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
The modulus of elasticity for metals
in compression is usually taken as
that in :

A. tension
B. bearing
C. yield
D. ultimate
Which of the following is the ratio of
moment and stress.

A. strain
B. Section modulus
C. contraction
D. Passions ratio
What is the flexural when of a
symmetrically cross-section beam
when the vertical shear is maximum.

A. infinity
B. zero
C. maximum
D. minimum
The riveted joints in ACME Code has
a design surface compressive stress
_____ higher than the design tensile
stress.

A. 70%
B. 60%
C. 35%
D. 50%
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
What is the usual factor of safety for
a pressure vessel?

A. 4
B. 1.5
C. 3
D. 5
It is permissible variation of the size.

A. tolerance
B. limits
C. fits
D. None of these
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
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
A tolerance where the size of a part
is permitted to be either larger or
smaller than the given dimension.

A. unilateral
B. lateral
C. bilateral
D. None of these
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
When the hole is smaller than the
shaft, it will take force or pressure to
put the cold parts together. In such
case the allowance is negative.
Which of the following terms is
appropriate for such allowance.

A. Negative fits of metal

B. Interference of metal
C. Positive fits of the shaft
D. Intangible fits
What is the direction of the of the
predominant surface pattern?

A. smoothness
B. waviness
C. lay
D. roughness
It 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 surface finish of micrometer
in rms.

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Which of the following gear has the
simplest type of teeth?

A. Helical hears
B. Spur gears
C. Bevel gears
D. Worm gears
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
It is the circle tangent to the
addendum of the meshing gears.

A. Clearance circle
B. Base circle
C. Addendum circle
D. Pitch circle
The distance from a 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
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
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
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
It is the study of the body’s motion
independent of the forces on the
body.

A. kinetics
B. dynamics
C. kinematics
D. mechanics
What is the reciprocal of the velocity
ratio?

A. Train value
B. Ratio factor
C. Modular value
D. None of these
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
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 a type of bolt threaded on both
ends and can be used where a
through bolt impossible.

A. Coupling bolt
B. Carriage bolt
C. Stud bolt
D. Machine bolt
Which of the following is not a type
of bolt.

A. Stud bolt
B. Steel bolt
C. Machine bolt
D. Coupling bolt
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
What is the large wood screw used
to fasten machinery and equipment.

A. Lag screw
B. Loss screw
C. Wood screw
D. Cross screw
What is the minimum length of
contact in tapped hole for cast iron?

A. 1.7 D
B. 1.5 D
C. 1.2 D
D. 2.1 D
It is the ratio of the mean diameter
of coil over the coil diameters.

A. Wahl factor
B. Spring factor
C. Coil ratio
D. Lead scale
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
It is the length of a coil spring under
no load.

A. Compressed length
B. Free length
C. Solid height
D. None of these
In general, the steel springs are
made of relatively of relatively high
carbon steel usually:

A. 5%
B. Less than 0.5%
C. More than 0.5%
D. 7.5%
It is a low cost spring material,
suitable where service is not severe
and dimensional precision is not
needed

A. Helical spring wire

B. Stainless steel
C. Hard drawn wire spring
D. copper
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
Which of the following wires with
good quality and is used for impact
loading.

A. Hard drawn wire

B. Song wire
C. Helical spring wire
D. chromium-silicon wire
When heat-treated wire is coiled
cold, it should be stress relieved for
bending stress and after cooling it is
heated at some:

A. 400 F
B. 600 F
C. 700 C
D. 500 F
Which of the following is not a
function of spring?

A. Absorbs energy
B. Source of potential energy
C. Measure weight
D. Measure thickness
Which of the following is the type of
spring made in the form of dished
washer?

A. Air spring
B. Belleville spring
C. Volute spring
D. Motor spring
What is the type of failure due to
unstability?

A. buckling
B. Slenderness ratio
C. stability
D. euler’s failure
What type of formula is best applied
to a very slender column?

