Home
Current Affairs January 2024

What is the correct answer?

4

Stress concentration in static loading is more serious in

A. Ductile materials

B. Brittle materials

C. Equally serious in both cases

D. Depends on other factors

Correct Answer :

B. Brittle materials


Related Questions

What is the correct answer?

4

Resistance to fatigue of a material is measured by

A. Young's modulus

B. Coefficient of elasticity

C. Elastic limit

D. Endurance limit

What is the correct answer?

4

When two non-parallel or intersecting but coplanar shafts are connected by gears, the arrangement is known as,

A. Bevel gearing

B. Helical gearing

C. Worm gearing

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

In Vickers hardness testing, the pyramid indentor apex is

A. 40°

B. 122°

C. 136°

D. 152°

What is the correct answer?

4

An open coiled helical compression spring 'A' of mean diameter 50 mm is subjected to an axial load W. Another spring 'B' of mean diameter 25 mm is similar to spring 'A' in all respects. The deflection of spring 'B' will be __________ as compared to spring 'A'.

A. One-eighth

B. One-fourth

C. One-half

D. Double

What is the correct answer?

4

During hot working of metals,

A. Porosity of the metal is largely eliminated

B. Grain structure of the metal is refined

C. Mechanical properties are improved due of refinement of grains

D. All of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

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

What is the correct answer?

4

A hot short metal is

A. Brittle when cold

B. Brittle when hot

C. Brittle under all conditions

D. Ductile at high temperature

What is the correct answer?

4

Gear box is used

A. To produce torque

B. For speed reduction

C. To obtain variable speeds

D. To increase efficiency of system

What is the correct answer?

4

The resultant axial load on a bolt depends on

A. Initial tension

B. External load applied

C. Relative elastic yielding (springness) of the bolt and the connected member

D. All of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

When a circular beam of diameter d is subjected to a shear force F, the maximum shear stress induced will be

A. 4F/ πd²

B. 6F/ πd²

C. 8F/ πd²

D. 16F/ 3πd²

What is the correct answer?

4

The usual clearance provided in hydrodynamic bearing per mm of diameter of shaft is

A. 0.01 micron

B. 0.1 micron

C. 1 micron

D. 10 microns

What is the correct answer?

4

In case of pressure vessels having closed ends, the fluid pressure induces

A. Longitudinal stress

B. Shear stress

C. Circumferential stress

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

The endurance limit of a material with finished surface in comparison to rough surface is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More or less depending on quantum of load

What is the correct answer?

4

According to I.B.R., the efficiency of a double riveted butt joint with double cover straps of equal width should be

A. 45 to 60 %

B. 63 to 70 %

C. 70 to 83 %

D. 80 to 90 %

What is the correct answer?

4

In V-belt drive, belt touches

A. At bottom

B. At sides only

C. Both at bottom and sides

D. Could touch anywhere

What is the correct answer?

4

For tight leakage joints, following type of thread is best suited

A. Metric

B. Buttress

C. Square

D. NPT (national pipe threads)

What is the correct answer?

4

According to maximum shear stress theory, the maximum shear stress in the shaft is

A. (1/2) × √(σ² + 4τ²)

B. √(σ² + 4τ²)

C. (1/2) × [σ + √(σ² + 4τ²)]

D. σ + √(σ² + 4τ²)

What is the correct answer?

4

The rolling contact bearings are known as

A. Thick lubricated bearings

B. Plastic bearings

C. Antifriction bearings

D. Thin lubricated bearings

What is the correct answer?

4

In testing a material for endurance strength, it is subjected to

A. Static load

B. Dynamic load

C. Impact load

D. Completely reversed load

What is the correct answer?

4

Idler pulley is used for

A. Increasing velocity ratio

B. For applying tension

C. Changing the direction of motion of belt

D. All of these

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following material has the maximum ductility?

A. Copper

B. Mild steel

C. Aluminium

D. Zinc

What is the correct answer?

4

Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft A is twice as that of shaft B. The power transmitted by the shaft A will be __________ of shaft B.

A. Twice

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

What is the correct answer?

4

According to Indian standards, a bolt thread of 6 mm size of coarse pitch and with allowance on the threads and normal tolerance grade is designated as

A. M6

B. M8

C. M6 - 8d

D. M8 - 6d

What is the correct answer?

4

A V-belt designated as B 4430 LP has

A. 4430 mm as diameter of small pulley

B. 4430 mm as nominal pitch length

C. 4430 mm as diameter of large pulley

D. 4430 mm as centre distance between pulleys

What is the correct answer?

4

Stress concentration is caused due to

A. Variation in properties of material from point to point in a member

B. Pitting at points or areas at which loads on a member are applied

C. Abrupt change of section

D. All of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

Stress concentration in static loading is more serious in

A. Ductile materials

B. Brittle materials

C. Equally serious in both cases

D. Depends on other factors

What is the correct answer?

4

In helical gears, the distance between similar faces of adjacent teeth along a helix on the pitch cylinders normal to the teeth, is called

A. Normal pitch

B. Axial pitch

C. Diametral pitch

D. Module

What is the correct answer?

4

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

What is the correct answer?

4

A connecting rod is designed as a

A. Long column

B. Short column

C. Strut

D. All of these

What is the correct answer?

4

Fibrous fracture occurs in

A. Ductile material

B. Brittle material

C. Elastic material

D. Hard material