PANG MALAKASANG

ELEMENTS REFRESHER
FEB 2025
Sa: MACHINE DESIGN
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The hardness of steel increases if it contains:

a. Martensite
b. Pearlite
c. Austenite
d. All of the above

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How do you call a steel with 0.8% carbon and
100% pearlite?

a. Austenite
b. Solidus
c. Hyper-eutectoid
d. Eutectoid

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What is the range of the tensile strength of
common varieties of cast iron?

a. 40-60 Mpa
b. 150-180 Mpa
c. 840-5000 Mpa
d. 1500-1650 Mpa

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Fatigue failure occurs when a part is
subjected to:

a. Compressive stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Torsional stress
d. Fluctuating stress

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Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma
iron at what temperature?

a. 440°C
b. 910°C
c. 970°C
d. 1639°C

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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

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The compression members tend to buckle in
the direction of:

a. Axis of load
b. Minimum cross-section
c. Least radius of gyration
d. Perpendicular to the axis of load

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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

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Which of the following pairs is formed if shaft
is revolving in a bending?

a. Lower pair
b. Turning pair
c. Sliding pair
d. Cylindrical pair

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How many links are there in a pantograph?

a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
d. 6

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A pantograph is a mechanism having:

a. Lower pairs
b. Rolling pairs
c. Spherical pairs
d. Higher pairs

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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.
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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

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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

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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

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How are gears for watches generally
manufacture?

a. Die casting
b. Machining on hobber
c. Power metallurgy process
d. Stamping

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Rope brake dynamometer uses what?

a. Oil as lubricant
b. No lubricant
c. Grease as lubricant
d. Water as lubricant

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Which of the following could be the effect of
cold working?

a. Increase the fatigue strength

b. decrease the fatigue strength
c. Has no influence on fatigue strength
d. None of these

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In testing a material for endurance strength, it
is subjected to:

a. Completely reversed load

b. Static load
c. Impact load
d. Dynamic load

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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

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Up to what percent thickness of plate, edge
preparation for welding is not needed?

a. 2 mm
b. 4 mm
c. 8 mm
d. 12 mm

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Arc below 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

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What is the function clutch in the machine
tool?

a. Alignment of drive
b. Lowering of drive
c. To insure that shafts line up at high speed
d. To contact shaft so that the driven shaft
will rotate with the driving shaft and to
disconnect them at all.

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The height of tooth above the pitch circle or
the radial distance between pitch circle and
top land of the tooth.
a. Addendum
b. Dedendum
c. Top rooth
d. Top land

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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

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Which of the following stresses that is
independent of loads?

a. Shear stress
b. Residual stress
c. Design stress
d. Yield stress

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Which of the following is not used to
resemble the shape of tool bit?

a. Thread cutting
b. Center cutting
c. Square nose
d. Round nose

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What is the recommend best cutting angle of
the drill for work on steel or cast iron?

a. 39 degrees
b. 49 degrees
c. 59 degrees
d. 29 degrees

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Copper and most of its alloys can hardened
by which of the following?

a. Cold working
b. Soaking
c. Patenting
d. Case hardening

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Type if 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

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Which of the following is not an angle
measuring device?

a. Bevel protector
b. Sine bar
c. Combination square
d. Angle iron

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The mould for casting ferrous materials in
continuous casting process is made of what
materials?
a. Copper
b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Low carbon steel

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Clutch slippage while clutch is engaged is
especially noticeable:

a. During idling
b. A low speed
c. During acceleration
d. During braking

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 In general, to engage securely and prevent
dragging, 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

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Piston compression rings are made of what
material?

a. Steel
b. Bronze
c. Aluminum
d. Cast iron

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What is the usual value of helix angle of a
drill?

a. 120 degrees
b. 110 degrees
c. 60 degrees
d. 30 degrees

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What is meant by drossing?

a. A method of cleaning the casting

b. An inspection method for castings
c. A method of deoxidation of molten metal
d. The formation of oxides on the molten
metal surface

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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

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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

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A cold chisel is made of what?

a. Mild steel
b. German silver
c. High carbon steel
d. Cast iron

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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

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Which of the following cams where the
follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane
parallel to the axis of rotation?
a. Cam curves
b. Radial cam
c. Cylindrical cam
d. Tangential cam

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Which of the following cams where the
follower reciprocates or oscillates in a plane
perpendicular its axis of rotation?
a. Tangential cam
b. Cam curves
c. Radial cam
d. Cylindrical cam

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During tensile test, which if 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

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In case of a knuckle joint, the pin is most
likely to fail in:

a. Shear
b. Tension
c. Compression
d. Double shear

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A single ply leather belt running at a belt
velocity of 300 ft/min likely to transmit per
inch of width:
a. 2.3 Hp
b. 3.0 Hp
c. 4.0 Hp
d. 5.0 Hp

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At what temperature range where
ferromagnetic alpha iron exists?

a. Below 723°C
b. 700 - 910°C
c. 1000 – 1440°C
d. Above 1539°C

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How do you call a body having identical
properties all over?

a. Heterogeneous
b. Homogeneous
c. Elastic
d. Ductile

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How is the material described if it recovers its
original dimensions when the load is
removed?
a. Elastic
b. Plastic
c. Brittle
d. malleable

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What is the percentage of carbon in Eutectoid
steel?

a. 0.02 %
b. 0.30 %
c. 0.63 %
d. 0.80 %

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The presence of sulphur in pig iron makes:

a. The casting unsound

b. It brittle
c. It hard
d. It is easy machinable

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What is the effect of alloying zinc to copper?

a. Increases hardness
b. Impart free-machining properties
c. Improve hardness and strength
d. Increase strength and ductility (if added
up to 10-30%)

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The imperfection in the crystal structure of
metal is:

a. Impurity
b. Fracture slip
c. Slip
d. dislocation

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When is the pressure release in resistance
welding?

a. After the weld cools

b. During heating period
c. After completion of current
d. Just at the time of passing the current

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If t is the thickness of sheet to be spot
welded, then electrode tip diameter is equal
to _______.
a. t2
b. 2 sq. rt. of t
c. Sq. rt. of t
d. 1.5 sq. rt. of t

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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

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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

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Speedometer drive is generally taken form:

a. Gear box
b. Fan belt
c. Fly wheel
d. Frontwheel

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What is the usual percentage of cut on the
return stroke of hack saw blade?

a. 0
b. 5
c. 7
d. 9

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following statement(s) is correct
for an oilless bearing:

a. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil

under pressure
b. The 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
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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 = 1.5d2
b. P = 25d2
c. P = 50d2
d. P = 500d2

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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

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Speedometer drive is generally taken form:

a. Gear box
b. Fan belt
c. Fly wheel
d. Frontwheel

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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

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Which of the following statements(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
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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

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Which of the following is maximum in 18-4-1
high speed steel?

a. Tungsten
b. Chromium
c. Argon
d. Iron

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Super conductors:

a. Exit at temperature below 10K

b. Are the dense metals without voids
c. Are non-metallic substances
d. Are the purest forms of metals

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When large number of components are turned
and parted off form a bar, the chuck generally
used is:

a. Two jaw chuck

b. Four jaw chuck
c. Collet chuck
d. Magnetic chuck

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Cutting speed for some materials are as under
which one of the following could be cutting
speed for brass?

a. 30 m/min
b. 40 m/min
c. 80 m/min
d. 50 m/min

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If V id the volume of metal in casting and A is its
surface area, then the time of solidification will
be proportional to:

a. V2 , 1/A
b. 1/V2 , A2
c. V , 1/A2
d. V2 , 1/A2

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The draft allowance on metallic pattern as
compared wooden ones is:

a. More
b. Same
c. Less
d. More or less depending on size

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Arc metal patterns are used for:

a. Precision castings
b. Small castings
c. Large castings
d. Large scale production of castings

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What tool is used in foundry for repeating the
mould?

a. Swab
b. Gagger
c. Bellows
d. Rammer

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What tool is used in foundry for something and
cleaning out depression in the mould?

a. Swab
b. Gagger
c. Bellows
d. Rammer

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Which of the following does not have to be
lubricated when drilling?

a. Brass
b. Steel
c. Monel
d. Mild steel

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The tool used precision work to smooth or
enlarge holes is called a:

a. Round out
b. Drift pin
c. Reamer
d. Protractor

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When measuring a drill for size, measure across
the

a. Margins
b. Flutes
c. Shank
d. Point

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How do you call the tool used for cleaning files?

a. File cleaner
b. File card
c. File oilstone
d. Scraper

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The melting point of babbitt is approximately:

a. 1000°F
b. 650°F
c. 750°F
d. 500°F

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How is tubing measured?

a. Inside diameter
b. Outside diameter
c. Thickness of wall
d. Wire gage

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Which of the following metals will respond to
heat treatment?

a. Cast iron
b. Wrought Iron
c. Medium Carbon Steel
d. Low Carbon Steel

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The ability of metal to withstand tools without
breaking down is:

a. Stress
b. Strength
c. Strain
d. Elasticity

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Which of the following metals is non-magnetic?

a. Cast iron
b. Alloy Steel
c. Cast Steel
d. Manganese Steel

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A machining operation whereby the tool
reciprocates and the feed is stationary.

a. Planing
b. Shaping
c. Turning
d. Reaming

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Which of the following is not use for cutting
threads in holes?

a. Tapping tap
b. Plug tap
c. Taper tap
d. Bottoming tap

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Herring bone gears are gears which:

a. Do not operate on parallel shafts

b. Have a line contract between the teeth
c. Consists of two left handed helical gears
d. Tend to produce thrust on the shafts

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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 stress may be relieved when weld
is peened
d. Internal stresses are relieved by x-ray
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Stainless steel is obtained principally by the use
of which of the alloying elements?

a. Chromium
b. Nickel
c. Carbon
d. Tungsten

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Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron coated
with:

a. Tin
b. Zinc
c. Magnesium
d. Aluminum

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Which if the following is not a common term
relating to the classification of fits?

a. Tunking
b. Snug
c. Medium force fit
d. Bound

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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

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In general, the design stress and factor of safety
are related as follows:

a. Design stress = ultimate stress time factor

of safety.
b. Design stress = ultimate stress divided by
factor of safety.
c. Factor of safety = design stress divided by
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In usual spur gearing, the:

a. Pitch circle and abase circle are the same.

b. Working depth includes clearance
c. Tooth outline are always cycloidal curves
d. Tooth outline are usually involute curves

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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

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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

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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

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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 25 IWRC

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What is the maximum shaft angle for a single
Hooke’s coupling?

a. 10 deg
b. 17 deg
c. 15 deg
d. 20 deg

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following cannot be a possion’s
ratio of a material?

a. 0.35
b. 0.40
c. 0.75
d. 0

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A conclusion repeatedly verified by
experiment is that the smoother surface:

a. Has the greater load capacity of the

bearing
b. Has the lesser capacity of the bearing
c. Has constant load
d. None of these

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Which of the following considers the 200
series of bearing?

a. heavy
b. medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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Which of the following considers the 300
series of bearing?

a. heavy
b. medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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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

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Which of the following is not a type of a ball
bearing?

a. Shallow groove ball bearing

b. Filling slot ball bearing
c. Self aligning ball bearing
d. Deep groove ball bearing

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Which of the following is the approximate
density of the leather belt?

a. 0.035 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.025 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3

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Which of the following is the approximate
density of fat rubber belt?

a. 0.055 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.045 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3

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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

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The breaking strength of oak-tanned beltings
varies from 3 to more than

a. 5 ksi
b. 6 ksi
c. 7 ksi
d. 9 ksi

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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

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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

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For leather belts, recommended speed is:

a. 6000 to 7000 fpm

b. 5000 to 6000 fpm
c. 7000 to 8000 fpm
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm

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For fabric belts recommended speed is

a. 4000 to 5000 fpm

b. 3000 to 4000 fpm
c. 2000 to 3000 fpm
d. 2000 and more fpm

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The recommended initial tension of the belt
is

a. 75 lb/in of width
b. 73 lb/in of width
c. 71 lb/in of width
d. 80 lb/in of width

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Two shafts at right angles to each other may
be connected by what arrangement?

a. Half turn
b. Quarter turn
c. ¾ turn
d. One turn

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A statement of how the total moment is
derived from a number of forces acting
simultaneously at a point
a. Goodman’s theorem
b. Soderberg’s theorem
c. Varignon’s theorem
d. Moore’s theorem

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A simple mechanical machine with the ability
to increase an applied force

a. Hinges
b. Roller
c. Lever
d. Spring

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Any device used to raise or lower an object

a. Hoist
b. Spring
c. Lever
d. Roller

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A measure of the material’s ability to yield
and absorb highly localized and rapidly
applied stresses
a. Hardness
b. Stiffness
c. Toughness
d. Resilience

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A material can fail after repeated stress
loadings even if the stress level never exceeds
the ultimate strength
a. Fatigue failure
b. Ductile failure
c. Brittle failure
d. Mechanical failure

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The load at which a column fails is known as

a. Dead load
b. Critical load
c. Moving load
d. Dynamic load

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The percentage difference in solid and
working deflections is known as

a. Clash allowance
b. Spring rate
c. Spring allowance
d. Spring index

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A shaft’s natural frequency of vibration is
referred to as the

a. Normal speed
b. High speed
c. Critical speed
d. Low speed

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A fine finishing operation, similar to polishing,
using a very fine polishing, using a very fine
polishing compound
a. Burnishing
b. Buffing
c. Calorizing
d. Electroplating

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A process in which metal is dipped in dilute
acid solutions to remove dirt, grease, and
oxides.
a. Pickling
b. Sheradizing
c. Polishing
d. Pakerizing

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Which of the following is used to change the
direction of an applied tensile force?

a. Gears
b. Flywheels
c. Pulleys
d. Ropes

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For most wire ropes and chains with 180o
contact, the loss factor at low speeds varies
between:
a. 1.03 to 1.06
b. 1.20 to 1.50
c. 1.07 to 1.10
d. 1.60 to 1.80

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What method to determine the reactions on
continuous beams?

a. Two-moment equations
b. Three-moment equations
c. Second moment equations
d. Third moment equations

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What is the best method for increasing a
spring’s fatigue life?

a. Sprickling
b. Stress relieving
c. Shot peening
d. Shot relieving

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The distance from a point on one gear to the
corresponding point measured along the base
circle
a. Diametral pitch
b. Normal pitch
c. Circular pitch
d. Chordal pitch

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Which of the following is a single measure
that combines the external dynamic load of
an application with a gear drive’s reliability
and operating life?
a. Ratio factor
b. Reliability factor
c. Service factor
d. Life factor

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Describes very rough grinding , such as that
performed in foundries to remove gates, fins,
and risers from castings.
a. Snagging
b. Lapping
c. Honing
d. Snugging

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A fine grinding operation used to obtain exact
fit and dimensional accuracy.

a. Honing
b. Lapping
c. Buffing
d. Burnishing

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The process of separating different sizes of
the same material

a. Screening
b. Sieving
c. Separation
d. Fractioning

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The process of separating a material into a
variety of specifically sized groups

a. Centrifuging
b. Sieving
c. Fractioning
d. Screening

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As interrupted quenching process resulting in
an austenite –to – banite transition

a. Austempering
b. Martempering
c. Austenizing
d. Martenitizing

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The material will become progressively
stronger, harder and more brittle until it
eventually fails.
a. Hot working
b. Tempering
c. Cold working
d. Normalizing

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A swinging support constructed as part of the
vessel and that supports the manway cover
when it is unbolted and moved aside.
a. Nozzles
b. Handholes
c. Davit
d. Orifice

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Which of the following is the measure of
torsional stress?

a. Accuracy
b. Stiffness
c. Rigidity
d. Quality

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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

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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

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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

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It is finely spaced irregularities of the surfaces

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness

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It is the surface finish of heavy cuts or coarse
feed.

a. 200 rms
b. 400 rms
c. 80 rms
d. 500 or greater rms

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Which of the following is the most dominant
cause (approximately 80%) of machine
failures?
a. Torsion
b. Negligence
c. Fatigue failures
d. Compression

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For wrought steel in its commonly met
commercial forms, it is often assumed that
the average endurance limit for an average Su
(50% survival), the Brinell hardness is limited
to:
a. 500
b. 400
c. 240
d. 450

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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

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Which of the following indicates the degree
of concentration?

a. Power factor
b. Service factor
c. Stress factor
d. Stress concentration factor

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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

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It is the process that cold 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

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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

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It is the diameter of the imaginary cylinder
that bounds the crest of an external thread
and the roots of an internal load
a. Mean diameter
b. Root diameter
c. Stress diameter
d. Major diameter

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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

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Which of the following bolts is recommended
for general use?

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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It is frequently used bolt in automotive and
aircraft industries

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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Which of the following is a particular bolt
used in aeronautical equipment?

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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What type bolt usually used for high-pressure
pipe flanges, cylinder head studs etc.

a. UNC
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. 8 UN

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It is the stress or load induced by the
tightening operation

a. Initial stress
b. Initial tension
c. Residual stress
d. None of these

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For non-metallic gaskets, it has been found
that they should have a certain minimum
amount of compression _____ as for a certain
gasket.

a. 62%
b. 86%
c. 68%
d. 76%

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It is a screw fastening with a nut on it.

a. Bolt
b. U – bolt
c. Rivet
d. Screw

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A fastening which has no nut and turns in to a
threaded hole.

a. Bolt
b. Fastener
c. Rivet
d. Screw

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An old name for an unfinished through bolt
comes with a square

a. Coupling bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Automobile bolt

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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

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It is a type of spring where thin 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

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It is the ratio of the length of the column and
the radius of gyration of the cross sectional
area about a centroidal axis
a. Contact ratio
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Centroidal ratio
d. Column ratio

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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. Ulitmate Stress / Proportional Limit
d. Yield Point / Proportional Limit

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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-fourth

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The theory of mechanics of material shows
that the results from the octahedral shear
stress theory and those from the maximum
distortion-energy theory are
a. The same
b. Less than
c. More than
d. Not related

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It is the distance measure axially from a point
of one thread to the corresponding point on
an adjacent thread.
a. Axial pitch
b. Z – pitch
c. Lead
d. Lead angle

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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

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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
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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

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A key that are square or flat and tapered with
head

a. Pin key
b. Gib head key
c. Saddle keys
d. None of these

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A key that may either straight or tapered, it is
usually a drive fit

a. Pin keys
b. Gib head keys
c. Saddle keys
d. None of these

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 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

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A key that allows the hub to move along the
shaft but prevents the rotation of the shaft

a. Woodruff key
b. Gibs key
c. Feather key
d. Square key

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For involute spline, the type of fits used

a. Closed fit
b. Sliding fit
c. Press fit
d. All of these

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 A coupling that transmit power via the
frictional forces induced by pilling the flange
toward each other over slotted tapered
sleeves
a. Flange coupling
b. Ribbed compression coupling
c. Rigid coupling
d. Flanged compression coupling

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A coupling used for absorbing some shock
and vibration that may appear on one shaft
and of preventing the occurrence of reversed
stresses caused by the shaft deflecting at the
coupling preventing at the coupling
a. Rigid coupling
b. Flange coupling
c. Flexible coupling
d. None of these

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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

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A bearing in which the radii of the journal and
the bearing are the same.

a. Fitted bearing
b. Full bearing
c. Partial bearing
d. Clearance bearing

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What is the approximate length to diameter
ratio of hydrodynamic bearings?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

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The operating tempearture of oil films in the
bearing must approximately

a. 140 F to 150 F
b. 140 F to 160 F
c. 120 F to 190 F
d. 120 F to 190 F

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At higher temperatures, oil oxidizes more
rapidly above

a. 120 F
b. 200 F
c. 140 F
d. 160 F

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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 > 2050 fpm

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If the ends are joined by wire lacing with
machine, the usual efficiency of joint is

a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 88%

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On high speed centrifugal blowers, it has
been observed that the arc of contact is
reduced from 180o at rest to ___ in motion
a. 100o
b. 90o
c. 95o
d. 110o

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The recommended net belt pull for rubber 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

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For minimum quietness, use sprockets with
____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

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#LABANLANG
If two intersecting shafts are to be belt
connected _____ guide pulleys are to be used

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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Wire ropes are made from cold-drawn with
____ more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

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#LABANLANG
Which of the following ropes is used for
haulage, rigging, guard rails

a. 6 x 35 IWRC
b. 6 x 15 IWRC
c. 7 x 8 IWRC
d. 7 x 7 IWRC

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Which of the following has been considered
as general purpose of rope

a. 6 x 19 IWRC
b. 7 x 25 IWRC
c. 7 x 25 IWRC
d. 6 x 9 IWRC

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What is the maximum shaft angle for a single
hooke’s coupling

a. 10
b. 17
c. 15
d. 20

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Which of the following cannot be a poissons
ratio of a material

a. 0.35
b. 0.40
c. 0.75
d. 0

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A conclusion repeatedly verified by
experiment is that the smoother surface

a. Has the greater load capacity of the

bearing
b. Has the lesser capacity of the bearing
c. Has constant load
d. None of these

