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Organization | Kerala Public Service Commission | |
Position | foreman | |
Exam Date | 16, July, 2015 | |
City, State | kerala, |
Question Paper
134/2015
Maximum: 100 marks Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
1. A metal object obtained by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mould is known as
Casting Machining
Forming Molding
2. The tapper provided on all vertical surfaces of the pattern as it is lifted up is known as
Rapping allowance Shrinkage allowance
Draft allowance Distortion allowance
3. The added projection on the pattern and it terms a seat in the mould in which the sand core rests during the pouring of the mould is known as:
Pattern Core prints
Handle Core box
4. The castings are prepared by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a metal mould is known as:
Sand casting molding Pressure die casting
Full mould casting Vacuum molding
5. Which of the following is NOT a pressure die casting machine?
Hot chamber machine Cold chamber machine
Goose neck machine Investment casting
6. The passage way through which molten metal enters a mould cavity is called:
Riser Runner
Puller Passage
7. a vertical passage through the cope and connecting the pouring basin to the runner:
Sprue Gate
Riser Runner
8. Which of the following is NOT the function of a die casting machine?
Closing the two halves of the die
Securing the two die halves firmly together
Forcing the molten metal into the die
Solidify the casting
9. In a multi· piece pattern contains three parts, the middle part of the pattern is known as
Drag Cope
Cheek Split pattern
10. The tool which is used to remove the pattern from the mould and also for rapping the pattern gently to loosen it from mould sand is
Trowels Slicks
Swab Draw spike
11. In which of the following is NOT a casting defects:
Blow hole Hot tears
Aspiration effects Run outs
12. The casting process which is used where very hard outer surfaces and wear resistant castings required:
Sand casting Chill casting
Continuous casting Shell molding
13. The squeeze casting is also known as
Liquid forging Centrifugal casting
Die casting Continuous casting
14. Ability of sand to flow around and over the pattern when the mould is rammed:
Flow ability Permeability
Refractoriness Deformation
15. From the following, which is the property of core sand?
Bond strength Permeability
Tensile strength Crushability
134/2015 4 A
16. The casting defect in which a slight displacement of the cope half of the casting with respect to the drag half
Mismatch Over size casting
Swelling Blow hole
17. Ability of sand to remain solid as a function of temperature:
Flow ability Refractoriness
Permeability Shear strength
18. The model of the casting in which it can be used for forming an impression in molding Sand is known as:
Casting Pattern
Molding box Cope
19. In split patterns the two parts of the pattern are aligned with:
Core Clamp
Riser Dowel pin
20. The typical shrinkage allowances provided in casting of steel in mm/meter is
8 14 20 16
21. The best cast able alloys are: Aluminum alloys Zinc alloys Copper alloys Magnesium alloys
22. The common die material is
Tungsten Cast iron Molybdenum Tool steel
23. The device used to increase injection pressure in pressure die casting is called:
Surge pump Accumulator
Feed screw Compressor
24. The property molding sand to measure of ease with which air can pass through the sand aggregate is known as
Permeability
Refractoriness
Flow ability
Cohesiveness
25. The casting process in which combines features of forging and casting in one operation is in
Slush casting
Squeeze casting
Die casting
Mould casting
26. The furnace which is most commonly used for melting and refining pig iron along with scrap in the production ofiron casting is
Cupola furnace
Air furnace
Rotary furnace
Crucible furnace
27. Melting point aluminum is about:
1450°C
1200°C
420°C
6600C
28. Pure iron that has body centered cubic lattice structure is known as
Ferrite
Pearlite
Alpha -iron
Cementite
29. Heat treatment process in which heating beyond critical temperature and cooling in air is known as:
Stress relieving
Annealing
Hardening
Normalizing
30. The permanent displacement of atoms from a given starting position by slip or twinning is known as:
Visco elasticity
Allotropy
Plastic deformation
Modulus of rupture
31.
Ability of material to resist deterioration by chemical or electrochemical reaction with its
32.
The percentage of carbon present in Cast Iron is about:
4.5 0.1-0.3%
1.8 0.01-0.1
33.
