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56.Past MEBoard Question PRIME ELEMENTS IN I

spindle
Itfitsinto the main of a lathe
and
is
because it acts as a bearing surface on so
Which%li B. epicycloic
work rests. It revolves with the work. When
withthe hardness of the dead center in the C. straigth ræ
is usuallysoft,and is so made since it

does no
Answer: B
B, spindle center
C. live center 60. Past ME
D. bearing center In a lathe, it
mechanism
also certain
Answer:C change gear
57. Past ME Board Question A. headstoc
A gripping device with two or B. carriage
more adjustable C. tailstock
jaws
D. fan
A. chuck
B. carriage Answer: A
C. tailstock
D. fan 61. Past ME
The process
Answer: A temperature
rapidly.
58. Past ME Board
steel balls for Question A. normali:
ball bearings B. hardeni
are manufactured by: C. anneali
B. rolling D. temper
C. casting
D. cold heading Answer: B
Answer: D 62. Past ME
Welding
59, Past ME Board
Question melts at a
Addendum of a cycloidal
gear but is he
toothis
B. spot
Epicycloids
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53.Past ME Board Question

A tool which when pressed into a finished hole
piece of work, provides centers on which the in a
may be turned or otherwise machined. piece
or A. mash
B. butt
C. mandrel
D, wobble
Answer:C

A kind of chuck which should not be used where
extremeaccuracy is required.
A. collet chuck
B. magnetic chuck
has C. fourjaw chuck
D. Universal chuck
Answer: D

The process of checking or producing checkers on the
surfaceof a piece by rolling checkered depressions
intothe surface.
A. knurling
h could B. hemming
C. breading
D. embössing
Answer:A
B. epicycloids
straigth rack
C.
D, involute
Answer: B
Board Question
60,Past ME
In a lathe,it comprises the main spindle, the necessa
mechanismfor obtaining the various spindle speed a
also certain gears which are used to operate the quic
changegear mechanism.
A. headstock
B. carriage
C. tailstock
D. fan
Answer:A
61. Past ME Board Question

The process of heating a piece of steel to a
temperaturewithin or above critical range and cooling
rapidly.
A. normalizing
B. hardening
C. annealing
D. tempering
Answer: B
which a non-ferrous filler metal
Welding operation in metaljoined
melts at a temperature below that of the
0
but is heated above 450 C.
A. gas welding
B. spotwelding Brazing
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Ae welding
B. extursion
C. forging
D. swaging
Answer:C
A welding operation in which a non-ferrous filler metal
melts at a temperature below that of the metal joined
but is heated above 450 0C.
A. brazing
B. spot welding
C. gas welding
D. projection welding
Answer:
A 2
99, Past ME Board Question

The operation of cooling a heated piece of work rapidly
by dipping it in water, brine or oil.
A. tempering
B. annealing
C. quenching
D. normalizing
Answer:C
100. Past ME Board Question flat surfaces.

A machine tool used to machine
A. shaper
B. planer
C. grinder
D. Lathe
Answer:A
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Answer:A
Past ME Board Question

94. in high speed processes.
The materialused
speed steel
A. high
B. chromium
C. cast iron
D. carbon steel
Answer:A

An alloy of copper and zinc.
A. chromium
B. bronze
C. brass
D. aluminum
Answer:C
An alloy of copper , tin and small amount of
phosphorous.
A. chromium
B. bronze
C. brass
D. aluminum
)fter than
Answer: B
97.Past ME Board Question applicationof

by the
The process of working metals
SUddenblows or by steady pressure.
Forging
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past Board Exam Questions
Design stress = uttimatestress divided by factor of

safety
C. Design stress = Design stress divided by ultimate
stress ine
D. Design stress = factor of safety divided by design
stress
Answer: B

A group of thin steel strips for measuring clearances. Ans
A. depth gage
B. feeler gage
C. lay-out gage
D. clearance gage A,
B.
Answer: B
A hand tool used to measure tension on bolts.
A. Indexer
B. torsionmeter
C. torque wrench phos
D. tensiometer
Answer:C I

A material that can wear away a substance softer than
itself. Am
A. abrasive 97,p
B. corrosive
C. tungsten
D. alloy
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One of the following is not
a common term relating
the classification of fits. to
A. tunking
se is B. snug
C. medium force fit
D. bound
Answer: D

Hearingbone gears are gears which:
A. do not operate on parallel shaft
B. have a line of contact between the teeth
C. consist of two left handed helical gears
D. tend to produce thrust on the shafts
Answer: B
e same
Internalstresses existing in a welded connection:
A. are not reiieved when the weld is peened
B. are not relieved by heat treatment
C. may be relieved when the weld is peened
D. are relieved by x-ray analysis
of
he use Answer:A

In general the design stress and factor of safety are
related as follows:
A. Design stress = ultimate stress times factor of
safety.
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C. magnesium
D. aluminum
Answer: B
84. Past ME
Board Question is
The moment of inertia base
"b" and of a rectanglewhose
height "h" about its base is :
A. bh 3/12
B. bh/36
C. bh 3/3
D. bh 2/4
A.
Answer: C

In usual spur gearing: Ans
the same
A. the pitch circle and the base circle are
B. working depth includes the clearance
C. toothoutlineare usually involute curves Inter
D. tooth outlineare always cycloidal curves
Answer:C
A stainless steel is obtainedprincipally by the use of
the following alloying element. Answ
A. Chromium
B. tungsten
C. carbon
D. phenol relatec
Answer: A
Safi
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Question
80. Past ME Board
by means of
Cutting a hole rotating tool or the
revolve and to the tool remain fixed as work
may in the
lathe.
A. piercing
B. notching
C. boring
D. perforating
Answer:C

One of the following is not a tap used for cutting
threads in holes.
A. tapping tap
Ing a B. plug tap
C. taper tap
D. bottomingtap
Answer:A

An index or dividing head.
A. a partof a drill press
B. used to rotate the work
C. notused to cut helixes
rface D. always manually operated
Answer: B

Galvanizediron is a term referring to iron coated with :
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C. circular pitch 80.Pas.

D. english module Cutting
Answer:A may
lathe.
77. Past ME Board Question wheel is used as

A machinetool in which abrasive B. notc
smooth finish. C. born
cutting toolto obtain a very
D. perfi
A. arill
B. grinder Answer:
C. planer
D. shaper 81. Past
One of t
Answer: B threads
78. Past ME Board Question A. tapp
It is used to produce a variety of surfaces by using B. plug
circular-type cutter with multiple teeth. C. tapel
D. bottc
A. grinding machine
B. shaper
C. drilling
Answer:.
machine
D. millingmachine 82. Past
An inde
Answer: D
79. Past ME Board Question B. use

It is used principally to machine flat
or plane surfac D.
with a single —pointtool. alw;
A. drill
Answej
B. shaper
C. planer 83. Past
D. tool grinder Galvan
Answer: B B. zi
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A circle coinciding with a tangent to the bottom
tooth space. of the
A. root circle
n; B. pitchcircle
C. addendum circle
D. .dedendum circle
Answer:A
The total depth of a tooth space, equal to addendum
plus dedendum.
A. full depth
B. working depth
C. whole depth
D. dedendum
Answer:C
750Past ME Board Question
The depth of tooth space below the pitch circle.
A. dedendum
B. working depth
C. full depth
the
D. tdoth depth
Answer:A
The of gear teeth to each mm pitch diameter.
A. diametral pitch
module
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C. torsionmeter PRIME
D. tensiometer
Answer: B 3. Past
A circl
tooth
The permissible variation in the size of a dimensior B. pit(
the differencebetweenthe limits of size.
D. de
A. allowance
B. variance Answc
C. clearance
D. tolerance 74.Past
The tc
Answer:D plus d
A. fu
71. Past ME Board Question B. WI
A gear with teeth on the outer cylindrical surface.
A. outer gear
B. external gear Ansv
C. spiral gear
D. helical gear 75.Pa
The
Answer:B
72. Past ME Board Question B.

The diameter of a circle coinciding with the top c.
Of the D.
teeth of an internal gear.
A. pitch diameter An:
B. root diameter
C. internal diameter 76. p
D. central diameter
Answer.C
B.
Answer:B
ME Board Question
past
for accurately measuring diameters.
A device
A. radiometer
B. profilometer
C. spectrometer
D. micrometer
Answer: D
Question
67. Past ME Board
A group of thin steel strips for measuring clearances.
A. distortiongage
B. feeler gage
C. linecenter gage
D. deflectiongage
Answer: B

A hand tool used to measure engine crank web
deflections.
A. distortiongage
B. feeler gage
C. line center gage
D. deflectiongage
Answer:A

to measure tension on bolts.
A hand tool used
A. Indexer
B. torque wrench
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C. brazing
D. steam welding
Answe
Answer:C
66.Past
63. Past ME Board Question A devi
pieces of metal by means of a differe
Unitingtwo between the two in moften A. rac
applied
metalwhichis
C. sp
A. casting D, mi
B. welding
C. soldering Answ
D. brazing 67. Pa
A gro
Answer:C

Fusion process in which the metal is heated Into a
state of fusion permittingit to flow together into a
joint.
Ans
A. electric arc welding
B. gas welding 68. p;
C. spot welding
D. projection welding defl(
Answer:A
B.
65. Past ME Board Question c.
Joining metalby means of D.
high
During the passage of current, current at low
electrodes produces a forge pressure by the
weld Aru
A. spot welding
B. resistance welding 69. p;
C. steam welding
D. gas welding
ENTS 01
ELEM
Board Question
1,Past above the transformation range, usually
Heating
13000Fto 13500F, and cooling slowly to soften the
metaland increase in machining.
A. Annealing
B. Hardening
C. Normalizing
D. Tempering
Answer:A

Heating above the transformation temperature and
quenching usually in oil , for the purpose of increasing
the hardness :
A. Annealing
B. Hardening
C. Normalizing
D. Tempering
Answer: B

Reheating to a temperature below the transformation
cooling to attain
range, followed by any desired rate of
the desired properties of the metal.
A. Annealing
B. Hardening
C. Tempering
D. Stress Relieving
PRIME
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Answer:C
Question
4. Past ME Board temperature, about 1,1000F
Heating to a subcritical
and holding at that temperature for a suitable
1 ,3000F
for the purpose of reducing internal residual
time
stresses.
A Annealing
B. Hardening
C. Tempering
D. Stress Relieving
Answer: D

Heating to some, 1000F above the transformati"
range with subsequent cooling to below that range
still air at room temperature to produce unifo
structure of the metal .
A. Annealing
B. Hardening
C. Normalizing
D. Tempering
Answer:C
A machinetool used
for producing holes in metalb
the use of a cutting tool called drill.
A. Drilling machine
B. Boring machine
C. Milling machine
D. Broaching 10
machine
Answer:A
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A machine tool used to form metal Capote
metal from a workpiece by the.Nse parts by
of removing
cutter with many teeth each a revolving
tooth having a
itable cuttingedge
A. Drilling Machine
B. Boring Machine
C. Milling Machine
D. Broaching Machine
Answer:C

A machine tool used to sharpen or shape tools by
using anabrasive wheel.
Ormati A. tool grinder
range i B. shaper
unifor C. planer
D. powersaw
Answer:A

A machinetools used to enlarge a hole by means of an
adjustable cutting tool with only one cutting edge.
A. drilling machine
B. boring machine
netal by C. milling machine
D. broaching machine
Answer: B

A machine tool used to cut metal parts of light,
medium,and large sections using a reciprocating
hacksaw blade.
Power saw
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too grin er
B. shaper Ans
C. planer
D. power saw 14. p;
An
Answer: D
Question
11. Past ME Board to machine flat or plane surfaces C.
A machine tool used
I
cutting tool.
with a single point
A. tool grinder .AnS
B. shaper
C. planer 15,
D. power saw An
A.
Answer: B B.
12. Past ME Board Question production of flat surfaces o D.
A machine tool used for
hold in a shaper:
pieces too large or too heavy to Ans
A. tool grinder 16. p

B. shaper The
C. planer afte
D. power saw
A.
Answer:C
D.
13B Past ME Board Question
A machine tool used to finish internal or exte Ans
surfaces, such as holes or keyways by the use
cutter called a broach, which has a series of c 17.
edges or teeth.
A. drilling machine pow
B. boring machine the
C. milling machine its
Answer: D

14. copper and tin.
An alloy of
A. brass
B. bronze
C. Iron
D. Tin
•Answer:B
Question
15, Past ME Board and zinc.
An alloy of copper
A. Brass
B. bronze
C. Iron
on D. Tin
Answer:A

The processof forming metal parts by the use of dies
afterthe metal is heated to its plastic range.
A. rolling
B. forging
C. turning
D. casting
ern
of Answer:A
Jttin
17. Past ME Board
Question
Theprocessof forminga metal parts by the use of a
Powerfulpressure from a hammer or
thedesired shape, press to obtain
its afterthe metal has been heated to
plastic range.
Forging
MACHINE DESIGN
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B. forging
C. turning
D. casting
Answer: B
Board Question Ans
18. Past ME approximately 0.20%
steel containing
A manganese 21. P,
carbon.
on
A. SAE 1320 awk
B. SAE 1230
C. SAE 2340 A.
D. SAE 4230
C.
Answer: A D.

A machinetool in which metal is removed by means
of a revolving cutter with many teeth, each tooth 22.
having a cutting edge which remove its share of th It cc
stock. with
A. milling machine A.
B. broaching machine B.
C. lathe machine C.
D. boring machine D.
Answer: A
20. Past ME Board Question 23.

A metal turning machine tool in which the work,
revolving on a horizontalaxis, is acted upon b
cutting tool which is made to move slowly (feed)i B'
direction more or less parallel to the axis of the C.
(longitudinal feed). D.
Lathe machine
A. milling machine
B. broaching machine
C. lathe machine
D. boring machine
Answer:C
A machine tool used in the production of flat
surfaces
on pieces too large or too heavy or, perhaps too
awkward to hold in a shaper.
A. shaper
B. planer
C. tool grinder
D. powersaw
Answer: B
ns

th It consists of shaping a piece by bringing it into contact
with a rotating abrasive wheel.
A. drilling
B. boring
C. grinding
D. broaching
Answer:
C

uhi A toolused in measuring diameters.
in
A. caliper
B. nanometer
C. tachometer
D. pyrometer
Answer: A PRIME ELE
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Used to true and align machine tools, fixtures27. Pa
works, to test and inspect size truenessoffin'i, a cutt
work, and to compare measurements eitherheigh.
depths or many other measurements.
B. pi
A. dial gauge
B. dial indicator D. re
C. tachometer Answ
D. speedometer
Answer: B The 0
of the
25. Past ME Board Question screw
The ability of metal to be deformed conside
without rupture.
C. sq
A. ductility
B. plasticity
C. melteability Answf
D. elasticity
9. Pas
Answer: B The og
adjust;
26. Past ME Board Question A. dril
The shop term used to include the markiB. brc
inscribing of center points, circles, arcs, or straighD. bor

upon metal surfaces, either curved or flat,
guidance of the worker. Answe
A. shaping
B. hobbing An ima
C. laying out the tee
D. shaping
Answer:C
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An operation of sizing and finishing a Capote
hole by
meansof
A. notching
B. piercing
C. turning
D. reaming
Answer: D

The operation of making a cone-shaped enlargement
of the end of a hole, as for a recess for a flat head
screw.
A. Countersinking
B. knurling
C. squaring
D. perforating
Answer:A
The operationof enlarging a hole by means of an
adjustablecutting tool with only one cutting edge.
A. drilling
ng B. broaching
It li C. milling
D. boring
Answer: D
30. Past ME Board

Question
An imaginary
theteethof circle passing through the points at whick
the meshing gears contact each other.
A. pitch
circle
ueoenaum circle
D. base circle
Answer: A
B. mc
31. Past ME Board Question C. die
D. pit/
A type of bolt intended for use in bolting
woodenpA
together or wood to metal. It has a short AnsWG
shank just underneath a round head, which portion

04
is 34.Past
to keep the bolt from turning in the Woodwhenthe The pc
is tightened. outsid
A. u-bolt A.
B. carriage bolt
C. eye bolt C. ad
D. stud bolt D. toc
Answe
Answer: B
35.Past
32. Past ME Board Question The pc
The number of teeth per inch of pitch diametelthe pit
which gives some indications of the size ofthe cleara
A.
A. module B. de
C.. ad
B. pitch circle D. tog
C. diametral pitch
D. circular pitch Answc
Answer:C 36. Pas

When
motioi
of
The distance from the center of one tooth
measu('
A.
the center of the next consecutive tooth B.
the pitch.
Circular pitch
A. circular pitch
B. module
C. diametral pitch
D. pitch circle
Answer:A
Of
The portion of a gear tooth that projects above or

outside the pitch circle.
A. top relief
B. dedendum
C. addendum
D. toothspace
Answer:C
The portionof the gear tooth space that is cut below
the pitch circle and is equal to the addendum plus the
clearance.
A. top root
B. dedendum
C..addendum
D. top land
Answer: B

Whenmeshed with a gear, it is used to change rotary
motionto reciprocating motion.
A. gear shaft
gear tooth
Gear rack
PRIME
Answer: C
Past ME Board Question ra
A kind of gears used for heavy duty works
large ratio of speed is required and are extensivel\ A
used in speed reducers.
A. bevel gears
B. worm gears
C. helical gears
D. spiral gears 41
Answer: B

A kind of gears used to transmit motion from one
to another shaft at an angle to the first .
A. bevel gears
B. worm gears
C. helical gears
D. spiral gears
Answer:A
The uniform heating of steel above the usual harden
temperatures, followed by cooling freely in air.
A. annealing
B. normalizing
C. hardening
D. tempering
Answer: B
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Mandawe&Ca Ote

The operation of cooling a heated piece of work
rapidly by dipping it in water, brine or oil.
A. quenching
B. tempering
C. normalizing
D. annealing
Answer:A

A methodused in softening a piece of metal that is
too hard to machine and is done by heating steel
slowly above the usual hardening temperature,
keeping it at the heat for 1/2 to 2 hours, then cooling
slowly, preferably in a furnace.

A. broaching
B. quenching
C. normalizing
D. annealing
Answer: D
42.Past ME BoardQuestion
The total permissible variation in the Size of
dimension;the difference between the limits of size.
lin A. allowance
B. tolerance
C, variance
D. interface
Answer:B
43. Past ME Board Question PRIME
The operation of machining the end of a workpiece

make the end square with the axis. C.
A. squaring
B. buffing
C. lapping
D. honing 47. p
Answer:A
int
44. Past ME Board Question us
The clearance between the tooth profiles of a gear A.
tooth. B.
C,
A. toothspace D
B. backlash
C. flank
D. width
48. I
Answer: B

A mechanism which usuaiiy do the indexing ina cl
machine tool.
A. slotter
B. chuck
C. dividing head
D. indexer
Answer:
C 49.

A materialthat can wear away a substance softer
itself.
A. phenol
B. abrasive
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C. tungsten
D. chromium
Answer: B

A cylindrical bar of steel with threads formed
and grooves or flutes running lengthwise aroundit
intersecting with the threads in it,
to form cutting edges.
It is
used to cut internal threads.
A. groove
B. lap
C. tap
D. flute
Answer:C
A set of gages consisting of thin strips of metalof
various thickness mounted in a steel case or holder
and is widely used for measuring and checking
clearances.
A. feeler gage
B. depthgage
C. line center gage
D. lay-out gage
Answer:A
A machinetool which is very similar to a shaper except
that the ram reciprocates vertically rather than
horizontally.
A. lathe
B. grinder Slotter
planer
D. slotter
Answer: D 5

A machine tool used principally to machine flator
plane surfaces with single-point cutting tool..
A. grinder
B. shaper
C. planer
D. turret lathe
5
Answer: B

A kind of bolts which has no head an instead has
threads on both ends.
A. stud bolts
B. acme threaded bolts
C. square threaded bolts
D. hex bolts 5
Answer:A
A kind of chuck which has reversible
jaws which
be adjusted separately,
A. collet chuck
B. independentchuck
C fourjaw chuck
D. two jaw chuck
Answer: B
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ELEMENTS

A machinetool in which an abrasive wheel is used as a
cutting tool to obtain a very smooth finish.
A. planer
B. shaper s
C. powersaw
D. grinder
Answer: D

It is used to produce a variety of surfaces by using a
circular type cutter with multiple teeth.
A. millingmachine
B. broachingmachine
C. beading machine
D. hemmingmachine
Answer:A
A heavy rotatingbody which serves as reservoir for
absorbingand redistributing kinetic energy.
A. shaft
B. governor
C. flywheel
puncher
Answer:
C
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ELEMENTS 02 - Past Board Exam Questions

A kind of gear used for heavy duty works where a large
ratio of speed is required and are extensively used in
speed reducers.
A. helical gear
B. worm gear
C. bevel gear
D. spiral gear
Answer: B

A kind of gear used to transmit motion from one shaft
to another shaft at angle to the first.
A. helical gear
B. worm gear
C. bevel gear
D. •spiralgear
Answer:C
A. El
The minimumthickness of steel members exposed to
weather and accessible for painting is: D. pea
A. 6 mm
Answer:
C. 4 mm
D. 10 mm
Answer: D ,amor

The common deoxidizer and cleanser of steel, forming
oxides and sulfates, that are carried off in the slag.
Maganese
Z ELEMENTS in MACHINE DES 33
A. Manganese
B. Carbon
C. Tungsten
D. Sulfur
Answer:A

A highly transparent and exceedingly hard crystalline
stone of almost pure carbon.
ne shaf A. gold
B. diamond
C. bronze
D. crystalline
Answer: B

A finegrained, salty silica rock used for sharpening
edge tools.
A. Eutectoid
B. Austenite
osed t C. Oilstone
D. Pearlite
Answer:C
An amorphoussolid made by fusing silica with a basic
oxide.
A. pearlite
B. rock
formi C. silicon
;lag. D. glass
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Questions
Answer: D
A soft yellow metal, known since ancient times a
precious metal which all materialvalues are based.
A. solidus
B. bronze
C. gold
D. Austenite
Answer:C
15. Pa
The operation of cooling a heated piece of work rapidly SUI
by dropping it in water , brine or oil.
A,
A. Normalizing B.
B. Quenching
C.
C. Annealing
D. Squeezing
Answer: B

A device used to prevent leakage of media. a cir
A. Seal
B. packings B.
C. teflon c.
D. graphite roil
Answer:A Ans
fest
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Mandaweeca
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A welding operation in which a non-ferrousfiller
metal
but is heated above 4500C.
A. arc welding
B. brazing
C. spot welding
D. butt welding
Answer: B

The process of working metals by the application of
rapi
sudden blows or by a steady pressure.
A. trimming
B. welding
C. forging
D. lancing
Answer:C
The process of producing a variety of surfaces by using
a circular type cutter with multiple teeth.
A. piercing
B. cuttting
C. embossing
D. milling
Answer: D
17. Past ME
Board Question
The softeningof metals by heat treatment and most
commonlyconsists of heating the metals up to near
moltenstate
and then cooling them very slowly.
Annealing
36
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Past Board Exam
Questions
A. quenching
B. tempering
C. annealing
D. forming diff
Answer: C
18. Past ME Board
Question
The maximum stress B.
induced in a materialwhen
subjected to alternating or
repeated loading without
causing failure.
A. elastic limit
B. proportional limit
C. rupture strength
D. endurance limit
Answer: D
A,
190Past ME Board Question lul
The total deformation measured in the direction of the

line of stress. C. gri
A. axial deformation
B, elongation
C. strain
D. unit stress
Answer: C

The maximum stress to which a material can be
subjected without a trace of any permanent set ack
remaining upon a complete withdrawal of the stress.
A. ultimate limit
B. proportional limit
C. endurance limit
D. elastic limit
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Answer: D
Board Question
21. past ME variation in the size of a
The total permissible
dimension; the difference between the limits of the
size.
A. deformation
B. variance
C. tolerance
D. allowance
Answer:C
Fluid film desired between two surfaces having relative
sliding motion.
A. lube oil
B. lubrication
of C. graphite
D. grease
Answer: B

Flexible material used to seal pressurized fluids,
normally under dynamic conditions.
A. Packings
B. tenon
C. seals
D. safety shield
Answer: A
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A total resistance that a material offers to an applied
load.
A. flexure
B. stress
C. elasticity
D. rigidity
Answer: B
A property of material which relates the lateral strains
to the longitudinalstrain.
A. Rigidity
B. Elasticity
C. Poisson's ratio
D. Deflection
Answer: C
A kind of gear used for heavy duty works where a large
ratio of speed is requiredand are extensively used in
speed reducers.
A. spiral gear
B. bevel gear
C. worm gear
D. helical gear
Answer:C
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used to transmit motion from one shaft
A kind of gear
to anothershaft at an angle to the first.
A. spiral gear
B. wormgear
helical gear
D. bevel gear
Answer: D

Which of the following is not a classification of iron ore?
A. hematite
B. magnetite
C. sulfurite
D. siderite
Answer:C
Which of the following metals will respond to heat
treatment ?
A. cast iron
B. medium carbon steel
C. wrought iron
D. low carbon steel
Answer: B
Which of the following is a, non-magnetic?
A. cast iron
B. alloy steel
Manganese steel
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Board Exam Questions
C. cast steel
D. manganese steel
Answer: D
The ability of metal to withstand loads without breaking
down is:
A. stress
B. strength
C. strain
D. elasticity
Answer: B

A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates
and the feed is stationaryis called :
A. Shaping
B. reaming
C. planning
D. turning
Answer:A
33. Past ME Board Question flow of electricity

Any material that retard the used to
prevent passage or escape of electric current from
conductors.
A. Insulators
B. bricks
C. ceramics
D. refractories
Answer: A
IN SERIES
PRIME ELEMENTS
ELEMENTS 41

A metallic element and the only metal that is liquid at
ordinary temperature.
A. Austinite
B. Mercury
C. Manganese
D. Martensite
Answer: B
A. aluminum
B. bronze
C. brass
D. Nickel
Answer:C
Usually a copper-tin alloy is:
A. aluminum
B. Nickel
C. Brass
D. Bronze
Answer: D
A tool with hardened points used for scribing circles or
laying of distances.
A. trammel
B. caliper
Divider
C. divider
D. micrometer
Answer:C
Name of mechanism which a welding operator
holds
during gas welding and at the end of which the gases
are burned to perform the various gas welding
operations.
A. mash
B. .core
C. wobble
D. torch
Answer: D

The maximum stress to which a material may be
subjected before failure occurs.
A. Rupture Stress
Yield stress
C. Ultimate stress
D. Allowable stress
Answer:C
The maximum stress induced in a material when
subjected to alternate or repeated loading without
causing failure.
A. yield point
B. ultimate point
C. endurance limit
proportional limit
D.
Answer:C
Question
41. Past ME Board
Which of following is not a classification of iron ore?
A. hematite
B. magnetite
C. sulfurite
D. siderite
Answer:C

Of the following metals, which will respond to heat
treatment?
A. cast iron
B. wrought iron
C. medium iron
D. low carbon iron
Answer:C
Materials, usually ceramics, employed where as for
resistance to very high temperatureis required,
furnace linings and metal meltingpots.
A. Refractories
B. gaskets
C. insulators
D. safety shield
Answer:A
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44. Past ME Board

Question
The softening of metals
by heat treatmentand most
commonly consists of heating the up to near
molten
metals
state and then cooling them very slowly.
A. Annealing
B. hardening
C. normalizing
D. tempering
Answer: A

The process of producing a varietyof surfaces by
using a circular type cutter with multipleteeth.
A. Milling
B. drilling
C. broaching
D. boring
Answer: A

The process of working metals by the application Of
sudden blows or by a steady pressure.
A. rolling
B. forging
C. casting
D. turning
Answer: B

A welding operation 'in which a non-ferrous filler metal 50
but is heated above 450 0C.
Brazing
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A. Spot welding
B. Gas welding
Cl Brazing
D. Arc welding
Answer:C

The operationof cooling heated piece of work rapidly
by dropping it in water, brine or oil.
A. Quenching
B. tempering
C. annealing
D. normalizing
Answer:A

A machinetoolin which an abrasive wheel is used as a
cuttingtool to obtain a very high degree of accuracy
and a smoothfinish on metal parts, including soft and
hardened steel.
icati
A. grindingmachine
B. broachingmachine
C. millingmachine
D. boringmachine
Answer:A
50. Past ME
Board Question
A machine tool used
principally to machine flat or
placesurfaces with
a single point cutting tool.
Shaper
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PRIMEELEMENTS
Past Board Exam Questions
A. shaper
B. planer
C. grinder
Answer: A

A tool used for measuring diameters.
A. micrometer
B. tachometer
C. pyrometer
D. caliper
Answer: D
5!
The total permissible variation in the size of a
dimension; the difference between the limits of the
size.
A. Tolerance
B. fits
C. allowance
D. clearance
Answer:A
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The maximum stress to which a materialcan be
subjected withouta trace of any permanent set
remaining upon a complete withdrawal of the stress.
A. ultimatestress
B. rupturestress
Elastic limit
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C, elastic limit
limit
D. proportional
Answer:C

Fluid film desired between two surfaces having relative
sliding motion.
A. Lubrication
B. seal
C. packing
D. safety shield
Answer:
A
A total deformation measured in the direction of the
line of stress.
A. stress
B. strain
C. endurance limit
D. Poisson's ratio
Answer: B
A kind of gear used for heavy duty works where a
large ratio of speed is required and are extensively
used in speed reducers.
A. worm gear
B, spiral gear
C. helical gear
D bevel gear
48
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ELEMENTS 02 Past Board Exam Questions
Answer: A
A kind of gear used to transmit motionfrom one shaft
to another shaft at an angle to the first.
A. Worm gear
B. Spiral gear
C. Helical gear
D. Bevel gear
Answer: D

The area of a machine shop where metal is being
melted to form a new shape is:
A. welding area
B. mass productionarea
C. foundry area
D. tool and die
Answer:C
A machine used in shaping metal by means of
abrasive wheel or removal of metals with an abrasive
is called :
A. planer
B. power saw
C. shaper
D. grinding machine
Answer: D
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60,
ability of material or metal to resist being crushed
The
is:
A. Compressive strength
B. Fatiéue strength
C. Torsional strength
D. Bending strength
Answer:A

A machining operation whereby the tool rotates while
the feed is stationary.
A. shaping
B. milling
C. turning
D. reaming
Answer: B

and the feed is stationary.
A. reaming
B. planing
C. shaping
D. turning
Answer:C
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Which of the following metals is easy to chisel?
A. alloy steel
B. stainless steel
C. manganese steel
D. cast ironsteel
Answer:C

Ferrous metals contain relativelylarge amount of :
A. Carbon
B. manganese
C. phosphorous
D. sulfur
Answer:A
which of the following is not a strength property of
metals ?
A. tensile strength
B. rocking strength
C. fatigue strength
D. torsional strength
Answer: B

Which of the following is not a kind of mandre12
A. expansion mandrel
B. contraction mandrel
C. taper mandrel
D. gang mandrel
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Answer: B

Which of the following is not a part of lathe machine ?
A. tailstock
B. headstock
C. carriage
D. fan
Answer: D

The range of motor power in kW of a universal milling
machine, max feed movement 1270 mm lengthwise,
355 mm lateral, 508 mm vertical is:
A. 11 to 15kW
B. 16t021 kW
C. 7.5 to 10 kW
D. 22 to 30 kW
of Answer: A

The motor power in kW of a punch press, 50.8 mm
hole diameter, 25.4 mm thickness, for soft steel is :
A. 15 kW
B. 21 kW
C. 7.5 kW
D. 30 kW
Answer:C
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Past Board Exam
Questions
70. Past ME
Board Question
The range of motor
grinding machine 600 xpower in kW of a cylindrical
50 mm wheel size, 2,400 to
4,200 mm center distance
is:
A. 11 to 15kW
B. 16 to 21 kW
C. 7.5kW
D. 22 to 30 kW
Answer: A

The motor power in kW of a formingor bending
machine 1600 mm width, 508 mm head movement is :
A. 7.5 kW
B. 11 kW
C. 15kW
D. 22 kW
Answer:C
The range of motor power in kW of an Engine lathe
machine , average service 1000 mm to 1300 mm
swing.
A. 11 to 15kW
B. 7.5 to 10kW
C. 16 to 21 kW
D. 22 to 30 kW
Answer: D
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Question
73. Past ME Board
A machine which can flatten surfaces-on a horizontal,
vetical or angular plane.
A Shaper
B. planer
C. powersaw
D. tool grinder
Answer:A

The ability of metal to withstand forces thus following
a number of twist.
A. shear strength
B. bearing strength
C. endurance limit
D. deformation
Answer:A

A property of material which relates the lateral strain
to the longitudinal strain.
A. stress
B. modulus of Elasticity
C. Poisson's ratio
D. Deformation
Answer:C
54 SERIES
ELEMENTS 02 - PRIMEELEMENTSIN MACHINEDESIGN
76. Past ME Board

