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410+ Engineering Materials Solved MCQs

These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Mechanical Engineering .

301.

The limitations of electroforming are

A. Cost is high
B. Production rate is generally very low
C. Recesses can be easily formed
D. (A) and (B) above
E. (A) and (C) above
Answer» D. (A) and (B) above
302.

Which of the following is the lightest?

A. Neutron
B. Molecule
C. Atom
D. Electron
E. Proton
Answer» D. Electron
303.

Cold shortness is

A. Too much shrinkage of materials at low temperatures
B. Uneven shrinkage of materials at low temperatures
C. Brittleness of material at low temperature
D. The region where Hooke's law does not hold good
E. None of the above
Answer» D. The region where Hooke's law does not hold good
304.

The process of shaping thin metals by pressing it against form while it is rotating is known as

A. Pressing
B. Extruding
C. Bending
D. Metal spinning
E. Trimming
Answer» D. Metal spinning
305.

Stress concentration occurs when

A. A body is subjected to excessive stress
B. A body is subjected to reversing stress
C. A body is subjected to non-uniform stress distribution
D. A body is subjected to fluctuating stress
E. A body is subjected to unidirectional stress
Answer» C. A body is subjected to non-uniform stress distribution
306.

Brinell hardness number of mild steel should expected to be in the range be

A. 150-300
B. 110-150
C. 20--50
D. 300-450
E. 10-110
Answer» B. 110-150
307.

DIN standards are used in

A. India
B. Britain
C. France
D. USSR
E. Germany
Answer» E. Germany
308.

The process of reheating hardened steel to temperature below the lower critical temperature followed by any desired rate of cooling, is known as

A. Hardening
B. Spheroidizing
C. Annealing
D. Tempering
E. Normalizing
Answer» D. Tempering
309.

Gamma iron exists at temperatures in the range

A. Room temperature and lower critical temperature
B. Between 1400?C and 1600?C
C. Above 1600?C
D. Between 500?C and 850?C
E. Between 900?C and 1400?C
Answer» E. Between 900?C and 1400?C
310.

Hardness of martensite is about

A. RC 67
B. RC 65
C. RC 48
D. RC 89
E. RC 57
Answer» B. RC 65
311.

Nitriding is a process for

A. Annealing
B. Spheroidizing
C. Case hardening
D. Normalizing
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Case hardening
312.

Polyethylene is produced by

A. Condensation polymerization
B. Addition polymerization
C. Colpolymerization of ethylene monomers
D. None of the above
E. Semi-conductors
Answer» B. Addition polymerization
313.

Which of the following rays are neither deflected by electric field nor by magnetic field?

A. ?-rays
B. ?-rays
C. ?-rays
D. X-rays
E. None of the above
Answer» C. ?-rays
314.

In drop forging the forging is done by

A. Dropping the workpiece at high velocity
B. Dropping the hammer at high velocity
C. Dropping the die with hammer at high velocity
D. Dropping a weight on hammer to produce requisite impact
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Dropping the die with hammer at high velocity
315.

The process of austempering results in the formation of

A. Carburized structure
B. Martensitic structure
C. Nitride structure
D. Bainite structure
E. Superhand structure
Answer» D. Bainite structure
316.

Which of the following materials can be used for temperatures upto 500?C?

A. Empire cloth
B. Paper oiled
C. Mica
D. Polythene
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Mica
317.

The resistivity of electrical conductors is most affected by

A. Temperature
B. Pressure or composition
C. Composition
D. Pressure
E. Temperature and pressure
Answer» C. Composition
318.

The process of adding impurity to a semi-conductor material is called

A. Grouping
B. Mixing
C. Doping
D. Binding
E. Film deposition
Answer» C. Doping
319.

Which of the following material can be used at temperatures above 100?C?

A. Polythene
B. Teflon
C. Rubber
D. Paraffin wax
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Teflon
320.

Which of the following method cannot be used for thermoplastic materials?

A. Extrusion
B. Blow moulding
C. Injection moulding
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Blow moulding
321.

Identify the correct statement

A. A metal which is brittle in tension at room temperature can become ductile in the presence of notches
B. A metal which is brittle in tension t room presence of embrittlement agents such as hydrogen
C. A metal which is ductile in tension at room temperature can become brittle in the presence of notches
D. A metal which is ductile in tension at room temperature can become brittle under gradual rate of loading
E. None of the above
Answer» C. A metal which is ductile in tension at room temperature can become brittle in the presence of notches
322.

The process of heating iron base alloys to approzimately 40?C above the critical temperature range followed by cooling to below that range in still air at ordinary temperature is known as

A. Normalizing
B. Tempering
C. Hardening
D. Spheroidizing
E. Annealing
Answer» A. Normalizing
323.

Bainiti is a fine maxture of

A. ferrite and cementite
B. cementitie and peoitite
C. pearlite and ferrite
D. austenti and ferrite
E. None of the above
Answer» A. ferrite and cementite
324.

In inverse rate curve

A. The ordainate is temperature
B. The abscissa is time
C. The abscissa is temperature
D. The ordinate is time
E. The abscissa is carbon percentage
Answer» A. The ordainate is temperature
325.

In Brinell hardness tests if a soft ball is used for indentation

A. The indentation will not eb circular
B. It will not be possible to correctly measure the depth of indentation
C. The surface of indentation will be rough
D. The ball may deform
E. None of the above
Answer» D. The ball may deform
326.