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Which of the following considers the 200
series of bearing

a. Heavy
b. medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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Which of the following considers the 300
series of bearing

a. Heavy
b. medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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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

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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

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Which of the following is the approximate
density if the leather belt

a. 0.035 lb/in^3
b. 0.0135 lb/in^3
c. 0.025 lb/in^3
d. 0.0465 lb/in^3

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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

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 A toothed wheel whose tooth elements are
straight and parallel to the shaft axis or used
to transmit motion and power between the
parallel shafts
a. Helical gear
b. Spur gear
c. Worm gear
d. Bevel gear

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The breaking strength of oak tanned beltings
varies from 3 to more than

a. 5ksi
b. 6ksi
c. 7ksi
d. 9ksi

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Experience suggest 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

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For leather belts, recommended speed is

a. 6000 to 7000 fpm

b. 5000 to 6000 fpm
c. 7000 to 8000 fpm
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm

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For fabric belts, recommended speed is

a. 4000 to 5000 fpm

b. 3000 to 4000 fpm
c. 2000 to 3000 fpm
d. 2000 and more fpm

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The tension in the belt due to centrifugal
force increasing rapidly about

a. 2500 fpm
b. 3000 fpm
c. 3500 fpm
d. 4000 fpm

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The recommended initial tension of the belt
is

a. 75 lb/in of width
b. 73 lb/in of width
c. 71 lb/in of width
d. 80 lb/in of width

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Two shafts at right angles to each other may
be connected by what arrangement

a. Half turn
b. Quarter turn
c. ¾ turn
d. One turn

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A statement of how the total moment is
derived from a number of forces acting
simultaneously at a point
a. Goodman’s theorem
b. Soderberg’s theorem
c. Varignon’s theorem
d. Moore’s theorem

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A simple mechanical machine with the ability
to increase an applied force

a. hinges
b. roller
c. lever
d. spring

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Any device used to raise or lower an object

a. hoist
b. roller
c. lever
d. spring

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A measure of the materials ability to yield and
absorb highly localized and rapidly applied
stresses
a. hardness
b. stiffness
c. toughness
d. resilience

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A material can fail after repeated stress
loadings even if the stress level never exceeds
the ultimate strength
a. Fatigue failure
b. Ductile failure
c. Brittle failure
d. Mechanical failure

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The load at which a column fails is known as

a. Dead load
b. Critical load
c. Moving load
d. Dynamic load

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The percentage difference in solid and
working deflections is knows as

a. Clash allowance
b. Spring rate
c. Spring allowance
d. Spring index

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A shafts natural frequency of vibration is
referred to as the

a. Normal speed
b. High speed
c. Critical speed
d. Low speed

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A fine finishing operation similar to polishing
using a very fine polishing, using a very fine
polishing compound
a. burnishing
b. buffing
c. calorizing
d. electroplating

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A process in which metal is dipped in dilute
acid solution to remove dirt, grease and
oxides
a. pickling
b. sheradizing
c. polishing
d. parkerizing

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Which of the following is used to change the
direction of an applied tensile force

a. gears
b. flywheels
c. pulleys
d. ropes

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For most wire ropes and chains with 180 deg
contact, the loss factor at low speed varies
between
a. 1.03 to 1.06
b. 1.20 to 1.50
c. 1.07 to 1.10
d. 1.60 to 1.80

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A fine finishing operation similar to polishing
what method to determine the reactions on
continuous beams
a. Two moment equations
b. Three moment equations
c. second moment equations
d. Third moment equations

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What is the best method for increasing a
spring’s fatigue life

a. sprickling
b. Stress relieving
c. Shot peening
d. Shot relieving

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The distance from a point on one gear to the
corresponding point measured along the base
circle
a. Diametral pitch
b. Normal pitch
c. Circular pitch
d. Chordal pitch

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 Which of the following is a single measure
that combines the external dynamic load of
an application with the gear drive’s reliability
and operating life
a. Ratio factor
b. Reliability factor
c. Service factor
d. Life factor

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Describes very rough grinding such as that
performed in foundries to remove gates, fins
and risers from casting
a. snagging
b. lapping
c. honing
d. Snugging

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A fine grinding operation used to obtain exact
fit and dimensional accuracy

a. honing
b. lapping
c. buffing
d. burnishing

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The process of separating different sizes of
the same material

a. screening
b. Seiving
c. Separation
d. fractioning

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The process of separating a material into a
variety of specifically sized groups

a. centrifuging
b. sieving
c. fractioning
d. screening

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An interrupted quenching process resulting in
an autenite to banite transition

a. austempering
b. martempering
c. austenitizing
d. martenizing

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The material will become progressively
stronger, harder and more brittle until it
eventually fails
a. Hot working
b. tempering
c. Cold working
d. normalizing

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A swinging support constructed as part of the
vessel and that supports the manway cover
when it is unbolted and moved aside
a. nozzle
b. handholes
c. davit
d. orifice

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Which of the following is the measure of
torsional stress

a. accuracy
b. Stiffness
c. rigidity
d. quality

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 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. More than
d. Approximately the same

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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

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A fit generally used on those dimensions
involved in a fit such as pin in a hole

a. unilateral
b. unilateral
c. bilateral
d. None of these

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It is relatively finely spaced irregularities or
surfaces

a. smoothness
b. waviness
c. lay
d. roughness

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It is the surface finish of heavy cuts or coarse
feed

a. 200rms
b. 400rms
c. 80rms
d. 500 or greater rms

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Which of the following is the most dominant
cause (approximately 80%) of machine
failures
a. torsion
b. negligence
c. Fatigue failures
d. compression

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 For wrought iron steel in its commonly met
commercial forms, it is often assumed that
the average endurance limit for an average Su
(50% survival), the brinell hardness is limited
to
a. 500
b. 400
c. 240
d. 450

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What is the range of the endurance ratio of
Czaud quotes values of steel

a. 0.23-0.65
b. 0.34-0.87
c. 0.63-0.93
d. 0.34-0.45

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A which of the following indicates the degree
of concentration

a. Power factor
b. Service factor
c. Stress factor
d. Stress concentration factor

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 A tolerance where the size of a part is the
internal stresses that exists 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

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 It is the process that cold 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 rilling

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 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

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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

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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

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Which of the following bolts is recommended
for general use

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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It is frequently used in bolt in automotive
and aircraft industries

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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Which of the following is a particular bolt
used in aeronautical equipment

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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What type of bolt usually used for high
pressure pipe, flanges, cylinder head studs etc

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. 8 UN

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It is the stress or load induced by the
tightening operation

a. Initial stress
b. Initial tension
c. Residual stress
d. None of these

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 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%

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It is a screw fastening with a nut on it

a. bolt
b. U-bolt
c. Rivet
d. screw

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A fastening which has no nut and turns in to a
threaded hole

a. bolt
b. fastener
c. rivet
d. screw

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An old name for an unfinished through bolt
comes with a square

a. Coupling bolt
b. studbolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Auto mobile bolt

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It is a type of coil where the helical coils
wrapped into a circle forming an annular ring

a. Volute spring
b. Hair spring
c. Motor spring
d. Garter spring

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It is a type of spring where thin flat strip
wound up on itself as a plane spiral, usually
anchored at the inside end
a. Motor spring
b. Hair spring
c. Motor spring
d. Garter spring

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It is the ratio of the length of the column and
the radius of gyration of the cross sectional
area about a centroidal axis
a. Contact ratio
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Centroidal ratio
d. Column ratio

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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Under the 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 fourth

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 The theory mechanics of material shows the
results from the octahedral shear stress
theory and those from the maximum
distortion energy theory are
a. The same
b. Less than
c. More than
d. Not related

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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

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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

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 It is suggested that the design factor on the
yield strength be about 1.5 for the smoothe
load about 2 to 2.25 for minor shocking
loading and up to___ for sever shock loads,
especially when the loading reverses during
operation
a. 4.5
b. 3.5
c. 3.0
d. 4.0

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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

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A key that are square or flat and tapered with
head

a. Pin key
b. Gib head key
c. Saddle keys
d. None of these

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A key that may either straight or tapered. It is
usually a drive fit

a. Pin key
b. Gib head key
c. Saddle keys
d. None of these

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 A key with one several patented methods of
keying is driven or pressed into a hole that is
small enough to close slit, assembled in radial
direction
a. fit key
b. Roll pin
c. Saddle keys
d. Pin key

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A key that that allows the hub to move along
the shaft but prevents the rotation of the
shaft
a. woodruff key
b. Gibs key
c. feather keys
d. Square key

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For involute spline the type of fits used

a. Close fit
b. Sliding fit
c. Press fit
d. all of these

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 A coupling that transmit power via the
fractional forces induced by pulling the flange
toward each other over slotted tapered
sleeves
a. Flange coupling
b. Ribbed compression coupling
c. Rigid coupling
d. Flanged compression coupling

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A coupling used to absorbing some shock and
vibration that may appear on one shaft and of
preventing the occurance of reversed stresses
caused by the shaft deflecting at the coupling
preventing at the coupling
a. Flange coupling
b. Flange coupling
c. flexible coupling
d. None of theses

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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

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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

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What is the approximate length to diameter
ratio of hydrodynamic bearings

a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

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If two intersecting shafts are to be belt
connected____guide pulleys are to be used

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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The operating temperature of oil films in the
bearing must approximately

a. 140 F to 150F
b. 140 F to 160F
c. 120 F to 190F
d. 120 F to 190F

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At higher temperatures oil oxidizes more
rapidly above

a. 120F
b. 200F
c. 140F
d. 160F

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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

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If the ends are joined by wire lacing with
machine the usual efficiency of joint is

a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 88%

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 On the high speed centrifugal blowers it has
been observed that the arc of contact is
reduced from 180 deg at rest to ______ in
motion
a. 100deg
b. 90deg
c. 95deg
d. 110deg

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The recommended net belt pull for rubber
belt is

a. 11.34 lb/ply per inch width

b. 13.75 lb/ply per inch width
c. 16.35 lb/ply per inch width
d. 20.34 lb/ply per inch width

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For minimum quietness use sprockets
with___or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

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Wire ropes are made from cold drawn with
____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A wire rope that the wires and strands are
twisted in the same direction

a. Long lay
b. perform
c. Regular lay
d. Lang lay

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Which of the following ropes is used for
haulage, rigging guard rails

a. 6 x 35 IWRC
b. 6 x 17 IWRC
c. 7 x 8 IWRC
d. 7 x 7 IWRC

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Heating above transformation range usually,
1300 oF to 1350 oF, and cooling slowly to
soften the metal and increase in machining
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Tempering

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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

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 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. Normalizing
d. Stress relieving

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 Heating to a subcritical temperature, about
1,100 oF to 1300 oF and holding at a
temperature for a suitable time for the
purpose of reducing internal residual stresses
a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Stress relieving

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Heating to some 100 oF above the
transformation range with subsequent
cooling to below that range still air at room
temperature to produce uniform structure of
the metal

a. Annealing
b. Hardening
c. Normalizing
d. Tempering

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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
 A machine tool used to form metal parts by
removing metal from a workplace 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
d. Broaching machine

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A machine tool used to sharpen or shape
tools by using an abrasive wheel

a. Tool grinder
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Power saw

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A machine tool 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
d. Broaching machine

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A machine tool used to cut metals part of
light, medium, and large sections using a
reciprocating hacksaw blade
a. Tool grinder
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Power saw

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A machine tool used to machine flat or plane
surface with a single point cutting tool

a. Tool grinder
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Power saw

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A machine too used for production of flat
surfaces or pieces too large or too heavy to
hold in a shaper:
a. Tool grinder
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Power saw

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 A machine too used to finish internal or
external surfaces, such as holes or keyways by
the use of cutter called a broach, which has a
series of cutting edges or teeth
a. Drilling machine
b. Boring machine
c. Milling machine
d. Broaching machine

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An alloy copper and tin

a. brass
b. bronze
c. iron
d. tin

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An alloy of copper and zinc

a. brass
b. bronze
c. iron
d. tin

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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

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 The process of forming 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

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A manganese steel containing approximately
0.20% carbon

a. SAE 1320
b. SAE 1230
c. SAE 2340
d. SAE 4230

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

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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
b. Broaching machine
c. Lathe machine
d. Boring machine
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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

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It consists of shaping a piece by bringing it
into contact with a rotating abrasive wheel

a. drilling
b. boring
c. grinding
d. broaching

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A tool used in measuring diameters

a. caliper
b. nanometer
c. tachometer
d. pyrometer

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 Used to true and align machine tools, fixtures,
and works, to test and inspect the size
trueness of finished work, and to compare
measurement either heights or depths or
many other measurements
a. Dial gauge
b. Dial indicator
c. Tachometer
d. Speedometer

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The ability of metal to be deformed
considerably without rupture

a. ductility
b. plasticity
c. malleability
d. elasticity

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 The shop term used to include the marking or
inscribing of center points, circles, arcs, r
straight lines upon metal surfaces, either
curved or flat, for the guidance of the worker
a. Shaping
b. Hobbing
c. Laying out
d. Shaping

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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

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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

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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

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An imaginary circle passing through the
points at which the teeth of the meshing
gears contact each other
a. Pitch circle
b. Addendum circle
c. Dedendum circle
d. Base circle

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 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

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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

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The distance form 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

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The portion of a gear tooth that projects
above outside the pitch circle

a. Top relief
b. Dedendum
c. Addendum
d. Tooth space

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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 root
b. Dedendum
c. Addendum
d. Top land

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When meshed gear, it is used to change
rotary motion to reciprocating motion

a. Gear shaft
b. Gear tooth
c. Gear rack
d. Gear motor

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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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The uniform heating of steel above the usual
hardening temperatures, followed by cooling
freely in air
a. annealing
b. normalizing
c. hardening
d. tempering

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The operating of cooling a heated piece of
work rapidly by dipping it in water, brine or
oil
a. quenching
b. tempering
c. normalizing
d. annealing

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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 ½ to 2 hours, then cooling slowly,
preferably in a furnace
a. broaching
b. quenching
c. normalizing
d. annealing

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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

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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

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The clearance between the tooth profiles of a
gear tooth

a. Toothspace
b. backlash
c. flank
d. width

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A mechanism which usually do the indexing in
a machine tool

a. Slotter
b. Chuck
c. Dividing head
d. Indexer

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A material that can wear away a substance
softer than itself

a. phenol
b. abrasive
c. tungsten
d. chromium

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A cyclindrical bar of steel with threads formed
around it and grooves or flutes running
lengthwise in it, intersecting with the threads
to form cutting edges. It is used to act
internal threads
a. groove
b. lap
c. tap
d. flute

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 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 clearance
a. Feeler gage
b. Depth gage
c. Line center gage
d. Lay-out gage

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A machine tool which is very similar to a
shaper except that the ram reciprocates
vertically rather than horizontally
a. lathe
b. grinder
c. planer
d. slotter

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A machine tool used principally to machine
flat or plane surfaces with single-point cutting
tool
a. Grinder
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Turret lathe

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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

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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

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 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A kind of chuck which should not be used
where extreme accuracy is required

a. Collet chuck
b. Magnetic chuck
c. Four jaw chuck
d. Universal chuck

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The process of checking or producing
checkers on the surface of a piece by rolling
checkered depressions into the surface
a. knurling
b. hamming
c. breading
d. embossing

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It fits to the main spindle of a lathe and is so
called because it acts as a bearing surface on
which the work rests. It revolves with the
work. When compared with the hardness of
the dead center in the tailstock, it is usually
soft, and is so made since it does no work.

a. Ram center
b. Spindle center
c. Live center
d. Bearing center
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A gripping device with two or more
adjustable jaws set radially

a. chuck
b. carriage
c. tailstock
d. fan

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Steel ball for ball bearings are manufactured
by:

a. Turning
b. Rolling
c. Casting
d. Cold heading

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Addendum of a cycloid gear tooth is:

a. Cycloid
b. Epicycloid
c. Straight rack
d. Involute

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 In a lathe, it comprises the main spindle, the
necessary mechanism for obtaining the
various spindle speed and also certain gears
which are used to operate the quick change
gear mechanism
a. Headstock
b. Carriage
c. Tailstock
d. Fan

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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

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 Welding operation in which a non-ferrous
filler metal melts at a temperature below that
of the metal joined but is heated above 450
o
C
a. Gas welding
b. Spot welding
c. Brazing
d. Steam welding

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Fusion process in which the metal is heated
into a state of fusion permitting it to flow
together into a solid joint
a. Electric arc welding
b. Gas welding
c. Spot welding
d. Projection welding

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 Joining metal by means of high current at low
voltage. During the passage of current,
pressure by the electrodes produces of forge
weld.
a. Spot welding
b. Resistance welding
c. Steam welding
d. Gas welding

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A device for accurately measuring diameters

a. Radiometer
b. Profilometer
c. Spectrometer
d. Micrometer

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A group of thin steel strips for measuring
clearances

a. Distortion gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Line center gage
d. Deflection gage

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Uniting two process 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

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A hand tool used to measure tension on bolts

a. Indexer
b. Torque wrench
c. Torsionmeter
d. Tensiometer

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A hand tool used to measure engine crank
web deflection

a. Distortion gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Line center gage
d. Deflection gage

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The permissible variation in the size of a
dimension the difference between the limits
of size
a. Allowance
b. Variance
c. Clearance
d. Tolerance

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The gear with teeth on the outer cylindrical
surface

a. Outer gear
b. External gear
c. Spiral gear
d. Helical gear

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A circle coinciding with a tangent to the
bottom of the tooth space

a. Root circle
b. Pitch circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Dedendum circle

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The total depth of a tooth space, equal to
addendum plus dedendum

a. Full depth
b. Working depth
c. Whole depth
d. Dedendum

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The depth of tooth space below the pitch
circle

a. Dedendum
b. Working depth
c. Full depth
d. Tooth depth

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The of gear teeth to each mm pitch diameter

a. Diametral pitch
b. Module
c. Circular pitch
d. English module

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A machine tool in which abrasive wheel is
used as cutting tool to obtain a very smooth
finish
a. Drill
b. Grinder
c. Planer
d. Shaper

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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It is used to produce a variety of surface by
using a circular-type cutter with multiple
teeth
a. Grinding machine
b. Shaper
c. Drilling machine
d. Milling machine

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It is used principally to machine flat or plane
surfaces with a single-point tool

a. Drill
b. Shaper
c. Planer
d. Tool grinder

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Cutting a hole by means of rotating tool of
the work may revolve and to the tool remain
fixed as in the lathe
a. Piercing
b. Notching
c. Boring
d. Perforating

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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An index or dividing head

a. A part of a drill press

b. Used to rotate the work
c. Not use to cut helixes
d. Always manually operated

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Galvanized iron is a term referring to iron
coated with :

a. Tin
b. Zinc
c. Magnesium
d. Aluminum

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The moment of inertia of a rectangle whose
base is “b” and height “h” about its base is :

a. bh3/12
b. bh/36
c. bh3/3
d. bh2/4

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In usual spur gearing

a. The pitch circle and the base circle are the

same
b. Working depth incudes the clearance
c. Tooth outline are usually involute curves
d. Tooth outline are always cycloidal curves

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A stainless steel is obtained principally by the
use of the following alloying element

a. chromium
b. tungsten
c. carbon
d. phenol

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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Herringbone 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

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Internal stresses existing in a welded
connection:

a. Are not relieved when the weld is peened

b. Are not relieved by heat treatment
c. Maybe relieved when the weld is peened
d. Are relieved by x-ray analysis

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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. Design stress = design stress divided by
ultimate stress
d. Design stress = factor of safety divided by
design stress
#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A group of thin steel strips for measuring
clearances

a. Depth gage
b. Feeler gage
c. Lay-out gage
d. Clearance gage

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A hand tool used to measure tension on bolts

a. Indexer
b. Torsiometer
c. Torque wrench
d. Tensiometer

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A material that can wear away a substance
softer than itself

a. abrasive
b. corrosive
c. tungsten
d. alloy

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The material used in high speed processes

a. High speed metal

b. Chromium
c. Cast iron
d. Carbon steel

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
An alloy of copper and zinc

a. chromium
b. bronze
c. brass
d. aluminum

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
An alloy of copper, tin and small amount of
phosphorus

a. chromium
b. bronze
c. brass
d. aluminum

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The process of working metals by the
application of sudden blows or by steady
pressure
a. welding
b. extursion
c. forging
d. swaging

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A welding operation in which a non-ferrous
filler metal melts at a temperature below that
of the metal joined but is heated above 450oC
a. Brazing
b. Spot welding
c. Gas welding
d. Projection welding

