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5. A flange coupling is to transmit 15,000 in-lb between

1. Select a deep-groove ball bearing to carry a radial two 2.5” diameter shafts. How many ½” diameter bolts
load Fx = 800 lb and a thrust load Fz = 700 lb at 1800 in a 6” diameter bolt circle are required if the
rpm. The service is 8 hr/day, but it is not shear stress in each bolt is limited to 3000 psi?
continuous; design for 18 250 hr. The operation is a) 9 bolts
smooth with little vibration; the outer ring rotates. b) 7 bolts
Determine the design life in million revolution (mr) c) 6 bolts
with no more than 10 % failure. d) 8 bolts
a) 1791 mr
b) 1971 mr 6. Determine the radius of gyration of a wheel that has
c) 1197 mr an outside and inside diameters of 1 meter and 0.75
d) 1917 mr meter, respectively? Neglect its hub and arms.
a) 0.5125 m
2. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plates is b) 0.6125 m
42 000 psi, what force is necessary to punch a 0.75 c) 0.3125 m
inch diameter hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate? d) 0.4125 m
a) 61 850 lb
b) 65 810 lb 7. What is the polar section modulus of a solid shaft
c) 61 580 lb with a diameter of 101.6 mm?
d) 60 185 lb a) 209.5 cm3
b) 209.5 cm4
3. Find the pressure required to punch a 1-inch square c) 205.9 cm3
hole in ¼ -inch thick steel. d) 205.9 cm4
a) 20.67 tons
b) 26.76 tons 8. If the angular deformation of a solid shaft should
c) 26.67 tons not to exceed 1o in a length of 1.8 m and the
d) 26.67 tons allowable shearing stress is 83 MMa, what is the
diameter of the shaft? Assume that the shaft material
4. What length of a square key is required for a 4-in has G = 77 x 106 kPa.
diameter shaft transmitting 1000 hp at 1000 rpm? The a) 222.34 mm
allowable shear and compressive stresses in the key b) 234.22 mm
are 15 ksi and 30 ksi, respectively. c) 23.42 cm
a) 2.1 inches d) 24.22 cm
b) 2.8 inches
c) 3.2 inches
d) 4.2 inches

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9. What modulus of elasticity in tension is required to
obtain a unit deformation of 0.00105 from a load 14. A round steel shaft rotates at 200 rpm and is
producing a unit tensile stress of 3163.27 kg/cm2? subjected to a torque of 275 N-m and a bending moment
a) 40 x 106 psi of 415 N-m. Determine the equivalent twisting moment.
b) 43 x 106 psi a) 597.84 N-m
c) 45 x 106 psi b) 456.42 N-m
d) 46 x 106 psi c) 546.43 N-m
d) 497.85 N-m
10. If the ultimate shear strength of a steel plates
is 42 000 psi, what force is necessary to punch a 15. A 75-mm diameter shaft is transmitting 300 kW at
0.75 inch diameter hole in a 0.625 inch thick plate? 600 rpm. A flange coupling is used and has 6 bolts,
a) 61 850 lb each 18 mm in diameter. Find the required diameter
b) 65 810 lb of the bolts circle based on an average shearing
c) 61 580 lb stress of 27.5 MPa.
d) 60 185 lb a) 227.4 mm
b) 477.2 mm
c) 274.7 mm
11. Determine the tensile stress area of an American d) 247.7 mm
Standard Screw Threads 6-32 UNC with basic major
diameter of 0.1380 inch. 16. A 1.75-inch-diameter shaft is supported by two
a) 9.085 x 10-3 in2 sleeve bearings. The total load on the two bearings
b) 9.085 x 10-2 in2 is 2800 lb. Find the friction power loss, in Hp, if
c) 9.085 x 10-4 in2 the coefficient of friction between shaft and bearing
d) 9.085 x 10-5 in2 is 0.10 and the shaft rotates 200 rpm.
a) 0.88 Hp
12. What is the number of threads per mm and the b) 0.78 Hp
tensile stress area of a standard Metric screw Thread c) 0.98 Hp
designated by M10 x 1.5? d) 0.68 Hp
a) 0.555 and 57.99 mm2
b) 0.667 and 57.99 mm2 17. Determine the Hp lost when a collar is loaded with
c) 1.5 and 57.99mm2 2000 lb, rotates at 50 rpm, and has a coefficient of
d) 1.75 and 57.99 mm2 friction of 0.15. The outside diameter of the collar
is 4 inches and the inside diameter is 2 inches.
13. A line shaft is to transmit 200 Hp at 900 rpm. a) 0.7314 Hp
Find the diameter of the shaft. b) 0.3714 Hp
a) 2.18 inches c) 0.4713 Hp
b) 2.28 inches d) 0.4371 Hp
c) 3.18 inches
d) 3.28 inches

