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This section includes 65 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Engineering Materials Metallurgy knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
The total number of scales used in Rockwell hardness test is? |
A. | 12 |
B. | 14 |
C. | 15 |
D. | 16 |
Answer» D. 16 | |
2. |
In which of the following test specimen is in the form of cantilever beam? |
A. | Izod test |
B. | Rockwell hardness test |
C. | Charpy test |
D. | Brinell test |
Answer» B. Rockwell hardness test | |
3. |
Which of the following hardness test uses steel ball as indenter? |
A. | Brinell hardness test |
B. | Rockwell C hardness test |
C. | Vickers hardness test |
D. | Rockwell B hardness test |
Answer» B. Rockwell C hardness test | |
4. |
Property by virtue of which material can absorb strain energy without plastic deformation is called ____________ |
A. | Creep |
B. | Anisotropy |
C. | Resilience |
D. | Fatigue |
Answer» D. Fatigue | |
5. |
Material having same identical values a property in all directions can be termed as ____________ |
A. | Creep |
B. | Anisotropy |
C. | Isotropy |
D. | Orthotropic |
Answer» D. Orthotropic | |
6. |
Permanent deformation of material with respect to time due to constant load and variable temperature is termed as ____________ |
A. | Elasticity |
B. | Isotropy |
C. | Hardness |
D. | Creep |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Resistance developed by surface of any material is known as ____________ |
A. | Strength |
B. | Hardness |
C. | Stiffness |
D. | Creep |
Answer» C. Stiffness | |
8. |
The property of a material to resist any elastic deformation is termed as ____________ |
A. | Stiffness |
B. | Hardness |
C. | Malleability |
D. | Strength |
Answer» B. Hardness | |
9. |
Resistance of a material against any external force is termed as _______________ |
A. | Stiffness |
B. | Malleability |
C. | Strength |
D. | Hardness |
Answer» D. Hardness | |
10. |
Deformation that occurs due to stress over a period of time is known as ____________ |
A. | Wear resistance |
B. | Fatigue |
C. | Creep |
D. | Fracture |
Answer» D. Fracture | |
11. |
What type of wear occurs due to an interaction of surfaces due to adhesion of the metals? |
A. | Adhesive wear |
B. | Abrasive wear |
C. | Fretting wear |
D. | Erosive wear |
Answer» B. Abrasive wear | |
12. |
The ability of a material to be formed by hammering or rolling is known as _________ |
A. | Malleability |
B. | Ductility |
C. | Harness |
D. | Brittleness |
Answer» B. Ductility | |
13. |
The tendency of a deformed solid to regain its actual proportions instantly upon unloading known as ______________ |
A. | Perfectly elastic |
B. | Delayed elasticity |
C. | Inelastic effect |
D. | Plasticity |
Answer» B. Delayed elasticity | |
14. |
If a 5 m long steel wire extends by 2.5 mm then the strain in it is ____________. |
A. | 0.0005 |
B. | 0.005 |
C. | 0.0002 |
D. | 0.002 |
Answer» B. 0.005 | |
15. |
A string is wound around a hollow cylinder of mass 5 kg and radius 0.5 m. If the string is now pulled with a horizontal force of 40 N and the cylinder is rolling without slipping on a horizontal surface (see figure), then the angular acceleration of the cylinder will be (Neglect the mass and thickness of the string) |
A. | 10 rad/s2 |
B. | 16 rad/s2 |
C. | 20 rad/s2 |
D. | 12 rad/s2 |
Answer» C. 20 rad/s2 | |
16. |
A steel wire having a radius of 2.0 mm, carrying a load of 4 kg, is hanging from a ceiling. Given that g = 3.1π ms-2, what will be the tensile stress that would be developed in the wire? |
A. | 6.2 × 106 Nm-2 |
B. | 5.2 × 106 Nm-2 |
C. | 3.1 × 106 Nm-2 |
D. | 4.8 × 106 Nm-2 |