Question
A total resistance that a materialoffers to an applied
load.
A. friction force
B. stress
C. rigidity
D. compressive force
Answer: B

A total deformation measured in the direction of the line
of stress.
A. strain
B. elasticity
C. elongation
D. contraction
Answer: A

A. aluminum
B. brass
C. bronze
D. chromium
Answer: B
Question
79. Past ME Board of copper-tin alloy.
A metallic element
A. aluminum
B. brass Bronze
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PRIME
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C. bronze
D. chromium
Answer:C
A metallicelement and only metal that is liquid at
ordinary temperature.
A. aluminum
B. mercury
C. zirconium
D. zinc
Answer: B
81. Past-ME Board Question

Any material that retard the flow of electricity, used to
prevent passage or escape of electric current from
conductors.
A. refractory
B. ceramics
C, coating material
D. insulator
Answer: D
The maximum stress to which a material may be
subjected before failure occurs.
A. rupture strength
B. ultimate strength
C. yield strength
D. proportional limit
Answer: B
cxam Questions
83. Past ME Board

Question
The maximum stress induced
in a materialwhen
subjected to alternating or repeated loading without
causing failure.
A. ultimate strength
B. yield strength
C. endurance limit
D. rupture strength
Answer:C

Fluid film desired betweentwo surfaces having
relatively sliding motion.
A. lube oil
B. graphite
C. packing
D. lubrication
Answer: D

withstand loads without breaking
The ability of metal to
down.
A. strength
B. elasticity
C. rigidity
D. deformation
Answer:A
Past ME Board Question employed
86. usually ceramics, where
Materials, high temperatureis required, as for
resistance to very
and metal melting pots.
furnace linings
Refractories
ELEMENTS 57
PRIME
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A. insulators
B. gaskets
C. packings
D. refractories
Answer: D

An alloying element used principally to produce
stainless steel.
A. aluminum
B. brass
C. bronze
D. chromium
Answer: D

A coating material used to produce galvanized iron.
A. zirconium
B. zinc
C. aluminum
D. chromium
Answer: B

A group of thin steel strips used for measuring
clearances.
A. feeler gage
B. tachometer
C. micrometer
D. caliper
as
ELEMENTS 02 - PRIME ELEMENTSIN MACHINEDESIGN SERIES
Answer:A
A hand tool used to measure tension in bolts.
A. torque wrench
B. tachometer
C, shaver
D. tensor
Answer: A

Ratio of pitch diameter to the number of teeth.
A. diamteral pitch
B. module
C. contact ratio
D. helical overlap
Answer: B

A circle the radius of which is equal to the distance
from the gear axis to the pitch point.
A. pitch circle
B. root circle
C. base circle
D. outside circle
Answer:A
A circle coinciding with a tangent to the bottom of the
toothspaces.
Root circle
PRIME ELEMENTS
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Mandaweeca
A pitch circle
B. root circle
C. base circle
D. outside circle
Answer: B

The methodof cold working by compression.
A. broaching
B. lapping
C. piercing
D. reaming
Answer:C
A machine tool used to finish internal and external
surfaces by the use of a cutter called a broach, which
has a series of cuttingedges or teeth.
A. lathe machine
C. planer
D. shaper
Answer: B

A cutting tool which is made to move slowly while
acting on the work which is revolving on a horizontal
axis.
A. lathe machine
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Question
Answer:A past ME Board materials that can wear away a
100. followingitself?
Whichof the
softer than
97. Past ME Board Question substance
A machine tool used to produce a variety of A. Abrasive
by using a circular type cutter with multiple teeth. B. Tungsten
A. Lathe machine C. Carbon
B. Milling machine D. Corrosive
C. Broaching machine
D. Grinding machine Answer:A
Answer: B

Used in the production of flat surfaces on pieces too
large or too heavy to hold in a shaper.
A. Planer
B. Shaper
C. Grinder
D. Shaver
Answer:A

Used to machine flat or curved surfaces
with a tool
which moves in a reciprocating
motion.
A. Planer
B. Shaper
C. Grinder
D. Lathe
Answer: B
ELEMENTS 03

A tool with hardened steel points used for scribing or
laying of distances.
A. Plain scriber
B. Divider
C. A Trammel
D. Hermaphrodite
Answer: B
2. Past ME B&ard Question

A machine tool used principallyto machine flat or plane
surfaces with a single pointedtool.
A. Shaper
B. Planer
C. Drill
D. Power Saw
Answer: A

A machine tool in which an abrasive wheel is used as a
cutting tool to obtain a very smooth finish.
A. Broaching Machine
B. Planer
C. Tool Grinder
D. Milling Machine
Answer:C
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ELEMENTSIN MACHINE 63
PRIME
Z ELEMENTS in MACHINE
ME Board Question
4. Past metals by the application of
The process of working pressure.
suddenblows or by steady
A. casting
B. turning
C. forging
D. rolling
Answer:C
The operationof cooling a heated piece of work rapidly
by dipping it in water, brine or oil.
A. quenching
B. annealing
C. tempering
D. normalizing
Answer:A
The softening of metal by heat treatment and. most
commonly consist of heating the metal up fto near
molten state and then cooling it very slowly.
A. annealing
B. indexing
C. knurling
D. soldering
Answer:A
Fluid film desired between surfaces relative sliding
motion.
A. lube oil
B. lubrication
64 MACHINEDESIGN SERIES
ELEMENTS 03 - Past PRIMEELEMENTSIN
C. grease
D. graphite
Answer: B

A kind of gear used to transmit motion from one
shaft to another shaft at an angle to the first.
A. worm gear
B. bevel gear
C. helical gear
D. spur gear
Answer: B
The principal material used in high production metal
working tools.
A. hyper-Eutectoid
B. high speed steel
C. lead
D. high speed carbon
Answer: B

A heavy rotating body which serves as a reservoir for
absorbing and redistributing kinetic energy.
A. flywheel
B. governor
C. shaft
D. puncher
ELEMENTS 65
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Z ELEMENTS
Answer:A

11.
A machineused in shaping metal by means of an
abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an
abrasive is called:
A. planer machine
B. power saw
C. shaper machine
D. grinding machine
Answer: D

Which of the following is not a part of lathe machine?
A. tailstock
B. fan
C. carriage
D. headstock
Answer: B

Which of the following is easy to chisel ?
A. cast iron
B. alloy steel
C, cast steel
D. manganese steel
Answer: D
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66 IN MACHINE DESIGN
PRIME ELEMENTS

and the feed is stationaryis called :
A. shaping
B. reaming
C. planning
D. turning
Answer:A
Which of the followingis not a kind of mandrel ?
A. expansion mandrel
B. taper mandrel
C. contraction mandrel
D. foundry mandrel
Answer:C
The area of the machine shop where the metal is being
melted to form a new shape.
A. welding area
B. mass productionarea
C. foundry area
D. tool and die area
Answer:C
Which of the following is not used to temper steel ?
A. brine salt bath
B. oil bath
Steam bath
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C. water bath
D. steam bath
Answer: D

Which of the following is not a kind of cast iron ?
A. malleable iron
B. head iron
C. gray iron
D. white iron
Answer: B
19.\ Past ME Board Question

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
Answer: A
Which of the following is not part of the headstock ?
A. spindle
B. anvil
C. back gear
D. motor
Answer: B
exam Questions

Which process does not belong to the group?
A. vise grip
B. adjustable wrench
C. torque wrench
D. feeler gage
Answer: D

Which does not belong to the group ?
A. resistance welding
B. soldering
C. hardening
D. brazing
Answer:C
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
Answer: D

A device that measures atmosphericpressure.
A. piezometer
B. hydrometer
Barometer
ELEMENTS
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C. barometer
D. odometer
Answer:C

25. the body per unit volume.
The mass of
A. volume flow rate
B. density
C. weight
D. Mass
Answer: B

Subjectinga substance to a high temperature below
the fusion point, usually to make it friable.
A. calcinations
B. fusion
C. boiling
D. superheating
Answer:A

A special metal formed when two or more metals are
melted together.
A. monel
B. alloy
C. solder
D. hastalloy
Answer: B
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70 PRIME ELEMENTS IN MACHINE
ELEMENTS03 Past Board Exam Questions

The ability of a moving body to perform work.
A. internal energy
B. potential energy
C. kinetic energy
D. flow work
Answer: C 32.

Hardening the surface of iron-based alloys by heating
them below the melting point in contact with a B
carbonaceous substance.
A. carburizing
B. normalizing
C. martempering
D. hardening
Answer:A
30. Past ME Board Question A.
Any material that retard the flow of electricity,
prevent or escape of electric current from used to
conduct C.
A. bricks
B. insulators
C. refractories
D. Ceramics
Answer:B

Material,usually ceramics, employed where incl
•tovery high temperature is required, resistance
as for furnace A.
linings and metal melting pots.
e.
Refractories
MACHINE DEStGN SERIES
ELEMENTS
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A. bricks
B. insulators
C. refractories
D. ceramics
Answer:C

A device used to prevent leakage of media.
A. packing
B. safety shield
C. gasket
D. seals
Answer: D

The internal resistance a material offers to being
deformedand is measured in terms of applied load.
A. strain
B. elasticity
C. stress
D. resilience
Answer:
C
The deförmation that results from a stress and is
expressed in terms of the amount of deformation per
inch.
A. elongation
3
B. strain
C. poisson's ratio
D. élasticity
ELEMENTS 03 Past Board Exam Ouegtioøg
Answer B

shape
The ability of the material to retum to its original
are
after being elongated or distorted when the forces
released.
I
A. elasticity
B. brittleness
C. plasticity
D. creep
Answer: A

The last point at which a material may be stretched
and still return to its undeformed condition upon
release of the stress.
A. rupture limit
B. elastic limit
C. proportional limit
D. ultimate limit
Answer: B

The ratio of stress to strain within the limit,
A. creep
B. modulus of rigidity
C. modulus of elasticity
D. Poisson's ratio
Answer:C
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ELEMENTS
PRIME
Z ELEMENTS in MACHINE
ME Board Question
38, Pastability of a metal to withstand forces that cause a
The twist.
member to
A. shear strength
B. tensile strength
C. bearing strength
Dj torsional strength
Answer: D

The ability of a material to resist being crushed.
A. tensile strength
B. shearing strength
led
C. compressive strength
D. torsion
Answer:C
The ability of metat to stretch, bend or twist without
breaking or cracking.
A. elasticity
B. ductility
C. brittleness
D. plasticity
Answer: B

The propertyof a materialwhich resist forces action to
pull the material apart.
A. shear strength
B. tensile strength
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Past Board
Exam Questions
C. compressive
strength
D. bearing strength
Answer: B
42. Past ME Board
Question
The property of steel which resist indentionor
penetration.
A. hardness
B. elasticity
C. ductility
D. none of these
Answer: A
In the color coding of pipe , the color for a pipeline of
air is :
A. light blue
B. light orange
C. white
D. green
Answer: A
In the color coding of pipe , the color for a pipeline of
water is : c.
A. light blue
B. green
C. brown
D. silver grey
Answer: B
ME Board Question
45. Past coding of pipe, the color for pipeline of
In the color
steam is:
A. light orange
B. white
C. silver grey
D. light blue
Answer:C

The color for a pipeline of electricity in the color coding
of pipe is:
A. light orange
B. white
C. silver grey
D, light blue
Answer:A

In the color coding of pipe, the color for pipeline of
communication is:
A. light blue
B. white
C. brown
D. light orange
Answer: B

The color of pipeline of fuel oil in the color coding of
pipe is:
Brown
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ELEMENTS O
A. light blue
B. brown
C. white
D. light orange
Answer: B
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 18
D. 24 to 28

The good deoxidizer in steel melting is:
A. manganese
B. aluminum
C. silicon
D. all of these
Answer: D

In majority of machine members, the damping capacity
of the material should be:
A. zero
B. high
C. low
D. anything
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Answer: B

52. speed of mating gears, the ideal ratio of
For moderate
contact is
A. 1.35-1.55
B. 1.0-1.3
c. 1.25-1.45
D. 1.25—4.0
Answer: D

The crest diameter of a screw thread is same as:
A. pitch diameter
B. minor diameter
C. major diameter
D. base diameter
Answer:C
For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel, what
minimum chromium content is required?
A. 8.0%
B. 4.5%
c. 1.5%
D. 8.5%
Answer: A
78 IN MACHINEDESIGNSERIES
PRIME ELEMENTS
Exam Questions

At quite low temperatures(say —750C) the notched bar
impact value of steel.
A. increases significantly
B. decreases significantly
C. remain unchanged
D. depends on heat treatment
Answer: B
In order to realize the advantage of fluid friction, it is C,
essential to have:
A. no oil film Ans
B. converging oil film
C, diverging oil film
60.Pas
D. parallel oil film in bearing
Stee
Answer: D A.

Zero axial thrust is experiencedin:
A. herringbonegears
B. helical gears
C, bevel gears
D. wormgears
Answer: A tougl
58. Past. ME Board Question

The maximum size of the fillet weld that can be made
in single_pass is: c.
6mm Answ
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A. 3mm
B, 6 mm
C. 7mm
D. 4mm
Answer: B

59. contains:
Muntz metal
A. copper-aluminum
B. copper-tin
C. copper-nickel
D. copper-zinc
Answer: D

Steel balls for bail bearings are manufactured by :
A. cold heading
B. casting
C. rolling
D. turning
Answer:A
In general, alloys with high nickel content retain
toughness to quite low temperature up to:
A. -2500F
B. -3600F
C. -3200F
D. -2400F
Answer:C
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ELEMENTS03 - Past Board

Manganese steel standard designation is SAE
flank
Answer:
ME
Answer: D

A babbit is:
A. a cutectic of iron and iron phosphide
B. a gadget for measuring volume
C. a measure of magnetic induction produces in a Answer: C
material
D. antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
67,Past ME
Answer: D Toolsusu;
shop.
64. Past ME Board Question A band s
The minimum thickness of steel members exposed to iB. saws a
weather and accessible for painting is :
C. knives
A. 4 mm
B. 6 mm
C. 8 mm
D. 10 mm
Answer: D

In a standard coarse thread bolt,the stress
concentration is maximum at :
Root
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all over the surface

Ae
B. Top surface
C. Root
D. Flank
Answer:C

Which of the following ropes are more flexible?
A. 6t0 19
B. 6t07
C. 8by 19
D. 37
Answer: D

Toots usually used in wood pattern making in foundry
shop.
A. band saw
VB. saws and chisels
C. knives and drills
D. grinder
Answer: B
Type of bolt commonly used in the constructionthat is
threaded in both ends.
A. hex bolt
B, stud bolt
C. square threaded bolts
D. eye bolt
Answer: B
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Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor
of safety of :
A. 9t0 12
B. 8t0 11
C. 10t0 13
D. 7 to 10
Answer: C
B.
Which of the type of chain is used in motorcycle ?
A. silent
B. pintle Ans
C. bush roller
D. long
Answer:C
Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting:
A. any power
B. small power Ansv
C. huge power
D. pulsating power
Answer: B
A.
72. Past ME Board Question e.
The type of cam used for low and moderate speed c.
st
engines is generally :
A. flat
B. involute An
Harmonic
83
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C. tangent
D. harmonic
Answer: D
Question
73. Past ME Board
are generally manufactured
Gearsfor wristwatches
by:
A. molding
B. stamping
C. galvanizing
D. honing
Answer: B

The rated life of a bearing changes:
A. inverselyas cube of load

B. directlyas load
C. inverselyas square of load
D. inversely as load
Answer:A
75. Past ME Board

Question
The best material for brake drum is :
A. cast iron
B. steel
C. aluminum
D. wrought iron
Answer:A
84
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ELEMENTS 03 - PRIME ELEMENTSIN MACHINEDESIGN
Exam Questions
76. Past ME
Board Question
An elastic
body whose primary function is to deflect
under load.
A. spring
B. brake
C. stopper
D. clutch
Answer: A
Belt slip may take place because of : 81,
Universl
A. loose load
B. heavy belt A. usec
C. driving pulley too small B. used
D. all of the above C. type
D. rigid
Answer: D
Answer:
78. Supplementary Question
Rankine formula is valid up to slenderness ratio of
A. 60 82,Past
ME
B. 80
c. 120
D. 150
Answer:C

weakest element
In flange coupling the should be : An
Swer•
A. flange
B. key
C. bolts A leh
D. shaft
cya}
85
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IN MACHINE
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Answer: B
Board Question
past ME
80. coupling is:
A flange
for collinear shaft
A. used non-collinear shafts
B. usedfor
coupling
C. rigid
D. flexible
Answer:A

Universalcoupling is:
A. used for collinear shafts
B. used for non-collinear shafts
C. typeof flange coupling
D. rigid coupling
Answer: B.

In powdermetallurgy the process of heating the cold
pressed metal powder is called:
A. deposition
B. granulation
C. sintering
D. precipitation
Answer:C
the remaining ?
Which one is different from
A. nitriding
B. cyaniding
Electroplating
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PRIMEELEMENTS
Past Board Exam
Questions
C. electroplating
D. flame hardening
Answer:C
Splines are used when: sne
C cold fo
A. the power transmittedis low D.'
B. the power to be transmittedis high
C. axial relative motionbetween shafts and hub is Answer: B
necessary
D. flame hardening
Answer:C
Delta iron occurs at temperature of:
A. room temperature
B. above melting point
C. between 14000c &15390C
D. between looo oc & 14000C Answer:B
Answer: C 89.Past MF BOG
Age-hardenir
The most important element that controls the physical v,A. cast
iron
properties of steel is: B. stainless
C..
A. Carbon duralumin
B. silicon germansi
C. manganese
D. tungsten Answer:
C
Answer: A 90.
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ME Boa
oundry
cruci
perman
sil
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IN MACHINEDESIGN
ELEMENTS capote
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ME Board Question
87. Pastprocess commonly used for themo-plastic material
The
is :
A. diecasting
moulding
B. injection
C. shell moulding
D. cold forming
is
Answer: B

Selecttheone that has highest specific gravity ?
A. aluminum
B. lead
C. brass
D. high carbon steel
Answer: B

Age-hardening is related with:
A. cast iron
physi B. stainless steel
C.. duralumin
D. german silver
Answer:C
Foundry crucible is made of:
A. german silver
B. lead Graphite
88 DESIGNSERIES
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C. mild steel
D. graphite
Answer: D C.

Trimming is a process associated with: Answe
A. forging
B. machining of metals
C. electroplating
D. press work
Answer: A
92. Past ME Board Question Answer

A plug gauge is used to measure:
A. taper bores 96. Past M
B. cylindrical bores Projecti
C. spherical holes
D. screw threads
Answer: B

In arc welding operations the current value is decided
by :
97,
Past M
A. length of welded portion ast
B. voltage across the arc Which
C. size of the electrode
D. thickness of plate
Answer:C
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—-—¯f€éoard Question
94. Pas of weld decay takes place in :
Thephenomenon
iron
A. cast
B. brass
C. bronze
steel
D. stainless
Answer: D

Choosethe one that will have highest cutting speed .
A. Aluminum
B. brass
C. bronze
D. cast iron
Answer:A
Projectionwelding is:
A. continuousspot welding process
B. used to make mesh
C. multi-spotwelding process
D. used to form
Answer:C
lecid
Least shrinkage allowance is provided in the case of
which of the following :
A. cast iron
B. aluminum
C.white cast iron
D. brass
90 DESIGNSERIES
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Answer:C
Dilatometer is used to find out which property of
molding sand.
A. permeability
B. hot strength
C. fineness
D. moisture content
Answer:C
Hastalloy contains :
A. copper
B. nickel and copper
C. copper and aluminum
D. nickel and molybdenum
Answer: D

The maximum hardenability of
any steel depends on:
A. the carbon content

B. the chemical composition
C. the grain size
D. the alloying elements present
Answer:A
'1.Past ME Board Question
The hardness of steel increases if it contains:
A. martensite
B. pearlite
C. Austenite
D. all of the above
Answer:A

Howdo you call a steel with 0.8 % carbon and 100%
pearlite?
A. Austenite
B. Solidus
C. Hyper-eutectoid
D. Eutectoid
Answer: D
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
Answer:C
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4. Supplementary Question :
Fatigue failure occurs when a part is subjectedto:
A. compressive stress
B. tensile stress
C. torsional stress
D. fluctuating stress
Answer: D
50Past ME Board Question;

Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma ironat
what temperature?
A. 4400C C
Answer:
B. 910 0c
c. 970 0c 9,
supplementar
D. 1639 0c of the f
Which
revolvingin
Answer: B
A. lowerpail
B. turning
6, Past ME Board Question :
The diameterof the washer is generally: C. sliding
pæ
D, cylindriCf
A. equal to the diameter of the bolt
B. slightly more than the diameter of the bolt Answer:
A
C. slightly less than the diameter of the bolt
D. of any size that suits the application %supplemer
Answer: B

The compression members tend
to buckle in the direction of:
A. axis of load
B. minimum cross-section
Least radius of gyration

C. least radius of gyration
D. perpendicular to the axis of load
Answer:C
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
Answer:C
90Supplementary Question
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
Answer:A
How many links are there in a pantograph?
Answer: B
Ile Supplementary Question

A pantograph is a mechanism having :
10
A. lower pairs
Be rolling pairs
Cu spherical pairs
C,
D. higher pairs 0.
Answer:A
Which of the following describes the "slip" in beltdrive? HO
rec
A. loss in power
B. difference betweenthe angular velocities of two
pulleys
C. difference betweenlinear speed of the rim c.
D. difference between the linear speed of the rim of D.
pulley and the belt on it.
Answer: D

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 non-intersecting
D. non-parallel and
Answer: D
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. Past ME Board Question
In case of gears the addendum is given by:
A. one module
B. 2.16 x module
C. 1.57x module
D. 1.25 / module
Answer: A

How do you call a cam where in the follower
reciprocates or oscillates in a plane parallel to its axis ?
A. circular cam
rim B. reciprocating cam
le rirn C. cylindrical cam
D. oscillating cam
Answer:C
How are gears for watches generally manufactured?
A. die casting
B. machinig on hobber
C. power metallurgy process
D. stamping
Answer: D
7. Past ME Board Question what?

Rope brake dynamometer uses
A. oil as lubricant
B. no lubricant
C. greaseas lubricant
D. wateras lubricant
rast Board Exam Questions
Answer: B
18, Supplementary Question

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
A.
Answer: A
C.
19. Past ME Board Question D.

In testing a material for endurance strength, it is
An
subjected to:
A. completely reversed load
B. static load
C. impact load
D. dynamic load A.
B.
Answer: A C

20. procedure of increasing:
Coaxing is the
strength
A. metal hardness by surface treatment
B. metal resistance to corrosion by coating
C. metal limit by overstressing the metal by
D. fatigue increasing loadings
successively
Answer: D
Board Question
Past ME percent thickness of plate, edge preparation
21.
up to what is not needed?
forwelding
4mm
Capote
if A. 2 mm
B. 4 mm
C. 8 mm
D. -12 mm
Answer: B

Arc blowtakes place in:
A. gas welding
B. arc welding when straight polarity is used
C. arc welding when reversed polarityis used
D. weldingstainless steel
Answer: D

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 at all.
Answer: D

or the radial
The height of tooth above the pitch circle
land of the tooth.
distance between pitch circle and top
A. addendum
B. dedendum
C. top rooth
D. top land
98
DESIGN
Exam Questions
Answer: A
How do you call the distance of the tooth which is
equal to the sum of the addendum and dedendum? 0.
A. full depth
B. working depth
C. whole depth
Co
D. pitch
Answer:C A.

Which of the following stresses that is independentof D.
loads?
An
A. shear stress
B. residual stress
30.
C. design -stress
D. yield stress
3
Answer: B

Which of the following is not used to resemble the
shape of tool bit?
A. thread cutting
B. center cutting
C. square nose
D. round nose
Answer: B
Supplementary Question
28. recommended best cutting angle of drill for
What is the
on steel or cast iron?
work
59deg
k' ELEMENT' in MACHINE DESIGN 99
Ca
A. 39 degrees
B. 49 degrees
C. 59 degrees
D. 29 degrees
Answer:C
Copper and most of its alloys can be hardened by
which of the following?
A. cold working
depen(
C. patenting
D. case hardening
Answer:A
O. Past ME Board Question

Types of V-belts to use in a driving pulley with speed of
360 rpm and transmitting 5 Hp.
A. typeA belts
B. typeB beats
ble the C. typeC belts
D. type D belts
Answer: B
31. Supplementary Question measuring

Which of the following is not an angle
device?
A. bevel protector
B. sine bar square
C. combination
D. angle iron
PRIME ELEMENTS IN MACHINED
Answer: D

The mould for casting ferrous materials in continuous
casting process is made of what material?
A. copper
C. high carbon steel
D. low carbon steel
36.
Answer:A
Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged is especially
noticeable:
A. during idling
B. a low speed
C. during acceleration
D. during braking
Answer:C
Question
340Past ME Board securely and Prevent dragging'
In general, to engage betweenrelease bearing
what is the clearance clutch ?
and
release collar in the
C. 6-7 mm
Answer: A
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Piston compression rings are made of what material?
A. Steel
B. bronze
C. aluminum
D. cast iron
Answer: D

What is the usual value of helix angle of a drill?
A. 120 degrees
pecia B. 110 degrees
C. 60 degrees
D. 30 degrees
Answer: D

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
agg; D. the formation of oxides on the molten metal surface
Answer: D
38. Past ME Board Question is one

AISI and SAE designations
if the first digit in
(1), then, it indicates what?
A. Carbon Steels
B. Nickel Steels
C. MolybdenumSteels
D. Chromium Steels
IEMENTS 04 Past Board Exam Questions
Answer: A

Which of the following where the gear tooth
.used to measure?
A. module
B. gear toothprofile
C. gear tooththickness of gear tooth
D. pitch line thickness of gear tooth C
Answer
Answer: B Boa
43.pastME
the
Which of
reciprocates
40. Past ME Board Question axis of rotatic
A cold chisel is made of what?
A. mild steel
k tangentia
B. cam cun
B. German Silver C. radial ce
C. High Carbon Steel D. cylindric
D. Cast iron
Answer:C Answer C
Question 44.Past
41. Past ME Board a material to absorb energy ME I
It isthe ability of when

elastically and to return it when unloaded.
deformed
A. creep
Be fatigue strength
C resilience
D. toughness
Answer:C
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past ME Board Question

42. following cams where the follower
Whichof the
reciprocatesor oscillates in a plane parallel to the axis
of rotation?
A. cam curves
B. radial cam
C. cylindricalcam
D. tangentialcam
Answer:C

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
Answer:C

During tensile test, which of the following stress-strain
curve(s) fits for a glass rod ?
A. a straight line
B. a parabola
C. an irregular curve
D a sudden break
Answer: D
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45. Past ME Board

Question
In case of a knuckle
joint, the pin is mostlikely
A. shear 0,
B. tension
C. compression
D. double shear Boari
ME
49,past the mat
Answer: D Howis
dimensions
A single ply leather belt running at a belt velocityof A elastic
300 ft/min is likely to transmit per inch of width: B'. plastic
C. brittle
A. 2.5 D. malleable
B. 3.0
C. 4.0 Answer:A
D. 5.0
50.Past ME Bo;
Answer:C Whatis the
Question A. 0.02 %
47. Past ME Board B. 0.30 %
temperature range where ferromagneticalpha
At what c. 0.63
%
iron exists? D. 0.80 %
7230C
A. below
0C
B. 700-910
c. 1000-
15390C
D. above
Answer: A
Question
ME Board body having identicalproperties ail
48. past you call a
How do
Ark,
heterogeneous
A. homogeneous
B
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C elastic
D: ductile
Answer: B
ME Board Question
49.Past described if it recovers its original
Howis the material
dimensionswhen the load is removed?
'elocity
c! A. elastic
idth:
B. plastic
C. brittle
D. malleable
Answer:A

Whatis the percentage of carbon in Eutectoidsteel?
A. 0.02 %
etic alph' B. 0.30%
c. 0.63 %
D. 0.80%
Answer: D

makes:
The presence of sulphur in pig iron
A. the casting unsound
B. it brittle
C. it hard
D. it is easy machinable
Answer:A
oft
What is the effect of alloying zinc to copper?
0,
A. increases hardness
B. impart free-machining properties
C. improve hardness and strength
D. increases strength and ductility (if added up to
30%)
'Its
Answer: D shad,

The imperfection in the crystal structure of metalis:
A. impurity Answer'.
B. fracture slip
C. slip 57.pastME
D. dislocation Which of
clearanc
Answer: D
automot

When is the pressure release in resistance welding? B. slip
A. after the weld cools C. feel
B. during heating period
C. after completion of current
D. just at the time of passing the current
Answer:A
If t is the thickness of sheet to be spot welded, then
electrode tip diameter is equal to
B. 2 sq rt. oft
Ans
to ELEMENTSIN 107
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C. sq. rt. oft oft

th D. 1.5 sq. rt.
Answer: B
Question
56.Past ME Board
specified by
A twistdrill is which of the following?
A. its shank and diameter

B. shank, material and flute size
ture
of
meta' C. its diameter and lip angle
D. shank, material and diameter
Answer: D

Which of the following is used to measure the
clearance between the value and tappet of an
automobileengine?
nce weldir;c A. shape gauge

B. slip gauge
C. feeler gauge
D. vernierscale
Answer:C
Speedometer drive is generally taken from
A. gear box
then B. fan belt
C. flywheel
D. frontwheel
Answer: D
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What is the usual peicentage of cut on the return
stroke of hacksaw blade?
Answe
oi
'Which
Answer:A
pressu
B, the oil
Which of the following will best describe sunk key?
thejou
A. the keyway is helical along shaft C.do not I
B. the keyway is cut in shaft only D,grease
C. the keyway is cut in hub only
D. the key is cut in both shaft and hub Answer: C
Answer: D

Which of the following where turn buckle has ?
A. left hand threads on one 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
Answer:A
Question
62. Supplementary the best process
Which of the following is of which is 25 for butt
each mm thick?
welding of two plates colurr
welding
A. electro slag
B. gas welding
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arc welding
C. submerged
D. steam welding
Answer:A
63.Supplementary Question
Which of the following statement(s) is correct for an
oilless bearing:
A. the oil film is maintained by supplying oil under

ibe sunk pressure
key B. the oil film pressure is produced only by rotationof
the journal.
C.do not need external supply of lubricant
D.grease is needed to be applied after some intervals
ub
Answer:C
The working load P for a chain for crane applications
is expressed in terms of diameter of link "d" in cm as
de has ? follows.
2
ght hand
B. P = 25d2
C. P = 50d2
D. P = 500d2
Answer: D

The column splice is used for increasing:
: for butt A. cross-sectional area of the column
mm thickl B. length of the column
C. strength of the column
D. all of the above
Answer: B

At what temperature that Gamma iron exist ?
B. mus
A. between 9100C and 1400 0C
B. between and 15390C
C. near melting point
D. room temperature C
Answer:
Answer: A pastME B
70. t?
Which of
67. Past ME Board Question speedstee
The behavior of metals where in strength of a metalis
increased and the ductilityis decreased on heatingata A. tungste
relatively low temperature after cold working is called B. chromit
C. argon
A. clustering D. iron
B. twinning
C. screw dislocation
D. strain aging nswer:D
Answer: D

Which of the following statement(s) 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 Answe_
D. None of the above
Answer:A
four
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Board Question
ekist) 69. Past ME alloys for pressure
Aluminum die casting:
A. must not be free from hot shortness
B. must have iron as one of the constituents
C. must riot posses considerable fluidity
D. must be light
Answer:C

Which of the following is maximum in 18-4-1 high
speed steel?
heatinc
ang is A. tungsten
B. chromium
C. argon
D. iron
Answer: D

Super conductors:
A. exist at temperature below 10K
in B. are the dense metals withoutvoids
C. are non-metallicsubstances
D. are the purest forms of metals
02% Answer:A
»ntrolle
72.Past ME Board Question are turnedand
When large number of components
chuck generally used is :
parted off from a bar, the
A. twojaw chuck
B. four jaw chuck
Magnetic chuck
C. collet chuck
D. magnetic chuck 16.
Answer: D

c.
Cutting speed for some materials are as under which

one of the following could be cutting speed for brass?
Answer.
A. 30 m/min
B. 40 m/min ME BC
C. 80 m/min fl. past tool is
What
D. 50 m/min
A. swab
Answer: B gagger
B.
74. Past ME Board Question C. bellows

D. rammet
If V is the volume of metal in casting and A is its
surface area, then the time of solidification will be A
Answer:
proportional to:
78.Past ME E
Whattool
B. 1/V2 ,
2 cleaning c
C. V, 1/A
2
D. \/2 , 1/A ab
Answer: D

The draft allowance on metallic patternas comparea
wooden ones is:
A. more
B. same
C. less
depending on size
D. more or less A.
bra
Answer:C ste
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Board Question
ME for:
76,pastmetalpatterns are used
Arc
castings
precision
A castings
B: smallcastings
under C. large production of castings
D. largescale
Answer:D
Question
77,Past ME Board
Whattoolis used in foundry for repairing the mould?
A. swab
B. gagger
C. bellows
is its D. rammer
Millbe Answer:A
Whattool is used in foundry for smoothening and
cleaningout depression in the mould?
A. swab
B. gagger
C. bellows
D. rammer
pared to
Answer:
C
lubricated
have to be
Whichof the following does not
whendrilling ?
A. brass
B. steel
C. monel
D. mild steel
Answer:A
A.
The tool used in precision work to smooth or enlarge
holes is called a :
A. round out
Ansv
B. drift pin
C. reamer
D. protractor 84.Past
How
Answer:
C

When measuring a drill for size, measure across the: D.
A. margins Ans
B. flutes
C. shank
D. point
Answer: A

How do you call the tool used for cleaning files?
A. file cleaner
B. file card
C. file oilstone
D. scraper
Answer: B
ELEMENTSIN MACHINE DESIGN SERIES
PRIME 115
ELEMENTS
Question
83.Past ME Board
point of babbitt
The melting is approximately:
A. IOOOOF
B. 6500F
C. 7500F
D. 5000F
Answer: B

How is tubing measured?
A. inside diameter
B. outside diameter
C. thickness of wall
3ross thé D. wire gage
Answer: B

Which of the foilowing metals will respond to heat
treatment?
A. Cast Iron
B. Wrought Iron
C. MediumCarbon Steel
D. Low Carbon Steel
C
Answer:
loads withoutbreaking
to withstand
The ability Of metal
down is:
Strength
Dtress
Strength
C. Strain
Elasticity
Answer: B

Which of the following metals is non-magnetic ?
A. Cast Iron
B. Alloy Steel
C. Cast Steel
D. Manganese Steel
Answer: D

and the feed is stationary.
A. Planing
B. Shaping
C. Turning
D. Reaming
Answer: B

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
IN MACHINEDESIGN SERIES
ELEMENTS
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Answer:A
ME Board Question
90,past bonegears are gears which:
Herring
A. do not operate on parallel shafts

B. havea line contact between the teeth
C. consists of two left handed helical gears
D. tendto produce thrust on the shafts
Answer: B

Which of the following statements is true for the
internalstresses existing in a welded connection?
A. Internal stresses are not relieved by heat treatment
rocates B. Internal stresses are not relieved when weld is
peened
C. Internal stresses may be relieved when weld is
peened
D. Internalstresses are relieved by x-ray analysis
Answer: B
by the use of
principally
Stainless steel is obtained
which of the alloying elements?
A. Chromium
B. Nickel
C. Carbon
D. Tungsten
Answer:A
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Exam Questions JN MACHINEDESIGN
93. Past ME
Board Question
Galvanized iron is a term referring
to ironcoated
A. Tin
B. Zinc
C. Magnesium
D. Aluminum
Answer: B
Which of the following is not a
common termrelating
to
the classification of fits?
A. Tunking
B. Snug
C. Medium force fit
D. Bound
Answer: D
In usual spur gearing, which of the following
statement(s) is correct?
98
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 cvcloidal curves
Answer:C
96. Past ME Board Question factorof safety
In general, the design stress and
related as follows:
Ult stress/factor safety

Stress = ultimate stress times
Design factorof
A,
safety. Stress = ultimate stress
Design divided by
factorof
safety. = design stress divided
of Safety
C, Factor by ultimate
stress.
Ultimate Stress = factor of safety divided
D by design
stress.
Answer:B
Board Question
97,Past ME
In usual spur gearing, the:
A. pitch circle and base circle are the same.

