MCQ in Machine Design Part 8 | ME Board Exam

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MCQ Topic Outline included in ME Board Exam Syllabi

 MCQ in Stress and Analysis – Simple Stresses
MCQ in Materials and their Properties
MCQ in Tolerances and Allowances
MCQ in Variable Loads and Stress Concentration
MCQ in Columns and Central Loads
MCQ in Combine Stresses
MCQ in Ball and Roller Bearings
MCQ in Journal and Plane-Surface Bearings
MCQ in Flexible transmission, flat belts, v-belts, and chains
MCQ in Screw Fastening and Rivets
MCQ in Springs
MCQ in Shafts
MCQ in Keys and Couplings
MCQ in Journal and Plane-Surface Bearings
MCQ in Spur Gears
MCQ in Helical Gears
MCQ in Bevel Gears
MCQ in Worm Gearing
MCQ in Brakes and Clutches
MCQ in Welding
MCQ in Thin Cylinders and Cylindrical Cylinders
MCQ in Steel Tubes
MCQ in Flat Plates
MCQ in Flywheels
MCQ in Punch Press
MCQ in Pipe and Fittings
MCQ in Engineering Drawings Practices

Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 8 of the Series

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351. A flange coupling is to be designed, using 25 mm diameter bolts at a distance of 152

mm from the center of the shaft. allowable shearing stress on the bolt is 103 Mpa. if the
shaft is to transmit 5,600 hp at a speed of 1200 rpm, how many bolts are needed in the
connection?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4
D. 5

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352. A flange bolt coupling consist of eight steel 20 mm diameter steel bolts spaced evenly
around a bolt circle 300 mm in diameter. if the coupling is subjected to a torque of 15.1 KN-
m, determine the maximum shearing stress in the bolts?

A. 40450 kPa

B. 63320 kpa

C. 40054 kpa

D. 31298 kpa

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353. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 kW at 2,000
rpm combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an over-all speed
reduction to. 1 determine he torque to be delivered by the clutch N-m.

A. 239 N-m

B. 359 N-m

C. 432 N-m

D. 471 N-m

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354. An engine of a motor vehicle with a wheel diameter of 712 mm develops 50 kW at 2,000
rpm combined efficiency of the differential and transmission is 75% with an overall speed
reduction of 25 is to 1. Determine the speed reduction of travel of the vehicle in km/hr.

A. 10.74

B. 11.69

C. 12.58

D. 13.80

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355. A multiple disc clutch of 10 steel disc and 9 bronze disc. the effective outside and
inside diameter are 20.32 cm and 15.24 cm, respectively if the axial force of 450 Newton is
applied and the shaft turns at 1200 rpm, find the horsepower capacity, assume a coefficient
of friction of 0.27.
A. 39.566 hp

B. 40.482 hp

C. 37.456 hp

D. 35. 659 hp

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356. A method whereby a gear is run with another gear that has abrasive surface material.

A. hobbing

B. honing

C. lapping

D. milling

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357. The ability of a material to absorb energy within is proportional limit is known as

A. resilience

B. endurance

C. toughness

D. spring action

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358. In pure torsion, the maximum stress is at the center of the

A. peripheral sides

B. long sides

C. ten times their diameter

D. twenty times their diameter

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359. When tested in compression, ductile material usually exhibitcharacteristics up to the
yield strength as they do when tested in tension.

A. the same
B. less than

C. more than

D. approximately the same

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360. In a pressure vessel, the ratio of minimum strength of joint to the strength of solid joint
is known as

A. Efficiency

B. Performance factor

C. Joint efficiency

D. Relative strength

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361. A tolerance where the size of a part is permitted to be either larger or smaller than the
given dimension.

A. Bilateral

B. Unilateral

C. Lateral

D. None of these

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362. The process by which high pressure is applied to a heated metal billet or blank which
causes it to flow through restricted orifice.

