A petroleum by-product used as an electrode

in an electric arc furnace melting operation.

a. Anthracite coke
b. Foundry coke
c. Graphite electrodes
d. Bituminous coke
The riveted joints in ASME Code has as design
surface compressive stress ______ higher
than the design tensile stress.

a. 70 %
b. 60 %
c. 35 %
d. 50 %
The flux that should be provided in soldering
electrical connection or commutator wires as
its tends to corrode the connections.

a. Sal ammoniac
b. Zinc chloride
c. Stearin
d. Acid fluxes
Which of the following is a tolerance where
the size of a part may be larger only, or
smaller only, than the given dimension.

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these
What is the hard drawn (80% reduction)
spring wire made of high carbon steel?

a. Oil tempered wire

b. Music wire
c. Tension wire
d. Chromium wire
In drilling soft materials use cutting angle as
low as 40 degrees but for extremely hard
material up to _________ degrees is
recommended.

a. 80
b. 65
c. 75
d. 70
It is a low cost spring material, suitable where
service it not severe and dimensional
precision is not needed:

a. Helical spring wire

b. Stainless steel
c. Hard drawn wire spring
d. Copper
The material for engine radiator is usually
made of:

a. Yellow brass
b. Silicon brass
c. Admiralty brass
d. Navy brass
Axially rectangular groove in a hub an shaft.

a. Keyseat
b. Cotter pin set
c. Flute
d. Setscrew point
The distance form point on one gear to the
corresponding point measured along the base
circle.

a. Normal pitch
b. Circular pitch
c. Axial pitch
d. Diametral pitch
What is the reciprocal of the velocity ratio?

a. Train value
b. Ratio factor
c. Modular value
d. None of these
Safety feature that must be placed and
maintained at Machine, Blacksmith, Welding
and Foundry Shops.

a. Walkway guide
b. Safety notice
c. Safety goggles
d. Safety notice in markers / boards
Which of the following is the contact ratio for
a good gear design?

a. 1.5 : 1
b. 1 : 1.3
c. 1:3
d. 1.2 : 2
Web is a part of a drill and is usually thicker
______.

a. Beside the land

b. Nearing the shank
c. Close to the future
d. At the tip portion
An act of cutting out a piece of metal at a
desired shape and size.

a. Broaching
b. Blanking
c. Slitting
d. Dinking
What is the direction of the predominant
surface pattern?

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness
In pressure vessels, which of the following
resists internal pressure through bending?

a. Shell-type element
b. Cam type element
c. Plate-type element
d. Spherical type element
It is a type of bolt thread on both ends can be
used where a through bolt impossible.

a. Coupling bolt
b. Carriage bolt
c. Stud bolt
d. Machine bolt
If two principal stress is zero, the state of
stress is:

a. Biaxial
b. Mono-axial
c. Uniaxial
d. Triaxial
It is a symbol that the work surfaces should
be machined-finished and usually indicated in
the drawing and placed on line that represent
the surface to be machined.
a. f
b. 5
c. 20
d. F.A.O
When heat-treated wire is coiled cold, it
should be stress relieved fir bending stress
and after cooling it is heated at some:

a. 400°F
b. 600°F
c. 700°F
d. 500°F
The amount by which the dedendum in a
given gear/pinion exceeds the addendum of
its mating pinion/gear. Also the radial
distance between the top of a tooth and the
bottom of the mating tooth space.

a. Tip relief
b. Top land
c. Clearance
d. Space
It is the study of the body’s motion
independent of the forces on the body.

a. Kinetics
b. Dynamics
c. Kinematics
d. Mechanics
The normal density of work space
requirement to use in the design of a work
room is ______ cubic feet per person.

a. 400
b. 388
c. 353
d. 424
In pressure vessels, which of the following
resists internal pressure through tension?

a. Shell-type element
b. Cam type element
c. Plate-type element
d. Spherical type element
What equation to be used in computing the
acceleration of the center of a rolling ball
with a diameter of 8 inches.

a. 0
b. rω2
c. ω2/r
d. V2/r
In gears, an imaginary circle on which the
lever arm is based in:

a. Base circle
b. Pitch circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Clearance circle
A line passing through the pitch point that is
tangent to both base circles of a gear is:

a. Pressure line
b. Perpendicular line
c. Tangent line
d. Center line
What is the usual factor of safety for a
pressure vessel?

a. 4
b. 1.5
c. 3
d. 5
What type of leather belting should be used
at an ambient temperature above 140°F and
possible acid liquid coming in contact with
the belt.

a. Welding machine
b. Combination of oak
c. Oak tanned
d. None of these
What is the flexural stress when of a
symmetrically cross-section beam when the
vertical shear is maximum.

a. Infinity
b. Zero
c. Maximum
d. minimum
It is a locking device that is used to maintain
pressure between threads of the bolt and
nut.

a. Gasket
b. Lock washer
c. Lock nuts
d. filler
Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and lightly
loaded are usually made of:

a. Bronze
b. Brass
c. Duralumin
d. All of these
A good general purpose deoxidizer an
promotes fine grain in steel.

a. Copper
b. Magnesium
c. Molybdenum
d. Silicon
Considering that there is no fit, what is the
permissible liberal tolerance in machining
work?

a. + 0.010
b. + 0.090
c. + 0.020
d. + 0.050
A tolerance where the size of a part is a
permitted to be either larger or smaller than
the given dimension.

