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SANKALCHAND PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Chapter No: 01 Unit and Measuring Instruments
SR.
NO.
QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following set is of basic quantities?
A. Mass, force, time
B. Distance, density, temperature
C. Time, electric current, velocity
D. Distance, time, temperature
2. Match the following as per SI unit prefixes.
a. 10
9

b. 10
-3

c. 10
2

d. 10
-6

1. Hecto
2. Micro
3. Giga
4. Milli
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
3. How many basic quantities are there in SI unit system?
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
4. Match the following as per SI unit prefixes.
a. Mass
b. Force
c. Energy
d. Temperature
1. kg.m/s
2

2. kelvin
3. kilogram
4. N.m
A. a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D. a-3, b-1, c-4, d-2
5. Which of the following is SI unit of pressure?
A. Bar
B. Pa
C. N/mm
2

D. None of these
6. Which of the following is true conversion for unit of pressure?
A. 1 bar = 10
5
Pa
B. 1 Pa = 10
5
bar
C. 1 bar = 1 Pa
D. None of these
7. Which one is larger unit of mass?
A. Kilogram
B. Gram
C. Pound
D. Milligram
8. Which of the following is true for temperature conversion?
A. (9/5)
0
F + 32 =
0
C
B. (9/5)
0
C - 32 =
0
F
C. (9/5)
0
C + 32 =
0
F
D. (9/5)
0
F - 32 =
0
C
9. Which of the following is not a unit of distance?
A. Light year
B. Angstrom
C. Mile
D. Carat
10. What is relation between density and specific volume?
A. Density = (1 + specific volume)
B. Density = (1/ specific volume)
C. Density = specific volume
D. None of these
11. What is the dimension of power?

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A. MLT
-3

B. ML
2
T
-2

C. MLT
-2

D. ML
2
T
-3

12. 1 inch is equals to how many centimeters?
A. 2.5
B. 2.46
C. 2.54
D. 2.58
13. How many inches are there in one foot?
A. 10
B. 12
C. 15
D. 30
14. 1 N = ________
A. 1 gm.m/s
2

B. 1 gm.cm/s
2

C. 1 kg.m/s
2

D. 1 kg.m
2
/s
15. Which of the following relation is true?
A. K =
0
C + 273
B.
0
C = K - 273
C. All of above
D. None of above
16. What is the unit of luminous intensity is SI unit system?
A. Angstrom
B. Mol
C. Carat
D. Candela
17. Which of the following instrument is used to measure temperature?
A. Manometer
B. Thermocouple
C. Rotameter
D. Pitot tube
18. Rotameter is used for measuring _____.
A. Temperature
B. Velocity
C. Pressure
D. Flow Rate
19. Which of the following instrument is used for measure speed / velocity?
A. Tachometer
B. Anemometer
C. Pitot Tube
D. All Of Above
20. Which of the following set of instruments are used to measure pressure?
A. Manometer, pressure gauge
B. Manometer, rotameter
C. Rotameter, pressure gauge
D. None of above
21. With increase in gravitational force, mass of substance will _______.
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain constant
D. May increase or decrease
22. Which of the following conversion is true?
A. 1 litre = 10
3
m
3

B. 1 litre = 10
-3
m
3

C. 1 litre = 10
2
m
3

D. 1 litre = 10
-2
m
3

23. Which is not the unit of volume?
A. Gallon
B. Litre
C. Barrel
D. None Of These
24. Which application is not perform by Vernier caliper?
A. Measuring diameter
B. Measuring depth
C. Measuring height
D. None of above




