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Machine Design
Section 6 A. less than
1. Two rigid plates are clamped by means of bolt B. equal to
and nut with an initial force F. After tightening, a C. more than
separating force P (P < F) is applied to the lower
plate, which in turn acts on the nut. The tension in 7. The load placed at the top of the screw in a
the both after this is mechanical screw jack is prevented from rotation by
A. F + P providing a swivelling mechanism.
B. F - P A. Correct
C. P B. Incorrect
D. F
8. The usual proportion for the width of key is
2. The bearings of medium series have capacity (where d = Diameter of shaft or diameter of hole in
__________ over the light series. the hub)
A. 10 to 20% A. d/8
B. 20 to 30% B. d/6
C. 30 to 40% C. d/4
D. 40 to 50% D. d/2

3. The antifriction bearings 9. The shear stress at a point in a shaft subjected to a

A. have low starting and low running friction at torque is
moderate speeds A. directly proportional to the polar moment of
B. have high initial cost inertia and to the distance of the point from
C. can carry both radial and thrust loads the axis
D. all of these B. directly proportional to the applied
torque and inversely proportional to the
4. In a partial journal bearing, the angle of contact of polar moment of inertia
the bearing with the journal is C. directly proportional to the applied torque
A. 120° and the polar moment of inertia
B. 180° D. inversely proportional to the applied torque
C. 270° and the polar moment of inertia
D. 360°
10. Two concentric helical springs used to provide
5. A shaft coupling should greater spring force are wound is opposite direction.
A. be easy to connect or disconnect A. True
B. transmit full power of the shaft B. False
C. hold the shafts in perfect alignment
D. all of these 11. If the centre distance of the mating gears having
6. In the levers of first type, the mechanical involute teeth is increased, then the pressure angle
advantage is __________ one. A. increases
 B. decreases 17. The product of the diametral pitch and module is
C. remains unchanged equal to one.
A. Correct
12. In cylindrical cams, the follower moves B. Incorrect
A. in a direction perpendicular to the cam axis
B. in a direction parallel to the cam axis 18. The static tooth load should be __________ the
C. in any direction irrespective of cam axis dynamic load.
D. along the cam axis A. equal to
B. less than
13. The included angle for the acme thread is 29°. C. greater than
A. True
B. False 19. Power screws are used to convert rotary motion
into translatory motion.
14. The process extensively used for making bolts A. True
and nuts is B. False
A. hot piercing
B. extrusion 20. The function of the washer is to
C. cold peening A. fill up the axial gap
D. cold heading B. provide bearing area
C. provide cushioning effect
15. In a transverse fillet welded joint, the size of D. absorb shocks and vibrations
weld is __________ the throat of weld.
A. 0.5 times 21. In case of pressure vessels having open ends, the
B. equal to fluid pressure induces
C. 2 times A. longitudinal stress
D. double B. circumferential stress
C. shear stress
16. When an open coiled helical compression spring D. none of these
is subjected to an axial compressive load, the
maximum shear stress induced in the wire is 22. The set screws are used to prevent relative
(where D = Mean diameter of the spring coil, d = motion between the two parts.
Diameter of the spring wire, K = Wahl's stress factor, A. Correct
and W = Axial compressive load on the spring) B. Incorrect
23. The face angle of a bevel gear is equal to
A. A. pitch angle - addendum angle
B. pitch angle + addendum angle
B. C. pitch angle - dedendum angle
D. pitch angle + dedendum angle
C.
24. Two shafts will have equal strength, if
D. A. diameter of both the shafts is same
B. angle of twist of both the shafts is same
C. material of both the shafts is same
 D. twisting moment of both the shafts is C. hypo-eutectqid steel
same D. none of these

25. The size of a cam depends upon 31. Guest's theory is used for
A. base circle A. brittle materials
B. pitch circle B. ductile materials
C. prime circle C. elastic materials
D. pitch curve D. plastic materials

26. The velocity factor for very accurately cut and 32. The square threads are usually found on
ground metallic gears operating at velocities upto A. spindles of bench vices
__________ is equal to 6/6 + v. B. railway carriage couplings
A. 10 m/s C. feed mechanism of machine tools
B. 12.5 m/s D. screw cutting lathes
C. 15 m/s
D. 20 m/s 33. According to Clavarino's equation, the thickness
of a cylinder is equal to (where d = Inner diameter of
27. The power transmitted by means of a belt cylinder, p = Internal pressure, and μ = Poisson's
depends upon ratio. )
A. velocity of the belt
B. tension under which the belt is placed on the
A.
pulleys
C. arc of contact between the belt and the
smaller pulley B.
D. all of the above
C.
28. Which of the following coupling is used to
D. none of these
connect two shafts which have both lateral and
angular misalignment ?
34. For general industrial machinery, the ratio of the
A. Bushed pin type coupling
length of journal to its diameter is taken as
B. Universal coupling
A. 0.5 to 1
C. Oldham coupling
B. 1 to2
D. all of these
C. 3 to 5
29. In a multiple V-belt drive, when a single belt is
D. 5 to 10
damaged, it is preferable to change the complete set
in order to
35. The spring mostly used in gramophones is
A. reduce vibration
A. helical spring
B. reduce slip
B. conical spring
C. ensure uniform loading
C. flat spiral spring
D. ensure proper alignment
D. volute spring

