Design 1

ME REVIEW
1. Heating above the transformation range,

usually 1300 F to 1350 F, and cooling slowly
to soften the metal and increase in
machining
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Tempering
Ans: A
2. Heating above the transformation

temperature and quenching usually in oil, for
the purpose of increasing the hardness:
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Tempering
Ans: B
3. Reheating to a temperature below the

transformation range, followed by any
desired rate of cooling to attain the desired
properties of the metal.
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Tempering
d. Stress Relieving
Ans: C
4. Heating to a subcritical temperature,

about 1,100 F to 1,300 F and holding at that
temperature for a suitable time for the
purpose of reducing internal residual
stresses.
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Tempering
d. Stress Relieving
Ans: D
5. Heating to some 100 F above the

transformation range with subsequent
cooling to below that range in still air at
room temperature to produce uniform
structure of the metal.
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Tempering
Ans: C
6. A machine tool used for producing holes

in metal by the use of a cutting tool called
drill.
a. Drilling machine
b. Boring machine
c. Milling machine
d. Broaching machine
Ans: A
7. A machine tool used to form metal parts

by removing metal from a workpiece by the
use of a revolving cutter with many teeth
each tooth having a cutting edge which
removes its share of the stock.
a. Drilling machine
b. Boring machine
c. Milling machine
Ans: C
8. A machine tool used to sharpen or shape

tools by using an abrasive wheel.
a. Tool grinder
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Power saw
Ans: A
10. A machine tool used to cut metal parts

of light, medium and large sections using a
reciprocating hacksaw blade.
a. Tool grinder
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Power saw
Ans: B
10. A machine tools used to enlarge a hole

by means of an adjustable cutting tool with
only one cutting edge.
a. Drilling machine
b. Boring machine
c. Milling machine
Ans: B
11. A machine tool used to machine flat or

plane surfaces with a single point cutting
tool.
a. Tool grinder
b. sharper
c. planer
d. Power saw
Ans: C
12. A machine tool used for production of

flat surfaces on pieces too large tor too
heavy to hold in a shaper:
a. Tool grinder
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Power saw
Ans: C
13. A machine tool used to finish internal or

external surfaces, such as holes or keyways
by the use of a cutter called a broach, which
has a series of cutting edges or teeth.
a. Drilling machine
b. Boring machine
c. Milling machine
Ans: D
14. An alloy of copper and tin.

a. brass
b. bronze
c. Iron
d. Tin
Ans: B
15. An alloy of copper and zinc.

a. Brass
b. Bronze
c. Iron
d. Tin
Ans: A
16. The process of forming metal parts by

the use of dies after the metal is heated to
its plastic range.
a. rolling
b. forging
c. turning
d. casting
Ans: A
17. The process of forming a metal parts by

the use of a powerful pressure from a
hammer or press to obtain the desired
shape, after the metal has been heated to
its plastic range.
a. rolling
b. forging
c. turning
d. casting
Ans: B
18. A manganese steel containing

approximately 0.20% carbon.
a. SAE 1320
b. SAE 1230
c. SAE 2340
d. SAE 4230
Ans: A
19. A machine tool in which metal is

removed by means of a revolving cutter with
many teeth, each tooth having a cutting
edge which remove its share of the stock.
a. Milling machine
b. Broaching machine
c. Lathe machine
d. Boring machine
Ans: A
20. A metal turning machine tool in which the

work, while revolving on a horizontal axis, is
acted upon by a cutting tool which is made to
move slowly (feed) in a direction more or less
parallel to the axis of the work (longitudinal
feed).
a. Milling machine
c. Lathe machine
d. Boring machine
Ans: C
21. A machine tool used in the production of

flat surfaces on pieces too large or too
heavy or, perhaps too awkward to hold in a
shaper.
a. shaper
b. planer
c. Tool grinder
d. Power saw
Ans: B
22. It consists of shaping a piece by bringing

it into contact with a rotating abrasive
wheel.
a. drilling
b. boring
c. grinding
d. broaching
Ans: C
23. A tool used in measuring diameters.

a. caliper
b. nanometer
c. tachometer
d. pyrometer
Ans: B
24. Used to true and align machine tools,

fixtures, and works, to test and inspect size
trueness of finished work, and to compare
measurements either heights or depths or
many other measurements.
a. Dial gauge
b. Dial indicator
c. tachometer
d. speedometer
Ans: B
25. The ability of metal to be deformed

considerably without rupture.
a. Ductility
b. Plasticity
c. Melleablility
d. Elasticity
Ans: B
26. The shop term used to include the

marking inscribing of center points, circles,
arcs, or straight lines upon metal surfaces,
either curved or flat, for the guidance of the
worker.
a. shaping
b. hobbing
c. Laying out
d. shaping
Ans: C
27. An operation of sizing and finishing a

hole by means of a cutting tool having
several cutting edges.
a. notching
b. piercing
c. turning
d. reaming
Ans: D
28. The operation of making a cone-shaped

enlargement of the end of a hole, as for a
recess for a flat head screw.
a. Countersinking
b. Knurling
c. squaring
d. perforating
Ans: A
29. The operation of enlarging a hole by

means of an adjustable cutting tool with
only one cutting edge.
a. drilling
b. broaching
c. milling
d. boring
Ans: D
30. A imaginary circle passing through the

points at which the teeth of the meshing
gears contact each other.
a. Pitch circle
b. Addenduim cirlce
c. Dedendum cirlce
d. Base circle
Ans: A
31. A type of bolt intended for use in bolting

wooden parts together or wood to metal. It
has a short portion of shank just underneath a
round head, which is designed to keep the
bolt from turning in the wood when the nut is
tightened.
a. U-bolt
b. Carriage bolt
c. Eye bolt
d. Stud bolt
Ans: B
32. The number of teeth per inch of pitch

diameter and which gives some indications
of the size of the gear teeth.
a. module
b. Pitch circle
c. Diametral pitch
d. Circular pitch
Ans: C
33. The distance from the center of one

tooth of a gear to the center of the next
consecutive tooth measured on the pitch.
a. Circular pitch
b. module
c. Diametral pitch
d. Pitch circle
Ans: A
34. The portion of a gear tooth that projects

above or outside the pitch circle.
a. Top relief
b. dedendum
c. addendum
d. Tooth space
Ans: C
35. The portion of the gear tooth space that

is cut below the pitch circle and is equal to
the addendum plus the clearance.
a. Top relief
b. dedendum
c. addendum
d. Tooth space
Ans: C
36. When meshed with a gear, it is used to

change rotary motion to reciprocating
motion.
a. Gear shaft
b. Gear tooth
c. Gear rack
d. Gear motor
Ans: C
37. A kind of gears used for heavy duty

works where a large ratio of speed is
required and are extensively used in speed
reducers.
a. Bevel gears
b. Worm gears
c. Helical gears
d. Spiral gears
Ans: B
38. A kind of gears used to transmit motion

from one shaft to another shaft at an angle
to the first.
a. Bevel gears
b. Worm gears
c. Helical gears
d. Spiral gears
Ans: A
39. The uniform heating of steel above the

usual hardening temperatures, followed by
cooling freely in air.
a. annealing
b. normalizing
c. hardening
d. tempering
Ans: B
42. The total permissible variation in the size

of a dimension the difference between the
limits of size.
a. allowance
b. tolerance
c. variance
d. interface
Ans: B
41. A method used in softening a piece of

metal that is too hard to machine and is done
by heating steel slowly above the usual
hardening temperature, keeping it at the heat
for to 2 hours, then cooling slowly,
preferable in a furnace.
a. broaching
b. quenching
c. normalizing
d. annealing
Ans: D

of a dimension; the difference between the
limits of size.
a. allowance
b. tolerance
c. variance
d. interface
Ans: B
43.The operation of machining the end of a

workpiece to make the end square with the
axis.
a. squaring
b. buffing
c. lapping
d. honing
Ans: A
44. The clearance between the tooth profiles

of a gear tooth.
a. toothspace
b. backlash
c. flank
d. width
Ans: B
45. A mechanism which usually do the

indexing in a machine tool.
a. slotter
b. chuck
c. Dividing head
d. indexer
Ans: C
46. A material that can wear away a

substance softer than itself.
a. phenol
b. abrasive
c. tungsten
d. chromium
Ans: B
47. A cylindrical bar of steel with threads

formed around it and grooves or flutes
running length wise in it, intersecting with
the threads to form cutting edges. It is used
to cut internal threads.
a. groove
b. lap
c. tap
d. flute
Ans: C
48. A set of gages consisting of thin strips of

metal of various thickness mounted in a
steel case or holder and is widely used for
measuring and checking clearances.
a. Feeler gage
b. Depth gage
c. Line center gage
d. Lay-out gage
Ans: A
49. A machine tool which is very similar to a

shaper except that the ram reciprocates
vertically rather than horizontally.
a. lathe
b. grinder
c. plner
d. slotter
Ans: D
50. A machine tool used principally to

machine flat or plane surfaces with singlepoint cutting tool.
a. grinder
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Turret lathe
Ans: B
51. A kind of bolts which has no head an

instead has threads on both ends.
a. stud bolts
b. acme threaded bolts
c. square threaded bolts
d. hex bolts
Ans: A
52. A kind of chuck which has reversible

jaws which could be adjusted separately.
a. collet chuck
b. independent chuck
c. four jaw chuck
d. two jaw chuck
Ans: B
53. A tool which when pressed into a

finished hole in a piece of work, provides
centers on which the piece may be turned or
otherwise machined.
a. mash
b. butt
c. mandrel
d. wobble
Ans: C
54. A kind of chuck which should not be

used when extreme accuracy is required.
a. collet chuck
b. magnetic chuck
c. four jaw chuck
d. universal chuck
Ans: D
55. The process of checking or producing

checkers on the surface of a piece by rolling
checkered depressions into the surface.
a. knurling
b. hemming
c. breading
d. embossing
Ans: A
56. It fits into the main spindle of a lathe and is so

called because it acts as breathing surface on
which the work rests. It revolves with the work.
When compared with the hardness of the dead
center in the tailstock is usually soft, and is so
made since it does no work.
a. Ram center
b. Spindle center
c. Live center
d. Bearing center
Ans: C
57. A gripping device with two or more

adjustable jaws set radially.
a. chuck
b. carriage
c. tailstock
d. fan
Ans: A
58. Steel balls for ball bearings are

manufactured by.
a. turning
b. rolling
c. casting
d. Cold heading
Ans: C
59. Addendum of a cycloidal gear tooth is.

a. cycloid
b. epicycloids
c. Straight rack
d. involute
Ans: B

machine flat or plane surfaces with singlepoint cutting tool.
a. grinder
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Turret lathe
Ans: B
61. The process of heating a piece of steel to

a temperature within or above critical range
and cooling rapidly.
a. normalizing
b. hardening
c. annealing
d. tempering
Ans: B
62. Welding operation in which a non-ferrous

filler metal melts at a temperature below
that of the metal joined but is heated above
450 degrees C.
a. Gas welding
b. Spot welding
c. brazing
d. Steam welding
Ans: C
63. Uniting two pieces of metal by means of

a different metal which is applied between
the two in molten state.
a. casting
b. welding
c. soldering
d. brazing
Ans: C
64. Fusion process in which the metal is

heated into a state of fusion permitting it to
flow together into a solid joint.
a. Electric welding
b. Spot welding
c. Gas welding
d. Projection welding
Ans: A
65. Joining metal by means of high current

at low voltage. During the passage of
current, pressure by the electrodes produces
a forge weld.
a. Spot welding
b. Resistance welding
c. Steam welding
d. Gas welding
Ans: B
66. A device for accurately measuring

diameters.
a. radiometer
b. profilometer
c. spectrometer
d. micrometer
Ans: D
67. A group of thin steel strips for measuring

clearances.
a. distortion gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Line center gage
d. Deflection gage
Ans: B
68. A hand tool used to measure engine

crank web deflections.
a. Distortion gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Line center gage
d. Deflection gage
Ans: A
69. A hand tool used to measure tension on

bolts.
a. indexer
b. torque wrench
c. torsionmeter
d. tensiometer
Ans: B
70. The permissible variation in the size of a

dimension; the difference between the limits
of size.
a. allowance
b. variance
c. clearance
d. Tolerance
Ans: D
71. A gear with teeth on the outer cylindrical

surface.
a. outer gear
b. External gear
c. Spiral gear
d. Helical gear
Ans: B
72. The diameter of a circle coinciding with

the top of the teeth of an internal gear.
a. Pitch diameter
b. Root diameter
c. Internal diameter
d. Central diameter
Ans: C
73. A circle coinciding with a tangent to the

bottom of the tooth space.
a. Root circle
b. Pitch circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Dedendum cirlce
Ans: A
75. The depth of tooth space below the pitch

circle.
a. dedendum
b. Working depth
c. Full depth
d. Tooth depth
Ans: A
76. The gear teeth to each mm pitch

diameter.
a. Diameter pitch
b. module
c. Circular pitch
d. English modlue
Ans: A
77. The total depth of a tooth space, equal

to addendum plus dedendum.
a. Full depth
b. Working depth
c. Whole depth
d. dedendum
Ans: C
77. A machine tool in which abrasive wheel

is used as cutting tool to ovtain a very
smooth finish.
a. drill
b. grinder
c. planer
d. shaper
Ans: B
78. It is used to produce a variety of

surfaces by using a circular-type cutter with
multiple teeth.
a. Grinding machine
b. shaper
c. Drilling machine
d. Milling machine
Ans: D
79. It is used principally to machine flat or

plane surfaces with a single point tool.
a. drill
b. shaper
c. planer
d. Tool grinder
Ans: B
80. Cutting a hole by means of rotating tool

or the work may revolve and to the tool
remain fixed as in the lathe.
a. piercing
b. notching
c. boring
d. perforating
Ans: C
81. One of the following is not a tap used for

cutting threads in holes.
a. Tapping tap
b. Plug tap
c. Taper tap
d. Bottoming tap
Ans: A
82. An index or dividing head.

a. A part of a drill press
b. used to rotate the work
c. Not used to cut helixes
d. Always manually operated
Ans: B
83. Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron

coated with.
a. tin
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. aluminum
Ans: B
84. The moment of inertia of a rectangle

whose base is b and height h about its
base is:
a. Bh 3/12
b. Bh/36
c. Bh 3/3
d. Bh 2/4
Ans: C
85. In usual spur gearing:

a. The pitch circle and the base circle are the
same
b. Working depth includes the clearance
c. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
d. Tooth outline are always cyclodial curves
Ans: C
86. A stainless steel is obtained principally

by the use of the following alloying element.
a. Chromium
b. tungsten
c. carbon
d. phenol
Ans: A
87. One of the following is not a common

term relating to the classification of fits.
a. tunking
b. snug
c. Medium force fit
d. bound
Ans: D
88. Hearingbone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate on parallel shaft
b. Have a line of contact between the teeth
c. Consist of two left handed helical gears
d. Tend to produce thrust on the shafts
Ans: B
89. Internal stresses existing in a welded

connection:
a. Are not relieved when the weld is peened
b. Are not relieved by heat treatment
c. May be relieved when the weld is peened
d. Are relieved by x-ray analysis
Ans: A
90. In general the design stress and factor of

safety are related as follows:
a. Design stress = ultimate stress times factor
of safety
b. Design stress = Design stress divided by
ultimate stress
c. Design stress = Design stress divided by
factor of safety
d. Design stress = factor of safety divided by
design stress
Ans: C
91. A group of thin steel strips for measuring

clearances.
a. depth gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Lay-out gage
d. Clearance gage
Ans: B
92. A hand tool used to measure tansion on

bolts.
a. indexer
b. torsionmeter
c. Torque wrench
d. tensiometer
Ans: C
93. A material that can wear away a

substance softer than itself.
a. abrasive
b. corrosive
c. tungsten
d. alloy
Ans: A
94. The material used in high speed

processes.
a. High speed steel
b. chromium
c. Cast iron
d. Carbon steel
Ans: A

a. Chromium
b. bronze
c. brass
d. aluminum
Ans: B
96. An alloy of copper, tin and small amount

of phosphorous.
a. chromium
b. bronze
c. brass
d. aluminum
Ans: B
97. The process of working metals b y the

application of sudden blows or by steady
pressure.
a. welding
b. extursion
c. forging
d. swaging
Ans: C
98. A welding operation in which a nonferrous filler metal melts at a temperature

below that of the metal joined but is heated
above 450 degrees C.
a. brazing
b. Spot welding
c. Gas welding
d. Projection welding
Ans: A
99. The operation of cooling a heated piece

of work rapidly by dipping it in water, brine
or oil.
a. tempering
b. annealing
c. quenching
d. normalizing
Ans: C
100. A machine tool used to machine flat

surfaces.
a. shaper
b. planer
c. grinder
d. lathe
Ans: A
PRIME ELEMENTS 2
1. A machine tool in which an abrasive

wheel is used as a cutting tool to obtain a
very smooth finish.
a. planer
b. shaper
c. Power saw
d. grinder
Ans: D
2. It is used to produce a variety of surfaces

by using a circular type cutter with multiple
teeth.
a. Milling machine
c. Beading machine
d. Hemming machine
Ans: A
3. A heavy rotating body which serves as

reservoir for absorbing and redistributing
kinetic energy.
a. shaft
b. governor
c. flywheel
d. puncher
Ans: C
4. A kind of gear used for heavy duty works

where a large ratio of speed is required and
are extensively used in speed reducers.
a. Helical gear
b. Worm gear
c. Bevel gear
d. Spiral gear
Ans: B
5. A kind of gear used to transmit motion

from one shaft to another shaft at angle to
the first.
a. Helical gear
b. Worm gear
c. Bevel gear
d. Spiral gear
Ans: C
6. The minimum thickness of steel members

exposed to weather and accessible for
painting is:
a. 6 mm
b. 8 mm
c. 4mm
d. 10 mm
Ans: D
7. The common deoxidizer and cleanser of

steel, forming oxides and sulfates, that are
carried off in the slag.
a. manganese
b. carbon
c. tungsten
d. sulfur
Ans: A
8. A highly transparent and exceedingly hard

crystalline stone of almost pure carbon.
a. gold
b. diamond
c. bronze
d. Crystalline
Ans: B
9. A fine grained, salty silica rock used for

sharpening edge tools.
a. Eutectoid
b. Austenite
c. Oilstone
d. Pearlite
Ans: C
10. An amorphous solid made by fusing

silica with a bsic oxide.
a. pearlite
b. rock
c. silicon
d. glass
Ans: D
11. A soft yellow metal, known since ancient

times a precious metal which all material
valuse are based.
a. solidus
b. bronze
c. gold
d. Austenite
Ans: C
12. The operation of cooling a heated piece

of work rapidly by dropping it in water, brine
or oil.
a. normalizing
b. quenching
c. annealing
d. squeezing
Ans: B
13. A device used to prevent leakage of

media.
a. seal
b. packings
c. teflon
d. graphite
Ans: A
14. A welding operation in which a nonferrous filler metal melts at a temperaure

a. Arc welding
b. brazing
c. Spot welding
d. Butt welding
Ans: B
15. The process of working metals by the

application of sudden blows or by a steady
pressure.
a. trimming
b. welding
c. forging
d. lancing
Ans: C
16. The process of producing a variety of

surfaces by using a circular type cutter with
multiple teeth.
a. piercing
b. cutting
c. embossing
d. milling
Ans: D
17. The softening of metals by heat

treatment and most commonly consists of
heating the metals up to near molten state
and then cooling them very slowly.
a. Quenching
b. tempering
c. annealing
d. forming
Ans: C
18. The maximum stress induced in a

material when subjected to alternating or
repeated loading without causing failure.
a. Elastic limit
b. Proportional limit
c. Rupture strength
d. Endurance limit
Ans: D
19. The total deformation measured in the

direction of the line of stress.
a. Axial deformation
b. elongation
c. strain
d. Unit stress
Ans: C
20. The maximum stress to which a material

can be subjected without a trace of any
permanent set remaining upon a complete
withdrawal of the stress.
a. Ultimate limit
b. Proportional limit
c. Endurance limit
d. Elastic limit
Ans: D

of a dimension; the difference between the
limits of the size.
a. deformation
b. variance
c. tolerance
d. allowance
Ans: C
22. Fluid film desired between two surfaces

having relative sliding motion.
a. Lube oil
b. lubrication
c. graphite
d. grease
Ans: B
23. Flexible material used to seal

pressurized fluids, normally under dynamic
conditions.
a. packings
b. teflon
c. seals
d. Safety sheild
Ans: A
24. A total resistance that a material offers

to an applied load.
a. fixture
b. stress
c. elasiticity
d. Rigidity
Ans: B
25. A property of material which relates the

lateral strains to the longitudinal strain.
a. rigidity
b. elasticity
c. Poissons ratio
d. deflection
Ans: C
26.A kind of gear used for heavy duty works

a. Spiral gear
b. Bevel gear
c. Worm gear
d. Helical gear
Ans: C

to the first.
a. Spiral gear
b. Worm gear
c. Helical gear
d. Bevel gear
Ans: D
28. Which of the following is not a

classification of iron ore?
a. hematite
b. magnetite
c. sulfurite
d. siderite
Ans: C
29. Which of the following metals will

respond to heat treatment?
a. Cast iron
b. Medium carbon steel
c. Wrought iron
d. Low carbon steel
Ans: B
30. Which of the following is a nonmagnetic?

a. Cast iron
b. alloy steel
c. Cast steel
d. Manganese steel
Ans: D
31. The ability of metal to withstand loads

without breaking down is:
a. stress
b. strength
c. strain
d. elasticity
Ans: B
32. A machining operation whereby the tool

reciprocates and the feed is stationary is
called:
a. shaping
b. reaming
c. planning
d. turning
Ans: A
33. Any material that retard the flow of

electricity used to prevent passage or
escape of electric current from conductors.
a. insulators
b. bricks
c. ceramics
d. refractories
Ans: A
34. A metallic element and the only metal

that is liquid at ordinary temperature.
a. austinite
b. mercury
c. manganese
d. martensite
Ans: B

a. aluminum
b. bronze
c. brass
d. nickel
Ans: C
36. Usually a copper-tin alloy is:

a. aluminum
b. nickel
c. brass
d. bronze
Ans: D
37. A tool with hardened points used for

scribing circles or laying of distances.
a. trammel
b. caliper
c. divider
d. micrometer
Ans: C
38. Name of mechanism which a welding

operator holds during gas welding and the
end of which the gases are burned to
perform the various gas welding operations.
a. mash
b. core
c. wobble
d. Torch
Ans: D

may be subjected before failure occurs.
a. Rupture stress
b. Yield stress
c. Ultimate stress
d. Allowable stress
Ans: C

material when subjected to alternate or
a. Yield point
b. Ultimate point
c. Endurance limit
d. Proportional limit
Ans: C
41. Which of following is not a classification

of iron ore?
a. hematite
b. magnetite
c. sulfurite
d. siderite
Ans: C
42. Of the following metals, which will

a. Cast iron
b. Wrought iron
c. Medium iron
d. Low carbon iron
Ans: C
43. Materials, usually ceramics, employed

where resistance to very high temperature is
required, as for furnace linings and metal
melting pots.
a. refractories
b. gaskets
c. insulators
d. Safety shield
Ans: A
44. The softening of metals by heat

treatment and most commonly consists of
heating the metals up to near molten state
and then cooling them very slowly.
a. annealing
b. hardening
c. normalizing
d. tempering
Ans: A
45. The process of producing a variety of

surfaces by using a circular type cutter with
multiple teeth.
a. Milling
b. drilling
c. broaching
d. boring
Ans: A

application of sudden blows or by a steady
pressure.
a. rolling
b. forging
c. casting
d. Turning
Ans: B
47. A welding operation in which a nonferrous filler metal melts at a temperature

a. Spot welding
b. Gas welding
c. brazing
d. Arc welding
Ans: C
48. The operation of cooling heated piece of

work rapidly by dropping it in water, brine or
oil.
a. quenching
b. tempering
c. annealing
d. normalizing
Ans: A

very high degree of accuracy and a smooth
finish on metal parts, including soft and
hardened steel.
a. Grinding machine
c. Milling machine
d. Boring machine
Ans: A

machine flat or place surfaces with a single
point cutting tool.
a. shaper
b. planer
c. grinder
Ans: A
51. A tool used for measuring diameters.

a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. pyrometer
d. caliper
Ans: D

a. Ultimate stress
b. Rupture stress
c. Elastic limit
Ans: C

a. Ultimate stress
b. Rupture stress
c. Elastic limit
Ans: C

having relative sliding motion.
a. lubrication
b. seal
c. packing
d. Safety shield
Ans: A
55. A total deformation measured in the

a. stress
b. strain
c. Endurance limit
d. Poissons ratio
Ans: B
56. A kind of gear used for heavy duty works

a. Worm gear
b. Spiral gear
c. Helical gear
d. Bevel gear
Ans: A

first.
a. Worm gear
b. Spiral gear
c. Helical gear
d. Bevel gear
Ans: D
58. The area of a machine shop where metal

is being melted to form a new shape:
a. Welding area
b. Mass production area
c. Foundry area
d. Tool and die
Ans: C
59. A machine used in shaping metal by

means of abrasive wheel or removal of
metals with an abrasive is called:
a. planer
b. Power saw
c. shaper
d. Grinding machine
Ans: D
60. The ability of material or metal to resist

being crushed is:
a. Compressive strength
b. Fatigue strength
c. Torsional strength
d. Bending strength
Ans: A

rotates while the feed is stationary.
a. shaping
b. milling
c. turning
d. reaming
Ans: B

reciprocates and the feed is stationary.
a. reaming
b. planing
c. shaping
d. turning
Ans: C
63. Which of the following metals is easy to

chisel?
a. Alloy steel
b. Stainless steel
c. Manganese steel
d. Cast iron steel
Ans: C
64. Which of the following is not a strength

property of metals?
a. Tensile strength
b. Rocking strength
c. Fatigue strength
d. Torsional strength
Ans: B
65. Which of the following is not a strength

property of metals?
a. Tensile strength
b. Rocking strength
c. Fatigue strength
Ans: B
66. Which of the following is NOT a kind of

mandrel?
a. expansion mandrel
b. Contraction mandrel
c. Taper mandrel
d. Gang mandrel
Ans: B
67. Which of the following is not part of lathe

machine?
a. tailstock
b. headstock
c. carriage
d. fan
Ans: D
68. The range of motor power in kW of a

universal milling machine, max feed
movement 1270 mm lengthwise, 355 mm
lateral, 508 mm vertical is:
a. 11 to 15 kW
b. 16 to 21 kW
c. 7.5 to 10 kW
d. 22 to 30 kW
Ans: A
69. Ferrous metals contain relatively large

amounts of:
a. carbon
b. manganese
c. phosphorous
d. sulfur
Ans: A
70. The motor power in kW of a punch press,

50.8 mm hole diameter, 25.4 mm thickness,
for soft steel is:
a. 15 kW
b. 21 kW
c. 7.5 kW
d. 30 kW
Ans: C
71. The motor power in kW of a forming or

bending machine 1600 mm width, 508 mm
head movement is:
a. 7.5 kW
b. 11 kW
c. 15 kW
d. 22 kW
Ans: C
72. The range of motor power in kW of an

Engine lathe machine, average service 1000
mm to 1300 mm swing.
a. 11 to 15 kW
b. 7.5 to 10 kW
c. 16 to 21 kW
d. 22 to 30 kW
Ans: D
73. A machine which can flatten surfaces on

a horizontal, vertical or angular plane.
a. shaper
b. planer
c. Power saw
d. Tool grinder
Ans: A
74. The ability of metal to withstand forces

thus following a number of twist.
a. Shear strength
b. Bearing strength
c. Endurance limit
d. Deformation
Ans: A

lateral strain to the longitudinal strain.
a. stress
b. Modulus of Elasticity
c. Poissons ratio
d. Deformation
Ans: C
76. A total resistance that a material offers

to an applied load.
a. Friction force
b. stress
c. Rigidity
d. Compressive force
Ans: B
77. A total deformation measured in the

a. strain
b. elasticity
c. elongation
d. contraction
Ans: A

a. Aluminum
b. brass
c. bronze
d. chromium
Ans: C
79. A metallic element of copper-tin alloy.

