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1. Effective shaping can be performed by using _____ milling
machine.
a. Vertical
b. Horizontal
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Ans. a. Vertical
2. During the milling process, the cutter usually moves
a. Parallel to its axis
b. Perpendicular to its axis
c. Inclined to its axis
d. Any of the above
Ans. b. Perpendicular to its axis

3. The speed at which the piece advances through the cutter is

called
a. Cutting speed
b. Depth of cut
c. Feed rate
d. None of these
Ans. c. Feed Rate
4. Peripheral milling is well suited to the cutting of a
a. Deep slots
b. Threads
c. Gear teeth
d. All of the above
Ans. d. All of the above
5. In which type of milling machine the cutting action occurs at
the end corners of the milling cutter.
a. Face milling
b. Peripheral milling
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Ans. a. Face Milling
6. A milling cutter may have surface made of
a. High speed steel
b. Both a and c
c. Cemented carbide
d. Aluminium oxide
Ans. b. Both a and c
7. The use of coating on milling cutters will increase the ____ of
the tool
a. Corrosion resistance
b. Surface finish
c. Surface hardness
d. Melting point
Ans. c. Surface hardness
8. Following are the coatings used for milling cutters
a. Titanium nitride (TiN)
b. Titanium carbonitride (TiCN)
c. Aluminium titanium nitride (AlTiN)
d. All of the above
Ans. d. All of the above
9. In the vertical milling process the milling cutters are held in the
____ and ___.
a. spindle, rotates on its axis
b. spindle, reciprocates
c. Arbor, rotate on its axis
d. Arbor, reciprocates
Ans. a. spindle, rotates on its axis
10. Which type of mechanism is used in shaper machine?
a. Indexing mechanism
b. Quick return mechanism
c. Four-bar chain mechanism
d. None of the above
Ans. b. Quick return mechanism

11. What is scuffing?

a. Wear due to chemical action by lubricants
b. Surface injury on matting teeth surface
c. Lubrication failure
d. Surface fatigue failure
Ans. c. Lubrication failure
12. On drilling machine which of the following process is known as
reaming?
a. Enlargement of existing hole
b. Hole made by removal of metal along the hole circumference
c. Drilling a new hole
d. Smoothly finishing and accurately sizing a drilled hole
Ans. d. Smoothly finishing and accurately sizing a drilled hole
13. The process of bevelling sharp ends of a workpiece is called
as __________.
a. Chamfering
b. Facing
c. Grooving
d. Knurling
Ans. a. Chamfering
14. A flat surface can be produced by a lathe machine, if the
cutting tool moves_____
a. Parallel to the axis of rotation of workpiece
b. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation of workpiece
c. At an angle of 45o
d. None of these
Ans. b. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation of workpiece

15. Casting are usually

a. Costlier than forging
b. Cost same as forging
c. Cheaper than forging
d. None of these
Ans. c. Cheaper than forging
16. Which of the following is an abrasive cutting?
a. Milling
b. Laser beam matching
c. Drilling
d. Grinding
Ans. d. Grinding
17. Grinding is best suited to the matching of
a. Very hard material
b. Soft material
c. Both a and b
d. None of these
Ans. a. Very hard material
18. Grinding is commonly used in
a. Aluminium
b. Cast iron
c. Brass
d. Plastic
Ans. b. Cast iron

19. In which of the following grinding methods, rate of material

removal is high?
a. Surface grinding
b. Cylindrical grinding
c. Creep feed grinding
d. All of the above
Ans. c. Creep feed grinding
20. Which of the following process/es is/ are the subset/s of
grinding?
a. Honing
b. Lapping
c. Sanding
d. All of the above
Ans. d. All of the above
21. Draft on pattern for casting is
a. Taper to facilitate its removal from mould
b. For matching the surface
c. Identification number
d. To allow shrinkage of metal
Ans. a. Taper to facilitate its removal from mould
22. Seam welding is a
a. Arc welding process
b. Continuous spot welding process
c. Multi spot welding process
d. Process used for joining round bars
Ans. b. Continuous spot welding process

