Alfred B.

Gabas BSME 4

MACHINE DESIGN ELEMENTS

1. A white metal, almost as bright as silver and is malleable and ductile and can be welded.
a. Nickel b. Aluminum c. White Iron d. Lead
2. It is silvery dull, soft metal and the second lightest of all metals used in the industry.
a. Nickel b. Aluminum c. White Iron d. Lead
3. The least among iron ores for it contains many impurities, poor in iron content and commonly used in England.
a. Hematite b. Magnetite c. Limanite d. Siderite
4. Which of the following is not considered to be precious metal?
a. Silver b. Gold c. Platinum d. Steel
5. It is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is approximately 1/3 zinc and 2/3 copper.
a. Brass b. Bronze c. Muntz metal d. Silver
6. It is a copper tin alloy and is named either bell metal or brown metal.
a. Brass b. Bronze c. Muntz metal d. Silver
7. It is a furnace that converts pig iron into steel by oxidizing out the surplus carbon and using oxygen by
throwing raw iron ore into the furnace.
a. Open-hearth furnace b. Electric furnace c. Cupola d. Bessemer
8. The most commonly-used series in the bulk production of bolts, screws, nuts and other general applications in
the coarse-thread series.
a. UNC b. UNF c. White Iron d. Lead
9. What is the actual torque ratio of a gear set divided by its gear ratio?
a. Approach ratio b. Clearance c. Contact ratio d. Efficiency
10. Which of the following has a low coefficient of expansion, corrosion resistant, weak in strength, and used for
nonferrous applications as an alloying element?
a. Aluminum b. Aluminum oxide c. Copper oxide d. Copper
11. Which of the following material(s) is recommended for large sprocket of large speed ratio and having fewer
engagement?
a. Nickel-chromium steel b. Copper c. Cast iron d. Aluminum
12. In which of the following carrying capacity where roller bearing is utilized better than ball bearing?
a. Heavy load b. High temperature load c. Low load d. Reversing load
13. Which of the following materials having thermal expansion of about 10 times higher than those of metals and
has more heat generated during machining?
a. Aluminum b. Asbestos c. Plastic d. PVC
14. To avoid scoring in the bearing surface and the shaft due to contamination/absorption of the fine dirt in the
bearing during operation/lubrication the bearing material to apply should have good _____ properties.
a. Anti-scoring c. corrosion resistance
b. corrosion resistance conformability d. embeddability 15. What do impact tests
measure?
a. Compactness b. Ductility c. Plasticity d. Toughness
16. Which of the following types of gear transmit power at a certain angle?
a. Bevel b. Helix c. Herringbone d. Spur
17. Which of the following gasket material is not used for high temperature?
a. Asbestos b. Plastic nylon c. Rubberized d. Wool
18. How do you call a plane perpendicular to the gear axis?
a. Normal plane b. Pitch plane c. Plane of rotation d. Radius of gyration
19. Which of the following is the specification of molybdenum alloy?
 a. SAE 3XXX b. SAE 4XXX c. SAE 5XXX d. SAE 6XXX
20. Which of the following is abundant for ferrous metals?
a. Sulfur b. Phosphorous c. Manganese d. Carbon
21. What machine is used to flatten surface on a vertical, horizontal or even angular plane?
a. Shaper machine b. Power saw c. Boring machine d. Drilling machine
22. All of these are classifications of iron ore; except what?
a. Magnetite b. Hematite c. Siderite d. Sulfurite
23. It refers to the internal resistance of a material to being deformed and is measured in terms of the applied load.
a. Stress b. Strain c. Ductility d. Malleability
24. The property of a material which resists forces acting to pull the material apart.
a. Tensile strength b. Compressive strength c. Bending strength d. Torsional
strength
25. The property of a material which resists forces from causing a member to bend or deflect in the direction in
which the load is applied.
