Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

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51.

Which of these are followed in case of software design process?

A. analysis occurs at start of product design with a product idea
B. analysis occurs at the end of engineering design with the srs
C. product design resolution produces the design document
D. engineering design resolution produces the srs
Answer» B. analysis occurs at the end of engineering design with the srs
52.

Which of these is not in sequence for generic problem solving strategy?

A. understand the problem
B. generate candidate solutions
C. iterate if no solution is adequate
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
53.

Software Design consists of

A. software product design
B. software engineering design
C. software product & engineering design
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
54.

RAID-1 is also known as mirroring.

A. true
B. false
Answer» B. false
55.

The minimum number of disks in RAID level 4 is five.

A. true
B. false
Answer» C.
56.

Which of the following is also known as striping?

A. raid 2
B. raid 0
C. raid 1
D. raid 2
Answer» C. raid 1
57.

Which of the following is the heart of a SCADA system?

A. plc
B. hmi
C. alarm task
D. i/o task
Answer» E.
58.

The minimum number of disks in RAID level 2 is

A. 3
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
Answer» B. 4
59.

Which of the following is not the component of a SCADA system?

A. database server
B. i/o system
C. plc controller
D. sparger controller
Answer» E.
60.

How many levels are present in a complex SCADA system?

A. 3 – levels
B. 5 – levels
C. 4 – levels
D. 6 – levels
Answer» D. 6 – levels
61.

Which of the following is used for centralized network databases?

A. raid 2
B. raid 5
C. raid 1
D. raid 2
Answer» C. raid 1
62.

The control in SCADA is

A. online control
B. direct control
C. supervisory control
D. automatic control
Answer» D. automatic control
63.

What is SCADA?

A. software
B. process
C. system
D. hardware
Answer» C. system
64.

Which of the following is an example of the SCADA system?

A. emerson delta v
B. honeywell plantscape
C. yokogawa centum
D. powerstudio deluxe
Answer» E.
65.

DCS is a

A. distributed control system
B. data control system
C. data column system
D. distributed column system
Answer» B. data control system
66.

What is the full form of SCADA?

A. supervisory control and document acquisition
B. supervisory control and data acquisition
C. supervisory column and data assessment
D. supervisory column and data assessment
Answer» C. supervisory column and data assessment
67.

When dealing with the branching code the assembler

A. replaces the target with its address
B. does not replace until the test condition is satisfied
C. finds the branch offset and replaces the branch target with it
D. replaces the target with the value specified by the dataword directive
Answer» D. replaces the target with the value specified by the dataword directive
68.

The purpose of the ORIGIN directive is

A. to indicate the starting position in memory, where the program block is to be stored
B. to indicate the starting of the computation code
C. to indicate the purpose of the code
D. to list the locations of all the registers used
Answer» B. to indicate the starting of the computation code
69.

Instructions which won’t appear in the object program are called as

A. redundant instructions
B. exceptions
C. comments
D. assembler directives
Answer» E.
70.

                     converts the programs written in assembly language into machine instructions.

A. machine compiler
B. interpreter
C. assembler
D. converter
Answer» D. converter
71.

The clearance time is indicated by

A. red
B. amber
C. green
D. white
Answer» C. green
72.

STOP sign is having

A. octagonal shape
B. circular shape
C. triangular shape
D. any shape
Answer» B. circular shape
73.

Give way sign is of

A. triangular shape
B. circular shape
C. octagonal shape
D. hexagonal shape
Answer» B. circular shape
74.

The diameter of the small size information board is?

A. 600mm
B. 900mm
C. 1200mm
D. 1500mm
Answer» B. 900mm
75.

The specifications for road signs are specified by

A. irc 6
B. irc 21
C. irc 67
D. irc 97
Answer» D. irc 97
76.

Which type of board should be installed if the speed limit is 100kmph?

A. small
B. medium
C. large
D. not required
Answer» D. not required
77.

The maximum number of conflict points is formed in

A. one way regulation on one road
B. one way regulation on two roads
C. two way regulation on one road
D. two way regulation on both roads
Answer» E.
78.

The total conflict points at a junction on both two way roads are?

