Mechanical Engineering – 2004

PART – A

1. Toughnes of material means:

(A) Machinability (B) Strength (C) Brittleness

2. Hardening of metals is done to:

(A) Relieve stresses (B) Improve elasticity
(C ) Remove blow holes (D) Increase resistance to wear and tear

3. Hardness of martensite is about:

(A) RC 48 (B) RC 57 (C) RC 65 (D) None of these

4. Pearlitic or eutectoid steels have carbon content:

(A) More than 0.83% (B) Less than 0.83%
(C ) Equal to 0.83% (D) Between 0.83% to 2.7%

5. Corrosion resistance of steel increases by addition of:

(A)Vanadium, Alluminium (B) Tungsten, Molybdemum
(C ) Chrorrium, Nickel (D) Sulphur, Phosphorus

6. Brinell hardness tester uses a hardened steel ball of size:

(A) 1mm (B) 5mm (C)1 0mm (D) 15mm

7. TIG welding process is used for welding:

(A) Steel (B) Copper (C) Cast iron (D) Aluminium

8. Heat for Soldering process is supplied by:

(A) Soldering Iron (B) Induction Furnace
(C ) Electric Resistance Method (D) Any one of these

9. Oxygen to acetylene ratio in case of carburizing flame is

(A) 0.5:1 (B) 0.9:1 (C) 1:1 (D) 1:1.2

10. Swaging is process of:

(A) Hot forging (B) Cold forging (C) Welding (D) Soldering

11. Preferred riveted joint is:

(A) Lap joint (B) Butt joint (C) Overlap joint (D) None of these

12. In press operation, the size of the blanked part is dependent on the size of:
(A) Punch (B) Die (C) Average of punch & die
(D) Die L& clearance

13. Operator must wear while working on Padestal grinding machine:

(A) Losse garment (B) Goggles (C) Protective cloth (D) Protective shoe

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14. Pour point is the temperature at which oil will
(A) Stop flowing (B) Vaporize (C) Give flash (D) Decompose

15. Film lubrication means:

(A) Continuous lubrication (B) Interrupt lubrication
(C ) Unbroken film of lubricant (D) None of these

16. In a gear drive, module is equal to:

(A) PCD/[Link] teeth (B) PCD × No. of teeth
(C ) [Link] teeth /PCD (D) None of these

17. Power is transmitted at a constant velocity ratio by method of:

(A) Chain drive (B) Belt drive (C) Gear drive (D) Rope drive

18. Coupling is used to join together :

(A) To transmit power from one shaft to other
(B) Connection between a driving and driven member
(C ) To make up a long length with several pieces
(D )None of these

19. The type of chip produced when cutting cast iron is:
(A) Continuous (B) Discontinuous
(C ) With built up edge (D) None of these

20. A standard ground drill has a point angle of:

(A) 180 ̊ (B) 112 ̊ (C) 119 ̊ (D) 121 ̊

21. Tool cutting forces, with increase in cutting speed:

(A) More or less remains constant (B) Increase linearly
(C ) Decrease linearly (D) None of these

22. Lip angle of single point cutting tool means:

(A) Side clearance angle (B) Included angle
(C ) Rake angle (D) Oblique angle

23. Surface Finish are specified on drawings by symbol:

(A) Rectangle (B) Triangle (C) Circle (D) Square

24. Which of the following is fastest method of gear cutting:

(A) Milling Hobing (C) Grinding (D) Shaving

25. A micrometer screw has pitch of 0.5mm and the thimble has 50 equal divisions marked on it, the least
count of instrument in mm is:
(A) 0.05 (B) 0.001 (C) 0.01 (D) 0.005
(B)

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26. Feeler gauges are used for measuring the:
(A) Thickness of plates (B) Clearance between mating parts
(C ) Pitch of screw threads (D) Radius of curvature

27. Spirit level is used for checking:

(A) Parallelism (B) Roundness
(C ) Straightness (D) Angular Measurement

28. A sine bar cannot be used without:

(A) Screw gauge (B) Micrometer (C) Slip gauge (D) Angular gauge

29. Depth of hole of a component is 18.47mm. Checking can be done by:

(A) Depth vernier (B) Depth Micrometer
(C ) Slip gauge (D) Steel rule

30. Snap gauge is used to check:

(A) Hole (B) Shaft (C) Depth (D) Angle

31. Standard tolerance unit is equal to:

3
(A) 0.45√ D+0.01D (B) 0.45√ D+0.001D
4 3
(C ) 0.45√ D+0.00D (D) 0.45 √ D + 0.01D

32. Indian standard system comprises following grades of fundamental tolerances:

(A) 18 (B) 16 (C) 20 (D) 14

33. One micron is equal to:

( A ) 10−6 of a meter (B) 10−6 of a meter
(A) 10−6 of mm (D) None of these

34. Basic hole is one:

(A) Whose upper deviation is zero
(B) Whose lower deviation is zero
(C ) Whose both lower and upper deviation is zero
(C) None of these

