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501.

_ The relief or clearance at the cutting edge of a flat drill varies from$?

A. 3° to 8°
B. 20° to 30°
C. 60° to 90°
D. 90° to 120°
Answer» B. 20¬¨‚àû to 30¬¨‚àû
502.

_ The relation between the tool life (T) in minutes and cutting speed (V) in m/min is (where n = An exponent, which depends upon the tool and workpiece, and C = A constant)$?

A. VnT = C
B. VTn = C
C. Vn/T = C
D. V/Tn = C
Answer» C. Vn/T = C
503.

_ Ceramic tools are fixed to tool body by$?

A. Soldering
B. Brazing
C. Welding
D. Clamping
Answer» C. Welding
504.

_ If a gas metal arc process uses a low arc voltage and the arc is continuously interrupted as the molten electrode metal fills up the arc gap is known as$?

A. ARC
B. Short ARC
C. ARC length
D. ARC blow
Answer» C. ARC length
505.

_ When two main plates are kept in alignment butting each other and riveted with cover plate on both sides of the main plates with two rows of rivets in each main plate, the joint is known as _______ double cover butt joint.$?

A. Single riveted
B. Double riveted
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
Answer» C. Both (A) and (B)
506.

_ The increase in depth of cut and feed rate _________ surface finish.$?

A. Improves
B. Deteriorates
C. Does not effect
D. None of these
Answer» C. Does not effect
507.

_ High speed steel tools retain their hardness up to a temperature of$?

A. 250°C
B. 350°C
C. 500°C
D. 900°C
Answer» E.
508.

_ Which among the NC operations given below are continuous path operations?Arc Welding (AW), Drilling (D), Laser Cutting of Sheet Metal (LC), Milling (M), Punching in Sheet Metal (P), Spot Welding (SW)$?

A. AW, LC and M
B. AW, D, LC and M
C. D, LC, P and SW
D. D, LC, and SW
Answer» B. AW, D, LC and M
509.

_ A hole is of dimension ≈ì√ú = 9 ‚Äö√á√§0‚Äö√Ö‚à´‚Äö√Ö‚àû‚Äö√ √¥‚Äö√Ö‚àû¬¨œÄ‚Äö√Ö¬µ mm. The corresponding shaft is of dimension ≈ì√ú = 9 ‚Äö√á√§0.001‚Äö√Ö‚à´‚Äö√Ö‚àû‚Äö√ √¥‚Äö√Ö‚àû¬¨œÄ‚Äö√Ö‚àû mm. The resulting assembly has$?

A. Loose running fit
B. Close running fit
C. Transition fit
D. Interference fit
Answer» D. Interference fit
510.

_ For softer materials, the point angle of the drill is kept$?

A. Equal to 118°
B. Less than 118°
C. More than 118°
D. Any one of these
Answer» C. More than 118¬¨‚àû
511.

_ Crater wear leads to$?

A. Increase in cutting temperature
B. Weakening of tool
C. Friction and cutting forces
D. All of these
Answer» E.
512.

_ In a plain milling cutter, the chip space between the back of one tooth and the face of the next tooth is called$?

A. Face
B. Fillet
C. Gash
D. Land
Answer» D. Land
513.

_ The grinding wheel speed (surface speed in m/min) usually varies from$?

A. 500 to 1000
B. 1000 to 1500
C. 1500 to 2000
D. 2000 to 2500
Answer» D. 2000 to 2500
514.

_ In oblique cutting system, the maximum chip thickness$?

A. Occurs at the middle
B. May not occur at the middle
C. Depends upon the material of the tool
D. Depends upon the geometry of the tool
Answer» C. Depends upon the material of the tool
515.

_ Side rake angle of a single point cutting tool is the angle$?

A. By which the face of the tool is inclined towards back
B. By which the face of the tool is inclined sideways
C. Between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a plane at right angles to the centre line of the point of the tool
D. Between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a line drawn from the point perpendicular to the base
Answer» C. Between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a plane at right angles to the centre line of the point of the tool
516.

_ In order to achieve a specific surface finish in single point turning, the most important factor to be controlled is$?

A. Depth of cut
B. Cutting speed
C. Feed
D. Tool rake angle
Answer» C. Feed
517.

_ The cutting speed of a drill depends upon the$?

A. Material of drill
B. Type of material to be drilled
C. Quality of surface finish desired
D. All of these
Answer» E.
518.

_ The angle formed by the leading edge of the land with a plane having the axis of the drill, is called$?

A. Helix or rake angle
B. Point angle
C. Chisel edge angle
D. Lip clearance angle
Answer» B. Point angle
519.

_ The velocity of tool along the tool face is known as$?

A. Shear velocity
B. Chip velocity
C. Cutting velocity
D. Mean velocity
Answer» C. Cutting velocity
520.

_ The operation of smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole is known as$?

A. Counter-sinking
B. Counter-boring
C. Trepanning
D. Spot facing
Answer» E.
521.

_ In machining metal, cutting force at the cutting edge is measured by a$?

A. Wattmeter
B. Dynamometer
C. Hydrometer
D. Pyrometer
Answer» C. Hydrometer
522.

_ A coarse grained grinding wheel is used to grind$?

A. Hard and brittle materials
B. Soft and ductile materials
C. Hard and ductile materials
D. Soft and brittle materials
Answer» C. Hard and ductile materials
523.

_ In _________ operation, the cutting force is maximum when the tooth begins its cut and reduces it to minimum when the tooth leaves the work.$?

A. Up milling
B. Down milling
C. Face milling
D. End milling
Answer» C. Face milling
524.

_ What is the type of welding defect caused due to shrinkage during solidification and by weld stresses called?$?

A. Incomplete fusion
B. Lamellar tearing
C. Mismatch
D. Shrinkage void
Answer» C. Mismatch
525.

_ The angle between the face and flank of the single point cutting tool is known as$?