30. A steel containing 0.8% carbon is known as

36. A screw is said to be over hauling screw, if the
A. eutectoid steel
A. friction angle is less than helix angle
B. hyper-eutectoid steel
B. friction angle is more than helix angle
 C. friction angle is equal to helix angle B. draw into wires by the application of a tensile
D. efficiency of screw is 100% force
C. resist fracture due to high impact loads
37. Shaft coupling is used in machinery to D. retain deformation produced under load
A. introduce mechanical flexibility permanently
B. introduce protection against over loads 43. An open coiled helical compression spring 'A' of
C. reduce the transmission of shock loads mean diameter 50 mm is subjected to an axial
D. all of these load W. Another spring 'B' of mean diameter 25 mm
is similar to spring 'A' in all respects. The deflection
38. Oldham coupling is used to connect two shafts of spring 'B' will be __________ as compared to spring
A. which are perfectly aligned 'A'.
B. which are not in exact alignment A. one-eighth
C. which have lateral misalignment B. one-fourth
D. whose axes intersect at a small angle C. one-half
D. double
39. The ends of the leaves of a semi-elliptical leaf
spring are made triangular in order to 44. When the bolt is very yielding as compared to
A. obtain variable moment of inertia (I) in each the connected members, then the resultant load on
leaf the bolt will be equal to the
B. permit each leaf to act as a overhanging beam A. initial tension
C. have variable bending moment (M) in each B. external load applied
leaf C. sum of the initial tension and external load
D. make M/I constant throughout the length applied
of the leaf D. initial tension or external load, whichever
is greater
40. The face of the tooth is the
A. surface of the top of the tooth 45. During hot working of metals,
B. surface of the tooth above the pitch A. porosity of the metal is largely eliminated
surface B. grain structure of the metal is refined
C. surface of the tooth below the pitch surface C. mechanical properties are improved due of
D. width of the tooth measured along the pitch refinement of grains
circle D. all of the above

41. A turn buckle is used to connect two round rods 46. A saddle key __________ power through frictional
subjected to tensile loading and requiring resistance only.
subsequent adjustment for tightening or loosening. A. transmits
A. Yes B. does not transmit
B. No
47. A rivet is specified by
42. The plasticity is the property of a material which A. shank diameter
enables it to B. length of rivet
A. regain its original shape after deformation C. type of head
when the external forces are removed D. length of tail
48. In thrust bearings, the load acts
 A. along the axis of rotation
B. parallel to the axis of rotation
C. perpendicular to the axis of rotation
D. in any direction

49. Auto frettage is the method of

A. joining thick cylinders
B. calculating stresses in thick cylinders
C. prestressing thick cylinders
D. increasing the life of thick cylinders

50. According to Indian standard specifications, a

grey cast iron designated by 'FG 200' means that the
A. carbon content is 2%
B. maximum compressive strength is 200
N/mm2
C. minimum tensile strength is 200 N/mm2
D. maximum shear strength is 200 N/mm2
Section 7 B. Incorrect
1. When a circular beam of diameter d is subjected 6. A thin spherical shell of internal diameter d is
to a shear force F, the maximum shear stress subjected to an internal pressure p. If σt, is the
induced will be tensile stress for the shell material, then thickness of
shell is equal to
A.
A.
B.
B.
C.
C.
D.
D.

2. In a belt drive, if the pulley diameter is doubled

keeping the tension and belt width constant, then it 7. A quarter turn belt drive is used when the shafts
will be necessary to are arranged at right angles and rotate in one
A. increase the key length definite direction.
B. increase the key depth A. Yes
C. increase the key width B. No
D. decrease the key length
8. According to Indian standard specifications, a
3. Which of the following statement is wrong ? plain carbon steel designated by 40C8 contains
A. The solid length of a spring is the product of carbon
total number of coils and the diameter of the A. 0.20 to 0.40%
wire B. 0.35 to 0.45%
B. The spring index is the ratio of mean C. 0.40 to 0.60%
diameter of the coil to the diameter of the D. none of these
wire
C. The spring stiffness is the load required per 9. The machine screws are
unit deflection of the spring A. slotted for a screw driver and are
D. The pitch of the coil is the axial distance generally used with a nut
between adjacent coils in the compressed B. similar to tap bolts except that they are of
state small size and a variety of shapes of heads
are available
4. The draw of cotter should not be more than C. used to prevent relative motion between the
A. 3 mm two parts
B. 6 mm D. none of the above
C. 8 mm
D. 12 mm 10. A bolt is designed on the basis of __________ with a
large factor of safety.
5. The bolts of smaller diameter than M16 are not A. direct tensile stress
permitted in making fluid tight joints. B. direct compressive stress
A. Correct C. direct bending stress
 D. direct shear stress D. one end fixed and the other end free

