a. 11 mm
b. 15.36 mm
c. 22.32 mm
d. 80 mm
ANSWER: 11 mm
Explanation:
34) The ratio of di / t for thick cylinder is __________

(where di = inner diameter, t = wall thickness)
a. greater than 20
b. less than 20
c. equal to 20
ANSWER: less than 20

Explanation:
35) Which criteria of failure is used to indicate St Venent's theory?

a. Maximum principle stress theory

b. Maximum principle strain theory
c. Shear stress theory
ANSWER: Maximum principle strain theory

Explanation:
36) Which of the following parameters are to be considered for parts with non rotational
symmetry in machining process?
a. Avoid long parts

b. Avoid tin parts
c. Machined surfaces should be parallel to each other and with the base
d. All of the above

Explanation:
37) Selection of welding process does not depend on ___________
a. thickness of material
b. availability of equipments
c. economics of the process
ANSWER: none of the above

Explanation:
38) In which of the following designs, system provides its minimum critical function
even after failure of the component?
a. Fail passive design

b. Fail active design
c. Fail operational design
ANSWER: Fail operational design

Explanation:
39) What will be the number of tests required in an experiment to obtain maximum
information based on factorial design if, number of levels and number of factors are 2
and 5 respectively?
a. 32
b. 25
c. 10
ANSWER: 32
Explanation:
40) Which of the following methods is most efficient method of design of experiments
(DOE)?
a. Factorial design
b. Fractional factorial design
c. Taguchi method
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Taguchi method

Explanation:
41) Which of the following belt conveyors have low volume carrying capacity?
a. Flat belts
b. Troughed belts
c. Both a. and b.

ANSWER: Flat belts

Explanation:
42) Which discharge method provides only intermediate discharge for low speed flat
belt conveyor?
a. Plow discharge
b. Tripper discharge
c. Both a. and b.
ANSWER: Plow discharge

Explanation:
43) Mass capacity of a conveyor is 200 ton/hr, if speed of the belt is 4 m/s then what is
the width of horizontal flat belt conveyor carrying the load? (Surcharge factor = 0.075 & ρ
= 1000 kg/m3)
a. 499.23 mm
b. 500.0 mm
c. 533.7 mm
ANSWER: 533.7 mm
Explanation:
44) What is the mass capacity of flat belt conveyor if volumetric capacity 0.55 m3/hr? (ρ
= 1500 kg/m3)
a. 825 tons/hr
b. 825 kg/hr
c. 2.727 tons/hr
d. 2722 kg/hr
ANSWER: 825 kg/hr

Explanation:
45) An inclined belt conveyor is used for loading goods. If speed of the belt having 1500
mm width is 3 m/s then what is the volumetric capacity of the conveyor?
(For 21o, k= 2.35 x 10–4)
a. 1.19 x 10-3 m3/s

b. 1.75 x 10-3 m3/s
c. 1.5 x 10-3 m3/s
d. 2.5 x 10-3 m3/s
ANSWER: 1.19 x 10-3 m3/s

Explanation:
46) A machine tool has minimum speed of 100 r.p.m. How many speed steps are
required by it to achieve speed of 200 rpm? (Geometric progression ratio = 1.06)
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
ANSWER: 12
Explanation:
47) Maximum and minimum diameter of a shaft to be machined is 100 mm and 80 mm

respectively. What is the maximum spindle speed if cutting velocity is 40 m/min?
a. 120 r.p.m
b. 127 r.p.m
c. 160 r.p.m.
d. 636 r.p.m.
ANSWER: 160 r.p.m.

