5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

Home MECHANICAL1STYEAR MECHANICAL2NDYEAR MECHANICAL3RDYEAR

MECHANICAL4THYEAR CIVIL RESULTALERT

MECHANICALENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGG.,CIVIL ENGG.,BPUT PAST YEAR QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS,BPUT EXAM ALERTS, BPUT RESULTS,DISSCUSION,FORUMS,FACTS,

Sunday,September2,2012
PopularPosts
BlogArchive INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICAL
INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFOR
2012(4) FRESHERS MECHANICALFRESHERS
September(4) 1.Ahollowshaftofsamecrosssection
SEMINAR areaassolidshafttransmitsA.Same
PRESENTATION torqueB.LesstorqueC.Moretorque
S D.UnpredictableAnswe...

CAMPUS 1.Ahollowshaftofsamecrosssectionareaassolidshafttransmits BPUTQUESTIONPAPERS

PREPARATION DOWNLOADS
BOOKSAND
A.Sametorque CLICKHERETOGOTOPREVIOUS
QUESTIONS
YEARQUESTIONPAPERS
BPUTQUESTION
B.Lesstorque
PAPERS CAMPUSPREPARATIONBOOKS
DOWNLOADS ANDQUESTIONS
C.Moretorque
INTERVIEW CLICKHERETOVISIT
QUESTIONS
FOR D.Unpredictable SEMINARPRESENTATIONS
MECHANICAL SEMINARPROJECTSFOR
FRESHERS Answer: MECHANICALSTUDENTS

B.Lesstorque
Sampletext Followers

2.Inacantileverbeam,maximumdeflectionoccursatwhere
TheWinners

A.Bendingmomentiszero
2 2 8 9 4
B.Bendingmomentismaximum
Bloggertemplates

C.Shearforceiszero
Bloggernews
D.Slopeiszero

Home Answer:
RESULTALERT
CIVIL
A.Bendingmomentiszero

MECHANICAL4TH
YEAR
3.Inarectangularbeam,whenwidth,depthandlengtharedoubled,thebending
MECHANICAL3RD
YEAR stresswillbe

MECHANICAL2ND
YEAR A.Shallremainunchanged
MECHANICAL1ST
YEAR B.Shallbedoubled

C.Shallbecometh

D.Shallbehalved

Answer:

C.Shallbecometh

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 1/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS
4.InanIsectionbeam,thebendingmomentisresistedmainlyby

A.Flangesonly

B.Webonly

C.Bothbyflangesandweb

D.Noneoftheabove

Answer:

B.Webonly

5.Ininternalcombustion(I.C.)engines,combustionoffueltakesplacein

A.Outsidethecylinder

B.Insidethecylinder

C.Notinthecylinder

D.Noneoftheabove

Answer:

B.Insidethecylinder

6.PoweravailableattheshaftofanI.Cengineisknownis

A.Brakehorsepower

B.Indicatedhorsepower

C.Netindicatedhorsepower

D.Pumpingpower

Answer:

A.Brakehorsepower

7.Ininternalcombustionenginepistonthemaximumtemperatureoccursat

A.Ringsection

B.Gungeonpin

C.Bottomcentre

D.Topcentre

Answer:

A.Ringsection

8.Atwostrokeengineisgenerallypreferredtoafourstrokeenginebecause

A.Itofferslowfuelconsumption

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 2/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS
B.Itgiveslessershocksandvibrations

C.Itcanbeeasilystarted

D.Ithassmallersizeforthesameoutput.

Answer:

D.Ithassmallersizeforthesameoutput.

9.Duringidlingprocess,apetrolenginerequires

A.Leanmixture

B.Richmixture

C.Variablemixture

D.Noneofabove

Answer:

A.Leanmixture

10.Cavitationinapipewillbeginwhen

A.Pressureatanylocationreachespressureequaltothesaturatedvapourpressure
ofliquid

B.Pressurebecomesmorethancriticalpressure

C.Flowisincreased

D.Pressureisincreased

Answer:

A.Pressureatanylocationreachespressureequaltothesaturatedvapourpressure
ofliquid

11.Capillaryactionofliquidisduetothe

A.Viscosityofliquid

B.Cohesionofliquidparticles

C.Surfacetension

D.Adhesionofliquidparticlesonthesurface

Answer:

B.Cohesionofliquidparticles

12.Inonetonrefrigerationmachine,thetermonetonimplies

A.Onetonrefrigerantisused

B.Onetonwatercanbeconvertedintoice

C.Onetonicewhenmeltsfromandat0oCin24hours,therefrigeratingeffectsis
equivalentto3000kcal/hour

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 3/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

D.Noneoftheabove

Answer:

C.Onetonicewhenmeltsfromandat0oCin24hours,therefrigeratingeffectsis
equivalentto3000kcal/hour

13.Inarefrigerationcycle,themoisturecontentistoberemovedbeforeitentersinto
whichsystem

A.Coldsideofsystem

B.Evaporator

C.compressor

D.condenser

Answer:

B.Evaporator

1.WhyareHeadGasketsblown?