11. Creep in belt is due to 17. When a closely coiled helical spring is subjected
A. material of the belt to a couple about its axis, the stress induced in the
B. material of the pulley wire material of the spring is
C. uneven extensions and contractions due A. bending stress only
to varying tension B. a combination of torsional shear stress and
D. all of the above bending
12. The minimum number of teeth on the pinion C. direct shear stress only
which will mesh with any gear without interference D. a combination of bending stress and direct
for 20° full depth involute teeth will be shear stress
A. 12
B. 14 18. In a journal bearing, the load on the bearing is
C. 18 __________ to the axis of the journal.
D. 24 A. parallel
B. perpendicular
13. A bolt of M 24 x 2 means that
A. the pitch of the thread is 24 mm and depth is 19. An imaginary circle which by pure rolling action
2 mm gives the same motion as the actual gear, is called
B. cross-sectional area of the threads is 24 mm2 A. addendum circle
C. the nominal diameter of bolt is 24 mm B. dedendum circle
and pitch is 2 mm C. pitch circle
D. the effective diameter of bolt is 24 mm and D. clearance circle
there are 2 threads per cm
20. When the frictional force helps to apply the
14. In designing a sleeve coupling, outer diameter of brake, then the brake is said to be self-energizing
the sleeve is taken as (where d = Diameter of the brake.
shaft) A. Correct
A. d + 17 mm B. Incorrect
B. 2 d + 13 mm
C. 2 d + 20 mm 21. Multiple threads are used to secure
D. 3.5 d A. low efficiency
B. high efficiency
15. In order to ensure self locking in a screw jack, it C. high load lifting capacity
is essential that helix angle is __________ friction angle. D. high mechanical advantage
A. larger than
B. smaller than 22. The fatigue limit of a material is greatly
C. equal to decreased by poor surface conditions.
16. While designing a screw in a screw jack against A. Agree
buckling failure, the end conditions for the screw are B. Disagree
taken as
A. both the ends fixed 23. The value of Lewis form factor used in design of
B. both the ends hinged gears is
C. one end fixed and the other end hinged A. dependent on number of teeth of a gear
 B. dependent on system of teeth
C. independent of size of teeth 30. In the calculation of induced shear stress in
D. all of these helical springs, the Wahl's stress factor is used to
24. The maximum bending stress in a curved beam take care of
having symmetrical section always occur at the A. combined effect of transverse shear stress
A. centroidal axis and bending stress in the wire
B. neutral axis B. combined effect of bending stress and
C. inside fibre curvature of the wire
D. outside fibre C. combined effect of transverse shear stress
and curvature of wire
25. In radial bearings, the load acts __________ to the D. combined effect of torsional shear stress and
axis of rotation. transverse shear stress in the wire
A. parallel
B. perpendicular 31. In case of thick cylinders, the tangential stress
across the thickness of cylinder is
26. In a marine flange coupling, the pitch circle A. maximum at the outer surface and minimum
diameter of bolts is taken as at the inner surface
A. 1.2 d B. maximum at the inner surface and
B. 1.6 d minimum at the outer surface
C. 2 d C. maximum at the inner surface and zero at the
D. 2.5 d outer surface
D. maximum at the outer surface and zero at the
27. The steel widely used for motor car crankshafts inner surface
is
A. nickel steel 32. When an open coiled helical compression spring
B. chrome steel is subjected to an axial load (W), the compression
C. nickel chrome steel produced in the spring will be (where n = No. of
D. high speed steel active turns of the spring, and G = Modulus of
rigidity for the spring material)
28. When compared to the rod of the same diameter
and material, a wire rope A.
A. is less flexible
B. has a much smaller load carrying capacity B.
C. does not provide much warning before
failure
C.
D. provides much greater time for remedial
action before failure
D.
29. According to Indian standards, total number of
33. The cam follower generally used in automobile
fundamental deviations are
engines is
A. 10
A. knife edge follower
B. 15
B. flat faced follower
C. 20
C. spherical faced follower
D. 25
D. roller follower
 40. When a load W is applied suddenly on a bar of
34. A closely coiled helical spring is acted upon by an cross-sectional area A, the stress induced in the bar
axial force. The maximum shear stress developed in will be
the spring is τ . The half of the length of the spring if
cut off and the remaining spring is acted upon by the A.
same axial force. The maximum shear stress in the
spring in new condition will be B.
A. τ/2
B. τ C.
C. 2 τ
D. 4 τ D.
41. In a butt welded joint, the size of weld is
35. The malleable material should be plastic but is __________ the throat of weld.
not essential to be so strong. A. 0.5 times
A. Agree B. equal to
B. Disagree C. 2 times
36. The temperature at which the new grains are D. double
formed in the metal is known as
A. lower critical temperature 42. Which of the following key is preferred for the
B. upper critical temperature condition when a large amount of impact type
C. recrystallisation temperature torque is to be transmitted in both direction of
D. none of these rotation?
A. Woodruff key
37. Deep groove ball bearings are used for B. Feather key
A. heavy thrust load only C. Gib-head key
B. small angular displacement of shafts D. Tangent key
C. radial load at high speed
D. combined thrust and radial loads at high 43. Which of the following cotter joint will be used
speed to connect strap end of a connecting rod ?
A. Spigot and socket cotter joint
38. The shear modulus of resilience is proportional B. Sleeve and cotter joint
to C. Gib and cotter joint
A. shear stress D. any one of these
B. (shear stress)2
C. (shear stress)3 44. When the screw in a mechanical screw jack
D. (shear stress)4 rotates, the load kept on the top of it moves
A. axially upwards
39. In a sawn nut, a slot is cut about half way B. axially downwards
through the nut and a small screw is tightened C. axially upwards or downwards
between the nut and the bolt in order to produce D. none of these
more friction.
A. Agree
B. Disagree
45. Which of the following bearing is preferred for
oscillating conditions?
A. Double row roller bearing
B. Taper roller bearing
C. Angular contact single row ball bearing
D. Needle roller bearing

46. In helical gears, the distance between similar

faces of adjacent teeth along a helix on the pitch
cylinders normal to the teeth, is called
A. normal pitch
B. axial pitch
C. diametral pitch
D. module

47. The longitudinal joint in boilers is used to get the

required
A. length of boiler
B. diameter of boiler
C. length and diameter of boiler
D. efficiency of boiler

48. The Lewis equation for gear tooth with involute

profile predicts the static load capacity of cantilever
beam of uniform strength.
A. True
B. False

49. A basic shaft is one whose

A. lower deviation is zero
B. upper deviation is zero
C. lower and upper deviations are zero
D. none of these

50. When the effort is in between the fulcrum and

load, the lever is said to be of third type.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect
Section 8 C. parallel

1. Which of the following statement is wrong for a 7. In a flange coupling, the bolts are subjected to
connecting rod ? A. tensile stress
A. The connecting rod will be equally strong in B. compressive stress
buckling about X-axis and Y-axis, if Ixx = 4 Iyy C. shear stress
B. If Ixx > 4Iyy., the buckling will occur about Y- D. none of these
axis
C. If Ixx < 4Iyy., the buckling will occur about X- 8. The radial distance from the top of a tooth to the
axis bottom of a tooth is called clearance
D. The most suitable section for the connecting A. True
rod is T-section B. False

2. Which of the following statement is correct ? 9. A key made from a cylindrical disc having
A. The cold rolled shafting is stronger than hot segmental cross-section, is known as
rolled shafting A. feather key
B. The hot rolled shafting is stronger than cold B. gib-head key
rolled shafting C. wood ruff key
C. The cold rolled and hot rolled shafting are D. flat saddle key
equally strong
D. The shafts are not made by rolling process 10. The helix angle for double helical gears may be
made up to
3. The most important dimension in the design of a A. 45°
nut is B. 60°
A. pitch diameter C. 75°
B. inside diameter D. 90°
C. outside diameter
D. height 11. The pressure angle of a cam is the angle between
the direction of the follower motion and a normal to
4. Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of the pitch curve.
A. elastic limit to the working stress A. Correct
B. elastic limit to the yield point B. Incorrect
C. endurance limit to the working stress
D. Young's modulus to the ultimate tensile 12. A fast and loose pulley drive is used when
strength A. shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the
opposite directions
5. The shafts of larger diameter are usually forged B. shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the
and turned to size in a lathe. same directions
A. Yes C. shafts are arranged at right angles and rotate
B. No in one definite direction
6. When the pulley or other mating piece is required D. driven shaft is to be started or stopped
to slide along the shaft, a __________ sunk key is used. whenever desired without interferring with
A. rectangular the driving shaft
B. square
13. Which of the following screw thread is adopted A. equating tearing resistance of the plate to the
for power transmission in either direction? shearing resistance of the rivets
A. Acme threads B. equating tearing resistance of the plate to the
B. Square threads crushing resistance of the rivets
C. Buttress threads C. equating shearing resistance to the crushing
D. Multiple threads resistance of the rivets
D. none of the above
14. In the assembly of pulley, key and shaft
A. pulley is made the weakest 20. A sliding bearing in which although lubricant is
B. key is made the weakest present, the working surfaces __________ contact each
C. key is made the stongest other at least part of the time, is called boundary
D. all the three are designed for equal strength lubricated bearing.
A. partially
15. According to I.B.R., the thickness of the boiler B. fully
shell should not be less than
A. 4 mm 21. The fatigue stress concentration factor is defined
B. 5 mm as
C. 6 mm A. the ratio of endurance limit with stress
D. 7 mm concentration to the endurance limit without
stress concentration
16. In a steam engine, the piston rod is usually B. the ratio of endurance limit without stress
connected to the crosshead by means of a concentration to the endurance limit with
A. knuckle joint stress concentration
B. cotter joint C. the product of the endurance limits with and
C. oldham coupling without stress concentration
D. universal joint D. all of the above

