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In Meyer's expansion valve, the expansion valve is driven by an eccentric having an angle of advance from

A. 50°-60°

B. 60°-70°

C. 70°-80°

D. 80°-90°

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D. 80°-90°


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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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In a Hartnell governor, the stiffness of the spring is given by (where S1 and S2 = Spring forces exerted on the sleeve at max. and min. radii of rotation, and h = Compression of the spring)

A. (S₁ + S₂)/h

B. (S₁ - S₂)/h

C. (S₁ + S₂)/2h

D. (S₁ - S₂)/2h

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The ratio of the number of teeth to the pitch circle diameter in millimetres, is called

A. Circular pitch

B. Diametral pitch

C. Module

D. None of these

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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 equation of motion for a vibrating system with viscous damping is (d²x/dt²) + (c/m).(dx/dt) + (s/m).x = 0, if the roots of the equation are __________ then the system will be under damped.

A. Equal

B. Real

C. Complex conjugate

D. None of these

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The example of rolling pair is

A. Bolt and nut

B. Lead screw of a lathe

C. Ball and socket joint

D. Ball bearing and roller bearing

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The maximum fluctuation of energy is the

A. Difference between the maximum and minimum energies

B. Sum of the maximum and minimum energies

C. Variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line

D. Ratio of the mean resisting torque to the workdone per cycle

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A rigid body, under the action of external forces, can be replaced by two masses placed at a fixed distance apart. The two masses form an equivalent dynamical system, if

A. The sum of the two masses is equal to the total mass of body

B. The centre of gravity of the two masses coincides with that of the body

C. The sum of mass moment of inertia of the masses about their centre of gravity is equal to the mass moment of inertia of the body

D. All of the above

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A spring controlled governor is said to be isochronous when the controlling force

A. Increases as the radius of rotation decreases

B. Increases as the radius of rotation increases

C. Decreases as the radius of rotation increases

D. Remain constant for all radii of rotation

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In gears, interference takes place when

A. The tip of a tooth of a mating gear digs into the portion between base and root circles

B. Gears do not move smoothly in the absence of lubrication

C. Pitch of the gears is not same

D. Gear teeth are undercut

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The distance by which the __________ of the D-slide valve overlaps the steam port is called exhaust lap.

A. Inner edge

B. Outer edge

C. Corners

D. None of these

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ABCD is a four bar mechanism in which AB = 310 mm and CD = 450 mm. AB and CD are both perpendicular to the fixed link AD, as shown in the below figure. If the velocity of B at this condition is v. Then the velocity of C is

A. v

B. (2/3). v

C. (3/2). v

D. (9/4). v

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Which of the following is an open pair?

A. Journal bearing

B. Ball and Socket joint

C. Leave screw and nut

D. None of the above

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The balancing of a rigid rotor can be achieved by appropriately placing balancing masses in

A. A single plane

B. Two planes

C. Three planes

D. Four planes

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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 indicator using Watt mechanism is known as

A. Thompson indicator

B. Richard indicator

C. Simplex indicator

D. Thomson indicator

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The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is (where μ = Coefficient of friction, W = Load over the bearing, and R = Radius of bearing surface)

A. (1/2) μ W R

B. (2/3) μ W R

C. (3/4) μ W R

D. μ W R

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When a slider moves on a fixed link having curved surface, their instantaneous centre lies

A. On their point of contact

B. At the centre of curvature

C. At the centre of circle

D. At the pin joint

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For fluctuating loads, well suited bearing is

A. Ball bearing

B. Roller bearing

C. Needle roller bearing

D. Thrust bearing

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A disc is a spinning with an angular velocity ω rad/s about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be (where I = Mass moment of inertia of the disc, and ωP = Angular velocity of precession of the axis of spin)

A. (1/2).Iω²

B. Iω²

C. (1/2). I ω ωP

D. I ω ωP

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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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With usual notations for different parameters involved, the maximum fluctuations of energy for a flywheel is given by

A. 2ECS

B. ECS/2

C. 2ECS²

D. 2E²CS

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If the number of links in a mechanism is equal to l, then the numbers of possible inversions are equal to

A. l - 2

B. l - 1

C. l

D. l + 1

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In considering friction of a V-thread, the virtual coefficient of friction (μ₁) is given by

A. μ₁ = μ sinβ

B. μ₁ = μ cosβ

C. μ₁ = μ/sinβ

D. μ₁ = μ/cosβ

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Critical damping is a function of

A. Mass and stiffness

B. Mass and damping coefficient

C. Mass and natural frequency

D. Damping coefficient and natural frequency

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3.The retardation of a flat faced follower when it has contact at the apex of the nose of a circular arc cam, is given by (where OQ = Distance between the centre of circular flank and centre of nose)

A. ω² × OQ

B. ω² × OQ sinθ

C. ω² × OQ cosθ

D. ω² × OQ tanθ

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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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When the primary direct crank of a reciprocating engine makes an angle of θ with the line of stroke, then the secondary direct crank will make an angle of _________ with the line of stroke.

A. θ/2

B. θ

C.

D.

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The frictional torque transmitted by a cone clutch is same as that of

A. Flat pivot bearing

B. Flat collar bearing

C. Conical pivot bearing

D. Truncated conical pivot bearing

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The frequency of oscillation of a compound pendulum is

A. 2π. √[gh/(kG² + h²)]

B. 2π. √[(kG² + h²)/gh]

C. (1/2π). √[gh/(kG² + h²)]

D. (1/2π). √[(kG² + h²)/gh]