Explanation:
48) Economic cutting speed is minimum if geometric ratio is _________
a. minimum
b. maximum
c. equal to economic cutting speed
ANSWER: minimum
Explanation:
49) What is the geometric progression ratio if maximum and minimum spindle speeds
are 500 r.p.m and 300 r.p.m respectively? (Number of speed steps = 7)
a. 0.91
b. 1.5
c. 1.08
d. 2.0
ANSWER: 1.08
Explanation:
50) What is the maximum percentage loss of economic cutting speed if geometric
progression ratio = 1.06 ?
a. 17.0 %
b. 11.5 %
c. 5.7 %
d. 2.9 %
ANSWER: 2.9 %
Explanation:
51) What is meant by hazard rate?

a. Number of failures per unit time per number of items when exposed for same time
b. Probability of test specimen fails between time t1 and t1 + dt1 which survives for time t1
c. Both a. and b.

Explanation:
52) What is the standard deviation of clearance population for the diameter of shaft and
hole assembly specified below?
Shaft diameter = 30 ± 0.15
Hole diameter = 30.5 ± 0.25
a. 0.097 mm
b. 0.059 mm
c. 0.036 mm
d. 0.390 mm
ANSWER: 0.097 mm
Explanation:
53) Which of the following curves have the mean value equal to zero in the graph of
frequency vs random variable?
a. Normal distribution curve

b. Standard normal distribution curve
c. Both a. and b.
ANSWER: Standard normal distribution curve

Explanation:
54) What is the relation between standard deviation(σ) and arithmetic mean (μ) to
determine coefficient of variation (C)?
a. C = σ + μ
b. C = σ – μ
c. C = σ / μ
d. C = σ x μ
ANSWER: C = σ / μ
Explanation:
55) Assignable causes are caused due to changes in _________

a. manufacturing process
b. material
c. inspection process
d. all of the above
ANSWER: all of the above

Explanation:
56) Which stress is induced in cylinder wall due to side thrust of the piston?
a. Axial stress
b. Circumferential stress
c. Longitudinal stress
d. Bending stress
ANSWER: Bending stress

Explanation:
57) Thermal stress in cylinder liners can be reduced by _______
a. increasing the wall thickness of cylinder liner

b. increasing velocity of flowing water through jacket
c. both a. and b.
ANSWER: increasing velocity of flowing water through

jacket
Explanation:
58) Which of the following materials are used for cylinder liners?
a. Alloy cast iron

b. Grey cast iron
c. Both a. and b.

Explanation:
59) Which type of cylinder liners are used in engines having bore diameter more than
125 mm?
a. Dry liners
b. Wet liners
c. Both a. and b.
ANSWER: Wet liners

Explanation:
60) Which of the following statements is/are false if separate cylinder liner is pressed
inside the cylinder of large engines?
a. Easy replacement of liner in case of wear and tear

b. Cheap grade material cannot be used for jacket
c. Liner is to be made of heat resistant cast iron
ANSWER: Cheap grade material cannot be used for

jacket
Explanation:
61) What does Ψ mean in Lagrange's equation (LE = U + λΨ)?

a. Lagrange's multipliers
b. Functional constraints
c. Multiple variable objective

ANSWER: Functional constraints

Explanation:
62) The limit equation st = Sut / Nf is expressed as _________

a. loose limit equation

b. rigid limit equation
c. rigid on one side and loose on other side
ANSWER: rigid limit equation

Explanation:
63) Which of the following is not expressed by primary design equation?

a. Functional parameters
b. Material parameters
c. Geometrical parameters
ANSWER: None of the above

Explanation:
64) In unfired pressure vessels, category A consists of _________
a. joints connecting flanges and flat heads

b. welded joints connecting nozzles with main shell
c. circumferential welded joints joints
d. longitudinal welded joints
ANSWER: longitudinal welded joints

Explanation:
65) Which of the following is not an unfired pressure vessel?

