MACHINE DESIGN

PART I

BY: JACSTONE REVIEW CENTER

Chuck used on turret lathe is When cutting material in a lathe, the
A. collet chuck harder the material being cut, the tool
B. four jaw self centering chuck bit should have
C. Magnetic Chuck A. less side rake
D. Three jaw independent chuck B. more side rake
C. more top rake
Answer: D D. no side rake

Angle plate is used for Answer: A

A. cutting gears in a shaper
B. cutting gears in a milling On xx heavy pipe the extra metal is added
C. cutting tapers in a lathe in the
D. fixing job cut angles is grinder A. outside
B. inside
Answer: A C. half on the inside, half on the outside
D. three quarters on the outside, one
For machining the flange of 90 elbow on a quarter on the inside
lathe, which of the following device is
used? Answer: B
A. Angle plate
B. Catch Plate Valve seats are usually:
C. Face Plate A. screwed in
D. Lathe plate B. dropped in
C. pressure in
Answer: C D. A or C

Angle Plate is used for Answer: D

A. cutting gears in a shaper
B. cutting gears in a milling When grinding in valves the disc is
C. cutting tapers in a lathe secured to the stem by:
D. fixing job cut angles is a grinder A. inserting a cotter pin
B. placing emery cloth between stem and
Answer A disc
C. welding
A sine bar can not be used without a/ an D. A or B
A. angle gage
B. micrometer
C. slip gage Answer: D
D. vernier caliper
A fresh-water tank is located at the top.
Answer: A What will the pressure on it outlet in the
engine room 50’ below the tank?
The operation of finishing a drilled hole A. 20 psi
to the correct size is known as B. 21.7 psi
A. counting boring C. 23 psi
B. counter sinking D. 25 psi
C. reaming
D. spot facing Answer: B

Answer: C In a duplex reciprocating pump:

A. the slide valve for the one cylinder is
Carbon steel drill should be operated at controlled in the piston of the other
A. speed less than that when using a high cylinder
speed drill B.both slide valves operate
B. speed greater than that when using a simultaneously
high speed drill C. each slide valve is controlled by its
C. the different speed as that when using own piston rod
high speed drill D. one slide valve operates the other
D. the same speed as that when using a slide valve
high speed drill
Answer: A

Answer: B
The jerky operation of a reciprocating A. timming
pump may be caused by B. soldering
A. small leaks in the suction line C. galvanizing
B. suction valve only partially open D. sulphurizing
C. dirty suction valve
D. any of the above
Answer: C
Answer: D
The system used for breaking scale from
It is used in the production of the flat the evaporator coils while the evaporator
surface on pieces two large or too heavy is in operation is called:
to hold in a shaper. A. recirculating
A. Grinder B. blowing-down
B. Planer C. cracking-off
C. Shaper D. dumping
D. Shaver

Answer: B Answer: C

A machine tool used to produce a variety The coils in the evaporator are attached
of surface of surfaces by using a circular to the headers by:
type cutter with multiple teeth called A. pipe nipples
A. broaching machine B. union – type fitting
B. grinding C. welding
C. lathe machine D. bolted flanges
D. milling machine
Answers: B
Answer D
When distilling salt water the cooling –
Cutting tool used to finish internal and water discharge from the distiller is fed
external surfaces by the use of cutter back to the evaporator as feedwater:
called a broach, which has a series of A. to cut down on the amount of cooling
cutting edges of teeth. water needed
A. Broaching machine B. to prevent n excess amount of cooling
B. Lathe machine water from being discharge to the bilges
C. Planer C. to supply hot water to the evaporator
D. Shaper for more economical operation
D. none of the above

Answer: A Answer: C

Group of thin steel strips used for An “offset” in pipe fitting refers to:
measuring clearances. A. a cut-off running at right angles to
A. Tachometer the original piping
B. Micrometer B. two pipes running parallel to each
C. Feeler gage other
D. Caliper C. a bend in the pipe
D. two sizes of pipe in the same run

Answer C Answer: C

Bind of chuck, which should not be used If a piston-type flush valve is not
where accuracy desired called operating properly, the most likely cause
A. collet chuck would be:
B. four jaw shuck A. a plugged by – pass hole
C. magnetic chuck B. a cracked diaphragm
D. universal chuck C. a stuck pilot valve
D. any of the above

