Technical Test- Mechanical Engineering Duration: 90 Minutes Note: There are no Negative Marking and Each question carry

equal marks. Marks: 100

1. Segmental chips are formed during machining A.mild steel B. cast iron C. high speed steel D.high carbon steel 2. Cemented carbide tool tips are produced by powder metallurgy. A. True B. False 3. If the diameter of the hole is subject to considerable variation, then for locating in jigs and fixtures, the pressure type of locator used is A.conical locator B. cylindrical locator C. diamond pin locator D.vee locator 4. Side rake angle of a single point cutting tool is the angle A.by which the face of the tool is inclined towards back B. by which the face of the tool is inclined sideways between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a plane at C. right angles to the centre line of the point of the tool D. between the surface of the flank immediately below the point and a line drawn from the point perpendicular to the base

5. Internal gears can be made by A.hobbing B. shaping with pinion cutter C. shaping with rack cutter D.milling 6. In order to prevent tool from rubbing the work __________ on tools are provided. A.rake angles B. relief angles 7. The silicon carbide abrasive is chiefly used for grinding A.cemented carbide B. ceramic C. cast iron D.all of these
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8. Drilling is an example of A.orthogonal cutting B. oblique cutting C. simple cutting D.uniform cutting 9. A round nose tool may be fed eitner from left to right end or from right to left end of the lathe bed. A. Yes B.No 10. 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

11. A fine grained grinding wheel is used to grind hard materials. A. Correct B.Incorrect 12. Cast iron during machining produces A.continuous chips B. discontinuous chips C. continuous chips with built-up-edge D.none of these 13. A single point thread cutting tool should ideally have A.zero rake angle B. positive rake angle C. negative rake angle D.point angle 14. The work or surface speed for cylindrical grinding varies from A.5 to 10 m/min B. 10 to 20 m/min C. 20 to 30 m/min D.40 to 60 m/min 15. The cutting tool in a milling machine is mounted on A.spindle B. arbor C. column D.knee
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16. The tool made of cemented carbide wear out faster at A.slow speeds B. medium speeds C. fast speeds D.very fast speeds 17. A push broach as compared to pull broach A.has less number of teeth B. is short and stocky C. removes less material for each pass of the tool D.all of the above 18. Twist drills are made of A.high speed steel B. carbon steel C. stainless steel D.either (a) or (b) 19. A twist drill is a A.side cutting tool B. front cutting tool C. end cutting tool D.none of these 20. The rake angle required to machine brass by high speed steel tool is A.0 B. 10 C. 20 D.-10 21. The lip angle of a single point tool is usually A.20 to 40 B. 40 to 60 C. 60 to 80 D.none of these 22. The average cutting speed for turning brass with a high speed steel tool is A.15 to 19 m/min B. 25 to 31 m/min C. 60 to 90 m/min 23. The maximum production of small and slender parts is done by A.watch maker's lathe B. sliding head stock automatic lathe
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C. multispindle automatic lathe D.capastan lathe 24. Side rake angle on tools is provided to control chip flow. A.True B.False 25. The method of grinding used to produce a straight or tapered surface on a workpiece, is A.internal cylindrical grinding B. form grinding C. external cylindrical grinding D.surface grinding Answer & Explanation 26. A fixture does not guide the tool. A.Correct

B.Incorrect

27. Crater wear occurs mainly on the A.nose part, front relief face and side relief face of the cutting tool B. face of the cutting tool at a short distance from the cutting edge only C. cutting edge only D.front face only 28. Gear lapping is an operation A.after heat treatment B. prior to heat treatment C. for gear reconditioning D.none of these 29. The facing 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.machining the ends of a workpiece to produce a flat surface square with the axis
30. A fixture 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 31. A drill considered as a cutting tool having zero rake, is known as a A.flat drill B. straight fluted drill C. parallel shank twist drill D.tapered shank twist drill 32. Which of the following statement is wrong about ultra-sonic machining? A.It is best suited for machining hard and brittle materials. B. It cuts materials at very slow speeds. C. It removes large amount of material. D.It produces good surface finish. 33. In oblique cutting system, the maximum chip thickness occurs at the middle. A.Correct B.Incorrect 34. Larger end cutting edge angle __________ tool life. A.increases B. decreases C. does not effect 35. The lead screw of a lathe has __________ threads. A.single start B. double start C. multi-start D.any one of these 36. A left 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 37. The correct sequence of tool materials in increasing order of their ability to retain their hot hardness is A.carbide, ceramic, cermet, borazon B. ceramic, carbide, borazon, cermet C. cermet, carbide, ceramic, borazon D.borazon, ceramic, carbide, cermet
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38. Which of the following statement is incorrect with reference of lathe cutting tools? A.The flank of the tool is the surface or surfaces below and adjacent to the cutting edges B. The nose is the corner, arc or chamfer joining the side cutting and the end cutting edges C. The heel is that part of the tool which is shaped to produce the cutting edges and face D.The base is that surface of the shank which bears against the support and takes tangent pressure of the cut 39. In the relation VTn = C, the value of n for carbide 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 40. In up 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 41. The machining of titanium is difficult due to A.high thermal conductivity of titanium B. chemical reaction between tool and work C. low tool-chip contact area D.none of these 42. In orthogonal cutting system, the maximum chip thickness occurs at the middle. A.Correct B.Incorrect 43. Lapping 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 producing a hole by removing metal along the circumference of a hollow D. cutting tool