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these
Its is the irregularities of departures from the
nominal surface of greater spacing than
roughness?

a. Waviness
b. Roughness
c. Lay
d. smoothness
It is the ratio of the mean diameter of coil
over the coil diameters.

a. Wahl factor
b. Spring index
c. Coil ratio
d. Lead scale
Progressive change if position of a body is
called:

a. Acceleration
b. Momentum
c. Motion
d. Force
It is the permissible variation of the size.

a. Tolerance
b. Limits
c. Fits
d. None of these
Which of the following is the type of spring
made in the form of dished water?

a. Air spring
b. Believing spring
c. Volute spring
d. Motor spring
As the rule of thumb the depth of foundation
could be about 3.2 to _____ times the engine
stroke.

a. 4.20
b. 4.0
c. 3.40
d. 3.80
Which of the following flanges is suitable for
low and moderate pressure?

a. Ring-flange
b. Lap joint flange
c. Tapered-hub flange
d. Welding neck type
It indicates how many times a volume of
material is heavier than an equal volume of
water.

a. Specific gravity
b. Specific volume
c. Specific weight
d. Specific density
It is a good design practice for steel
lineshafting to consider a limit to the linear
deflection of __________ inch/foot length
maximum.

a. 0.050
b. 0.010
c. 0.020
d. 0.060
In a cutting tool the cutting end can also be
generally called:

a. End cutting edge

b. Nose
c. Back rake
d. Side rake
In general the steel springs are made of
relativity of relative high carbon steel usually:

a. 5%
b. Less than 0.5 %
c. More than 0.5 %
d. 7.5 %
Which of the following is not a function of
spring?

a. Absorbs energy
b. Source of potential energy
c. Measure weight
d. Measure thickness
Normally cast iron contains 2% carbon or
more and silicon in the range of _____%.

a. 1 to 3
b. 2 to 4
c. 2 to 3
d. 1 to 6
Which of the following is an example of
rectilinear translation?

a. Locomotive wheels
b. Rack gear
c. Piston of an engine
d. Jack
It is a type of bolt finished all over and has
usually having coarse threads.

a. Coupling bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Automobile bolt
In designing gears for power transmission
consider an efficiency of _________ as
recommended.

a. 96% or more
b. 89% or more
c. 85% or more
d. 98% or more
The application of electrical current to the
corrosion circuit to counter the corrosion
reaction is called:

a. Cathodic protection
b. Sacrificial anodes method
c. Chemical corrosion process
d. Galvanic action
It is the surface finish if micrometer in rms.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
A major component of cast steel is:

a. Silicon
b. Iron
c. Manganese
d. Chromium
Which of the following does not affect the
tensile strength of steel?

a. Sulphur
b. Cobalt
c. Phosphorous
d. Boron
Deflection of a beam is:

a. Proportional to the modulus if elasticity

and moment of inertia
b. Proportional to the load imposed and
inversely to the length squared
c. Inversely proportional to the modulus of
elasticity and moment of inertia
d. Inversely proportional to the weight
imposed time the length
What factors can modify the recommended
cutting speed of known work piece?

a. Rough cutting of work piece

b. Modify the shape of the cutting tools
c. Use correctly shaped cutting tools
d. Depth of cut
It is the circle tangent to the addendum of the
meshing gears.

a. Clearance ratio
b. Base circle
c. Addendum circle
d. Pitch circle
Which of the following is the ratio of moment
and stress?

a. Strain
b. Section modulus
c. Contraction
d. Passion ratio
It is a type of bolt distinguished by a short
portion of the shank underneath the head
being square or finned or ribbed.

a. Coupling bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Carriage bolt
It is the length of a coil spring under no load.

a. Compressed length
b. Free length
c. Solid length
d. None of these
What type of formulas that is best applied to
a very slender column?

a. Column formula
b. Slenderness formulas
c. Moment formula
d. Euler formula
For ordinary steel, the modulus of elasticity
usually falls between ______ million pounds.

a. 20 to 31
b. 35 to 45
c. 20 to 35
d. 25 to 30
Moment of inertia is also called:

a. Modulus of elasticity
b. Weep strength
c. Radius of gyration
d. None of these
It is hardening treatment whereby a cast
metal being heated to a very high
temperature then suddenly subjected to
rapid cooling to improve hardenability of
wear resistance is called:

a. Annealing
b. Normalizing
c. Tempering
d. Quenching
The conical surface at the starting end of the
thread is called:

a. Pitch cone
b. Chamfer
c. Crest
d. Flute
A research agency handling assistance to all
foundry machine shop and metallurgical plant
operation.

a. MIRDC
b. BOI
c. DOST
d. All of these
What is the overall length of the spring when
it is compressed until all adjacent coils
touched?.