a. aluminum
b. brass
c. bronze
d. chromium
Ans: C
80. A metallic element and only metal that is

liquid at ordinary temperature.
a. aluminum
b. mercury
c. zirconium
d. zinc
Ans: B

electricity, used to prevent passage or
escape of electric current from conductors.
a. refractory
b. ceramics
c. Coating material
d. insulator
Ans: D

may be subjected before failure occurs.
a. Rupture strength
b. Ultimate strength
c. Yield strength
Ans: B

material when subjected to alternating or
a. Ultimate strength
b. Yield strength
c. Endurance limit
d. Rupture strength
Ans: C
84. Materials, usually ceramics, employed

melting pots.
a. insulators
b. gaskets
c. packings
d. refractories
Ans: D

having relatively sliding motion.
a. Lube oil
b. graphite
c. packing
d. lubrication
Ans: D

without breaking down.
a. strength
b. elasticity
c. rigidity
d. deformation
Ans: C
87. An alloying element used principally to

produce stainless steel.
a. aluminum
b. brass
c. bronze
d. chromium
Ans: D
88. A coating material used to produce

galvanized iron.
a. zirconium
b. zinc
c. aluminum
d. chromium
Ans: B
89. A group of thin steel strips used for

measuring clearances.
a. Feeler gage
b. tachometer
c. micrometer
d. caliper
Ans: A
90. A hand tool used to measure tension in

bolts.
a. Torque wrench
b. tachometer
c. shaver
d. Tension
Ans: A
91. Ratio of pitch diameter to the number of

teeth.
a. Diameter pitch
b. module
c. Contact ratio
d. Helical overlap
Ans: B
92. A circle the radius of which is equal to

the distance from the gear axis to the pitch
point.
a. Pitch circle
b. Root circle
c. Base circle
d. Outside circle
Ans: A
93. A circle coinciding with a tangent to the

bottom of the tooth spaces.
a. Pitch circle
b. Root circle
c. Base circle
d. Outside circle
Ans: B
94. The method of cold working by

compression.
a. broaching
b. lapping
c. piercing
d. reaming
Ans: C
95. A machine tool used to finish internal

and external surfaces by the use of a cutter
called a broach, which has a series of cutting
edges or teeth.
a. Lathe machine
c. Piercing
d. reaming
Ans: C
96. A cutting tool which is made to move

slowly while acting on the work which is
revolving on a horizontal axis.
a. Lathe machine
c. planer
d. shaper
Ans: A
97. A machine tool used to produce a variety

of surfaces by using a circular type cutter
with multiple teeth.
a. Lathe machine
b. Milling machine
c. Broaching machine
d. Grinding machine
Ans: B
98. Used in the production of flat surfaces on

pieces too large or too heavy to hold in a
shaper.
a. planer
b. shaper
c. grinder
d. shaver
Ans: A
99. Used to machine flat or curved surfaces

with a tool which moves in a reciprocating
motion.
a. planer
b. shaper
c. grinder
d. lathe
Ans: B
100. Which of the following materials that

can wear away a substance softer than
itself?
a. Abrasive
b. Tungsten
c. carbon
d. corrosive
Ans: A
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-AT THIS POINT TWO OF MY FINGERS

HAVE FALLEN OFF..... -____-
1. A tool with hardened steel points used for

scribing or laying of distances.
a. Plain scriber
b. divider
c. A trammel
d. hermaphrodite
Ans: B

machine flat or plane surfaces with a single
pointed tool.
a. shaper
b. planer
c. drill
d. Power saw
Ans: A

very smooth finish.
a. Broaching machine
b. planer
c. Tool grinder
d. Milling machine
Ans: C

application of sudden blows or by steady
pressure.
a. casting
b. turning
c. forging
d. rolling
Ans: C
5. The operation of cooling a heated piece of

work rapidly by dipping it in water, brine and
oil.
a. quenching
b. annealing
c. tempering
d. normalizing
Ans: A
6. The softening of metal by heat treatment

and most commonly consist of heating the
metal up to near molten state and then
cooling it very slowly.
a. annealing
b. indexing
c. knurling
d. soldering
Ans: A
7. Fluid film sesired between surfaces

relative sliding motion.
a. Lube oil
b. lubrication
c. grease
d. graphite
Ans: B

to the first.
a. Worm gear
b. Bevel gear
c. Helical gear
d. Spur gear
Ans: B
9. The principal material used in high

production material working tools.
a. Hyper-Eutectoid
b. High speed steel
c. lead
d. High speed carbon
Ans: B
10. A heavy rotating body which serves as a

reservoir for absorbing and redistributing
kinetic energy.
a. flywheel
b. governor
c. shaft
d. puncher
Ans: A
11. A machine used in shaping metal by

means of an abrasive wheel or the removal
of metals with an abrasive is called:
a. Planer machine
b. Power saw
c. Shaper machine
d. Grinding machine
Ans: D
12. Which of the following is not part of lathe

mahcine?
a. tailstock
b. fan
c. carriage
d. headstock
Ans: B
13. Which of the following is easy to chisel?

a. Cast iron
b. alloy steel
c. Cast steel
d. Manganese steel
Ans: D

reciprocates and the feed is stationary is
called:
a. shaping
b. reaming
c. planning
d. Turning
Ans: A
15. Which of the following is not a kind of

mandrel?
a. expansion mandrel
b. Taper mandrel
c. Contraction mandrel
d. Foundry mandrel
Ans: C
16. The area of the machine shop where the

metal is being melted to form a new shape.
a. Welding area
b. Mass production area
c. Foundry area
d. Tool and die area
Ans: C
17. Which of the following is not used to

temper steel?
a. brine salt bath
b. Oil bath
c. Water bath
d. Steam bath
Ans: D
18. Which of the following is not a kind of

cast iron?
a. malleable iron
b. Head iron
c. Gray iron
d. White iron
Ans: B
19. The kind of center which is being

attached and meshed to the tailstock
spindle which is also static while the work is
rotating.
a. Dead center
b. Live center
c. Focal center
d. Work center
Ans: A
20. Which of the following is not part of the

headstock?
a. spindle
b. anvil
c. Back gear
d. motor
Ans: B
21. Which process does not belong to the

group?
a. Vise grip
b. adjustable wrench
c. Torque wrench
d. Feeler gage
Ans: D
22. Which does not belong to the group?

a. Resistance welding
b. soldering
c. hardening
d. brazing
Ans: C
23. Substances having sufficient carbon and

or hyrogen for chemical oxidation to produce
exothermally, worthwhile quantities of heat.
a. lubrication
b. graphite
c. grease
d. fuels
Ans: D
24. A device that measures atmospheric

pressures
a. piezometer
b. hydrometer
c. barometer
d. odometer
Ans: C
25. The mass of the body per unit volume.

a. Volume flow rate
b. density
c. weight
d. mass
Ans: B
26. Subjecting a substance to a high

temperature below the fusion point, usually
to make it friable.
a. calcinations
b. fusion
c. boiling
d. superheating
Ans: A
27. A special metal formed when two or

more metals are melted together.
a. monel
b. alloy
c. solder
d. hastalloy
Ans: B
28. The ability of a moving body to perform

work.
a. Internal energy
b. Potential energy
c. Kinetic energy
d. Flow work
Ans: C
29. Hardening the surface of iron-based

alloys by heating them below the melting
point in contact with a carbonaceous
substance.
a. carburizing
b. normalizing
c. martempering
d. hardening
Ans: A

electricity, used to prevent or escape of
electric current from conductors.
a. bricks
b. insulators
c. refractories
d. ceramics
Ans: B
31. Material, usually ceramics, employed

melting pots.
a. bricks
b. insulators
c. refractories
d. ceramics
Ans: C
32. A device used to prevent leakage of

media.
a. packing
b. safety shield
c. gasket
d. seals
Ans: D
33. The internal resistance a material offers

to being deformed and is measured in terms
of applied load.
a. strain
b. elasticity
c. stress
d. resilience
Ans: C
34. The deformation that results from a

stress and is expressed in terms of the
amount of deformation per inch.
a. elongation
b. strain
c. Poissons ratio
d. elasticity
Ans: B
35. The ability of the material to return to its

original shape after being elongated or
distorted when the forces are released.
a. elasticity
b. brittleness
c. plasticity
d. creep
Ans: A
36. The last point at which a material may

be stretched and still return to its
undeformed condition upon release of the
stress.
a. Rupture limit
b. Elastic limit
c. Proportional limit
d. Ultimate limit
Ans: B
37. The ratio of stress to strain within the

elastic limit.
a. creep
b. Modulus of rigidity
c. Modulus of elasticity
d. Poissons ratio
Ans: C
38. The ability of a metal to withstand forces

that cause a member to twist.
a. Shear strength
b. Tensile strength
c. Bearing strength
Ans: D
39. The ability of material to resist being

crushed.
a. tensile strength
b. Shearing strength
c. Compressive strength
d. Torsion
Ans: C
40. The ability of metal to stretch, bend or

twist without breaking or cracking.
a. elasticity
b. ductility
c. brittleness
d. plasticity
Ans: B
41. The property of a material which resist

forces action to pull the material apart.
a. Shear strength
b. Tensile strength
c. Compressive strength
d. bearing strength
Ans: B
42. The property of steel which resist

indention or penetration.
a. hardness
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. None of these
Ans: A
43. In the color coding of pipe, the color for

a pipeline of air is:
a. Light blue
b. Light orange
c. white
d. green
Ans: A

a pipeline of water is:
a. Light blue
b. green
c. brown
d. Silver grey
Ans: B

pipeline of steam is:
a. Light orange
b. white
c. Silver grey
d. Light blue
Ans: C
46. The color for a pipeline of electricity in

the color coding of pipe is:
a. Light orange
b. white
c. Silver grey
d. Light blue
Ans: A

pipeline of communication is:
a. Light blue
b. white
c. brown
d. Light orange
Ans: B
48. The color of pipeline of fuel oil in the

color coding of pipe is:
a. Light blue
b. brown
c. white
d. Light orange
Ans: B
49. For high speed application the minimum

number of teeth in small sprocket should be:
a. 18 to 24
b. 26 to 30
c. 14 to 18
d. 24 to 28
Ans: A
50. The good deoxidizer in steel melting is:

a. manganese
b. aluminum
c. silicon
d. All of these
Ans: D
51. In majority of machine members, the

damping capacity of the material should be:
a. zero
b. high
c. low
d. anything
Ans: B
52. For moderate speed of mating gears, the

ideal ratio of contact is
a. 1.35- 1.55
b. 1.0- 1.3
c. 1.25- 1.45
d. 1.25- 4.0
Ans: D
53. The crest diameter of a screw thread is

same as:
a. Pitch diameter
b. Minor diameter
c. Major diameter
d. Base diameter
Ans: C
54. For a high corrosion resistant stainless

steel, what minimum chromium content is
required?
a. 8.0%
b. 4.5 %
c. 1.5%
d. 8.5%
Ans: A
55.At quite low temperatures (say-75

degrees C) the notched bar impact value of
steel.
a. Increases significantly
b. Decreases significantly
c. Remain unchanged
d. Depends on heat treatment
Ans: B
56. In order to realize the advantage of fluid

friction, it is essential to have:
a. No oil film
b. Converging oil film
c. Diverging oil film
d. Parallel oil film in bearing
Ans: D
57. Zero axial thrust is experienced in:

a. Herringbone gears
b. Helical gears
c. Bevel gears
d. Worm gears
Ans: A
58. The maximum size of the fillet weld that

can be made in single pass is:
a. 3mm
b. 6mm
c. 7mm
d. 4mm
Ans: B
59. Muntz metal contains:

a. Copper-aluminum
b. Copper-tin
c. Copper-nickel
d. Copper-zinc
Ans: D
60. Steel balls for ball bearings are

manufactured by:
a. Cold heading
b. casting
c. rolling
d. turning
Ans: A
61. In general, alloys with high nickel

content retain toughness to quite low
temperature up to:
a. -250 degrees F
b. -360
c. -320
d. -240
Ans: C
62. A babbit is:

a. A cutectic of iron and iron phosphide
b. A gadget for measuring
c. A measure of magnetic induction
produces in a material
d. Antimony bearing lead or tin alloy
Ans: D
63. Manganese steel standard designation is

SAE____
a. 8XXX
b. 10XX
c. 12XX
d. 13XX
Ans: D
64. The minimum thickness of steel

members exposed to weather and
accessible for painting is:
a. 4mm
b. 6mm
c. 8mm
d. 10mm
Ans: D
65. In a standard coarse thread bolt, the

stress concentration is maximum at:
a. All over the surface
b. Top surface
c. root
d. flank
Ans: C
66. Which of the following ropes are more

flexible?
a. 6 to 19
b. 6 to 7
c. 8 by 19
d. 6 by 37
Ans: D
67. Tools usually used in wood pattern

making in foundry shop.
a. Band saw
b. Saws and chisels
c. Knives and drills
d. grinder
Ans: B
68. Type of bolt commonly used in the

construction that is threaded in both ends.
a. Hex bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Square threaded bolts
d. Eye bolt
Ans: B
69. Cast iron flywheels are commonly

designed with factor of safety of:
a. 9 to 12
b. 8 to 11
c. 10 to 13
d. 7 to 10
Ans: C
70. Which of the type of chain is used in

motorcycle?
a. silent
b. pintle
c. Bush roller
d. long
Ans: C
71. Spiral gears are suitable for transmitting:

a. Any power
b. small power
c. Huge power
d. Pulsating power
Ans: B
72. The type of cam used for low and

moderate speed engines is generally:
a. flat
b. involute
c. tangent
d. harmonic
Ans: D
73. Gears for wrist watches are generally

manufactured by:
a. molding
b. stamping
c. galvanizing
d. honing
Ans: B
74. The rated life of a bearing changes:

a. Inversely as cube of load
b. Directly as load
c. Inversely as square of load
d. Inversely as load
Ans: A
75. The best material for brake drum is:

a. Cast iron
b. steel
c. aluminum
d. Wrought iron
Ans: A
76. An elastic body whose primary function

is to deflect under load.
a. spring
b. brake
c. stopper
d. clutch
Ans: A
77. Belt slip may take place because of:

a. Loose load
b. Heavy belt
c. Driving pulley too small
d. All of the above
Ans: D
78. Rankine formula is valid up to

slenderness ratio of:
a. 60
b. 80
c. 120
d. 150
Ans: C
79. In flange coupling the weakest element

should be:
a. flange
b. key
c. bolts
d. shaft
Ans: B
80. A flange coupling is:

a. Used for collinear shaft
b. Used for non-collinear shafts
c. Rigid coupling
d. flexible
Ans: A
81. Universal coupling is:

a. Used for collinear shafts
b. Used for non-collinear shafts
c. type of flange coupling
d. Rigid coupling
Ans: B
82. In powder metallurgy the process of

heating the cold pressed metal powder is
called:
a. deposition
b. granulation
c. sintering
d. precipitation
Ans: C
83. Which one is different from the

remaining?
a. nitriding
b. cyaniding
c. electroplating
d. Flame hardening
Ans: C
84. Splines are used when:

a. The power transmitted is low
b. the power to be transmitted is high
c. Axial relative motion between shafts and
hub is necessary
d. Flame hardening
Ans: C
85. Delta iron occurs at temperature of:

a. Room temperature
b. above melting point
c. Between 1400 degrees C & 1539 degrees
C
d. Between 1000 degrees C & 1400 degrees
C
Ans: C
86. The most important element that

controls the physical properties of steel is:
a. carbon
b. silicon
c. manganese
d. Turgsten
Ans: A
87. The process commonly used for themoplastic material is:

a. diecasting
b. Injection moulding
c. Shell moulding
d. Cold forming
Ans: B
88. Select the one that has highest specific

gravity?
a. aluminum
b. lead
c. brass
d. High carbon steel
Ans: B
89.Age hardening is related with:

a. Cast iron
b. Stainless steel
c. duralumin
d. German silver
Ans: C
90. Foundry crucible is made of:

a. German silver
b. lead
c. mild steel
d. graphite
Ans: D
91. Trimming is a process associated with:

a. forging
b. machining of metals
c. electroplating
d. Press work
Ans: A
92. A plug gauge is used to measure:

a. Taper bores
b. cylindrical bores
c. Spherical holes
d. Screw threads
Ans: B
93. In arc welding operations the current

value is decided by:
a. Length of welded portion
b. Voltage across the arc
c. Size of the electrode
d. Thickness of plate
Ans: C
94. The phenomenon of weld decay takes

place in:
a. Cast iron
b. brass
c. bronze
d. Stainless steel
Ans: D
95. Choose the one that will have highest

cutting speed
a. aluminum
b. brass
c. bronze
d. Stainless steel
Ans: D
96. Projection welding is:

a. Continuous spot welding process
b. Used to make mesh
c. Multi-spot welding process
d. Used to form
Ans: C
97. Least shrinkage allowance is provided in

the case of which of the following:
a. Cast iron
b. aluminum
c. White cast iron
d. brass
Ans: C
98. Dilatometer is used to find out which

property of molding sand
a. permeability
b. Hot strength
c. fineness
d. Moisture content
Ans: C
99. Hastalloy contains:

a. copper
b. Nickel and copper
c. copper and aluminum
d. Nickel and molybdenum
Ans: D
100. The maximum hardenability of any

steel depends on:
a. carbon content
b. Chemical composition
c. Grain size
d. Alloying elements present
Ans: A
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Finger number three has fallen off

-_____-
1. The hardness of steel increases if it

contains:
a. martensite
b. pearlite
c. austenite
d. All of the above
Ans: A
2. How do you call a steel with 0.8% carbon

and 100% pearlite?
a. austenite
b. solidus
c. Hyper-eutectoid
d. Eutectoid
Ans: D
3. What is the range of the tensile strength

of common varieties of cast iron?
a. 40-60 Mpa
b. 150-180 Mpa
c. 840-500 Mpa
d. 1500- 1650 Mpa
Ans: C
4. Fatigue failure occurs when a part is

subjected to:
a. compressive stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Torsional stress
d. Fluctuating stress
Ans: D
5. Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to

gamma iron at what temperature?
a. 440 degrees C
b. 910 degrees C
c. 970 degrees C
d. 1639 degrees C
Ans: B
6. The diameter of the washer is generally:

a. Equal to the diameter of the bolt
b. Slightly more than the diameter of the
bolt
c. Slightly less than the diameter of the bolt
d. Of any size that suits the application
Ans: B
7. The compression members tend to buckle

in the direction of:
a. Axis load
b. Minimum cross-section
c. Least radius of gyration
d. Perpendicular to the axis of load
Ans: C
8. A kinematic chain needs a minimum:

a. 2 links and 2 turning pairs
b. 3 links and turning pairs
c. 4 links and 4 turning pairs
d. 3 links and 2 turning pairs
Ans: C
9. Which of the following pairs is formed if

shaft is revolving in a bearing?
a. Lower pair
b. Turning pair
c. Sliding pair
d. Cylindrical pair
Ans: A
10. How many links are there in a

pantograph?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6
Ans: B
11. A pantograph is a mechanism having:

a. Lower pairs
b. rolling pairs
c. Spherical pairs
d. Higher pairs
Ans: A
12. Which of the following describes the

slip in belt drive?
a. Loss in power
b. Difference between the angular velocities
of two pulleys
c. Difference between linear speed of the
rim
d. Difference between the linear speed of
the rim of pulley and the belt on it.
Ans: D
13. Which of the following is the orientation

of the axes of the two shafts in cross helical
worm?
a. parallel
b. Non-parallel
c. intersecting
d. Non-parallel and non-intersecting
Ans: D
14. In case of gears the addendum is given

by:
a. One module
b. 2.16 x module
c. 1.57 x module
d. 1.25 x module
Ans: A
15. How do you call a cam where in the

follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane
parallel to its axis?
a. Circular cam
b. Reciprocating cam
c. Cylindrical cam
d. Oscillating cam
Ans: C
16. How are gears for watches generally

manufactured?
a. Die casting
b. Machining on hobber
c. Power metallurgy process
d. stamping
Ans: D
17. Rope brake dynamometer uses what?

a. Oil as lubricant
b. No lubricant
c. Grease as lubricant
d. Water as lubricant
Ans: B
18. Which of the following could be the

effect of cold working?
a. Increases the fatigue strength
b. Decreases the fatigue strength
c. Has no influence on fatigue strength
d. None of these
Ans: A
19. In testing a material for endurance

strength, it is subjected to:
a. Completely reversed load
b. Static load
c. Impact load
d. Dynamic load
Ans: A
20. Coaxing is the procedure of increasing:

a. Metal strength
b. Metal hardness by surface treatment
c. Metal resistance to corrosion by coating
d. Fatigue limit by overstressing the metal
by successively increasing loadings
Ans: D
21. Up to what percent thickness of plate,

edge preparation for welding is not needed?
a. 2mm
b. 4 mm
c. 8mm
d. 12mm
Ans: B
22. Arc blow takes place in:

a. Gas welding
b. Arc welding when straight polarity is used
c. Arc welding when reversed polarity is
used
d. Welding stainless steel
Ans: D
23. What is the function clutch int he

machine tool?
a. alignment of drive
b. Lowering of drive
c. To insure that two shafts line up at high
speed
d. To connect shaft so that the driven shaft
will rotate with the driving shaft and to
disconnect them at all.
Ans: D
24. The height of distance between pitch

cirlce and top land of the tooth.
a. addendum
b. dedendum
c. Top rooth
d. Top land
Ans: A
25. Which of the following stresses that is

independent of loads?
a. Shear stress
b. Residual stress
c. Design stress
d. Yield stress
Ans: B
26. How do you call the distance of the tooth

which is equal to the sum of the addendum
and dedendum?
a. Full depth
b. Working depth
c. Whole depth
d. pitch
Ans: C

resemble the shape of tool bit?
a. Thread cutting
b. Center cutting
c. Square nose
d. Round nose
Ans: B
28. What is the recommended best cutting

angle of drill for work on steel or cast iron?
a. 39 degrees
b. 49 degrees
c. 59 degrees
d. 29 degrees
Ans: C
29. Copper and most of its alloys can be

hardened by which of the following?
a. Cold working
b. soaking
c. patenting
d. Case hardening
Ans: A
30. Types of v-belts to use in a driving pulley

with speed of 360 rpm and transmitting 5
Hp.
a. Type A belts
b. Type B belts
c. Type C belts
d. Type D belts
Ans: B
31. Which of the following is not an angle

measuring device?
a. bevel protector
b. Sine bar
c. Combination square
d. Angle iron
Ans: D
32. Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged

is especially noticeable:
a. copper
b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Low carbon steel
Ans: A
33. Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged

is especially noticeable:
a. During idling
b. A low speed
c. During acceleration
d. During braking
Ans: C
34. In general, to engage securely and

prevent draggin what is the clearance
between release bearing and release collar
in the clutch?
a. 2-3 mm
b. 4-5 mm
c. 6-7 mm
d. 8-9 mm
Ans: A
35. Piston compression rings are made of

what material?
a. steel
b. bronze
c. aluminum
d. Cast iron
Ans: D
36. What is the usual value of helix angle of

a drill?
a. 120 degrees
b. 110 degrees
c. 60 degrees
d. 30 degrees
Ans: D
37. What is meant by drossing?

a. A method of cleaning the casing
b. An inspection method for castings
c. A method of deoxidation of molten metal
d. The formation of oxides on the molten
surface
Ans: D
38. If the first digit in AISI and SAE

designations is one (1), then, it indicates
what?
a. Carbon steels
b. Nickel steels
c. Molybdenum steels
d. Chromium steels
Ans: A
39. Which of the following where the gear

tooth vernier is used to measure?
a. module
b. Gear tooth profile
c. Gear tooth thickness of gear tooth
d. Pitch line thickness of gear tooth
Ans: B
40. A cold chisel is made of what?

a. Mild steel
b. German silver
c. High carbon steel
d. Cast iron
Ans: C
41. It is the ability of a material to absorb

energy when deformed elastically and to
return it when unloaded.
a. creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. resilience
d. Toughness
Ans: C
42. Which of the following cams where the

parallel to the axis of rotation?
a. Cam curves
b. Radial cam
c. Cylindrical cam
d. Tangential cam
Ans: C
43. Which of the following cams where the

perpendicular its axis of rotation?
a. Tangential cam
b. Cam curves
c. Radial cam
d. Cylindrical cam
Ans: C
44. During tensile test, which of the

following stress-strain curve(s) fits for a
glass rod?
a. A straight line
b. A parabola
c. an irregular curve
d. A sudden break
Ans: D
45. In case of a knuckle joint, the pin is most

likely to fail in:
a. shear
b. tension
c. compression
d. Double shear
Ans: D
46. A single ply leather belt running at a belt

velocity of 300ft/min is likely to transmit per
inch of width:
a. 2.5 Hp
b. 3.0 Hp
c. 4.0 Hp
d. 5.0 Hp
Ans: C
47. At what temperature range where

ferromagnetic alpha iron exists?
a. Below 723 degrees C
b. 700-910 degrees C
c. 1000-1440 degrees C
d. Above 1539 degrees C
Ans: A
48. How do you call a body having identical

properties all over?
a. heterogeneous
b. homogeneous
c. elastic
d. ductile
Ans: B
49. How is the material described if it

recovers its original dimensions when the
load is removed?
a. elastic
b. plastic
c. brittle
d. malleable
Ans: A
50. What is the percentage of carbon in

Eutectoid steel?
a. 0.02%
b. 0.30%
c. 0.63%
d. 0.80%
Ans: D
51. The presence of sulphur in pig iron

makes:
a. The casting unsound
b. It brittle
c. It hard
d. It is easy machinable
Ans: A
52. What is the effect of alloying zinc to

copper?
a. Increases hardness
b. Impart free-machining properties
c. Improve hardness and strength
d. Increases strength and ductility (if added
up to 10-30%)
Ans: D
53.The imperfection in the crystal structure

of metal is:
a. impurity
b. Fracture slip
c. slip
d. dislocation
Ans: D
54. When is the pressure release in

resistance welding?
a. after weld cools
b. During heating period
c. After completion of current
d. Just at the time of passing the current
Ans: A
55. If t is the thickness of sheet to be spot

welded, the electrode tip diameter is equal
to _____.
a. T^2
b. 2 sq rt. Of t
c. Sq. Rt. Of t
d. 1.5 sq. Rt. Of t
Ans: B
56. A twist drill is specified by which of the

following?
a. its shank and diameter
b. Shank, material and flute size
c. Its diameter and lip angle
d. Shank, material and diameter
Ans: D
57. Which of the following is used to

measure the clearance between the value
and tappet of an automobile engine?
a. Shape gauge
b. Slip gauge
c. Feeler gauge
d. Vernier scale
Ans: C
58. Speedometer drive is generally taken

from:
a. Gear box
b. fan belt
c. flywheel
d. Frontwheel
Ans: D
59. What is the usual percentage of cut on

the return stroke of hacksaw blade?
a. 0
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9
Ans: A
60. Which of the following will best describe

sunk key?
a. The keyway is helical along shaft
b. The keyway is cut in shaft only
c. The keyway is cut in hub only
d. The key is cut in both shaft and hub
Ans: D
61.Which of the following where turn buckle

has?
a. Left hand threads on one end and right
hand threads on other end
b. Right hand threads on both ends
c. Left hand threads on both ends
d. No threads
Ans: A
62. Which of the following is the best

process for butt welding of two plates each
of which is 25 mm thick?
a. Electro slag welding
b. Gas welding
c. Submerged arc welding
d. Steam welding
Ans: A
63. Which of the following statement(s) is

correct for an oil less bearing:
a. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil
under pressure
b. oil film pressure is produced only by
rotation of the journal
c. Do not need external supply of lubricant
d. Grease is needed to be applied after some
intervals
Ans: C
64. The working load P for a chain for crane

applications is expressed in terms of
diameter of link d in cm as follows.
a. P=1.5d^2
b. P=25d^2
c. P=50d^2
d. P=500d^2
Ans: D
65. The column splice is used for increasing:

a. Cross-sectional area of the column
b. Length of the column
c. strength of the column
d. All of the above
Ans: B
66. At what temperature that Gamma iron

exist?
a. Between 910 degrees C and 1400 degrees
C
b. Between 1400 degree C and 1539
degrees C
c. Near melting point
d. Room temperature
Ans: A
67. The behavior of metals where in strength

of a metal is increased and the ductility is
decreased on heating at a relatively low
temperature after cold working is called:
a. clustering
b. twinning
c. Screw dislocation
d. Strain aging
Ans: D
68. Which of the following statement(s) is

correct in carbon steel castings?
a. The percentage carbon is less than 1.7%
b. The percentage carbon is between 1.7%
to 2%
c. The percentage for alloying elements is
controlled
d. None of the above
Ans: A
69. Aluminum alloys for pressure die

casting:
a. Must not be free from hot shortness
b. Must have iron as one of the constituents
c. Must not posses considerable fluidity
d. Must be light
Ans: C
70. Which of the following is maximum in