a. Bending strength b. Compressive strength c. Tensile strength d. Torsional
strength

26. The property of a material to resist various kinds of rapidly alternating stresses.
a. Fatigue strength b. Bending strength c. Compressive strength d. Impact strength
27. The ability of a material to resist loads that are applied suddenly and often at high velocity.
a. Fatigue strength b. Bending strength c. Compressive strength d. Impact strength
28. The ability of the material to stretch, bend, or twist without breaking or cracking.
a. Ductility b. Malleability c. Hardness d. Compressibility
29. Which of the following is considered to be the father of all machine tool?
a. Lathe machine b. Boring machine c. Drilling machine d. Milling machine
30. It is the ability of the material to resists loads that are applied suddenly and often at high velocity.
a. Fatigue strength b. Impact strength c. Hardness d. Shock strength
31. A steel of carbon range of 0.05 to 0.03 percent is considered as what type of steel?
a. Low carbon steel c. Medium carbon steel
b. High carbon steel d. Very high carbon steel
32. A steel of carbon range of 0.30 to 0.45 percent is considered as what type of steel?
a. Low carbon steel c. Medium carbon steel
b. High carbon steel d. Alloyed steel
33. A steel of carbon range of 0.45 to 0.75 percent is considered as what type of steel?
a. Low carbon steel c. Medium carbon steel
b. High carbon steel d. Alloyed steel
34. A steel of carbon range of 0.75 to 1.7 percent is considered as what type of steel?
a. Low carbon steel c. Medium carbon steel
b. High carbon steel d. Very high carbon steel
35. Which of the following alloying elements of steel will tend to increase its strength without decreasing its
toughness or ductility and with its large quantities the steel become tough but develop high resistance to
corrosion and shock?
a. Chromium b. Manganese c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
36. Which of the following alloying elements of steel will produce the greatest hardening effect like carbon and at
the same time reduces the enlargement of its grain structure.
a. Chromium b. Manganese c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
37. Which of the following alloying elements of steel will produce fine grain structure and promotes greater
toughness and ductility?
a. Chromium b. Manganese c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
38. Which of the following alloying elements of steel which makes it extremely hard and resistance to wear without
making it brittle?
a. Chromium b. Manganese c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
39. It is the element used mostly in steels designed for metal cutting tools. The steels added by this element are
tough, hard and very resistant to wear.
a. Chromium b. Tungsten c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
40. It is the element whose chief function is to strengthen the ferrite. It is used with tungsten to develop red
hardness or the ability to remain hard when red hot.
a. Chromium b. Cobalt c. Molybdenum d. Nickel
41. It is also known as strain drawing. It is the process whereby certain degree of hardness is sacrificed in order to
reduce brittleness and increase the toughness of steel tool.
a. Tempering b. Normalizing c. Annealing d. Quenching
42. It is the heat treatment of steel that produces extremely hard surface. The process consists of exposing the steel
to hot ammonia gas for some hours.
a. Nitriding b. Cyaniding c. Carburizing d. Ammonia bath
43. How do you call the metals that contain large amount of carbon content?
a. Ferrous metals b. Non-ferrous metals c. Base metals d. Precious metals 44. All these are basic kinds
of cast iron, except:
a. Gray iron b. Malleable iron c. White iron d. Red iron
45. Which of the following basic kind of cast iron is harder and more difficult to machine because it contains carbon
in carbide state?
a. Gray iron b. Malleable iron c. White iron d. Wrought iron
46. How do you call the metals that have no carbon content?
a. Ferrous metals b. Malleable iron c. Non-ferrous metals d. White iron
47. Which of the following is the type of cast iron that can stand more shock and blows than regular cast iron?
a. Nodular iron b. Malleable iron c. Wrought iron d. Gray iron
48. It is a metal of almost pure iron, ductile and very tough. It can be hammered and shaped at high temperature. It
has a fibrous structure because of the presence of slag.
a. Nodular iron b. Malleable iron c. Wrought iron d. Gray iron
49. A type of ferrous metal which is formed by re-melting pig iron and scrap iron in a cupola furnace. It is brittle
and usually gray in color, and commonly used in making casting.
