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251.

Fine sand is used for preparing the moulds for

A. Symmetrical castings
B. Large castings
C. Small castings
D. Non-ferrous castings
E. Centrifugal castings
Answer» D. Non-ferrous castings
252.

Kind of tools used to undercut corners on a job that is to be hardened and ground is

A. Vee shaped tool
B. Form tool
C. Knurling tool
D. Roundnose tool
E. Parting tool
Answer» E. Parting tool
253.

Relief angle on HSS tools usually vary from

A. 11 to 15?
B. 22 to 27?
C. 16 to 150?
D. 28 to 30?
E. 3 to 10?
Answer» F.
254.

Which one of the following is supposed to be least accurate?

A. Surface plate
B. Air gauge
C. Optical projector
D. Vernier micrometer
E. Steel scale
Answer» F.
255.

Which one of the following measuring instruments is supposed to be most accurate?

A. Micrometer
B. Vernier dial gauge
C. Optical projector
D. Steel scale
E. Vernier caliper
Answer» D. Steel scale
256.

Which process is used for manufacturing the body of a carburettor?

A. Die casting
B. Fine sand casting
C. Electro forming
D. Sintering
E. Metal spraying
Answer» B. Fine sand casting
257.

The silver point temperature is

A. 760?C
B. 1500.5?C
C. 500?C
D. 960.5?C
E. 1100.5?C
Answer» E. 1100.5?C
258.

A Bourdon tube is generally made of

A. Monel metal
B. Beryllium copper alloy
C. Phosphor bronze
D. Stainless steel
E. Any of the above
Answer» F.
259.

If a drill has different lengths of cutting edges

A. Cutting edge will be over size
B. The drilled hole will be rough
C. The drilled hole will not be circular
D. The drilled hole will be smooth
E. Cutting edge will become blunt rapidly
Answer» F.
260.

Spiral flutes are provided on drill bits to

A. Help from the cutting edge of the drill point
B. Curl the chip tightly for easier removal
C. Provide passage for coolant supply
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
261.

A hot chisel is one which is

A. Spherical surfaces
B. None of these
C. Used to cut cold materials
D. Used to cut red hot materials
E. Red hot
Answer» E. Red hot
262.

With HSS tools the maximum safe operating temperature is of the order of

A. 200?C
B. 440?C
C. 640?C
D. 540?C
E. 340?C
Answer» E. 340?C
263.

Marform is

A. Is a foming process on lathe in which movement of tool is neither governed by cross slide nor by compound slide
B. A work holding device in which plane of rotation can be changed while working
C. A darwing process that forms metal sheet by using a movable steel punch and a rubber headed ram
D. Is a forming tool and on lathe machine to generate spherical surfaces
E. Is a gauge used to check regular surfaces
Answer» D. Is a forming tool and on lathe machine to generate spherical surfaces
264.

Panes are used

A. Make the timber surfaces uniform and smooth
B. Making holes in the Timber piece
C. Chamfering the edges
D. Parting off
E. Measure the dimensions
Answer» B. Making holes in the Timber piece
265.

Which of the following is a chipless machining process?

A. Metal spinning
B. Knurling
C. Hobbing
D. Lapping
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Knurling
266.

Plastic gears are used in

A. Toys
B. Instruments
C. Low load applications
D. Low noise applications
E. Any of the above
Answer» F.
267.

Chisels for metal cutting are

A. Hardened in the middle
B. Hardened at cutting edge
C. Hardened all over
D. Hardened at random
E. Never hardened
Answer» D. Hardened at random
268.

Burr is

A. Boundary between finished and unifinished portion on a work piece
B. Sharp edge remaining on the metal after curring, stamping or machining
C. A marking or work piece to identify for correct position on a work piece
D. Burnt surface of a casting
E. Unmachined portion of work piece
Answer» C. A marking or work piece to identify for correct position on a work piece
269.

Dielectric is essentially required in

A. CLM process
B. PMF process
C. EMP process
D. EDM process
E. ECM process
Answer» E. ECM process
270.

While machining a brass casting on a lathe, the type of chuck used is

A. Face plate
B. Collect chuck
C. Four jaw chuck
D. Three jaw chuck
E. Magnetic chuck
Answer» D. Three jaw chuck
271.

Choose incorrect statement. With increasing cutting speed

A. machining cost decreases
B. tool cost increases
C. total cost decreases
D. None of the above
E. Parting off
Answer» D. None of the above
272.

Which variety of copper has the highest purity?

A. Best select copper
B. Parting off
C. High conductivity copper
D. Arsenical copper
E. Deoxidised copper
Answer» D. Arsenical copper
273.

During soldering operation, the main function of solder iron is to

A. Heat the metals to be jointed
B. Heat the solder
C. Heat the flux
D. Remove impurities
E. All of the above
Answer» C. Heat the flux
274.

Which of the following process provides continuous welds between two sheets?

A. Projection welding
B. Spot welding
C. Seam welding
D. All of the above
E. Parting off
Answer» D. All of the above
275.

For the same capacity which of the following process has the highest capital cost?

A. Laser beam machining
B. Electro chemical machining
C. Electro discharge machining
D. Abrasive jet machining
E. Plasma arc machining
Answer» C. Electro discharge machining
276.

Magna flux is

A. An instrument using ultrasonic techniques for crack detection
B. An instrument used for precision measurements using magnetism and flux density
C. An instrument used for inspection of weldings
D. A non-destructive inspection technique that makes use of magnetic field and magnetic particles to locate flaw in materials
E. Intensity of X-rays required corresponding to thickness of a job for determination of defects.
Answer» E. Intensity of X-rays required corresponding to thickness of a job for determination of defects.
277.