A. Column formula
B. Slenderness formulas
C. stability
D. Euler formula
If two principal stresses is zero, the
state of stress is:

A. biaxial
B. mono-axial
C. uniaxial
D. triaxial
What do you call the system that
have finite values of principal
stresses

A. triaxial
B. uniaxial
C. monoaxial
D. biaxial
A screw that requires positive
torque to lower the load , or to
loosen the screw if it has been

A. Self locking screw

B. Lock screw
C. Self screw
D. Power screw
What is the rotating member used in
transmitting power?

A. shaft
B. Counter shaft
C. axle
D. washer
For machinery shafts, the permissible
deflection is approximately:

A. 0.02 in./ft
B. 0.03 in. in./ft
C. 0.01 in./ft
D. 0.05 in./ft
For shafts, the shear due to bending
is a maximum at the neutral plane
where the normal stress is:

A. minimum
B. constant
C. Maximum also
D. zero
The minimum value of numerical
combined shock and fatigue factor
to be applied in every case to the
computed bending moment of the
shaft is:

A. 2.0
B. 1.75
C. 1.5
D. 1.3
What is another name given to short
shafts on machines?

A. spindles
B. Head shafts
C. Core shafts
D. All of these
The other name given to a line shaft
is:

A. countershaft
B. main shaft
C. Long shaft
D. Head shaft
The speed at which the center of
mass will be equal the deflecting
forces on the shaft; the shaft with its
attached bodies will then vibrate
violently, since the centrifugal force
changes its direction as the shaft
turns in:

A. Nominal speed
B. Critical speed
C. Relative speed
D. Mean speed
An old rule of thumb for transmission
shafting is that the deflection should
not exceed _____ of length between
supports.

A. 0.01 in. per foot

B. 0.08 in. per foot
C. 0.02 in. per foot
D. 0.05 in. per foot
For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of
_____ diameters.

A. 20
B. 25
C. 30
D. 40
What is the limiting torsional
deflection for machinery shafts, if the
criteria of limiting torsional deflection
vary from 0.08° per foot of length.

A. 1°
B. 2.5 °
C. 2°
D. 3.5 °
Bevel gears of sizes 5 in. to 15 in.
should not be lift or depress more
than _____ , as Gleason statement.

A. 0.004
B. 0.003
C. 0.002
D. 0.001
What is another name for Kennedy
key?

A. Tangential key
B. Woodruff key
C. Saddle key
D. rollpin
What type of key that allows the
hub to move along the shaft but
prevents the rotation of the shaft?

A. Woodruf key
B. Feather key
C. Gibbs key
D. Square key
What type of fits used for involute
spline?

A. Close fit
B. Press fit
C. Sliding fit
D. All of these
It is used for permanents fits and
similar to involute splines except
that the pressure angle is 14.5 °

A. Separation load
B. Spline shaft
C. Stub serrations
D. Involute serrations
It is used a coupling, or in addition
to another couplings where, in case
of overload, there is danger of injury
to machine or to material in process.

A. Shear pin
B. Flange bolt
C. Involute serrations
D. King pin
What is the maximum shaft angle
for a single Hooke’s coupling?

A. 10 °
B. 17 °
C. 15 °
D. 20 °
What are the two principal parts of a
Journal Bearing?

A. Bearing and journal

B. Shaft and babbit
C. Clearance and fitted
D. Shaft and cylinder
When the line of action of the load,
bisects the arc of partial bearing, the
bearing is said to be:

A. Eccentrically loaded
B. Fully load
C. Centrally loaded
D. Partially loaded
What is the difference in radii of the
bearing Journal?

A. Even clearance
B. Clearance ration
C. Odd clearance
D. Radial clearance
When radii of both the bearing and
journal are the same, then the
bearing is said to be:

A. Fitted bearing
B. Clearance bearing
C. Full bearing
D. Ambiguous bearing
What is the line that passes through
the centers of the bearing and the
journals.

A. Line of action
B. Line of centers
C. Line of symmetry
D. Tangent line
Which of the following is considered
advantageous for bearing materials?

A. conformability
B. compatibility
C. embeddability
D. All of these
A conclusion repeatedly verified by experiment is
that the smoother surface:

A. Has the greater load capacity of the bearing

B. Has the lesser capacity of the bearing
C. Has constant load
D. None of these
Which of the following considers the
200 series of bearing?

A. heavy
B. medium
C. light
D. All of these
Which of the following considers the
300 series of bearing?

A. medium
B. heavy
C. light
D. All of these
A type of roller bearing in which the
balls are assembled by the eccentric
displacement of the inner ring.

A. Shallow groove ball bearing

B. Filling-slot ball bearing
C. Self-aligning ball bearing
D. Deep-groove ball bearing
Which of the following is not a type
of ball bearing?

