mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 84

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

1661. Killed steels are those steels__________________?
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A. which are deoxidised in the ladle with silicon and aluminium

B. which are destroyed by burning

C. which after their destruction are recycled to produce fresh steel

D. in which carbon is completely burnt

E. which have poor properties due to improper manufacturing

1662. Perminvar alloy having constant permeability is an alloy of________________?
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A. nickel, copper and zinc

B. iron, zinc and bismuth

C. copper, nickel and antimony

D. antimony, copper and zinc

E. nickel, copper and iron
1664. The units of kinematic viscosity are____________________?
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A. kg sec/metre

B. newton-sec per metre

C. none of the above

D. newton-sec per metre

E. metres2 per sec
1665. Large forgings, crank shafts, axles normally contain carbon up to________________?
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A. 0.20 to 0.45%

B. 0.55 to 1.0%

C. 0.05 to 0.20%

D. 0.45 to 0.55%

E. 1.0 to 1.2%.

1668. Nodular iron has____________________?
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A. good fluidity

B. high maehinability

C. high tensile strength

D. low melting point

E. all of the above
1669. Bell metal contains_____________________?
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A. 70-75% copper and rest tin

B. 70-75% copper and rest zinc and tin

C. 70% copper and 30% zinc

D. 85-92% copper and rest tin with little lead and nickel

E. 90% copper and 10% tin

1671. Ratio of inertia force to elastic force is known as__________________?
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A. none of the above

B. Froude number

C. Reynolds number

D. Webers number

E. Mach number
1672. Ductile cast iron___________________?
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A. none of the above

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

C. is produced by annealing process. It is soft, tough and easily machined metal

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

E. 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
1673. The percentage of carbon in pig iron varies from___________________?
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A. 4.5 to 6.3%.

B. 4 to 4.5%

C. 1.5 to 2.5%

D. 0.1 to 1.2%

E. 2.5 to 4%

1674. The crystal structure of gamma iron is_________________?
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A. body centred cubic

B. orthorhombic crystal

C. hexagonal close packed

D. face centred cubic

E. cubic structure

1675. Cemented carbide tools are not found to be suitable for cutting_______________?
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A. non-ferrous alloys.

B. steel

C. aluminium

D. cast iron

E. brass

1676. The following types of materials are usually the most ductile__________________?
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A. all of the above

B. hexagonal close-packed lattice

C. face-centred cubic lattice

D. none of the above

E. body-centred cubic lattice

1677. Blast furnace produces following by reduction of iron ore_______________?
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A. white iron

B. pig iron

C. cast iron

D. wrought iron

E. malleable iron

1678. Which is false statement about normalizing. Normalizing is done to _________________?
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A. reduce segregation in casting

B. improve mechanical properties

C. induce stresses-

D. relieve internal stresses

E. refine grain structure

1679. The point in the immersed body through which the resultant pressure of the liquid may be taken to act is known as_________________?
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A. center of pressure

B. none of the above

C. meta center

D. center of buoyancy

E. center of gravity

1680. The transistor is made of___________________?
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A. germanium

B. gold

C. copper

D. german silver

E. silver