Lubricants MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. . The process of introducing lubricant between the two moving parts in a machine is called: (A) Fortification (B) Liquefaction (C) Lubrication (D) AdditionShow All Answers 2. . Lubricants are primarily used to reduce: (A) Friction (B) Density (C) Specific gravity (D) VolumeShow All Answers 3. . In addition to other industrial applications, lubricants are used for: (A) House construction (B) Nuclear reaction (C) Gardening (D) CookingShow All Answers 4. . Oil, water, and oil emulsion are used as: (A) Engine oils (B) Cutting fluids (C) Gear oil (D) Lubricant for bearingShow All Answers 5. . Cutting fluids should have viscosity: (A) Low (B) High (C) Moderate (D) Very highShow All Answers 6. . Mineral oils that are used as lubricants are obtained from: (A) Animals (B) Vegetables (C) Petroleum (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) 5 (C) 6 (D) 7Show All Answers 8. . The oils which decompose at high temperature, undergo oxidation easily, forming gummy and acidic hydrolyzed products are: (A) Animal oils and vegetable oils (B) Mineral oils (C) Petroleum oils (D) Blended oilsShow All Answers 9. . The blended oils are mixtures of vegetable oils and: (A) Fish oil (B) Oils from feet of cattle (C) Synthetic oil (D) Petroleum productsShow All Answers 10. . Petroleum oils have long-chain hydrocarbons, ranging between: (A) 6–50 carbon atoms (B) 12–50 carbon atoms (C) 18–50 carbon atoms (D) 24–50 carbon atomsShow All Answers 11. . The lubricants which are produced by oils or fats with soap and water at 204–316°C are: (A) Grease (B) Mineral oils (C) Synthetic oil (D) Petroleum productsShow All Answers 12. . Oiliness of which oils can be improved by adding oils, such as Oleic and Stearic acid: (A) Fish oils (B) Mineral oils from petroleum (C) Synthetic oils (D) Blended oilsShow 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) High (B) Low (C) Moderate (D) Very lowShow All Answers 15. . Which lubricant is usually used when it is not practical to use oil: (A) Grease (B) Solid (C) Gas (D) SyntheticShow All Answers 16. . Molybdenum disulfide is a common lubricant: (A) Oil (B) Solid (C) Semi-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) Grease (B) Solid (C) Gas (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) Solid (C) Gas (D) SyntheticShow All Answers