MULTIPLE CHOICE TEST:1

1. ASTM stands for

(a) American Society for Testing and Measurement
(b) American Society for Testing and Materials
(c) American Society for Testing and Manufacturing
(d) American Society for Testing and Machining
2. What kind of indenter is used in Rockwell’s hardness test with HRA scale
(a) Diamond (b) Tungsten (c) Titanium (d) Both a & b
3. SI unit of stiffness is
(a) N/m (b) N/m2 (c) Nm (d) Nm2
4. Upper and lower yield point is generally observed in
(a) Brittle material (b) Ductile material
(c) Both a & b (d) None of the above
5. Which factor decreases toughness of materials
(a) Temperature (b) Strain rate
(c) Moisture (d) Grain refinement
6. Which material has tensile strength higher than compressive strength?
(a) Alumina (b) Silica (c) Cast iron (d) Fiberglass
7. Cup and cone fracture is observed in
(a) Ductile materials (b) Brittle materials
(c) Both a & b (d) None of the above
8. In stress strain curve of mild steel strain hardening is observed between
(a) Between yield strength and ultimate strength
(b) Between ultimate strength to fracture
(c) Within elastic limit
(d) Between lower yield strength and upper yield strength
9. Fatigue loading is
(a) Dynamic loading (b) Axial loading(c) Cyclic loading(d) Transverse loading
10. Shape of the specimen used in tensile test
(a) Dog bone shape with rectangle cross section
(b) Dog bone shape with circular cross section
(c) Both a & b
(d) None of the above
11. Cube and cylindrical shaped specimens are used in which test
(a) Compression (b) Hardness (c) Fatigue (d) both a & b
12. Unit of hardness
(a) J/m (b) J/m2 (c) Nm d) None of the above
13. Closed helical coil spring test method is used to determine the
(a) Stiffness (b) Hardness (c) Fatigue life (d) both b & c
14. Young’s modulus of the material is determined by which of the following method
(a) Tensile test(b) Simply supported beam method with point load
(c) Compression test (d) All of the above
15. Number of scales in Rockwell hardness tester
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) both a& c
16. Izod testing method is used for
(a) Impact testing (b) Wear testing (c) Shear testing (d) both b & c
17. In Charpy testing sample is positioned similar to
(a) Simply supported beam (b) Cantilever lever beam
(c) Fixed beam (d) both b & c
18. In what term fatigue life is measured
(a) Stress of failure (b) Time of failure
(c) Number of cycles of failure (d) Appearance of fracture
19. Fatigue curve is known as
(a) S – N curve (b) Wӧhler curve (c) F – d curve (d) both a & b
20. Under uniaxial compression loading which of the following type of failure is observed
(a) Failure by barrelling (b) Failure by shearing
(c) Failure by buckling (d) All of the above
21. What is the v – notch angle found on a impact testing sample
(a) 150 (b) 300 (c) 450 (d) 600
22. Creep is a___________ phenomenon
(a) Time dependent (b) Stress dependent (c) Force dependent (d) both b & c
23. During creep testing material passes through how many stages
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) None of the above
24. Working principle of dial gauge is based on
(a) Geneva mechanism (b) point to point mechanism
(c) Rack and pinion mechanism (d) Cam follower mechanism
25. Unit of strain rate in an uniaxial axial tensile testing
(a) mm/min (b) 1/second (c) Newton (d) Radians