Machinist ITI 100 MCQ Test | DGT CTS 2.0 Interview Questions
Machinist ITI - 100 Technical MCQ
Machinist Trade Online Test | CTS 2.0 | NSQF Level 4
Machinist - Revised July 2022 - Two Years - NSQF Level 4
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About this practice set
This page holds 100 multiple-choice questions for Machinist ITI, written to follow the CTS 2.0 syllabus of the Directorate General of Training (DGT) where the source reference above applies. It suits ITI trainees preparing for the all India trade test, for campus or apprenticeship interviews and for quick revision before a viva. The quiz checks each answer and gives an explanation; the full answer key follows so the questions are also readable without running the quiz.
How to use this quiz
- Attempt the questions in one sitting without searching for answers.
- Read the explanation shown after each answer, even when you were right.
- Write down the questions you missed and the reason in your own words.
- Open the answer key below to revise those questions.
- Retake the quiz after a day or two and compare your score.
Sample of what is covered
- What is the duration of the Machinist CTS course?
- What is the Professional Skill allocation in the first year?
- Which operation is a basic fitting operation in the curriculum?
- Which job shapes are mentioned for chuck-setting practice?
- Which component can be used to produce taper on a lathe?
- Which milling operation uses a formed cutter/profile?
- What should be done to a grinding wheel/tool when required?
- What does VMC stand for in the Machinist curriculum?
Answer key with explanations (100 questions)
Q1. What is the duration of the Machinist CTS course?
A. Two years ✓ Correct answer
B. Six months
C. One year
D. Three years
Q2. What is the NSQF level of the Machinist trade?
A. Level 3
B. Level 2
C. Level 4 ✓ Correct answer
D. Level 5
Q3. Which sector is specified for the Machinist trade?
A. Automotive only
B. IT & ITeS
C. Capital Goods and Manufacturing ✓ Correct answer
D. Healthcare
Q4. What is the trade code of Machinist?
A. NCO/1016
B. DGT/1006
C. DGT/1016 ✓ Correct answer
D. CTS/1016
Q5. What is the entry qualification specified for Machinist?
A. Passed 12th only
B. Engineering diploma
C. Passed 10th with Science and Mathematics or equivalent vocational subject ✓ Correct answer
D. Passed 8th class
Q6. What is the minimum age for admission?
A. 16 years
B. 12 years
C. 18 years
D. 14 years ✓ Correct answer
Q7. How many students are specified as the unit strength?
A. 24
B. 20 ✓ Correct answer
C. 30
D. 16
Q8. What is the space norm specified for the unit?
A. 130 sq. m ✓ Correct answer
B. 100 sq. m
C. 120 sq. m
D. 150 sq. m
Q9. What is the power norm specified for the Machinist unit?
A. 20 kW ✓ Correct answer
B. 30 kW
C. 10 kW
D. 15 kW
Q10. How many total training hours are specified for the two-year course excluding OJT/group project?
A. 2400 ✓ Correct answer
B. 1200
C. 1800
D. 3000
Q11. How many mandatory OJT/group-project hours are specified each year?
A. 150 ✓ Correct answer
B. 100
C. 240
D. 60
Q12. What certificate is awarded after successful completion of the training?
A. National Machining License
B. National Engineering Certificate
C. National Trade Certificate ✓ Correct answer
D. National Diploma
Q13. What is the Professional Skill allocation in the first year?
A. 240 hours
B. 120 hours
C. 840 hours ✓ Correct answer
D. 600 hours
Q14. What is the Professional Knowledge allocation in the second year?
A. 300 hours ✓ Correct answer
B. 120 hours
C. 240 hours
D. 840 hours
Q15. Which career progression is explicitly mentioned?
A. Technician to Senior Technician, Supervisor and Manager ✓ Correct answer
B. Operator directly to Professor
C. Apprentice directly to Scientist
D. Fitter only
Q16. Which item is specifically included in Machinist safety training?
A. Only electrical design
B. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) ✓ Correct answer
C. Only office software
D. Only welding theory
Q17. What is included in first-aid training?
A. Only CNC programming
B. Only grinding theory
C. Only gear calculation
D. Basic first-aid methods ✓ Correct answer
Q18. Which waste is specifically mentioned for safe disposal?
A. Only coolant containers
B. Only plastic bottles
C. Cotton waste and metal chips/burrs ✓ Correct answer
D. Only paper
Q19. Which safety signs are covered?
A. Only electrical symbols
B. Danger, Warning and Caution signs ✓ Correct answer
C. Only exit signs
D. Only fire signs
Q20. Which equipment is practiced for fire safety?
A. Fire extinguishers ✓ Correct answer
B. Lathe chuck
C. Micrometer
D. Indexing head
Q21. What is included under shop-floor housekeeping?
