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Subject-wise Weightage
• Machine Design – 3
• Strength Of Material = 5
• Production = 20
• Fluid Mechanics = 14
• Mechanics = 2
• Theory of machines =10
• Material Science = 2
• Metrology = 2
Subject-wise Weightage
• IC Engine = 5
• RAC = 6
• Thermodynamics = 4
• Heat Transfer = 7
• 1) Is soderberg the most conservative fatigue failure criterion?
a) TRUE
b) FALSE
c) True in most cases
d) False in most cases
• 2) For a ductile material, the ability to absorb energy upto fracture
is…..
a) Hardness
b) Toughness
c) Elasticity
d) No option is correct
• 3) - Which of the following is sufficient to calculate resulting change in
diameter of a rod of length (L) and diameter (D) which is subjected to
a tensile load (P)?
a) Young’s modulus
b) Shear modulus
c) Both Young’s modulus and Shear modulus
• 4) - In straddle milling, ______.
a) Internal threads are made

b) Two sides of a work piece are machined simultaneously
c) Work piece gets its super finishing
• 5) What is the relation between Young’s modulus (E), Bulk modules
(K) poission’s ratio (µ)
a) E = K(1 – 2 µ)
b) E = K(1 – µ)/6
c) E = 3K(1 – 2 µ)
• 6) - In defection of beam algebraic sum of all moments about any
point is __
a) Zero
b) Equal
c) Discreet
d) Same
• 7) The density of mercury is equal to __
a) 13600 kg/m3
b) 1360 kg/m3
c) 136 kg/m3
d) 1.3 kg/m3
• 8) Layer at which the strain is zero is ______.
a) Zero layer
b) Neutral layer
c) Sub – zero layer
• 9) Height of centroid from base of a solid hemisphere of radius R is
______
a) R/8
b) 3R/8
c) R+8
d) 8R
• 10) - A joint for which the contact between the two kinematic
elements is along a surface or area is known as ______.
a) Surfaces pair
b) Contact pair
c) Ternary pair
d) Higher pair
• 11) Which process is used to reduce brittleness of a martensitic steel
without any significant loss in its hardness?
a) Normalising
b) Quenching
c) Annealing
d) Tempering
• Tempering:
• In tempering, the component is heated to a below critical

temperature (low temperature) followed by air cooling produces a
relatively small size of grains compared to annealing.
• Hence brittleness is reduced and little ductility enhances without

significant loss of hardness.
• 12) Strength of the metal decrease and ductility increase of a solid
metal due to _____
a) Decrease in temperature
b) Increase in temperature
c) Increase in density
d) Decrease in density
• 13) - To achieve directional solidification ______ are used
a) Chills
b) Chisels
c) Trowel
d) Trowel
• Chills and padding are used to provide uni-directional solidification.
• Chills are metallic objects, which are placed in the mould to increase
the cooling rate of castings.
• 14) Skelton patterns are generally used for ___
a) Ferrous casting
b) Non – ferrous casting
c) Hollow casting
d) Large casting
• 15) In tube drawing to form the internal hole ______ is used.
a) Mandrel
b) Pin hammer
c) Chisels
• The process of tube drawing is similar to wire or rod drawing except
that it usually requires a mandrel of the requisite diameter to form
the internal hole.
• Tube drawing is used to reduce thickness and diameter using
mandrels.
• 16) Porosity of the metal is largely eliminated during ____
a) Hot working
b) Cold working
c) Both Hot working and Cold working
• If the metal forming process is done above the recrystallization
temperature then it is called hot working.
• The porosity of metal is largely eliminated.
• The grain structure of the metal is refined.

