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				This section includes 180 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | In which of the following milling machine, the table can be tilted in a vertical plane by providing a swivel arrangement at the knee? | 
| A. | Universal milling machine | 
| B. | Plain milling machine | 
| C. | Omniversal milling machine | 
| D. | Hand milling machine | 
| Answer» D. Hand milling machine | |
| 2. | 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 | |
| 3. | A right hand tool on a lathe cuts most efficiently when it travels | 
| A. | from left to right end of the lathe bed | 
| B. | from right to left end of the lathe bed | 
| C. | with the help of a compound slide | 
| D. | across the bed | 
| Answer» C. with the help of a compound slide | |
| 4. | Dielectric is used in | 
| A. | electro-chemical machining | 
| B. | ultra-sonic machining | 
| C. | electro-discharge machining | 
| D. | laser machining | 
| Answer» D. laser machining | |
| 5. | The type of reamer used for reaming soft aluminium or copper, is | 
| A. | straight fluted reamer | 
| B. | left hand spiral fluted reamer | 
| C. | right hand spiral fluted reamer | 
| D. | any one of these | 
| Answer» C. right hand spiral fluted reamer | |
| 6. | The tool material, for faster machining, should have | 
| A. | wear resistance | 
| B. | red hardness | 
| C. | toughness | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | The snag grinding is done | 
| A. | to produce good surface finish and high degree of accuracy | 
| B. | to remove considerable amount of metal without regard to accuracy of the finished surface | 
| C. | to grind exterior cylindrical surfaces | 
| D. | any one of the above | 
| Answer» C. to grind exterior cylindrical surfaces | |
| 8. | 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 | |
| 9. | The purpose of jigs and fixtures is to | 
| A. | increase machining accuracy | 
| B. | facilitate interchangeability | 
| C. | decrease expenditure on quality control | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | The lathe spindles are usually made hollow and provided with | 
| A. | internal taper | 
| B. | external taper | 
| C. | internal and external taper | 
| D. | no taper | 
| Answer» B. external taper | |
| 11. | In a single point tool, the angle between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a line drawn from the point perpendicular to the base, is known as | 
| A. | side relief angle | 
| B. | end relief angle | 
| C. | back rake angle | 
| D. | side rake angle | 
| Answer» C. back rake angle | |
| 12. | The surface finish is improved by the increase in | 
| A. | cutting speed | 
| B. | nose radius | 
| C. | true rake angle | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. | 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 | |
| 14. | A taper 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» C. full threads for the whole of its length | |
| 15. | Climb milling is chosen while machining because | 
| A. | the chip thickness increase gradually | 
| B. | it enables the cutter to dig in and start the cut | 
| C. | the specific power consumption is reduced | 
| D. | better surface finish can be obtained | 
| Answer» C. the specific power consumption is reduced | |
| 16. | The material which on machining produces chips with built up edge is | 
| A. | brittle material | 
| B. | tough material | 
| C. | hard material | 
| D. | ductile material | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. | 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 | |
| 18. | 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 | |
| 19. | Ceramic tools are fixed to tool body by | 
| A. | soldering | 
| B. | brazing | 
| C. | welding | 
| D. | clamping | 
| Answer» C. welding | |
| 20. | The helix angle of a drill is __________ for drilling brass. | 
| A. | equal to 30° | 
| B. | less than 30° | 
| C. | more than 30° | 
| Answer» C. more than 30° | |
| 21. | 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 | |
| 22. | The chamfering is an operation of | 
| A. | bevelling 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. | enlarging the end of a hole cylindrically | 
| Answer» B. embossing a diamond shaped pattern on the surface of a workpiece | |
| 23. | The hard grade grinding wheels are denoted by the letters | 
| A. | to | 
| B. | to | 
| C. | to | 
| D. | to | 
| Answer» D. to | |
| 24. | The tailstock set over required to turn a taper on the entire length of a workpiece having diameters and is | 
| A. | D - d | 
| Answer» D. | |
| 25. | 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 | |
| 26. | The addition of lead, sulphur and phosphorus to low carbon steels, help to | 
| A. | reduce built up edge | 
| B. | break up chips | 
| C. | improve machinability | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 27. | In oblique cutting of metals, the cutting edge of the tool is | 
