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 ?
- In computer science a Macro is the name given to a rule or pattern specifying how an input sequence is to be mapped to an output sequence according to a defined procedure – True or False
- A bridge-like overhead structure with a platform supporting equipment such as a crane, signals, or cameras is called a Catenary - True or False
- Beginning with the letter F - what is the "imperial" unit of length which was used to measure the depth of water
- Acme, Knuckle and Buttress are all types of screw thread - True or False
- Osborne Reynolds is associated with which branch of Engineering - a) Fluid Mechanics b) Civil Engineering c) Electrical Engineering d) Cryogenics
- Beginning with the letter "A", what name is given to a central shaft typically used for rotating wheels , or gears
- In the manufacturing and engineering sense, what does PLM stand for
- What century saw the invention of the shoelace – a) 16th b) 17th c) 18th d) 19th
- Who founded The General Electric Company ( or GE)
- From what company's plant did toxic gas escape in December 1984 at Bhopal in India, with devastating results
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ANSWERS
1) True 2) False - It is called a Gantry 3) Fathom 4) True 5) a) Fluid Mechanics 6) Axle 7) Product Lifecycle Management 8) c)18th 9) Thomas Edison 10) Union Carbide India Ltd