Answer D
Answer: A
The process used to retard compression Before installing a new flange gasket be
trust on iron pipe and fitting is called: sure that the:
A. flange faces are painted A machine tool, which is very similar to a
B. isolating valves are open shaper except the ram reciprocals
C. flange faces are absolutely clean vertically rather that horizontally
D. old gasket is in place A. Lathe
B. Grinder
Answer: C C. Planer
D. Slotter
What is a standard wire gage:
A. #10 larger
B. #25 is smaller than #20 Answer D
C. # 1 is smaller than # 2
D. # 30 is larger than # 25 The operation of machining the end of a
work piece to make a square with the axis.
Answer: B A. Buffing
B. Honing
Which of the following tools would be most C. Lapping
useful when taking leads on bearings D. Squaring
A. dividers
B. outside calipers Answer: D
C. micrometer
D. center gage The operation of enlarging a hole by means
of an adjustable cutting tool with only
one cutting edge.
Answer: C A. Boring
B. Broaching
The wrench size for a ¼” nut is: C. Drilling
A. 1-1/4. D. Milling
B. 1-1/2
C. 3/4 Answer: A
D. 10/24
It is used to true and align machine tools
Answer: A fixtures and works is at and inspect size
trueness of finished work, and to compare
Which of the following would cause hot measurements either heights or depths or
bearings? many other measurements.
A. improper oil A. Dial Gage
B. dirt in oil B. Dial Indicator
C. improper alignment C. Tachometer
D. all of the above D. Speedometer

Answer: B
Answer: D
A tool used for measuring diameters.
Melting point of Babbit is approximately: A. Caliper
A. 1000 deg. F B. Manometer
B. 650 deg. F C. Tachometer
C. 750 deg. F D. Pyrometer
D. 500 deg. F
Answer: A

Answer: B A process of forming metals by the use of

dies after the metal is forced to its
What is pouring Babbit in: plastic range.
A.can be poured in several pourings A. Casting
B. must be poured all at one time B. Forging
C. can be done at intervals C. Rolling
D. must be done in cool place D. Turning

Answer: B
Answer: C
Which of the following does not have to be Answer: C
lubricated when drilling? A mechanism, which usually does the
A. Steel indexing in a machine tool is called:
B. Brass A. dividing head
C. Monel B. indexing
D. Tool Steel C. slotter
D. universal chuck
Answer: B
Answer: A
The tool to use when cutting a hole in the
side of a round piece of metal is called Recommended best cutting angle of drill
a: for work on steel or cast iron is ______
A. vine degrees
B. jaw holder A. 48
C. “V” block B. 50
D. chuck C. 59
D. 63
Answer: C Answer: C

When measuring a drill for size measure What is the common shop practice to
across the: prevent soldering from running away from
A. margin surface to be joined?
B. flutes A. All of these
C. shank B. Introduce around the work rolled wet
D. point cloth
C. Put asbestos sheeting around the work
Answer: A D. Surround the work with clay

N.C. stands for: Answer: A

A. neutral cut
B. national coarse A machinery operation where by done with
C. national cut the work accurately fastened has a
D. not center reciprocating motion and the tool head is
stationary is called:
Answers: B A. planning
B. reaming
N.F. stands for: C. shaping
A. national file D. turning
B. national fine
C. neutral file Answer: A
D. not found
What is the difference between the shaper
Answer: B and a planer?
A. The shaper can perform slotting
The tool used in precision work to smooth operation while the planer cannot
or enlarge holes is called a: B. The shaper handles large pieces while
A. round out the planer handles only small pieces
B. drift pin C. The tool of the shaper moves while the
C. reamer planer is stationary
D. protractor D. The tool of the shaper moves in
reciprocating motion while the tool in the
planer moves in rotary motion.
Answer: C
Answer: C
Which of the following chisels would be
used for cutting oil grooves? Test sometimes referred to as upsetting
A. diamond-point chisel test called
B. cold chisel A. bend
C. round-nose chisel B. crush
D. hot chisel C. flange
D. flaring
Answer: A
Valve stem packing is measured from thin: The process used to retard corrosion on
A. O. D. of the valve stem to the bottom iron pipe is called:
of the packing gland A. soldering
B. Top of the packing gland to the bottom B. annealing
of the gland C. tempering
C. O. D. of the valve stem to the I. D. of D. galvanizing
the packing box
D. I. D. of the valve stem to the to the Answer: D
bottom of the gland
Which of the following tools does not
Answer: C belong to the group?.
A. Divides
Tool used to cut threads on pipe is called B. Double VEE block
a: C. Caliper
A. pipe tool D. Trammel
B. pipe stock
C. pipe vise Answer: B
D. pipe cutter
In machine shop had forging operation of
Answer: B lengthening a piece of stock while
reducing the cross-sectional area of work
The pipe fitting which has two opening and is called:
provides a turn of 90 deg. Is called: A. bloating
A. an elbow B. draining
B. a toe C. spreading
C. a coupling D. upsetting
D. a union
Answer: D
Answer: A
Which of the following services is not
A plug cock offers: considered to be a work of a machinist?
A. more resistance to flow than a globe A. grinding
valve B. Honing
B. the same resistance to flow as a globe C. Overhauling
valve D. Reboring
C. less resistance to flow than a globe
valve Answer: C
D. the same resistance to flow as a angle
valve Common defects encountered in the foundry
shop steel
Answer: C casting operation and also in welding
practices
The most common flux to use when soldering A. Blow / pin holes
brass, copper or tin is: B. Cold shot
A. hallow C. Cracks
B. rosin D. Parting line
C. borax
D. salt ammonia Answers: A

