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A flywheel is fitted to the crankshaft of an engine having W as the amount of indicated work per revolution and permissible limits of coefficient of fluctuation of energy and speed as CE and CS respectively. The kinetic energy of the flywheel is given by

A. 2 W CE / CS

B. W CE / 2CS

C. W CE / CS

D. W CS / 2CE

Correct Answer :

B. W CE / 2CS


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In S.H.M., the velocity vector w.r.t. displacement vector

A. Leads by 90°

B. Lags by 90°

C. Leads by 180°

D. Are in phase

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The relation between the controlling force (Fc) and radius of rotation (r) for a stable spring controlled governor is

A. Fc = ar + b

B. Fc = ar - b

C. Fc = ar

D. Fc = a/r + b

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. The difference between the maximum and minimum energies is called maximum fluctuation of energy

B. The coefficient of fluctuation of speed is the ratio of maximum fluctuation of speed to the mean speed

C. The variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line is known as fluctuation of energy

D. None of the above

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The motion between a pair which takes place in __________ is known as incompletely constrained motion.

A. One direction only

B. Two directions only

C. More than one direction

D. None of these

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A mechanism is an assemblage of

A. Two links

B. Three links

C. Four or more than four links

D. All of these

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The coriolis component of acceleration leads the sliding velocity by

A. 45°

B. 90°

C. 135°

D. 180°

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Length of arc of contact is given by

A. Arc of approach - Arc of recess

B. Arc of approach + Arc of recess

C. Arc of approach / Arc of recess

D. Arc of approach × Arc of recess

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A disc is a spinning with an angular velocity ω rad/s about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be (where I = Mass moment of inertia of the disc, and ωP = Angular velocity of precession of the axis of spin)

A. (1/2).Iω²

B. Iω²

C. (1/2). I ω ωP

D. I ω ωP

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In its simplest form, a cam mechanism consists of following number of links

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, and θ = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)

A. m.ω².r cosθ

B. c.m.ω².r sinθ

C. (1 - c).m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)

D. m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)

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The ratio of the driving tensions for V-belts is __________ times that of flat belts. (Where β = Semi-angle of the groove)

A. sinβ

B. cosβ

C. cosecβ

D. secβ

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The critical speed of a shaft depends upon its

A. Mass

B. Stiffness

C. Mass and stiffness

D. Stiffness and eccentricity

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In a mechanism, the fixed instantaneous centres are those centres which

A. Remain in the same place for all configurations of the mechanism

B. Vary with the configuration of the mechanism

C. Moves as the mechanism moves, but joints are of permanent nature

D. None of the above

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In Meyer's expansion valve, the expansion valve is driven by an eccentric having an angle of advance from

A. 50°-60°

B. 60°-70°

C. 70°-80°

D. 80°-90°

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The direction of Coriolis component of acceleration is the direction

A. Of relative velocity vector for the two coincident points rotated by 90° in the direction of the angular velocity of the rotation of the link

B. Along the centripetal acceleration

C. Along tangential acceleration

D. Along perpendicular to angular velocity

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The type of gears used to connect two non parallel and non intersecting shafts is

A. Spur gear

B. Helical gear

C. Bevel gear

D. Spiral gear

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Shaft revolving in a bearing is the following type of pair

A. Lower pair

B. Higher pair

C. Spherical pair

D. Cylindrical pair

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A body will begin to move down an inclined plane, if the angle of inclination of the plane is ________ the angle of friction.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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The minimum periodic time of a compound pendulum is

A. (1/2π). √(kG/g)

B. (1/2π). √(2kG/g)

C. 2π. √(kG/g)

D. 2π. √(2kG/g)

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There are six gears A, B, C, D, E and F in a compound train. The numbers of teeth in the gears are 20, 60, 30, 80, 25 and 75 respectively. The ratio of angular speeds of the driven (F) to the driver (A) of the drive is

A. 1/24

B. 1/8

C. 4/15

D. 12

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With single Hooke's joint it is possible to connect two shafts, the axes of which have an angular misalignment up to

A. 10°

B. 20°

C. 30°

D. 40°

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The periodic time is given by (where ω = Angular velocity of the particle in rad/s)

A. ω/2π

B. 2π/ω

C. ω × 2π

D. π/ω

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A system in dynamic balance implies that

A. The system is critically damped

B. There is no critical speed in the system

C. The system is also statically balanced

D. There will absolutely no wear of bearings

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A spring controlled governor is said to be unstable when the controlling force

A. Increases as the radius of rotation decreases

B. Increases as the radius of rotation increases

C. Decreases as the radius of rotation increases

D. Remains constant for all radii of rotation

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The brake commonly used in railway trains is

A. Shoe brake

B. Band brake

C. Band and block brake

D. Internal expanding brake

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In a turning moment diagram, the variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line is called

A. Fluctuation of energy

B. Maximum fluctuation of energy

C. Coefficient of fluctuation of energy

D. None of these

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The absolute acceleration of any point P in a link about center of rotation O is

A. Along PO

B. Perpendicular to PO

C. At 45° to PO

D. None of the above

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A chain comprises of 5 links having 5 joints. Is it kinematic chain?

A. Yes

B. No

C. It is a marginal case

D. Data are insufficient to determine it

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The velocity of sliding of meshing gear teeth is (Where ω₁ and ω₂ are angular velocities of meshing gears and y is distance between point of contact and the pitch point)

A. (ω₁ + ω₂)y

B. (ω₁/ω₂)y

C. (ω₁ × ω₂)y

D. (ω₁ + ω₂)/y

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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