ELEMENTS OF MACHINE DESIGN, MATERIALS AND SHOP PRACTICE

1. If 1080 steel (0.80 wt.% C) is annealed by very low cooling from 1000 deg C (1832 deg F) to
ambient temperature, its microstoture will consist solely of:
A. pearlite B. bainite C. cementite D. martensite

2. Which of the following is not a method of nondestructive testing of steel castings and forging?
A. chemical analysis B. magnetic particle C. ultrasonic D. liquid penetrant

3. Compressive strength of fully cured concrete is most directly related to :

A. sand gravel ratio C. aggregate gradation
B. Fineness modulus D. Water cement ratio

4. All of the following groups of plastics are thermoplastic, except:

A. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polyvinyl acetate
B. Polyethylene, polypropylene, and polystyrene
C. Tetraflouroethylene (Teflon) and other fluorocarbons
D. Phenolics, melamine and epoxy

5. A gear with teeth on the outer cylindrical surface.

A. Worm gear B. External Gear C. Internal Gear D. Bevel Gear

6. A circle coinciding with a tangent to the bottom of the tooth space.

A. Pitch circle B. Internal diagram C. Dedendum D. Root circle

7. Cutting a hole by means of a rotating tool or the work may revolve and the tool
remain fixed as in the lathe.
A. Boring B. Milling C. Brazing D. Bevel gear

8. Fusion process in which the metal is heated to a state of fusion permitting to 0flow together into a
solid joint.
A. Soldering C. Oxyacetylene
B. Resistance welding D. Brazing

9. The process of checking or producing checkers on the surface of a piece by rolling

checkered depressions into the surface.
A. Indexing B. Knurling C. Squaring D. Laying out

10. The clearance between the tooth profile of gear tooth.

A. Backlash B. Gear rack C. Addendum D. Dedendum

11. When meshed with a gear, it is used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion.
A. Bevel Gear B. Worm Gear C. Super Gear D. Gear Rack

12. The distance from the center of one tooth of a gear to the center of the next
consecutive tooth measured on the pitch.
A. Pitch Circle B. Circular Pitch C. Diametral Pitch D. Pitch Diameter

13. An operation of making a cone shaped enlargement of the end of a hole, as for a
Recess for a flathead screw.
A. Knurling B. Counter sinking C. Indexing D. Boring

14. Tool when pressed into a finished hole in a piece of work, provide centers on which
The piece may be turned or otherwise machined.
A. spindle B. jaws C. clock D. mandrel

15. The total deformation measured in the direction of the line of stress.
A. tolerance B. variation C. poisson’s ratio D. strain

16. The process of producing a variety of surfaces by using a cirular type cutter with
multiple teeth.
A. Planning B. Milling C. Shaping D. Brazing

17. Alloy steel known its resistance to corrosion, abrasion and wear that is usually
 ideal for mill grinding ore in cement and concentrator application. It is usually
combined with molybdenum to increase the depth hardening.
A. Manganese steel C. Chrome nickel alloy steel
B. Chromium-moly steel D. Manganese-moly steel

18. Killed steel is very much associated with

A. Manganese B. Sulphur C. Phosphorlous D. Silicon

19. Which of the following does cold-working cause?

A. elongation of grains in the flow direction, an increase in dislocation density, and
an overall increase in energy of the metal
B. elongation of grains in the flow direction, a decrease in dislocation density, and an overall
decrease in energy of the metal
C. elongation of grains in the flow direction, a decrease in dislocation density, and an
overall increase in energy of the metal.
D. elongation of grins in the flow direction, a decrease in dislocation density, and an overall
decrease in energy of the metal.

20. Which of the following statements is false?

A. There is a considerable increase in the hardness and strength of a cold-worked
metal.
B. Cold-working a metal significantly reduces its ductility.
C. Cold working causes a slight decrease in the density and electrical conductivity of
metal.
D. Cold working decreases the yield point of the metal.

21. Which of the following correctly describes atoms located at grain boundaries?
A. They are subjected to the same type of inter-atomic forces that are present in the interior
atoms of the crystals.
B. They are located primarily in highly strained and distorted positions.
C. They have a higher free energy than atoms in the undisturbed part of the crystal lattice.
D. All of them are correct.

22. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Hot working causes much strain hardening of the metal.
B. Hot working increases the density of the metal.
C. One of the primary goals of hot working is to produced fine grained material.
D. In hot working, no noticeable changes in mechanical properties occur.

23. Which of the statements describe the glass transition temperature?

I. it is the temperature at which the rate of volume contraction increases abruptly.
II. It is the temperature at which residual stresses in the glass can be relieved.
III. It is the point where the material behaves more like a solid than a viscous liquid.
A. I only B. I and II C. II & III D. I & II

24. Which of the following is not a structural class of steels?

A. Carbon B. high strength, low alloy C. tool & die D. stainless

25. Low carbon steels are generally used in the “as rolled” or “as fabricated” state.
What is the reason for this?
A. They come in many different shapes and thickness.
B. Their strength generally cannot be increased by heat treatment.
C. They degrade severely under heat treatment.
D. Their chromium content is low.

26. Which of the following statements is false?

A. High strength low alloys steels are not as strong as non alloy low carbon steels.
B. Small amounts of copper increase the tensile strength of steels.
C. Additions of small amounts of silicon to steel can cause a marked decrease in yield
strength of the steel.
D. Small amounts of phosphorus in steels can provide an increase in the yield strength of steel .

27. Which of the following statements is false?

 A. Stainless steels contain large amount of chromium.
B. There are three types of stainless steels: martensitic, austenitic, and ferritic.
C. The non magnetic stainless steels contain large amount of nickel.
D. Stabilization of the face centered cubic crystal structure of stainless steels imparts a non
magnetic characteristic to the alloy.

