MCQ on Grinding

1. The work or surface speed for cylindrical grinding varies from

(a) 5 to 10 m/min
(b) 10 to 20 m/min
(c) 20 to 30 m/min
(d) 40 to 60 m/min
Answer:
Option (c)
2. The method of grinding used to produce a straight or tapered surface on a workpiece is
(a) internal cylindrical grinding
(b) form grinding
(c) external cylindrical grinding
(d) surface grinding
Answer:
Option (c)
3. The example of snag grinding is
(a) trimming the surface left by sprues and risers on castings
(b) grinding the parting line left on castings
(c) removing flash on forgings
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
4. Grinding wheels should be tested for balance
(a) only at the time of manufacture
(b) before starting the grinding operation
(c) at the end of the grinding operation
(d) occasionally
Answer:
Option (d)
5. Which of the following parameters influence the axial feed rate in centreless grinding?
(a) Regulating wheel diameter
(b) Speed of the regulating wheel
(c) Angle between the axes of grinding and regulating wheels
(d) all of the above
Answer:
Option (d)
6. The method of centreless grinding used to produce taper is
(a) in-feed grinding
(b) through-feed grinding
(c) end-feed grinding
(d) any one of these
Answer:
Option (c)
7. In centreless grinding, the surface speed of regulating wheel is
(a) 5 to 15 m/min
(b) 15 to 60 m/min
(c) 60 to 90 m/min
(d) 90 to 120 m/min
Answer:
Option (b)
8. Glazing in grinding wheels can be decreased by
(a) using a harder wheel or by increasing the wheel speed
(b) using a softer wheel or by decreasing the wheel speed
(c) using a harder wheel or by decreasing the wheel speed
(d) using a softer wheel or by increasing the wheel speed
Answer:
Option (b)
9. The hardness of a grinding wheel is specified by
(a) brinell hardness number
(b) rockwell hardness number
(c) vickers pyramid number
(d) letter of alphabet
Answer:
Option (d)
10 In grinding irregular, curved, tapered, convex and concave surfaces, the grinder used is
. (a) cylindrical grinder
(b) internal grinder
(c) surface grinder
(d) tool and cutter grinder
Answer:
Option (c)
11 In order to grind soft material
. (a) a coarse-grained grinding wheel is used
 (b) a fine-grained grinding wheel is used
(c) a medium-grained grinding wheel is used
(d) any one of these
Answer:
Option (a)
12 In centreless grinders, the maximum angular adjustment of the regulating wheel is
. (a) 5°
(b) 10°
(c) 15°
(d) 20°
Answer:
Option (b)
13 The grinding operation is a
. (a) shaping operation
(b) forming operation
(c) surface finishing operation
(d) dressing operation
Answer:
Option (c)
14 The snag grinding is done
. (a) to produce a good surface finish and a high degree of accuracy
(b) to remove a considerable amount of metal without regard to the accuracy of the finished surface
(c) to grind exterior cylindrical surfaces
(d) any one of the above
Answer:
Option (b)
15 A coarse-grained grinding wheel is used to grind
. (a) hard and brittle materials
(b) soft and ductile materials
(c) hard and ductile materials
(d) soft and brittle materials
Answer:
Option (b)
16 The soft grade grinding wheels are denoted by the letters
. (a) A to H
(b) I to P
 (c) Q to Z
(d) A to P
Answer:
Option (a)
17 An open structure of a grinding wheel is used for
. (a) soft materials
(b) tough materials
(c) ductile materials
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
18 Glazing in grinding wheels takes place when the
. (a) the wheel is too hard or wheel revolves at a very high speed
(b) the wheel is too soft or wheel revolves at a very slow speed
(c) the wheel is too hard and wheel revolves at very slow speed
(d) the wheel is too soft and wheel revolves at a very high speed
Answer:
Option (a)
19 In plunge grinding
. (a) the work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than the width
of the wheel face
(b) the work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders equal to or
shorter than the width of the wheel face
(c) the work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders shorter than the width
of the wheel face
(d) the work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than
the width of the wheel face
Answer:
Option (b)
20 The size of abrasive grain required in a grinding wheel depends upon the
. (a) amount of material to be removed
(b) the hardness of the material being ground
