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This section includes 800 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
601. |
_NC contouring is an example of$? |
A. | Continuous path positioning |
B. | Point-to-point positioning |
C. | Absolute positioning |
D. | Incremental positioning |
Answer» B. Point-to-point positioning | |
602. |
_A fine grained grinding wheel is used to grind$? |
A. | Hard and brittle materials |
B. | Soft and ductile materials |
C. | Hard and ductile materials |
D. | Soft and brittle materials |
Answer» B. Soft and ductile materials | |
603. |
The taper on the lathe spindle is$? |
A. | 1 in 10 |
B. | 1 in 15 |
C. | 1 in 20 |
D. | 1 in 30 |
Answer» D. 1 in 30 | |
604. |
The size of a lathe is specified by the$? |
A. | Length between centers |
B. | Swing diameter over the bed |
C. | Swing diameter over the carriage |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
605. |
Which of the following statement is wrong as regard to down milling?$? |
A. | It can not be used on old machines due to backlash between the feed screw of the table and the nut. |
B. | The chips are disposed off easily and do not interfere with the cutting. |
C. | The surface milled appears to be slightly wavy. |
D. | The coolant can be poured directly at the cutting zone where the cutting force is maximum. |
Answer» D. The coolant can be poured directly at the cutting zone where the cutting force is maximum. | |
606. |
In lapping operation, the amount of metal removed is$? |
A. | 0.005 to 0.01 mm |
B. | 0.01 to 0.1 mm |
C. | 0.05 to 0.1 mm |
D. | 0.5 to 1 mm |
Answer» B. 0.01 to 0.1 mm | |
607. |
The method of centre less grinding used to produce taper is$? |
A. | In-feed grinding |
B. | Through feed grinding |
C. | End feed grinding |
D. | Any one of these |
Answer» D. Any one of these | |
608. |
Grinding wheels should be tested for balance$? |
A. | Only at the time of manufacture |
B. | Before starting the grinding operation |
C. | At the end of grinding operation |
D. | Occasionally |
Answer» E. | |
609. |
The main purpose of spheroidising treatment is to improve$? |
A. | Hardenability of low carbon steels |
B. | Machinability of low carbon steels |
C. | Hardenability of high carbon steels |
D. | Machinability of high carbon steels |
Answer» E. | |
610. |
In centerless grinders, the regulating wheel is inclined at$? |
A. | 0° to 8° |
B. | 9° to 15° |
C. | 16° to 20° |
D. | 21° to 25° |
Answer» B. 9¬¨‚àû to 15¬¨‚àû | |
611. |
The rake angle required to machine brass by high speed steel tool is$? |
A. | 0° |
B. | 10° |
C. | 20° |
D. | 100° |
Answer» B. 10¬¨‚àû | |
612. |
A push broach as compared to pull broach$? |
A. | Has less number of teeth |
B. | Is short and stocky |
C. | Removes less material for each pass of the tool |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
613. |
Dielectric is used in$? |
A. | Electrochemical machining |
B. | Ultrasonic machining |
C. | Electro discharge machining |
D. | Laser machining |
Answer» D. Laser machining | |
614. |
The angle on which the strength of the tool depends is$? |
A. | Rake angle |
B. | Cutting angle |
C. | Clearance angle |
D. | Lip angle |
Answer» B. Cutting angle | |
615. |
The crystal structure of austenite is$? |
A. | Body centered cubic |
B. | Base centered cubic |
C. | Hexagonal closed packed |
D. | Body centered tetragonal |
Answer» B. Base centered cubic | |
616. |
Ceramic cutting tools are$? |
A. | Made by cold pressing of aluminium oxide powder |
B. | Available in the form of tips |
C. | Brittle and have low bending strength |
D. | All of these |
Answer» E. | |
617. |
A feed gear box for a screw cutting lathe is designed on the basis of$? |
A. | Geometric progression |
B. | Arithmetic progression |
C. | Harmonic progression |
D. | None of these |
Answer» B. Arithmetic progression | |
618. |
The floating position of the holding fixture in a rotary transfer device is used to$? |
A. | Improve the accuracy of location |
B. | Reduce the tendency to over-index |