A mandrel is

A. Auxiliary chuck used on lathe for holding small loads
B. None of above
C. A tapered gauge used for inspection of tapered holes
D. Is used in lathe work to hold castings
E. A slightly tapered hardened steel shaft that supports works which cannot be supported otherwise
Answer» D. Is used in lathe work to hold castings
278.

High helix drills are used for deep hole drilling in

A. Aluminium
B. Plastics
C. Rubber (hard)
D. Marble
E. Bakelite
Answer» B. Plastics
279.

In thermit welding, heat is generated by

A. Combustion of gases
B. Electric arc
C. Reaction of oxygen with metal
D. Chemical reaction involving finely divided aluminium and iron oxide
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
280.

The term CLA (Centre Line Average) is used in connection with

A. Surface hardness
B. Stresses in a component
C. Average speed of a gear
D. Surface finish
E. Sharpness of a cutting tool
Answer» E. Sharpness of a cutting tool
281.

Wipping is the process of

A. Cleaning the welded surface after the welding operation is over
B. Applying flux during welding process
C. Connecting load pipes by soldering alloy
D. Low temperature welding
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Low temperature welding
282.

Core chaplet is

A. used to provide a supprt to the core
B. a surface coating on core so that core material does not fuse with the casting
C. Parting off
D. a core dressing operation
E. used to make core surface smooth
Answer» B. a surface coating on core so that core material does not fuse with the casting
283.

Drilling operation is an example of

A. Multipoint cutting
B. Simple cutting
C. Oblique cutting
D. Orthogonal cutting
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Orthogonal cutting
284.

Chisels used for metal cutting are

A. Hardened
B. Annealed
C. Hardened and tempered
D. Annealed, hardened and tempered
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
285.

The common ratio for geometrical speeds in geometrical progression lies between

A. 2.0 to 5.0
B. 5.0 to 10.0
C. 1.0 to 2.0
D. 0.1 to 0.5
E. 0.5 to 0.9
Answer» D. 0.1 to 0.5
286.

An accurate lathe in India is identified as

A. Mark I
B. Grade I
C. Precision I
D. Agmark I
E. Accurate I
Answer» C. Precision I
287.

Which of the following is a single point cutting tool?

A. Milling cutter
B. File
C. Grinding wheel
D. Parting tool
E. Hacksaw blade
Answer» E. Hacksaw blade
288.

Indexing for 107 divisions can be done by

A. Angular indexing
B. Simple indexing
C. Differential indexing
D. Compound indexing
E. Compound differential indexing
Answer» D. Compound indexing
289.

The power consumption in ultrasonic machining in kW/m2/min is of the order of

A. 200 kW/m3/min
B. 1000 kW/m3/min
C. 1 kW/m3/min
D. 10 kW/m3/min
E. 100 kW/m3/min
Answer» E. 100 kW/m3/min
290.

The efficiency of abrasive particles depends up

A. purity
B. uniformity in composition
C. hardness
D. All of the above
E. Parting off
Answer» E. Parting off
291.

A silver point is

A. The temperature of equilibrium between solid silver and liquid silver at normal atmospheric pressure
B. The pointed location spot silver plated
C. The temperature of equilibrium between liquid silver and silver vapour at normal atmospheric pressure
D. The point on a instrument dial reading beyond which may be dangerous for the system
E. The temperature at which silver melts
Answer» B. The pointed location spot silver plated
292.

In order to avoid unscrewing while on a bicycle the shaft or the right padel is screwed in with

A. Right hand thread
B. Left hand thread
C. Hysteresis
Answer» E.
293.

In rubber bond for grinding wheels, sulphur is added to

A. Parting off
B. act as vulcanising agent
C. reduce shocks and vibrations
D. make the bond flexible
E. dissipate heat during grinding operation
Answer» C. reduce shocks and vibrations
294.

In EDM the number of discharges perminute may be as high as

A. 3000
B. 6000
C. 6,000,000
D. 60,000
E. 600,000
Answer» F.
295.

Shell sands are coated with

A. molasses
B. urea formaldehyde
C. carbon disulphide
D. Parting off
E. silica grains
Answer» C. carbon disulphide
296.

In centreless grinding the work piece advances by

A. Force exerted by regulating wheel
B. Remains stationalry
C. Hydraulic force
D. Force exerted by grinding wheel
E. Push given by operator
Answer» B. Remains stationalry
297.

Swell is a defect in castings due to

A. Enlargement of the mould cavity by metal pressure causing partial or overall enlargement of the casting
B. Working on cooling
C. Moisture in moulding sand
D. Thin projection of casting due to gap between flasks
E. Mis-mathcing of mould at the parting line
Answer» B. Working on cooling
298.

Discontinuous or segmental chips are formed while machining

A. Mild steel
B. Brass
C. Carbon steel
D. Alloy steel
E. Cast iron
Answer» F.
299.

Undercutting is

A. An operation of cutting deep grooves
B. None of above
C. An operation of cutting a groove next to a shoulder on a piece of work
D. An operation of cutting extra wide threads
E. Cutting from the base of a work piece
Answer» D. An operation of cutting extra wide threads
300.

During arc welding eyes need to be protected against

A. Microwaves
B. Infrared and ultraviolet rays
C. Intense glare
D. X-rays and gamma rays
E. High frequency waves
Answer» E. High frequency waves