28. Which of the following would not likely require a steel containing 0.6% carbon that has been
spheroidized, cold drawn, and slightly tempered?
A. a bridge beam B. a water pipe C. a cutting tool D. a ball bearing

29. Which of the following statements is false?

A. Low alloy steels are a minor group and are rarely used.
B. Low alloy steels are used in the heat treated condition.
C. Low alloys steels contains small amounts of nickel and chromium
D. The addition of small amounts of molybdenum to low-allow steels makes it possible to
harden and strengthen thick pieces of the metal by heat treatment.

30. Under which type of loading does fatigue occur?

A. Static Load B. Plane Load C. High Load D. Repeated Load

31. A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is removed, the strain disappears. From this
information, which of the following can be deduced about this material.
A. It is elastic.
B. It is plastic.
C. It has a high modulus of elasticity.
D. It does not obey Hooke’s Law.

32. Which of the following metal is nonmagnetic?

A. Cast iron B. Alloy Steel C. Stainless Steel D. Manganese Steel

33. Which of the following is not used to temper steel?

A. Brine or salt bath B. Oil Bath C. Water Bath D. Steam Bath

34. Which of the following is not a type of power hacksaw?

A. Power hacksaw B. Crosscut saw C. Horizontal Power Saw D.Band saw.

35 . Which of the following is not a strength property of a metal?

A. Tensile Strength
B. Rocking Strength
C. Torsional Strength
D. Fatigue Strength

36. Which of the following metals melts slowly and becomes dull red before melting?
A. Manganese Steel
B. Stainless Steel
C. Cast iron
D. Wrought iron

37. Which area of the machine shop is where metal is being melted to form them into new shape?
A. welding area
B. mass production area
C. tool and die area
D. Foundry area

38. Which area of the machine shop is where quality, quantity and popularity of final products
depend?
A. Stock area
B. Assembly area
C. Quality and control area
D. Production area
39. One important skill that operators of machine tools must have is an understanding of
measurement which demand…
A. precision B. speed C. neatness D. sociability

40. A machine used in shaping metals by means of abrasive wheel or the removal of metals with an
abrasive is called…
A. planer machine B. power saw C. shaper D. grinder

41. The ability of a metal to withstand loads without breaking down is…
A. Stress B. Strain C. Strength D. elasticity

42. The ability of a material to resist being crushed is…

A. torsional strength
B. compressive strength
C. bending strength
D. fatigue strength

43. The ability of metal to withstand forces thus allowing member to twist is…
A. torsional strength
B. bending strength
C. fatigue strength
D. compressive strength

44. Which of the following is not a part of a lathe machine?

A. Headstock B. tailstock C. carriage D. fan

45. The machine which can flatten surface on a horizontal, vertical, or angular plane is…
A. shaper machine B. drilling machine C. power saw D. welding machine

46. Which of the following is not part of the headstock?

A. spindle B. back gear C. motor D. anvil

47. Ferrous metals contain large amounts of…

A. carbon B. manganese C. sulfur D. phosphorus

48. Which of the following is not a classification of an iron ore?

A. Hermatite B. Magnetite C. Sulfurite D. Siderite

49. Which of the following is not the work of a machinist?

A. grinding B. honing C. reboring D. overhauling

50. Which of the following is not a king of mandrel?

A. Expansion Mandrel C. Contraction Mandrel
B. Taper mandrel D. Gang Mandrel

51. Which of the following is not a method of centering workpiece in a lathe?

A. Toolbit method C. Dial Indicator method
B. Surface gauge method D. Plastigage method

52. The kind of center which is being attached and meshed to the tailstock spindle which is also static
while the work is rotating is…
A. live center B. dead center C. indeterminant D. zero

53. For a system to be equilibrium, the sum of the external forces acting on the system must be…
A. equal to unity B. a maximum C. indeterminant D. zero

54. The mass moment of inertia of a cylinder about its central axis perpendicular to a circular cross
section is…
A. directly proportional to its radius
B. independent of its radius
C. directly proportional to its length
D. independent of its length

55. In general, what are the effects of cold working a metal?

A. increase strength and ductility
 B. increase strength, decrease ductility
C. decrease strength and ductility
D. decrease strength increase ductility

56. Which of the following are true statements about the modulus of elasticity, E?
A. It is the same as the rupture modulus.
B. It is the slope of the stress strain diagram in the linearly elastic region
C. It is the ratio of stress to volumetric stress.
D. Its value depends only on the temperature of the material.

57. To which of the following can the large discrepancy between the actual and
theoretical strengths of metals mainly be attributed.
A. heat B. dislocations C. low density D. stress direction

58. A shaft made of good quality steel breaks in half due to fatigue. What should the
surface of the fracture site look like?
A. like a cup and cone
B. quite smooth to the unaided eye, yet ripples area apparent under low power magnification.
C. smooth over most of the surface although it appears torn at the location of fracture.
D. very jagged and rough.

