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This set of Machine Design Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Machine Design Set 2

Q1 | In a horizontal flat belt drive for power transmission it is customary to use
  • bottom side of the belt as slack side
  • top side of the belt as slack side
  • crossed-belting
  • none of the above
  • Cast steel
Q2 | Auto frettage is a
  • extra cover provided on seamless pipes to increase their hoop stress
  • a means of inducing favourable residual stresses in pressure vessels
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • a heat treatment for pressure vessels subjected to low temperatures
  • surface coating process
Q3 | Bush bearings
  • Phosphor bronze
  • Aluminium bronze
  • Mild steel
  • White metal alloys
  • None of the above
Q4 | In a standard coarse thread bolt the stress concentration is maximum at
  • Top surface
  • Pitch circle
  • Root
  • All over the surface
  • Flank
Q5 | In case of worm and worm-wheel the maximum efficiency is obtained when
  • Worm is driver
  • Worm wheel is driver
  • Either of the worm or worm wheel is a driver
  • Depends on other factors
  • None of the above
Q6 | When properly made, a butt weld has the strength equal to
  • Double the tensile strength of plates
  • Half the tensile strength of plates
  • Half the compressive strength of plates
  • The strength of the welded plates
  • Double the compressive strength of plates
Q7 | In case of steels, as the percentage of carbon content increases
  • Percentage elongation decreases
  • Weldability increases
  • Tensile strength decreases
  • Hardness decreases
  • Tapered bearing
Q8 | At the first critical speed a shaft will
  • Remain straight
  • Bend to the simplest shape possible
  • Bend to maximum permissible depth
  • Bend to the convex form
  • Vibrate producing audible sound
Q9 | In order to reverse the direction of rotation of a 3-phase induction motor
  • Motor should eb replaced
  • Power factor should be changed
  • Supply voltage should be cut off in one phase
  • Any two phases should be interchanged
  • All the three phases should be interchanged
Q10 | The basic hole is one which has
  • Upper deviation as zero
  • Lower deviation as zero
  • Lower as well as upper deviation within narrow limits
  • Lower as well as upper deviation are zero
  • None of the above
Q11 | In a Vee belt the angle between the sides is
  • 30?
  • 20?
  • 60?
  • 40?
  • 10?
Q12 | Gerber line for failure criteria is in the form of a
  • parabola
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • straight line with negative slope
  • straight line with positive slope
  • hyperbola
Q13 | Which of the following formula for columns takes into account any initial crookedness of the column and imperfectness of axial loading?
  • Secant formula
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • Euler's formula
  • Rankiness formula
  • Perry Robertson formula
Q14 | While designing a shaft pulley and key for a system
  • Shaft is the weakest member
  • Pulley is the weakest member
  • Key is the weakest member
  • All are designed for equal strength
  • None of the above
Q15 | In case of biaxial stress system when a member is subjected to tensile stresses in two perpendicular directions the maximum shear stress in case of mild steel occurs on a plane inclined at
  • 22
  • 75?
  • 45?
  • 67
  • 30?
Q16 | For a bearing which of the following is maximum?
  • Minimum life
  • Average life
  • Median life
  • (A), (B) and (C) above are identical
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
Q17 | The approximate value of allowable stress for carbon steel under static loading (in kg/cm2) is
  • 500-1000
  • 10000-15000
  • 4000-7500
  • 20000-25000
  • 15000-20000
Q18 | Stub tooth is
  • Longer than standard tooth depth
  • Non-standard tooth
  • Shorter than standard tooth depth
  • Equivalent rack tooth
  • Standard gear tooth
Q19 | Self-tapping screws are generally used in
  • Shear metal work
  • Machine tools
  • Automobiles
  • Aeroplanes
  • None of the above
Q20 | Fatigue is mostly initiated at
  • core
  • centre
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • surface
  • core
Q21 | Which of the following joint is used for pipes carrying water under low pressures?
  • Socket joint
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • Expansion joint
  • Adhesive joint
  • Welded joint
Q22 | In case of steels, as the percentage of carbon content increases
  • Elongation increases
  • Chrome steel
  • Hardness decreases
  • Tensile strength increases
  • Weldability increases
Q23 | If screw threads are to be used in a situation involving high stresses in one direction only, the types of threads suitable for this would be
  • BA
  • BSW
  • Buttress
  • Acme
  • Square
Q24 | A solderberg line for ductile material gives upper limit for
  • Increasing the diameter of threaded portion
  • alternating tensile stress
  • alternating compressive stress
  • any combination of mean and alternating stresses
  • mean stress
Q25 | If water in closed pipe freezes, the pipe will
  • Rupture in a plane inclined at 45 degree to the longitudinal axis of the pipe
  • Rupture along a line running longitudinally along the pipe
  • Rupture along a plane perpendicular to the axis of pipe
  • Rupture zig-zag along the length
  • Rupture along weakest circumferential section