44. The different spindle speeds on a lathe form A.arithmetical progression B. geometrical progression C. harmonical progression D.any one of these 45. If the helix angle of the drill is made __________ 30, then the torque required to drive the drill at a given feed will be more. A.equal to B. less than C. more than 46. The angle included between the two lips projected upon a plane parallel to the drill axis and paralled to the two cutting lips, is called helix angle. A.Correct B.Incorrect 47. In hot machining, tool is made of A.tungsten carbide B. brass or copper C. diamond D.stainless steel 48. In ultra-sonic machining, the metal is removed by A.using abrasive slurry between the tool and work B. direct contact of tool with the work C. maintaining an electrolyte between the work and tool in a very small gap between the two D.erosion caused by rapidly recurring spark discharges between the tool and work 49. The velocity of tool relative to the workpiece is known as cutting velocity. A.True B.False 50. Grinding wheels should be tested for balance A.only at the time of manufacture B. before starting the grinding operation C. at the end of grinding operation D.occasionally 51.. The example of snag grinding is A.trimming the surface left by sprues and risers on castings B. grinding the parting line left on castings C. removing flash on forgings D.all of these
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52. The angle between the shear plane and __________ is called shear angle. A.work surface B. tool face 53. In machining soft materials, a tool with negative relief angle is used. A.Correct B.Incorrect 54. Which of the following parameters influence the axial feed rate in centreless grinding? A.Regulating wheel diameter B. Speed of the regulating wheel C. Angle between the axes of grinding and regulating wheels D.all of the above 55. The lathe spindles are usually made hollow and provided with A.internal taper B. external taper C. internal and external taper D.no taper 56. The top and sides of the table of a shaper usually have A.L-type slots B. T-type slots C. I-type slots D.any one of these 57. The binding material used in cemented carbide tools is A.tungsten B. chromium C. silicon D.cobalt 58. In machining metals, chips break due to __________ of work material. A.toughness B. ductility C. elasticity D.work hardening 59. For softer materials, the point angle of the drill is kept A.equal to 118 B. less than 118 C. more than 118 D.any one of these

60. When the backgear is engaged in a backgeared headstock, the spindle speed reduces considerably. B.Disagree A.Agree 61. In continuous chip cutting, the maximum heat is taken by the cutting tool. A.Yes B.No 62. Which of the following statement is correct regarding grinding of high carbon steel? A.Grinding at high speed results in the reduction of chip thickness and cutting forces per grit. B. Aluminium oxide wheels are employed. C. The grinding wheel has to be of open structure. D.all of the above 63. The rear teeth of a broach A.perform burnishing operation B. remove minimum metal C. remove maximum metal D.remove no metal 64. High speed steel drills can be operated at about __________ the speed of high carbon steel drills. A.one-half B. one-fourth C. double D.four times 65. When the end of a tap is tapered for about three or four threads, it is known as a A.taper tap B. bottoming tap C. second tap D.none of these 66. Crater wear is predominant in A.carbon tool steels B. tungsten carbide tools C. high speed steel tools D.ceramic tools 67. The method of centreless grinding used to produce taper is A.infeed grinding
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B. through feed grinding C. endfeed grinding D.any one of these

