It is a type of spring where thin flat strip

would up on itself as a plane spiral, usually

anchored at the inside end

a. Motor spring
b. Garter
c. Volute spring
d. Helical spring
Which of the following considers the 200
series of bearing?

a. Heavy
b. Medium
c. Light
d. All of these
Under theories of failure, the value of shear
stress is how many times that of the tensile
stress?

a. Four times
b. Half
c. Double
d. One-fourth
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 coupling
c. Involute serrations
d. King pin
What is the other name given to a line shaft?

a. Countershaft
b. Main shaft
c. Long shaft
d. Head shaft
When tested in compression, ductile material
usually exhibit _____ characteristics up to the
yield strength as they do when tested in
tension
a. The same
b. More than
c. Less than
d. Approximately the same
Which of the following is the approximate
density of a fat rubber belt?

a. 0.055 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.045 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3
Which of the following is the surface finish of
heavy cuts of coarse feed?

a. 200 rms
b. 400 rms
c. 80 rms
d. 500 or greater rms
When radii of both the bearing and the
journal are the same, then the bearing is said
to be:

a. Fitted bearing
b. Clearance bearing
c. Full bearing
d. Ambiguous bearing
A tolerance where the size of a part is
permitted to be either large or smaller than
the given dimension

a. Bilateral
b. Unilateral
c. Lateral
d. None of these
A wire rope that the wires and strand are
twisted in the same direction

a. Long lay
b. Perform
c. Regular lay
d. Lang lay
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
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 zero
d. Zero
For involute spline, the type of fits used:

a. Close fit
b. Sliding fit
c. Press fit
d. All of these
It is the angle between a tangent to the pitch
helix and plane normal to the axis of the
screw

a. Helix angle
b. Lead angle
c. Tangent angle
d. Vertical angle
Which of the following is the recommended
initial tension of the belt?

a. 75 lb/in of width
b. 73 lb/in of width
c. 71 lb/in of width
d. 80 lb/in of width
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
What friction devices that are used to
connect shafts?

a. Clutches
b. Spring
c. Brakes
d. Holders
The regular materials for wire ropes are made
of:

a. Chromium
b. Wrought iron
c. Cast steel
d. High-carbon iron
To avoid excessive wear rate the
recommended limiting pressure for 6 X 19
rope is _____ for manganese cast steel

a. 2500 psi
b. 2000 psi
c. 3000 psi
d. 2300 psi
Which of the following ropes is used for lines,
hawsers, overhead cranes, and hoists

a. 6 X 37 IWRC
b. 6 X 35 IWRC
c. 6 X 25 IWRC
d. 7 X 26 IWRC
What is the usual recommended speed for
fabric belts?

a. 4000 to 5000 fpm

b. 3000 to 4000 fpm
c. 2000 to 3000 fpm
d. 2000 and more fpm
The breaking strength of oak-tanned belting
varies from 3 to more than:

a. 5 ksi
b. 6 ksi
c. 7 ksi
d. 9 ksi
A bearing in which the radii of the journal and
the nearing are the same

a. Fitted nearing
b. Full bearing
c. Partial bearing
d. Clearance bearing
On high speed centrifugal blowers, it has
been observed that the arc of contact is
reduced from 180o at rest to _____ in motion

a. 100o
b. 90o
c. 95o
d. 110o
It is a type of coil where the helical coil is
wrapped into a circle forming an annular ring

a. Volute spring
b. Hair spring
c. Motor spring
d. Garter spring
It is suggested that the design factor on the
yield strength be about 1.5 for the smooth
load, about 2 to 2.25 for minor shock loading,
and up to ______ for severe shock loads,
especially when the loading reverse during
operation
a. 4.5
b. 3.5
c. 3.0
d. 4.0
Wire ropes are made from cold-drawn with
_____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27
For wrought steel in its commonly met
commercial forms, it is often assumed that
the average endurance limit for an average Su
(50% survival) with the Brinell Hardness is
limited to:
a. 500
b. 400
c. 240
d. 450
It is the process that cold works a limited
amount of material, thus giving a higher
strength, and it leaves a surface compressive
stress
a. Surface finishing
b. Tensioning
c. Surfacing
d. Surface rolling
What is the usual density of the leather belt?

a. 0.035 lb/in3
b. 0.0135 lb/in3
c. 0.025 lb/in3
d. 0.0465 lb/in3
What are the principal parts of a Journal
Bearing?

a. Bearing and journal

b. Shaft and babbit
c. Clearance and fitted
d. Shaft and cylinder
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
A key with one several patented methods of
keying is driven or pressed into a hole that is
small enough to close the slit, assembled in
radial direction
a. Fit key
b. Roll pin
c. Saddle key
d. Pin key
It is the distance in inches a screw thread (a
helix) advances axially in one turn

a. Pitch
b. Mean pitch
c. Lead
d. Circular pitch
What is the minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for low speed?