A. one
B. four
C. five
D. six
Answer» E.
79.

Which of the following is a disadvantage in one way traffic?

A. increase in average travel speed
B. more effective coordination of signal system
C. more stream lined movement of vehicles
D. more chances of overtaking
Answer» E.
80.

The symbol when violated which may lead to offense is?

A. cautionary
B. mandatory
C. informatary
D. both informatory and cautionary
Answer» C. informatary
81.

Traffic symbols are classified into how many categories?

A. one
B. two
C. three
D. four
Answer» D. four
82.

What is the step angle of a permanent- magnet stepper motor having 8 stator poles

A. clear visibility
B. easy recognition
C. sufficient time for driver
D. traffic population
Answer» E.
83.

The minimum age for attaining a license for a geared vehicle is?

A. 16 years
B. 18 years
C. 20 years
D. 21 years
Answer» C. 20 years
84.

What is the first phase of traffic regulation?

A. driver controls
B. vehicle controls
C. traffic flow regulations
D. general controls
Answer» B. vehicle controls
85.

Which of the following phase switching sequence represents half-step operation of a VR stepper motor ?

A. a, b, c,a……..
B. a, c, b,a…….
C. ab, bc, ca, ab……..
D. a, ab, b, bc……..
Answer» E.
86.

The rotational speed of a given stepper motor is determined solely by the

A. shaft load
B. step pulse frequency
C. polarity of stator current
D. magnitude of stator current.
Answer» C. polarity of stator current
87.

The rotor of a stepper motor has no

A. windings
B. commutator
C. brushes
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
88.

If a hybrid stepper motor has a rotor pitch of 36º and a step angle of 9º, the number of its phases must be

A. 4
B. 2
C. 3
D. 6
Answer» B. 2
89.

A stepper motor having a resolution of 300 steps/rev and running at 2400 rpm has a pulse rate of- pps.

A. 4000
B. 8000
C. 6000
D. 10,000
Answer» D. 10,000
90.

A variable reluctance stepper motor is constructed of                              material with salient poles.

A. paramagnetic
B. ferromagnetic
C. diamagnetic
D. non-magnetic
Answer» C. diamagnetic
91.

Why Vref is set of ADC0848 to 2.56 V if analog input is connected to the LM35?

A. to set the step size of the sampled input
B. to set the ground for the chip
C. to provide supply to the chip
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» B. to set the ground for the chip
92.

What is signal conditioning?

A. to analyse any signal
B. conversion or modification is referred to as conditioning
C. conversion from analog to digital is signal conditioning
D. conversion from digital to analog is signal conditioning
Answer» C. conversion from analog to digital is signal conditioning
93.

What steps have to be followed for interfacing a sensor to a microcontroller 8051?

A. make the appropriate connections with the controller, adc conversion, analyse the results
B. interface sensor with adc and adc with 8051
C. interface sensor with the max232, send now to microcontroller, analyse the results
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» C. interface sensor with the max232, send now to microcontroller, analyse the results
94.

An electronic device which converts physical quantity or energy from one form to another is called

A. sensor
B. transistor
C. transducer
D. thyristor
Answer» D. thyristor
95.

What is the difference between LM 34 and LM 35 sensors?

A. one is a sensor and the other is a transducer
B. one’s output voltage corresponds to the fahrenheit temperature and the other corresponds to the celsius temperature
C. one is of low precision and the other is of higher precision
D. one requires external calibration and the other doesn’t require it
Answer» C. one is of low precision and the other is of higher precision
96.

A thermistor is a

A. sensor
B. adc
C. transducer
D. micro controller
Answer» D. micro controller
97.

The RS pin is                    for an LCD.

A. input
B. output
C. input & output
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. output
98.

Which instruction is used to select the first row first column of an LCD?

A. 0x08
B. 0x0c
C. 0x80
D. 0xc0
Answer» D. 0xc0
99.

Which of the following step/s is/are correct for sending data to an LCD?

A. set the r/w bit
B. set the e bit
C. set the rs bit
D. all of the mentioned
Answer» E.
100.

Which command is used to select the 2 lines and 5*7 matrix of an LCD?

A. 0x01
B. 0x06
C. 0x0e
D. 0x38
Answer» E.