1) According to Grashof s law for a four-bar mechanism,

(a) The sum of the shortest and longest link lengths should not be greater than the sum of the
remaining two link lengths if there is to be continuous relative motion between the two links.
(b) The sum of the shortest and longest link lengths should not be less than the sum of the
remaining two link lengths if there is to be continuous relative motion between the two links.
(c) The sum of the shortest and longest link lengths should not be greater than the sum of the
remaining two link lengths.
(d) None of these

2) In a 4 bar linkage, if the lengths of shortest, longest and the other two links are denoted by s,
l, p and q, then it would result in Grashofs linkage provided that
(a) l + p < s + q (b) l + s < p + q (c) l + p = s + q (d) none of these

3) The mechanism forms a structure, when the number of degrees of freedom (n) is equal to
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 1

4) In a four bar chain or quadric cycle chain

(a) each of the four pairs is a turning pair
(b) one is a turning pair and three are sliding pairs
(c) three are turning pairs and one is sliding pair
(d) each of the four pairs is a sliding pair.

5) Which of the following is an inversion of single slider crank chain ?

(a) Beam engine (b) Watts indicator mechanism
(c) Elliptical trammels (d) Whitworth quick return motion mechanism

6) In which of the following belt the power is transmitted by wedging action

(a) V belt (b) Flat belt (c) Circular ropes (d) None of these

7) Due to slip of the belt, the velocity ratio of the belt drive
(a) decreases (b) increases (c) does not change (d) None
8) The brakes commonly used in railway trains is
(a) shoe brake (b) band brake
(c) band and block brake (d) internal expanding brake

9) The brake commonly used in motor cars is

(a) shoe brake (b) band brake
(c) band and block brake (d) internal expanding shoe brake

10) Which of the following operations cannot be performed on a lathe

(a) Facing (b) Turning (c) Thread cutting (d) Trepanning

11) Hollow thin castings, Lamp shades, Thin ornaments, Hollow statues, Decorative items
are made using
(a)Slush Casting (b) Continous Casting (c) Investment Casting (d) Full moulding

12) The critical point of Water is

(a) 374.16 C, 22.1 bar (b) 374.16 C, 221.2 bar
(c) 274.15 C, 2.21 bar (d) None

13) The point where saturated liquid line meets saturated vapour line is called as
(a) Critical Point (b) Triple Point (c) Subcritical point (d) None of these

14) Match the Pairs

A. Thermal Conductivity (K) B. Film Conductance (h) C. Stefan Boltzman Constant ( )
1. W/ 2. W/mk 3. W/
A B C
(a) 1 2 3
(b) 2 3 1
(c) 3 2 1
15) For a glass plate, transmissivity and reflectivity are 0.86 and 0.08 respectively, the
absorptivity of the glass plate is
(a) 0.86 (b) 0.08 (c) 1.00 (d) 0.06

16) An expendable pattern is used in

(a) Slush Casting (b) Squeeze casting (c) Centrifugal casting (d) Investment casting

17) Match the Following

A. Coining 1. Tensile
B. Wire drawing 2. Shear
C. Blanking 3. Tensile and compressive
D. Deep drawing 4. Compressive
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 4 1 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 4 3 1

18) Which of the following clutch is a positive clutch

(a) Plate clutch (b) Cone clutch (c) Centrifugal clutch (d) Jaw clutch

19) Single slider crank chain consists of

(a) 1 turning pair and 3 sliding pairs
(b) 3 turning pairs and 1 sliding pair
(c) 2 turning pairs and 2 sliding pairs
(d) 4 turning pairs

20) When the pattern is made in three parts, the top part is known as
(a) Cheek (b) Cope (c) Drag (d) None
21) Cast iron and steel pipes are produced by which casting process
(a) Slush Casting (b) Centrifugal Casting (c) Die casting (d) Investment casting

22) The operation of giving impressions of figures, letters or designs on sheet metal parts is
known as
(a) Squeezing (b) Coining (c) Embossing (d) planishing

23) The operation of cutting a number of evenly spaced holes in a regular pattern on sheet metal
is known as
(a) Piercing (b) Blanking (c) Perforating (d) Punching

24) Lancing is the operation of

(a) Cutting sheet metal in a straight line along the length
(b) Removing of metal to the desired shape from the edge of plate
(c) Cutting of sheet metal through part of its length and then bending cut portion
(d) Bending of sheet of metal along curved axis

25) Which of the following clutch is used in Cars, buses and trucks
(a) Multi plate clutch (b) Single plate clutch (c) Cone clutch (d) Jaw clutch