A. Only CNC coding
B. Only gear cutting
C. Only lubrication charts
D. 5S concept and application ✓ Correct answer
Q22. What does PPE primarily provide?
A. Thread generation
B. Dimensional measurement
C. Personal protection during work ✓ Correct answer
D. Work holding
Q23. What should a trainee do with unused materials and components?
A. Store or dispose of them in an environmentally appropriate manner ✓ Correct answer
B. Throw them anywhere
C. Mix them with finished parts
D. Leave them near the machine
Q24. What is the basic fitting accuracy specified in the first learning outcome?
A. ±0.25 mm ✓ Correct answer
B. ±0.5 mm
C. ±0.02 mm
D. ±1 mm
Q25. Which operation is a basic fitting operation in the curriculum?
A. Gear hobbing only
B. Hacksawing ✓ Correct answer
C. CNC contour milling only
D. Bevel gear cutting only
Q26. Which tool is used for marking a workpiece?
A. Scriber ✓ Correct answer
B. Grinding wheel
C. Tailstock
D. V-block
Q27. Which tool is used to hold a workpiece during bench fitting?
A. Indexing head
B. Lathe chuck
C. Tailstock
D. Bench vice ✓ Correct answer
Q28. Which fitting operation removes material using a file?
A. Tapping
B. Reaming
C. Filing ✓ Correct answer
D. Knurling
Q29. Which operation produces internal threads using a tap?
A. Facing
B. Tapping ✓ Correct answer
C. Knurling
D. Dieing
Q30. Which operation produces external threads using a die?
A. Reaming
B. Dieing ✓ Correct answer
C. Boring
D. Tapping
Q31. Which operation is used to finish and size a drilled hole accurately?
A. Knurling
B. Reaming ✓ Correct answer
C. Facing
D. Parting
Q32. Which instruments are specifically named for dimensional checking?
A. Only steel rule
B. Vernier, screw gauge and micrometer ✓ Correct answer
C. Only bevel protractor
D. Only try square
Q33. Which principle is emphasized when making fits for assembly?
A. No tolerance
B. Manual estimation only
C. Random assembly
D. Interchangeability ✓ Correct answer
Q34. What tolerance is specified for the different fits in the first-year learning outcome?
A. ±0.2 mm ✓ Correct answer
B. ±0.1 mm
C. ±1 mm
D. ±0.02 mm
Q35. What angular tolerance is specified for those fits?
A. 0.1°
B. 5°
C. 1° ✓ Correct answer
D. 0.5°
Q36. Which two common lathe chucks are explicitly specified?
A. 2-jaw and 5-jaw
B. Collet and plate only
C. Magnetic and vacuum
D. 3-jaw and 4-jaw ✓ Correct answer
Q37. Which job shapes are mentioned for chuck-setting practice?
A. Only triangular
B. Round, square and hexagonal ✓ Correct answer
C. Only rectangular
D. Only round
Q38. What should be set appropriately before lathe operation?
A. Only workbench height
B. Speed and feed ✓ Correct answer
C. Only lighting
D. Only coolant color
Q39. Which operation produces a flat end face on a rotating job?
A. Parting
B. Grooving
C. Facing ✓ Correct answer
D. Knurling
Q40. Which operation produces a reduced-diameter step?
A. Knurling
B. Parting
C. Facing
D. Step turning ✓ Correct answer
Q41. Which operation separates a component from bar stock?
A. Reaming
B. Facing
C. Boring
D. Parting ✓ Correct answer
Q42. Which operation creates a textured surface for grip?
A. Knurling ✓ Correct answer
B. Chamfering
C. Boring
D. Reaming
Q43. Which operation enlarges an existing hole on a lathe?
A. Parting
B. Facing
C. Boring ✓ Correct answer
D. Knurling
Q44. Which operation is used to produce an internal recess/groove?
A. Facing
B. Knurling
C. Grooving ✓ Correct answer
D. Step turning
Q45. Which cutting tool is specifically listed for thread cutting?
A. Only knurling tool
B. Only parting tool
C. Only form tool
D. Thread-cutting tool ✓ Correct answer
Q46. What is the approximate accuracy specified for the listed turning-tool exercise?
A. ±0.6 mm
B. ±0.2 mm
C. ±0.01 mm
D. ±0.06 mm ✓ Correct answer
Q47. Which thread directions are specifically mentioned for thread-cutting practice?
A. LH and RH ✓ Correct answer
B. Only LH
C. Only RH
D. Internal only
Q48. Which parameters are repeatedly used for machining setup?
A. Mass, density and volume
B. Voltage, current and frequency
C. Temperature, pressure and flow only
D. Feed, speed and depth of cut ✓ Correct answer
Q49. Which component can be used to produce taper on a lathe?