17. Lewis equation is applied 22. A compound cylinder with inner radius 50 mm
A. only to the pinion and outer radius 70 mm is made by shrinking one
B. only to the gear cylinder on to the other cylinder, The junction
C. to stronger of the pinion or gear radius is 60 mm and the junction pressure is 1.1
D. to weaker of the pinion or gear N/mm2. The maximum hoop stress developed in the
18. A tap bolt has inner cylinder is
A. threads for the nut at one end and head at the A. 3.6 N/mm2 compression
other end B. 3.6 N/mm2 tension
B. head at one end and the other end fits into a C. 7.2 N/mm2 compression
tapped hole of one of the parts to be fastened D. 7.2 N/mm2 tension
C. threads at both ends
D. pointed threads 23. A connecting rod subjected to an axial load may
buckle in the plane of motion of the connecting rod.
19. According to I.B.R., when the thickness of the A. Correct
boiler shell (t) is less than 8 mm, then the diameter B. Incorrect
of the rivet hole (d) is obtained by
24. In a turnbuckle, if one of the rods has left hand D. aluminium
threads, then the other rod will have
A. right hand threads 29. The speed of the sprocket reduces as the chain
B. left hand threads pitch __________ for a given number of teeth.
C. multiple threads A. increases
D. pointed threads B. decreases

25. When the shaft rotates in anticlockwise direction 30. In an oil lubricated journal bearing, the
at high speed in a bearing, it will coefficient of friction between the journal and the
A. have contact at the bottom most of the bearing
bearing A. remains constant at all speeds
B. move towards right of the bearing making B. is minimum at zero speed and increases
metal to metal contact monotonically with increase in speed
C. move towards right of the bearing making no C. is maximum at zero speed and decreases
metal to metal contact monotonically with increase in speed
D. move towards left of the bearing making D. becomes minimum at an optimum speed and
metal to metal contact then increases with further increase in speed

26. According to Lame's equation, the thickness of a 31. The working of metals above the
cylinder is equal to (where d = Inner diameter of recrystallisation temperature is known as hot
cylinder, p = Internal pressure, and μ = Poisson's working.
ratio. ) A. True
B. False
A.
32. In a band and block brake, the ratio of tensions
on the tight and slack sides of band is given by
B. (where μ = Coefficient of friction between the blocks
and the drum, θ = Semi-angle of each block
subtending at the centre of drum, and n = Number of
C.
blocks)
D. none of these

27. If T is the actual number of teeth on a helical A.

gear and φ is the helix angle for the teeth, then
formative number of teeth is written as B.
A. T sec3 φ
B. T sec2 φ
C.
C. T/sec3 φ
D. T cosec φ
D.
28. The material generally used for air-craft
components is 33. The ratio of number of teeth to the pitch circle
A. mild steel diameter in millimetres is called circular pitch.
B. high speed steel A. Agree
C. stainless steel B. Disagree
34. The washer is generally specified by its D.
A. outer diameter
B. hole diameter 40. The dynamic tooth load is due to
C. thickness A. inaccuracies of tooth spacing
D. mean diameter B. irregularities in tooth profiles
C. deflections of teeth under load
35. The taper on key is given on D. all of these
A. bottom side only
B. top side only 41. Which of the following statement is correct
C. on both sides regarding power screws?
D. any side A. The efficiency of a self locking screw can not
be more than 50%
36. The bending moment M and a torque T is applied B. The efficiency of Acme (trapezoidal) thread is
on a solid circular shaft. If the maximum bending less than that of a square thread
stress equals to maximum shear stress developed, C. If the friction angle is less than the helix angle
then M is equal to of the screw, then the efficiency will be more
A. T/2 than 50%
B. T a. and (B) Only
C. 2 T
D. 4 T
42. A hollow shaft will transmit a __________ torque
37. For longitudinal joint in boilers, the type of joint than a solid shaft of the same mass and same
used is material.
A. butt joint with single cover plate A. smaller
B. butt joint with double cover plate B. greater
C. lap joint with one ring overlapping the other
D. any one of the above 43. A flange coupling is used to connect two shafts
A. which are perfectly aligned
38. A cotter joint is used to transmit B. which are not in exact alignment
A. axial tensile load only C. have lateral misalignment
B. axial compressive load only D. whose axes intersect at a small angle
C. combined axial and twisting loads
D. axial tensile or compressive loads 44. The algebraic difference between the maximum
limit and the basic size is called
39. The maximum efficiency of a square threaded A. lower deviation
screw is B. upper deviation
C. actual deviation
A. D. mean deviation

B. 45. When an open coiled helical compression spring

is subjected to an axial compressive load, the stress
C. induced in the wire is
A. tensile stress
 B. compressive stress
C. shear stress
D. bending stress

46. The contact ratio for gears is

A. zero
B. less than one
C. greater than one
D. none of these

47. A feather key is generally

A. loose in shaft and tight in hub
B. tight in shaft and loose in hub
C. tight in both shaft and hub
D. loose in both shaft and hub