Cast iron which contains carbon as free carbon in the form of graphite is known as
Grey cast Iron White Cast Iron
Malleable Cast Iron Wrought Iron
34.
The resistance to corrosion of steel is increased by adding:
Tungsten Copper
Chromium Silicon
35.
The failure of material under repeatedly applied stress is called:
Creep Fatigue
Corrosion None of these
36.
The property of a material due to which it is able to resist abrasion indentation and scratching is known as
Hardness Toughness
Brittleness Creep
37.
Gun metal is an alloy of:
Copper -Zinc Copper -Tin
Copper -Tin -Zinc Copper· Tin -Antimony
38.
Optical Fibers are made from:
Clay Non-ferrous metals
Refractory materials Silica
39.
The casting produced by forcing molten metal under pressure into a permanent metal mould is known as:
Permanent mould casting Slush casting
Die casting Centrifugal casting
40.
The pattern which is used largely for drainage fitting and pipe work is
Shell Pattern Sweep Pattern
Skeleton Pattern Segmental Pattern
41.
The property of sand due to which it evolves a great amount of steam and other gases is called:
Cohesiveness Permeability
Collapsibility Adhesiveness
42.
Metal patterns are commonly used for:
Large castings Small Castings
Complicated Castings Large Scale productions of castings
43.
The casting defects which results in general enlargement of a casting is known as
Sand Wash Swell
Shift Scab
44.
Rapping allowance is provided on a pattern to take care of:
Shrinkage Distortion
Machining Easy withdrawal
45.
One Watt is equal to
100 joules/sec 0.1 joules/sec
10 joules/sec 1 joules/sec
46.
Matter contained in a body is called:
Momentum Weight
Mass Impulsive Force
47.
Which of the following are vector quantities?
Angular acceleration Angular velocity
Angular displacement All of above
environment:
134/2015 Fatigue strength Corrosion resistance 6 Chemical properties Toughness A
A 7 134/2015 [P.T.O.)
48. The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is called:
Modulus of Rigidity Modulus of Elasticity
Bulk Modulus Poisson's Ratio
134/2015 8 A
49. The Modulus of Elasticity for Mild Steel is approximately equal to
80KN/mm2 100KN/mm2
110KN/mm 2 210 KN/mm2
50. The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
Resilience Proof resilience
Strain energy Impact energy
5l. The line joining the centre of rivets and parallel to the edge of the plate is known as
Back pitch Marginal pitch
Gauge line Pitch line
52. In a fusion welding process:
Only heat is used Only pressure is used
Heat and pressure is used None of these
53. 18 . 4 High speed steel contains:
18 Iron 18 Tungsten
18 Nickel 18 Chromium
54. Up setting is the term used in one of the following operations:
Casting Turning
Drilling Forging
55. In filing operations the metal removes during:
Both forward and return stroke Return stroke only
Forward stroke only None of these
56. Mild steel belonging to the following category
Low carbon steel Medium carbon steel
High carbon steel Alloy steel
57. The unit of energy in SI system is
Dyne Kg-m
Watt Joule
A9 134/2015
58. Melting point of mild steel is about: 1539"C 1131"C 1712"C 1480"C
59. The size of a gear usually specified by Pressure angle Circular diameter Pitch circular diameter Diametric pitch
60. Which of the following material has the maximum ductility? Mild steel Copper Zinc Aluminium
61. Least count of vernier micrometer is
0.001 0.02 0.01 0.1
62. Gun metal is an alloy of: copper, zinc and lead copper, zinc and tin copper and tin iron, silicon and manganese
63. In the Indian Standard Systems for Limits and Fits, there are Fundamental tolerances: grades of
16 20 18 25
64. Suggest a combination of tolerance for precision sliding fit, from the given combinations: H7/u6 H7/p6 H7/rG H7/gG
65. The operation of assembling slip gauges together for a given combination is known as slipping clamping wringing welding