Normallyheadgasketblows,whentheengineoverheatsandtheycanalsoblowfrom
incorrectinstallationorpoordesign.Headgasketsexpandandcontractaccordingto
enginetemperature,thesecyclesmayhappenafteralongperiodoftime,causesthe
gaskettofail.Ifyourereplacingthegasket,checktheengineblock,andheadfor
warping.Followpropercleaningandtorquespecificationsduringassembly.

2.WhatisthedifferencebetweenaFenceandaWall?

Afenceiseithermoretemporaryorconstructedfrommaterials,otherthanconcrete,
stoneorbrick.

3.WhatistheDifferencebetweenaHumidifierandVaporizer?

Thebasicdifferencebetweenhumidifiersandvaporizersisthathumidifiersdisperse
coolmistintotheair,andvaporizersheatthewatertodispersehotsteam.Humidifiers
arenormallyusedincoolerclimates,whenduetotheusageofheater,theairinthe
housebecomestoodryforcomfortandalso,itbecomesverydifficulttobreathe.
Humidifiersreleasecoolmoisturedropletsintotheair.

Vaporizersalsohelpinmoisteningthedryairinthehouse,butvaporizersreleasehot
vapourintotheair.Thereisaheatingelementinthevaporizers,whichhelpin
releasingsteam.Vaporizersheatthewaterandthenreleasevapours.

Thebasicdifferencebetweenthemisthatoneemitscoldvapours,whiletheotherone
emitshotvapours.

4.WhatistheDifferencebetweenaGeneratorandInverter?

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 4/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

Aninverterisonlyeffectiveifthereisalreadyasourceofelectricalenergy.Itcannot
generateitsown.Itcansimplyconvertelectricalenergythatisalreadythere.Onthe
otherhand,atraditionalgeneratorcannotmakeACcurrentintoDCcurrent.

5.WhatistheDifferencebetweenQuantitativeandQualitativeResearch?

Quantitativeresearchinvolvesgatheringdatathatisabsolute,suchasnumericaldata,
sothatitcanbeexaminedinasunbiasedamanneraspossible.

Qualitativeresearchmayyieldstories,orpictures,ordescriptionsoffeelingsand
emotions.Theinterpretationsgivenbyresearchsubjectsaregivenweightin
qualitativeresearch,sothereisnoseekingtolimittheirbias.Atthesametime,
researcherstendtobecomemoreemotionallyattachedtoqualitativeresearch,andso
theirownbiasmayalsoplayheavilyintotheresults.

6.DifferencebetweenAbsorptionandAdsorption

Inabsorption,onesubstance(matterorenergy)istakenintoanothersubstance.But
inadsorptiononlythesurfacelevelinteractionsaretakingplace.

7.DifferencebetweenLiquidandAqueous

Liquidisastateofmatter,whileaqueousisaspecialtypeofliquidformedby
dissolvingacompoundinwater

Allaqueoussolutionsareliquids,butnotallliquidsareaqueoussolutions

8.DifferencebetweenGasandVapour

Vapourcanturnbackandforthintoliquidandsolidstatesbutagascannot

Gasescannotbeseewhilevapoursarevisible

Vapourssettledownongroundwhilegasesdonot

9.DifferencebetweenBoilingPointandMeltingPoint

Themeltingpointisadefinedforsolidswhenittransfersfromsolidstatetoliquid
state.

Theboilingpointisdefinedforliquidsforastatechangefromliquidtogas.

Boilingpointishighlydependentontheexternalpressurewhereasthemeltingpoint
isindependentoftheexternalpressure.

10.Whyissoundfasterinwarmair?

Thespeedofsoundinaircair=331.3+(0.66xT)m/s,whereTisthetemperaturein
C.

Thespeedofsoundisproportionaltogastemperatureandinverselyproportionalto
itsmolarmass.

Soundistransferredbycollisionsofmolecules.Thereforesoundwaveswilltravel
fasteronwarmairbecausecollisionsofmoleculesofairinwarmairisgreater.

1.WhatisthedifferencebetweenPipeandTube?

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 5/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

Ex.IronPipe,CarbonTube,SteelTubeetc.

