mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 53

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

2601. Railway rails are normally made of_______________?
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A. cast iron steel

B. tungsten steel

C. high carbon

D. alloy steel

E. mild steel

2602. Cast iron has_________________?
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A. none of the above

B. high ductility

C. high tensile strength

D. its elastic limit close to the ultimate breaking strength

E. all of the above

2603. Chromium in steel_________________?
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A. makes steel hard

B. refines grain size and produces less tendency to carburisation, improves corrosion and heat resistant properties

C. gives ductility, toughness, tensile strength and anticorrosion properties

D. improves wear resistance, cutting ability and toughness

E. improves cutting ability and reduces hardenability

2604. The correct sequence for descending order of machinability is _____________________?
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A. grey cast iron, wrought iron, low carbon steel

B. grey cast iron, low carbon steel, wrought iron

C. wrought iron,low carbon steel, grey cast iron

D. low carbon steel, grey cast iron, wrought iron

E. wrought iron, grey cast iron, low carbon steel

2605. Pure iron is the structure of_______________?
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A. pearlite

B. ferrite

C. ferrite and cementite

D. ferrite and pearlite

E. anstenite

2606. The molecules in a solid move______________?
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A. in a haphazard way

B. in circular motion

C. do not move

D. in a random manner

E. back and forth like tiny pendulums
2607. Which of the following alloys does not contain tin_________________?
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A. gun metal

B. phosphor bronze

C. white metal

D. fusible metal

E. solder admiralty

2608. Ductile cast iron___________________?
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A. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal

B. is produced by small additions of magnesium (or creium) in the ladle. Graphite is in nodular or spheroidal form and is well dispersed throughout the material

C. none of the above

D. contains 1.7 to 3.5% carbon in free state and is obtained by the slow cooling of molten cast iron

E. is also known as chilled cast iron and is obtained by cooling rapidly. It is almost unmachinable

2609. Tensile strength of steel can be safely in-creased by________________?
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A. adding carbon up to 0.83%

B. adding copper and carbon

C. adding carbon up to 6.3%

D. adding small quantities of copper

E. adding carbon up to 2.8%

2610. Perminvar alloy having constant permeability is an alloy of________________?
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A. copper, nickel and antimony

B. iron, zinc and bismuth

C. antimony, copper and zinc

D. nickel, copper and iron

E. nickel, copper and zinc

2611. Pipes for bicycle frames are made of___________________?
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A. forged steel

B. hot rolled steel

C. cold rolled steel

D. carbon-chrome steel

E. cast steel

2612. Carbon steel is_______________?
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A. an alloy of iron and carbon with varying quantities of phosphorus and sulphur

B. extremely brittle

C. made by adding carbon in steel

D. extensively used for making cutting tools

E. refined from cast iron

2613. Steel contains____________________?
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A. high quantities of sulphur

B. alloying elements like chromium, tungsten nickel and copper

C. 50% or more iron

D. 80% or more iron

E. elements like phosphorus, sulphur and silicon in varying quantities

2614. Acidic solution is one which has pH value__________________?
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A. less than 7

B. equal to 7

C. pH value has nothing to do with neutral solution

D. greater than 7

E. none of the above

2615. An important property of malleable cast iron in comparison to grey cast iron is the high___________________?
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A. ductility

B. compressive strength

C. surface finish

D. hardness

E. carbon content

2616. Addition of silicon to aluminium results in____________________?
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A. none of the above

B. improvement of casting characteristics

C. one of the best known age and precipitation-hardening systems

D. improvement of corrosion resistance

E. improving machinability

2617. Preheating is essential in welding ___________________?
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A. high speed steel

B. none of the above

C. all of the above

D. all non-ferrous materials

E. cast iron
2618. The crystal structure of brass is_________________?
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A. H.C.P.

B. B.C.C.

C. Orthorhombic crystalline structure

D. none of the above

E. F.C.C.
2619. Large forgings, crank shafts, axles normally contain carbon up to________________?
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A. 0.45 to 0.55%

B. 0.05 to 0.20%

C. 1.0 to 1.2%.

D. 0.55 to 1.0%

E. 0.20 to 0.45%

2620. Constantant an alloy used in thermocouples is an alloy of __________________?
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A. copper and nickel

B. copper and iron

C. copper and chromium

D. copper and zinc

E. copper and tin

2621. Paramagnetic alpha iron changes to gamma iron at_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. 770C

C. 1539C

D. 1440C

E. 910C
2622. Hardness of martensite is about___________________?
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A. RC 48