66. The operation ofshaping a grinding wheel is known as truing dressing balancing aligning 134/2015 10 A
67. In a plain or simple index head, one complete rotation of the index crank rotates the spindle by:
40 revolutions one revolution
1/4 of a revolution 1/40 of a revolution
68. The defects on a die cast component due to cold metal slow shot. low die temperature is known as:
cracks cold shut
sink marks heat marks
69. Cast metal bonding to the die casting surface is known as
welding soldering
heat marks sink marks
70. Which half of the die casting dies is secured to the stationary platen of the machine?
hot chamber ejector half
cover half none of the above
71. Hot chamber die casting machines are used for making castings in
higher melting point alloys low melting point alloys
thermo setting plastics cast iron
72. The connecting member between the goose neck and the sprue bush in die casting machine is known as:
guide pin piston
adapter nozzle
73. The amount of die opening at the time the angled pin contacts the core block in die casting dies is known as
dwell day light
clearance shut height
74. The pump used in hydraulic power pack is
centrifugal pump piston pump
vane pump gear pump
A 11 134/2015
[P.T.O.)
75. parts in perfectly related alignment by absorbing side pressure and lateral thrust:
rivets bolts and nuts
dowels socket head cap screw
76. Build up of die release material on the die results in an irregular rough surface on the casting is known as
Blisters Sink marks
Wave or lake Scale
77. Which grade of grinding wheel is preferred for grinding hard metals?
hard grade wheels soft grade wheels
open structured wheels none of the above
78. In an electric discharge machining process, electrode is connected to
cathode anode
bed none of the above
79. Least count of vernier bevel protractor is
5 minutes 5 seconds
one minute one degree
80. In a fanuc control system, used in CNC machines, the functional code G21 is for:
skip function dimensioning in inch
dimensioning in mm rapid traverse
81. India's mars mission is officially known as
Mangalyan Mangala
Mars Mission Mars orbitor mission
82. Which country won the Davis Cup Tournament 2013?
Czech Republic Russia
America England
83.
Bitcoin is the digital currency used for internet trading. Where is the world's first Bitcoin
84.
Who is the new Director General of World Trade Organization?
Pascal Lamy Margarete chan
Roberto Asavedo Ban Ki Moon
85.
Who won the Abel prize 2013?
Pierre Deligne Endre Szemeredi
John Torence John Milnor
86.
Sreenagar the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir located on which river bank
Beas Chenab
Indus Jhelum
87.
The soil survey ofIndia established in which year:
1976 1949
1956 1963
88.
The leaders of the home rule movement in India borrowed the term Home Rule from a similar movement in
Scotland Ireland
Canada USA
89.
Who was the first commander of Indian National Army
Capt. Mohan Singh Subash Chandra Bose
Rash Bihari Bose Capt. Lakshmi
90.
Mixed economy was envisaged for the first time in the:
Preamble of constitution First Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan Bombay plan
91.
River Pamba originates from:
Marayur Peerumedu
Iravikulam Munnar
ATM is located China Singapore Canada Sweeden
134/2015 12 A
92. Which among the following is the major soil type of Kerala? Laterite Alluvial Red soil Black soil
A 13 134/2015 [P.T.O.)
93. According to 2011 census which district in Kerala has the highest density of population:
Alappuzha Malappuram
Thiruvananthapuram Kollam
94. In which year peoples planning introduced in Kerala
1995 1996
1997 1998
95. Time magazines person of the year 2013 goes to
Pope Francia Edward Snodan
BaracObama Edith Windsdon
96. Who wrote the drama "Jathikkummi"?
Ayyankali Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan
Pandit Karuppan Kurumban Daivathan
97. The Malayali who worked under Gandhiji as the editor of young India:
M. C. Joseph T. K. Madhavan
K. Ayyappan Barrister George Joseph
98. "No caste No Religion and No God for human being" is the slogam of:
Dr. Palppu Sahodharan Ayyappan
Sree Narayana Guru Kumaranasan
99. Who is known as Lincoln ofkerala?
Pandit Karuppan Ayya Vaikundar
Vagbhatananda ThycadAyya
100. Who first introduced the system "A school along with every church"?
Poikayil Yohannan Kuriakose Chavara
Dr. Hermen Gundert Dr. Benjamin Basily
13412016 14 A
Maximum: 100 marks Time: 1 hour and 15 minutes
1. A metal object obtained by allowing molten metal to solidify in a mould is known as
Casting Machining
Forming Molding
2. The tapper provided on all vertical surfaces of the pattern as it is lifted up is known as
Rapping allowance Shrinkage allowance
Draft allowance Distortion allowance
3. The added projection on the pattern and it terms a seat in the mould in which the sand core rests during the pouring of the mould is known as:
Pattern Core prints
Handle Core box
4. The castings are prepared by forcing molten metal under high pressure into a metal mould is known as:
Sand casting molding Pressure die casting
Full mould casting Vacuum molding
5. Which of the following is NOT a pressure die casting machine?
Hot chamber machine Cold chamber machine
Goose neck machine Investment casting
6. The passage way through which molten metal enters a mould cavity is called:
Riser Runner
Puller Passage
7. a vertical passage through the cope and connecting the pouring basin to the runner:
Sprue Gate
Riser Runner
8. Which of the following is NOT the function of a die casting machine?
Closing the two halves of the die
Securing the two die halves firmly together
Forcing the molten metal into the die
Solidify the casting
9. In a multi· piece pattern contains three parts, the middle part of the pattern is known as
Drag Cope
Cheek Split pattern
10. The tool which is used to remove the pattern from the mould and also for rapping the pattern gently to loosen it from mould sand is
Trowels Slicks
Swab Draw spike
11. In which of the following is NOT a casting defects:
Blow hole Hot tears
Aspiration effects Run outs
12. The casting process which is used where very hard outer surfaces and wear resistant castings required:
Sand casting Chill casting
Continuous casting Shell molding
13. The squeeze casting is also known as
Liquid forging Centrifugal casting
Die casting Continuous casting
14. Ability of sand to flow around and over the pattern when the mould is rammed:
Flow ability Permeability
Refractoriness Deformation
15. From the following, which is the property of core sand?
Bond strength Permeability
Tensile strength Crushability
134/2015 4 A
16. The casting defect in which a slight displacement of the cope half of the casting with respect to the drag half
Mismatch Over size casting
Swelling Blow hole
17. Ability of sand to remain solid as a function of temperature:
Flow ability Refractoriness
Permeability Shear strength
18. The model of the casting in which it can be used for forming an impression in molding Sand is known as:
Casting Pattern
Molding box Cope
19. In split patterns the two parts of the pattern are aligned with:
Core Clamp
Riser Dowel pin
20. The typical shrinkage allowances provided in casting of steel in mm/meter is
8 14 20 16
21. The best cast able alloys are: Aluminum alloys Zinc alloys Copper alloys Magnesium alloys
22. The common die material is
Tungsten Cast iron Molybdenum Tool steel
23. The device used to increase injection pressure in pressure die casting is called:
Surge pump Accumulator
Feed screw Compressor
24. The property molding sand to measure of ease with which air can pass through the sand aggregate is known as
Permeability
Refractoriness
Flow ability
Cohesiveness
25. The casting process in which combines features of forging and casting in one operation is in
Slush casting
Squeeze casting
Die casting
Mould casting
26. The furnace which is most commonly used for melting and refining pig iron along with scrap in the production ofiron casting is
Cupola furnace
Air furnace
Rotary furnace
Crucible furnace
27. Melting point aluminum is about:
1450°C
1200°C
420°C
6600C
28. Pure iron that has body centered cubic lattice structure is known as
Ferrite
Pearlite
Alpha -iron
Cementite
29. Heat treatment process in which heating beyond critical temperature and cooling in air is known as:
Stress relieving
Annealing
Hardening
Normalizing
30. The permanent displacement of atoms from a given starting position by slip or twinning is known as:
Visco elasticity
Allotropy
Plastic deformation
Modulus of rupture
31.
Ability of material to resist deterioration by chemical or electrochemical reaction with its
32.
The percentage of carbon present in Cast Iron is about:
4.5 0.1-0.3%
1.8 0.01-0.1
33.
Cast iron which contains carbon as free carbon in the form of graphite is known as
Grey cast Iron White Cast Iron
Malleable Cast Iron Wrought Iron
34.