48. If the tearing efficiency of a riveted joint is 50%,

then the ratio of diameter of rivet to the pitch is
A. 0.20
B. 0.30
C. 0.50
D. 0.70

49. The ratio of circumferential stress to

longitudinal stress in a thin cylinder subjected to an
internal pressure is
A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 2
D. 4
50. A riveted joint is a __________ fastening.
A. permanent
B. temporary
Section 9 A. 45°
1. The springs mostly used in machinery have B. 60°
spring index less than 3. C. 70°
A. Correct D. 80°
B. Incorrect
8. Lewis form factor for composite and full
depth involute system is (where T = Number of
2. According to I.B.R., the distance between the rows
teeth)
of rivets, for equal number of rivets in more than
one row for lap joint or butt joint (chain riveting)
shall not be less than A.
A. d
B. 1.5 d B.
C. 2 d
D. 2.5 d C.
D. none of these
3. The interference may only be avoided if the
addendum circles of the two mating gears cut the 9. The stretching in a belt can be controlled by
common tangent to the base circles between the __________ the stress in the belt.
points of tangency. A. reducing
A. True B. increasing
B. False
10. The distribution of the forces along the length of
4. The spigot and socket joint is mostly used for key fitted in a shaft
pipes which are burried in the earth. A. varies linearly
A. Agree B. is uniform throughout
B. Disagree C. varies exponentially, being more near the
torque-input end
5. The permissible stress in the fillet weld is 100 D. varies exponentially, being less near the
N/mm2. The fillet weld has equal leg lengths of 15 torque-input end
mm each. The allowable shearing load on the
weldment per cm length of the weld is 11. The stress which vary from a minimum value to
A. 7.5 kN a maximum value of the same nature (i.e. tensile or
B. 10.6 kN compressive) is called
C. 15 kN A. repeated stress
D. 22.5 kN B. yield stress
C. fluctuating stress
6. In the levers of third type, the mechanical D. alternating stress
advantage is __________ one.
A. less than 12. When the material of key and shaft is same, and
B. equal to the width of key is one-fourth of the diameter of
C. more than shaft (d), then length of key will be
A. 0.8 d
7. The edges of the boiler plates are bevelled to an B. 1.2 d
angle of C. 1.57 d
 D. 1.8 d B. 180°
C. 270°
13. The pressure angle for involute gears depends D. 360°
upon the size of teeth.
A. Agree 19. In a flat belt drive, if the slip between the driver
B. Disagree and belt is 1 %, between the belt and follower is 3%
and driver and follower pulley diameters are equal,
14. When a belt drive is transmitting maximum then velocity ratio of the drive will be
power, A. 0.96
A. effective tension is equal to centrifugal B. 0.97
tension C. 0.98
B. effective tension is half of centrifugal tension D. 0.99
C. driving tension on slack side is equal to
centrifugal tension 20. A cotter joint is used to connect two __________
D. driving tension on tight side is twice the rods.
centrifugal tension A. co-axial
B. perpendicular
15. Gears are casted by C. parallel
A. sand mould casting
B. slush casting 21. A bolt has
C. permanent mould casting A. threads for the nut at one end and head at the
D. centrifugal casting other end
B. head at one end and the other end fits into a
16. For a shoe brake, the equivalent coefficient of tapped hole of one of the parts to be fastened
friction is equal to (where μ = Actual coefficient of C. threads at both ends
friction, and θ = Semi-block angle) D. pointed threads

A. 22. The material commonly used for machine tool

bodies is
B. A. mild steel
B. aluminium
C. C. brass
D. cast iron
D.
23. The power transmitted by a belt drive is
17. When a cylinder is subjected to a very high maximum when the maximum tension in the belt is
internal fluid pressure, the thin cylinder should be __________ the centrifugal tension.
used. A. equal to
A. Correct B. double
B. Incorrect C. three times
D. six times
18. In a full journal bearing, the angle of contact of
the bearing with the journal is 24. The largest diameter of an external or internal
A. 120° screw thread is known as
 A. minor diameter D. spheroidising
B. major diameter
C. pitch diameter 30. Which of the following statement is wrong ?
D. none of these A. A key is used as a temporary fastening
B. A key is subjected to tensile stresses
25. The gears are termed as medium velocity gears, C. A key is always inserted parallel to the axis of
if their peripheral velocity is the shaft
A. 1-3 m/s D. A key prevents relative motion between the
B. 3-15 m/s shaft and boss of the pulley
C. 15-30 m/s 31. A screw is said to be a self locking screw, if its
D. 30-50 m/s efficiency is
A. less than 50 %
26. The product of the diametral pitch and circular B. more than 50%
pitch is equal to C. equal to 50%
A. 1 D. none of these
B. 1/π 32. An aluminium member is designed on the basis
C. π of
D. π x number of teeth A. yield stress
B. elastic limit stress
27. If T1 and T2 are the tensions on the tight and C. proof stress
slack sides of the belt respectively, and Tc is the D. ultimate stress
centrifugal tension, then initial tension in the belt is
equal to 33. A plate with a circular hole in the centre is
A. T1 - T2 + Tc subjected to a pull of P. The maximum stress
B. T1 + T2 + Tc induced at the edge of the hole is three times of the
nominal stress.
C. A. Correct
B. Incorrect
D.
34. The cold working of metals is carried out
__________ the recrystallisation temperature.
28. The smallest diameter of an external or internal A. above
screw thread is known as B. below
A. minor diameter
B. major diameter 35. The groove angle of the pulley for rope drive is
C. pitch diameter usually
D. none of these A. 20°
B. 35°
29. The process which improves the machinability of C. 45°
steels, but lowers the hardness and tensile strength D. 60°
is 36. The ratio of pitch circle diameter in millimetres
A. normalising to the number of teeth, is called
B. full annealing A. circular pitch
C. process annealing B. diametral pitch
 C. module
D. none of these
C.