B. working depth includes clearance
C. toothoutline are always cycloidal curves
D. tooth outline are usually involutecurves
Answer: D
98.Past ME Board Question nameof

the other
Which of the following is the not cylinders.
walled
circumferential stress for thin
A. hoop Stress
B. girth Stress
C. tangential Stress
D. longitudinal Stress
Answer: D
---fiffÖ5Ü
ME Board Question
past of metals to stand loads without breaking
Theability
down:
A. strain
B. stress
C. elasticity
D. Strength
Answer: D

Whichof the following is not a classification of iron ore:
A. siderite
B. hermatite
C. Sulfurite
D. magnetite
Answer:C
large amountof:
Ferrous metals contain a relatively
A. manganese
B. carbon
C. sulfur
D. phosporous
Answer: B
PRIME ELEMENTS IN
MACHINE

Which of the following metal is easy to chisel
o.
A. alloy steel
B. manganese steel
C. stainless steel
D cast iron
Answer: B
5. Past ME Board Question C.
The ability of material or metal to resist being crushed

is:
A. fatigue strength
Be bending strength 9.
C. torsional strength
D. compressive strength
Answer: D
Which of the following is not part of the headstock ?
A. Anvil
B. spindle
C. motor
D. back pressure
Answer:A
Which of the following is not used to temper steel ?
A. oil bath
B. brine/salt bath
Steam bath
N MACHINE DESIGN SERIES
ELEMEN'S MACHINE 123
bath
steam
bath
water
D.
C
Answer:
ME Board Question
past the followin is not a kind of
3, Whichof cast iron.
A. gray iron
iron
B. white
iron
C. malleable
D. lead iron
Answer: D

A machinery operation whereby the tool rotates while
thefeed is stationary.
A. shaping
B. milling
C. turning
stock ? D. reaming
Answer: B

belong to the group?
What process does not
A. brazing
B. soldering
C. hardening
D. resistance welding
Answer:C
24
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Past Board Exam DESIGNSERIEs
Questions
11. Past ME Board

Question C.
Which tool does not ta
belong to the group ?
A. vice grip Answ
B. feeler gage
C. torque wrench
D. adjustable wrench The r
horiz
Answer: B
Which of the following metals is non-magnetic
?
A. manganese steel
B. cast steel
C. alloy steel
Ansv
D cast iron
Answer:A
One important skill that operators of machine tools
must have is an understandingof measurementwhich c.
demands:
D.
A. speed
B. precision Ans
C. sociability
D. neatness
Answer: B

Which of the following is not part of a lathe machine ?
A. fan
B. carriage
Ans
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IN MACHINE 125
ELEMENTS MAC,JIIJVEDF.SIGIVB
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headstock
C tailstock
D'
Answer:A
ME Board Question
15. Past which can flatten surface on a
The machine
horizontal,vertical or angular plane is:
A. drillingmachine
B. shaper machine
C. powersaw
D. lathe machine
Answer: B

Which of the following is not the work of a machinist?
A. reboring
tools B. overhauling
nt which C. grinding
D. boring
Answer: B
17. Past ME Board Question metalis being

whose
The area of the machine shop
the:
melted to form a new shape is
A. foundry area
B. tool and die
C. welding area area
D. mass production
Answer: A
EiiMENTS 05 Past Board Exam Questions
18. Past MEBoard Question

A machineused in testing steel IN MACHINE
DESIGN SERIES 127
PRIMEELEMENTS
specimen with an energy from 220 to
Question
B. Charpy test past ME Board
21. between the adjacent teeth:
C. Rockwell test The space
D. Test blocks
A. tooth
Answer: B
B. flank
C. backlash
D. width
Answer: D
19. Past MEBoard Question
An ironin which most of the carbon
is chernicaw physical properties closely resembling
An iron has steel:
those of mild
A. cast iron
B. gray iron A. malleablecast iron
C. white iron B. malleable iron
D. malleable iron C. white iron
D. gray iron
Answer:C
Ahswer:A
20. Past MEBoard
Question
Throughhowmany
in orderto raise degrees must an
its follower 3 involute cam! Gears used to transmit power between shafts axis of
the base circle inches if the diamet?
is 5 inches. which it intersect:
A. 58.7
degrees
B. 180
degrees
A. spur gears
C. 64.4 B. bevel gears
degrees
D. 68.79 C. helicalgears
degrees
D. straightbevel gears
Answer: B
Answer: B
ELEMENTS IN
ELEMENTS05 - Past Board Exam Questions MACHINE
DESIGN
attachment
arbors
An important accessories of milling machines: C
A. millingmachinevise be
B. cutters weld shall
C. •ram length
equal-leg largest:
D. vertical milling attachment an of
23.
the length
Answer: B ed on
righttriangle
bas
25. Past ME Board Question isosceles

A. square
They are usually the steel or steel casting : B triangle
6. right
A. mild steel rectangle
D.
B. carbon steel
C. fire box steel Answer: A
are called:
D. drop-forge-dies shafts, they
Answer: B connect
Ifgearscannot
26. Past ME Board Question gears
A. cycloidal
The cheapest and the most abundant engineering gears
B. helical
material. gears
C. spur
D. toothedgears
A. aluminum
B. steel Answer.A
C. cast iron distance
fixed
D. babbitts moving at a
the axis and
point to
Answer:C The pathtraced by a a uniform motion
froman axis and path
27. Past ME Board Question a point moving such a
Milling machine accessories are used to hold milling
cutter in the milling machine: k helical motion
B. spherical motion
A. spindle-nose tooling C. translational
B. milling machine cise D. path of a point
130 Board Exam Questions
ELEMENTS05 - Past
Answer:A
Question
31. Past ME Boardstress which is reached during a
The maximum lap joint
test: welded backing
a single lap joint
with
A. stress single-welded
B. elasticity e a
C. weld
C. strain tack
D. tensile strength
Answer•.
Answer: D
cutting
a single-point
32. Past ME Board Question are used in a mannert, past motion to
The frustumsof two cones two
35.
of
reciprocating
ratio between paralle Imparts
permit a variation of velocity
shafts : tool
dividing head
A. evans frictioncones A. attachment
B. bevel cones B. slotting pitch
C. spherical cones C.
circular attachment
circular milling
D. friction gearing D.
Answer:A
AnswerlB
Board Question oscillates in a plane
33. Past ME Board Question 36. Past ME reciprocates or the cam.
impact specimen the rotation of
Weld-metal shall be taken across The follower axis of the
weld with one face substantially parallel to and within: perpendicular to
A. 3/4" A. radial cam cam
B. 1/32" B. cylindrical
c. C. cam curvescam
D. 1/16" D. tangential
DESIGN
MACHINE
if'
PRIME ELEMENTSIN MACHINE ELEMENTS
132 DESIGN
ELEMENTS05 - Past Board Exam Questions lead .
Question
antimony,
or sometimes
Board
37. Past ME Board Question ME tin, copper,
past of
Strength of a material is that of a stress intensity 40' alloy
determined by considering the maximum test loadto
act over the original area of the test specimens:
aluminum
A. yield point C' iron
B. ultimate strength D'. cast
C. breaking strength B
D. elastic strength Answer:
Answer: B between two abutting

in a groove
38. Past ME Board Question Aweldplace
The followerreciprocates or oscillates in a plane members:
parallel to the axis of the rotation
full-filletweld
A. cam curves B. tack weld
B. cylindrical cam C. buttweld
C. tangential cam D. filletweld
D. radial cam
C
Answer:
Answer: B
approximately triangular cross-section as
39. Past ME Board Question A weldof right angles
at approximately
A test for pipe used for coiling in sizes
2 inches: jointwosurfaces joint:
lapjoint, tee-joint, corner
A. flaring
B. crush A. single welded lap joint
C. flange B. fillet weld
D. bend C. tack weld
D. buttweld
Answer: D
shaft at
43. Past ME Board Question size mounted on a
A corrosion occurs within or adjacent to a gears of the same
formed by contact with another piece of the same; A bevel
degrees:
another metal: 90
A. pitting crowngears
gears
B. galvanic B. spur gears
C. erosion C. angular
gears
D. crevice D miter
Answer: B Answer:D
the thickness of the
44. Past ME Board Question is equal to
weld
fillet whose size
Wheels are sometimes used for the transmission of A membec
high powerwhen an approximatelyconstant velocity thinnerjoint
ratio is desired :
A. butt joint
A. bevel cones B. buttweld
B. friction gearing
C. tack weld
C. spur frictionwheels D. full-filletweld
D. evans frictionwheels
Answer: D
Answer:C
48. Past ME Board Questioncorresponding strain below
45. Past ME Board Question The ratio of stress to the
Gearing in which motion or power the proportional limit:
that is transmitted
depends upon the friction between
contact : the surfaces in A. stress-strain diagram
B. gage method
A. bevel gears C. modulus of elasticity
B. spur friction wheels D. tensile strength
C. evans friction cones
D. friction gearing Answer:C
49. Past ME Board Question Question
of a block of metal, 52. past ME Board iron-base-alloys:
The shearing strain 3 iron or
is subjectto a shearing high force which distortsthe corrosion of
The
top surface through a distance of 0.0036 inch :
A. rusting
A. 0.0015 rad B. crazing
B. 0.008 rad C. chalking
C. 0.0010 rad D. fritting
D. 0.0012 rad
Answer:A
Answer: D
amounts of mild nickel and

large
50. Past ME Board Question steel containing
Determine the number of teeth in a driver of twospur chromium :
gears mesh which has a velocity ratio of 0.75. The
driven gear has 36 teeth : A. carbon steel
B. stainless steel
A. 50
C. alloy steel
B. 46 D. cat steel
c. 26
D. 48 Answer:B
Answer: D
54. Past ME Board Question extraneous material
51. Past ME Board Question deposit of
Within the elastic limit, the stress is
It refers to any layer or
proportional to on the heat-transfer-surface:
strain.
A. Hooke's Law A. low line
B. Modulus of Elasticity B. pressure drop
C. Offset Ratio C. fouling
D. Buckingham's principle D. scaling
PRIME ELEMENTS IN MACHINE DE
138
ELEMENTS05 - Past Board Exam Questions length is
per unit original
length
55. Past ME Board Question changein
The total amount of permanent extension of the
length measured after the specimen has fractured strain
is expressed as percentage increase of the stress
gage length : deformation
C• modulus
elastic
A. Elongation D'
B. strain A
Answer•.
C. stress
D. elastic limit liquid and
is
above which the alloy
Answer:A temperature
The
t
will run .
point
It is used to enable milling machine to take climb A. melting
milling cuts : B. fow point
C. pourpoint
A. helical driving mechanism D. liquids
B. spindle
C. read out
D. backlash eliminator A
Answer.
perpendiculart(
Answer:A which are
A cone formed by elements
at the large end .
cone
57. Past ME Board Question the elements of the pitch
-A weld made to hold the parts of a
alignment until the final welds are weldment in proper A. cone distance
made :
B. back cone
-A. butt weld C. root cone
B. tack weld D. cone center
C. fillet
weld
D. full-fillet weld
Answer.B
Answer: B
machine used for the
A
testing Of
very
thins,
A. Charpy
B. Izod test
test A crevice
erosion
B.
C.
Description
test C galvanic
D. Rockwell
test DI spitting
Answer D Answer:D
62. Past Question
ME Board
ME
A gear is Board Question 65. past
is designed primarily for application to electric-
Test lack of penetration or
one in which
angle is 90 welded tubing for detection of
flash removal in the weld.
degrees overlapsresulting from
A. crown
gear
angulargear A. butt weld
c. miter B. paste
D. spiralgear
gear C. lap weld
D. double butt weld
Answer:A
63. Past C
Answer:
ME Board
The
deteriorationQuestion 66. Past ME Board Question
of organic Have the same thermal and minimum film thickness
coating
A. chalking characterized limitation
as sleeve bearing.
as
rusting A.
C. ball bearing
chocking
D. fritting B. roller bearing
C. thrust bearing
Answer:C D. oil bearing
Past ME Answer:C
Isa form Board Question
ofcorrection 67. Past ME Board Question
thatdevelop An oil storage roof formed to approximately the
surface of a right cone, supported only at its
periphery:
Spitting
Self-supporting cone r
ELEMENTS IN
nemeNIS 05 - Past Board Exam Questions
A. self-supporting umbrella roof

B. self-supportingdome roof ofte
C. supported cone roof
D. self-supportingcone roof
Answer: D

Test sometimes referred to as an upsettingtest B.
torsion
A. Bend c.
stress
shear
B. flaring o.
C. flange
D. crush Answer.
bottom of
Answer: A
circle
addendum
69. Past ME Board Question A. cylinder
addendum
B. circle
What load P which cause a total deformation of0.0i C.
pitch
circle
inch of a steel rock which has a cross-section areac;, D.
dedendum
4 in2 and a length of 6 ft.
to
Answer'. D close
A. 55,000 1b ifthe
Question
B. 40,000 1b Board horsepower
73. Past ME much
C. 60,000 1b how
transmit
D. 50,000 1b the bearings
makes 280 rpm.
Answer: C shafts

An oil storage tank roof formed to approximatelya
spherical surface, supported only at its periphery: C. 200 HP
D. 210Hp
A. self-supporting umbrella roof
Past
ME Board Question
A cylindrical
tank with 10 in.
inside
diameter differential Of the shear
thickness in (mm) under psi. 77.
stress Of
equation:
A. 11.44 mm
B. 11.34 mm moment
A. bendingthe beam
B. load of strength of the beam
C. 10.6 mm
D. 10.3 mm C. tensile the beam
D. slope of
Answer: B
Answer: B
75. Past ME
Board
The minimum Question
clearance allowed
gears with a circular for PastME Board Question
pitch of 0.1571 meshing spur 78. Whichof the following materials to be utilized to reduce
and diametralp'fc
costin the manufacturing of large worm gears?
A. 0.007855
B. 0.007558 A. alloyed aluminum
c. 0.008578 B. bronze rim with cast iron spider
D. 0.007585 C. cast ironrim with bronze spider
D. all of these
Answer:A
Answer: B
76. Past ME
Board Question
SAE steel that responds 79. Past ME Board Question
to heat It is hardening treatmentwhereby a cast metal is being
treatment:
A. SAE 1060 heatedto a very high temperaturethen suddenly
B. SAE1117 subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability or
C. SAE 1030 wear resistance is called:
D. SAE 1020
A. normalizing
Answer: B B. tempering
C. annealing
D. quenching
Answer: D
Determine the estimated weight of an Board Question

A-36 steel pastME is very much associated with:
steel
Killed
A. 919 lbs
B.
A. manganese
B. sulphur
1012 lbs
C. phosphorous
C. 829 lbs
D. 735 lbs
D. silicon
Answer: A Answer: D
81. Past ME Board 84. Past ME Board Question

Question Determinethe estimated weight of an A-36 steel plate
The length of arc between
the two sides of a of size 1/2x4x8.
geartq
A. 280 kg
A. circular thickness
B. 332 kg
B. axial plane
C. 301 kg
C.- helix angle
D. chordal curves
D. 297 kg
Answer: D
Answer:A
82. Past ME Board A type of welding whereby a wire or powder fromthe
Split Question
pulley or pulley nozzle of a spray gun is fused by a gas flame,arc or
together at the rim, made of separate section plasma jet and the molten particles are projectedin a
the maximum bolted
speed should be form of a spray by means of compressed air or gas.
solid pulley. % Of the maximum
speedd A. electro-slug building
A. 65 to 75% B. electro-beam welding
B. 45 to C. plasma-arc welding
C. 55 to D. metal spray welding
D. 80 to
application:
temperature
92. Past ME Board Question for very high
Major component of bronze casting is: steel
alloy
cast steel casting
A. Copper manganese-nickelcasting
steel
B. manganese high
chrome
steel
casting
C. zinc chrome-nickel
manganese
casting
C•
D. lead high
6.
Answer:A C
Answer.
pressurized fluids,
93. Past ME Board Question used to seal
Galvanized steel plate is: Flexiblematerialdynamic condition:
normallyunder
A. aluminum
B. tin A. nylon
C. zinc B. seal
D. manganese C. tenon
D. packing
Answer:C
Answer.D
94. Past ME Board Question Board Question cylinderor ring:

What heat treatmentprocess can cast steel materials 97. Past ME a
tooth cut inside
A type of gear
of high chrome, high manganese, etc. type steel be
subjected for the purpose of machining process ?
A. rack gear
A. annealing B. ring gear
B. tempering C. miter gear
C. normalizing D. internalgear
D. quenching
152
ELEMENTS05

It has molybdenumalloy except:
A. SAE 43xx
B. SAE41xx
C. SAE
D. SAE 5xxx
Answer: D

To preventleakage in dynamic seal:
A. gasket
B. seals
C. felts
D. packings
Answer: D

Which of the following
elements when large quantityis
A. Sulfur
B. silicon
C. zinc
D. Aluminum
Answer: A
148 PRIME ELEMENTSIN MACHINE DESIGN

Heating of metal above the critical temperature and
then cooling slowly usually in the furnace to reduce the
hardness and improve the machinability is called:
A: normalizing
B. annealing
C. tempering
D. quenching
Answer: B

Accident prevention is:
A. an association of employers, organization &

individuals
B. the foreman's responsibilityjust as much as
production
C. the responsibility of top management
D. a job of a safety director
Answer: B 91.

Major component of bronze casting:
A. copper
B. manganese
C. zinc
D. lead
Answer:A
89. Past ME Board Question in
Commonly utilized/cheapest shaft material available
the market with carbon content of 0.28 to 0.34 %
SAEI 030
ELEMENTSIN
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MandaweéCa
A 4132
4320
B'. SAE
1030
C SAE
D'. SAE 4130
Answer:C
Board Question
90. Past ME
Alloysteel known for its resistance to corrosion,
abrasionand wear that is usually ideal formillgrinding
of ore in cement and concentrator application.It is
usually combined with molybdenum to increasethe
depthhardening.
A. manganese chromium steel
B. chromium-moly steel
is C. chorome-nickel-molysteel
D. manganese-moly steel
Answer: B
separate sectionsbolted
Split pulley or pulley made of speed shouldbe
maximum speed of
together at the rim, the maximum
limitedto about % of the
solid pulley.
A. 65 to 75%
B. 45 to
C. 55 to
D. 80 to
Answer:C
in
Board Question
past MEcharacteristic that withstands forces that
Ametal
causes twisting.
strength
A. torsional elasticity
B. modulusof
C. twisting moment
D. elasticity
Answer:A

Fillet radius in machine parts is usually introducedto:
A. improve the look of the parts

B. reduce concentrationof stress and extend life of
the parts
ge quantityjs C. avoid obstruction
D. necessary to lessen casting weight
Answer: B

Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is
A. Stud bolt
B. Acme threaded bolts
C. Square threaded bolts
D. Hex bolts
Answer:A
MACHINE MACHINE DESIGN
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SERIE ELEMENTSIN
PRIME

Hydrostatic bearing is one which: helix angle
A] base
A. the lube oil is supplied under pressure pressure angle
B. recess
B. lube oil is not pressurized C. arc of approach
of
C. there is no lube oil D. arc
D. bearing is lightly loaded
Answer: A
Answer:A Board Question
8,
past ME thread that is generally used
5. Past ME Board Question A kind of
Which of the following materials is unsuitable as a A. UNEC
bearing : B. UNC
C. UNF
A. teflon D. UNEF
B. low carbon steel
C. cast iron Answer: B
D. nylon
Past ME Board Question not generally used
the following acronyms is
9.
Answer: B Whichof
as standard
6. Past ME Board Question A. ASTM
Safety features that must be placed and maintainedat B. SAE
machine, blacksmith, wefding and foundry shop. C. IPS
D. AISI
A. safety goggle
B. walkway guide Answer:C
C. safety notices in markings
D. all of these 10. Past ME Board Question
Whatis the difference between the shaper and a
Answer:C planer?
Past ME Board Question A. the tool of the shaper moves while on the planer is
The angle, at the base cylinder of an involute gear, that stationary.
B. the shaper can perform slotting operation while the
the tooth makes with the gear axis:
planer cannot
C. the shaper handles large pieces while the planer
Base helix angle handles only small pieces
|noves gear gear
in
bed
gear
Answer: A s gear
C• Pelical
11. Past ME Board Question sectional

The path of contact involute gears wherethe crossparticles,
circular
force/power is actually transmitted. It is a straight
conjunction dirt, foreign between
imaginary line passing through the pitch pointand prevent differential
oil and
pressure
tangent to the base circle. to retainpermit applied part
Tenbers anal toa of the
A. principal reference plane moisture
B. pitch point and
C. front angle
D. line of action A. seal
shield
safety
Answer: D C.
packing
D.

The hardness of helical and herringbone gear teeth Answer.A
after heat treatment is 210 to 300 Brinell Hardness,fr the
gear and pinionis at : to earth with
return •
upward equal to
360 Brinell min. thrown velocity
A. Anobject the terminal
B. 400 Brinellmax. magnitudeof
C. 340-350 normal
D. all of these
one-half the initial velocity
B. velocity
Answer:C C. twicethe initial
D. the initial velocity
13. Past ME Board Questionused Answer.D
A type of gear commonly in parallel-shaft
transmission especially when a smooth, continu0US
action is essential as in high speed drives up to
12,000 fpm :
Helicalgear
A liquid Board Question
metal:
A. Mercury
B. lead angle cut
C. zinc pressure
D. aluminum
Answer:A
17. Past Board Question to
ME Board pastMEderivativeof kinetic energy with respect
What type
of
Question Thefirst
gear which velocityis:
can transmit
A. helical Power A. power
gear B, acceleration
wormgear momentum
C. bevel C.
gear
D. herringbone D. none of these
gear
Answer:C C
Answer:
18. Past
ME Board
Type of Question 21,PastME Board Question
360 rpm v-belt to use in is thedifferencebetween brass and bronze?
What
and a
transmitting 5driving pulley
A. type HP : with s peedof A. Brassis composed of copper and zinc while
C
B. type B belts bronzeis compose of copper and tin.
belts
C. type
A belts B. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while
D. type D belts bronzeis basically copper and tin plus non-ferrous
alloysuch as manganese, aluminum, & chromium.
Answer: B C. Bronzeis reddish in color while brass is a mixture
ofcopper and antimony
Past ME D. Bronzeis mostly an alloy of copper and tin while
Board Question
The arbitrary brassis a mixtureof copper and antimony.-
ofa tooth modification
material at the by removing
tip of the a small
gear tooth portion Answer:A
tip is clued:
undercut
Tip relief
The reciprocal of the diametral pitch equivalent substance
ratio of pitch diameter to the number of teeth. Question by other
Boardchemical reaction
A. lead pastME
gradual
B. clearance the
C. module compounds
.
D. involute
corrosion
Answer:C cheaping
rusting
23. Past ME Board Question C' weathering
What is the propertyof a material which resistsfor* D'
acting to pull the material apart? A
mnswer•.
A. shear strength in constructingwood
be avoided
B. tensile strength that should
C. torsional strength
D. compressive strength pattern .
wood
Answer: B A. sap wood
B. kiln dried
wood
24. Past ME Board Question C. heart of wood
Which do not belong to foundry or metal casting shop? D. core portion
A. shake-out machine AnswerA
B. molding machine about its
rectangle
C. coremaking inertia of a
D. forging machine moment of
Whatis the
Answer: A base ?
25. Past ME Board Question 2

A. bh 16
The center of gravity of a solid pyramid or cone witha B. bh 3 13
total height of H is : 2
C. bh 13
D. bh3112
B. 3/5H Answer:B
C. 1/3 H
D. 1/3 H
ESIGN
S
ELEMENTS i"
29. Past ME Board
What is Question
the modulus of
44,000 psi and a unit elasticity if the stress is A. patenting
strain of 0.00105 ? cold working
hardening
A. 41.905 x 106 C. case
soaking
B. 42.300 x 106
C. 41.202 x 10 6 Answer:B
D. 43.101 x 106
alloys slight amount of torsional
of coupling that introduction with some elastic
Answer: A A type flexibility due to around the bolts the
angular cylindricallywrapped
33 material
30. Past ME Board Question bonded coupling
Which of the following is not a structuralsteel elastic coupling
clay A. simplematerial bushed coupling
A. low carbon steel B. elastic material bonded
B. stainless steel C. elastic above
the
C. medium carbon steel D. all of
D. tool and die steel Answer:B
Answer: D Board Question contributes to
34. Past ME record
Outstandingsafety
fro
31. Past ME Board Question performance that expects reward
What happens to a drill if the operating speed is too B. outstanding
management
fast?
confidencein foreman's ability to perform well
C. one-self
A. drill will crack D. prideand enthusiasm to
B. drill will become overheated and will bend
C. drill will become overheated and will be drawnfrom Answer:A
steel
D. drill will become very dull and wear fast 35. Past ME Board Question without
The capacity of metal to withstand load
Answer:C breakingis:
A. Strength
32. Past ME Board Question B. Stress
Copper and most of its alloys can be hardened by :
Cold working
plane
u. elasticity Question is the tangent to the
Board
D. strain ME gears, axial plane and
past of
9' 10a
pair to the
Answer:A
perp

Finding the resultant of two or more forces is plane
A. pi.ttchh
circle
A. coplanar force pitch
point
B. non-coplanar forces pitch
01
C.couple
D.composition of forces Answer:
Answer: D speed operation?

used for high
of gear is
37. Past ME Board Question Whattype
A machinery operation whereby done with theFi
accurately fastened has a reciprocating (forward?t A. helical
backward) motion and the tool head is stationary. B. spur
C. bevel
A. shaping D. worm
B. planning
C. turning Answer. A
D. reaming (fpm).
speed of about
efficiently at
operate
Answer: B
38. Past ME Board Question A. 4500

The phenomenon of continuous stretching underload B. 4400
even if the stress is less than the yield point: c. 4200
D. 3600
A. elasticity
B. ductility Answer.A
C. plasticity
D. creep
Answer: D
and elasticity
Question lose strength
Question Board begins to
42. Past ME Board
steel
Name the type of chuck commonly used for 45.
workpiece in a lathe operation ? Example, 3
universal chuck, 4=jaw independent chuck oF
900-1ooo
A. magneticjaw chuck 800-9000F
p. 2-jaw independent B. 750-850*
0F
C. 8-jaw universal C.
600-700
D. combination
Answer•.D
Answer: D static equilibrium
body is in
that a givencannot •
46. statement the body
For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel,what meansthat
minimum chromium content is required ? any type of motionthan one force
A. have
acted upon by more
B. be any displacement
B. 4.3% C. undergo
any acceleration
c. 1.1% D. have
D. 5.8%
Answer. A
Answer: A
Board Question
for reducing brittleness
44. Past ME Board Question 47. Past ME alloying element
Most effective
Clearance to a new boiler installationto the existingor
steel at very low temperature
old plant building should follow a minimum clearanceoi of
between top of the boiler•proper and the A. maganese
ceiling as stated in the PSME code. B. molybdenum
A. 2000 mm (max) C. silicon
B. 1000 mm (max) D. nickel

C. 2130 mm (max)
D. 2150 mm (Max) Answer:D
to prevent solder
48. Past ME Board Question shop practice
to be joined ?
Normal stress relieving temperature for cast steel. common surface
away from
0 running
A. 200 to 350 F from wet cloth
B. 400 to 5000F work roiled work
around around
C. 300 to 400 0F introduce sheeting
D. 450 asbestos
put these
of
Answer: D 6
Answer:D analyze:
49. Past ME Board Question to
equation may be used
It is advised that in rubber belts application / mount!
it should have an initial tension of inchlpty The three-moment
column
A. 18 to 24 A. tapered beam
B. 15t020 B. continuousbeam
loaded beam
C. 12t015 composite
C.
end
D. 10 D. axially
Answer: B Answer:B
is the
breakage
50. Past ME Board Question gear
tooth
that results in
causes of spur the tooth
Non-ferrous filler metal is melted into grooves or one of the one end of
fillet on the mother metal; the base metal is unbalanced load
on
the face width
melted. This is commonly used for joining iron based this problem,
thickness (or pitch)
minimize
machine parts or in repair works of some materials.l: distributed.To greater than the test values,
of
is called: "b"should not be the absence
A. spot welding olfethe tooth. 'In guide:
a
following can be
B. braze welding
C. brazing A.. 2.5 PC < b < 4
PC
D. gas welding B. 2.0 Pd

