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A rotor which is balanced statically but not dynamically is supported on two bearings L apart and at high speed of the rotor, reaction on the left bearing is R. The right side of the bearing is shifted to a new position 2L apart from the left bearing. At the same rotor speed, dynamic reaction on the left bearing in the new arrangement will

A. Remain same as before

B. Become equal to 2R

C. Become equal to R/2

D. Become equal to R/4

Correct Answer :

A. Remain same as before


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The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing with assumption of uniform pressure is _________ as compared to uniform wear.

A. Less

B. More

C. Same

D. None of these

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Minimum number of teeth for involute rack and pinion arrangement for pressure angle of 20° is

A. 18

B. 20

C. 30

D. 34

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The type of pair formed by two elements which are so connected that one is constrained to turn or revolve about a fixed axis of another element is known as

A. Turning pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Sliding pair

D. Spherical pair

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In a steam engine, the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve may be obtained by increasing the steam lap and the angle of advance of the eccentric but keeping constant the travel and lead of the valve, this method will

A. Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam

B. Reduce length of effective stroke of piston

C. Reduce maximum opening of port to steam

D. All of these

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In order to balance the reciprocating masses,

A. Primary forces and couples must be balanced

B. Secondary forces and couples must be balanced

C. Both (A) and (B)

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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In a mechanism, usually one link is fixed. If the fixed link is changed in a kinematic chain, then relative motion of other links

A. Will remain same

B. Will change

C. Could change or remain unaltered depending on which link is fixed

D. Will not occur

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In a cam drive with uniform velocity follower, the sharp corners of the displacement diagram are rounded off at the beginning and at the end of each stroke. This is done

A. Because of difficulty in manufacturing cam profile

B. Because of loose contact of follower with cam surface

C. In order to have acceleration in beginning and retardation at the end of stroke within the finite limits

D. Because the uniform velocity motion is a partial parabolic motion

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The method of obtaining different mechanisms by fixing in turn different links in a kinematic chain, is known as

A. Structure

B. Machine

C. Inversion

D. Compound mechanism

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The Ackermann steering mechanism is preferred to the Davis type in automobiles because

A. The former is mathematically accurate

B. The former is having turning pair

C. The former is most economical

D. The former is most rigid

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Which of the following is an inversion of a double slider crank chain?

A. Oldham's coupling

B. Elliptical trammel

C. Scotch yoke mechanism

D. All of these

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When a point at the end of a link moves with constant angular velocity, its acceleration will have

A. Radial component only

B. Tangential component only

C. Coriolis component only

D. Radial and tangential components both

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The example of lower pair is

A. Shaft revolving in a bearing

B. Straight line motion mechanisms

C. Automobile steering gear

D. All of the above

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The arrangement is called bevel gearing, when two __________ are connected by gears.

A. Intersecting and coplanar shafts

B. Nonintersecting and non-coplanar shafts

C. Parallel and coplanar shafts

D. Parallel and non-coplanar shafts

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Elements of pairs held together mechanically is known as

A. Closed pair

B. Open pair

C. Mechanical pair

D. Rolling pair

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A fixed gear having 200 teeth is in mesh with another gear having 50 teeth. The two gears are connected by an arm. The number of turns made by the smaller gear for one revolution of arm about the centre of bigger gear is

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

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Coriolis component acts

A. Perpendicular to sliding surfaces

B. Along sliding surfaces

C. Somewhere in between above two

D. None of the above

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An automobile steering gear is an example of

A. Sliding pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Lower pair

D. Higher pair

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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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To connect two parallel and coplanar shafts the following type of gearing is used

A. Spur gear

B. Bevel gear

C. Spiral gear

D. None of the above

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If the controlling force line for a spring controlled governor when produced intersects the Y-axis at the origin, then the governor is said to be

A. Stable

B. Unstable

C. Isochronous

D. None of these

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The pitching of a ship produces forces on the bearings which act __________ to the motion of the ship.

A. Vertically and parallel

B. Vertically and perpendicular

C. Horizontally and parallel

D. Horizontally and perpendicular

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lift the load W is given by (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction)

A. P = W tan(α - φ)

B. P = W tan(α + φ)

C. P = W tan(φ - α)

D. P = W cos(α + φ)

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Klein's construction is useful to determine

A. Velocity of various parts

B. Acceleration of various parts

C. Displacement of various parts

D. Angular acceleration of various parts

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A typewriter mechanism has 7 numbers of binary joints, six links and none of higher pairs. The mechanism is

A. Kinematically sound

B. Not sound

C. Soundness would depend upon which link is kept fixed

D. Data is not sufficient to determine same

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A shaft carrying three rotors will have

A. No node

B. One node

C. Two nodes

D. Three nodes

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Which of the following property of the instantaneous centre is correct?

A. A rigid link rotates instantaneously relative to another link at the instantaneous centre for the configuration of the mechanism considered.

B. The two rigid links have no linear velocity relative to each other at the instantaneous centre.

C. The velocity of the instantaneous centre relative to any third rigid link is same whether the instantaneous centre is regarded as a point on the first rigid link or on the second rigid link.

D. All of the above

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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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An eccentric sheave pivoted at one point rotates and transmits oscillatory motion to a link whose one end is pivoted and other end is connected to it. This mechanism has

A. 2 links

B. 3 links

C. 4 links

D. 5 links

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In considering friction of a V-thread, the virtual coefficient of friction (μ₁) is given by

A. μ₁ = μ sinβ

B. μ₁ = μ cosβ

C. μ₁ = μ/sinβ

D. μ₁ = μ/cosβ