Test 7 Threaded Members 7.

ME Board April 1998

Some experiments made at Cornell University showed
1. ME Board April 1998 that experience mechanic could bread a _____ bolt due
Top surface joining two sides of thread in screw is to nut tightening
known as
A. 3/8 inch
A. Pitch B. 5/8 inch
B. Top flank C. ½ inch
C. Top land D. 7/16 inch
D. Crest
8. ME Board April 1997
2. ME Board April 1998 The angle included between the sides of the thread
Screw thread projecting from a cylindrical surface is a measured in an axial plane in a screw thread

A. Thread series A. Angle of thread

B. Thread shear B. Angle between thread or 40 deg
C. Straight thread C. Helix angle thread
D. Taper thread D. Half angle thread

3. ME Board April 1998 9. ME Board October 1996

The conical surface at the starting end of the thread is Length of contact between two mating parts in a
called screw and nut threads measured axially is called

A. Pitch cone A. Arc of contact

B. Chamfer B. Depth of engagement
C. Crest C. Length of engagement
D. Flute D. Axis of contact

4. ME Board April 1998 10. ME Board October 1996

The surface connecting the crest and roots of the Major and minor diameters are commonly used in
screw thread
A. Screw thread
A. Lead angle B. Bolt
B. Length of engagement C. Gear
C. Top land D. All of these
D. Flank
11. ME Board October 1996
5. ME Board April 1998 Nominal diameter of bolts is the
The theoretical profile of the thread for a length of one
pitch in the axial plane on which design forms of both A. Major diameter
the external threads are based B. Minor diameter
C. Stress area
A. Basic form of thread D. Mean diameter
B. Effective thread
C. Basic profile of thread 12. ME Board October 1996
D. Design form of external thread A ________ is a kind of thread in which the width
of the thread and space between threads are
6. ME Board April 1998 approximately equal
The top and bottom-land for gears is similar formed as
to crest and _____ for screw head A. Square thread
B. Acme thread
A. Flank C. Buttress thread
B. Root D. Whit worth thread
C. Flank tooth
D. Top land 13. ME Board April 1995
A kind of thread that is generally used
 A. UNEC A kind of bolt, which has no head but instead has
B. UNC threads on bolt ends
C. UNF
D. UNEF A. Stud bolt
B. Acme threaded bolt
14. ME Board April 1995 C. Square bolt
A type of bolt commonly used in the construction D. Hex bolt
that is threaded in both ends
20. Refers to the diameter of the imaginary cylinder that
A. Stud bolt bounds the crest of an external thread
B. Acme threaded bolt
C. Square threaded bolt A. Mean diameter
D. Hex bolt B. Stress diameter
C. Minor diameter
15. ME Board June 1990, ME Board April 1989 D. Major diameter
A hand tool used to measure tension in bolts
21. The distance in inches a screw head advances axially
A. Shaver in one turn
B. Tachometer
C. Tensor A. Lead
D. Torque wrench B. Circular pitch
C. Pitch
16. ME Board October 1988 D. Mean pitch
One of the following is not a tap used for cutting
threads in holes 22. Which of the following threads recommended for
general use?
A. Tapping tap
B. Plug tap A. UNC
C. Taper tap B. UNEF
D. Bottoming tap C. UNF
D. NC
17. ME Board April 1987
Type of bolt intended for use in bolting wooden parts 23. It is frequently used in automotive and aircraft work
together or wood to metal. It has a short portion of shank
just underneath a round head, which is designed to keep A. UNC
the bolt from turning in the wood when the nut is B. UNEF
tightened C. UNF
D. NC
A. U-bolt
B. Carriage bolt 24. Which of the following type of threads are useful in
C. Eye bolt aeronautical equipments?
D. Stud bolt
A. UNC
18. ME Board April 1987 B. UNEF
A cylindrical bar or steel with threads formed C. UNF
around it and grooves or flutes running lengthwise in it, D. NC
intersecting with the threads to form cutting edges. It is
used to cut internal threads 25. It is used n bolts for high-pressure pipe flanges,
cylinder head studs etc.
A. Groove
B. Lap A. UNC
C. Tap B. UNEF
D. Flute C. UNF
D. 8UN
19. ME Board April 1987
26. Refers to a screw fastening with a nut on it. 33. A large wood screw is used to fasten machinery and
equipment to a wooden base
A. Bolt
B. Fastener A. Lag screw
C. Rivet B. Log screw
D. None of these C. Wood screw
D. None of these
27. Which one that has no nut and turns into a threaded
hole? 34. The length of contact in a tape hole should be a
minimum of about _______
A. Rivet
B. Screw A. D
C. Stud bolt B. 1.5D
D. U-bolt C. 1.2D
D. 2D
28. Refers to an old name for an unfinished through bolt,
comes with a square 35. When the location of bolt is such that it would
normally shear, it is better practice to use a
A. Coupling bolt
B. Machine bolt A. Dummy bolts
C. Stud bolt B. Mid-pins
D. Automobile bolt C. Crank pins
D. Dowel pins
29. Which type of bolt that finished all over; usually
having coarse threads? 36. A locking device used to maintain pressure between
the threads of the bolt and nut
A. Coupling bolt
B. Machine bolt A. Gasket
C. Stud bolt B. Lock nuts
D. Automobile bolt C. Lock washer
D. Lock nut
30. a type of bolt distinguished by a short portion of the
shank underneath the head being square or finned or 37. The crest diameter of a screw thread is the same as
ribbed
A. Major diameter
A. Carriage bolt B. Pitch diameter
B. Coupling bolt C. Minor diameter
C. Machine bolt D. None of the above
D. Stud bolt
38. Turn buckle has
31. It is a type of bolt thread on both ends that can be
used where a through bolt is impossible A. Left hand threads on both ends
B. Left hand threads on one end and right hand
A. Carriage bolt threads on the other end
B. Coupling bolt C. Right hand threads on both ends
C. Machine bolt D. No threads
D. Stud bolt
39. The diameter of the washer is generally
32. A cheap variety of bolt was made in small sizes
A. Equal to the diameter of the bolt
A. Stud bolt B. Slightly more than the diameter of the bolt
B. Carriage bolt C. Slightly less than the diameter of the bolt
C. Stove bolt D. Of any size that suits the application
D. Mini bolt
40. The stress concentration is maximum at
_________in a standard coarse thread
 A. All over the surface A. Acme
B. Flank B. Vee
C. Root C. Knuckle
D. Top surface D. British Association