The resistance to corrosion of steel is increased by adding:
Tungsten Copper
Chromium Silicon
35.
The failure of material under repeatedly applied stress is called:
Creep Fatigue
Corrosion None of these
36.
The property of a material due to which it is able to resist abrasion indentation and scratching is known as
Hardness Toughness
Brittleness Creep
37.
Gun metal is an alloy of:
Copper -Zinc Copper -Tin
Copper -Tin -Zinc Copper· Tin -Antimony
38.
Optical Fibers are made from:
Clay Non-ferrous metals
Refractory materials Silica
39.
The casting produced by forcing molten metal under pressure into a permanent metal mould is known as:
Permanent mould casting Slush casting
Die casting Centrifugal casting
40.
The pattern which is used largely for drainage fitting and pipe work is
Shell Pattern Sweep Pattern
Skeleton Pattern Segmental Pattern
41.
The property of sand due to which it evolves a great amount of steam and other gases is called:
Cohesiveness Permeability
Collapsibility Adhesiveness
42.
Metal patterns are commonly used for:
Large castings Small Castings
Complicated Castings Large Scale productions of castings
43.
The casting defects which results in general enlargement of a casting is known as
Sand Wash Swell
Shift Scab
44.
Rapping allowance is provided on a pattern to take care of:
Shrinkage Distortion
Machining Easy withdrawal
45.
One Watt is equal to
100 joules/sec 0.1 joules/sec
10 joules/sec 1 joules/sec
46.
Matter contained in a body is called:
Momentum Weight
Mass Impulsive Force
47.
Which of the following are vector quantities?
Angular acceleration Angular velocity
Angular displacement All of above
environment:
134/2015 Fatigue strength Corrosion resistance 6 Chemical properties Toughness A
A 7 134/2015 [P.T.O.)
48. The ratio of linear stress to linear strain is called:
Modulus of Rigidity Modulus of Elasticity
Bulk Modulus Poisson's Ratio
134/2015 8 A
49. The Modulus of Elasticity for Mild Steel is approximately equal to
80KN/mm2 100KN/mm2
110KN/mm 2 210 KN/mm2
50. The energy stored in a body when strained within elastic limit is known as
Resilience Proof resilience
Strain energy Impact energy
5l. The line joining the centre of rivets and parallel to the edge of the plate is known as
Back pitch Marginal pitch
Gauge line Pitch line
52. In a fusion welding process:
Only heat is used Only pressure is used
Heat and pressure is used None of these
53. 18 . 4 High speed steel contains:
18 Iron 18 Tungsten
18 Nickel 18 Chromium
54. Up setting is the term used in one of the following operations:
Casting Turning
Drilling Forging
55. In filing operations the metal removes during:
Both forward and return stroke Return stroke only
Forward stroke only None of these
56. Mild steel belonging to the following category
Low carbon steel Medium carbon steel
High carbon steel Alloy steel
57. The unit of energy in SI system is
Dyne Kg-m
Watt Joule
A9 134/2015
58. Melting point of mild steel is about: 1539"C 1131"C 1712"C 1480"C
59. The size of a gear usually specified by Pressure angle Circular diameter Pitch circular diameter Diametric pitch
60. Which of the following material has the maximum ductility? Mild steel Copper Zinc Aluminium
61. Least count of vernier micrometer is
0.001 0.02 0.01 0.1
62. Gun metal is an alloy of: copper, zinc and lead copper, zinc and tin copper and tin iron, silicon and manganese
63. In the Indian Standard Systems for Limits and Fits, there are Fundamental tolerances: grades of
16 20 18 25
64. Suggest a combination of tolerance for precision sliding fit, from the given combinations: H7/u6 H7/p6 H7/rG H7/gG
65. The operation of assembling slip gauges together for a given combination is known as slipping clamping wringing welding