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Chapter No: 02 Demonstrations of Energy Conversion Systems Using Model/Charts
SR.
NO.
QUESTIONS
1. In Following which is the power producing device?
A. Pump
B. Compressor
C. I.C. Engine
D. Air Conditioner
2. Which of the following is an example of Incompressible fluid?
A. Water
B. Gas
C. Air
D. None of this
3. In Following which is the power consuming device?
A. I.C. Engine
B. Boiler
C. Heat Engine
D. Pump
4. Which of the following is an example of compressible fluid?
A. Water
B. Oil
C. Air
D. Petrol
5. The strainer is used in all types of pumps for
A. Filtering the liquids to be sucked
B. To protect pump, foreign material
passes through the pump.
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of this
6. The moving part of a centrifugal pump is called a
A. Impeller
B. Diffuser
C. Volute
D. Suction nozzle
7. During compression process which parameter will change?
A. Pressure
B. Volume
C. Density
D. All of above
8. The purpose of using pumps are
A. Increasing pressure of liquid
B. Lifting or circulating of liquid
C. Exhausting or extracting liquids
D. All of above
9. The pumps operate on principle of the rise in pressure energy of liquid by dynamic action
of liquid
A. Positive displacement pump
B. Rotary pump
C. Roto-dynamic pump
D. All of above
10. Which of the following pump is not positive displacement pump
A. Piston Pump
B. Gear Pump
C. Propeller Pump
D. Bucket Pump
11. Which of the following is not component of centrifugal pump
A. Impeller
B. Piston
C. Casing
D. Foot Valve
12. The compressors are used to increase the pressure of
A. Air
B. Gas
C. Vapour
D. All Of Above
13. The compressors are used for handling the following fluids
A. In Compressible
B. Compressible
C. Liquids
D. All Of Above
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A. High pressure
B. Low pressure
C. Medium pressure
D. None of above
15. I.C. engine is heat engine in which
A. Chemical energy is converted into
mechanical energy
B. Combustion of fuel takes place
inside the cylinder
C. A part of chemical energy released
during combustion has to be
released to atmosphere
D. All of above
16. The following is the one of the characteristics of I.C. engine
A. Large in size
B. Starting is difficult
C. Cheaper fuel may be used
D. More efficient
17. Which one is link between piston and crank
A. Connecting rod
B. Piston pin
C. Push rod
D. Crank shaft
18. A unit consists of closed vessel, economizer, super heater, water wall tubes and it
producing steam as per requirement called
A. Boiler
B. Power plant
C. Steam generator
D. I.C. engine
19. The function of boiler is
A. To compress steam
B. To heat feed water
C. To generate steam at desired pressure
D. To clean the water
20. A boiler may be used to supply steam
A. For industrial process heating
B. For steam engine or steam turbine
C. For power generation
D. All of the above
21. A type of boiler in which the hot gases are inside the tubes and water is surrounding the
tubes is called
A. Fire tube boiler
B. Water tube boiler
C. Natural circulation boiler
D. Forced circulation boiler
22. A type of boiler in which the water is inside the tubes and hot gases are surrounding the
tubes is called
A. Fire tube boiler
B. Water tube boiler
C. Natural circulation boiler
D. Forced circulation boiler
23. The steam generate in case of water tube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler is
A. Same
B. Less
C. More
D. None of above
24. Cochran boiler is
A. Vertical boiler
B. Natural circulation boiler
C. Fire tube boiler
D. All of above
25. The function of steam stop valve is
A. To regulate flow of steam from
boiler to steam pipe
B. To separate steam from water
C. To collect steam from drum

D. To provide safety of boiler




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Chapter No: 03 Power Transmission Systems
SR.
NO.
QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following is a not power transmission element?
A. Belt
B. Rope
C. Chain
D. Brake
2. Match for suitable application.
a. Belt
b. Chain
c. Rope
d. Gear
1 Crane
2 Gear Boxes
3 Automobile
4 Electric Motor
A. a-1, b-3, c-4, d-2
B. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
C. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
D. a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
3. When the driving and driven shafts are at comparatively larger distance apart, the type of
drive suitably used is
A. Gear Drive
B. Belt Drive
C. Friction Drive
D. Chain Drive
4. Which of the following type of belts is also known as positive drive belt?
A. V-belt
B. Flat belt
C. Timing belt
D. Wedge type belt
5. What is the function of bearings?
A. To support the member
B. To transmit power
C. To transmit motion
D. None of above
6. Antifriction bearings are
A. Oil lubricated bearings
B. Bush bearings
C. Ball and roller bearings
D. Boundary lubricated bearings
7. What is the purpose of lubrication in bearing?
A. To increase corrosion
B. To reduce friction
C. To increase friction
D. To provide good joint connection
8. In radial bearings, the load acts
A. Along the axis of rotation
B. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation
C. Parallel to the axis of rotation
D. A and c
9. In thrust bearings, the load acts
A. Along the axis of rotation
B. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation
C. Parallel to the axis of rotation
D. A and c
10. The rolling contact bearing is known as
A. Sleeve bearing
B. Thin film bearing
C. Antifriction bearing
D. Bush bearing
11. The balls of rolling contact bearings are made of
A. Case hardened steel
B. Plain carbon steel
C. High carbon chromium steel
D. Free cutting steel
12. The rollers of rolling contact bearings are made of
A. Case hardened steel
B. Plain carbon steel
C. High carbon chromium steel
D. Free cutting steel
13. Which of the following is application of chain drive