59. What does Charpy impact test measure?

I. the energy required to break the test sample
II. the strength of a sample
III. the ductile and brittle transition point of metals.
A. I only B. II only C. III only D. I and III

60. Under very slow deformation and at high temperature, it is possible to have some
plastic flow in a crystal at a shear stress lower than the critical shear stress. What is the
phenomenon called?
A. slip B. twining C. creep D. bending

61. Which of the following is true regarding the ductile to brittle transition temperature?
I. it is important for structures used in cold environment.
II. It is the point at which the size of the shear lip or tearing rim goes to zero
III. It is the temperature at which 20 joules of energy causes failure in a Chappy V notch
specimen of standard dimensions.
A. I only B. I and II C. II and III D. I and III

62. Which of the following are true regarding creep?

I it is caused by the diffusion of vacancies to edge dislocations, permitting
dislocation climb.
II. it involves the plastic deformation of materials to loads below the yield stress.
IV. it may involve the whole grain sliding.
A. I only B. I and II C. II and III D. I and III

63. In molecules of the same composition, what are variations of atomic arrangements
known as?
A. polymers B. non-crystalline structures C. monomers D. isomers

64. Which of the following materials is not a viscoelastic material?

A. plastic B. metal C. rubber D. glass

65. What is the strong bond between hydrogen atom known as?
A. ionic bond B. metallic bond C. ionic & metallic bond D. glass

66. Hooke’s Law for an isotropic homogeneous medium experiencing one-dimensional

Stress is….
A. Stress - E(strain)
B. Strains - E(stress)
C. (Force)(area) = E(change in length)length)
D. Force/Area = E (length)/(change in length)

67. The modulus of rigidity of a steel member is:

A. A function of the length and depth.
 B. Defined as the unit shear stress divided by the unit shear deformation.
C. Equal to the modulus of elasticity divided by the unit shear deformation.
D. Defined as the length divided by the moment of inertia.

68. A thin homogenous metallic plate containing a hole is heated sufficiently to cause
expansion. If the coefficient of surface expansion is linear, the area of the hole will:
A. Increase at twice the rate the area of the metal increases.
B. Increase at the same rate as the area of the metal increases.
C. Stay the same
D. Decrease at the same rate ass the area of the metal increases.

69. The three moment equation may be used to analyze

A. a continuous beam.
B. a beam loaded at the third points.
C. a step tapered column.
D. a three element composite beam.

70. In a long column (slenderness ratio > 160) which of the following has the greates influence on its
tendency to buckle under a compressive load.
A. The modulus of elasticity of a material.
B. The compressive strength of the material
C. The radius of gyration of the column.
D. The length of the column.

71. The area of the shear diagram of a beam between any two points on the beam is
equal to the…
A. change in shear between the two points
B. total shear beyond the two points
C. average moment between the two points.
D. Change in moment between the two point.

72. Poisson’s ratio is principally used in …

A. the determination of capability of a material for being shaped.
B. The determination of capability of a material for plastic deformation without fracture.
C. Stress – strain relationships where stresses are applied in more than one direction.
D. The determination of the modulus of toughness.

73. Young’s modulus of elasticity for a material can be calculated indirectly from which of the following
properties of the material?
A. Temperature coefficient of expansion and dielectric constant.
B. Temperature coefficient of expansion and specific heat.
C. Density and velocity of sound in the material.
D. Density and interatomic spacing in the material.

74. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the …
A. modulus of elasticity C. irreversible range
B. plastic range D. elastic range

75. “Modulus of Resilience” is …

A. the same as the modulus of elasticity.
B. A measure of the materials ability to store strain energy.
C. The reciprocal of the modulus of elasticity.
D. A measure of the deflection of a member.

76. Imperfections within metallic crystal structures may be all of the following,
EXCEPT:
A. lattice vacancies, or extra intertitial atoms.
B. Ion pairs missing in tonic crystals (Shotky imperfections)
C. Displacement of atoms of interstitial sites (Frankel defects).
D. Twinning to form mirror images along a low energy boundary or crystal plane.

77. All of the following statements about strain energy are correct, EXCEPT:
A. It is less for sites at grain boundaries than for internal sites within the crystal structure.
B. It is caused by generation and movement of dislocations through shear or plastic
 deformation.
C C. It results from trapped vacancies in the crystal lattice.
D D. It is proportional to length of dislocation, shear modulus, and shortest distance
between equivalent lattice sites (points).

78. All of the following statements about diffusion and grain growth are correct,
EXCEPT:
A. Vacancies and interstitial atoms affect diffusion, whose net result is movement
E of atoms to produce a structure of less strain and of uniform composition
B. Diffusion is irreversible and requires an activation energy; its rate increases
exponentially with temperature. It follows the diffusion equation where
flux equals diffusivity times concentration gradient.
C. Activation energy for diffusion through structures in inversely proportional
to atomic packing factor in the lattice.
D. Atoms can diffuse both within crystals and across grain (crystal) boundaries.

79. All of the following statements about slip are correct, EXCEPT:
A. Slip, or shear along crystal planes, results in an irreversible plastic deformation or permanent
set.
B. It involves only a few atoms at a time in a series of small dislocation movements.
C. Slip planes lie in the direction of the longest distance between neighboring sites in the
crystal lattice.
D. Ease of slippage is directly related to number of low energy slip planes existent in the lattice
structure.

80. When a metal is cold worked all of the following generally occur EXCEPT:
A. Recrystallization temperature decreases
B. Ductility decreases
C. Grains become equi-axed
D. Slip or twinning occurs

81. All of the following statements about strain hardening are correct except:
A. Strain hardening strengthens. Resistance to deformation increases with
The amount of strain present.
B. Strain hardening is relieved during softening, annealing above recrsytallization
temperature.
C. Strain hardening is produced by cold working (deformation below the
recrystallization temperature).
D. More strain hardening requires more time-temperature exposure for relief.

82. All of the following processes strengthens metals, EXCEPTS:

A. Annealing above the recrystallization temperature.
B. Work hardening by mechanical deformation below the recrystallization
Temperature (cold working).
C. Precipitation processes, such as age hardening, which produce high strength by
formation of submicroscopic phases during low temperature heat treatment.
D. Heat treatments such as quenching and tampering, for production of a finer
microstructure.