• 17) What temperature, the medium carbon steel can be forged?
• 1350 C to 1700 C
• 750 C to 1250 C
• 400 C to 700 C
• No option is correct
• 18) ______ are required for striking the molding sand mass in the
molding box to compact it uniformly.
• Hammer
• Flatter
• Rammer
• 19) A body is said to be in equilibrium if _____
a) It is moving zigzag
b) It is moving forward
c) It is shaking
• 20) The torsional resistance of a shaft is NOT directly proportional
to______
a) Modulus of rigidity
b) Moment of inertia of shaft section
c) Angle of Twist
d) Reciprocal of the length of the shaft
The torsion T is nothing but the Maximum Torsional Resisting Moment.
• 21) In DC welding, straight polarity is when work piece is connected
to _____
a) Neutral terminal
b) Negative terminal
c) Positive terminal
d) Earthing
• 22) Which type of chips is produced while machining a ductile
material?
a) Continuous
b) Discontinuous
c) Continuous chips with cutting edge
Discontinuous chips
• Formed during machining of brittle materials and while machining
ductile materials at low speed.
• Conditions –
a) Brittle workpiece
b) Slow speed of cutting
c) Small rake angle
d) Large depth of cut
Continuous chips
• formed during machining of ductile materials at high speed.
• Conditions –
a) Ductile material
b) Large rake angle
c) High cutting speed
d) Low depth of cut
e) Proper use of coolant and lubricant
• Continuous chips with built-up edges — These types of chips are
formed during the machining of ductile materials at medium cutting
speed.
• 23)The C.G.S. unit of viscosity is ___
a) Bar
b) N/m2
c) Poise
• 24) Tool wear can occur due to ______
a) Diffusion
b) Abrasion
c) Oxidation
d) All options are correct
• 25) What are the main element of grinding wheel?
a) Abrasives
b) Bonding agents
c) Both Abrasives and Bonding agents
• 26) When cutting speed will increase the friction at the tool – chip
interface will ______.
a) Decrease
b) Increase
c) Initially increase
d) Initially decreas
• 27) The process in which thermal energy is used for removing
material is ______
a) Plasma arc machining

b) Laser beam machining
c) Abrasive jet machining
d) Ultrasonic machining
• 28) In machining, coefficient of friction at the tool clip interface is
_____
a) 0.477
b) 0.831
c) 0.352
d) 0.455
• 29) - Which of the following is most accurate?
a) Micrometer
b) Vernier caliper
c) Optical projector
d) Slip gauge
• 30) Auto collimeter is used to measure the ______.
a) Smoothness
b) Flatness
c) Both Smoothness and Flatness
• 31) McLeod Gauge measure _
a) Vacuum
b) Volume
c) Density
• McLeod gauge:
• The Mcleod gauge is used for the measurement of very low pressure
or ultra-high vacuum pressure.
• It is nothing but special development sealed U-tube manometer, in
which low-pressure fluid is compressed to high pressure and then it
read by basic manometer techniques.
• The operation of Mcleod gauge is based on Boyle's law.
• The Mcleod gauge has excellent accuracy of +-1%.
• 32) The choke is closed when engine is ______.
a) Cold
b) Hot
c) Accelerating
d) Uniformly working
• When the engine is being cold, it required more amount of fuel for
starting. Choke valve is provided for cold starting the engine manually,
during cold weather conditions. Choke valve is used to get a rich
mixture in combustion chamber for starting the engine from cold
condition. For this purpose, the choke valve is closed to allow only a
limited supply of air during the cold weather condition and allows the
more amount of fuel in carburetor. This rich air-fuel mixture will helps
to start the engine.
• 33) Loss due to incomplete combustion is the major problem in ____
a) S.I. engine
b) C.I. engine
c) Both S.I. engine and C.I. engine
• 34) - In a diesel engine, the intake charge consist of ___
a) Fuel + air
b) Lubricating oil + fuel + air
c) Air alone
d) Lubricating oil + air
• 35) What will happen to the power to weight ratio when the number
of cylinders in multi cylinder engines increases?
a) Increases
b) Decrease
c) Become zero
d) Remains the same
• 36) The dimensional formula for surface tension is __
• 37) Which of the following components of RAC consists of coils?
a) Expansion value
b) Compressor
c) Both Expansion value and Compressor
• 38) The effect of undercooling is to ______ the value of co – efficient
of performance under the same set of conditions
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Reduce to minimum
• 39) - During a refrigeration cycle, heat is rejected by the refrigerant in
a _____
a) Evaporator
b) Compressor
c) Expansion value
d) Condenser
• 40) During a refrigeration cycle, temperature of refrigerant increased
in ______.
a) Evaporator
b) Compressor
c) Both Evaporator and Compressor
• Evaporation Stage of refrigeration :
• From points 4 to 1 low-pressure liquid refrigerant in the evaporator
absorbs heat from its surrounding environment and gets evaporated
into gas.
• The refrigerant is slightly superheated at the outlet of the evaporator.
• Compression of the refrigerant :
• From point 1 to 2, the superheated vapor from the evaporator enters
the compressor where its pressure & Temp. is increased due to
compression.
• Condensation of pressurized refrigerant:
• From point 2 to 3, the pressurized and superheated gas from the
compressor outlet is sent to a condenser, releasing heat into the
atmosphere.
• Throttling Process:
• From point 3 to 4, high pressure liquid refrigerant is expanded from
high pressure to lower pressure isenthalpically, due to which
temperature of refrigerant drops and goes to evaporator.
• Q.41) ______ link does not undergo any deformation while
transmitting motion.
a) Permanent
b) Rigid
c) Flexible
d) Fluid
• Link - Each resistant body in a machine moves relative to another.
• Rigid link:
• In this type of link, there is no defamation while transmitting the
motion.
• Motion between the piston and crank can be considered as a rigid

link.
• Flexible link:
• In this type of link, there is partial deformation while transmitting the
motion.
• E.g. A belt drive

