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A torsional system with discs of moment of inertia I₁ and I₂ as shown in the below figure, is gear driven such that the ratio of speed of shaft B to shaft A is 'G'. Neglecting the inertia of gears, the equivalent inertia of disc on shaft B at the speed of shaft A is equal to

A. G.I₂

B. G².I₂

C. I₂/G

D. I₂/G²

Correct Answer :

B. G².I₂


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The balancing weights are introduced in planes parallel to the plane of rotation of the disturbing mass. To obtain complete dynamic balance, the minimum number of balancing weights to be introduced in different planes is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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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 component of the acceleration, perpendicular to the velocity of the particle, at the given instant is called

A. Radial component

B. Tangential component

C. Coriolis component

D. None of these

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In a ball bearing, ball and bearing forms a

A. Turning pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Screw pair

D. Spherical pair

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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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Two heavy rotating masses are connected by shafts of lengths l₁, l₂ and l₃ and the corresponding diameters are d₁, d₂ and d₃. This system is reduced to a torsionally equivalent system having uniform diameter d = d₁ of the shaft. The equivalent length of the shaft is

A. (l₁ + l₂ + l₃)/3

B. l = l₁ + l₂.(d₁/d₂)³ + l₂.(d₁/d₃)³

C. l = l₁ + l₂.(d₁/d₂)⁴ + l₃.(d₁/d₃)⁴

D. l₁ + l₂ + l₃

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In the below figure, PC is the connecting rod and OC is the crank making an angle θ with the line of stroke PO and rotates with uniform angular velocity at ω rad/s. The Klien's acceleration diagram for determining the acceleration of the piston P is shown by quadrilateral CQNO. The acceleration of the piston P with respect to the crankpin C is given by

A. ω² × NO

B. ω² × CO

C. ω² × CN

D. ω² × QN

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V-belts are usually used for

A. Long drives

B. Short drives

C. Long and short drives

D. None of these

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For a kinematic chain to be considered as mechanism

A. Two links should be fixed

B. One link should be fixed

C. None of the links should be fixed

D. There is no such criterion

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If ω/ωn is very high for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for all values of damping factors, will tend to approach

A.

B. 90°

C. 180°

D. 360°

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The partial balancing means

A. Balancing partially revolving masses

B. Balancing partially reciprocating masses

C. Best balancing of engines

D. All of these

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The maximum frictional force, which comes into play, when a body just begins to slide over the surface of the other body, is known as

A. Static friction

B. Dynamic friction

C. Limiting friction

D. Coefficient of friction

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The contact ratio is given by

A. (Length of the path of approach)/(Circular pitch)

B. (Length of path of recess)/(Circular pitch)

C. (Length of the arc of contact)/(Circular pitch)

D. (Length of the arc of approach)/cosφ

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According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies move relatively to each other, their instantaneous centres will lie on a

A. Straight line

B. Parabolic curve

C. Triangle

D. Rectangle

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Which of the following disciplines provides study of the relative motion between the parts of a machine and the forces acting on the parts?

A. Theory of machines

B. Applied mechanics

C. Mechanisms

D. Kinetics

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In elliptical trammels

A. All four pairs are turning

B. Three pairs turning and one pair sliding

C. Two pairs turning and two pairs sliding

D. One pair turning and three pairs sliding

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When the load on the engine increases, it becomes necessary to increase the supply of working fluid and when the load decreases, less working fluid is required. The supply of the working fluid to the engine is controlled by a

A. D-slide valve

B. Governor

C. Meyer's expansion valve

D. Flywheel

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Instantaneous center of rotation of a link in a four bar mechanism lies on

A. Right side pivot of this link

B. Left side pivot of this link

C. A point obtained by intersection on extending adjoining links

D. Cant occur

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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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The sensitiveness of the governor __________ as the speed range decreases.

A. Remains unaffected

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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A combination of kinematic pairs, joined in such a way that the relative motion between the links is completely constrained, is called a

A. Structure

B. Mechanism

C. Kinematic chain

D. Inversion

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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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The mechanism consisting of three turning pairs and one sliding pair, is called a

A. Single slider crank chain

B. Whitworth quick return motion mechanism

C. Crank and slotted lever quick return motion mechanism

D. All of the above

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In order to give the primary balance of the reciprocating parts of a multi-cylinder inline engines,

A. The algebraic sum of the primary forces must be equal to zero

B. The algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the primary forces must be equal to zero

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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A machine mounted on a single coil spring has a period of free vibration of tp . If the spring is cut into four equal parts and placed in parallel and the machine is mounted on them, then the period of free vibration of the new system will become

A. tp /16

B. tp /4

C. 4 tp

D. 16 tp

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A body of weight W is required to move up the rough inclined plane whose angle of inclination with the horizontal is α. The effort applied parallel to the plane is given by (where μ = tan φ = Coefficient of friction between the plane and the body)

A. P = W tan α

B. P = W tan (α + φ)

C. P = W (sin α + μ cos α)

D. P = W (cos α + μ sin α)

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The velocity of a body moving with simple harmonic motion is __________ at the mean position.

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. None of these

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To transmit power from one rotating shaft to another whose axes are neither parallel nor intersecting, use?

A. Spur gear

B. Spiral gear

C. Bevel gear

D. Worm gear

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The lower pairs are __________ pairs.

A. Self-closed

B. Force-closed

C. Friction closed

D. None of these

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When a ship travels in a sea, which of the effect is more dangerous

A. Steering

B. Pitching

C. Rolling

D. All of the above