B.A.

College of Engineering & Technology, Jamshedpur

Department of Mechanical Engineering

MCQ

Q1. The property of a material which enables it to resist fracture due to high impact loads

is known as

(a) elasticity

(b) endurance

(c) strength

(d) toughness

Q2.Resilience of a material is important, when it is subjected to

(a) combined loading

(b) fatigue

(c) thermal stresses

(d) shock loading.

Q3. Stress concentration is caused due to

(a) variation in properties of material from point to point in a member

(b) pitting at’points or areas at which loads on a member are applied

(c) abrupt change of section

(d) all of the above

Q4. Residual stress in materials

(a) acts when external load is applied

(b) becomes zero when external load is removed

(c) is independent of external loads

(d) is always harmful

Q5. Maximum principal stress theory is applicable for

(a) ductile materials

(b) brittle materials

(c) elastic materials

(d) all of the above

Q6. The type of pair formed by two elements which are so connected that one is

constrained to turn or revolve about a fixed axis of another element is known as

(a) turning pair

(b) rolling pair

(c) sliding pair

(d) spherical pair

Q7. The purpose of a link is to

(a) transmit motion

(b) guide other links

(c) act as a support

(d) all of the above

Q8. If there are L number of links in a mechanism then number of possible inversions is

equal to

(a) L + 1
(b) L – 1

(c) L

(d) L + 2

Q9. A mechanism is an assemblage of

(a) two links

(b) three links

(c) four links or more than four links

(d) all of the above

Q10. The tendency of a body to resist change from rest or motion is known as

(a) mass

(b) friction

(c) inertia

(d) resisting force

Q11. The unit of temperature in S.I. units is

(a) Centigrade

(b) Celsius

(c) Fahrenheit

(d) Kelvin

Q12. The unit of energy in S.I. units is

(a) watt

(b) joule

(c) joule/s

(d) joule/m
Q13. General gas equation is

(a) PV=nRT

(b) PV=mRT

(d) PV = C

(c) PV=KiRT

Q14. Intensive property of a system is one whose value

(a) depends on the mass of the system, like volume

(b) does not depend on the mass of the system, like temperature, pressure, etc.

(c) is not dependent on the path followed but on the state

(d) is dependent on the path followed and not on the state

Q15. Which of the following quantities is not the property of the system

(a) pressure

(b) temperature

(c) specific volume

(d) heat

Q16. A perfect gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure till its volume is double. The

final temperature is

(a) 54°C

(b) 327°C

(c) 108°C
(d) 654°C

Q17. Isotropic materials are those which have the same

(a) elastic properties in all directions

(b) stresses induced in all directions

(c) thermal properties in all directions

(d) electric and magnetic properties in all directions

Q18. Recrystallization temperature is one

(a) at which crystals first start forming from molten metal when it is cooled

(b) at which new spherical crystals first begin to form from the old deformed one when a

strained metal is heated

(c) at which change of allotropic form takes place

(d) at which crystals grow bigger in size

Q19. Which of the following constituents of steels is softest and least strong

(a) austenite

(b) pearlite

(c) ferrite

(d) cementite

Q20. Hardness of steel depends on

(a) amount of carbon it contains

(b) the shape and distribution of the car-bides in iron

(c) method of fabrication

(d) contents of alloying elements

Q21. Which is false statement about annealing. Annealing is done to

(a) relieve stresses

(b) harden steel slightly

(c) improve machining characteristic

(d) soften material

Q22. A fluid is said to be ideal, if it is

(a) incompressible

(b) inviscous

(c) inviscous and compressible

(d) inviscous and incompressible.

Q23.Density of water is maximum at

(a) 0°C

(b) 0°K

(c) 4°C

(d) 100°C

Q24. Mercury does not wet glass. This is due to property of liquid known as

(a) adhesion

(b) cohesion

(c) surface tension

(d) viscosity

Q25. A pressure of 25 m of head of water is equal to

(a) 25 kN/m2
(b) 245 kN/m2

(c) 2500 kN/m2

(d) 2.5kN/m2

Q26. Free surface of a liquid behaves like a sheet and tends to contract to smallest possible

area due to the

(a) force of adhesion

(b) force of cohesion

(c) force of friction

(d) force of diffusion

Q27. Metacentre is the point of intersection of

(a) vertical upward force through e.g. of body and center line of body

(b) buoyant force and the center line of body

(c) mid point between e.g. and center of buoyancy

(d) all of the above

Q28. Hot wire anemometer is used to measure

(a) pressure in gases

(b) liquid discharge

(c) pressure in liquids

(d) gas velocities

Q29. Effect of a force on a body depends upon

(a) magnitude

(b) direction

(c) position or line of action

(d) all of the above

Q30. Which of the following is a vector quantity

(a) energy

(b) mass

(c) momentum

(d) angle

Q31. Angle of friction is the

(a) angle between normal reaction and the resultant of normal reaction and the limiting
friction