83. The valence band model used to explain metallic conduction is based on all of the
following statements, EXCEPT:
A. Each valence band may contain up to 2n electrons/n atoms; each electron lies at
a discretely different energy level.
B. Fermi energy level, EF, is essentially temperature independent, and is the energy
at which 50% of available energy states are occupied.
C. A conduction band lies at the next higher set of electronic energy levels above
those occupied at the ground state.
D. Conduction occurs when an electron remains in its existent valence band.

84. Intrinsic silicon becomes extrinsically conductive, with electrons as majority

carriers, when doped with which of the following?
A. nothing B. antimony C. boron D. germanium

85. All of the following statements about ferromagnetism are correct, EXCEPT:
A. Magnetic domains are small volumes existent within a single crystal where
 atomic magnetic moments are undirectionally aligned.
B. Domains are randomly oriented when unmagnetized. On magnetization,
Domains oriented with the external field grow at the expense of unaligned domains.
C. Impurities, inclusions and strain hardening interfere with change of domain
Boundaries, and add to the permanency of a magnet.
D. High magnetic susceptibility of ferromagnetic material disappears below the Curie
temperature.

86. All of the following statements about steels are correct, EXCEPT:
A. Yield strength of commercially available heat treated alloy steels does not
Exceed 200,000 psi.
B. High temperature alloys used in jet engine turbine blades can withstand
2000 deg F continuously over extended periods.
C. Abrasion resistance of extra strength steels may be obtained by increasing
Hardness to 225 – 400 Brinell at the expense of some ductility and toughness.
D. Integranular corrosion of chromium – nickel stainless steels reduced when
stabilized by addition of columbium (niobium), titanium, or tantalum to
preferentially for carbides and prevent chromium depletion and chromium carbide
precipitation in grain boundary areas.

87. Steels can be strengthened by all of the following practices, EXCEPT:

A. Annealing C. work hardening
B. quenching and tempering D. grain refinement

88. The moment of inertia of any plane figure can be expressed in units of length to
the…
A. First power B. second power C. Third powerD. Fourth power

89. The vector which represents the sum of a group of force vectors is called the…
A. magnitude B. resultant C. Sum D. Phase angle

90. Which of the following is not a vector quantity?

A. velocity B. speed C. acceleration D. displacement

91. The stress in an elastic material is…

A. inversely proportional to the material’s yield strength.
B. Inversely proportional to the force acting.
C. Proportional to the displacement of the material acted upon by the force.
D. Proportional to the length of the material subject to the force

92. The “SLENDERNESS RATIO” of a column is generally defined as the ratio of its
A. length to its minimum width
B. unsupported length to its maximum radius of gyration.
C. Length of its moment of inertia
D. Unsupported length to its least radius of gyration.

93. The linear portion of the stress-strain diagram of steel is known as the
A. modulus elongation C. irreversible range
B. plastic range D. elastic range

94. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross section of a beam to the section
modulus is…
A. equal to the radius of gyration
B. equal to the area of cross section
C. a measure of distance
D. multiplied by the bending moment to determine the stress.

95. When an air entertainment agent is introduced into a concrete mix.

A. the strength will increase
B. the strength will decrease
C. the strength will not be affected
D. the water/cement ratio must be reduced from 10-15%

96. Structural steel elements subjected to torsion develop.

A. tensile stress B. compressive stress C. shearing stress D. moment
97. The deflection of a beam is…
A. directly proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia.
B. Inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and length of the beam cubed.
C. Inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia.
D. Directly proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length squared.

98. The differential of the shear equation is which one of the following?
A. load on the beam
B. tensile strength of the beam
C. bending moment of the beam
D. slope of the elastic curve

99. A vertically loaded beam, fixed at one end and simply supported at the other
is indeterminate to what degree?
A. first B. second C. third D. fourth

100. A thin walled pressurized vessel consists of a right circular cylinder with flat ends.
Midway between the ends the stress is greatest in what direction?
A. longitudinal
B. circumferential
C. radial
D. at an angle of 45 deg to the longitudinal and circumferential direction

101. The ending moment at a section of a beam is derived from the …

A. Sum of the moments of all external forces on one side of the section
F B. Difference between the moments on one side of the section and the opposite
side.
C. Sum of the moment at a section of all external forces on both sides of the
section.
D. Sum of the moments of all external forces between supports.

102. The stress concentration factor…

A. is a ratio of the average stress on a section to the allowable stress.
B. Cannot be evaluated for brittle materials.
C. Is the ratio of areas involved in a sudden change of cross section
D. Is the ration of the maximum stress produced in a cross section to the average
stress over the section.

103. Poisson’s Ratio is the ration of the

A. unit lateral deformation to the unit longitudinal deformation
B. unit stress to unit strain
C. elastic limit to proportional limit
D. shear strain to compressive strain.

104. Which of the following metal is easy to chisel?

A. cast iron B. alloy steel C. stainless steel D. managanese steel

105. Split pulley or pulley made of separate section bolted together at the rim, the
maximum speed should be limited to about __________% of the maximum speed
of solid pulley.
A. 65 to 75% B. 55 to 60 % C. 80 to 90% D. 45 to 50%

106. The length of arc between the two sides of a gear tooth on the pitch circle:
A. Axial Plane B. Circular Thickness C. Chordal Curves D. Helex Angle

107. SAE steel that responds to heat treatment.

A. SAE 1060 B. SAE 1020 C. SAE 1030 D. SAE 1117

108. The differential of the shear equation is which one of the following?
A. Bending Moment of the Beam B. Load of the beam
C. Slope of the elastic curve D. Tensile strength of the beam

109. To reduce cost in the manufacturing of large worm gears, the material to utilize:
 A. alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron spider
B. Bronze rim with cast iron spider
C. Cast iron rim with bronze spider
D. All of these

