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1.

The process of producing parts by electrolytic deposition of metal upon a conductive removable mould or matrix is known as

A. Plating
B. Deposition
C. Electro-moulding
D. Electrolysis
E. Electro forming
Answer» F.
2.

Which of the following timber is used for sports goods?

A. Mulberry
B. Mahogany
C. Sal
D. Deodar
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Mahogany
3.

Corrosion is a destructive attack on metals

A. Which may be chemical or electrochemical in nature
B. Which is basically caused by atmospheric air
C. Which is caused by contact with other metals
D. At high temperature
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Which is basically caused by atmospheric air
4.

Spring steels should have high resistance to

A. Shocks
B. Fatigue
C. Corrosion
D. Deformation
E. All of the above
Answer» E. All of the above
5.

Cold work is done on the metal

A. Below the thermal critical range
B. Above the thermal critical range
C. At zero degree centigrade temperature
D. After slightly warning the metal in furnace
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Above the thermal critical range
6.

For heavy loads in aircraft bearings the material used with lead to reduce the risk of scizure is

A. Silver
B. Copper
C. Iron
D. Tin
E. Zinc
Answer» B. Copper
7.

The amount of energy expended by the action of external force in deforming an elastic body is known as

A. Elastic energy
B. Deformation energy
C. Strain energy
D. Work done
E. Potential energy
Answer» D. Work done
8.

In general, high cohesive forces are related to

A. Large values of elastic constants
B. Low melting point
C. Large coefficients of thermal expansion
D. Small value of elastic constants
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Low melting point
9.

Which of the following materials demonstrate viscoelastic behaviour?

A. Rubber
B. Glass
C. Plastics
D. Non-crystalline organic polymers
E. All of the above
Answer» E. All of the above
10.

All of the following are point defects EXCEPT

A. vacancies
B. dislocations
C. interstitials
D. isolated impurities
E. None of the above
Answer» C. interstitials
11.

The theory of failure which gives fairly good results for the ductile materials is

A. Hooke's law
B. Maximum shear stress theory
C. Maximum strain energy theory
D. Maximum principal stress theory
E. Maximum shear strain energy theory
Answer» F.
12.

Thermoplastic and thermoset polymers differ in

A. Glass transition temperature
B. Thermal behaviour
C. Mechanical behaviour
D. All of the above
E. Semi-conductors
Answer» C. Mechanical behaviour
13.

The limiting load beyond which the material no longer behaves elastically is known is

A. Breaking load
B. Load bearing capacity
C. Limiting load
D. Plastic limit
E. Elastic limit
Answer» F.
14.

Which one is different from the others in press work

A. Tube forming
B. Embossing
C. Bulging
D. Cupping
E. Notching
Answer» F.
15.

A body which is permanently deformed is said to have undergone

A. Elastic deformation
B. Limit of elastic deformation
C. Uniform deformation
D. Non-uniform deformation
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Non-uniform deformation
16.

The raw material for mini steel plants is

A. Iron ore
B. Pig iron
C. Grey iron
D. CI and steel scrap
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
17.

Hardness may be defined as resistance to

A. Local penetration
B. Machining
C. Wear
D. Scratching
E. Any of the above
Answer» F.
18.

The fine grained steel

A. Are brittle
B. Are lighter
C. Are doctile
D. Have more tendency to distort
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Have more tendency to distort
19.

A ductile fracture is usually not preceded by

A. plastic flow
B. deformation
C. noise
D. large amounts of non-recoverable energy absorption
E. None of the above
Answer» D. large amounts of non-recoverable energy absorption
20.

In Charpy impact test, the specimen is held as a

A. cantilever
B. simply supported beam
C. fixed beam
D. hinged beam
E. None of the above
Answer» C. fixed beam
21.

When elastic limit is reached

A. Tensile strain decreases in proportion to stress
B. Tensile strain increases in proportion to stress
C. Tensile strain increases more quickly
D. Tensile strain decreases more quickly
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Tensile strain increases in proportion to stress
22.

The greatest amount of strain energy per unit volume that a material can absorb sithout exceeding its elastic limit is

A. Endurance limit
B. Proof resilience
C. Resilience
D. Toughness
E. Elastic limit
Answer» E. Elastic limit
23.

Materials which lack permanent magnetic dipoles are called

A. diamagnetic
B. ferromagnetic
C. semi-magnetic
D. None of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. ferromagnetic
24.