Answers: B Lathe operator to remove the taper shank

from the taper hole drift. It is also
One turn of the screw on a micrometer called:
moves the spindle: A. chuck taper
A. .25 B. Morse taper
B. .205 C. tapered key
C. .0205 D. tong
D. .2005
Answer: B

Answer: C
 D. 60 deg. Sharp V

Before drilling a hole in a piece of Answer: C

metal, It should be When turning a piece of round metal in a
A. mark with chalk lathe, the front clearance should be
B. center-punch smaller for:
C. scribed A. large-diameter cutting
D. protracted B. small-diameter cutting
C. cutting angles
Answer B D. none of the above

A tap or die marked ¼-20 indicates:

A. ¼ radius – 20 cm. long Answer: B
B. ¼ radian – 20 threads per in.
C. ¼ diameter – 20 threads per in. When cutting material in a lathe, the
D. ¼ turn – 20 times harder the material being cut, the tool
bit should have:
Answer: C A. more side rake
B. less side rake
After a piece of piece of pipe has been C. more top rake
cut, the hole is cleaned out with a: D. no side rake
A. piper reamer
B. pipe cleaner
C. pipe taper Answer: B
D. hole cleaner
Knurling is done to:
Answer: A A. smooth material
B. polish material
The tool used for cutting pipe threads is C. roughen material
called a: D. sharpen material
A. pipe cutter
B. pipe stock and die Answer: C
C. pipe threader
D. pipe ratcher cutter
Removing the sharp edges from a piece of
stock is reffered to as:
A. knurling
Answer: B B. chamfering
C. planning
The tool used when working with larger D. turning
sizes of pipe is called a:
A. chain pipe wrench
Answer: B
B. chain tongs
C. chain holder
Carbon steel drills should be operated at:
D. A or B
A. speeds greater than that when using a
high-speed drill
Answer: D B. speeds less than that when using a
high-speed drill
The tool used when preparing to put C. the same speed as that when using a
fittings on copper tubing is called a: high-speed drill
A. tube spreader D. none of the above
B. flaring tool
C. tube retarder
D. tube countersink
Answer: B
Answer: B When extreme outer corners of the cutting
edges of a drill was away too rapidly, it
Which of the following is not a standard is an indication of:
thread form? A. not enough speed
A. Square B. too much rake angle
B. American national C. too high speed
C. Double Flute
D. B or C C. Swaging
D. Tapping

Answer: D Answer: B

It is an operation of stretching or If the angle on a drill is less than 59

spreading over the metal by means of the deg.:
plane of the hammer. A. the drill will make a large hole
A. Bending B. the drill will make a smaller hole
B. Peening C. the hole will take longer to drill and
C. Swaging more power is required to drive the drill
D. Upsetting D. the drill will not center properly

Answer: B Answer: C

The good quality of a measuring tool
A. should be easy to handle
B. should be easy to read
C. should be wear resistance
D. all of the above
Soda added to water is used for cooling
instead of plain water because:
A. it reduces the amount of heat generated
B. it improves the finish
C. it overcome rusting
D. all of the above

Answer: D
Answer: D
The flatness of surface can be checked
A. by using straight edge If a drill speed is too great, it will:
B. by using surface plate A. cut faster
C. by using dial test indicator B. lose its temper
D. all of the above C. cut slower
D. not cut