41. Elastic nut is a locking device that has 47. The spindle of bench vises are usually provided with

A. One small nut is tightened over main nut and A. Buttress threads
main nut tightened against smaller one B. Square threads
loosening, creating friction jamming C. Acme threads
B. A slot is cut partly in middle of nut partly in D. V-threads
middle of tightening screw
C. Hard fiber or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut 48. Any device used to connect or join more components
and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on
the on the bolt causing a tight grip A. Bolt
D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is B. Screw
passed through this and a hole in the bolt and C. Fastener
cotter pin splitted and bent in reverse direction at D. None of the above
other end
49. When the threads are of opposite hand, the driven
42. Foundation bolts of specified size should be used and screw moves rapidly is known as
surrounded by a pipe sleeve with an inside diameter of at
least ______ times the diameter of the anchor bolt A. Bearing screw
B. Compound screw
A. 1 C. Differential screw
B. 2 D. Set screw
C. 3
D. 4 50. The threaded length is about ________ times the
diameter
43. Foundation bolts should be at least ______ times the
diameter of the anchor bolt A. 1.26
B. 1.5
A. 12 C. 1.8
B. 14 D. 12.0
C. 16
D. 18

44. No foundation bolts shall be less than ______ times

the bolt diameter

A. 10
B. 12
C. 14
D. 16

45. Anchor bolts should be embedded in concrete at least

____ times the bolt diameter

A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40

46. The screw thread commonly used for transmission of

motion is one of the following types of _____ threads
Answers to Test 7- Threaded members

1. D Crest
2. D taper thread
3. B Chamfer
4. D Flank
5. C Basic profile of thread
6. B root
7. B 5/8 inch
8. A Angle of thread
9. B Depth of engagement
10. A screw thread
11. A major diameter
12. A square thread
13. B UNC
14. A Stud bolt
15. D Torque wrench
16. A Tapping tap
17. B carriage bolt
18. C Tap
19. A Stud bolt
20. D Major diameter
21. C Pitch
22. A UNC
23. C UNF
24. B UNEF
25. D 8UN
26. A Bolt
27. B Screw
28. B Machine bolt
29. A Coupling bolt
30. D Stud bolt
31. A Carriage bolt
32. C Stove bolt
33. A Lag screw
34. B 1.5D
35. D dowel pins
36. C Lock washer
37. A major diameter
38. B left hand threads on one end and right hand
threads on the other end
39. A equal to diameter of bolt
40. C root
41. C hard fiber or nylon cotter is recessed in the
nut and becomes threaded as a nut is screwed on
the bolt causing a tight grip
42. C 3
43. D 18
44. B 12
45. C 30
46. A acme
47. C acme threads
48. C Fastener
49. B Compound screw
50. B 1.5