| A. | perpendicular to the workpiece | 
| B. | perpendicular to the direction of tool travel | 
| C. | parallel to the direction of tool travel | 
| D. | inclined at an angle less than 90° to the direction of tool travel | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | The size of a shaper is given by | 
| A. | stroke length | 
| B. | motor power | 
| C. | mass of machine | 
| D. | rate size | 
| Answer» B. motor power | |
| 29. | The main purpose of a boring operation, as compared to drilling, is to | 
| A. | drill a hole | 
| B. | finish the drilled hole | 
| C. | correct the hole | 
| D. | enlarge the existing hole | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. | Chip breakers are used to | 
| A. | increase tool life | 
| B. | remove chips from bed | 
| C. | break the chips into short segments | 
| D. | to minimise heat generation | 
| Answer» D. to minimise heat generation | |
| 31. | 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. | |
| 32. | When the tool moves parallel to the lathe axis, the movement is termed as | 
| A. | cross feed | 
| B. | angular feed | 
| C. | longitudinal feed | 
| D. | any one of these | 
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 33. | In the relation = , the value of n for ceramic tools is | 
| A. | 0.1 to 0.2 | 
| B. | 0.20 to 0.25 | 
| C. | 0.25 to 0.40 | 
| D. | 0.40 to 0.55 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 34. | The size of abrasive grain required in a grinding wheel depends upon the | 
| A. | amount of material to be removed | 
| B. | hardness of material being ground | 
| C. | finish desired | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» C. finish desired | |
| 35. | 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 | |
| 36. | 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 | |
| 37. | The high cutting speed and large rake angle of the tool will result in the formation of | 
| A. | continuous chips | 
| B. | discontinuous chip | 
| C. | continuous chips with built up edge | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» B. discontinuous chip | |
| 38. | 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 | |
| 39. | The grade of grinding wheel depends upon | 
| A. | hardness of the material being ground | 
| B. | speed of wheel and work | 
| C. | condition of grinding machine | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | Gears can be best produced on mass production by | 
| A. | shaping | 
| B. | casting | 
| C. | forming | 
| D. | hobbing | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | In a plain milling machine, the table can be moved | 
| A. | longitudinally | 
| B. | crosswise | 
| C. | vertically | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 42. | In drilling operation, the metal is removed by | 
| A. | shearing | 
| B. | extrusion | 
| C. | shearing and extrusion | 
| D. | shearing and compression | 
| Answer» D. shearing and compression | |
| 43. | A single point tool has | 
| A. | rake angle | 
| B. | cutting angle | 
| C. | lip angle | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. | In hot machining, the work is heated by | 
| A. | simple heating | 
| B. | flame heating | 
| C. | induction heating | 
| D. | any one of these | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 45. | The tap used to cut threads in a blind hole is | 
| A. | taper tap | 
| B. | second tap | 
| C. | bottoming tap | 
| D. | any one of these | 
| Answer» D. any one of these | |
| 46. | A jig is defined as a device which | 
| A. | holds and locates a workpiece and guides and controls one or more cutting tools | 
| B. | holds and locates a workpiece during an inspection or for a manufacturing operation | 
| C. | is used to check the accuracy of workpiece | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» B. holds and locates a workpiece during an inspection or for a manufacturing operation | |
| 47. | Jigs are used | 
| A. | for holding and guiding the tool in drilling, reaming or tapping operations | 
| B. | for holding the work in milling, grinding, planing or turning operations | 
| C. | to check the accuracy of workpiece | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. for holding the work in milling, grinding, planing or turning operations | |
| 48. | When the grinding wheel is marked by the letters from to , it indicates that the grinding wheel is of hard grade. | 
| A. | True | 
| B. | False | 
| Answer» C. | |
| 49. | A 15 mm drilling machine means that it can drill a hole | 
| A. | of maximum diameter 15 mm | 
| B. | in 15 mm thick plates | 
| C. | having cross-sectional area of 15 mm | 
| D. | none of these | 
| Answer» B. in 15 mm thick plates | |
| 50. | An open structure of a grinding wheel is used for | 
| A. | soft materials | 
| B. | tough materials | 
| C. | ductile materials | 
| D. | all of these | 
| Answer» E. | |