a. Heat exchanger
b. Storage vessels
c. Steam boilers
ANSWER: Steam boilers

Explanation:
66) What is the weld joint efficiency if pressure vessel is fabricated with single full fillet
lap joint?
a. 1.0
b. 0.55
c. 0.65
d. 0.85
ANSWER: 0.55
Explanation:
67) A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to an internal pressure of 3 Mpa on

internal diameter of 1000 mm. The vessel is fabricated with single weld butt joint with
back strip and is not radio-graphed. What is the thickness of flat head, if head made of
alloy steel has an ultimate tensile strength of 400 N/mm2 ? (corrosion allowance = 2)
a. 110 mm
b. 120 mm
c. 150.23 mm
d. 152.13 mm
ANSWER: 110 mm
Explanation:
68) A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to operating pressure of 0.55 Mpa and
corrosion allowance of 2. What is the thickness of pressure vessel shell if its internal
diameter is 2000 mm? (σall = 120 N/mm2 & ηl = 0.75)
a. 6.5 mm
b. 7 mm
c. 9 mm
d. 9.5 mm
ANSWER: 9 mm
Explanation:
69) Which equation is used to determine wall thickness for brittle materials?
a. Brinie's equation
b. Claviro's equation
c. Lame's equation
d. All of the above
ANSWER: Lame's equation

Explanation:
70) Claviro's equation is applicable to cylinders with _______

a. close ends
b. open ends
c. both a. and b.

ANSWER: close ends

Explanation:
71) Due to which effect, compressive residual stress of strain-hardening model is

smaller than elastic-perfectly plastic model?
a. Seeback effect
b. Peltier effect
c. Bauschinger effect
ANSWER: Bauschinger effect

Explanation:
72) Why is autofrettage process used in pressure vessels?

a. Increase fatigue lifetime

b. To enhance carrying capacity
c. To introduce compressive residual stress in them
d. All of the above

Explanation:
73) Which equation is used to calculate thickness of an alloy steel cylinder with open
ends?
a. Clavarino's equation
b. Birnie's equation
c. Lame's equation
ANSWER: Birnie's equation

Explanation:
1) Internal pressure of 2.5 Mpa acts on a pressure vessel of thickness 15 mm and

internal diameter of 1500 mm. What is the stress induced in longitudinal direction?
a. 36.63 N/mm2
b. 59.13 N/mm2
c. 65.62 N/mm2
d. 131.25 N/mm2
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 65.62 N/mm2

Explanation:
2) Which type of formed threads are used for vertical pressure vessels in the pressure
range of 0.1 N/mm2 to 1.5 N/mm2?
a. Plain formed head

b. Torispherical dished head
c. Semi-elliptical dished head
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Torispherical dished head

Explanation:
3) Design pressure for unfired pressure vessels is 1.05 times of _______
a. minimum working pressure

b. maximum working pressure
c. hydrostatic test pressure
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: maximum working pressure

Explanation:
4) Class 3 pressure vessels having welded joints are __________
a. fully radio-graphed
b. partially radio-graphed
c. spot radio-graphed
d. not radio-graphed
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: not radio-graphed

Explanation:
5) Which type of welded joints are not included in class 3 pressure vessels?
a. Double welded butt joint with full penetration
b. Single welded but joint with back strip
c. Single full fillet lap joints
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Single full fillet lap joints

Explanation:
6) In unfired pressure vessels, category A consists of _________
a. joints connecting flanges and flat heads

b. welded joints connecting nozzles with main shell
c. circumferential welded joints joints
d. longitudinal welded joints
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: longitudinal welded joints

Explanation:
7) Which of the following is not an unfired pressure vessel?
a. Heat exchanger
b. Storage vessels
c. Steam boilers
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Steam boilers

Explanation:
8) What is the weld joint efficiency if pressure vessel is fabricated with single full fillet
lap joint?
a. 1.0
b. 0.55
c. 0.65
d. 0.85
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 0.55
Explanation:
9) A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to an internal pressure of 3 Mpa on internal

diameter of 1000 mm. The vessel is fabricated with single weld butt joint with back strip
and is not radio-graphed. What is the thickness of flat head, if head made of alloy steel
has an ultimate tensile strength of 400 N/mm2 ? (corrosion allowance = 2)
a. 110 mm
b. 120 mm
c. 150.23 mm
d. 152.13 mm
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 110 mm
Explanation:
10) A cylindrical pressure vessel is subjected to operating pressure of 0.55 Mpa and
corrosion allowance of 2. What is the thickness of pressure vessel shell if its internal
diameter is 2000 mm? (σall = 120 N/mm2 & ηl = 0.75)
a. 6.5 mm
b. 7 mm
c. 9 mm
d. 9.5 mm
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 9 mm
Explanation:
) Which of the following principle recognizes human capabilities and limitations using
design effective handling equipment?
a. Safety principle
b. Obsolescence principle
c. Ecology principle
d. Ergonomic principle
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Ergonomic principle