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18. A vertical steel cylinder water tank is 30 m in
diameter and 45 m high. The allowable stress of the 22. A flat belt is 6 inches wide and 1/3 inch thick
steel plate is 1224 kg/cm2. Without reinforcing angle and transmits 15 Hp. The center distance is 8 ft. The
bars and rods, what is the thickness of the steel driving pulley is 6 inches in diameter and rotates
plate? at 2 000 rpm such that the loose side of the belt is
a) 55.15 mm on top. The driven pulley is 18 inches in diameter.
b) 51.55 mm The belt material is 0.035 lb/in3 and the coefficient
c) 65.15 mm of friction is 0.30. Determine the belt net tension.
d) 61.55 mm a) 175.5 lb
b) 157.5 lb
19. What is the bursting steam pressure of a c) 155.7 lb
hemispherical steel shell with a diameter of 100 d) 165.7 lb
inches and made of 0.0635-m thick steel plate, if the
joint efficiency is 70 % and the tensile strength is 23. A pulley 600 mm in diameter transmits 40 kW at 500
60 000 psi? rpm. The arc of contact between the belt and pulley
a) 4 020 psi is 144o, the coefficient of friction between belt and
b) 4 200 psi pulley is 0.35 and the safe working stress of the
c) 2 400 psi belt is 2.1 MPa. Determine the belt tensions ratio,
d) 2 040 psi neglecting the effect of centrifugal force.
a) 2.41
20. The root diameter of a double square thread is b) 2.14
0.55 inch. The screw has a pitch of 0.2 inch. Find c) 1.24
the outside diameter and the number of thread per d) 4.12
inch.
a) 0.2 threads/inch 24. A roller chain and sprocket is to drive vertical
b) 10 threads/inch centrifugal discharge bucket elevator. The pitch of
c) 5 threads/inch chain connecting sprockets is 1.75”. The driving
d) 2.5 threads/inch sprocket is rotating at 120 rpm and has 11 teeth
while the driven sprocket is rotating at 38 rpm.
Determine the number of teeth of driven sprocket.
21. Two shafts 3.6 m between centers carry pulleys 1.2 a) 33 teeth
m in diameter and 0.91 m in diameter respectively, b) 35 teeth
connected by a crossed belt. It is desired to put the c) 30 teeth
belt on as an open belt. How long a piece must be cut d) 34 teeth
of it?
a) 303.3 mm
b) 330 mm
c) 333.0 mm
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25. A helical steel spring has a maximum load of 800
lb and a corresponding deflection of 2 inches. If it 30. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of
has 8 active coils and an index of 6, what minimum 1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the
shear strength of the spring material is required? shear-stress augmentation factor of the spring.
a) 57 ksi a) 1.625
b) 47 ksi b) 1.0625
c) 67 ksi c) 1.0256
d) 37 ksi d) 1.0526

26. A helical-coil spring has a mean coil diameter of 31. A disc clutch has 6 pairs of contacting friction
1 inch and a wire diameter of 1/8 inch. Determine the surfaces with an outside diameter of 200 mm and an
value of Bergstrasssar factor of the spring. inside diameter of 100 mm. The coefficient of
a) 1.172 friction of the clutch materials is 0.4 and the axial
b) 1.712 force is 1500 N. The shaft speed is 1200 rpm.
c) 1.217 Determine the Hp that can be transmitted by the
d) 1.271 clutch assuming uniform pressure.
a) 35.2 Hp
27. A precision cut gear transmits 25 Hp at a pitch b) 23.5 Hp
line velocity of 6000 fpm. If the service is c) 47.2 Hp
intermittent, find the dynamic load. d) 27.4 Hp
a) 247.05 lb
b) 274.05 lb 32. A flywheel has a mean diameter of 4 ft and is
c) 275.04 lb required to handle 2250 ft-lb of kinetic energy. It
d) 247.05 lb has a width of 8 inches, mean operating speed is 300
rpm and the coefficient of fluctuation is to be 0.05.
28. What is the difference of the values of the Wahl Find the weight of rim, assuming that the arms and
factor and the Bergstrasser factor, in percentage? hub are equivalent to 10 % of the total rim weight.
a) 1 % The flywheel is made up of cast iron with specific
b) Less than 1 % weight of 0.26 lb per cubic inch.
c) Greater than 1 % a) 333.7 lb
d) 0.5 % b) 373.3 lb
c) 337.3 lb
29. A double-thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3 d) 733.3 lb
inches. The wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch diameter
of 5 inches. Find the gear helix angle.
a) 4.69o
b) 9.46o
c) 6.49o
d) 6.94o