• Fluid link:
• In this type of link, the motion is transmitted with the help of fluid
pressure.
• E.g. A hydraulic brake

Answer – 1)
• Q.42) - What is the mathematical expression for determining the
number of instantaneous centers?
Answer - 2
• Q.43) The power transmitted through a pipe is ______.
Answer - 4
• Q.44) The hydraulic mean depth is ______.
• The hydraulic mean depth or hydraulic radius is the ratio of area of
flow to the wetted perimeter.
• It is represented by m
• M= Area/ Wetted Perimeter

• Q.45) - Toothed wheel used for transmitting motion is known as
______.
a) Flywheel
b) Gear
c) Both Flywheel and Gear
• Q.46) - ______ are used to regulate the mean speed of the engine
a) Follower
b) Cam
c) Gear
• It is a device used for maintaining a constant mean speed of rotation
of the crankshaft over long periods during which the load of the
engine may vary.
• Governor maintains constant speed by controlling the supply of

working fluid as the load varies.
• Q.47) - If the change in diameter is very less then the governor is
______.
a) Stable
b) Not stable
c) Sensitive
• For a stable governor, if the equilibrium speed increases, the radius of
governor balls must also increase.
• A governor is said to be unstable if the radius of rotation decreases as

the speed increases.
• A governor is said to be isochronous, when the equilibrium speed is

constant.
• Hunting:
• If a governor is too sensitive i.e. for a small variation of speed causes

a large change in the sleeve movement. Thus, a governor is said to be
hunt if the speed of the engine fluctuates continuously above and
below the mean speed.
• Q.48) In reciprocating engine, primary forces ______.
a) are unbalanced
b) are balanced
c) are partially balanced
d) Cannot be balanced
• In the case of reciprocating masses, Primary forces are partially
balanced. Because in the reciprocating masses 'the resultant forces"
will be completely balanced but "the resultant couple’ won't be
balanced, that is why we say that reciprocating masses are only
partially balanced.
• Since reciprocating mass cannot balance fully hence partial balancing

of the reciprocating mass is done while revolving masses can be
balanced fully.
• Effect of Partial Balancing of Reciprocating Parts
• Variation in tractive force along the line of stroke

• Swaying couple
Answer - 2
• Q.49) What is the radius of gyration for the disc type flywheel?
• Governor - Maintains the constant mean speed of the shaft
• Flywheel - it doesn't maintain a constant speed. It simply reduces the

fluctuation of speed.
• Q.50) The ratio of two specific heats of air is equal to ______.
a) 1
b) 1.41
c) 2
d) 3
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• Answer in Comment –
• Which of the following is not a minor energy loss?
a) Loss due to sudden enlargement

b) Loss due to friction
c) Loss due to entrance of pipe
d) Loss due to bend in pipe
• 51) Flank is the surface of gear tooth ______.
a) above pitch surface

b) below pitch surface
c) Between the pitch surface
• Face of tooth: It is defined as the surface of the tooth above the pitch
circle is known as face.
• Flank of tooth: The surface of the tooth below the pitch circle is
known as flank.
• Top land: The top most surface of the tooth is known as the top land
of the tooth.
• Face width: Width of the tooth is known as face width
• Pitch Circle: It is an imaginary circle which is in pure rolling

action. The motion of the gear is describe by the pitch circle
motion.
• Addendum: Distance between the pitch circle to the top of
the tooth in radial direction is known as addendum.
• Dedendum: Distance between the pitch circle to the bottom

of the tooth in radial direction, is known as dedendum of the
gear.
• 52) - Which of the following is the correct sequence according to the
direction of motion transfer in I.C. engine?
a) Crankshaft ⟶ crank ⟶ connecting rod ⟶ piston

