Why I-section is used for rail tracks?

a. Easy to manufacture
b. Easy to handle
c. Offers maximum bending resistance
d. More corrosion resistance

Which is lighter 1 kg of cotton or 1 kg of steel

(a) 1 kg of cotton
(b) 1 kg of steel
(c) both are equal
(d) cant say

What is the unit for stress?

(a) N/m2
(b) N- m2
(c) N/ m3
(d) N-m

Which amongst the following substances, is most

elastic?

(a) Brass
(b) Glass
(c) Rubber
(d) Steel

What is the main shaft of an engine that controls the

movement of piston ?

(a) axle
(b) drive shaft
(c) crankshaft
(d) camshaft

The purpose of jigs and fixtures are to

a. Increased production rate

b. Increased machining accuracy
c. Facilitate interchangeable
manufacturing
d. Enable employ less skilled
operators
e. All of the above

Cast iron is characterized by minimum of

following % of carbon

a. 0.2%
b. 0.8%
c. 1.3%
d. 2%
e. None of the above

Ductility of material can be defined as

a. Ability to undergo large

permanent deformation in
compression
b. Ability to recover its original form
c. Ability to undergo large permanent
deformation in tension
d. All of the above
e. None of the above

If a material expands freely due

to heating, it will develop

a. Thermal stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Bending
d. Compressive stress
e. No stress

The impact strength of an material is an index

of its

a. Toughness
b. Tensile strength
c. Capability of being cold worked
d. Hardness
e. Fatigue strength

Time dependent permanent

deformation is called ________________.

(a) Plastic deformation (b) Elastic

deformation
(c) Creep (d) Anelastic deformation

Figure-out the odd point in the following

(a) Proportinal limit (b) Elastic limit

(c) Yeild point (d) Fracture point

If a material is subjected to two incremental true

strains namely 1 and 2, then the total true strain is

(a) 1 * 2 (b) 1 - 2 (c) 1 + 2 (d) 1 /

2

Engineering stress-strain curve and

True stress-strain curve are equal up to

(a) Proportional limit (b) Elastic limit

(c) Yeild point (d) Tensile strength
point

Value of Poissons ratio for ionic

solids in the range of

(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.3 (d) 0.4

Hydrostatic stress results in the

following

(a) Linear strain (b) Shear strain (c)

Both linear and shear strains (d)
None

High elastic modulus in materials

arises from

(a) High strength of bonds (b)

Weak bonds (c) combination of bonds
(d) None

Shape of true stress-strain curve for

a material depends on

(a) Strain (b) Strain rate (c)

Temperature (d) All

Toughness of a material is equal to area under

____________ part of the stress-strain curve.

(a) Elastic (b) Plastic (c) Both (d)

None

Spring index is
a. Ratio of coil diameter to wire
diameter
b. Load required to produce unit
deflection
c. Its capability of storing energy
d. Indication of quality of spring
e. Nothing

Nodular iron has

a. High machinability
b. Low melting point
c. High tensile strength
d. Good fluidity
e. All of the above

Which ONE of the following engineering

materials is a synthetic composite?

Brass
Stainless steel
High-carbon steel
Automobile tire

Tensile stress is stress that acts ...

parallel to a surface.
perpendicular to a surface.
against the shortening of an object.
against the lengthening of an object.

Which ONE of the following is the purpose of

lubrication?

To reduce friction
To reduce wear
To prevent corrosion
All the above-mentioned

A wedge is an example of
a(n):
(A) pulley
(B) incline plane
(C) lever
(D) gear

The bed of a machine tool is

normally made of

C.I.
Medium Carbon steel
Alloy steel
Mild steel

If a force of 200 pounds is exerted over an area

of 10 square inches, what is the psi?

(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 200

For transmitting power between two shafts which are

at right angles but non-intersecting, the gearing used
is

worm and worm wheel

spur gearing
helical gearing
bevel gearing