Machine Tools Objective Question Bank (Mid 1 syllabus : 2023-24)

1. Which machine tool is known as the mother machine tool?

a) drilling machine b) milling machine c) lathe machine d) none of mentioned
2. Lathe specifications of swing over bed specifies
a)minimum length of the job that can be turned
b)maximum length of the job that can be turned
c)minimum diameter of the job that can be turned
d)maximum diameter of the job that can be turned
3. What is the necessary condition for turning?
a) material of work piece should be harder than the cutting tool
b) cutting tool should be harder than the material of work piece
c) hardness of the cutting tool and material of piece should be same
d) none of the mentioned
4. Knurling operation in a lathe is used for producing
(a) plane surface (b) cylindrical surface (c) serrated surface (d) tapered surface
5 Turret head in turret lathe is generally mounted on
a) Slide b) Saddle c) Ram d) None of the mentioned
6. Boring operation in a lathe is used for
(a) Generating a plane surface (b) Enlarging a hole
(c) Generating a Serrated surface (d) Generating threads
7. Which type of feed is needed in facing operation?
a) longitudinal b) cross c) both cross and longitudinal d) none
8. A 3-jaw chuck is used in a lathe to clamp
a) cylindrical work piece to locate the axis of rotation
b) eccentric work piece to locate the axis of rotation
c) square bar to locate the axis of rotation
d) any type of work piece to locate the axis of rotation
9. Which of the following lathe requires very high skills for operation?
a) Centre lathe b) Capstan lathe c) Turret lathe d) All of the mentioned
10 In a planer the reciprocating motion of the table is obtained by
. a) slider crank and connecting rod mechanism b) cams and trip dogs
c) rack and pinion with associated belt drives and trip dogs

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 d)none of the above
11 Which of the following is false?
. a) Weight of capstan lathe is lower than turret lathe.
b) Turret lathe used for shorter workpiece.
c) Turret is mounted directly on saddle in turret Lathe machine.
d) Turret head cannot move cross wise in Capstan lathe.
12 Producing circular hole in a solid metal by means of revolving tool is known as
. a)Drilling b)Reaming c)Boring d)Counter boring
13 Cutting of material during slotting operation takes place in
. a) Backward stroke b) Forward stroke
c) Both forward and backward stroke d) None of the mentioned
14 The rigidness of Radial drill machine is______ column drill machine.
. a) less than b) more than c)same as d) none
15 Which of the following part of slotting machine carries table elevating mechanism?
. a) Base b) Column c) Ram d) Table
16 Which one of the following g is the highest level of automation?
. a) enterprise level b) machine level c) cell level d) plant level

17 Which of the following are the components of process automation?

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a) Sensors b) Controllers c) Actuators d) All the above
Which machine is used for machining long accurate parts of small diameter
a) single spindle automatic cutting off lathe
b) single spindle swiss type automatic lathe
b) parallel action multi spindle automatic lathe
d) progressive action multi spindle automatic lathe
18 Which of the following are the advantages of the Automation process?
. a) Productivity is increased b) Quality is improved
c) Cost of labor is reduced d) Both a and b

19 Which of the following is the advantage of automation

. a) repetitive production c) high production rate
c) minimize human intervention d) all the above

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20 The programmable automation is highly suitable for
. a) job shop production b) mass production c) batch production d) none

21 The operation of sizing and finishing a hole is known as and it is a

. (a) Reaming, multi-point cutting tool (b) Spot facing, single point cutting tool
(c) Tapping, parting tool (d) Counter sinking, saw teeth cutting tool
22 Multi spindle automatic lathe consist of
. a) more than one cross slide b) more than one spindle
c) only one spindle d) none of the above

23 Which of the following is automation control?

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a) Programmable logic controller b) Electronic controller using logic gates
c) Hardwired logic controller d) All the above
24 In which of the following multi spindle automatic lathe, number of finished parts
. produced in a work cycle is equal to the number of spindles.
a) parallel action multi spindle automatic lathe
b) progressive action multi spindle automatic lathe
c) all the above
d) none of the above

25 Choose the correct statement(s) about automatic lathes.

. a) These are machine tools in which components are machined automatically.
b) The working cycle is fully automatic that is repeated to produce duplicate parts
without participation of operator.
c) These machines are used when production requirements are too high for turret
lathes to produce economically.
D) All the above
26 Which one of the following is the basic element of an automated system
. a) power to accomplish the process and operate the system
b) a program of instructions to direct the process
c) control system to actuate the instructions
d) all the above

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27 Dead centre is housed in
. (a) Tailstock (b) Head stock (c) Carriage (d) Apron
28 A collet chuck is used for holding
. (a) Cylindrical work piece to locate the axis of rotation quickly
(b) Eccentric work piece to locate the axis of rotation quickly
(c) Square bar to locate the axis of rotation quickly
(d) Any type of work piece to locate the axis of rotation quickly
29 Turning operation in lathe is used for producing
. (a)A cylindrical surface (b) A plane surface (c) A tapered surface (d) A hole
30 Process of enlarging the hole size and enhancing its surface finish is known as
. a) Drilling b) Reaming c) Boring d) Counter boring

31 Process of enlarging only a small part of hole is also known as

. a) Drilling b) Reaming c) Boring d) Counter boring

32 A hexagonal turret is used in the following lathe

. (a)Engine lathe (b) Capstan and turret lathe (c) Tool room lathe (d) Speed lathe
33 Operation used to form internal threads is known as
. a) Drilling b) Reaming c) Boring d) Tapping

34 Capstan lathes can be used

. (a) For fully automated production (b) In repair shops
(c) For single piece production (d) For small batch production
35 In a capstan or turret lathe the tool motion is stopped
. (a) By cams mounted on the lead screw (b) By trip dogs mounted on the feed rod
(c) By special mechanism (d) when it reaches the end of the work piece
36 A box tool is normally used in turret lathes
. (a) For turning jobs with multiple tools (b) For short turning jobs
(c) Long turning jobs since it supports the work piece to reduce its deflection under
cutting force (d) For facing operation
37 The cutting tool moves in a vertical reciprocating motion in this machine tool
. (a) Shaper (b) Slotter (c) Planer (d) Vertical lathe
In a planer

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38 a) the tool is stationary and work reciprocates
. b) work is stationary and tool reciprocates
c) the tool moves over stationary work
d) the tool moves over reciprocating work
39 Multiple tool heads are used in following machine
. (a) Shaper (b) Slotter (c) Planer (d) Boring
40 The size of the planer is specified by the
.
a) maximum length of the stroke b) height of tool post
c) height of its bed d) all of the above
41 The point angle of a drill is
(a) 590 (b) 1180 (c) 120 to 150 (d) 1800
42 The drill consists of grooves are generally called
(a) Flutes (b) Margins (c) Lips (d) Clearances
43 Which of the following operations are not performed by drilling
(a) Facing (b) Boring (c) Tapping (d) Turning
44 The drilling machine used in constructional work is
(a)Bench drilling machine (b) portable drilling machine
(c) gang drilling machine (d) multiple spindle drilling machine