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The direction of Coriolis component of acceleration is the direction

A. Of relative velocity vector for the two coincident points rotated by 90° in the direction of the angular velocity of the rotation of the link

B. Along the centripetal acceleration

C. Along tangential acceleration

D. Along perpendicular to angular velocity

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A. Of relative velocity vector for the two coincident points rotated by 90° in the direction of the angular velocity of the rotation of the link


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The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W tanθ

D. W cosecθ

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The stress induced in a body will be shear stress, when it is subjected to

A. Longitudinal vibrations

B. Transverse vibrations

C. Torsional vibrations

D. None of these

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The two parallel and coplanar shafts are connected by gears having teeth parallel to the axis of the shaft. This arrangement is known as

A. Spur gearing

B. Helical gearing

C. Bevel gearing

D. Spiral gearing

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The axis of precession is __________ to the plane in which the axis of spin is going to rotate.

A. Parallel

B. Perpendicular

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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The train value of a gear train is

A. Equal to velocity ratio of a gear train

B. Reciprocal of velocity ratio of a gear train

C. Always greater than unity

D. Always less than unity

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The Bifilar suspension method is used to determine

A. Natural frequency of vibration

B. Position of balancing weights

C. Moment of inertia

D. Centripetal acceleration

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The centre of gravity of a coupler link in a four bar mechanism will experience

A. No acceleration

B. Only linear acceleration

C. Only angular acceleration

D. Both linear and angular acceleration

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The centre of percussion is below the centre of gravity of the body and is at a distance equal to

A. h/kG

B. h²/kG

C. kG²/h

D. h × kG

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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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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.

B. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly proportional to its angular velocity.

C. The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean position.

D. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at the mean position.

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An involute pinion and gear are in mesh. If both have the same size of addendum, then there will be an interference between the

A. Tip of the gear tooth and flank of pinion

B. Tip of the pinion and flank of gear

C. Flanks of both gear and pinion

D. Tip of both gear and pinion

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The Coriolis component of acceleration acts

A. Along the sliding surface

B. Perpendicular to the sliding surface

C. At 45° to the sliding surface

D. Parallel to the sliding surface

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In multi V-belt transmission, if one of the belt is broken, we have to change the

A. Broken belt

B. Broken belt and its adjacent belts

C. All the belts

D. There is no need of changing any one as remaining belts can take care of transmission of load

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In a four bar chain or quadric cycle chain

A. Each of the four pairs is a turning pair

B. One is a turning pair and three are sliding pairs

C. Two are turning pairs and two are sliding pairs

D. Three are turning pairs and one is a sliding pair

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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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Angle of action of cam is defined as the angle

A. Of rotation of the cam for a definite displacement of the follower

B. Through which the cam rotates during the period in which the follower remains in the highest position

C. Moved by the cam from the instant the follower begins to rise, till it reaches its highest position

D. Moved by the cam from beginning of ascent to the termination of descent

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When brakes are applied to all the four wheels of a moving car, the distance travelled by the car before it is brought to rest, will be

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. None of these

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Angle of descent of cam is defined as the angle

A. During which the follower returns to its initial position

B. Of rotation of the cam for a definite displacement of the follower

C. Through which the cam rotates during the period in which the follower remains in the highest position

D. Moved by the cam from the instant the follower begins to rise, till it reaches its highest position

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Pitch point of a cam is

A. A point on the pitch curve having minimum pressure angle

B. A point on the pitch curve having maximum pressure angle

C. Any point on the pitch curve

D. Any point on the pitch circle

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The periodic time is given by (where ω = Angular velocity of the particle in rad/s)

A. ω/2π

B. 2π/ω

C. ω × 2π

D. π/ω

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Throw of a cam is the maximum distance of the follower from

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Root circle

D. Prime circle

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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 dynamic friction is the friction experienced by a body, when the body

A. Is in motion

B. Is at rest

C. Just begins to slide over the surface of the other body

D. None of the above

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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 inversion of a mechanism is

A. Changing of a higher pair to a lower pair

B. Turning its upside down

C. Obtained by fixing different links in a kinematic chain

D. Obtained by reversing the input and output motion

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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 anticlockwise 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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The direction of Coriolis component of acceleration is the direction

A. Of relative velocity vector for the two coincident points rotated by 90° in the direction of the angular velocity of the rotation of the link

B. Along the centripetal acceleration

C. Along tangential acceleration

D. Along perpendicular to angular velocity

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The contact ratio for gears is

A. Zero

B. Less than one

C. Greater than one

D. Infinity

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The power absorbed in operating the piston valve is less than D-slide valve

B. The wear of the piston valve is less than the wear of the D-slide valve

C. The D-slide valve is also called outside admission valve.

D. All of the above

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The maximum efficiency of spiral gears is (where θ = Shaft angle, and φ = Friction angle)

A. sin (θ + φ) + 1/ cos (θ - φ) + 1

B. cos (θ - φ) + 1/ sin (θ + φ) + 1

C. cos (θ + φ) + 1/ cos (θ - φ) + 1

D. cos (θ - φ) + 1/ cos (θ + φ) + 1