18-4-1 high speed steel?
a. tungsten
b. chromium
c. argon
d. iron
Ans: D
71. Super conductors:

a. Exist at temperature below 10K
b. Are the dense metals without voids
c. Are non-metalic substances
d. Are the purest forms of metals
Ans: A
72. When large number of components are

turned and parted off from a bar, the chuck
generally used is:
a. Two jaw chuck
b. Four jaw chuck
c. Collet chuck
d. Magnetic chuck
Ans: D
73. Cutting speed for some materials are as

under which one of the following could be
cutting speed for brass?
a. 30m/min
b. 40m/min
c. 80m/min
d. 50m/min
Ans: B
74. If V is the volume of metal in casting and

A is its surface area, then the time of
solidification will be proportional to:
a. V^2, 1/A
b. 1/V^2, A^2
c. V, 1/A^2
d. V^2, 1/A^2
Ans: D
75. The draft allowance on metallic pattern

as compared to wooden ones is:
a. more
b. same
c. less
d. More or less depending on size
Ans: C
76. Arc metal patterns are used for:

a. Precision castings
b. small castings
c. Large castings
d. Large scale production of castings
Ans: D
77. What tool is used in foundry for repairing

the mould?
a. swab
b. gagger
c. bellows
d. rammer
Ans: A
78. What tool is used in foundry for

smothering and cleaning out depression in
the mould?
a. swab
b. gagger
c. bellows
d. rammer
Ans: C
79. Which of the following does not have to

be lubricated when drilling?
a. brass
b. steel
c. monel
d. Mild steel
Ans: A
80. The tool used in precision work to

smooth or enlarge holes is called a:
a. Round out
b. Drift pin
c. reamer
d. protractor
Ans: C
81. When measuring a drill for size, measure

across the:
a. margins
b. flutes
c. shank
d. point
Ans: A
82. How do you call the tool used for

cleaning files?
a. File cleaner
b. File card
c. File oilstone
d. scraper
Ans: B
83. The melting point of babbitt is

approximately:
a. 1000 degrees F
b. 650 degrees F
c. 750 degrees F
d. 500 degrees F
Ans: B
84. How is tubing measured?

a. Inside diameter
b. Outside diameter
c. Thickness of wall
d. Wire gage
Ans: B
85. Which of the following metals will

a. Cast iron
b. Wrought iron
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Low carbon steel
Ans: C

without breaking down is:
a. stress
b. strength
c. strain
d. elasticity
Ans: B
87. Which of the following metals is nonmagnetic?

a. Cast iron
b. Alloy steel
c. Cast steel
d. Manganese steel
Ans: D

reciprocates and the feed is stationary.
a. planning
b. shaping
c. turning
d. reaming
Ans: B
89. Which of the following is not a tap used

for cutting threads in holes?
a. Tapping tap
b. Plug tap
c. Taper tap
d. Bottoming tap
Ans: A
90. Herring bone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate on parallel shafts
b. Have a line contact between the teeth
c. Consists of two left handed helical gears
d. Tend to produce thrust on the shafts
Ans: B
91. Which of the following statements is true for

the internal stresses existing in a welded
connection?
a. Internal stresses are not relieved by heat
treatment
b. Internal stresses are not relieved when weld is
peened
c. Internal stresses may be relieved when weld is
peened
d. Internal stresses are relieved by x-ray analysis
Ans: B
92. Stainless steel is obtained principally by

the use of which of the alloying elements?
a. chromium
b. nickel
c. carbon
d. tungsten
Ans: A
93.Galvinized iron is a term referring to iron

coated with
a. tin
b. zinc
c. magnesium
d. aluminum
Ans: B
94. Which of the following is not a common

term relating to the classification of fits?
a. tunking
b. snug
c. Medium force fit
d. bound
Ans: D
95. In usual spur gearing, which of the

following statement(s) is correct?
a. Pitch circle and base circle are the same
b. working depth includes the clearance
c. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
d. Tooth outline are usually cycloidal curves
Ans: C
96. In general, the design stress and factor

safety are related as follows:
a. Design stress = ultimate stress times factor
of safety.
b. Design stress = ultimate stress divided by
factor of safety.
c. Factor safety = design stress divided by
ultimate stress
d. Ultimate stress = factor safety divided by
design
Ans: B
97. In usual spur gearing, the:

a. Pitch circle and base circle are the same
b. Working depth includes clearance
c. Tooth outline are always cycloidal cures
d. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
Ans: D
98. Which of the following is the not the

other name of circumferential stress for thin
walled cylinders?
a. Hoop stress
b. Girth stress
c. Tangential stress
d. Longitudinal stress
Ans: D
99. How do you call the ratio of the

volumetric stress to volumetric strain?
a. Modulus in shear
b. Stress to strain ratio
c. Volumetric ratio
d. Bulk modulus
Ans: D
100. Hearing bone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate parallel shafts
b. Have a line contact between the teeth
c. Tend to produce and thrust on the shafts
d. Consists of two left handed helical gears
Ans: B
Prime Elements 5
:P
1. The ability of metals to stand loads

without breaking down:
a. strain
b. stress
c. elasticity
d. strength
Ans: D

classification of iron are:
a. siderite
b. hermatite
c. sulfurite
d. magnetite
Ans: C
3. Ferrous metals contain a relatively large

amount of:
a. manganese
b. carbon
c. sulfur
d. Phosporous
Ans: B
4. Which of the following metal is easy to

chisel?
a. Alloy steel
b. Manganese steel
c. Stainless steel
d. Cast iron
Ans: B
5. The ability of material or metal to resist

being crushed is:
a. Fatigue strength
b. Bending strength
c. Torsional strength
d. compressive strength
Ans: D
6. Which of the following is not part of the

headstock?
a. anvil
b. spindle
c. motor
d. Back pressure
Ans: A

temper steel?
a. Oil bath
b. Brine/ salt bath
c. Steam bath
d. Water bath
Ans: C
8. Which of the following is not a kind of cast

iron.
a. Gray iron
b. White iron
c. Malleable iron
d. Lead iron
Ans: D
9. A machinery operation whereby the tool

rotates while the feed is stationary.
a. shaping
b. milling
c. turning
d. reaming
Ans: B
10. What process does not belong to the

group?
a. brazing
b. soldering
c. hardening
d. Resistance welding
Ans: C
11. Which tool does not belong to the group?

a. Vice grip
b. feeler gage
c. Torque wrench
d. Adjustable wrench
Ans: B
12. Which of the following metals is nonmagnetic?

a. Manganese steel
b. Cast steel
c. Alloy steel
d. Cast iron
Ans: A
13. One important skill that operators of

machine tools must have is an
understanding of measurements which
demands:
a. speed
b. precision
c. sociability
d. neatness
Ans: B
14. Which of the following is not part of a

lathe machine?
a. fan
b. carriage
c. headstock
d. tailstock
Ans: A
15. The machine which can flatten surface

on a horizontal, vertical or angular plane is:
a. Drilling machine
b. Shaper machine
c. Power saw
d. Lathe machine
Ans: B
16. Which of the following is not the work of

a machinist?
a. reboring
b. overhauling
c. grinding
d. boring
Ans: B
17. The area of the machine shop whose

metal is being melted to form a new shape
is the:
a. Foundry area
b. Tool and die
c. Welding area
d. Mass production area
Ans: A
18. A machine used in testing steel

generally strike the specimen with an energy
from 220 to 265 ft-lb.
a. Izod test
b. Charpy test
c. Rockwell test
d. Test blocks
Ans: B
19. An iron in which most of the carbon is

chemically combined with the iron:
a. Cast iron
b. Gray iron
c. White iron
d. Malleable iron
Ans: C
20. Through how many degrees must an

involute cam turn in order to raise its
follower 3 inches if the diameter of the base
circle is 5 inches.
a. 58.7 degrees
b. 180 degrees
c. 64.4 degrees
d. 68.79 degrees
Ans: B
21. The space between the adjacent teeth:

a. tooth
b. flank
c. backlash
d. width
Ans: D
22. An iron has physical properties closely

resembling those of mild steel:
a. Malleable cast iron
b. Malleable iron
c. White iron
d. Gray iron
Ans: A
23. Gears used to transmit power between

shafts axis of which it intersect:
a. Spur gears
b. Bevel gears
c. Helical gears
d. Straight bevel gears
Ans: B
24. An important accessories of milling

machines:
a. Milling machine vise
b. cutters
c. ram
d. Vertical milling attachment
Ans: B
25. They are usually the steel or steel

casting:
a. Mild steel
b. Carbon steel
c. Fire box steel
d. Drop-forge-dies
Ans: B
26. The cheapest and the most abundant

engineering material.
a. aluminum
b. steel
c. Cast iron
d. babbitts
Ans: B
24. An important accessories of milling

machines:
a. milling machine vise
b. cutters
c. ram
d. vertical milling attachment
Ans:B
25. They are usually the steel or steel

casting:
a. mild steel
b. carbon steel
c. fire box steel
d. drop-forge-dies
Ans: B
26. The cheapest and the most abundant

engineering material.
a. aluminum
b. steel
c. cast iron
d.babbits
Ans: C
27. Milling machine accessories are used to

hold milling cutter in the milling machine:
a. spindle-nose tooling
b. milling machine cise
c. vertical milling attachment
d. milling machine arbors
Ans: D
28. The size of an equal-leg length fillet weld

shall be based on the length of the largest:
a. isosceles right triangle
b. square
c. right triangle
d. rectangle
Ans: A
29. If gears cannot connect parallel shafts,

they are called:
a. cycloidal gears
b. helical gears
c. spur gears
d. toothed gears
Ans: A
30. The path traced by a point moving at a

fixed distance from an axis and with a
uniform motion to path:
a. helical motion
b. spherical motion
c. translational
d. path of a point
Ans: A
31. The maximum stress which is reahed

during a tension test:
a. stress
b. elasticity
c. strain
d. tensile strength
Ans: D
32. The frustums of two cones are used in a

manner to permit a variation of velocity
ratio between two parallel shafts:
a. evans friction cones
b. bevel cones
c. sphereical cones
d. friction gearing
Ans: A
33. Weld-metal impact specimen shall be taken

across the weld with one face substantially parallel
to and within.
a. 3/4
b. 1/32
c. 1/4
d. 1/6
Ans: C
34. A joint between two overlapping members in

which the overlapped edge of one member is
welded with a fillet weld:
a. a single welded lap joint
b. double welded lap joint
c. a single welded lap joint with backing
d. tack weld
Ans: A
35. Imparts of reciprocating motion to a

single point cutting tool:
a. dividing head
b. slotting attachment
c. circular pitch
d. circular milling attachment
Ans: B
36. The follower reciprocates or oscillates in a

plane perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the
cam.
a. radial cam
b. cylindrical cam
c. cam curves
d. tangential cam
Ans: A
37. Strength of a material is that of a stress intensity

determined by considering the maximum test load to
act over the original area of the test specimens:
a. yield point
b. ultimate strength
c. breaking strength
d. elastic strength
Ans: B
38. The follower reciprocates or oscillates in

a plane parallel to the axis of the rotation.
a. cam curves
b. cylindrical cam
c. tangential cam
d. radial cam
Ans: B
39. A test for pipe used for coiling in sizes 2

inches:
a. flaring
b. crush
c. flange
d. bend
Ans: D
40. An alloy of tin, copper, antimony, or

sometimes lead:
a. gold
b. babbitt
c. aluminum
d. cast iron
Ans: B
41. A weld place in a groove between two

abuttin members:
a. full-fillet weld
b. tack weld
c. butt weld
d. fillet weld
Ans: C
42. A weld of approximately triangular crosssection that join two surfaces at

approximately right angles as in lap joint, teejoint, corner joint:
a. single welded lap joint
b. fillet weld
c. tack weld
d. butt weld
Ans: B
43. A corrosion occurs within or adjacent to

a crevice formed by contact with another
piece of the same or another metal:
a. pitting
b. galvanic
c. erosion
d. crevice
Ans: B
44. Wheels are sometimes used for the

transmission of high power when an
approximately constant velocity ratio is
desired:
a. bevel cone
b. friction gearing
c. spur friction wheels
d. evans friction wheels
Ans: C
45. Gearing in which motion or power that is

transmitted depends upon the friction between the
surfaces in contact:
a. bevel gears
b. spur friction wheels
c.evans friction cones
d.friction gearing
Ans: D
46. A bevel gears of the same size mounted

on a shaft at 90 degrees:
a. crown gears
b. spur gears
c. angular gears
d. miter gears
Ans: D
47. A fillet weld whose size is equal to the

thickness of the thinner joint member:
a. butt joint
b. Butt weld
c. tack weld
d. full-fillet weld
Ans: D
48. The ratio of stress to the corresponding

strain below the proportional limit:
a. stress-strain diagram
b. gage method
c. modulus of elasticity
d. tensile strength
Ans: C
49. The shearing strain of a block of metal, 3

inches high is subject to a shearing high force
which distorts the top surface through a
distance of 0.0036 inch:
a. 0.0015 rad
b. 0.008 rad
c.0.0010 rad
d.0.0012 rad
Ans:D
50. Determine the number of teeth in a driver

of two spur gears mesh which has a velocity
ratio of 0.75. The driven gear has 36 teeth
a. 50
b. 46
c. 26
d. 48
Ans:D
51. Within the elastic limit, the stress is

proportional to strain.
a. Hookes law
b. Modulus of Elasticity
c. Offset Ratio
d. Buckinghams principle
Ans: A
52. The corrosion of iron or iron-base-alloys:

a. rusting
b. crazing
c. chalking
d. fritting
Ans: A
53. Steel containing large amounts of mild

nickel and chromium:
a. carbon steel
b. stainless steel
c. alloy steel
d. cat steel
Ans: B
54. It refers to any layer or deposit of extraneous

material on the heat-transfer-surface:
a. low line
b. pressure drop
c. fouling
d. scaling
Ans: C
55. The total amount of permanent extension of

the gage length measured after the specimen
has fractured and is expressed as percentage
increase of the original gage length:
a. Elongation
b. strain
c. stress
d. elastic limit
Ans:A
56. It is used to enable milling machine to

take climb milling cuts:
a. helical driving mechanism
b. spindle
c. read out
d. backlash elimination
Ans: A
57. A weld made to hold the parts of a weldment in

proper alignment until the final welds are made:
a. butt weld
b. tack weld
c. fillet weld
d. full-fillet weld
Ans: B
58. The change in length per unit original

length is:
a. strain
b. stress
c. deformation
d. elastic modulus
Ans: A
59. The temperature above which the alloy is

liquid and will run:
a. melting point
b. fow point
c. pour point
d. liquids
Ans: A
60. A cone formed by elements which are

perpendicular to the elements of the pitch
cone at the large end:
a. cone distance
b. back cone
c. root cone
d. cone center
Ans: B
61. A machine used for the testing of very

thin steel or surface layers:
a. Charpy test
b. Izod test
c. Description test
d. Rockwell test
Ans: D
62. A gear is one in which angle is 90 degrees

that is the pitch cone has become a plane
a. crown gear
b. angular gear
c. miter gear
d. spiral gear
Ans: A
63. The deterioration of organic coating

characterized as completely:
a. chalking
b. rusting
c. chocking
d. fritting
Ans: C
64. Is a form of correction that develop on a

highly localized areas on a metal surfaces:
a. crevice
b. erosion
c. galvanic
d.spitting
Ans: D
65. Test is designed primarily for application

to electric welded tubing for detection of
lack of penetration or overlaps resulting
from flash removal in the weld.
a. butt weld
b. paste
c. lap weld
d. double butt weld
Ans: C
66. Have the same thermal and minimum

film thickness limitation as sleeve bearing.
a. ball bearing
b. roller bearing
c. thrust bearing
d. oil bearing
Ans: C
67. An oil storage roof formed to approximately the

surface of a right cone, supported only at its
periphery:
a. self supporting umbrella roof
b. self supporting dome roof
c. supported cone roof
d. self supporting cone roof
Ans: D
68. Test sometimes referred to as an

upsetting test:
a. bend
b. flaring
c. flange
d. crush
Ans: A
69. What load P which cause a total deformation of

0.036 inch of a steel rock which has a cross-section
area of 4 in^2 and a length of 6ft.
a. 55,000 lb
b. 40,000 lb
c. 60,000 lb
d. 50,000 lb
Ans: C
70. An oil storage tank roof formed to

approximately spherical surface, supported
only at its periphery:
a. self-supporting umbrella roof
b. self-supporting cone roof
c. self-supporting
d. supported cone roof
Ans: A
71. The unit of deformation is called

a. torsion
b. strain
c. stress
d. shear
Ans: B
72. A circle bounding the bottom of the

teeth:
a. addendum circle
b. addendum cylinder
c. pitch circle
d. dedendum circle
Ans: D
73. A 3 diameter short shaft carrying 2 pulleys

close to the bearings transmit how much
horsepower if the shafts makes 280rpm.
a. 199Hp
b. 198Hp
c.200Hp
d.210Hp
Ans: A
74. A cylindrical tank with 10 in inside diameter

contains oxygen gas at 2500 psi. Calculate the required
wall thickness in (mm) under stress of 28,00 psi.
a. 11.44mm
b. 11.34mm
c. 10.6mm
d. 10.3mm
Ans: B
75. The minimum clearance allowed for meshing

spur gears with a circular pitch of 0.1571 and
diametral pitch of 20. The spur gear have 25 teeth.
a. 0.007855
b. 0.007558
c. 0.008578
d. 0.007585
Ans: A
76. SAE steel that responds to heat

treatment:
a. SAE 1060
b. SAE 1117
c. SAE 1030
d. SAE 1020
Ans: B
77. Which of the following is the differential

of the shear equation:
a. bending moment
b. load of beam
c. tensile strength of beam
d. slope of beam
Ans: B
78. Which of the following materials to be utilized

to reduce cost in the manufacturing of large worm
gears?
a. alloyed aluminum
b. bronze rim with cast iron spider
c. cast iron rim with bronze spider
d. all of these
Ans: B
79. It is hardening treatment whereby cast metal is

being heated to a very high temperature then suddenly
subjected to rapid cooling to improve harden ability or
wear resistance is called:
a. normalizing
b. tempering
c. annealing
d. quenching
Ans: D
80. Determine the estimated weight of an A36 steel plates size 3/16 x 6 x 20
a.919 lbs
b.1012 lbs
c.829 lbs
d.735 lbs
Ans: A
81. The length of arc between the two sides

of a gear tooth on the pitch circle:
a. circular thickness
b. axial plane
c. helix angle
d. chordal curves
Ans: A
82. Split pulley or pulley made of separate

section bolted together at the rim, the
maximum speed should be limited to about
_____% of the maximum speed of solid pulley.
a. 65 to 75%
b. 45 to 50%
c. 55 to 60%
d. 80 to 90%
Ans: C
83. Killed steel is very much associated with:

a. manganese
b. sulphur
c. phosphorous
d. silicon
Ans: D
84. Determined the estimated weight of an

A-36 steel plate of size 1/2x4x8
a. 280 kg
b. 332 kg
c. 301 kg
d. 297 kg
Ans: D
85. A type of welding whereby a wire or powder from the

nozzle of a spray gun is fused by a gas flame, arc or
plasma jet and the molten particles are projected in a
form or spray by means of compressed air or gas.
a. electro-slug building
b. electro-beam building
c. plasma-arc welding
d. metal spray welding
Ans: D
86. Heating of metal above the critical

temperature and then cooling slowly usually in the
furnace to reduce the hardness and improve the
machinability is called:
a. normalizing
b. annealing
c. tempering
d. quenching
Ans: B
87. Accident prevention is:

a. an association of employers, organizations and
individuals
b. the foremans responsibility just as much as
production
c. the responsibility of top management
d. a job of a safety director
Ans: B
88. Major component of bronze casting:

a. copper
b. manganese
c. zinc
d. lead
Ans: A
89. Commonly utilized or cheapest shaft material

available in the market with carbon content of
0.28 0.34%.
a. SAE 4132
b. SAE 4320
c. SAE 1030
d. SAE 4130
Ans: C
90. Alloy steel known for its resistance to corrosion, abrasion

and wear that is usually ideal for mill grinding of ore in
cement and concentrator application. It is usually combined
with molybdenum to increase the depth hardening.
a. manganese chromium steel
b. chromium-moly steel
c. chorome-nickel-moly steel
d. manganese moly steel
Ans: B
91. Split pulley or pulley made of separate sections

bolted together at the rim, the maximum speed should
be limited to about ____% of the maximum speed of solid
pulley.
a. 65-75%
b. 45-50%
c. 55-60%
d. 80-90%
Ans: C
92. Major component of bronze casting is:

a. copper
b. manganese
c. zinc
d. lead
Ans: A
93. Galvanized steel plate is:

a. aluminum
b. tin
c. zinc
d. manganese
Ans: C
94. What heat treatment process can cast steel

materials of high manganese, etc. Type steel be
subjected for the purpose of machining process?
a. annealing
b. tempering
c. normalizing
d. quenching
Ans: A
95. Cast alloy steel for very high temperature

application:
a. manganese-nickel steel casting
b. high chrome steel casting
c. chrome-nickel steel casting
d. high manganese casting
Ans: C
96. Flexible material used to steal pressurized

fluids, normally under dynamic condition.
a. nylon
b. seal
c. teflon
d. packing
Ans: D
97. A type of gear tooth cut inside a cylinder

or ring:
a. rack gear
b. ring gear
c. miter gear
d.internal gear
Ans: D
98. It has molybdenum alloy except:

a. SAE43xx
b. SAE41xx
c. SAE6xxx
d. SAE5xxx
Ans: D
99. To prevent leakage in dynamic seal:

a. gasket
b. seals
c. felts
d. packings
Ans: D
100. Which of the following elements when

large quantity is harmful to the ferrous
metal?
a. sulfur
b. silicon
c. zinc
d. aluminum
Ans: A
Prime elements part 6
1. A metal characteristic that withstands

forces that causes twisting
a. torsional twisting
b. modulus of elasticity
c. twisting moment
d. elasticity
Ans: A
2. Fillet radius in machine parts is usually

introduced to:
a. improve the look of the parts
b. reduce concentration of stress and extend life of
the parts
c. avoid obstruction
d. necessary to lessen casting weight
Ans: B
3. Type of bolt commonly used in the

construction that is threaded in both ends
a. stud bolt
b. acme threaded bolts
c. square threaded bolts
d. hex bolts
Ans: A
4. Hydrostatic bearing is one which:

a. the lube oil is supplied under pressure
b. lube oil is not pressurized
c. there is no lube oil
d. bearing is lightly loaded
Ans: A
5. Which of the following materials is

unsuitable as a bearing
a. teflon
b. low carbon steel
c. cast iron
d. nylon
Ans: B
6. Safety features that must be placed and

maintained at machine, blacksmith, welding and
foundry shop.
a. safety goggle
b. walkway guide
c. safety notices of markings
d. all of these
Ans: C
7. The angle at the base cylinder of an involute

gear that the booth makes the gear axis:
a. base helix angle
b. pressure angle
c. arc of recess
d. arc of approach
Ans: A
8. A kind of thread that is generally used:

a. UNEC
b.UNC
c.UNF
d.UNEF
Ans: B
9. Which of the following acronyms is not

generally used as standard
a. ASTM
b.SAE
c.IPS
d.AISI
Ans: C
10. What is the difference between the shaper and the planer?
a. the tool of the shaper moves while on the planer is stationary
b. the shaper can perform slotting operation while the planer
cannot
c. the shaper handles large pieces while the planer handles only
small pieces
d. the tool of the shaper moves in reciprocating motion while the
tool in the planer moves in rotary motion.
Ans: A
11. The path of contat involute gears where the

force/power is actually transmitted. It is a straight
imaginary line passing through the pitch point and
tangent to the base circle
a. principal reference plane
b. pitch point
c. front angle
d. line of action
Ans: D
12. The hardness of helical and herringbone gear

teeth after heat treatment is 210 to 300 Brinell
Hardness, for gear and pinion is at:
a. 360 Brinell min.
b. 400 Brinell max.
c. 340-350 normal
d. all of these
Ans: C
13. A type of gear commonly used in parallel-shaft

transmission especially when a smooth, continuos action
is essential as in high speed drives up to 12,000 fpm:
a. bevel gear
b. herringbone gear
c. spur gear
d. helical gear
Ans: D
14. It is used in conjunction with circular cross sectional

members to retain oil and prevent dirt, foreign
particles, moisture and to permit pressure differential
between exterior and interior of the applied part:
a. seal
b. gasket
c. safety shield
d. packing
Ans: A
15. An object thrown upward will return to earth

with the magnitude of the terminal velocity equal
to
a. zero
b. one-half of initial velocity
c. twice the initial velocity
d. the initial velocity
Ans: D
16. A liquid metal:

a. mercury
b. lead
c. zinc
d. aluminum
Ans: A
17. What type of gear which can transmit

power at a certain angle
a. helicar gear
b. worm gear
c. bevel gear
d. herringbone gear
Ans: C
18. Type of V belt to use in driving pulley with

speed of 360rpm and transmitting 5Hp
a. type C belts
b. type B belts
c. type A belts
d. type D belts
Ans: B
19. The arbitrary modification by removing a small

portion of a tooth material at the tip of the gear
tooth is called:
a. tip removal
b. tip undercut
c. tip relief
d. pressure angle cut
Ans: C
20. The first derivative of kinetic energy with

respect to velocity is
a. power
b. acceleration
c. momentum
d. none of these
Ans: C
21. What is the difference between brass and bronze?

a. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while bronze is composed
of copper and tin
b. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while bronze and tin plus
non-ferrous alloy such as manganese, aluminum and chromium
c. Bronze is reddish in color while brass is a mixture of copper and
antimony
d. Bronze is mostly an alloy of copper and tin while brass is a
mixture of copper and antimony
Ans: A
22. The reiprocal of the diametral pitch equivalent

to the ratio of pitch diameter to the number of
teeth
a. lead
b. clearance
c. module
d. involute
Ans: C
23. What is the property of a material which

resists forces acting to pull the material apart
a. shear strength
b. tensile strength
c. torsional strength
d. comprressive strength
Ans: B
24. Which do not belong to foundry or metal

casting shop?
a. shake out machine
b. molding mahine
c. coremaking
d. forging machine
Ans: A
25. The center of gravity of a solid pyramid

or cone with a height of H is:
a. H
b. 3/5 H
c. 1/3 H
d. 1/3 H
Ans: A
26.The gradual chemical reaction by other

substances such that the metal is converted to an
oxide or other compounds:
a. corrosion
b. cheaping
c. rusting
d. weathering
Ans: A
27. A material that should be avoided in

constructing wood pattern:
a. sap wood
b. kiln dried wood
c. heart wood
d. core portion of wood
Ans: A
28. What is the moment of inertia of a

rectangle about its base?
a. bh2/6
b.bh3/3
c. bh 2/3
d. bh 3/12
Ans: B
29. What is the modulus of elasticity if the stress

is 44,000 psi and a unit strain of 0.00105?
a. 41.905x 10^6
b. 42.300 x 10^6
c. 41.202x 10^6
d. 43.101x 10^6
Ans: A

structural steel class?
a. low carbon steel
b. stainless steel
c. medium carbon steel
d. tool and die steel
Ans: D
31. What happens to a drill if the operating speed

is too fast?
a. drill will crack
b. drill will become overheated and will bend
c. drill will become overheated and will be drawn
from steel
d. drill will become very dull and wear fast
Ans: C
32. Copper and most of its alloys can be

hardened by:
a. patenting
b. cold working
c. case hardening
d. soaking
Ans: B
33. A type of coupling that alloys slight amount

of torsional angular flexibility due to introduction
with some elastic material cylindrically wrapped
around the bolts in the flange
a. simple elastic bonded coupling
b. elastic material bushed coupling
c. elastic material bonded coupling
d. all of the above
Ans:B
34. Outstanding safety record contributes to:

a. high productivity
b. outstanding performance that expets reward
from management
c. confidence in foremans ability to perform well
d. pride and enthusiasm to one-self
Ans: A
35. The capacity of metal to withstand load

without breaking is:
a. strength
b. stress
c. elasticity
d. strain
Ans: A
36. Finding the resultant of two or more

forces is called:
a. coplanar force
b. non-coplanar forces
c. couple
d. compositiion of forces
Ans: D
37. A machinery operation whereby done

with the work accurately fastened has a
reciprocating (forward and backward)
motion and the tool head is stationary.
a. shaping
b. planning
c. turning
d. reaming
Ans:B
38. The phenomenon of continuous stretching

under load even if the stress is less than the yield
point:
a. elasticity
b. ductility
c. plasticity
d. creep
Ans: D
39. In a pair of gears, ____ is the plane

perpendicular to the axial plane and
tangent to the pitch surface.
a. pitch
b. pitch plane
c. pitch circle
d. pitch point
Ans:B
40. What type of gear is used for high speed

operation?
a. helical
b. spur
c. bevel
d. worm
Ans: A
41. V-belts operate efficiently at speed of

about (fpm):
a. 4500
b.4400
c. 4200
d. 3600
Ans: A
42. Name the type of chuck commonly used

for holding work piece in a lathe operation?
Example, 3-jaw universal chuck, 4-jaw
independent chuck.
a. magnetic jaw chuck
b. 2-jaw independent
c. 8-jaw universal
d. combination
Ans: D
43. For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel,

what minimum chromium content is required?
a. 8%
b. 4.3%
c. 1.1%
d. 5.8%
Ans: A
44. Clearance to a new boiler installation to

the existing or old plant building should
follow a minimum clearance____ between top
of the boiler proper and the ceiling as stated
in the PSME code.
a. 2000 mm (max)
b. 1000 mm (max)
c. 2130 mm (max)
d. 2150 mm (Max)
Ans: C
45. Ordinary steel begins to lose strength and

elasticity significantly at about:_____ degrees F.
a. 900-1000 degrees F
b. 800-900 degrees F
c. 750-850 degrees F
d. 600-700 degrees F
Ans: D
46. Statement that a given body is in static

equilibrium means that the body cannot:
a. have any type of motion
b. be acted upon by more than one force
c. undergo any displacement
d. have any acceleration
Ans: A
47. Most effective alloying element for reducing

brittleness of steel at very low temperature:
a. manganese
b. molybdenum
c. silicon
d. nickel
Ans: D
48. Normal stress relieving temperature for

cast steel:
a. 200 to 350 degrees F
b. 400 to 500 degrees F
c. 300 to 400 degrees F
d. 450 to 550 degrees F
Ans: D
49. It is advised that in rubber belts application/

mounting, it should have an initial tension of ___
inch/ply.
a. 18 to 24
b. 15 to 20
c. 12 to 15
d. 10
Ans: B
50. Non-ferrous filler metal is melted into grooves

or as fillet on the mother metal; the base metal is
not melted. This is commonly used for joining iron
based machine parts or in repair works of some
materials is called:
a. spot welding
b. braze welding
c. brazing
d.gas welding
Ans:B
51. What is the common shop practice to prevent

solder from running away from surface to be
joined?
a. surround the work with clay
b. introduce around the work rolled wet cloth
c. put asbestos sheeting around the work
d. all of these
Ans: D
52. The three-moment equation may be used

to analyze:
a. tapered column
b. continuous beam
c. composite beam
d. axially end loaded beam
Ans: B
53. One of the causes of spur gear tooth breakage is the

unbalanced load on one end of the tooth that results in
higher stresses than when the load is evenly distributed.
To minimize this problem, the face width b should not
be greater than the thickness (or pitch) of the tooth. In
the absence of test values, the following can be a guide:
a. 2.5 PC<b<4 Pc
b. 2.0 Pd<b<4Pd
c. 2.5 Pd<b<4Pd
d.2.0 Pd<b<4 Pc
Ans: A
54. The property that characterizes a

material ability to be drawn in to a wire:
a. Ductility
b. thermal conductivity
c. tensile strength
d. endurance limit
Ans: A
55. Deals only with the motion of bodies without

reference to forces that cause the them:
a. dynamics
b. kinetics
c. statistics
d. kinematics
Ans: D
56. In shear pin or breaking pin design, we use the

data experienced by Link-Belt for 1/8 inch to 1 inch
pins and the breaking stres is ____ ksi.
a. 40
b. 55
c. 50
d. 48
Ans: C
57. Recommended best cutting angle of drill

for work on steel or cast iron is ___ ksi.
a. 48
b. 63
c. 59
d. 50
Ans: C
58. Cold working of steel plates make the

metal ___.
a. tougher
b. more ductile
c. harder
d. more malleable
Ans: C
59. Considering a maximum safe center distance of

sprockets should be _____ pitches. Very long center
distance cause catenary tension in the chain.
a. 70
b. 80
c. 60
d. 50
Ans: B
60. Hypoid gear is a special type of gear like:

a. worm gear
b. spur gear
c. herringbone gear
d. bevel gear
Ans: D

may be subjected before failure occurs:
a. ultimate strength
b. ultimate stress
c. endurance limit
d. tensile stress
Ans: A

lateral strain to the longitudinal strain
a. stress
b. strain
c. Poissons ratio
d.Strength
Ans: C
63. All are associated with the grade of steel

except:
a. SAE 43xx
b. SAE 13xx
c. SAE 10xx
d. SAE 74xx
Ans: D
64. Poissons ratio is the ratio of:

a. Shear strain to compressive strain
b. elastic limit to compressive strain
c. lateral strain to longitudinal strain
d. elastic limit to proportional limit
Ans: C
65. Which of the following is not structural

class of steel?
a. low carbon steel
b. tool and die steel
c. high chrome alloy steel
d. high strength low alloy steel
Ans: B
66. The product of the resultant of all forces acting

on a body and the time that the resultant acts:
a. angular impulse
b. angular momentum
c. linear impulse
d. linear momentum
Ans: C
67. The smallest area at the point of rupture of a

tensile specimen divided by the original area is
called:
a. percentage elongation
b. Izod test
c. Charpy test
d. percentage reduction of the area
Ans: D

a. flywheel
b. balance wheel
c. flywheel pulley
d. all of these
Ans: D

a. universal chuck
b. slooter
c. dividing head
d. indexing
Ans: C
70. Metal that assists lubrication or lubricant

in itself:
a. zinc
b. antimony
c. babbitt
d. lead
Ans: C
71. A system of forces in space is in equilibrium. If

two unequal and opposite collinear forces are
added, which of the following if any is true?
a. equilibrium is maintained
b. equilibrium is destroyed
c. an unbalance moment exists
d. none of these is true
Ans: A
72. It is a science of motion that can be

solved in terms of scalar or vector algebra:
a. kinematics
b. curvilinear translation
c. projectiles
d. acceleration
Ans: A
73. Permanent deformation or strain may

occur without fracture.
a. malleability
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. plasticity
Ans: C
74. The ability of a metal to be deformed

considerably without rupture is called:
a. malleability
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. plasticity
Ans: D
75. When two elastic bodies collide, which of the

following laws can be used to solve for the resulting
velocity?
a. Daltons Law
b. Avogadros Law
c. Conservation of energy
d. Conversation of momentum and conservation of
energy
Ans: D
76. When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will

take pressure to put the parts together. The
allowance is said to be negative and is termed:
a. negative tolerance
b. negative allowance
c. negative fits
d. interference of metal
Ans: D
77. Device used to measure accurately

speed:
a. speedometer
b. dial indicator
c. tachometer
d. dial gauge
Ans: C
78. If the velocity of a mass is the same all the

time during which motion takes place is called:
a. deceleration
b. uniform motion
c. acceleration
d. none of these
Ans: B
79. Length of contact between two mating parts in

a screw and nut threads measured axially is called:
a.arc of contact
b. depth of engagement
c. length of engagement
d. axis of contact
Ans: C
80. The distance a helical gear or worm would

thread along its axis in one revolution if it were
free to move axially is called:____.
a. length of action
b. length of contact
c. land
d. lead
Ans: D
81. Major and minor diameters are

commonly used in:
a. screw thread
b. bolts
c. gear
d. all of these
Ans: A
82. A lathe with multiple cutting stations:

a. turret lathe
b. engine lathe
c. manual lathe
d. none of these
Ans: A
83. The nominal diameter of the bolts is the:

a. major diameter
b. minor diameter
c. mean diameter
d. all of these
Ans: A
84. Ratio of unit lateral deformation to the

unit longitudinal deformation:
a. Poissons ratio
b. Strain
c. stress
d. modulus of rigidity
Ans: A
85. For moderate speed of mating gears, the

ideal ratio contact is:
a. 1.25-4.00
b. 1.20-1.45
c. 1.00-130
d. 0.35-1.45
Ans: A
86. A shaft is to be checked for concentricity.

A suitable method of performing the check is:
a. bench centers and dial indicator
b. line shafting bearing alignment
c. observing vibration of the shafting
d. none of these
Ans: A
87. A kind of thread in which the width of the thread

is approximately equal to the depth of the thread and
the space between threads are approximately equal.
a. Square thread
b. Acme thread
c. Buttress thread
d. Whitworth thread
Ans: A

resemble the shape of tool bit?
a. round nose
b. center cut
c. square nose
d. thread cutting
Ans: B
89. Negative allowance is also called:

a. interference of metal
b. feeler gage
c. micrometer
d. tolerance
Ans: A
90. A property of matter which causes it to

resist any change in its motion or state of rest.
a. brake
b. friction
c. inertia
d. impulse
Ans: C
91. Separate forces which can be so

combined are called:
a. non-concurrent forces
b. couple
c. combined forces
d. concurrent forces
Ans: D
92. A lathe machine threading mechanism:

a. reverse gear and lever
b. spindle gear
c. change stud gear
d. all of these
Ans: B
93. It is the difference of addendum and

dedendum which is equivalent to the whole depth
less working depth.
a. fillet space
b. fillet radius
c. clearance
d. backlash
Ans: C
94. Machine tool used for laying straight lines on

metal surfaces made of sharp tool steel is called
a. plain scriber
b. a trammel
c. hermaphrodite caliper
d. divider
Ans: A
95. All are associated with standard material

specified except:
a. American Iron and Steel institute
b. Society of Automotive Engineers
c. Southeast Asia Iron and Steel Institute
d. American Society for Testing Materials
Ans: C
96. The best instrument for measuring a

thousand of an inch
a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. caliper
d. pyrometer
Ans: A
97. Tooth width measured along the chord at

the pitch circle:
a. flank
b. face width
c. width of space
d. chordal thickness
Ans: D
98. In the gear design, the total work load must be equally
shared by its arms. Rim must be rigid to support these arms
and also the head is recommended for its stiffening value. The
assumption in the detailed design of rim thickness and depth
of bead is___ circular pitch (PC).
a. 0.65
b. 0.50
c. 0.56
d. 0.44
Ans: C
99. Alloy that improves strength of steel at

high temperature application
a. tungsten
b. molybdenum
c. chromium
d. all of these
Ans: D
100. A furnace used in melting ferrous

metals:
a. annealing furnace
b. tempering furnace
c. induction furnace
d. normalizing furnace
Ans: C
PRIME ELEMENTS 7
1. A furnace used in melting non-ferrous

metals
a. cupola furnace
b. crucible furnace
c. induction furnace
d. tempering furnace
Ans: B
2. Endurance strength is nearly proportional

to the ultimate strength but not with:
a. yield strength
b. design stress
c. shear stress
d. all of the above
Ans: A
3. Liners are normally made of:

a. cast iron
b. alloyed bronze
c. alloyed steel
d. alloyed aluminum
Ans: A
4. Used in as cast condition steel casting with

carbon content less than ____% C.
a. 0.26
b. 0.20
c. 0.15 to 0.18
d. 0.25
Ans: B
5. The yield strength of a regular yellow brass (65

to 70% Cu, 30 to 35% Zn) can be increased/
improved by:
a. cold working
b. tempering
c. chill casting
d. heat treatment
Ans:A
6. The purpose of these parts in application are to

have better bearings to seal the guard against
marring, etc.
a. bearing journal
b. metallic steal
c. Washer
d. shaft seal
Ans: C
7. Metals are conducive because:

a. the electrons are loosely bound to the nuclei
and therefore mobile
b. having characteristic metallic luster
c. they are on the left side of the periodic table
d. they have extra electrons as exhibited by
normally possible balance state
Ans: A
8. It is considered semi-solid lubricant:

a. lube oil
b. graphite
c. grease
d. all of these
Ans: C
9. What is the common cutting fluids used for

cutting metals?
a. water with soda and borax
b. light mineral oil
c. soluble oil
d. all of these
Ans: D
10. Good stabilizer in stainless steel:

a. columbium
b. titanium
c. tantalium
d. all of these
Ans: D
11. The good deoxidizer in steel melting:

a. manganese
b. silicon
c. aluminum
d. all of these
Ans: D
12. The usual ratio of water to soluble oil

used as cutting fluid:
a. 50% water to 50% oil
b. 2 water to 1 oil
c. 3 water to 1 oil
d. 4 to 80 water to 1 oil
Ans: D
13. Killed steel is always associated with:

a. silicon
b. manganese
c. phosporous
d. sulfur
Ans: A
14. Which of the following does not belong to the group?

a. welding
b. soldering
c. casting
d. brazing
Ans: C
15. Which of the following is most popular soldering of metal?

a. 10/80
b. 45/55
c. 50/50
d. 60/40
Ans: C
16. The motion of an object diminished/decreased

speed:
a. deceleration
b. retarded motion
c. negative impulse
d. all of these
Ans: B
17. It is recommended not to have a direct drive and drive

sprockets if the ratio of their teeth exceeds _____, use two or more
step combination.
a. 10 times
b. 8 times
c. 5 times
d. 6 times
Ans: B
18. It is used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion:

a. helical gear
b. rack gear
c. worm gear
d. spur gear
Ans: B
19. Stresses that are independent loads:

a. working stress
b. operating stress
c. residual stress
d. shear stress
Ans: C
20. The distance of the tooth, which is equal to the sum of the
addendum and dedndum:
a. full depth
b. whole depth
c. working depth
d. dedendum
Ans: B
21. The concave portion of the tooth profile where it joints the
bottom of the tooth space:
a. fillet curve
b. fillet radius
c. bottom depth
d. fillet
Ans: A
22. In gear design, the ratio of the pitch diameter in inches to

the number of teeth:
a. module
b. diametral pitch
c. english module
d. circular pitch
Ans: C
23. It is recommended for high speed application that the

minimum number of teeth in small sprocket should be:
a. 26 to 30
b. 12 to 16
c. 26 to 28
d. 18 to 24
Ans: D
24. Continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less

than the yield point.
a. plasticity
b. elasticity
c. creep
d. ductility
Ans: C
25. Which of the following is not a structural class of steel?

a. high speed steel
b. tool and die
c. low carbon
d. high carbon
Ans: B
26. Opposite direction parallel forces:

a. concurrent
b. coplanar
c. couple
d. non-coplanar
Ans: C
27. The ratio of the moment of inertia of the cross-section of

the beam to the section modulus.
a. equal to the radius of gyration
b. equal to the area of the cross-section
c. measure of a distance
d. dependent on the modulus of elasticity
Ans: C
28. Gear used to transmit power at high velocity ratios between

non-interesting shafts that are usually but not necessarily at right
angle.
a. helical gear
b. bevel gear
c. worm gear
d. spiral gear
Ans: C
29. Which of the following is the differential of the shear

equation?
a. bending moment of the beam
b. tensile strength of the beam
c. slope of the elastic curve
d. load of the beam
Ans: D
30. It is arbitrarily defined as the push and pull

a. force
b. work
c. inertia
d. power
Ans: A
31. The changes in shape or geometry of the body due action

of a force on it is called deformation or:
a. shear stress
b. stresses
c. compressive stress
d. strains
Ans: D
32. For evenly distributed and uniform wear on each meshing

gear tooth, the ideal design practice is to consider a _____.
a. wear resistance alloy additiion to tooth gear
b. heat treatment of the gears
c. hardening of each tooth
d. hunting tooth addition
Ans: D
32. For evenly distributed and uniform wear on each meshing

gear tooth, the ideal design practice is to consider a____.
a. Wear resistance alloy addition to tooth gear
Ans: D
34. It is the ability of the material to resist deformation under

stress:
a. Plasticity
b. stiffness
c. toughness
d. all of these
Ans: B
35. Flat leather belting not recommended for use in speed

excess of _____fpm.
a. 3600
b. 4800
c. 6000
d. all of these
Ans: C
36. The angle included between the sides of the thread

measured in an axial plane in a screw thread:
a. angle of thread
b. angle between thread or 40 degrees
c. helix angle thread
d. half angle thread or 20 degrees
Ans: A
37. The property of a material that relates the lateral strain to

longitudinal strain.
a. stress
b. strain
c. Poissons ratio
d. Endurance limit
Ans: C
38. Eccentrically loaded bearing is also called:

a. full bearing
b. offset bearing
c. partial bearing
d. fitted bearing
Ans: B
39. In the selection of wire rope, regular lay means wires and
strands are arranged in the following manner:
a. twisted in same direction
b. twisted in any direction
c. twisted in opposite direction
d. twisted in along direction
Ans: C
40. In involute teeth, the pressure angle is often defined as the

angle between the line of action and the line of tangent to the pitch
circle. It is also termed as:
a. Helix angle
b. angle of recess
c. angle of obliquity
d. arc of action
Ans: C
41. Height of tooth above pitch circle or radial distance

between pitch circle and top land of the tooth.
a. top tooth
b. addendum
c. land
d. hunting tooth
Ans: B
42. The function of clutch in machine tools is:

a. lowering the drive
b. alignment of drive shaft
c. to disconnect or connect at will the drive to
d. insure that two shafts line up at high speed
Ans: C
43. The amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds

the thickness of the engaging tooth on the pitch circles.
a. backlash
b. clearance
c. undercut
d. chordal thickness
Ans: A
44. Which does not belong to the group?

a. SAE
b. AISI
c. SEA II
d. ASTM
Ans: C
45. What is the SAE specification number of Molybdenum?

a. SAE 2xxx
b. SAE 3xxx
c. SAE 4xxx
d. SAE 5xxx
Ans: C
46. What will be the effect in bushing gears without backlash?

a. jamming
b. overheating
c. overload
d. all of these
Ans: D
47. Range of helix angle on helical gear.

a. less than 18
b. 15-25
c. 20-35
d. 35-40
Ans: A
48. The distance a helical gear or worm would thread along its
axis in one revolution if it were free to move axially.
a. lead
b. thread
c. pitch
d. land
Ans: A
49. It refers to the surface of the gear between the fillets of

adjacent teeth.
a. top land
b. bottom land
c. pitch
d. fillet
Ans: B
50. The distance between adjacent rivets is called:

a. pitch
b. crest
c. lead
d. none of these
Ans: A
51. A plane perpendicular to the axial plane and to the pitch plane,.
In gears with parallel axis, the transverse plane and the plane of
rotation coincide.
a. transverse plane
b. principal reference plane
c. normal plane
d. pitch plane
Ans: A
52. What tool will be used in making wood pattern in the

foundry shop?
a. band saw
b. drill machine
c. saw and chisel
d. hammer
Ans: C
53. All are functions of lubricating oil except:

a. adhesion
b. corrosion prevention
c. act as coolant
d. to lighten the load
Ans: A
54. What type of bearing which totally encloses the shaft?

a. offset bearing
b. central bearing
c. babbitt bearing
d. full bearing
Ans: D
55. Not adaptable to welding due to strength and poor

ductility:
a. copper parts
b. aluminum parts
c. cast iron parts
d. all of these
Ans: B
56. In general, the design stress and factor of safety are related
as follows:
a. Design Stress = ultimate stress times factor of safety
b. Design Stress = ultimate stress divided by factor of safety
c. Factor safety = design stress divided by ultimate stress
d. Ultimate stress = factor of safety divided by design stress
Ans: B
57. The color pipe for communication is:

a. White
b. blue
c. yellow
d. orange
Ans: A
58. It improves red hardness of steel:

a. Chromium
b. Cobalt
c. Boron
d. Lead
Ans: B
59. A metal which has a high electrical conductivity but should

not be used for high temperature metal.
a. silicon
b. zinc
c. chrome alloy
d. carbide
Ans: B
60. Finding the resultant of two or more forces is called:

a. co-planar forces
b. non-coplanar forces
c. couple
d. composition of forces
Ans: D
61. Eccentrically loaded bearing is also called:

a. full bearing
b. offset bearing
c. partial bearing
d. fitted bearing
Ans: B
62. The best instrument for measuring a thousanth of an inch

a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. caliper
d. pyrometer
Ans: A
63. Galvanized iron is term referring to iron coated with:

a. aluminum
b. tin
c. zinc
d. manganese
Ans: C
64. The ability of metal to resist being crushed:

a. shearing strength
b. compressive strength
c. torsional strength
d. tensile strength
Ans: B
65. Is the permissible variation of the size of a dimension:

a. tolerance
b. allowance
c. clearance
d. interference
Ans: A
66. The single force which produces the same effect upon a
body as two or more forces acting together is called:
a. tolerance
b. allowance
c. clearance
d. interference
Ans: A
67. Product of mass and linear velocity is known as:

a. impulse
b. linear momentum
c. angular momentum
d. impact
Ans: B
68. What is the SAE specification number of Molybdenumchromium-nickel?

a. 48xx
b. 47xx
c. 46xx
d. 45xx
Ans: B
69. Plus or minus of the tolerance is also called:

a. total tolerance
b. unilateral tolerance
c. bilateral tolerance
d. none of these
Ans: C
70. Some experiments made at Cornell University showed that

experience mechanic could bread a ___ bolt due to nut tightening
a. 3/8 inch
b. 5/8 inch
c. inch
d. 7/16 inch
Ans: B
71. Common defects encountered in the Foundry Shop steel

casting operation and also in welding practices.
a. cracks
b. cold shot
c. parting line
d. blow/pin holes
Ans: D
72. This particular cutting tool material could withstand cutting

temperature of 1800 degrees and higher at cutting speed beyond
those possible with other cutting tool materials:
a. titanium carbide
b. ceramic
c. carbide grade
d. cubic boron nitride
Ans: D
73. Moment curve to a simple beam with a concentrated load

at middle span takes the shape of a
a. triangle
b. rectangular
c. trapezoid
d. semi-eclipes
Ans: A
74. Type of chuck wherein the workpiece with standard diameter or

size could be attached fast and quick specially small size work of
mass production.
a. Lathe drive plate
b. clamp toe dog
c. collet attachment
d. steady center rest
Ans: C
75. Material may be stretched and still returns to its former

form/condition upon release of force is called:
a. plasticity
b. modulus of elasticity
c. ductility
d. elastic limit
Ans: D
76. The brittleness in steel at elevated temperature is

a. hard drawn
b. cold lap
c. red shortness
d. residual stresses
Ans: C
77. Intermediate gear is also called____ gear in a gear train

arrangement.
a. Idier
b. pinion
c. third gear
d. mounted gear
Ans: A
78. The top and bottom land for gears is similar formed as to
crest and ____ for screw thread.
a. flank
b. root
c. flank tooth
d. topland
Ans: B
79. Cold drawing is also called____.

a. hard drawn
b. oxidized steel
c. cold lap steel
d. strain hardening
Ans: A
80. Which of the following services is not considered to a be a

a work of a machinist?
a. reboring
b. grinding
c. third gear
d. mounted gear
Ans: A
81. In Machine Shop, had forging operation lengthening a piece

of stock while reducing the cross-sectional area of work called:
a. bloating
b. upsetting
c. spreading
d. draining out
Ans: B
82.The recommended age limit of fire tube boilers

a. 35 years
b. 30 years
c. 40 years
d. 50 years
Ans: B
83. Silicon-Manganese steel designation, SAE ____.

a. 72xx
b. 40xx
c. 92xx
d. 9x
Ans: C
84. The factor of safety generally applied in wire rope design starts at
3-4 for standing rope application, 5-12 for operating rope and____ for
hazard to life and property application like foundry operation.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Higher value
7-10
8-10
10-18
Ans: A
85.The maximum stress induced in a material when subjected to

intermittent or repeated load without causing failure is called:
a. ultimate stress
b. endurance limit
c. ultimate torque
d. elastic limit
Ans: B
86. Which of the following tools does not belong to the group:
a. hermaprodite caliper
b. divider
c. double VEE block
d. trammel
Ans: C
87. ___ is the theoretical profile of the thread for a length of one
pitch in the axial plane on which design forms of both the external
threads are based:
a. basic form of thread
b. effective thread
c. basic profile of thread
d. design form of external thread
Ans: C
88. One of the following materials is not mentioned for wire

rope pulley/sheave applications.
a. Plastic
b. Iron
c. Paper
d. Copper alloy
Ans: A
89. Internal stress exerted by the fibers to resis the action of

outside force is called:
a. shearing stress
b. tensile stress
c. ultimate stress
d. compressive stress
Ans: A
90. ____ thread is used where the thread requires great strength
and usually cut square on one slide and slanting on the other side.
a. janno
b. buttress
c. square
d. double
Ans: B
91. In greater quantity, this element is harmful to the molten

ferrous metal.
a. silicon
b. aluminum
c. oxides
d. sulfur
Ans: A
92. For economical cost in the manufacturing large worm

gears the following materials are usually applied
a. bronze rim with cast steel spider
b. cast iron rim with bronze spider
c. cast steel rim with brass spider
d. alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron spider
Ans: A
93. Non-metallic material of high melting temperature being

used as furnace lining:
a. quartz bricks
b. refractories
c. silica sand
d. dolomite clay bricks
Ans: B
94. Chromium steel (to include heat and corrosiion resistant)

designation:
a. SAE 56xx
b. SAE 514xx
c. SAE 61xx
d. SAE 9xx
Ans: B
95. Mirror finish has surfaces finess of ___rms

a. 1
b. 2 to 8
c. 1 to 3
d. 2 to 5
Ans: A
96. All terms and abbreviations deal with wire rope arrangement
except this____ which deals with wire rope materials strength.
a. preformed
b. IWRC
c. Mps
d. lang lay
Ans: C
97. Alloy steel axle under repeated load/stress will eventually fail if
the load/ stress is above the endurance for the steel under
consideration. The endurance limit of the steel is therefore:
a. equal to the allowable stress of the module of elasticity
b. equal to half of the ultimate strength
c. equal to module of elasticity
d. equal to 80% of the elastic limit
Ans: B
98. Tap not used for cutting thread____.

