Design

1 Stress concentration factor under static loading is accounted for

a) ductile materials
b) brittle materials
c) both ductile and brittle materials d) neither ductile and brittle materials
2. Endurance limit of the material can be improved by
a) polishing b) coating
c)shot peening
d) All
3. A shaft used for distribution power is called
a) line shaft b) counter shaft
c) jack shaft d) flexible shaft
4. A woodruff key is generally used in the
a) machine tool industry
b) automobile industry
c) textile machinery
d) hydraulic machinery
5. A cotter joint is used to connect two rods which should be in
a) tension
b) compression
c) tension or compression
d) torsion
6. A knuckle joint is used to connect two rods which should lie in
a) same plane b) different planes
c) parallel planes
d) any plane
7. An M8 screw indicates that the metric screw thread has
a) Pitch diameter of 8 mm
b) major diameter of 8 mm
c) Minor diameter of 8 mm d) root diameter of 8 mm
8. The best method for making threads on a bolt is
a)casting
b) forging
c) rolling
d) cutting
9. The type of brake used in scooters is
a) pneumatic b) mechanical
c) hydraulic d) both (a) & (b)
10. The type of brake used in trucks is
a) pneumatic b) mechanical
c) hydraulic d) both (a) & (b)
11. Match the following
A. Automobiles
a. Fluid coupling
B. Hydraulic machinery
b. Oldham coupling
C. Workshops
c. Hooks coupling
D. Misaligned shafts
d. Protected flange coupling
A
B
C
D
(i)
a
c
b
d
(ii)
b
d
c
a
(iii)
c
a
d
b
(iv)
d
b
a
c
12. Which type of spring is used in table clocks, out of following?
a) spiral
b) leaf
c) helical
d) conical
13. The Whal correction factor accounts for
a)direct shear b) curvature effects c)both direct shear and curvature effects
d) helix angle
14. Curie point is the temperature at which
a) the metals start melting
b) the metals start boiling
c) ferromagnetic materials can be magnetized by external forces
d) ferromagnetic materials can no longer be magnetized by external forces

15. The percentage of carbon in cast iron is of the order of:

a) 0.8 percent b) 2.5 percent c) 5 percent d) 10 percent
16. The maximum percentage of carbon in steel can be
a) 0.8 percent b) 1.2 percent c) 1.8 percent d) 2.8 percent
17. To increase the resistance to corrosion of steel, we should add
a) Sulphur
b) copper
c) Manganese d) chromium
18. Preferred numbers are arranged in
a) arithmetic series b) hyperbolic series c) geometric series
d) random series
19. According to BIS, the total number of grades of tolerance are
a) 12
b) 14
c) 16
d) 18
20. Basic hole is one whose
a) lower deviation is zero
b) upper deviation is zero
c) upper deviation is positive d) lower deviation is positive
Strength of materials
1. In compression test on mild steel
a) necking does not occur b) Hooks law is not valid
c) Hooks law is valid beyond yield point
d) Strength in compression is much greater than the strength in tension
2. A simply supported beam A carries a point load at its mid span. Another identical
beam B carries the same load but uniformly distributed over the entire span. The ratio
of the maximum deflection of the beam A and B
a) 5/3
b) 8/5
c) 5/8
d) 3/5
3. The buckling load in a steel column is
a) related to length b)directly proportional to the slenderness ratio
c) inversely proportional to the slenderness ratio
d) non-linearly to the slenderness ratio
4.