A. V-block
B. Indexing head
C. Compound slide ✓ Correct answer
D. Tailstock only
Q50. Which other lathe method is specified for taper/angular components?
A. Gear hobbing
B. Surface grinding
C. Tailstock offset ✓ Correct answer
D. Straddle milling
Q51. What type of thread is specifically covered in a first-year learning outcome?
A. Only square thread
B. Only pipe thread
C. Metric-V thread ✓ Correct answer
D. Only Acme thread
Q52. What should be checked after producing threaded male/female components?
A. Accuracy and proper assembly ✓ Correct answer
B. Only temperature
C. Only surface color
D. Only weight
Q53. Which additional thread forms are explicitly practiced later in first year?
A. Only buttress threads
B. Square and V threads ✓ Correct answer
C. Only metric coarse
D. Only pipe threads
Q54. Which slotting operations are specified?
A. Only grinding
B. Only drilling
C. Concave, convex, internal keyway and profiling ✓ Correct answer
D. Only face milling
Q55. What slotting accuracy is specified?
A. ±0.04 mm ✓ Correct answer
B. ±0.4 mm
C. ±0.01 mm
D. ±0.2 mm
Q56. Which internal feature can be produced by slotting according to the syllabus?
A. Gear tooth only
B. External thread only
C. Counterbore only
D. Internal keyway ✓ Correct answer
Q57. What additional component is mentioned for slotting practice?
A. Bevel gear only
B. Internal sprocket ✓ Correct answer
C. Worm wheel only
D. Rack only
Q58. Which milling operation is explicitly included?
A. Only turning
B. Plain milling ✓ Correct answer
C. Only honing
D. Only lapping
Q59. Which milling operation produces a flat face?
A. Boring
B. Knurling
C. Face milling ✓ Correct answer
D. Parting
Q60. Which milling operation is used for angular surfaces?
A. Grinding only
B. Facing on lathe
C. Angular milling ✓ Correct answer
D. Reaming
Q61. Which milling operation uses a formed cutter/profile?
A. Form milling ✓ Correct answer
B. Facing
C. Parting
D. Tapping
Q62. Which milling method uses multiple cutters together?
A. Knurling
B. Boring
C. Facing
D. Gang milling ✓ Correct answer
Q63. Which milling method is specifically listed for machining opposite/parallel surfaces in one setup?
A. Facing
B. Reaming
C. Straddle milling ✓ Correct answer
D. Parting
Q64. What machine accessory is used for indexing work?
A. Bench vice
B. Indexing head ✓ Correct answer
C. Micrometer
D. Tailstock only
Q65. Which component is included in second-year gear-related milling work?
A. Only washer
B. Spur gear ✓ Correct answer
C. Only plain shaft
D. Only bolt
Q66. Which gear type is included in the second-year milling outcome?
A. Helical gear ✓ Correct answer
B. Only worm wheel
C. Only rack
D. Only bevel gear
Q67. Which non-gear component is included in indexing work?
A. Only bearing
B. External spline ✓ Correct answer
C. Only gasket
D. Only seal
Q68. What should be checked after producing a gear?
A. Only sound
B. Only paint
C. Dimensions and functionality using instruments/gauges ✓ Correct answer
D. Only weight
Q69. Which grinding processes are specifically named?
A. Only belt sanding
B. Surface and cylindrical grinding ✓ Correct answer
C. Only thread grinding
D. Only centerless grinding
Q70. What accuracy is specified for the first-year grinding learning outcome?
A. ±0.01 mm ✓ Correct answer
B. ±0.2 mm
C. ±0.04 mm
D. ±0.1 mm
Q71. Which instrument is specifically mentioned for checking a ground job?
A. Try square only
B. Steel rule only
C. Divider
D. Micrometer ✓ Correct answer
Q72. What is one function of grinding in the Machinist trade?
A. Only drilling holes
B. Only marking material
C. Producing high-accuracy surfaces ✓ Correct answer
D. Only joining sheets
Q73. What should be done to a grinding wheel/tool when required?
A. Hold it by hand
B. Select and set it appropriately and follow safety precautions ✓ Correct answer
C. Use it without inspection
D. Run it without guarding
Q74. Which cutting tools are specifically re-sharpened in second year?
A. Single-point and multipoint cutting tools ✓ Correct answer
B. Only taps
C. Only saw blades
D. Only drill bits
Q75. Which milling cutter is specifically listed for re-sharpening?
A. Only side cutter
B. Only reamer
C. Slab milling cutter ✓ Correct answer
D. Only drill
Q76. Which other cutter is listed for re-sharpening?