Answer» D. 4.8 × 106 Nm-2 | |
17. |
If speed (V), acceleration (a) and force (F) are considered as fundamental units, the dimension of Young's modulus will be |
A. | [V-4 A-2 F] |
B. | [V-2 A2 F2] |
C. | [V-2 A2 F-2] |
D. | [V-4 A2 F] |
Answer» E. | |
18. |
A square tungsten slab of side 30 cm and thickness 5 cm is subject to a shearing force (on its narrow face) of 7.5 x 107 N. The lower edge is riveted to the floor. How much (in cm) will the upper edge be displaced? (Shear modulus (G) of tungsten is 150 x 109 N/m2) |
A. | 2 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 1 |
Answer» E. | |
19. |
Pressure is a scalar quantity because |
A. | It is the ratio of magnitude of force to area and both force and area are vectors |
B. | It is the ratio of magnitude of force to area |
C. | It is the ratio of component of force (normal to area) to area |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
20. |
In a Young’s double slit experiment with slit separation 0.1 mm, one observes a bright fringe at angle \(\frac{1}{{40}}\) rad by using light of wavelength (λ1). When the light of the wavelength λ2 is used as a bright fringe is seen at the same angle in the same set up. Given that λ1 and λ2 are in visible range (380 nm to 740 nm), their values are |
A. | 380 nm, 525 nm |
B. | 400 nm, 500 nm |
C. | 380 nm, 500 nm |
D. | 625 nm, 500 nm |
Answer» E. | |
21. |
A metal ball of mass 0.1 kg is heated upto 500° C and dropped into a vessel of heat capacity 800 JK-1 and containing 0.5 kg water. The initial temperature of water and vessel is 30°C. What is the approximate percentage increment in the temperature of the water? [Take, specific heat capacities of water and metal are respectively 4200 Jkg-1 K-1 and 400 Jkg-1 K-1] |
A. | 25% |
B. | 15% |
C. | 30% |
D. | 20% |
Answer» E. | |
22. |
Bulk Modulus equals? |
A. | (-pΔV)/V |
B. | (-pV)/ΔV |
C. | (-pA)/ΔV |
D. | (-pΔV)/A |
Answer» C. (-pA)/ΔV | |
23. |
If water is flowing through a pipe of diameter 1 cm at 100 m/s, then find its viscosity (in Pa.s) if the Reynolds number of the flow is 1000 |
A. | 10 |
B. | 0.1 |
C. | 100 |
D. | 1 |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
A rod, of length L at room temperature and uniform area of cross section A, is made of a metal having coefficient of linear expansion α/°C. It is observed that an external compressive force F, is applied on each of its ends, prevents any change in the length of the rod, when its temperature rises by ΔTK. Young's modulus, Y, for this metal is: |
A. | \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{{\rm{A}}\alpha {\rm{\Delta T}}}}\) |
B. | \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{{\rm{A}}\alpha \left( {{\rm{\Delta T}} - 273} \right)}}\) |
C. | \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{2{\rm{A}}\alpha {\rm{\Delta T}}}}\) |
D. | \(\frac{{2{\rm{F}}}}{{{\rm{A}}\alpha {\rm{\Delta T}}}}\) |
Answer» B. \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{{\rm{A}}\alpha \left( {{\rm{\Delta T}} - 273} \right)}}\) | |
25. |
A circular rod of 100 mm diameter and 500 mm length is subjected to a tensile force of 1000 kN. Determined the modulus of rigidity (G) if E = 2 × 105 N/mm2 and Poisson’s ratio = 0.3. |
A. | 0.335 × 105 N/mm2 |
B. | 0.555 × 105 N/mm2 |
C. | 0.7692 × 105 N/mm2 |
D. | 0.2256 × 105 N/mm2 |
Answer» D. 0.2256 × 105 N/mm2 | |
26. |
For small deformations, the stress and strain are proportional to each other. What is this known as? |
A. | Hooke ’s law |
B. | Gauss's Law |
C. | Henry's Law |
D. | Joule's Law |
Answer» B. Gauss's Law | |
27. |
If the Young's Modulus of a metal wire of cross section area 4 mm2, experiencing 108 N of force is 1015 N/m2, then it is under how much strain? |