a. tapping tap
b. bottoming tap
c. plugging tap
d. taper tap
Ans: A
99. Relief angle of single-point cutting mild steel cast iron and other
average work as recommended should be in the ranges of ____
degrees for high speed tools.
a. 8 to 12
b. 10 to 15
c. 5 to 7
d. 12 to 16
Ans: A
100. Which of the following is an unsafe condition in operating

a lathe machine?
a. wearing denim pants/safety shoes
b. wearing a canvass apron
c. operating with safety gloves
d. wearing safety goggles/ hearing aid
Ans: B
PRIME ELEMENTS 8
You can do this!
1. Which of the following does not affect the tensile strength

of steel?
a. sulphur
b. cobalt
c. phosphorous
d. boron
Ans: D
2. Which of the following is an example of rectilinear

translation
a. locomotive wheels
b. rack gear
c. piston of an engine
d. jack
Ans: C
3. A petroleum by-product used as an electrodes in an electric

arc furnace melting operation.
a. anthracite coke
b. foundry coke
c. graphite electrodes
d. bituminous coke
Ans: C
4. A machine shop equipment that can flatten horizontally,

vertically or angular plane.
a. shaper machine
b. welding machine
c. drill machine
d. power saw
Ans: A
5. What type of leather belting should be used at an ambient

temperature above 140 degrees F and possible acid liquid coming
in contact with the belt?
a. mineral tanned
b. combination of oak
c. oak tanned
d. none of these
Ans: D
6. The material for engine radiator is usually made of:

a. yellow brass
b. silicon brass
c. admiralty brass
d. navy brass
Ans: A
7. What factors can modify the recommended cutting speed of

known work piece?
a. rough cutting of work piece
b. modify the shape of the cutting tools
c. use correctly shape cutting tools
d. depth of cut
Ans: D
8. In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be generally

called:
a. end cutting edge
b. nose
c. back rake
d. side rake
Ans: B
9. What equation to be used in computing the acceleration of

the center of a rolling ball with a diameter of 8 inches?
a. 0
b. rw^2
c. w^(2)/r
d. v^(2)/r
Ans: B
10. From experience specify the conventional limit of flywheel

operations to be at 6000 ft/min for cast iron and ____ for cast steel.
a. 7000
b. 8000
c. 10000
d. 12000
Ans: D
11. If a set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated

properly, they normally may be subjected to failures like:
a. tooth spalling
b. tooth peening
c. pitting
d. shearing
Ans: C
12. Normally cast iron contains 2% carbon or more and silicon

in the range of __%.
a. 1 to 3
b. 2 to 4
c. 2 to 3
d. 1 to 6
Ans: A
13. A major component of cast steel is:

a. silicon
b. iron
c. manganese
d. chromium
Ans: B
14. The application of electrical current to the corrosion circuit

to counter the corrosion reaction is called:
a. cathodic protection
b. sacrificial anodes method
c. chemical corrosion process
d. galvanic action
Ans: A
15. As a rule of thumb the depth of foundation could be about

3.2 to __ times the engine stroke.
a. 4.20
b. 4.0
c. 3.40
d. 3.80
Ans: A
16. Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly loaded are

usually made of:
a. bronze
b. brass
c. duralumin
d. all of these
Ans: D
17. The characteristics of tool steel sustain shocks and major

impacts is due to its:
a. toughness
b. stiffness
c. ductility
d. machinability
Ans: A
18. The flux that should be provided in soldering electrical

connection or commutator wires as its tends to corrode the
connections.
a. sal ammoniac
b. zinc chloride
c. stearin
d. acid fluxes
Ans: D
19. Treatment process that produces a residual compressive stress at the

surface (which occupy more volume) and residual tension on the inside
that results in considerable increase in fatigue strength members on
torsiion/bending:
a. partial quenching
b. heavy oil quenching
c. quenching
d. shallow quenching
Ans: D
20. A good general purpose deoxidizer and promotes fine

grain in steel.
a. copper
b. magnesium
c. molybdenum
d. silicon
Ans: D
21. Surface connecting the crest and roots of the screw

thread.
a. lead angle
b. length of engagement
c. top land
d. flank
Ans: D
22. It is hardening treatment whereby a cast metal is being heated to

a very high temperature then suddenly subjected to rapid cooling to
improve hardenability of wear resistance is called:
a. annealing
b. normalizing
c. tempering
d. quenching
Ans: D
23. Moment of inertia is also called:

a. modulus of elasticity
b. weep strength
c. radius
d. none of these
Ans: D
24. Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum steel designation. SAE

a. SAE51xx
b. SAE74xx
c. SAE 94xx
d. SAE64xx
Ans: C
25.lation It is the name applied to reciprocating circular

motion as that a pendulum.
a. intermittent motion
b. reciprocating motion
c. oscillation
d. momentum
Ans: C
26. Avoidance of vibration in equipment of machinery foundations,

a mass of weight equal to ___ times the forces are needed.
a. 10 to 20
b. 8 to 15
c. 15 to 20
d. 8 to 10
Ans: A
27. Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts and for

engineering applications is a ____ series.
a. UNC
b. ANSI
c. withworth
d. UNF
Ans: A
28. It indicates how many times a volume of material is

heavier than an equal volume of water.
a. specific gravity
b. specific volume
c. specific weight
d. specific density
Ans: A
29.Axially located rectangualr groove in a hub and shaft.

a. keyseat
b. cotter pin set
c. flute
d. setscrew point
Ans: A
30. The amount by which the dedendum in a given gear/pinion exceeds

the addendum of the mating pinion/gear. Also the radial distance
between the top of a tooth and the bottom of the mating tooth space.
a. tip relief
b. top land
c. clearance
d. space
Ans: C
31. Deflection of a beam is:

a. proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of inertia
b. proportional to the load imposed and inversely to the length
squared
c. inversely proportional to the modulus of elasticity and moment of
inertia
d. inversely proportional to the weight imposed time the length
Ans: C
32. The normal density of work space requirement to use in

the design of a work room is ____ cubic feet per person.
a. 400
b. 388
c. 353
d. 424
Ans: D
33. Safety features that must be placed maintained at

Machine, Blacksmith, Welding and Foundry shops.
a. walkway guide
b. safety notices
c. safety goggles
d. safety notices in markers/ boards
Ans: D
34. It is a symbol that the work surfaces should be machinedfinished and usually indicated in the drawing and placed on line
that represent the surface to be machined.
a. f
b. 5
c. 20
d. F.A.O
Ans: A
35. Web is a part of a drill and is usually thicker__.

a. beside the land
b. nearing the shank
c. close to the future
d. at the tip portion
Ans: B
36. A carbon content in the range of ___ in steel readily

responds to heat treatment.
a. 0.35 to 0.04%C
b. 0.28 to 0.30%C
c. 0.18 to 0.25%C
d. 0.12 to 0.15%C
Ans: A
37. The soldering material commonly applied for automobile

radiator cores and roofing seams.
a. 15/85% tin and lead
b. 50/50%tin and lead
c. 45/55%tin and lead
d. 20/80%tin and lead
Ans: C
38. A research agency handling assistance to all foundry,

machine shop and metallurgical plant operation.
a. MIRDC
b. BOI
c. DOST
d. all of these
Ans: A
39. An act of cutting out of a piece of metal at a desired shape

and size.
a. broaching
b. blanking
c. slitting
d. dinking
Ans: B
40. The surface of the gear between the fillets of adjacent

teeth is called:
a. bottom land
b. flank
c. top land
d. flank tooth
Ans: A
41. In drilling soft materials use cutting angle as low as 40 degrees

but for extremely hard material up to ___ degrees is recommended.
a. 80
b. 65
c. 75
d. 70
Ans: D
42. The ideal thickness of the cutter at the pitchline for cutting
helical gears should be__ of normal circular pitch.
a. 3/8
b. 3/4
c. 1/2
d. 5/16
Ans: C
43. Progressive change of position of a body is called:

a. acceleration
b. momentum
c. motion
d. force
Ans: A
44. In designing gears for power transmission consider an

efficiency of ___ as recommended.
a. 96% or more
b. 89% or more
c. 85% or more
d. 98% or more
Ans: D
45. The five principal parts of the shaper are: the table, tool
slide, base, ram and ___.
a. column
b. vise
c. drive motor
d. apron
Ans: B
46. It is a good design practice for steel lineshafting to consider a

limit to the linear deflection of ______ inch/foot length maximum.
a. 0.050
b. 0.010
c. 0.020
d. 0.060
Ans: B
47. The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is

called:
a. pitch cone
b. chamfer
c. crest
d. flute
Ans: B
48. For ordinary steel, the modulus of elasticity usually falls

between ____ million pounds.
a. 20 to 31
b. 35 to 45
c. 20 to 35
d. 25 to 30
Ans: A
49. The modulus of elasticity for metals in compression is

usually taken as that in:
A. tension
B. bearing
C. yield
D. ultimate
Ans: A
50. Which of the following is the ratio of the moment and

stress?
a. strain
b. section modulus
c. contraction
d. passions ratio
Ans: B
51. What is the flexural stress when of a symmetrically crosssection beam when the vertical shear is maximum.
a. infinity
b. zero
c. maximum
d. minimum
Ans: B
52. The riveted joints in ASME code has as design surface

compressive stress____ higher than the design tensile stress.
a. 70%
b. 60%
c. 35%
d. 50%
Ans: B
53. What is the ratio of the minimum strength of solid joint in

the pressure vessel?
a. efficiency
b. relative strength
c. performance factor
d. joint efficiency
Ans: B
54. What is the usual factor of safety for a pressure vessel?

a. 4
b. 1.5
c. 3
d. 5
Ans: D
55. It is the permissible variation of the size.

a. tolerance
b. limits
c. fits
d. none of these
Ans: A
56. Considering that there is no fit, what is the permissible

liberal tolerance in machining work?
a. 0.010
b. 0.090
c. 0.020
d. 0.050
Ans: A
57. Which of the following is a tolerance where the size of a part

may be larger only, or smaller only, than the given dimension.
a. unilateral
b. lateral
c. bilateral
d. none of these
Ans: A
59. Which of the following is the basis for ASA fits?

a. basic number system
b. basic hole system
c. basic size system
d. unit system
Ans: B
60. When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will take force or pressure
to put the cold parts together. In such case the allowance is negative.
Which of the following terms is appropriate for such allowance?
a. negative fits of metals
b. interference of metals
c. positive fits of the shaft
d. intangible fits
Ans: B
61. What is the direction of the predominant surface pattern?

a. smoothness
b. waviness
c. lay
d. roughness
Ans: C
62. It is the irregularities of departures from the nominal

surface of greater spacing than roughness?
a. waviness
b. roughness
c. lay
d. smoothness
Ans: A
63. It is the surface finish of micrometer in rms.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Ans: A
64. It is the process of pre-stressing or over-stressing of a

hollow cylindrical member beyond the elastic range.
a. presstagge
b. autofrettage
c. stress relieving
d. countersinking
Ans: B
65. It is the phenomenon ocurring when two touching surfaces have

a high contact pressure and when these surfaces have minute
relative motion.
a. prestressing
b. fretting
c. friction
d. carving
Ans: B
66. Which of the following gears has the simplest type of

teeth?
a. Helical gears
b. Spur gears
c. Bevel gears
d. Worm gears
Ans: B
67. In gears, an imaginary circle on which the lever arm is

based in:
a. base circle
b. pitch circle
c. addendum circle
d. clearance circle
Ans: B
68. It is the circle tangent to the addendum of the meshing

gears.
a. clearance circle
b. base circle
c. addendum circle
d. pitch circle
Ans: A
69. The distance form a point on one gear to the

corresponding point measured along the base circle.
a. normal pitch
b. circular pitch
c. axial pitch
d. diametral pitch
Ans: A
70. A line passing through the pitch point that is tangent to

both base circles of a gear is:
a. pressure line
b. perpendicular line
c. tangent line
d. center line
Ans: A
71. Which of the following is the contact ratio for a good gear
design?
a. 1:5:1
b. 1:1.3
c. 1:3
d. 1.2:2
Ans: A
72. In pressure vessels, which of the following resists internal

pressure through bending?
a. shell-type element
b. cam type element
c. plate-type element
d. spherical type element
Ans: A
73. In pressure vessels, which of the following resists internal

pressure through bending?
a. shell-type element
b. cam type element
c. plate-type element
d. spherical type element
Ans: C
74. Which of the following flanges is suitable for low and

moderate pressure?
a. Ring-flange
b. lap joint flange
c. Tapered-hub flange
d. Welding neck type
Ans: A
75. It is the study of the bodys motion independent of the

forces on the body.
a. Kinetics
b. Dynamics
c. Kinematics
d. Mechanics
Ans: C
76. What is the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?

a. train value
b. ratio factor
c. modular value
d. none of these
Ans: A
77. It is a type of bolt finished all over and has usually having
coarse threads.
a. coupling bolt
b. stud bolt
c. machine bolt
d. automobile bolt
Ans: A
78. It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short portion of the

shank underneath the head being square or finned or ribbed.
a. coupling bolt
b. stud bolt
c. machine bolt
d. carriage bolt
Ans: D
79. It is a type of bolt threaded on both ends and can be used

where a through bolt impossible.
a. coupling bolt
b. carriage bolt
c. stud bolt
d. machine bolt
Ans: C
80. It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small sizes.

a. stud bolt
b. stove bolt
c. machine bolt
d. coupling bolt
Ans: B
81. It is a locking device that is used to maintain pressure

between threads of the bolt and nut.
a. gasket
b. lock washer
c. lock nuts
d. filler
Ans: B
82. What is the large wood screw used to fasten machinery

and equipment.
a. lag screw
b. loss screw
c. wood screw
d. cross screw
Ans: A
83. What is the minimum length of contact in a tapped hole

for cast iron?
a. 1.7 D
b. 1.5 D
c. 1.2 D
d. 2.1 D
Ans: B
84. It is the ratio of the mean diameter of coil over the coil
diameters.
a. Wahl factor
b. Spring index
c. Coil ratio
d. Lead scale
Ans: B
85. What is the overall length of the spring when it is

compressed until all adjacent coils touched?
a. free length
b. solid length
c. compressed length
d. expansion length
Ans: B
86. It is the length of a coil spring under no load.

a. compressed length
b. free length
c. solid height
d. none of these
Ans: B
87. In general, the steel springs are made of relatively of

relative high carbon steel usually:
a. 5%
b. less than 0.5%
c. more than 0.5%
d. 7.5%
Ans: C
88. It is a low cost spring material, suitable where service is

not severe and dimensional precision is not deeded:
a. helical spring wire
b. stainless steel
c. hard drawn wire spring
d. copper
Ans: C
89. What is the hard drawn (80% reduction) spring wire made
of high carbon steel?
a. oil tempered wire
b. music wire
c. tension wire
d. chromium wire
Ans: B
90. Which of the following wires with good quality and is used
for impact loading/
a. hard drawn wire
b. cold drawn wire
c. Helical spring wire
d. Chromium-Silicon wire
Ans: D
91. When heat-treated wire is coiled cold, it should be stress

relieved for bending stress and after cooling it is heated at some:
a. 400 degrees F
b. 600 degrees F
c. 700 degrees F
d. 500 degrees F
Ans: D
92. Which of the following is not a function of spring?

a. absorbs energy
b. source of potential energy
c. measure weight
d. measure thickness
Ans: D
93. Which of the following is the type of spring made in the

form of dished washer?
a. air spring
b. bellevile spring
c. volute spring
d. motor spring
Ans: B
94. What is type of failure due to instability?

a. buckling
b. slenderness ratio
c. Stability
d. Eulers failure
Ans: A
95. What type of formula that is best applied to a very slender

column?
a. Column formula
b. slenderness formulas
c. Moment formulas
d. Euler formula
Ans: D
96. If two principal stresses is zero, the state of stress is:

a. Biaxial
b. mono-axial
c. uniaxial
d. triaxial
Ans: C
97. What do you call the system that have finite values of
principal stresses?
a. triaxial
b. uniaxial
c. monoaxial
d. biaxial
Ans: A
98. A screw that requires positive torque to lower the load, or to

loosen the screw if it has been turned tight against a resistance.
a. power screw
b. lock screw
c. self screw
d. self locking screw
Ans: D
99. What is the rotating member used in transmitting power?

a. shaft
b. counter shaft
c. axle
d. washer
Ans: A
100. For machinery shafts, the permissible deflection is

approximately:
a. 0.02 in./ft
b. 0.03 in. in./ft
c. 0.01 in/ft
d. 0.05 in/ft
Ans: A
PRIME ELEMENTS 9
-____- if you dont pass Im gonna kill you with
my fingers!
1. For shafts, the shear due to bending is a maximum at the

neutral plane where the normal stress is:
a. minimum
b. Constant
c. maximum also
d. zero
Ans: D
2. The minimum value of numerical combined shock and fatigue

factor to be applied in every case to the computed bending
moment of the shaft is:
a. 2.0
b. 1.75
c. 1.5
d. 1.3
Ans: C
3. What is the other name given to short shafts on machines?

a. spindles
b. head shafts
c. core shafts
d. all of these
Ans: A
4. What is the other name given to a line shaft?

a. countershaft
b. main shaft
c. long shaft
d. head shaft
Ans: B
5. The speed at which the center of mass will be equal the deflecting
forces on the shaft; the shaft with its attached bodies will then vibrate
violently, since the centrifugal force changes its direction as the shaft
turns in:
a. nominal speed
b. critical speed
c. relative speed
d. mean speed
Ans: B
6. An old rule of thumb for transmission shafting is that the

deflection should not exceed____ of length between supports.
a. 0.01 in. per foot
b. 0.08 in. per foot
c. 0.02 in. per foot
d. 0.05 in. per foot
Ans: A
7. For transmission shafts the allowable deflection is 1 degree

in a length of ___ diameters.
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40
Ans: A
8. What is the limiting torsional deflection for machinery shafts, if

the criteria of limiting torsional deflection vary from 0.08 degrees
per foot of length.
a. 1 degree
b. 2.5 degrees
c. 2 degrees
d. 3.5 degrees
Ans: A
9. Bevel gears of sizes 5 in. to 15 in. should not be lift or

depress more than ___, as Gleason statement.
a. 0.004
b. 0.003
c. 0.002
d. 0.001
Ans: B
10. What type of key that allows the hub to move along the
shaft but prevents the rotation of the shaft?
a. Woodruf key
b. Feather key
c. Gibbs key
d. square key
Ans: B
11. What is the other name for Kennedy key?

a. tangential key
b. woodruff key
c. saddle key
d. rollpin
Ans: A
12. What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. close fit
b. press fit
c. sliding fit
d. all of these
Ans: B
13. Which of the following is used for permanent fits and similar to
involute splines except that the pressure angle is 14.5 degrees?
a. separation load
b. spline shaft
c. stub serrations
d. involute serrations
Ans: D
14. It is used a coupling, or in addition to another couplings where,

in case of overload, there is danger of injury to machine or to
material process.
a. shear pin
b. flange coupling
c. involute serrations
d. king pin
Ans: A
15. What is the maximum shaft angle for a sing Hookes

coupling?
a. 10 degrees
b. 17 degrees
c. 15 degrees
d. 20 degrees
Ans: C
16. What are the two principal parts of a Journal Bearing?

a. bearing and journal
b. shaft and babbit
c. clearance and fitted
d. shaft and cylinder
Ans: A
17. When the line of action of the load, bisects the arc of
partial bearing, the bearing is said to be:
a. eccentrically loaded
b. fully loaded
c. centrally loaded
d. partially loaded
Ans: C
18. What is the difference in radii of the bearing and Journal?

a. eccentrically loaded
b. fully loaded
c. centrally loaded
d. partially loaded
Ans: C
19. When radii of both the bearing and the journal are the
same, then the bearing is said to be:
a. fitted bearing
b. clearance bearing
c. full bearing
d. ambiguous bearing
Ans: A
20. What is the line that passes through the centers of the
bearing and the journals?
a. line of action
b. line of centers
c. line of symmetry
d. tangent line
Ans: B
21. Which of the following is considered advantageous for

bearing materials?
a. conformability
b. compatibility
c. embeddabilitt
d. all of these
Ans: D
22. What is the recommended coefficient of fluctuation of

flywheels for punching, shearing, pressing machine?
a. 0.005-0.1
b. 0.007-0.01
c. 0.03-0.05
d. 0.01-0.03
Ans: A
23. Which of the following considers the 200 series of

bearing?
a. heavy
b. medium
c. light
d. all of these
Ans: C
24. Which of the following considers the 300 series of

bearing?
a. heavy
b. medium
c. light
d. all of these
Ans: B
25. A type of roller bearing in which the balls are assembled by

the eccentric displacement of the inner ring.
a. shallow groove ball bearing
b. filling-slot ball bearing
c. self-aligning ball bearing
d. deep-groove ball bearing
Ans: D
26. Which of the following is not a type of ball bearing?

a. shallow groove ball bearing
b. filling-slot ball bearing
c. self-aligning ball bearing
d. deep-groove ball bearing
Ans: A
27. What is the usual density of the leather belt?

a. 0.035/in.^3
b. 0.0135/in.^3
c. 0.025 lb/in.^3
d. 0.0465 lb/in.^3
Ans: A
28. Which of the following is the approximate density of a fat

rubber belt?
a. 0.055 lb/in.^3
b. 0.0135 lb/in.^3
c. 0.045 lb/in^3
d. 0.0465 lb/in.^3
Ans: C
29. A toothed wheel whose tooth elements are straight and parallel
to the shaft axis or used to transmit motion and power between
parallel shafts.
a. helical gear
b. spur gear
c. worm gear
d. bevel gear
Ans: B
30. The breaking strength of oak-tanned beltings varies from

3 to more than:
a. 5ksi
b. 6ksi
c. 7ksi
d. 9ksi
Ans: B
31. Experience suggests that the most economical designs are

obtained for a belt speed of:
a. 6000 to 7500 fpm
b. 3000 to 5000 fpm
c. 3500 to 4700 fpm
d. 5000 to 1000 fpm
Ans: A
32. The tension in the belt due to centrifugal force increasing

rapidly above about:
a. 2500 fpm
b. 3000 fpm
c. 3500 fpm
d. 4000 fpm
Ans: A
33. What is recommended speed for leather belts?

a. 6000 to 7000 fpm
b. 5000 to 6000 fpm
c. 7000 to 8000 fpm
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm
Ans: C
34. What is the usual recommended speed for fabric belts?

a. 4000 to 5000 fpm
b. 3000 to 4000 fpm
c. 2000 to 3000 fpm
d. 2000 to more fpm
Ans: D
35. Which of the following is the recommended tension of the

belt?
a. 75 lb/in of width
b. 73 lb/in of width
c. 71 lb/in of width
d. 80 lb/in of width
Ans: C
36. Two shafts at right angles to each other may be connected

by what arragement?
a. half turn
b. quarter turn
c. turn
d. one turn
Ans: B
37. What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller

sprocket from low speed?
a. 12
b. 21
c. 17
d. 14
Ans: A
38. What is the minimum number of te4eth on a smaller

sprocket for moderate speed?
a. 17
b. 21
c. 12
d. 14
Ans: A
39. What is the usual minimum number of teeth on a smaller

sprocket for high speed?
a. 21
b. 24
c. 12
d. 14
Ans: A
40. Which of the following is the measure of torsional stress?

a. accuracy
b. stiffness
c. rigidity
d. precision
Ans: B
41. When tested in compression, ductile materials usually exhibit___

characteristics up to the yield strength as they do when tested in
tension.
a. the same
b. more than
c. less than
d. approximately the same
Ans: D
42. A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be

either larger or smaller than the given dimension.
a. Bilateral
b. Unilateral
c. lateral
d. none of these
Ans: A
43. A fit generally used on those dimensions involved in a fit;

such as pin in a hole.
a. unilateral
b. lateral
c. bilateral
d. none of these
Ans: C
44. It is relatively finely spaced irregularities of the surfaces.

a. smoothness
b. waviness
c. lay
d. roughness
Ans: D
45. Which of the following is the surface finish of heavy cuts

or coarse feed?
a. 200 rms
b. 400 rms
c. 80 rms
d. 500 or greater rms
Ans: D
46. Which of the following is the most dominant cause

(approximately 80%) of machine failures?
a. torsion
b. negligence
c. fatigue failures
d. compression
Ans: C
47. For wrought steel in its commonly met commercial forms, it is

often assumed that the average endurance limit for an average S
(50% survival) with the Brinell Hardness is limited to:
a. 500
b. 400
c. 240
d. 450
Ans: B
48. What is the range of the endurance ratio or Czaud quotes

values for steel?
a. 0.23 to 0.65
b. 0.34 to 0.87
c. 0.63 to 0.93
d. 0.34 to 0.45
Ans: B
49. Which of the following indicates the degree of

concentration?
a. power factor
b. service factor
c. stress factor
d. stress concentration factor
Ans: D
50. The internal stresses that exist in any part of the material that
is subjected to temperature and not acted upon by an external
load.
a. residual stress
b. form stress
c. superposed stress
d. control stress
Ans: A
51. It is the process that could works a limited amount of material,

thus giving a higher strength, and it leaves a surface compressive
stress.
a. surface finishing
b. tensioning
c. surfacing
d. surface rolling
Ans: B
52. Fatigue strength is increased by repeated loads just below the

normal fatigue limit, followed by small step by step increase of the
loading.
a. coaxing
b. triaxing
c. mixing
d. relieving
Ans: A
53. It is the diameter of the imaginary cylinder that bounds the

crest of an external thread and the roots of an internal thread.
a. mean diameter
b. root diameter
c. stress diameter
d. major diameter
Ans: D
54. It is the distance in inches a screw thread (a helix)

advances axially in one turn.
a. pitch
b. mean pitch
c. lead
d. circular pitch
Ans: C
55. Which of the following bolts is recommended for general

use?
a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
Ans: A
56. Which of the following is frequently used bolt in

automotive and aircraft industries.
a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
Ans: C
57. which of the following is a particular bolt used in

aeronautical equipment?
a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
Ans: B
58. What type bolt usually used for high-pressure pipe flanges,
cylinder head studs etc.
a. UNC
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. 8 UN
Ans: D
59. It is the stress or load induced by the tightening operation.

a. initial stress
b. initial tension
c. residual stress
d. none of these
Ans: A
60. For non-metallic gaskets, it has been found that they should
have a certain minimum amount of compression as___ for a certain
cork gasket.
a. 62%
b. 86%
c. 68%
d. 76%
Ans: A
61. It is a screw fastening with a nut on it.