C. 2.5
Answer: B < 4 pc
D. 2.0 Pd < b
The propertythat characterizes a material B.
63
B. 69
A. Ductility o.
60
B. thermal conductivity
C. tensile strength Question make the metal
D. endurance limit Board steel plates
ME
pastworking of
Answer:A cold
tougher
55. Past ME Board Question more
ductile
Deals only with the motion of bodies without
hardermalleable
to forces that cause the them: more
A. dynamics
B. kinetics distance of
safe center Very long
C. statistics maximum pitches.
chain.
D. kinematics consideringa be --—-----öüsion in the
should
Answer: D
sprockets
distance cause catena
center
In shear pin or breaking pin design , we may use the B. 80
data experienced by Link-Belt for 1/8 inch to 1 inch c. 60
pins and the breaking stress is ksi . D. 50
A. 40
B. 55 Answer.B
c. 50 gear like
type of
D. 48 special
Hypoidgear is a
Answer:C
A. Wormgear
B. Spur gear gear
57. Past ME Board Question C. .Herringbone
Recommended best cutting angle of D. Bevel gear
drill for workon
steel or cast iron is degrees.
auestioo
rd
61. Past ME Board Question strain
The maximum stress to which a matenal may compressive strain
in
subpcted beforefatlure occurs compressive
to
A. ultimate strength proportional
to
B. ultimatestress
C. endurance limit
D. tensile stress
class
Answer. A
steel
62. Past ME Board Question lowcarbon
die steel
A propertyof material which relates the lateralstet and steel
B. too! chrome alloy steel
the longitudinal strain. C. high low
strength
A. Stress D. high
B. Strain acung on a
C. Poisson's ratio of ail forces
D. Strength resultant acts
pllduct of the the resultant
Tie time that
Answer.C bodyand the
impulse
63. Past ME Board Question A. angular momentum
All are associated with the grade of steel except: B. angular
C. linear impulse
momentum
A. SAE 43XX D. linear
B. SAE 13XX C
Answer. a tensile
C. SAE loxx Question pointof rupture of
D. SAE 67. Past ME Board
area at the
The smallest
elc Percentage reduction

A. percentage area
B. Izod test
If two
u. cnarpy test added, which

D. percentage reduction of the area forces are
11.
Answer: D
the maintained
- of is destroyed
68. Past ME Board Question equilibriumis exists
It equalizes the energy exerted and the work equilibrium moment
thus preventing excessive or sudden changesof unbalance is true
speed: C. an of these
D none
A. flywheel Answer: A terms of
B. balance wheel Question can be solved in
ME Board motion that
C. flywheel pulley past of
D. all of these 12. a algebra
vector
scalaror
Answer: D Kinematicstranslation
A.
curvilinear
69. Past ME Board Question B.
projectiles
A mechanism which usually do the indexing in a C.
machine tool D. acceleration

Answer: A
A. universal chuck without
B. slooter Past ME Board Questionor strain may occur
73.
C. dividing head Permanentdeformation
D. indexing fracture.
Answer:C A. malleability
B. elasticity
C. ductility
70. Past ME Board Question D. plasticity
Metal that assists lubrication or lubricant in itself :
C
Answer.
A. zinc
B. antimony
C. babbitt Question
74. Past ME Board
D. lead
called:
without rupture is Plasticity
Answer:C
A. malleability tachometer
gauge
B. elasticity C.
dial
C. ductility during
D. plasticity the time
same
Answer: D mass is the
of a place is
veloccity
0
18. takes
75. Past ME Board Question deceleration

When two elastic bodies collide, which of thefol motion
uniform
laws can be used to solve for the resultingvelocity B• acceleration
of these
C.
A. Dalton's Law D. none
B. Avogadro's Law
Conservation of energy Answer. B
C.
parts in a screw
D. Conservation of momentum and conservationof two mating
energy contact
between
axially is called
Length of measured
andnut threads
Answer: D A. arc of contact engagement
of
B. depth engagement
76. Past ME Board Question C. length
of
When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it willtake D. axis of
contact
pressure to put the parts together. The allowanceis
said to be negative and is termed : C
Answer:
thread
would
worm to move
A. negative tolerance gear or free
if it were
B. negative allowance The distance a re-volution
one
C. negative fits along axis in
D. interference of metal
Answer: D A. length of action

contact
B. length of
C. land
D. lead
Device used to measure accurately speed:
A. Speedometer acho Answer.D
ELEtv,-
Major and minor PRIME El-Ely....
diameters are
A. screw commonly
B. thread C stress rigidity
bolts modulusof
D.'
gear
D. all of
these Answer:A
ME Board Question
Answer: A 85. Past speed
moderate of mating gears, the ideal ratio
For
82. Past contact is :
ME
A lathe Board Question
with multiple cutting A. 1.25-4.00
A. turret stations : B. 1.20-1.45
lathe c. 1.00-130
engine lathe
C.
manual
D. 0.35-1.45
D. none lathe
of these A
Answer:
Answer:A
83. Past 86. Past ME Board Question
MEBoard A shaftis to be checked for concentricity. A suitable
The nominal Question
methodof performing the check is :
diameter of
A. major the bolts is A. benchcenters and dial indicator
diameter the :
minor B. lineshafting bearing alignment
C. diameter
mean diameter C. observing vibration of the shafting
D. all of D. none of these
these
Answer:A
Answer:A
84. Past
MEBoard 87. Past ME
Ratio of unit Question Board Question
lateral
deformation A kind of thread in which the width of the thread is
to the unit
A. Poisson's longitudinal approximately equal to the depth of the thread and th
B. ratio space between threads are approximately equal.
Strain
A. Square thread
B. Acme thread
C. Buttress thread
D. Whitworth threa
Answer: A IN
ELEMENTS in
plfME ELEMENTS
88. Past
MEBoard
Which of the Question Board Question
ME be so combined are callec
following is
not used past
91.separateforceswhich can
to
resemble
he forces
non-concurrent
center A
c. square cut B. couple
nose forces
D. thread
cutting C. combined forces
D. concurrent
Answer: B
Answer:D
89. Past
MEBoard Question
Negative Question 92 Past ME Board
allowance is A lathemachine threading mechanism .
A. also called:
interference of A. reversegear and lever
B. feeler metal
gage B. spindle gear
micrometer C. changestud gear
D. tolerance
D. all of these
Answer:A
Answer:B
90. Past
MEBoard 93. Past ME Board
Aproperty of Question Question
matter Which Itis thedifference of
addendum and dedendum which
causes it to is equivalentto the
resist any whole depth less working depth.
B. friction A. filletspace
inertia B. filletradius
D. impulse C. clearance
D. backlash
Answer:
C
Answer:C
94. Past
ME Board Question
Machine tool on metal.
used for laying straight lines
Surfaces made of sharp tool steel is called
A. plain
scriber
a trammel
C. hermaphrodite caliper be
work load must
D. divider
ME B o the total must.be rigid to
past arms. Rim head is recommended
by its also the
Answer:A arms and
depth of bead is
95. Past ME Board Question thickness and
All are associated with standard materialspecifi% rim
except : designofpitch (PC).
circular
A. American Iron and Steel Institute
B. Society of AutomotiveEngineers
C. Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute
D. American Society for Testing Materials D'.
0.44
Answer:C C
Answer:
high
96. Past ME Board Question strength of steel at
improves
The best instrument for measuring a thousand ofan Alloythat application.
inch temperature
A. Micrometer A. tungsten
B. tachometer B. molybdenum
C. caliper C. chromium
D. pyrometer D. all of these
Answer:A Answer:D
97. Past ME Board Question ferrous metals:
Tooth width measured along the chord at the pitch melting
A furnace used in
circle :
A. flank A. annealing furnace
B. face width B. tempering furnace
C. width of space C. induction furnace
furnace
-D. chordal thickness D. normalizing
Answer: D C
Answer:
PRIME
ELEMENTS 07 pa!

A furnace used in melting non-ferrous metals, B.
C.
A. cupola furnace D.
B. crucible furnace
C. inductionfurnace
D. temperingfurnace 5, Pa!
The
Answer: B

Endurance strength is nearly proportional to the B.
ultimate strength but not with : c.
D.
A. yield strength
B. design stress
C. shear stress An:
D. all of the above
pa
Answer: A
A.
Liners are normally
madeof : B.
A. cast iron c.
B. alloyed bronze D.
C. alloyed steel
D. alloyed aluminum
Answer: A
DESIGN SERIES 185
IN MACHINE
ELEMENTS
Z ELEMENTSin MACHINEDESIGNb Mandawe&Ca
ME Board Question
past cast condition steel casting with carbon
Usedin as
than
contentless
0.18
C: 0.15to
D. 0.25
Answer: B

Theyieldstrength of a regular yellow brass (65 to 70%
Cu,30 to 35% Zn ) can be increased/ improved by :
Onal to the A. cold working
B. tempering
C. chillcasting
D. heat treatment
Answer: A"

The purpose of these parts in application are to have
etc.
betterbearings to seal the guard against marring,
A. bearing journal
B. metallic seal
C. Washer
D. shaft seal
Answer:C
and
bound to
APÄheelectronrs are
therefore mobile
195
ELEMENTS in MACHINE. DESIGN
35. Past ME Board Question ME Board Question R: is also called-.

past bearing
Flat leather belting not recommended for use in 38.•Eccentricallyloaded
speed
fpm. bearing
A. full bearing
A. 3600 B. offset bearing
B. 4800 C. partialbearing
cc. 6000 D. fitted
D. all of these
Answer:B
Answer:C ME Board Questionrope, regular lay means wires
39. Past of wire
In theselection
are arranged in the following manner
36. Past ME Board Question andstrands
same direction
The angle included between the sides of the thread A. twistedin any direction
measured in an axial plane in a screw thread: B. twistedin opposite direction
A. angle of thread C. twistedin direction
B. angle between thread or 40 0 D. twistedin along
C. helix angle thread C
Answer:
D. half angle thread or 200
Answer: A 40. Past ME Board Question angle is often defined

In involuteteeth, the pressure of action and the line of
as the angle between the line also termed as:
37. Past ME Board Question tangentto the pitch circle. It is
The property of a material that relates the lateral
strain to longitudinal strain. A. helix angle
A. Stress B. angle of recess
B, Strain C. angle of obÄiquity
C. Poisson's ratio D. arc of action
D. Endurance limit
Answer:C
Answer:C
pitch circle or radial distance
Heightof tooth aboveand top land of the tooth.
between pitch circle
Addendum
ELEM n MACHI E
-A. top tooth C

B. addendum Answer:
C. land Board Question Molybdenum?
D. hunting tooth past MEthe SAE specification number of
is
45' What
Answer: B SAE
SAE
The function of clutch in the C• SAE
machine tools is: DI SAE
A. lowering the drive C
Answer:
B. alignment of drive Shaff
gears without
C. to disconnect or connect at will the drive the effect in bushing
D. to insure that two shafts line up at high speed Whatwill be
backlash?
Answer:C A. jamming
B. overheating
C. overload
43. Past ME Board Question D. all of these
The amount by which the width of a toothspace
exceeds the thickness of the engaging toothonthe Answer: D
pitch circles.
Question
47. Past ME Board gear .
A. backlash Range of helix angle on helical
B. clearance
C. undercut A. less than 18
D. chordal thickness B. 15-25
c. 20-35
Answer: A D. 35-40
44. Past ME Board Question Answer:B

Which does not belong to the group ?
A. SAE 48. Past ME Board Question
gear or worm would thread
B. AISI The distance a helicalrevolutionif it were free to move
along its axis in one
C. SEA Il
D. ASTM axially.
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ELEMENIS itt MACHI Mandawe Ote
55. - Past ME Board Question
Not adaptable to welding due to
strength and past ME Board Question of steel:
Poor 53•Itimproves red hardness
A. copper parts Chromium
B. aluminum parts A.
Cobalt
C. cast iron parts
D. all of these C Boron
Lead
DI
Answer: B Answer:B
Question conductivity but
56. Past ME Board Question Past ME Board a high electrical
59. metalwhich has temperature metal.
In general , the design stress and factor of safety A used for high
related as follows : aée shouldnot be
A. Design Stress = ultimatestress times factorof A. silicon
safety B. zinc alloy
B. Design Stress = ultimatestress divided by factorof C. chrome
safety D. carbide
C. Factor of Safety = design stress divided by
ultimatestress Answer:B
D. Ultimate Stress = factor of safety divided by design
60.Past ME Board Question forces is called :
Findingthe resultant of two or more
stress
Answer: B A. co-planarforces
B. -non-coplanr forces
57. Past ME Board Question C. couple
The color of pipe for communicationis: D. composition of forces
A. White Answer: D
B. blue
C. yellow 61.Past ME Board Question
D. orange Eccentricallyloaded bearing is also called:
Answer:A A. full bearing
B. offset bearing
Board Question
Answer: B past ME cutting tool material
12' This particular of 18000F and higher at cutting
cuttingtemperature
those possible with other cuttingtool
69. Past ME Board
Question speed beyond
Plus or minus of the materials:
tolerance is also
called: carbide
A. total tolerance A. titanium
B. unilateral tolerance B. ceramicgrade
C. bilateral tolerance C. carbideboron nitride
D. none of these D. cubic
Answer: D
Answer:C
Board Question
70. Past ME Board Question 73.past MEcurve to a simple beam with a concentrated
Moment
Some experiments made at Cornell
University loadat middlespan takes the shape of a
that experience mechanic could bread showed
a
due to nut tightening. bolt A. triangle
B. rectangular
A. 3/8 inch C. trapezoid
B. 5/8 inch D. semi-eclipes
C. 1/2 inch
D. 7/16 inch Answer:A
Answer: B 74.Past ME Board Question
Type of chuCk wherein the workpiece with standard
71. Past ME Board Question diameteror size could be attached fast and quick
Common defects encountered in the Foundry Shop speciallysmall size work of mass production.
steel casting operation and also in welding practices.
A. lathe drive plate
A. cracks B. clamp toe dog
B. cold shot C. collet attachment
C. - parting line
D. steady center rest
D. blow/pin holes
Answer:C
Questions ELE
PRIME
ES ELEMENTS in MACHINF, DEST N andgwe C
tooth
Materialmay be stretched C. flank
form/conditionupon releaseand still returns-to its D. topland
of force is called
A. plasticity Answer:B
B. modulus of elasticity
C. ductility Board Question
past ME called
D. elastic limit 19. Cold drawing is also
A. hard drawn
Answer: D B. oxidized steel
lap steel
76. Past ME Board Question C. cold hardening
D. strain
The brittleness in steel at elevated
temperature
is: Answer:A
A. hard drawn
Question
B. cold lap
80. past ME Boardfollowing services is not considered toa
C. red shortness Which of the
a machinist ?
D. residual stresses be a a work of
Answer: C A. reboring
B. grinding
77. Past ME Board Question C. overhauling
Intermediategear is also called gear in a gear
D. honing
train arrangement.
C
Answer:
A. Idler
B. pinion 81. Past ME Board Question
C. thirdgear In Machine Shop, had forging operation of lengthening
D. mountedgear a piece of stock while reducing the cross-sectional area
of work is called:
Answer: A
A. bloating
B. upsetting
78. Past ME Board Question C. spreading
The top and bottom land,for gears is similar formedas
to crest and for screw thread. D. draining out
A. flank Answer: B
B. root
INE DESIGN
82. Past ME Board Question endurance limit

The recommended age limit of fire tube boilers torque
6• ultimate
A. 35 years elastic limit
B. 30 years D.
C. 40 years Answer: to
D. 50 years
tools does not belong
the following
Answer: B 36. Whichof
group. caliper
83. , Past ME Board Question hermaprodite
Silicon-Manganese steel designation, SAE block
doubleVEE
A. 72XX trammel
c. 92XX Answer:C
Board Question profile of the thread
ME is the theoretical on which
Answer:C 87. past axial plane
one pitch in the threads are based
84. Past ME Board Question of both the external
The factor of safety generally applied in wire rope designforms
design starts at 3-4 for standing rope application,5-12
of thread
for operating rope and for hazard to life and A. basic formthread
property application like foundry operation. B. effective of thread
C. basic profile of external thread
A. higher value D. design form
c. 8-10
Answer:C
D. 10-18
Answer:A 88. Past ME Board Question is not mentioned

One of the followingmaterials
85. Past ME Board Question wire rope pulley [sheave applications.
The maximum stress induced in a material when A. Plastic
subjected to intermittent or repeated load without B. iron
causing failure is called: C. paper
A. ultimatestress Endurance limit D. copper alloy
NTS in MACHINED N M
Answer: A
ME Board Question
past -in the manufacturing large .0.Norrn
89. Past ME Board Question 92.Foreconomical costmaterials are usually applied.
Internal stress exerted by the fibers to the following
resist the action gears spider
bronze rim with cast steel spider
A iron rim with bronze spider
A shearing stress B. cast
rim with brass cast iron spider
B. tensile stress cast steel
C.
alloyed aluminum rim with
C. ultimatestress D.
D. compressive stress
Answer: A
Answer: A
Board Question
90. Past ME Board Question 93.pastME material of high melting temperature
Non-metallic lining:
thread is used where the thread requires used as furnace
great strength and usually cut square on one sideand being
slanting on the other side. A. quartzbricks
A—.janno B. refractories
C. silica sand
B. buttress D. dolomiteclay bricks
C. square
D. double Answer: B
Answer: B 94. PastME Board Question
Chromiumsteel (to include heat and corrosion
91. Past ME Board Question resistant)designation:
greater quantity,this element is harmful to the
molten ferrous metal . A. SAE 56XX
B. SAE
A. silicon C. SAE 61XX
B. aluminum D. SAE
C. oxides
D. sulfur Answer:B
Answer: D 95. PastME Board Question
Mirrorfinish has surfaces finess of rms
1
B. A. tapping tap
C. 1 to 3 bottoming tap
B.
D. 2t05 C, plugging tap
D. taper tap
Answer:A
Answer:A
96. Past ME Board Question ME Board Question cutting mild steel cast iron
99. past
All terms and abbreviations deal with wire
rope Relief angle of single—point
as recommended should be
arrangement except this which deals with average work
wire andother degrees for high speed tools.
rope materials strength. in the ranges
of
A. preformed A. 8to 12
B. IWRC B. 10 to 15
'C. Mps C. 5t07
D. lang lay D. 12to 16
Answer:C Answer:A
Alloy steel axle under repeated load/stresswill 100.Past ME Board Question
eventually fail if the load / stress is above the Whichof the following is an unsafe condition in
endurance for the steel under consideration.The ' operatinga lathe machine ?
0
endurance limit of the steel is therefore .
A. wearing denim pants/safetyshoes
A. equal to the allowable stress of the module of B. wearinga canvass apron
elasticity C. operating with safety gloves
B. equal to half of the ultimate strength D. wearing safety goggles/hearing aid
C. equal to module of elasticity
D. equal to 80% of the elastic limit
Answer: B
Answer: B
Question
98. Past ME Board cutting thread Tapping tap
Tap not used for
have extra
possible balanceelectrons as exhibited Answer:D
state by normally
Question
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Answer:A The good deoxidizer
A. manganese
8. B. silicon
Past ME Board Question C. aluminum
these
It is considered D. all of
semi-solid lubricant
A. lube oil Answer: D
B. graphite
C. grease ME Board Question
12. Pastusual ratio of water to soluble oil used as cutting.
D. all of these The
fluid:
Answer:C A. 50% water to 50%
oil
B. 2 water to 1 oil
C. 3 water to 1 oil
9. Past ME Board Question D. 4 to 80 water to 1 oil
'What is the common cutting fluids used for
cutting
metals? Answer: D
A. water with soda and borax
B. light mineral oil 13. Past ME Board Question
Killed steel is always associated with :
C. soluble oil
D. all of these A. Silicon
B. Manganese
Answer: D C. phosporous•
D. sulfur
Good stabilizer in stainless steel: Answer:A
.4
CA. columbium 14.Past ME Board Question
MB. titanium Which of the following does not belong to the group?
C. tantalium A. welding
D. all of these-
B. soldering
Castin
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D. brazing past ME to change rotary motion to reciprocating'
It is used
motion .
Answer:C Helicalgear
A. Rack gear
15. Past ME Board Question B. Worm gear
_Which of the following is mostpopular gear
soldering'of D. spur
Answer: B
A. 10/80
B. 45/55 ME Board Question loads:
past thatare independent
c. 50/50 stresses
D. 60/40 stress
working
A. stress
Answer:C B. operatingstress
C. residual
stress
16. Past ME Board Question D. shear
The motion of an object diminished/decreased speed: C
Answer:
A. deceleration Board Question sum of
B. retarded motion 20. past ME of the tooth,which is equal to the
C. negative impulse Thedistance and dedendum :
D. all of these theaddendum
A. full depth
Answer: B B. whole depth
17. Past ME Board Question C. working depth
It is recommended not to have a direct drive and drive D. dedendum
sprockets if the ratio of their teeth exceeds
use two or more step combination. Answer: B
A. 10 times 21. Past ME Board Question
B. 8 times The concave portionof the tooth profile where it joints
C. 5 times the bottom of the tooth space :
D. 6 times
A. fillet curve
Answer: B B. fillet radius
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is not a structural class
'5' Which of the following of steel?
22. Past ME
Board Question
In gear design, A. high speed steel
the ratio of the B. tool and die
Pitch diameter C. low carbon
carbon
D. high
A. module
B. diametral Answer:B
7 C. english
pitch
Board Question
module
D. circular pitch 26. past ME direction parallel forces:
Opposite
Answer:C A. concurrent
B. coplanar
23. Past MEBoard C. couple
Question
It is recommended D. non-coplanar
for high
minimum number of teeth speed application thatthe
in small sprocket Answer:C
A. 26 to 30 shouldbe
B.t12to 16 27. past ME Board Question
C. 26 t028 The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross-section
D. 18t024 of the beam to the section modulus.
A. equal to the radius of gyration
Answer: D B. equal to the area of the cross-section
C. measure of a distance
4. Past ME Board
Question D. dependent on the modulus of elasticity
Continuous stretching under
less than the yield point. load even if the stress is
Answer:C
A. plasticity
B. elasticity
C. creep 28. Past ME Board Question
D. ductility Gear used to transmit power at high velocity ratios
between non-intersecting shafts that are usually but not,
Answer:
C necessarily at rightangle.
Worm gear
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A. helical gear D
B. bevel gear Answer:
C. worm gear wear on each
and uniform practice is to
D. spiral gear distributed design
32.for evenly tooth,the ideal
Answer:C meshinggear gear
addition to tooth
alloy
resistance the gears
29. Past ME Board Question A weartreatment of tooth
Which of the following is the differentialof theshear B' heat each
hardeningof addition
equation? C'. tooth
D. hunting
A. bending moment of the beam
B. tensile strength of the beam Answer: D
C. slope of the elastic curve the ratio of pitch
D. load of the beam of a diametral pitch or
The reciprocal
number of teeth .
Answer: D diameter to
A. lead
30. Past ME Board Question B. module
It is arbitrarily defined as the push and pull. C. involute
D. clearance
A. force
B. work Answer: B
C. inertia Question
D. power 34. Past ME Board material to resist deformation
It is the ability of the
Answer: A understress:
A. plasticity
or geometry of the body due
The changes in shape B. stiffness
action of a force on it is called deformationor: C. toughness

D. all of these
A. shear stress
Answer: B
B. stresses
C. compressive stress
D. strains
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lead
B. • thread normalplane
C. pitch pitch plane
D. land
Answer:A
Answer: A ME Board Question
in making wood pattern in the
past be used
what tool will
49. Past ME Board Question 52' shop?
foundry
It refers to the surface of the gear saw
between thefillets
A band machine
B' drill
A. top land saw and chisel
C. hammer
B. bottom land D.
C. pitch
D. fillet Answer:C
Question
past ME Board oil except
Answer: B 53. are functions of lubricating
All
50. Past ME Board Question A. adhesionprevention
The distance between adjacent rivets is called: B. corrosion
C. actas coolant
the load
A. pitch D. to lighten
B. crest
C. lead Answer:A
D. none of these
Question
54. Past ME Boardbearing which totally encloses the shaft?
Answer: A What type of
51. Past MEBoard Question A. offset bearing

A plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the B. central bearing
pitch plane. In gears with parallel axis, the transverse C. babbit bearing
plane and the plane of rotation coincide. D. full bearing
A. transverse plane
B. principal reference plane Answer: D
C. pitch
D. land
Answer: A
Answer: A ME Board Questionmaking wood pattern in the
past used in
52.whattoolwill be
49. Past ME Board Question foundryshop?
It refers to the surface of the gear
betweenthefillets saw
A band
drill machine
A. t6p land and chisel
C. saw
B. bottom land D. hammer
C. pitch
D. fillet Answer:C
ME Board Question
Answer: B 53. Past lubricating oil except
Allarefunctionsof
50. Past ME Board Question A. adhesion
The distance betweenadjacent rivets is called: B. corrosion prevention
C. act as coolant
A. pitch D. to lighten the load
B. crest
C. lead Answer:A
D. none of these
Answer: A Whattypeof bearing which totally encloses the shaft?
51. Past ME Board Question A. offset bearing
A plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the B. central bearing
pitch plane. In gears with parallel axis, the transverse C. babbitbearing
plane and the plane of rotationcoincide. D. full bearing
A. transverse plane
B. principal reference plane Answer:D
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1. Past ME Board 4,past ME shop equipment that can flatten
Which of Question A machine
the following
does not affect horizontally,vertically or angular plane.
strength of steel? the tensile
A.' shaper machine
A. sulphur B. welding
machine
B. cobalt C. drill machine
C. phosphorous D. powersaw
D. boron
Answer:A
Answer: D
Whattype of leather belting should be used at an
2. Past ME Board Question, ambienttemperature above 1400F and possible acid
Which of the following is an example of liquidcoming in contact with the belt ?
rectilinear
translation ?
A. mineraltanned
A. locomotive wheels B. combination of oak
B. rack gear C. oak tanned
C. piston of an engine D. noneof these
D. jack
Answer: D
Answer:C 6.Past ME Board Question

The material_forengine radiator is usually
3. Past ME Board Question made of:
A petroleum by-product used as an electrodes-inan A. yellowbrass
electric arc furnace melting operation. B. silicon brass
C. admiraltybrass
A. anthracite coke D. navy brass
B. foundry coke
C. graphite electrodes Answer:
D. bituminous coke A
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What factors can modify the recommended
speed of known work piece? cuttinj conventional limit Of
specify cast iron
from experience u) be at 6000 ft/min for
A. rough cutting of work piece flywheeloperations
B. modify the shape of of the cutting tools for cast steel .
C. use correctly shaped cutting tools
D. depth of cut A. 7000
B 8000
Answer: D d. 10000
D. 12000
Answer: D
In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally Question
11.Past ME Board are made, installed and
called : If a set of spur gears normally may be subjected
lubricatedproperly, they
A. end cutting edge
to failures like :
B. nose
C. back rake A. toothspalling
D. side rake B. toothpeening
C. pitting
Answer: B D. shearing
9. Past ME Board Question Answer: C

equation to be used in computing the
What a
acceleration of the center of a rolling ball with 12.Past ME Board Question or more and
diameter of 8 inches ? Normallycast iron contains 2% carbon
silicon in the range of o.
B. ro22 A. It03
C. 0 /r B. 2t04
D. v /r2 C. 2t03
D. It06
Answer: B
Answer:A
A major component of cast steel is : ME Board Question
16.past gears
Bevel subjected tocorrosion and lightly loaded
A. silicon made of :
areusually
B. iron
C. maganese A.' bronze
D. Chromium B. brass
C. duralumin
these
Answer: B D. all of
Answer:D
The application of electrical current to the corrosion Past ME Board Question
17.
circuit to counter the corrosion reaction is called : The characteristics of tool steel sustain shocks and
A. cathodic protection majorimpacts is due to its:
B. sacrificial anodes method A. Toughness
C. chemical corrosion process B. stiffness
D. galvanic action C. ductility
D. machinability
Answer:A
Answer:A
As a rule of thumb the depth of foundation could be 18.Past ME Board Question
about 3.2 to times the engine stroke. The flux that should be provided in soldering electrical
connectionor commutator wires as its tends to corrode
theconnections.
A. 4.20 A. sal ammoniac
B. 4.0
B. zinc chloride
c. 3.40 C. stearin
D. 380 D. acid fluxes
Answer: D
Answer:A
Treatment process that produces a residual
compressive stress at the surface (which occupy more
volume ) and residual tension on the inside that results
Shallow quenching
members on torsion/bending :
annealing
A. partial quenching normalizing
B. heavy oil quenching tempering
C quenching quenching
D. shallow quenching D'
Answer:D
Answer: D
Board Question
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20. Past ME Board Question 23.
Momentof inertia is
A good general purpose deoxidizer and promotes modulus of elasticity
fine grain in steel . A. strength
B. weep of gyration
A. copper C. radiusof these
B. magnesium D] none
C. molybdenum
D. silicon Answer:D
Question
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24. steel designation. SAE
Answer: D Nickel-chromium-Molybdenum
Surface connecting the crest and roots of thescrew A. SAE51XX
thread. B. SAE74XX
C. SAE94XX
A. lead angle D. SAE64XX
B. length of engagement
C. top land Answer:C
D. flank
Answer: D Itis the name applied to reciprocating circular motion
as that a pendulum.
It is hardening treatment whereby a cast metal is A. intermittent motion
being heated to a very high temperature then suddenhj B. reciprocating motion
subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability C. oscillation
wear resistance is called : D. momentum
Quenching
26. Past ME Board Answer: A
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29. rectangular groove in a hub and shaft:
in equipment
of Axiallylocated
the forces are needed. r, keyseat
set
A. 10 to 20 B cotterpin
flute
B. 8t015 point
C. 15 to 20
D. setscrew
D. 8to 10 Answer:A
Answer:A ME Board Question
30.pastamount by which the dedendum in a given
The addendum of its mating
gear/pinionexceeds the distance between the top
27. Past ME Board Question Also the radial
pinion/gear. space..
bottom of the mating tooth
of a tooth and the
Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts
&engineering applications is a andfor A. tip relief
series. B. top land
C. clearance
B. ANSI D. space
C. withworth
D. UNF Answer:C
Answer: A 31. Past ME Board Question

Deflection of a beam is:
28. Past ME Board Question A. proportionalto the modulus of elasticity and

It indicates how many times a volume of materialis moment of inertia
heavier than an equal volume of water. B. proportionalto the load imposed and inversely to
the length squared
A. specific gravity C. inversely proportionalto the modulus of elasticity
B. specific volume and moment of inertia
C. specific weight D. inversely proportionalto the weight imposed time
D. specific density the length
Answer:C
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The normal density of work space ME Board Question.
requirementto 35,past a part of a drill and is usually thicker
person. cubic Webis
the land
A. 400 A. beside the shank
B. 388 nearing
to the future
c. 353 C. close tip portion
D. 424 D. at the
Answer:B
Answer: D
Question
36.Past ME Board in the range of in steel
33. Past ME Board Question A carbon
content
Safety features that must be placed and maintained readily responds to heat treatment.
at
Machine, Balcksmith, Welding and FoundryShops.
A. 0.35 to 0.40
A. walkway guide B. 0.28 to 0.30%C
B. safety notices 0.25%C
C. 0.18 to
C. safety goggles D. 0.12 to 0.15%C
D. safety notices in markers / boards
Answer:A
Answer: D
34. Past ME Board Question 37.Past ME Board Question

is a symbol that the work surfaces shouldbe The soldering material commonly applied for
seams.
machined-finished and usually indicated in the drawing automobileradiator cores and roofing
and placed on line that represent the surface tobe A. 15/85% tin and lead
machined. B. 50/50% tin and lead
C. 45/55% tin and lead
D. 20/80% tin and lead
c. 20
D. F.A.O Answer:C
Answer:A 38.Past ME Board Question
A research agency handling assistance to all foundry,
machineshop and metallurgical plant operation.
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B. BOI
C. DOST c. 75
D. all of these D. 70,
Answer: D
Answer:A
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39. Past ME Board 42.past MEthickness of the cutter at the pitchline for
Question The ideal of normal circular
should be
An act of cutting out a piece
of metal at a Cuttinghelical gears
desired pitch•
A. broaching
B: blanking
C. slitting cl 1/2
D. dinking D. 5/16
Answer: B Answer:C

The surface of the gear between 43.Past ME Board Question
the fillets of adjacent progressive change of position of a body is called :
teeth is called:
—A. bottomland A. acceleration
B. flank B. momentum
C. top land C. motion
D. flank of tooth D. force
Answer: A Answer:C
41. Past ME Board Question Indesigning gears for powertransmission consider an
In drilling soft materialsuse cuttingangle efficiency of as recommended.
as as
40 degrees but for extremely hard material low A. 96 % or more
degrees up to
is recommended. B. 89% or more
A. 80 C. 85 % or more
B. 65 D., 98% or more
Answer: D
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The five principal parts of the shaper are: thetable A 20 to 31
tool slide, base, ram and 35 to 45
to 35
C' 20
AE column DI 25
to 30
B. vise
C. drive motor Answer:A
D. apron
Board Question
Answer: B 49.past ME of elasticity for metals in compression is
The modulus that in:
usuallytaken as
It is a good design practice for steel lineshafting
to Astension
consider a limit to the linear deflection of B. bearing
inch/foot length maximum. C. yield
D. ultimate
A.. 0.050
B. 0.010 Answer:A
c. 0.020
D. 0.060 50.Past ME Board Question
Whichof the following is the Vatio of moment and
Answer: B stress?
47. Past ME Board Question A. strain

