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				This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Behaviour knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Which scale is not used to measure indentation hardness? | 
| A. | Rockwell | 
| B. | Bennett | 
| C. | Shore | 
| D. | Brinell | 
| Answer» C. Shore | |
| 2. | Which process increases the hardness of the material? | 
| A. | Tempering | 
| B. | Annealing | 
| C. | Quenching | 
| D. | Over aging | 
| Answer» D. Over aging | |
| 3. | With an increase in temperature, hardness of material _____ and ductility ______ | 
| A. | Increases, increases | 
| B. | Increases, decreases | 
| C. | Decreases, increases | 
| D. | Decreases, decreases | 
| Answer» D. Decreases, decreases | |
| 4. | WHICH_PROCESS_INCREASES_THE_HARDNESS_OF_THE_MATERIAL??$ | 
| A. | Tempering | 
| B. | Annealing | 
| C. | Quenching | 
| D. | Over aging | 
| Answer» D. Over aging | |
| 5. | Which scale is not used to measure indentation hardness?$ | 
| A. | Rockwell | 
| B. | Bennett | 
| C. | Shore | 
| D. | Brinell | 
| Answer» C. Shore | |
| 6. | Which_statement_is_false?$ | 
| A. | Alloying increases hardness of the pure metal | 
| B. | Dual phase alloys are harder than single phase alloys | 
| C. | Interstitial solid solutions are harder than substitutional solid solutions | 
| D. | Heat treatment always decreases the hardness of a material | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | Coarse pearlite is harder than fine perlite for the same composition of Steel. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 8. | Which microconstituent of Steel is hardest? | 
| A. | Spheroidite | 
| B. | Pearlite | 
| C. | Bainite | 
| D. | Martensite | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. | Stamping operation increases hardness. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. | Cooling rate _____ with distance from the quenched end, and the hardness _____ | 
| A. | Increases, increases | 
| B. | Increases, decreases | 
| C. | Decreases, increases | 
| D. | Decreases, decreases | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. | With an increase in temperature, hardness of material _____ and ductility _____? | 
| A. | Increases, increases | 
| B. | Increases, decreases | 
| C. | Decreases, increases | 
| D. | Decreases, decreases | 
| Answer» D. Decreases, decreases | |
| 12. | When hardness is measured under dynamic loading conditions, it is known as _____ hardness. | 
| A. | Brinell | 
| B. | Rebound | 
| C. | Knoop | 
| D. | Rockwell | 
| Answer» C. Knoop | |
| 13. | What is the hardness of silicon carbides? | 
| A. | 5-10 HV | 
| B. | 10-14 HV | 
| C. | 15-20 HV | 
| D. | 20-30 HV | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. | ______ improve hardness. | 
| A. | Strain hardening | 
| B. | Plasticizers | 
| C. | Over aging | 
| D. | Tempering | 
| Answer» B. Plasticizers | |
| 15. | _____ is the strongest bond. | 
| A. | Van der Waals bond | 
| B. | Metallic bond | 
| C. | Covalent bond | 
| D. | Hydrogen bond | 
| Answer» D. Hydrogen bond | |
| 16. | The hardness of martensite ______ with an increase in carbon content. | 
| A. | Increases | 
| B. | Decreases | 
| C. | Remains constant | 
| D. | First increases and then decreases | 
| Answer» B. Decreases | |
| 17. | What is SI unit of hardness? | 
| A. | kg/m<sup>3</sup> | 
| B. | kg/m<sup>2</sup> | 
| C. | g/m<sup>2</sup> | 
| D. | N/m | 
| Answer» C. g/m<sup>2</sup> | |
| 18. | ______ is the resistance of a material to plastic deformation by indentation. | 
| A. | Toughness | 
| B. | Resilience | 
| C. | Hardness | 
| D. | Stiffness | 
| Answer» D. Stiffness | |