Answer: D
Answer: B
A holding device which is used to hold or
grip work piece, while filling, chipping The lip clearance of a drill should be
or any other bench work or while machining approximately:
or drilling them A. 20 deg. – 25 deg.
A. clamp B. 5 deg. – 10 deg.
B. grid C. 12 deg. – 15 deg.
C. pressed D. 15 deg. – 20 deg.
D. vise

Answer: C
Answer: D
If the cutting edges of a drill are cut at
A multi pointed hand anything tool used to different angles:
removed material from metallic and non- A. the drill will not cut
metallic work pieces to match with B. the hole will be larger than the drill
drawing, shape and size. C. the hole will be smaller than the drill
A. Cold chisel D. none of the above
B. File
C. Hacksaw
D. Hammer Answer: B

Answer: B The correct cutting angle on a drill for

ordinary work is:
A side-cutting tool used for accurately A. 45 deg.
finishing the straight or tapered holes B. 50 deg.
already drilled or bored. C. 59 deg.
A. Peering D. 65 deg.
B. Reamer
 Answer: C
Answer: C

Which of the following gives greater In referring to threads, “pitch” is:

hardness, cutting toughness and dine grain A. the distance of the full length of the
structure? thread
A. Chromium B. the distance from a point on one thread
B. Nickel to a corresponding point on the next
C. Tungsten thread measured parallel to the
D. Vanadium axis
C. the distance from the top of one thread
to the bottom of the next thread
Answer: A D. the distance from the bottom of a head
on a bolt to the first thread
It is a process to impact maximum hardness
to the steel part. Answer: B
A. Annealing
B. Hardening A tool bit for cutting an American
C. Normalizing National thread should be ground with a:
D. Tempering A. 45 deg. angle
B. 90 deg. angle
C. 60 deg. angle
Answer: B D. 30 deg. angle

The size by which it is referred to as a Answer: C

matter of convenience called:
A. actual size An approximate safe rule for cutting new
B. basic size piston rings for steam pumps is to make
C. effective size the ring:
D. nominal size A. .002” between piston and cylindrical
for each inch diameter of piston
B. .001” between piston and cylinder for
Answer: D each inch diameter
C. .010 between piston and cylinder for
The relation between two mating parts with each inch diameter of piston
reference to ease the assembly is called D. .0001” between piston and cylinder for
A. allowance each inch diameter of piston
B. clearance
C. tolerance Answer: B
D. fits
An approximate safe rule for cutting new
piston rings for steam pumps is to make
the ring:
Answer: D A. 1/32” larger in diameter per inch
diameter of cylinder
It is an operation of finishing B. 1/16” larger in diameter than that of
cylindrical surfaces to a fine degree of
the cylinder
accuracy buy means of abrasive sticks. C. 1/16” larger in diameter per inch
A. Honing
diameter of cylinder
B. Lapping D. .005” larger in diameter per inch
C. Planing
diameter of cylinder
D. Shaping
Answer: C
Answer: A The gap clearance for new piston rings for
steam pumps should be approximately:
It is device, which hold the job in A. .003” for each inch diameter of
position and guide the cutting tool. cylinder
A. clamp B. .001” for each inch diameter of
B. grip cylinder
C. jig C. .010” for each inch diameter of
D. vise cylinder
D. .050” for each inch diameter of
cylinder

Answer: A A machine element inserted parallel to the

What does 3/8 – 16 mean to you? axis of a shaft.
A. 16 pieces, 3/8 “ long A. cutter
B. gear with 16 teeth and a 3/8” arbor B. fastener
hole C. key
C. 3/8” square, 16” long D. reamer
D. 3/8” diameter. 16 threads per inch

Answer: C
Answer: D
A machine element inserted at right angle
When using a drill press the work should to the axis of shaft is known as
be held with: A. clamp
A. the hand B. cutter
B. a gloved hand C. fastener
C. a vise or clamp D. key
D. pliers

Answer: B
Answer: C
The process of extracting iron in a blast
Tapered shanks are used on large drfill furnace is called
presses so that: A. casting
A. the drill can be centered more easily B. manufacturing
B. the drill can be easily forced out of C. smelting
the sleeve with a drift D. sintering
C. the shank will not turn when cutting
D. the shank can be reground when worn
Answer: C