37. According to Indian standard specifications, 100

H6/g5 means that D.
A. tolerance grade for the hole is 6 and for the
shaft is 5 42. The coefficient of friction between the belt and
B. tolerance grade for the shaft is 6 and for the pulley depends upon the
hole is 5 A. material of belt and pulley
C. tolerance grade for the shaft is 4 to 8 and for B. slip of belt
the hole is 3 to 7 C. speed of belt
D. tolerance grade for the hole is 4 to 8 and for D. all of these
the shaft is 3 to 7
43. The allowable static stress for steel gears is
38. Rankine Gordon formula for buckling is valid for approximately __________ of the ultimate tensile
A. long column stress.
B. short column A. one-fourth
C. short and long column B. one-third
D. very long column C. one-half
D. double
39. The angle of twist of shaft is
A. directly proportional to (shaft diameter)2 44. The pitch diameter is the __________ diameter of
B. inversely proportional to (shaft diameter)2 an external or internal screw thread.
C. directly proportional to (shaft diameter)4 A. effective
D. inversely proportional to (shaft diameter)4 B. smallest
40. A long helical spring having a spring stiffness of C. largest
12 kN/m and number of turns 20, breaks into two 45. When a hole of diameter 'd' is punched in a metal
parts with number of turns 10 each in both the of thickness 't', then the force required to punch a
parts. If the two parts are connected in series, then hole is equal to (where τu = Ultimate shear strength
the softness of the resultant spring will be of the material of the plate)
A. 6 kN/m A. d.t.τu
B. 12 kN/m B. πd.t.τu
C. 24 kN/m
C. x d2τu
D. 30 kN/m
D. x d2 x tτu
41. The relation between the pitch of the chain (p)
and pitch circle diameter of the sprocket (D) is given 46. When percentage of carbon in steel is increased,
by (where T = Number of teeth on the sprocket) the ductility of steel decreases.
A. Correct
A. B. Incorrect

47. The shock absorbing capacity of a bolt may be

B. increased by
A. increasing its shank diameter
 B. decreasing its shank diameter
C. tightening the bolt properly
D. making the shank diameter equal to core
diameter of thread
48. A lap joint is always in single shear.
A. Yes
B. No

49. If b denotes the face width and L denotes the

cone distance for a bevel gear, then the bevel factor
is written as
A. b/L
B. b/2 L
C. 1 - 2 b.L
D. 1 - b/L
50. The design calculations for members subject to
fluctuating loads with the same factor of safety, yield
the most conservative estimates when using
A. Gerber relation
B. Soderberg relation
C. Good man relation
D. none of these
Section 9 A. 90° - φ
B. 45° - φ
1. Which of the following statement is correct? C. 45° - φ/2
A. The distance from a point on one thread to D. 45° + φ/2
the corresponding point on the next thread is
called pitch 8. In designing thick cylinders, the equation used is
B. The distance which a screw thread advances A. Lame's equation
axially in one rotation of the nut is called lead B. Birnie's equation
C. In single start threads, lead is equal to pitch C. Clavarinos' equation
D. all of the above D. all of these
9. A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet
2. The taper on cotter and slot is made on both weld of length l and leg s is subjected to a tensile
the sides. force P. Assuming uniform stress distribution, the
A. Agree shear stress in the weld is given by
B. Disagree
A.
3. Teflon is used for bearings because of
A. low coefficient of friction B.
B. better heat dissipation
C. smaller space consideration C.
D. all of these
D.
4. In designing a flange coupling, the pitch circle
diameter of bolts is taken as (where d = 10. Two shafts A and B are made of the same
Diameter of the shaft) material. The diameter of shaft A is twice as that of
A. 2 d shaft B. The power transmitted by the shaft A will be
B. 3 d __________ of shaft B.
C. 4 d A. twice
D. 5 d B. four times
C. eight times
5. The acme threads are usually found on D. sixteen times
A. spindles of bench vices 11. A parallel sunk key, made of steel, is equally
B. railway carriage couplings strong in shearing and crushing.
C. feed mechanism of machine tools A. Yes
D. screw cutting lathes B. No
6. The radial distance from the __________ to the 12. In designing a key, it is assumed that the
clearance circle is called working depth. distribution of forces along the length of key
A. addendum circle A. varies linearly
B. dedendum circle B. is uniform throughout
C. varies exponentially, being more at the
torque-input end
7. The efficiency of a square threaded screw is D. varies exponentially, being less at the torque-
maximum if the helix angle is equal to (where φ = input end
Angle of friction)
13. In a belt drive, the velocity ratio is the inverse A. shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the
ratio of the diameters of driving and driven pulleys. opposite directions
A. True B. shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the
B. False same directions
C. shafts are arranged at right angles and rotate
14. In order to have a connecting rod equally strong in one definite direction
in buckling about X-axis and Y-axis, the moment of D. none of the above
inertia about X-axis should be __________ the moment
of inertia about Y-axis. 21. A tapered key which fits in a key way in the hub
A. equal to and is flat on the shaft, is known as
B. twice A. feather key
C. three times B. gib-head key
D. four times C. wood ruff key
D. flat saddle key
15. The bearing characteristic number in a
hydrodynamic bearing depends upon 22. The included angle for the V-belt is usually
A. length, width and load A. 10°-20°
B. length, width and speed B. 30°-40°
C. viscosity, speed and load C. 40°-60°
D. viscosity, speed and bearing pressure D. 60°-80°
16. A spring is used to 23. In static loading, stress concentration is more
A. measure forces serious in
B. apply forces A. brittle materials
C. store energy B. ductile materials
D. all of these C. brittle as well as ductile materials
D. elastic materials
17. When the top of a tooth undercuts the root on 24. The bending stress in a curved beam is
the mating gear, it is known as interference. A. zero at the centroidal axis
A. Yes B. zero at the point other than centroidal axis
B. No C. maximum at the neutral axis
D. none of these