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The operation of cooling a heated piece of
work rapid by dipping it in water, brine or oil

a. Tempering
b. Annealing
c. Quenching
d. Normalizing

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A machine tool used to measure flat surfaces

a. shaper
b. planer
c. grinder
d. lathe

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 For large speed ratio and large sprocket
utilized it is recommended cast _____
material since the large sprocket teeth are
having fewer engagement.
a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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Roller bearing is utilized on ______ carrying
capacity and is better than ball bearing in this
condition.
a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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To enhance mechanical properties,
fabrication characteristic or any other
attributes of steel, some elements are added
in melting in specific ranges or minimum
aside from carbon and generally termed :

a. Alloy steel
b. AISI steel
c. Bessemer steel
d. SAE steel

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Materials having thermal expansion of about
10 times higher than those of metals and has
more heat generated during machining is:
a. Aluminum
b. Asbestos
c. Plastic
d. PVC

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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To hold to minimum, the axial direction of
deflection/movement, a separate thrust
bearing or preloaded bearing capable of
absorbing considerable load is required. The
type of bearing to use is a _____ bearing.
a. Deep grove ball
b. Double row angular contract
c. Tapered roller bearing
d. Wide type self-aligning

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Pulley made of _______ ordinarily is 45 to
55% less in weight and 2.35 to 2.70% less
slippage compared with _____ pulley
a. Iron/steel
b. Steel/iron
c. Wood/Iron
d. Wood/steel

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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. Resistance conformability
c. Corrosion resistance
d. embeddability

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
What do impact test measure?

a. Compactness
b. Ductility
c. Plasticity
d. Toughness

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Corresponding piping color for alkaline.

a. Blue
b. Green
c. Red
d. Violet

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Type of gear that transmits power at an angle.

a. Bevel
b. Helix
c. Herringbone
d. Spur

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Which of the following gasket material is not
used for high temperature?

a. Asbestos
b. Plastic nylon
c. Rubberized
d. Wool

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A plane perpendicular to the gear axis.

a. Normal plane
b. Pitch plane
c. Plane of rotation
d. Radius of gyration

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Specification of molybdenum alloy.

a. SAE 3XXX
b. SAE 4XXX
c. SAE 5XXX
d. SAE 6XXX

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A _____ chain is an assembly of lines and
joints.

a. Dynamic
b. Kinetic
c. Sprocket
d. Static

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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

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Too much ______ in a flat belt operation tend
to cause excessive wear slippage and may
burn the belt.
a. load
b. lack
c. usage
d. tightness

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It is a chromium steel tape in AISI-SAE
designation.

a. 10XX
b. 25XX
c. 50XX
d. 40XX

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Which of the following is not recommended
for use in a driving speed exceeding
2000ft/min.?
a. Flat leather belt
b. Herringbone gear
c. Silent sprocket
d. V-belt

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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

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 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. Protactor
d. Vernier

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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

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Forces of equal in magnitude but opposite in
direction are parallel called :

a. Acceleration
b. Coplanar
c. Couple
d. Non-coplanar

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Composition of force is at the ______ of two
or more forces.

a. Combination
b. Opposition
c. Resultant
d. Summary

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Circular pitch is measured along the _____ in
the circular gear.

a. Circle
b. Line of action
c. Pitch center
d. Pitch diameter

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Stiffness is the material’s ability to _____
deformation under stress.

a. non-planar
b. planar
c. resist
d. stafer

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The pipe color code in steam is :

a. blue
b. gray
c. silver gray
d. white

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What method is used to measure the yield
point of some brittle materials?

a. Offset ratio
b. Modulus of resilience
c. Modulus measurement
d. Parallelogram method

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Wood pattern in the foundry is normally
constructed out of:

a. Dried sap wood

b. Hard wood
c. Kiln dried wood
d. Scrap wood

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The progressive change in position of ______
is called motion

a. Component
b. Couple
c. Link
d. mass

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Strain or ____ is a change in geometry/shape
of the body due to action of a force on it.

a. Bending stress
b. Deformation
c. Shear stress
d. Stress

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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

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For mass production of casting it is generally
cheaper to use: _____ pattern for longer life.

a. Aluminum
b. Brass
c. Metal
d. Wooden

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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

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The forces that can be combined or called
component forces.

a. Different
b. Helical
c. Opposite
d. Parallel

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Plane of rotation is defined as plane
perpendicular to a

a. Gear axis
b. Gear ratio
c. Normal plane
d. Pitch diameter

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Cutting lubricant used in drilling reaming, and
tapping for brass and bronze.

a. Dry
b. Soda water
c. Soluble oil
d. Turpentine

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Non-concurrent forces when in action are:

a. Collinear
b. Couple
c. Parallel
d. Scalar

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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

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Prepared tool bit will now consist of face,
nose and

a. Cutting tool
b. Shank
c. Sharp tool
d. Tool edge

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This is an alloy in bronze casting that assists
lubrication and in itself a lubricant:

a. Lead
b. Manganese
c. Phosphorus
d. Tin

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For longer sprocket chain life the speed range
of ______ fpm is recommended.

a. 1200-1400
b. 1500-1600
c. 1800-2000
d. 2000-2100

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All stainless steel type is SAE designation
except:

a. 92 XX
b. 300 XX
c. 304 XX
d. 515 XX

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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

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It is a molybdenum steel-tape in AISI-SAE
designation

a. 44 XX
b. 45 XX
c. 50 XX
d. 51 XX

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Cutting lubricants used in drilling, reaming
and tapping for hard spots in cast iron.

a. Dry
b. Kerosene
c. Soda water
d. Turpentine

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In a ________ design, the lead of a single
thread equal to the pitch.

a. Bevel gear
b. Bolt
c. Helical gear
d. Hypoid gear

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A type of chisel used in cutting of keyways
square corners or slots.

a. Cape
b. Diamond head
c. Flat
d. Round

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The maximum recommended ideal number of
teeth to use for bigger sprocket is:

a. 120
b. 127
c. 132
d. 143

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The teeth on the outer ring surface is called
the external gear:

a. Developed
b. Flank
c. Gear
d. involute

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A bolt for general application that posses a
stronger thread is a type of _____ screw.

a. BUN
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. WOOD

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Maximum moment formula for beam simply
supported at both ends and subject to a load
uniformly distributed over its length.
a. wL/2
b. wL2/8
c. wL/8
d. wL/12

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Special bearing used with high deflection.

a. Babbitt
b. Ball
c. Roller
d. Self aligning

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For low load and less expensive production.

a. Babbitt
b. Ball bearing
c. Roller bearing
d. Self aligning

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The lateral strain in axial tension members
can be calculated by

a. Deformation
b. Hooke’s law
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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The most abundant being used in
automobiles worldwide is coated with _____
on top of the plate.
a. Babbitt
b. Lead
c. Manganese
d. Tin

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A liquid metal at room temperature.

a. Aluminum
b. Mercury
c. Zinc
d. Zirconium

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Steel with SAE specification 13XX

a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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Property, which enables a material to be
drawn into a wire.

a. Ductility
b. Elasticity
c. Plasticity
d. Utility

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Heating the metal to a temperature above the
critical temperature and from cooling slowly
usually done in the furnace to reduce the
hardness and improve the machinability is a
process called
a. Annealing
b. Normalizing
c. Quenching
d. Tempering

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The stress that causes the material to
shorten:

a. Bearing
b. Compressive
c. Shear
d. Tensile

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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

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 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

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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

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What tool will be used in making wood
pattern in the foundry shop?

a. Band saw
b. Drill machine
c. Hammer
d. Saw and chisel

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Type of bolt commonly used in the
construction that is threaded in both ends.

a. Acme threaded bolts

b. Hex bolts
c. Square threaded
d. Stud bolt

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Ability of a material to absorb strain energy
and will return to its original state.

a. Creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. Hardness
d. Resilience

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The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal
strain.

a. Deformation
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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Basic size is the same as design size of there is
no :

a. Allowance
b. Clearance
c. Limits
d. Tolerance

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Forces that meet at a common point are
called :

a. Co-linear
b. Concurrent
c. Coplanar
d. Couple

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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

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Stress that resist being pulled apart.

a. Compressive
b. Shear
c. Tensile
d. Torsional

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Dynamic seals are also known as :

a. Gasket
b. Packing
c. Seal
d. Shield

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Acceleration is proportional to the force.

a. Hooke’s law
b. Law of gravitation
c. Law of motion
d. Newton’s law

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Which type of hardening will work to some
extent in all metals?

a. Annealing
b. Austenitizing
c. Martempering
d. Work hardening

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Sound travels fastest in :

a. Air at 0 °F and 1 atmosphere

b. Air at 70 °F and 1 atmosphere
c. Air at 70 °F and 0 lbf/in2
d. steel at 70 °F

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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

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Forces not on the same plane are called
_____

a. Component
b. Composition of forces
c. Non-coplanar
d. Resolution

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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

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If the velocity is variable and
regularly/constantly increasing the rate of
change is called :
a. Acceleration
b. Constant work
c. Moment
d. Motion

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The kinematics 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

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The _____ is one of the rigid members/bodies
joined together to form a kinematic chain.

a. Coplanar
b. Frame
c. Link
d. Machine

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For large speed ratio and large sprocket
utilized it is recommended cast _____
material since the large sprocket teeth are
having fewer engagement.

a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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Roller bearing is utilized on _____ carrying
capacity and is better than ball bearing in
thus condition.
a. Heavy load
b. High temperature load
c. Low load
d. Reversing load

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To enhance mechanical properties,
fabrication characteristic or any other
attributes of steel, some elements are added
in melting in specific ranges or minimum
aside from carbon and generally termed ___.

a. Alloy steel
b. AISI steel
c. Bessemer steel
d. SAE steel

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Materials having thermal expansion of about
10 times higher than those of metals and has
more heat generated during machining is:
a. Aluminum
b. Asbestos
c. Plastic
d. PVC

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To hold to minimum, the axial direction of
deflection/movement, a separate thrust
bearing or preloaded bearing capable of
absorbing considerable load is required. The
type of bearing to use is a _____ bearing.
a. Deep grove ball
b. Double row angular contract
c. Tapered roller bearing
d. Wide type sdelf-aligning

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Pulley made of _____ ordinarily is 45 to 55%
less in weight and 2.35 to 2.70% less slippage
compared with _____ pulley
a. Iron/steel
b. Steel/iron
c. Wood/iron
d. Wood/steel

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A plane perpendicular to the gear axis.

a. Normal plane
b. Pitch plane
c. Plane of rotation
d. Radius gyration

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 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

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What is the other name given to short shafts
on machines?

a. Spindles
b. Head shafts
c. Core shafts
d. All of these

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The other name given to a line shaft is :

a. Countershaft
b. Main shaft
c. Long shaft
d. Head shaft

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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

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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

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For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of
_____diameters.
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40

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 What is the limiting torsional deflection for
machinery shafts, if the criteria of limiting
torsional deflection vary from 0.08° per foot
of length.
a. 1 °
b. 2.5 °
c. 2 °
d. 3.5 °

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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

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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

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What is the other name for Kennedy key?

a. Tangential key
b. Woodruff key
c. Saddle key
d. rollpin

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#LABANLANG
What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. Close fit
b. Press fit
c. Sliding fit
d. All of these

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It is used for permanent fits and similar to
involute splines except that the pressure
angle is 14.5 °.
a. Separation load
b. Spline shaft
c. Stub serrations
d. Involute serrations

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 For large speed ratio and large sprocket
utilized it is recommended cast _____
material since the large sprocket teeth are
having fewer engagement.
a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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#LABANLANG
Roller bearing is utilized on ______ carrying
capacity and is better than ball bearing in this
condition.
a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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To enhance mechanical properties,
fabrication characteristic or any other
attributes of steel, some elements are added
in melting in specific ranges or minimum
aside from carbon and generally termed :

a. Alloy steel
b. AISI steel
c. Bessemer steel
d. SAE steel

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Materials having thermal expansion of about
10 times higher than those of metals and has
more heat generated during machining is:
a. Aluminum
b. Asbestos
c. Plastic
d. PVC

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
To hold to minimum, the axial direction of
deflection/movement, a separate thrust
bearing or preloaded bearing capable of
absorbing considerable load is required. The
type of bearing to use is a _____ bearing.
a. Deep grove ball
b. Double row angular contract
c. Tapered roller bearing
d. Wide type self-aligning

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#LABANLANG
Pulley made of _______ ordinarily is 45 to
55% less in weight and 2.35 to 2.70% less
slippage compared with _____ pulley
a. Iron/steel
b. Steel/iron
c. Wood/Iron
d. Wood/steel

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#LABANLANG
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. Resistance conformability
c. Corrosion resistance
d. embeddability

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What do impact test measure?

a. Compactness
b. Ductility
c. Plasticity
d. Toughness

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Corresponding piping color for alkaline.

a. Blue
b. Green
c. Red
d. Violet

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Type of gear that transmits power at an angle.

a. Bevel
b. Helix
c. Herringbone
d. Spur

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Which of the following gasket material is not
used for high temperature?

a. Asbestos
b. Plastic nylon
c. Rubberized
d. Wool

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A plane perpendicular to the gear axis.

a. Normal plane
b. Pitch plane
c. Plane of rotation
d. Radius of gyration

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Specification of molybdenum alloy.

a. SAE 3XXX
b. SAE 4XXX
c. SAE 5XXX
d. SAE 6XXX

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A _____ chain is an assembly of lines and
joints.

a. Dynamic
b. Kinetic
c. Sprocket
d. Static

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Too much ______ in a flat belt operation tend
to cause excessive wear slippage and may
burn the belt.
a. load
b. lack
c. usage
d. tightness

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#LABANLANG
It is a chromium steel tape in AISI-SAE
designation.

a. 10XX
b. 25XX
c. 50XX
d. 40XX

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Which of the following is not recommended
for use in a driving speed exceeding
2000ft/min.?
a. Flat leather belt
b. Herringbone gear
c. Silent sprocket
d. V-belt

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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

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 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. Protactor
d. Vernier

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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

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Forces of equal in magnitude but opposite in
direction are parallel called :

a. Acceleration
b. Coplanar
c. Couple
d. Non-coplanar

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Composition of force is at the ______ of two
or more forces.

a. Combination
b. Opposition
c. Resultant
d. Summary

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Circular pitch is measured along the _____ in
the circular gear.

a. Circle
b. Line of action
c. Pitch center
d. Pitch diameter

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Stiffness is the material’s ability to _____
deformation under stress.

a. non-planar
b. planar
c. resist
d. stafer

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The pipe color code in steam is :

a. blue
b. gray
c. silver gray
d. white

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What method is used to measure the yield
point of some brittle materials?

a. Offset ratio
b. Modulus of resilience
c. Modulus measurement
d. Parallelogram method

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Wood pattern in the foundry is normally
constructed out of:

a. Dried sap wood

b. Hard wood
c. Kiln dried wood
d. Scrap wood

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The progressive change in position of ______
is called motion

a. Component
b. Couple
c. Link
d. mass

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Strain or ____ is a change in geometry/shape
of the body due to action of a force on it.

a. Bending stress
b. Deformation
c. Shear stress
d. Stress

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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

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For mass production of casting it is generally
cheaper to use: _____ pattern for longer life.

a. Aluminum
b. Brass
c. Metal
d. Wooden

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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

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The forces that can be combined or called
component forces.

a. Different
b. Helical
c. Opposite
d. Parallel

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Plane of rotation is defined as plane
perpendicular to a

a. Gear axis
b. Gear ratio
c. Normal plane
d. Pitch diameter

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Cutting lubricant used in drilling reaming, and
tapping for brass and bronze.

a. Dry
b. Soda water
c. Soluble oil
d. Turpentine

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Non-concurrent forces when in action are:

a. Collinear
b. Couple
c. Parallel
d. Scalar

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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

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Prepared tool bit will now consist of face,
nose and

a. Cutting tool
b. Shank
c. Sharp tool
d. Tool edge

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This is an alloy in bronze casting that assists
lubrication and in itself a lubricant:

a. Lead
b. Manganese
c. Phosphorus
d. Tin

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For longer sprocket chain life the speed range
of ______ fpm is recommended.

a. 1200-1400
b. 1500-1600
c. 1800-2000
d. 2000-2100

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All stainless steel type is SAE designation
except:

a. 92 XX
b. 300 XX
c. 304 XX
d. 515 XX

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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

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It is a molybdenum steel-tape in AISI-SAE
designation

a. 44 XX
b. 45 XX
c. 50 XX
d. 51 XX

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Cutting lubricants used in drilling, reaming
and tapping for hard spots in cast iron.

a. Dry
b. Kerosene
c. Soda water
d. Turpentine

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In a ________ design, the lead of a single
thread equal to the pitch.

a. Bevel gear
b. Bolt
c. Helical gear
d. Hypoid gear

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A type of chisel used in cutting of keyways
square corners or slots.

a. Cape
b. Diamond head
c. Flat
d. Round

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The maximum recommended ideal number of
teeth to use for bigger sprocket is:

a. 120
b. 127
c. 132
d. 143

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The teeth on the outer ring surface is called
the external gear:

a. Developed
b. Flank
c. Gear
d. involute

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A bolt for general application that posses a
stronger thread is a type of _____ screw.

a. BUN
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. WOOD

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Maximum moment formula for beam simply
supported at both ends and subject to a load
uniformly distributed over its length.
a. wL/2
b. wL2/8
c. wL/8
d. wL/12

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Special bearing used with high deflection.

a. Babbitt
b. Ball
c. Roller
d. Self aligning

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For low load and less expensive production.

a. Babbitt
b. Ball bearing
c. Roller bearing
d. Self aligning

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The lateral strain in axial tension members
can be calculated by

a. Deformation
b. Hooke’s law
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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The most abundant being used in
automobiles worldwide is coated with _____
on top of the plate.
a. Babbitt
b. Lead
c. Manganese
d. Tin

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A liquid metal at room temperature.

a. Aluminum
b. Mercury
c. Zinc
d. Zirconium

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Steel with SAE specification 13XX

a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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Property, which enables a material to be
drawn into a wire.

a. Ductility
b. Elasticity
c. Plasticity
d. Utility

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Heating the metal to a temperature above the
critical temperature and from cooling slowly
usually done in the furnace to reduce the
hardness and improve the machinability is a
process called
a. Annealing
b. Normalizing
c. Quenching
d. Tempering

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The stress that causes the material to
shorten:

a. Bearing
b. Compressive
c. Shear
d. Tensile

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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

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 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

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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

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What tool will be used in making wood
pattern in the foundry shop?

a. Band saw
b. Drill machine
c. Hammer
d. Saw and chisel

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Type of bolt commonly used in the
construction that is threaded in both ends.

a. Acme threaded bolts

b. Hex bolts
c. Square threaded
d. Stud bolt

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Ability of a material to absorb strain energy
and will return to its original state.

a. Creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. Hardness
d. Resilience

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The ratio of lateral strain to longitudinal
strain.

a. Deformation
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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Basic size is the same as design size of there is
no :

a. Allowance
b. Clearance
c. Limits
d. Tolerance

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Forces that meet at a common point are
called :

a. Co-linear
b. Concurrent
c. Coplanar
d. Couple

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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

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Stress that resist being pulled apart.

a. Compressive
b. Shear
c. Tensile
d. Torsional

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Dynamic seals are also known as :

a. Gasket
b. Packing
c. Seal
d. Shield

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Acceleration is proportional to the force.

a. Hooke’s law
b. Law of gravitation
c. Law of motion
d. Newton’s law

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Which type of hardening will work to some
extent in all metals?

a. Annealing
b. Austenitizing
c. Martempering
d. Work hardening

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Sound travels fastest in :

a. Air at 0 °F and 1 atmosphere

b. Air at 70 °F and 1 atmosphere
c. Air at 70 °F and 0 lbf/in2
d. steel at 70 °F

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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

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Forces not on the same plane are called
_____

a. Component
b. Composition of forces
c. Non-coplanar
d. Resolution

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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

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If the velocity is variable and
regularly/constantly increasing the rate of
change is called :
a. Acceleration
b. Constant work
c. Moment
d. Motion

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The kinematics 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

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The _____ is one of the rigid members/bodies
joined together to form a kinematic chain.

a. Coplanar
b. Frame
c. Link
d. Machine

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For large speed ratio and large sprocket
utilized it is recommended cast _____
material since the large sprocket teeth are
having fewer engagement.

a. Alloyed steel
b. Heat treated steel
c. Iron
d. Malleable iron

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Roller bearing is utilized on _____ carrying
capacity and is better than ball bearing in
thus condition.
a. Heavy load
b. High temperature load
c. Low load
d. Reversing load

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To enhance mechanical properties,
fabrication characteristic or any other
attributes of steel, some elements are added
in melting in specific ranges or minimum
aside from carbon and generally termed ___.

a. Alloy steel
b. AISI steel
c. Bessemer steel
d. SAE steel

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Materials having thermal expansion of about
10 times higher than those of metals and has
more heat generated during machining is:
a. Aluminum
b. Asbestos
c. Plastic
d. PVC

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To hold to minimum, the axial direction of
deflection/movement, a separate thrust
bearing or preloaded bearing capable of
absorbing considerable load is required. The
type of bearing to use is a _____ bearing.
a. Deep grove ball
b. Double row angular contract
c. Tapered roller bearing
d. Wide type sdelf-aligning

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Pulley made of _____ ordinarily is 45 to 55%
less in weight and 2.35 to 2.70% less slippage
compared with _____ pulley
a. Iron/steel
b. Steel/iron
c. Wood/iron
d. Wood/steel

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A plane perpendicular to the gear axis.

a. Normal plane
b. Pitch plane
c. Plane of rotation
d. Radius gyration

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 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

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What is the other name given to short shafts
on machines?

a. Spindles
b. Head shafts
c. Core shafts
d. All of these

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The other name given to a line shaft is :

a. Countershaft
b. Main shaft
c. Long shaft
d. Head shaft

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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

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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

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For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of
_____diameters.
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40

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 What is the limiting torsional deflection for
machinery shafts, if the criteria of limiting
torsional deflection vary from 0.08° per foot
of length.
a. 1 °
b. 2.5 °
c. 2 °
d. 3.5 °

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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

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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

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What is the other name for Kennedy key?

a. Tangential key
b. Woodruff key
c. Saddle key
d. rollpin

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What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. Close fit
b. Press fit
c. Sliding fit
d. All of these

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It is used for permanent fits and similar to
involute splines except that the pressure
angle is 14.5 °.
a. Separation load
b. Spline shaft
c. Stub serrations
d. Involute serrations

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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

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The modulus of elasticity for metals in
compression is usually taken as that in:

a. Tension
b. Bearing
c. Yield
d. Ultimate

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Which of the following is the ratio of moment
and stress?

a. Strain
b. Section modulus
c. Contraction
d. Passions ratio

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What is the flexural stress when of a
symmetrically cross-section beam when the
vertical shear is maximum.

a. Infinity
b. Zero
c. Maximum
d. Minimum

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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 %

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What is the ratio of the following minimum
strength of joint to the strength of solid int
the pressure vessel?

a. Efficiency
b. Relative strength
c. Performance factor
d. Joint efficiency

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What is the usual factor of safety for a
pressure vessel?

a. 4
b. 1.5
c. 3
d. 5

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It is the permissible variation of the size.

a. Tolerance
b. Limits
c. Fits
d. None of these

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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

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Which of the following is a tolerance where
the size of a part may ne larger only, or
smaller only, than the given dimension?