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33. A 20o involute spur gear has a tooth whole depth
of 16.95 mm, a tooth thickness of 13.2 mm, and a 37. A triple-thread worm has a lead angle of 17o and
pitch of 3. Determine the circular pitch of the gear. a pitch diameter of 2.2802 inches. Find the center
a) 26.6 mm distance when the worm is mated with a wheel of 48
b) 16.6 mm teeth.
c) 25.6 mm a) 6.72 inches
d) 24.6 mm b) 7.26 inches
c) 6.27 inches
34. A parallel helical gear-set consists of a 19-tooth d) 7.62 inches
pinion driving a 57-teeth gear. The pinion has a
left-hand helix angle of 20o, a normal pressure angle 38. A double-thread worm has a pitch diameter of 3
of 14½o, and a normal diametal pitch of 10 teeth/inch. inches. The wheel has 20 teeth and a pitch diameter
If the pinion is to transmit 50 Hp at a speed of 1750 of 5 inches. Find the gear helix angle.
rpm. Determine the center distance of the two gears. a) 4.69o
a) 2.02 inches b) 9.46o
b) 6.06 inches c) 6.49o
c) 4.04 inches d) 6.94o
d) 2.06 inches

35. A right-handed single-thread hardened-steel worm

has a catalog rating of 2.25 kW at 650 rpm when meshed 39. A 36-tooth pinion turning at 300 rpm drives 120-
with a 48-tooth cast-steel gear. The axial pitch of tooth gear of 14.5o involute full depth pressure
the worm is 25 mm, normal pressure angle is 14.5o, angle. Determine the rpm of the driven gear.
and the pitch diameter of the worm is 100 mm. The a) 60 rpm
coefficient of friction is 0.085. Determine the b) 45 rpm
shafts center distance. c) 75 rpm
a) 241 mm d) 90 rpm
b) 142 mm
c) 412 mm 40. Three extension springs are hooked in series that
d) 124 mm support a single weight of 100 kg. The first spring
is rated at 4 kN/m and the other two springs are
36. A 20o straight-tooth bevel pinion having 14 teeth rated 6 kN/m each. Determine the equivalent stiffness
and a diametral pitch of 6 teeth/inch drives a 42- of the three springs.
tooth gear. The two shafts are at right angles and a) 1.71 kN/m
in the same plane. Find the pitch angle of the pinion. b) 5 kN/m
a) 18.4o c) 2.71 kN/m
b) 20o d) 3.71 kN/m
c) 14.5o
d) 20.5o

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41. Three extension springs are hooked in parallel 44. What is the minimum clearance allowed for meshing
that support a single weight of 100 kg. The springs spur gears with diametral pitch of 20? The spur gear
are rated 4 kN/m, 5 kN/m, and 6 kN/m, respectively. has 25 teeth.
Determine the equivalent spring constant of the three a) 0.00785 inch
springs. b) 0.00758 inch
a) 10 kN/m c) 0.00857 inch
b) 15 kN/m d) 0.00758 inch
c) 9 kN/m
d) 11 kN/m 45. A wire rope lifts a load of 10 kips at a maximum
speed of 1000 feet per minute, attained in 5 seconds
42. A single square thread power screw is to raise a starting from rest. The rope has a metallic cross
load of 70 kN. The screw has a major diameter of 36 sectional area of 0.4 in2. Determine the maximum
mm and a pitch of 6 mm. The coefficient of thread tensile stress on the rope in ksi.
friction and collar friction are 0.13 and 0.10 a) 26.2
respectively. If the collar mean diameter is 90 mm b) 25.0
and the screw turns at 60 rpm, find the axial linear c) 27.6
speed of the screw. d) 32.4
a) 5 mm/s
b) 6 mm/s 46. A casting weighing 300 pounds is to be lifted by
c) 7 mm/s means of an overhead crane. The casting is lifted 10
d) 5.5 mm/s feet in 12 seconds. What is the horsepower developed?
a) 0.54
43. A double thread ACME screw driven by a motor at b) 0.84
400 rpm raises the attached load of 900 kg at a speed c) 0.95
of 10 m/min. The screw has a pitch diameter of 36 mm; d) 0.45
the coefficient of friction on threads is 0.15. The
friction torque on the thrust bearing of the motor 47. What wall thickness is required for a 500mm
is taken as 20 % of the total input. Determine the diameter cylinder under an internal pressure of 20
lead angle. MPa? Use a design stress of 80 MPa.
a) 12.465o a) 73 mm
b) 14.265o b) 53 mm
c) 15.462o c) 63 mm
d) 16.452o d) 83 mm