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A. Bicycle
B. Car
C. Train
D. Bus
14. Rolling contact bearings are classified according to
A. Type of rolling element
B. Direction of load
C. Magnitude of load
D. A and b
15. The length to diameter ratio for a short bearing is
A. More than 1
B. Less than 1
C.
D. 1
16. Which of the following is application of Belt drive
A. Bicycle
B. Bus
C. Flour mill
D. All above
17. Which of the following type of drives transmit power by friction?
A. Spur gear drive
B. Chain drive
C. Worm gear drive
D. Belt drive
18. When the axes of two shafts are parallel, use
A. Crossed helical gears
B. Bevel
C. Worm gears
D. Spur or helical gears
19. What is the function of gear drive?
A. To transmit the power
B. To transmit motion
C. To transmit motion & power
D. All above
20. An automobile gearbox has
A. Simple gear train
B. Compound gear train
C. Epicyclic gear train
D. None of the above
21. The main function of an automobile gearbox is
A. To reduce speed
B. To increase speed
C. To provide variable speeds
D. To increase power
22. Which of the following is application of Rope drive
A. Motor cycle
B. Car
C. Bicycle
D. Crane
23. The thickness of gear tooth is measured
A. Along the pitch circle
B. Along the base circle
C. Along the addendum circle
D. Along the root circle
24. Reducing pressure angle on gears results in
A. Weaker teeth
B. Stronger teeth
C. High velocity ratio
D. High efficiency









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Chapter No: 04 Drawing Instruments
SR.
NO.
QUESTIONS
1. What is the purpose of scale?
A. To draw circle
B. To draw line
C. To draw curve
D. To draw hyperbola
2. What is the use of Protector?
A. To measure angle
B. To measure time
C. To measure line
D. To measure height
3. What is the material of drawing board?
A. Plastic
B. Wood
C. Metal
D. Glass
4. What is the size of B2 drawing board recommended by bureau of Indian standard is
A. 500X700
B. 400X300
C. 200X100
D. 50X25
5. What is the use of T-square?
A. To draw parallel line
B. To draw circle
C. To draw cycloid
D. To draw parabola
6. Use of Compass is______________
A. Draw the line
B. Draw the circle
C. Measure the angle

7. Which pencil is darker?
A. H
B. 2H
C. HB
D. 4H
8. Which pencil is used generally used for engineering drawing?
A. H
B. 2H
C. 4H
D. 2B
9. What is the function of clip?
A. To fix the Drawing
B. To fix the Drawing sheet
C. To fix the drawing board
10. What is the size of the title block in the drawing sheet?
A. 18565
B. 190130
C. 20100
D. 100180
11. Which one is the full scale?
A. 1:2
B. 1:1
C. 2:1
D. 3:2
12. Which one is the reduce scale?
A. 1:1
B. 5:1
C. 10:1
D. 1:2
13. Which one is the enlarge scale?
A. 1:5
B. 1:2
C. 1:1
D. 10:1
14. Which software is generally used in the computer for drafting?
A. Ansys
B. Pro Engineer
C. AutoCad
D. Catia
15. The edge of the board on which T-square is made to slide is called its ___________.

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A. Working edge
B. Straight edge
C. Chisel edge

16. The two parts of the T-square are ________and _________.
A. Vertical and horizontal edge.
C. Stock
B. Straight edge
D. Blade
17. The T-Square is used for drawing _________lines.
A. Vertical
B. Curves
C. Horizontal

18. Angle in multiple of 15 are constructed by the combined use of ______ and ____.


A.T-Square
B. Set square
C.Protractor
19. To draw or measure angles, _______ is used?