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these

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A tolerance where the size of a part is
permitted to be either larger or smaller that
the given dimension.

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these

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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

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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 terns si
appropriate for such allowance?

a. Negative fits of metals

b. Interference of metal
c. Positive fits of the shaft
d. Intangible fits

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What is the direction of the predominant
surface pattern?

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness

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It is the irregularities of departures from the
nominal surface of greater spacing than
roughness?

a. Waviness
b. Roughness
c. Smoothness
d. Lay

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It is the surface finish of micrometer in rms.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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Which of the following gears has the simplest
type of teeth?

a. Helical gears
b. Spur gears
c. Bevel gears
d. Worm gears

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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

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It is the circle tangent to the addendum of the
meshing gears.

a. Clearance circle
b. Base circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Pitch circle

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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

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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

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Which of the following is the contact ratio for
good gear design?

a. 1.5 : 1
b. 1 : 1.3
c. 1:3
d. 1.2 : 2

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In pressure vessels, which of the following
resists internal pressure through tension?

a. Shell-type element
b. Cam type element
c. Plate type element
d. Spherical type element

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It is the study of the body’s motion
independent of the forces on the body.

a. Kinetics
b. Dynamics
c. Kinematics
d. Mechanics

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What is the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?

a. Train value
b. Ratio factor
c. Modular value
d. None of these

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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

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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

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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

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Which if the following is not a type of bolt.

a. Stud bolt
b. Steel bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Coupling bolt

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It is a locking device that is used to maintain
pressure between threads of the bolt nut.

a. Gasket
b. Lock washer
c. Lock nuts
d. Filler

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What is the large wood screw used to fasten
machinery and equipment.

a. Lag screw
b. Loss screw
c. Wood screw
d. Cross screw

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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

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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

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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

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It is the length of coil spring under no load.

a. Compressed length
b. Free length
c. Solid length
d. None of these

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In general, the steel springs are made of
relatively of relative high steel usually:

a. 5%
b. Less than 0.5 %
c. More than 0.5 %
d. 7.5 %

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It is a low spring material, suitable where
service is not severe and dimensional
precision is not needed

a. Helical spring wire

b. Stainless steel
c. Hard drawn wire spring
d. Copper

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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

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Which of the following wires with good
quality and us used for impact loading.

a. Hard drawn wire

b. Song wire
c. Helical spring wire
d. Chromium – silicon wire

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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°F
b. 600°F
c. 700°F
d. 500°F

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Which of the following is not a function
spring?

a. Absorbs energy
b. Source of potential energy
c. Measure weight
d. Measure thickness

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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

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What is the type of failure due to unstability?

a. Buckling
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Stability
d. Euler’s failure

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What type of formula that is the best applied
to very slender column?

a. Column formula
b. Slenderness formulas
c. Moment formulas
d. Euler formula

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If two principal stresses is zero, the state of
stress is:

a. Biaxial
b. Mono-axial
c. Uniaxial
d. Triaxial

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What do you call the system that have finite
values of principal stresses?

a. Triaxial
b. Uniaxial
c. Mono-axial
d. Biaxial

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A screw that requires positive torque to lower
the load or loosen the screw if it has been
turned tight against a resistance.

a. Self locking screw

b. Lock screw
c. Self screw
d. Power screw

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What is the rotating member used in
transmitting power?

a. Shaft
b. Counter shaft
c. Axle
d. Washer

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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

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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

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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

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What is the other name given to short shafts
on machines?

a. Spindles
b. Head shafts
c. Core shafts
d. All of these

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The other name given to a line shaft is:

a. Countershaft
b. Main shaft
c. Long shaft
d. Head shaft

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The speed at which the center of mass will be
equal the deflecting forces on the shaft, the
shaft with is 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

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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

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For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of
______diameters.

a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40

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What is the limiting torsional deflection for
machinery shafts. If the criteria of limiting
torsional deflection vary from 0.08° per foot
of length.

a. 1°
b. 2.5°
c. 2°
d. 3.5°

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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

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What type of key that allows the hub to move
along that shaft but prevents the rotation of
the shaft?

a. Woodruff Key
b. Feather Key
c. Gibbs Key
d. Square Key

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What is the other name for Kennedy?

a. Tangential key
b. woodruff key
c. Saddle key
d. Rollpin

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What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. Close fit
b. Press fit
c. Sliding fit
d. All of these

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It is used for permanent fits and similar to
involute splines except that pressure angle is
14.5°.

a. Separation load
b. Spline shaft
c. Stub serrations
d. Involute serrations

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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 in
process.

a. Shear pin
b. Flange coupling
c. Involute serrations
d. King pin

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What is the maximum shaft amgle for single
Hooke’s

a. 10°
b. 17°
c. 15°
d. 20°

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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

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When the line of action of the load, bisects
the arc of partial bearing, the bearing is said
to be:

a. Eccentricity loaded
b. Fully loaded
c. Centrally loaded
d. Partially loaded

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What is the difference in raddi of the bearing
and Journal?

a. Even clearance
b. Clearance ratio
c. Odd clearance
d. Radial clearance

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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

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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

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Which of the following is considered
advantageous for bearing materials?

a. Comformability
b. Compatibility
c. Embeddability
d. All of these

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A conclusion repeatedly verified by
experiment is that the smoother surface:

a. Has the greater load capacity of the

bearing
b. Has the lesser capacity of the bearing
c. Has constant load
d. None of these
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Which of the following considers the 200
series of bearing?

a. Heavy
b. Medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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Which of the following considers the 300
series of bearing?

a. Medium
b. Heavy
c. Light
d. All of these

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following is the approximate
density for the leather belt?

a. 0.035 lb/in.3
b. 0.0135 lb/in.3
c. 0.025 lb/in.3
d. 0.0465 lb/in.3

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A toothed wheel whose 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

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The breaking strength of oak-tanned beltings
varies from 3 to more than:

a. 5 ksi
b. 6 ksi
c. 7 ksi
d. 9 ksi

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Experience suggest 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

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The tension in the belt due to centrifugal
force increase rapidly above about:

a. 2500 fpm
b. 3000 fpm
c. 3500 fpm
d. 4000 fpm

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For the leather belts, recommended speed is:

a. 6000 to 7000 fpm

b. 5000 to 6000 fpm
c. 7000 to 8000 fpm
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm

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The recommended initial tension of the belt
is:

a. 75 lb/in of width
b. 73 lb/in of width
c. 71 lb/in of width
d. 80 lb/in of width

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The two shafts at right angles to each other
may be connected by what arrangement?

a. Half turn
b. Quarter turn
c. ¾ turn
d. One turn

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The minimum number of teeth on a smaller
sprocket for low speed is:

a. 12
b. 21
c. 17
d. 14

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The minimum number of teeth on a smaller
sprocket for moderate speed is:

a. 17
b. 21
c. 12
d. 14

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The minimum number of teeth on a smaller
sprocket for high speed is:

a. 21
b. 24
c. 12
d. 14

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The resultant of a pair of equal forces but
opposite in direction is called:

a. Concurrent
b. Couple
c. Non-concurrent
d. Resultant

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The helical and herring bones gear teeth cut
after heat treatment should have a hardness
in the range of 210/300 BHN. The pinion gear
teeth hardness on the other hand,
ideally/normally should be at ______BHN.
a. 250/320
b. 350/380
c. 400
d. 340/350

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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 time the pitch
nor more than about 50 times to pitch.
a. 1.5
b. 2
c. 2.5
d. 3

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A single force, which produces the same
effect upon a mass as two or several forces
acting together, is called:

a. Components
b. Composition of Forces
c. Resolution of forces
d. Resultant

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All forces in the same plane are called:

a. Coplanar
b. Couple
c. Parallel
d. Resultant

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Which of the following laws which states that
the forces of attraction between two bodies is
directly proportional to the production of
their masses and inversely proportional to
distance square between their centers.
a. Hooke’s law
b. Law of gravitation
c. Law of motion
d. Newton’s law

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Any object thrown upward will return to
earth with the magnitude of the terminal
velocity equal to

a. 50% of the initial velocity

b. 80% of the initial velocity
c. About 90% of the initial velocity
d. The initial velocity

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Flat belt that is too 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

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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

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SAE 51XXX belongs to the ______ steel
family.

a. Carbon
b. Chromium
c. Manganese
d. Nickel

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In itself. It is a lubricant and usually one of the
important elements in casting non-ferrous
metals like bronze, for example

a. Antimony
b. Babbit
c. Lead
d. Zinc

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Gasket material, which should avoid hot
liquid/steam applications.

a. Asbestos fiber
b. Nylon fiber
c. Rubberized
d. Wool

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The same material properties all over /
direction and at any particular point in a
structural member is:

a. Heterogenous
b. Homogenous
c. Isentropic
d. Isotropic

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Which of the following uses high-energy
electrical discharges to shape electrically
conducing workpiece?
a. Electrochemical machining
b. Electrochemical grinding
c. Electrical discharge machining
d. Ultrasonic grinding

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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

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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

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It removes heat by electrolysis in high current
deplating operation.

a. Electrochemical machining
b. Electronic erosion
c. Electrospark machining
d. Electrical discharge machining

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What is the other name of electrolytic
grinding?

a. Laser grinding
b. Electrochemical grinding
c. Ultranic grinding
d. Chemical milling

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 It is typically used in the manufacture of
printed circuit boards, is the selective
removal of material not protected by mask.

a. Chemical milling
b. Laser milling
c. Ultrasonic machining
d. Electronic erosion

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 It can be used to be shape hard brittle
materials such as glass, ceramics crystals and
gem stones, as well as tool steel and other
metals.

a. Chemical milling
b. Laser milling
c. Ultrasonic machining
d. Electronic erosion

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 It is used to cut or burn very small holes in
the workpiece with high dimensional
accuracy.

a. Electrochemical machining
b. Laser machining
c. Chemical milling
d. Electronic erosion

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 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

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 Used with dies and punches to form the work
pieces.

a. Station
b. Transfer die
c. Strip die
d. Presses

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 With _______ the workpiece advances
through a sequence operations:

a. Presswork
b. Brakes
c. Tonnage
d. Progressive dies

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 Cut pieces from flat plates, strips and coil
stock.

a. Shearing
b. Bend allowance
c. Forming dies
d. Spring back

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 It produces usable pieces, leaving the source
piece behind as scrap.

a. Punching
b. Drawing
c. Blanking
d. Coining

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 The operation of removing scrap blanks from
the workpiece, leaving the source piece as
the final product.

a. Punching
b. Drawing
c. Clanking
d. Coining

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 A cold forming process that converts a flat
blank into hollow vessel.

a. Embossing
b. Drawing
c. Swaging
d. Punching

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 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

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 Forms shallow raised letters or other designs
in relief on the surface of sheet metal blanks.

a. Coining
b. Embossing
c. Swaging
d. Blanking

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 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

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 The repeated hammering of a work piece to
obtain the desired shape.

a. Spring back
b. Blanking
c. Punching
d. Forging

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 Relies on closed impression dies to produce
the desired shape.

a. Hammer forging
b. Open die forging
c. Smith forging
d. Drop forging

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 What is the other name give to gravity drop
hammers?

a. Board hammers
b. Press forging
c. Powered hammers
d. Impactor forging

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 The forging force 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

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 The forging blows are repeated at the rate of
more than 300 times a minute for:

a. Gravity drop hammers or board hammers

b. Press forging
c. Powered hammers
d. Impactor forging

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 The workpiece is held in position while the
dies are hammered horizontally into it from
both sides.

a. Gravity drop hammers or board hammers

b. Press forging
c. Powered hammers
d. Impactor forging

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 Involves holding and applying pressure to
round heated blanks.

a. Upset forming
b. Flash
c. Pickling
d. Parting time

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 With _______, the part shaped by a slow
squeezing reaction, rather than rapid impacts

a. Drop forging
b. Impact forging
c. Press forging
d. Upset forging

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 Following forging, the part will have a thin
projection of excess metal known as
________ at the parting line.

a. Pickling
b. Flash
c. Trimmer dies
d. upset

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 The flash is trimmed off by _______ in a
subsequent operation:

a. Pickling
b. Flash
c. Trimmer dies
d. upset

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 With _______, a mold is produced by packing
sand around a pattern:

a. Sand molding
b. Gravity molding
c. Die casting
d. Plastic molding

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 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

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 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

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 Serve as accumulators to feed molten metal
into the cavity during initial shrinkage

a. Gates
b. Downgate
c. Draft
d. Risers

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 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

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 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

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 Suitable for creating parts of zinc, aluminum,
copper, magnesium, and lead/tin alloys:

a. Die casting
b. Investment casting
c. Centrifugal casting
d. Continous casting

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 More than how many percent of all die
casting uses zinc alloys?

a. 50%
b. 25%
c. 75%
d. 80%

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 Molten metal is forced under pressure into a
permanent metallic mold known as:

a. Die
b. Mold
c. Alloy
d. Torpedo

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 The cast iron flywheels are commonly
designed with a factor of safety of _______.

a. 14 to 15
b. 8 to 9
c. 10 to 13
d. 6 to 12

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 A pair of equal and opposite (not collinear)
forces that tend cause a rotation of a body.

a. Couple
b. Equilibrium
c. Centroids
d. vector

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 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

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 When the motion is diminished/ decreasing
instead of increasing is called:

a. Deceleration
b. Retarded motion
c. Uniform negative impulse
d. All of these

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 Which of the following is a unit or energy?

a. Ft-lb
b. BTU/hr
c. Hp
d. Watt

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 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

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 Which of the forces whose line of actions are
parallel but not necessarily equal in
magnitudes?

a. Couple
b. Resultant
c. Non collinear
d. Non concurrent

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 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

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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

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The distance between similar, equality-spaced
tooth surface in a given direction and along a
given line:

a. Pitch circle
b. Pitch
c. Pitch plane
d. Pitch diameter

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It is simply defined as a simple push and pull.

a. Power
b. Work
c. Inertia
d. Force

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How do you call directional forces equal in
magnitude and parallel.

a. Non coplanar
b. Couple
c. Centroid
d. coplanar

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Which of the following terms is applied to
qualities such as time, volume and density?

a. Couple
b. Components
c. Resultants
d. Scalar

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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

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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

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The separate forces which can be so
combined are called:

a. Concurrent forces
b. Couple
c. Non concurrent forces
d. Component forces

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Continuous stretching under load even if the
stress is less than the yield point.

a. Plasticity
b. Creep
c. Elasticity
d. Ductility

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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

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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. Flexible Oldham coupling
c. Flexible toroidal spring coupling
d. Elastic-material bonded coupling

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It consist of two cranks, a stationary piece
called the line of centers and the connecting
rod is:

a. Five-bar linkage
b. Three-crank linkage
c. Four-crank braces
d. Four-bar linkage

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Used to change rotary motion to
reciprocating motion:

a. Rack gears
b. Helical gears
c. Hypoid gears
d. Herringbones gears

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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

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Pitch diameter less the diameter of the roller
chain is equal to:

a. Top land
b. Addendum
c. Bottom diameter
d. Face overlap

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Generally applied on speed reducer due to
large speed ratio:

a. Bevel gears
b. Worm gears
c. Helical gears
d. Hypoid gears

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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

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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 Hooke’s law
d. It is elastic

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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
b. Heat treatment of the gears
c. Hardening of each tooth
d. Hunting tooth addition

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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

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Difference between maximum material limits
of mating parts. Or it is a minimum clearance
or maximum interference between parts:

a. Tolerance
b. Variance
c. Fits
d. Allowance

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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

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The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio
of the pitch diameter to the no. of teeth

a. Lead
b. Involute
c. Module
d. Clearance

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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

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An elastic body whose primary function is to
deflect under load.

a. Clutch
b. Brake
c. Stopper
d. Spring

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Flat leather belting not recommended for
used in a speed in excess of ____fpm.

a. 3600
b. 6000
c. 4800
d. All of these

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The angle included between the side 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°

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When an air entrainment 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%

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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
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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 of
inertia to determine the yield stress
d. A measure of distance

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Poisson’s 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

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Alloy that improves strength of steel at high
temperature application:

a. Aluminum
b. Silicon
c. Manganese
d. Chromium

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The differential of the shear equation is the:

a. Deflection of the beam

b. Tensile strength of beam
c. Compressive strength of the beam
d. Load on the beam

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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

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The sum of their addendums and dedendums
is:

a. Whole depth
b. Width of space
c. Full depth
d. Working depth

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It is recommend 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

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Stresses that are independent of loads is
called __________.

a. Working stress
b. Simple stress
c. Residual stresses
d. Combined stress

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The ability to resist deformation under stress.

a. Plasticity
b. Stiffness
c. Toughness
d. All of these

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The property of material where in the content
is continuously distributed through its entire
mass.

a. Plasticity
b. homogeneity
c. malleability
d. All of these

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Material having a high electrical resistance
and should not be as conductor or electrical
current

a. Nickel
b. Silicon base alloys
c. Aluminum oxide
d. Iron oxide

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The best materials for brake drums is:

a. Aluminum
b. Steel material
c. Cast iron
d. Wrought iron

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The property that characterizes a material’s
ability to be drawn into a wire.

a. Tensile strength
b. Endurance limit
c. Ductility
d. Thermal conductivity

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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

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Which of the phases of steel elements has a
face-centered cubic structure?

a. Pyrite
b. Cementite
c. Austenite
d. All of these

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The rigidity of polymer can be increased by:

a. Furnace melting
b. Crystallization
c. Normalizing
d. Shot opening

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The difference between cast steel and cast
iron:

a. All of these
b. Cast steel has usually less than 1%
c. While cast iron ha 2% or 3.6% carbon
range
d. Cast iron has lower strength more brittle
and has lower ductility than cast steel
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It is a general practice to use the following
allowable stresses 4000 psi for main
transmitting 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

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The properties of metal to withstand loads
without breaking down is:

a. Elasticity
b. Plasticity
c. Strength
d. strain

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Almost always the soldering materials are
combination of the following alloys:

a. All of these
b. Tin & antimony
c. Lead & tin
d. Lead & antimony

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The most popular of all soldering materials in
use has composition of:

a. 45/55% tin & lead

b. All of these
c. 50/50% tin & lead
d. 60/40% tin & lead

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the relative strength of a butt welding could
be safety assumed as _____% efficiency.

a. 95
b. 90
c. 98
d. 92

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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

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Which of the following raw materials are used
in the foundry molding operation?

a. Silica sand, bentonite, flour/paste water

b. Silica sand paste, graphite electrode
c. Silica sand and paste
d. Silica sand, linseed oil, flour

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Which of the following is not a part of
micrometer caliper?

a. Thimble
b. Spindle
c. Head screw
d. anvil

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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