66. The operation ofshaping a grinding wheel is known as truing dressing balancing aligning 134/2015 10 A
67. In a plain or simple index head, one complete rotation of the index crank rotates the spindle by:
40 revolutions one revolution
1/4 of a revolution 1/40 of a revolution
68. The defects on a die cast component due to cold metal slow shot. low die temperature is known as:
cracks cold shut
sink marks heat marks
69. Cast metal bonding to the die casting surface is known as
welding soldering
heat marks sink marks
70. Which half of the die casting dies is secured to the stationary platen of the machine?
hot chamber ejector half
cover half none of the above
71. Hot chamber die casting machines are used for making castings in
higher melting point alloys low melting point alloys
thermo setting plastics cast iron
72. The connecting member between the goose neck and the sprue bush in die casting machine is known as:
guide pin piston
adapter nozzle
73. The amount of die opening at the time the angled pin contacts the core block in die casting dies is known as
dwell day light
clearance shut height
74. The pump used in hydraulic power pack is
centrifugal pump piston pump
vane pump gear pump
A 11 134/2015
[P.T.O.)
75. parts in perfectly related alignment by absorbing side pressure and lateral thrust:
rivets bolts and nuts
dowels socket head cap screw
76. Build up of die release material on the die results in an irregular rough surface on the casting is known as
Blisters Sink marks
Wave or lake Scale
77. Which grade of grinding wheel is preferred for grinding hard metals?
hard grade wheels soft grade wheels
open structured wheels none of the above
78. In an electric discharge machining process, electrode is connected to
cathode anode
bed none of the above
79. Least count of vernier bevel protractor is
5 minutes 5 seconds
one minute one degree
80. In a fanuc control system, used in CNC machines, the functional code G21 is for:
skip function dimensioning in inch
dimensioning in mm rapid traverse
81. India's mars mission is officially known as
Mangalyan Mangala
Mars Mission Mars orbitor mission
82. Which country won the Davis Cup Tournament 2013?
Czech Republic Russia
America England
83.
Bitcoin is the digital currency used for internet trading. Where is the world's first Bitcoin
84.
Who is the new Director General of World Trade Organization?
Pascal Lamy Margarete chan
Roberto Asavedo Ban Ki Moon
85.
Who won the Abel prize 2013?
Pierre Deligne Endre Szemeredi
John Torence John Milnor
86.
Sreenagar the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir located on which river bank
Beas Chenab
Indus Jhelum
87.
The soil survey ofIndia established in which year:
1976 1949
1956 1963
88.
The leaders of the home rule movement in India borrowed the term Home Rule from a similar movement in
Scotland Ireland
Canada USA
89.
Who was the first commander of Indian National Army
Capt. Mohan Singh Subash Chandra Bose
Rash Bihari Bose Capt. Lakshmi
90.
Mixed economy was envisaged for the first time in the:
Preamble of constitution First Five Year Plan
Second Five Year Plan Bombay plan
91.
River Pamba originates from:
Marayur Peerumedu
Iravikulam Munnar
ATM is located China Singapore Canada Sweeden
134/2015 12 A
92. Which among the following is the major soil type of Kerala? Laterite Alluvial Red soil Black soil
A 13 134/2015 [P.T.O.)
93. According to 2011 census which district in Kerala has the highest density of population:
Alappuzha Malappuram
Thiruvananthapuram Kollam
94. In which year peoples planning introduced in Kerala
1995 1996
1997 1998
95. Time magazines person of the year 2013 goes to
Pope Francia Edward Snodan
BaracObama Edith Windsdon
96. Who wrote the drama "Jathikkummi"?
Ayyankali Dr. Ayyathan Gopalan
Pandit Karuppan Kurumban Daivathan
97. The Malayali who worked under Gandhiji as the editor of young India:
M. C. Joseph T. K. Madhavan
K. Ayyappan Barrister George Joseph
98. "No caste No Religion and No God for human being" is the slogam of:
Dr. Palppu Sahodharan Ayyappan
Sree Narayana Guru Kumaranasan
99. Who is known as Lincoln ofkerala?
Pandit Karuppan Ayya Vaikundar
Vagbhatananda ThycadAyya
100. Who first introduced the system "A school along with every church"?
Poikayil Yohannan Kuriakose Chavara
Dr. Hermen Gundert Dr. Benjamin Basily
13412016 14 A
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