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48. This type of spring incorporates a standard 53. It refers to the thickness of the space allowed
helical compression spring with two looped wire for the lubricant that separates the parts having
devices inserted through the inside of spring. relative motion.
a) Helical compression spring a) Radial clearance
b) Drawbar spring b) Diametral clearance
c) Helical extension spring c) Film thickness
d) Leaf spring d) Clearance

49. In a straight bevel gear, how do you call the 54. A journal bearing where the radii of the journal
angle between an element on the pitch cone and an and the bushing are equal; it must be a partial
element on the face cone? bearing and the journal must run eccentric with the
a) Face angle bushing in order to provide space for the lubricant.
b) Pitch angle a) Fitted journal bearing
c) Addendum angle b) Clearance journal bearing
d) Dedendum angle c) Full journal bearing
d) Partial journal bearing
50. How do you call a large wood screw that is used
to fasten machinery and equipment to a wooden base? 55. A partial journal bearing where the line of action
a) Lag screw of the load or bearing reaction is bisecting the arc
b) Wood screw of the partial bearing.
c) Log screw a) Partially loaded bearing
d) Square screw b) Eccentrically loaded bearing
c) Centrally loaded bearing
51. A journal bearing with angle of contact of the d) Fully loaded bearing
bushing or bearing with the journal is 180o or less,
120o is the common value. 56. A journal bearing where the line of action of the
a) Partial journal bearing load is passing to one side of the center.
b) Full journal bearing a) Centrally loaded bearing
c) Clearance journal bearing b) Eccentrically loaded or offset bearing
d) Concentric journal bearing c) Fully loaded bearing
d) Partially loaded bearing
52. A journal bearing where the radius of the journal
is less than the radius of the bushing or bearing. 57. Which of the following threads are used for power
a) Fitted journal bearing screw?
b) Clearance journal bearing a) Square thread, Acme thread, & Unified thread
c) Full journal bearing b) Acme thread, Unified thread, & Buttress thread
d) Partial journal bearing c) Square thread, Unified thread, & Acme thread
d) Square thread, Acme thread, & Buttress Thread

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58. A bearing lubrication obtained by introducing the 62. These springs are made from one or more flat
lubricant, which is sometimes air or water, into the strips of brass, bronze, steel or other materials
load-bearing area at a pressure high enough to loaded as cantilevers or simple beam.
separate the surfaces with a relatively thick film a) Torsion springs
of lubricant. This lubrication does not require b) Leaf springs
motion of one surface relative to another. c) Garter springs
a) Hydrodynamic lubrication d) Drawbar springs
b) Hydrostatic lubrication
c) Boundary lubrication 63. This refers to the space between adjacent coils
d) Solid film lubrication when the spring is compressed to its operating
length.
59. An externally threaded fastener intended to be a) Coil clearance
used with nut is said to be a: b) Pitch
a) Bolt c) Lead
b) Cap screw d) Deflection
c) Allen screw
d) Power screw 64. This material is the most popular alloy spring
steel for conditions involving higher stresses than
60. It is a lubrication condition where non-conformal can be used with the high-carbon steels and for use
surfaces are completely separated by lubricant film where fatigue resistance and long endurance are
and no asperities are in contact. needed; this is also good for shock and impact loads.
a) Elastohydrodynamic lubrication a) Chrome silicon
b) Solid film lubrication b) Chrome vanadium
c) Boundary lubrication c) hard-drawn wire
d) Hydrodynamic lubrication d) Oil-tempered wi