In Brinell hardness testing the time of loading is

A. 5 minutes
B. 1 minute
C. 15 seconds
D. 30 seconds
E. 10 minutes
Answer» D. 30 seconds
25.

Coal used in a cupola is

A. Charcoal
B. Coking coal
C. Pulverized coal
D. Graphite
E. Coke
Answer» F.
26.

The fatigue limit of a shaft connot be increased by

A. Cold working
B. Nitriding of the surface
C. Shot peening
D. Surface decarburisation
E. Under stressing
Answer» E. Under stressing
27.

Which is amorphous material out of the following?

A. Brass
B. Zinc
C. Lead
D. Silver
E. Glass
Answer» F.
28.

The purpose of annealing is to

A. Produce irregular microstructure
B. Harden the surface
C. Induce hardness
D. Remove stresses
E. Induce stresses
Answer» E. Induce stresses
29.

In high speed steel the maximum percentage of any alloying element is

A. Chromium
B. Carbon
C. Tungsten
D. Molybdenum
E. Vanadium
Answer» D. Molybdenum
30.

A composite bar of steel and copper is heated. The copper bar will be under

A. compression
B. tension
C. torsion
D. shear
E. None of the above
Answer» B. tension
31.

Which of the following increases when copper is hard drawn into wires?

A. Diameter
B. Cross-sectional area
C. Resistivity
D. Specific gravity
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Specific gravity
32.

Monel metal is

A. Aluminium Copper alloy
B. Nickel-Chromium alloy
C. Aluminium Silver alloy
D. Copper Nickel alloy
E. Chromium - Molybdenum alloy
Answer» F.
33.

The structure of common glass is

A. Amorphous
B. Partially crystalline
C. Fully crystalline
D. None of the above
E. Semi-conductors
Answer» B. Partially crystalline
34.

Hot hardness of high speed steels increases due to the addition of

A. Tungsten
B. Phosphorous
C. Chromium
D. Vanadium
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Phosphorous
35.

Number of isotopes for iron is

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
E. Nil
Answer» D. 1
36.

The behaviour of visco-elastic materials is

A. time dependent
B. temperature dependent
C. orientation dependent
D. age-dependent
E. None of the above
Answer» B. temperature dependent
37.

The property of material by which it can be rolled into sheets is called

A. Elasticity
B. Creep
C. Ductility
D. Malleability
E. Plasticity
Answer» E. Plasticity
38.

If steel is quenched in water, the structure obtained is

A. Martensite
B. Acicular
C. Troosite
D. Sorbite
E. Pearlite
Answer» B. Acicular
39.

The number of elastic constants for a completely anisotropie elastic material which follows Hooke's law is

A. 2
B. 21
C. 25
D. 3
E. 4
Answer» C. 25
40.

X-rays cannot penetrate through

A. Wood
B. Brass
C. Paper
D. Lead
E. Copper
Answer» E. Copper
41.

Copper sheets are manufactured by

A. Sintering
B. Deep drawing
C. Drawing
D. Extruding
E. Rolling
Answer» F.
42.

Cemented carbide tools are generally not used for the machining of

A. Cast iron
B. Aluminium
C. Bronze
D. Brass
E. Steel
Answer» E. Steel
43.

Which of the following materials have maximum magnetic permeability?

A. 4% silicon steel
B. 13.40%
C. Iron carbide
D. Pure iron
E. Gram oriented Si-Fe
Answer» F.
44.

Brinell and Vickers hardness values are practically identical upto a hardness of

A. 300
B. 30
C. 100
D. 10
E. 600
Answer» B. 30
45.

When the atomic magnetic moments are randomly oriented in a solid, its magnetic behaviour is termed as

A. polycrystalline
B. anti-ferromagnetic
C. paramagnetic
D. semi-magnetic
E. None of the above
Answer» D. semi-magnetic
46.

In cold working of metals

A. Poor surface finish is obtained
B. Strength and hardness of steel is increased
C. Close dimensional tolerance cannot be maintained
D. Grain structure remains unchanged
E. Recrystallization temperature for steel is reduced
Answer» C. Close dimensional tolerance cannot be maintained
47.

Steel castings

A. Cannot withstand impact
B. Are not weldable
C. Are weldable
D. Have poor endurance properties
E. Can withstand impact
Answer» D. Have poor endurance properties
48.

In plain carbon steel as the percentage of carbon increases from 0.2% to 0.8% which of the following decreases?

A. Brinell hardness number
B. Tensile strength
C. Percentage elongation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
49.

The property of metal when the recovery after unloading is complete but not instantaneous is

A. Plsticity
B. Visco elasticity
C. An elasticity
D. Inelasticity
E. Elasticity
Answer» D. Inelasticity
50.

A Babitt is

A. A cutectic of iron and iron phosphide
B. A gadget for measuring volume
C. A measure of magnetic induction produced in a material
D. None of these
E. Antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
Answer» B. A gadget for measuring volume