a. bolt
b. u-bolt
c. rivet
d. screw
Ans: A
62. A fastening which has no nut and turns in to a threaded

hole.
a. bolt
b. fastener
c. rivet
d. screw
Ans: D
63. An old name for an unfinished through bolt comes with a

square.
a. coupling bolt
b. stud bolt
c. machine bolt
d. automobile bolt
Ans: C
64. It is a type of coil where the helical coil is wrapped into a

circle forming an annular ring.
a. volute spring
b. hair spring
c. motor spring
d. garter spring
Ans: D
65. It is a type of spring where then flat strip wound up on

itself as a plane spiral, usually anchored at the inside end.
a. motor spring
b. garter spring
c. volute spring
d. helical spring
Ans: A
66. It is the ratio of the length of the column and radius of

gyration of the cross-sectional area about a centroidal axis
a. contact ratio
b. slenderness ratio
c. centroidal ratio
d. column ratio
Ans: B
67. Under the theories of failure, for static loading of ductile

material, the design stress is:
a. yield stress/ factor of safety
b. ultimate stress/ factor of safety
c. ultimate stress/ proportional limit
d. yield point/ proportional limit
Ans: A
68. Under theories of failure, the value of shear stress is how

many times that of the tensile stress?
a. four times
b. half
c. double
d. one-forth
Ans: B
69. The theory of mechanics of material shows that the results from
the octahedral shear stress theory and those from the maximum
distortiion-energy theory are:
a. the same
b. less than
c. more than
d. not related
Ans: A
70. It is the distance measure axially from a point on one

thread to the corresponding point on an adjacent thread.
a. axial pitch
b. z-pitch
c. lead
d. lead angle
Ans: A
71. It is the angle between a tangent to the pitch helix and

plane normal to the axis of the screw.
a. helix angle
b. lead angle
c. tangent angle
d. vertical angle
Ans: B
72. It is suggested that the design factor on the yield strength be about
1.5 for the smooth load, about 2 to 2.25 for minor shock loading, and up
to ___ for severe shock loads, especially when the loading reverses during
operation.
a. 4.5
b. 3.5
c. 3.0
d. 4.0
Ans: A
73. A typical hub length fall between ___.

a. 1.25D to 2.5D
b. 1.3D to 3.4D
c. 1.25D to 4.0D
d. D to 7.0D
Ans: A
74. A key with one several patented methods of keying is driven or

pressed into a hole that is small enough to close the slit, assembled
in radial direction.
a. fit key
b. roll pin
c. saddle key
d. pin key
Ans: B
75. A key that allows the hub to move along the shaft but
parents the rotation of the shaft.
a. Woodruff Key
b. Gib key
c. Feather key
d. square key
Ans: C
76. For involute spline, the type of fits used:

a. close fit
b. sliding fit
c. press fit
d. all of these
Ans: C
77. A coupling that transmit power via the frictional forces induced
by pulling the flange toward each other over slotted tapered
sleeves.
a. flange coupling
b. ribbed compression coupling
c. rouplingigid
d. flanged compression coupling
Ans: D
78. A coupling used for absorbing some shock and vibration that
may appear on one shaft and of preventing the occurrence of
reversed stresses caused
a. close fit
b. sliding fit
c. press fit
d. all of these
Ans: C
79. It is the difference in the radii of the bearing and the

journal.
a. even clearance
b. clearance ratio
c. fit clearance
d. radial clearance
Ans: D
80. A bearing in which the radii of the journal and the nearing
are the same.
a. fitted nearing
b. full bearing
c. partial bearing
d. clearance bearing
Ans: A
81. What is the approximate length-to-diameter ratio of

hydrodynamic bearings?
a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
Ans: A
82. The operating temperature of oil films in the bearing must

approximately:
a. 140 degrees F to 150 degrees F
b. 140 degrees F to 160 degrees F
c. 120 degrees F to 190 degrees F
d. 130 degrees F to 190 degrees F
Ans: B
83. At higher temperatures, oil oxidizes more rapidly above:

a. 120 degrees F
b. 200 degrees F
c. 140 degrees F
d. 160 degrees F
Ans: B
84. For thrust bearing, the speed at moderate operating

condition is:
a. 50<VM> 200 fpm
b. 50<VM> 250 fpm
c. 50<VM> 220 fpm
d. 50<VM> 250 fpm
Ans: A
85. If the ends are joined by wire lacing with machine, the
usual efficiency of joint is:
a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 88%
Ans: D
86. On high speed centrifugal blowers, it has been observed that

the arc of contact is reduced from 180 degrees at rest to ___ in
motion.
a. 100 degrees
b. 90 degrees
c. 95 degrees
d. 110 degrees
Ans: D
87. The recommended net belt pull for rubber belt is:
a. 11.34 lb/ply per inch of width
b. 13.75 lb/ply per inch of width
c. 16.35 lb/ply per inch of width
d. 20.34 lb/ply per inch of width
Ans: B
88. For minimum quietness, use sprockets with ___ or more

teeth.
a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27
Ans: D
89. If two intersecting shafts are to be belt connected ___

guide pulleys are to be used.
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Ans: B
90. Wire ropes are made from cold-drawn with __ or more

teeth.
a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27
Ans: D
91. A wire rope that the wires and strands are twisted in the
opposite direction.
a. long lay
b. perform
c. regular lay
d. lang lay
Ans: C
92. A wire rope that the wires and strand are twisted in the
same direction
a. long lay
b. perform
c. regular lay
d. lang lay
Ans: D
93. Which of the following ropes is used for haulage, rigging,

guard rails.
a. 6 x 5 IWRC
b. 6 x 15 IWRC
c. 7x 8 IWRC
d. 7 x 7 IWRC
Ans: D
94. Which of the following has been considered as general

purpose rope?
a. 6 x 19 IWRC
b. 7 x 25 IWRC
c. 7 x 26 IWRC
d. 6 x 9 IWRC
Ans: A
95. Which of the following ropes is used for lines, hawsers,

overhead cranes, and hoists.
a. 6 x 37 IWRC
b. 6 x 35 IWRC
c. 6 x 25 IWRC
d. 7 x 26 IWRC
Ans: A
96. The regular materials for wire ropes are made of:
a. chromium
b. wrought iron
c. cast steel
d. high-carbon iron
Ans: D
97. What is the minimum suggested design factor of wire

ropes for miscellaneous hoisting equipment is:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
Ans: C
98. To avoid excessive wear rate the recommended limiting

pressure for 6 x 19 rope is __ for cast steel.
a. 700 psi
b. 900 psi
c. 1000 psi
d. 1200 psi
Ans: B
99. To avoid excessive wear rate the recommended limiting

pressure for 6 x19 rope is __ for manganese cast steel.
a. 2500 psi
b. 2000 psi
c. 3600 psi
d. 2300 psi
Ans: A
100. What friction devices that are used to connect shafts?

a. clutches
b. spring
c. brakes
d. holders
Ans: A
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strengthens me. Philippians you can
do this Kuya!
1. The total frictional energy that is restored in the brake parts

principally in the drum or disk is approximately:
a. 56% up
b. 90% up
c. 86% up
d. 75% up
Ans: D
2. The brake capacity to absorb energy is known as:

a. energy
b. power
c. resistance brake
d. braking torque
Ans: D
3. A kind of braking systems such that if the band wraps partly

around the brake drum, and the braking action is obtained by
pulling the band tight into the wheel
a. block brake
b. clutch
c. band brake
d. centrifugal brake
Ans: C
4. Which of the following clutches that has a disadvantage of

heavier rotating masses.
a. Multiple disc clutch
b. cone clutch
c. Disc clutch
d. twin clutching
Ans: A
5. Which of the following welds have been considered as resistance

weld which is usually round in the same dorm as the electrodes that
press the sheets together.
a. edge joints
b. spot welds
c. CIG welds
d. TIG welds
Ans: B
6. A welding which consists of short lengths (2-. 3 inch long) of

welds with space between as 6 inches on centers.
a. intermittent weld
b. spot weld
c. MIG weld
d. TIG weld
Ans: A
7. A welding operation that use hot flame and metal rod.

a. gas welding
b. arc welding
c. resistance welding
d. automatic welding
Ans: A
8. The arc is covered with a welding composition, and bare

electrode wire is fed automatically.
a. resistance welding
b. induction welding
c. submerged welding
d. spot welding
Ans: C
9. What is the recommended coefficient of fluctuation of

flywheels for punching, shearing, pressing machine is:
a. 0.005-0.1
b. 0.002-0.07
c. 0.03-0.05
d. 0.01-0.03
Ans: A
10. The part of machine that absorbs the energy delivered by

a sharp force or blow.
a. spring
b. anvil
c. brakes
d. flywheel
Ans: B
11. It is the friction of wheel inclination from the vertical

position.
a. Camber
b. toe-in
c. caster
d. king pin inclination
Ans: A
12. Which of the following is a machine which takes large quantities

of raw or finished materials and binds them with a rope or metal
straps or wires into a large package.
a. Bacher
b. bending machine
c. baler
d. automatic screw machine
Ans: C
13. It is the grasping of an outside workpiece in a chunk or a

jawed device in a lathe.
a. clucking
b. clamping
c. chucking
d. clamshelling
Ans: C
14. Which of the following is a mechanical linkage or

mechanism that can turn about a center or rotation.
a. oscillation
b. crank
c. coupler
d. drag link
Ans: B
15. What type of compound screw which produces a motion equal

to the difference in motion between the two component screws.
a. Machine Screw
b. Tanden Screw
c. Differential screw
d. Variable screw
Ans: C
16. Which of the following bolts provided with a hole at one

end instead of usual head.
a. stud bolt
b. eye bolt
c. machine bolt
d. stove bolt
Ans: B
17. What operation generally carried out to divide the parent

coiled sheet into narrower coils?
a. slotting
b. squeezing
c. squaring
d. slitting
Ans: D
18. It is the process used to form shallow, round, raised recessed

troughs of uniform width in a straight curved or circular form.
a. hemming
b. beading
c. embossing
d. buldging
Ans: B
19. The process of removing excess metal from the edge of a strip to
make it suitable for drawing without wrinkling or to obtain final
complicated shape which was not directly possible by blanking.
a. Lancing
b. slugging
c. notching
d. trimming
Ans: C
20. Which of the following is the processes of removing coarse

scratches or tool marks?
a. polishing
b. buffing
c. honing
d. lapping
Ans: A
21. Which of the following ropes is galvanized and consists of

6 strands, 7 wires each, and a hemp core?
a. Reverse Lay Rope
b. Guy Rope
c. Lang Lay Rope
d. Regular Rope
Ans: B
22. It is a large lathe used for turning and boring cannons.

a. gun lathe
b. engine lathe
c. cannon lathe
d. turret lathe
Ans: A
23. What device on a lathe machine used for carrying the

revolving spindle?
a. head stock
b. header
c. head suction
d. none of these
Ans: A
24. The recommended means of supporting the chuck during

the mounting procedure to the lathe spindle is to use:
a. crane
b. jack
c. overhead
d. ratchet
Ans: D
25. Too much __ in a flat belt operation to cause ecessive wear

slippage and may burn the belt.
a. play
b. slack
c. stiffness
d. tightness
Ans: D
26. It is a chromium steel tape in AISI-SAE designation.

a. 10xx
b. 25xx
c. 50xx
d. 40xx
Ans: C
27. Which of the following is not recommended for use in a

driving speed exceeding 2000 ft/min?
a. flat leather belt
b. herringbone gear
c. silent procket
d. v-belt
Ans: A
28. It is a low cost bearing used world wide for automobile or low
horsepower motor applications. It is made of thin coating of over
flat metal strip.
a. babbitt
b. cadmium brass
c. lead
d. thin
Ans: A
29. The most common useful tools to measure diameter in machine

shop operation but normally and always used with steel scale for
measurement.
a. Caliper
b. Micrometer
c. Protractor
d. vernier
Ans: A
30. In impact force introduced to cause the metal to flow in a

shaped mold according to the shape to dies made.
a. hardness
b. spinning
c. swaging
d. toughness
Ans: C
31. Find the polar section modulus of a steel shafting with D

as the diameter.
a. D/16
b. D/ 32
c. D/ 36
d. D/ 17
Ans: A
32. Forces of equal in magnitude but opposite in direction are

parallel called:
a. acceleration
b. coplanar
c. couple
d. non-coplanar
Ans: C
33. Composition of force is at the __ of two or more forces.

a. combination
b. opposition
c. resultant
d. summary
Ans: C
34. Circular pitch is measured along the __ in the circular gear.

a. circle
b. line of action
c. pitch center
d. pitch diameter
Ans: C
35. Stiffness is the materials ability to __ deformation under

stress.
a. non-planar
b. planar
c. resist
d. stafer
Ans: C
36. It imparts the ductility, toughness, and plasticity of steel.

a. annealing
b. materializing
c. quenching
d. tempering
Ans: D
37. Which of the following types of wood is usually used in

making wood pattern in the foundry?
a. dried sap wood
b. hard wood
c. kiln dried wood
d. scrap wood
Ans: A
38. The progressive change in position of ___ is called motion.

a. component
b. couple
c. link
d. mass
Ans: D
39. Strain or ___ is a change in geometry / shape of the body

due to action of force on it.
a. bending stress
b. deformation
c. shear stress
d. stress
Ans: B
40. The effective face width of a helical gear divided by the

axial pitch. This is sometimes called face overlap.
a. angle overlap
b. axial overlap
c. contact overlap
d. helical overlap
Ans: D
41. For mass production of casting it is generally cheaper to

use __ pattern for longer life.
a. aluminum
b. brass
c. metal
d. wooden
Ans: C
42. It is a plane between mating teeth or the amount of which a

tooth space exceed the thickness of an engaging tooth is called:
a. backlash
b. clearance
c. pitting
d. space
Ans: A
43. The forces that can be combined or called __ component

forces.
a. Different
b. Helical
c. Opposite
d. Parallel
Ans: A
44. Plane of rotation is defined as plane perpendicular to a:

a. gear axis
b. gear ratio
c. normal plane
d. pitch diameter
Ans: A
45. Which of the following can be a concurrent?

a. collinear
b. couple
c. parallel
d. all of these
Ans: A
46. Cutting lubricant used in drilling reaming, and tapping for

brass and bronze.
a. dry
b. soda water
c. soluble oil
d. turpentine
Ans: A
47. The general accepted limit of diamond wheel speed

should be in the range of __fpm
a. 1000/2000
b. 2500/3500
c. 3000/4000
d. 5000/6000
Ans: D
48. Prepared tool bit will now consist of face, nose and :
a. cutting tool
b. shank
c. sharp tool
d. tool edge
Ans: B
49. This is an alloy in bronze casting that assists lubrication

and in itself a lubricant
a. lead
b. manganese
c. phosphorous
d. tin
Ans: A
50. For longer sprocket chain life the speed range of ___ fpm is
recommended.
a. 1200-1400
b. 1500-1600
c. 1800-2000
d. 2000-2100
Ans: A
51. All stainless steel type is SAE designation except:

a. 92xx
b. 300xx
c. 304xx
d. 515xx
Ans: A
52. It is white metal with good oxidation and corrosion

resistance. This has also good electrical magnetic properties.
a. aluminum
b. copper
c. nickel
d. titanium
Ans: C
53. It is a molybdenum steel-tape in AISI-SAE designation.

a. 44xx
b. 45xx
c. 50xx
d. 51xx
Ans: A
54. Cutting lubricants used in drilling, reaming and tapping for

hard spots in cast iron.
a. Dry
b. kerosene
c. soda water
d. turpentine
Ans: A
55. In a __ design, the lead of a single thread is equal to the

pitch.
a. bevel gear
b. bolt
c. helical gear
d. hypoid gear
Ans: B
56. A type of chisel used in cutting of keyways, square corners

or slots.
a. cape
b. diamond head
c. flat
d. round
Ans: A
57. The maximum recommended ideal number of teeth to use

for bigger sprocket is:
a. 120
b. 127
c. 132
d. 143
Ans: A
58. A bolt for general application that posses a stronger

thread is a type of __screw.
a. BUN
b. UNC
c. UNEF
d. WOOD
Ans: B
59. Maximum moment formula for beam simply supported at both

ends and subject to a load uniformly distributed over its length
a. wL/2
b. wL^2/8
c. wL^2/16
d. wL/12
Ans: B
60. what is the special bearing used with high deflection?

a. Babbitt
b. Ball
c. Roller
d. Self aligning
Ans: D
61. Which of the following bearing is used for low load and
less expensive production.
a. Babbitt
b. ball bearing
c. roller bearing
d. self aligning
Ans: B
62. The lateral strain in axial tension members can be

calculated by:
a. Deformation
b. Hookes law
c. Poissons ratio
d. Willans line
Ans: B
63. It is abundantly used worldwide as coating on top of the

plate of automobiles.
a. babbitt
b. lead
c. manganese
d. Tin
Ans: A
64. A liquid metal at room temperature.

a. Aluminum
b. Mercury
c. Zinc
d. Zirconium
Ans: B
65. It is a steel with SAE specification 13XX.

a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel
Ans: B
66. Property, which enables a material to be drawn into a

wire.
a. Ductility
b. Elasticity
c. Plasticity
d. Utility
Ans: A
67. The stress that causes the material to shorten

a. bearing
b. compressive
c. shear
d. tensile
Ans: B
68. The most known lubricants being utilized in whatever category

of load and speed are oil, air, grease and dry lubricants like:
a. bronze
b. graphite
c. lead
d. silicon
Ans: B
69. It is a gear commonly used in parallel shaft transmission

especially when a smooth continuous action is essential as in high
speed drives up to 12,000 fpm.
a. bevel gear
b. helical gear
c. herringbone gear
d. spur gear
Ans: C
70. The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio of the pitch

diameter to the number of teeth.
a. clearance
b. involute
c. lead
d. module
Ans: D
71. What tool(s) will be used in making wood pattern in the

foundry shop?
a. band saw
b. drill machine
c. hammer
d. saw and chisel
Ans: D
72. Type of bolt commonly used in the construction that is

threaded in both ends.
a. Acme threaded bolts
b. Hex bolt
c. square threaded
d. stud bolt
Ans: D
73. Ability of a material to absorb strain energy and will return

to its original state.
a. creep
b. fatigue strength
c. hardness
d. resilience
Ans: D
74. The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal strain.

a. Deformation
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Poissons ratio
d. Willans line
Ans: C
75. Basic size is the same as design size of there is no:

a. allowance
b. clearance
c. limits
d. tolerance
Ans: A
76. Forces that meet at a common point are called:

a. co-linear
b. concurrent
c. coplanar
d. couple
Ans: B
77. A pair of equal and opposite (not collinear) forces that

tend to cause a rotation of a body.
a. Centroids
b. couple
c. equilibrium
d. vector
Ans: B
78. Stress that resist being pulled apart.

a. compressive
b. shear
c. tensile
d. torsional
Ans: c
79. what is the other term applied to dynamic seals?

a. gasket
b. packing
c. seal
d. shield
Ans: B
80. Which type of hardening will work to some extent in all

metals?
a. anneal
b. austenitizing
c. martempering
d. wor hardeing
Ans: D
81. What do impact tests determine?

a. creep strength
b. hardness
c. toughness
d. yield strength
Ans: C
82. Sound travels fastest in:

a. air at 0 degrees F and 1 atmosphere
b. air at 70 degrees F and 1 atmosphere
c. air at 70 degrees F and 0 lbf/ in^2
d. steel at 70 degree F
Ans: D
83. the yield strength of common yellow brass ( 70%Cu, 30%

Zn) can be increased by:
a. annealing
b. chill casting
c. cold working
d. heat treatment
Ans: C
84. How do you call the forces not lie on the same plane?
a. component
b. composition of forces
c. non-coplanar
d. resolution
Ans: C
85. The distance between the center of oscillation and the

point of suspension is called:
a. fix axis
b. center of gravity
c. center of percussion
d. radius of oscillation
Ans: D
86. If the velocity is variable and regularly/constantly

increasing the rate of change is called:
a. acceleration
b. constant work
c. moment
d. motion
Ans: A
87. The kinetics chain in which one link is considered fixed for
the purpose of analysis but motion is possible in other links.
a. belting
b. frame
c. mechanism
d. sprocket chain
Ans: B
88. All forces in the same plane are called:

a. coplanar
b. couple
c. parallel
d. resultant
Ans: A
89. The __ is one of the rigid members / bodies joined together

to form a kinematic chain.
a. coplanar
b. frame
c. link
d. machine
Ans: C
90. The resultant of a pair of equal forces bur opposite in

direction is called___.
a. concurrent
b. couple
c. non-concurrent
d. resultant
Ans: B
91. The helical and herring bone gear teeth cut after heat treatment
should have a hardness in the range of 210/300BHN. The pinion gear
teeth hardness on the other hand, ideally. Normally should be at __BHN.
a. 250/320
b. 350/380
c. 400/345
d. 340/350
Ans: D
92. As a rule the center to center distance between sprocket should

not be less than___ times the diameter of the bigger sprocket and not
less than 30 times the pitch nor more than aobut 50 times to pitch.
a. 1.5
b. 2
c. 2.5
d. 3
Ans: A
93. What is the carbon content range of SAE 4140 chromemoly steel after heat treatment?
a. 0.30/0.45
b. 0.38/0.43
c. 0.38/0.45
d. 0.38/0.50
Ans: B
94. Gears are manufactured usually in the following

processes: milling, generating, shaving, grinding and:
a. blanking
b. dinking
c. heat treatment
d. molding
Ans: A
95. Flat belt that is tight will induce strain on the bearing and
belt ____.
a. life will be shortened
b. result to uneconomical operation
c. suffer/shatter
d. will be sheared/cut
Ans: A
96. The resulting cross-sectional area of the tensile test

specimen divided by the specimen original area is called:
a. charpy test
b. % elongation
c. impact test
d. izod test
Ans: B
97. SAE 51XXX belongs to the ____ steel family.

a. carbon
b. chromium
c. manganese
d. nickel
Ans: B
98. Which of the following gasket material which should avoid

hot liquid/ steam applications?
a. Asbestos fiber
b. Nylon fiber
c. Rubberized
d. Wool
Ans: C
99. Which of the following that describes the same material

properties all over/ direction and at any particular point in a
structural member?
a. heterogenous
b. homogenous
c. isentropic
d. isotopic
Ans: D
100. Arc produced by two tungsten electrodes into which a jet

of hydrogen is directed.
a. atomic hydrogen welding
b. electro-beam welding
c. hydrogen bomb
d. hydrogen lancing
Ans: A
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my head!
1. A white metal, almost as bright as bright as silver and is

malleable and ductile and can be welded.
a. nickel
b. aluminum
c. white iron
d. lead
Ans: A
2. It is a silvery dull, soft metal and the second lightest of all

metals used in the industry.
a. Nickel
b. aluminum
c. white iron
d. lead
Ans: B
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
Ans: D
4. Which of the following is not considered to be precious

metal?
a. silver
b. gold
c. platinum
d. steel
Ans: D
5. It is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is approximately 2/3

copper.
a. brass
b. bronze
c. muntz metal
d. silver
Ans: A
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
Ans: B
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: D
10. which of the following has low coefficient of expansion,

corrosion resistant, weak in strength, and used for non-ferrous
applications as an alloying element?
a. aluminum
b. aluminum oxide
c. copper oxide
d. copper
Ans: A
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
Ans: C
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: C
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
b. corrosion resistance conformability
c. corrosion resistance
d. embeddability
Ans: D
15. What do impact tests measure?

a. Compactness
b. ductility
c. plasticity
d. toughness
Ans: D
16. Which of the following types of gear transmit power at a

certain angle?
a. Bevel
b. Helix
c. Herringbone
d. Spur
Ans: A
17. Which of the following gasket materials is not used for

high temperature?
a. asbestos
b. plastic nylon
c. rubberized
d. wool
Ans: C
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
Ans: C
19. which of the following is the specification of molybdenum

alloy?
a. SAE 3XXX
b. SAE 4XXX
c. SAE 5XXX
d. SAE 6XXX
Ans: B
20. Which of the following is bundant for ferrous metals?

a. sulfur
b. phosporous
c. manganese
d. carbon
Ans: D
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
Ans: A
22. All of these are classifications of iron ore; except what?

a. magnetite
b. hermatite
c. siderite
d. sulfurite
Ans: D
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
Ans: A
24. The property of a material which resists forces acting to

pull the material part.
a. tensile strength
c. bending strength
d. torsional strength
Ans: A
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
c. tensile strength
d. torsional strength
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: D
28. The ability of the material to stretch, bend, or twist

without breaking or cracking.
a. ductility
b. malleability
c. hardness
d. compressibility
Ans: A
29. Which of the following is considered to be the father of

machine tool?
a. Lathe Machine
b. Boring Machine
c. Drilling Machine
d. Milling Machine
Ans: A
30. It is the ability of the material to resist loads that are

applied suddenly and often at high velocity.
a. fatigue strength
b. impact strength
c. hardness
d. shock strength
Ans: B
31. A steel carbon range of 0.05 to 0.03 percent is considered

as what type of steel?
a. low carbon steel
b. high carbon steel
d. very high carbon steel
Ans: A
32. A steel of carbon range of 0.3 to 0.45 percent is

considered as what type of steel?
a. low carbon steel
d. alloyed steel
Ans: B

a. low carbon steel
d. alloyed steel
Ans: B

a. low carbon steel
Ans: D
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
Ans: D
36. Which of the following alloying elements of steel will produce

the greatest hardening effect life carbon and all the same time
reduces the enlargement of its grain structure.
a. chromium
b. manganese
c. molybdenum
d. nickel
Ans: C
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
Ans: B
38. Which of the following alloy elements of steel which makes it

extremely hard and resistance to wear without making it brittle?
a. chromium
b. manganese
c. molbdenum
d. nickel
Ans: A
39. It is the element used mostly in steel is 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
Ans: B
40. It is the element whose chief functiion 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
Ans: B
41. It is also known as strain drawing. It is the process whereby

certain degree of hardness sacrificed in order to reduce brittleness
and increase the toughness of steel tool.
a. tempering
b. normalizing
c. annealing
d. quenching
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
44. All these are basic kinds of cast iron, except:

a. gray iron
b. malleable iron
c. white iron
d. red iron
Ans: D
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
Ans: C
46. How do you call metals that have no carbon content?

a. ferrous metals
b. malleable iron
c. non-ferrous metals
d. white iron
Ans: C
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: B
49. A type of ferrous metal which is formed by remelting 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
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
51. A classification of iron ore which contains 72.5% iron when

pure and the ramining percentage are impurities.
a. Hematite
b. magnetite
c. limanite
d. siderite
Ans: B
52. Which of the following iron ores also known as brown

hermatite or ferric oxide a yellowish brown powder?
a. Hermatite
b. Magnetite
c. Limanite
d. Siderite
Ans: C
53. which of the following represents manganese steel?

a. 13XX
b. 40XX
c. 50XX
d. 10XX
Ans: A
54. It is another kind of furnace where cast iron is remelted 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
Ans: C
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-heart furnace
b. electric furnace
c. cupola
d. bessemer
Ans: D
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. closed-heart furnace
b. electric furnace
c. cupola
d. bessemer
Ans: B
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: A
59. A steel numbered SAE-SISI, C1018 and contains 0.10% to

0.30% carbon.
a. low carbon steel
b. medium carbon steel
c. high carbon steel
Ans: A
60. A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1035 when not rolled and

contains 0.30% to 0.60% carbon.
a. low carbon steel
Ans: B
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.
a. low carbon steel
Ans: C
62. Which of the following alloying elements used in making

high speed steel.
a. Molybdenum
b. Nickel
c. Manganese
d. Silicon
Ans: A
63. Which of the following alloying elements used in springs to

make more reliant.
a. silicon
b. tungsten
c. hardness and resistance
d. nickel
Ans: A
64. It refers to that property in steel which resist indention or

penetration. It is usually expressed in forms of the area of an 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
Ans: A
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. crest
Ans: A
66. The top surface joining the two sides of a thread.

a. pitch
b. crest
c. lead
d. space
Ans: B
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
Ans: A
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
Ans: C
69. The instruments used to remove old packing from packing

glands and stuffing boxes are called:
a. packing tools
b. gland box cleaners
c. packing bits
d. packing screws
Ans: A
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
Ans: D
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
Ans: C
72. which of the following is used to keep a metal clean while

soldering?
a. flax
b. flux
c. torch
d. insulated
Ans: B
73. Before splicing electric wires, they should be:

a. tinned
b. soldered
c. cleaned and tinned
d. insulated
Ans: C
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
Ans: B
75. Before drilling a hole in a piece of metal, it should be:

a. marked with chalk
b. scribed
c. center-punched
d. protracted
Ans: C
76. A tap or die marked -20 indicates:

a. radius- 20 cm long
b. diameter -20 threads per in.
c. radian 20 threads per in.
d. turn- 20 times
Ans: B
77. After a piece of pipe has been cut, the hole is cleaned out
with a:
a. piper reamer
b. pipe taper
c. pipe cleaner
d. hole cleaner
Ans: A
78. How do you call the tool(s) used for cutting pipe threads?
a. pipe cutter
b. pipe threader
c. pipe stock and die
d. pipe ratcher cutter
Ans: C
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
Ans: D
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
Ans: C
81. Which of the following is not a standard thread form?