A. | 0.25 |
B. | 0.05 |
C. | 0.025 |
D. | 0.005 |
Answer» D. 0.005 | |
28. |
From among the given options, Poisson’s ratio is the highest for: |
A. | wood |
B. | rubber |
C. | iron |
D. | copper |
Answer» C. iron | |
29. |
Following figure shows two processes A and B for a gas. If ∆QA and ∆QB are the amount of heat absorbed by the system in two cases, and ∆UA and ∆UB are changes in internal energies, respectively, then: |
A. | ΔQA < ΔQB, ΔUA < ΔUB |
B. | ΔQA > ΔQB, ΔUA > ΔUB |
C. | ΔQA > ΔQB, ΔUA = ΔUB |
D. | ΔQA = ΔQB, ΔUA = ΔUB |
Answer» D. ΔQA = ΔQB, ΔUA = ΔUB | |
30. |
By what name is the analysis procedure based on Hooke's law known? |
A. | Linear analysis |
B. | Differential analysis |
C. | Graphical analysis |
D. | diagrammatic analysis |
Answer» B. Differential analysis | |
31. |
If a 2 m long copper wire extends by 1 mm when it is experiencing 5 × 109 N/m2 stress, then the Young's Modulus of this wire is ___________. |
A. | 1013 N /m2 |
B. | 1011 N/m2 |
C. | 2.5 × 1013 N/m2 |
D. | 2.5 × 1011 N/m2 |
Answer» B. 1011 N/m2 | |
32. |
A solid sphere, of radius R acquires a terminal velocity v1 when falling (due to gravity) through a viscous fluid having a coefficient of viscosity η. The sphere is broken into 27 identical solid spheres. If each of these spheres acquires a terminal velocity, v2, when falling through the same fluid, the ratio \(\left( {\frac{{{{\rm{v}}_1}}}{{{{\rm{v}}_2}}}} \right)\) equals: |
A. | 9 |
B. | 1/27 |
C. | 1/9 |
D. | 27 |
Answer» B. 1/27 | |
33. |
Poisson ratio is defined as |
A. | Lateral strain divided by longitudinal strain |
B. | Longitudinal strain divided by lateral strain |
C. | Longitudinal strain divided by shearing strain |
D. | Lateral strain times longitudinal strain |
Answer» B. Longitudinal strain divided by lateral strain | |
34. |
If the Reynold's number is greater than 100000, then the flow is ______. |
A. | Uniform |
B. | Laminar |
C. | Turbulent |
D. | Streamline |
Answer» D. Streamline | |
35. |
A wire of length L and cross-sectional area A is made of material of Young's modulus Y. If the wire is stretched by the amount x, then the work done is |
A. | \(\frac{{YA{x^2}}}{{2L}}\) |
B. | \(\frac{{YA{x^2}}}{L}\) |
C. | \(\frac{{YAx}}{{2L}}\) |
D. | \(YA{x^2}L\) |
Answer» B. \(\frac{{YA{x^2}}}{L}\) | |
36. |
A 15 g mass of nitrogen gas is enclosed in a vessel at a temperature 27°C. Amount of heat transferred to the gas, so that rms velocity of molecules is doubled, is about:[Take R = 8.3 J/K mole] |
A. | 0.9 kJ |
B. | 6 kJ |
C. | 10 kJ |
D. | 14 kJ |
Answer» D. 14 kJ | |
37. |
In a typical stress-strain curve for a metal wire, the point till where the body still returns to its original dimension when the load is removed is known as _____________. |
A. | Yield point |
B. | Fracture point |
C. | Deformation point |
D. | Plastic point |
Answer» B. Fracture point | |
38. |
Out of solid, liquid and gas which has maximum elasticity ? |
A. | Solid |
B. | Gas |
C. | Liquid |
D. | Cannot be compared |
Answer» B. Gas | |
39. |
Choose the wrong statement regarding moduli of elasticity. |
A. | Greater the value of moduli of elasticity, more elastic is material |
B. | With rise in temperature, elasticity of material decreases. |
C. | For incompressible fluids the bulk modulus is infinite |
D. | Shear modulus of material increases with rise in temperature |
Answer» E. | |
40. |
A boy's catapult is made of rubber cord which is 42 cm long, with 6 mm diameter of cross-section and of negligible mass. The boy keeps a stone weighing 0.02 kg on it and stretches the cord by 20 cm by applying a constant force. When released, the stone flies off with a velocity of 20 ms-1. Neglect the change in area of cross-section of the cord while stretched. The Young's modulus of rubber is closest to: |