TubeisdefinedbyOuterdiameterandWallthickness(ODandWT).WhilePipeis
definedbyInnerdiameter(ID).

Example:

2inchpipehave2.375inchouterdiameter,where2inchtubehavesame2inchouter
diameter.

Tubeiseasilyshapedbybending,wherePipeneedssomemechanicalworkto
shapeit.

TubeistightthenPipe.

TubeisapplicabletononcylindricalsectionslikeSquareandRectangular.

2.IsgatevalveusedforThrottling?

Gatevalvesarenotsuitableforthrottlingbecausethecontrolofflowisdifficultforthe
valvesdesign,andtheflowoffluidslappingagainstapartiallyopengatecancause
extensivedamagetothevalve.

3.WhyistheSuctionpipeofVapourCompressionRefrigerationsysteminsulated?

1.Itpreventsthesuctionlinefromsweatinganddrippingwaterinsidethehouse.

2.Theinsulationalsopreventsthesuctionlineattractingheatfromtheoutdoorsonits
waytothecondensercoil.

4.HowdoesWeldingdamageEyesight?

AnElectricweldingarcproducesUltravioletlightandtheUVlight(Sunburn)will
damagetheretina.WeldingshieldsorGoggleswiththepropershade(Automatic
shading)oflensisthebestprotectionforwelders.

Lightfilteringcurtainsandreducedreflectivesurfaceshelpprotectbothweldersand
observersinthearea.

5.ExplainwhyBCC,FCCandCPHlatticepackingandfeaturesofgrainstructure
affecttheDuctilityandBrittlenessofparentmetallicmaterials?

Ductilityisthemechanicalpropertyofamaterial.(Itisthematerialsabilitytodeform
underthetensilestresswithoutfracture).Soitisdependsontheatomshowthey
arrangedinalatticeanditsgrainsize.Theabilitytoabsorbtheenergyoftheimpact
andfractureresistancedependsonthearrangementoftheatomsinalatticeand
featuresofgrainstructure.

6.WhydoyouhaveTrussBridges?

Trussbridgescarryloadintensionandcompressionratherthanbending(Selfweight
+Theweightofvehiclescrossingit+Windloads).Atrusshastheabilitytodissipatea
loadthroughthetrusswork.Thebeamsareusuallyarrangedinarepeatedtriangular
pattern,sinceatrianglecannotbedistortedbystress.

7.WhyIsectionbeamispreferredforheavyloading?

CrosssectionalshapeI,givingmanybenefits.Itisverygoodforgivingstiffness(less
deformationonloading)andtowithstandhigherbendingmoments(asaresultof

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 6/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS
heavyloading)oncomparisonwithothercrosssectionalshapesofsamearea.Also,it
isveryeasytomanufacture.Itwillhavemoremomentofinertia.

8.WhatisdifferencebetweenCenterofMassandCenterofGravity?

Bothtermsaresamewhengravityisuniform.Whengravityisnonuniformfollowing
aretheterms:

Thecenterofmassisapointthatactsasifallthemasswascenteredthere(themass
ononesideofthepointisequaltothemassontheoppositeside).Ifsupportedatthe
centerofmass,anobjectwillbebalancedundertheinfluenceofgravity.

Thecenterofgravityisthepointatwhichwherethesum(vector)ofthegravitational
forcesactonanobjectwhichwillbebalancedonthatpoint.

9.WhatisthedifferencebetweenCenterofMassandCentroid?

Ifthematerialcomposingabodyisuniformorhomogeneous,thedensityorspecific
weightwillbeconstantthroughoutthebody,andthenthecentroidisthesameasthe
centerofgravityorcenterofmass.

Centroid:Centroidisthepoint,wherethewholeareaofplaneisgoingtobeact.Itis
validonlyfor2Dproblemslikeplanefigures,squareplateetc.

Thecenterofmassisapointthatactsasifallthemasswascenteredthere(themass
ononesideofthepointisequaltothemassontheOPPOSITEside).Ifsupportedat
thecenterofmass,anobjectwillbebalancedundertheinfluenceofgravity.

10.WhatarethedifferencesbetweenWeightandMass?

Massisameasureofhowmuchmatteranobjecthas.MassisspecifiedinGramor
Kilograms.

Weightisameasureofhowstronglygravitypullsonthatmatter.Forceismeasuredin
Newtons.

F=m.g

Thusifyouweretotraveltothemoonyourweightwouldchangebecausethepullof
gravityisweakertherethanonEarthbut,yourmasswouldstaythesamebecause
youarestillmadeupofthesameamountofmatter.

