Questions for revision- English for mechanical
engineering
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1 Brass is an of copper and zinc.…………………
A. alloy
B. avoid C. mixture D. part
2 Aluminum, copper and bronze don’t contain iron. They are metals…………
A. iron B. not iron C. ferrous
D. non ferrous
3 Metals which contain some proportion of iron may be attacked by ..…………
A. other metals B. corrode
C. rust
D. rustion
4 High-purity metal are more resistant than .……………………
A. alloys
B. iron C. metals D. ferrous metals
5 What is the width of the bolt? It is 2cm .……………………
A. wide
B. width C. in wide D. at width
6 A diesel engine is an engine which uses ..……………
A. oil B. diesel
C. diesel oil
D. diesel petrol
7 Which view is taken to show the most important or descriptive face?
A. front view
B left view. C. top view D. bottom view
8 The view obtained by looking at the object from below is called…………
A. front view B left view. C. top view
D. bottom view
9 An industrial drawing comprises several separately placed figures known as ..………
A. observers

A. compress B. push C. make D. extend
19 Physical quantities are divided into groups- scalar and vector quantities.
A. added B. classified C. subtracted D. multiplied
20.The length of the vector is to the magnitude of the force it represents.……………
A. proportional B. opposite C. equal D. longer
21 The intensity of stress depends on .…………………
A. c.s.a B. size of the force C. stress D. both A and B
23 Distortion due to stress is called……………………
A. strain B. stress C stress and strain. D. tensile
23 Mild steel is ..material.……………
A. a plastic B. an elastic C a tough D. a corrosion-resistant
24 material can regain its shape and size after the forces are removed.…………
A. rigid B. elastic C tough D. plastic
25 A/An .substance can be used to wear away a soften material.………
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A. formable B. organic C abrasive D. ductile
26 If a material is .it will tend to fracture under impact loads.……………
A. rigid B. brittle C hard D. elastic
27 The point ..the body is free to rotate is called the fulcrum.…………
A. which B. in which C about which D. that
28 The point where the effort is applied to a lever is called.
A. effort end B. load end C fulcrum D. rest end
29 A bent shaft for transmitting motion , changing from reciprocating to rotary and vice versa is
.…………
A. an axle B. an arm C. a crank D. a lever
30 The turning effect of a force about a fulcrum is known as the of the force.…………
A. moment B. product C rotary. D. effect
31 The perpendicular distance between the force’s line of action and its fulcrum are measured.
A. right distance B. left distance C. distance at right
angle

43 The .is the first step in manufacturing.……………
A. first model
B. original concept C. revised model D. none is correct
44 Unless mild steel is painted, it rust.……………
A. will
B. won’t C. is D. are
45 If the doors a lift will not operate.……………………
A. aren t close ’
B. is close C. are close D. isn’t close
46 A machine which is used to grind a material is called a …………………
A. drill B. drilling machine C. grind
D. grinding
machine
47 Numerical control means control .……………………
A. by maths B. in maths C. in numbers
D. by numbers
48 Which medium actually control the motion of numerical control machine tools?
A. electric system B. electronic system
C.electromechanica
l system
D. mechanical
system
49 What is one of the principle advantages of numerical control?
A. money reduction
B. time reduction
C. time increase D. money increase
50 Brass is an of copper and zinc.…………………
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A. alloy
B. avoid C. mixture D. part

A. chemical B. electronic C. mechanical
D. electric
59 The thin layer of .on the surface of the metal protects them from corrosion.………………
A. aluminum B. chromium C. oxide
D. chromium oxide
60 Engineer have to make sure that two .metals are not allowed to touch together.………………
A. similar B. like
C. dissimilar
D. same
61 When aluminum sheets are riveted with copper rivets, the aluminum near the rivets
will . in damp condition.……………
A. corrode
B. corrosion C. corrodes D. not corrode
62 What is the width of the metal plate? It is 3m .……………………
A. wide
B. width C. in wide D. at width
63 A diesel engine is an engine which uses ..……………
A. oil B. diesel
C. diesel oil
D. diesel petrol
64 Plastics are available in many form sheets, tubes, robs.…………………
A. such
B. such as
C. so D. so that
65 Plastics have ..to atmospheric corrosion.…………
A. resist B. resistant
C. resistance
D. resistion
66 Thermoplastics will soften when .and harden when……… ………
A. heated/cooled

produce machines
74 All precision measuring tools must be handle with care in order to avoid damage to them.
A. accuracy
B. similarity C. exactly D. true
75 Which is used primarily to measure the hole diameter?
A. outside caliper
B. inside caliper
C. hermaphrodite D. caliper
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caliper
76 What must the workman depend upon in order to make accurate measurement?
A. sense of feel
B. tip of finger C. finger D. skin
77 Which is used to measure the distance between a surface and a scribed line?
A. hermaphrodite
caliper
B. out side caliper C. inside caliper D. telescoping gage
78 Which has two contact plungers?
A. outside caliper B. inside caliper
C. telescoping gage
D. small hole gage
79 Bilateral tolerance is specified as a or minus deviation from the basic dimension.…
A. add B. include
C. plus
D. zero
80 The maximum and minimum dimension resulting from the application of the designated tolerance
are called .dimension.……………
A. deviation
B. limit
C. accuracy D. bilateral

A. such/as B. so/that
C. from/of
D. from/to
90 Plastics are used widely in engineering they are cheap.……………
A. because
B. because of C. so that D. therefore
91 Plastics have resistance to atmospheric corrosion, they are not particularly strong.……
A. because B. because of
C. however
D. more over
92 Friction is essential in brakes ..it is a nuisance in an engine,……………
A. so
B. however
C. because D. therefore
93 Numerical control machine tools are very useful .they are used to machine parts in small ………
and medium quantities.
A. therefore B. because C. but
D. however
94 Numerical control machine tools can machine difficult shapes by means of a.
A. robot B. automatic system
C. tracer controlled
unit
D. NC controlled
unit
95Mechanism is a component of machine that transmit or change ..……………
A. force B. effort
C. motion
D. movement
96 Parts which have teeth that can engage another wheel with teeth are called……………
A. bearings

107 In engineering, drilling machines, milling machines and lathes are called .…………
A. numerical controls B. machine tools C. NC machines D. transfer types
108 Which medium actually controls the motions of numerical controlled machine tools?
A. electric system B. electronic system C. electromechanical
system
D. mechanical system
109 Friction is sometimes a help it is a hindrance.……………
A. but B. so C. therefore D. and
110 Oil is used for bearing ..it is self-lubricating. …………
A. but B. however C. so D. because
111 A wheel with teeth that can engage another wheel with teeth to transmit or change motion is
called . …………
A. bearing B. gearing C. gear D. wheel and axle
112 Friction is the .. to relative motion of two bodies in contact with each other.……
A. resist B. resistance C. resistant D.resistation
113. Which two factors must be specified in order to obtain the desired fit between mating parts?
A. allowance and
tolerance
B. allowance and
deviation
C. accuracy and
tolerance
D. dimension and
tolerance
114. The undesirable, but necessary and permissible deviation from a desired dimension is
called ..……………
A. actual dimension
B. tolerance
C. limit dimension D. variation
115. There are vector quantities in engineering.…………

123. The hermaphrodite caliper is used to ………………
A. measure the distance between a
surface and a scribed line
B. to scribe a line from a surface
C. to measure the distance between inside
and outside.
D. both A and B
124. We apply heat treatment primarily on ………………
A. iron
B. steel
C. wood D. gold
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