18. If the helix angle of a helical gear is increased, 25. The piston pin bearings in heavy duty diesel
the load carrying capacity of the tooth increases. engines are
A. Correct A. needle roller bearings
B. Incorrect B. tapered rolierbearings
C. spherical roller bearings
19. The expansion joint is mostly used for pipes D. cylindrical roller bearings
which carry steam at __________ pressures. 26. Cast iron pipes are mainly used
A. low A. for conveying steam
B. high B. in water and sewage systems
C. in pressure lubrication systems on prime
20. A compound belt drive is used when movers
D. all of the above
27. In a multiple V-belt drive, if one of the belts 34. In a boundary lubricated bearing, there is a
break, then __________ of lubricant between the journal and the
A. only the broken belt is replaced bearing.
B. the entire set of belts is replaced A. thick film
C. the broken belt and the belt on either side of B. thin film
it, is replaced
D. the broken belt need not to be replaced 35. The design of the pressure vessel is based on
A. longitudinal stress
28. The steel pulleys are __________ in weight than B. hoop stress
cast iron pulleys of the same capacity. C. longitudinal and hoop stress
A. heavier D. none of these
B. lighter 36. In order to have smooth operation, the minimum
number of teeth on the smaller sprocket, for
29. The parallel fillet welded joints are designed for moderate speeds, should be
compressive strength. A. 15
A. Agree B. 17
B. Disagree C. 21
D. 25
30. A column of length l is fixed at both ends. The
equivalent length of the column is 37. For high speed engines, the cam follower should
A. l/2 move with
B. l/2 A. uniform velocity
C. l B. simple harmonic motion
D. 2 l C. uniform accleration and retardation
31. A spring of stiffness 1000 N/m is streteched D. cycloidal motion
initially by 100 mm from the undeformed position.
The work required to stretch it by another 100 mm 38. Rankine's theory is used for
is A. brittle materials
A. 5 N-m B. ductile materials
B. 7 N-m C. elastic materials
C. 10 N-m D. plastic materials
D. 15 N-m
39. The objective of caulking in a riveted joint is to
32. A feather key transmits a turning moment and make the joint
permits axial movement also. A. free from corrosion
A. True B. stronger in tension
B. False C. free from stress
D. leak-proof
33. The width of the pulley should be __________ width
of the belt. 40. A material is stressed within elastic limit and its
A. equal to linear strain is double as compared to lateral strain.
B. less than The ratio of its Bulk modulus to Young's modulus
C. greater than will be equal to one.
 A. Correct
B. Incorrect D.

41. A jam nut is a locking device in which 45. The average shear stress in the hollow shaft is
A. a thinner nut is tightened down over a smaller than the average shear stress in the solid
thicker or main nut and the main nut is shaft.
tightened against the thinner nut by A. True
loosening B. False
B. a slot is cut in line with the centre of each
face and a split pin passes through two slots 46. The diameter of knuckle pin in a knuckle joint is
in the nut and a hole in the bolt, so that a usually taken as (where d = Diameter of the rod)
positive lock is obtained unless the pin A. 0.5 d
shears B. 0.8 d
C. a slot is cut about half way through the nut C. d
and a small screw is tightened between the D. 1.2 d
nut and the bolt in order to produce more
friction
D. the bottom cylindrical portion is recessed to
receive the tip of the locking set screw [Link] design of shafts made of brittle materials is
based on
A. Guest's theory
42. The difference between the upper limit and B. Rankine's theory
lower limit of a dimension is called C. St Venant's theory
A. nominal size D. VonMises theory
B. basic size
C. actual size 48. A locking device extensively used in automobile
D. tolerance industry is a
A. jam nut
43. The algebraic difference between the actual size B. castle nut
and the corresponding basic size is called actual C. sawn nut
deviation. D. ring nut
A. Agree
B. Disagree 49. According to maximum shear stress theory, the
maximum shear stress in the shaft is
44. The stiffness of a closely coiled helical spring
subjected to an axial load W is equal to (where G = A.
Modulus of rigidity, and n = Number of active coils)
B.

A.
C.
B. D.

C. 50. A key way lowers

A. the strength of the shaft
B. the rigidity of the shaft
C. both the strength and rigidity of the shaft
D. the ductility of the shaft
Section 11 8. Tearing resistance required to tear off the plate
per pitch length is (where p = Pitch of rivets, d = Dia.
1. A key is normally made from a cold rolled mild of rivet hole, and σt = Permissible tensile stress for
steel bars. plate material)
A. Correct A. p.d.σt
B. Incorrect B. p.t.σt
C. (p - d)σt
2. Which of following statement is correct, for the D. (p - d)t.σt
two shafts connected in parallel?
A. Torque in each shaft is the same 9. The buttress threads have low frictional
B. Shear stress in each shaft is the same resistance characteristic of the square threads and
C. Angle of twist of each shaft is the same have the same strength of V-threads.
D. Torsional stiffness of each shaft is the same A. Yes
B. No
3. Lewis form factor for the 20° full depth involute
system is equal to 0.154 - 0.841/T. 10. The tension on the slack side of the belt is
A. Correct __________ the tension on the tight side of the belt.
B. Incorrect A. equal to
B. less than
4. The railway carriage couplings have C. greater than
A. square threads 11. The centre to centre distance between two
B. acme threads consecutive rivets in a row, is called
C. knuckle threads A. margin
D. buttress threads B. pitch
C. back pitch
5. A shaft is subjected to D. diagonal pitch
A. bending stresses
B. shear stresses 12. The notch sensitivity q is expressed in terms of
C. combined bending and shear stresses fatigue stress concentration factor Kf and theoretical
D. all of these stress concentration factor Kt, as
6. When the lubricant is forced between the journal
and the bearing by external pressure, the bearing is A.
called hydrostatic lubricated bearing.
A. Agree B.
B. Disagree

C.
7. Crushing resistance required to crush the rivet
per pitch length is
A. p.d.σc D.
B. p.t.σc
C. n.d.t.σc 13. A bushed pin flexible coupling is used to connect
D. (p - d)t.σc two shafts whose axes intersect at a small angle.
A. Yes
B. No
 larger radius spring), are compressed between two
14. Which of the following property is essential for parallel planes with a load W. The inner spring will
spring materials? carry a load equal to
A. Stiffness A. W/2
B. Ductility B. 2 W/3
C. Resilience C. W/9
D. Plasticity D. 8 W/9
21. The stress in the bar when the load is applied
15. A steel containing upto 0.15% carbon is known suddenly is __________ as compared to the stress
as induced due to gradually applied loads.
A. mild steel A. same
B. dead mild steel B. double
C. medium carbon steel C. three times
D. high carbon steel D. four times