11.WhatisthedifferencebetweenProjectilemotionandaRocketmotion?

Aprojectilehasnomotor/rocketonit,soallofitsmomentumisgiventoitasitis
launched.Anexampleofaprojectilewouldbepenthatyouthrowacrossaroom.

Arocketormissiledoeshaveamotor/rocketonitsoitcanaccelerateitselfwhile
movingandsoresistotherforcessuchasgravity.

Inmechanicspointofviewprojectiledonthaveanyparticularshapeitisapointmass.
Whereasrockethasaparticularshapeandhenceithascenterofgravitysituatedat
particularpointonitsbody.Thereforerocketmotioncomesunderkineticsand
projectilecomesunderkinematics.

12.WhattypeofcoolingusedinHighVoltageTransformer?

Thebigtransformersyoufindonpowerpolesusuallyuseoilasadielectricinsulator,
insmallerHVtransformers,liketheonesinTVsareusuallyfilledwithresin.

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 7/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

13.WhatishoningofCylinderLiners?

Thehoningequipmentusedhasbeenmanufacturedby"ChrisMarine".Theheadof
thehoningdeviceconsistsoffoursynchronizedstones.Fortheinitialhoningdiamond
stonesareusedtobreakupthehardenedsurfaceinthescuffedareas.Forthemain
honingverycoarseandhardstonesareusedtoproduceaverydesirablerough
surfaceallovertheliner.

Theadvantage,especiallyforthe2strokeengines,ispossibilitytosavethelinerafter
aseizure,scuffingorblowbyoreventoeliminatetheovalityoftheliner.Another
advantageisthatitispossibletomachinearoughlinerwalltoobtainawelloiled
surface.

14.WhatisthedifferencebetweenSpeedandVelocity?

SpeedisscalarquantityandVelocityisavectorvelocityhasbothspeedand
direction.

Speedisexpressedasdistancemoved(d)perunitoftime(t).Speedismeasuredin
thesamephysicalunitsofmeasurementasvelocity,butdoesnotcontainanelement
ofdirection.Speedisthusthemagnitudecomponentofvelocity.

15.DifferencebetweenYieldStressandYieldStrength?

Stressisameasureoftheloadappliedtoasamplerelativetoacrosssectionalarea
ofthesample.Strengthisaquantificationofthesamplesabilitytocarryaload.The
terms"yieldstrength"and"yieldstress"ofamaterialareusuallyusedinterchangeably
(correctornot).Itisthestresswhichwilljustcausethematerialtoplasticallydeform.If
amaterialyieldsat30,000psi,theyieldstressis30,000psi.Ifthepartinquestionhas
acrosssectionalareaof2squareinches,thestrengthatyieldwouldbe60,000
pounds,butusuallywejustsaytheyieldstrengthis30,000psi.

16.WhatisthedifferencebetweenYieldandUltimatetensilestrength?

TheyieldstrengthisreachedwhenthematerialbecomesNonlinear(thatisnon
elastic)andtakesapermanentsetwhenloadisreleased.Materialstretchesbutdoes
notbreak.Ultimatestrengthiswhenitbreaksandishigherthanyieldstrength.

17.WhatisthedifferencebetweenFlexuralstrengthandTensilestrength?

Flexuralstrengthisresistanceofferedagainstbending.Tensilestrengthisresistance
offeredagainsttensileforce.

18.WhatisthedifferencebetweenShearandTensilestrength?

TensileStrengthforaBoltisdeterminedbyapplyingaForcealongitlongaxis.Shear
StrengthforaBoltisdeterminedbyapplyingaForceacrossitsdiameter,asitwould
beloadedinalugjoint.Tensilestrengthisstrengthintensionwhenpullingforceis
applied.Andshearstrengthisstrengthagainstcuttingforcewhichisknownasshear
force.

19.WhatisthedifferencebetweenTensilestrengthandTensilemodulus?

Tensilestrengthistheultimatecapacityofthematerialtoresistatensileload
regardlessofdeflection.

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 8/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS
TensilemodulusalsoknownasYoungsmodulusisameasureofthestiffnessofan
isotropicelasticmaterial.Itisdefinedastheratiooftheuniaxialstressovertheuni
axialstrain.Itisdeterminedfromtheslopeofastressstraincurvetracedduring
tensiletestsconductedonasampleofthematerial.