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Hacksaw blades are made of what materials

a. Tool steel
b. Tungsten alloy steel
c. High – speed steel
d. Any of the above

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Hacksaw blades 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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All hard hacksaw blade is best suited for work
in which of the following

a. brass
b. Cast iron
c. toolsteel
d. Any of the above

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Which of the following is the best instrument
for measuring thousandths of an inch

a. caliper
b. micrometer
c. tachometer
d. pyrometer

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A hacksaw blade with 34 teeth per inch should be
used for cutting which of the following items

a. brass
b. Heavy stock
c. Cast iron
d. Thin wall tubing

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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 facing in any direction

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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

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A Hacksaw blade with 18 teeth per inch is best
suited for cutting are made of what materials

a. Solid stock
b. aluminum
c. Cast iron
d. Any of the above

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What is the use 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

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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

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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

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How do you call a small piece of metal
clogged between the teeth on a file

a. Clogs
b. Pins
c. Flats
d. bumps

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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
d. none of the above

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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

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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

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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

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How is “eleven-sixteenths” of an inch
expressed in decimal

a. 0.6785
b. 0.6875
c. .7685
d. .6578

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What is the approximate distance if the
marking on a micrometer barrel

a. 0.025” apart
b. 0.0025” apart
c. 0.250” apart
d. 2.50” apart

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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

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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

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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

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Copper is annealed by heating to a cherry red
color and

a. Dousing in cold water

b. Dousing in oil
c. Cooling slowing in air
d. Dousing in hot water

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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 and shiny

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The purpose of “tempering” is to make a
metal what

a. harder
b. Less brittle
c. Softer
d. More brittle

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What is the minimum diameter of piece of round
stock necessary to make a square key ¾” on a side

a. 1.5”
b. 1.0”
c. 1.06”
d. 0.75”

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A scriber is made from what materials

a. Carbon steel
b. tool steel
c. Cold-rolled steel
d. Hot rolled steel

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Before applying layout blue on a piece of
metal, it must be

a. Roughened
b. Cleaned
c. Heated
d. cold

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A drill bit has how many flutes

a. 4 flutes
b. 2 flutes
c. 3 flutes
d. No flutes

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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

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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

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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

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After grinding a tool bit the cutting edge
should be

a. Case hardened
b. Stoned with an oil stone
c. Rubbed with emery cloth
d. Rubbed with crocus cloth

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When turning a piece of round metal un a lathe,
the front clearance should be smaller for

a. Large diameter cutting

b. Cutting angles
c. Small diameter cutting
d. none of the above

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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

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What is the primary purpose of knurling

a. Smooth material
b. Roughen material
c. Polish material
d. Sharpen material

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What do you call the process of removing the
sharp edges from a piece of stock

a. knurling
b. Planning
c. chamfering
d. turning

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At what speed that carbon steel drill should
be operated

a. Speed grater 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
d. none of the above

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A specific method of zinc galvanizing in which parts
are tumbled in zinc dust at high temperature

a. sheradizing
b. Super finishing
c. polishing
d. pickling

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Abrasion of parts against wheels or belts
coated with polishing compounds

a. Sheradizing
b. Super finishing
c. Polishing
d. pickling

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A superfine grinding operation used to expose
nonfragmented, crystalline base meta;

a. Sheradizing
b. Super finishing
c. Polishing
d. pickling

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A process in which metal is dipped in dilute
acid solutions to remove dirt grease oxides

a. Sheradizing
b. Super finishing
c. Polishing
d. pickling

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A hot dip or electroplate application of tin
steel

a. Tin plating
b. Metal spraying
c. Organic finishes
d. lapping

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A fine grinding operation used to obtain exact
fit and dimensional accuracy

a. Tin plating
b. Metal spraying
c. Organic finishes
d. lapping

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The spraying of molten metal onto a product.
Methods include metalizing, metal powder
spraying and plasma flame spraying

a. Tin plating
b. Metal spraying
c. Organic finishes
d. lapping

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Application of a thin phosphate coating on
steel to improve corrosion resistance

a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. Hard surfacing
d. galvanizing

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The covering of surfaces with an organic film
of paint enamel or lacquer

a. Tin plating
b. Metal spraying
c. Organic finishes
d. lapping

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This process is known as bonderizing when
used as a primer for paints

a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. Hard surfacing
d. galvanizing

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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

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A zinc coating applied to low carbon steel to
improve corrosion resistance. The coating can be
applied on a hot dip bath, by electroplating or by
dry tumbling(sheradizing)

a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. Hard surfacing
d. galvanizing

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The creation(by spraying, plating , fusion welding
or heat treatment of hard metal surface in softer
product

a. parkerizing
b. honing
c. Hard surfacing
d. galvanizing

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The electro deposition of a coating onto the
workpiece electrical current used to drive ions in
solution to the part. The workpiece is the cathode
in the electrical circuit

a. electroplating
b. Calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing

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The diffusing of aluminum into steel surface
producing an aluminum oxide that protects the
steel from high temperature corrosion

a. electroplating
b. Calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing

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How do you call the process of fine grinding or
peening operation designed to leave a
characteristic pattern on the surface of a
workpiece

a. electroplating
b. Calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing

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A fine finishing operation, similar to polishing,
using a very fine polishing compound

a. electroplating
b. Calorizing
c. burnishing
d. buffing

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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

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An electroplating- acid bath oxidation process for
aluminum and magnesium. The workpiece is the
anode in the electrical circuit

a. Abrasive cleaning
b. Tumbling
c. Barrel finishing
d. anodizing

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Shooting sand(i.e sand blasting). Steel grit, or steel
shot against work pieces to remove casting sand,
scale and oxidation

a. Abrasive cleaning
b. Tumbling
c. Barrel finishing
d. anodizing

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What is another term of barrel finishing

a. Abrasive cleaning
b. Tumbling
c. Barrel finishing
d. anodizing

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Brittle materials produce discrete fragments
known as

a. A chip breaker groove

b. Discontinous chips
c. Non segmented chips
d. Type chips

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Ductile material form long, helix – coiled
string chips known as

a. Continuous chips
b. Discontinuous chips
c. Non segmented chips
d. Type chips

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Often ground in the cutting tool face to cause long
chips to break into shorter, more manageable
pieces

a. A chip breaker groove

b. Discontinuous chips
c. Non segmented chips
d. Type chips

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What is the typical chip thickness ratio

a. 0.50
b. 0.75
c. 0.25
d. 1.00

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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

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Which of the following is the sum of the rake,
clearance and wedge angle

a. 90 deg
b. 180 deg
c. 45 deg
d. 75 deg

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What is the relative velocity difference
between the tool and the workpiece

a. Cutting speed
b. Chip velocity
c. Shear velocity
d. Rake velocity

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Contains tungsten or chromium and retains
its hardness up to approximately 600 C

a. Carbon tool steel

b. High speed steel
c. Low speed steel
d. Medium speed steel

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Cast non ferrous tools are brittle but can be
used up to approximately

a. 1000 C
b. 925 C
c. 1500 C
d. 750 C

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Which of the following is produced through
powder metallurgy from nonferrous metals

a. Sintered carbides
b. Ceramic tools
c. diamonds
d. Cast nonferrous

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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

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Which of the following are used in specific
case, usually in finishing operations.

a. Sintered carbides
b. Ceramic tools
c. diamonds
d. Cast nonferrous

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Ceramic tools operate at what temperature

a. Below 2000 F
b. Below 2200 F
c. Above 2000 F
d. Above 2200 F

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Used as a finishing operation since very fine and
dimensionally accurate surface can be produced

a. Grinding
b. snagging
c. Honing
d. lapping

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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

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Grinding in which very little material, 0.001 to
0.005 in. is removed

a. Grinding
b. snagging
c. Honing
d. lapping

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Which of the following is not a measuring
device

a. Orsat analyser
b. thermometer
c. Micrometer caliper
d. divider

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A plain carbon steel with approximately 0.9 to
1.3% carbon which has been hardened and
tempered

a. Carbon tool steel

b. Cast nonferrous
c. High speed steel
d. diamond

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Which of the following contains tungsten or
chromium and retains its hardness up to
approximately 1100 F a property known as red
hardness

a. Carbon tool steel

b. Cast nonferrous
c. High speed steel
d. diamond

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A carbon tool steel can be given a good edge,
but is restricted to use below

a. 400 – 600 F
b. 300 – 400 F
c. 700 – 800 F
d. 800 – 100 F

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Cast non ferrous tools are brittle but can be
used up to approximately

a. 1700 F
b. 2200 F
c. 2000 F
d. 600 F

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They are produced through powder
metallurgy from non ferrous metals

a. diamonds
b. Cast non ferrous
c. Ceramic tools
d. Sintered carbides

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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. diamonds
c. High speed steel
d. Carbon tool steel

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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. Carbon tool steel

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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

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Percent of the heat developed in cutting is due to
friction between the tool and the workpiece is

a. Approximately 50%
b. Approximately 10%
c. Approximately 25%
d. Approximately 75%

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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

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Which of the following is a good heat remove,
but it promote rust

a. Air kerosene
b. diamonds
c. Carbon dioxide
d. water

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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

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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

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Taylors equation relates cutting speed v and tool
life T for particular combination of tool and
workpiece, VT^n = constant. This equation is also
known as

a. Flank wear
b. Nose failure
c. Crater wear
d. Tool life

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After any cutting or standard grinding operation
the surface of a workplace will consists of

a. Smear metal
b. Ultra finishing
c. Super finishing
d. Centerless grinding

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A method that does not require clamping,
chucking or holding round workpieces

a. Centerless grinding
b. Laser machining
c. Chemical milling
d. Ultra finishing

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following tools would be most
useful when taking leads on bearings?

a. Dividers
b. Micrometer
c. Outside calipers
d. Center gage

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What is the wrench size for a ¾” nut?

a. 1-1/4”
b. ¾”
c. 1-1/2”
d. 10/24”

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Which of the following would cause hot
bearings?

a. Improper oil
b. Improper alignment
c. Dirt in oil
d. All of the above

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What is the approximate melting point of
Babbit?

a. 1000 F
b. 750 F
c. 650 F
d. 500 F

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Which of the following is correct in pouring
Babbit?

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

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Which of the following groups of pipe sizes is
correct?

a. ¼, ½, ¾, 7/8, 1
b. ¼, 3/8, 1/2 , ¾, 1
c. ¼, 3/8, ½, 5/8, 3/4 , 1
d. ¼, ½, 5/8, 1

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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

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In which of the following where pipe is
measured?

a. Inside diameter
b. Thickness of wall
c. Outside diameter
d. Wire gage

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In which of the following where tubing is
measured by

a. Inside diameter
b. Thickness of wall
c. Wire gage
d. Outside diameter

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How do you call the tool used to cut threads
on pipe?

a. Pipe tool
b. Pipe vise
c. Pipe stock
d. Pipe cutter

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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

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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 an angle
valve

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What is the most common flux to be used
when soldering brass, copper or tin?

a. Tallow
b. Borax
c. Rosin
d. Sal ammoniac

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In one turn of the screw in a micrometer, it
moves its spindle by what amount?

a. 0.25”
b. 0.025”
c. 0.205”
d. 0.110”

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What is the process used to retard corrosion
on iron pipe?

a. Annealing
b. Soldering
c. Tempering
d. Galvanizing

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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

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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
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A square foot of steel plate 1/8” thick weighs
5 pounds. The weight of a steel plate 10 feet
long and 4 feet wide would be how much?
a. 200 lbs
b. 20 lbs
c. 2000 lbs
d. 20,000 lbs

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Cast iron weighs 640 lbs 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

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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

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A double-bottom tank is 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

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Sheet metal of #18 gage is heavier than:

a. 12 gage
b. 22 gage
c. 14 gage
d. 16 gage

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What is the use of shims?

a. Separate fresh and salt water lines

b. Replace fuses
c. Adjust cylinder liners
d. Adjust bearing clearances

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How do you call the process used to retard
corrosion (rust) on iron pipe and fitting?

a. Tinning
b. Galvanizing
c. Soldering
d. Sulphuring

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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

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In machine shop, if the lips of a drill are of
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

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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

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Brazing requires which of the following?

a. Hard solder
b. More heat
c. Soft solder
d. A and B

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What is/are the primary reason(s) why lead is
used in solder?

a. It has a high melting point

b. It is cheap
c. It has a low melting point
d. B and C

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What is the name of the taper shank used on
drills?

a. Miller
b. Starett
c. Morse
d. Stanley

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What is the effect if the melting point of
solder is very high?

a. Weaker the solder joint

b. Stronger the solder joint
c. Softer the solder joint
d. Harder the solder joint

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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 longer to drill and more
power is required to drive the drill
d. The drill will not center properly

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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

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What will likely to happen if the drill’s speed
is too high?

a. Cut faster
b. Cut slower
c. Lose its temper
d. Not cut

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The lip clearance of a drill should be
approximately how many degrees?

a. 20 deg – 25 deg
b. 12 deg – 15 deg
c. 5 deg – 10 deg
d. 15 deg – 20 deg

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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
d. None of the above

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What is the correct cutting angle on a drill for
ordinary work?

a. 45 deg
b. 59 deg
c. 50 deg
d. 65 deg

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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”

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A piece of stock 8” long is 3” diameter at one
end and 1-1/2” diameter at the other end.
The taper per inch is:
a. ½”
b. 3/16”
c. ¾”
d. 5/16”

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A piece of stock 6” long is 2” diameter at one
end and is cut with a taper of ½” to the foot.
The diameter of the smaller will be:
a. 1-1/2”
b. 1-1/4”
c. 1-3/4”
d. 2”

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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. 8-3/4”
c. 8-1/8”
d. 8-5/32”

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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

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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
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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
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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

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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
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An approximate safe rule for cutting new
piston rings for steam pumps is to make the
ring:
a. 1/32” larger 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
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What is the approximate gap clearance for
new piston rings for steam pumps?

a. 0.003” for each inch diameter of cylinder

b. 0.001” for each inch diameter of cylinder
c. 0.010” for each inch diameter of cylinder
d. 0.050” for each inch diameter of cylinder

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The familiar “3/16 – 16” in machine shop
means what?

a. 6 pieces, 3/8 inch long

b. Gear with 16 teeth and a 3/8” arbor hole
c. 3/8” square, 16” long
d. 3/8” diameter, 16 threads per inch

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The work should be held _____, when using a
drill press

a. The hand
b. A vise or clamp
c. A gloved hand
d. pliers

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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

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Which of the following is not a common drill
shank?

a. Straight
b. Fluted
c. Taper
d. Bit

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What is the usual cutting angle on a drill for
drilling mild steel?

a. 39 deg
b. 59 deg
c. 49 deg
d. 69 deg

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When installing 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
d. None of the above

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What is the other term for the operation of
“truing” of a grinding wheel?

a. Centering
b. Sizing
c. Dressing
d. Rounding

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What tool is used to check external pipe
threads?

a. Plug gage
b. Pitch gage
c. Thread gage
d. Ring gage

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What tool is used to check internal pipe
threads?

a. Plug gage
b. Pitch gage
c. Thread gage
d. Ring gage

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Which of the following is used to cut gears?

a. Gear cutter
b. Gear center
c. Gear hob
d. Gear threader

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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 the tip
d. The tip from crystallizing

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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

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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
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What is the main difference between a planer
and a shaper?

a. The planer has an offset table and the 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 s stationary and the tool head has
a reciprocating motion
d. One is larger than the other

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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

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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

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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

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The length of a file is measured from:

a. End to end
b. Point to end
c. Point to heel
d. Heel to end

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Which of the following where “pillar” files are
used?

a. Filing slots
b. Filing against a shoulder
c. Filing keyways
d. Any of the above

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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

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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
d. It is joining two metals together by
heating
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What is the use of flux in 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

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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

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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

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A tapered piece of stock is 2” long, 1-1/8”
diameter at one end and ¾” diameter at the
other end. The taper per foot is:
a. 2”
b. 2-1/4”
c. 2-1/2”
d. 2-1/16”

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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.
d. None of the above
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If muriatic acid is used as a flux, the soldered
area must be cleaned thoroughly afterwards
to prevent:
a. Anyone touching it from getting burned
b. Remaining acid from eating the metal
c. the acid from evaporating and the solder
disintegrating
d. None of the above

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Solder will not unite with a metal surface that
has:

a. Grease on it
b. Oxidation on it
c. Dirt on it
d. Any of the above

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Prepared soldered paste flux is most popular
but if you id d not have any, you could use:

a. Hydrochloric acid
b. Nitric acid
c. Sulfuric acid
d. Any of the above

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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

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Which of the following is the flux usually used
for hard solder?

a. Rosin
b. Barium
c. Borax
d. Alum

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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At what temperature where soft solder
approximately melts?

a. 250 deg
b. 350 deg
c. 450 deg
d. 550 deg

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What material where a scriber is made of?

a. Carbon steel
b. Tool steel
c. Cold - rolled steel
d. Hot – rolled steel

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What should be done first before applying
layout blue on a piece of metal?

a. roughened
b. clean
c. hot
d. cold

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How many flutes does a drill bit have?

a. 4 flutes
b. 2 flutes
c. 3 flutes
d. No flutes

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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

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Standard vise has _____ jaws?

a. Soft
b. Hard
c. Semihard
d. Semisoft

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In machining, which of the following could be
the reason if tool bit burns?

a. Speed is too low

b. Material is too hard
c. Speed is to fast
d. Material cannot be cut

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For which of the following where the lathe
compound is used?

a. Angle cutting
b. Facing
c. Grooving
d. Any of the above

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When the dial on the cross-feed is turned
0.010”, how much is removed from the
diameter of the stock being cut?
a. 0.010”
b. 0.005”
c. 0.020”
d. 0.015”

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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

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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

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A white metal, almost as bright as silver and is
malleable and ductile and can be welded.

a. Nickel
b. Aluminum
c. White iron
d. Lead

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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

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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

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Which of the following is not considered to be
precious metal?

a. Silver
b. Gold
c. Platinum
d. Steel

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It is an alloy of copper and zinc. It is
approximately 1/3 zinc and 2/3 copper.

a. Brass
b. Bronze
c. Muntz metal
d. Silver

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It is copper tin alloy and is named either bell
metal or brown metal.

a. Brass
b. Bronze
c. Munts metal
d. Silver

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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

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The most commonly-used series in the bulk
production of bolts, screw, nuts and other
general applications in the coarse-thread
series.
a. UNC
b. UNF
c. White iron
d. Lead

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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What do impact tests measure?

a. Compactness
b. Ductility
c. Plasticity
d. Toughness

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Which of the following types of gear transmit
power at a certain angle?

a. Bevel
b. Helix
c. Herringbone
d. Spur

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Which of the following gasket material is not
used for high temperature?

a. Asbestos
b. Plastic nylon
c. Rubberized
d. Wool

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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

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Which of the following is the specification of
molybdenum alloy?

a. SAE 3XXX
b. SAE 4XXX
c. SAE 5XXX
d. SAE 6XXX

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Which of the following is abundant for
ferrous metals?

a. Sulfur
b. Phosporous
c. Manganese
d. Carbon

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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

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All of these are classifications of iron ore;
except what?

a. Magnetite
b. Hematite
c. Siderite
d. Sulfurite

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It refers to the internal resistance of a
materials to being deformed and is measured
in terms of the applied load.
a. Stress
b. Strain
c. Ductility
d. Malleability

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The property of a material which resists
forces acting to pull the material apart.

a. Tensile strength
b. Compressive strength
c. Bending strength
d. Torsional strength

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The property of a material which resists
forces from causing a member to bend or
deflect in the direction in which the load is
applied.

a. Bending strength
b. Compressive strength
c. Tensile strength
d. Torsional strength

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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

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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

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The ability if the material to stretch, bend, or
twist without breaking or cracking.

a. Ductility
b. Malleability
c. Hardness
d. Compressibility

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Which of the following is considered to be the
father of all machine tool?

a. Lathe machine
b. Boring machine
c. Drilling machine
d. Milling machine

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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

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A steel of carbon range of 0.05 to 0.03
percent is considered as what type of steel?

a. Low carbon steel

b. High carbon steel
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Very high carbon steel

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A steel of carbon range of 0.30 to 0.45
percent is considered as what type of steel?

a. Low carbon steel

b. High carbon steel
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Alloyed steel

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A steel of carbon range of 0.45 to 0.75
percent is considered as what type of steel?

a. Low carbon steel

b. High carbon steel
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Alloyed steel

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A steel carbon range of 0.75 to 1.7 percent is
considered as what type of steel?

a. Low carbon steel

b. High carbon steel
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Very high carbon steel

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Which of the following alloying elements of
steel will tent 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

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Which of the following alloying elements of
steel will produce the greatest hardening effect
like carbon and at the same time reduces the
enlargement of its grain structure.

a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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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

