Explore topic-wise MCQs in Mechanical Engineering.

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101.

For gas welding, the pressure desired at the welding torch for acetylene is

A. to 103 kN/m²
B. 0 to 280 kN/m²
C. 80 to 560 kN/m²
D. 60 to 840 kN/m²
Answer» B. 0 to 280 kN/m²
102.

Which of the following material can be used for making patterns?

A. luminium
B. ax
C. ead
D. ll of these
Answer» E.
103.

When a pattern is made in three parts, the ________ is known as a drag.

A. ottom part
B. iddle part
C. op part
D. one of these
Answer» B. iddle part
104.

A hacksaw blade is specified by its

A. ength
B. aterial
C. idth
D. umber of teeth
Answer» B. aterial
105.

Which one of the following material will require the largest size of riser for the same size of casting?

A. luminium
B. ast iron
C. teel
D. opper
Answer» D. opper
106.

A casting defect which occurs due to improper venting of sand is known as

A. old shuts
B. low holes
C. hift
D. well
Answer» C. hift
107.

Spot welding is used for welding

A. ap joints in plates having 0.025 mm to 1.25 mm thickness
B. ap joints in plates having thickness above 3 mm
C. utt joints in plates having 0.025 mm to 1.25 mm thickness
D. utt joints in plates having thickness above 3 mm
Answer» B. ap joints in plates having thickness above 3 mm
108.

A diamond pointed chisel is used for cutting

A. lat surfaces
B. rooves
C. ey-ways
D. -shaped grooves
Answer» E.
109.

In forehand welding, the weld is made

A. rom left to right
B. rom right to left
C. irst from left to right and then from right to left
D. ither from left to right or from right to left
Answer» C. irst from left to right and then from right to left
110.

When the dimension is expressed as $$20_{ - 0.025}^{ + 0.035}$$, then the tolerance is

A. .035 mm
B. .025 mm
C. .01 mm
D. .06 mm
Answer» E.
111.

Lancing is the operation of

A. utting a sheet of metal in a straight line along the length
B. emoval of metal to the desired shape from the edge of a plate
C. utting a sheet of metal through part of its length and then bending the cut portion
D. ending a sheet of metal along a curved axis
Answer» D. ending a sheet of metal along a curved axis
112.

A file removes the metal during

A. orward stroke
B. eturn stroke
C. oth forward and return strokes
D. one of these
Answer» B. eturn stroke
113.

When a hole or cavity to be cored is not in line with the parting surface, then a ________ is used.

A. orizontal core
B. ertical core
C. rop core
D. alanced core
Answer» D. alanced core
114.

In order to ram the sand harder at the back of the mould and softer on the pattern face, a ________ is used.

A. and slinger
B. queezing machine
C. olt machine
D. tripper plate machine
Answer» C. olt machine
115.

In order to produce uniform packing of sand in the moulds, a _________ is used.

A. and slinger
B. queezing machine
C. olt machine
D. tripper plate machine
Answer» B. queezing machine
116.

A jolt machine is used to

A. am the sand harder at the pattern face with decreasing hardness towards the back of the mould
B. am the sand harder at the back of the mould and softer on the pattern face
C. roduce uniform sand hardness throughout the mould
D. roduce uniform packing of sand in the mould
Answer» B. am the sand harder at the back of the mould and softer on the pattern face
117.

A rip saw

A. s a two man saw
B. s used for cutting along the grains of wood
C. as a narrow blade with two wooden handles
D. ll of the above
Answer» C. as a narrow blade with two wooden handles
118.

For welding plates of thickness more than 12.5 mm, its edges

A. o not require bevelling
B. hould be bevelled to a single-V or U-groove
C. hould have a double-V or U-groove on one side
D. hould have a double-V or U-groove on both sides
Answer» E.
119.

The oxygen cylinder is usually painted with

A. lack colour
B. hite colour
C. aroon colour
D. ellow colour
Answer» B. hite colour
120.

The acetylene cylinder is usually painted with

A. lack colour
B. hite colour
C. aroon colour
D. ellow colour
Answer» D. ellow colour
121.

The temperature of the inner luminous cone of neutral flame is about

A. 000°C
B. 250°C
C. 100°C
D. 200°C
Answer» E.
122.

The operation of cutting of a flat sheet to the desired shape is called

A. hearing
B. iercing
C. unching
D. lanking
Answer» E.
123.

Green sand is a mixture of

A. 0% sand and 70% clay
B. 0% sand and 50% clay
C. 0% sand and 30% clay
D. 0% sand and 10% clay
Answer» D. 0% sand and 10% clay
124.

A neutral flame is obtained by supplying

A. qual volumes of oxygen and acetylene
B. ore volume of oxygen and less volume of acetylene
C. ore volume of acetylene and less volume of oxygen
D. one of the above
Answer» B. ore volume of oxygen and less volume of acetylene
125.

Linde welding uses

A. eutral flame and rightward technique
B. xidizing flame and leftward technique
C. eutral flame and leftward technique
D. arburising flame and rightward technique
Answer» E.
126.

In a simple die

A. wo or more operations are performed simultaneously at the single stroke of the ram
B. wo or more cutting operations are performed at one station of the press in every stroke of the ram
C. oth cutting and non-cutting operations are performed at one station of the press in every stroke of the ram
D. one of the above
Answer» E.
127.