a. Cast iron b. Malleable iron c. Wrought iron d. Gray iron
50. A classification of iron ore which contains 70% iron when pure and 50% iron when mined.
a. Hematite b. Magnetite c. Limanite d. Siderite
51. A classification of iron ore which contains 72.5% iron when pure and the remaining percentage are impurities.
a. Hematite b. Magnetite c. Limanite d. Siderite
52. Which of the following iron ores also known as “brown hematite” or ferric oxide a yellowish brown powder?
a. Hematite b. Magnetite c. Limanite d. Siderite
53. Which of the following represents manganese steel?
a. 13XX b. 40XX c. 50XX d. 10XX
54. It is another kind of furnace where cast iron is re-melted to make into cast iron. The furnace is charges with
layers of coke and pig iron plus scrap iron.
a. Open-hearth furnace b. Electric furnace c. Cupola d. Bessemer
55. A furnace which consists of blowing a stream of air through a molten mass of iron pig. A stream of air is turned
on through the wind box and enters the converter at the bottom. Manganese, carbon, and other elements of
varying amounts are added to produce steel which is then poured and solidifies.
a. Open-hearth furnace b. Electric furnace c. Cupola d. Bessemer
56. A furnace similar to open-heart. The principal difference is the method of heating the charged. It is used in
producing quality of steels because melting and refining is closely controlled.
a. Open-hearth furnace b. Electric furnace c. Cupola d. Bessemer
57. It is the process of reheating or drawing of metal that has been hardened to a comparatively low temperature in
order to relieve the hardening strain and increase the toughness of the steel.
a. Tempering b. Annealing c. Cyaniding d. Normalizing
58. Case hardening is the process of hardening the outer surface of the metal and the inner parts are soft. What
percentage of carbon content that this type of hardening is allowed?
a. 15% and above b. 10 to 20% only c. less than 5% only d. any of the following 59.
A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1018 and contains 0.10% to 0.30% carbon.
a. Low carbon steel c. High carbon steel
b. Medium carbon steel d. Very high carbon steel
60. A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1035 when not rolled and contains 0.30% to 0.60% carbon.
a. Low carbon steel c. High carbon steel
b. Medium carbon steel d. Very high carbon steel
61. A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1035 when not rolled and contains 0.60% to 1.30% carbon and used when extra
hardness is required.
c. Low carbon steel c. High carbon steel
d. Medium carbon steel d. Very high carbon steel
62. Which of the following alloying elements used in making high speed steel.
a. Molybdenum b. Nickel c. Manganese d. Silicon
63. Which of the following alloying elements used in springs to make more reliant.
 a. Silicon b. Tungsten c. hardness & resistance d. Nickel
64. It refers to that property in steel which resist indention or penetration. It is usually expressed in forms of the
area of indention made by a special ball under a standard load, or the depth of a special indentor.
a. Hardness b. Ductility c. Malleability d. Wear resistance
65. The distance from a point on a screw thread to a corresponding point on an adjacent thread, measured parallel
to the axis.
a. Pitch b. Lead c. Thread d. Space
66. The top surface joining the two sides of a thread.
a. Pitch b. Crest c. Lead d. Space
67. The amount of variation permitted in the size of a part. It is the difference between the limits of maximum and
minimum dimensions of a given part. It may be expressed at plus, minus, or as both plus and minus.
a. Tolerance b. Limits c. Variation d. Clearance
68. The instrument used to reshape a grinding wheel that is grooved or out of round is called a:
a. Wheel aligner b. Wheel emery c. Wheel dresser d. Wheel cutter
69. The instruments used to remove old packing from packing glands and stuffing boxes are called
a. Packing tools b. Grand box cleaners c. Packing bits d. Packing screws
70. When working on bearings and checking for high spots, it is customary to apply what?
a. White lead b. Dykem blue c. Red lead d. Prussian blue
71. If you wanted to check the face of a pump slide valve or other flat-faced valve, you could check for trueness on
a:
a. Flat board b. Piece of glass c. Surface plate d. Bearing plate 72. Which of the following is used to
keep a metal clean while soldering?