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Which of the following alloying elements of
steel which makes it extremely hard and
resistance to wear without making it brittle?
a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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It is the element used mostly in steels designed
for metal cutting tools. The steels added by this
element are tough, hard and very resistance to
wear.
a. Chromium
b. Tungsten
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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It is the element whose chief function is to
strengthen the ferrite. It is used with tungsten
to develop red hardness or the ability to
remain hard when red hot.

a. Chromium
b. Cobalt
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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It is also known as strain drawing. It is the
process whereby certain degree of hardness
is sacrificed in order to reduce brittleness and
increase the toughness of steel tool.

a. Tempering
b. Normalizing
c. Annealing
d. Quenching

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It is the heat treatment of steel that produces
extremely hard surface. The process consists
of exposing the steel to hot ammonia for some
hours.
a. Nitriding
b. Cyaniding
c. Carburizing
d. Ammonia bath

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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

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All these are basic kinds of cast iron, except:

a. Gray iron
b. Malleable iron
c. White iron
d. Red iron

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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

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How do you call metals have no carbon
content?

a. Ferrous metals
b. Malleable iron
c. Non-ferrous metals
d. White iron

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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

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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

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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

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A classification of iron ore which contains 70%
iron when pure and 50% iron when mined.

a. Hematite
b. Magnetite
c. Limanite
d. Siderite

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A classification of iron ore which contains
72.5% iron when pure and the remaining
percentage impurities.
a. Hematite
b. Magnetite
c. Limatite
d. Siderite

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Which of the following iron ores also known
as “brown hematite” of ferric oxide a
yellowish brown powder?
a. Hematite
b. Magnetite
c. Limatite
d. Siderite

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Which of the following represents manganese
steel?

a. 13XX
b. 40XX
c. 50XX
d. 10XX

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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

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A furnace which consists of blowing a stream of
air through a molten mass of iron pig. A stream
of air turned on through the wind box and enters
the converter at the bottom. Manganese, carbon
, and other elements of varying amounts are
added to produce steel which is then poured and
solidifies.
a. Open-hearth furnace
b. Electric furnace
c. Cupola
d. Bessemer
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A furnace similar to open-hearth. 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

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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

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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

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A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1018 and
contains 0.10% to 0.30% carbon.

a. Low carbon steel

b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Very high carbon steel

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A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1035 when not
rolled and contains 0.30% to 0.60% carbon.

a. Low carbon steel

b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Very high carbon steel

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A steel numbered SAE-AISI, C1035 when not
rolled and contains 0.60% to 1.30% carbon
and used when extra hardness required.
a. Low carbon steel
b. Medium carbon steel
c. High carbon steel
d. Very high carbon steel

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Which of the following alloying elements
used in making high speed steel.

a. Molybdenum
b. Nickel
c. Manganese
d. Silicon

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Which of the following alloying elements
used in springs to make more reliant.

a. Silicon
b. Tungsten
c. Hardness and resistance
d. Nickel

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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

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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

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The top surface joining the two sides of a
thread.

a. Pitch
b. Crest
c. Lead
d. Space

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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

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The instrument used to reshape a grinding
wheel that is grooved or out of round is called
s:
a. Wheel aligner
b. Wheel emery
c. Wheel dresser
d. Wheel cutter

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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

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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

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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

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Which of the following is used to keep a
metal clean while soldering?

a. Flax
b. Flux
c. Torch
d. Insulated

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Before splicing electric wires, they should be:

a. Tinned
b. Soldered
c. Cleaned and tinned
d. Insulated

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To check the speed of a motor or other rotary
machine, one would use a:

a. Galvanometer
b. Tachometer
c. Micrometer
d. Geiger counter

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Before drilling a hole in a piece of metal, it
should be:

a. Marked with chalk

b. Scribed
c. Center-punched
d. Protracted

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A tap or die marked ¼ - 20 indicates:

a. ¼” radius – 20 cm. long

b. ¼” diameter – 20 threads per in.
c. ¼”radian – 20 threads per in.
d. ¼” turn – 20 times

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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

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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

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How do you call the tool used when working
with large sizes of pipe?

a. Chain pipe wrench

b. Chain holder
c. Chain tongs
d. A or B

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What tool is used when preparing to put
fitting on copper tubing?

a. Tube spreader
b. Tube retarder
c. Flaring tool
d. Tube countersink

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Which of the following is not a standard
thread from?

a. Square
b. Double flute
c. American national
d. 60 dev. Sharp V

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How do you call the tool used to cut threads
in a hole?

a. Top
b. Bit
c. Tap
d. Reamer

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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

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Which of the following taps should be used to
start a thread?

a. Plug
b. Bottom
c. Short
d. Taper

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Which of the following size of the drill is used
in 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

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Pipe taps are:

a. The same size from end to end

b. Tapered
c. Not fluted
d. Not hardened

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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
d. None of the above

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Which of the following does not have to be
lubricated when drilling?

a. Steel
b. Monel
c. Brass
d. Tool steel

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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

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When measuring a drill for size measure
across the:

a. Margins
b. Shank
c. Flutes
d. Point

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In threaded members, which of the following
defines N.C.?

a. Neutral cut
b. National cut
c. National coarse
d. Not center

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In threaded members, which of the following
represents N.F.?

a. National file
b. Neutral file
c. National fine
d. Not found

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What tool used in precision work to smooth
or enlarge holes?

a. Round out
b. Reamer
c. Drift pin
d. Protractor

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Which of the following chisels would be used
for cutting oil grooves?

a. Diamond-point cutter
b. Round-nose chisel
c. Cold chisel
d. Hot chisel

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Which of the following is not a cut of file?

a. Smooth
b. Half-round
c. Second cut
d. Bastard

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How do you call the tool used for cleaning
files?

a. File cleaner
b. File oilstone
c. File card
d. Scraper

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Which of the following is the smallest size
drill?

a. #80
b. #1
c. #60
d. #0

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Which of the following is the largest size drill?

a. A
b. Z
c. X
d. XX

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The size of a drill is stamped on the:

a. Point
b. Margin
c. Shank
d. Flute

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No question

a. Operator must wear goggles

b. The surface to be babbitted must be free
of moisture
c. The surface to be babbited must be clean
d. All of the above

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The total frictional energy that is stored in the
brake parts principally in the drum or disk is
approximately:
a. 56% up
b. 90% up
c. 86% up
d. 75% up

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The brake capacity to absorb energy is known
as:

a. Energy
b. Power
c. Resistance brake
d. Braking torque

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 A kind of braking system 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

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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

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 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

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A welding which consists of short lengths (2 –
3 in. long) of welds with space between as 6
inches on centers
a. Intermittent weld
b. Spot weld
c. MIG weld
d. TIG weld

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A welding operation that use hot flame and
metal rod

a. Gas welding
b. Arc welding
c. Resistance welding
d. Automatic welding

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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

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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

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The part of machine that absorbs the energy
delivered by a sharp force a blow

a. Spring
b. Anvil
c. Brakes
d. Flywheel

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It is friction of wheel inclination from the
vertical position

a. Camber
b. Toe-in
c. Caster
d. King pin inclination

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 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

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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

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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

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What type of compound screw which
produces a motion equal to the difference in
motion between the two component screws
a. Machine screw
b. Tandem screw
c. Differential screw
d. Variable screw

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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

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What operation generally carried out to
divide the parent coiled sheet into narrower
coils?
a. Slotting
b. Squeezing
c. Squaring
d. Slitting

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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

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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

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Which of the following is the process of
removing coarse scratches or tool marks?

a. Polishing
b. Buffing
c. Honing
d. Lapping

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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

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It is a large lathe used for turning and boring
cannons

a. Gun lathe
b. Engine lathe
c. Cannon lathe
d. Turret lathe

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What device on a lathe machine used for
carrying the revolving spindle?

a. Head stock
b. Header
c. Head suction
d. None of these

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The recommend means of supporting the
chunk during the mounting procedure to the
lathe spindle is to use:
a. Crane
b. Jack
c. Overhead
d. Ratchet

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Too much _____ in a flat belt operation tend
to cause excessive wear slippage and may
burn the belt
a. Play
b. Slack
c. stiffness
d. Tightness

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It is a chromium steel tape in AISI-SAE
designation

a. 10XX
b. 25XX
c. 50XX
d. 40XX

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Which of the following is nit recommended
for use in a driving speed exceeding 2000
ft/min
a. Flat leather belt
b. Herrinbone gear
c. Silent sprocket
d. V-belt

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 It is a low cost bearing used world wide for
automobile or low horsepower motor
application. It is made of thin coating of over
flat metal strip
a. Babbit
b. Cadmium brass
c. Lead
d. Thin

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 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

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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

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Find the polar section modulus of a steel
shafting with “D” as the diameter

a. ∏D3/16
b. ∏D3/32
c. ∏D3/32
d. ∏D3/16

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Forces of equal in magnitude but opposite in
direction are parallel called:

a. Acceleration
b. Coplanar
c. Couple
d. Non-coplanar

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Composition of forces is at the _____ of two
or more forces

a. combination
b. opposition
c. resultant
d. summary

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Circular pitch is measured along the ______
in the circular gear

a. Circle
b. Line of action
c. Pitch center
d. Pitch diameter

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Stiffness is the material’s ability to _____
deformation under stress

a. Non-planar
b. Planar
c. Resist
d. Stafer

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It imparts the ductility, toughness, and
plasticity of steel

a. Annealing
b. Materializing
c. Quenching
d. Tempering

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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

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The progressive change in position of _____ is
called motion

a. Component
b. Couple
c. Link
d. Mass

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Strain or _____ is a change in geometry /
shape of the body due to action of a force on
it
a. Bending stress
b. Deformation
c. Shear stress
d. Stress

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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

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For mass production of casting it is generally
cheaper to use _____ pattern for longer life

a. Aluminum
b. Brass
c. Metal
d. Wooden

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It is a plane between mating teeth of the
amount of which a tooth space exceed the
thickness of an engaging tooth is called:
a. backlash
b. clearance
c. pitting
d. space

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The force that can be combined or called
_____ component forces

a. Different
b. Helical
c. Opposite
d. Parallel

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Plane of rotation is defined as plane
perpendicular to a

a. Gear axis
b. Gear ratio
c. Normal plane
d. Pitch diameter

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Which of the following can be a concurrent?

a. Collinear
b. Couple
c. Parallel
d. All of these

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Cutting lubricant used in drilling reaming, and
tapping for brass and bronze

a. Dry
b. Soda water
c. Soluble oil
d. Turpentine

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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

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Prepared tool bit will now consists of face,
nose and:

a. Cutting tool
b. Shank
c. Sharp tool
d. Tool edge

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This is an alloy in bronze casting that assists
lubrication and in itself a lubricant

a. Lead
b. Manganese
c. Phosphorus
d. Tin

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For longer sprocket chain life the speed range
of _____ fpm is recommended

a. 1200-1400
b. 1500-1600
c. 1800-2000
d. 2000-2100

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All stainless steel type is SAE designation
except:

a. 92XX
b. 300XX
c. 304XX
d. 515XX

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It is while metal with good oxidation and
corrosion resistance. This has also good
electrical magnetic properties
a. Aluminum
b. Copper
c. Nickel
d. Titanium

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It is a molybdenum steel-type in AISI-SAE
designation

a. 44 XX
b. 45 XX
c. 50 XX
d. 51 XX

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Cutting lubricants used in drilling, reaming
and tapping for hard sports in cast iron

a. Dry
b. Kerosene
c. Soda water
d. Turpentine

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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

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A type of chisel used in cutting of keyways,
square corners or slots

a. Cape
b. Diamond head
c. Flat
d. Round

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The maximum recommended ideal number of
teeth to use for bigger sprocket is:

a. 120
b. 127
c. 132
d. 143

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A bolt for general application that posses a
stronger thread is a type of _____ screw

a. BUN
b. UNC
c. UNEF
d. WOOD

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Maximum moment formula for beam simply
supported at both ends and subject to a load
uniformly distributed over is length
a. wL/2
b. wL2/8
c. wL2/16
d. wL/12

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What is the special bearing used with high
deflection?

a. Babbit
b. Ball
c. Roller
d. Self aligning

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Which of the following bearing is used for low
load and less expensive production

a. Babbit
b. Ball bearing
c. Roller bearing
d. Self aligning

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The lateral strain in axial tension members
can be calculated by:

a. Deformation
b. Hooke’s law
c. Poission’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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It is abundantly used worldwide as coating on
top of the plate of automobiles

a. Babbit
b. Lead
c. Manganese
d. Tin

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A liquid metal at room temperature

a. Aluminum
b. Mercury
c. Zinc
d. Zirconium

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It is a steel with SAE specification 13XX

a. Chromium
b. Manganese
c. Molybdenum
d. Nickel

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Property, which enables a material to be
drawn into a wire

a. Ductility
b. Elasticity
c. Plasticity
d. Utility

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The stress that causes the material to shorten

a. Bearing
b. Compressive
c. Shear
d. Tensile

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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

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 It is 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 ear
d. Spur gear

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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

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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

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Type of bolt commonly used in the
construction that is threaded in both ends

a. Acme thread bolts

b. Hex bolt
c. Square bolt
d. Stud bolt

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Ability of a material to absorb strain energy
and will return to its original state

a. Creep
b. Fatigue strength
c. Hardness
d. Resilience

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The ration of lateral strain to longitudinal
strain

a. Deformation
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Poission’s ratio
d. Willan’s line

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Basic size is the same as design size if there is
no:

a. allowance
b. clearance
c. limits
d. tolerance

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Forces that meet at a common point are
called

a. Co-linear
b. Concurrent
c. Coplanar
d. Couple

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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

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Stress that resist being puled apart

a. Compressive
b. Shear
c. Tensile
d. Torsional

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What is other term applied to dynamic seals?

a. Gasket
b. Packing
c. Seal
d. Shield

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Which type of hardening will work to some
extent in all metals?

a. Annealing
b. Austenitizing
c. Martempering
d. Work hardening

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What do impact test determine?

a. Creep strength
b. Hardness
c. Toughness
d. Yield strength

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Sound travels fastest in:

a. Air at 0oF and 1 atmosphere

b. Air at 70oF and 1 atmosphere
c. Air at 78oF and 0 lbf / in2
d. Steel at 70oF

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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

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How do you call the forces not lie on the
same plane?

a. Component
b. Composition of forces
c. Non-coplanar
d. Resolution

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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

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If the velocity is variable and
regularly/constantly increasing the rate of
change is called:
a. Acceleration
b. Constant work
c. Moment
d. Motion

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The kinetics chain in which one link is
considered fixed for purpose of analysis but
motion is possible on other links
a. Belting
b. Frame
c. Mechanism
d. Sprocket chain

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All forces in the same plane are called

a. coplanar
b. couple
c. parallel
d. resultant

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The _____ is one of the rigid members /
bodies joined together to form a kinetic chain

a. coplanar
b. frame
c. link
d. machine

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The resultant of a pair of equal forces but
opposite in direction called _____

a. Concurrent
b. Couple
c. Non-concurrent
d. Resultant

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The helical and herringbone 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

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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 about 50 times to pitch

a. 1.5
b. 2
c. 2.5
d. 3

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What is the carbon content range of SAE 4140
chrome-moly steel after heat treatment?

a. 0.30/0.45
b. 0.38/0.43
c. 0.38/0.45
d. 0.30/0.50

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Gears are manufactured usually in the
following processes: milling, generating,
shaving, grinding and:
a. Blanking
b. Drinking
c. Heat treatment
d. Molding

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Flat belt that is too 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

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The resultant 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

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SAE 51XXX belongs to the _____ steel family

a. Carbon
b. Chromium
c. Manganese
d. Nickel

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Which of the following gasket material which
should avoid hot liquid/steam applications?

a. Asbestos fiber
b. Nylon fiber
c. Rubberized
d. Wool

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 Which of the following that describes the
same material properties all over / direction
and at any particular point is a structural
member?
a. Heterogenous
b. Homogenous
c. Isentropic
d. Isotropic

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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 zero
d. Zero

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 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

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What is the other name given to short shafts
on machines?

a. Spindles
b. Head shafts
c. Core shafts
d. All of these

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What is the other name given to a line shaft?

a. Countershaft
b. Main shaft
c. Long shaft
d. Head shaft

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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 shaft
b. Critical shaft
c. Relative speed
d. Mean speed

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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

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For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of _____
diameters
a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40

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 What is the limiting torsional deflection for
machinery shafts, if the criteria of limiting
torsional deflection vary from 0.08o per foot
of length
a. 1o
b. 2.5o
c. 2o
d. 3.5o

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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

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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

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What is the other name for Kennedy key?

a. Tangential key
b. Woodruf key
c. Saddle key
d. Rollpin

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What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. Close fit
b. Press fit
c. Sliding fit
d. All of these

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Which of the following is used for permanent
fits and similar to involute splines except that
the pressure angle is 14.5o?
a. Separation load
b. Spline shaft
c. Stub serrations
d. Involute serrations

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 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 in
process
a. Shear pin
b. Flange coupling
c. Involute serrations
d. King pin

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What is the maximum shaft angle for a single
Hooke’s couplings?

a. 10o
b. 17o
c. 15o
d. 20o

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What are the principal parts of a Journal
Bearing?

a. Bearing and journal

b. Shaft and babbit
c. Clearance and fitted
d. Shaft and cylinder

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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

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What is the difference in radii of the bearing
and journal?

a. Even clearance
b. Clearance ratio
c. Odd clearance
d. Radial clearance

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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

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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

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Which of the following is considered
advantageous for bearing metals?

a. comformability
b. compatibility
c. embeddability
d. All of these

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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

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Which of the following considers the 200
series of bearing?

a. Heavy
b. Medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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Which of the following considers the 300
series of bearing?

a. Heavy
b. Medium
c. Light
d. All of these

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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

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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

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What is the usual density of the leather belt?

a. 0.035 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.025 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3

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Which of the following is the approximate
density of a fat rubber belt?

a. 0.055 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.045 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3

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 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

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The breaking strength of oak-tanned belting
varies from 3 to more than:

a. 5 ksi
b. 6 ksi
c. 7 ksi
d. 9 ksi

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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

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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

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What is the 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

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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 and more fpm

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Which of the following is the recommended
initial 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

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Two shafts at right angles to each other may
be connected by what arrangement?

a. Half turn
b. Quarter turn
c. ¾ run
d. One turn

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What is the minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for low speed?

a. 12
b. 21
c. 17
d. 14

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What is the minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for moderate speed?

a. 17
b. 21
c. 12
d. 14

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What is the usual minimum number of teeth
on a smaller sprocket for high speed?

a. 21
b. 24
c. 12
d. 14

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Which of the following is the measure of
torsional stress?

a. Accuracy
b. Stiffness
c. Rigidity
d. Precision

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 When tested in compression, ductile material
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

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A tolerance where the size of a part is
permitted to be either large or smaller than
the given dimension
a. Bilateral
b. Unilateral
c. Lateral
d. None of these

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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

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It is relatively finely spaced irregularities of
the surfaces

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness

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Which of the following is the surface finish of
heavy cuts of coarse feed?

a. 200 rms
b. 400 rms
c. 80 rms
d. 500 or greater rms

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Which of the following is the most dominant
cause (approximately 80%) of machine
failures?
a. Torsion
b. Negligence
c. Fatigue failures
d. Compression

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 For wrought steel in its commonly met
commercial forms, it is often assumed that
the average endurance limit for an average Su
(50% survival) with the Brinell Hardness is
limited to:
a. 500
b. 400
c. 240
d. 450

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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

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Which of the following indicates the degree
of concentration?

a. Power factor
b. Service factor
c. Stress factor
d. Stress concentration factor

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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

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 It is the process that cold 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

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 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

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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

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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

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Which of the following bolts is recommended
for general use?

