Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

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701.

The height of each tooth of a broach is

A. Same throughout
B. In progressively decreasing order
C. In progressively increasing order
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
702.

The rear teeth of a broach

A. Perform burnishing operation
B. Remove minimum metal
C. Remove maximum metal
D. Remove no metal
Answer» D. Remove no metal
703.

A CNC vertical milling machine has to cut a straight slot of 10 mm width and 2 mm depth by a cutter of 10 mm diameter between points (0,0) and (100,100) on the XY plane (dimensions in mm). The feed rate used for milling is 50 mm/min, milling time for the slot (in seconds) is

A. 120
B. 170
C. 180
D. 240
Answer» C. 180
704.

The ratio between two consecutive spindle speeds for a six-speed drilling machine using drills of diameter 6.25 to 25 mm size and at a cutting velocity of 18 m/min is

A. 1.02
B. 1.32
C. 1.66
D. 1.82
Answer» C. 1.66
705.

Hardness of steel greatly improves with

A. Annealing
B. Cyaniding
C. Normalizing
D. Tempering
Answer» C. Normalizing
706.

In an interchangeable assembly, shafts of size 25.000 -0.0100‚Äö√Ö‚à´‚Äö√Ö‚àû‚Äö√ √¥‚Äö√Ö‚àû‚Äö√Ö¬•‚Äö√Ö‚àû mm mate with holes of size 25.000 -0.010‚Äö√Ö‚à´‚Äö√Ö‚àû‚Äö√ √¥‚Äö√Ö‚àû¬¨‚â§‚Äö√Ö‚àû mm. The maximum possible clearance in the assembly will be$

A. 10 microns
B. 20 microns
C. 30 microns
D. 60 microns
Answer» D. 60 microns
707.

Crack in grinding wheel is developed due to

A. High temperature developed at the contact of the wheel face and work
B. Grinding hard work
C. Low speed of wheel
D. High speed of wheel
Answer» E.
708.

When the cutting edge of the tool is dull, then during machining

A. Continuous chips are formed
B. Discontinuous chips are formed
C. Continuous chips with built-up edge are formed
D. No chips are formed
Answer» D. No chips are formed
709.

In metal machining, the work-tool contact zone is a zone where heat is generated due to

A. Plastic deformation of metal
B. Burnishing friction
C. Friction between the moving chip and the tool face
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Friction between the moving chip and the tool face
710.

Drilling is an example of

A. Orthogonal cutting
B. Oblique cutting
C. Simple cutting
D. Uniform cutting
Answer» C. Simple cutting
711.

In a metal arc welding process, metal transfer across the arc may take place by a method of material transfer where the metal transfers across the arc is in larger drops. This is at the rate of 100 drops/sec or less, what is this known as

A. Globular transfer
B. Spray transfer
C. GMAW practice
D. Dip transfer
Answer» E.
712.

The angle between the lathe centres is

A. 30°
B. 45°
C. 60°
D. 90°
Answer» D. 90¬¨‚àû
713.

A twist drill is specified by its

A. Shank, material and diameter
B. Shank, lip angle and size of flute
C. Material, length of body and helix angle
D. Any one of these
Answer» B. Shank, lip angle and size of flute
714.

The factor which affects the tool life is

A. Tool geometry
B. Cutting speed
C. Feed rate
D. All of these
Answer» E.
715.

When the temperature of a solid metal increases,

A. Strength of the metal decreases but ductility increases
B. Both strength and ductility of the metal decreases
C. Both strength and ductility of the metal increases
D. Strength of the metal increases but ductility decreases
Answer» B. Both strength and ductility of the metal decreases
716.

The maximum production of small and slender parts is done by

A. Watch maker's lathe
B. Sliding head stock automatic lathe
C. Multi-spindle automatic lathe
D. Capstan lathe
Answer» D. Capstan lathe
717.

Glazing in grinding wheels takes place when the

A. Wheel is too hard or wheel revolves at a very high speed
B. Wheel is too soft or wheel revolves at a very slow speed
C. Wheel is too hard and wheel revolves at very slow speed
D. Wheel is too soft and wheel revolves at a very high speed
Answer» B. Wheel is too soft or wheel revolves at a very slow speed
718.

Crater wear is mainly due to the phenomenon known as

A. Adhesion of metals
B. Oxidation of metals
C. Diffusion of metals
D. All of these
Answer» D. All of these
719.

Hot rolling of mild steel is carried out

A. At recrystallization temperature
B. Between 100‚Äö√Ö‚àûC to 150‚Äö√Ö‚àûC
C. Between recrystallization temperature
D. Above recrystallization temperature
Answer» E.
720.

The operation performed on a shaper is

A. Machining horizontal surface
B. Machining vertical surface
C. Machining angular surface
D. All of these
Answer» E.
721.

A grinding wheel is said to be of _________ if the abrasive grains can be easily dislodged.

A. Soft grade
B. Medium grade
C. Hard grade
D. None of these
Answer» B. Medium grade
722.

The common welding error that occurs due to wrong speed, faulty preparation, and high / low current, improper electrode size is called?

A. Distortion
B. Warping
C. Porous weld
D. Poor fusion
Answer» E.
723.

Slow speed of the spindle is necessary in

A. Thread cutting
B. Turning a work of larger diameter
C. Turning a hard or tough material
D. All of these
Answer» E.
724.

