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The D-slide valve is also known as

A. Inside admission valve

B. Outside admission valve

C. Piston slide valve

D. None of these

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B. Outside admission valve


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The maximum velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is

A. ω

B. ωr

C. ω²r

D. ω/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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Any point on a link connecting double slider crank chain will trace a

A. Straight line

B. Circle

C. Ellipse

D. Parabola

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The two elements of a pair are said to form a _________ when they permit relative motion between them.

A. Open pair

B. Kinematic pair

C. Sliding pair

D. None of these

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A fixed gear having 200 teeth is in mesh with another gear having 50 teeth. The two gears are connected by an arm. The number of turns made by the smaller gear for one revolution of arm about the centre of bigger gear is

A. 2

B. 4

C. 3

D. None of the above

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Lower pairs are those which have

A. Point or line contact between the two elements when in motion

B. Surface contact between the two elements when in motion

C. Elements of pairs not held together mechanically

D. Two elements that permit relative motion

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Coriolis component acts

A. Perpendicular to sliding surfaces

B. Along sliding surfaces

C. Somewhere in between above two

D. None of the above

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The sense of coriolis component 2 ωv is same as that of the relative velocity vector v rotated at

A. 45° in the direction of rotation of the link containing the path

B. 45° in the direction opposite to the rotation of the link containing the path

C. 90° in the direction of rotation of the link containing the path

D. 180° in the direction opposite to the rotation of the link containing the path

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In a Hartnell governor, the lift of the sleeve is given by (where r₁ and r₂ = Max. and min. radii of rotation, x = Length of ball arm of the lever, and y = Length of sleeve arm of the lever)

A. (r₁ + r₂) (y/x)

B. (r₁ + r₂) (x/y)

C. (r₁ - r₂) (y/x)

D. (r₁ - r₂) (x/y)

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In order to give a complete secondary balance of a multi-cylinder inline engine,

A. The algebraic sum of the secondary forces must be equal to zero

B. The algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the secondary forces must be equal to zero

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The dedendum circle diameter is equal to (where, φ = Pressure angle)

A. Pitch circle dia. × cosφ

B. Addendum circle dia. × cosφ

C. Clearance circle dia. × cosφ

D. Pitch circle dia. × sinφ

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For simple harmonic motion of the of follower, a cosine curve represents

A. Displacement diagram

B. Velocity diagram

C. Acceleration diagram

D. All of the above

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Which of the following is an example of a higher pair?

A. Toothed gearing

B. Belt and rope drive

C. Ball and roller bearing

D. All of these

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The ratio of the maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to the static force, is known as

A. Damping factor

B. Damping coefficient

C. Logarithmic decrement

D. Magnification factor

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The driving and driven shafts connected by a Hooke's joint will have equal speeds, if

A. cosθ = sinα

B. sinθ = ± tanα

C. tanθ = ± cosα

D. cotθ = cosα

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When the crank is at the inner dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the acceleration of the piston will be

A. ω²r. (n + 1)/n

B. ω²r. (n - 1)/n

C. ω²r. n/(n + 1)

D. ω²r. n/(n - 1)

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Which of the following is used to control the speed variations of the engine caused by the fluctuations of the engine turning moment?

A. D-slide valve

B. Governor

C. Flywheel

D. Meyer's expansion valve

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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 this equation are real, then the system will be

A. Over-damped

B. Under damped

C. Critically damped

D. Without vibrations

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Two heavy rotating masses are connected by shafts of lengths l₁, l₂ and l₃ and the corresponding diameters are d₁, d₂ and d₃. This system is reduced to a torsionally equivalent system having uniform diameter d = d₁ of the shaft. The equivalent length of the shaft is

A. (l₁ + l₂ + l₃)/3

B. l = l₁ + l₂.(d₁/d₂)³ + l₂.(d₁/d₃)³

C. l = l₁ + l₂.(d₁/d₂)⁴ + l₃.(d₁/d₃)⁴

D. l₁ + l₂ + l₃

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Inertia force acts

A. Perpendicular to the acceleration force

B. Along the direction of acceleration force

C. Opposite to the direction of acceleration force

D. None of the above

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In a mechanism, the fixed instantaneous centres are those centres which

A. Remain in the same place for all configurations of the mechanism

B. Vary with the configuration of the mechanism

C. Moves as the mechanism moves, but joints are of permanent nature

D. None of the above

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The coriolis component of acceleration depends upon

A. Velocity of slider

B. Angular velocity of the link

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The power from the engine to the rear axle of an automobile is transmitted by means of

A. Worm and worm wheel

B. Spur gears

C. Bevel gears

D. Hooke's joint

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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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The secondary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating engine is given by (where m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, θ = Angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke, and n = Ratio of the length of connecting rod to radius of crank)

A. m.ω².r sinθ

B. m.ω².r cosθ

C. m.ω².r (sin 2θ/n)

D. m.ω².r (cos 2θ/n)

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The two links OA and OB are connected by a pin joint at O. If the link OA turns with angular velocity ω₁ rad/s in the clockwise direction and the link OB turns with angular velocity ω₂ rad/s in the clockwise direction, then the rubbing velocity at the pin joint O is (where r = Radius of the pin at O)

A. ω₁.ω₂.r

B. (ω₁ - ω₂)r

C. (ω₁ + ω₂)r

D. (ω₁ - ω₂)2r

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In a gear having involute teeth, the normal to the involute is a tangent to the

A. Pitch circle

B. Base circle

C. Addendum circle

D. Dedendum circle

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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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Cylindrical cams can be classified as

A. Circular

B. Tangent

C. Reciprocating

D. None of the above

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To connect two parallel and coplanar shafts the following type of gearing is used

A. Spur gear

B. Bevel gear

C. Spiral gear

D. None of the above