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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Which of the following is frequently used bolt
in automotive and aircraft industries

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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Which of the following is a particular bolt
used in aeronautical equipment

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC

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What type of bolt usually used for
high-pressure pipe flanges, cylinder head
studs etc.
a. UNC
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. 8 UN

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It is the stress or load induced by the
tightening operation

a. Initial stress
b. Initial tension
c. Residual stress
d. None of these

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 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%

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It is a screw fastening with a nut on it

a. bolt
b. U – bolt
c. Rivet
d. Screw

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A fastening which has no nut and turns in to
a threaded hole

a. Bolt
b. Fastener
c. Rivet
d. Screw

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An old name for an unfinished through bolt
comes with a square

a. Coupling bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Automobile bolt

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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

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It is a type of spring where thin flat strip
would up on itself as a plane spiral, usually
anchored at the inside end
a. Motor spring
b. Garter
c. Volute spring
d. Helical spring

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It is the ratio of the length of the column and
the radius of gyration of the cross-sectional
area about a centroidal axis
a. Contact ratio
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Centroidal ratio
d. Column ratio

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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

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Under theories of failure, the value of shear
stress is how many times that of the tensile
stress?
a. Four times
b. Half
c. Doubole
d. One-fourth

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 The theory of mechanics of materials shows
that the results from the octahedral shear
stress theory and those from the maximum
distortion-energy theory are:
a. The same
b. Less than
c. More than
d. Not related

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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

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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

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 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 reverse during
operation
a. 4.5
b. 3.5
c. 3.0
d. 4.0

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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

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 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

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A key that allows the hub to move along the
shaft but prevents the rotation of the shaft

a. Woodruff key
b. Gibs key
c. Feather key
d. Square key

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For involute spline, the type of fits used:

a. Close fit
b. Sliding fit
c. Press fit
d. All of these

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 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. Rigid coupling
d. Flanged compression coupling

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A coupling used for absorbing some shock
and vibration that may appear on one shaft
and of preventing the occurrences of
reversed stresses caused by the shaft
deflecting at the coupling preventing at the
coupling
a. Rigid coupling
b. Flange coupling
c. Flexible coupling
d. None of these

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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

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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

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What is the approximate length-to-diameter
ration of hydrodynamic bearings?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2

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The operating temperature of oil films in the
bearing must approximately:

a. 140oF to 150oF
b. 140oF to 160oF
c. 120oF to 190oF
d. 120oF to 190oF

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At higher temperature, oil oxidizes more
rapidly above:

a. 120oF
b. 200oF
c. 140oF
d. 160oF

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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

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If the ends are joined by wire lacing with
machine, the usual efficiency of joint is:

a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 88%

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On high speed centrifugal blowers, it has
been observed that the arc of contact is
reduced from 180o at rest to _____ in motion
a. 100o
b. 90o
c. 95o
d. 110o

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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

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For minimum quietness, use sprockets with
_____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

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If two intersecting shafts are to be belt
connected _____ guide pulleys are to be used

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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Wire ropes are made from cold-drawn with
_____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27

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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

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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

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Which of the following ropes is used for
haulage, rigging, guard rails

a. 6 X 35 IWRC
b. 6 X 15 IWRC
c. 7 X 8 IWRC
d. 7 X 7 IWRC

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Which of the following has been considered
as general purpose rope?

a. 6 X 19 IWRC
b. 7 X 25 IWRC
c. 7 X 25 IWRC
d. 6 X 9 IWRC

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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

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The regular materials for wire ropes are made
of:

a. Chromium
b. Wrought iron
c. Cast steel
d. High-carbon iron

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What is the minimum suggested design factor
of wire ropes for miscellaneous hoisting
equipment is:
a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4

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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

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To avoid excessive wear rate the
recommended limiting pressure for 6 X 19
rope is _____ for manganese cast steel
a. 2500 psi
b. 2000 psi
c. 3000 psi
d. 2300 psi

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What friction devices that are used to
connect shafts?

a. Clutches
b. Spring
c. Brakes
d. Holders

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Which of the following does not affect the
tensile strength of steel?

a. Sulphur
b. Cobalt
c. Phosphorous
d. Boron

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Which of the following is an example of
rectilinear translation?

a. Locomotive wheels
b. Rack gear
c. Piston of an engine
d. Jack

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A petroleum by-product used as an electrode
in an electric arc furnace melting operation.

a. Anthracite coke
b. Foundry coke
c. Graphite electrodes
d. Bituminous coke

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A machine shop equipment that can flatten
horizontally, vertically or angular plane.

a. Shaper machine
b. Welding machine
c. Drill machine
d. Power saw

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What type of leather belting should be used
at an ambient temperature above 140°F and
possible acid liquid coming in contact with
the belt.

a. Welding machine
b. Combination of oak
c. Oak tanned
d. None of these

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The material for engine radiator is usually
made of:

a. Yellow brass
b. Silicon brass
c. Admiralty brass
d. Navy brass

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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 shaped cutting tools
d. Depth of cut

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In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be
generally called:

a. End cutting edge

b. Nose
c. Back rake
d. Side rake

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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. rω2
c. ω2/r
d. V2/r

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Form 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

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If a set of spur gears are made, installed and
lubricated properly, they normally may be
subjected to failure like:

a. Tooth spalling
b. Tooth peening
c. Pitting
d. Shearing

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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

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A major component of cast steel is:

a. Silicon
b. Iron
c. Manganese
d. Chromium

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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

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As the rule of thumb the depth of foundation
could be about 3.2 _____ times the engine
stroke.

a. 4.20
b. 4.0
c. 3.40
d. 3.80

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Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly
loaded are usually made of:

a. Bronze
b. Brass
c. Duralumin
d. All of these

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The characteristics of tool steel sustain shocks
and major impacts is due to its:

a. Toughness
b. Stiffness
c. Ductility
d. Machinability

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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

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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 the fatigue strength for members
on torsion/bending:
a. Partial quenching
b. Heavy oil quenching
c. Quenching
d. Shallow quenching
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Surface connecting the crest and roots of the
screw thread.

a. Lead angle
b. Length of engagement
c. Top land
d. Flank
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#LABANLANG
A good general purpose deoxidizer an
promotes fine grain in steel.

a. Copper
b. Magnesium
c. Molydenum
d. Silicon
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#LABANLANG
It is hardening treatment whereby a cast
metal 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
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Moment of inertia is also called:

a. Modulus of elasticity
b. Weep strength
c. Radius of gyration
d. None of these
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Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum steel
designation. SAE:

a. SAE51XX
b. SAE74XX
c. SAE94XX
d. SAE64XX
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#LABANLANG
It is the name applied to reciprocating circular
motion as that a pendulum.

a. Intermittent motion
b. Reciprocating motion
c. Oscillation
d. Momentum
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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
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#LABANLANG
Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts
and for engineering applications is a ______
series.

a. UNC
b. ANSI
c. Withworth
d. UNF
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#LABANLANG
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
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Axially rectangular groove in a hub an shaft.

a. Keyseat
b. Cotter pin set
c. Flute
d. Setscrew point
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The amount by which the dedendum in a
given gear/pinion exceeds the addendum of
its 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
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 Deflection of a beam is:

a. Proportional to the modulus if 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
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 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

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 Safety feature that must be placed and
maintained at Machine, Blacksmith, Welding
and Foundry Shops.
a. Walkway guide
b. Safety notice
c. Safety goggles
d. Safety notice in markers / boards

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 It is a symbol that the work surfaces should
be machined-finished 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

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 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

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 A carbon content in the range of ______ in
steel readily responds to heat treatment.

a. 0.35 to 40%C
b. 0.28 to 0.30%C
c. 0.18 to 0.25%C
d. 0.12 to 0.15%C

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 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

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 A research agency handling assistance to all
foundry machine shop and metallurgical plant
operation.
a. MIRDC
b. BOI
c. DOST
d. All of these

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 An act of cutting out a piece of metal at a
desired shape and size.

a. Broaching
b. Blanking
c. Slitting
d. Dinking

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 The surface of the gear between the fillets of
adjacent teeth is called:

a. Bottom land
b. Flank
c. Top land
d. Flank of tooth

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 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

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 The ideal thickness of the cutter at the pitch
line for cutting helical gears should be ______
of normal circular pitch.

a. 3/8
b. ¾
c. ½
d. 5/16

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 Progressive change if position of a body is
called:

a. Acceleration
b. Momentum
c. Motion
d. Force

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 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

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 The five principal parts of the shaper are: the
table, tool slide, base, ram and ______.

a. Column
b. Vise
c. Drive motor
d. Apron

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 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

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 The conical surface at the starting end of the
thread is called:

a. Pitch cone
b. Chamfer
c. Crest
d. Flute

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 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

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 The modulus of elasticity for metals in
compression is usually taken as that in:

a. Tension
b. Bearing
c. Yield
d. Ultimate

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 Which of the following is the ratio of moment
and stress?

a. Strain
b. Section modulus
c. Contraction
d. Passion ratio

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 What is the flexural stress when of a
symmetrically cross-section beam when the
vertical shear is maximum.

a. Infinity
b. Zero
c. Maximum
d. minimum

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 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 %

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 What is the ratio of the minimum strength of
joint to the strength of solid joint in the
pressure vessel?

a. Efficiency
b. Relative strength
c. Performance factor
d. Joint efficiency

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 What is the usual factor of safety for a
pressure vessel?

a. 4
b. 1.5
c. 3
d. 5

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 It is the permissible variation of the size.

a. Tolerance
b. Limits
c. Fits
d. None of these

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 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

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 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

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 A tolerance where the size of a part is a
permitted to be either larger or smaller than
the given dimension.

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these

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 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

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 When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will
take force or pressure to put the cold
together. In such case the allowance is
negative. Which of the following terms is
appropriate for such allowance?
a. Negative fit of metals
b. Interference of metal
c. Positive fits of the shaft
d. Intangible fits

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 What is the direction of the predominant
surface pattern?

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 Its is the irregularities of departures from the
nominal surface of greater spacing than
roughness?

a. Waviness
b. Roughness
c. Lay
d. smoothness

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 It is the surface finish if micrometer in rms.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

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 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. Coutersinking

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 It is the phenomenon occurring when two
touching surfaces have a high contact
pressure and when these surfaces have
minute motion.

a. Prestressing
b. Fretting
c. Friction
d. Carving

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 Which of the following gears has the simplest
type of teeth?

a. Helical gears
b. Spur gears
c. Bevel gears
d. Worm gears

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 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

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 It is the circle tangent to the addendum of the
meshing gears.

a. Clearance ratio
b. Base circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Pitch circle

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 The distance form 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

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 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

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 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

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 In pressure vessels, which of the following
resists internal pressure through tension?

a. Shell-type element
b. Cam type element
c. Plate-type element
d. Spherical type element

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 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

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 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

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 It is the study of the body’s motion
independent of the forces on the body.

a. Kinetics
b. Dynamics
c. Kinematics
d. Mechanics

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 What is the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?

a. Train value
b. Ratio factor
c. Modular value
d. None of these

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 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

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 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

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 It is a type of bolt thread on both ends can be
used where a through bolt impossible.

a. Coupling bolt
b. Carriage bolt
c. Stud bolt
d. Machine bolt

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 It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small
sizes.

a. Stud bolt
b. Stove bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Coupling bolt

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 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

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 What is the large wood screw used to fasten
machinery and equipment?

a. Lag screw
b. Loss screw
c. Wood screw
d. Cross screw

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 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

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 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

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 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

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 It is the length of a coil spring under no load.

a. Compressed length
b. Free length
c. Solid length
d. None of these

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 In general the steel springs are made of
relativity of relative high carbon steel usually:

a. 5%
b. Less than 0.5 %
c. More than 0.5 %
d. 7.5 %

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 It is a low cost spring material, suitable where
service it not severe and dimensional
precision is not needed:

a. Helical spring wire

b. Stainless steel
c. Hard drawn wire spring
d. Copper

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 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

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 What is 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

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 When heat-treated wire is coiled cold, it
should be stress relieved fir bending stress
and after cooling it is heated at some:

a. 400°F
b. 600°F
c. 700°F
d. 500°F

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 Which of the following is not a function of
spring?

a. Absorbs energy
b. Source of potential energy
c. Measure weight
d. Measure thickness

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 Which of the following is the type of spring
made in the form of dished water?

a. Air spring
b. Believing spring
c. Volute spring
d. Motor spring

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 What is the type of failure due to unstability?

a. Buckling
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Stability
d. Euler’s failure

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 What type of formulas that is best applied to
a very slender column?

a. Column formula
b. Slenderness formulas
c. Moment formula
d. Euler formula

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 If two principal stress is zero, the state of
stress is:

a. Biaxial
b. Mono-axial
c. Uniaxial
d. Triaxial

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 What do you call the system that have finite
values of principal stresses?

a. Triaxial
b. Uniaxial
c. Mono-axial
d. Biaxial

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 A screw that requires positive torque to lower
the load, or to loosen the screw if it has been
turned tight against as resistance.

a. Power screw
b. Lock screw
c. Self screw
d. Self locking screw

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 What is the rotating member used in
transmitting power?

a. Shaft
b. Counter shaft
c. Axle
d. Washer

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 For machinery shafts, the permissible
deflection is approximately:

a. 0.02 in./ft
b. 0.03 in./ft
c. 0.01 in./ft
d. 0.05 in./ft

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A furnace used in melting non-ferrous metals

a. Cupola furnace
b. Crucible furnace
c. Induction furnace
d. Tempering furnace

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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

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Liners are normally made of

a. Cast iron
b. Alloyed bronze
c. Alloyed steel
d. Alloyed aluminum

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Used in as cast conditions steel casting with
carbon content less than ________ % C

a. 0.26
b. 0.20
c. 0.15 to 0.18
d. 0.25

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The yield strength of a regular yellow brass
(65 to 79% Cu, 30 to 35% Zn) can be
increased/ improved by:
a. Cold working
b. tempering
c. Chill casting
d. Heat treatment

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The purpose of these parts in application are
to have better bearing to seal the guard
against marring etc.
a. Bearing journal
b. Metallic seal
c. washer
d. Shaft seal

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Metals are conductive 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 are exhibited by
normally possible balance state
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It is considered semi-solid lubricant

a. Lube oil
b. graphite
c. grease
d. All of these

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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

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Good stabilizer in stainless steel

a. columbium
b. titanium
c. tantalium
d. All of these

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The good deoxidizer in steel melting

a. manganese
b. silicon
c. aluminum
d. All of these

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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 1 oil

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Killed steel is always associated with

a. silicon
b. manganese
c. phosporous
d. sulfur

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Which of the following does not belong to the
group

a. welding
b. soldering
c. casting
d. brazing

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Which of the following is most popular
soldering of metal

a. 10/80
b. 45/55
c. 50/50
d. 60/40

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The motion of an object
diminished/decreased speed

a. deceleration
b. Retarded motion
c. Negative impulse
d. All of these

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 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

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It is used to change rotary motion to
reciprocating motion

a. Helical gear
b. Rack gear
c. Worm gear
d. Spur gear

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Stresses that are independent loads

a. Working stress
b. Operating stress
c. Residual stress
d. Shear stress

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The distance of the tooth, which is equal to
the sum of the addendum and dedendum

a. Full depth
b. Whole depth
c. Working depth
d. dedendum

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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

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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

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It is recommended for high speed application
that the minimum number of teeth in small
sprocket should be
a. 26 to 30
b. 12 - 16
c. 26 - 28
d. 18-24

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Continuous stretching under load even if the
stress is less than the yield point

a. plasticity
b. elasticity
c. creep
d. ductility

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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

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Opposite direction parallel forces

a. concurrent
b. coplanar
c. couple
d. Non-coplanar

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The ration 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 distance
d. Dependent on the modulus of elasticity

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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Gear used to transmit power at high velocity
ratios between non intersecting shafts that
are usually but not necessarily at right angle
a. Helical gear
b. Bevel gear
c. Worm gear
d. Spiral gear

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It is arbitrarily defined as the push and pull

a. force
b. work
c. inertia
d. power

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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
d. strains

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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
b. Heat treatment of the gears
c. Hardening of each tooth
d. Hunting tooth addition

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The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio
of pitch diameter to number of teeth

a. lead
b. module
c. involute
d. clearance

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It is the ability of the material to resist
deformation under stress

a. plasticity
b. stiffness
c. toughness
d. All of these

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Flat leather belting not recommended for use
in speed excess of _____ fpm

a. 3600
b. 4800
c. 6000
d. All of these

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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
c. Helix angle thread
d. Half angle thread or 20

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The property of a material that relates the
lateral strain to longitudinal strain

a. strain
b. stress
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Endurance limit

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Eccentrically loaded bearing is also called

a. Full bearing
b. Offset bearing
c. Partial bearing
d. Fitted bearing

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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

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 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

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Height of the tooth above pitch circle or radial
distance between pitch circle and top land
and the tooth
a. Top tooth
b. addendum
c. land
d. Hunting tooth

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The function of clutch in the machine tools is

a. Lowering the drive

b. Alignment of drive shaft
c. To disconnect or connect at will the drive
d. To insure that two shafts lineup at high
speed

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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

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Which does not belong to the group

a. SAE
b. AISI
c. SEA II
d. ASTM

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What is the SAE specification number of
Molybdenum

a. SAE 2XXX
b. SAE 3XXX
c. SAE 4XXX
d. SAE 5XXX

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What will be the effect in bushing gears
without backlash

a. jamming
b. overheating
c. overload
d. All of these

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Range of helix angle on helical gear

a. Less than 18
b. 15-25
c. 20-35
d. 35-40

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The distance a helical gear or worn would
thread along its axis in one revolution if it
were free to move axially
a. lead
b. thread
c. pitch
d. land

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It refers to the surface of the gear between
the fillets of adjacent teeth

a. Top land
b. Bottom land
c. pitch
d. fillet

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The distance between adjacent rivets is called

a. Pitch
b. crest
c. lead
d. none of these

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 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

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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

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All are functions of lubricating oil except

a. adhesion
b. Corrosion prevention
c. Act as coolant
d. To lighten the load

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What type of bearing which totally encloses
the shaft

a. Offset bearing
b. Central bearing
c. Babbit bearing
d. Full bearing

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Not adaptable to welding due to strength and
poor ductility

a. Copper parts
b. Aluminum parts
c. Cast iron parts
d. All of these

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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 of safety= design stress divided by
ultimate stress
d. Ultimate stress = factor of safety divided
by design stress
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The color of pipe for communication is

a. White
b. Blue
c. Yellow
d. orange

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It improves red hardness of steel

a. Chromium
b. cobalt
c. boron
d. lead

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A metal which has a high electrical
conductivity bit should not be used for high
temperature metal
a. silicon
b. zinc
c. Chrome alloy
d. carbide

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Finding the resultant of two or more forces is
called

a. Co-planar forces
b. Non coplanar forces
c. Couple
d. Composition of forces

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Eccentrically loaded bearing is also called

a. Full bearing
b. Offset bearing
c. Partial bearing
d. Fitted bearing

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The best instrument for measuring thousanth
of an inch

a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. Caliper
d. pyrometer

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Galvanized iron is term referring to iron
coated with

a. aluminum
b. tin
c. zinc
d. manganese

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The ability of metal to resist being crushed

a. Shearing strength
b. Compressive strength
c. Torsional strength
d. Tensile strength

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Is the permissible variation of the size of a
dimension

a. tolerance
b. allowance
c. Clearance
d. interference

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The single force which produces the same
effect upon a body as two or more forces
acting together is called:
a. Resultant force
b. Co-planar force
c. Couple
d. Non coplanar force

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Product of mass and linear velocity is known
as

a. impulse
b. Linear momentum
c. Angular momentum
d. impact

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What is the SAE specification number of
Molybdenum-chromium-nickel

a. 48XX
b. 47XX
c. 46XX
d. 45XX

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Plus or minus of the tolerance is also called

a. Total tolerance
b. Unilateral tolerance
c. Bilateral tolerance
d. none of these

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Some experiments made at Cornell University
showed that experience mechanic could
bread a _________ bolt due to tightening
a. 3/8 “
b. 5/8 “
c. ½”
d. 7/16 “

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Common defects encountered in the foundry
shop steel casting operation and also in
welding practices
a. cracks
b. Cold shot
c. Parting time
d. Blow/pin holes

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 This particular cutting tool material could
withstand cutting temperature of 1800 F 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

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Moment curve to simple beam with
concentrated load at middle span takes the
shape of a
a. triangle
b. rectangular
c. trapezoid
d. Semi eclipse

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 Type of chuck wherein the work piece 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

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Material may be stretched and still returns to
its former form/condition upon release is
called
a. plasticity
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. ductility
d. Elastic limit

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The brittleness in steel at elevated
temperature is

a. Hard drawn
b. Cold lap
c. Red shortness
d. Residual stresses

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Intermediate gear is also called______gear in
a gear train arrangement

a. idler
b. pinion
c. Third gear
d. Mounted gear

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The top and bottom land for gears is similar
formed to crest and ______ for screw thread

a. flank
b. Root
c. Flank tooth
d. Top land

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Cold drawing is also called

a. Hard drawn
b. Oxidized steel
c. Cold lap steel
d. Strain hardening

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Which of the following services is not
considered to a be a work of a machinist

a. reboring
b. grinding
c. overhauling
d. honing

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In machine shop, had forging operation of
lengthening a piece of stock while reducing
the cross sectional area of work is called
a. bloating
b. Upsetting
c. spreading
d. Draining out

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The recommended age limit of fire tube
boilers

a. 35 years
b. 30 years
c. 40 years
d. 50 years

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Silicon manganese steel designation, SAE
_____

a. 72XX
b. 40XX
c. 92XX
d. 9XX

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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 line
foundry operation
a. Higher value
b. 7-10
c. 8-10
d. 10-18

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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

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Which of the following tools does not belong
to the group

a. Hermaprodite caliper
b. divider
c. Double VEE block
d. trammel

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 __________ 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

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One of the following materials is not
mentioned for wire rope pulley/sheave
applications
a. plastic
b. iron
c. paper
d. Copper alloy

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Internal stress exerted by the fibers to resists
the action of outside force is called

a. Shearing stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Ultimate stress
d. Compressive stress

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_____thread used where the thread requires
great strength and usually cut square on one
side slanting on the other side
a. janno
b. buttress
c. Square
d. double

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In grater quantity, this element is harmful to
the molten ferrous metal

a. silicon
b. Aluminum
c. oxides
d. sulfur

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For economical cost in the manufacturing
large worm gears the following materials are
usually applied
a. Bronzed rim with cast steel spider
b. Cast iron with bronze spider
c. Cast steel rim with brass spider
d. Alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron
spider

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Non metallic material of high melting
temperature being used as furnace lining

a. Quartz bricks
b. refractories
c. Silica sand
d. Dolomite clay bricks

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Chromium steel ( to include heat and
corrosion resistant) designation

a. SAE 56XX
b. SAE 514XX
c. SAE 61XX
d. SAE9XX

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Mirror finish has surfaces finess of_____rms

a. 1
b. 2-8
c. 1-3
d. 2-5

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All terms and abbreviations deal with wire
rope arrangement except this ___which deals
with wire rope material strength
a. preformed
b. IWRC
c. Mps
d. Lang lay

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 Alloy steel axle under repeated load/stress
will eventually fail if the load/stress above the
endurance of 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 the module of elasticity
d. Equal to 80% of the elastic limit

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Tap not used for cutting thread ________

a. Tapping tap
b. Bottoming tap
c. Plugging tap
d. Taper tap

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 Relief angle of single-point cutting mild steel
cast iron and other average work as
recommended should be in ranges of _____
degrees for high speed tools
a. 8-12
b. 10-15
c. 5-7
d. 12-16

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Which of the following is an unsafe condition
in operating a lathe machine

a. Wearing denim pants/safety shoes

b. Wearing canvass
c apron
c. Operating with safety gloves
d. Wearing safety goggles/hearing aid

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A metal characteristic that withstands forces
that causes twisting.

a. Torsional strength
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Twisting moment
d. elasticity

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Fillet radius in machine parts is usually
introduced to:

a. Improve the lock of the parts

b. Reduce concentration of stress and
extend life of the parts
c. Avoid obstruction
d. Necessary to lessen casting weight

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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

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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

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Which of the following materials is unsuitable
as a bearing :

a. Teflon
b. Low carbon steel
c. Cast iron
d. Nylon

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Safety features that must be placed and
maintained at machine, blacksmith, welding
and foundry shop.
a. Safety google
b. Walkway guide
c. Safety notices in markings
d. All of these

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The angle, at the base cylinder of an involute
gear, that the tooth makes with the gear axis :

a. Base helix angle

b. Pressure angle
c. Arc of recess
d. Arc of approach

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A kind of thread that is generally used :

a. UNEC
b. UNC
c. UNF
d. UNEF

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Which of the following acronyms is not
generally used as standard

a. ASTM
b. SAE
c. IPS
d. AISI

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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What is the difference between the shaper
and a 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.