61. Which of the following are the compositions of 65. For an American Standard Screw Threads, what does
stainless steel 302? 6-32 UNC designate?
a) 18 % chromium and 8 % nickel a) Size 6, 32 threads per inch, coarse thread
b) 18 % nickel and 8 % chromium b) 6 inches basic diameter, 32 threads per inch,
c) 18 % chromium and 8 % phosphor bronze coarse thread
d) 18 % bronze and 8 % vanadium c) Size 6, 32 threads per inch, fine thread
d) 32 inches basic diameter, 6 threads per inch,
coarse thread

Note: 6 stands for the designated size, 32 stands for

the number of threads per inch, UNC stands for Coarse
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66. It is a Grashof four-bar mechanism in which the 70. This is a shaper operation, which is shaping the
shortest link is the frame or fixed link and the given stock and having the excess material remain
other two cranks completely rotate with their axes. with a tolerable allowance for finishing. How do you
How do you call this Grashof four-bar mechanism? call this operation?
a) Drag-link mechanism a) Roughing
b) Crank-rocker mechanism b) Finishing
c) Double-rocker mechanism c) Angular cutting
d) Triple-rocker mechanism d) Contouring

67. “For a planar four-bar linkage, the sum of the 71. How do you call a cutting tool that has two or
shortest and longest lengths cannot be greater than more cutting edges as in drill presses and milling
the sum of the remaining two link lengths if there machine cutters?
is to be a continuous relative rotation between two a) Grinder
members.” How do you call the preceding statement? b) Single-point cutting tool
a) Grubler’s Law c) Multi-point cutting tool
b) Coriolli’s Law d) Two point cutting tool
c) Grashof’s Law d
) Freudentein’s Law 72. This is the trade name for a patented alloy made
up chiefly of cobalt, chromium, and tungsten in
68. Which of the following is not true for an instant varying proportions. What is this trade name?
center or centro of planar linkages? a) Stellite
a) Centro is a point common to two bodies having b) Carboloy
the same velocity in each. c) Stainless steel
b) Centro is a point in one body about which d) Copper
another body does not rotate.
c) Centro is a point in one body about which 73. It is called as the transformation of concepts and
another body actually turns. ideas into useful machinery. What is this?
d) Centro is a point in one body about which a) Design
another body tends to turn. b) Synthesis
c) Analysis
69. This is the most common work holding device of a d) Theorem
shaper machine with the base graduated in degrees
that make it possible to swivel any angle. What is
this working device?
a) Shaper vise
b) Parallel bars and hold down bars
c) Lathe holder
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74. This is a combination of mechanisms and other 78. How do you call a load that is applied
components that transforms, transmits, or uses transversely to longitudinal axis of member?
energy, load, or motion for a specific purpose. How a) Combined loads
do yopu call this? b) Concentrated load
a) Mechanism c) Bending load
b) Engine d) Distributed load
c) Machine
d) Linkage 79. It is the capacity of a material to absorb energy
when it is deformed elastically and then, upon
75. It is defined as synergistic collection of machine unloading, to increase this energy. What is this
elements; synergistic because as a design it capacity of a material?
represents an idea or concept greater than the sum a) Resilience
of the individual pats. What is this system? b) Toughness
a) System of mechanisms c) Rigidity
b) Mechanical system d) Ductility
c) Design system
d) Expert system

76. It may be defined as the displacement per length 80. How do you call the strain energy per unit volume
produced in a solid and as the result of stress. How required to stress a material from an unloaded state
do you call this? to the point of yielding?
a) Deformation a) Modulus of roughness
b) Elongation b) Modulus of elasticity
c) Strain c) Modulus of rigidity
d) Stress d) Modulus of resilience