(1)Pitottubeisusedformeasurementof

(a)Pressure

(b)Temperature

(c)Discharge

(d)Velocity

Ans.:(d)Velocity

(2)Slowplasticdeformationofmaterialunderconstantstressis

(a)Creep

(b)Fatigue

(c)Endurance

(d)Elasticdeformation

Ans.:(a)Creep

(3)Massbalancingisdoneto

(a)Avoidflutter

(b)Increasebendingstress

(c)Reducedrag

(d)Distributingmassoncontrolsurface

Ans.:(a)Avoidflutter

(4)Shortcolumnsarepreferredoverlongcolumnsfrom

(a)Strengthconsideration

(b)Bucklingconsideration

(c)Weightconsideration

(d)Noneoftheabove

Ans.:(b)Bucklingconsideration

(5)Centreofpressureofanaerofoilwithanincreaseofangleofattackwill

(a)Moveforward

(b)Movebackward

(c)Notmove

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 9/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

(d)Noneoftheabove

Ans.:(a)Moveforward

(6)Thermalefficiencyofagasturbineplantascomparedtodieselengineplant

(a)Higher

(b)Lower

(c)Same

(d)Maybehigherorlower

Ans.:(a)Higher

(7)Aclosedcyclegasturbineworkson

(a)Carnotcycle

(b)Rankinecycle

(c)Joulecycle

(d)Atkinsoncycle

Ans.:(c)Joulecycle

(8)Aboltofuniformstrengthcanbedevelopedby

(a)Keepingthecorediaofthreadsequaltothediaofunthreadedportionofbolt

(b)Keepingthecorediaofthreadssmallerthanthediaofunthreadedportionofbolt

(c)Keepingthenominaldiaofthreadsequaltothediaofunthreadedportionofbolt

(d)Noneoftheabove

Ans.:(a)Keepingthecorediaofthreadsequaltothediaofunthreadedportionofbolt

(9)Stressconcentrationfactorisdefinedasratioof

(a)Maxstresstoendurancelimit

(b)Nominalstresstoendurancelimit

(c)Maxstresstonominalstress

(d)Nominalstresstomaxstress

Ans.:(c)Maxstresstonominalstress

(10)Principleeffectofhumidityis

(a)Corrosion

(b)Leakingfromsealedenclosures

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 10/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS
(c)Permanentsetofpackingandgaskets

(d)Differentialcontractionofmetalparts

Ans.:(a)Corrosion

(11)Backlashis

(a)Sumoftheclearanceoftwogears

(b)Mutualplaybetweentwogears

(c)Amountbywhichthewidthofatoothspaceexceedsthethicknessoftheengaging
toothonpitchcircle

(d)Anyoftheabove

Ans.:(c)Amountbywhichthewidthofatoothspaceexceedsthethicknessofthe
engagingtoothonpitchcircle

(12)Teflonisusedforbearingsbecauseof

(a)Lowcoefficientoffriction

(b)Betterheatdissipation

(c)Smallerspaceconstraint

(d)Alloftheabove

Ans.:(a)Lowcoefficientoffriction

(13)Whentwoelasticbodiescollidewitheachother

(a)Twobodieswillmomentarilycometorestaftercollision

(b)Thetwobodiestendtocompress&deformatthesurfaceofcontact

(c)Twobodiesbeginstoretaintheiroriginalshape

(d)Alloftheabove

Ans.:(d)Alloftheabove

(14)Antifrictionbearingsare

(a)Thicklubricatedbearing

(b)Thinlubricatedbearing

(c)Ball&rollerbearing

(d)Plasticbearing

Ans.:(c)Ball&rollerbearing

(15)WhatisHertzianstress?

(a)Tensilestressoninnersurfaceofcylinder

(b)Bendingstressontwocontactsurface

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 11/12
5/14/2015 MECHANICALENGINEERING:INTERVIEWQUESTIONSFORMECHANICALFRESHERS

(c)Contactstressontwocontactsurfaces

(d)Shearstressontwocontactsurfaces

Ans.:(c)Contactstressontwocontactsurfaces

(16)Mohrscirclecanbeusedtodeterminefollowingstressoninclinedsurface

(a)Principalstresses

(b)Normalstresses

(c)Maximumshearstresses

(d)Alloftheabove

Ans.:(a)Principalstresses

(17)Whatsizeofmaterialrequiredformakingrolledthreads?

(a)Pitchdiameter

(b)Rootdiameter

(c)Majordiameter

(d)None

Ans.:(a)Pitchdiameter

PostedbyArunTripathyat6:55PM

Nocomments:

PostaComment

Linkstothispost

CreateaLink

Home
NewerPost

Copyright(c)2012MECHANICALENGINEERING|Designedforradioclickhereusaclickhere,corporateclickhere,attorneyclickhere

http://bigboys99.blogspot.in/2012/09/interviewquestionsformechanical.html 12/12