23. The following type of welding process uses consumable

electrode.
a. Resistance welding
b. Thermit welding
c. Metal inert gas (MIG) welding
d. Tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding
Ans. c. Metal inert gas (MIG) welding
24. A twist drill is a
a. Side cutting tool
b. Front cutting tool
c. Both b and c
d. End cutting tool
Ans. d. End cutting tool
25. Slag inclusion in casting is a
a. Surface defect
b. Internal defect
c. Crack
d. Notch
Ans. a. Surface defect
26. Wax pattern is used in
a. Die casting
b. Investment casting
c. Shell moulding
d. Plaster board
Ans. b. Investment casting

27. The electric resistance welding operates with

a. Low current and high voltage
b. Low current and low voltage
c. High current and low voltage
d. High current and high voltage
Ans. c. High current and low voltage
28. The current value in the arc welding is decided by
a. Speed of travel
b. Plate thickness
c. Welded length
d. Electrode size
Ans. d. Electrode size
29. Drawing out is a ____ operation
a. Forging
b. Finishing
c. Suiting
d. Fitting
Ans. a. Forging
30. Honing is used to finish
a. Flat surface
b. Hole
c. Shaft
d. Irregular surface
Ans. b. Hole

31. Which of the following is the is a process of shaping metals

and alloys into semi-finished products by passing them
between two rolls rotating in opposite direction.
a. Extrusion
b. Drawing out
c. Rolling
d. Hobbing
Ans. c. Rolling
32. The term forging refers to
a. Elastic deformation
b. Stress deformation
c. Strain relieving
d. Plastic deformation
Ans. d. Plastic deformation
33. In a forging process the work piece is usually subjected to:
a. Compressive stress
b. Tensile stress
c. Shear stress
d. Bending stress
Ans. a. Compressive stress
34. Hot die forging is also known as
a. Roll forging
b. Isothermal forging
c. Embossing
d. Precision forging
Ans. b. Isothermal forging

35. Forging process for shaping round bar is called

a. Press forging
b. Drop forging
c. Rotary forging
d. Billet
Ans. c. Rotary forging
36. In lapping, following abrasive is used for soft ferrous and non-
ferrous metals.
a. Silicon carbide
b. Natural corundum
c. Diamond
d. Aluminium oxide
Ans. d. Aluminium oxide
37. Which of the following abrasive is used for lapping hardened
steel parts.
a. Silicon carbide
b. Powdered garnet
c. Diamond
d. Aluminium oxide
Ans. a. Silicon carbide
38. Hard lapping is mainly used for
a. Races of roller bearings
b. Press work dies
c. Gears
d. Pistons
Ans. b. Press work dies

39. Machine lapping is used for

a. Press work dies
b. Molding dies
c. Pistons
d. Limit gauges
Ans. c. Pistons
40. Honing is mostly used to finish
a. Outer cylinder polishing
b. Both a and c
c. Outer cylinder surface
d. Internal cylindrical surfaces
Ans. d. Internal cylindrical surfaces
41. In the case of honing, the tool used is made in the form of a
a. Stick
b. Cylinder
c. Cube
d. Round
Ans. a. Stick
42. Which Operation is employed prior to super finishing?
a. Drilling
b. Grinding
c. Milling
d. Any of these
Ans. b. Grinding

43. Which of the following operations are performed after

polishing?
a. Lapping
b. Honing
c. Buffing
d. All of these
Ans. c. Buffing
44. The main property of cutting fluid is
a. Ductility
b. Specific gravity
c. Specific heat
d. Viscosity
Ans. d. Viscosity
45. A tool which is used to enlarge a previously drilled hole is
known as
a. Boring tool
b. Turning tool
c. Form tool
d. Facing tool
Ans. a. Boring tool
46. Which one of the following properties is the most essential for
the metals in the process of casting, welding, brazing and
soldering?
a. Malleability
b. Fusibility
c. Tenacity
d. Plasticity
Ans. b. Fusibility

47. The main use of coolant on machine tool is

a. To wet the two mating points
b. To save the machine tool from heating
c. To minimize friction between two mating parts
d. To cool the parts of machine
Ans. c. To minimize friction between two mating parts
48. Cutting tool used in planning machine is
a. Multipoint cutting tool
b. End mill cutter
c. Both a and b
d. Single point cutting tool
Ans. d. Single point cutting tool
49. A final finishing operation is
a. Tumbling
b. Filling
c. Lapping
d. Honing
Ans. a. Tumbling
50. Single cut files are used for cutting of
a. Soft metal
b. Hard metal
c. Tempered metal
d. Ductile metal
Ans. b. hard metal
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