A. Shallow groove ball bearing

B. Filling-slot ball bearing
C. Self-aligning ball bearing
D. Deep-groove ball bearing
Which of the following is the
approximate density of the leather
belt?

A. 0.035 lb/in.³
B. 0.0135 lb/in.³
C. 0.025 lb/in.³
D. 0.0465 lb/in.³
Which of the following is the
approximate density of a flat rubber
belt?

A. 0.055 lb/in.³
B. 0.0135 lb/in.³
C. 0.045 lb/in.³
D. 0.0465 lb/in.³
A toothed wheel whose tooth
elements are straight and parallel to
the shaft axis or used to transmit
motion and power between parallel
shafts.

A. Helical gear
B. Spur gear
C. Worm gear
D. Bevel gear
The breaking strength of oak-tanned
beltings varies from 3 to more than:

A. 5 ksi
B. 6 ksi
C. 7 ksi
D. 9 ksi
Experience suggests that the most
economical designs are obtained for
a belt speed of:

A. 6000 to 7500 fpm

B. 3000 to 5000 fpm
C. 3500 to 4700 fpm
D. 5000 to 1000 fpm
The tension in the belt due to
centrifugal force increasing rapidly
above about:

A. 2500 fpm
B. 3000 fpm
C. 3500 fpm
D. 4000 fpm
For leather belts, recommended
speed is:

A. 6000 to 7000 fpm

B. 5000 to 6000 fpm
C. 7000 to 8000 fpm
D. 4500 to 5600 fpm
The recommended initial tension of
the belt is:

A. 75 lb/in of width
B. 73 lb/in of width
C. 71 lb/in of width
D. 80 lb/in of width
The minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for low speed is:

A. 12
B. 21
C. 17
D. 14
Two shafts at right angles to each
other may be connected by what
arrangement?

A. Half turn
B. Quarter turn
C. ¾ turn
D. One turn
The minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for moderate speed
is:

A. 17
B. 21
C. 12
D. 14
The minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for high speed is:

A. 21
B. 24
C. 12
D. 14
The resultant of a pair of equal
forces but opposite direction is
called:

A. concurrent
B. couple
C. non-concurrent
D. resultant
The helical and herringbone gear teeth cut
after heat treatment should have a hardness
in the range of 210/300 BHN. The pinion
gear teeth hardness on the other hand,
ideally/normally should be at _____ BHN.

A. 250/320
B. 350/380
C. 400
D. 340/350
As a rule the center to center distance
between sprockets should not be less than
_____ times the diameter of the bigger
sprocket and not less than 30 times the pitch
nor more than about 50 times to pitch.

A. 1.5
B. 2
C. 2.5
D. 3
All forces in the same plane are
called:

A. coplanar
B. couple
C. parallel
D. resultant
A single force, which produces the
same effect upon a mass as two or
several forces acting together, is
called:

A. components
B. Composition of forces
C. Resolution of forces
D. Resultant
Which of the following laws which states that
the force of attraction between two bodies is
directly proportional to the product of their
masses and inversely proportional to distance
square between their centers.

A. Hooke’s law
B. Law of gravitation
C. Law of motion
D. Newton’s law
Any object thrown upward will return
to earth with the magnitude of the
terminal velocity equal to

A. 50% of the initial velocity

B. 80% of the initial velocity
C. About 90% of the initial velocity
D. The initial velocity
Flat belt that is too tight will induce strain
on the bearing and belt _____.

A. Life will be shortened

B. Result to uneconomical operation
C. suffer/shatter
D. Will be sheared/cut
The resulting cross-sectional area of
the tensile test specimen divided by
the specimen original area is called:

A. Charpy test
B. % elongation
C. Impact test
D. Izod test
SAE 51XXX belongs to the ______
steel family.

A. carbon
B. chromium
C. manganese
D. nickel
In itself. It is a lubricant and usually
one of the important elements in
casting non-ferrous metals like bronze,
for example

A. antimony
B. babbit
C. lead
D. zinc
Gasket material, which should avoid
hot liquid/steam applications.

A. Asbestos fiber
B. Nylon fiber
C. Rubberized
D. Wool
The same material properties all
over/direction and at any particular
point in a structural member is:

A. heterogenous
B. homogenous
C. isentropic
D. isotropic