Answer: B Which of the following is a product of

blast furnace?
Which of the following is not a common A. cast iron
drill shank? B. gray iron
A. straight C. pig iron
B. taper D. wrought iron
C. fluted
D. bit
Answer: C

Answer: C A product of paddling furnace which

contains less than 0.104 carbon, is called
The cutting angle on a drill for drilling A. cast iron
mild steel should be: B. gray cast iron
A. 39 deg. C. pig iron
B. 49 deg. D. wrought iron
C. 59 deg.
D. 69 deg.
Answer: D

Answer: C Which of the following is a property of

wrought iron?
A device used to fix two or more parts. A. brittle
A. clamp B. can not be forged
B. fastener C. can be easily cast into different
C. fixtures shapes
D. jigs D. ductile

Answer: B Answer: D
 Answer: B
A piece of stock 8’’ long is 4” diameter The type and number of bearings to be used
on one end and 1” diameter on the other for spindles of machine tool depend on
end. The taper per foot is: A. type of spindle
A. 4” B. type of machine tool
B. 4 -1/2” C. load on the ring
C. 4 -1/4” D. load on the bearing
D. 4 -1/16”

Answer: B Answer: D

A piece of stock 8” long is 3” diameter at Which of the following has its angle 30
ine end and 1 – ½” diameter at the other and is used for dotting after marking the
end. The taper per inch is: lines on general works?
A. ½” A. center punch
B. ¼” B. dot punch
C. 3/16” C. hollow punch
D. 5/16” D. prick punch

Answer: C
Answer: D
A piece of stock 6” long is 2” diameter at
one end and is cut with a taper of ½” to Which of the following has its angle 60
the foot. The diameter of the smaller end and is used for dotting after marking the
will be: lines on general works?
A. 1 – ½’ A. center punch
B. 1 – ¾’ B. dot punch
C. 1 - ¼’ C. hollow punch
D. 2” D. prick punch

Answer: B
Answer: B
If a piston ring is to be made 1/64”
larger in diameter per inch diameter of Which of the following has its angle 90
the cylinder which it is to fit, the and is used to give deep marks for the
required diameter for a piston ring to fit location of drill?
an 8” cylinder will be: A. center punch
A. 8 – ¼” B. dot punch
B. 8 - 1/8” C. hollow punch
C. 8 – 3/16” D. prick punch
D. 8 – 5/32”

Answer: B Answer: A

When cutting. A drill will “squeal” due It is used on soft metals and non-metals
to: for making holes.
A. drill being ground improperly A. center punch
B. drill being too hot B. dot punch
C. insufficient lubrication C. hollow punch
D. any of the above D. prick punch

Answer: D
“Center drilling” is the operation of:
A. drilling a center in an odd-shaped
piece of metal
B. drilling and countersinking with one
tool
C. centering with one tool and drilling
with another
D. drilling a center in a piece of stock
in a drill press
Answer: C
Reason why cast iron selected for the
manufacture of surface of surface plate
A. it is cheaper
B. it is easy for machinery
C. it has less wear and tear
D. all of the above
Answer: D
The common measuring tools are Which of the following is an unsafe
A. micrometer condition in operating a lathe machine?
B. steel rule A. operating with safety gloves
C. vernier caliper B. wearing a canvass apron
D. all of the above C. wearing denim pants / safety shoes
D. wearing safety goggles / hearing aid

Answer: D
Answer: B
Which of the following is not a kind of
mandrel? The instrument used to remove old packing
A. contraction from packing glands and stuffing boxes are
B. expanded called:
C. extended A. packing tools
D. taper B. packing bits
C. gland box cleaners
D. packing screws
Answer: A
Answer: A
An act of cutting out a piece of metal at
a desired shape and size is known as When working on bearing and checking for
A. blanking high spots, it is customary to apply:
B. broaching A. white lead
C. dinking B. red lead
D. slitting C. dykem blue
D. Prussian blue

Answer: A Answer: D

Safety features that must be placed and If you wanted to check the face of a pump
maintained at machine, black smith welding slide valve or other flat –face valve, you
and foundry shops called would check for trueness on a:
A. safety goggles A. flat board
B. safety notices B. surface plate
C. safety notices in markers / boards C. piece of glass
D. walkway shops D. bearing plate

Answer: C
Answer: B
In cutting tool the cutting end can also
be generally called
A. back rake To keep a metal clean while soldering, one
B. end cutting edge would use a:
C. nose A. flax
D. side rake B. torch
C. flux
Answers: C D. insulated

