The Coffee Break Quiz - A challenging selection of General Engineering questions and answers
sometimes you just don't know what you don't know, but you're sure that you did know or that you should know and when you see the answers you know that once upon a time you probably did know !
Challenge your colleagues - can they answer more than you ?
- What name is given to a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage, typically used to transfer rotary motion into linear motion and often with the aid of a follower - a) Trunnion b) Cam c) Lever d) Pin
- The rate of change of velocity with time is called - a) Acceleration b) Centrifugal Force c) Gravitational Force d) Moment of Inertia
- Dobon units are used to measure the Ozone Concentration = True or False
- The technical difficulties are too great and no Helicopter has ever been manufactured with an ejector seat - True or false
- A triangle in which all sides have different lengths and the 3 internal angles have different values is called a Scalene Triangle - True or False
- What is the largest power generating facility ever built in the world - a) Grand Coulee (USA) b) Itaipu (Brazil/Paraguay) c) Guri (Venezuela) d) Three Gorges Dam (China)
- Decompression Sickness is a condition which can be experienced by underwater divers who ascend too rapidly . Decompression Sickness is more commonly known as the Cramps - True or False
- Tata Motors Limited is a multinational automotive manufacturing company headquartered in which country - a) Pakistan b) China c) Indonesia d) India
- A process or manufacturing plant may be operated by DCS. DCS stands for Direct Central System - True or False
- Maglev is a method of transportation which supports a vehicle above a guide rail and provides propulsion for the vehicle. Maglev stands for Magnetic Lever - True or False
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ANSWERS
1) b) Cam 2) a) Acceleration 3) True 4) False - The Russian Kamov Ka-50 (amongst a small number of others) was manufactured with an ejector seat 5) True 6) d) Three Gorges Dam (China) 7) False - Decompression Sickness is more commonly known as the Bends 8) d) India 9) False - DCS stands for Distributed Control System 10) False - Maglev stands for Magnetic Levitation