77. What is the combination of applied normal and 81. What is the ability of the material to absorb
shear stresses that produces maximum principal normal energy up to fracture?
stress or minimum principal normal stress, with a a) Toughness
third principal stress between or equivalent to the b) Rigidity
extremes? c) Resilience
a) Principal shear stress d) Stiffness
b) Principal normal stress
c) Maximum shear stress 82. What is the other term for the Maximum-Shear-
d) Bending and shear stresses Stress Theory, as a failure prediction theory?
a) von Mises criterion
b) Tresca yield criterion
c) Coulomb-Mohr theory
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83. It is a failure prediction theory, which states 87. How do you call a ball bearing with race
that a part subjected to any combination of loads containing pronounced groove for rolling elements?
will fail (by yielding or fracturing) whenever the a) Crown bearing
maximum shear stress exceeds a critical value. How b) Conrad bearing
do you call this failure prediction theory? c) Angular-contact bearing
a) Distortion-energy theory d) Cylindrical bearing
b) Maximum-shear-stress theory
c) Internal friction theory 88. This is a machining process for producing internal
d) Modified Mohr theory straight cylindrical surface or profiles, with
process characteristics and tooling similar to those
84. This is a theory in cyclic and impact loading, for turning operations. What is this machining
which states that damage at any stress level, is process?
proportional to number of cycles. What is this theory a) Boring
commonly called? b) Drilling
a) Miner’s Rule c) Reaming
b) Paris Power Law d) Milling
c) Goodman Rule
d) Manson-Coffin Relationship 89. What is a set of specification for parts,
materials, or processes intended to achieve
85. This is a lubrication where the load-carrying uniformity, efficiency, and a specified quality?
surfaces of the bearing are separated by a relatively a) Code
thick film of lubricant, so as to prevent metal-to- b) Standard
metal contact; and where the stability of the film c) Law
can be explained by the laws of fluid mechanics. How d) Theorem
do you call this type of lubrication?
a) Hydrostatic lubrication
b) Hydrodynamic lubrication
c) Elastohydrodynamic lubrication 90. This is a set of specifications for the analysis,
d) Boundary lubrication design, manufacture, and construction of something;
the purpose of which is to achieve a specified degree
86. How do call the speed at which a rotating shaft of safety, efficiency, and performance or quality.
becomes dynamically unstable? How do you call this set of specifications?
a) Normal speed a) Code
b) Variable speed b) Standard
c) Critical speed c) Law
d) Average speed d) Theorem

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91. How do call the size to which limits or deviations 96. What is the opposite of clearance, for mating
is assigned and is the same for both members of the cylindrical parts in which the internal member is
fit; it is the exact theoretical size? larger than the external member?
a) Nominal size a) Clearance
b) Basic size b) Allowance
c) Maximum size c) Tolerance
d) Minimum size d) Interference

92. What is the algebraic difference between a size 97. These are compounds of metallic elements, most
and the corresponding basic size? frequently oxides, nitrides, and carbides.
a) Tolerance a) Plastics
b) Allowance b) Polymers
c) Deviation c) Ceramics
d) Limit d) Alloy

93. What is the difference between the maximum and 98. What do you call a material having different
minimum size limits of a part? properties in all directions at point in solid?
a) Allowance a) Isotropic material
b) Tolerance b) Anisotropic material
c) Deviation c) Orthotropic material
d) Basic size d) Ceramic material

94. What are the stated maximum and minimum 99. This is a principle or method that a deflection
dimensions? at any point in bar is equal to sum of deflections
a) Tolerances caused by each load acting separately. How do you
b) Limits call this method or principle?
c) Nominal sizes a) Summation Method
d) Basic sizes b) Method of balancing
c) Method of superposition
95. This is a general term that refers to the mating d) Shear and Moment diagram method
of cylindrical parts such as bolt or a hole; it is
used only when the internal member is smaller that 100. This is the accepted standard wire rope with the
the external member. How do you call this? wires twisted in one direction to from strands and
a) Clearance the strands twisted in opposite direction to form a
b) Interference rope. How do you call this wire rope?
c) Allowance a) Improved plow steel wire rope
d) Tolerance b) Regular lang lay wire rope
c) Mild plow steel wire rope
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101. What is a form of correction that develops on 106. How do you call the ratio of mean diameter of
highly localized areas on a metal surface? coil and the coil diameter of a spring?
a) Crevice a) Wahl number
b) Erosion b) Diameter ratio
c) Galvanic c) Spring index
d) Apitting d) Lead angle