110. It is hardened treatment whereby a cast metal is being heated to a very high pressure when
suddenly subjected to rapid cooling to improve hardenability or wear resistance is called:
A. Normalizing B. Tempering C. Quenching D. Annealing

111. Heating of metal above the critical temperature and then cooling slowly in the furnace to reduce
the hardness and improve the machinability is called:
A. Normalizing B. Annealing C. Tempering D. Quenching

112. A type of welding whereby a wire or powder from the nozzle of a spray gun is infused by a gas
flame, arc of plasma jet and the molten particles are protected in form of a spray by means of
compressed air or gas.
A. Metal Spray Welding B. Plasma-Arc Welding
C. Electro-Slug Building D. Electro-beam welding

113. Honing is used:

A. To remove only a small amount of metal
B. to correct out-of-roundness of a bore
C. to correct axial run-out of a bore
D. on surfaces brought to a high degree of surface finish

114. Tungsten is added to high speed metal

A. to make the material more ductile
B. To prevent the material from cracking during heat treatment
C. to increase the hardness at red heat
D. to make the material easier to forge

115. An impact test for which the specimen is supported at one end as a cantilever
A. Izod Test B. Charpy test C. Brinnel Test D. Endurance Test

116. A hydrostatic bearing is one in which

A. the lube oil is supplied under pressure B. the lube oil is not pressurized
C. there is marginal lubrication D. the bearing is lightly loaded

117. Heating or cooling of steel that produces a rounded form of carbide.

A. Spherodizing B. Annealing C. Normalizing D. Embrittleness

118. The principal material used in high production metal working tools.
A. Stainless Steel B. Low Carbon Steel C. Chromium D. High Speed
Steel

119. Which tool does not belong to the group?

A. Torque Wrench B. Adjustable Wrench C. Feeler Gage D. Vise Grip

120. Which of the following is not a part of the headstock?

A. Anvil B. Back Gear C. Spindle D. Motor

121. A machining operation whereby the tool reciprocates and the feed is stationary is called:
A. Shaping B. Planning C. Turning D. Reaming

122. A rotating body which serves as a reservoir for absorbing and redistributing kinetic energy
A. Shaper B. Turbine C. Milling Machine D. Flywheel

123. An alloying element used principally to produce stainless steel

A. Zircumium B. Bronze C. Aluminum D. Chromium

124. The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is called:
A. Pitch Cone B. Crest C. Flute D. Chamfer

125. The five principal parts of a shaper are the table tool, slide base, ram and
 A. Vise B. Drive Motor C. Column D. Apron

126. The surface area of the gear between the fillets of the adjacent teeth is called:
A. Bottom Land B. Flank of Tooth C. Topland D. Flank

127. The normal density or work space requirement to use in the design of a work room is
_________ cubic feet per person.
A. 38.83 B. 423.45 C. 40.33 D. 35.3

128. Deflection of a beam is

A. proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length squared
B. proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
C. inversely proportional to the weight imposed times the length
D. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia

129. Axially located rectangular groove in hub and shaft

A. key seat B. coller pin set C. setscrew point D. flute

130. The amount by which the dedendum in a given gear/pinion exceeds the
addendum of its mating pinion/gear. Also the radial distance between the
top of a tooth and the bottom of the mating tooth space.
A. tip relief B. Clearance C. Space D. Top Land

131. Nickel-chromium-molybdenum steel designation, SAE ______

A. SAE 51XX B. SAE 74XX C.SAE 64XX D. SAE 94XX

132. Surface connecting the crest and roots of the screw thread
A. Length of Engagement B. quenching C. Tempering D. Lead angle

133. A good general purpose deoxider and promotes fine grain in steel
A. Molybdenum B. Silicon C. Copper D. Magnesium

134. The flux that should be avoided in soldering electrical connection or commutator wires as it tends
to conode the connections.
A. salt ammonia B.stear in C. acid fluxes D. zinc chloride

135. Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly loaded are usually made of
A. Duraluminum B. Brass C. Bronze D. All of these

136. The application of electrical current to the corrosion circuit to counter the corrosion reaction is
called
A. Cathodic protection B. Chemical corrosion process
C. Galvanication D. Sacrificial anodes method

137. Its is the set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated properly,
they normally maybe subjected to failures like
A. tooth peening B. pitting C. shearing D. Tooth Spalling

138. From experience, specify the conventional limit of flywheel operations to be at 6000 ft/min for
cast iron and ______ ft/min for cast steel.
A. 12000 B.10,000 C. 8000 D. 7000

139. In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally called ________.
A. end cutting edge B. back rake C. side rake D. nose
140. The material for engine radiator is usually made of
A. Yellow Brass B. Admirally Brass C. Navy Brass D. Silicon Brass

141. A machine shop equipment that can be flattened horizontally, vertically or angular plane
A. Shaper machine B. Welding Machine C. Power Saw D. Drill Machine

142. An example of rectilinear translation

A. rack gear B. piston of an engine C. jack D. locomotive wheels
143. Relief angles of single-point cutting test in cutting mild steel, cast iron and other average work as
recommended should be in the ranges of ______ degrees for high speed tools
A. 8 to 12 B. 5 to 7 C. 12 to 16 D. 10 to 15

144. Tap not used for cutting threads :

A.equal to the allowable stress at the module of elasticity
B. equal to the module of elasticity
C. equal to 80% of the elastic limit
D. equal to half the ultimate strength

145. Mirror finish has surfaces line of _______ rms

A. 2 to 8 B. 1.0 C. 1 to 3 D. 2 to 5

146. Chromium steel ( to include heat and corrosion resistant ) designation

A. SAE 56XX B. SAE 61XX C. SAE 9XX D. SAE 514XX

147. Non- metallic material of high melting temperature being used as a furnace lining
A. quarts bricks B. silica sand
C. dolomite clay bricks D. refractories

148. Thread is used where the thread requires great strength and usually cut
square on one side and slanting on the other side
A. buttress B. double C. janno D. square

149. Internal stress exerted by the fibers to resist the action of outside force is
called _______.
A. Ultimate stress B.Tensile stress C. Shearing D. Compressive Stress

150 A tool not belonging to the group.

A. hermaprodite caliper B. divider C. Double VEE clock D. trammel

151. In machine shop, has forging operation of lengthening a piece of stock

while reducing the cross sectional area of work is called
A. Upsetting B. Spreading C. Draining out D. Bloating

152. Cold drawing is also called

A. cold lap steel B. strain hardening C. hard drawn D. oxidized steel

153. Intermediate gear is also called_________ gear in a gear train arrangement.

A. pinion B. third gear C. mounted gear D. idler

154. The brittleness is steel at elevated temperature is

A. Red shortness B. Residual stress C. cold lap D. hard drawn

155. Material may be stretched and still returns to its form/condition upon release of force is called
A. plasticity B. modulus of elasticity C. elastic limit D. ductility

156. The particular cutting tool material could withstand cutting temperature of 1800F and higher at
cutting speed beyond those possible with other cutting tool materials
A. ceramic B. cubic born nitride C. carbide grad D. titanium carbide

157. Common defects encountered in the foundry shop steel casting operation and also in welding
practices
A. cracks B. parting line C. blow / pin holes D. Cold shot

158. A kind of chuck which has reversible jaws which could be adjusted properly
A. Independent chuck B. Chuckie Chuck C. Chuck Connors D. Universal Chuck

159. Hardening the surface of iron based alloys by heating then below the
melting point in contact with the carbonaceous substance.
A. Nitriding B. Quenching C. Carburizing D. Cyaniding

160. A structure has five unknown reactions acting on the structure, three equations of static
equilibrium have been written. To complete the analysis, which of the ff. equations would be
needed?
 A. Three dynamic equilibrium equations B. Three member of deformation
C. Two dynamic equilibrium equations D. Three more static equilibrium equations

161. The ratio of the stress acting on an elastic substance to the decrease in volume per unit volume.
A. Poisson’s Ratio B. Bulk Modulus
C. Volumetric Ratio D. Modulus of Resilience

162. The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to alternating or repeated loading
without causing failure.
A. Yield Stress B. Ultimate Strength C. Endurance Stress D. Elasticity

163. A kind of gear used to transmit motion from one shaft to another shaft at any angle of the first
A. Spur B. Worm C. Bevel D. Helical

164. A cylindrical of steel with threads formed are around it and grooves or flutes running lengthwise
in it. It is used to cut internal threads.
A. Tap B. Reamer C. Die D. Plug

165. A kind of bolt which has no head and instead has thread on bolt ends.
A. carriage bolt B. stud bolt C. Philip Screw D. Counter bolt

166. The softening of metal by heat treatment and most commonly consists of heating the metals up
to near molten state and then cooling them slowly.
A. Tempering B. Quenching C. Annealing D. Cold Working

167. A special metal formed when two or more metals are melted together
A. Alloy B. Titanium C. Brass D. Compound

168. A general purpose alloy which is corrosion resistant, strong, tough and has a silvery-white color.
A. Monel B. Titanium C. Inconel D. Duranickel

169. A type of wording process wherein a mixture of aluminum powder and metal oxide powder is
ignited by a special powder in a crucible.
A. Stud Welding B. Resistance Welding C. Thermit Welding D. Plasma Welding

170. A non-destructive inspection method useful for flaw detection, sorting by metallurgical properties
such as hardness and thickness measurement.
A. Ultrasonic testing B. Fluorescent penetrants
C. Radiographic Inspection D. Eddy Current Testing

171. The curve formed by the path of a point of the extension of a circle as it rolls along a curve or
line.
A. trochoid B. Cycloid C. Colloid D. Involute

172. A manufacturing process in which a metal is squeezed at a pressure of about 300 tons (400Mps)
or less into a die or mandrel to produce an internal configuration.
A. Embedding B. Hobbing C. Intraforming D. Ironing

173. Which of the following best describes the 0.2% offset yield stress?
A. It is the stress at which the material plastically strain at 0.2%
B. It is the elastic limit after which a measurable plastic strain has occurred
C. It is
D. It is 0.2% below the fracture point of the material

174. To which of the following does not produce vacancies, interstitial defects, or impurity defects on
the material?
A. Quenching B. Increase the temperature
C. Plastic deformation D. Slow equilibrium cooling

175. What cause the vinyl interior of automobile to crack when subjected to prolonged direct sunlight?
A. Oxidation of the plastic by sunlight and oxygen
B. The votalization ( evaporation ) of platicizers
C. Repetitive expansion and contraction of the plastic
D. All of the above
176. Low carbon steels are generally used in the “as rolled” or “as lubricated” state. What is the
reason for this?
A. they come in many different shapes and thickness
B. They degrade severely under heat treatment
C. Their chromium content is so low
D. Their strength generally cannot be increased by heat treatment

177. In a stress-strain diagram, what is the correct term for the stress level at a strain of 0.25 offset?
A. The elastic limit B. the offset rapture stress C. offset yield stress D. plastic limit

178. Which of the following affects most of the electrical and thermal properties of materials?
A. The magnitude of electrical charge of the protons
B. The weight of the atoms
C. The atomic weight expressed in grams per gram atom
D. The electrons, particularly the outmost ones.

179. A specimen is subjected to a load. When the load is removed, the strain disappears. From this
information, which of the following can be deduce about this material?
A. it is elastic B. it has high modulus of elasticity C. it is ductile D. it is plastic

180.The function of clutch in the machine tool is:

A. Lowering the drive speed B. To disconnect or connect at will the drive
C. To ensure that two shafts line D. Alignment of the drive shaft

181. Height of the tooth above pitch circle or the radial distance between the pitch circle and the top
land of the tooth
A. addendum B. top root C. hunting tooth D. land

182. In involute teeth, the pressure angle is often defined as the angle between the line of action and
the line of tangent to the pitch circle. It is also termed as:
A. Arc of action B. Angle of recess C. Angle of obliquity D. Helix angle

183. In the selection of wire rope, regular lay means wires and strands are arranged in the following
manner:
A. twisted in opposite direction B. twisted in along direction
C. twisted in any direction D. twisted in the same direction

184. Also called eccentrically load bearing is.

A. fitted bearing B. partial bearing C. offset bearing D. full bearing

185. The property of material that relates the lateral strain to longitudinal strain
A. endurance limit B. Poisson’s circle C. strain D. stress

186. The angle included between the sides of the thread measured in an axial plane in a screw
thread:
A. angle between thread or 40o B. half angle thread or 20o
C. helix angle thread D. angle of threads

187. Ability to resist deformation under stress

A. all of these B. plasticity C. stiffness D. toughness

188. The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio of pitch diameter to the number of teeth.
A. module B. involute C. clearance D. lead

189. For an evenly distributed and uniform wear on each meshing gear tooth, the ideal design
practice is to consider a ________.
A. wear resistance alloy addition to tooth gears B. Hardening of each tooth
C. heat treatment of the gears D. hunting tooth addition

190. The changes in shape or geometry of the body due to action of a force on it is called deformation
or _________.
A. compressive stress B. shear stress C. strains D. stresses

191. Could be defined as simply push and pull

A. power B. inertia C. work D. force
192. Continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less than the yield point.
A. ductility B. creep C. elasticity D. plasticity

193. In gear design, the ratio of pitch diameter in inches to the number of teeth:
A. module B. English module C. Circular pitch D. Diametral pitch

194. The distance of the tooth, which is equal to the sum of the addendum and dedendum:
A. working depth B. dedendum C. whole depth D. full depth

195. Stresses that are independent of loads:

A. residual stress B. shear stress C. operating stress D. working stress

196. It is used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion:

A. Worm gear B. Spur gears C. Rack gear D. Helical Gear

197. Which of the following affects most of the electrical and thermal properties of materials?
A. the magnitude of the electrical charge of the protons
B. the weight of the atoms
C. the atomic weight expressed in grams per gram atom
D. the electrons, particularly the outmost ones.

198. Most popular soldering material

A. 45/55 B. 50/50 C. 10/80 D. 60/40

199. It is recommended for high speed application that the maximum number of teeth in
small sprocket should be
A. 18-24 B. 26-30 C. 12-16 D. 26-28

200. It is recommended not to have a direct drive and the drive sprockets if the ratio of their teeth
exceeds _________, use two or more step combination.
A. 5 times B. 10 times C. 8 times D. 6 times

201. Gear used to transmit power at high velocity ratios between non-intersecting shafts that are
usually but not necessarily at right angle.
A. Spiral gear B. Bevel gear C. Helical gear D. Worm gear

202. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

A. Hardening B. Soldering C. TIG D. MIG

203. A kind of chuck which has reversible jaws which could be adjusted properly
A. Chuck Connors B. Universal Chuck C. Live Chuck D. Independent Chuck

204. When machining nickel alloys, the best type of cutting fluid is:
A. sulfurized oil B. Straight mineral oil
C. Soluble oil D. mixture of mineral and fatty oil

205. The cold working of mild steel makes the metal:

A. Tougher B. more malleable C. harder D. more ductile

206. Under very slow deformation and at high temperature, it is possible to have some plastic flow in
a crystal at a shear stress lower than the critical stress. What is this phenomenon called?
A. Creep B. Bending C. Shear D. Slip

207. The ease with which dislocation are able to move through a crystal under stress account for
which of the following?
I. ductility
II. lower yield strength
III. hardness
A. III only B. II only C. I only D. I and II

208. Which of the following may be the Poisson’s ratio of the material?
 A. 0.50 B. 0.55 C. 0.60 D. 0.45

209. Which of the following is different from the remaining?

A. cyaniding B. electroplating C. plane hardening D. nitriding

210. A flange coupling is :

A. used for non-collinear shafts B. flexible
C. used for collinear shaft D. used on small shafts rotating

211. It is a science of motion that can be solved in terms of scalar or vector algebra.
A. projectiles B. curvilinear translation C. acceleration D. kinematics

212. The smallest area at the point of rupture of a tensile specimen divided by the
original area.
A. charpy test B. IZOD Test
C. percentage elongation D. percentage reduction area

213. When the hole is smaller then the shaft, it will take pressure to put the parts together. The
allowance is said to be negative and is termed:
A. negative tolerance B. negative fits C. interference of metal D. negative allowance

214. Which of the following phases of steel has a face-centered cubic structure?
A. Cementite B. Pearlite C. Austerite D. Ferrite

215. For a completely corrosion resistant stainless steel, what minimum percentage of chromium in
the alloy is required?
A. 15% B. 11.0% C. 3.2% D. 8.3%

216. Fixing both ends of a simply supported beam that has only a concentrated load at midspan will
increase the allowable load by:
A. 50% B. 25% C. 200% C. 100%

217. Finding the resultant of two or more forces is called:

A. Co-planar forces B. couple C. Composition force D. Non-coplanar force

218. Outstanding safety record contributes to:

A. Pride and enthusiasm to one’s self
B. Outstanding performance that experts reward from management
C. High productivity and quality of work
D. Confidence in foreman’s ability to perform well