b) connecting rod ⟶ Crankshaft ⟶ crank ⟶ piston
c) piston ⟶ Crankshaft ⟶ crank ⟶ connecting rod
d) Piston ⟶ connecting rod ⟶ crank ⟶ crankshaft
• 53) A refrigeration with its door open is left running in a closed room.
The room temperature will
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) remain unaffectedly
d) initially rise then falls
• 54) Bulk modulus is equal to_____
• Bulk modulus: The ratio of hydrostatic stress to the volumetric strain
within the elastic range is called bulk modulus. It is denoted by K or B.
• 55) The Chezy’s formula is given as for major losses due to friction in
pipe ______.
• 56) In thermit welding, the iron oxide and aluminium are mixed in the
ratio of ______.
a) 1:2
b) 3:1
c) 1:4
• Thermit Welding: It is a welding process utilizing heat generated by an
exothermic chemical reaction between the components of the
thermit (a mixture of metal oxide and aluminium powder). In this
process, fine aluminium particles and metal oxide are mixed in and
ignited by an external heat source.
• Thermit Welding is mainly used forjoining steel parts. It is used for
repair of steel casings and forgings, for joining railroad rails, steel
wires and steel pipes, for joining the large cast and forged parts. For
which aluminium is mixed with the iron oxide in the ratio of 1 : 3 by
weight
• 57) Biot number is the ratio of_____
a) internal conduction resistance/Surface Convective resistance

b) Conduction /convection
c) Resistance/conductance
• 58) Fins are provided on the engine for the purpose of ______.
a) Water vapour dissipation

b) Prevention from external damage
c) Heat dissipation
• Fins are the projections protruding from a hot surface into ambient
fluid and they are meant for increasing the heat transfer rate by
increasing the area of heat transfer convection area.
• 59) Critical thickness of insulation for sphere is given by ______.
• The thickness up to which heat flow increases and after which heat
flow decreases is termed as Critical thickness.
• The insulation radius at which resistance to heat flow is minimum and

consequently heat flow rate is maximum is called "critical radius".
• 60) Which of the following surface will have the least emissivity?
a) Plastic
b) Glass
c) Paper
d) Aluminium foil
• The emissivity of the surface of a material is its effectiveness in
emitting energy as thermal radiation.
• 61) - In arc welding, temperature of which of the following order may
be generated?
a) 1200 C
b) 4400 C
c) 5500 C
d) 10000 C
• Electric Arc Welding is the most extensively used method of joining
components of metallic parts, the source of heat being an electric arc.
• 62) Fins efficiency deals with ______.
a) Mechanical efficiency
b) Thermal efficiency
c) Cost of manufacturing
• 63) Lowest value of thermal conductivity is of _____
a) Aluminium
b) Teakwood
c) Glass wool
d) Water
• The thermal conductivity of a material can be defined as the rate of
heat transfer through a unit thickness of the material per unit area
per unit temperature difference.
• The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of the ability of

the material to conduct heat. A igh value for thermal conductivity
indicates that the material is a good heat conductor, and a low
• value indicates that the material is a poor heat conductor or insulator.
• 64) Temperature of sun can be measured with _____
a) Radiation pyrometer
b) Clinical thermometer
c) Laboratory thermometer
• 65) If ______, then a flow is more likely to be laminar.
a) velocity (v) is less

b) diameter of passage is small
c) viscosity of the flowing fluid is high
• 66) Expression of Reynolds number for circular pipe is ______.
• 67) Draught fans produce static pressure of about ______.
a) 15 bar
b) 4 bar
c) 0.15 bar
d) 2 bar
• 68) - In a rectangular notch, the ratio of percentage error in
[(discharge)/(measurement of head)] is ______.
a) 5/2
b) 2
c) 3/2
d) 1/2
• 69) _______ is used to measure soil water tension
a) Photometer
b) Pyrometer
c) Psychrometer
d) Tensiometer
• 70) What is the SI unit of heat energy?
a) Calorie
b) Joule
c) Both Calorie and Joule
• 71) On which of the following principle, hydraulic lift works?
• Newton’s Law
• Joule’s Law
• Archimedes’s Law
• Hydraulic lift works on the principle of Pascal's law.
• Pascal's law states that a pressure change occurring anywhere in a confined

incompressible fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid such that the same
change occurs everywhere.
• This law is used in hydraulic lifts and hydraulic brakes in cars.
• Archimedes Principle: When a solid body is partially are completely

immersed in a fluid, the fluid exerts an upward force on the body, whose
magnitude is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid.
• 72) At what temperature (in degree Celsius), the numerical value on
Celsius and Fahrenheit scales become equal?
a) – 40
b) 140
c) 68
d) -273
• 73) ______ is the process of conversion of solid state directly to
gaseous state
a) Sublimation
b) Evaporation
c) Condensation
• Evaporation - It is the process of conversion of a liquid into gas.
• Fusion/Melting - It is the process of conversion of a solid into a liquid.
• Condensation - It is the process of conversion of a gas into a liquid.
• Boiling is the process by which a liquid turns into a vapor when it is

heated to its boiling point.
• Deposition: The settling of particles or sediment onto a surface.
• 74) The welding process which uses a blanket of fusible granular flux
is
a) tungsten inert gas welding