102. How do you call the corrosion of iron-base-

alloys?
a) Rusting 107. For ACME thread the pressure angle normal to the
b) Crazing thread is equal to:
c) Chalking a) 12.5o
d) Fritting b) 14.5o
c) 13.5o
103. Which of the following is the allowable stress d) 34o
that is generally used in practice for main
transmitting shafts? 108. It is a low cost spring material, suitable where
a) 8 500 psi service is not severe and dimensional precision is
b) 4 000 psi not needed. How do you call this spring material?
c) 6 000 psi a) Hard drawn wire
d) 6 500 psi b) helical spring wire
c) Stainless steel
104. What is an equation used to determine the first d) helical tension spring wire
critical speed of the shaft that overestimates
frequency? 109. How do you call a spring material that is hard
a) Soderberg Equation drawn (80 % reduction) but made up of high-grade
b) Rayleigh Equation steel?
c) Dunkerly Equation a) Music wire
d) Euler Equation b) Oil tempered wire
c) Song wire
105. This key allows the hub to move along the shaft d) Chromium-silicon wire
but prevents the rotation of the shaft. How do you
call this key? 110. It is a design approach where no catastrophic
a) Woodruff key loss can occur as a result of a component failure.
b) Feather key What is this design approach?
c) Gibs key a) Fail-safe design approach
d) Square key b) Fault free analysis approach
c) Manifest danger approach
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a) Thermal-shock failure
111. In a lathe machine, how do you call the diameter b) Thermal fatigue
of the largest workpiece that can be rotated in a c) Honing
chuck or between centers without hitting the bed? d) Quenching
a) Chuck diameter
b) Swing 116. It is the condition of a machine element when it
c) Distance between centers is completely inoperable, cannot perform its intended
d) Spindle diameter function adequately, or is unreliable for continued
safe use. What do you call this condition?
112. How do you call a phenomenon when two touching a) Fail-safe condition
surfaces have a high contact pressure and when b) Failure condition
these surfaces have minute relative motion? c) Critical condition
a) Pre-stressing d) Salvage condition
b) Friction
c) Carving 117. How do you call a statistical data used to
d) Fretting identify the most likely failure modes?
a) Finite element analysis
113. What is this part of headstock of a lathe machine b) Fault free analysis
used to transmit power from the spindle? c) Failure analysis
a) Motor d) Random analysis
b) Back gear
c) Headstock spindle
d) Switch 118. It is a computational method used for solving
complex shapes, such as those found in machinery;
114. When a hot part is cooled suddenly by quenching, replaces the complex shape with a set of simple
there is momentarily a high temperature gradient that elements interconnected at a finite set of a specific
induces a stress gradient. Some metal parts under purpose. What is this computational method?
certain conditions crack as a result. What is this a) Finite element analysis
phenomenon? b) Numerical method of analysis
a) Thermal-shock failure c) Fault free analysis
b) Thermal fatigue d) Synthesis
c) Honing
d) Quenching 119. It is a design approach where needed service is
made apparent before catastrophic failure. How do you
115. When a hot part is cooled suddenly by quenching, call this?
there is momentarily a high temperature gradient a) Manifest danger design approach
that induces a stress gradient. Some metal parts b) Machine element function approach
under certain conditions crack as a result. How do c) Failure analysis
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124. What is the intersection of the elements making
120. It is a beam where one end is fixed and other end up the pitch cone?
is free. How do you call this beam? a) Pitch cone
a) Cantilever beam b) Cone distance
b) Continues beam c) Apex of pitch cone
c) Overhanging beam d) Root cone
d) Long beam
125. What do you call a type of bolt threaded on both
121. It is a method used to graphically visualize state ends and can be used where a through bolt is
of stress acting in different planes passing through impossible?
a given point. What is this? a) Coupling bolt
a) Mohr’s circle b) Machine bolt
b) Soderberg Criterion c) Stud bolt
c) Goodmann’s method d) Carriage bolt
d) Gerber’s line criterion
126. To avoid excessive wear rate, what is the
122. This minimum distance is measured between the recommended limiting pressure for 6 x 19 rope for
non-driving side of a tooth and the adjacent side cast iron?
of the mating tooth. It is the amount by which the a) 200 psi
width of a tooth space exceeds the thickness of the b) 400 psi
engaging tooth measured on the pitch circle. What c) 300 psi
is this distance? d) 500 psi
a) Circular pitch
b) Whole depth 127. How do you call a type of welding where the arc
c) Backlash is covered with a welding composition and a bare
d) Space width electrode wire is fed automatically?
a) Resistance welding
b) Submerged arc welding
c) Induction welding
123. It is an arc of the pitch circle of a spur gear d) Spot welding
through which a tooth travels from the point of
contact with the mating tooth to the pitch point.
What is this arc? 128. It is a kind of wear that occurs because of fatigue
a) Arc of action failure of the surface materials as a result of high
b) Arc of approach contact stresses. What do you call this?
c) Arc of recess a) Slotting
d) Involute curve b) Pitting
c) Involuting
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133. How do you call a spring material that is hard
129. It is caused by foreign matters, such as grit or drawn (80 % reduction) but made up of high-grade
metal particles, or by a failure of the oil film at steel?
low speed. How do yopu call this? a) Music wire
a) Auction b) Oil tempered wire
b) Scoring c) Song wire
c) Abrasion d) Chromium-silicon wire
d) Corrosion
134. It is a spring wire with good quality for impact
130. It occurs when the oil films fails, but in this loads and moderately high temperatures. What is this
case, the load and speed are so high that the metal spring material?
is melted and the metal is smeared down the profile. a) Hard drawn spring wire
What is this? b) helical spring wire
a) Abrasion c) Chromium-silicon
b) Corrosion d) Helical tension wire
c) Spalling
d) Scoring 135. It is a type of coil spring where the helical coil
is wrapped into a circle forming an annular ring. How
131. In gearing system, it is the advance of the do you call this spring?
tooth in the face width divided by circular pitch. a) Volute spring
What do you call this? b) Motor spring
a) Face contact ratio c) Hair spring
b) Speed ratio d) Garter spring
c) Profile ratio
d) Advance ratio 136. It is a type of spring where thin flat strip wound
up on itself as a plane spiral, usually anchored at
132. When the pitch line speed is above 8000 fpm, the the inside end. What do you call this spring?
teeth should be _____. a) Volute spring
a) Ground after hardening b) Motor spring
b) Should be cooled in air c) Hair spring
c) Should not be quenched after hardening` d) Garter spring
d) none of these
137. What do you call a ratio of the length of the
column and the radius of gyration of the cross-
sectional area about the centroidal axis?
a) Power factor
b) Contact ratio
d) Constant ratio
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143. It is a science of motion that can be solved in
138. A screw that requires a positive torque to lower terms of scalar or vector algebra. How do you call
the load, or to loosen the screw if it has been turned this science?
tight against a resistance. How do you call this a) Kinematics
screw? b) Dynamics of machine
a) Power screw c) Engineering mechanics
b) Self screw d) Strength of materials
c) Lock screw
d) Self-locking screw 144. What is a screw fastener with a nut on it?
a) Bolt
139. What is the other term used for Kennedy key? b) Rivet
a) Tangential key c) Fastener
b) Normal key d) Square screw
c) Saddle key
d) Rollpin key 145. It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short
140. Which of the following device used to measure the portion of shank underneath the head, being square
speed accurately? or finned or ribbed. What is this bolt?
a) Dial gage a) Coupling bolt
b) Dial indicator b) Machine bolt
c) Speedometer c) Stud bolt
d) Tachometer d) Carriage bolt