A machine shop equipment that can flatter

horizontally, vertically or angular plane Answer: C
called
A. drill machine Before splicing electric wires, they
B. power saw should be:
C. shaper machine A. tinned
D. welding machine B. cleaned and tinned
C. soldered
D. insulated
Answer: C

Answer: B
To check the speed of a motor or other A lathe with multiple cutting stations
rotary machine, one wold called:
A. speed indicator A. engine lathe
B. micrometer B. manual lathe
C. tachometer C. semi-manual lathe
D. A or C D. turret lathe

Answer: D Answer: D

It is the best instrument for measuring a Device used to measure accurately speed
thousandth of an inch called
A. Caliper A. dial gage
B. Micrometer B. dial indicator
C. Pyrometer C. speedometer
D. Tachometer D. tachometer

Answer: B Answer: D

What tool will be used in making wood A pipe wrench (Stilleon) is designed for
pattern in the foundry shop? use on:
A. Sand saw A. hexagonal objects
B. Drill machine B. round objects
C. Hammer C. square objects
D. Saw and chisel D. flat objects

Answer: D Answer: B

Machine tool used for laying straight Pipe is measured by:

lines on metal surfaces made of sharp tool A. inside diameter
steel is called B. outside diameter
A. divider C. thickness of wall
B. hermaphrodite caliper D. wire gage
C. plain scriber
D. trammel
Answer: A

Answer: C Tubing is measured by:

A. inside diameter
B. outside diameter
A lathe machine threading mechanism is C. thickness of wall
called D. wire gage
A. anvil
B. changed stud gear Answer: B
C. reverse gear and lever “Water Hammer” is caused by:
D. spindle gear A. hitting water pipe with hammer
B. too much water in pipe system
C. water in steam line
Answer: D D. steam in water line

Which of the following is not used to

resemble the shape of tool bit? Answer: C
A. center cut
B. round nose Insulation is used on piping to:
C. square nose A. held in heat
D. thread cutting B. held in cold
C. cut down heat losses
D. steam in water line
Answer: A

Answer: C
It is a machine used for the testing of Which tools does not belong to the group?
very thin steel or surface layers. A. adjustable wrench
A. Charpy test B. feeler gage
B. Description test C. torque wrench
C. Izod test D. vice grip
D. Rockwell test
Answer: B

Answer: D The tool used to cut threads in a hole is

called a:
It is a test for pipe used for coiling in A. top
sizes 2 inches. B. tap
A. bend C. bit
B. crush D. reamer
C. flange
D. flaring Answer: B

Hand taps are provided in sets of three

Answer: A called:
A. taper, plug and end
Milling machine accessories are used to B. short, taper and bottom
hold milling cutter in the milling machine C. taper, plug and bottom
called: D. short, medium and long
A. milling machine arbors
B. milling machine size Answer: C
C. spindle – nose tooling
D. vertical milling attachment Which of the following taps should be used
to start a thread?
A. plug
Answer: A B. short
C. bottom
An important accessories of milling D. taper
machine.
A. cutters Answer: D
B. milling machine vise
C. ram When preparing to tap a hole, the size of
D. vertical milling attachment the drill will be:
A. equal to the size of the tap
B. larger than the size of the tap
Answer: A C. smaller than the size of the tap
D. none of the above
The machine, which can flatter surface on
horizontal, vertical or angular plane. Answer: C
A. drilling machine
B. lathe machine Pipe taps are:
C. power saw A. the same size from end to end
D. shaper machine B. not fluted
C. tapered
Answer: D D. not hardened

Which of the following is not part on a Answer: C

lathe machine?
A. carriage When preparing to tap a hole for a pipe
B.fan fitting the size of the drill will be:
C. headstock A. larger than the tap size
D. tail stock B. equal to the size of the tap
C. smaller than the tap size
D. none of the above
Answer: B

Answer: A
A machine tool used to out metal parts a Wiping is the process of
lift, medium and large section using a
reciprocating hacksaw blade. A. applying flux during welding process
A. planer B. cleaning the welded surface after the
B.power saw welding operation is over
C. shaper C. connecting load pipes by soldering
D. tool grinder alloy
D. low temperature welding

Answer: B
Answer: C
A cold chisel is made of
A. cast iron Which of the following is not a cut of
B.german silver file?
C. high carbon silver A. smooth
D. high speed steel B. second cut
C. half-round
D. bastard
Answer: C