16 The property of a material which enables it to 22. A triple riveted butt joint with double straps of
resist fracture due to high impact loads, is called unequal width is to be designed for a boiler shell.
toughness. The pitch of the rivets in the outer row is double the
A. True pitch in the inner row and zig-zag riveting is
B. False proposed. Which of the following statement is
correct?
17. The resultant axial load on a bolt depends upon A. There are four rivets per pitch length, all in
A. external load applied double shear
B. initial tension due to tightening of the bolt B. There are four rivets per pitch length, out of
C. relative elastic yielding of the bolt and the which two are in single shear and two are in
connected members double shear
D. all of the above C. There are five rivets per pitch length, all in
double shear
D. There are five rivets per pitch length, out of
18. Wire ropes as compared to cotton ropes which four are in double shear and one is in
A. are lighter in weight single shear
B. offer silent operation
C. can withstand shock loads 23. The form factor of a helical gear __________ with
D. all of these the increase in the helix angle.
A. increases
19. The thickness of key is usually taken equal to B. decreases
one-sixth of diameter of shaft. C. remains constant
A. Yes
B. No 24. The taper on a rectangular sunk key is
A. 1 in 16
20. Two helical springs of the same material and of B. 1 in 32
equal circular cross-section, length and number of C. 1 in 48
turns, but having radii 80 mm and 40 mm, kept D. 1 in 100
concentrically (smaller radius spring within the
25. When carbon in the cast iron is in the form of B. Disagree
cementite, the cast iron will be of white colour.
A. Correct 30. According to Indian standards, total number of
B. Incorrect tolerance grades are
A. 8
26. A castle nut is a locking device in which B. 12
A. a thinner nut is tightened down over a C. 18
thicker or main nut and the main nut is D. 20
tightened against the thinner nut by 31. An universal coupling is a type of __________
loosening coupling.
B. a slot is cut in line with the centre of each A. rigid
face and a split pin passes through two slots B. flexible
in the nut and a hole in the bolt, so that a
positive lock is obtained unless the pin 32. When a bolt is subjected to an external load, the
shears stress induced in the bolt will be
C. a slot is cut about half way through the nut A. tensile stress
and a small screw is tightened between the B. shear stress
nut and the bolt in order to produce more C. combined tensile and shear stress
friction D. any one of these
D. the bottom cylindrical portion is recessed to 33. If the centre distance of the mating gears having
receive the tip of the locking set screw involute teeth is varied within limits, the velocity
A. ratio
27. If P1 is the initial tension due to tightening up the B. increases
bolt and P2 is the external load on the bolt, then the C. decreases
resultant load (P) on a bolt may be obtained by D. remains unchanged
using the relation (where a = Ratio of elasticity of 34. The included angle for the British standard
connected parts to the elasticity of bolt) whitworth thread is
A. P = P1 + P2 A. 29°
B. P = P1 - P2 B. 47.5°
C. 55°
D. 60°
C.
35. Failure of a material is called fatigue when it fails
D. A. at the elastic limit
B. below the elastic limit
28. The application of second type levers is found in C. at the yield point
A. handle of a hand pump D. below the yield point
B. hand wheel of a punching press
C. lever of a loaded safety valve 36. The strength of a riveted joint is equal to
D. a pair of tongs A. tearing strength of plate (Pt)
B. shearing strength of rivet (Ps)
29. The spindles of bench vices are usually provided C. crushing strength of rivet (Pc)
with knuckle threads. D. least value of Pt Ps and Pc
A. Agree
37 When a shaft is subjected to combined twisting D. one end of the column is hinged and the other
moment (T) and bending moment (M), then the end is free
equivalent bending moment is equal to
43. The cap screws are
A. A. slotted for a screw driver and are generally
used with a nut
B.
B. similar to tap bolts except that they are of
C. small size and a variety of shapes of heads
are available
D. C. used to prevent relative motion between the
two parts
38. When a helical compression spring is cut into D. none of the above
halves, the stiffness of the resulting spring will be 44. In skew bevel gearing, the axes of shafts are
A. same A. intersecting and the teeth are curved
B. double B. non-intersecting and non-parallel and the
C. one-half teeth are curved
D. one-fourth C. non-intersecting and non-parallel and the
39. The transverse fillet welded joints are designed teeth are straight
for D. none of the above
A. tensile strength
B. compressive strength 45. A chain drive transmits __________ power as
C. bending strength compared to belt drive.
D. shear strength A. more
B. less
40. The centrifugal tension in the belt
A. increases the power transmitted 46. If the size of a standard specimen for a fatigue
B. decreases the power transmitted testing machine is increased, the endurance limit for
C. has no effect on the power transmitted the material will
D. is equal to maximum tension on the belt A. have same value as that of standard specimen
B. increase
41. According to I.B.R., the efficiency of a double C. decrease
riveted butt joint with double cover straps of equal
width should be 47. When the fulcrum is in between the load and
A. 45 to 60% effort, the lever is said to be of
B. 63 to 70% A. first type
C. 70 to 83% B. second type
D. 80 to 90% C. third type
D. any one of these
42. The buckling load will be maximum for a column,
if 48. The ball bearings are, usually, made from
A. one end of the column is clamped and the A. low carbon steel
other end is free B. high carbon steel
B. both ends of the column are clamped C. medium carbon steel
C. both ends of the column are hinged D. high speed steel
 B. Y-axis as neutral axis
49. The V-belt is used to transmit great amount of C. X-axis or Y-axis as neutral axis
power and when the two pulleys are very near to D. Z-axis
each other. 56. A type of brake commonly used in motor cars is
A. Correct a
B. Incorrect A. shoe brake
B. band and block brake
50.A coupling used to connect two perfectly aligned C. band brake
shafts, is D. internal expanding brake
A. muff coupling
B. compression coupling
C. flange coupling
D. all of these
51. In a nut and bolt, the diameter at which the
ridges on the bolt are in complete touch with the
ridges of the corresponding nut, is called pitch
diameter.
A. Correct
B. Incorrect

52. A double strap butt joint (with equal straps) is

A. always in single shear
B. always in double shear
C. either in single shear or double shear
D. any one of these

53. For a bevel gear having the pitch angle θ , the

ratio of formative number of teeth (TE) to actual
number of teeth (T) is
A. 1/sin θ
B. 1/cos θ
C. 1/tan θ
D. sin θ cos θ

54. The modulus of elasticity for mild steel is

approximately equal to
A. 80 kN/mm2
B. 100 kN/mm2
C. 110 kN/mm2
D. 210 kN/mm2

55. A connecting rod subjected to an axial load may

buckle with
A. X-axis as neutral axis