(c) finish desired
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (b)
21 A dense structure of a grinding wheel is used for
. (a) hard materials
(b) brittle materials
(c) finishing cuts
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
22 The actual feed-in centreless grinders are given by (where d = Dia. of regulating wheel, n = Revolutions
. per minute, and α = Angle of inclination of the wheel)
(a) πd
(b) πd n
(c) πd n sin α
(d) πd n cos α
Answer:
Option (c)
23 A grinding wheel becomes glazed (i.e. cutting edge takes a glass-like appearance) due to
. (a) wear of bond
(b) breaking of abrasive grains
(c) wear of abrasive grains
(d) cracks on grinding wheel
Answer:
Option (c)
24 The grade of a grinding wheel depends upon
. (a) the hardness of the material being ground
(b) speed of wheel and work
(c) condition of grinding machine
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
25 The structure of a grinding wheel depends upon
. (a) the hardness of the material being ground
(b) nature of the grinding operation
(c) finish required
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
26 The process of changing the shape of the grinding wheel as it becomes worn due to breaking away
. of the abrasive and bond is called
 (a) truing
(b) dressing
(c) facing
(d) clearing
Answer:
Option (a)
27 The grinding of long, slender shafts or bars is usually done by
. (a) in-feed grinding
(b) through-feed grinding
(c) end-feed grinding
(d) any one of these
Answer:
Option (b)
28 In centreless grinding, workplace center will be
. (a) above the line joining the two-wheel centers
(b) below the line joining the two-wheel centers
(c) on the line joining the two-wheel centers
(d) at the intersection of the line joining the wheel centers with the workplace plane
Answer:
Option (a)
29 Soft materials can not be economically ground due to
. (a) high temperature involved
(b) frequent wheel clogging
(c) rapid wheel wear
(d) low work piece stiffness
Answer:
Option (b)
30 The grinding wheel speed (surface speed in m/min) usually varies from
. (a) 500 to 1000
(b) 1000 to 1500
(c) 1500 to 2000
(d) 2000 to 2500
Answer:
Option (c)
31 The abrasive recommended for grinding materials of low tensile strength is
. (a) silicon carbide
 (b) aluminum oxide
(c) sandstone
(d) diamond
Answer:
Option (a)
32 The hard grade grinding wheels are denoted by the letters
. (a) A to H
(b) I to P
(c) Q to Z
(d) A to P
Answer:
Option (c)
33 Surface grinding is done to produce
. (a) tapered surface
(b) flat surface
(c) internal cylindrical holes
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (b)
34 The method of grinding used to produce internal cylindrical holes and tapers is
. (a) internal cylindrical grinding
(b) form grinding
(c) external cylindrical grinding
(d) surface grinding
Answer:
Option (a)
35 Crack in grinding wheel is developed due to
. (a) high temperature developed at the contact of the wheel face and work
(b) grinding hard work
(c) low speed of the wheel
(d) high speed of the wheel
Answer:
Option (d)
36 The aluminum oxide abrasive is chiefly used for grinding
. (a) high-speed steel
(b) carbon steel
 (c) wrought iron
(d) all of these
Answer:
Option (d)
37 In centreless grinders, the regulating wheel is inclined at
. (a) 0° to 8°
(b) 9° to 15°
(c) 16° to 20°
(d) 21° to 25°
Answer:
Option (a)
38 A fine-grained grinding wheel is used to grind
. (a) hard and brittle materials
(b) soft and ductile materials
(c) hard and ductile materials
(d) soft and brittle materials
Answer:
Option (a)
39 In transverse grinding
. (a) the work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than the width of the wheel face
(b) the work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders equal to or shorter than the wi
(c) the work is reciprocated as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders shorter than the width of the wheel face
(d) the work rotates in a fixed position as the wheel feeds to produce cylinders longer than the width of the w
Answer:
Option (a)
40 The process of improving the cutting action of the grinding wheel is called
. (a) truing
(b) dressing
(c) facing
(d) clearing
Answer:
Option (b)
41 The in-feed grinding is used to
. (a) produce tapers
(b) grind shoulders and formed surfaces
(c) grind long, slender shafts or bars
 (d) all of these
Answer:
Option (b)
