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OILERS/PLANT TENDERS (HHC) CIVIL
SERVICE EXAM (PREP TEST QUESTIONS
FOR THE EXAM) 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!! Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam
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The texture of an aluminum-soap lubricating grease is
_________
Ans: Stringy
The property of a lubricant the allows it to adhere to
metallic surfaces is known as ________
Ans: Oiliness
The physical appearance of a grease with a consistency
number of four is MOST NEARLY _________
Ans: Hard
The one of the following measures that is commonly used
to represent a rate of oil feed is drops per ________
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Minute
The MOST important single property of a lubricating oil is
its __________
Ans: Viscosity
The rate of change in viscosity of a petroleum oil with its
temperature is indicated by its __________
Ans: Viscosity Index
The neutralization number of an oil is an indication of its
__________
Ans: Organic or Mineral Acidity
Graphite is a form of __________
Ans: Anthracite Coal
The BASIC ingredient in the manufacture of lubricating
greases is __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Soap
A test of grease that identifies greases and indicates
uniformity in their manufacture is known as the __________
test.
Ans: Dropping-Point
The bearing materials usually called "white metals" or
Babbit metal consist MAINLY of __________
Ans: Tin and Copper
It is GOOD practice in the installation of three new
packing rings in a stuffing box to require that the joints of
the packing be spaced __________ degrees apart.
Ans: 120
The objective in the use of applicaors for wire-rope
lubrication is to apply a smooth even film at a
temperature conducive to the __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Ans: Penetration of the wire strands
The one of the following metals that is non-ferrous is
__________
Ans: Copper
The common terms "heavy" and "light", applied to an oil,
refer ONLY to the oil's __________
Ans: Viscosity
The ring in ring-oiled bearings has a diameter that is
USUALLY __________ the journal the diameter.
Ans: Twice
A boiler feedwater regulator automatically controls the
__________ the boiler.
Ans: Water Supply to
The dirty oil to be purified in an operating DeLaval Purifier
enters the purifier bowl from the __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
OILERS/PLANT TENDERS (HHC) CIVIL
SERVICE EXAM (PREP TEST QUESTIONS
FOR THE EXAM) 2025 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS!! Questions with
Correct Answers for Specific Exam
The texture of an aluminum-soap lubricating grease is
_________
Ans: Stringy
The property of a lubricant the allows it to adhere to
metallic surfaces is known as ________
Ans: Oiliness
The physical appearance of a grease with a consistency
number of four is MOST NEARLY _________
Ans: Hard
The one of the following measures that is commonly used
to represent a rate of oil feed is drops per ________
Pretest - Stuvia US
,2
Ans: Minute
The MOST important single property of a lubricating oil is
its __________
Ans: Viscosity
The rate of change in viscosity of a petroleum oil with its
temperature is indicated by its __________
Ans: Viscosity Index
The neutralization number of an oil is an indication of its
__________
Ans: Organic or Mineral Acidity
Graphite is a form of __________
Ans: Anthracite Coal
The BASIC ingredient in the manufacture of lubricating
greases is __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
,3
Ans: Soap
A test of grease that identifies greases and indicates
uniformity in their manufacture is known as the __________
test.
Ans: Dropping-Point
The bearing materials usually called "white metals" or
Babbit metal consist MAINLY of __________
Ans: Tin and Copper
It is GOOD practice in the installation of three new
packing rings in a stuffing box to require that the joints of
the packing be spaced __________ degrees apart.
Ans: 120
The objective in the use of applicaors for wire-rope
lubrication is to apply a smooth even film at a
temperature conducive to the __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
, 4
Ans: Penetration of the wire strands
The one of the following metals that is non-ferrous is
__________
Ans: Copper
The common terms "heavy" and "light", applied to an oil,
refer ONLY to the oil's __________
Ans: Viscosity
The ring in ring-oiled bearings has a diameter that is
USUALLY __________ the journal the diameter.
Ans: Twice
A boiler feedwater regulator automatically controls the
__________ the boiler.
Ans: Water Supply to
The dirty oil to be purified in an operating DeLaval Purifier
enters the purifier bowl from the __________
Pretest - Stuvia US