A. Set-square
B. T- square
C. Protractor
20. Circle of small radii are drawn by means of a___________.
A. Lengthening bar
B. Bow divider
C. Bow compass

21. For drawing thin lines of uniform thickness the pencil should be sharpened in the form of
_____________.
A. Chisel edge
B. Conical
C. Pointed




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Chapter 5: Geometric Construction
1. If a line intersects a circle at two points, not passing through the center, the line segment inside the
circle is referred as
(a) Radial line (b) Chord (c) Quadrant (d) Sequent
2. Which of the following would be considered a primitive in a 3D solid modeling system?
(a) Cylinder (b) Square (c) Rhombus (d) Spline
3. Diagonals of a rectangle:
(a) Equal to each other (b) Not equal
(c) One is double of the other (d) None of these
4. To draw perpendicular from a given point P on line XY, name the point where the compass needle
shall be placed first.
(a) P (b) X or Y (c) Any convenient point along XY
(d) A point near the midpoint of PX and PY
5. The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at _________ angles.
(a) Acute (b) Right (c) Obtuse (d) Reflex
6. When two diameters of a circle are drawn at right angles to each other, which of the following
polygons will have all of the sides at 45 to these diameters?
(a) A hexagon inscribed in a given circle
(b) An octagon inscribed in a given circle
(c) A pentagon inscribed in a given circle
(d) A square inscribed in a given circle
7. The included angle of a pentagon is
(a) 68
o
(b) 72
o
(c) 108
o
(d) 112
o

8. How many sides in the pentagon.
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5(d) 6
9. Sum of all angle of the triangle is equal to
(a) 180 (b) 200 (c) 240 (d) 270



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10. According to the construction shown in the diagram below, what do we call segment CD ?
(a) Bisector of angle C (b) Median to side AB
(c) Perpendicular bisector of segment AB (d) Altitude to side AB

11. The diagonals of a square bisect each other at _________ angle.
(a) Acute (b) Right (c) Obtuse (d) Reflex
12. The centroid of a triangle divides the medians into ratios of
(a) 2:1 (b) 3:1 (c) 4:1 (d) 5:1
13. Minimum possible interior angle in a regular polygon is ___________.
(a) 70
o
(b) 60
o
(c) 90
o
(d) 120
o

14. The included angle of a hexagon is
(a)120
o
(b) 72
o
(c) 108
o
(d) 112
o

15. Maximum possible exterior angle in a regular polygon is ___________.
(a) 70
o
(b) 60
o
(c) 90
o
(d) 120
o

16. What is the measure of angle x in this diagram?
(a) 60 (b) 120 (c) 80 (d) 240


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17. Name the closed figure with 4 sides?
(a) Hexagon (b) Triangle (c) Pentagon (d) Quadrilateral
18. A polygon with minimum number of sides is
(a) Pentagon (b) Square (c) Triangle (d) Angle
19. All the sides of a regular polygon are _________________.
(a) Parallel (b) Equal in length (c) Not parallel (d) Not equal
20. All the angles of a regular polygon are of ________________.
(a) 90
o
(b) 60
o
(c) Equal measure (d) Equal length
21.Sum of all interior angles of a polygon with (n) sides is given by
(a) (n 2 ) x 180
o
(b) n 2 x 180
o
(c) (n + 2 )x 180
o
(d) n + 2 x 180
o

22. Sum of all interior angles of a parallelogram is
(a) 180
o
(b) 360
o
(c) 540
o
(d) 240
o
23.The angle sum of all interior angles of a convex polygon of sides 7 is
(a) 180
o
(b) 540
o
(c) 630
o
(d) 900
o

24. A parallelogram with sides of equal length is called______________.
(a) Trapezium (b) Square (c) Rectangle (d) Rhombus
25.The diagonals of a square are ________________ each other .
(a) Equal to (b) Unequal to
(c) Perpendicular bisectors of (d) None of these