a. square
b. double flute
c. American National
d. 60 deg. Sharp V
Ans: B
82. How do you call the tool used to cut threads in a hole?
a. top
b. bit
c. tap
d. reamer
Ans: C
83. Hand taps are provided in sets of three. Which of the

following set of three?
a. taper, plug and end
b. taper, plug and bottom
c. short, taper and bottom
d. short, medium and long
Ans: B
84. Which of the following taps should be used to start a

thread?
a. plug
b. bottom
c. short
d. taper
Ans: D
85. Which of the following size of the drill is used preparing to

tap a hole?
a. equal to the size of the tap
b. larger than the size of the tap
c. smaller than the size of the tap
d. none of the above
Ans: C
86. Pipe taps are:

a. the same size from end to end
b. tapered
c. not fluted
d. not hardened
Ans: B
87. When preparing to tap a hole for a pipe fitting the size of
the drill will be:
a. larger than the tap size
b. smaller than the tap size
c. equal to the size of the tap
Ans: A
88. Which of the following does not have to be lubricated

when drilling?
a. steel
b. monel
c. brass
d. tool steel
Ans: C
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
Ans: B
90. When measuring a drill for size measure across the:

a. margins
b. shank
c. flutes
d. point
Ans: A
91. In threaded members, which of the following defines N.C.?

a. neutral cut
b. national cut
c. national coarse
d. not center
Ans: C
92. In threaded members, which of the following represents

N.F.?
a. national file
b. neutral file
c. national fine
d. not found
Ans: C
93. What tool used in precision work to smooth or enlarge

holes?
a. round cut
b. reamer
c. drift pin
d. protractor
Ans: B
94. which of the following is not a cut of file?

a. smooth
b. half-round
c. second cut
d. bastard
Ans: B
95. which of the following is not a cut of file?

a. smooth
b. half-round
c. second cut
d. bastard
Ans: B
96. How do you call the tool used for cleaning files?
a. file cleaner
b. file oilstone
c. file card
d. scraper
Ans: C
97. Which of the following is the smallest size drill?

a. #80
b. #1
c. #60
d. #0
Ans: A
98. which of the following is the largest size drill?

a. A
b. Z
c. X
d. XX
Ans: B
99. The size of a drill is stamped on the :

a. point
b. margin
c. shank
d. flute
Ans: C
100.
a. operator must wear goggles
b. the surface to be babbitted must be free of moisture
c. the surface to be babbitted must be clean
d. all of the above
Ans: D
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1. Which of the following safety precautions should be

followed when renewing a flange gasket?
a. drain the line thoroughly
b. tie down isolation valves
c. isolate the section to be worked on
d. all of these
Ans: D
2. In installing a new flange gasket, which of the following

must be done first?
a. flange faces are painted
b. flange faces are absolutely clean
c. isolating valves are open
d. old gasket is in place
Ans: B
3. which of the following is correct about standard wire gage?

a. #10 is larger than #5
b. #1 is smaller than #2
c. #25 is smaller than #20
d. #30 is larger than #25
Ans: C
4. Which of the following tools would be most useful when

taking leads on bearings?
a. dividers
b. micrometer
c. outside calipers
d. center gage
Ans: B
5. What is the wrench size for a nut?

a. 1-1/4
b.
c. 1-1/2
d. 1024
Ans: A
6. which of the following would cause hot bearings?

a. improper oil
b. improper alignment
c. dirt in oil
d. all of the above
Ans: D
7. What is the approximate melting point of Babbitt?

a. 1000 deg. F
b. 750 deg. F
c. 650 deg. F
d. 500 deg. F
Ans: C
8. Which of the following is correct in pouring Babbitt?

a. it can be done in several pouring
b. must be poured all at one time
c. can be done at intervals
d. must be done in cool place
Ans: B
9. Which of the following groups of pipe sizes is correct?

a. , , ,7/8,1
b. , 3/8, , , 1
c. , 3/8, , 5/8, , 1
d. , , 5/8, , 1
Ans: B
10. Which of the following where pipe wrench (Stillson) was

designed to be used?
a. hexagonal objects
b. square objects
c. round objects
d. flat objects
Ans: C
11. In which of the following where pipe is measured?

a. inside diameter
b. thickness of wall
c. outside diameter
d. wire gage
Ans: A
12. In which of the following where tubing is measured by:

a. inside diameter
b. thickness of wall
c. outside diameter
d. wire gage
Ans: C
13. How do you call the tool used to cut threads on pipe?
a. pipe tool
b. pipe vise
c. pipe stock
d. pipe cutter
Ans: C
14. How do you call the pipe fitting which has two openings
and provides a turn of 90 degrees?
a. an elbow
b. a coupling
c. a tee
d. a union
Ans: A
15. In which of the following where plug cock offers?

a. more resistance to flow than a globe valve
b. the same resistance to flow as a globe valve
c. less resistance to flow than a globe valve
d. the same resistance to flow as a angle valve
Ans: C
16. What is the most common flux to be used when soldering

brass, copper or tin?
a. Tallow
b. borax
c. rosin
d. sal ammoniac
Ans: C
17. In one turn of the screw in a micrometer, it moves the

spindle by what amount?
a. 0.25
b. 0.025
c. 0.205
d. 0.110
Ans: B
18. What is the process used to retard corrosiion on iron pipe?

a. soldering
b. tempering
c. annealing
d. galvanizing
Ans: D
19. On XX heavy pipe the extra metal is added to which of the

following?
a. outside
b. inside
c. half on the inside, half on the outside
d. three quarters on the outside, one quarter on the inside
Ans: B
20. Which is very necessary when installing packing in a packing

box?
a. leave one old turn at the bottom of the packing box
b. remove one turn and install one new turn of packing
c. leave sufficient end clearance on each turn to allow for expansion
d. place end cuts directly in line with each other
Ans: C
21. A square foot of steel plate 1/8 thick weighs 5 pounds. The
weight of a steel plate 10 ft long and 4 ft wide would be how much?
a. 200 lbs
b. 20 lbs
c. 2000 lbs
d. 20,000 lbs
Ans: A
22. Cast iron weighs 640 pounds per cubic foot. How much is
the weight of a cast iron block 14 x 12 x 18?
a. 1200 lbs
b. 1120 lbs
c. 1000 lbs
d. 1088 lbs
Ans: B
23. A tank 28 in diameter and 14 high is filled with water.

The total pressure on the bottom of the tank is:
a. 3741 lbs
b. 2573 lbs
c. 4257 lbs
d. 3000 lbs
Ans: A
24. A double-bottom tank 18 wide, 24 long and 4 deep. It is

filled with fresh water. The total capacity in tons is:
a. 50
b. 55
c. 48
d. 45
Ans: C
25. Sheet metal of #18 gage is heavier than:

a. 12 gage
b. 22 gage
c. 14 gage
d. 16 gage
Ans: B
26. What is the use of shims?

a. separate fresh-and salt-water lines
b. replace fuses
c. adjust cylinder liners
d. adjust bearing clearances
Ans: D
27. How do you call the process used to retard corrosion (rust)
on iron pipe and fitting?
a. tinning
b. galvanizing
c. soldering
d. sulphurizing
Ans: B
28. In pipe fittings the term offset refers to what?

a. a cut-off running at right angles to the original piping
b. two pipes running parallel to each other
c. a bend in the pipe
d. two sizes of pipe in the same run
Ans: C
29. In a machine shop, if the lips of a drill are different lengths

then which of the following will likely happen?
a. the drill will not cut
b. the hole will be larger than the drill
c. the hole will be smaller than the drill
d. none of these will happen
Ans: B
30. Which of the following statement(s) is correct for the

brazed joint?
a. stronger than a soldered joint
b. weaker than a soldered joint
c. the same strength as a soldered joint
d. three times as strong as a soldered joint
Ans: A
31. Brazing requires which of the following?

a. hard solder
b. more heat
c. soft solder
d. A and B
Ans: D
32. What is/are the primary reason(s) why lead is used in

solder?
a. it has a high melting
b. it is cheap
c. it has a low melting
d. B and C
Ans: D
33. What is the name of the taper shank used on drills?

a. miller
b. starrett
c. morse
d. stanley
Ans: C
34. What is the effect if the melting point of solder is softer

the solder is very high?
a. weaker the solder join
b. stronger the solder joint
c. softer the solder joint
d. harder the solder joint
Ans: B
35. Which of the following will likely happen if the angle on a drill is
less than 59 degrees?
a. the drill will make a larger hole
b. the drill will make a smaller hole
c. the hole will take to drill and more power is required to drive the
drill
d. the drill will not center properly
Ans: C
36. What is/are the reason(s) of soda being added to water

and is used for cooling instead of plain water?
a. it reduces the amount of heat generated
b. it improves the finish
c. it overcomes rusting
d. all of these
Ans: D
37. What will likely happen if the drills speed is too high?
a. cut faster
b. cut slower
c. lose its temper
d. not cut
Ans: C
38. The lip clearance of a drill should be approximately how

many degrees?
a. 20-25
b. 12-15
c. 5-10
d. 15-20
Ans: B
39. If the cutting edges of a drill are cut at different angles:

a. the drill will not cut
b. the hole will be larger than the drill
c. the hole will be smaller than the drill
Ans: B
40. What is the correct cutting angle on a drill for ordinary

work?
a. 45 deg
b. 59 deg
c. 50 deg
d. 65 deg
Ans: B
41. A piece of stock 8 long is 4 diameter on one end and 1

diameter on the other end. The taper per foot is:
a. 4
b. 4-1/4
c. 4-1/2
d. 4-1/16
Ans: C
42. A piece of stock 8 long is 3 diameter at one end and 11/2 diameter at the other end. The taper inch is:
a.
b. 3/16
c.
d. 5/16
Ans: B
43. A piece of stock 6long is 2 diameter at one end and is cut with
a taper of to the foot. The diameter of the smaller end will be:
a. 1-1/2
b. 1-1/4
c. 1-3/4
d. 2
Ans: C
44. If a piston ring is to be made 1/64 larger in diameter per inch

diameter of the cylinder which it is to fit, the required diameter for a
piston ring to fit an 8 cylinder will be:
a. 8-1/4
b. 8-3/16
c. 8-1/8
d. 8-5/32
Ans: C
45. What is the reason why drill squeals when cutting?

a. drill being ground improperly
b. insufficient lubrication
c. drill being too hot
d. any of the above
Ans: D
46. In what operation where center drilling is to be found?

a. drilling a center in an odd-shaped piece of metal
b. drilling and countersinking with one tool
c. centering with one tool and drilling with another
d. drilling a center in a piece of stock in a drill press
Ans: B
47. Which of the following defines pitch in threads?

a. the distance of the full length of the thread
b. the distance from a point on one thread to a corresponding point
on the next thread measured parallel to the axis
c. the distance from the top of one thread to the bottom of the next
thread
d. the distance from the bottom of a head on a bolt to the first thread
Ans: B
48. A tool bit for cutting an American National thread should

be ground with what angle?
a. 45 deg
b. 60 deg
c. 90 deg
d. 30 deg
Ans: B
49. An approximate safe rule for cutting new pistons for steam pumps is to
allow:
a. 0.002 between piston and cylinder for each inch diameter of piston
b. 0.001 between piston and cylinder for each inch diameter of piston
c. 0.010 between piston and cylinder for each inch diameter of piston
d. 0.0001 between piston and cylinder for each inch diameter of piston
Ans: B
50. An approximate safe rule for cutting new piston rings for
steam pumps is to make the ring:
a. 1/32 in diameter per inch diameter of cylinder
b. 1/16 larger in diameter than that of the cylinder
c. 1/16 larger in diameter per inch diameter of cylinder
d. 0.005 larger in diameter per inch diameter of cylinder
Ans: C
51. What is the approximate gap clearance for new piston

rings for steam pumps?
a. 0.003 for each in. diameter of cylinder
b. 0.001 for each in. diameter of cylinder
c. 0.010 for each in. diameter of cylinder
d. 0.050 for each in. diameter of cylinder
Ans: A
52. The familiar 3/8-16 in machine shop means what?

a. 6 pieces, 3/8 long
b. gear with 16 teeth and a 3.8 arbor hole
c. 3/8 square, 16 lone
d. 3/8 diameter, 16 threads per inch
Ans: D
53. The work should be held ___, when using a drill press.
a. the hand
b. a vise or clamp
c. a gloved hand
d. pilers
Ans: B
54. What is (are) the reason(s) why tapered shanks are used on
large drill presses?
a. the drill can be centered more easily
b. the drill can be easily forced out of the sleeve with a drift
c. the shank will not turn when cutting
d. the shank can be reground when worn
Ans: B
55. Which of the following is not a common drill shank?

a. straight
b. fluted
c. taper
d. bit
Ans: B
56. What is the usual cutting angle on a drill for drilling on

steel?
a. 39 deg
b. 59 deg
c. 49 deg
d. 69 deg
Ans: B
57. When installing a new grinding wheel, always use:

a. blotting paper gaskets on each side of the wheel
b. copper gasket on each side of the wheel
c. only the steel washers provided with the machine
Ans: A
58. What is the other term for the operation truing a

grinding wheel?
a. centering
b. sizing
c. dressing
d. rounding
Ans: C
59. What a tool is used to check external pipe threads?

a. plug gage
b. pitch gage
c. thread gage
d. ring gage
Ans: D
60. What tool is used to check internal pipe threads?

a. plug gage
b. pitch gage
c. thread gage
d. ring gage
Ans: A
61. Which of the following is used to cut gears?

a. gear cutter
b. gear center
c. gear hob
d. gear threader
Ans: C
62. If you use a dry grinding wheel for sharpening tool bits dip
the end of the bit in water frequently to prevent:
a. burning your fingers
b. annealing the cutting edge of the bit
c. hardening of the tip
d. the tip from crystallizing
Ans: B
63. A piece of tool steel held against an emery wheel will give
off:
a. white sparks with stars on the ends
b. yellow sparks
c. no sparks
d. green sparks
Ans: A
64. Grinding wheels have a range of soft to hard abrasive materials

depending on the use. Most manufacturers letter their wheels from A
to Z. Which of the following mark represents the hardest?
a. E
b. Z
c. A
d. E1
Ans: B
65. What is the main difference between a planer and a

shaper?
a. the planer has an offset table and th shaper has a
horizontal table
b. the shaper has a rotting table and the planer has a
horizontal table
c. the table of a planer has a reciprocating motion past
the tool head while the table of the shaper is stationary
and the tool head has a reciprocating motion
d. one is larger than the other
Ans: C
66. One of the factors involved in the choice of a grinding

wheel is:
a. the kind of material to be ground
b. the amount of stock to be removed
c. the kind of finish required
d. all of the above
Ans: D
67. The tang of a file is the part that:

a. does the cutting
b. has no teeth
c. fits into the handle
d. is opposite the handle
Ans: C
68. In general, files are divided into two classes called:

a. single-cut and double-cut
b. rough and smooth
c. fine and coarse
d. heel and sizes
Ans: A
69. The length of a file is measured from:

a. end to end
b. point to end
c. point to heel
d. heel to end
Ans: C
70. Which of the following will usually happen to the blade of

flexible hacksaw applied by too much pressure?
a. snap easily
b. buckle or run out of line
c. cut too fast
d. cut on a slant
Ans: B
71. Which of the following will usually happen to the blade of

flexible hacksaw applied by too much pressure?
a. snap easily
b. buckle or run out of line
c. cut too fast
d. cut on a slant
Ans: B
72. Which of the following best defines soldering?

a. it is holding two metals together by heating?
b. it is joining two metals by a third soft metal that is applied in
a molten state
c. it is holding two different kinds of metals together by heating
d. it is joining two metals together by heating
Ans: B
73. What is the use of flux soldering?

a. keep the solder from running off the metal
b. keep the metal from getting too hot
c. keep the tip of the soldering iron clean
d. remove and prevent oxidation of the metals
Ans: D
74. A surface should be prepared for soldering by:

a. filing the surfaces
b. acid-cleaning the surfaces
c. scraping the surfaces
d. any of the above
Ans: D
75. What is(are) the hand tool(s) used for cutting threads on
round stock?
a. stock and die
b. stock
c. die wrench
d. stock cutter
Ans: A
76. A tapered piece of stock is 2 long, 1-1/8 diameter at one

end and diameter at the other end. The taper per foot is:
a. 2
b. 2-1/4
c. 2-1/2
d. 2-1/16
Ans: B
77. Which of the following best defines sweating?

a. soldering two different kinds of metal together
b. separating two pieces of metal that have been soldered together
c. tinning two surfaces, applying, flux between them, holding the
two together and heating
Ans: C
78. If muriatic acid is used as a flux, the soldered area must

be cleaned thoroughly afterwards to prevent:
a. anyone touching it form getting burned
b. remaining acid from eating the metal
c. the acid from evaporating and the solder disintegrating
Ans: B
79. Solder will unite with a metal surface that has:

a. grease on it
b. oxidation on it
c. dirt on it
d. any of the above
Ans: A
80. Prepared soldered past flux is most popular but if you did
not have any, you could use:
a. hydrochloric acid
b. nitric acid
c. sulphuric acid
d. any of the above
Ans: A
81. Hard solder is made of which of the following?

a. copper and zinc
b. tin and copper
c. tin and zinc
d. tin and lead
Ans: A
82. Which of the following is the flux usually used for hard
solder?
a. rosin
b. barium
c. borax
d. alum
Ans: C
83. In which of the following where straight muriatic acid is

often used as a flux?
a. galvanized iron
b. sheet steel
c. cast iron
d. any of the above
Ans: D
84. For aluminum, special solders are being used and will
usually require which of the following?
a. more heat
b. the same heat as copper wire
c. less heat
d. the same heat as sheet metal
Ans: A
85. Copper is annealed by heating to a cherry red color and

___.
a. dousing in cold water
b. dousing in oil
c. cooling slowly in air
d. dousing in hot water
Ans: C
86. Soft solder is made of which of the following?

a. copper and zinc
b. tin and copper
c. tin and lead
d. tin and zinc
Ans: C
87. A piece of mild steel held against an emery wheel will give
off __.
a. bright shiny sparks
b. no sparks
c. light straw-colored sparks
d. green sparks
Ans: C
88. A gear wheel making 156 RPM has 56 teeth. It drives another
gear at 91 RPM. The number of teeth on the second gear is:
a. 65
b. 50
c. 90
d. 96
Ans: D
89. Tool steel can be hardened by which of the following?

a. heating red hot and plunging into water
b. heating red hot and cooling in a blast of dry air
c. heating red hot and plunging into linseed or cottonseed oil
d. any of the above, depending on type and use
Ans: D
90. At what temperature where soft solder approximately

melts?
a. 250 deg
b. 450 deg
c. 350 deg
d. 550 deg
Ans: C
91. What material where a scriber is made from?

a. carbon steel
b. tool steel
c. cold rolled steel
d. hot rolled steel
Ans: B
92. What should be done first before applying layout blue on a

piece of metal?
a. roughened
b. clean
c. hot
d. cold
Ans: B
93. How many flutes does a drill bit have?

a. 4 flutes
b. 2 flutes
c. 3 flutes
d. no flutes
Ans: B
94. Where is the correction position of the tool bit when facing
off a piece of material in the lathe chuck?
a. above center
b. below center
c. at the center
d. off center
Ans: C
95. Standard vise has ___ jaws?

a. soft
b. hard
c. semihard
d. semisoft
Ans: B
96. In machining, which of the following could be the reason if

tool bit burns?
a. speed is too slow
b. material is too hard
c. speed is too fast
d. material cannon be cut
Ans: C
97. For which of the following where the lathe compound is

used?
a. angle cutting
b. facing
c. grooving
d. any of the above
Ans: D
98. When the dial on the cross-feed is turned .010 , how

much is removed from the diameter of the stock being cut?
a. 0.010
b. 0.005
c. 0.020
d. 0.015
Ans: A
99. Which of the following describes a flexible back hacksaw

blade?
a. only the teeth hardened
b. a movable back
c. flexible ends
d. only the back hardened
Ans: A
100. The flexible type hacksaw blade is best suited for which of the
following materials?
a. channel iron
b. aluminum
c. tubing
d. any of the above
Ans: D
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1. Hacksaw blades are made of what materials?

a. tool steel
b. tungsten alloy steel
c. high-speed steel
d. any of the above
Ans: D
2. A hacksaw blade with 24 TPI is best suitable for cutting

which of the following materials?
a. tubing
b. brass and copper
c. sheet metal over 18 gage
d. any of the above
Ans: D
3. Which of the following is a must for all hard hacksaw

blades?
a. it has a hard back and flexible teeth
b. it has a flexible back and hard teeth
c. it has the entire blade hardened
d. it will only fit a solid frame hacksaw
Ans: C
4. In how many positions can a hacksaw blade be placed in a

frame?
a. two positions
b. one position
c. four positions
d. three positions
Ans: C
5. Files are divided into two general classes. How are these
classified?
a. rough and smooth
b. single-cut and double-cut
c. large and small
d. flat shapes and round shapes
Ans: B
6. The term set of a saw best defines what?

a. to set properly in the frame
b. alternate teeth are turned slightly to left and right to make
cutting slot slightly wider than the thickness of the blade
c. the teeth have been case-hardened for better cutting
d. the teeth are set evenly apart
Ans: B
7. All hard hacksaw blade is best suited for work on which of

the following?
a. brass
b. cast iron
c. tool steel
d. any of the above
Ans: D
8. Which of the following is the best instrument for measuring

thousandths of an inch?
a. caliper
b. micrometer
c. tachometer
d. pyrometer
Ans: B
9. A hacksaw blade with 34 teeth per inch should be used for

cutting which of the following materials?
a. brass
b. heavy stock
c. cast iron
d. thin wall tubing
Ans: D
10. How is the hacksaw blade should be placed in the frame?

a. the teeth pointing forward
b. the teeth pointing backward
c. one end looser than the other end
d. the teeth facng in any direction
Ans: A
11. Which of the following is the usual procedure when cutting

a long thin piece of metal?
a. turn the blade upside down in the frame
b. turn the blade at right angles to the frame
c. use a blade with fewer teeth per inch
d. set the blade in the frame with the teeth facing toward you
Ans: B
12. A hacksaw blade with 18 teeth per inch is best suited for
cutting what material(s)?
a. solid stock
b. aluminum
c. cast iron
d. any of the above
Ans: D
13. What is the used of coolant in the power hacksaw when

cutting materials?
a. absorb the heat of friction
b. prevent the blade from overheating
c. prevent the blade from losing its temper
d. all of the above
Ans: D
14. What is used for finishing a piece of work to size with a

file?
a. double-cut fine-tooth file
b. mill file
c. single-cut fine-tooth file
d. crossing file
Ans: C
15. The process of finishing off a piece of metal with a real

smooth finish
a. draw-filing
b. mill-filing
c. side-filing
d. flat-filing
Ans: A
16. How do you call a small piece of metal clogged between

the teeth on a file?
a. clogs
b. pins
c. flats
d. bumps
Ans: B
17. Which of the following is described as the safe edge of

the file?
a. the end opposite the handle
b. the edge with no teeth
c. the one with the handle
Ans: B
18. The best procedure when filing a piece of metal in a lathe

is to take:
a. short even strokes
b. long fast strokes
c. long slow strokes
d. short fast strokes
Ans: C
19. which of the following information is necessary when

ordering a file?
a. size (length)
b. type of teeth
c. shape
d. all of the above
Ans: D
20. Which of the following is the best file to be used when

finishing sharp corners or slots and grooves?
a. mill file
b. knife file
c. square
d. jewelers file
Ans: B
21. How is eleven-sixteenths of an inch expressed in

decimal?
a. 0.6785
b. 0.6875
c. 0.7685
d. 0.6578
Ans: B
22. What is the approximate distance of the marking on a

micrometer barrel?
a. 0.025 apart
b. 0.0025 apart
c. 0.250 apart
d. 2.50 apart
Ans: A
23. Which of the following is the effect if the lathe is put into
back gear?
a. go backwards of the same speed
b. faster
c. slower
d. at a slower speed backwards
Ans: C
24. The work should be held with ___ when using a drill press.
a. the hand
b. a vise or clamp
c. a pair of pliers
d. gloves on
Ans: B
25. What is normally used in drilling a hole in a piece of work

held in a lathe chuck?
a. compound rest
b. tailstock and drill chuck
c. cross-feed
d. headstock
Ans: B
26. Copper is annealed by heating a cherry red color and:

a. dousing in cold water
b. dousing in oil
c. cooling slowly in air
d. dousing in hot water
Ans: C
27. What is the main purpose of annealing a metal?

a. to make the metal harder
b. to make the metal softer
c. to make the metal harder medium-hard
d. to make the metal harder shiny
Ans: B
28. The purpose of tempering is to make a metal what?

a. harder
b. less brittle
c. softer
d. more brittle
Ans: B
29. What is the minimum diameter of a piece of round stock

necessary to make a square key on a side?
a. 1.5
b. 1.0
c. 1.06
d. 0.75
Ans: C
30. A scriber is made from what materials?

a. carbon steel
b. tool steel
c. cold rolled steel
d. hot-rolled steel
Ans: B
31. Before applying layout blue on a piece of metal, it must

be:
a. roughened
b. cleaned
c. heated
d. cold
Ans: B
32. A drill bit has how many flutes?

a. 4 flutes
b. 2 flutes
c. 3 flutes
d. no flutes
Ans: B
33. The alignment of coupling faces can be checked by which

process?
a. using an inside micrometer
b. inserting a thermocouple
c. inserting a feeler gage between the coupling faces at various
points around the circumference
d. rotating and measuring to nearest permanent fitting
Ans: C
34. A piece of cast iron held against an emery wheel will give
off what?
a. dull yellow sparks
b. red sparks
c. bright shiny sparks
d. no sparks
Ans: A
35. When cutting material in a lathe, the softer the material

being cut, the tool bit should have:
a. more top rake
b. double top rake
c. less top rake
d. any of the above
Ans: C
36. After grinding a tool bit, the cutting edge should be:
a. case-hardened
b. stoned with an oilstone
c. rubbed with emery cloth
d. rubbed with crocus cloth
Ans: B
37. When turning a piece of round metal in a lathe, the front

clearance should be smaller for:
a. large-diameter cutting
b. cutting angles
c. small-diameter cutting
Ans: C
38. When cutting material in a lathe, the harder the material

being cut, the tool bit should have:
a. more side rake
b. more top rake
c. less side rake
d. no side rake
Ans: C
39. What is the primary purpose of knurling?

a. smooth material
b. roughen material
c. polish material
d. sharpen material
Ans: B
40. What do you call the process of removing the sharp edges
from a piece of stock?
a. knurling
b. planning
c. chamfering
d. turning
Ans: C
41. At what speed that carbon steel drill should be operated?

a. speed greater than that when using a high-speed drill
b. speed less than that when using a high-speed drill
c. the same speed as that when using a high-speed drill
Ans: B
42. A specific method of zinc galvanizing in which parts are

tumbled in zinc dust at high temperatures.
a. Sheradizing
b. super finishing
c. polishing
d. pickling
Ans: A
43. Abrasion of parts against wheels or belts coated with

polishing compounds.
a. Sheradizing
b. super finishing
c. polishing
d. pickling
Ans: C
44. A super fine grinding operation used to expose

nonfragmented, crystalline base metal.
a. sheradizing
b. super finishing
c. polishing
d. pickling
Ans: B
45. A process in which metal is dipped in dilute acid solutions

to remove dirt grease and oxides.
a. Sheradizing
b. Super finishing
c. polishing
d. pickling
Ans: D
46. A hot-dip or electoplate application of tin to steel.

a. tin-plating
b. metal spraying
c. organic finishes
d. lapping
Ans: A
47. A fine grinding operation used to obtain exact fit and

dimensional accuracy.
a. tin-planting
b. metal spraying
c. organic finishes
d. lapping
Ans: D
48. The covering of surfaces with an organic film of paint,

enamel or lacquer.
a. tin-plating
b. metal spraying
c. organic finishes
d. lapping
Ans: C
49. The spraying of molten metal onto a product. Methods include

metallizing, metal powder spraying and plasma flame spraying.
a. tin-plating
b. metal spraying
c. organic finishes
d. lapping
Ans: B
50. Application of a thin phosphate coating on steel to

improve corrosion resistance.
a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. hard surfacing
d. galvanizing
Ans: A
51. This process is known as bonderizing when used as a

primer for paints.
a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. hard surfacing
d. galvanizing
Ans: A
52. A grinding operation using stones moving in a reciprocating

pattern. Leaves a characteristic cross-hatch pattern.
a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. hard surfacing
d. galvanizing
Ans: B
53. The creation (by spraying, plating, fusion welding, or heat

treatment) of a hard metal surface in a softer product.
a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. hard surfacing
d. galvanizing
Ans: C
54. A zinc coating applied to low carbon steel to improve corrosion

resistance. The coating can be applied in a hot dip bath, by
electoplating or by dry tumbling (sheradizing)
a. parkeerizing
b. honing
c. hard surfacing
d. galvanizing
Ans: D
55. The electro-deposition of a coating onto the workpiece.