The conical surface at the starting éhd of the thread B. section modulus
is called: C. contraction
D. passions ratio
A. pitch cone
6 B. chamfer _ Answer: B
C. crest
D. flute
Answer: B What is the flexural stress when of a-symmetrically
48. Past ME Board Question cross-section beam when the vertical shear is
For ordinary steel, 'the modulus of elasticity usually maximum.
falls between million pounds.
zero, O
20 to 31
B. zero
C. maximum Past ME Board Question of the size.
55. permissible variation
D. minimum Itis the
Answer: B A. tolerance
B. limits
52. Past ME Board Question C. fits
The rivetedjoints in ASME Code has as designsurface D. none of these
compressive stress higher than the design
tensile stress. Answer:A
Question
A. 70 % 56.Past ME Board is the permissible
consideringthat there is no fit,twhat
work?
c. 35 % liberaltolerance in machining
A. ± 0.010
Answer: B B. ± 0.090
c. ± 0.020
53. Past ME Board Question jointtothe D. ±0.050
What is the ratio of the minimum strength of
strength of solid joint in the pressure vessel? Answer:A
A. efficiency 57.Past ME Board Question

B. relative strength Whichof the following is a tolerance where the size of
C. performance factor a partmay be larger only, or smaller only, than the
D. joint efficiency given dimension.
Answer: B A. Unilateral
54. Past ME Board Question B. Lateral
What is the usual factor of safety for a pressUre C. Bilateral
vessel? D. Noneof these
A. 4 Answer:A
1.5
c. 3
D. 5
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A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted ME Board Question
tobe past
61.
is the direction of the predominant surface
either larger or smaller than the given dimension. What
pattern?
A. Unilateral
B. Lateral A. smoothness
C. Bilateral B. waviness
D. None of these C. lay
D. roughness
Answer:C
Answer:C
Question
59. Past ME Board Question 62.Past ME Board of departures from the nominal
Itis the irregularities
than roughness ?
Which of the following is the basis for ASA fits? surfaceof greaterspacing
A. basic numbersystem A. waviness
K B. basic holesystem B. roughness
C. basic size system C. lay
D. unit system D. smoothness
Answer: B
Answer:A
60. Past ME Board Question take Itis thesurface finish of micrometer in rms.
When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will
In such
force or pressure to put the cold parts together.
following
case the allowance is negative. Which of the
terms is appropriatefor such allowance?
A. negative fits of metals
B. 'interference of metal
C. positive fits of the shaft Answer:A
D. intangible fits 64.Past ME Board Question
Answer: B Itis the process of pre-stressing or over-stressing of a
hollowcylindricalmember beyond the elastic range.
Autofrettage
234
A. base circle
A. presstagge
f B. autofrettage - pitch circle circle
C. stress relieving addendum
D. countersinking ec. - clearance circle
D.
Answer: B
Answer:B
Board Question
65. Past ME Board Question 68.past ME tangent to the addendum of the meshing
It _isthe phenomenon occurring when two touching It is the circle
surfaces have a high contact pressure and whenthese gears.
surfaces have minute relative motion. clearance circle
A.
B. base circle
A. prestressing C. addendum circle
B. fretting D. pitch circle
C. friction
D. carving
Answer: B
Answer:A

Which of the following gears has the simplest typeof
The distanceform a pointon one gear to the
correspondingpointmeasured along the base circle.
A. Helical gears
A. normal pitch
B. Spur gears B.
Cl Bevel gears circular pitch
D. Worm gears C. axial pitch
D. diametral pitch
Answer: B Answer:A
67. Past ME Board Question pitch point that is tangent to
In gears, an imaginary circle on which the lever arm
is A line passing through the
based in: both base circles of a gear is:
A, pressure line
B. perpendicular line
Pitch circle
C. tangent line
D. center line Board Question
74.past MEthe following flanges is suitable for low and
Which of
Answer: A moderatepressure?
71. Past ME Board Question A. Ring-flange
flange
Which of the following is the contact ratio for a
good B. Lap joint flange
gear design? C. Tapered-hub
neck type
D. Welding
B. 1: 1.3 Answer:A
Question
75.Past ME Board bodys motion independent of the
It is the study of the
Answer:A forces on the body.
72. Past ME Board Question A. Kinetics
In pressure vessels, which of the following resists B. Dynamics
internal pressure throughtension? C: Kinematics
D. Mechanics
A. shell-type element
B. cam type element Answer:C
C. plate-type element
D. spherical type element 76.Past ME Board Question
Answer:A Whatis the reciprocal of the velocity ratio ?
A. train value
73. Past ME Board Question B. ratiofactor
In pressure vessels, which of the following resists
'internal pressure through bending?
C. modularvalue
D. none of these
B. cam type element Answer:A
spherical type element 77.Past ME Board Question
D. all over and has usually
ltTisa type of boltfinished
Answer:C having coarse threads.
Coupling bolt
A. coupling bolt: bolt
B. stud bolt C. machine bolt
C. machine bolt D. coupling
D. automobile bolt
Answer:B
Answer: A ME Board Question
81.past
device that is, used to maintain pressure
It is a locking the bolt and nut.
78. Past ME Board Question betweenthreads of
It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short portionof
A. e gasket
the shank underneath the head being square or
finned or ribbed. Bj lock washer
Cl • lock nuts
A. coupling bolt D. filler
B. stud bolt Answer:B
C, machine bolt
D. carriage bolt' 82.Past ME Board Question
Whatis the large wood screw used to fasten machinery
Answer: D and equipment.
7A. lag screw

79. Past ME Board Question B. loss screw
IVis a type of bolt threaded on both ends and can be C. wood screw
used where a through bolt impossible. D. cross screw
A. coupling bolt Answer:A

B. carriage bolt
' C. studbolt
D. machine bolt 83.Past ME Board Question
Answer:C Whatis the minimumlength of contact in a tapped hole
for cast iron ?
It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small sizes.
A. 1.7 D
A. stud bolt c. 1.2 D

B. — stove bolt D. 2.1 D
84. Past ME Board Question 5%
than 0.5 %
It is the ratio of the mean diameter of coil over the B. less than 0.5 %
diameters. C. more
A. Wahl factor C
Answer:
B. Spring Index
C. Coil ratio
ME Board Question
D. Lead scale 88.past
cost spring material, suitable where service
It is a low dimensional precision is not needed:
Answer: B is notsevere and
wire
85. Past ME Board Question A. helical spring
What is the overall length of the spring when it is B. stainless steel spring
compressed until all adjacent coils touched? C. hard drawn wire
D. copper
A. free length Answer:C
B. solidlengtf
C. compressed length
D. expansion length 89. Past ME Board Question
Whatis the hard drawn (80 %reduction ) spring wire
Answer: B madeof high carbon steel?
86. Past ME Board Question A. - oil tempered wire
It is the length of a coil spring under no load. B. music wire
C. tension wire
A. compressed length D. chromium wire
B.— free length
C. solid height Answer: B
D. none of these
Answer: B
Which of the followingwires with good quality and is
used for impact loading.
In general, the steel springs are made of relativelyOf A. Hard drawnwire
relative high carbon steel usually: B. Cold drawnwire Chromium silicon wire
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D. Chromium - Silicon wire Answer: B
ME Board Question
Answer: D 94.pastis the type of failure due to unstability ?
What
91. Past ME Board Question A. buckling ratio
When heat-treated wire is coiled cold, it shouldbe B. slenderness
stress relieved for bending stress and after coolingitis C. Stabilityfailure
heated at some: D. Euler 's
A
Answer:
A. 4000F
B. 6000F Question
c. 7000C 95.past ME Boardformula that is best applied go a very
D. 5000F What type of
slender column?
Answer: D
A. Column formula
B. Slenderness formulas
92. Past ME Board Question C. Momentformulas
Which of the following is not a function of spring? D. Euler Formula
A. absorbs energy Answer: D

B. source of potentialenergy
C. measure weight 96.Past ME Board Question
D.— measure thickness If twoprincipal.stresses is zero, the state of stress is
A. Biaxial
Answer: D B— Mono-axial
C. Uniaxial
93. Past ME Board Question D. Triaxial
Which of the following is the type of spring madein
the form of dished washei? Answer:
C
A. air spring
B. bellevile spring 97.Past ME Board Question
C. volute spring What do you call the system that have finite values of
D. motor spring principalstresses?
Triaxial
A. triaxial
B. uniaxial 100.Past ME Board Question
C. monoaxial For machinery shafts, the permissible deflection is
D. biaxial approximately:
Answer:A A. 0.02 in./ft
B. 0.03 in. in./ft
98. Past ME Board Question C. 0.01 in./ft
A screw that requires positive torque to lowertheload, D. 0.05 in./ft
or to loosen the screw if it has been turned tightagainst
a resistance. Answer:A
A. power screw
B. lock screw
C. self screw
D. self locking screw
Answer: D

What is the rotating member used in transmitting
@ower?
A. shaft
B. counter shaft
C. axle
D. washer
It
ME Board Questiongiven to a line shaft 4
4.past the othername
ELEMENTS 09 Whatis
A. countershaft
shaft
1. Past ME Board Question B. mainshaft
For shafts, the shear due to bending is a maximum' C. long shaft
the neutral plane where the normal stress is : at D.. head
Answer:B
A. minimum
B. constant Question a--
C. maximum also 5.Past ME Board the center of mass will be equal
Thespeed at which
D. zero deflectingforces on the shaft ; the shaft with its
the violently, since the
attachedbodies will then vibrate as the shaft turns
Answer: D forcechanges its direction
centrifugal
in:
The minimum value of numerical combined shockand A. nominalspeed
fatigue factor to be applied in every case to the B. criticalspeed
computed bending moment of the shaft is : C. relativespeed
D. meanspeed
A. 2.0
1.75 Answer: B
c. 1.5
D. 1.3 6.Past ME Board Question
An Oldrule of thumb for transmission shafting is that the
Answer:C deflection
should not exceed of length between
supports.
What is the other name given to short shafts on A.-
machines? 0.01 in. per foot
B. 0.08 in. per foot
C. 0.02 in. per foot
A. Spindles D. 0.05 in. per foot
B. head shafts
C. core shafts
D. all of these Answer:A
Answer:A
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Z ELEMENTS
For transmission shafts the allowable
deflectionis 1 ME Board Question the hub to move along the
degree in a length of 10.Past allows
diameters. Whattype of key that rotation of the shaft?
the
A. 20 shaftbut prevents
B. 25 WoodrufKey
c.
A.
30 B.' Feather Key
D. 40 C. Gibbs Key
Answer:A D. Square Key
8. Past ME Board Question Answer:B

What is the limiting torsional deflection for machinery
shafts; if the criteria oflimiting torsional deflectionvary
from 0.08 0 per foot of length. Whatis the other name for Kennedy key?
A. 10 A. • tangential key
B. 2.50 B. woodruffkey
c. 20 C. saddle key
D. 3.50 D. rollpin
Answer:A
Answer:A
9. Past ME Board Question liftor
Bevel gears of sizes 5 in. to 15 in. should not be 12.Past ME Board Question
depress more than , as Gleason statement. Whattype of fits used for involute spline ?
A. 0.004 A.. close fit.

B. press fit
c. 0.002 C. sliding fit
D. 0.001 D. All of these
Answer: B
Answer:B
ELEMENTSG MACHINEDESIGN
Which of the following is Board Question
vsimilar to involute used for 16.past MEthe two principal parts of a Journal Bearing?
splines except permanentfits and Whatare
that the
pressureangle
A. bearing and journal
A. separation B. shaft and babbit
B. spline shaft load clearance and fitted
C. stub serrations C.
D. shaft and cylinder
involute serrations
Answer:A
Answer: D
Whenthe line of action of the load„•bisects the arc of
14. Past ME Board Question partialbearing, the bearing is said to be:
It
is used a coupling, or in
where, in case of overload,addition to another couplings A. eccentrically loaded
machine or to material in there is danger of injuryto B. fully loaded
process.
C. centrally loaded
A. shear pin D. partially loaded
B. flange coupling
C. involute serrations
D. king pin Answer:C
Answer:A 18.Past ME Board Question

Whatis the difference in radii of the bearing and
Journal?
What is the maximum shaft angle A. even clearance
coupling ? for a single Hooke's B. clearance ratio
C. odd clearance
A. 10 0
D. •radial clearance
B. 17 0
Answer: D
D. 20 0 19.Past ME Board Question
Answer:C When radii of both the bearing and the journal are the
same, then the bearing is said to be:
Fitted bearing
B. clearance bearing
C. full bearing c. 0.03-0.05
0.01-0.03
D. ambiguous bearing D.
Answer: A Answer:A
Board Question
20. Past ME Board Question 23.past MEthe following considers the 200 series of
Whichof
What is the line that passes through bearing?
the centers
ofthe
A. heavy
A.s line of action B. medium
B. line of centers C. light
C. line of symmetry D. all of these
D. tangent line Answer:C
Answer: B Whichof the following considers the 300 series of
bearing?
Which of the following is considered advantageous for c-- A. - heavy
bearing materials? B. medium
C. light
A. conformability D. all of these
B. compatibility Answer: B
C. embeddability
D. all of these 25.Past ME Board Question
A type of roller bearing in which the balls are
Answer: D assembled by the eccentric displacement of the inner
ring.
What is the recommended coefficientof fluctuationOf A. shallow groove ball bearing
flywheels for punching, shearing, pressing machine? B. filling-slot ball bearing
C.R self-aligning ball bearing
0.005-0.1 D. deep-groove bal( bearing
B. 0.007-0.01
Answer: D
ON
oara-exarWQuestions SERIES in MACHINE DESIGNb ote
Z ELEMENTS

Which of the following is not a type of helical gear
ball bearing? spur gear
A. shallow groove ball bearing C worm gear
B. filling-slot ball bearing bevel gear
C. self-aligning ball bearing
D. deep-groove ball bearing Answer:B
Question beltihgs varies
ME Board
Answer:A 30. breaking strength of oak-tanned
past
The than:
from 3 to more
27. Past ME Board Question A. 5 ksi

What is the usual density of the leather belt ? B. 6ksi
C. 7 ksi
A. 0.035 lb/in.3 D. 9ksi
B. 0.0135 lb/in.3
C: 0.025 lb/in.3 Answer: B
D. 0.0465 lb/in.3 Question
31.Past ME Board most economical designs
Answer:A Experiencesuggests that the of:
speed
are obtainedfor a belt
28. Past ME Board Question A. 6000 to 7500 fpm

Which of the following is the approximate.densityofa B. 3000 to 5000 fpm
fat rubber belt? C. 3500 to 4700 fpm
D. 5000 to 1000 fpm
A. 0.055 lb/in.3
0.0135 lb/in.3 Answer:A
B.
C. 0.045 lb/in.3 3 32.Past ME Board Question centrifugal force
D. 0.0465 lb/in. to
The tension in the belt due
about:
increasing rapidly above
Answer:C
A. 2500 fpm
tooth elements B. 3000 fpm
A toothed wheel whose are straight and
axis or used to transmit motion C. 3500 fpm
parallel to the shaft
between parallel shafts.- D. 4000 fpm
and power
—S ELEME 'rs t' MAC.UIN Mn Ca
Answer:A Board Question

36.past ME at right angles to each other may be
Twoshafts arrangement ?
33. Past ME Board Question connected by what
What is the recommended speed for
leather belts?
A. half turn
A. 6000 to 7000 fpm quarter turn
B. 5000 to fpm C. 3/4 turn
C. 7000 to 8000 fpm D. one turn
D. 4500 to 5600 fpm
Answer:B
Answer:C
Question
34. Past ME Board Question 37.past ME Board number of teeth on a smaller
Whatis the minimum
What is the usual recommended speed for fabricbelts? sprocket for low speed ?
A. 4000 to 5000 fpm A. 12
B. 3000 fpm B. 21
C. 2000 to 3000 fpm c. 17
Dj- 2000 and more fpm D. 14
Answer: D Answer:
A
Which of the following is the recommended initial Whatis the minimumnumber of teeth on a smaller
of the belt? sprocketfor moderate speed?
A. 75 lb/in of width A. 17
B. 73 lb/in of width B. 21
C.- 71 lb/inofwidth c. 12
D. 80 lb/in of width D. 14
Answer:C Answer:A
number of teeth on a
What is the usual minimum
speed?
smaller sprocket for high
Z ELEMENTSin MACHINEDESIGN Mandawe C te
21
B. 24
A. Bilateral
c. 12 B. unilateral
C. lateral
14
D. none of these
Answer:A
Answer:A
40. Past ME Board Question Board Question dimensions involved in a
Which of the following is the measure of torsional
43.past ME used on those
A fit generally in a hole.
stress? fit; such as pin
A, accuracy A. unilateral
B. stiffness B. lateral
C. rigidity C. bilateral
D. precision D. none of these
Answer: B Answer:C
41. Past ME Board Question It is relativelyfinely spaced irregularities of the
When tested in compression, ductile materialsusually surfaces.
exhibit characteristics up to the yield strengthas
they do when tested in tension. A. smoothness
B. waviness
A. the same C. lay
B. more than D. roughness
C— less than
D. approximatelythe same Answer: D
Answer: D
42. Past ME Board Question Which of the followingis the sürface finish of heavy
A tolerance where the size of a part is permittedto be
either larger or smaller than the given dimension. cuts or coarse feed?
A. 200 rms 500

B. 400 rms or greater
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C. 80 rms
D. 500 or greater rms A 023 to 0.65
0.87
B'. 0.34 to
0.63 to 0.93
C.
0.45
Answer: D D. 0.34 to
Answer: B
Which of the following is the most dominantcause Question
(approximately 80 0/0) of machine failures ?
49.past ME Board indicates the degree of
Whichof the following
concentration?
A. torsion A. power factor
B. negligence B. service factor
C. fatigue failures C. stress factor
D. compression D. stress concentration factor
Answer: C Answer: D

For wrought steel in its commonly met commercial 50.Past ME Board Question
forms, it is often assumed that the average endurance The internalstresses that exist in any part of the
limit for an average Su (50 % survival) with the Brinell materialthat is subjected to temperature and not acted
•Hardness is limited to: uponby an external load.
A. 500 A. residualstress
B. 400 B. formstress
c. 240 C. superposed stress
D. 450 D. controlstress
Answer: B Answer:A

the 51.Past ME Board Question
What is the range of endurance ratio or czaud cold works a limited amount of
quotes values for steel? It is the process that higher strength, and it leaves a
a
material,thus giving stress.
surface compressiye Tensioning
A. surface finishing
B. tensioning A. pitch pitch
C. surfacing B. mean
D. surface rolling C. lead pitch
D. circular
Answer: B Answer:C
52. Past ME Board Question Board Question
55. Past ME recommended for
Fatigue strength is increased Whichof the following bolts is
by
below the normal fatigue limit, repeatedloadsjust generaluse?
by step increase of the loading.followed by smallstep
A. UNC
A. coaxing B. UNEF
B. triaxing C. UNF
D. NC
C. mixing
D. relieving Answer:A
Answer: A
53. Past ME Board Question Whichof the following is frequently used bolt in
It is the diameter of the imaginary cylinder thatbounds automotiveand aircraft industries.
the crest of an external thread and the roots of an
internal thread. A. UNC
B. UNEF
mean diameter C. UNF
A.
B. root diameter
C. stress diameter
D. major diameter
Answer:C
Answer: D
54. Past ME Board Question Which of the followingis a particular bolt used in
It is the distance in inches a screw thread (a helix) aeronautical equipment.
Advances axially in one turn.
UNEF
0/
B. UNEF
c. UNF d. 68%
D. NC
Answer:A
Answer: B
ME Board Question
61.Pastscrew fastening with a nut
It is a
58. Past ME Board Question on it.
What type bolt usually used for high-pressure
flanges, cylinder head studs etc. pipe A. Bolt
B. U-bolt
A. UNC C. Rivet
B. UNF D. Screw
C. UNEF Answer:A
Answer: D 62.Past ME Board Question a

A fasteningwhich has no nut and turns in to
59. Past ME Board Question threaded hole.
It is the stress or load induced by the tightening
operation. A. bolt
B. fastener
A. initialstress C. rivet
B. initial tension D. screw
C. residual stress
D. none of these Answer: D
Answer: A 63.Past ME Board Question

An old name for an unfinished through bolt comes
60. Past ME Board Question witha square.
For non-metallic gaskets, it has been foundthat
they should have a certain minimumamount Of A. coupling bolt
compression as for a certain cork gasket. B. stud bolt
C. machine bolt
A. 62 % D. automobile bolt
Answer:C Answer: B
Board Question
67.Past ME theories of failure, for static loading of ductile
64. Past ME Board Question Underthe stress is:
It is a type of coil where the helical coil is material,the design
a circle forming an annular ring. wrappedinto
Factor of Safety
A.) Yield Stress/ / Factor of Safety
A. volute spring B. Ultimatestress / Proportional Limit
B. hair spring C. Ultimate stress
Proportional Limit
-cc. motor D. Yield point /
D. garter spring?
Answer:A
Answer: D 68.Past ME Board Question value of shear stress is
Undertheoriesof failure,the
65. Past ME Board Question howmany times that of the tensile stress?
It is a type of spring where thin flat strip wound upon
itself as a plane spiral, usually anchored at the inside A. four times
end. B.- half
C. double
A. motor spring D. one-fourth
B. garter spring
C. volute spring
D. helical spring Answer: B
Answer: A 69. Past ME Board Question

The theory of mechanics of material shows that the
66. Past ME Board Question resultsfrom the octahedral shear stress theory and
It is the ratio of the length of the column and the radius thosefrom the maximum distortion-energy theory are:
of gyration of the cross-sectional area about a
centroidal axis. A. the same
B. less than
A— contact ratio C. more than
B. slenderness ratio D. not related
C. centroidal ratio
ratio Answer:A
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Board Question
It is the distance measure axially from a pointon
one 73.past ME
hub length fall between
thread to the corresponding point on an adjacent A typical
thread.
A. Axial pitch A. 1.25D to 2.5D

B. 1.3D to 3.4D
B. Z- pitch 1.25D to 4.0D
C. Lead C.
D. Dt07.OD
D. Lead angle
Answer:A
Answer: A
Question
74.Past ME Board patented methods of keying is
71. Past ME Board Question A key with one several is small enough to
It is the angle between a tangent to the pitch helix drivenor pressed into a hole that direction.
and plane normal to the axis of the screw. closethe slit, assembled in radial
A. helix angle A. fit key
B. lead angle B. roll pin
C. tangent angle C. saddle key
D. vertical angle D. pin key
Answer: B Answer: B

72. Past ME Board Question A key that allows the hub to move along the shaft but
It is suggested that the design factor on the yield to prevents the rotation of the shaft.
strength be about 1.5 for the smooth load, about 2
2,25 for minor shock loading , and up to for A. Woodruff Key
severe shock loads, especially when the loading B. Gibs key
reverses during operation. C. FeatherKey
D. square key
A. 4.5
B. 3.5 Answer:C
c. 3.0
D. 4.0
ELEMENTS 09 - Past Board Exam Questions PRIM
Z ELEMENTSin MACHINEDESI b Mundawe&C
For involute spline, the type of fits used: past ME Board Question
79. the difference in the radii of the bearing and the;
It is
A. close fit journal.
sliding fit
C. press fit A. even clearance
D. all of these B. clearance ratio
C. fit clearance
Answer:C D. radial clearance
77. Past ME Board Question Answer: D

A coupling that transmit power via the frictionalforces Board Question
induced by pulling the flange toward each otherover 80.past ME which the radii of the journal and the
A bearing in
slotted tapered sleeves. 'nearingare the same.
A. flange coupling A. fitted nearing
B. ribbed compression coupling B. full bearing
C. rigid coupling C. partial bearing
O.' - flanged compression coupling D. clearance bearing
Answer:A
•
Answer: D
81.Past ME Board Question ratioof
78. Past ME Board Question Whatis the approximate length-to-diameter
A coupling used for absorbing some shock and hydrodynamicbearings ?
vibration that may appear on one shaft and of
preventing the occurrence of reversed stresses caused
atthe
by the shaft deflecting at the coupling preventing
coupling.
A. rigid coupling
B. flange coupling Answer:A
C. flexible coupling
D. none of these 82.Past ME Board Question oil films in the bearing
of
The operating temperature
Answer: C must approximately:
140 to 160F
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te
A. 1400Fto 1500F O/
B. 140 0F to 1600F
c. 120 0F to 190 0F
D. 1200F to 1900F Answer: D
Board Question
Answer: B 86.Past ME
speed centrifugal blowers,
it has been
On high of contact is reduced from •1800
83. Past ME Board Question observed that the arc
in motion.
At higher temperatures, oil oxidizes more at rest to
rapidly
above:
A. 1000
0
A. 1200F B. 90
0
95
B. 2000F c.
C. 1400F
D. 1600F Answer:D
Answer: B 87.Past ME Board Question pull for rubber belt is:
The recommended net belt
For thrust bearing, the speed at moderateoperating A. 11.34 lb/ply per inch of width
condition is: B. 13.75 lb/ply per inch of width
C. 16.35 lb/ply per inch of width
A. 50 < Vm > 200 fpm D.20.34 lb/piy per inch of width
B. 50 < Vm > 250 fpm
C. 50 < Vm > 220 fpm Answer:B
D. 50 < Vm > 250 fpm
or
Answer: A For minimum quietness, use sprockets with
more teeth.
85. Past ME Board Question the

21
If the ends are joined by wire lacing with machine, B. 23
usual efficiency of joint is: c. 25
D. 27
A. 100%
0/ Answer:
274 RIME
ELEMENTS IN MACHINE
ELEMENTS09 - Past Board Exam Questions DESIGN IN MACHINE DESIGN states
PRIMEELEMENTS
El FOMENTS MACHINE
If two intersecting shafts Question
guide are to be belt
pulleys are to be used. connected 92.Past ME Board
that the wires and strand are iwisted
A wire rope the
same direction
A. long lay
B. perform
C. regular lay
D. lang lay
Answer: B
Answer: D
Wire ropes are made from cold-drawnwith
or 93.Past ME Board Question
more teeth.
Whichof the following ropes is used for haulage,
A. 21 rigging, guard rails.
B. 23
c. 25
•e A. 6 X 35 IWRC
D. 27 B. 6 x 15 IWRC
c. 7 x 8 IWRC
D. 7 x 7 IWRC
Answer: D
Answer: D
A wire rope that the wires and strands are twistedin 94.Past ME Board Question
the opposite direction. Whichof the followinghas been considered as general
purpose rope?
A. long lay
B. perform A. 6 x 19 IWRC
C. regular lay B. 7 x 25 IWRC
D. lang lay C. 7 x 25 IWRC
D. 6 x 91WRC
Answer:C
Answer:A
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Board Question
95. Past ME Board Question 98.Past MEexcessive wear rate the recommended
Which of the following•ropes is used for lines, hawsers To avoid 19 rope is for cast steel.
overhead cranes, and hoists. limitingpressure for 6 x
A. 6 x 37 IWRC A. 700 psi

B. 6 x 35 IWRC B. 900 psi
C. 6 x 25 IWRC C. 1000 psi
D. 7 x 26 IWRC D. 1200 psi
Answer:A Answer: B

To avoid excessive wear rate the recommended
96. Past ME Board Question limitingpressure for 6 x 19 rope is for
The regular materials for wire ropes are made of: manganese cast steel.
A. chromium A, 2500 psi
p. wrought iron B. 2000 psi
C. cast steel
C. 3000 psi
D. high-carbon iron D. 2300 psi
Answer: D Answer:A
97. Past ME Board Question Whatfriction devices that are used to connect shafts?
What is the minimumsuggested design factorofwire
fropes for miscellaneous hoisting equipment is: A. clutches
B. spring
A. 2 C. brakes
B. 3 D. holders
c. 5
D. 4
Answer:A
clut?h
Multiple disc
Cone clutch
A.
ELEMENTS 10 clutc
C. Disc Clutching
D. Twin
1. The total frictional energy that is
stored
parts principally in the drum or disk is in the brake Answer:A
been considered as
approximately:
followingwelds have
A. up Whichof the which is usually round in the same
B. up 5.
resistanceweld that press the sheets together.
C. 86 % up dormas the electrodes
"D. 75 % up
A edge joints
Answer: D B. Spot welds
C. CIG welds
2. The brake capacity to absorb energy is knownas: D: TIG welds
A. energy Answer: B
B. power
C. resistance brake
D. braking torque 6. A weldingwhich consists of short lengths (2 —3 in.
long)of welds withspace between as 6 inches on
Answer. D I centers.
3. A kind of braking systems such that if the band wraps A. Intermittentweld

partly around the brake drum, and the braking actionis B. spot Weld
obtained by pulling the band tight into the wheel. C. MIGweld
D. TIG weld
A. block brake
B. clutch Answer:A
C. band brake
D. centrifugal brake 7. A welding operation that use hot flame
and metal rod.
Answer:C A. gas welding
B. arc welding
4. Which of the following clutches that has a C. resistance welding
disadvantage of heavier rotating masses. D. automatic welding
Multipledisc clutch
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PRIME
ELEMENTS 10 - Past Board Exam Questions Fl.EMF.vr.• it, MACUI ESEG b Mand
Answer:A
C. caster
king pin inclination
8. The arc is covered with a welding composition,and D.
bare electrode wire is fed automatically.
Answer:A
A. resistance welding followingis a machine which takes large
the them
B. induction welding 12.Whichof of raw or finished materials and binds
large
quantities into a
submerged welding metal straps or wires
C. witha rope or
D. spot welding package.
Answer:C A. Bacher
machine
B. bending
9. What is the recommended coefficient of fluctuationof C. baler machine
flywheels for punching, shearing, pressing machineis: D. automaticscrew
A. 0.005-0.1 Answer:C
B. 0.002-0.07 workpiece in a chunk or
c. 0.03-0.05 13. Itis the grasping of an outside
D. o.öl -0.03 a jawed device in a lathe.
Answer:A A. clucking
energy delivered B. clamping
10. The part of machine that absorbs the C. chucking
by a sharp force or blow. D. clamshelling
A. spring Answer:C
B. anvil
C. brakes 14. Whichof the following is a mechanical linkage or
D. flywheel mechanismthat can turn about a center or rotation.
Answer: B
A. oscillation
B. crank
11. It is the friction of wheel inclination from the vertical C: coupler
position. D. drag link
A. Camber Answer: B
B. toe-in
15. What type of compound screw which produces a A. Hemming
motion equal to the difference in motion betweenthe B. Beading
two component screws. C. Embossing
D. Buldging
A. Machine Screw
Be. Tanden Screw Answer: B
C. DifferentialScrew removing excess metal from the edge
The process of
D. Variable Screw 19.
it suitable for drawing without
of a strip to make final complicated shape which
Answer:C wrinklingor to obtain by blanking.
possible
was notdirectly
16. Which of the following bolts provided with a holeat
end instead of usual head. A. Lancing
B. Slugging
A. Stud Bolt C. Notching
B. Eye Bolt D. Trimming
C. Machine Bolt
Answer:C
D. Stove Bolt
20. Whichof the following is the processes of removing
Answer: B coarse scratches or tooi marks?
17. What operation generally carried out to divide the A. Polishing
parent coiled sheet into narrower coils ? B. Buffing
C. Honing
A. Slotting D. Lapping
B. Squeezing
C. Squaring Answer:A
D. Slitting
Answer: D
21. Whichof the followingropes is galvanized and
consists of 6 strands, 7 wires each, and a hemp core?
A. Reverse Lay Rope
18. It is the process used to form shallow, round, raised B.
recessed troughs of uniform width in a straight curved Guy Rope
or circular form.
C. Lang Lay Rope
D. Regular Rope
Post Board Exam Quest ons
Answer: B
22. It is a large lathe used for C. stiffness
tuming and boringcannors D. tightness
A Gun Lathe Answer: D
B. Engine Lathe
C. Cannon Lathe 26. It is a chromium steel tape in AISI•SAE designation.
D. Turret Lathe
A. loxx
Answer: A B. 25XX
c. 50xx
23. What device on a lathe machine used for carryingthe D. 40XX
revolving spindle? Answer:C
A Head Stock Which of the following is not recommended for use in a
27.
B. Header drivingspeed exceeding 2000 ft/min.?
C. Head Suction
D. None of these A. Fiat leather belt
B. Herringbonegear
Answer:A C. Silent sprocket
D. V-belt
24. The recommended means of supporting the chuck
during the mounting procedure to the lathe spindleis to Answer:A
use:
28. It is a low cost bearing used world wide for automobile
A crane or low horsepower motor applications. It is made ot thin
B. jack coating of over flat metal strip.
C. overhead
D. ratchet A. babbitt
B. cadmiumbrass
Answer: D C. lead
D. thin
25. Too much in a flat belt operation tend to
cause excessive wear slippage and may burn the belt Answer.A
A. play
B. slack
29. The most common useful tools to measure diameter A. acceleration
machine shop operation but normally and always in B. coplanar
used
with steel scale for measurement. C. couple
D. non-coplanar
A]" Caliper-
B. Micrometer Answer:C
C. Protractor is at the of two or more
D. Vernier 33] Composition of force
Answer: A forces.
A. combination
B. opposition
30. In impact force introduced to cause the metal to flowin C. resultant
a shaped mold according to the shape to dies made. D. summary
A. Hardness Answer:C
B, Spinning
C. Swaging in the
D. Toughness 34. Circularpitch is measured along the
circular gear.
Answer: C
A. circle
31. Find the polar section modulus of a steel shaftingwith B. line of action
"D" as the diameter. C. pitch center
D. pitch diameter
A. 10 3/16 Answer:C
3
B. TtD /32
3
c. 10 /32
D. 103/16 35. Stiffness is the material's ability to deformation
under stress.
Answer: A
A. non-planar
32. Forces of equal in magnitude but opposite in direction B. planar
are parallel called: C.' resist
D. stafer
Answer: C
36. It imparts the ductility, toughness, and
plasticity Of
shear stress
C.
A. Annealing D. stress
B. Materializing
Answer: B
C. Quenching
D. Tempering width of a helical gear divided by the
40.Theeffectiveface sometimes called face overlap.
axialpitch.This is
Answer: D
A. Angle overlap
B. Axial overlap
37. Which of the following types of wood is C. Contact overlap
usually usedin Helical overlap
making wood pattern in the foundry? D.
A. dried sap wood Answer: D