B. RC 80

C. RC 65

D. RC 32

E. RC 57

2623. Inconel is an alloy of___________________?
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A. nickel, chromium

B. nickel, chromium and iron

C. nickel, zinc

D. nickel, lead

E. nickel, copper

2624. A cold chisel is made of_______________?
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A. mild steel

B. german silver

C. H.S.S.

D. high carbon

E. cast iron

2625. Muntz metal contains copper and zinc in the ratio of________________?
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A. 40 : 60

B. 50:50:00

C. 60 : 40

D. 0.888888889

E. 80:20:00

2626. Addition of manganese to aluminium results in__________________?
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A. improvement of casting characteristics

B. none of the above

C. improving machinability

D. improvement of corrosion resistance

E. one of the best known age and precipitation-hardening systems

2627. In nodular iron, graphite is in the form of_____________________?
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A. spheroids

B. cementite

C. free carbon

D. flakes

E. nodular aggregates of graphite

2628. Which is false statement about normalizing. Normalizing is done to _________________?
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A. refine grain structure

B. reduce segregation in casting

C. induce stresses-

D. relieve internal stresses

E. improve mechanical properties

2630. Process of austempering results in__________________?
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A. carburised structure

B. formation of bainite structure

C. lamellar layers of carbide distributed throughout the structure

D. relieving of stresses throughout a component

E. martenistic structure

2632. Corrosion resistance of steel is increased by adding__________________?
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A. tungsten and sulfur

B. none of the above

C. nickel and molybdenum

D. chromium and nickel

E. aluminium and zinc

2633. The crystal structure of gamma iron is_________________?
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A. orthorhombic crystal

B. face centred cubic

C. cubic structure

D. hexagonal close packed

E. body centred cubic

2634. The correct composition of Babbit metal is__________________?
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A. 90% Sn, 2% Cu, 4% Sb, 2% Bi, 2% Mg

B. 82% Sn, 4% Cu, 8% Sb, 3% Al, 3% Mg

C. 87% Sn, 4% Cu, 8% Sb, 1% Al

D. none of the above

E. 87.75% Sn, 4% Cu, 8% Sb, 0.25% Bi
2635. The presence of sulphur in pig iron makes__________________?
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A. it hard

B. it brittle

C. the casting unsound

D. it easily machinable

E. increases the fluidity

2637. Melting point of iron is__________________?
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A. 1539C

B. 1601C

C. 1489C

D. 1131C

E. 1712C

2638. Which of the following alloys does not have copper as one of the constituents________________?
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A. constantan

B. delta metal

C. nichrome

D. monel metal

E. silicon bronze

2640. Chilled cast iron has____________________?
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A. none of the above is true

B. a low percentage of graphite

C. no graphite

D. a very high percentage of graphite

E. graphite as its basic constituent of composition

2641. Carbon in iron is an example of__________________?
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A. interstitial solid solution

B. none of the above.

C. substitutional solution

D. intermetallic compounds

E. all of the above

2642. Super conduction by metals is observed in the temperature range of_________________?
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A. below 10K

B. above 100K

C. above 1000C

D. around 0C

E. around 100C

2643. Materials after cold working are subjected to following process to relieve stresses__________________?
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A. annealing

B. hot working

C. tempering

D. normalising

E. special heat treatment

2644. DuraJomin contains___________________?
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A. 90% magnesium and 9% aluminium with some copper

B. 92.5% aluminium, 40% copper, 2% nickel, and 1.5% Mg

C. 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 0.5% Mn, Mg, Si and Fe

D. 10% aluminium and 90% copper

E. 94% aluminium and 6% tin

2645. Iron is ____________________?
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A. ferroelectric

B. dielectric

C. paramagnetic

D. none of the above

E. ferromagnetic
2646. The elastic stress strain behaviour of rubber is_____________________?
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A. no fixed relationship

B. non-linear

C. linear

D. unpredictable behaviour

E. plastic

2647. White metal contains__________________?
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A. alloy of tin, lead and cadmium

B. malleable cast iron and silver

C. silver and chromium

D. 88% copper and 10% tin and rest zinc

E. 63 to 67% nickel and 30% copper

2648. The following types of materials are usually the most ductile__________________?
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A. face-centred cubic lattice

B. hexagonal close-packed lattice

C. none of the above

D. all of the above

E. body-centred cubic lattice

2650. Delta metal is an alloy of__________________?
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A. iron, lead and tin

B. iron, nickel and copper

C. iron, aluminium and magnesium

D. copper, zinc and antimony

E. copper, zinc and iron