141. When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will 146. Non-ferrous filler metal is melted into grooves
take pressure to put the parts together. The or as fillet on the mother metal; the base metal is
allowance is said to be negative and is termed as: not melted. This is commonly used for joining iron
a) Interference of metal based machine parts or in repair works of some
b) Negative allowance materials. It is called:
c) Negative tolerance a) Spot welding
d) Negative fits b) Braze welding
c) Brazing
142. When two elastic bodies collide, which of the d) Gas welding
following laws can be used to solve for the resulting
velocity? 147. It is advised that in rubber belts
a) Avogadro’s law applications/mountings, it should have an initial
b) Conservation of momentum and conservation of tension of:
energy a) 18 to 24 lb/inch-ply
c) Dalton’s law of partial pressure b) 15 to 20 lb/inch-ply
c) Conservation of energy c) 12 to 15 lb/inch-ply
d) 10 lb/inch-ply

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148. Normal stress relieving temperature for cast iron:

a) 200 to 350 oF
b) 400 to 500 oF
c) 300 to 550 oF
d) 450 to 550 oF

149. A flexible coupling consists of essentially of two

chain sprockets connected with short continuous
length of roller or silent chains.
a) Chain coupling
b) Oldham coupling
c) Flanged coupling
d) Universal joint

150. A material of construction (only developed

commercially in the late 1940’s concurrently with
zirconium) offers the unique combination of wide
ranging corrosion resistance, low density, and high
strength.
a) Titanium
b) Tungsten
c) Vanadium
d) Molybdenum

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