Electrical current is used to drive ions in solution to the part. The
workpiece is the cathode in the electrical circuit.
a. Electoroplating
b. calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing
Ans: A
56. The diffusing of aluminum into a steel surface, producing an

aluminum oxide that protects the steel from high-temperature
corrosion.
a. Electoplating
b. calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing
Ans: B
57. How do you call the process of fine grinding or peening

operation designed to leave a characteristic pattern on the surface
of the workpiece?
a. Electoplating
b. calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing
Ans: C
58. A fine finishing operation, similar to polishing, using a very

fine polishing compound.
a. Electoplating
b. calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing
Ans: D
59. Rotating parts in a barrel filled with an abrasive or non abrasive

medium. Widely used to remove burrs, flash, scale and oxides.
a. abrasive cleaning
b. calorizing
c. barrel finishing
d. anodizing
Ans: C
60. An electoplanting-acid bath oxidation process for aluminum and

magnesium. The workpiece is the anode in the electrical circuit.
b. tumbling
c. barrel finishing
d. anodizing
Ans: D
61. Shooting sand (i.e. sand blasting), steel grit, or steel shot
against work pieces to remove casting sand, scale and oxidation.
b. tumbling
c. barrel finishing
d. anodizing
Ans: A
62. What is the other term for barrel finishing?

b. tumbling
c. barrel finishing
d. anodizing
Ans: B
63. Brittle materials produce discrete fragmetns, known as:

a. chip breaker grooves
b. discontinuous chips
c. non-segmented hsips
d. type-two chips
Ans: B
64. Ductile materials from long, helix coiled string chips

known as:
a. continuous chips
c. segmented chips
d. type-one chips
Ans: A
65. Often ground in the cutting tool face to cause long chips to
break into shorter, more manageable pieces.
a. chip breaker grooves
c. non-segmented chips
d. type-two chips
Ans: A
66. What is the typical chip thickness ratio?

a. 0.50
b. 0.75
c. 0.25
d. 1.00
Ans: A
67. The angle at which the tool meets the workpiece is

characterized by:
a. true rake angle
b. clearance angle
c. relief angle
d. wedge angle
Ans: A
68. Which of the following is the sum of the rake, clearance

and wedge angles?
a. 90 deg
b. 180 deg
c. 45 deg
d. 75 deg
Ans: A
69. What is the relative velocity difference between the tool

and the workpiece?
a. cutting speed
b. chip velocity
c. shear velocity
d. rake velocity
Ans: A
70. How do you call the velocity of the chip relative to the tool
face?
a. cutting speed
b. chip velocity
c. shear velocity
d. rake velocity
Ans: B
71. How do you call the velocity of the chip relative to the
work piece?
a. cutting speed
b. chip velocity
c. shear velocity
d. rake velocity
Ans: C
72. Which of the following is the primary parameter affecting

the cutting energy requirement?
a. compressive stress
b. shear stress
c. torsional stress
d. bending stress
Ans: B
73. The energy expended per unit volume removed is known

as:
a. specific cutting energy
b. metal removal rate
c. cutting horsepower
d. absolute cutting energy
Ans: A
74. A plain carbon steel with approximately 0.9 to 1.3%

carbon, which has been hardened and tempered.
a. carbon tool steel
b. high speed steel
c. low speed steel
d. medium speed steel
Ans: A
75. Contains tungsten or chromium and retains its hardness

up to approximately 600 C.
b. high speed steel
c. low speed steel
d. medium speed steel
Ans: B
76. Cast nonferrous tools are brittle but can be used up to

approximately:
a. 1000 C
b. 925 C
c. 1500 C
d. 750 C
Ans: B
77. Which of the following is produced through powder

metallurgy from nonferrous metals?
a. sintered carbides
b. ceramic tools
c. diamonds
d. cast nonferrous
Ans: A
78. Ceramic tools operate at what temperature?

a. below 2000 F
b. below 2200 F
c. above 2000 F
d. above 2200 F
Ans: A
79. Which of the following is manufactured from aluminum oxide

have the same expected life as carbide tools but can operate at
speeds from two to three times higher? They operate below 1100 C.
a. Sintered carbides
b. ceramic tools
c. diamonds
d. cast nonferrous
Ans: B
80. Which of the following are used in specific case, usually in

finishing operations.
a. sintered carbides
b. ceramic tools
c. diamonds
d. cast nonferrous
Ans: C
81. Used as a finishing operation since very fine and

dimensionally accurate surface can be produced.
a. grinding
b. snagging
c. honing
d. lapping
Ans: A
82. Describes very rough grinding, such as that performed in

foundries to remove gates, fins, and risers from castings.
a. grinding
b. snagging
c. honing
d. lapping
Ans: B
83. Grinding in which very little material, 0.001 to 0.005 in. is

removed.
a. grinding
b. snagging
c. honing
d. lapping
Ans: C
84. Which of the following is not a measuring device?

a. orsat analyzer
b. thermometer
c. micrometer caliper
d. divider
Ans: D
85. A plain carbon steel with approximately 0.9 to 1.3%

carbon which has been hardened and tempered.
b. cast nonferrous
c. high-speed steel
d. diamond
Ans: A
86. Carbon tool steel can be given a good edge but a

restricted to use below:
a. 400 to 600 F
b. 300 to 400 F
c. 700 to 800 F
d. 800 to 1000 F
Ans: A
87. Which of the following contains tungsten or chromium and

retains its hardness up to approximately 1100 F, a property known
as red hardness:
a. ceramic tools
b. diamonds
c. high speed steel
d. carbon tool steel
Ans: C
88. Cast nonferrous tools are brittle but can be used up to

approximately:
a. 1700 F
b. 2200 F
c. 2000 F
d. 600 F
Ans: A
89. They are produced through powder metallugy from

nonferrous metals.
a. diamonds
b. cast nonferrous
c. ceramic tools
d. sintered carbides
Ans: D
90. Sintered carbide operate at cutting speeds how many

times as fast as HSS tools
a. 2 to 5
b. thrice
c. 5 to 7
d. twice
Ans: A
91. Which of the following is manufactured from aluminum oxide

have the same expected life as carbide tools but can operate at
speeds from two to three times higher?
a. ceramic tools
b. high speed steel
c. diamonds
d. carbon tool steel
Ans: A
92. Soluble in the presence of high temperature iron used in

specific cases, usually in finishing operations.
a. ceramic tools
b. diamonds
c. high speed steel
d. aluminum
Ans: B
93. Percent of the heat developed in cutting is due to friction

between the tool and workpiece is:
a. approximately 50%
b. approximately 10%
c. approximately 25%
d. approximately 75%
Ans: C
94. Which of the following is used to reduce friction, remove

heat, remove chips and protect against corrosion
a. water vapor
b. carbon
c. air
d. cutting fluid
Ans: D
95. Which of the following is a good heat remover, but

promotes rust?
a. air
b. kerosene
c. carbon dioxide
d. water
Ans: D
96. Addition of ____ to water produces an efficient inexpensive

cutting fluid that does not promote rusting:
a. sal soda
b. kerosene lubricants
c. straight cutting oils
d. air
Ans: A
97. It reduce friction and do not cause rust but are less
efficient of heat removal than water:
a. sal soda
b. kerosene lubricants
c. straight cutting oils
d. air
Ans: C
98. Taylors equation relates cutting speed V and tool life T for
particular combination of tool and workpiece, VT ^ = constant.
This equation is also known as:
a. flank wear
b. nose failure
c. crater wear
d. tool life
Ans: D
99. After any cutting or standard grinding operation, the

surface of a workplace will consist of:
a. smear metal
b. ultrafinishing
c. superfinishing
d. centerless grinding
Ans: A
100. A method that does not require clamping, chucking, or

holding round workpieces.
a. centerless grinding
b. laser machining
c. chemical milling
d. ultrafinishing
Ans: A
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1. Which of the following uses high-energy electrical

discharges to shape electrically conducting workpiece?
a. electrochemical machining
b. electrochemical grinding
c. electrical discharge machining
d. ultrasonic grinding
Ans: C
2. For common brass tools, wear ratios for the tool and
workpiece vary between:
a. 4:1
b. 20:1
c. 10:1
d. 8:1
Ans: B
3. For expensive tool materials, wear ratios for the tool and
workpiece vary between:
a. 4:1
b. 20:1
c. 10:1
d. 8:1
Ans: A
4. It removes heat by electrolysis in a high current deplating

operation.
b. electronic erosion
c. electrospark machining
d. electrical discharge machining
Ans: A
5. What is the other name of electrolytic grinding?

a. laser grinding
b. electochemical grinding
c. ultranic grinding
d. chemical milling
Ans: B
6. It is typically used in the manufacture of printed circuit boards,

is the selective removal of material not protected by a mask.
a. chemical milling
b. laser machining
c. ultrasonic machining
d. electronic erosion
Ans: A
7. It can be used to shape hard brittle materials such as glass,

ceramics crystals and gem stones, as well as tool steels and other
metals.
a. chemical milling
b. laser machining
c. ultrasonic machining
Ans: C
8. It is used to cut or burn very small holes in the workpiece

with high dimensional accuracy.
b. laser machining
c. chemical milling
Ans: B
9. A general term used to denote the blanking, bending and

forming and shearing of thin-gage metals.
a. presswork
b. transfer die
c. strip die
d. brake
Ans: A
10. Used with dies and punches to form workpieces.

a. station
b. transfer die
c. strip die
d. presses
Ans: D
11. With ___ the workpiece advances through a sequence of

operations:
a. presswork
b. brakes
c. tonnage
d. progressive dies
Ans: D
12. Cut pieces from flat plates, strips and coil stock.
a. shearing
b. bend allowance
c. forming dies
d. spring back
Ans: A
13. It produces usable pieces, leaving the source piece behind

as scrap.
a. punching
b. drawing
c. blanking
d. coining
Ans: C
14. The operation of removing scrap blanks from workpiece,

leaving the source piece as the final product.
a. punching
b. drawing
c. clanking
d. coining
Ans: A
15. A cold forming process that converts a flat blank into

hollow vessel.
a. embossing
b. drawing
c. clanking
d. coining
Ans: A
16. It is used in the production of coins, is a severe operation

requiring high tonnage, due to the fact that the metal flow is
completely confined within the die cavity.
a. coining
b. embossing
c. swaging
d. blanking
Ans: B
17. Forms shallow raised letters or other designs in relief on

the surface of sheet metal blanks.
a. coining
b. embossing
c. swaging
d. blanking
Ans: B
18. Reduce the workpiece area by cold flowing the metal into
a die cavity by a high compressive force or impact.
a. coining
b. embossing
c. swaging
d. blanking
Ans: C
19. The repeated hammering of a workpiece to obtain the

desired shape.
a. spring back
b. blanking
c. punching
d. forging
Ans: D
20. Relies on closed impression dies to produce the desired

shape.
a. hammer forging
b. open die forging
c. smith forging
d. drip forging
Ans: D
21. What is the other name given to gravity drop hammers?

a. board hammers
b. press forging
c. powered hammers
d. impactor forging
Ans: A
22. The forging blows are repeated at the rate of several

times a minute for:
a. gravity drop hammers or board hammers
b. press forging
c. powered hammers
d. impactor forging
Ans: A
23. The forging blows are repeated at the rate of more than
300 times a minute for:
b. press forging
c. powered hammers
d. impactor forging
Ans: C
24. The workpiece is held in position while the dies are

hammered horizontally into it from both sides.
b. press forging
c. powered hammers
d. impactor forging
Ans: D
25. Involves holding and applying pressure to round heated

blanks.
a. upset forming
b. flash
c. pickling
d. parting line
Ans: A
26. With ____, the part is shaped by a slow squeezing reaction,

rather than rapid impacts.
a. drop forging
b. impactor forging
c. press forging
d. upset forging
Ans: C
27. Following forging, the part will have a thin projection

excess metal known as____ at the parting line.
a. pickling
b. flash
c. trimmer dies
d. upset
Ans: B
28. The flash is trimmed off by __ in a subsequent operation:

a. pickling
b. upset
c. trimmer dies
d. forging
Ans: C
29. with ____, a mold is produced by packing sand around a

pattern:
a. sand molding
b. gravity molding
c. die casting
d. plastic molding
Ans: A
30. To facilitate the removal of the pattern, all surfaces parallel to

the direction of withdrawal are slightly tapered. This taper is called:
a. gate
b. riser
c. sprue
d. draft
Ans: D
31. in the gating system, the metal is poured into a sprue hole
and enters a vertical passage known as:
a. gates
b. downgate
c. draft
d. risers
Ans: B
32. Serve as accumulators to feel molten metal into the cavity

during initial shrinkage
a. gates
b. downgate
c. draft
d. risers
Ans: D
33. An entrance to the cavity maybe constricted to control the

rate of fill and such constrictions are known as:
a. gates
b. downgate
c. sprue
d. risers
Ans: A
34. Molten metal is poured into a metal or graphite mold

where pressure is not used to fill the old.
a. sand molding
b. plastic molding
c. gravity molding
d. non-gravity molding
Ans: C
35. Molten metal is poured into a metal or graphite mold

where pressure is not used to fill the mold.
a. sand molding
b. plastic molding
c. gravity molding
d. non-gravity molding
Ans: C
36. Suitable for creating parts of zinc, aluminum, copper,

magnesium and lead/ tin alloys:
a. die casting
b. investment casting
c. centrifugal casting
d. continuous cating
Ans: A
37. Molten metal is forced under pressure into a permanent

metallic mold known as:
a. die
b. mold
c. alloy
d. torpedo
Ans: A
38. The cast iron flywheels are commonly designed with a

factor safety of ___.
a. 14 to 15
b. 8 to 9
c. 10 to 13
d. 6 to 12
Ans: C
39. A pair of equal and opposite (not collinear) forces that

tend to cause a rotation of a body.
a. couple
b. equilibrium
c. centroids
d. vector
Ans: A
40. It is the ratio of the pitch diameter in inches to the number

of teeth.
a. pitch circle
b. module
c. English module
d. pitch diameter
Ans: C
41. When the motion is diminished/ decreasing instead of

increasing is called:
a. deceleration
b. retarded motion
c. uniform negative impulse
d. all of these
Ans: B
42. Which of the following is a unit or energy?

a. ft-lb
b. BTU/hr.
c. hp
d. watt
Ans: A
43. When high strength and durability are a requirements for

choosing gear materials it is preferable to use ___ material.
a. hardened bronze
b. phenolic laminated
c. steel
d. white iron
Ans: C
44. Which of the forces whose line of actions are parallel but
not necessarily equal in magnitude?
a. couple
b. resultant
c. non collinear
d. non concurrent
Ans: D
45. The product of the mass and the velocity of the center of
gravity of the body is called:
a. linear momentum
b. linear impulse
c. angular impulse
d. angular momentum
Ans: A
46. Two parallel shaft connected by pure rolling turn in the same
direction and having a speed ratio of 2.75. What is the distance of
the two shaft if the smaller cylinder is 22 cm. in diameter.
a. 16.60 cm
b. 25.25 cm
c. 30.25 cm
d. 19.25 cm
Ans: D
47. The distance between similar, equally-spaced tooth

surfaces in a given direction and along a given line:
a. pitch circle
b. pitch
c. pitch plane
d. pitch diameter
Ans: B
48. It is simply defined as a simple push and pull.

a. power
b. work
c. inertia
d. force
Ans: D
49. How do you call opposite directional forces equal in

magnitude and parallel.
a. non coplanar
b. couple
c. centroid
d. coplanar
Ans: B
50. which of the following terms is applied to quantities such

as time, volume and density?
a. couple
b. components
c. resultants
d. scalar
Ans: D
51. The use of hardened steel for the mating metal gear appears to
give the best results and longer operational life. The usual hardness
is in the range of:
a. over 600 BHN
b. below 350 BHN
c. 300 to 400 BHN
d. over 400 BHN
Ans: A
52. It is the product of the resultant of all forces acting on a

body and the time.
a. linear momentum
b. angular momentum
c. linear impulse
d. all of these
Ans: C
53. The separate forces which can be so combined are called:

a. concurrent forces
b. couple
c. non concurrent forces
d. component forces
Ans: D
54. Continuous stretching under load even if the stress is less

than the yield point.
a. plasticity
b. creep
c. elasticity
d. ductility
Ans: B
55. The most known lubricants being utilized in whatever category

of load and speed are oil, air, grease and dry lubricants like:
a. bronze
b. silicon
c. lead
d. graphite
Ans: D
56. A coupling that allows axial flexibility/movement in the

operation. Made of alternate bolting of steel, leather, fabric and/or
plastic material into the two flanges
a. flexible disk coupling
b. flexing Oldham coupling
c. flexible torodial spring coupling
d. elastic-material bonded coupling
Ans: A
57. It consists of two cranks, a stationary piece called the line

of centers and the connecting rod is:
a. five-bar linkage
b. three-crank braces
c. four-crank braces
d. four-bar linkage
Ans: D
58. Used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion:

a. rack gears
b. helical gears
c. hypoid gears
d. herringbone gears
Ans: A
59. The effective face width of a helical gear divided by gear

axial pitch:
a. approach ratio
b. arc of recess
c. arc of action
d. Face overlap
Ans: A
60. Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller chain is

equal to:
a. top land
b. addendum
c. bottom diameter
d. face overlap
Ans: C
61. Generally applied on speed reducer due to large speed

ratio:
a. bevel gears
b. worm gears
c. helical gears
d. hypoid gears
Ans: B
62. If shaft size is specified as-diameter 2.00 max. and 1.99

min. in diameter then the 0.010 could be defined as:
a. allowance
b. variance
c. fit
d. tolerance
Ans: D
63. A material plane was subjected to a load. When the load was
removed the strain disappeared. From the structural change which of
the following can be considered about this material?
a. it has high modules of elasticity
b. it is plastic
c. it does not follow Hookes law
d. it is elastic
Ans: D
64. For an evenly distributed and uniform wear on each

meshing gear tooth, the ideal design practice is to consider a:
a. wear resistance alloy addition to tooth gears
Ans: D
65. Helix angle in the range of ____ degree is recommended

for wide-face helical gears.
a. less than 15
b. 20 to 35
c. less than 20
d. 20 to 22
Ans: A
66. Difference between maximum materials limits of mating parts.

Or it is a minimum clearance or maximum interference between
parts:
a. tolerance
b. variance
c. fits
d. allowance
Ans: D
67. The changes in shape or geometry of the body due to

action of a force on it is called deformation or:
a. shear stresses
b. compressive stress
c. stresses
d. strains
Ans: D
68. The reciprocal pitch or the ratio of the pitch diameter to

the no. of teeth:
a. lead
b. involute
c. module
d. clearance
Ans: C
69. One of these materials is not a structural steel?

a. low carbon steel
b. stainless steel
c. tool and die steel
d. medium carbon steel
Ans: C
70. An elastic body whose primary function is to deflect under

load.
a. clutch
b. brake
c. stopper
d. spring
Ans: D
71. Flat leather belting not recommended for used in a speed

in excess of ___fpm.
a. 3600
b. 6000
c. 4800
d. all of these
Ans: B
72. The angle included between the sides of the thread

measured in an axial plane in a screw thread
a. angle of thread
b. Helix angle thread
c. angle between thread or 40
d. half angle thread or 20 degrees
Ans: A
73. When an air entraintment agent is put into a concrete mix.

a. the water/cement ratio must be reduced
b. the strength will decrease
c. minimal effect
d. the strength will suffer up to 50%
Ans: B
74. The ratio moment of inertia on a cross-section of a beam to this

section modulus is:
a. a measure of distance
b. equal to the radius of gyration and compression
c. multiplied by the bending moment of inertia to determine the
yield stress
d. equal to the area of the cross-section and tension
Ans: A
75. The ratio of moment of inertia of the cross section of a

beam to the section modulus is___?
a. equal to the radius of gyration
b. equal to the area of the cross section
c. multiplied by the bending moment to determine the stress
d. a measure of distance
Ans: D
76. Poissons ratio is the ratio of

a. elastic limit to yield strength
b. lateral deformation to the longitudinal deformation
c. shear strain to unit strain
d. elastic limit to shear strength
Ans: B
77. Alloy that improves strength of steel at high temperature

application:
a. aluminum
b. silicon
c. manganese
d. chromium
Ans: D
78. The differential of the shear equation is the:

a. deflection of the beam
b. tensile strength
c. comprehensive strength of the beam
d. load on the beam
Ans: D
79. Length of contact between two mating parts in a screw

and nut threads measured axially is termed___.
a. length of engagement
b. arc of contacts
c. axis of contact
d. depth of engagement
Ans: A
80. The sum of their addendums and dedendums is:

a. whole depth
b. width of space
c. full depth
d. working depth
Ans: A
81. It is recommended not to have a direct drive between driven

and drive sprockets if the ratio of their teeth exceeds ____. Use 2 or
more step combination.
a. 10 times
b. 5 times
c. 8 times
d. 6 times
Ans: C
82. Stresses that are independent of loads is called_____

a. working stress
b. simple stress
c. residual stresses
d. combined stress
Ans: C
83. Ability to resist deformation under stress.

a. plasticity
b. stiffness
c. residual stresses
d. combined stress
Ans: C
84. The property of material wherein the content is

continuously distributed through its entire mass.
a. plasticity
b. homogeneity
c. malleability
d. all of these
Ans: B
85. Material having a high electrical resistance and should

not be used as conductor of electrical current.
a. nickel
b. silicon base alloys
c. aluminum oxide
d. iron oxide
Ans: A
86. The best materials for brake drums is:

a. aluminum
b. steel material
c. cast iron
d. wrought iron
Ans: C
87. The property that characterizes a materials ability to be

drawn into a wire.
a. tensile strength
b. endurance limit
c. ductility
d. thermal conductivity
Ans: C
88. The alloy materials used in the production of metal

working tools:
a. titanium, phosphorous
b. vanadium, chromium, molybdenum
c. tungsten, silicon, Hadfield
d. high carbon steel
Ans: D
89. which of the phases of steel elements has a face-centered

cubic structure?
a. pyrite
b. cementite
c. austenite
d. all of these
Ans: C
90. The rigidity of polymer can be increased by:

a. fumace melting
b. crystallization
c. normalizing
d. shot opening
Ans: B
91. The difference between cast steel and cast iron:

a. all of these
b. cast steel has usually less than 1%
c. while cast iron has 2% or 3.6% carbon range
d. cast iron has lower strength more brittle and has lower
ductility than cast steel
Ans: D
92. It is a general practice to use the following alllowable stresses

4000psi for maintransmitting shaft and 8500 psi for small short
shafts and counter shaft, for lineshaft carrying pulley it is___psi.
a. 7800
b. 6000
c. 7000
d. 6500
Ans: B
93. The properties of metal to withstand loads without

breaking down is:
a. elasticity
b. plasticity
c. strength
d. strain
Ans: C
94. Almost always the soldering materials are a combination

of the following alloys:
a. all of these
b. tin and antimony
c. lead and tin
d. lead and antimony
Ans: C
95. The most popular of all soldering materials in use has

composition of:
a. 45/55% tin and lead
b. all of these
c. 50/50% tin and lead
d. 60/40% tin and lead
Ans: C
96. The relative strength of a butt welding could be safety

assumed as __% efficiency.
a. 95
b. 90
c. 98
d. 92
Ans: B
97. It is a work-supporting device which is bolted to the saddle of the

lathe machine. It travels with the cutting tool it is a prevention of the
springing away of the work piece from cutting tools
a. rubber-flex collets
b. follower rest
c. tool post
d. carriage stop
Ans: B
98. Which of the following raw materials are used in foundry

molding operation?
a. silica sand, bentonite, flour/paste water
b. silica and past, graphite electrode
c. silica sand and paste
d. silica sand, linseed oil, flour
Ans: A
99. Which of the following is not a part of micrometer caliper?

a. thimble
b. spindle
c. head screw
d. anvil
Ans: C
100. To avoid brittleness of weld or the residual stress in the

welding it is normally stress relieved of:
a. normalizing
b. flame hardening
c. tempering
d. annealing
Ans: C

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ME REVIEW

1. Heating above the transformation range,

2. Heating above the transformation

3. Reheating to a temperature below the

4. Heating to a subcritical temperature,

5. Heating to some 100 F above the

6. A machine tool used for producing holes

7. A machine tool used to form metal parts

8. A machine tool used to sharpen or shape

10. A machine tool used to cut metal parts

10. A machine tools used to enlarge a hole

11. A machine tool used to machine flat or

12. A machine tool used for production of

13. A machine tool used to finish internal or

14. An alloy of copper and tin.

15. An alloy of copper and zinc.

16. The process of forming metal parts by

17. The process of forming a metal parts by

18. A manganese steel containing

19. A machine tool in which metal is

20. A metal turning machine tool in which the

21. A machine tool used in the production of

22. It consists of shaping a piece by bringing

23. A tool used in measuring diameters.

24. Used to true and align machine tools,

25. The ability of metal to be deformed

26. The shop term used to include the

27. An operation of sizing and finishing a

28. The operation of making a cone-shaped

29. The operation of enlarging a hole by

30. A imaginary circle passing through the

31. A type of bolt intended for use in bolting

32. The number of teeth per inch of pitch

33. The distance from the center of one

34. The portion of a gear tooth that projects

35. The portion of the gear tooth space that

36. When meshed with a gear, it is used to

37. A kind of gears used for heavy duty

38. A kind of gears used to transmit motion

39. The uniform heating of steel above the

42. The total permissible variation in the size

41. A method used in softening a piece of

42. The total permissible variation in the size

43.The operation of machining the end of a

44. The clearance between the tooth profiles

45. A mechanism which usually do the

46. A material that can wear away a

47. A cylindrical bar of steel with threads

48. A set of gages consisting of thin strips of

49. A machine tool which is very similar to a

50. A machine tool used principally to

51. A kind of bolts which has no head an

52. A kind of chuck which has reversible

53. A tool which when pressed into a

54. A kind of chuck which should not be

55. The process of checking or producing

56. It fits into the main spindle of a lathe and is so

57. A gripping device with two or more

58. Steel balls for ball bearings are