B. hard wood
C. kiln dried wood 41.For mass production•ofcasting it is generally cheaper
D. scrap wood touse pattern for longer life.
Answer:A
A. Aluminum
B. brass
38. The progressive change in position of C. metal
is
D. wooden
called motion.
Answer:C
A. component
B. couple 42.It is a plane between mating teeth or the amount of
C. link whicha tooth space exceed the thickness of an
D. mass engagingtooth is called:
Answer: D A. backlash
B. clearance
39. Strain or is a change in geometry / shape C. pitting
of the body due to action of a force on it. D. space
Answer:A
A. bending stress
B. ' deformation
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43. The forces that can be combined or called
componentforces. accepted limit of diamond wheel speed
Thegeneral
41 shouldbe in the range of
A. Different
B. Helical 1000/2000
C. Opposite 2500/3500
D. Parallel B.
c 3000/4000
5000/6000
Answer:A D'.
Answer:D
44. Plane of rotation is defined as plane perpendiculartoa:
and:
A. gear axis tool
prepared bit will now consist of face, nose
48.
B. gear ratio
C. normal plane A. cuttingtool
D. pitch diameter B. shank
C. sharp tool
Answer: A D. tooledge
concurrent?
45. Which of the following can be a Answer:B
A. collinear 49.Thisis an alloy in bronze casting that assists

B. couple lubricationand in itself a lubricant
C. parallel
D. all of these A Lead
B. Manganese
Answer.A C. Phosphorous
D. Tin
46. Cutting lubricant used in drilling reaming, and tapping
for brass and bronze. Answer.
A
A Dry
B. Soda water Forlongersprocket chain life the speed range
C. Solyble oil of
D. Turpentine fpm is recommended.
Answer:A A. 1200-1400
B. 1500-1600
c. 1800-2000
Cuttinglubricants used in drilling, reaming and tapping
D. 2000-2100 iron.
in cast
for hard spots
54.
Answer:A
A. Dry
51. All stainless steel type is SAE designationexcept: B. Kerosene
C. Soda water
92xx D. Turpentine
B. 300XX
c. 304xx Answer:A
D. 515xx
55.Ina design, the lead of a single thread is equal to
Answer:A the pitch.
oxidation and corrosion

52. It is white metal with good A. bevel gear
resistance. This has also good electrical magnetic B. bolt
properties. C. helicalgear
D. hypoidgear
A. Aluminum
B. Copper
C. Nickel Answer: B
D. Titanium
56.A typeof chisel used in cutting
of keyways, square
Answer:C corners or slots.
A. cape
53. It is a molybdenum steel-tape in AISI-SAE designatin B. diamond head
A. 4-4 D. Round
B. 45 xx
c. 50 xx Answer:A
D. 51 xx
The maximum recommended ideal number of
Answer: A use for bigger sprocket is: teeth to
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'A. 120 61. Which Of the following bearing is used for low load and
B. 127 less expensive production.
c. 132
D. 143 A. Babbitt
B] Ball bearing
Answer:A C.' Roller bearing
D. Self aligning
58. A bolt for general applicationthat posses a stronger Answer: B
thread is a type of screw.
62. The lateralstrain in axial tension members can be
A. BUN calculated by:
B. UNC A. Deformation
C. UNEF B. Hooke's law
D. WOOD C. Poisson's ratio
D. Willan's line
Answer: B
Answer: B
59. Maximum moment formula for beam simply supported
at both ends and subject to a load uniformlydistributed63. It is abundantlyused
worlwide as coating on top of the
plate of automobiles.
A. wU2 A. Babbitt
2
B. lead
C. - wL2/16 C. Manganese
D. 12 D. Tin
Answer: B Answer:B
64.
60. What is the special bearing used with high deflection? A liquid metal at room
temperature.
A. Babbitt
B. Ball A. Aluminum
C. Roller Mercury
D. Self aligning
C. Zinc
Answer: D D. Zirconium
Answer: B
A. Bronze
65. It is a steel with SAE specification13XX. Bl Graphite
C. Lead
A. Chromium D. Silicon
B. Manganese
C. Molybdenum Answer: B
D. Nickel
Answer: B 69. It is a gear commonly used in parallel shaft
transmissionespecially when a smooth continuous
66. Property, which enables a material to be drawnintoa actionis essential as in high speed drives up to 12,000
fpm.
wire.
A. Ductility A. Bevel gear

B. Elasticity B. Helical gear
C. Plasticity C. Herringbone gear
D. utility D. Spur gear
Answer: B
Answer:A
70. The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or
67. The stress that causes the material to shorten. the ratio of the
pitch diameter to the number of teeth.
A. Bearing A. Clearance
B. Compressive B. Involute
C. Shear C. Lead
D. Tensile D. Module
Answer: B
Answer: D
68. The most known lubricants being utilized in whatever
category of load and speed are oil, air , grease anddri Whattool(s) will be used in making wood patterrün the
lubricants like: foundry shop?
A. Band saw
B. Drillmachine Saw and chisel
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is the same as design size if there is no
C. Hammer 15. Basic size
D. Saw and chisel%
Answer: D A: Allowance
B.- Clearance
72. Type of bolt commonly used in the constructionthatis
Limits
C. Tolerance
threaded in both ends. D.
A. Acme threadedbolts Answer:A

B. Hex bolt meet at a common point are called:
C. Square threaded 76. Forces that
D. - Stud bolt A. co-linear
B. concurrent
Answer: D C. coplanar
D. couple
strain energy and will
73. Ability of a material to absorb
return to its original state. Answer:B
A. Creep
B. Fatigue strength 77. A pair of equal and opposite (not collinear ) forces that
C. Hardness tendto cause a rotationof a body.
D. Resilience
Ae Centroids
Answer: D B. Couple
C. Equilibrium
longitudinal strain. D. Vector
74. The ratio of lateral strain to
A. Deformation Answer:B
B. Modulus of elasticity
78. Stress that resist being pulled apart.
C. Poisson's ratio
D. Willan's line A. Compressive
B. Shear
C. Tensile
Answer:C D. Torsional
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79. What is the other term applied Answer:D

to dynamic seals? strength of common yellow brass
The yield
83. (70%Cu,30%Zn) can be increased by:
A. Gasket
B. Packing
C. Seal
A. annealing
casting,
D. Shield B. chill
working
C. cold
treatment
D. heat
Answer: B
Answer:C
86. Which type of hardening will work to some extentinall lie on the same plane?
metals? you call the forces not
84. Howdo
A. Annealing A. Component
B. Austenitizing B. Compositionof forces
C. Martempering C. Non-coplanar
D. Work hardening D. Resolution
Answer: D C
Answer:
81. What do impact tests determine? 85.Thedistancebetween the center of oscillation and the
pointof suspension is called:
A. Creep strength
B. Hardness A. Fix axis
C. Toughness B. center of gravity
D. Yield strength C. Center of percussion
D. Radius of oscillation
Answer:C
Answer: D
82. Sound travels fastest in:
86. Ifthevelocity is variable and regularly/constantly
A. air at OF and 1 atmosphere
O
increasing the rate of change is called:
B. air at 70'F and 1 atmosphere
C. air at 700F and O lbf I in2 A. Acceleration
J B. Constant work
D. steel at 700F
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C. Moment
D. Motion forces but opposite in
90. The resultant of a pair of equal
Answer:A directionis called
87. The kinematics chain in A. Concurrent

which one B. Couple
fixed for the purpose of analysis link is considered
but motionis possible C. Non-concurrent
D. Resultant
A. Belting Answer: B
B. Frame
C. Mechanism 91. The helical and herringbone gear teeth cut after heat
D. Sprocket chain treatmentshould have a hardness in the range of
210/300BHN.The pinion gear teeth hardness on the
Answer: B otherhand, ideally/normallyshould be at BHN.
88. All forces in the same plane are called: A. 250/320

B. 350/380
A. Coplanar c. 400/345,
B. Couple D. 340/350
C. Parallel
D. Resultant Answer: D
92. As a rule the center to center distance between
Answer:A sprocket should not be less than times the diameter
of the bigger sprocket and not jess than 30 times the
pitch nor more than about 50 times to pitch.
89. The is one of the rigid members / bodiesjoined
together to form a kinematic chain. A. 1.5
A. Coplanar c. 2.5
B. Frame
+ C. Link
D. Machine Answer:A
Answer:C 93. What is the carbon content range of SAE 4140
chrome-moly steel after heat treatment?
0.38/0.43
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B. 0.38/0.43
c. 0.38/0.45 97,
_
SAE 51XXX belongs to the steel family.
D. 0.30/0.50
A. carbon
Answer: B B. chromium
C. manganese
94. Gears are manufactured usually in the following D. nickel
processes: milling, generating, shaving, grindingand:
Answer: B
A. Blanking 98. Whichof the followinggasket material which should
B. Dinking avoid hot liquid/steam applications?
C. Heat treatment
D. Molding A. Asbestos fiber
B. Nylon fiber
Answer:A C. 't Rubberized
D. Wool
95. Flat belt that is too tight will induce strain on the
bearing and belt Answer:C
A. life will be shortened 99. Whichof the following that describes the same material
B. result to uneconomical operation propertiesall over/ direction and at any particular point
C. suffer/shatter in a structural member?
D. will be sheared/cut
A. heterogenous
Answer:A B. homogenous
C. isentropic
96. The resulting cross-sectional area of the tensiletest D. isotropic
specimen divided by the specimen original area is
called: Answer: D
A. charpy test
B. % elongation
C. impact test
D. izod test
Answer: B
ELEMENTS 11
1,A white metal, almost as bright as silver and is

malleableand ductile and can be welded.
A. Nickel
B. Aluminum
C. White Iron
D. Lead
Answer:A
2.It is a silvery dull, soft metal and •thesecond lightest of
allmetals used in the industry.
A. Nickel
B. Aluminum
C. White Iron
D. Lead
Answer: B
3„Theleast among iron ores for it contains many

impurities,poor in iron content and commonly used in
England.
A. Hematite
B. Magnetite
C. Limanite
D. Siderite
Answer: D
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considered to be
C. Cupola
Bessemer
A. silver D.
B. gold
C. platinum Answer:A
D. steel commonly-used series in the bulk production
8.Themost nuts and other general applications in
Answer: D ofbolts,screws, series.
thecoarse-thread
5. It is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is approximately A. UNC
zinc and 2/3 copper. 113
B. UNF
C. White Iron
A. brass D. Lead
B. bronze
C. muntz metal Answer:A
D. silver
9.Whatis the actual torque ratio of a gear set divided by
Answer:A its gear ratio?
6. It is a copper tin alloy and is named either bellmetaW A. approach ratio

brown metal. B. clearance
C. contact ratio
A. brass D. efficiency
B. bronze
C. muntz metal
D. silver Answer: D
Answer: B 10. Which of the following has low coefficient of

expansion,corrosion resistant, weak in strength, and
7. It is a furnace that converts pig iron into by
steel used for non-ferrous applications as an alloying
oxidizing out the surplus carbon and using oxygen element?
throwing raw iron ore into.the furnace.
A, Aluminum
Al Open-hearth furnace B. Aluminum oxide
B. Electric furnace C. Copper oxide
D. Copper
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Answer:A and the shaft
in the bearing surfacefine
avoid scoring of the dirt in the
14, To contamination/absorption
dueto bearing
during operation/lubrication the
11. Which of the following material(s)is bearing apply
recommended
for large sprocket of large speed ratioand material to
havingfewer roperties.
A. nickel-chromium steel A. anti-scoring conformability

B. copper B. corrosionresistance
C. cast iron C. corrosion resistance
D. aluminum D. embeddability
Answer: D
Answer:C
.15. What do impact tests measure?
12. In which of the following carrying capacity whereroller
bearing is utilized betterthan ball bearing? A. Compactness
B. Ductility
A. heavy load C. Plasticity
B. high temperature load D. Toughness
C. low load
D. reversing load Answer: D
Answer: A 16. Which of the following types of gear transmit power

at a certain angle?
13. Which of the following materials having thermal
expansion of about 10 times higher than thoseOf A. Bevel
metals • and has more heat generated during B. Helix
machining? C. Herringbone
D. spur
A. Aluminum
B. Asbestos Answer:A
C. Plastic
D. PVC
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17. Which of the ELEMENTS in MACHINE
following gasket material andawe
is not Answer: D
used
A. Asbestos
B. Plastic nylon 21. Whatmachine is used to flatten surface on a vertical,
C. Rubberized horizontalor even angular plane?
D. wool shaper machine
A.
B. powersaw
Answer:C C. boring machine
D. drilling machine
18. How do you call a plane Answer:A
perpendicularto thegear
k. 22. All of these are classifications of iron ore; except what?
A. Normal plane
B. Pitch plane A. magnetite
C. Plane of rotation B. hematite
D. Radius of gyration C. siderite
D. sulfurite
Answer:C
Answer: D
19. Which of the following is the specification
of
molybdenum alloy? 23. It refers to the internal resistance of a material to being
deformedand is measured in terms of the applied load.
A. SAE
B. SAE A. stress
C. SAE B. strain
D. SAE C. ductility
D. malleability
Answer: B
Answer:A
20. Which of the following is abundant
A. Sulfur for ferrous metals? 24. The property of a material'Whichresists forces acting to
B. Phosporous pull the material apart.
C. Manganese
D. Carbon A. tensile strength
B. compressive strength
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C. bending strength material.to stretch; bend,vor twist

D. torsional strength The ability of the
or cracking.
28.
withoutbreaking
Answer:A Aj Ductility
25. The property of a material which resists
B. Malleability
forcesfrom C. Hardness
causing a member to bend or deflect in the direction
in D. compressibility
which the load is applied.
Answer:A
father of
A. bending strength considered to be the
B. compressive strength 29.Whichof the followingis
tool?
C. tensile strength all machine
D. torsional strength
A.' Lathe Machine
B. Boring Machine
Answer.A C. Drilling Machine
D.-Milling Machine
26. The property of a material to resist various kindsof
rapidly alternating stresses:
Answer:A
A. fatigue strength
the ability of *thematerial to resist loads that are
B. bending strength 30. It is high velocity.
C. compressive strength Y appliedsuddenly and often at
D. impact strength
A. Fatigue strength
B. 'Impact strength
Answer: A C. Hardness
27. The ability of a material to resist loads that are applied D. Shock Strength
suddenly and often at high velocity.
Answer:B
fatigue strength
of 0.05 to 0.3 percent is
A.
B. bending strength carbon range
31. A steel of of steel?
C. compressive strength considered as what type
D. impact strength
Answer: D
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•A. low carbon steel
B. high carbon steel
C. medium carbon steel Answer: D
elements of steel
D. very high carbon steel the following alloyingwithout decreasing will
35. Whichofincrease its
tend to its strength the
and with its large quantities
Answer:A toughnessor ductilitybut develop high resistance to
steel become tough
32. A steel of carbon. range
of 0.30 to 0.45 corrosionand shock?
A. chromium
A. low carbon steel B. manganese
B. high carbon steel C. molybdenum
C. medium carbon steel D. Nickel
D. alloyed steel
Answer: D
Answer:C 36, Whichof the following alloying elements of steel will

producethe greatest hardening effect like carbon and
33. A steel of carbon range of 0.45 to 0.75 percent at the same time reduces the enlargement of its grain
is structure.
considered as what type of steel?
A. chromium
A. low carbon steel B. manganese
B. high carbon steel C. molybdenum
C. mediumcarbon steel D. nickel
D. alloyed steel
Answer:C
Answer: B
37. Which of the following alloying elements of steel will
34. A steel of carbon range of 0.75 to 1.7 percent
is produce fine grain structure and promotes greater
considered as what type of steel? toughness and ductility?
A. low carbon steel A. chromium
B. high carbon steel B. manganese
C. mediumcarbon steel C. molybdenum
D. very high carbon steel D. nickel
Answer: B
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38- Which of the followingalloying
makes it extremely hard and elements of It is also known as strainofdrawing.
hardness
It is the process
41.
wherebycertain degree is sacrificed in
resistance to wear and increase the toughness
orderto reduce brittleness
A. chromium of steel tool.
B. manganese A. Tempering
C. molybdenum B. Normalizing
D. nickel C. Annealing
D. Quenching
Answer: A
Answer:A
39. It. is the element used mostly in steels designed
for produces extremely
metal cutting tools. ' The steels added by this 42. It is the heat treatment of steel that exposing the
are tough, hard and very resistant to wear.
element hard surface. The process consists of
steel to hot ammonia gas for some hours.
A. chromium
B. tungsten A. Nitriding
C. molybdenum B. Cyaniding
D. nickel C. Carburizing
D. ammonia bath
Answer: B Answer:A
43. Howdo you call the metals that contain large amount
40. -It is the element whose chief function is to strengthen of carbon content?
the ferrite. It is used with tungsten to developred
hardness or the ability to remain hard when red hot. A. ferrous metals
B. non-ferrous metals
A. chromium C. base metals
B. cobalt D. precious metals
C. molybdenum
D. nickel
Answer:A
Answer: B
44, All these are basic kinds of cast iron, except
A. gray iron
B. malleable iron Red iron
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Cv white iron of almost pure iron, ductile and very tough.

D. red iron 48. It is a metal
hammered and shaped at high temperature.
It can be structure because of the presence of
Answer: D
It has a fibrous
slag.
45. Which of the following basic kind of cast iron is harder A. nodular Iron
and more difficult to machine because it contains B. malleable Iron
carbon in carbide state? C. wrought iron
D. gray iron
A. gray iron
B. malleable iron Answer: B
C. white iron
D. wrought iron
formed by remelting
49.A typeof ferrous metal which is furnace. It is brittle
Answer:C pigironand scrap iron in a cupola in
and usually gray in color, and commonly used
46. How do you call metals that have no carbon content? makingcasting.
A. ferrous metals A. cast Iron

B. malleable Iron B. malleable Iron
C. non-ferrous metals C. wrought iron
D. white iron D. gray iron
Answer:C
Answer:A
47. Which of the following is the type of cast iron thatcan
stand more shock and blows than regular cast iron? 50.A classificationof iron ore which contains 70% iron
whenpure and 50% iron when mined.
A. nodular Iron
B. malleable Iron A. Hematite
C. wrought iron B. Magnetite
D. gray iron C. Limanite
D. Siderite
Answer:A
Answer:A
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51. A classification of iron ore which contains
when pure and the remaining 72.5%
percentage C. Cupola
are D. Bessemer
A. Hematite Answer:C
B. Magnetite furnace which consists of blowing a stream of air.
C. Limanite 55. A of iron pig. A stream of,air is
througha moltenmass wind box and enters the
D. Siderite turned on through theManganese, carbon, and other
converterat the bottom. are added to produce
Answer: B elementsof varying amounts
and solidifies.
steel which is then poured
52. Which of the following iron ores also known
as "brown A. Open-heart furnace
hematite" or ferric oxide a yellowish tyownpowder?
B. Electric furnace
A. Hematite C. Cupola
B. Magnetite D. Bessemer
C. Limanite
D. Siderite Answer: D
Answer:C 56. A furnace similar to open-heart. The principal

differenceis the method of heating the charged. It is
53. Which of the following represents manganese steel?
used in producing quality of steels because melting
and refining is closely controlled.
Closed-heart furnace
B. Electric furnace
C. Cupola
D. Bessemer
Answer:A Answer: B
54. It is another kind of furnace where cast iron is remelted 57. It is the process of reheatingor drawing of metal that
-to make into cast iron. The furnace is chargeswith has been hardened to a comparatively low temperature
layers of coke and pig iron plus scrap iron. the hardening strain and increase the
in order to relieve
toughness of the steel.
A. Open-hearth furnace
B. Electric furnace Tempering
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B. Annealing
C. Cyaniding C. high carbon steel
D. Normalizing D. very high carbon steel
Answer:A Answer: B
58. Case hardening is the process of 61, A steel numberedSAE-AISI, C1035 when not roiled
surface of the metal and the inner hardening theouter and contains0.60% to 1.30% carbon and used when
parts are quired.
percentage of carbon content that soft.What extra hardness is re
this typeof
A. low carbon steel
A. 15 % and above B. medium carbon steel
B. 10 to C.- high carbon steel
only very high carbon steel
C. less than 5% only D.
D. any of the following Answer:C
Answer: A 62. Which of the following alloying elements used in
making high speed steel.
59. A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1018and contains A. Molybdenum

0.10% to 0.30% carbon. B. Nickel
C. Manganese
A. low carbon steel D. Silicon
C. high carbon steel Answer:A
D. very high carbon steel
63. Which of the following alloying elements used in
Answer: A springs to make more reliant.
60. A steel numberedSAE-AISI, C1035 when notrolled A. Silicon

and contains 0.30% to 0.60% carbon. B. tungsten
C. hardness and resistance
A. low carbon steel D. Nickel
Answer: A
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64: ,vltrefers to that property in steel which resist indenton permittedin the size of a part.
or penetration. It is usually expressed in formsofthe 67. The amountof variation
between the limits of maximum and
It is the difference a given part. It mays
area of an indention made by a special ball undera minimum dimensions of or as both plus and minus.be
standard load, or the depth of a special indentor. expressed at plus, minus,
A. Hardness A. tolerance
B. Ductility B. limits
C. Malleability C. variation
D. Wear Resistance D. clearance
Answer: A Answer:A
65. The distance from a point on a screw threadtoa
corresponding point on an adjacent thread, measured 68. The instrumentused to reshape a grinding wheelhthat
parallel to the axis. is grooved or out of round is called a:
A. pitch A. wheel aligner
B. lead B.nwheel emery
C. thread C. wheeldresser
D. crest D. wheel cutter
Answer:A
Answer:C
66. The top surface joining the two sides of a thfead.
A, pitch 69. The instruments used to remove old packing fromv
CB. crest packing glands and stuffingboxes are called:
C. lead
D. space A. packing tools
B. gland box cleaners
Answer: B C. packing bits
D. packing screws
when preparing to put fittings. on
What tool is- used
77.. After a piece of pipe has been cut,
80.
coppertubing?
the holeis
A. tube spreader
A. piper reamer B. tube retarder
B. C. flaring tool
pipe taper
D. tube countersink
C. pipe cleaner
D. hole cleaner Answer: C
standard thread form?
Answer: A 81. Which of the following is not a
78. How do you call the tool(s) used for. cuttingpipe A. Square
threads ? B. Double flute
C. American National
A. pipe cutter D. 60 deg. sharp V
B. pipe threader
C. pipe stock and die Answer: B
D. pipe ratcher cutter
82. How do you call the tool used to cut threads in a hole?
Answer:C
A. top
79. How do you call the tool used when workingwithlarger B. bit
sizes of pipe? C. tap
D. reamer
A. chain pipe wrench
B. chain holder Answer:C
C. chain tongs 83. Hand taps are providedin sets of three. Which of the
D. AorB following set of three?
bottom
Answer: D Taper plug
b
Answer: B Answer:
84. Which of the 87. When preparing to tap a hole for a pipe fitting the size
followingtaps should be used of the drill will be:
to
A. plug A. larger than the tap size
B. smaller than the tap size
B. bottom C. Equal to the size of the tap
C. short D. none of the above
D. taper
Answer:A
Answer: D
88. Which of the following does not have to be lubricated
85.- Which of the following size when drilling?
of the drill is usedin
preparing to tap a hole?
A. Steel
A. equal to the size of the tap B. monel
B. larger than the size of the tap C. brass
C. smaller than the size of the tap D. tool steel
D. none of the above
Answer:C
Answer:C 89. How do you call the tool used when cutting a hole in
the side of a round piece of metal?
86. Pipe taps are:
A. the same size from end to

A. vise
end B. "V" block
B. tapered
C. jaw holder
D. Chuck
M undawe
Answer: B work to smooth or enlarge

What tool'used in precision
93E
90. When measuring a drill for size measure holes?
across the.
A. round out
A. margins B. reamer
B. shank C. drift pin
I C. flutes D. protractor
D. point
Answer: B
chisels would be used for cutting
Answer:A 94. Whichof the following
oil grooves?
In threaded members, which of the following defines
N.C. ? A. diamond-pointchisel
B. round-nosechisel
A. neutral cut C. cold chisel
D. hot chisel
B. national cut
Answer: B
C. national coarse
D. not center 95. Which of the following is not a cut of file?
Answer:C A. smooth
B. half-round
92. In threaded members, which of the following C. second cut
represents N. F.? D. bastard
Answer: B
A. national file
B. neutral file 96. How do you call the tool used for cleaning files?
C. national fine
D. not found
A. file cleaner
B. file oilstone
Answer:C C. file card
D. scraper
Answer:C
97. Which of the following is the
smallest size drill?
ELEMENTS 12
1. Which of the following safety precautions should be

Answer: A followedwhen renewing a flange gasket?
98. Which of the following is the largest size drill? A. drain the line thoroughly
B. tie down isolation valves
C. isolate the section to be worked on
D. all of these
D. XX Answer: D
Answer: B
2. In installing a new flange gasket, which of the following
99. The size of a drill is stampedon the: must be done first?
A. point
B. margin A. flange faces are painted
C. shank B. flange faces are absolutely clean
D. flute C. isolatingvalves are open
D. old gasket is in place
Answer:C
100. A. operator must wear goggles Answer: B
B. the surface to be babbittedmust be free of
Which of the followingis correct about standard wire
moisture
gage?
C. the surface to be babbittedmust be clean
D. all of the above A. #10 is largerthan#5
B. # lis smallerthan#2
Answer: D
25 is smaller than 20
I
ELEMENTS 12
Whichof the following safety precautions should be

followedwhen renewing a flange gasket?
1.
A. drain the line thoroughly

B. tie down isolation valves
C. isolatethe section to be worked on
D. allof these
Answer: D
2. In installinga new flange gasket, which of the following

mustbe done first?
A. flangefaces are painted

B. flangefaces are absolutely clean
C. isolatingvalves are open
D. old gasket is in place
Answer: B
3. Which of the following is correct about standard wire

gage?
A. #10 is larger than #5

B. # lis smaller than #2
25 smaller 20
O. is iarger than #25 Answer:D
Answer:
C
approximate melting point of Babbitt?
7, What.isthe
4. Which of the following tools would be
most usefulWhen A, 1000deg. F.
taking leads on bearings?
B. 750deg. F.
A. Dividers C. 650 deg. F.
F.
B, micrometer D. 500deg.
C. outside calipers
Answer:C
D. center gage
8, Whichof the followingis correct in pouring Babbitt?
Answer: B
A. it can be done in several pouring
5. What is the wrench size for a %" nut ? B.mustbe poured all at one time
C. can be done at intervals
A. 1-1/4" D. mustbe done in cool place
c. 1-1/2" Answer: B
D. 10/24"
9. Whichof thefollowing
groups of pipe sizes is correct?
Answer: A
A. %, h, %, 7/8, |
6. Which of the following would cause hot bearings? B.1/4,
3/8, 1
3/4,
1/2,
c. 1/4,3/8, 1/2,5/8, %, 1
A. improper oil D. %, 1/2,5/8, 1
improper alignment
dirt in oil
Answer:B
D. ail of the above
10. Which of the following where pipe wrench (Stillson)
Was call the . tool used to cut threads on pipe?
designed to be used? 13,HOWdo you
A. hexagonal objects A, pipe tool

B. square objects B. pipe vise
C. round objects Cl pipe stock
D. flat objects D. pipe cutter
Answer:C
Answer:C
14.Howdo you call the pipe fitting which has two openings
11. In which of the followingwhere pipe is measured? andproviées a turn of 90 degrees?
A. inside diameter A. an elbow

B. thickness of wall B. a coupling
C. outside diameter C. a tee
D. wire gage D. a union
Answer:A Answer:A
12. In which of the following where tubing is measured by: 15.Inwhichof the following
where plug cock offers?
A. inside diameter A. , moreresistance to flow

than a globe valve
B. thickness of wall R thesame resistanceto flow as a
globe valve
C. outside diameter C. less resistance to flow than a globe
D. the same resistance to flow valve
D. wire gage as a angle valve
Answer:C Answer:C
16.What is the most common flux to be
used when
soldering brass, copper or tin ?
ELEMENTS 2 - Supplementa Questions PRIM
in
ELEMENTS DESIGN a
A. Tallow
B. borax inside, half on the outside
C. half on the
C. rosin on the outside, one quarter on0the
D. three quarters
D. sal ammoniac inside
Answer:C Answer: B
is very necessary when: installing packing :in a

17. In one turn of the screw in a micrometer,it Which
20.
moves
the packingbox?
spindle by what amount?
box
leave one old turn at the bottom of the packing
A.
A. 0.25" install one new turn of packing
B. removeone turn and
on each turn to allow
0.025" C. leavesufficientend clearance
c. o .205" for expansion
each other
D. 0.110" D. place end cuts directly in line with
Answer: B Answer:C
18. What is the process used to retard corrosiononiron 21.A squarefoot of steel plate 1/8"thick weiåhs 5 pounds.
pipe? Theweightof a steel plate 10 feet long and 4 feet wide
wouldbe how much?
A. soldering
B. tempering A. 200 lbs
C. annealing B. 20 lbs.
D. galvanizing C. 2000 lbs.
D. 20,000 lbs.
Answer: D
which0f Answer:A
19. on XX heavy pipe the extra metal is added to
the following? 22.Cast iron weighs 640 pounds per cubic foot. How much
is the weight of a cast iron block 14" x 12"x 18"?
A. outside
B. inside
A. 1200 lbs.
B. 1120 lbs. C. 14
gage
c. 1000 lbsl D. 16
gage
D. 1088 lbs.
Answer: B
Answer: B
Whatis the use of shims?
26.
23. A tank 28" in diameter and 14' high is filledwith separate fresh-and salt-water lines
The total pressure on the bottomof the tank is:
water A.
B. replace fuses
liners
A. 3741 lbs C. adjustcylinder
clearances
B. 2573 lbs D. adjustbearing
C. 4257 lbs
Answer: D
D. 3000 lbs.
do you call the process used to retard corrosion
27.How
(rust)on iron pipe and fitting?
Answer: A
A. tinning.
24. A double-bottomtank is 18' wide, 24'long and 4' deep. It
is filled with fresh water. The total capacity in tonsis: B. galvanizing
C. soldering
A. 50 D. sulphurizing
B. 55
C. 48 Answer: B
D. 45
28.In pipefittings the term "offset" refers to what?
Answer:C
A. a cut-offrunning at right angles to the original
25. Sheet metal of #18 gage is heavierthan: piping
A. 12 gage B. two pipes running parallel to each other
B.- 22 gage C. a bend in the pipe
D. two sizes of pipe in the same run
ELEMENTS in MACHINE
DESIGN
Answer:
C O C.
primary reason(s) why lead is used

32.What is/are the
29. In machine shop, if the lips of solder?
lengths then which of the
a drill are of
different
following will likely
happen? A. it has a high melting
A. the drill will not cut B. it is cheap
B. the hole will be larger than the drill C. it has a low melting
C. the hole will be smaller than the drill D. B and C
D. none of these will happen
Answer: D
Answer: B taper shank used on drills?
33.Whatis the name of the
30. Which of the following statement(s) is correct forthe
A. Miller
%razed joint"?
B. Starrett
A.' stronger than a soldered joint C. Morse
D. Stanley
B. weaker than a soldered joint
C. the same strengthas a solderedjoint Answer:C
D. three times as strong as a soldered joint
34. What is the effect if the melting point of solder is very
high?
Answer: A
A. weaker the solder join
31. Brazing requires which of the following?
B. stronger the solder joint
C. softer the solder joint
AJ hard solder
B. more heat
D. harder the solder joint
C. soft solder Answer: B
I D. A and B
35.Which of the following will likely happen if the angle on a
drill is less than 59 deg?
Answer: D
A. the drill will make a larger hole
B. the drill will make a smaller hole — 10 deg.
C. 5 deg.
C.the hole will take longer to drill and more -20 deg.
required to drive the drill power D. 15 deg
i:
D. the drill will not center properly Answer: B
Answer:C edges of a drill are cut at different angles;