The lathe centres are provided with standard taper known as

A. Morse taper
B. Seller's taper
C. Chapman taper
D. Brown and Sharpe taper
Answer» B. Seller's taper
725.

The effect of setting a boring tool above center height leads to

A. Increase in the effective rake angle and a decrease in the effective clearance angle
B. Increase in both effective rake angle and effective clearance angle
C. Decrease in the effective rake angle and an increase in the effective clearance angle
D. Decrease in both effective rake angle and effective clearance angle
Answer» B. Increase in both effective rake angle and effective clearance angle
726.

A single point thread cutting tool should ideally have

A. Zero rake angle
B. Positive rake angle
C. Negative rake angle
D. Point angle
Answer» B. Positive rake angle
727.

In order to prevent tool from rubbing the work _________ on tools are provided.

A. Rake angles
B. Relief angles
C. Face angles
D. None of these
Answer» C. Face angles
728.

The relation between tool life (T) and cutting speed (V) is VTn = Constant. In this relation, the value of n depends upon

A. Work material
B. Tool material
C. Working conditions
D. Type of chip produced
Answer» C. Working conditions
729.

In a center lathe, the cutting tool is fed in _________ with reference to the lathe axis.

A. Cross direction only
B. Longitudinal direction only
C. Both cross and longitudinal direction
D. Any direction
Answer» D. Any direction
730.

The abrasive recommended for grinding materials of high tensile strength is

A. Silicon carbide
B. Aluminium oxide
C. Sand stone
D. Diamond
Answer» C. Sand stone
731.

While cutting helical gears on a non-differential gear hobber, the feed change gear ratio is

A. Independent of index change gear ratio
B. Dependent on speed change gear ratio
C. Interrelated to index change gear ratio
D. Independent of speed and index change gear ratio
Answer» D. Independent of speed and index change gear ratio
732.

Surface grinding is done to produce

A. Tapered surface
B. Flat surface
C. Internal cylindrical holes
D. All of these
Answer» C. Internal cylindrical holes
733.

The facing is an operation of

A. Beveling the extreme end of a workpiece
B. Embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a workpiece
C. Reducing the diameter of a workpiece over a very narrow surface
D. Machining the ends of a workpiece to produce a flat surface square with the axis
Answer» E.
734.

The cutting speed for drilling aluminium, brass and bronze 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» E.
735.

Trepanning 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» E.
736.

Work speed of circular electrode of 220 mm diameter for carrying out seam welding at 4 welds per cm on 1.6 mm thick mild steel tube. Welding cycle consists of 3 cycles ‘on’ and 2 cycles ‘off’ Power supply is at 50 Hz. Calculate R.P.M. and energy requirement of the above circular electrodes assuming effective resistance between electrodes as 100 ohm.$

A. 2.17 rpm, 600 joules
B. 6.8 rpm, 6 joules
C. 5.03 rpm, 600 joules
D. 22 rpm, 600 joules
Answer» B. 6.8 rpm, 6 joules
737.

Which of the following process is used for preparing parts having large curved surfaces and thin sections?

A. Hot machining
B. Ultrasonic machining
C. ECM process
D. Chemical milling
Answer» E.
738.

In a plain milling cutter, the portion of the gash adjacent to the cutting edge on which the chip impinges is called

A. Face
B. Fillet
C. Land
D. Lead
Answer» B. Fillet
739.

The cutting force in punching and blanking operations mainly depends on

A. The modulus of elasticity of metal
B. The shear strength of metal
C. The bulk modulus of metal
D. The yield strength of metal
Answer» C. The bulk modulus of metal
740.

Which type of motor is not used in axis or spindle drives of CNC machine tools?

A. Induction motor
B. DC servo motor
C. Stepper motor
D. Linear servo motor
Answer» D. Linear servo motor
741.

In plunge grinding

A. The work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than the width of wheel face
B. The work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders equal to or shorter than the width of wheel face
C. The work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders shorter than the width of wheel face
D. The work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than the width of wheel face
Answer» C. The work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders shorter than the width of wheel face
742.

The shear velocity is the velocity of

A. Tool relative to the workpiece
B. Chip relative to the tool
C. Tool along the tool face
D. None of these
Answer» E.
743.

EDM machining is applied for

A. Shaping carbide dies and punches having complicated profiles
B. Making large number of small holes in sieves and fuel nozzles
C. Embossing and engraving on harder materials
D. All of these
Answer» E.
744.

The width of cutting edge of a parting off tool varies from

A. 3 to 12 mm
B. 5 to 20 mm
C. 8 to 30 mm
D. 15 to 40 mm
Answer» B. 5 to 20 mm
745.

Misrun is a casting defect which occurs due to

A. Very high pouring temperature of the metal
B. Insufficient fluidity of the molten metal
C. Absorption of gases by the liquid metal
D. Improper alignment of the mould flasks
Answer» C. Absorption of gases by the liquid metal
746.

In _________ operation, the chip thickness is minimum at the beginning of the cut and it reaches to the maximum when the cut terminates.

A. Conventional milling
B. Climb milling
C. Face milling
D. End milling
Answer» B. Climb milling
747.

In gear hobbing

A. Only hob rotates
B. Only gear blank rotates
C. Both hob and gear blank rotates
D. Neither hob nor gear blank rotates
Answer» D. Neither hob nor gear blank rotates
748.

It is desired to perform the operations like drilling, reaming, counter-boring etc. on a work piece. Which of the following machine will be used?

A. Sensitive drilling machine
B. Radial drilling machine
C. Gang drilling machine
D. Multiple spindle drilling machine
Answer» D. Multiple spindle drilling machine
749.

The cutting speed for counter-boring should be _________ that of drilling operation.

A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Greater than
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
750.

The angle between the shear plane and _________ is called shear angle.

A. Work surface
B. Tool face
C. Machine surface
D. None of these
Answer» B. Tool face