26) Which of the following is a flexible coupling

(a) Split muff coupling (b) Hookes Joint (c) Flange coupling (d) Muff coupling

27) Which of the following is the rigid coupling

(a) Bushed pin type coupling (b) Flange coupling (c) Hookes Joint (d) Oldham coupling

28) A clutch is the mechanical device which provides

(a) Permanent connection between driving and driven shaft
(b) Frequent engagement and disengagement of driving and driven shaft
(c) Support to the rotating elements
(d) None of these
29) Work holding device used for hollow cylindrical bar on lathe is
(a) Chuck (b) Arbor (c) Mandrel (d) Magnetic chuck

30) Which process is used to produce tools, gear blanks, crankshafts, connecting rods, gears etc?
(a) Swaging (b) Forging (c) Smithing (d) Fullering

31) Which of the following devices can be used to harness the solar energy ?
(a) Gas turbine (b) Wind mill (c) Photo voltaic cell (d) Steam turbine

32) In steam power plants, thermodynamic cycle used is

(a) Brayton (b) Rankine (c) Carnot (d) Joule

33) Thermal efficiency of heat engine is

(a) Ratio of brake power to indicated power
(b) Ratio of work output to heat supplied
(c) Ratio of heat rejected to heat supplied
(d) Ratio of work output to heat rejected

34) A Bolt and nut forms

(a) A turning pair (b) Spherical pair (c) Sliding pair (d) Screw pair

35) The motion of rotating shaft in footstep bearing constitutes

(a) Successfully constrained motion (b) Completely constrained motion
(c) Incompletely constrained motion (d) Unsuccessfully constrained motion

36) Which one of the following is not a Friction clutch ?

(a) Disc or plate clutch (b) Cone clutch
(c) Centrifugal clutch (d) Jaw clutch
37) Match the Following
A. Single plate friction clutch 1. Motorcycles
B. Multi plate friction clutch 2. Rolling mills
C. Centrifugal clutch 3. Trucks
D. Jaw Clutch 4. Mopeds
A B C D
(a) 2 3 4 1
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 2 3 1 4
(d) 2 4 3 1

38) Large speed reductions (greater than 20) are possible through -
(a) Spur gearing (b) Bevel gearing (c) Helical gearing (d) Worm gearing

39) The alloying element added to increase the endurance strength or fatigue strength of steel is
(a) Nickel (b) Vanadium (c) Molybdenum (d) Tungsten

40) The alloy steel designated as 40Cr18Ni2 by Bureau of Indian standards contains
(a) 0.4% C, 18% Cr, 2% Ni (b) 4% C, 18% Cr, 2% Ni
(c) 0.4% C, 1.8% Cr, 2% Ni (d) 0.4% C, 1.8% Cr, 2% Ni

41) Monel metal is an alloy of

(a) Fe and C (b) Cu and Zn (c) Al and Cu (d) Cu and Ni

42) The blade of power saw is made of

(a) Boron Steel (b) High speed steel (c) Stainless steel (d) Malleable cast iron

43) Machine tool beds are generally made of

(a) Steel (b) Cast Iron (c) Brass (d) Copper
44) Gunmetal (Bronze) which is used for manufacturing Journal bearings contains
(a) 88% Cu, 10% Sn, 2% Zn (b) 80% Cu, 10% Sn, 10% Zn
(c) 80% Cu, 10% Sn, 10% Al (d) 80% Cu, 10% Sn, 10% Pb

45) Gas contained in a closed system consisting of piston cylinder arrangement is expanded.
Work done by the gas during expansion is 50 kJ. Decrease in internal energy of the gas during
expansion is 30 kJ. Heat transfer during the process is
(a) -20 kJ (b) +20 kJ (c) -80 kJ (d) +80 kJ

46) A reversible heat engine operating between hot and cold reservoirs delivers work output of
54 kJ and rejects a heat of 66 kJ. The efficiency of the engine is
(a) 0.45 (b) 0.66 (c) 0.75 (d) 0.82

47) In throttling process,Which one of the following parameters remains constant ?

(a) Temperature (b) Enthalpy (c) Entropy (d) Pressure

48) A wall of thickness 0.6 m has a normal area 1.5 and is made up of material having
thermal conductivity 0.4 W/mk. What is the thermal resistance of wall ?
(a) 1 W/K (b) 1.8 W/K (c) 1 K/W (d) 1.8 K/W

49) According to Stefan boltzman law, the emissive power of black body is
(a) Directly proportional to square of Absolute temperature
(b) Inversely proportional to fourth power of Absolute temperature
(c) Directly proportional to fourth power of Absolute temperature
(d) Inversely proportional to square of Absolute temperature

50) The control rods in Nuclear power plants are made from
(a) Copper and Silver (b) Boron and Cadmium (c) Antimony (d)None of these