A. Only parting tool
B. Only tap
C. Only knurling tool
D. End mill cutter ✓ Correct answer
Q77. What is the first step in re-sharpening work according to the assessment approach?
A. Start grinding immediately
B. Remove all guards
C. Ignore tool geometry
D. Plan/select an appropriate method and accessories ✓ Correct answer
Q78. Which CNC machine is used for turning operations?
A. CNC turning centre ✓ Correct answer
B. CNC VMC
C. Slotting machine
D. Surface grinder
Q79. What must be prepared for CNC turning before machining?
A. Only coolant
B. Only tool box
C. Part programme ✓ Correct answer
D. Only drawing title
Q80. What is done to a CNC programme before running it on the machine?
A. Convert it to PDF only
B. Print it only
C. Delete it
D. Simulate/test it for correctness and perform a dry run ✓ Correct answer
Q81. Which operation is explicitly included in CNC turning practice?
A. Only knurling
B. Taper turning ✓ Correct answer
C. Only grinding
D. Only slotting
Q82. Which operation is also included in CNC turning?
A. Only broaching
B. Only lapping
C. Threading ✓ Correct answer
D. Only face grinding
Q83. What should be checked after CNC machining?
A. Only coolant level
B. Only program length
C. Accuracy/correctness using gauges and measuring instruments ✓ Correct answer
D. Only spindle sound
Q84. What is set in CNC turning besides the job?
A. Only coolant color
B. Only drawing paper
C. Only workshop lights
D. Tools and machine/tooling setup ✓ Correct answer
Q85. What does VMC stand for in the Machinist curriculum?
A. Variable Milling Controller
B. Variable Machining Cutter
C. Vertical Machining Center ✓ Correct answer
D. Vertical Machine Control
Q86. What type of machining is practiced on the CNC VMC?
A. Only grinding
B. Only filing
C. Only turning
D. Milling ✓ Correct answer
Q87. Which milling operation is included in CNC VMC practice?
A. Only knurling
B. Only parting
C. Face milling ✓ Correct answer
D. Only external threading
Q88. Which CNC VMC operation uses tool radius compensation?
A. Contour milling ✓ Correct answer
B. Only countersinking
C. Only tapping
D. Only drilling
Q89. Which operation creates a recessed pocket in CNC VMC work?
A. Parting
B. Face milling only
C. Reaming only
D. Pocket milling ✓ Correct answer
Q90. Which hole-making cycle is specifically mentioned?
A. Only grinding
B. Only boring
C. Only plain drilling
D. Peck drilling ✓ Correct answer
Q91. Which operation can use a canned cycle for hole operations?
A. Only contouring
B. Only facing
C. Only grinding
D. Tapping ✓ Correct answer
Q92. Which machine is included in simple repair and overhauling work?
A. Only CNC VMC
B. Only grinder
C. Only slotting machine
D. Drilling machine ✓ Correct answer
Q93. Which other machine is included in repair/overhauling practice?
A. Only surface grinder
B. Only welding machine
C. Only CNC lathe
D. Milling machine ✓ Correct answer
Q94. What is checked after repairing/overhauling a machine?
A. Only paint finish
B. Functionality ✓ Correct answer
C. Only machine weight
D. Only sound level
Q95. What is used to help repair and assemble machine parts?
A. Blueprint/drawing ✓ Correct answer
B. Only photographs
C. Only verbal instructions
D. Only Excel
Q96. What should be done if a repaired assembly does not function properly?
A. Increase machine speed
B. Ascertain and rectify the fault ✓ Correct answer
C. Ignore it
D. Paint the part
Q97. Which advanced milling component is explicitly included in second-year work?
A. Only flat plate
B. Only bolt
C. Bevel gear ✓ Correct answer
D. Only washer
Q98. Which cam-related work is included?
A. Only cam measurement
B. Only cam storage
C. Only cam painting
D. Cam machining ✓ Correct answer
Q99. Which worm-related components are included?
A. Only spur gear
B. Worm and worm wheel ✓ Correct answer
C. Only rack
D. Only spline
Q100. Which component is included with rack and gear work?
A. Only clutch plate
B. Only shaft
C. Rack and pinion ✓ Correct answer
D. Only bearing
Frequently asked questions
Is this Machinist ITI quiz based on the official syllabus?
The questions follow the topics of the DGT CTS 2.0 curriculum for the trade. Always check the latest syllabus and your state or institute notices, because trade lists and weightage can change.
How many questions are there and how are they marked?
There are 100 multiple-choice questions with one correct option each. The quiz shows your score at the end; there is no negative marking on this practice page.
How can I use the explanations?
After each answer read the explanation, note the fact in your own words, and revisit the questions you missed in the answer key below. Repeating the set after a few days works better than reading it once.
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