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According to Indian standards, total numbers of fundamental deviations are

A. 10

B. 15

C. 20

D. 25

Correct Answer :

D. 25


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The rivet head used for boiler plate riveting is usually

A. Pan Head

B. Snap head

C. Counter sunk head

D. Conical head

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A fast and loose pulley drive is used when

A. Shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the opposite directions

B. Shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the same directions

C. Shafts are arranged at right angles and rotate in one definite direction

D. Driven shaft is to be started or stopped whenever desired without interfering with the driving shaft

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The elasticity is the property of a material which enables it to

A. Regains its original shape after deformation when the external forces are removed

B. Draw into wires by the application of a tensile force

C. Resists fracture due to high impact loads

D. Retain deformation produced under load permanently

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Oldham coupling is used to connect two shafts

A. Which are perfectly aligned

B. Which are not in exact alignment

C. Which have lateral misalignment

D. Whose axes intersect at a small angle

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. The V-belt may be operated in either direction with tight side of the belt at the top or bottom

B. The V-belt drive is used with large centre distance

C. The power transmitted by V-belts is less than flat belts for the same coefficient of friction, arc of contact and allowable tension in the belts

D. The ratio of driving tensions in V-belt drive is more than flat belt drives

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A tube has the following advantage over pipe

A. Lighter and easier to handle

B. Greater shock absorption

C. Smoother inside walls

D. All of the above

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A triple riveted butt joint with double straps of unequal width is to be designed for a boiler shell. The pitch of the rivets in the outer row is double the pitch in the inner row and zigzag riveting is proposed. Which of the following statement is correct?

A. There are four rivets per pitch length, all in double shear

B. There are four rivets per pitch length, out of which two are in single shear and two are in double shear

C. There are five rivets per pitch length, all in double shear

D. There are five rivets per pitch length, out of which four are in double shear and one is in single shear

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The design of pin of a rocker arm of an I.C. engine is based on

A. Bearing failure

B. Shearing failure

C. Bending failure

D. All of these

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In worm gears, the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder, is known as

A. Helix angle

B. Pressure angle

C. Pitch lead angle

D. None of these

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The pitch of threads on a Jock nut in comparison to pitch of nut is

A. Same

B. Coarser

C. Finer

D. Very fine

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When an open coiled helical compression spring is subjected to an axial compressive load, the stress induced in the wire is

A. Tensile stress

B. Compressive stress

C. Shear stress

D. Bending stress

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The endurance limit in shear of carbon steel can be obtained by multiplying the endurance limit in flexure by a factor of

A. 0.45

B. 0.55

C. 0.65

D. 0.75

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According to I.B.R., the factor of safety of riveted joint should not be less than

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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The shock resistance of steel is increased by adding

A. Nickel

B. Chromium

C. Nickel and chromium

D. Cobalt and molybdenum

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The velocity factor for very accurately cut and ground metallic gears operating at velocities upto __________ are equal to 6/(6 + v).

A. 10 m/s

B. 12.5 m/s

C. 15 m/s

D. 20 m/s

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In order to avoid tearing of the plate at edge, the distance from the center line of the rivet hole to the nearest edge of the plate in terms of dia. of rivet d should be equal to

A. d

B. 1.25 d

C. 1.5 d

D. 1.75 d

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Elastic nut is a locking device in which

A. One small nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming

B. A slot is cut partly in middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening a screw

C. Hard fibre or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is stewed on the bolt causing a tight grip

D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin splitted and bent in reverse direction at other end

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According to Indian standards, the diameter of rivet hole is made larger than the basic size of rivet by

A. 0.5 mm upto rivet diameter of 24 mm

B. 1 mm for rivet diameter from 27 mm to 36 mm

C. 2 mm for rivet diameter from 39 mm to 48 mm

D. All of the above

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Which is correct statement? Stress concentration in cyclic loading is

A. Very serious in brittle materials and less serious in ductile materials

B. Very serious in ductile materials and less serious in brittle materials

C. Equally serious in both types of materials

D. Seriousness would depend on other factors

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Which is positive drive?

A. Flat belt drive

B. V-belt drive

C. Crossed belt drive

D. Timing belt

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A type of brake commonly used in motor cars is a

A. Shoe brake

B. Band and block brake

C. Band brake

D. Internal expanding brake

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In a gear, having Involute teeth, the normal to the Involute is a tangent to the

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Addendum circle

D. Dedendum circle

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Allen bolts are

A. Self locking bolts

B. Designed for shock load

C. Used in aircraft application

D. Provided with hexagonal depression in head

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A circular shaft can transmit a torque of 5 kN-m. If the torque is reduced to 4 kN-m, then the maximum value of bending moment that can be applied to the shaft is

A. 1 kN-m

B. 2 kN-m

C. 3 kN-m

D. 4 kN-m

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The material commonly used for machine tool bodies is

A. Mild steel

B. Aluminium

C. Brass

D. Cast iron

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The bearings of medium series have capacity __________ over the light series.

A. 10 to 20 %

B. 20 to 30 %

C. 30 to 40 %

D. 40 to 50 %

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The stress which vary from a minimum value to a maximum value of the same nature (i.e. tensile or compressive) is called

A. Repeated stress

B. Yield stress

C. Fluctuating stress

D. Alternating stress

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Wahl's stress factor __________ very rapidly as the spring index decreases.

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain same

D. None of these

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A tapered key which fits in a key-way in the hub and is flat on the shaft, is known as

A. Woodruff key

B. Feather key

C. Flat saddle key

D. Gib head key

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The function of cutting oil when threading a pipe is to

A. Provide cooling action

B. Lubricate the dies

C. Help removes chips

D. All of the above