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Chapter No: 06 Introductions to Orthographic Projection
SR
NO
QUESTIONS
1. Projection of an object shown by three views is known as
A. Perspective
B. Isometric
C. Oblique
D. Orthographic
2. Which of the following describes the theory of orthographic projection?
A. Projectors parallel to each other and perpendicular to the plane of projection
B. Projectors parallel to each other and parallel to the plane of projection
C. Projectors parallel to each other and oblique to the plane of projection
D. Projectors perpendicular to each other and parallel to the plane of projection
3. In orthographic projection, the elevation is obtained on a plane called
A. Horizontal
B. Vertical
C. Profile
D. Auxiliary
4. In multi-view projections, the XY line is also known as
A. Horizontal line
B. Horizontal trace
C. Reference line
D. All of these
5. In first angle projection method, the relative positions of the object, plane and observers are
A. Object is placed in between
B. Plane is placed in between
C. Observer is placed in between
D. May be placed in any order
6. In third angle projection method, the relative positions of the object, plane and observers are
A. Object is placed in between
B. Plane is placed in between
C. Observer is placed in between
D. May be placed in any order
7. In first angle projection system, the right hand side view of an object is drawn
A. Above of the elevation
B. Below of the elevation
C. Left of the elevation
D. Right of the elevation
8. If the front view of an object exhibits width and height, then what dimensions of an object are
exhibited by a right side view?
A. Length and width
B. Length and height
C. Height and width
D. Length and breadth
9. For orthographic projections, B.I.S. recommends the following
A. First angle projection
B. Third angle projection
C. Second angle projection
D. Fourth angle projection
10. The recommended symbol for indicating the angle of projection shows two views of the frustum
of a
A. Square Pyramid
B. Triangular pyramid
C. Cone
D. Any of these
11. In orthographic projection, visual rays or lines of sight for a given view are _____________ to
each other.
A. Perpendicular
B. Oblique
C. Normal
D. Parallel
12. The top, front, and bottom views align in this manner
A. Horizontally
B. Vertically
C. According to the planar views
D. Parallel to the frontal plane
13. This is the plane upon which the top view is projected:

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A. Horizontal
B. Frontal
C. Profile
D. Base
14. If a plane is parallel to the plane of projection, it appears:
A. True size
B. As a line or edge
C. Foreshortened
D. As an oblique surface
15. Which of the following is symbol of first angle?
A B



16. Which is the front view of following object?
17. Which is the top view of following object?







A B








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C


18. Which is the front view of following object?
19. Which is the left hand side view of following object?


A B




C




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20. With respect to the elevation and plan given below, name the solid


A. Cone
B. Hexagonal Prism
C. Cylinder
D. Hexagonal Pyramid
21. With respect to the front view and top view given below, name the solid


A. Cone
B. Cylinder
C. Cube
D. Frustum
22. In third angle projection system, the right hand side view of an object is drawn
A. Above of the elevation
B. Below of the elevation
C. Left of the elevation
D. Right of the elevation

23. In which country first angle projection method is used?
A. USA
B. India
C. Australia
D. Canada
24. In USA which projection method is used?
A. First angle
B. Second angle
C. Third angle
D. Fourth angle









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Answers:

Chap No: 01
1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. A
7. A
8. B
9. D
10. B
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. C
16. D
17. B
18. D
19. D
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. D
24. D

Chap No: 02
1. C
2. A
3. D
4. C
5. C
6. A
7. C
8. D
9. C
10. C
11. B
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. D
16. D
17. A
18. A
19. C
20. D
21. A
22. B
23. C
24. D
25. A

Chap No: 03
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. C
12. A
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. C
17. D
18. D
19. C
20. B
21. C
22. D
23. A
24. A

Chap No: 04
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. A
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. A
9. B
10. A
11. B
12. D
13. D
14. C
15. A
16. C,D
17. C
18. A,B
19. C
20. C
21. A





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Chap No: 05
1. B
2. A
3. A
4. B
5. B
6. D
7. C
8. C
9. A
10. B
11. B
12. A
13. B
14. A
15. D
16. A
17. D
18. C
19. B
20. C
21. A
22. B
23. A
24. B, D
25. A

Chap No: 06
1. D
2. A
3. B
4. C
5. A
6. B
7. C
8. B
9. A
10. C
11. D
12. B
13. A
14. D
15. A
16. B
17. C
18. C
19. B
20. A
21. C
22. A
23. D
24. B
25. C