Trimming is a process associated with Answers: C

A. electroplating
B.forging The tool used for cleaning files is called
C. machining of metals a:
D. press work A. file cleaner
B. file card
C. file oilstone
Answer: B D. scraper

A twist drill is specified by Answer: B

A. its diameter and lip angle
B. it shank and diameter Which of the following is the smallest
C. shank, material and diameter size drill?
D. shank, material and flute size A. # 80
B. # 60
C. # 1
Answer: C D. # 0

The usual value of helix angle of a drill

is: Answer: A
A. 30*
B. 60* Which of the following is the largest size
C. 110* drill?
D. 120* A. A
B. X
C. Z
Answer: A D. XX

The helix angle on a high-speed steel Answer: C

twist drill for drilling cast iron if of
the order of The size of drill is stamped on the:
A. 12-22 A. point
B. 24-32 B. shank
C. 35-40 C. margin
D. 40-45 D. flute

Answer: B
Answer: B
Which of the following safety precautions Which of the following is not part of the
should be followed when pouring Babbitt? headstock?
A. operator must wear goggles A. Anvil
B. the surface to be babbitted must be B. Back pressure
free of moisture C. Motor
C. the surface to be babbitted must be D. Spindle
clean
D. all of the above Answer: A
A machining operation whereby the tool
reciprocates and the feed is stationary.
Answer: D A. Planing
B. Reaming
Which of the following safety precaution C. Shaping
should be followed when renewing a flange D. Turning
gasket?
A. drain the line thoroughly
B. isolate the section to be worked on Answer: C
C. tie down isolation valves
D. all of the above The kind of center, which is being
attached and meshed to he tailstock
spindle, which is also static while the
Answer: D work, is rotating is know as:
A. dead center
Brazing requires: B. focal center
A. hard solder C. live center
B. soft solder D. work center
C. more heat
D. A and C
Answer: A

Answer: D A machine tool in which an abrasive wheel

is used as a cutting tool to obtain a very
Lead is used in solder because: smooth finish.
A. it has a high melting point A. Broaching machine
B. it has a low melting point B. Milling Machine
C. it is cheap C. Planer
D. B and C D. Tool Grinder

Answer: D Answer: D

The name of the taper shank used on drills A machine too used principally to machine
is: flat or plane surfaces with a single
A. Miller pointed tool.
B. Morse A. Drill
C. Starret B. Planer
D. Stanley C. Power Saw
D. Shaper

Answer: B
Answer: D
The higher the melting point of the
solder, the: A tool with hardened steel point used for
A. weaker the solder joint scribing or laying of distances.
B. softer the solder joint A. Divider
C. stronger the solder joint B. Hermaphrodite
D. harder the solder joint C. Plain scriber
D. Trammel
Answer: C

Answer: A
The cylinder of piston type steam engine The operation of enlarging a hole is
are counterbored to: called
A. give a larger head clearance A. boring
B. prevent piston rings from wearing a B. counter sinking
groove in the cylinder at the end of the C. drilling
stroke D. reaming
C. give a larger volumetric clearance
D. prevent piston rings from slipping on
the piston Answer: A

In up cut milling the work piece is fed

Answer: B A. against the rotating cutter
B. at an angle of 60* to the cutter
When installing packing in a packing box: C. at right angle to the cutter
A. leave one old turn at the bottom of the D. in the direction of the cutter
packing box
B. remove one turn and install one new Answer: A
turn of packing
C. leave sufficient end clearance on each Rapping allowance is provided on a patter
turn to allow for expansion to take care of
D. place and cuts directly in line with A. distortion
each other B. easy withdrawal
C. machining
D. shrinkage
Answer: C

An instrument consisting of a wet – and Answer: B

dry – bulb thermometer (used in air
conditioning) is called a: Feeler gage are used for measuring the
A. hygrometer A. clearance between mating parts
B. pyrometer B. pitch of screw threads
C. psychrometer C. radius of curvature
D. A or C D. thickness of plates

Answer: D
Answer: A
Sheet metal of # 18 gage is heavier than:
A. 12 gage
B. 14 gage
C. 22 gage
D. 16 gage

Answer: C

Shims are used to:

A. separate fresh – and salt – water lines

B. replace fuses
C. adjust cylinder liners
D. adjust bearing clearances

Answer: D

Quick return motion is used in a

A. drilling machine
B. grinder
C. lathe
D. shaper

Answer: D