35. Which of the following is a ‘clearance fit’

(A) Push fit (B) Sliding fit (C) Press fit (D) Force fit

36. Unilateral Tolerance of a basic size means:

(A) Basic size can be tolerated both side
(B) Basic size can be tolerated one side only
(C ) Basic size cannot be tolerated
(D ) Basic size has no tolerance

37. Cutting angle of a chisel vary from:

(A) 20 -̊ 25 ̊ (B) 35 ̊- 70 ̊ (C) 50 -̊ 80 ̊ (D) 3 ̊- 5 ̊

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38. Drill check is used to grip:
(A) Parallel shank drill (B) Taper shank dril
(C ) Flat drill (D) Fluted dril

39. For filling narrow slots, notches and grooves, the type of file used:
(A) Triangular file (B) Half round file
(C ) Knife edge file (D) Round file

40. Surface of a surface plate to be prepared by the process of:

(A) Milling (B) Filling (C) Scrapping (D) Grinding

41. Type of thread used on lead screw of Lathe:

(A) Square threads (B) Acme thread (C) Knuckle thread (D) Any thread

42. Knurling is a process done for:

(A) Spot facing (B) Counter boring
(C ) Counter sinking (D) To increase gripping

43. The different speeds on a lathe are provided in:

(A) Geometrical progression (B) Arithmetical progression
(C ) Harmonic progression (D) None of these

44. Mandrels are used to hold:

(A) Cutting tools (B) Hollow work pieces
(C ) Face plate (D) Drill bits

45. Small length of taper can be machined on lathe by using:

(A) Tool bit (B) Compound rest
(C ) Offset tail stock (D) None of these

46. A chaser is:

(A) A single point tool (B) A multiple point threading tool
(C ) A taper cutting tool (D) A side and face cutting tool

47. Multi start threaded screw means:

(A) One thread screw (B) More than one thread screw
(C ) Hexagonal head screw (D) Set screw

48. In turning longitudinally to prevent the job from springing away, the mechanical device used:
(A) Expansion Mandrel (B) Follower rest
(C ) Face plate (D) Tail stock

49. In Gang milling:

(A) Work is fed against the rotation of cutter
(B) More than one cutter is simultaneously used
(C ) Both (A) and (B) are correct
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 (D) Neither (A) nor (B) is correct

50. The process of removing metal by a cutter, which is rotated in the same direction of travel of the work
pieces is called:
(A) Down milling (B) Up milling (C) Face milling (D) End milling

51. The feed in a milling is defined as:

(A) The peripheral linear speed of cutter
(B) The cutter speed
(C )The rate with which the work piece advances under the cutter
(C) Number of teeth of cutter

52. Milling cutters are mounted on:

(A) Column (B) Knee (C) Table (D) Spindle

53. Milling machine used for milling large work requiring heavy stock removal:
(A) Profile milling machine (B) Planer milling machine
(C ) Drum milling machine (D) Pantograph milling machine

54. Work holding attachment is used for milling hexagonal shape:

(A) Magnetic chuck (B) Vice
(C ) Dividing head (D) Rotary table

55. Grinding wheel speed influences the selection of:

(A) Grit & Grade (B) Grade & Bond
(C ) Work & Machine (D) Grit & Structure

56. Piston pin is grounded on:

(A) Centre less grinding machine (B) Internal grinding machine
(C ) Surface grinding machine (D) Cylindrical grinding machine

57. Glass – like appearance of grinding wheel called:

(A) Loading (B) Glazing (C) Balancing (D) None of these

58. Balancing of grinding wheel is necessary to avoid:

(A) Increase of wheel speed (B) Excess consumption of lubricating oil
(C ) Undue strains on the machine (D) None of these

59. Depth of cut in grinding operation should be restricted to:

(A) 0.2 to 0.4mm (B) 0.005 to 0.04mm
(C ) 0.05 to 0.5mm (D) 0.0005 to 0.004mm

60. Operation required for removing loading and glazing of grinding wheel:
(A) Dressing (B) Balancing (C ) Mounting (D)Bonding

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 Part – B

61. Write short notes on:

i) Annealing
ii) Ductility
iii) Creep
iv) Tempering
62. Write the applications of Riveting, Welding, Brazing and Soldering.
63. Explain the Geometry of a single point cutting tool with drawing:
64. i) write short notes on Interchangeable manufacture

ii)Why surface finish is important in engineering application?

65. Estimate the time to drill a hole of 10mm diameter and 50mm deep at a feed of 0.2mm prevolution on
mild steel component. Cutting speed of mild steel is 15m/mill
66. On grinding wheel level marking is A46K5V17. Explain the meaning of symbols used in the marking.

Name Five Work-holding Devices and Five Cutter –holding Devices of

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