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 The path of contact 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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 A type of 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. Herringbone gear
c. Spur gear
d. Helical gear

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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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An object thrown upward will return to earth
with the magnitude of terminal velocity equal
to:
a. zero
b. One-half the initial velocity
c. Twice the initial velocity
d. The initial velocity

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A liquid metal:

a. Mercury
b. Lead
c. Zinc
d. Aluminum

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What type of gear which can transmit power
at a certain angle.

a. Helical gear
b. Worm gear
c. Bevel gear
d. Herringbone gear

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Type of V-belt to use in a driving pulley with
speed of 360 rpm and transmitting 5 hp :

a. Type C belts
b. Type B belts
c. Type A belts
d. Type D belts

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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

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The first derivative of kinetic energy with
respect to velocity is:

a. power
b. acceleration
c. momentum
d. None of these

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What is the difference between brass and
bronze?

a. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while

bronze is compose of copper and tin
b. Brass is composed of copper and zinc while
bronze is basically copper 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

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The reciprocal of the diametral pitch
equivalent to the ratio of pitch diameter to
the number of teeth:
a. lead
b. clearance
c. module
d. involute

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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. Compressive strength

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Which do not belong to foundry or metal
casting shop?

a. Shake-out machine
b. Molding machine
c. Coremaking
d. Forging machine

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The center of gravity of a solid pyramid or
cone with a total height of H is :

a. 1/4 H
b. 3/5 H
c. 1/3 H
d. 1/3 H

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The gradual chemical reaction by other
substance such that the metal is converted to
an oxide or other compounds :
a. corrosion
b. cheaping
c. rusting
d. weathering

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
What is the moment of inertia of a rectangle
about its base?

a. bh2/6
b. bh3/3
c. Bh2/3
d. Bh3/12

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#LABANLANG
What is the modulus of elasticity if the stress
is 44,000 psi and a unit strain of 0.00105 ?

a. 41.905 x 106
b. 42.300 x 106
c. 41.202 x 106
d. 43.101 x 106

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Which of the following is not a structural steel
class?

a. Low carbon steel

b. Stainless steel
c. Medium carbon steel
d. Tool and die steel

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Copper and most of its alloys can be
hardened by:

a. Patenting
b. Cold working
c. Case hardening
d. Soaking

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A type of coupling that allows 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

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Outstanding safety record contributes to:

a. High productivity
b. Outstanding performance that expects
reward from management
c. Confidence in foreman’s ability to perform
well
d. Pride and enthusiasm to one-self

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The capacity of metal to withstand load
without breaking is :

a. Strength
b. Stress
c. Elasticity
d. Strain

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Finding the resultant of two or more forces is
called :

a. Coplanar force
b. Non-coplanar forces
c. Couple
d. Composition of forces

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

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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

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What type of gear is used for high speed
operation?

a. helical
b. spur
c. bevel
d. worm

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
V-belts operate efficiently at speed of about
(fpm) :

a. 4500
b. 4400
c. 4200
d. 3600

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 Name the type of chuck commonly used for
holding workpiece 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
For a high corrosion resistant stainless steel,
what minimum chromium content is required
?
a. 8%
b. 4.3%
c. 1.1%
d. 5.8%

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
Clearance to a new boiler installation to the
existing or old plant building should follow a
minimum clearance of ______ 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)

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Ordinary steel begins to lose strength and
elasticity significantly at about :________ °F

a. 900-1000°F
b. 800-900°F
c. 750-850°F
d. 600-700 °F

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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

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Most effective alloying element for reducing
brittleness of steel at very low temperature:

a. manganese
b. molybdenum
c. silicon
d. nickel

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Normal stress relieving temperature for cast
steel:

a. 200 to 350 F
b. 400 to 500 F
c. 300 to 400 F
d. 450 to 550 F

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

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 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. It is called:
a. Spot welding
b. Braze welding
c. brazing
d. Gas welding

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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What is commonly 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The three-moment equation may be used to
analyze:

a. Tapered column
b. Continuous beam
c. Composite beam
d. Axially end loaded beam

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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 <4 Pd
c. 2.5 Pd < b <4 Pd
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The property that characterizes a material
ability to be drawn into wire:

a. Ductility
b. Thermal conductivity
c. Tensile strength
d. Endurance limit

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Deals only with the motion of bodies without
reference to forces that cause them:

a. dynamics
b. kinetics
c. statistics
d. kinematics

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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In shear pin or breaking pin design, we may
use the data experienced by Link-Belt for 1/8
inch to pins and breaking stress is _____ksi.
a. 40
b. 55
c. 50
d. 48

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Recommended best cutting angle of drill for
work on steel or cast iron is _____ degrees.

a. 48
b. 63
c. 59
d. 50

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Cold working of steel plates make the metal
_______.

a. Tougher
b. More ductile
c. Harder
d. More malleable

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 Considering a maximum safe center distance
of sprockets should be _____ pitches. Very
long center distance cause catenary tension
on the chain.
a. 70
b. 80
c. 60
d. 50

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Hypoid gear is special type of gear like :

a. Worm gear
b. Spur gear
c. Herringbone gear
d. Bevel gear

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The maximum stress to which a material may
be subjected before failure occurs:

a. Ultimate strength
b. Ultimate stress
c. Endurance limit
d. Tensile stress

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A property of material which relates the
lateral strain to the longitudinal strain

a. Stress
b. Strain
c. Poisson’s ratio
d. Strength

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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All are associated with the grade of steel
except:

a. SAE 43XX
b. SAE 13XX
c. SAE 10XX
d. SAE 74XX

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Poisson’s 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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It equalizes the energy exerted and the work
done thus preventing excessive or sudden
changes of speed:
a. flywheel
b. balance wheel
c. flywheel pulley
d. All of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A mechanism which usually do the indexing in
a machine tool:

a. Universal chuck
b. Slooter
c. Dividing head
d. indexing

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Metal that assists lubrication or lubricant in
itself:

a. zinc
b. antimony
c. babbitt
d. lead

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
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A system of forces in space is in equilibrium. If
two unequal and opposite collinear forces are
added, which of the following if any us true?
a. Equilibrium is maintained
b. Equilibrium is destroyed
c. An unbalance moment exists
d. None of these is true

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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. accelaration

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Permanent deformation or strain may occur
without fracture.

a. malleability
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. plasticity

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The ability of a metal to be deformed
considerably without rupture is called:

a. Malleability
b. elasticity
c. ductility
d. plasticity

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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When two elastic bodies collide, which of the
following laws can be used to solve for the
resulting velocity?
a. Dalton’s Law
b. Avogadro’s Law
c. Conservation of energy
d. Conservation of momentum and
conservation of energy

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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 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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Device used to measure accurately speed:

a. speedometer
b. Dial indicator
c. tachometer
d. Dial gage

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Major and minor diameters are commonly
used in:

a. Screw thread
b. bolts
c. gear
d. All of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A lathe with multiple cutting stations:

a. Turret lathe
b. Engine lathe
c. Manual lathe
d. None of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The nominal diameter of the bolts is the:

a. Major diameter
b. Minor diameter
c. Mean diameter
d. All of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Ratio of unit lateral deformation to the unit
longitudinal deformation:

a. Poisson’s ratio
b. Strain
c. Stress
d. Modulus of rigidity

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
For moderate speed of mating gears, the ideal
ratio contact is:

a. 1.25 – 4.00
b. 1.20 – 1.45
c. 1.00 – 1.30
d. 0.35 – 1.45

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A kind of thread in which the width of the
thread us approximately equal to the depth of
the thread and the space between threads
are approximately equal.

a. Square thread
b. Acme thread
c. Bulttress thread
d. Whitworth thread

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is not used to
resemble the shape of tool bit ?

a. Round nose
b. Center cut
c. Square nose
d. Thread cutting

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Negative allowance is also called:

a. Interference of metal
b. Feeler gage
c. micrometer
d. tolerance

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Separate forces which can be so combined
are called:

a. Non-concurrent forces
b. Couple
c. Combined forces
d. Concurrent forces

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A lathe machine threading mechanism :

a. Reverse gear and lever

b. Spindle gear
c. Change stud gear
d. All of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The best instrument for measuring a
thousand of an inch

a. micrometer
b. tachometer
c. caliper
d. pyrometer

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Tooth width measured along the chord at the
pitch circle:

a. Flank
b. Face width
c. Width of space
d. Chordal thickness

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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 beam is _____ circular
pitch (Pc)
a. 0.65
b. 0.50
c. 0.56
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Alloy that improves strength of steel at high
temperature application.

a. tungsten
b. molybdenum
c. chromium
d. All of these

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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A furnace used in melting ferrous metals:

a. Annealing furnace
b. Tempering furnace
c. Induction furnace
d. Normalizing furnace

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is the smallest size
drill?

a. #80
b. #1
c. #60
d. #0

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The ability of metals to stand loads without
breaking down

a. strain
b. stress
c. elasticity
d. strength

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is not a classification
of iron ore

a. siderite
b. hermatite
c. sulfurite
d. magnetite

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Ferrous metals contain a relatively large
amount of

a. manganese
b. carbon
c. sulfur
d. phosphorus

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following metal is easy to chisel?

a. Alloy steel
b. Manganese steel
c. Stainless steel
d. Cast iron

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The ability of material or metal to resist being
crushed is

a. Fatigue strength
b. Bending strength
c. Torsional strength
d. Compressive strength

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is not part of the
headstock?

a. Anvil
b. Spindle
c. Motor
d. Back pressure

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Which of the following is not used to temper
steel?

a. Oil bath
b. Brine/salt bath
c. Steam bath
d. Water bath

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is not a kind of cast
iron?

a. Gray iron
b. White iron
c. Malleable iron
d. Lead iron

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A machinery operation whereby the tool
rotates while the feed is stationary.

a. Shaping
b. Milling
c. Turning
d. Reaming

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
What process does not belong to the group?

a. Brazing
b. Soldering
c. Hardening
d. Resistance welding

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
Which tool does not belong to the group?

a. Vice grip
b. Feeler gage
c. Torque wrench
d. Adjustable wrench

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Which of the following metals is
non-magnetic?

a. Manganese steel
b. Cast steel
c. Alloy steel
d. Cast iron

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
One important skill that operators of machine
tools must have is an understanding of
measurement which demands
a. speed
b. precision
c. sociability
d. neatness

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
Which of the following is not part of a lathe
machine?

a. fan
b. carriage
c. headstock
d. tailstock

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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Which of the following is not the work of a
machinist?

a. Reboring
b. Overhauling
c. Grinding
d. Boring

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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 deg
b. 180 deg
c. 64.4 deg
d. 68.79 deg

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The space between the adjacent teeth

a. tooth
b. flack
c. backlash
d. width

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
An iron has physical properties closely
resembling those of mild steel

a. Malleable cast iron

b. Malleable iron
c. White iron
d. Gray iron

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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An important accessories of milling machines

a. Milling machine vise

b. Cutters
c. Ram
d. Vertical milling attachment

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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They are usually the steel or steel casting

a. Mild steel
b. Carbon steel
c. Fire box steel
d. Drop forge dies

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
The cheapest and the most abundant
engineering material

a. aluminum
b. steel
c. Cast iron
d. babbits

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The size of an equal-length fillet weld shall be
based on the length of the largest

a. Isosceles right triangle

b. square
c. Right triangle
d. rectangle

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
If gears cannot connect parallel shafts, they
are called:

a. Cycloidal gears
b. Helical gears
c. Spur gears
d. Toothed gears

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
The path traced by a point moving at a fixed
distance from an axis and with a uniform
motion to the axis and a point moving such a
path:

a. Helical motion
b. Spherical motion
c. Translational
d. Path of a point

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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The maximum stress which is reached during
a tension test:

a. Stress
b. Elasticity
c. Strain
d. Tensile strength

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
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. Spherical cones
d. Friction gearing

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Weld-metal impact specimen shall be taken
across the weld with one face substancially
parallel to and within:
a. 3/4 “
b. 1/32”
c. ¼”
d. 1/16”

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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 lap joint with backing
d. Tack weld

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
Imparts of reciprocating motion to a single
point cutting tool

a. Dividing head
b. Slotting attachment
c. Circular pitch
d. Circular milling attachment

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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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 specimen:
a. Yield point
b. Ultimate strength
c. Breaking strength
d. Elastic strength

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A test for pipe used for coiling in sizes 2
inches

a. Flaring
b. Crush
c. Flange
d. Bend

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
An alloy of tin, copper, antimony, or
sometimes lead:

a. Gold
b. Babbitt
c. Aluminum
d. Cast iron

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A weld place in a groove between two
abutting members

a. Full-fillet weld
b. Tack weld
c. Butt weld
d. Fillet weld

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
A weld of approximately triangular cross
section that join two surfaces at
approximately right angles as in lap joint: tee
joint; corner joint
a. Single welded lap joint
b. Fillet weld
c. Tack weld
d. Butt weld

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
Wheels are sometimes used for the
transmission of high power when an
approximately constant velocity ratio is
desired:
a. Bevel cones
b. Friction gearing
c. Spur friction wheels
d. Evans friction wheels

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
#SUREPASSMATERIAL
#LABANLANG
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 gearing
d. Friction gearing

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

#MEBOARDPASSER2025
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#LABANLANG
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

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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

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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

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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. 48
d. 26

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within the elastic limit, the stress is
proportional to strain.

a. Hooke’s law
b. Modulus of elasticity
c. Offset ratio
d. Buckingham’s principle

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The corrosion of iron or iron=based alloys

a. Rusting
b. Crazing
c. Chalking
d. Fritting

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Steel containing large amounts of mild nickel
and chromium

a. Carbon steel
b. Stainless steel
c. Alloy steel
d. Cat steel

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It refers to any layer or deposit of extraneous
material on the hat transfer surface

a. Low line
b. Pressure drop
c. Fouling
d. Scaling

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The total amount of permanent extension of
the gage length measured after the specimen
has fractured and is expressed ads
percentage increase of the original gage
length
a. Elongation
b. Strain
c. Stress
d. Elastic limit

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It is used to enable milling machine to take
climb milling cuts

a. Helical driving mechanism

b. Spindle
c. Read out
d. Backlash eliminator

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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

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The change in length per unit original length
is

a. Strain
b. Stress
c. Deformation
d. Elastic modulus

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the temperature above which the alloy is
liquid and will run

a. Melting point
b. Fow point
c. Pour point
d. Liquids

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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

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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

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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

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The deterioration of organic coating
characterized as completely

a. Chalking
b. Rusting
c. Chocking
d. Fritting

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Is a form of correction that develop on a
highly localized areas on a metal surfaces

a. Crevice
b. Erosion
c. Galvanic
d. Spitting

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 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

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Have the same thermal and minimum film
thickness limitation as sleeve bearing

a. Ball bearing
b. Roller bearing
c. Thrust bearing
d. Oil bearing

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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

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Test sometimes referred to as an upsetting
test

a. Bend
b. Flaring
c. Flange
d. Crush

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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 6 ft.
a. 55,000 lb
b. 40,000 lb
c. 60,000 lb
d. 50,000 lb

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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

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The unit of deformation is called:

a. Torsion
b. Strain
c. Stress
d. shear

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A circle bounding the bottom of the teeth:

a. Addendum circle
b. Addendum circle
c. Pitch circle
d. Dedendum circle

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A 3” diameter short shaft carrying 2 pulleys
close to the bearings transmit how much
horsepower if the shaft makes 280 rpm
a. 199 hp
b. 198 hp
c. 200 hp
d. 210 hp

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A cylindrical tank with 10 in inside diameter
contains oxygen at 2500 psi. calculate the
required wall thickness in mm under stress of
28,000 psi
a. 11.44 mm
b. 11.34 mm
c. 10.6 mm
d. 10.3 mm

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 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

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SAE steel that responds to heat treatment

a. SAE 1060
b. SAE 1117
c. SAE 1030
d. SAE 1020

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Which of the following is the differential of
the shear equation?

a. Bending moment
b. Load of the beam
c. Tensile strength of the beam
d. Slope of the beam

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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 the above

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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 or
wear resistance is called
a. Normalizing
b. Tempering
c. Annealing
d. Quenching

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Determine the estimated weight of an A-36
steel plates size 3/16” x 6’ x 20’

a. 919 lbs
b. 1012 lbs
c. 829 lbs
d. 735 lbs

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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. Chordial curves

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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%

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Killed steel is very much associated with

a. manganese
b. sulfur
c. phosphorous
d. silicon

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Determine the estimated weight of an A-36
steel plate of size ½ x 4 x 8

a. 280 kg
b. 332 kg
c. 301 kg
d. 297 kg

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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 of a spray by
means of compressed air or gas
a. Electro-slug building
b. Electro-beam welding
c. Plasma-arc welding
d. Metal spray welding

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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

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Accident prevention is

a. An association of employers, organization

and individuals
b. The foreman’s responsibility just as much
as production
c. The responsibility of top management
d. A job of a safety director

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Major component of bronze casting

a. Copper
b. Manganese
c. Zinc
d. Lead

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Commonly utilized/cheapest shaft material
available in the market with carbon content
of 0.28 to 0.34%
a. SAE 4132
b. SAE 4320
c. SAE 1030
d. SAE 4130

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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

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Galvanized steel plate is

a. Aluminum
b. Tin
c. Zinc
d. Manganese

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 What heat treatment process can cast steel
materials of high chrome, high manganese,
etc. type steel be subjected for the purpose of
machining process?
a. Annealing
b. Tempering
c. Normalizing
d. Quenching

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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

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Flexible material used to seal pressurized
fluids, normally under dynamic condition

a. Nylon
b. Seal
c. Teflon
d. Packing

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A type of gear tooth cut inside a cylinder or
ring

a. Rack gear
b. Ring gear
c. Miter gear
d. Internal gear

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It has molybdenum alloy except

a. SAE 43XX
b. SAE 41XX
c. SAE 6XXX
d. SAE 5XXX

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To prevent leakage in dynamic seal

a. Gasket
b. Seals
c. Felts
d. Packings

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Which of the following elements when large
quantity is harmful to ferrous metal?

a. Sulfur
b. Silicon
c. Zinc
d. Aluminum

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