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Department of Mechanical Engineering- Instrumentation and Measurement MCQ

Question Statement - mandatory (statement Choice 2 -

S.No. Choice 1 - mandatory Choice 3 Choice 4 ANS
delivered to the candidate) mandatory
Which of the following is Which of the
following is not a line standard?ot a line Precision
1 standard? Yard Meter scale Length bar
Which of the following is used to check
change in ocular lines position due to column Control
2 rotation in universal micrometer? Dial indicator Slip gauges shaft Universal microscope
3 Which of the following is true for the In casting and Periodical There is no Preventive maintenance is not necessary
calibration of instruments? fabrication shops the calibration is need of for optical measuring instruments
measurements made are made for optical periodic
of more precise nature measuring calibration
as compared to those instruments in niversal
made in machine shop microscope
and tool room
4 Which of the following is not used to measure Bench micrometer Diameter Hand High magnification dial comparator
the plain plug gauges if the tolerance less measuring micrometer
than 0.025 mm? machine
5 What is the advantage of the use of slip Size of the standard is Size of the Size of the Slip gauges are more accurate
gauge standards for dial comparators? equal to one of the limits standard is standard is
of the plug gauge size greater than one less than
of the limits of one of the
the plug gauge limits of the
size plug gauge
size
6 Light year is a measurement of Speed of aeroplanes Speed of light Stellar Speed of rockets
distances
7 One kilometer is equal to how many miles? 0.84 0.5 1.6 0.62

8 Joule is the unit of Temperature Pressure Energy Heat

9 Nautical mile is a unit of distance used in Navigation Road mile Astronomy Measuring the boundaries of a nation

10 What is the least count of dial indicators 0.01 mm 0.03 mm 0.05 mm 0.07 mm
which can be calibrated using passmeter?
11 The desirable static characteristics of a Accuracy and Accuracy, Drift and Static error
measuring system are resproducibility sensitivity and dead zone
reproducibility
12 The ratio of maximum displacement deviation Static sensitivity Dynamic Linearity Precision or accuracy
to full scale deviation of the instrument is deviation
called
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13 _______can measure pressure directly Rotameter Bourden tube LVDT Strain gauge

14 The degree of closeness of the measured Accuracy Precision Standard Sensitivity

value of a certain quantity with its true value
is known as
15 The principle of ‘Interchangeability’ is Mass production Production of Parts within All of the above
normally employed for identical parts the
prescribed
limits of
sizes
16 The amount by which the actual size of a Clearance Interference Allowance None of the above
shaft is less than the actual size of mating
hole in an assembly
17 Which of the following is not true for Has an infinity telescope Has an For smaller Very high sensitivity
autocollimators? autocollimator angle it is
not
accurate
18 Which of the following is true for automatic Accuracy is affected by There is no Instrument It is not ideal for the repetitive checking
position sensing autocollimator? normal mains effect of lamp measure in
fluctuations ageing on the all planes
accuracy of this simultaneo
instrument usly
19 How many pads are included for use under 2 3 4 5
the foot screws in leveling base of
autocollimator?
20 What is the main use of steel cube reflector in To provide a 90 degree For general Calibrate For setting but not checking
autocollimator? standard in 3 planes bench use surface perpendiculars
plate
21 What is the least count of a micrometer? 0.01 mm 0.025 mm 0.03 mm 0.02mm

22 Which of the following is used for Hardened steel High carbon high Tungsten Ceramic
manufacturing of length bars? chromium steel carbide
23 What is the use of feeler gauge? To find the thickness of To measure the To check To check flatness
work piece gap width straightnes
s
24 Which of the following instrument is of the Digital length gauge Inside Universal Universal height micrometer
highest accuracy? micrometer measuring
instrument
25 Which of the following is another name of Ring gauge Planer gauge Fillet gauge Plug gauge
radius gauge?
26 Testing flatness or straightness of a surface vernier caliper micrometer autocollima all of the above
is possible using tor
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27 What is the range of bevel protractor? 0-90° 0-180° 0-360° 90-270°