68. In a shaper, the length of stroke is increased by A.increasing the centre distance of bull gear and crank pin B. decreasing the centre distance of bull gear and crank pin C. increasing the length of the arm D.decreasing the length of the slot in the slotted lever 69. Carbon tool steels have low-heat and wear-resistance. A.Correct B.Incorrect 70. 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 71. The abrasive recommended for grinding materials of high tensile strength is A.silicon carbide B. aluminium oxide C. sand stone D.diamond 72. The factor responsible for the formation of continuous chips with built up edge is A.low cutting speed and large rake angle B. low cutting speed and small rake angle C. high cutting speed and large rake angle D.high cutting speed and small rake angle 73. An important geometrical quantity in the cutting of metals which can be used as a criterion for machinability of metals is A.cutting speed B. feed rate C. shear angle D.tool geometry

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74. In centreless grinding, the surface speed of regulating wheel is A.5 to 15 m/min B. 15 to 60 m/min C. 60 to 90 m/min D.90 to 120 m/min 75. In metal cutting, use of low feeds and high cutting speeds is desired when the objective is A.high metal removal rate B. dry machining C. use of soft cutting tool D.surface finish 76. The angle on which the strength of the tool depends is A.rake angle B. cutting angle C. clearance angle D.lip angle 77. Larger than 15 side cutting edge angle A.increases tool life B. decreases tool life C. produces chipping and decreases tool life D.results in excessive stress concentration and greater heat generation 78. Which of the following statement is correct for orthogonal cutting system? A.The cutting edge of the tool is perpendicular to the direction of tool travel. B. The cutting edge clears the width of the workpiece on either ends. The chip flows over the tool face and the direction of the chip flow C. velocity is normal to the cutting edge. D.all of the above 79. The angle made by the face of the tool and the plane parallel to the base of cutting tool is called A.rake angle B. cutting angle C. clearance angle D.lip angle 80. In case of turning, as the machining proceeds, the spindle speed must __________ with the decrease in diameter of work. B.Increase A.decrease
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81. Back rake angle of a single point tool is the angle by which the face of the tool is inclined towards back. A.Agree B.Disagree 82. As the cutting speed increases, tool life decreases. A.Yes B.No 83. 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 84. Thread grinding requires work speed from A.1 to 3 m/min B. 5 to 10 m/min C. 10 to 14 m/min D.14 to 20 m/min 85. Threading is an operation of A.smoothing and squaring the surface around a hole B. sizing and finishing a small diameter hole C. producing a hole by removing metal along the circumference of a hollow cutting tool D.cutting helical grooves on the external cylindrical surface 86. Glazing in grinding wheels can be decreased by A.using a harder wheel or by increasing the wheel speed B. using a softer wheel or by decreasing the wheel speed C. using a harder wheel or by decreasing the wheel speed D.using a softer wheel or by increasing the wheel speed 87. The cutting speed is minimum while machining __________ with a high speed steel tool. A.cast iron B. mild steel C. brass D.aluminium

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88. A process of removing metal by pushing or pulling a cutting tool is called A.up milling B. down milling C. forming D.broaching 89. The hardness of a grinding wheel is specified by A.Brinell hardness number B. Rockwel! hardness number C. Vickers pyramid number D.letter of alphabet 90. Which of the following operations can be performed with milling cutters? A.cutting key ways on shafts B. cutting external screw threads C. cutting teeth of spur gears D.all of these 91. 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. inter-related to index change gear ratio D.independent of speed and index change gear ratio 92. The swing diameter over the bed is __________ the height of the centre measured from the bed of the lathe. A.equal to B. twice C. thrice D.one-half 93. In grinding irregular, curved, tapered, convex and concave surfaces, the grinder used is A.cylindrical grinder B. internal grinder C. surface grinder D.tool and cutter grinder

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94. Down milling is also called A.conventional milling B. climb milling C. end milling D.face milling 95. Any number of equal divisions can be obtained on milling machine by A.direct indexing B. simple indexing C. compound indexing D.differential indexing 96. The depth of cut in drilling is __________ the drill diameter. A.equal to B. one-fourth C. one-half D.double 97. The type of tool used on lathe, shaper and planer is A.single point cutting tool B. two point cutting tool C. three point cutting tool D.multi-point cutting tool 98. A __________ grinding wheel is used to grind soft materials. A.coarse grained B. medium grained C. finegrained 99. 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 100. In order to grind soft material A.coarse grained grinding wheel is used B. fine grained grinding wheel is used C. medium grained grinding wheel is used D.any one of these

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