Explanation:
2) What does DFMA stand for?
a. Design for Manual Assembly

b. Design for Manufacture and Assembly
c. Both a. and b.
Answer Explanation

Explanation:
3) A cylinder made of plain carbon steel has inner diameter 100 mm. What is the
thickness of cylinder if maximum internal pressure of 20 Mpa acts on it? ( σ all = 100
N/mm2 & poisson's ratio = 0.3)
a. 11 mm
b. 15.36 mm
c. 22.32 mm
d. 80 mm
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 11 mm
Explanation:
4) The ratio of di / t for thick cylinder is __________

(where di = inner diameter, t = wall thickness)
a. greater than 20
b. less than 20
c. equal to 20
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: less than 20

Explanation:
5) Which criteria of failure is used to indicate St Venent's theory?
a. Maximum principle stress theory

b. Maximum principle strain theory
c. Shear stress theory
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Maximum principle strain theory
Explanation:
6) Which equation is used to determine wall thickness for brittle materials?
a. Brinie's equation
b. Claviro's equation
c. Lame's equation
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Lame's equation

Explanation:
7) Claviro's equation is applicable to cylinders with _______
a. close ends
b. open ends
c. both a. and b.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: close ends

Explanation:
8) Due to which effect, compressive residual stress of strain-hardening model is smaller

than elastic-perfectly plastic model?
a. Seeback effect
b. Peltier effect
c. Bauschinger effect
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Bauschinger effect

Explanation:
9) Why is autofrettage process used in pressure vessels?
a. Increase fatigue lifetime

b. To enhance carrying capacity
c. To introduce compressive residual stress in them
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation

Explanation:
10) Which equation is used to calculate thickness of an alloy steel cylinder with open
ends?
a. Clavarino's equation
b. Birnie's equation
c. Lame's equation
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Birnie's equation

Explanation:
1) Which of the following is a property of bulk load?

a. Hardness
b. Cake forming tendency
c. Suspension part
d. Weight
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Cake forming tendency

Explanation:
2) Which of the following is not a hoisting equipment with lifting gear?
a. Cage elevators
b. Jib cranes
c. Pulleys
d. Troughed belts
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Troughed belts

Explanation:
3) What are bulk loads?
a. Lump of material
b. Single rigid mass
c. Homogeneous particles
d. Heterogeneous particles
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Single rigid mass

Explanation:
4) Which belt conveyor prevents sliding down of material at an inclination of 55 o with
horizontal?
a. Flat belt conveyor

b. Troughed belt conveyor
c. Blanket belt conveyor
d. Woven wire belt conveyors
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Blanket belt conveyor

Explanation:
5) Which of the following statements is false for troughed belt conveyors?
1. Troughed belt conveyors use flexible belts

2. They contain five idlers
3. Depth of trough decreases with increasing number of idlers
4. Flexibility of belt increases as depth of trough decreases
a. 1 and 2
b. 2 and 3
c. 3 and 4
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 3 and 4
Explanation:
6) Which of the following belt conveyors have low volume carrying capacity?
a. Flat belts
b. Troughed belts
c. Both a. and b.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Flat belts

Explanation:
7) Which discharge method provides only intermediate discharge for low speed flat belt
conveyor?
a. Plow discharge
b. Tripper discharge
c. Both a. and b.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Plow discharge

