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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

Correct Answer :

C. tanθ = ± cosα


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Which of the following is a higher pair?

A. Turning pair

B. Screw pair

C. Belt and pulley

D. None of the above

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A reed type tachometer use the principle of

A. Longitudinal vibration

B. Torsional vibration

C. Transverse vibration

D. Damped free vibration

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In railway axle boxes, the bearing used is

A. Deep groove ball bearing

B. Double row self aligning ball bearing

C. Double row spherical roller bearing

D. Cylindrical roller bearing

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When the speed of the engine fluctuates continuously above and below the mean speed, the governor is said to be

A. Stable

B. Unstable

C. Isochronous

D. Hunt

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The load cup of a screw jack is made separate from the head of the spindle to

A. Enhance the load carrying capacity of the jack

B. Reduce the effort needed for lifting the working load

C. Reduce the value of frictional torque required to be countered for lifting the load

D. Prevent the rotation of load being lifted

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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 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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A typewriter mechanism has 7 numbers of binary joints, six links and none of higher pairs. The mechanism is

A. Kinematically sound

B. Not sound

C. Soundness would depend upon which link is kept fixed

D. Data is not sufficient to determine same

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When one of the links of a kinematic chain is fixed, the chain is known as a

A. Structure

B. Mechanism

C. Inversion

D. Machine

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The advantage of the piston valve over the slide valve is that in the former case

A. Wear is less

B. Power absorbed is less

C. Both wear and power absorbed are low

D. The pressure developed being high provides tight sealing

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The frictional torque transmitted in a conical pivot bearing, considering uniform pressure, is (where R = Radius of shaft, and α = Semi-angle of the cone)

A. (1/2) μ W R cosecα

B. (2/3) μ W R cosecα

C. (3/4) μ W R cosecα

D. μ W R cosecα

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Klein's construction is useful to determine

A. Velocity of various parts

B. Acceleration of various parts

C. Displacement of various parts

D. Angular acceleration of various parts

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The displacement of the D-slide valve is __________ the steam lap by a distance known as lead of the valve.

A. Greater than

B. Less than

C. Equal to

D. None of these

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The approximate straight line mechanism is a

A. Four bar linkage

B. 6 bar linkage

C. 8 bar linkage

D. 3 bar linkage

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The critical speed of a shaft depends upon its

A. Mass

B. Stiffness

C. Mass and stiffness

D. Stiffness and eccentricity

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In a mechanism, usually one link is fixed. If the fixed link is changed in a kinematic chain, then relative motion of other links

A. Will remain same

B. Will change

C. Could change or remain unaltered depending on which link is fixed

D. Will not occur

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

A. 10°-15°

B. 15°-25°

C. 25°-30°

D. 30°-40°

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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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In elliptical trammels

A. All four pairs are turning

B. Three pairs turning and one pair sliding

C. Two pairs turning and two pairs sliding

D. One pair turning and three pairs sliding

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The danger of breakage and vibration is maximum

A. Below the critical speed

B. Near the critical speed

C. Above the critical speed

D. None of these

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When two links are connected by a pin joint, 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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The unbalanced primary forces in a reciprocating engine are

A. Balanced completely

B. Balanced partially

C. Balanced by secondary forces

D. Not balanced

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It is required to connect two parallel shafts, the distance between whose axes is small and variable. The shafts are coupled by

A. Universal joint

B. Knuckle joint

C. Oldham's coupling

D. Flexible coupling

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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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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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The velocity of the rubbing surface __________ with the distance from the axis of the bearing.

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain same

D. None of these

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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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A rotor supported at A and B carries two masses as shown in the below figure. The rotor is

A. Dynamically balanced

B. Statically balanced

C. Statically and dynamically balanced

D. Not balanced

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In a vibrating system, if the actual damping coefficient is 40 N/m/s and critical damping coefficient is 420 N/m/s, then logarithmic decrement is equal to

A. 0.2

B. 0.4

C. 0.6

D. 0.8

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When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the

A. Tension in the tight side of the belt

B. Tension in the slack side of the belt

C. Sum of the tensions on the tight side and slack side of the belt

D. Average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt