part 1 N-mm.

The torsinal modulus of

elasticity is 80,000 N/mm-mm
A 4 inches diameter shaft is driven at A. 0.22
3600 rpm by a 400 Hp motor. The shaft B. 0.195
drives a 48 inches diameter chain C. 0.28
sprocket having an output efficiency D. 0.24
of 85%. The output force of the
driving sprocket and the output of the Ans. A
driven sprocket are:
A cut gear transmits 25 Hp at a pitch
A. 200 lb and 250 hp line velocity of 6000 ft/min. If the
B. 261.6 lb and 300 hp service is intermittent the dynamic
C. 291.66 lb and 340 hp load is:
D. None of the above
A. 244
Ans. C B. 264
C. 274
A certain farm equipment which D. 284
requires 2200 Newton mater torque at
500 RPM has a diesel engine to Ans. C
operates at 1500 RPM as its prime
An internal gearing requires an idler
mover. A No. 60 roller chain with a
gear if the driving gear of 6 inches
total length of 60 pitches and a small
in diameter and the center distance of
sprocket with 23 teeth are to be used
the idler to the driver is 20 inches.
with an operating temperature to
What is the inside diameter of the
remain constant at 45 degree C.
driven gear?
Determine the no. of teeth of the
larger sprocket. A. 62
B. 70
A. 70
C. 74
B. 69
D. 81
C. 68
D. 69 Ans. C
Ans. D In a standard bevel gear, the pinion
rotates at 150 rpm, its number of
A sleeve bearing has an outside
teeth is 14 while the gear has 42
diameter of 1.5 in and a length of 2
teeth, what is the pitch angle of the
in, the wall thickness is 3/16 in. The
pinion?
bearing is subjected to a radial load
of 450 lb. Find the bearing pressure. A. 18.4 degrees
B. 20 degrees
A. 100 psi
C. 14.5 degrees
B. 150 psi
D. 20.5 degrees
C. 200 psi
D. 250 psi Ans. A.
Ans. C

Find the torsional deflection, in

degrees of a solid steel shaft 110 mm
OD 1.4 m long subjected to 3.1 x 106
In damped free vibration, when the B. 15,000 ft-lbs
system returns to its static position C. 30,000 ft-lbs
with the …… equilibrium, the system is D. 10,000 ft-lbs
said to be
Ans. D
A. Underdamped
B. Overdamped A 10" diameter pulley is belt driven
C. Resonant with a net torque of 250 ft-lbs. The
D. Critically damped ratio of tensions in the tight to
stack sides of the belt is 4 to 1.
Ans. D What is the maximum tension in the
belt?
Balancing o grinding wheel is done to
A. 250 lbs.
A. Make the outside diameter B. 800 lbs.
concentric with the bore C. 83 lbs.
B. Make the sides of wheel parallel D. 500 lbs.
C. Equalize the weight in every
portion of the wheel Ans. B
D. None of the above
Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set
Ans. C screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a
shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The shaft
A grinding wheel is marked as 51A 46L diameter is 1 inch
5V 23, out of these 5 means
A. 1 ½
A. Kind of abrasive B. 2
B. Structure C. 3
C. Kind of bond D. 1
D. Grain size
Ans. B
Ans. B
A drop hammer of 1 ton dead weight
It is also known as diamond pyramid capacity is propelled downward by a 12
hardness test, uses a pyramid shaped inch diameter cylinder. At 100 psi air
diamond indenter and a load that pressure what is the impact velocity
ranges from 1 kg to 120 kg. if the stroke is 28 inches?
A. Vickers test A. 47.4 ft/sec
B. Mohs hardness B. 31.6 ft/sec
C. Knoop test C. 15.8 ft/sec
D. Brinell test D. 63.2 ft/sec
Ans. A Ans. B

A link has a load factor of 0.8 the

surface factor 0.8, the surface factor
is 0.92 and the endurance strength is
The maximum moment induced in a simply 28000 psi. Compute the alternating
supported beam of 20 foot span, by a stress of the link if it is subjected
2,000 pound load at midspan is to a reversing load. Assume a factor
of safety of 3.
A. 125,000 ft-lbs
A. 8150
 B. 10920 C. Rope brake dynamometer
C. 9,333 D. Amsler dynamometer
D. 7260
Ans. A
Ans. C
In case of spur gears the flank of the
Determine the average time to cut by tooth is
automatic oxy-acetylene (machine)
crosswise a 4ft x 8ft x 4in thick A. The part of the tooth surface
steel plate. lying below the pitch surface’
B. The curve forming face and flank
A. 6.85 min. C. The width of the gear tooth
B. 318 sec measures axially along the pitch
C. 10 min surface
D. 360 sec D. The surface of the top of the
tooth
Ans. D
Ans. A
A 16 mm plate is lapped over and
secured by fillet weld on the inside The cam angle is
and outside to form a penstock 1.5
meter in diameter. Determine the safe A. The angle of rotation of the cam
internal pressure, assuming an for a definite displacement of
allowable stress of 140 MPa on the the follower
plate and an allowable shear stress of B. Angle subtended by live portion
90 MPa on the throat side of the 14 mm of cam at the cam center’
fillet weld. C. The angle subtended at the cam
center by the portion of cam
A. 2.376 MPa during which the follower moves
B. 3.590 MPa D. The angle subtended by the cam
C. 2.843 MPa at the cam center when the
D. 1.695 Mpa follower dwells.

Ans. A Ans. A

Which of the following dynamometer is For a kinematic chain to be considered

widely used for absorption of wide as mechanism
range of powers at wide range of
speeds? A. None of the links should be
fixed
A. Hydraulic B. One link should be fixed
B. Belt transmission C. Two links should be fixed
C. Rope brake D. There is no such criterion
D. Electric generator
Ans. B
Ans. A
Slip in belt drive is
Which of the following dynamometer is
used for power measurement when the A. Loss of power
speed is high and the viscous force is B. Difference between the angular
small? velocities of two pulleys
C. Difference between the
A. Tesla fluid friction dynamometer velocities of two pulleys
B. Froude water vortex dynamometer
 D. Difference between the linear A. Thomson an indicator mechanism
speed of the rim of pulley and B. Double Mc Innes Indicator
the belt on it. mechanism
C. Hart’s straight line mechanism
Ans. D D. Tooth gearing mechanism
Multiple collars are provided on a Ans. D
flat collar pivot bearing to
A process of indenting but not
A. Increase frictional resistance breaking through the surface of a
B. To establish self-sustaining workpiece with a punch in order to
bearing condition produce a cavity of an impression
C. Distribute the frictional load
due to limiting friction A. Heading
D. Distribute the axial load due to B. Cogging
limiting bearing pressure on a C. Barreling
collar D. Piercing

Ans. D Ans. D

In gramophones for adjusting the speed A turbine developing 15,000 Hp turns

of the tum-table, the following type the shaft at 300 rpm. The propeller
of governor is commonly used attached to this shaft develops a
thrust of 150,000 lb. A hollow steel
A. Hartung governor shaft having an outside diameter of 14
B. Inertia governor in. is to be used. Determine the
C. Pickering governor inside diameter of the shaft if the
D. Wilson hartnell maximum shearing stressed based on the
torsion alone is not to exceed 7500
Ans. C
psi. What is the percentage savings in
Shearing the sheet into two or more weight.
pieces
Ans. %W saving = 37.3%
A. Parting
A short compression member with Do=
B. Perforating
2Di is to support a dead load of 25
C. Lancing
tons. The material is to be 4130. A
D. Notching
short compression member with Do= 2Di
Ans. A is to support a dead load of 25 tons.
The material is to be 4130 steel, WQT
The mechanism used to enlarge or 1100⁰F. Calculate the outside and
reduce moments for reproducing inside diameters on the basis of yield
drawings to different scales is called strength of 114 ksi and factor of
A. Clinograph safety of 2.
B. Trisquare Ans. Do=1.22 in. and Di=0.61 in.
C. Graphometer
D. Bantograph A 15/16-in wide key has a depth of 5/8
in. It is 12 inches long and is to be
Ans. D used on a 200 hp, 1160 rpm, squirrel-
Which of the following is a higher cage induction motor. The shaft
pair? diameter is 3 7/8 inches. The maximum
running torque is 200% of the full-
load torque. Determine the maximum cylinder pressure is 300 psi. What is
compressive stress of the key the approximate tightening torque
should be used to induce a tightening
A. 779 psi stress (St) of 0.90 times the proof
B. 997 psi stress if the diameter of the bolt is
C. 197 psi 5/8 in and coefficient of collar
D. 279 psi friction c = 0.2?
Ans. B Ans. T = 2161 in-lb
A storage tank for air, 36 inche in Calculate the power consumed during
diameter, is to withstand an internal cutting of a low carbon steel bar 40
pressure of 200 psi with a design mm diameter if cutting force is 150 kg
factor of 4 based on Su. The steel has at 200 rpm.
the strength equivalent to C1020
annealed and the welded joints should A. 0.46 hp
have a relative strength (efficiency) B. 0.66 hp
of 90%. If Su for annealed C1020 steel C. 0.75 hp
is 57 ksi. Compute the longitudinal D. 0.83 hp
stress.
Ans. D
A. 128,000 psi
B. 821,000 psi A broach is used to cut a key way 8mm
C. 800,000 psi wide, 5mmm deep in a boss 64mm long.
D. 12,800 psi Determine the cutting length of broach
if the rise per tooth is 0.0875mm and
Ans. D the number of finishing teeth is 13.

The mass of a flywheel is 175 kg and A. 672 mm

its radius of gyration is 380 mm. Find B. 627 mm
the torque required to attain a speed C. 762 mm
of 500 rpm from rest in 30 seconds. D. 726 mm

A. 40.46 N Ans. C
B. 44.12 N
C. 35.66 N Calculate the power of electric motor
D. 38.48 N for a drilling machine to drill a hole
15 mm diameter in cast iron workpiece
Ans. B at 450 rpm and 0.2 mm feed. The
specific power is 0.03 kW and
A steel bar 24 in. in length is to efficiency of motor is 80%.
withstand a tensile impact load caused
by a weight of 100 lb having a A. 0.6 kW
velocity on impact of 140 fpm. Find B. 0.9 kW
the stress in the bar if the diameter C. 0.7 kW
is 1 ½ in and the modulus of D. 0.4 kW
Elasticity (E) is 30x106 psi.
Ans. A
Ans. S=12,000 psi
A double square thread screw is used
The cylinder head of a 10in x 18in. to raise a load of 20,000 lb at a
freon compressor is attached by 10 velocity of 3 fpm. Outside diameter of
stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The thread and pitch are 2 7/8 in. and 1
in. respectively. Collar friction remove gates, fins and risers from
coefficient is 0.12, thread friction castings?
coefficient is 0.10. Mean diameter of
collar 5 in. Determine the power A. Snagging
required to drive the screw. B. Honing
C. Lapping
A. 3.45 hp D. Snugging
B. 4.29 hp
C. 4.65 hp Ans. A
D. 5.02 hp
Which of the following is a single
Ans. B measure that combines the external
dynamic load of an application with a
Two 2 ¾ in sellers standard square gear drive’s reliability and operating
thread screws are used to raise and life?
lower a hydraulic gate weighing 60
tons. A 570 rpm electric motor A. Ratio factor
operates the screws. The coefficients B. Service factor
of collar and thread friction are 0.03 C. Reliability factor
and 0.14 respectively. The mean D. Life factor
diameter of the collar 4in. if the
Ans. C
gate rises at the rate of 2fpm,
determine the size of the motor What is the term used to described the
required to lift the gate if the distance from a point on one gear to
mechanical efficiency is 85% for the the corresponding point measures along
speed reducing equipment. the base circle.

A. 20 hp A. Diametral Pitch
B. 30 hp B. Circular Pitch
C. 34 hp C. Normal Pitch
D. 24 hp D. Chordal pitch

Ans. C Ans. C

A crate weighing 4,000 lb is moving at Which of the following is the best

a speed of 4ft/s. It is brought to method used for increasing a spring’s
rest by two compression spring in fatigue life?
stopping the crate, the springs are to
be compressed 8 in. If the spring A. Sprickling
index is 6 and the allowable stress is B. Shot peening
52,000 psi, determine the maximum load C. Stress relieving
on each springs. D. Shot relieving

A. 1491 lbs Ans. B

B. 2037 lbs
What is the term applied to parallel
C. 1675 lbs
forces equal in magnitude but opposite
D. 2453 lbs
direction?
Ans. A
A. Concurrent forces
What describes very rough grinding B. Non-concurrent forces
such as that performed in foundries to C. Couple
D. Equillibrant
Ans. C
Ans: D
It is one of the rigid members / 2. The feed of an 8 tooth face mill
bodies joined together to form a cutter is 0.325 mm per tooth at
kinematic chain. 200 rpm. The material cut is 300
BHN steel. If the depth of cut
A. Coplanar
is 3 mm and width is 100 mm,
B. Link
calculate the power at the
C. Frame
cutter.
D. Machine
a. 10.24 hp
Ans. B b. 12.48 hp
c. 11.62 hp
The kinematics chain in which one link d. 13.22 hp
is considered fixed for the purpose of
analysis but motion is possible in Ans: B
other links. 3. Determine the power required for
milling a mild steel work piece
A. Belting
with a cutter of 80 mm diameter
B. Mechanism
9 teeth and rotating at 120 rpm.
C. Frame
The work piece has a width of 60
D. Sprocket Chain
mm. depth of cut is 4 mm and
Ans. C tooth load is 0.03 mm
a. 1.2 kW`
What describes very rough grinding, b. 2.3 kW
such as that performed in foundries to c. 1.9 kW
remove gates, fins and risers from d. 2.6 kW
castings?
Ans: C
A. Snagging
4. A leather belt 6 inches by ¼ in.
B. Honing
thick running at 4000 ft/min.
C. Lapping
connects 12 in and 60 in. in
D. Snugging
diameter pulleys. The angles of
Ans. A contact are 270 deg. And 240 deg
for small and large pulleys
Continuation of 1 respectively. Coefficient of
friction on large pulley is 0.4
1. A carbide milling cutter 250 mm on small pulley 0.3. if the
in diameter is used to cut a allowable tension is 100 lb per
block mild steel with a plain in. determine the maximum
cutter. The block is 500 mm horsepower that can be
long. If the feed is 0.50 mm/rev transmitted without considering
and depth of cut is 1.2 mm, centrifugal force.
determine the time required to a. 44 hp
take one cut. The over travel is b. 55 hp
16 mm. the cutting speed is 80 c. 33 hp
m/min. d. 66 hp
a. 8.45 min
b. 7.45 min Ans: B
c. 9.45 min 5. Determine the time required to
d. 10.45 min turn a brass component 50 mm
 diameter and 100 mm long at a c. Sieving
cutting speed of 36 m/min. the d. Screening
feed is 0.4 and only one cut is
taken. Ans:C
a. 2.2 min 10. It is the process of
b. 3.3 min separating a material into a
c. 1.2 min variety of specifically sized
d. 4.4 min groups.
a. Centrifugal
Ans. C b. Fractioning
6. A tool will cut for 4 hrs before c. Sieving
it needs sharpening. Determine d. Screening
the time charged to one cycle if
it takes 12 minutes to change Ans: B
the tool can be sharpened 10 11. It is process in which
times before it is discarded. metal is dropped in dilute acid
a. 62 m/min solutions to remove dirt,
b. 82 m/min grease, and oxides.
c. 72 m/min a. Pickling
d. 52 m/min b. Polishing
c. Sheradizing
Ans. B D. Pakerizing
7. Which of the following simple
mechanical machine with the Ans: A
ability to increase an applied 12. Which of the following
force? mechanism is used to change the
a. Hinges direction of an applied tensile
b. Lever force?
c. Roller a. Gears
d. Spring b. Pulleys
c. Flywheels
Ans: B d. Ropes

Ans: B

8. Which of the following devices 13. What is usually the lose

that is mainly used to raise or factor for most wire ropes and
lower an object? chains with 1802 contact at low
a. Hoist speeds?
b. Lever A. varies from 1.03 to 1.06
c. Spring B. varies 1.07 to 1.10
d. Roller C. varies from 1.20 to 1.50
D. varies from 1.60 to 1.80
Ans: A
9. What is term applied to the Ans: A
process of separating different 14. Which of the following is
sizes of the same material? the method to determine the
a. Screening reactions on continuous beams?
b. Separation a. two-moment equations
 b. Second moment equations d. 1.86
c. three-moment equations
d. third moment equations Ans: D

18. What pressure is required to punch

Ans: C a hole 3 in. diameter through a ¼ in.
15. A machine component of mass steel plate?
0.77 kg moves with simple a. 45 tons
harmonic motion in a straight b. 20 tons
line and completes 175 c. 30 tons
oscillations per minute. Find d. 40 tons
the accelerating force when the
Ans: A
component is 50 mm from mid-
travel. 19. A steel tie rod on bridge must be
a. 11.65 N made to withstand a pull of 6,000 lbs.
b. 12.93 N find the diameter of the rod assuming
c. 10.44 N a factor of safety of 5 and ultimate
d. 13.22 N stress of 64,000 psi.
a. 0.705 in
b. 0.891 in
Ans: B c. 0.809 in
d. 0.773 in
16. What load in Newton must be
applied to a 25 mm round steel Ans: D
bar 3.0 m long to stretch the
bar 1.3 mm? 20. An engine parts is being tested
with a load of 30,000 lb. the
a. 42,056 allowable tensile stress is 10,000
b. 52,840 psi, modulus of elasticity of 40×10 5
c. 55,016 psi. If the original length of
d. 44,031 specimen is 42 inches with elongation
not exceeding 0.0015 inch, what
Ans: D diameter of the specimen is required?
a. 4.2 in
b. 3.0 in
c. 2.5 in
d. 5.17 in

Ans: D

17. In the LRT II project steel 21. A steel rod 75 inches long tested
railroad rails of 10 meters long are with a load of 3000 lb is suspended
to be installed. If lowest temperature from the other end. If the rod
considered is 20 deg. C and a maximum stretches 0.025 inches, find the
modulus of elasticity of the steel.
temperature of 36 deg C is designed
a. 36×10 6 psi
for, and the modulus of elasticity of
b. 11.5×10 6 psi
steel to be 207,000 Mpa, determine the
c. 30×10 6psi
clearance between the clearance
between rails such that adjoining rail d. 27×10 6 psi
will just touch at maximum design
Ans: A
temperature.
22. Considered is 20 deg C and a
a. 2.34
maximum temperature of 30 deg C is
b. 3.32
designed for, and the modulus of
c. 3.41
elasticity of steel to be 207,000 Mpa, c. section modulus
determine the clearance between rails d. modulus of resilience
such that adjoining rail will just
touch at maximum design temperature. Ans: A
a. 2.34
b. 2.32 28. In bolts design, proof strength
c. 3.41 corresponds approximately how many
d. 1.86 percent of the 0.2 percent offset
yield strength?
Ans: D a. 85%
b. 95%
23. What pressure is required to punch c. 90%
a hole 3 in. diameter through a ¼ in. d. 45%
steel plate?
a. 45 tons Ans: C
b. 20 tons
c. 30 tons 29. What type of brass that is usually
d. 40 tons used to form tubing or piping to carry
hot water in such application of
Ans: A radiators or condenser?
a. Red brass
24. In practice and theory as well, b. Commercial brass
what is the allowed permissible c. Yellow brass
misalignment in cylindrical and d. Cartridge brass
tapered roller bearings?
a. 0.005 rad Ans: A
b. 0.006 rad
c. 0.001 rad 30. It is in widespread use for the
d. 0.003 rad numbering system for cast iron by ASTM
(American Society for Testing and
Ans: C Material), then this system is based
on which of the following?
25. In practice and theory as well, a. Bearing Strength
the misalignment of spherical bearings b. Compressive Strength
should not exceed how many radians? c. Axial Strength
a. 0.0087 rad d. Tensile Strength
b. 0.0065 rad
c. 0.0041 rad Ans: D
d. 0.0043 rad

Ans: A

26. What term is used to describe a 31. It casting, brass, bronze, steel,
maximum load that a bolt can withstand gray iron and aluminum are most often
without acquiring a permanent set? used materials. What is the minimum
a. Live load wall thickness for of the
b. Dead load aforementioned materials used in
c. Proof load casting?
d. Ultimate load a. 5mm
b. 10mm
Ans: C c. 7 mm
d. 3 mm
27. In bolts design, the quotient of
the proof load and the tensile-stress Ans: A
area is called
a. proof strength 32. A rectangular key was used in a
b. yield strength pulley connected to a line shaft with
a power of 8 kw at a speed pf 1200 Ans. A
rpm. If the shearing stress of the
shaft and key are 30 N/mm^2. 37. A compression ring is to be used
Respectively. What is the diameter of at the junction of a conical head and
the shaft? shell. Determine the required area of
the compression ring if the pressure
a. 22.2 mm is 50 psi and the stress is 13750 psi.
b. 21.7 mm Assume efficiency of the joint is 80%.
c. 25.8 mm
d. 30.2 mm a. 00715 d^2
b. 0.00482 d^2
Ans.A c. 0.00712 d^2
d. 0.00682 d^2
33. A line shaft with a power of 150
KW at a speed of 1200 rpm, had a Ans. A
rectangular key used in its pulley
connection. Consider the shearing of
stress of the shaft to be 40 N/mm^2 38. A cylindrical vessel measuring
and the key to be 200 N/mm^2, (2ft x 5 ft) holds a gas at 3,000 psi.
determine the shaft diameter. Using stainless OQT 12000, determine
the thickness of the plate with a
a.66.62 mm design factor of 1.4 yield. A assume
b.53.31 mm efficiency of welded joint as 85%.
c.40.82mm
d.44.94 mm a. 0.549 in
b. 0.455 in
Ans. B c. 1.2 in
d. 0.3 in
35. A cylinder having an internal
diameter of 20 in and an external Ans. A
diameter of 36 in is subjected to an
internal pressure of 10,000 psi and an 39. Which of the following is
external pressure of 2,500 psi. considered to be the lightest of all
Determine the hoop stress at the inner commercial metals and is used in
surface of the cylinder. aircraft industry?

a. 24, 705.16 psi a. titanium

b. 19, 028.52 psi b. chromium
c. 13, 142.86 psi c. magnesium
d. 11, 696.43 psi d. aluminum
Ans. D.
Ans. C
36. A thin walled cylindrical pressure 40. Brass with 40% zinc are called ___
vessel is subjected to internal
pressure which varies from 750 kPa to a. muntz metal
3350 kPa continuously. The diameter of b. bronze
the shell is 150 cm. Find the required c. yellow brass
thickness of the cylinder based on d. admiralty metal
yield point of 480 MPa net endurance
limit of 205 MPa and a factor of Ans. A
safety of 2.5.
41. How do you call a brass that
a. 21.2 mm contains 28% zinc, 1 % tin and very
b. 22.21 mm excellent corrosion resistance
c. 23.83 mm especially in saltwater.
d. 20.72 mm
a. muntz metal
b. bronze 46. How do you call the ratio of
c. yellow brass lateral strain to longitudinal strain?
d. admiralty metal
a. Poission’s ratio
Ans. D b. Modulus of resilience
c. Modulus of rigidity
42. A brass with 40% zinc or same d. Offset ratio
composition as muntz metal expect for
the addition of 0.75% tin that Ans. A
contributes to the corrosion
resistance of this material. 47. A sheet metal working company
purchase a shearing machine from a
a. naval brass surplus dealer without a flywheel. It
b. bronze is calculated that the machine will
c. cartridge brass use 2380 Joules of energy to shear a
d. admiralty metal 1.2 mm thick sheet metal. The flywheel
to be used will have a mean diameter
Ans. A of 91.44 cm with a width of 25.4 cm.
The normal operating speed is 180 rpm
43. High pressure vessels and pipes and slows down to 160 rpm during the
carrying high pressure fluids develop shearing process. Assuming that the
which of the following stresses? arms and the hub will account for 12 %
of the rim weight concentrated at the
a. tangential stress only mean diameter and that the material
b. radial stress only density is 0.26 lb/cu/ in, compute for
c. bearing stress only the weight of the flywheel.
d. both radial and tangential stress
a. 296 kg
Ans. C b. 306 kg
c. 347 kg
44. For the rotating elements like d. 385 kg
flywheels and blowers, the analysis of
stresses will be based similar on 48. A 48 in diameter spoked steel
which of the following theory? flywheel having a 12 in wide x 10 in
deep rim rotates at 200 rpm. How long
a. thin-walled cylinder a cut (in inches) can be stamped in
b. thick- walled cylinder one inch thick aluminum plate if
c. radial ball bearing ultimate shearing strength of the
d. rotating shaft member aluminum is 40,000 lb/in2. During
stamping , the force exerted by the
Ans. B stamp varies from a maximum F lb at
the point of contact to zero lb when
45. For thin-walled pressure vessels, the stamp emerges from the metal.
which of the following statements is Neglect the weight of the flywheel
correct of the stresses? weight of the flywheel and spokes and
use 0.28 lb/in3 density for flywheel
a. Radial stresses is quite small as material.
compared with the tangential stress.
b. Radial stresses is quite bigger as a. 43.2 in
compared with the tangential stress. b. 41.1 in
c. Radial stresses is same as c. 44.5 in
tangential stress. d. 35.9 in
d. Only radial stress is present and
no tangential stress. Ans. B

Ans. A 49. A shearing machine requires 150 kg

m of energy to shear a steel sheet,
and has normal speed of 3.0 rev/sec material of a particular shape and
slowing down to 2.8 rev/sec during the dimensions?
shearing process. The flywheel account
for 15% of its total weight, find the a. extrusion
thickness of the rim in cm. b. cold working
c. forging
a. 0.00487 cm d. hot rolling
b. 0.00432 cm
c. 0.00363 cm Ans. D
d. 0.00482 cm
54. The G10400 is a plain carbon steel
Ans. C with steel with a carbon content of
which of the following?
50. In a shearing machine the energy
is 29,264 ft-lb, the ultimate shearing a. 0.37 to 0.44%
stress of the steel plate is 40,000 b. 0.21 to 0.54%
psi, the plate thickness is 1 inch the c. 0.25 to 0.57%
length of the plate which can be d. 0.34 to 0.54%
sheared is:
Ans. A
a. 7055 in
b. 10.55 in 55. The S30200 is usually called and
c. 12.75 in 18-8 stainless steel, which means 18%
d. 17.56 in of what?

51. What would be the weight of a a. chromium

flywheel in kg if the weight of the b. nickel
rim is 3 times the sum of the weight c. carbon
of the hub and arms. Given the outside d. manganese
diameter and inside diameter to be 24
in and 18 in respectively and the rim Ans. A
width is 4.5 in. (assume steel
flywheel) 56. Which of the following terms is
used to descry punch-pressed
a. 140.95 kg operations like forming, blanking
b. 160.95 kg shallow drawing and coining?
c. 200.95 kg
d. 152.95 kg a. stamping
b. heading
Ans. D c. roll treading
d. spinning
Ans. A
52. A cast iron flywheel with a mean 57. Which of the following processes
diameter of 36 inches changes speed produce a refined grain structure and
from 300 rpm to 280 while it gives up eventually increased strength and
8000 ft-lb of energy. What is the ductility of the material?
coefficient of fluctuation?
a. Extrusion
a. 0.069 b. Cold working
b. 0.015 c. Forging
c. 0.082 d. Hot rolling
d. 0.020
Ans. C
Ans. A
58. The S30200 is usually called and
53. Which of the following processes 18-8 stainless steel, which means 8%
usually used to create a bar of of what?
 62. A single threaded trapezoidal
a. Chromium metric thread has a pitch of 4 mm, and
b. Nickel a mean diameter of 18 mm. It is used
c. Carbon
as a translation screw in conjunction
d. Manganese
with a collar having an outside
Ans. B diameter of 37 mm and an inside
diameter of 27 mm. Find the required
59. It is a supersaturated solid torque in N-m to raise a load of 400
solution of carbon in ferrite and it kg if the coefficient of friction is
the hardest and strongest form of 0.3 for both thread and collar.
steel?
A. 34.6 N-m
a. Bainite B. 32.6 N-m
b. Ferrite
c. Martensite C. 39.1 N-m
d. Lignite D. 38.5 N-m

Ans. C Ans. B

60. An ammonia compressor is driven by 63. Determine the diameter of the stud
a 20kW motor. The compressor and the bolt that are required to fasten down
motor RPM are 380 and 1750, the cylinder head of a 203 mm x 304 mm
respectively. The small sheave has a gas engine. There are ten bolts on the
pitch diameter of 152.4 mm. If the block. The explosion pressure is 31
bolt to be used is standard C-120 kg/sq.cm and studs are made of
(L=122.9in.). Determine the center ordinary bolts material SAE 1020. How
distance between sheaves deep should the bolt be drilled?

A. 709 mm A. 38.1 mm
B. 865 mm B. 40.2 mm
C. 806 mm C. 37.3 mm
D. 686 mm D. 35.5 mm

Ans. C Ans. A

61. A safety valve spring having 9 and 64. A single square thread power screw
½ coils has the ends squared and is to raise a load of 70 kN. The screw
ground. The outside diameter of the has a major diameter of 36 mm and a
coil is 115 mm and the wire is 13 mm. pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of
It has a free length of 203 mm. thread friction and collar friction
Determine the length of the wire to are 0.13 and 0.10 respectively. If the
which this spring must be initially collar mean diameter is 90 mm and the
compressed to hold a boiler pressure screw turns at 60rpm, find the
of 1.38 MPa on the seat of 32 mm combined efficiency of screw and
diameter. Modulus of rigidity is taken collar.
as G=80GN/m². A. 13.438%
A. 172 B. 15.530%
B. 179 C. 14.526%
C. 192 D. 12.526%
D. 158 Ans. D
Ans. A
65. Find the horsepower required to 68. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at
drive a power screw lifting a load of a speed of 1200 rpm and having a mean
4000 lbs. A 2 and ½ inches double rim radius of 1 foot. If the weight of
square thread with two threads/in is the rim is 30 lbs. What is the
to be used. The friction radius of the centrifugal force? Use factor C=41.
collar is 2 inches and the
coefficients of friction are 0.1 for A. 14,800 lbs
the threads and 0.15 for the collar. B. 70,000 lbs
The velocity of the nut is 10 ft/min. C. 14 860 lbs
D. 14,760 lbs
A. 5.382 HP
B. 4.395 HP Ans. D
C. 3.683 HP
69. The maximum-strain theory which
D. 6.472 HP
apples only in elastic range of
Ans. B stresses are also known as _______

66. A flywheel has a mean diameter of

4 ft and is required to handle 2200 A. Hooke’s Law
ft-lb of kinetic energy. The flywheel B. Saint Venant’s Theory
has a width of 8in. Normal operating C. Stress-strain Theory
speed is 300 rpm and the coefficient D. Cataligno’s Theory
of fluctuation is to be 0.05. Find the
Ans. B
weight of the rim assuming that the
arms and hub are equivalent is 10% of 70. It refers to the collision of two
the specific weight. or more masses with initial
velocities.
A. 412 lb
B. 334 lb A. Shock
C. 452.4 lb B. Impact
D. 533 lb C. Creep
D. Load
Ans. B
Ans. B
67. Find the rim thickness for a cast
iron flywheel with a width of 200 mm, 71. A term used to describe sudden
a mean diameter of 1.2 in a normal applied force or disturbance.
operating speed of 300 rpm, a
coefficient fluctuation of 0.05 and A. Shock
which is capable of hanging 3000 N-m B. Impact
of kinetic energy. Assume that the hub C. Creep
and arms represent 10% of the rim D. Load
weight and the specific weight of cast
Ans. A
iron is 7200 kg/m³
72. A cone-disk spring is also known
A. 25.28 mm
as _____
B. 28.82 mm
C. 28.25 mm A. Believille Spring
D. 25.25 mm B. Heavy duty spring
C. Helical spring
Ans. C
D. Conical spring
Ans. A A. 11,193.45 kPa
B. 12,420.72 kPa
73. What is the other term used for C. 10,010.85 kPa
die casting? D. 13,113.83 kPa
A. Thermosetting Ans. C
B. Shell-molding
C. Metal-mold casting 78. A 80 mm solid shaft is to be
D. Tangential casting replaced with a hallow shaft of equal
torsional strength. Find percentage of
Ans. C weight saved, if the outside of the
hallow shaft is 100 mm.
74. It is a cold-working process in
which metal is gathered or upset. A. 56.53%
B. 67.31%
A. Heading
C. 48.49%
B. Cold rolling
D. 52.90%
C. Spinning
D. Stamping Ans. D
Ans. A 79. A solid transmission shaft is 4.0
inches in diameter. It is desired to
75. Which of the following is the
replace it with a hallow shaft of the
high-leaded brass used for instrument,
same material and same torsional
lock and watch parts?
strength but its weight should only be
A. Red brass half as much as the solid shaft. Find
B. Commercial brass the outside diameter of the hallow
C. Yellow brass shaft in millimeters.
D. Engraver’s brass
A. 107.315 mm
Ans. D B. 112.231 mm
C. 122.940 mm
76. The rapid cooling of steel to a D. 131.204 mm
temperature between 400 to 800 deg F
in enough time, then austenite is Ans. C
transformed into a materials called.
80. A railroad track is laid at a
A. Bainite temperature of 10 degree F with gaps
B. Lignite of 0.01 feet between the ends of the
C. Quinite rails. The rails are 33 feet long. If
D. Ferrite they are prevented from buckling, what
stress will result from a temperature
Ans. A of 110 degree F? Coefficient of linear
expansion = 6.5x106 per degree F.
77. A centrifugal pump is directly
couple to a motor. The pump rating is A. 10,000 psi
3,600 liters per minute against a B. 8,530 psi
total head of 8 meters of water. Pump C. 9,450 psi
efficiency is 65% at shaft speed of D. 10409 psi
550 rpm. Calculate the torsional
stress induced on the 40 mm diameter Ans. D
motor shaft.
81. What load P which causea total Ans. D
deformation of 0.036 inch of a steel
rack which has a cross-section area of 86. In what country that the present
4 sq. inches and a length of 5 ft. theory of hydrodynamic lubrication
originates from?
A. 55,000 lb
B. 72,000 lb A. China
C. 60,000 lb B. Germany
D. 50,000 lb C. US
D. England
Ans. B
Ans. D
82. A lubrication where lubricant is
introduced between surfaces which are 87. In viscosity chart, Raimond-Boyd
in rolling contact such as roller analysis assumed that the viscosity of
gears or rolling bearings? the lubricant is _________

A. Hydrostatic lubrication A. Constant

B. Hydrodynamic lubrication B. Increasing
C. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication C. Decreasing
D. Solid-film lubrication D. Vanishing

Ans. C Ans. A

83. What lubrication is usually used 88. What do you call the phenomenon
when bearings are operating at extreme occurring when two touching surfaces
temperatures? have a high contact pressure and when
these surfaces have minute relative
A. Hydrodynamic lubrication motion?
B. Solid-film lubrication
C. Hydrostatic lubrication A. Prestressing
D. Liquid-film lubrication B. Friction
C. Fretting
Ans. B D. Carving

84. Which of the following is not a Ans. C

form of bearing lubrication?
89. What type of bolt threaded on both
A. Liquid-film lubrication ends and can be used where a through
B. Hydrodynamic lubrication bolt impossible?
C. Hydrostatic lubrication
D. Solid-film lubrication A. Coupling
B. Stud bolt
Ans. A C. Carriage bolt
D. Machine bolt
85. In ASTM standard, what is the
instrument used in determining Ans. B
viscosity?
90. What type of bolt distinguished by
A. Dynamic viscometer a short potion of the shank underneath
B. Saybolt universal furol the head being square or finned or
C. Hagen-Poinsulle viscometer ribbed?
D. Saybolt universe viscometer
A. Coupling
 B. Stud bolt Which of the following is the minimum
C. Carriage bolt number of teeth on a smaller sprocket
D. Machine bolt for moderate speed?

Ans. C A. 15
B. 12
91. What is the term applied to the C. 21
reciprocal of the velocity ratio? D. 17
A. Train value Ans. D
B. Modular value
C. Ratio factor
D. None of these
What is the minimum number of teeth on
Ans. A a smaller sprocket for low speed?

92. For very slender column, what type A. 11

of formula that is best applied? B. 17
C. 21
A. Column formula D. 12
B. Moment formulas
C. Slenderness formulas Ans. 12
D. Euler formula
Two shaft at right angles to each
Ans. A other may be connected by what
arrangement?
93. Which of the following is the type
of failure due to unstability? A. Half turn
B. ¾ turn
A. Buckling C. Quarter turn
B. Stability D. One turn
C. Slenderness formulas
D. Euler formula Ans. C

Ans. A What is the recommended initial

tension of the belt?
94. What type of spring made in the
form of dished washer? A. 75 lb/in of width
B. 71 lb/in of width
A. Air spring C. 73 lb/in of width
B. Volute spring D. 80 lb/in of width
C. Believille spring
D. Motor spring Ans. A

Ans. C What factor of safety is needed for a

2 in. diameter shaft with an ultimate
What is the minimum number of teeth on strength of 50,000 psi to transmit
a smaller sprocket for high speed? 40,000 in-lb torque.
A. 12 A. 2.25
B. 21 B. 1.95
C. 24 C. 2.14
D. 14 D. 2.62
Ans. B
Ans. D A 50 inches diameter diamond saw blade
is mounted on a pulley driven steel
A round steel shaft transmits 373 shaft, required a blade peripheral
watts at 1800 rpm. The torsional linear speed of 150 ft/sec. Motor
deflection is not to exceed 1 deg in a drive is 125 hp at 1,200 rpm, with 6
length equal to 20 diameters. Find the inches diameter pulley. Determine the
shaft diameter. shaft rpm to attain blade peripheral
speed required.
A. 6.53 mm
B. 8.72 mm A. 716.2 rpm
C. 12.84 mm B. 635.3 rpm
D. 18.16 mm C. 539.10 rpm
D. 687.55 rpm
Ans. A
Ans. D
A steel shaft operates at 186 rad/s
and must handle 2 kW of power. The A steel shaft transmits 40 hp at 1400
shearing stress is not to exceed 40 rpm. Considering allowable shearing
MN/m². Calculate the minimum shaft stress based on pure torsion to be
diameter based on pure torsion. 5000 psi, find the torsional
deflection of the shaft in degrees per
A. 9 mm
foot.
B. 11 mm
C. 13 mm A. 0.392 degrees/foot
D. 15 mm B. 0.246 degrees/foot
C. 0.541 degrees/foot
Ans. B
D. 0.435 degree/foot
A 100 mm diameter solid shaft is to be
Ans. B
replaced with a hollow shaft equally
strong (torsion) and made of the same The process by which high pressure is
material. The outside diameter of the applied to a heated metal billet or
hollow shaft is to 27 mm. What should blank which causes it to flow through
be the inside diameter? The allowable restricted orifice.
shearing stress is 41.4 MPa?
A. Extrusion
A. 107.42 mm B. Intrusion
B. 105.82 mm C. Forging
C. 291.53 mm D. Hot rolling
D. 109.60 mmw
Ans. A
Ans. A
A tolerance where the size of a part
If the weight of 6” diameter by 48” is permitted to be either larger or
long SAE 1030 shafting is 174.5 kg smaller than the given dimension.
then what will be the weight of
chromium SAE 51416 of same size? A. Bilateral
B. Unilateral
A. 305.79 lbs C. Lateral
B. 426.70 lbs D. None of these
C. 347.96 lbs
D. 465.89 lbs Ans. A

Ans. C
In a pressure vessel, the ratio of axial force of 450 Newton is applied
minimum strength of joint to the and the shaft turns at 1200 rpm, find
strength of solid joint is known as the horsepower capacity, assume a
coefficient of friction of 0.27.
A. Efficiency a. 39.566 hp
B. Performance factor b. 40.482 hp
c. 37.456 hp
C. Joint efficiency
d. 35. 659 hp
D. Relative strength
Ans: A
Ans. D
An engine of a motor vehicle with a
When tested in compression, ductile wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50
material usually exhibit________ kW at 2,000 rpm. the combined
characteristics up to the yield efficiency of the differential and
strength as they do when tested in tranmission is 75% with an overall
tension. speed reduction of 25 is to 1.
Determine the speed reduction of
a. the same travel of the vehicle in km/hr.
b. less than a. 10.74
c. more than b. 11.69
d. approximately the same c. 12.58
d. 13.80
ans. D
Ans: A
In pure torsion, the maximum stress is
at the center of the An engine of a motor vehicle with a
a. peripheral sides wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50
b. long sides kW at 2,000 rpm. the combined
c. medium sides efficiency of the differential and
d. short sides transmission is 75% with an overall
ans: B speed reduction of 25 is to 1.
determine the speed reduction of
The ability of a material to absorb travel of the vehicle in km/hr.
energy within is proportional limit is a. 10.74
known as b. 11.69
a. resilience c. 12.58
b. endurance d. 13.80
c. toughness
d. spring action Ans. A

ans: A An engine of a motor vehicle with a

wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50
A method whereby a gear is run with kW at 2,000 rpm combined efficiency of
another gear that has abrasive surface the differential and transmission is
material. 75% with an over-all speed reduction
a. hobbing to. 1 determine he torque to be
b. honing delivered by the clutch N-m.
c. lapping a. 239 N-m
d. milling b. 359 N-m
c. 432 N-m
ans. C d. 471 N-m

A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel Ans: A

disc and 9 bronze disc. the effective
outside and inside diameter are 20.32 The large diamter and face of the disk
cm and 15.24 cm, respectively if the of a multiple disk clutch are 255 mm
and 25 mm respectively the helical
compression spring used to engage the a. 19.30 mm
clutch has 9 and 1/2 effective coils b. 22.37 mm
of 10 mm steel wire. the outer coil c. 20.40 mm
diameter is 80 mm. the free length of d. 16.32 mm
the spring is 185 mm. when in place
with clutch engaged, its length is 130 Ans: D
mm. Assuming that there is 10 pairs of What is material is produced if
friction surface in contact, that the austenite is cooled rapidly to 400
motor runs at 1200 rpm, f=0.15, deg. F or less?
determine axial force available for a. Bainite
the clutch. b. Fermite
a. 1,688 N c. Martensite
b. 2,493 N d. Lignite
c. 1,542 N
d. 2,783 N Ans: C
Stainless steels are iron-based alloys
Ans: A that contain at least how many percent
chromium?
A flange bolt coupling consist of a. 45%
eight steel 20 mm diameter steel bolts b. 25%
spaced evenly around a bolt circle 300 c. 12%
mm in diamter. if the coupling is d. 5%
subjected to a torque of 15.1 KN-m,
determine the maximum shearing stress Ans: C
in the bolts? The very high carbon steels have good
a. 40450 kPa quench-harden ability up to how many
b. 63320 kpa percent chromium?
c. 40054 kpa a. 35%
d. 31298 kpa b. 12%
c. 18%
Ans: C d. 15%

a flange coupling is to be designed, Ans: C

using 25 mm diameter bolts at a A widely used in tool steels
distance of 152 mm from the center of considering that the will maintain its
the shaft. allowable shearing stress hardness even it is red heat. The
on the bolt is 103 Mpa. if the shaft effect is like molybdenum, except it
is to transmit 5,600 hp at a speed of is to be added in greater quantities.
1200 rpm, how many bolts are needed in a. Vanadium
the connection? b. Manganese
a. 2 c. Tungsten
b. 3 d. Nickel
c. 4
d. 5 Ans: C
Ans: D. Which of the following is the most
Two short shaft identical diameter widely used cast materials?
38.1 mm and rotating …. a. White cast iron
b. Gray cast iron
a. 30.4 kW c. Malleable cast iron
b. 28.5 kW d. Nodular cast iron
c. 29.3 kW
d. 32.3 kW Ans: B
What is the result if all the carbon
Ans:B in cast iron is in the form of
Two short shaft identical diameter cementite and pearlite with not
38.1 mm and rotating …. graphite present?
 a. White Ans: A
b. Gray A mechanical press is used to punch 6
c. Malleable holes per holes is 25 mm diameter and
d. Nodular the plates has an ultimate strength in
shear of 420 Mpa. The normal operating
Ans: A speed 200 rpm. And it slows down to
Which of the following is a 180 rpm during the process of
characteristic of aluminium and its punching. The flywheel has a mean
alloys? diameter of one meter and the rim
a. Resistance to corrosion width is 3 times the thickness. Assume
b. High thermal and electrical that the hub and arm account for 5% of
resistance the rim weight concentrated at the
c. Strength to weight ratio mean diameter and the density of cast
d. All of these iron is 7200 kg per cubic meter. Find
the power in kW required to drive the
Ans: D press.
The corrosion resistance of aluminium a. 1.310 kW
alloys depends upon which of the b. 5.57 kW
following? c. 8.92 kW
a. Thin coating oxide d. 9.03 kW
b. Percentage of electrolyte
present Ans: A
c. Dissolve ferrite Find the weight of the flywheel needed
d. Casting of the material by a machine to punched every stroke
plane. The machine is to make 30
Ans: A strokes per minute and a hole must be
A spherical shell of 1.8 m of outside punched every stroke. The hole is to
diameter and 1.725 m inside at a be formed during 30 degrees rotation
pressure of 10.4 MPa. Compute the of the puncher’s crankshaft. A gear
stress in the shell. train with a ratio of 12 to 1 is to
a. 124.8 Mpa connect the flywheel shaft to the
b. 119.6 Mpa crankshaft. Let the mean diameter of a
c. 96.48 Mpa flywheel rim to be 91.44 cm. the
d. 88.46 Mpa minimum flywheel speed is to be 90% of
the maximum and assume mechanical
Ans: B efficiency of the machine to be 80%.
A thin hollow spheres of radius 10 in Assume an ultimate stress of 49000
and thickness 0.1 in is subjected to psi.
an internal pressure of 100 psig the a. 1.310 kW
maximum normal stress on an element of b. 5.57 kW
the sphere is: c. 8.92 kW
a. 5,000 psi d. 9.03 kW
b. 7,070 psi
c. 14,140 psi Ans: A
d. 2,500 psi Find the weight of the flywheel needed
by a machine to punch 20.5 mm holes in
Ans: A 15.87 mm thick steel plate. The
Pressurized water at 1.37 Mpa is machine is to make 30 strokes per
stored in a steel cylindrical tank 1.4 minute and a hole be punched every
meters in diameter. If the allowable stroke, the hole is to be formed
tangential stress is 8.5 Mpa, find the during 30 degrees rotation of the
required wall thickness of the tank. puncher crankshaft. A gear train with
a. 123.6 mm a ratio of 12 to 1 is to correct the
b. 130.5 mm flywheel shaft to the crankshaft. Let
c. 112.9 mm mean diameter of a flywheel rim to the
d. 135.1 mm 91.44 cm. the manimum flywheel speed
is to be 90% of the maximum and assume
mechanical efficiency of the machine b. 0.035 lb/in^3
to be 80% Assume an ultimate stress of c. 0.0135 lb/in^3
49000 psi. d. 0.0465 lb/in^3

a. 68 kg Ans: B
b. 97 kg The breaking strength of oak-tanned
c. 90 kg beltings varies from 3 to more than:
d. 92 kg a. 5 ksi
b. 7 ksi
Ans: B c. 6 ksi
It is found that the shearing machine d. 9 ksi
requires 205 joules of energy to shear
a specific gauge of sheet metal. The Ans: C
mean diameter of the flywheel is to be Based on experience, what is the most
76.2 cm. the normal operating speed is economical design belt speed?
200rpm and slow down to 180 rpm during a. 6000 to 7500 fpm
shearing process. The rim width is b. 3500 to 4700 fpm
30.48 cm and the weight of cast iron c. 3000 to 5000 fpm
is 7,196.6 kg/m^3, find the thickness d. 5000 to 1000 fpm
of the rim, assuming that the hub and
arm account for 10% of the rim weight Ans: A
concentrated on the mean diameter. The tension in the belt due to
a. 0.583 cm centrifugal force increasing rapidly
b. 0.587 cm above about
c. 0.672 cm a. 1500 fpm
d. 0.480 cm b. 3500 fpm
c. 3000 fpm
Ans: B d. 2500 fpm
Which of the following cannot be a
Poisson’s ratio of material? Ans: D
a. 0.35 What is the recommendation speed for
b. 0.20 leather belt?
c. 0.57 a. 6000 to 7000 fpm
d. 0.12 b. 7000 to 8000 fpm
c. 5000 to 6000 fpm
Ans: C d. 4500 to 5600 fpm
Type of roller bearing in which the
balls are assembled by the eccentric Ans: B
displacement of the inner ring. What is the recommended speed for
a. Shallow groove ball bearing fabric belts?
b. Self-alignning ball bearing a. 4000 to 5000 fpm
c. Fillinf-shot ball bearing b. 2000 to 3000 fpm
d. Deep-groove ball bearing c. 3000 to 4000 fpm
d. 2000 and more fpm
Ans: D
Which of the following is not a type Ans: A
of ball bearing? A tubular shaft, having an inner
a. Shallow groove ball bearing diameter of 30 mm and an outer
b. Self-aligning ball bearing diameter of 42 mm, is to be used to
c. Filling-slot ball bearing transmit 90 kW of power, determine the
d. Deep-groove ball bearing frequency of rotation of the shaft so
that the shear stress cannot exceed 50
Ans: A Mpa.
Which of the following is the a. 26.6 Hz
approximate density of the leather b. 20.6 Hz
belt? c. 97.5 Hz
a. 0.025 lb/in^3 d. 66.5 Hz
 Ans: A Ans. C
Two circular shaft, one hollow and one
solid, are made of the same material A pulley is keyed to a 2 and 1/2
and have diameter as follows: hollow inches diameter shaft by a 7/16 in x 3
shaft inside diameter is one-half of in flat key. The shaft rotates at 50
the external diameter. The external rpm. The allowable compressive stress
diameter is equal to the diameter of for the key, hub and shaft are 66 ksi.
the solid shaft. What is the ratio of 59 ksi and 72 ksi, repectively.
the twisting moment of the hollow Determine the maximum torque the
shaft to that of the solid shaft? pulley can safety deliver.
a. ¼
b. ½ a. 48398.4 in-lb
c. 9/16 b. 54140.6 in-lb
d. 15/16 c. 51562.5 in-lb
d. 67495.2 in-lb
Ans: D
Determine the thickness of hollow Ans. A
shaft having an outside diameter of
100 mm if it is subjected to a maximum Which of the following is the
torque of 5,403.58 N-m without statement of how the total moment is
exceeding a shearing stress of 60 Mpa derived from a number of forces acting
or a twist of 0.5 degree per meter simultaneously at a point?
length of shaft G=83,000 Mpa
a. 15 mm a. Goodman’s theorem
b. 86 mm b. Varignon’s theorem
c. 16.8 mm c. Soderberg’s theorem
d. 14.2 mm d. Cataligno’s theorem

Ans: A Ans. B
A hollow shaft with outside diameter It is the measure of the material’s
of 14 cm, and wall thickness of 0.8 ability to yield and absorb highly
cm, transmits 200 kW at 500 rpm. What localized and rapidly applied
must be the angular deflection of the stresses.
shaft it the length in 5 meters? The
material of the shaft is C4140 steel. a. Hardness
b. Toughness
a. 21.41 rad c. Stiffness
b. 21.71 rad d. Resilience
c. 36.80 rad
d. 17.37 rad Ans. B

Ans. D What is term applied to the load at

which a column fails?
A 1 1/4 in by 7/8 in. key is to be
designed for a 12.7 cm shaft which a. Maximum load
will transmit power of 150 KW at 360 b. Moving load
rpm. If the allowable shear stress for c. Critical load
the key is 920 kg/cm^2 and the d. Dynamic load
allowable compressive stress is 1300
kg/cm^2. Determine the length of key Ans. C
to be used.
It is otherwise known as the
a. 2.41 cm percentage difference in solid and
b. 2.73 cm working deflections?
c. 4.42 cm
d. 4.79 cm a. Clash allowance
 b. Spring allowance Ans. B
c. Working allowance
d. Thrust allowance A set screw 12 mm effective diameter
is broken by a force of 410 N on the
Ans. C end of a spanner 300 mm long. Find the
torque to break a set screw of 16 mm
It is known as the shaft’s natural effective diameter if its breaking
frequency of vibration. stress is 10% greater than the former.

a. Vibration index a. 320.6 N-m

b. Critical speed b. 223.5 N-m
c. High speed c. 230.5 N-m
d. Low speed d. 345.6 N-m

Ans. B Ans. A

What do you call the mixture of the A Warwick screw is used to tighten a
solid ingredients with no solubility? guy rope. It has right-hand thread of
10 mm pitch at the top and a left-hand
a. Binary alloy thread of 5 mm pitch at the bottom,
b. Miscible alloy and the effective radius of the toggle
c. Bitectic material bar is 336 mm. Find the velocity.
d. Eutectic alloy

Ans. D
Which of the following terms applied a. 220.6
to an interrupted quenching process b. 130.5
resulting in an austenite to banite c. 140.8
transition? d. 210.5

a. Austempering Ans. C
b. Austenitizing
c. Martempering A 4 inches diameter shaft is driven at
d. Martenitizing 3600 rpm by a 400 Hp motor. The shaft
drives a 48 inches diameter chain
Ans. A
sprocket having an output efficiency
Which of the following processes where of 85%. The output force of the
the material will become progressively driving sprocket and the output of the
stronger, harder and more brittle driven sprocket are:
until eventually fails?
A. 200 lb and 250 hp
a. Hot working B. 261.6 lb and 300 hp
b. Cold Working C. 291.66 lb and 340 hp
c. Tempering D. None of the above
d. Normalizing
Ans. C
Ans. B
A certain farm equipment which
requires 2200 Newton mater torque at
…. to engage the clutch?
500 RPM has a diesel engine to
a. 600 lbs operates at 1500 RPM as its prime
b. 715 lbs mover. A No. 60 roller chain with a
c. 625 lbs total length of 60 pitches and a small
d. 800 lbs sprocket with 23 teeth are to be used
with an operating temperature to
remain constant at 45 degree C. What is the inside diameter of the
Determine the no. of teeth of the driven gear?
larger sprocket.
A. 62
A. 70 B. 70
B. 69 C. 74
C. 68 D. 81
D. 69
Ans. C
Ans. D
In a standard bevel gear, the pinion
A sleeve bearing has an outside rotates at 150 rpm, its number of
diameter of 1.5 in and a length of 2 teeth is 14 while the gear has 42
in, the wall thickness is 3/16 in. The teeth, what is the pitch angle of the
bearing is subjected to a radial load pinion?
of 450 lb. Find the bearing pressure.
A. 18.4 degrees
A. 100 psi B. 20 degrees
B. 150 psi C. 14.5 degrees
C. 200 psi D. 20.5 degrees
D. 250 psi
Ans. A.
Ans. C

Find the torsional deflection, in

degrees of a solid steel shaft 110 mm In damped free vibration, when the
system returns to its static position
OD 1.4 m long subjected to 3.1 x 106
with the …… equilibrium, the system is
N-mm. The torsinal modulus of
said to be
elasticity is 80,000 N/mm-mm
A. Underdamped
A. 0.22
B. Overdamped
B. 0.195
C. Resonant
C. 0.28
D. Critically damped
D. 0.24
Ans. D
Ans. A
Balancing o grinding wheel is done to
A cut gear transmits 25 Hp at a pitch
line velocity of 6000 ft/min. If the A. Make the outside diameter
service is intermittent the dynamic concentric with the bore
load is: B. Make the sides of wheel parallel
C. Equalize the weight in every
A. 244
portion of the wheel
B. 264
D. None of the above
C. 274
D. 284 Ans. C
Ans. C A grinding wheel is marked as 51A 46L
5V 23, out of these 5 means
An internal gearing requires an idler
gear if the driving gear of 6 inches A. Kind of abrasive
in diameter and the center distance of B. Structure
the idler to the driver is 20 inches. C. Kind of bond
 D. Grain size A drop hammer of 1 ton dead weight
capacity is propelled downward by a 12
Ans. B inch diameter cylinder. At 100 psi air
pressure what is the impact velocity
It is also known as diamond pyramid
if the stroke is 28 inches?
hardness test, uses a pyramid shaped
diamond indenter and a load that A. 47.4 ft/sec
ranges from 1 kg to 120 kg. B. 31.6 ft/sec
C. 15.8 ft/sec
A. Vickers test
D. 63.2 ft/sec
B. Mohs hardness
C. Knoop test Ans. B
D. Brinell test
A link has a load factor of 0.8 the
Ans. A surface factor 0.8, the surface factor
is 0.92 and the endurance strength is
ssThe maximum moment induced in a
28000 psi. Compute the alternating
simply supported beam of 20 foot span,
stress of the link if it is subjected
by a 2,000 pound load at midspan is
to a reversing load. Assume a factor
A. 125,000 ft-lbs of safety of 3.
B. 15,000 ft-lbs
A. 8150
C. 30,000 ft-lbs
B. 10920
D. 10,000 ft-lbs
C. 9,333
Ans. D D. 7260

A 10" diameter pulley is belt driven Ans. C

with a net torque of 250 ft-lbs. The
Determine the average time to cut by
ratio of tensions in the tight to
automatic oxy-acetylene (machine)
stack sides of the belt is 4 to 1.
crosswise a 4ft x 8ft x 4in thick
What is the maximum tension in the
steel plate.
belt?
A. 6.85 min.
A. 250 lbs.
B. 318 sec
B. 800 lbs.
C. 10 min
C. 83 lbs.
D. 360 sec
D. 500 lbs.
Ans. D
Ans. B
A 16 mm plate is lapped over and
Compute how many 3/8 inch diameter set
secured by fillet weld on the inside
screws required to transmit 3 Hp at a
and outside to form a penstock 1.5
shaft speed of 1000 rpm. The shaft
meter in diameter. Determine the safe
diameter is 1 inch
internal pressure, assuming an
A. 1 ½ allowable stress of 140 MPa on the
B. 2 plate and an allowable shear stress of
C. 3 90 MPa on the throat side of the 14 mm
D. 1 fillet weld.

Ans. B A. 2.376 MPa

B. 3.590 MPa
C. 2.843 MPa
 D. 1.695 Mpa D. The angle subtended by the cam
at the cam center when the
Ans. A follower dwells.
Which of the following dynamometer is Ans. A
widely used for absorption of wide
range of powers at wide range of For a kinematic chain to be considered
speeds? as mechanism

A. Hydraulic A. None of the links should be

B. Belt transmission fixed
C. Rope brake B. One link should be fixed
D. Electric generator C. Two links should be fixed
D. There is no such criterion
Ans. A
Ans. B
Which of the following dynamometer is
used for power measurement when the Slip in belt drive is
speed is high and the viscous force is
small? A. Loss of power
B. Difference between the angular
A. Tesla fluid friction dynamometer velocities of two pulleys
B. Froude water vortex dynamometer C. Difference between the
C. Rope brake dynamometer velocities of two pulleys
D. Amsler dynamometer D. Difference between the linear
speed of the rim of pulley and
Ans. A the belt on it.
In case of spur gears the flank of the Ans. D
tooth is
Multiple collars are provided on a
A. The part of the tooth surface flat collar pivot bearing to
lying below the pitch surface’
B. The curve forming face and flank A. Increase frictional resistance
C. The width of the gear tooth B. To establish self-sustaining
measures axially along the pitch bearing condition
surface C. Distribute the frictional load
D. The surface of the top of the due to limiting friction
tooth D. Distribute the axial load due to
limiting bearing pressure on a
Ans. A collar
The cam angle is Ans. D
A. The angle of rotation of the cam In gramophones for adjusting the speed
for a definite displacement of of the tum-table, the following type
the follower of governor is commonly used
B. Angle subtended by live portion
of cam at the cam center’ A. Hartung governor
C. The angle subtended at the cam B. Inertia governor
center by the portion of cam C. Pickering governor
during which the follower moves D. Wilson hartnell

Ans. C
Shearing the sheet into two or more psi. What is the percentage savings in
pieces weight.

A. Parting Ans. %W saving = 37.3%

B. Perforating
C. Lancing A short compression member with Do=
D. Notching 2Di is to support a dead load of 25
tons. The material is to be 4130. A
Ans. A short compression member with Do= 2Di
is to support a dead load of 25 tons.
The mechanism used to enlarge or The material is to be 4130 steel, WQT
reduce moments for reproducing
1100⁰F. Calculate the outside and
drawings to different scales is called
inside diameters on the basis of yield
E. Clinograph strength of 114 ksi and factor of
F. Trisquare safety of 2.
G. Graphometer
Ans. Do=1.22 in. and Di=0.61 in.
H. Bantograph
A 15/16-in wide key has a depth of 5/8
Ans. D
in. It is 12 inches long and is to be
Which of the following is a higher used on a 200 hp, 1160 rpm, squirrel-
pair? cage induction motor. The shaft
diameter is 3 7/8 inches. The maximum
A. Thomson an indicator mechanism running torque is 200% of the full-
B. Double Mc Innes Indicator load torque. Determine the maximum
mechanism compressive stress of the key
C. Hart’s straight line mechanism
D. Tooth gearing mechanism A. 779 psi
B. 997 psi
Ans. D C. 197 psi
D. 279 psi
A process of indenting but not
breaking through the surface of a Ans. B
workpiece with a punch in order to
produce a cavity of an impression A storage tank for air, 36 inche in
diameter, is to withstand an internal
A. Heading pressure of 200 psi with a design
B. Cogging factor of 4 based on Su. The steel has
C. Barreling the strength equivalent to C1020
D. Piercing annealed and the welded joints should
have a relative strength (efficiency)
Ans. D of 90%. If Su for annealed C1020 steel
A turbine developing 15,000 Hp turns is 57 ksi. Compute the longitudinal
the shaft at 300 rpm. The propeller stress.
attached to this shaft develops a A. 128,000 psi
thrust of 150,000 lb. A hollow steel
shaft having an outside diameter of 14 B. 821,000 psi
in. is to be used. Determine the
inside diameter of the shaft if the C. 800,000 psi
maximum shearing stressed based on the D. 12,800 psi
torsion alone is not to exceed 7500
Ans. D
The mass of a flywheel is 175 kg and A. 672 mm
its radius of gyration is 380 mm. Find B. 627 mm
the torque required to attain a speed C. 762 mm
of 500 rpm from rest in 30 seconds. D. 726 mm

A. 40.46 N Ans. C
B. 44.12 N
C. 35.66 N Calculate the power of electric motor
D. 38.48 N for a drilling machine to drill a hole
15 mm diameter in cast iron workpiece
Ans. B at 450 rpm and 0.2 mm feed. The
specific power is 0.03 kW and
A steel bar 24 in. in length is to efficiency of motor is 80%.
withstand a tensile impact load caused
by a weight of 100 lb having a A. 0.6 kW
velocity on impact of 140 fpm. Find B. 0.9 kW
the stress in the bar if the diameter C. 0.7 kW
is 1 ½ in and the modulus of D. 0.4 kW
Elasticity (E) is 30x106 psi.
Ans. A
Ans. S=12,000 psi
A double square thread screw is used
The cylinder head of a 10in x 18in. to raise a load of 20,000 lb at a
freon compressor is attached by 10 velocity of 3 fpm. Outside diameter of
stud bolts made of SAE grade 5. The thread and pitch are 2 7/8 in. and 1
cylinder pressure is 300 psi. What is in. respectively. Collar friction
the approximate tightening torque coefficient is 0.12, thread friction
should be used to induce a tightening coefficient is 0.10. Mean diameter of
stress (St) of 0.90 times the proof collar 5 in. Determine the power
stress if the diameter of the bolt is required to drive the screw.
5/8 in and coefficient of collar
A. 3.45 hp
friction c = 0.2?
B. 4.29 hp
Ans. T = 2161 in-lb C. 4.65 hp
D. 5.02 hp
Calculate the power consumed during
cutting of a low carbon steel bar 40 Ans. B
mm diameter if cutting force is 150 kg
Two 2 ¾ in sellers standard square
at 200 rpm.
thread screws are used to raise and
E. 0.46 hp lower a hydraulic gate weighing 60
F. 0.66 hp tons. A 570 rpm electric motor
G. 0.75 hp operates the screws. The coefficients
H. 0.83 hp of collar and thread friction are 0.03
and 0.14 respectively. The mean
Ans. D diameter of the collar 4in. if the
gate rises at the rate of 2fpm,
A broach is used to cut a key way 8mm
determine the size of the motor
wide, 5mmm deep in a boss 64mm long.
required to lift the gate if the
Determine the cutting length of broach
mechanical efficiency is 85% for the
if the rise per tooth is 0.0875mm and
speed reducing equipment.
the number of finishing teeth is 13.
A. 20 hp
 B. 30 hp C. Normal Pitch
C. 34 hp D. Chordal pitch
D. 24 hp
Ans. C
Ans. C
Which of the following is the best
A crate weighing 4,000 lb is moving at method used for increasing a spring’s
a speed of 4ft/s. It is brought to fatigue life?
rest by two compression spring in
stopping the crate, the springs are to A. Sprickling
be compressed 8 in. If the spring B. Shot peening
index is 6 and the allowable stress is C. Stress relieving
52,000 psi, determine the maximum load D. Shot relieving
on each springs.
Ans. B
A. 1491 lbs
What is the term applied to parallel
B. 2037 lbs
forces equal in magnitude but opposite
C. 1675 lbs
direction?
D. 2453 lbs
A. Concurrent forces
Ans. A
B. Non-concurrent forces
What describes very rough grinding C. Couple
such as that performed in foundries to D. Equillibrant
remove gates, fins and risers from
Ans. C
castings?
It is one of the rigid members /
A. Snagging
bodies joined together to form a
B. Honing
kinematic chain.
C. Lapping
D. Snugging A. Coplanar
B. Link
Ans. A
E. Frame
Which of the following is a single F. Machine
measure that combines the external
Ans. B
dynamic load of an application with a
gear drive’s reliability and operating The kinematics chain in which one link
life? is considered fixed for the purpose of
analysis but motion is possible in
E. Ratio factor
other links.
F. Service factor
G. Reliability factor A. Belting
H. Life factor B. Mechanism
C. Frame
Ans. C
D. Sprocket Chain
What is the term used to described the
Ans. C
distance from a point on one gear to
the corresponding point measures along What describes very rough grinding,
the base circle. such as that performed in foundries to
remove gates, fins and risers from
A. Diametral Pitch
castings?
B. Circular Pitch
 A. Snagging
B. Honing
C. Lapping
D. Snugging

Ans. A

Two spur wheels in gear transmit a

power 6.7 kW. The driver has 40 teeth
of 12 mm pitch and runs at 7
rev/s,find the force on the teeth.

a. 2.0 kN
b. 1.0 kN
c. 3.0 kN
d. 4.0 kN

Ans. A