39.If the cutting
will not cut
36. What is/are the reason(s) of soda being addedtowater A. the drill
be larger than the drill
and is used for cooling instead of plain water? Bj- the hole will
be smaller than the drill
C. the hole will
above
A. it reduces the amount of heat generated D. none of the
B. it improves the finish
C. it overcomes rusting Answer: B
D. all of these angle on a drill for ordinary
40.Whatis the correctcutting
work?
Answer: D
A. 45 deg.
37. What will likely happen if the drill's speed is toohigh? B. 59 deg.
C. 50 deg.
A. cut faster
D. 65 deg.
B. cut slower
C. lose its temper Answer: B
D. not cut
41.A piece of stock 8" long is 4" diameter on one end and
Answer:C 1"diameteron the other end. The taper per foot is:
38. The lip clearance of a drill should be approximatelyhow A. 4"

many degrees? B. 4 -1/4"
C.4-1/2
A. 20 deg. -25 deg. D. 4 -1/16"
B. 12 deg. —15 deg.
Answer: C
Answer:C
42. A piece of stock 8" long is 3" diameter at
1/2" diameter at the other end. The taper one end 1. the reason why drill "squeal's" when cutting?
per inch is: 45.What is
2 being ground improperly
A. drill
B. 3/16" lubrication
B. insufficient hot
being too
C. drill
above
D. 5/16" D. any of the
Answer: B Answer: D
be found?
whatoperationwhere "center drilling" is to
43. A piece of stock 6" long is 2" diameter at one endandis 46.In
cut with a taper of h" to the foot. The diameterofthe odd-shaped piece of metal
smaller end will be: A. drillinga center in an
with one tool
B. drillingand countersinking
with another
A. 1-1/2" C. centeringwith one tool and drilling
B. 1-1/4" D. drillinga centerin a piece of stock in a drill press
Answer: B
Answer: C 47.Which of the following defines "pitch" in threads?
per
44E If a piston ring is to be made 1/64" larger in diameter A. the distance of the full length of the thread
inch diameter of the cylinder which it is to fit,the B. the distance from a point on one thread to a
cylinder
required diameter for a piston ring to fit an 8" corresponding point on the next thread measured
will be:
parallel to the axis
C. the distance from the top of one thread to the bottom
A.
8-3/16" of the next thread
B.
D. the distance from the bottom of a head on a bolt to
C. 8-1/8"
the first thread
D. 8-5/32"
ELEMENTS 2 - Sup lementa Questions
Answer: B
48. A tool bit for cutting C. 1/16" larger in diameter per inch diameter of
an American National cylinder*
thread
D. 0.005" larger in diameter per inch diameter of
A. 45 0 cylinder
B. 600
c. 900 Answer:C
D. 300 51.Whatis the approximate gap clearance for new piston
ringsfor steam pumps?
Answer: B
A. 0.003" for each inch diameter of cylinder
49. An approximate -safe rule for cutting new B. 0.001" for each inch diameter of cylinder
pistonsfor
steam pumps is to allow: C. 0.010" for each inch diameter of cylinder
D. 0.050" for each inch diameter of cylinder
A. 0.002" between piston and cylinder for eachinch
diameter of piston Answer:A
B. 0.001" between piston and cylinder for eachinch
diameter of piston 52. The familiar "3/8-16" in machine shop means what?
C. 0.010" between piston and cylinder for eachinch
diameter of piston A. 6 pieces, 3/8"long
D. 0 .0001" between piston and cylinder for eachinch B. gear with 16 teeth and a 3/8" arbor hole
diameter of piston C. 3/8"square, 16" lone
D. 3/8"diameter, 16 threads per inch
Answer: B Answer: D
50. An approximate safe rule for cutting new piston ringsfor 53.The work should be held when using a drill
steam pumps is to make the ring: press.
A. 1/32" larger in diameter per inch diameter of cylindd A. the hand

G" lamer in diameter than that of the cvlinder B. a vise or clamp
54. What is(are) the reason(s) why Answer: B
tapered shanksare
new grinding wheel, always use:
57.Wheninstalling a
A. the drill can be centered more easily
side of the wheel
B. the drill can be easily forced out of the sleeve A. blottingpaper gaskets on each
witha of the wheel
drift B. coppergasket on each side
C. the shank will not turn when cutting C. only the steel washers provided with the machine
D. the shank can be reground when worn D. none of the above
Answer:A
Answer: B
58.Whatis the other term for the operation of "truing" a
55. Which of the following is not a common drill shank? grindingwheel?
A. straight A. centering
B. fluted B. sizing
C. dressing
C. taper
D. rounding
D. bit
Answer: B Answer:C
mild
56. What is the usual cutting angle on a drill for drilling 59.Whattool is used to check external pipe threads?
steel?
A. plug gage
A. 39 deg. B. pitch gage
B. 59 deg. C. thread gage
D. ring gage
PRIME ELEMENTS IN MACHINE DESIGN ELEM ENTS
SERIES PRIME
ELEMENTS 12 - Su lementa Questions
Answer: D tool steel held against an emery wheel

63.A piece of
give off:
60. What tool is used to check internal pipe threads?
on the ends
A. whitesparks with stars
A. plug gage yellowsparks
B.
B. pitch gage C. no sparks
C. thread gage D. green sparks
D. ring gage
Answer:A
Answer: A to hard abrasive
64.Grindingwheels have a range of soft
61. Which of the following is used to cut gears? materialsdepending on the use. Most manufacturers
lettertheir wheels from A to Z. »Which of the following
markrepresents the hardest?
A. gear cutter
B. gear center
C. gear hob
D. gear threader
D. El
Answer:C Answer: B
toolbits, 65.Whatis the main difference between a planer and a

62. If you use a dry grinding wheel for sharpening shaper?
dip the end of the bit in water frequently to prevent:
A. the planer has an offset table and the shaper has a
A. burning your fingers
B. annealing the cutting edge of the bit horizontal table
C. hardening of the tip
B. the shaper has a rottingtable and the planer has a
D. the tip from crystallizing horizontal table
the table of a planer has a reciprocatingmotion past
Answer: B the tool head while the •table of the shaper is
a reciprocating
Stationary and the tool head has
motion
D. one is larger than the other
a file is measured from:
69,The length of
Answer:C
A. end to end
B. point to end
66. One of the factors involved in the choice of a grinding
wheel is: Cl pointto heel
D. heel to end
A. the kind of material to be ground
B. the amount of stock to be removed Answer:C
C. the kind of finish required
70.Whichof the following where "pillar" files are used?
D. all of the above
A. filling slots
Answer: D
B. filingagainst a shoulder
67. The "tang"of a file is the part that: C. filing keyways
D. any of the above
A. does the cutting
B. has noteeth Answer: D
C. fits into the handle
D. is oppositethe handle 71.Whichof the following
will
flexiblehacksaw applied usually happen to the blade of
by too much pressure?
Answer:C A. snap easily
B. buckle or run out
68. In general, files are divided into two classes called: of line
cut too fast
A. single-cut and double-cut D. cut on a slant
B. rough and smooth
C. fine and coarse Answer: B
D. heel and sizes
72. Which of the following best defines soldering? hand tool(s) used for cutting threads on
75.Whatis(are) the
roundstock?
A. It is holding two metals together by heating.
B. It is joining two metals by a third soft metal thatis A. stock and die
applied in a molten state B. stock
C. It is holding two different kinds of metals together C. die wrench
by heating D. stock cutter
D. It is joining two metals together by heating
Answer:A
Answer: B 76.Ataperedpiece of stock is 2" long, 1-1/8" diameter at

oneend and %" diameter at the other end. The taper per
73. What is the use of flux in soldering ? foot is:
A. keep the solder from running off the metal

B. keep the metal from getting too hot B. 2-1/4"
c.
C. keep the tip of the soldering iron clean 2-1/2"
D. remove and prevent oxidation of the metals D. 2-1/16"
Answer: B
Answer: D
77.Which of the following best
74. A surface should be prepared for soldering by: defines sweating?
A. filing the surfaces A. soldering two different

kinds of metal together
B. acid-cleaning the surfaces B. separating two pieces of metal that have been
C. scraping the surfaces soldered together
D. any of the above C , tinning two surfaces, applying, flux between them,
holding the two together and heating
Answer: D D. none of the above
Answer:C
muriatic acid is used as a
If flux; the soldered area
of which of the following?
81.Hard solder is made
A. anyone touching it from getting burned A. copperand zinc
B. remaining acid from eating the metal B. tin and copper
C. the acid from evaporating and the C. tin and zinc
solder
disintegrating D. tin and lead
Answer:A
Answer: B 82.Whichof the followingi' the flux usually used for hard
solder?
79. Solder will not unite with a metal surface that has: A. rosin
B. barium
A. grease on it C. borax
B. oxidationon it D. alum
C. dirt on it
D. any of the above
Answer:C
Answer: D
83.In which of the following where straight
muriatic acid is
80. Prepared soldered paste flux is most popular butifyou oftenused as a flux?
did not have any, you could use:
A. galvanized iron
A. hydrochloric acid B. sheet steel
B. nitric acid C. cast iron
C. sulphuric acid D. any of the above
D. any of the above
Answer: D
Answer:A
ELEMENTS 2 - Supplementa Questions PRIMEELE
k' ELEMENTSin MACHINEDESIGNb Mgndawe ca te
84. For aluminum, special solders are
being used andWill
usually require which of the following') against an emery wheel will
87.A piece of mild steel held
give off
A. more heat
B. the same heat as copper wire brightshiny sparks
A.
C. less heat
B. no sparks
D. the same heat as sheet metal
C. lightstraw-coloredsparks
D. green sparks
Answer: A
Answer:C
85. Copper is annealed by heating to a cherry red colorand
88.A gear wheel making 156 RPM has 56 teeth. It drives
anothergear at 91 RPM. The number of teeth on the
A. dousing in cold water second gear is:
B. dousing in oil A. 65
C. cooling slowly in air
B. 50
D. dousing in hot water
•c. 90
D. 96
Answer:C
86. Soft solder is made of which of the following? Answer: D
A. copper and zinc 89.Tool steel can be hardened by which of the following?
B. tin and copper
C. tin and lead A. heating red hot and plunging into water
D. tin and zinc B. heating red hot and cooling in a blast of dry air
C. heating red hot and plunging into linseed or
Answer:C cottonseed oil
D. any of the above, depending on type and use
Answer: D
ELEM
90. At what temperature where soft

solder approximately
93. How many flutes does a drill bit have?
A. 250 deg.
A. 4 flutes
B. 450 deg. B. 2 flutes
C. 350 deg. C. 3 flutes
D. 550 deg. D. no flutes
Answer:C Answer: B
94.Where is the correction position of the tool bitewhen

91. What material where a scriber is made from? facing off a piece of material in the lathe chuck?
A. carbon steel A. above center

B. tool steel B. below center
C. cold - rolled steel C: at the center
D. hot - rolled steel D. off center
Answer:C
Answer: B
95.Standard vise has jaws?
blue
92. What should be done first before applyinglayout
on a piece of metal? A. soft
B. hard
A. roughened C. semihard
B. clean D. semisoft
C. hot
D. cold Answer: B
Answer: B
96. In machining, which of the following could be the reason
if tool bit burns?
Speed is too
ELF.MFNTSin D'E.SIGNb, te
A. speed id too slow
B. material is too hard
C. speed is too fast C. flexibleends
hardened
D. material cannot be cut D. only the back
Answer:A
Answer:C
97. For which of the following where the lathe
compound 100. The flexible type hacksaw blade is best suited for
is of the following materials?
which
A. angle cutting A. channel iron

B. facing B. aluminum
C. grooving C. tubing
D. any of the above D. any of the above
Answer: D Answer: D
98. When the dial on the cross-feed is turned .010",how
much is removed from the diameter of the stock being
cut?
0.010
B. 0.005"
c. 0.020"
D. 0.015"
Answer: A
99. Which of the followingdescribes a flexible back

hacksaw blade?
: A. only the teeth hardened

•B. a movable back
Answer:C
ELEMENTS 13
howmany positions can a hacksaw blade be placed
4. In
1, Hacksaw blades are made of what materials? in a frame?
A. two positions
A. tool steel
B. one position
B. tungsten alloy steel C. four positions
high - speed steel positions
C. D. three
D. any of the above
Answer:C
Answer: D classes. How are
51 Files are divided into two general
theseclassified?
2. A hacksaw blade with 24 TPI is best suitableforcutting
which of the following materials? A. roughand smooth
B. single-cutand double-cut
A. tubing C. large and small
B. brass and copper D. flatshapes and round shapes
C. sheet metal over 18 gage
D. any of the above Answer: B
Answer: D 6. The term "set"of a saw best defines what?
hacksaw A. to set properly in the frame

3. Which of the following is a "must" for all hard
B. alternate teeth are turned slightly to left and right to
blades? make cutting slot slightly wider than the thickness of
the blade
A. It has a hard back and flexible teeth C. the teeth have been case-hardened for better cutting
D. the teeth are set evenly apart
B. It has a flexibleback and hard teeth
C. It has the entire blade hardened
D. It will only fit a solid frame hacksaw Answer: B
372 SERIES PRIMEELEMENTSIN MACHINE DESIGN SERIES 373
ELEMENTS 13 - Supplementary Questions
ELEMENTSin MACHINEDESIGN Mandawee a te
7. All hard hacksaw blade is best suited for work on

Which
of the following? blade should be placed in the
10.Howis the hacksaw
frame?
A. brass
B. cast iron forward
A. the teeth pointing
C. tool steel B. the teeth pointing backward
D. any of the above end
C. one end looser than the other
Answer: D D. the teeth facing in any direction
8. Which of the followingis the best instrumentfor Answer:A

measuring thousandths of an inch?
11.Whichof the following is the usual procedure when
A. caliper puttinga long thin piece•of metal?
B. micrometer
A. turnthe blade upside down in the frame
C. tachometer
B. turnthe blade at right angles to the frame
D. pyrometer
C. use a blade with fewer teeth per inch
D. set the blade in the frame with the teeth facing
Answer: B
toward you
9. A hacksaw blade with 34 teeth per inch should be used

for cutting which of the following materials? Answer: B
A. brass 12A hacksaw blade with 18 teeth per inch is best suited for
B. heavy stock cuttingwhat material(s)?
C. cast iron
D. thin wall tubing A. solid stock Solid stock,
B. aluminum aluminum,
cast iron
Answer: D
C. cast iron
D. any of the above B. mill —filing
C. side filing
Answer: D D. flat - filing
13. What is the used of coolant in the powerhacksaw Answer:A

when cutting materials?
piece of metal clogged between
16.Howdo you call a small
A. absorb the heat of friction 'the teeth on a file?
B. prevent the blade from overheating
A. clogs
C. prevent the blade from losing its temper
B. pins
D. all of the above
C. flats
D. bumps
Answer: D
Answer: B
14. What is used for finishing a piece of work to size witha
file?
17.Whichof the followingis described as the "safe edge" of
the file?
A. double-cut fine-tooth file
B. mill file A. the end opposite the handle
C. single-cut fine-toothfile B. the edge with no teeth
D. crossing file C. the one with the handle
Answer:C Answer: B
a real
15. The process of finishing off a piece Of metal with
smooth finish.
A. draw - filing
WHINE DESIGN b Mattdgwe C Ote
18. The best procedure when filing a piece of metal in a

is "eleven —sixteenths" of an inch expressed in
lathe is to take: 21.How
decimal?
A. short even strokes
B. long fast strokes A. 0.6785
C. long slow strokes B. 0.6875
c. 0.7685
D. short fast strokes
D. 0.6578
Answer:C Answer: B
distance of the marking on a
19. Which of the following information is necessary when 22.What is the approximate
ordering a file? micrometerbarrel?
A. size (length) A. O .025" apart

B. type of teeth B. 0.0025" apart
C. shape C. 0.250" apart
D. 2.50" apart
D. all of the above
Answer: D Answer:A
be used when
20. Which of the following is the best file to 23•Which of the following is the effectiif the lathe is put into
finishing sharp corners or slots and grooves? back gear?
A. mill file A. go backwards of the same speed

B. knife file B. faster
C. square C.- slower
D. jeweler's file D. at a slowerspeed backwards
Answer: B Answer:C
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ELEMENTS 13 - Su plementary Questions
when using a
drill
press. the main purpose of_t'annealingna metal?
27.What is
A. the hand the metal harder

A. to make
B. a vise or clamp to make the metal softer
B.
C. a pair of pliers make the metal harder medium-hard
C. to
metal harder shiny
D. gloves on D. to make the
Answer: B
Answer: B
"tempering" is to make a metal what ?
28.The purpose of
25. What is normally used in drilling a hole in a pieceof
work held in a lathe chuck? A. harder
B. less brittle
A. compound rest C. softer
B. tailstock and drill chuck D. more brittle

C. cross-feed
D. headstock Answer: B
29.Whatis the minimum diameter of a piece of round stock

Answer: B
necessaryto make a square key 3/4"on a side?
Copper is annealed by heating to a cherry red color
26. A. 1.5"
and:
B. 1.0"
c. 1.06"
A. dousing in cold water
D. 0.75"
B. dousing in oil
C. cooling slowly in air Answer:C
D. dousing in hot water
Answer:C
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30. A scriber is made from what materials? of coupling faces can be checked by
33.The alignment
A. carbon steel whichprocess?
B. tool steel
inside micrometer
C. cold-rolled steel A. using an
thermocouple
D. hot-rolled steel B. inserting a between the coupling faces at
gage
C. insertinga feeler circumference
various points around the
to nearest permanent fitting
Answer: B D. rotatingand measuring
31. Before applying layout blue on a piece of metal,itmust Answer:C

be: wheel will
34.A piece of cast iron held against an emery
give off what?
A. roughened
B. cleaned A. dullyellowsparks
C. heated B. red sparks
D. cold C. brightshiny sparks
D. no sparks
Answer: B
Answer:A
32. A drill bit has how many flutes?
35'Whencutting material in a lathe, the softer the material
A. 4 flutes
being cut, the tool bit 'should have:
B. 2 flutes
C. 3 flutes
A. more top rake
D. no flutes B. double top rake
C. less top rake
Answer: B D. any of the above
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36. After grinding a tool bit, the cutting edge primary purpose of knurling?
shouldbe: 39.What is the
A. case-hardened A. smooth material

B. stoned with an oilstone Bl roughen material
C. rubbed with emery cloth C. polish material
D. rubbed with crocus cloth D. sharpen material
Answer: B
Answer: B
the sharp
40. Whatdo you call the process of removing
37. When turning a piece of round metal in a lathe,thefront
edges from a piece of stock?
clearance should be smaller for:
A. knurling
A. large-diameter cutting B. planning
B. cutting angles C. chamfering
C. small-diameter cutting D. turning
Answer:C
Answer:C
41. At what speed that carbon steel drill should be
38. When cutting material in a lathe, the harder the material operated?
being cut, the tool bit should have:
A. speed greater than that when using a high-speed
A. more side rake drill
B. more top rake B. speed less than that when using a high-speed drill
-C. less side rake C.the same speed as that when using a high-speed
D. no side rake drill
Answer:C
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which metal is dipped in dilute acid

42. A specific method of zinc galvanizing in which 45.A process in
partsare and oxides.
tumbled in zinc dust at high temperatures. solutions to remove dirt grease
A. Sheradizing* A. SheradiZing
B. super finishing B. Super finishing
C. polishing C. Polishing
D. C Pickling
D. pickling
Answer: D
Answer: A
46.A hot —dip or electroplate application of tin to steel.
43. Abrasion of parts against wheels or belts coatedwith
polishing compounds.
A. tin —plating
B. metal spraying
A. Sheradizing C. organic finishes
B. Super finishing D. lapping
C. Polishing*
D. Pickling Answer:A
Answer:C 47.A fine grinding operation used to obtain exact fit

and
dimensional•accuracy.
44. A super fine grinding operation used to expose
nonfragmented, crystalline base metal. A. tin —plating
B. metal spraying
A. sheradizing C. organic finishes
B. super finishing D. lapping
C. polishing
D. pickling Answer: D
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48. The covering of surfaces with an organic
film of paintt
enamel or lacquer. known as bonderizing when used as a
51.This process is
primerfor paints.
A. tin -- plating
B. metal spraying A Parkerizing
C. organic finishes B. Honing
D. lapping C. Hard surfacing
D. Galvanizing
Answer:C Answer:A
stones moving in a
49. The spraying of molten metal onto a product.Methods 52.A grindingoperationusing cross
include metallizing, metal powder spraying and plasma pattern.Leaves a characteristic
reciprocating
flame spraying. hatch pattern.
A. tin —plating A. Parkerizing

B. metal spraying B. Honing
C. organic finishes C. Hard surfacing
D. lapping D. Galvanizing
Answer: B Answer: B
50. Application of a thin phosphate coating on steel to 53.The creation ( by spraying, plating, fusion welding, or
improve corrosion resistance. heattreatment) of a hard metal surface in a softer
product.
A. parkerizing
B. honing A. Parkerizing
C. hard surfacing B. Honing
D. galvanizing C. Hard surfacing
D. Galvanizing
Answer: A
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54. A zinc coating applied to low carbon steel to
improve
corrosio•n resistance. The coating can be
applied in a hot C. Burnishing
dip bath, by electroplating or by dry tumbling D. Buffing
(sheradizing).
Answer: B
A. Parkerizing
57. How do you call the process of fine grinding or peening
B. Honing operationdesigned to leave a characteristic patternon
C. Hard surfacing the surface of the workpiece?
D. Galvanizing
Answer: D
A. Electroplating
B. Calorizing
55. The electro —deposition of a coating onto the workpiece.
C. Burnishing
D. Buffing
Electrical current is used to drive ions in solutiontothe
part. The workpiece is the cathode in the electrical Answer:C
circuit.
58.A fine finishing operation, similar to polishing, using a
A. Electroplating very fine polishing compound.
B. Calorizing
C. Burnishing A. Electroplating
D. Buffing R Calorizing
C. Burnishing
Answer: A D. Buffing
producing Answer: D
56. The diffusing of aluminuminto a steel surface, -
an aluminum oxide that protectsthe steel fromhigh
temperature corrosion. 59. Rotating parts in a barrel filled with an abrasive or non
abrasive medium.Widely used to remove burrs, flash,
A. Electroplating scale, and oxides.
B. Calorizing A. Abrasive cleaning Barrelfinishing
B. Calorizing
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term of barrel finishing?

C. Barrel finishing 62. What is the other
D. Anodizing
A. Abrasive cleaning
Answer:C "B. Tumbling
C. Barrel finishing
D. Anodizing
60. An electroplating —acid bath oxidation process for
aluminum and magnesium. The workpieceis theanode
in the electrical circuit. Answer: B
63.Brittlematerialsproduce discrete fragments, known as:

B. Tumbling A. A. chip breaker grooves
C. Barrel finishing VB. discontinuous chips
D. Anodizing C. non - segmented chips
D. type —two chips
Answer: D
61. Shooting sand (i.e: sand blasting ), steel grit,orsteel Answer: B

shot against workpieces to remove casting sand,scale, 64.
Ductilematerialsform long, helix —coiled string chips
and oxidation. known as:
A. continuous chips
B. Tumbling B. discontinuous chips
C. Barrel finishing C. segmented chips
D. Anodizing D. type —one chips
Answer: A Answer:A
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65. Often ground in the cutting tool face to

cause longchips 68. Which of the following is the sum of the rake, clearance,
to break into shorter, more manageable
pieces. and wedge angles?
A. chip breaker grooves
nA. 90 deg.
B. discontinuouschips B. 180 deg.
C. non - segmented chips C. 45 deg.
D. type —two chips D. 75 deg.
Answer: A Answer:A
4.
69.Whatis the relative velocity difference between the tool

66. What is the typical chip thickness ratio ? and the workpiece?
A. 0.50 A. cuttingspeed
B. chip velocity
B. 0.75
C. shear velocity
c. 0.25
D. rake velocity
D. 1.00
Answer:A
Answer: A
70. Howdo you call the velocity of the
chip relative to the
tool face?
67. The angle at which the tool meets the workpieceis
characterized by: A. cutting speed
B. chip velocity
X.' true rake angle C. shear velocity
B. clearance angle D. rake velocity
C. relief angle
D. wedge angle Answer: B
Answer:A
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71. How do you call thecvelocity of the chip relativeto the carbon steel with approximately 0.9 to 1.3
74.A plain
work piece? which has been hardened and tempered.
carbon,
A. cutting speed steel

Al Carbon tool
B. chip velocity steel
B. Highspeed
C. shear velocity C. Low speed steelsteel
D. rake velocity D. Mediumspeed
Answer:A
Answer:C
retains its hardness
75.Containstungstenor chromium and
upto approximately 600 C.
72. Which of the following is the primary parameter
affecting the cutting energy requirement ?
A. Carbon tool steel
B. High speed steel
A. compressive stress
B. shear stress C. Low speed steel
D. Mediumspeed steel
C. torsional stress
D. bending stress Answer:B
Answer. B 76.Cast nonferroustools are brittle but

can be used up to
approximately:
73. The energy expended per unitvolume removed is A. 1000 C

known as: B. 925 c
c. 1500 c
A. specific cuttingenergy D. 750 c
B. metal removal rate
C. cutting horsepower Answer: B
D. absolute cutting energy
Answer:A
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77. Which of the following is produced through powder of the following are used in specific case, usually
metallurgy from nonferrous metals? 80.Which operations.
in finishing
A. Sintered carbides carbides
B. Ceramic tools A. Sintered
tools
B. Ceramic
C. Diamonds
C. Diamonds
D. Cast nonferrous nonferrous
D. Cast
Answer:A Answer:C
temperature? operation since very fine and
78. Ceramic tools operate at what 81.Usedas a finishing
produced.
accuratesurface can be
'dimensionally
A. below2000F
B. below2200 F
A. Grinding
C. above 2000 F
B. Snagging
D. above2200F C. Honing
D. Lapping
Answer: A
from aluminum Answer:A
79. Which of the following is manufactured
toolsbut
oxide have the same expected life as carbide
times higher? 82.Describesvery rough grinding, such as that performed
can operate at speeds from two to three
in foundriesto remove gates, fins, and risers from
They operate below 1100 C.
castings.
A. Sintered carbides
A. Grinding
€ B] Ceramic tools
B. Snagging
C. Diamonds
D. Cast nonferrous C. Honing
D. Lapping
Answer: B Answer: B
83. Grinding in which very little material, 0.001 to 0.005in.
is
removed. A. 400 to 600 F
B. 300 to 400 F
A. Grinding C. 700 to 800 F
B. Snagging D. 800 to 1000 F
C. Honing
D. Lapping Answer:A
Answer:C contains tungsten or chromium
87.Whichof the following
and retains
84. Which of the following is not a measuring device ? property'
itshardnessup to approximately 1100 F, a
knownas red hardness:
A. orsat analyser
B. thermometer A. Ceramic tools
C. micrometer caliper B. Diamonds
D. divider C. High speed steel
D. Carbon tool steel
Answer: D
Answer:C
851A Plain carbon steel with approximately 0.9 to 1.3%
carbon which has been hardened and tempered.
88.Cast nonferroustools are brittle but
can be used up to
approximately:
A. Carbon tool steel
B. cast nonferrous
A. 1700-F
C. High-speed steel
B. 2200 F
D. Diamond
C. 2000 F
D. 600 F
Answer: A
86. Carbon tool steel can be given a good edge, but is Answer:A
restricted to use below:
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89. They are produced through powdermetallurgy

from the presence of high temperature iron used in
nonferrous metals. 92.soluble in
usually in finishing operations.
specificcases,
A. Diamonds
B. Cast nonferrous A. Ceramic tools
C. Ceramic tools B. Diamonds
steel
D. Sintered carbides C. High speed
D. Aluminum
Answer: D
Answer: B
90. Sintered carbide operate at cutting speeds howmany
times as fast as HSS tools : developed in cutting is due to friction
93.percentof the heat
betweenthe tool and the workpiece is:
A. 2t05
B. thrice A. approximately50 %
C. 5t07 B. approximately10 %
D. twice C. approximately25%
D. approximately75%
Answer: A
Answer:C
91. Which of the following is manufactured from aluminum
oxide have the same expected life as carbidetoolsbut
can operate at speeds from two to three times higher? 94.Which of the following is used to reduce friction, remove
heat,remove chips and protect against corrosion.
A. Ceramic tools
B. High speed steel A. water vapor
C. Diamonds B. carbon
D. Carbon tool steel C. air
D. cutting fluid
Answer:A
Answer: D
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equation relates cutting speed v and tool life T

95. Which of the following is a good heat remove, butit 98.Taylor's n=
promote rust? particular combination of tool and workpiece, VT
for as:
is also known
constant.This equation
A. Air
B. kerosene A. flank wear
C. carbon dioxide B. nose failure
D. water C. crater wear
D. tool life
Answer: D
Answer: D
96. Addition of to water produces an efficient,
operation, the
inexpensive cutting fluid that does not promote rusting: 99.Afterany cutting or standafd grinding
surfaceof a workplace will consist of:
A. sal soda
B. kerosene lubricants A. smear metal
C. straight cutting oils B. ultrafinishing
D. air C. superfinishing
D. centerless grinding
Answer: A Answer:A
97, It reduce friction and do not cause rust but are less
100. A method that does not require clamping, chucking; o
efficient of heat removal than water:
holding round workpieces.
A. sal soda
A. centerless grinding
B. kerosene lubricants
B. laser machining
straight cutting oils
C. chemical milling
D. air D. ultrafinishing
1. Which of the following Answer: A
uses high-energy
discharges to shape electrically electrical
conducting heat by electrolysis in a high current
4. It removes
deplatingoperation.
A. Electrochemical machining
B. Electrochemical grinding machining
A.' Electrochemical
C.Electrical discharge machining B. Electronic erosion
D. Ultrasonic grinding C. Electrospark machining
D. Electrical discharge machining
Answer:C
Answer:A
2. For common brass tools,
wear ratios for the tooland 5. Whatis the other name of electrobßic grinding?
ii workpiece vary between:
A. laser grinding
- B. electrochemicalgrinding
B. 20:1
C. ultranic grinding
c. 10:1
D. chemical milling
Answer: B
Answer: B
6. It is typically used in the manufacture of printed
3. For expensive circuit
toolmaterials, boards, is the selective removal of material not protected
workpiece vary wear ratios for thetooland
between: by a mask.
A. chemical milling
B. 20:1
B. laser machining
c. 10:1
C. ultrasonic machining
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Do electronic erosion
Answer: A
7. It can be used to shape hard brittle materials such as

glass, ceramics crystals and gem stones, as well as tool
steels and other metals. 10.
A. chemical milling
B. laser machining
C. ultrasonic machining
D. electronic erosion
Answer:C
8. It is used to cut or burn very small holes in the ll. W
workpiece with high dimensional accuracy.
A. Electrochemical machining
B. Laser machining
C. Chemical milling
D. Electronic erosion
Answer: B Aru
9. A general term used to denote the blanking, bending 12.cut

and forming and shearing of thin-gage metals.
B.
•A, Presswork
C. fo
B. Transfer die
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C. Strip die
D. Brake
Answer:A
10. Used with dies and punches to form the

workpieces.
A. station
B. transfer die
C. strip die
D. presses
Answer: D
ll. With the workpiece advances througha

sequence of operations:
A. presswork
B. brakes
C. tonnage
D. progressive dies
Answer: D
strips and coil stock.
12.Cut pieces from flat plates,
ending
A. shearing
B. bend allowance
C. forming dies
D. spring back
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Answer: A
13. It produces
usable pieces, leaving the source piece ope
behind as scrap. met
A. punching
B. drawing
C. blanking
D. coining
Answer: C
14. The operation of removing scrap blanks from the 17. Form
the st
workpiece, leaving the source piece as the final product.
A. punching
B. drawing
C. clanking
D. coining
Answer:A
18.Redua
15. A cold forming process that converts a flat blank into
into a c
hollow vessel.
A. coini
A. Embossing B. emb
B. Drawing c.swa
C. Swaging D. blan
D. Punching
Answe
Answer: B
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16.It'is used in
operation requiring high tonnage, due to
the fact thatthe
metal flow is completely confined within the die
cavity.
A. Coining
B. Embossing
C. Swaging
D. Blanking
Answer:A
17. Forms shallow raised letters or other designs in reliefon

the surface of sheet metal blanks.
product.
A. coining
B. embossing
C. swaging
D. blanking
Answer:'B
by cold flowing the metal
area
18. Reduce the workpiece
compressive forcexorimpact.
by a high
info into a die cavity
A. coining
B. embossing
C. swaging
D. blanking
I Answer:
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19. The repeated hammering of a workpiece to obtain
the blows are repeated at the rateof several
desired shape. 22.The forging
times a minute for:
A. spring back or board hammers
A. gravity drop hammers
B. blanking
B. press forging
C. punching
C. powered hammers
D. forging D.impactor forging
Answer: D
Answer:A
20. Relies on closed impression dies to producethedesired the rate of more than
23.The forging blows are repeated at
shape.
300 times a minute for:
A. hammer forging A. gravity drop hammers or board hammers