Explanation:
8) Mass capacity of a conveyor is 200 ton/hr, if speed of the belt is 4 m/s then what is
the width of horizontal flat belt conveyor carrying the load? (Surcharge factor = 0.075 & ρ
= 1000 kg/m3)
a. 499.23 mm
b. 500.0 mm
c. 533.7 mm
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 533.7 mm
Explanation:
9) What is the mass capacity of flat belt conveyor if volumetric capacity 0.55 m 3/hr? (ρ =
1500 kg/m3)
a. 825 tons/hr
b. 825 kg/hr
c. 2.727 tons/hr
d. 2722 kg/hr
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 825 kg/hr

Explanation:
10) An inclined belt conveyor is used for loading goods. If speed of the belt having 1500
mm width is 3 m/s then what is the volumetric capacity of the conveyor?
(For 21o, k= 2.35 x 10–4)
a. 1.19 x 10-3 m3/s

b. 1.75 x 10-3 m3/s
c. 1.5 x 10-3 m3/s
d. 2.5 x 10-3 m3/s
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 1.19 x 10-3 m3/s

Explanation:
1) What causes infant mortality in mechanical equipments?
a. Design errors
b. Manufacturing defects
c. Installation defects
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation
Explanation:
2) A plain carbon steel has mean yield strength of 300 N/mm2 and standard deviation of
50 N/mm2. What is the mean and standard deviation of margin of safety, if mean tensile
stress of 250 N/mm2 and standard deviation of 65 N/mm2 acts on it?
a. 23.45 N/mm2, 50 N/mm2

b. 50 N/mm2, 82 N/mm2
c. 82 N/mm2, 7.07 N/mm2
d. 7.07 N/mm2, 50 N/mm2
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 50 N/mm2, 82 N/mm2

Explanation:
3) What is meant by mean time to failure (MTTF)?
a. Mean time between two successive failure components

b. Maximum time between two successive failure components
c. Sum of survival time for number of components divided by number of failures
d. Sum of number of failures divided by survival time for number of components
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Sum of survival time for number of

components divided by number of failures
Explanation:
4) If a relief valve has reliability of 0.989, how many failures are expected in testing 1000
such relief valves?
a. 111
b. 100
c. 10
d. 11
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 11
Explanation:
5) Failure rate for safety valve working for 400 hours is 3 x 10–6 failures/hour. What is
the reliability of safety valve?
a. 0.998
b. 0.989
c. 0.888
d. 0.899
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 0.998
Explanation:
6) What is meant by hazard rate?
a. Number of failures per unit time per number of items when exposed for same time
b. Probability of test specimen fails between time t1 and t1 + dt1 which survives for time t1
c. Both a. and b.
Answer Explanation

Explanation:
7) What is the standard deviation of clearance population for the diameter of shaft and
hole assembly specified below?
Shaft diameter = 30 ± 0.15
Hole diameter = 30.5 ± 0.25
a. 0.097 mm
b. 0.059 mm
c. 0.036 mm
d. 0.390 mm
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 0.097 mm
Explanation:
8) Which of the following curves have the mean value equal to zero in the graph of
frequency vs random variable?
a. Normal distribution curve

b. Standard normal distribution curve
c. Both a. and b.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Standard normal distribution curve

Explanation:
9) What is the relation between standard deviation(σ) and arithmetic mean (μ) to
determine coefficient of variation (C)?
a. C = σ + μ
b. C = σ – μ
c. C = σ / μ
d. C = σ x μ
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: C = σ / μ
Explanation:
10) Assignable causes are caused due to changes in _________
a. manufacturing process
b. material
c. inspection process
d. all of the above
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: all of the above

