KILIMANJARO REGION

FORM TWO PRE-NATION EXAMINATION

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Year 2023
Time: 2.30 hours
Instructions
1. This paper consists of section A, B and C with a total of ten (10) questions.
2. ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.
3. Section A and C carry fifteen (15) marks each and section B carries seventy (70) marks
4. All writings must be in blue or black ink except drawings must be in pensil.
SECTION A (15 Marks)
Answer all questions
1. Choose the correct answer and write its letter in the space provided
i. Which of the following is unsafe working habits that you should observe during material
handling?
A: Carrying of too heavy load and tuck your chin in.
B: Gasping of the load firmly to the body and lifting.
C: Handling with leather sleeves and carrying too heavy load.
D: Wearing of PPE and lifting improperly the load.
ii. How is a trained person having the ability to make technical drawing and write reports
called?
A: An engineer B: A technician
C: a craft person C: An artisan
iii. Every one working in the workshop is advised to put on PPEs when executing his or her
jobs. What does PPEs stand for?
A: Personal Production Equipment B: Personal Preventive Equipment
C: Personal Protective Equipment C: Personal Permissible Equipment
iv. During working process of selecting a steel material for a job, it was observed that the
material has higher amount of residue and coercive magnetic force. Which element
causes the steel used to have this property?
A: Chromium B: Vanadium
 C: Manganese D: Cobalt
v. Which type of fire extinguisher would you use to extinguish the fire resulted from
electrical fault in the school workshop?
A: Dry powder, foam and water B: Carbon dioxide, dry powder and sand
C: Carbon dioxide, foam and water D: Carbon dioxide, water and sand
vi. Mild steel belongs to the following category.
A: Low carbon steel B: Medium carbon steel
C: High carbon steel D: Alloy steel
vii. Pure iron is the structure of
A: Ferrite B: Pearlite
C: Ferrite and Pearlite D: Ferrite and Cementite
A. Pig iron is the name given to
A: Raw material for blast furnace
B: Product of blast furnace made by reduction of iron ore
C: Iron containing huge quantities of carbon D: Iron in molten form in the ladles
viii. Wrought iron is
A: Hard B:High in strength
C: Highly resistant to corrosion D: Heat treated to change its properties
ix. Railway rails are normally made of
A: Mild steel B: Alloy steel
C: High carbon D: Tungsten steel
x. The instrument which has all the features of try-square, bevel protractor, rule and
scriber, is
A: Depth gauge micrometer B: Vernier height gauge
C: Vernier try caliper D: Combination set
Answers
i ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x

2. Match the properties of engineering materials in list A with the type of material in list B by
writing a letter of the correct response bellow the corresponding item number in the table
provided.
LIST A LIST B
i. It is an alloy of copper and zinc which A. Manganese
contains small amount of lead, tin or B. High carbon steel
aluminium C. Malleability
ii. It has higher ability to resist corrosion D. Brass
iii. It is steel with carbon percentage from E. Medium carbon steel
0.8 to 1.5 F. Ductility
iv. The property of the material to G. Toughness
 undergo elongation under tension with H. Brittleness
ought fracture I. Bronze
v. The property of the material to breaks J. Non-ferrous alloy
or shatters before it deforms K. Duralumin
L. Non-ferrous metal

Answers
List A i. ii. iii. iv. v.
List B

SECTION B (70 Marks)

3. (a) A school store keeper needs to buy tools and equipment for practical work. Which four
measuring and checking tools would you advise him to buy for daily workshop activities?
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(b) If you were asked to add other marking out equipment’s out of the purchased tools in (a),
which other six tools would you buy to enable the process of marking to proceed?
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4. (a) Describe the five main properties of bronze materials that differentiate it with other
non-ferrous metal.
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(b) Give five main application of non-ferrous metal and their alloys.
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5. An Indian investor need to invest in Tanzania. A top manager requested you to make
presentation on categories of engineers and other technical experts required for the project and
their job descriptions.
(a) give two categories of engineers and five main activates of each.
(b) what other two technical expertise needed and their roles out of the one mentioned in (a)?
6.Accidents are bad luck events which cause injury to people, damage machines, tools and
equipment, resulting into loss of productions. What are the five causes and prevention of
accidents?
Causes
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Preventive measures
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7. Your father want to select the materials for manufacturing of cooking and eating utensils such
as a metal pot, plate and spoons but he is not aware about engineering materials and their
properties. He came to you for the advice on which materials will he buy in order to complete the
task.
(a) which materials will you advise him to buy?
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(b) explain five properties of the materials in (a)
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(c) if the materials in (a) are not found in the shop, which other materials do you suggest him to
buy?
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8. Engineering material is a part of inanimate matter, which is useful for engineers in practice of
his profession. With four examples explain why material science and engineering is important to
technologist?
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9. Electric arc welding is the process of joining together metals, alloys and non-metallic part, and
creating infusion between surfaces of parts. During the process, the basic welding principles
which are Straight and Reversed polarities are considered. With the aid of clear sketches,
describe the differences between these polarities.
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SECTION C (15 Marks)

10. Iron is extracted from iron ore in a hug container called a Blast furnace.
(a) list four iron ores commonly available in the world
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(b) explain the working principle of a blast furnace.
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