a. Free length
b. Solid length
c. Compressed length
d. Expansion length
Form experience specify the conventional
limit of flywheel operations to be at 6000
ft/min for cast iron and ________ for cast
steel.

a. 7000
b. 8000
c. 10000
d. 12000
The characteristics of tool steel sustain shocks
and major impacts is due to its:

a. Toughness
b. Stiffness
c. Ductility
d. Machinability
A carbon content in the range of ______ in
steel readily responds to heat treatment.

a. 0.35 to 40%C
b. 0.28 to 0.30%C
c. 0.18 to 0.25%C
d. 0.12 to 0.15%C
It is a cheap variety of bolt made in small
sizes.

a. Stud bolt
b. Stove bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Coupling bolt
Treatment process that produces a residual
compressive stress at the surface (which
occupy more volume) and residual tension on
the inside that results in considerable
increase in the fatigue strength for members
on torsion/bending:
a. Partial quenching
b. Heavy oil quenching
c. Quenching
d. Shallow quenching
What is the type of failure due to unstability?

a. Buckling
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Stability
d. Euler’s failure
Which of the following gears has the simplest
type of teeth?

a. Helical gears
b. Spur gears
c. Bevel gears
d. Worm gears
Commonly used/produced screws/bolts/nuts
and for engineering applications is a ______
series.

a. UNC
b. ANSI
c. Withworth
d. UNF
Avoidance of vibration in equipment of
machinery foundations, a mass of weight
equal to ______ times the forces are needed.

a. 10 to 20
b. 8 to 15
c. 15 to 20
d. 8 to 10
What is the following wires with good quality
and is used for impact loading?

a. Hard drawn wire

b. Cold drawn wire
c. Helical spring wire
d. Chromium – Silicon wire
Nickel-Chromium-Molybdenum steel
designation. SAE:

a. SAE51XX
b. SAE74XX
c. SAE94XX
d. SAE64XX
The modulus of elasticity for metals in
compression is usually taken as that in:

a. Tension
b. Bearing
c. Yield
d. Ultimate
The five principal parts of the shaper are: the
table, tool slide, base, ram and ______.

a. Column
b. Vise
c. Drive motor
d. Apron
A machine shop equipment that can flatten
horizontally, vertically or angular plane.

a. Shaper machine
b. Welding machine
c. Drill machine
d. Power saw
It is the process of pre-stressing or over-
stressing of a hollow cylindrical member
beyond the elastic range.

a. Presstagge
b. Autofrettage
c. Stress relieving
d. Coutersinking
Which of the following is the basis for ASA
fits?

a. Basic number system

b. Basic hole system
c. Basic size system
d. Unit system
A screw that requires positive torque to lower
the load, or to loosen the screw if it has been
turned tight against as resistance.

a. Power screw
b. Lock screw
c. Self screw
d. Self locking screw
Surface connecting the crest and roots of the
screw thread.

a. Lead angle
b. Length of engagement
c. Top land
d. Flank
The ideal thickness of the cutter at the pitch
line for cutting helical gears should be ______
of normal circular pitch.

a. 3/8
b. ¾
c. ½
d. 5/16
The surface of the gear between the fillets of
adjacent teeth is called:

a. Bottom land
b. Flank
c. Top land
d. Flank of tooth
What is the ratio of the minimum strength of
joint to the strength of solid joint in the
pressure vessel?

a. Efficiency
b. Relative strength
c. Performance factor
d. Joint efficiency
If a set of spur gears are made, installed and
lubricated properly, they normally may be
subjected to failure like:

a. Tooth spalling
b. Tooth peening
c. Pitting
d. Shearing
What is the minimum length of contact in a
tapped hole for cast iron?

a. 1.7 D
b. 1.5 D
c. 1.2 D
d. 2.1 D
When the hole is smaller than the shaft, it will
take force or pressure to put the cold
together. In such case the allowance is
negative. Which of the following terms is
appropriate for such allowance?
a. Negative fit of metals
b. Interference of metal
c. Positive fits of the shaft
d. Intangible fits
What is the large wood screw used to fasten
machinery and equipment?

a. Lag screw
b. Loss screw
c. Wood screw
d. Cross screw
It is the phenomenon occurring when two
touching surfaces have a high contact
pressure and when these surfaces have
minute motion.

a. Prestressing
b. Fretting
c. Friction
d. Carving
For machinery shafts, the permissible
deflection is approximately:

a. 0.02 in./ft
b. 0.03 in./ft
c. 0.01 in./ft
d. 0.05 in./ft
What do you call the system that have finite
values of principal stresses?

a. Triaxial
b. Uniaxial
c. Mono-axial
d. Biaxial
What is the rotating member used in
transmitting power?

a. Shaft
b. Counter shaft
c. Axle
d. Washer
The soldering material commonly applied for
automobile radiator cores and roofing seams.

a. 15/85 % tin and lead

b. 50/50 % tin and lead
c. 45/55 % tin and lead
d. 20/80 % tin and lead
It is the name applied to reciprocating circular
motion as that a pendulum.

a. Intermittent motion
b. Reciprocating motion
c. Oscillation
d. Momentum