Explanation:
1) A machine tool has minimum speed of 100 r.p.m. How many speed steps are required
by it to achieve speed of 200 rpm? (Geometric progression ratio = 1.06)
a. 11
b. 12
c. 13
d. 14
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 12
Explanation:
2) What is the maximum percentage loss of economic cutting speed if geometric

progression ratio = 1.06 ?
a. 17.0 %
b. 11.5 %
c. 5.7 %
d. 2.9 %
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 2.9 %
Explanation:
3) Diameter range is high in geometric progression due to _________ spindle speed.
a. low
b. high
c. constant
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: low
Explanation:
4) What is harmonic progression?
a. Difference between reciprocal of two successive spindle speeds is constant

b. Difference between two successive spindle speeds is constant
c. Ratio of two successive spindle speeds is constant.
d. Ratio of two successive spindle speeds is variable.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Difference between reciprocal of two successive

spindle speeds is constant
Explanation:
5) Ratio of two spindle speeds is constant in _________ progression.
a. Arithmetic
b. Geometric
c. Harmonic
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Geometric
Explanation:
6) What is the purpose of using a gear box?
a. To increase torque
b. To increase speed
c. Converts single input speed into multiple output speeds
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation

Explanation:
7) Which of the following statements is true for structure/speed diagrams?
a. Structure diagrams gives range ratio of spindle speeds

b. Speed diagrams do not give range ratio of spindle speeds
c. Speed diagrams consider motor speed
d. All of the above
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: Speed diagrams consider motor speed

Explanation:
8) Maximum and minimum diameter of a shaft to be machined is 100 mm and 80 mm

respectively. What is the maximum spindle speed if cutting velocity is 40 m/min?
a. 120 r.p.m
b. 127 r.p.m
c. 160 r.p.m.
d. 636 r.p.m.
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 160 r.p.m.

Explanation:
9) Economic cutting speed is minimum if geometric ratio is _________
a. minimum
b. maximum
c. equal to economic cutting speed
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: minimum
Explanation:
10) What is the geometric progression ratio if maximum and minimum spindle speeds
are 500 r.p.m and 300 r.p.m respectively? (Number of speed steps = 7)
a. 0.91
b. 1.5
c. 1.08
d. 2.0
Answer Explanation
ANSWER: 1.08
Explanation:

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1) Which of the following ergonomic factors are encountered in engineering

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2) Which of the following statements is/are true about safety/risk?

a. Risk is potential for damage

c. Danger is combination of risk and hazard

d. All of the above

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ANSWER: Danger is combination of risk and hazard

3) Which of the following processes is used for surface finishing?

d. All of the above

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4) In forging process, forging plane is the plane __________

a. parallel to die motion

c. where two die halves meet

d. none of the above

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ANSWER: perpendicular to die motion

5) What are the factors affecting selection of casting process?

d. None of the above

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6) Which of the following is a property of bulk load?

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ANSWER: Cake forming tendency

7) Which of the following is not a hoisting equipment with lifting gear?

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ANSWER: Troughed belts

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ANSWER: Single rigid mass

9) Which belt conveyor prevents sliding down of material at an inclination of 55 o with

a. Flat belt conveyor

c. Blanket belt conveyor

d. Woven wire belt conveyors

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ANSWER: Blanket belt conveyor

1. Troughed belt conveyors use flexible belts

d. None of the above

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d. none of the above

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12) What is harmonic progression?

a. Difference between reciprocal of two successive spindle speeds is constant

d. Ratio of two successive spindle speeds is variable.

Answer Explanation Related Ques

ANSWER: Difference between reciprocal of two successive

13) Ratio of two spindle speeds is constant in _________ progression.

d. None of the above

Answer Explanation Related Ques

14) What is the purpose of using a gear box?

c. Converts single input speed into multiple output speeds

d. All of the above

Answer Explanation Related Ques

15) Which of the following statements is true for structure/speed diagrams?

a. Structure diagrams gives range ratio of spindle speeds

c. Speed diagrams consider motor speed

d. All of the above

Answer Explanation Related Ques

ANSWER: Speed diagrams consider motor speed

16) What causes infant mortality in mechanical equipments?

d. All of the above

Answer Explanation Related Ques

ANSWER: All of the above

a. 23.45 N/mm2, 50 N/mm2