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 run
d. One turn
The recommended net belt pull for rubber
belt is:

a. 11.34 lb/ply per inch of width

b. 13.75 lb/ply per inch of width
c. 16.35 lb/ply per inch of width
d. 20.34 lb/ply per inch of width
Which of the following is a particular bolt
used in aeronautical equipment

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
A coupling that transmit power via the
frictional forces induced by pulling the flange
toward each other over slotted tapered
sleeves
a. Flange coupling
b. Ribbed compression coupling
c. Rigid coupling
d. Flanged compression coupling
An old name for an unfinished through bolt
comes with a square

a. Coupling bolt
b. Stud bolt
c. Machine bolt
d. Automobile bolt
Which of the following is the measure of
torsional stress?

a. Accuracy
b. Stiffness
c. Rigidity
d. Precision
Which of the following is used for permanent
fits and similar to involute splines except that
the pressure angle is 14.5o?

a. Separation load
b. Spline shaft
c. Stub serrations
d. Involute serrations
What is the recommended coefficient of
fluctuation of flywheels for punching,
shearing, pressing machine?

a. 0.005 – 0.1
b. 0.007 – 0.01
c. 0.03 – 0.05
d. 0.01 – 0.03
Which of the following bolts is recommended
for general use?

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
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
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
It is a screw fastening with a nut on it

a. bolt
b. U – bolt
c. Rivet
d. Screw
The internal stresses that exist in any part of
the material that is subjected to temperature
and not acted upon by an external load

a. Residual stress
b. Form stress
c. Superposed stress
d. Control stress
What is the approximate length-to-diameter
ration of hydrodynamic bearings?

a. 1
b. 4
c. 3
d. 2
Which of the following is considered
advantageous for bearing metals?

a. comformability
b. compatibility
c. embeddability
d. All of these
It is the difference in the radii of the bearing
and the journal

a. Even clearance
b. Clearance ratio
c. Fit clearance
d. Radial clearance
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
A fastening which has no nut and turns in to
a threaded hole

a. Bolt
b. Fastener
c. Rivet
d. Screw
Which of the following indicates the degree
of concentration?

a. Power factor
b. Service factor
c. Stress factor
d. Stress concentration factor
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
It is the distance measure axially from a point
on one thread to the corresponding point on
an adjacent thread

a. Axial pitch
b. Z – pitch
c. Lead
d. Lead angle
It is the ratio of the length of the column and
the radius of gyration of the cross-sectional
area about a centroidal axis

a. Contact ratio
b. Slenderness ratio
c. Centroidal ratio
d. Column ratio
What is the minimum number of teeth on a
smaller sprocket for moderate speed?

a. 17
b. 21
c. 12
d. 14
At higher temperature, oil oxidizes more
rapidly above:

a. 120oF
b. 200oF
c. 140oF
d. 160oF
For non-metallic gaskets, it has been found
that they should have a certain minimum
amount of compression as _____ for a certain
cork gasket
a. 62%
b. 86%
c. 68%
d. 76%
A key that allows the hub to move along the
shaft but prevents the rotation of the shaft

a. Woodruff key
b. Gibs key
c. Feather key
d. Square key
What is the usual minimum number of teeth
on a smaller sprocket for high speed?

a. 21
b. 24
c. 12
d. 14
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 loaded
c. Centrally loaded
d. Partially loaded
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 shaft
b. Critical shaft
c. Relative speed
d. Mean speed
It is the stress or load induced by the
tightening operation

a. Initial stress
b. Initial tension
c. Residual stress
d. None of these
What type of bolt usually used for high-
pressure pipe flanges, cylinder head studs etc.

