Production and Industrial Engineering
GATE PI Metrology and Inspection PYQs
Build your understanding with focused practice from past exam papers.
Questions 21–26 of 26. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 6
Open questionPIMCQ1 markNeeds review
Which one of the following instruments makes use of the principle of interference of light?
Your answerChoose one option.
Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answerQuestion 29
Open questionPIMCQ2 marksNeeds review
In a shaft-hole system, the dimensions with tolerances (in mm) are as follows: Shaft:
; Hole:
, where both x and y are positive real numbers. Which one of the following will provide an interference fit?Your answerChoose one option.
Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answerQuestion 33
Open questionPIMCQ2 marksNeeds review
In a mass production firm, measurements are carried out on 1000 pairs of shaft and hole. The mean diameters of the shaft and the hole are 37.53 mm and 37.59 mm, respectively. The corresponding standard deviations are 0.03 mm and 0.04 mm. The mean clearance and its standard deviation (both in mm), respectively, are
Your answerChoose one option.
Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answerQuestion 42
Open questionPINAT2 marksNeeds review
In a V-thread, a wire is fitted such that it makes contact with the flank of the thread on the pitch line as shown in the figure. If the pitch p of the thread is 3 mm and the included angle is 60°, the diameter (in mm, up to one decimal place) of the wire is _____

Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answerQuestion 16
Open questionPIMCQ1 markNeeds review
Accuracy of a measuring instrument is expressed as
Your answerChoose one option.
Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answerQuestion 25
Open questionPIMCQ1 markNeeds review
A machined surface with standard symbols indicating the surface texture is shown in the Figure. (All dimensions in the Figure are in micrometer).

The waviness height (in micrometer) of the surface is
Your answerChoose one option.
Log in to check the answer
You can attempt this question now. Sign in to view the answer key, explanations and discussion.Log in to check answer