C. | Improve upon the acceleration and deceleration characteristics |
D. | Reduce the cycle time |
Answer» E. | |
619. |
A bottoming tap has$? |
A. | Its end tapered for about three or four threads |
B. | Its end tapered for about eight or ten threads |
C. | Full threads for the whole of its length |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
620. |
In down milling, the thickness of chip is$? |
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» C. Uniform throughout the cut | |
621. |
In a gating system, the ratio 1: 2: 4 represents$? |
A. | Sprue base area: runner area: ingate area |
B. | Pouring basin area: ingate area: runner area |
C. | Sprue base area: ingate area: casting area |
D. | Runner area: ingate area: casting area |
Answer» B. Pouring basin area: ingate area: runner area | |
622. |
The lead screw of a lathe has _________ threads.$? |
A. | Single start |
B. | Double start |
C. | Multi-start |
D. | Any one of these |
Answer» B. Double start | |
623. |
Cast iron during machining produces$? |
A. | Continuous chips |
B. | Discontinuous chips |
C. | Continuous chips with built-up edge |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Continuous chips with built-up edge | |
624. |
In American Standard Association (ASA) system, if the tool nomenclature is 8-6-5-5-10-15-2 mm, then the side rake angle will be$? |
A. | 5° |
B. | 6° |
C. | 8° |
D. | 10° |
Answer» C. 8¬¨‚àû | |
625. |
A type of welding flows, which is the result of a perfect proportion and mixture of acetylene and oxygen and is used for fusion welding of steel and cast iron, is$? |
A. | Carburizing flame |
B. | Oxidizing flame |
C. | Oxy-acetylene flame |
D. | Neutral flame |
Answer» E. | |
626. |
When the shear angle is small$? |
A. | Path of shear is short and chip is thin |
B. | Path of shear is large and chip is thick |
C. | Path of shear is short and chip is thick |
D. | Path of shear is large and chip is thin |
Answer» C. Path of shear is short and chip is thick | |
627. |
An expendable pattern is used in$? |
A. | Slush casting |
B. | Squeeze casting |
C. | Centrifugal casting |
D. | Investment casting |
Answer» E. | |
628. |
The cutting speed for drilling copper with high speed steel drills varies from$? |
A. | 10 to 20 m/min |
B. | 18 to 30 m/min |
C. | 24 to 45 m/min |
D. | 60 to 90 m/min |
Answer» C. 24 to 45 m/min | |
629. |
Lapping is an operation of$? |
A. | Making a cone-shaped enlargement of the end of a hole |
B. | Smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole |
C. | Sizing and finishing a small diameter hole |
D. | Producing a hole by removing metal along the circumference of a hollow cutting tool |
Answer» D. Producing a hole by removing metal along the circumference of a hollow cutting tool | |
630. |
Internal gears can be made by$? |
A. | Hobbing |
B. | Shaping with pinion cutter |
C. | Shaping with rack cutter |
D. | Milling |
Answer» C. Shaping with rack cutter | |
631. |
The percentage of carbon in gray cast iron is in the range of$? |
A. | 0.25 to 0.75 percent |
B. | 1.25 to 1.75 percent |
C. | 3 to 4 percent |
D. | 8 to 10 percent |
Answer» D. 8 to 10 percent | |
632. |
Threading is an operation of$? |
A. | Smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole |
B. | Sizing and finishing a small diameter hole |
C. | Producing a hole by removing metal along the circumference of a hollow cutting tool |
D. | Cutting helical grooves on the external cylindrical surface |
Answer» E. | |
633. |
Carbide tipped tools usually have$? |
A. | Negative rake angle |
B. | Positive rake angle |
C. | Any rake angle |
D. | No rake angle |
Answer» B. Positive rake angle | |
634. |
During normalizing process of steel, the specimen is heated$? |
A. | Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in still air. |
B. | Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in furnace. |
C. | Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in still air. |
D. | Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace. |