42 Which of the following symbol’s range of alphabet represents soft grain in the grinding wheel?
. (a) A – H
(b) I – P
(c) Q – T
(d) T – Z
Answer:
Option (a)
43 Which of the following symbol’s range of alphabet represents medium hardness grain in grinding wheel?
. (a) A – H
(b) I – P
(c) Q – T
(d) T – Z
Answer:
Option (b)
44 Which of the following symbol’s range of alphabet represents hard grain in the grinding wheel?
. (a) D – H
(b) I – P
(c) A – D
(d) Q – Z
Answer:
Option (a)
45 Which of the following range of numbers represents the dense structure of abrasives?
. (a) 0-7
(b) 8-10
(c) 10-12
(d) 12-16
Answer:
Option (a)
46 Which of the following range of numbers represents the open structure of abrasives?
. (a) 0-3
(b) 4-6
(c) 8-16
(d) None of the mentioned
 Answer:
Option (c)
47 Which of the following represents the correct symbol of a vertified bond in a specification of the
. grinding wheel?
(a) V
(b) R
(c) B
(d) S
Answer:
Option (a)
48 Which of the following represents the correct symbol of rubber bond in a specification of the
. grinding wheel?
(a) V
(b) R
(c) B
(d) S
Answer:
Option (b)
49 Which of the following represents the correct symbol of the Resin bond in a specification of the
. grinding wheel?
(a) V
(b) R
(c) B
(d) S
Answer:
Option (b)
50 Resin bond is also known
. (a) vitrified bond
(b) rubber bond
(c) silicate bond
(d) bakelite bond
Answer:
Option (d)
51 Which of the following grinding wheel would be more economical for grinding of hard workpiece?
. (a) Soft grinding wheel
(b) Hard grinding wheel
(c) Both hard and soft grinding wheel
 (d) None of the mentioned
Answer:
Option (a)
52 Which of the following grinding wheel would be more economical for grinding of soft workpiece?
. (a) Soft grinding wheel
(b) Hard grinding wheel
(c) Both hard and soft grinding wheel
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:
Option (b)
53 Which of the following grinding wheel would be more economical for grinding of hard workpiece?
. (a) Open structure grinding wheel
(b) Dense structure wheel
(c) Both dense and open structure grinding wheel
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:
Option (b)
54 Which of the following grinding wheel would be more economical for grinding of soft work piece?
. (a) Open structure grinding wheel
(b) Dense structure wheel
(c) Both dense and open structure grinding wheel
(d) None of the mentioned
Answer:
Option (a)
55 The material removal rate of the grinding process in comparison to the material removal rate in
. facing on a lathe is
(a) small
(b) large
(c) same
(d) can’t say about material removal rate
Answer:
Option (a)
56 The material removal rate in grinding operation is small due to
. (a) negative rake angle
(b) positive rake angle
(c) zero rake angle
(d) material removal rate does not depend on the rake angle
 Answer:
Option (a)
57 The material removal rate in grinding operation is small due to
. (a) only a small portion of abrasives are involved in cutting
(b) positive rake angle
(c) zero rake angle
(d) material removal rate does not depend on the rake angle
Answer:
Option (a)
58 The material removal rate in grinding operation is small due to
. (a) a large portion of abrasives are involved in cutting
(b) positive rake angle
(c) due to temperature rise during grinding
(d) material removal rate does not depend on the rake angle
Answer:
Option (c)
59 Grinding ratio generally lies between
. (a) 0.5-10
(b) 100-200
(c) 1000-200
(d) 30-40
Answer:
Option (a)
60 Grinding wheel is specified as “A 46 K 5 B 17”. The grain size of a wheel will be
. (a) coarse
(b) medium
(c) fine
(d) very Fine
Answer:
Option (b)
61 Grinding wheel is specified as “C 8 K 5 B 17”. The grain size of a wheel will be
. (a) coarse
(b) medium
(c) fine
(d) very Fine
Answer:
 Option (a)

62. Operation done to make the periphery of grinding wheel concentric with its axis to recover its
lost shape is known as
(a) loading
(b) glazing
(c) dressing
(d) trueing
Answer:
Option (d)
63 Removing dull grains in order to make grinding wheel sharp is known as
. (a) loading
(b) glazing
(c) dressing
(d) trueing
Answer:
Option (c)