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For a shaft diameter of 200 mm, the number of bolts in a marine flange coupling should be

A. 8

B. 6

C. 4

D. 10

Correct Answer :

A. 8


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Basic shaft is one

A. Whose upper deviation is zero

B. Whose lower deviation is zero

C. Whose lower as well as upper deviations are zero

D. Does not exist

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The property of a bearing material which has the ability to accomodate shaft deflections and bearing inaccuracies by plastic deformation without excessive wear and heating, is known as

A. Bondability

B. Embeddability

C. Comformability

D. Fatigue strength

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A flange coupling is used to connect two shafts

A. Which are perfectly aligned

B. Which are not in exact alignment

C. Have lateral misalignment

D. Whose axes intersect at a small angle

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In case of V-belt drive

A. The belt should touch the bottom of groove in the pulley

B. The belt should not touch the bottom of groove in the pulley

C. The belt should not touch the sides of groove in the pulley

D. None of the above

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Residual stress in materials

A. Acts when external load is applied

B. Becomes zero when external load is removed

C. Is independent of external loads

D. Is always harmful

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Auto frettage is the method of

A. Joining thick cylinders

B. Calculating stresses in thick cylinders

C. Pre-stressing thick cylinders

D. Increasing the life of thick cylinders

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For longitudinal joint in boilers, the type of joint used is

A. Butt joint with single cover plate

B. Butt joint with double cover plate

C. Lap joint with one ring overlapping the other

D. Any one of the above

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The centrifugal tension in belts

A. Decreases the power transmitted

B. Increases the power transmitted

C. Increase the wrap angle

D. Increases the belt tension without increasing power transmission

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In order to avoid tearing of the plate at an edge, the distance from the centre line of the rivet hole to the nearest edge of the plate should be equal to (where d = Diameter of rivet hole)

A. d

B. 1.5 d

C. 2.5 d

D. 2 d

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The resistance to fatigue of a material is measured by

A. Elastic limit

B. Ultimate tensile strength

C. Young's modulus

D. Endurance limit

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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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When the speed of belt increases,

A. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley decreases

B. The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley increases

C. The power transmitted will decrease

D. The power transmitted will increase

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A bench vice has following type of threads

A. Metric

B. Square

C. Buttress

D. Acme

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According to Indian standard specifications, 100 H6/g5 means that

A. Tolerance grade for the hole is 6 and for the shaft is 5

B. Tolerance grade for the shaft is 6 and for the hole is 5

C. Tolerance grade for the shaft is 4 to 8 and for the hole is 3 to 7

D. Tolerance grade for the hole is 4 to 8 and for the shaft is 3 to 7

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When the belt speed increases

A. Power transmitted increases

B. Power transmitted decreases

C. Power transmitted increases to a maximum value and then decreases

D. Power transmitted remains the same

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The condition for maximum power transmission is that the maximum tension in the flat belt should be equal to

A. 3 Pc

B. Pc

C. Pc/3

D. 2 Pc Where, Pc = tension in belt due to centrifugal force

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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 material used for brake lining should have __________ coefficient of friction.

A. Low

B. High

C. Moderate

D. None of these

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Rankine's theory of failure is applicable for following type of materials

A. Brittle

B. Ductile

C. Elastic

D. Plastic

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A bolt of M 24 × 2 means that

A. The pitch of the thread is 24 mm and depth is 2 mm

B. Cross-sectional area of the threads is 24 mm²

C. The nominal diameter of bolt is 24 mm and pitch is 2 mm

D. The effective diameter of bolt is 24 mm and there are 2 threads per cm

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According to Rankine's theory, the failure occurs at a point in a member

A. When the maximum shear stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the shear stress at elastic limit in a simple tension test

B. When the maximum principal stress in a biaxial stress system reaches the elastic limit of the material in a simple tension test

C. When the strain energy per unit volume in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain energy at the elastic limit per unit volume as determined from a simple tension test

D. When the maximum principal strain in a biaxial stress system reaches the strain at the elastic limit as determined from a simple tension test

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A coupling used to connect two perfectly aligned shafts, is

A. Muff coupling

B. Compression coupling

C. Flange coupling

D. All of these

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If P1 and P2 are the tight and slack side tensions in the belt, then the initial tension Pi (according to Barth) will be equal to

A. [(√P1 + √P2)/2]²

B. P1 + P2

C. 2 × (P1 + P2)

D. [2 × (P1 + P2)] + Pc Where Pc is centrifugal tension

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The circumferential and longitudinal strains in a cylindrical boiler under internal steam pressure are εc and εl respectively. The change in volume of the boiler cylinder per unit volume will be

A. εc + 2εl

B. c + εl

C. εc + εl²

D. εc² + εl

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Tensile strength of a mild steel specimen can be roughly predicted from following hardness test

A. Brinell

B. Rockwell

C. Vickers

D. None of the above

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The lower deviation is the algebraic difference between the

A. Actual size and the corresponding basic size

B. Maximum limit and the basic size

C. Minimum limit and the basic size

D. None of the above

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Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of

A. Elastic limit to the working stress

B. Elastic limit to the yield point

C. Endurance limit to the working stress

D. Young's modulus to the ultimate tensile strength

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The ratio of the ultimate stress to the design stress is known as

A. Elastic limit

B. Strain

C. Factor of safety

D. Bulk modulus

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When bevel gears connect two shafts whose axes intersect at an angle greater than a right angle and one of the bevel gears has a pitch angle of 90°, then they are known as

A. Crown bevel gears

B. Angular bevel gears

C. Mitre gears

D. Internal bevel gears

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The rated life of a bearing varies

A. Directly as load

B. Inversely as square of load

C. Inversely as cube of load

D. Inversely as fourth power of load