a. UNC
b. UNF
c. UNEF
d. 8 UN
For minimum quietness, use sprockets with
_____ or more teeth

a. 21
b. 23
c. 25
d. 27
Under the theories of failure, for static
loading of ductile material, the design stress
is:

a. Yield stress / factor of safety

b. Ultimate stress / factor of safety
c. Ultimate stress / proportional limit
d. Yield point / proportional limit
What is the limiting torsional deflection for
machinery shafts, if the criteria of limiting
torsional deflection vary from 0.08o per foot
of length
a. 1o
b. 2.5o
c. 2o
d. 3.5o
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
The theory of mechanics of materials shows
that the results from the octahedral shear
stress theory and those from the maximum
distortion-energy theory are:
a. The same
b. Less than
c. More than
d. Not related
What is the recommended speed for leather
belts?

a. 6000 to 7000 fpm

b. 5000 to 6000 fpm
c. 7000 to 8000 fpm
d. 4500 to 5600 fpm
What type of fits used for involute spline?

a. Close fit
b. Press fit
c. Sliding fit
d. All of these
A wire rope that the wires and strands are
twisted in the opposite direction

a. Long lay
b. Perform
c. Regular lay
d. Lang lay
A typical hub length fall between

a. 1.25D to 2.5D
b. 1.3D to 3.4D
c. 1.25D to 4.0D
d. D to 7.0D
If the ends are joined by wire lacing with
machine, the usual efficiency of joint is:

a. 100%
b. 75%
c. 85%
d. 88%
What is the difference in radii of the bearing
and journal?

a. Even clearance
b. Clearance ratio
c. Odd clearance
d. Radial clearance
What is the minimum suggested design factor
of wire ropes for miscellaneous hoisting
equipment is:

a. 2
b. 3
c. 5
d. 4
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
Which of the following is the most dominant
cause (approximately 80%) of machine
failures?

a. Torsion
b. Negligence
c. Fatigue failures
d. Compression
For thrust bearing, the speed at moderate
operating condition is:

a. 50 < Vm > 200 fpm

b. 50 < Vm > 250 fpm
c. 50 < Vm > 220 fpm
d. 50 < Vm > 250 fpm
What is the range of the endurance ratio or
Czaud quotes values for steel?

a. 0.23 to 0.65
b. 0.34 to 0.87
c. 0.63 to 0.93
d. 0.34 to 0.45
If two intersecting shafts are to be belt
connected _____ guide pulleys are to be used

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
A coupling used for absorbing some shock
and vibration that may appear on one shaft
and of preventing the occurrences of
reversed stresses caused by the shaft
deflecting at the coupling preventing at the
coupling
a. Rigid coupling
b. Flange coupling
c. Flexible coupling
d. None of these
What is the other name for Kennedy key?

a. Tangential key
b. Woodruf key
c. Saddle key
d. Rollpin
Which of the following is frequently used bolt
in automotive and aircraft industries

a. UNC
b. UNEF
c. UNF
d. NC
It is relatively finely spaced irregularities of
the surfaces

a. Smoothness
b. Waviness
c. Lay
d. Roughness
Fatigue strength is increased by repeated
loads just below the normal fatigue limit,
followed by small step by step increase of the
loading
a. Coaxing
b. Triaxing
c. Mixing
d. Relieving
Which of the following has been considered
as general purpose rope?

a. 6 X 19 IWRC
b. 7 X 25 IWRC
c. 7 X 25 IWRC
d. 6 X 9 IWRC
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
To avoid excessive wear rate the
recommended limiting pressure for 6 X 19
rope is _____ for cast steel

a. 700 psi
b. 900 psi
c. 1000 psi
d. 1200 psi
A fit generally used on those dimensions
involved in a fit; such as pin in a hole

a. Unilateral
b. Lateral
c. Bilateral
d. None of these
It is the diameter of the imaginary cylinder
that bounds the crest of an external thread
and the roots of an internal thread

a. Mean diameter
b. Root diameter
c. Stress diameter
d. Major diameter
For transmission shafts the allowable
deflection is 1 degree in a length of _____
diameters

a. 20
b. 25
c. 30
d. 40
Which of the following ropes is used for
haulage, rigging, guard rails

a. 6 X 35 IWRC
b. 6 X 15 IWRC
c. 7 X 8 IWRC
d. 7 X 7 IWRC
Which of the following considers the 300
series of bearing?

a. Heavy
b. Medium
c. Light
d. All of these
What is the other name given to short shafts
on machines?

a. Spindles
b. Head shafts
c. Core shafts
d. All of these
What is the maximum shaft angle for a single
Hooke’s couplings?

a. 10o
b. 17o
c. 15o
d. 20o
The operating temperature of oil films in the
bearing must approximately:

a. 140oF to 150oF
b. 140oF to 160oF
c. 120oF to 190oF
d. 120oF to 190oF