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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
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The steering of a ship means
A. Movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis
B. Turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward
C. Rolling of a complete ship sideways
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Whitworth quick return mechanism is obtained by inversion of
A. Slider crank mechanism
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The pressure angle of a cam is the angle between the direction of the follower motion and a normal to the
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In a circular arc cam with roller follower, the acceleration in any position of the lift will depend only upon
A. Total lift, total angle of lift, minimum radius of cam and cam speed
B. Radius of circular arc, cam speed, location of centre of circular arc and roller diameter
C. Mass of cam follower linkage, spring stiffness and cam speed
D. Total lift, centre of gravity of the cam and cam speed
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The velocity of any point in mechanism relative to any other point on the mechanism on velocity polygon is represented by the line
A. Joining the corresponding points
B. Perpendicular to line as per (A)
C. Not possible to determine with these data
D. At 45° to line as per (A)
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In an ideal machine, the output as compared to input is
D. May be less or more depending on efficiency
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Which of the following would constitute a link?
A. Piston, piston rod and cross head
C. Piston rod and cross head
D. Piston, crank pin and crank shaft
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The radius of a friction circle for a shaft rotating inside a bearing is (where r = Radius of shaft, and tan φ = Coefficient of friction between the shaft and bearing)
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When a shaking force is transmitted through the springs, damping becomes detrimental when the ratio of its frequency to the natural frequency is greater than
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When the two elements of a pair have a surface contact when relative motion takes place and the surface of one element slides over the surface of the other, the pair formed is known as a
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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
C. Could change or remain unaltered depending on which link is fixed
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The acceleration of a particle at any instant has two components i.e. radial component and tangential component. These two components will be
A. Parallel to each other
B. Perpendicular to each other
D. Opposite to each other
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The Klein's method of construction for reciprocating engine mechanism
A. Is based on acceleration diagram
B. Is a simplified form of instantaneous center method
C. Utilises a quadrilateral similar to the diagram of mechanism for reciprocating engine
D. Enables determination of Carioles component
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The relation between the controlling force (Fc) and radius of rotation (r) for a stable spring controlled governor is
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The swaying couple is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank to the line of stroke (θ) is equal to
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Consider the following mechanisms:
1. Oscillating cylinder engine mechanism
2. Toggle mechanism
3. Radial cylinder engine mechanism
4. Quick return mechanism Which of the above are inversions of slider crank mechanism?
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The axis of precession is __________ to the plane in which the axis of spin is going to rotate.
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When two links are connected by a pin joint, their instantaneous centre lies
A. On their point of contact
B. At the centre of curvature
C. At the centre of circle
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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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The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, assuming uniform wear, is (Where μ = Coefficient of friction, W=Load over the bearing, R=Radius of bearing)
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Bifilar suspension method is used to find the
A. Angular acceleration of the body
B. Moment of inertia of the body
C. Periodic time of the body
D. Frequency of vibration of the body
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The maximum efficiency of a screw jack is
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A body in motion will be subjected to coriolis acceleration when that body is
A. In plane rotation with variable velocity
B. In plane translation with variable velocity
C. In plane motion which is a resultant of plane translation and rotation
D. Restrained to rotate while sliding over another body
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The natural frequency of free torsional vibrations of a shaft is equal to (where q = Torsional stiffness of the shaft, and I = Mass moment of inertia of the disc attached at the end of a shaft)
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A governor is said to be stable, if the
A. Radius of rotation of balls increases as the equilibrium speed decreases
B. Radius of rotation of balls decreases as the equilibrium speed decreases
C. Radius of rotation of balls increases as the equilibrium speed increases
D. Radius of rotation of balls decreases as the equilibrium speed increases
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The working depth of a gear is the radial distance from the
A. Pitch circle to the bottom of a tooth
B. Pitch circle to the top of a tooth
C. Top of a tooth to the bottom of a tooth
D. Addendum circle to the clearance circle
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The efficiency of a screw jack is maximum, when (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction)
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Longitudinal vibrations are said to occur when the particles of a body moves
A. Perpendicular to its axis
C. In a circle about its axis
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A Hartnell governor has its controlling force (Fc) given by Fc = ar + b, where r is the radius of rotation and a and b are constants. The governor becomes isochronous when
D. a is +ve and b is also +ve