A. Extrusion

B. Intrusion

C. Forging

D. Hot rolling

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363. A steel shaft transmits 40 hp at 1400 rpm. Considering allowable shearing stress based
on pure torsion to be 5000 psi, find the torsional deflection of the shaft in degrees per foot.

A. 0.392 degrees/foot
B. 0.246 degrees/foot

C. 0.541 degrees/foot

D. 0.435 degree/foot

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364. A 50 inches diameter diamond saw blade is mounted on a pulley driven steel shaft,
required a blade peripheral linear speed of 150 ft./sec. Motor drive is 125 hp at 1,200 rpm,
with 6 inches diameter pulley. Determine the shaft rpm to attain blade peripheral speed
required.

A. 716.2 rpm

B. 635.3 rpm

C. 539.10 rpm

D. 687.55 rpm

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365. If the weight of 6” diameter by 48” long SAE 1030 shafting is 174.5 kg then what will be
the weight of chromium SAE 51416 of same size?

A. 305.79 lbs.

B. 426.70 lbs.

C. 347.96 lbs.

D. 465.89 lbs.

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366. A steel shaft operates at 186 rad/s and must handle 2 kW of power. The shearing stress
is not to exceed 40 MN/m². Calculate the minimum shaft diameter based on pure torsion.

A. 9 mm

B. 11 mm

C. 13 mm

D. 15 mm

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367. A round steel shaft transmits 373 watts at 1800 rpm. The torsional deflection is not to
exceed 1 degree in a length equal to 20 diameters. Find the shaft diameter.

A. 6.53 mm

B. 8.72 mm

C. 12.84 mm

D. 18.16 mm

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368. What is the recommended initial tension of the belt?

A. 75 lb/in of width

B. 71 lb/in of width

C. 73 lb/in of width

D. 80 lb/in of width

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369. What factor of safety is needed for a 2 in. diameter shaft with an ultimate strength of
50,000 psi to transmit 40,000 in-lb torque.

A. 2.25

B. 1.95

C. 2.14

D. 2.62

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370. Two shaft at right angles to each other may be connected by what arrangement?

A. Half turn

B. ¾ turn

C. Quarter turn

D. One turn

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371. What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for low speed?
A. 11

B. 17

C. 21

D. 12

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372. Which of the following is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for
moderate speed?

A. 15

B. 12

C. 21

D. 17

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373. What is the minimum number of teeth on a smaller sprocket for high speed?

A. 12

B. 21

C. 24

D. 14

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374. What type of spring made in the form of dished washer?

A. Air spring

B. Volute spring

C. Belleville spring

D. Motor spring

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375. Which of the following is the type of failure due to instability?

A. Buckling
B. Stability

C. Slenderness formulas

D. Euler formula

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376. For very slender column, what type of formula that is best applied?

A. Column formula

B. Moment formulas

C. Slenderness formulas

D. Euler formula

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377. What is the term applied to the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?

A. Train value

B. Modular value

C. Ratio factor

D. None of these

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378. What type of bolt distinguished by a short potion of the shank underneath the head
being square or finned or ribbed?

A. Coupling

B. Stud bolt

C. Carriage bolt

D. Machine bolt

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379. What type of bolt threaded on both ends and can be used where a through bolt
impossible?

A. Coupling

B. Stud bolt
C. Carriage bolt

D. Machine bolt

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380. What do you call the phenomenon occurring when two touching surfaces have a high
contact pressure and when these surfaces have minute relative motion?

A. Prestressing

B. Friction

C. Fretting

D. Carving

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381. In viscosity chart, Raimond-Boyd analysis assumed that the viscosity of the lubricant is

A. Constant

B. Increasing

C. Decreasing

D. Vanishing

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382. In what country that the present theory of hydrodynamic lubrication originates from?

A. China

B. Germany

C. US

D. England

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383. In ASTM standard, what is the instrument used in determining viscosity?