28 What is the least count of vernier bevel 10’ 5’’ 5’ 10’’

protractor?
29 Which of the following is correct about the Adjustable blade is Adjustable blade djustable Adjustable blade is attached to base
adjustable blade? attached to main body is capable of blade is plate
rotating freely capable of
about the centre rotating
freely about
the free
edge
30 Which of the following is not true for type D It is not provided with Graduated in Have a fine Doesn’t have acute angle attachment
mechanical bevel protractor? vernier degrees adjustment
deviceHave
a fine
adjustment
device
31 Which of the following is not true for Has an infinity Has an For smaller Very high sensitivity
autocollimators? telescope autocollimator angle it is
not
accurate
32 Up to which accuracy length can be 1 part in 10^8 2 part in 10^8 1 part in 2 part in 10^6
measured by laser interferometer? 10^6
33 Which of the following is not true for angle It is a type of It can be used as It is a more It has a wide field of application without
dekkor? autocollimator a comparator precise the operation of a micrometer
instrument
than
autocollima
tor
34 Which of the following is true for Reading There is only one Two readings There is Two reading heads, one is stationary and
heads present in goniometer? reading head which is heads and both only one other is rotating with work table
stationary are stationary reading
head which
is moving
with a
rotatable
work table
35 Which of the following is not an angle Feeler gauge Sine bar Bevel Combination set
measuring device? protector
36 Where will be the vernier scale is present in Base plate Circular plate Adjustable Main body
bevel protector? plate
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37 Up to which angle sine bars can measure the 45 degree 60 degree 90 degree 120 degree
angles?
38 What is the permissible tolerance on flatness 0.001 mm 0.005 mm 0.01 mm 0.05 mm
of side faces of sine bars of 100 mm as per IS
5359-1969?
39 Which of the following is not used in making High carbon High chromium Corrosion Aluminium
of sine bars? resistant
steel
40 Which of the distance of the axes of two 20 inches 50 inches 5 inches 25 inches
cylinders of sine bar?
41 What is the effect of improper alignment of Tooth thickness Face width Load will Pitch of teeth reduced
each tooth? increases decreases not
distributed
evenly
42 Which of the following is not true about Fluctuating velocity will Can be checked Inaccuracy Should be tested to ensure the proper
concentricity of teeth? be noticed when not by using of parts heat treatment
concentric projector when not
concentric
43 If reference circle of gear is eccentric then Cyclic error Periodic error Pitch error Undulation
which error is reflected by this eccentricity?
44 What is the kinematic error in gears? Minimum error in gear Accumulated Maximum Accumulated permissible error in gear
rotation per gear permissible error error in rotation in two gear revolutions
revolution in gear rotation gear
per gear rotation per
revolution gear
revolution
45 What is the name of angle which is present Helix angle Lead angle Pitch angle Pressure angle
between line of action and common tangent
to the pitch circles?
46 What is blank diameter? Pitch circle diameter Pitch circle Base circle Base circle diameter plus twice the
plus addenda diameter plus diameter addenda
twice the plus
addenda addenda
47 Calculate diameter of best wire for a 4.04 mm 7.8 mm 3.94 mm 8.08 mm
Withworth thread of M 24 x 7 mm size
48 Which thread has a combined strength of Acme thread Knuckle thread Buttress British standard Whitworth thread
square thread and V thread? thread
49 Which of the following statements is true? In three wire method, Compression Floating The value of θ is assumed 30o while
each flank of a thread is error is always carriage calculating best wire diameter for
touched by a wire in subtracted from type of Withworth thread
axial plane section and effective micrometer
this is valid only for a diameter value is used for
thread having rank obtained two wire
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angle method ----