A. Rake angle
B. Clearance angle
C. Lip angle
D. Point angle
Answer» D. Point angle
526.

_ In metal machining, the zone where the maximum heat is generated due to the plastic deformation of metal, is called$?

A. Friction zone
B. Work-tool contact zone
C. Shear zone
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
527.

_ In a milling operation, two side milling cutters are mounted with a desired distance between them so that both sides of a workpiece can be milled simultaneously. This set up is called$?

A. Gang milling
B. Straddle milling
C. String milling
D. Side milling
Answer» C. String milling
528.

__If the diameter of the hole is subject to considerable variation, then for locating in jigs and fixtures, the pressure type of locator used is__

A. Conical locator
B. Cylindrical locator
C. Diamond pin locator
D. Vee locator
Answer» B. Cylindrical locator
529.

__Gear finishing operation is called__

A. Shaping
B. Milling
C. Hobbing
D. Burnishing
Answer» E.
530.

__If the flame of the welding torch is directed towards the progress of welding, then what will you call the welding technique?__

A. Forehand welding
B. Flux cored ARC welding
C. Electro slag welding
D. Pulsed spray welding
Answer» B. Flux cored ARC welding
531.

__If the helix angle of the drill is made ________ 30°, then the torque required to drive the drill at a given feed will be more.__

A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. More than
D. None of these
Answer» C. More than
532.

__The chuck used for setting up of heavy and irregular shaped work should be__

A. Four jaw independent chuck
B. Three jaw universal chuck
C. Magnetic chuck
D. Drill chuck
Answer» B. Three jaw universal chuck
533.

__In electro-discharge machining, dielectric is used to__

A. Help in the movement of the sparks
B. Control the spark discharges
C. Act as coolant
D. All of these
Answer» E.
534.

__It is required to cut screw threads of 2 mm pitch on a lathe. The lead screw has a pitch of 6 mm. If the spindle speed is 60 r.p.m., then the speed of lead screw will be__

A. 10 r.p.m.
B. 20 r.p.m.
C. 120 r.p.m.
D. 180 r.p.m.
Answer» C. 120 r.p.m.
535.

__The correct sequence of the following parameters in order of their maximum to minimum influence on tool life is__

A. Feed rate, depth of cut, cutting speed
B. Depth of cut, cutting speed, feed rate
C. Cutting speed, feed rate, depth of cut
D. Feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut
Answer» D. Feed rate, cutting speed, depth of cut
536.

__In up milling, the thickness of chip is__

A. Minimum at the beginning of the cut and maximum at the end of the cut
B. Maximum at the beginning of the cut and minimum at the end of the cut
C. Uniform throughout the cut
D. None of these
Answer» B. Maximum at the beginning of the cut and minimum at the end of the cut
537.

__The effective number of lattice points in the unit cell of simple cubic, body centered cubic, and face centered cubic space lattices, respectively, are__

A. 1, 2, 2
B. 1, 2, 4
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 4, 4
Answer» C. 2, 3, 4
538.

__Tool life is generally better when__

A. Grain size of the metal is large
B. Grain size of the metal is small
C. Hard constituents are present in the micro-structure of the tool material
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Grain size of the metal is small
539.

__A grinding wheel becomes glazed (i.e. cutting edge takes a glass-like appearance) due to__

A. Wear of bond
B. Breaking of abrasive grains
C. Wear of abrasive grains
D. Cracks on grinding wheel
Answer» D. Cracks on grinding wheel
540.

__The advantage of a broaching operation is that__

A. Rate of production is very high
B. High accuracy and high class of surface finish is possible
C. Roughing and finishing cuts are completed in one pass of the tool
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
541.

__As the cutting speed increases, the tool cutting forces__

A. Remain constant
B. Increases
C. Decreases
D. First increases and then decreases
Answer» D. First increases and then decreases
542.

__The operation in which oil is permeated into the pores of a powder metallurgy product is known as__

A. Mixing
B. Sintering
C. Impregnation
D. Infiltration
Answer» D. Infiltration
543.

__The cutting force in up milling ________ per tooth movement of the cutter.__

A. Is zero
B. Is maximum
C. Decreases from maximum to zero
D. Increases from zero to maximum
Answer» E.
544.

__The lip angle is the angle__

A. Between the tool face and the ground end surface of flank
B. Made by the face of the tool and the plane parallel to the base of the cutting tool
C. Between the face of the tool and a line tangent to the machined surface at the cutting point
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Made by the face of the tool and the plane parallel to the base of the cutting tool
545.

__Tool life is measured by the__

A. Number of pieces machined between tool sharpenings
B. Time the tool is in contact with the job
C. Volume of material removed between tool sharpenings
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
546.

__Quality screw threads are produced by__

A. Thread milling
B. Thread chasing
C. Thread cutting with single point tool
D. Thread casting
Answer» E.
547.

__Discontinuous chips are formed during machining of__

A. Brittle metals
B. Ductile metals
C. Hard metals
D. Soft metals
Answer» B. Ductile metals
548.

__The saw milling is an operation of__

A. Producing grooves around the periphery of a cylindrical or conical workpiece
B. Producing narrow slots or grooves on a workpiece
C. Reproduction of an outline of a template on a workpiece
D. Machining several surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously
Answer» C. Reproduction of an outline of a template on a workpiece
549.

__What is the type of welding defect caused due to poor manipulation of weld rod or a dirty joint called?__

A. Porosity
B. Undercut
C. Under fill
D. Crack
Answer» C. Under fill
550.

_The operation of machining several surfaces of a workpiece simultaneously is called$?

A. Profile milling
B. Gang milling
C. Saw milling
D. Helical milling
Answer» C. Saw milling