A. Dynamic viscometer

B. Saybolt universal furol

C. Hagen-Poinsulle viscometer
D. Saybolt universal viscometer

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384. Which of the following is not a form of bearing lubrication?

A. Liquid-film lubrication

B. Hydrodynamic lubrication

C. Hydrostatic lubrication

D. Solid-film lubrication

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385. A lubrication where lubricant is introduced between surfaces which are in rolling
contact such as roller gears or rolling bearings?

A. Hydrostatic lubrication

B. Hydrodynamic lubrication

C. Elastohydrodynamic lubrication

D. Solid-film lubrication

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386. What lubrication is usually used when bearings are operating at extreme temperatures?

A. Hydrodynamic lubrication

B. Solid-film lubrication

C. Hydrostatic lubrication

D. Liquid-film lubrication

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387. What load P which causes total deformation of 0.036 inch of a steel rack which has a
cross-section area of 4 sq. inches and a length of 5 ft.

A. 55,000 lb.

B. 72,000 lb.

C. 60,000 lb.

D. 50,000 lb.
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388. A railroad track is laid at a temperature of 10 degree F with gaps of 0.01 feet between
the ends of the rails. The rails are 33 feet long. If they are prevented from buckling, what
stress will result from a temperature of 110 degree F? Coefficient of linear expansion = 6.5x
per degree F.

A. 10,000 psi

B. 8,530 psi

C. 9,450 psi

D. 10409 psi

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389. A solid transmission shaft is 4.0 inches in diameter. It is desired to replace it with a
hallow shaft of the same material and same torsional strength but its weight should only be
half as much as the solid shaft. Find the outside diameter of the hallow shaft in millimeters.

A. 107.315 mm

B. 112.231 mm

C. 122.940 mm

D. 131.204 mm

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390. A 80 mm solid shaft is to be replaced with a hallow shaft of equal torsional strength.
Find percentage of weight saved, if the outside of the hallow shaft is 100 mm.

A. 56.53%

B. 67.31%

C. 48.49%

D. 52.90%

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391. A centrifugal pump is directly couple to a motor. The pump rating is 3,600 liters per
minute against a total head of 8 meters of water. Pump efficiency is 65% at shaft speed of
550 rpm. Calculate the torsional stress induced on the 40 mm diameter motor shaft.

A. 11,193.45 kPa
B. 12,420.72 kPa

C. 10,010.85 kPa

D. 13,113.83 kPa

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392. The rapid cooling of steel to a temperature between 400 to 800 degrees F in enough
time, then austenite is transformed into a materials called.

A. Bainite

B. Lignite

C. Quinite

D. Ferrite

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393. Which of the following is the high-leaded brass used for instrument, lock and watch
parts?

A. Red brass

B. Commercial brass

C. Yellow brass

D. Engraver’s brass

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394. It is a cold-working process in which metal is gathered or upset.

A. Heading

B. Cold rolling

C. Spinning

D. Stamping

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395. What is the other term used for die casting?

A. Thermosetting

B. Shell-molding
C. Metal-mold casting

D. Tangential casting

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396. A cone-disk spring is also known as

A. Belleville Spring

B. Heavy duty spring

C. Helical spring

D. Conical spring

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397. A term used to describe sudden applied force or disturbance.

A. Shock

B. Impact

C. Creep

D. Load

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398. It refers to the collision of two or more masses with initial velocities.

A. Shock

B. Impact

C. Creep

D. Load

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399. A cast iron flywheel is rotated at a speed of 1200 rpm and having a mean rim radius of
1 foot. If the weight of the rim is 30 lbs. What is the centrifugal force? Use factor C = 41.

A. 14,800 lbs.

B. 70,000 lbs.

C. 14 860 lbs.
D. 14,760 lbs.

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400. The maximum-strain theory which apples only in elastic range of stresses are also
known as_______.

A. Hooke’s Law

B. Saint Venant’s Theory

C. Stress-strain Theory

D. Cataligno’s Theory

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