Lubricants MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. sQ1. The process of introducing lubricant between the two moving parts in a machine is called (A) fortification (B) liquefaction (C) addition (D) lubricationShow All Answers 2. . Lubricants are primarily used to reduce (A) density (B) friction (C) specific gravity (D) volumeShow All Answers 3. . In addition to other industrial applications, lubricants are used for (A) house construction (B) cooking (C) gardening (D) nuclear reactionShow All Answers 4. . Oil, water, and oil emulsion are used as (A) Cutting fluids (B) Engine oils (C) Gear oil (D) Lubricant for bearingShow All Answers 5. . Cutting fluids should have viscosity (A) Low (B) Moderate (C) High (D) Very highShow All Answers 6. . Mineral oils that are used as lubricants are obtained from (A) petroleum (B) vegetables (C) animals (D) blended oilsShow All Answers 7. . A maximum hardness on the Moh’s scale appears to be the practical limit for solid lubricant (A) 4 (B) 7 (C) 6 (D) 5Show All Answers 8. . Easily oxidized at high temperature into acid and become gummy at low temperature is (A) blended oils (B) mineral oils (C) petroleum oils (D) animal oils and vegetable oilsShow All Answers 9. . The blended oils are mixtures of vegetable oils and (A) fish oil (B) oils from feet of cattle (C) petroleum products (D) synthetic oilShow All Answers 10. . Petroleum oils have long-chain hydrocarbons, ranging between (A) 6-50 Carbon atoms (B) 24-50 Carbon atoms (C) 18-50 Carbon atoms (D) 12-50 Carbon atomsShow All Answers 11. . The lubricants which are produced by oils or fats with soap and water at 204-316°C (A) Petroleum products (B) Mineral oils (C) Synthetic oil (D) GreaseShow All Answers 12. . Oiliness of which oils can be improved by adding oils, such as Oleic and Stearic acid (A) Fish oils (B) Blended oils (C) Synthetic oils (D) Mineral oils from petroleumShow All Answers 13. . Synthetic Lubricants Polyglycols are produced by oxidation of ethylene and (A) isobutene (B) butene (C) methylene (D) propyleneShow All Answers 14. . The solid lubricant should have melting point (A) very low (B) low (C) moderate (D) highShow All Answers 15. . Which lubricant is usually used when it is not practical to use oil (A) Gas (B) Solid (C) Grease (D) SyntheticShow All Answers 16. . Molybdenum disulfide is a common lubricant (A) Oil (B) Semi-solid (C) Solid (D) GasShow All Answers 17. . Light machines like sewing, watches, scientific equipment require lubricating oil of viscosity (A) high (B) low (C) moderate (D) very lowShow All Answers 18. . Road rollers, tractors, railway tracks require lubricant (A) Gas (B) Solid (C) Grease (D) SyntheticShow All Answers 19. . Steam engine cylinders require lubricant of viscosity (A) high (B) low (C) moderate (D) very highShow All Answers 20. . Spaceship, aeroplane engine, submarine engine, military weapons require lubricants (A) Grease (B) Synthetic (C) Gas (D) SolidShow All Answers