219. A type of coupling that allows a light amount of torsional / angular flexibility due to introduction
with some elastic material cylindrically wrapped around the bolts in the flange.
A. Elastic-material bushed coupling B. All of these
C. Elastic-material bonded coupling D. Simple elastic bonded coupling

220. In a uniformly loaded single beam, the maximum vertical shearing force occurs:
A. at the center B. at either end support
C. at the section of maximum moment D. at beam bottom fiber

221. A material that should be avoided in constructing wood pattern

A. sap wood B. core portion of wood C. heart wood D. kiln dried wood

222. Copper and most of its alloys can be hardened by:

A. cold working B. case hardening C. soaking D. patenting

223. The center of gravity of a solid pyramid or cone with a total height of H is:
A. 1/4H B. 1/3H C. 1/2H D. 3/5H

224. The arbitrary modification by removing a small portion of a tooth material at the tip of the gear
tooth is called:
A.tip undercut B. tip relief C. pressure angle cut D. tip removal

225. A type of V-belt to use in driving a pulley with speed of 360 rpm and transmitting 5HP.
A. Type A Belt B. Type B belt C. Type C belt D. Type D Belt
226. What type of gears that can transmit power at an angle?
A. Worm gear B. helical gear C. Bevel gear D. herringbone gears

227. Module can be expressed in?

A. dimensionless B. mm/ no. of teeth C. mm D. none of the above

228. A reverted gear train is one in which:

A. The direction of rotation of the first and last gear is the same
B. The direction of rotation of the first and last gear is opposite
C. The first and last gear are essentially on separate shaft
D. The first and last gear are on the same shaft

229. The number of links in a pantograph is equal to;

A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 C.6

230. A shaft revolving in a bearing forms a:

A. Sliding pair B. higher pair C. turning pair D. lower pair

231. In case of cross helical worm the axes of the two shafts are:
A. Non-parallel-intersecting B. parallel C. intersecting D. non-parallel

232. Slip in belt drive is:

A. Loss of power
B. difference between the velocities of two pulleys
C. difference between the linear speed of the rim of pulley and the belt on it
D. difference between the angular velocities of two pulleys

233. Commonly used in parallel shaft transmission especially when a smooth continuous action is
essential as in high speed drives up to 12,000 fpm.
A. herringbone gear B. helical gear C. spur gear D. bevel gear

234. A babbit is :
A. antimony bearing lead or tin alloy B. measure of magnetic induction produced
C. a eutectic of iron and iron phosphide D. a gadget for measuring volume

235. A device for converting rotary motion to reciprocating motion is:

A. cam B. gear C. pulley D. Helical gear

236. Device used to measure speed accurately:

A. Dial gage B. speedometer C. dial indicator D. tachometer

237. When two elastic bodies collide, which of the following laws can be used to solve for the resulting
velocity?
A. Conservation of energy B. Conservation of momentum and conservation of energy
C. Avogadro D. Dalton’s law

238. It is the science of motion that can be solved in terms of scalar or vector algebra
A. curvilinear translation B. projectiles C. acceleration D. kinematics

239. A system of forces in space is in equilibrium. If two equal and opposite collinear forces are
added, which of the following if any is true?
A. an imbalance of moment exists B. none of these is true
C. equilibrium is maintained D. equilibrium is destroyed

240. Metal that assists lubrication or lubricant in itself

A. antimony B. babbit C. zinc D. lead

241. The product of the resultant of all forces acting on a body and the time the resultant acts:
A. linear impulse B. linear momentum C. angular momentum D. angular impulse

242. Recommended best cutting angle of drill for work on steel or cast iron is ________ degrees.
A. 63 B. 59 C. 50 D. 48
243. Nominal stress relieving temperature for cast steel
A. 200 TO 350OF B. 300 TO 400OF C. 450 TO 550OF D. 400 TO 500OF

244. For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel, what minimum chromium content is required?
A. 4.5% B. 1.1% C. 5.8% D. 8%

245. Statement that a given body is in static equilibrium means that the body cannot:
A. be acted upon by any other force B. have any acceleration
C. undergo any displacement D. have any type of motion

246. The phenomenon of continuous stretching under load even if stress is less than the yield point.
A. elasticity B. creep C. ductility D. plasticity

247. Clearance to a new boiler installation to the existing or old plant building should follow a
minimum clearance of ______ between top of the boiler proper and the ceiling as stated in the
PSME Code.
A. 2000 mm(max) B. 1000 mm(max) C. 2130 mm(max) D. 2150mm(max)

248. What type of gear is used for high-speed operation?

A. worm B. bevel C. spur D. helical

249. V-belts operate efficiently at speed of about (fpm)

A. 4500 B. 4400 C. 3600 D. 4200

250. It is advised that in rubber belts application / mounting, it should have an initial tension of _____
in/ply.
A. 10 B. 12-15 C. 18-24 D. 15-20

251. Machining properties of steel can be improved by adding:

A. sulfur, lead, phosphorous B. chromium, nickel
C. vanadium, aluminum D. silicon, aluminum, titanium

252. The process of removing the edge of the work piece to allow the easy entrance of the toolbit in
the lathe:
A. Reaming B. Chamfering C. Tampering D. Parting

253. Which of the following is not part of the bed of a lathe machine?
A. Saddle B. Base C. Bed ways D. Chip pond

254. The precise method of centering a work piece in the lathe machine is:
A. Dial indicator method B. Toolbit method
C. Wiggler method D. Surface gage method

255. A heat treatment process whereby a certain degree of hardness is sacrificed in order to
reduce brittleness and increase the toughness of a steel tool:
A. Normalizing B. Annealing C. Quenching D. Tempering