In a compound die

A. nly one operation is performed at each stroke of the ram
B. wo or more operations are performed simultaneously at the single stroke of the ram
C. wo or more cutting operations are performed at one station of the press in every stroke of the ram
D. oth cutting and non-cutting operations are performed at one station of the press in every stroke of the ram
Answer» D. oth cutting and non-cutting operations are performed at one station of the press in every stroke of the ram
128.

Riddle is used for

A. moothing and cleaning out depressions in the mould
B. leaning the moulding sand
C. oistening the sand around the edge before removing pattern
D. einforcement of sand in the top part of moulding box
Answer» C. oistening the sand around the edge before removing pattern
129.

The welding set up is said to have straight polarity, when

A. ork is connected to the positive terminal and the electrode holder to the negative terminal
B. ork is connected to the negative terminal and the electrode holder to the positive terminal
C. ork is connected to the positive terminal and the electrode holder is earthed
D. ork is connected to the negative terminal and the electrode holder is earthed
Answer» B. ork is connected to the negative terminal and the electrode holder to the positive terminal
130.

The process of increasing the cross-section of a bar at the expense of its length, is called

A. rawing down
B. psetting
C. pinning
D. eening
Answer» C. pinning
131.

The process of decreasing the cross-section of a bar and increasing its length, is called

A. rawing down
B. psetting
C. pinning
D. eening
Answer» B. psetting
132.

Cutting and forming operations can be performed in a single operation in a

A. imple die
B. rogressive die
C. ompound die
D. ombination die
Answer» E.
133.

In permanent mould casting method

A. olten metal is poured in a metallic mould, retained in the mould long enough for the outer skin to solidify and finally mould is turned over to remove molten metal still in molten condition
B. olten metal is poured and allowed to solidify while the mould is revolving
C. olten metal is forced into mould under high pressure
D. one of the above
Answer» E.
134.

The binder commonly used in making oil sand, is

A. lay type binder
B. rganic type binder
C. norganic type binder
D. ny one of these
Answer» C. norganic type binder
135.

When the file is moved to and fro over the work, it is known as

A. ross filing
B. raw filing
C. ull and push filing
D. one of these
Answer» C. ull and push filing
136.

The minimum size of a bloom is

A. cm × 5 cm
B. 0 cm × 10 cm
C. 5 cm × 15 cm
D. 0 cm × 20 cm
Answer» D. 0 cm × 20 cm
137.

The oxyacetylene gas used in gas welding produce a flame temperature of

A. 800°C
B. 100°C
C. 400°C
D. 200°C
Answer» E.
138.

In a gas welding of mild steel using an oxyacetylene flame, the total amount of acetylene consumed is 10 litres. The oxygen consumption from the cylinder is

A. litres
B. 0 litres
C. 5 litres
D. 0 litres
Answer» C. 5 litres
139.

The hot working of metals is carried out

A. t the recrystallisation temperature
B. elow the recrystallisation temperature
C. bove the recrystallisation temperature
D. t any temperature
Answer» D. t any temperature
140.

The width of slot cut by a hacksaw blade is _______ the width of the blade.

A. qual to
B. ess than
C. reater than
D. one of these
Answer» D. one of these
141.

Most of the oxyacetylene welding is done with

A. eutral flame
B. xidizing flame
C. arburising flame
D. ll of these
Answer» B. xidizing flame
142.

To prevent the body of the blade from jamming in the saw cut, the teeth of blade are

A. trengthened
B. harpened
C. et
D. ll of these
Answer» D. ll of these
143.

In electric resistance welding, voltage required for heating is

A. to 5 volts
B. to 10 volts
C. 1 to 20 volts
D. 0 to 100 volts
Answer» C. 1 to 20 volts
144.

In backhand welding, the angle between the welding torch and the work is kept as

A. 0°-40°
B. 0°-50°
C. 0°-60°
D. 0°-70°
Answer» C. 0°-60°
145.

In forehand welding, the angle between the welding rod and the work is kept as

A. 0°-40°
B. 0°-50°
C. 0°-60°
D. 0°-70°
Answer» B. 0°-50°
146.

The purpose of a gate is to

A. elivers molten metal into the mould cavity
B. ct as a reservoir for the molten metal
C. eed the molten metal to the casting in order to compensate for the shrinkage
D. elivers molten metal from pouring basin to gate
Answer» B. ct as a reservoir for the molten metal
147.

A progressive limit gauge has

A. Go' and 'Not go' member on the same side of the gauge
B. eparate 'Go' and 'Not go' members
C. Go' member at one end and 'Not go' member at the other end
D. one of the above
Answer» B. eparate 'Go' and 'Not go' members
148.

Carburising flame is used to weld

A. teel, cast iron, copper, aluminium etc
B. rass and bronze
C. ard surfacing materials such as stellite
D. ll of these
Answer» D. ll of these
149.

The temperature produced by oxy-hydrogen flame is about

A. 800°C
B. 100°C
C. 400°C
D. 200°C
Answer» D. 200°C
150.

The maximum flame temperature occurs

A. t the outer cone
B. t the inner cone
C. etween the outer and inner cone
D. t the torch tip
Answer» C. etween the outer and inner cone