High purity copper is obtained by

A. casting
B. rolling
C. induction heating
D. electric refining
E. None of the above
Answer» D. electric refining
327.

A solution of NaOH conducts electricity bcause NaOH is

A. A dielectric
B. A non-electrolyte
C. A strong electrolyte
D. A week electrolyte
E. None of the above
Answer» C. A strong electrolyte
328.

The process by which a steel ingot is converted into a sheet is known as

A. Rolling process
B. Routing process
C. Re-rolling process
D. Machining process
E. Forging process
Answer» A. Rolling process
329.

Eutectic is

A. a phase transformation in which all the liquid phase transforms on cooling to two solid phases simultaneously
B. A phase transformation which occurs above the glass transition temperature
C. a solid solution of one component in another
D. None of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» A. a phase transformation in which all the liquid phase transforms on cooling to two solid phases simultaneously
330.

One of the objects of annealing is

A. To refine grain structure
B. To soften the metal
C. to improve machinability
D. All above
E. To refine internal stresses
Answer» D. All above
331.

Silicon steel used for electrical purposes has silicon percentage of

A. 3.40%
B. 2.50%
C. 13.40%
D. 1.50%
E. 0.50%
Answer» A. 3.40%
332.

Which of the following method can be used for thermoplastic materials?

A. Blow moulding
B. Casting
C. Calendering
D. Compression moulding
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Calendering
333.

Which of the following polymer is crystalline?

A. Semi-conductors
B. Polyvinylidene chloride
C. Polyvinyl chloride
D. Polyethylene
E. Polymethyl metacrylate
Answer» D. Polyethylene
334.

Which of the following alloy does not contain tin?

A. Gun metal
B. Phosphor bronze
C. Fusible plug material
D. White metal
E. All of the above
Answer» D. White metal
335.

The behavious of visco-elastic material is

A. Time dependent
B. Independent of time
C. Plastic
D. Elastic
E. Ductile
Answer» D. Elastic
336.

When the temperature of a semi-conductor is reduced to absolute zero

A. all electrons become free
B. electrons move at higher velocities
C. all valence electrons remain in the valence bond
D. all valence electrons shift to forbidden gap
E. None of the above
Answer» C. all valence electrons remain in the valence bond
337.

Which of the following pipe will corrode easily?

A. Stainless steel pipe
B. GI pipe
C. ERW pipe
D. Copper pipe
E. Lead pipe
Answer» C. ERW pipe
338.

Identify the correct relation

A. Mass number - Atomic number = Number of neutrons
B. Mass number - Atomic number = Number of protons
C. Number of neutrons - Number of protons = Mass number
D. Number of electrons outside the nucleus - Number of proton = Mass number
E. None of the above
Answer» A. Mass number - Atomic number = Number of neutrons
339.

In which of the following case creep is an important consideration?

A. Piston of an air compressor
B. Exhaust valve of a diesel engine
C. Blades of a steam turbine
D. Flywheel of a petrol engine
E. Shaft of a centrifugal compressor
Answer» C. Blades of a steam turbine
340.

Malleal lity of a material is defined as

A. Ability to withstand compressive stresses
B. Ability to withstand deformation under shear
C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformation in compression
D. The property by which a material can be cold worked
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformation in compression
341.

The percentage of carbon in low carbon steel is

A. 0.15
B. 1.3
C. 0.7
D. 1
E. 0.5
Answer» A. 0.15
342.

Which process is used for joining parts or materials?

A. Extruding
B. Tumbling
C. Swaging
D. Parkerizing
E. Sintering
Answer» E. Sintering
343.

In case of eutectoid steels which one of the following structures has the maximum hardness?

A. Troosite
B. Sorbite
C. Pearlite
D. Acicular
E. Martensite
Answer» E. Martensite
344.

Ductility of material may be defined as

A. Ability to undergo temporary deformation in tension
B. Capacity to withstand combined tensile and shear forces
C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
D. Capacity to withstand reversal of stresses
E. Capacity to resist deformation under pressure
Answer» C. Ability to undergo large permanent deformations in tension
345.

The Miller indices of the diagonal plane of a cube are

A. 100
B. 0
C. 10
D. 110
E. 111
Answer» D. 110
346.

The primary purpose of annealing is to

A. Restrict the hardness of steel
B. Soften the steel for machining after cold working
C. Reduce carbon percentage
D. Change the crystalline structure
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Soften the steel for machining after cold working
347.

Isotropic materials have

A. Same elastic properties in all directions
B. Cannot take shear as well as tensile stress
C. Variable thermal as well as electrical conductivity
D. Different elastic properties in different directions
E. Different compressive and tensile stresses at different locations in the same material
Answer» A. Same elastic properties in all directions
348.

Most of the energy expended in deforming a metal by cold working is

A. Utilised in overcoming deformation stresses
B. Utilised in deforming the metal
C. Converted into heat
D. Consumed in developing internal stresses
E. None of the above
Answer» C. Converted into heat
349.

The properties of cast iron are regulated by

A. Heat treatment
B. Percentage of carbon present
C. Heating temperature
D. The composition of raw material
E. Control of amount, type, size and distribution of various carbon formations
Answer» E. Control of amount, type, size and distribution of various carbon formations
350.

Polysterene is

A. An alkyl halide
B. A hydrocarbon
C. An ester
D. An alcohol
E. Semi-conductors
Answer» B. A hydrocarbon

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