Q1.
Machine design is concerned with?
A. Strength of materials
B. Design of machine components
C. Thermal design
D. Fluid power
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Correct Answer:
B
Machine design deals with designing machine elements.
Q2.
Factor of safety is defined as?
A. Load/Stress
B. Ultimate stress/Working stress
C. Stress/Load
D. Working stress/Ultimate stress
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Correct Answer:
B
FOS = Ultimate stress / Allowable stress.
Q3.
Endurance limit is associated with?
A. Impact loading
B. Static loading
C. Fluctuating loading
D. Creep
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Correct Answer:
C
Endurance limit is used for fluctuating or fatigue loading.
Q4.
Shafts are designed based on?
A. Bending only
B. Torsion only
C. Combined bending and torsion
D. Axial load only
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Correct Answer:
C
Shafts experience both torsion and bending.
Q5.
Keys are used for?
A. Reducing friction
B. Joining belts
C. Transmitting torque
D. Reducing wear
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Correct Answer:
C
Keys are used to transmit torque between shaft and hub.
Q6.
The most commonly used key is?
A. Taper key
B. Square key
C. Woodruff key
D. Gib-head key
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Correct Answer:
B
Square key is widely used in machine design.
Q8.
Preferred material for gears is?
A. Cast iron
B. Mild steel
C. Alloy steel
D. Aluminium
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Correct Answer:
C
Alloy steels offer good strength and hardness for gears.
Q9.
Which bearing has least friction?
A. Journal bearing
B. Ball bearing
C. Bush bearing
D. Sleeve bearing
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Correct Answer:
B
Rolling contact (ball) bearings have lowest friction.
Q11.
Which joint is permanent?
A. Bolted joint
B. Welded joint
C. Screwed joint
D. Key joint
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Correct Answer:
B
Welded joints cannot be disassembled easily.
Q12.
Cotter joint is used for?
A. Rotating shafts
B. Connecting rods under axial load
C. Gear trains
D. Clutches
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Correct Answer:
B
Cotter joints connect rods under axial pulling/pushing.
Q13.
The design stress should be?
A. Higher than working stress
B. Lower than ultimate stress
C. Equal to ultimate stress
D. Higher than ultimate stress
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Correct Answer:
B
Design stress is always below ultimate stress.
Q15.
Buckling occurs in?
A. Short columns
B. Long columns
C. Cubes
D. Plates
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Correct Answer:
B
Long slender columns fail by buckling.
Q17.
Flywheel stores?
A. Heat energy
B. Potential energy
C. Kinetic energy
D. Chemical energy
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Correct Answer:
C
Flywheel stores rotational kinetic energy.
Q18.
Creep is time-dependent deformation under?
A. Low temperature
B. High temperature
C. Room temperature
D. Zero temperature
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Correct Answer:
B
Creep occurs under high temperature and constant load.
Q19.
Stress concentration is reduced by?
A. Sharp corners
B. Polishing
C. Providing fillets
D. Using brittle materials
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Correct Answer:
C
Fillets reduce stress concentration.
Q22.
Which clutch uses centrifugal force?
A. Cone clutch
B. Centrifugal clutch
C. Plate clutch
D. Dog clutch
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Correct Answer:
B
Centrifugal clutch engages automatically at high speed.
Q25.
Cam followers convert?
A. Linear to rotary
B. Rotary to reciprocating
C. Reciprocating to fluid
D. Fluid to motion
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Correct Answer:
B
Cams convert rotary to reciprocating motion.
Q30.
Fillet welds are used for?
A. Butt joints
B. Lap joints
C. Groove joints
D. Edge joints
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Correct Answer:
B
Fillet welds commonly join lap joints.
Q31.
Which material is best for springs?
A. Grey cast iron
B. High carbon steel
C. Copper
D. Aluminium
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Correct Answer:
B
High-carbon steel offers required elasticity.
Q32.
A column fails in buckling when?
A. Short and thick
B. Long and slender
C. Square
D. Hollow
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Correct Answer:
B
Long slender columns buckle under compressive loads.
Q33.
Knuckle joint is used for?
A. Non-axial loads
B. Axial tensile loads
C. Welding parts
D. Clutches
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Correct Answer:
B
Knuckle joints carry tensile loads.
Q34.
Shrink fit joints use?
A. Welding
B. Friction and interference
C. Bolting
D. Keying
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Correct Answer:
B
Shrink fits rely on interference after cooling.
Q35.
A rivet joint is?
A. Temporary joint
B. Permanent joint
C. Friction joint
D. Threaded joint
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Correct Answer:
B
Riveted joints are permanent.
Q36.
Soderberg equation is used for?
A. Impact loading
B. Fatigue design
C. Static design
D. Weld design
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Correct Answer:
B
Soderberg equation is for fatigue failure.
Q37.
Bending stress varies?
A. Linearly
B. Parabolically
C. Uniformly
D. Exponentially
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Correct Answer:
A
Bending stress varies linearly from neutral axis.