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In an open pair, the two elements of a pair

A. Have a surface contact when in motion

B. Have a line or point contact when in motion

C. Are kept in contact by the action of external forces, when in motion

D. Are not held together mechanically

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D. Are not held together mechanically


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The flank of the tooth is the surface of the tooth __________ the pitch surface.

A. Above

B. Below

C. At

D. None of these

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

A. Pendulum pump

B. Oscillating cylinder engine

C. Rotary internal combustion engine

D. All of these

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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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A circle passing through the pitch point with its center at the center of cam axis is known as

A. Pitch circle

B. Base circle

C. Prime circle

D. Outer circle

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The displacement of a flat faced follower when it has contact with the flank of a circular arc cam, is given by (where R = Radius of flank, r₁ = Minimum radius of the cam, and θ = Angle turned through by the cam)

A. R (1 - cosθ)

B. (R - r₁) (1 - cosθ)

C. R (1 - sinθ)

D. (R - r₁) (1 - sinθ)

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load W is given by

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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When a mass of a critically damped single degree of freedom system is deflected from its equilibrium position and released, then it will

A. Return to equilibrium position without oscillation

B. Oscillate with increasing time period

C. Oscillate with decreasing amplitude

D. Oscillate with constant amplitude

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A motor car moving at a certain speed takes a left turn in a curved path. If the engine rotates in the same direction as that of wheels, men due to centrifugal forc

A. The reaction on me inner wheels increases and on the outer wheels decreases

B. The reaction on the outer wheels increases and on the inner wheels decreases

C. The reaction on the front wheels increases and on the rear wheels decreases

D. The reaction on the rear wheels increases and on the front wheels decreases

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Ball and a Socket forms a

A. Turning pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Screw pair

D. Spherical pair

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A slider crank chain consists of following numbers of turning and sliding pairs

A. 1, 3

B. 2, 2

C. 3, 1

D. 4, 0

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In a multiple V-belt drive, when a single belt is damaged, it is preferable to change the complete set to

A. Reduce vibration

B. Reduce slip

C. Ensure uniform loading

D. Ensure proper alignment

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Which of the following is a turning pair?

A. Piston and cylinder of a reciprocating steam engine

B. Shaft with collars at both ends fitted into a circular hole

C. Lead screw of a lathe with nut

D. Ball and a socket joint

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The maximum value of the pressure angle in case of cam is kept as

A. 10°

B. 14°

C. 20°

D. 30°

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The natural frequency of free transverse vibrations due to a point load acting over a simply supported shaft is equal to (where δ = Static deflection of a simply supported shaft due to the point load)

A. 0.4985/√δ

B. 0.5615/√δ

C. 0.571/√δ

D. 0.6253/√δ

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The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is

A. Knife edge follower

B. Flat faced follower

C. Spherical faced follower

D. Roller follower

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The Klein's diagram is used when

A. Crank has uniform angular velocity

B. Crank has nonuniform angular velocity

C. Crank has uniform angular acceleration

D. Crank has nonuniform angular acceleration

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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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When the two elements of a pair have __________ when in motion, it is said to a lower pair.

A. Line or point contact

B. Surface contact

C. Body contact

D. None of these

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A single degree of freedom system is given by, m × (d²x/dt²) + c × (dx/dt) + sx = F.cosω.t with usual notations. It represents

A. Free vibration with damping

B. Free vibration without damping

C. Forced vibration with damping

D. Forced vibration without damping

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A shaft has an attached disc at the centre of its length. The disc has its centre of gravity located at a distance of 2 mm from the axis of the shaft. When the shaft is allowed to vibrate in its natural bow-shaped mode, it has a frequency of vibration of 10 rad/s. When the shaft is rotated at 300 r.p.m., it will whirl with a radius of

A. 2 mm

B. 2.22 mm

C. 2.50 mm

D. 3.0 mm

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The size of cam depends upon

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Prime circle

D. Pitch curve

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For dynamic balancing of a shaft

A. The net dynamic force acting on the shaft is equal to zero

B. The net couple due to the dynamic forces acting on the shaft is equal to zero

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

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When the particles of a body moves perpendicular to its axis, then the body is said to have

A. Longitudinal vibration

B. Transverse vibration

C. Torsional vibration

D. None of these

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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 absolute acceleration of any point P in a link about center of rotation O is

A. Along PO

B. Perpendicular to PO

C. At 45° to PO

D. None of the above

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When the nature of contact between the elements of a pair is such that one element can turn about the other by screw threads, the pair is known as a

A. Screw pair

B. Spherical pair

C. Turning pair

D. Sliding pair

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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 tractive force is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke (θ) is equal to

A. 0° and 90°

B. 90° and 180°

C. 135° and 315°

D. 270° and 360°

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In S.H.M., acceleration is proportional to

A. Velocity

B. Displacement

C. Rate of change of velocity

D. All of the above

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When a body moves with simple harmonic motion, the product of its periodic time and frequency is equal to

A. Zero

B. One

C. π/2

D. π