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3.The retardation of a flat faced follower when it has contact at the apex of the nose of a circular arc cam, is given by (where OQ = Distance between the centre of circular flank and centre of nose)

A. ω² × OQ

B. ω² × OQ sinθ

C. ω² × OQ cosθ

D. ω² × OQ tanθ

Correct Answer :

A. ω² × OQ


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When the sleeve of a Porter governor moves upwards, the governor speed

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain unaffected

D. First increases and then decreases

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The example of successfully constrained motion is a

A. Motion of an I.C. engine valve

B. Motion of the shaft between a footstep bearing

C. Piston reciprocating inside an engine cylinder

D. All of the above

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The example of spherical pair is

A. Bolt and nut

B. Lead screw of a lathe

C. Ball and socket joint

D. Ball bearing and roller bearing

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Sensitiveness of the governor is defined as the ratio of the

A. Mean speed to the maximum equilibrium speed

B. Mean speed to the minimum equilibrium speed

C. Difference of the maximum and minimum equilibrium speeds to the mean speed

D. Sum of the maximum and minimum equilibrium speeds to the mean speed

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Scotch yoke mechanism is used to generate

A. Sine functions

B. Square roots

C. Logarithms

D. Inversions

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ABCD is a four bar mechanism in which AB = 310 mm and CD = 450 mm. AB and CD are both perpendicular to the fixed link AD, as shown in the below figure. If the velocity of B at this condition is v. Then the velocity of C is

A. v

B. (2/3). v

C. (3/2). v

D. (9/4). v

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In a steam engine, the distance by which the outer edge of the Dslide valve overlaps the steam port is called

A. Lead

B. Steam lap

C. Exhaust lap

D. None of these

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The example of rolling pair is

A. Bolt and nut

B. Lead screw of a lathe

C. Ball and socket joint

D. Ball bearing and roller bearing

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In which of the following type of gear train the first gear and the last gear are co-axial.

A. Simple gear train

B. Compound gear train

C. Reverted gear train

D. None of the above

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A rotary internal combustion engine has __________ cylinders.

A. Four

B. Five

C. Six

D. Seven

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An involute pinion and gear are in mesh. If both have the same size of addendum, then there will be an interference between the

A. Tip of the gear tooth and flank of pinion

B. Tip of the pinion and flank of gear

C. Flanks of both gear and pinion

D. Tip of both gear and pinion

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The radius of a friction circle for a shaft rotating inside a bearing is (where r = Radius of shaft, and tan φ = Coefficient of friction between the shaft and bearing)

A. r sinφ

B. r cosφ

C. r tanφ

D. (r/2) cosφ

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In a steam engine, the link constitutes a

A. Piston, piston rod and crosshead

B. Connecting rod with big and small end brasses, caps and bolts

C. Crank pin, crankshaft and flywheel

D. All of the above

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The displacement of the D-slide valve is __________ the steam lap by a distance known as lead of the valve.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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Longitudinal vibrations are said to occur when the particles of a body moves

A. Perpendicular to its axis

B. Parallel to its axis

C. In a circle about its axis

D. None of these

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Balancing of rotating and reciprocating parts of an engine is necessary when it runs at

A. Slow speed

B. Moderate speed

C. Highs peed

D. Any one of these

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The maximum or minimum value of the swaying couple is

A. ± c.m.ω².r

B. ± a (1 - c) m.ω².r

C. ± (a/√2) (1 - c) m.ω².r

D. ± 2a (1 - c) m.ω².r

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For simple harmonic motion of the of follower, a cosine curve represents

A. Displacement diagram

B. Velocity diagram

C. Acceleration diagram

D. All of the above

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Kinematic pairs are those which have two elements that

A. Have line contact

B. Have surface contact

C. Permit relative motion

D. Are held together

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Angular acceleration of a link can be determined by dividing the

A. Centripetal component of acceleration with length of link

B. Tangential component of acceleration with length of link

C. Resultant acceleration with length of link

D. All of the above

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The D-slide valve is also known as

A. Inside admission valve

B. Outside admission valve

C. Piston slide valve

D. None of these

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A cam with a roller follower would constitute following type of pair

A. Lower pair

B. Higher pair

C. Open pair

D. Close pair

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A single degree of freedom system is given by, m × (d²x/dt²) + c × (dx/dt) + sx = F.cosω.t with usual notations. It represents

A. Free vibration with damping

B. Free vibration without damping

C. Forced vibration with damping

D. Forced vibration without damping

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The coriolis component of acceleration exists whenever a point moves along a path that has

A. Linear displacement

B. Rotational motion

C. Gravitational acceleration

D. Tangential acceleration

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In steady state forced vibrations, the amplitude of vibrations at resonance is __________ damping coefficient.

A. Equal to

B. Directly proportional to

C. Inversely proportional to

D. Independent of

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The tractive force is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke (θ) is equal to

A. 0° and 90°

B. 90° and 180°

C. 135° and 315°

D. 270° and 360°

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Relationship between the number of links (L) and number of pairs (P) is

A. P = 2L - 4

B. P = 2L + 4

C. P = 2L + 2

D. P = 2L - 2

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A Hartnell governor is a

A. Dead weight governor

B. Pendulum type governor

C. Spring loaded governor

D. Inertia governor

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A completely constrained motion can be transmitted with.

A. 1 link with pin joints

B. 2 links with pin joints

C. 3 links with pin joints

D. 4 links with pin joints

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Pulley in a belt drive acts as

A. Cylindrical pair

B. Turning pair

C. Rolling pair

D. Sliding pair