A. | 106 Nm-2 |
B. | 104 Nm-2 |
C. | 108 Nm-2 |
D. | 103 Nm-2 |
Answer» B. 104 Nm-2 | |
41. |
In an environment, brass and steel wires of length 1 m each with areas of cross section 1 mm2 are used. The wires are connected in series and one end of the combined wire is connected to a rigid support and other end is subjected to elongation. The stress required to produce a net elongation of 0.2 mm is,[Given, the Young’s modulus for steel and brass are, respectively, 120 × 109 N/m2 and 60 × 109 N/m2] |
A. | 8 × 106 N/m2 |
B. | 4.0 × 106 N/m2 |
C. | 1.8 × 106 N/m2 |
D. | 0.2 × 106 N/m2 |
Answer» B. 4.0 × 106 N/m2 | |
42. |
At 40°C, a brass wire of 1 mm radius is hung from the ceiling. A small mass, M is hung from the free end of the wire. When the wire is cooled down from 40°C to 20°C it regains its original length of 0.2 m. The value of M is close to:(Coefficient of linear expansion and Young's modulus of brass are 10-5/℃ and 1011 N/m2, respectively; g = 10 ms-2) |
A. | 9 kg |
B. | 0.5 kg |
C. | 1.5 kg |
D. | 0.9 kg |
Answer» B. 0.5 kg | |
43. |
A uniform cylindrical rod of length ‘L’ and radius ‘r’, is made from a material whose Young's modulus of elasticity equals ‘Y’. When this rod is heated by temperature ‘T’ and simultaneously subjected to a net longitudinal compressional force ‘F’, its length remains unchanged. The coefficient of volume expansion, of the material of the rod, is (nearly) equal to: |
A. | \(\frac{{9{\rm{F}}}}{{\left( {{\rm{\pi }}{{\rm{r}}^2}{\rm{YT}}} \right)}}\) |
B. | \(\frac{{6{\rm{F}}}}{{\left( {{\rm{\pi }}{{\rm{r}}^2}{\rm{YT}}} \right)}}\) |
C. | \(\frac{{3{\rm{F}}}}{{\left( {{\rm{\pi }}{{\rm{r}}^2}{\rm{YT}}} \right)}}\) |
D. | \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{\left( {3{\rm{\pi }}{{\rm{r}}^2}{\rm{YT}}} \right)}}\) |
Answer» D. \(\frac{{\rm{F}}}{{\left( {3{\rm{\pi }}{{\rm{r}}^2}{\rm{YT}}} \right)}}\) | |
44. |
Calculate the Reynolds number for a liquid of density 1 g/cm3, viscosity 8 × 10-4 Pa.s flowing at 0.5 m/s through a pipe of diameter 4 cm? |
A. | 2500 |
B. | 40000 |
C. | 25000 |
D. | 4000 |
Answer» D. 4000 | |
45. |
If a force 'F' is applied to stretch a wire of diameter 'd', of length 'L' and which is made of a material of Young's Modulus (Y) then the extension caused in it is equal to ___________. |
A. | 4FY/(πLd2) |
B. | 4FL/(πYd2) |
C. | 2FL/(πYd2) |
D. | 2FY/(πLd2) |
Answer» C. 2FL/(πYd2) | |
46. |
In the relation, stress = k × strain, k is __________________. |
A. | spring constant |
B. | relative density |
C. | modulus of elasticity |
D. | factor of plasticity |
Answer» D. factor of plasticity | |
47. |
A mode of fracture that is attended by extensive plastic deformation is called |
A. | brittle fracture |
B. | ductile fracture |
C. | plastic fracture |
D. | fatigue fracture |
Answer» C. plastic fracture | |
48. |
In an experiment it is found that the bulk modulus (K) of a material is equal to its shear modulus (G). The Poisson's ratio is |
A. | 0.125 |
B. | 0.25 |
C. | 0.375 |
D. | 0.5 |
Answer» B. 0.25 | |
49. |
IN_WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_TEST_SPECIMEN_IS_IN_THE_FORM_OF_CANTILEVER_BEAM??$ |
A. | Izod test |
B. | Rockwell harness test |
C. | Charpy test |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» B. Rockwell harness test | |
50. |
WHAT_TYPE_OF_WEAR_OCCURS_DUE_TO_AN_INTERACTION_OF_SURFACES_DUE_TO_ADHESION_OF_THE_METALS??$ |
A. | Adhesive wear |
B. | Abrasive wear |
C. | Fretting wear |
D. | Erosive wear |
Answer» B. Abrasive wear | |