b) submerged arc welding
c) electroslag welding
d) thermit welding
• Submerged arc welding: In submerged arc welding the arc is
completely submerged into the granular flux powder and forming a
blanket.
• Tungsten inert gas welding: In this type of welding non-consumable

tungsten electrode will be used to generate the arc. A gas shield is
provided around the welding.
• Electro slag Welding: Welding is started by generating the electric arc
and completed by resistance heating effect of slag material and if
shielding gas is provided it is called as Electro Gas Welding.
• Thermit Welding: Thermit is a mixture of aluminium powder and

metal oxide. Aluminium combines with oxygen and intense heat will
be released. It is used for repair of railway track.
• 75) The reason behind weld spatter defects in welding is __
a) slug inclusion
b) Hydrogen entrapment
c) High welding current
• Welding spatter is a welding defect. During welding operation due to the
force of arc, some of the molten metal particles are jumping from weld
pool and falling into other areas of the plate is called as spatter.
• Cause:
• A too high current setting
• Use of moisture affected electrode
• Wrong polarity
• Use of a long arc
• Arc—blows
• 76) Which of the following is used as flux for soldering?
a) Borax
b) Boric Acid
c) Both borax and boric acid
• 77) - In brass machinery, what is the value (in degree) of rake angle
generally?
a) 30
b) 90
c) 0
d) 45
• Rake angle is an important parameter for the surface finish of the
product. Rake angle decides the cutting forces and power needed for
cutting a soft and a hard material.
• A positive rake angle is used for cutting soft and ductile material.
• A negative rake angle is used for cutting a very hard or a brittle

material.
• A zero rake angle is used for machining brass material.

• At low positive rake angle a higher cutting force is required but with
the increase of positive rake angle the lesser amount of cutting forces
and power is required which gives better surface finish. But the tool
becomes thin and weak.
• 78) _______ are the bolts having threads at both heads
a) Double sided bolt

b) Stud
c) Tap bolt
• 79) What is the value of 1 ton of refrigeration?
a) 3.8 kw
b) 50 kJ/s
c) 1000 J/min
d) 1000 kJ/minute
• Aton of refrigeration (TR), also called a refrigeration ton (RT), is a unit
of power used, especially to describe the heat-extraction capacity of
refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
• It is defined as the rate of heat transfer that results in the melting of 1

ton of pure ice at O‘C in 24 hours.
• 80) What are the total number of degree freedom of a rigid body in a
space.
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 6
• The position and orientation of a rigid body in space are defined by
three components of translation and three components of rotation,
which means that it has six degrees of freedom.
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a) Internal threads are made

• In tempering, the component is heated to a below critical

• Hence brittleness is reduced and little ductility enhances without

• The porosity of metal is largely eliminated.

• The grain structure of the metal is refined.

a) Plasma arc machining

• Motion between the piston and crank can be considered as a rigid

• E.g. A belt drive

• E.g. A hydraulic brake

• M= Area/ Wetted Perimeter

• Governor maintains constant speed by controlling the supply of

• A governor is said to be unstable if the radius of rotation decreases as

• A governor is said to be isochronous, when the equilibrium speed is

• If a governor is too sensitive i.e. for a small variation of speed causes

• Since reciprocating mass cannot balance fully hence partial balancing

• Variation in tractive force along the line of stroke

• Flywheel - it doesn't maintain a constant speed. It simply reduces the

a) Loss due to sudden enlargement

a) above pitch surface

• Pitch Circle: It is an imaginary circle which is in pure rolling

• Dedendum: Distance between the pitch circle to the bottom

a) Crankshaft ⟶ crank ⟶ connecting rod ⟶ piston

a) internal conduction resistance/Surface Convective resistance

a) Water vapour dissipation

• The insulation radius at which resistance to heat flow is minimum and

• The thermal conductivity of a material is a measure of the ability of

a) velocity (v) is less

• Pascal's law states that a pressure change occurring anywhere in a confined

• This law is used in hydraulic lifts and hydraulic brakes in cars.

• Archimedes Principle: When a solid body is partially are completely

• Fusion/Melting - It is the process of conversion of a solid into a liquid.

• Condensation - It is the process of conversion of a gas into a liquid.

• Boiling is the process by which a liquid turns into a vapor when it is

a) tungsten inert gas welding

• Tungsten inert gas welding: In this type of welding non-consumable

• Thermit Welding: Thermit is a mixture of aluminium powder and

• A negative rake angle is used for cutting a very hard or a brittle

• A zero rake angle is used for machining brass material.

a) Double sided bolt

• It is defined as the rate of heat transfer that results in the melting of 1

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