(b) ratio of limiting friction and normal reaction

(c) the ratio of minimum friction force to the friction force acting when the body is just
about to move

(d) the ratio of minimum friction force to friction force acting when the body is in motion

Q32. The co-efficient of friction depends upon

(a) nature of surfaces

(b) area of contact

(c) shape of the surfaces

(d) ail of the above

Q33. The angle which an inclined plane makes with the horizontal when a body placed on it
is about to move down is known as angle of

(a) friction

(b) limiting friction

(c) repose
(d) kinematic friction

Q34. In ideal machines

(a) mechanical advantage is greater than velocity ratio

(b) mechanical advantage is equal to velocity ratio

(c) mechanical advantage is less than velocity ratio

(d) mechanical advantage is unity

Q35. the welding process by Metal Inert-Gas (MIG) welding is

a. slower than the welding process by Tungsten Inert-Gas (TIG) welding

b. faster than the welding process by Tungsten Inert-Gas (TIG) welding

c. at same speed as the welding process by Tungsten Inert-Gas (TIG) welding

d. at unpredictable speed

Q36. Which of the following is not a part of carriage of the centre lathe?

a. Tool post

b. Apron

c. Compound rest

d. Gear box controls

Q37. What is the process, in which the metal is caused to flow through a restricted orifice
to create an extremely elongated strip of uniform and comparatively smaller cross-
sectional area, called?

a. Rolling

b. Extrusion

c. Drawing
d. Spinning

Q38. Castings are usually

a. costlier than forgings

b. cheaper than forgings

c. at the same rate as forging for similar metal

d. none of the above

Q39. Thermosetting materials are

a. the plastics which can be softened even after they have set and hardened

b. the plastics which require heat and pressure to mould them into shape

c. both a. and b.

d. none of the above

Q40. In metal cutting operation, maximum heat (i.e. 80-85%) is generated in

a. the shear zone

b. the chip-tool interface zone

c. the tool-work interface zone

d. none of the above

Q41. The forces required for metal cutting operation

a. increase with increase in the feed of the tool and decreases with increase in the depth of
cut

b. decrease with increase in the feed of the tool and increases with increase in the depth of
cut

c. increase with increase in both the feed of the tool and the depth of cut
d. decrease with increase in both the feed of the tool and the depth of cut

Q42. Which of the following process has highest rate of metal removal?

a. Electric Discharge Machining (EDM)

b. Electro-Chemical Machining (ECM)

c. Ultrasonic Machining (USM)

d. Laser Beam Machining (LBM)

Q43. The surface of the single point cutting tool on which the chips formed in cutting
operation slide is called as

a. flank

b. heel

c. face

d. shank

Q44. In Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) process the metal removal is carried out
by

a. electrolysis

b. melting and vaporisation

c. fracture of work material due to impact of grains

d. none of the above

Q45. When the rate of evaporation of water is zero, the relative humidity of the air is

a. 0%

b. 100%

c. 50%
d. unpredictable

Q46. The dew point temperature is less than the wet bulb temperature for

a. saturated air

b. unsaturated air

c. both saturated and unsaturated air

d. none of the above

Q47. What is the relation between brake efficiency, internal efficiency and mechanical
efficiency?

a. ηInternal = ηMech * ηBrake

b. ηMech = ηInternal * ηBrake

c. ηBrake = ηInternal * ηMech

d. none of the above

Q48. Dalton's law of partial pressure states that

a. the total pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures
of individual gases divided by number of gases mixed

b. the total pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equal to the partial pressure of any
individual gas in the mixture

c. the total pressure of a mixture of ideal gases is equal to the sum of the partial pressures
of individual gases

d. none of the above

Q49. The dryness (x) fraction of superheated steam is taken as

a. x= 0

b. x= 0.9
c. x= 0.999

d. x= 1

Q50. PMM2 is the machine which violates ___________

a. Kelvin-Planck statement

b. Clausius statement

c. both a. and b.

d. none of the above