B. open die forging B. press forging
C. smith forging C. powered hammers
D. drop forging D. impactor forging
Answer: D Answer:C
21. What is the other name give to gravity drop hammers? 24. The workpiece is held in position while the dies are
hammered horizontally into it from both sides.
A. board hammers
B. press forging A. gravity drop hammers or board hammers
C. powered hammers B. press forging
D impactor forging C. powered hammers
D. impactor forging
Answer: A
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25. Involves holding and applying pressure to round k' ELEMENTSin MACHINEDFSIGN
Ma,tdaw
heated
blanks. flash is trimmed off by in a subsequent
28. The
operation:
A. Upset forming
B. Flash A. pickling
C. Pickling B. upset
D. Parting line C. trimmerdies
D. Forging
Answer: A
Answer:C
26. With , the part is shaped by a slow squeezing , a mold is produced by packing sand
29.With
reaction, ratherthan rapid impacts. around a pattern:
A. drop forging A. sand molding

B. impactor forging B. gravity molding
C. press forging C. die casting
D. upset forging D. plastic molding
Answer:C Answer:A
of
27. Following forging, the part will have a thin projection 30.To facilitiate the removal of the pattern, all surfaces
line.
excess metal known as at the parting parallel to the direction of withdrawal are slightly
tapered.This taper is called:
A. pickling
DB. flash A. gate
C. trimmer dies B. •riser

D. upset C. sprue
D. draft
Answer: B
Answer: D
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31. In the gating system, the metal is poured
into a sprue
hole and enters a vertical passage known as: 34.
A. gates
B. downgate
C. draft
D. risers
Answer: B
32. Serve as accumulators to feed molten metal intothe

cavity during initialshrinkage 35.st
A. gates
B. downgate
C. draft
D. risers
Answer: D
33. An entrance to the cavity maybe constricted to control

the rate of fill and such constrictions are knownas: 36, More
alloy:
A. gates
B. downgate A. 50
C. sprue B. 25
D. risers c. 75
Answer:A
Answ
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34.Moltenmetal is poured into
where pressure is not used to fill the mold.
A. Sand molding
B. Plastic molding
C. Gravity molding
D. Non-gravity molding
etal into
Answer:C
the
35.Suitable for creating parts of zinc, aluminum,copper,
magnesium, and lead/tinalloys:
A. die casting
B. investment casting
C. centrifugal casting
D. continuous casting
Answer: A
3d to control uses zinc
percent of all die casting
nown as: 36. More than how many
alloys?
B. 25%
c. 75%
Answer:C
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37. Molten metal is forced under pressure ratio of the pitch diameter in inches to the
intoa 40. It is the
metallic mold known as: permanent number of teeth.
A. die A. pitch circle

B. mold B. module
C. alloy C. English module
D. torpedo D. pitch diameter
Answer:C
Answer:A
decreasing instead of
41.When the motion is diminished/
38. The cast iron flywheels are commonly designedwitha increasing is called:
factor of safety of
A. deceleration
A.14t015 B. retarded motion
B. 8t09 C.uniformnegative impulse
C. 10t013 D.all of these
D. 6t012
Answer: B
Answer:C
42..Which of the following is a unit or energy?
39. A pair of equal and
opposite (not collinear) forcesthat A. ft.-lb.
tend cause a rotation
of a body.
B. BTU/hr.
A. couple C. hp
B. equilibrium D. watt
C. centroids
D. vector Answer:A
Answer:A
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43. When high strength and durability are a Z ELEMENTS in MACHINE DESIGN
choosing gear materials it is preferableto shaft connected by pure rolling turn in the
46.TWOparallel
having a speed ratio of 2.75. whatis
use material. same direction and
two shaft if the smaller cylinder is 22
the distance of the
A. hardened bronze cmÄn diameter.
B. phenolic laminated
A. 16.60 cm
C. Steel
B. 25.25 cm
D. white iron
C. 3025 cm
D. 19.25 cm
Answer:C
Answer: D
44. Which of the forces whose line of actions are parallel
but not necessarily equal in magnitude? equally-spaced tooth
47.The distance between similar,
given line:
surfacesin a given direction and along a
A. couple
B. resultant A. pitch circle
C. non collinear B. pitch
D. non concurrent C. pitch plane
D. pitch diameter
Answer: D
Answer:B
45. The productof the mass and the velocity of the centerof
gravity of the body is called:
48. It is simply defined as a simple push and pull.
A. linear momentum
A. power
B. linear impulse
B. work
C. angular impulse
C. inertia
D. angular momentum
D. force
Answer:A
Answer: D
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of all forces acting on a
49. How do you call opposite directional forces equalin product of the resultant
magnitude and parallel. 52.It is the
the time.
bodyand
A. non coplanar momentum

A. linear
B. couple momentum
B. angular
C. centroid C. linear
impulse
D. coplanar D. all of these
Answer: B Answer:C
forces which can be so combined are
53.The separate
50. Which of the following terms is applied to quantities
called:
such as time, volume and density?
A. concurrentforces
A. couple B. couple
B. components C. non concurrentforces
C. resultants D. componentforces
D. scalar
Answer: D
Answer: D
51. The use of hardened steel for the mating metalgear 54.Continuousstretching under load even if the stress is
appears to give the best results and longer operational less than the yield point.
life. The usual hardness
is in the range of : A. plasticity
A. over 600 BHN B. creep
B. below 350 BHN C. elasticity
C. 300 to 400 BHN D. ductility
D. over 400 BHN
Answer: B
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55. The most known lubricants being utilized in Man e
Whatever
category of load and speed are oil, air, grease Answer: D
anddry
change rotary motion to reciprocating motiont
58.Used to
A. bronze
A. rack gears
B. silicon
B. helical gears
C. lead
C. hypoidgears
D: graphite herringbonegears
D.
Answer: D Answer:A
divided by gear
56. A coupling that allows axial flexibility/movementinthe 59.The effectiveface width of a helical gear
operation. Made of alternate bolting of steel, leather, axial pitch:
fabric and/orplastic material into the two flanges
A. approach ratio
A. flexible disk coupling B. arc of recess
B. flexing Oldham coupling C. arc of action
C. flexible toroidal spring coupling D. Face overlap
D. elastic-material bonded coupling
Answer:A
Answer: A
60.Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller chain is
57. It consists of two cranks, a stationary piece calledthe equal to:
line of centers and the connecting rod is:
A. top land
A. five-bar linkage B. addendum
B. three-crank linkage C. bottom diameter
C. four-crank braces D.face overlap
D. four-bar linkage
Answer:C
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61. Generally applied on speed reducer due PRIME
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to larges Z
Answer: D
bevelgears evenly distributed and uniform wear on each

64.For an the ideal design practice is to
C B. wormgears meshing gear tooth,
C. helical gears ; consider a :
D. hypoid gears
to tooth gears
A. wear resistance alloy addition
Answer: B B. heat treatmentof the gears
C. hardening of each tooth
62. If shaft size is specified as-diameter 2.00" max.and D. hunting tooth addition
1.99" min. in diameter then the 0.010" could be defined
as : Answer: D
in the range of degree is

A. allowance 65. Helix angle
recommendedfor wide-face helical gears.
B. variance
C. fit
A. less than 15
D. tolerance
B. 20 to 35
C. less than 20
Answer: D
D. 20 to 22
63. A materialplane was subjected to a load. Whentheload

Answer:A
was removedthe strain disappeared. From the structural
change which of the following can be considered about
66•Differencebetweenmaximum material limits of mating
this material?
parts . Or it is a minimum clearance or maximum
interference between parts:
A. it has high modules of
elasticity
B. it is plastic
A. tolerance Allowance
C. it does not follow
Hooke's Law B. variance
-D.it is elastic
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die steel
C. fits C. tool and
carbon steel
D, allowance D. medium
Answer: D Answer:C
function is to deflect
An elastic body whose primary
67. The changes in shape or geometry of the bodydueto 70.
under load.
action of a force on it is called deformationor :
A. clutch
A. shear stresses
B. brake
B. compressive stress
C. stopper
C. stresses
D. spring
D. strains
Answer: D
Answer: D
for used in a
71.Flat leather belting not recommended
68. The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratioofthe speed in excess of fpm.
pitch diameter to the no. of teeth
A. 3600
A. lead B. 6000
B. involute c. 4800
C. module D. all of these
D. clearance
Answer: B
Answer:C
72.The angle included between the sides of the thread
69. One of these materials is measured in an axial plane in a screw thread
not a structural steel?
A. low carbon steel A. angle of thread

B. stainless steel B. Helix angle thread
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C. Angle between thread or 40

sect(on
D. Half angle thread or 20 0 the area of the cross
B. equal to bending moment to determinethe
c.multiplied by the
Answer:A stress
of distance
D.a measure
73. When an air entraintment agent is put into a concrete
mix. Answer: D
Poisson's Ratio is the ratio of

A. the water/cementratio must be reduced 76.
to yield strength
B. the strength will decrease A. elastic limit to the longitudinal
deformation
B. lateral deformation
C. minimal effect unit strain
D. the strengthwill suffer up to 50% C. shear strain to
shear strength
D. elastic limitto
Answer: B
Answer: B
temperature
74. The ratio of moment of inertia on a cross-section ofa strength of steel at high
77.Alloy that improves
beam to this section modulus is : application:
A. a measure of distance A. aluminum

B. equal to the radius of gyration and compression B. silicon
C. multiplied by the bending moment of inertiato C. manganese
determinethe yield stress D. chromium
D. equal to the area of the cross-section and tension
Answer: D
Answer:A equation is the :
shear
78.The differentialof the
beam
75. The ratio of moment of inertia of the cross section Ofa A. deflection of the
of beam
beam to the section modulus is B. tensile strength
strength of the beam
C. comprehensive
A. equal to the radius of gyration Load on the beam
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D. load on the beam
Answer: D C. 8 times
D. 6 times
79. Length of contact between two mating Answer:C

parts
and nut threads measured axially is termedina screw are independent of loads is
82.Stresses that
called——————
A. Length of Engagement
B. Arc of contacts A. workingstress
C. Axis of contact B. simple stress
D. Depth of Engagement C. residualstresses
D. combinedstress
Answer: A
Answer:C
80. The sum of their addendums and dedendums is:
83.Abilityto resist deformation under stress,
A. whole depth
B. widthof space A. plasticity
B. stiffness
C. full depth
C. toughness
D. working depth
D. all of these
Answer: A
Answer: 'B
81. It is recommendednot to
have a direct drive between 84.The property of material wherein the content is
driven and drive sprockets
if the ratio of their teeth continuouslydistributedthrough its entire mass.
exceeds
Use 2 or more step combination.
A. 10 times A. plasticity
B. 5 times B. homogeneity
C. malleability
D. all of these
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85.'Materialhaving a high electrical resistance andshould materials used in the production of metal
not be used as conductor of electrical current. 88.The alloy
working tools:
A. nickel phosphorous
A. titanium,
B. silicon base alloys chromium, molybdenum
B. vanadium,
hadfield
C.aluminum oxide C. tungsten,silicon,
D.iron oxide D. high carbon steel
Answer:A Answer: D
elements has a face-
86. The best materialsfor brake drums is : 89.Whichof the phases of steel
centeredcubic structure?
A. aluminum
B. steel material
A. pyrite
B. cementite
C. cast iron
C. austenite
D. wrought iron
D. all of these
Answer:C
Answer:C
87. The propertythat characterizes a material's abilitytobe
drawn into a wire. 90.The rigidityof polymer can be increased by:
A. tensile strength A. fumace melting

B. endurance limit B. crystallization
C. ductility C. normalizing
D. thermal conductivity D. shot opening
Answer:C Answer: B
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91. The difference between cast steel and cast iron: always the soldering materials are a combination
94.Almost
alloys:
all of these of the following
A.
B. cast steel has usually less than 1 % A. all of these
C. while cast iron has 2% or 3.6% carbon range B. tin & antimony
D. cast iron has lower strength more brittleandhas C. lead & tin
lower ductility than cast steel D. lead & antimony
Answer: D Answer:C
soldering materials in use has
92. It is a general practice to use the following allowable 95.The most popular of all
of:
composition
stresses 4000 psi for maintransmitting shaft and8500
psi for small short shafts and counter shaft .for lineshaft
carrying pulley it is psi A. 45155% tin & lead
B. all of these
A. 7800 C. 50/500/0 tin & lead
B. 6000 D. 60/400/0tin & lead
c. 7000
D. 6500 Answer:C
Answer: B 96.The relative strength of a butt welding could be safety

assumed as % efficiency.
93. The properties of metal to withstand loads without A. 95
breaking down is:
B. 90
A. elasticity c. 98
B. plasticity D. 92
C. strength
D. strain Answer: B
97. It is a work-supporting device which is boltedto
saddle of the lathe machine. It travels withthe the avoid brittleness of weld or the residual stress in
cutting 100. To normally stress relieved of
tool it is a prevention of the springing away ofthe the welding it is
piece from cutting tools
A. normalizing
A. rubber-flexcollets B. flame hardening
B. follower rest C: tempering
C. tool post D. annealing
D. carriage stop
Answer:C
Answer. B
98. Which of the following raw materials are used in the

foundry molding operation?
A. silica sand,.bentonite,flour/paste water

B. silica sand paste,graphite electrode
C. silica sand and paste
D. silica sand, linseed oil, flour
Answer.A
99. Which of the following

is not a part of micrometer
caliper ?
A. thimble
B. spindle
e. head screw
D. anvil
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1. Which of the following is the following is the

allowable Answer:A
tensile strength of the steel plates?
4. TheSAE 2340 shafting contains how many percent
A. 396.41 N/m2 nickel?
B. 379.31 N/m2
C. 296.12 N/m2 A. 3.85 Ni
D. 310.11 N/m2 B. 3.25 to 3.75 % Ni
D. 3.84% Ni
Answer:A
Answer: B
2. Which of the following standard SAE designationof
manganese steel? 5. Which of the following standard SAE designation for'
- chromiumsteel?
A. 13M
B. lixx A. 92xx
B. 3xxx
D. 8xx C. 5xxk
D. lixx
Answer: A Answer:C
3. Compute the torque received by the motor shaftrunning
at 4250 rpm. TransmittingM1 Hp, through a 10 in In general, alloys with high nickel content retain
diameter 200 involutegear. The shaft is supportedby tOUghness to quiet low temperatures up to how many
ball bearings at both ends and the gear is fixed at the degrees Fahrenhiet?
middle of 8" shaft length.
A. -380
163 in 1b: B. -260 -320
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per inch.
of a screw is 2/9 find the thread
Ifthepitch
D. -320 A. 0.34
B. 5.4
Answer: D
C. 4.5
7. The length of the hub should not be made lesser D. 17
than
the face width of the gear. Hub lengths usually
varyfrom
Il 25D to 2D where D is the shaft diameter.What
should Answer:C
be the reasonable diameter of steel hub? is usually hardened from 400 t0J
Steel
10. spring material
is in the range of how
500BHN and the carbon content
manypercent?
B. 1.55 D
-C. 1.8 D
A. 0.50 to 0.90 %
D. 1.20 D
B. 0.45 to 0.48
C. 0.96 to 0.97
Answer:C D. all of these
8. Torsional deflection is a significant considerationinthe

Answer:A
design of shaft and the limit should be in the rangeof
made in many
how many degree/footof length ? 11.Shafts readily available in the market are
composition.It is likely
ways and wide variety of material
smaller than
A. 0.4 to 1 be cold drawn carbon steel in size
O.08t01 inches diameter.
C. 0.1tol
D. 0.6 to 1 A. 3.75
B. 5
Answer: B C. 4
D. 51/2
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12. Plain carbon steel standard designation SAE
A. 6xxx
B. 10xx
C. 13xx
D. 2xxx
Answer: B
13. If the inertia is 90 lb. ft2 and the speed of the driven shaft
is to be increased from 0 to 2500 rpm in 5 seconds,
shaft material is of SAE 4140 with yield strength of
110000 lbs./in2, find the clutch starting torque in in - 1bft.
159
B. 146
c. 128
D. 191
Answer: B
14. How many 5/16 inchaholes can

be punch in one motion
in a steel plate made of SAE
1010 steel 7/16 inch thick
using a force of 55 tons. The
ultimate strength for shear
is 50 ksi and use 2 factor
of safety.
A. 5.8
c. 3.7
D. 6.5
Answer: B
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be used in drilling
Whic
i 15.
machine?
A. reaming
B. lapping
C. spot facing
D. broaching
Answer:C
en Shaft
ieconds, 16.A kilowattis equal to:
of A. 8851.2 in-lb/sec.
in - 1bft. B. 57 BTU/min
C. 1140 joule/sec.
D. 44.200 ft. —lb./min.
Answer: B
steel designation.
17.Molybdenum-chromium-nickel
A. SAE48xx
motion B. SAE56xx
'h thick C. SAE43xx
or shear D. SAE46xx
Answer:C
Single forces which produces the same effect upon a
more forces acting together is
mass replacing two or
called:
A. vector
B. component of forces Resultant
C. resultant
I C.
D. resolution
Answer:C
22 W
variation of the manufactured/machined SC
19. Permissible
dimensionis called :
A. intolerance fits
B. allowance
C. deviation
D. tolerance
Answer: D
20. Peculiar strengthof the metal to resist being crushed: 23.I
A. shear strength
B. compressive strength
C. ultimate strength
D. elastic limit
Answer: B
21. What pressure is required

1/4"steel for punching a hole 2" dia thru
plates?
A. 40 tons
B. 45 tons
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D, 35 tons
Answer:A
22.Whatis the working strength of a 2" bolt which is

screwed up tightly in a packed joint when the allowable
workingstress is 12,000 psi.
A. 20.4 ksi
B. 23.4 ksi
C. 22.4 ksi
D. 18 ksi
Answer:A
23.Determinethe bursting steam pressure of a steel shell
withdiameter of 10 inches and made of % thick steel
plate.The joint efficiency is at 70% and the tensile
strengthis 60 ksi.
A. 4200 psi
B. 42.8 ksi
C. 10.5 ksi
D. 8500 psi
ru
Answer:A
used by steel melteras deoxidizer because
24.Commonly
availability and cheap price.
Of its easy
A. silicon
Aluminium
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27.A materialhaving
notbe used for conductor of electric current.
Answer:C
A. alloyed magnesium
25. curve formed by the
path of a point BJ nickel
'jt rolls along a convex on a straight C. siliconbase alloy
base curve. The
usually a circle and. base curveis D. zinc
generally used as
f *toothj the profile
ofgear
Answer:B
A. axial plane
B. arc or recess 28.It improves red hardness of steel.
C. involute
A. silicon
D. arc of action
B. cobalt
C. lead
Answer:C
D. manganese
26. Resultant
bf twoor Answer: B
more component
forces is called:
composition
of forces 29.Designated pipe color used in communication.
B. component
C. resultant
A. silver gray
D. collinear
of forces B. bare
Answer.A C. aluminumgray
Answer: D
30•The design stress and factor of safety are related in the

following manner .
Ult/factor of safetv
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safety of lubrication is as mentioned except.
B. ultimate stress = factor of safety / design The purpose
33.
stressplus
load
C. factor of safety = design stress / ultimatestress A] 'to lighten the
adhesion
D. design stress = factor of safety / times stress B. prevent
corrosion/oxidation
concentrationfactor C. prevent
moving elements
D. cool the
Answer:A
Answer:A
31. Not adaptable to welding due to low tensile strength
and
in wood pattern making in foundry
poor ductility etc. 34.Tools usually used
shop.
A. copper parts
A. saws and chisels
B. aluminum parts
C. cast iron materials B. knives and drills
D. bronze parts
C. band saw
D. drill machine
Answer: B
Answer:A
is
32. Bearing surface that completely surrounds the journal
also called: 3 5. Itis a plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the
pitchplanein gears the parallel axes and the plane of
A. offset bearing rotationcoincides.
B. centrally loaded
bearing
CC. full bearing A. tangent plane
D. babbit bearing B. transverse
C. straight plane
Answer.C D. reference plane
Answer: B
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36.'A 36 tooth pinion with a turning speed of

300 rpmdrives
120 tooth gear of 14 1/2 d involute full
depthpressure 39.Ideal herringbone gear helix is in the range of :
angle . What would be the speed of the
drivengear?
A. bottomland
A. 1000 rpm B. fillet
B. 90 rpm C. flank
C. 100 rpm D. top land
D. 140 rpm
Answer:A
Answer: B in the range of :
40.Idealherringbonegear helix is
A. 30 to 45
37. Several force which can be combined is called: B. 25 to 30
C. 35 to 50
A. resultants D. 15t020
B. components
C. compositionof forces Answer:A
D. collinear forces
41.A three extension coil spring are hooked in series that
Answer: B supporta single weight of 100 kgs. The first spring is
638.The surface rated at 0.400 kg/mm and the other 2 lower spring is
along the fillet curves or between thefillets
radius of the two rated at .64 kg/in. Compute the total deflection.
adjacent tooth or a gear:
A. bottom land A. 263 mm

B. fillet B. 156 mm
C.flank C. 268 mm
D.top land b. none of these
Answer:A Answer: D
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backlash in a spur
gear
Answer: B
A. overloading for checking the flatness of

45.Machineshop instrument
B. all of these planesurfaces to 10ths of thousandths of a centimeter.
C. jamming
D. overheating A. blade type micrometer
B. planimeter
C. dial caliper
Answer: B
D. micrometer
43. The distance Answer: B
from a point on a
corresponding point on screw threadtoa
the next thread
measurealong 46.Molybdenumsteel standard designation SAE.
A. flank
B. crest B. 40xx
C. lead c. 48xx
D. pitch
Answer: B
Answer: D
44. As 47.Also called eccentrically loaded bearing is :

recommendedthe
sprockets Should center to center distance between
not be less
sprocket. than times the bigger A. full bearings
B. partial bearing
A. 2.216 C. offset bearing
D. fitted bearings
Answer:C
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48. In the selection of wire Z ELEMENTS MACHINE
rope, regular DESIGN
and strands are arranged lay means
in the
following 51.What is the stress to strain ratio within the elastic limit?
manner
A. twisted in the same
direction A. elastic limit
B. twisted in opposite
direction B. elasticity
C. twisted in any direction
D. twisted in along direction - C. modulus of elasticity
D. compressive ratio
Answer: B C
Answer:
49. In involute teeth, the 52.A materialplane was subjected to a load.When the load
pressure angle is
the angle between the oftendefinedas was removedthe strain disappeared. From the structural
line of action and
tangent to the pitch circle. the lineof change which of the following can be considered about
It is also termed as :
this material?
A. helix angle
B. angle of obliquity A. it does not follow Hooke's Law
C. angle of
B. it is elastic
recess
D. Arc of action C. it has high modules of elasticity
D. it is plastic
Answer: B Answer: B
50. Instantaneous
center is also called : 53.Allowance added in the casting pattern to compensate
for the contraction of metal
A. centro
B. virtual
center A. tapering allowance
C. rotopole B. finish allowance
D. all of these C. shrinkage allowance
100
D. draft pattern
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54. Ratio of the angle of action to the pitch angle

57.The principle materials used in the production of metal
A. contact ratio working tools:
B. ratio of gearing
C. approach ratio A. high carbon steel
D. module B. titanium, phosphorous
C. tungsten, silicon, hadfield Mn
D. vanadium, chromium, molybdenum
Answer: A
Answer:A
55. General purpose grade of steel used for broilerplate,
structurals etc. usually with carbon content of: 58.In the interest of design simplification and good
kinematiccompromise bevel gears adopted a standard
pressure angle of degrees.
A. 0.20 to 0.30%C
B. 0.35 to 0.50%C
A. 20 0 involute stub
C. 0.15toO.25%C
B. 141/2 involute full depth
D. all of these 0
c. 20
D. 171/2
Answer: A
Answer:C
56. The angle made by the helix of the thread(in a straight
thread) at the pitch diameter with a plane perpendicular 59.The property of material that relates the laterai strain to
to the axis called: longitudinal strain.
A. angle of thread A. stress

Bl lead angle B. poisson's ratio
C. truncation C. strain
D. lead D. endurance limit
Answer: B Answer: B
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60. It is generally recommended and normal
fora
to add a hunting tooth to evenly distribute designer C. truncation
thewear
meshing teeth like a 53 teeth gears mesh thread
with30teeth D. angle of
pinion. Find the rotation of pinion to mesh
with
of teeth again. Answer:A
thumb in journal bearing design; the

A. 120 63.The rule of should be.
B. 61 clearance ratio/clearance
c. 81
A. 0.0090
D. 53
B. 0.0010
c. 0.0042
Answer: D D. 0.00120
61. The shaft whose torque varies from 2000 to 6000inlbs Answer: B
has 1 1/2 in in diameter and 60000 psi yield strength.
whose base is "b"
Compute for the shaft mean average stress. 64.The moment of inertia of a rectangle
height"h" about its base is:
6036 psi
B. 5162 psi A. bh 3/4
C. 6810 psi B. bh3/24
D. 5550 psi C. bh3/12
D. bh 3/3
Answer:A
Answer: D
62.'The angle made by the straight
helix of the thread (in a rolfed shafting is not available in diameter
larger
thread) at the pitch diameter with a plane perpendicular 65. Cold
to the axis is called: than:
A. lead angle A. 6 inches

B. lead B. 6 % inches
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C. 5 inches
D. 5 1/2 inches C, couple
equilibrant
D.
Answer:C
Answer:B
66. Height of tooth above pitch circle or the radial for the purpose
distance relieving is also
between pitch circle and top land of the tooth. 69,Stress stresses of steel materiatlmetat.
reducing the internal
A. top root
A. normalizing
B. land
C. addendum B. annealing
C) tempering
D. hunting tooth
D. all of these
Answer:C
Answer:C
67. The functionof clutch in the machine tool is? contains 4 to 26% Cr. And a
70.Matensite(stainless steel)
maximum of % nickel
A. lowering of drive speed
B. to disconnect or connect at will the drive
A. 2.5
C. alignment of drive shaft
B. 3.5
D. to insurethattwoshaft line up at high speed
c. 3.25
D. 2.0
Answer: B
Answer:A
68. A resulting force that replace two or more forces acting
together, steel) contains 4 to 26% Cr. And a
71. Matensite (stainless
A. vector
B. resultant
B. 3.5
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D. 2.0
74. The material that can cut/wear hardest substance
Answer:A subjected to:
72. Compute the deflection of a 18 coils A. carbide

helicalsoring B. tungsten
having a load of 100 kgs. The modulus
of elasticity
in C. abrasive
shear of spring is 96.62 GPa, OD of 9 256
cmandwith D. vanadium
diameter of 9 525 mm. The spring is square
andground
ends. Answer:C
cut
A. 9 mm 75. A ridge of uniform section in the form of a helix
B. 112 mm aroundthe circumference of a cylinder and advancing
C. 101 mm along the axis.
D. 14 mm
A. thread roots
B. screw threads
Answer:C
C. helix thread
D.chamfers
73. A flanged bolt coupling has ten (10) steel 25,4mm
diameter bolts evenly tighten around a 415 mmbolt Answer: B
!
circle. Determine the tbrque capacity of the connectionif
the allowable shearing stress in the bolt is 50 MNlm2
76. Cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with factor
of safety of
A. 59.95 KN-m
B. 46.15 KN-m A. 10 to 13
c. 52.6 KN-m B. 10 to 14
D. 43.8 KN-m c. 10t012
D. 8 to 13
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77. Class of material exhibiting decreased thumb in calculating the Equipmentfoundauon
electrical 80. Rule of
conductivity with increasing temperature. times the weight of the machinery
mass should be
to support.
is supposed
A. aluminum
B. metals A. 3-5
C. p-type semiconductors
D. n-type semiconductors c. 3-6
D. 2-4
Answer: B
Answer:A
non-ferrous alloys is at maximum at
78. The welding made along the edges of twoparallel 81.The strength of
is called : temperature while that of ferrous metal has a
room
maximum strength at
A. groove joint
B. edge joint A. 400
C. fillet joint B. 450
D. corner joint c. 1200
D. 350
Answer: B
Answer:A
79. Not part and in fact should not be used in thesteel an elastic substance to the
82. The ratio of stress acting on
melting process: volume.
decrease in volume per unit
A. coke
A. bulk modulus
B. zinc elastic limit
B.
C. silicon modules of resilence
C.
D. aluminum modules of elasticity
D.
Answer:A A newer: A
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83. The normal helix angles in helical gear is recommended
in the range of 86.A 20 kgs. cast iron piece rest on a plainhorizontal
aluminum surface. To move the object it needs a force
A. less than 18 of 7 lbs. The density of Al is 0.098 lb/in3and iron is
3
B. 15t025 0.260 lb/in
C. 20 to 35
A. 0.172
D. 20 to 30
B. 1.601
c. 0.186
Answer:B
D. 0.160
84. Type of bolt commonly used in the constructionthatis Answer: D
containing
87. Which of the following is an iron based alloy
A. stud bolt 9-16% chromium ?
B. 'hex bolt
C. acne threadedbolts A. Mn Hadfield steel
B. stainless steel
D. square threaded bolts
C. chrome-moly steel
D. high chrome steel
Answer: A
froma ,Answer: B
85. It is rigid piece which serves to transmit force
piece anotherpiece or to cause/ control motion.
88. Shafting up to 3 inches in diameteris usually made from
cold rolled steel and the common biggest diameter of
A. follower cold rolled steel is :
B. cam motion
C. crank 4 % inches
D. link B. 6 % inches
C. 6 7/8 inches
Answer: D D. 5 inches
A. 3 to 4
89. It is ideal for maximum quietness in sprockets B. 2t04
drive C.A07
operation to choose or more teeth.
D. 3t05
A. 24
Answer: D
B. 27 oxygen
c. 18 tank with 10" inside diameter contains
92.A cylinder the required wall thickness in
D. 21 Calculate
gas at 2500 psi.
28 000 psi.
(mm) under stress of
Answer: B
A. 11.34 mm
B. 12.44 mm
90. All associated with standard material specification C. 10.24 mm
except: D. 10.54 mm
A. American Iron and Steel Institute Answer:A

B. Society of Automotive Engineers the joint portion immediately
93. The process of peening
C. SoutheastAsia Iron and Steel Institute improves the fusion structures
after the welding greatly
D. American Society for Testing Materials avoids possible distortion etc.
avoids possible cracking,
at the same time.
Peening can also _process
Answer:C
A. tempering
91. For stable equipment foundation the total combined
B. normalizing
engine driven equipment and foundation center Of
C. martampering
gravity must be kept below the foundation's toothat
D. annealing
usually about times the usual total combined
weight of the machinery it is Answer:A
supposed to support•
ELEMENTS 15 PRIMEELEMENTSIN MACHINEDESIGN
Supplementa Questions
94. What do you

call the distance between rivet center
nearest each other in
adjacent rows?
A. pitch
B. margin
C. back pitch
D. diagonal pitch
Answer: D
95. Which of the following is a major alloy in tool steel ?

1
A. Cr
B. Cobalt
C. Fen
Answer: A
96. Should two equal and opposite collinear forces is added

to the forces already in equilibrium, which of the
following statement is true?
A. unbalanced momentis maintained

B. equilibriumis maintained
C. equilibriumis disturbed
D. it creates an unbalanced situation
Answer: B
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DESIGN
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get center
97.In pressure vessels, which of the following resists
internalpressure through bending?
B. cam type element
D.spherical type element
Answer:C
98.Which of the following flanges is suitable for low and

moderate pressure ?
tool steel ?
A. Ring-flange
B. Lap joint flange
C. Tapered-hub flange
D. Welding neck type
Answer:A
99.It is the process of pre-stressing or over-stressing of a

added hollow cylindrical member beyond the elastic range.
:orces is
of the
A. pesstagge
B. autofrettage.
C. stress relieving
D. countersinking
Answer: B
occurring when two
100. It is the phenomenon touching
surfaces have a high contact pressure and When
these
surfaces have minute relative motion. ELEMENTS 16
A. prestressing steel, the modulus of elasticity usually falls

1. For ordinary million pounds.
B. fretting between
C. friction
A. 20 to 31
D. carving B. 35.to 45
C. 20 to 35
Answer: B D. 25 to 30
Answer:A
compression is
2. The modulus of elasticity for metals in
usually taken as that in:
A. tension
B. bearing
C. yield
D. ultimate
Answer:A
3. Which of the following is the ratio of moment and stress.
A. strain
B. section modulus
C. contraction
D. passions ratio
Answer: B
4• What is theflexural stress when of a symmetrically

cross-section beam when the vertical shear is
maximum.
Zero

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