50 According to Taylor's principle which type of Go gauge No go gauge Both a. and thread gauge
gauge checks both size and geometric b
features?
51 Who gave the fundamental principle of Bryan Moire Euler Amedeo
straightness measurement?
52 Which of the following represents the quality Spirit level Straight edge Autocollima Dial indicator
of straightness in precision engineering? tor
53 What is the name of a pair of straight edges? Drum sticks Lower pair Winding Self closed pair
sticks
54 Which of the following is not the factor Air turbulence Optics fixed Slope error Localised heat sources
affecting the accuracy of straightness rigidly
measurement by optics?
55 For which surfaces, spirit level is used for Both horizontal and Vertical surfaces In any plane Horizontal surfaces
testing straightness? vertical surfaces
56 Which of the following is not true for Contact measurement Use for small High Used to determine parallelism
autocollimator? tilts sensitivity
57 What is the name of screw thread which is Parallel screw thread Straight screw Tapered Cylindrical screw thread
formed on a cone? thread screw
thread
58 What type of thread is formed on female External thread Internal thread Both Major screw thread
screw gauge? internal and
external
59 Which of the following option is true for Thread can be Thread can be Thread can Thread can’t be tranculated at crest and
truncation? tranculated at crest only tranculatd at root be root both
only tranculated
at crest and
root both
60 What is dedendum for external threads? Radial distance Radial distance Radial Axial distance between major and pitch
between pitch and minor between major distance cylinder
cylinder and pitch between
cylinder major and
minor
cylinder
61 For checking the flatness, which of the Scriber Prussian blue Alcohol Ruler
following is used to mark the surface?
62 Determination of flatness using Prussian blue Small surfaces Large surfaces Both large For surfaces with fine smoothness
is used for which kind of surfaces? and small
surfaces
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63 Which of the following method is used for the Half grid method Grid method Contact Non contact method
determination of flatness when the surface is method
irregular?
64 What is the range of the diameter of optical 25mm to 300mm 1mm to 100mm 50mm to 1mm to 10mm
flats used in testing the flatness? 500mm
65 If the angle at which bands are viewed is 30o 0% 15% 0.3 0.45
in flatness testing with interferometry, what is
the possible error?
66 What is the range of the diameter of optical 10 to 50 mm 50 to 100 mm 100 to 200 25 to 300 mm
flats? mm
67 Which of the following is not true about These are high-power Used for rapid Have low Wide dynamic range
metrology lasers used in laser inspection? instruments non-contact optical
gauging of cross-talk
delicate parts
68 What is the wavelength of light produced by 6988 Å 5328 Å 5928 Å 6328 Å
He-Ne laser in laser inspection?
69 Which technique is not suitable to measure Diffraction pattern Scanning laser Photodiode Laser triangulation sensor
large diameter parts or large gaps? technique technique array
imaging
70 What is the accuracy of scanning laser gauge ±0.15 μm ±0.25 μm ±0.35 μm ±0.45 μm
for objects of 10-50 mm diameter?
71 Which of the following is true for quartz flats? Have 200 to 400 % more High sensitivity Used to 25 to 300 mm
wearing quality than determine
optical flats parallelism
72 What is the pattern of fringes, if an optical flat Central band dark Concentric dark Straight Central band may be light or black
is resting on any hill? and light band dark fringes
fringes
73 To distinguish hill and valley one surface of Number of fringes Fringes move Fringes Centre of fringes is displaced
optical flat is lightly pressed. Which of the increases apart brought
following option is for the valley? closer
74 What precise movement does CMM have? Precise movement in x Precise Precise Precise movement in x, y and z
coordinate movement in x movement coordinates
and y in y and z
coordinates coordinates
75 Which type of CMM is most suited for large Cantilever type Bridge type Horizontal Floating bridge type
heavy workpieces? boring mill
type
76 Which direction is sensed by a linear Positive direction only Negative Both Not used to sense directions
measurement transducer used in CMM? direction only positive
and
negative
direction
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77 What precise movement does CMM have? Precise movement in x Precise Precise Precise movement in x, y and z
coordinate movement in x movement coordinates
and y in y and z
coordinates coordinates
78 Which type of CMM is most suited for large Cantilever type Bridge type Horizontal Floating bridge type
heavy workpieces? boring mill
type
79 Which direction is sensed by a linear Positive direction only Negative Both Not used to sense directions
measurement transducer used in CMM? direction only positive
and
negative
direction
80 What is the accuracy of present day co- 10 microns 5 microns 2 microns 1 micron
ordinate measuring machine?
81 What is the cause of translational errors in Error in scale division Error in Twisting Roll error
CMM? straightness error
82 Which of the following is not related to the Straightness of axes Squareness of Position Axial length measuring accuracy
geometrical accuracy of CMM? axes accuracy
83 Which of the following is true for trigger type Bucking mechanism is Current Contacts of Contacts of point bearing act as electrical
probe system used in computer controlled a 2 point bearing coordinate point micro switches
CMM? position stored bearing
when circuit is arranged at
close 90 degree
84 What is the name of an element which uses Inducto conduct Inductosyn Conductosy Conducto induct
inductive coupling? n
85 Which of the following is a destructive Gloss measurement Taper sectioning Diffraction Micro interferometer
method in measuring surface finish? technique
86 Which of the following is the direct measure Time of swing Angle of swing Length of Height of swing
of surface finish in Wallace surface swing
dynamometer?
87 Which of the following device can be used for Beams Bellows Capsule Bourdon tube
force measurement?
88 Load cells are used for measuring Large weights only Small weights Weights Slowly moving weights
_______________ only moving in
high speed
89 Which of the following can be measured Large weight Small weight Both large no weight
using a Ring-type load cell? and small
weights
90 Which of the following arrangements are Tensile strain gauges Compressive Both tensile None of the mentioned
used in load cells? strain gauges and
compressiv
e strain
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gauges

91 Which of the following is not true for the Optical flat is used Monochromatic Depth of Interference lines plays an important role
method of measurement of surface finish by source of light is defect can’t in identification of the defect
micro interferometer? used be
measured
92 In case of vertical illumination in measuring Flat portion Scratch Irregularity Hills
surface finish with surface photographs,
which will appear as bright area?
93 Why retooling is fast and less expensive in Only hardware changes Both hardware No Software program doesn’t need any
automatic inspection machines? are needed and software hardware change
changes are changes
needed are needed
94 Which of the following is true about probes Retractable type Non-retractable Auxiliary Heads of probes are not held back till the
used in automatic inspection machines? type probe is not part is in gauging position
used
95 Which of the following is not true about Human intervention is Consists a logic Self Microprocessors are present
automatic inspection machine? required to judge the system diagnostic
quality system is
present
96 If the displacement is measured with strain One Two Three Four
gauge then the number of strain gauge
normally required are
97 A capacitive pressure sensor has a typical ± 0.2% ± 0.4% ± 0.1% ± 0.8%
measurement uncertainty of
98 Bourdon tube is used for the measurement of Gas Liquid fluid Solid Both (a) and (b)
gauge pressure of
99 Dead weight gauge is used for the About 1000 bar About 2000 bar About 5000 About 7000 bar
measurement of pressure of bar
100 Which of the following is true about the Separate structure is Same structure Anti Anti vibration mounts are placed only on
design of structure of automatic inspection designed for is designed for vibration two front legs of gauging structure
machine? transportation and transportation mounts are
gauging system and gauging placed only
system one leg of
gauging
structure