Answer» D. Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace. | |
635. |
The correct sequence of tool materials in increasing order of their ability to retain their hot hardness is$? |
A. | Carbide, ceramic, cermet, borazon |
B. | Ceramic, carbide, borazon, cermet |
C. | Cermet, carbide, ceramic, borazon |
D. | Borazon, ceramic, carbide, cermet |
Answer» D. Borazon, ceramic, carbide, cermet | |
636. |
In ECM, the material removal is due to$? |
A. | Corrosion |
B. | Erosion |
C. | Fusion |
D. | Ion displacement |
Answer» E. | |
637. |
In orthogonal turning of a low carbon steel bar of diameter 150 mm with uncoated carbide tool, the cutting velocity is 90 m/min. The feed is 0.24 mm/rev and the depth of cut is 2 mm. The chip thickness obtained is 0.48 mm. If the orthogonal rake angle is zero and the principle cutting edge angle is 90‚Äö√Ö‚àû, the shear angle in degree is$? |
A. | 20.56 |
B. | 26.56 |
C. | 30.56 |
D. | 36.56 |
Answer» C. 30.56 | |
638. |
The abrasive recommended for grinding materials of low tensile strength is$? |
A. | Silicon carbide |
B. | Aluminium oxide |
C. | Sand stone |
D. | Diamond |
Answer» B. Aluminium oxide | |
639. |
When the metal is removed by erosion caused by rapidly recurring spark discharges between the tool and work, the process is known as$? |
A. | Electrochemical machining |
B. | Electro-discharge machining |
C. | Ultrasonic machining |
D. | None of these |
Answer» C. Ultrasonic machining | |
640. |
In machining metals, chips break due to __________ of work material.$? |
A. | Toughness |
B. | Ductility |
C. | Elasticity |
D. | Work hardening |
Answer» E. | |
641. |
Which of the following statement is correct for oblique cutting system?$? |
A. | The cutting edge is inclined at an angle less than 90° with the normal to the velocity of the tool |
B. | Frequently, more than one cutting edges are in action |
C. | The chip flows on the tool face at an angle less than 90° with the normal on the cutting edge |
D. | All of the above |
Answer» E. | |
642. |
An operation of embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a workpiece, is known as$? |
A. | Counter-boring |
B. | Grooving |
C. | Knurling |
D. | Facing |
Answer» D. Facing | |
643. |
The grinding operation is a$? |
A. | Shaping operation |
B. | Forming operation |
C. | Surface finishing operation |
D. | Dressing operation |
Answer» D. Dressing operation | |
644. |
A ring gauge is used to measure$? |
A. | Outside diameter but not roundness |
B. | Roundness but not outside diameter |
C. | Both outside diameter and roundness |
D. | Only external threads |
Answer» B. Roundness but not outside diameter | |
645. |
A twist drill is a$? |
A. | Side cutting tool |
B. | Front cutting tool |
C. | End cutting tool |
D. | None of these |
Answer» D. None of these | |
646. |
In ECM, the material removal is due to? |
A. | Corrosion |
B. | Erosion |
C. | Fusion |
D. | Ion displacement |
Answer» E. | |
647. |
The correct sequence of tool materials in increasing order of their ability to retain their hot hardness is? |
A. | Carbide, ceramic, cermet, borazon |
B. | Ceramic, carbide, borazon, cermet |
C. | Cermet, carbide, ceramic, borazon |
D. | Borazon, ceramic, carbide, cermet |
Answer» D. Borazon, ceramic, carbide, cermet | |
648. |
During normalizing process of steel, the specimen is heated? |
A. | Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in still air. |
B. | Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in furnace. |
C. | Above the upper critical temperature and cooled in still air. |
D. | Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace. |
Answer» D. Between the upper and lower critical temperature and cooled in furnace. | |
649. |
Carbide tipped tools usually have? |
A. | Negative rake angle |
B. | Positive rake angle |
C. | Any rake angle |
D. | No rake angle |
Answer» B. Positive rake angle | |
650. |
In machining metals, chips break due to __________ of work material.? |
A. | Toughness |
B. | Ductility |
C. | Elasticity |
D. | Work hardening |
Answer» E. | |