a. Flax b. Flux c. Torch d. Insulated
73. Before splicing electric wires, they should be:
a. Tinned b. Soldered c. Cleaned and tinned d. Insulated
74. To check the speed of a motor or other rotary machine, one would use a:
a. Galvanometer b. Tachometer c. Micrometer d. Geiger counter
75. Before drilling a hole in a piece of metal, it should be:
a. Marked with chalk b. Scribed c. Center –punched d. Protracted
76. A tap or die marked ¼ - 20 indicates:
a. 1/4” radius – 20 cm. long c. ¼” radian -20 threads per in.
b. 1/4” diameter – 20 threads per in. d. ¼” turn – 20 times
77. After a piece of pipe has been cut, the hole is cleared out with a:
a. Piper reamer b. Pipe taper c. Pipe cleaner d. Hole cleaner
78. How do you call the tool(s) used for cutting pipe threads?
a. Pipe cutter b. Pipe threader c. Pipe stock & die d. Pipe ratchet cutter
79. How do you call the tool used when working with larger sizes of pipe?
a. Chain pipe wrench b. Chain holder c. Chain tongs d. A or B
80. What tool is used when preparing to put fittings on copper tubing?
a. Tube spreader b. Tube retarder c. Flaring tool d. Tube countersink
81. Which of the following is not a standard thread form?
a. Square b. Double flute c. American National d. 60 deg. Sharp V
82. How do you call the tool used to cut threads in a hole?
a. Top b. Bit c. Tap d. Reamer
83. Hand taps are provided in sets of three. Which of the following set of three?
a. Taper, plug and end c. Short, taper and bottom
b. Taper, plug and bottom d. Short, medium and long
84. Which of the following taps should be used to start a thread?
a. Plug b. Bottom c. Short d. Taper
85. Which of the following size of the drill is used in preparing to tap a hole?
a. Equal to the size of the tap c. smaller than the size of the tap
b. Larger than the size of the tap d. none of the above
86. Pipe taps are:
a. the same size from end to end b. Tapered c. Not fluted d. Not hardened
87. when preparing to tap a hole for a pipe fitting the size of the drill will be:
a. larger than the tap size c. Equal to the size of the tap
b. smaller than the tap size d. none of the above
88. Which of the following does not have to be lubricated when drilling?
 a. Steel b. Monel c. Brass d. Tool steel
89. How do you call the tool used when cutting a hole in the side of a round piece of metal?
a. Vise b. “V” block c. Jaw holder d. Chuck
90. When measuring a drill for size measure across the:
a. Margins b. Shank c. Flutes d. Point
91. In threaded members, which of the following defines N.C.?
a. Neutral cut b. National cut c. National course d. Not center
92. In threaded members, which of the following represents N.F.?
a. National file b. Neutral file c. National fine d. not found
93. What tool used in precision work to smooth or enlarge holes?
a. Round cut b. Reamer c. Drift pin d. Protractor
94. Which of the following chisels would be used for cutting oil grooves?
a. Diamond-point chisel b. round-nose chisel 95. c. Cold chisel d. Hot chisel
Which of the following is not a cut of file?
a. Smooth b. Half-round c. Second cut d. Bastard
96. How do you call the tool used for cleaning files?
a. File cleaner b. Fire oilstone c. File card d. Scraper
97. Which of the following is the smallest size drill?
a. #80 b. #1 c. #60 d. #0
98. Which of the following is the largest size
drill?
a. A b. Z c. X d. XX
99. The size of a drill is stamped on the:
a. Point b. Margin c. Shank d. Flute
100. What is the process used to retard corrosion on iron
pipe?
a. Soldering b. Tempering c. Annealing d.
Galvanizing