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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

Correct Answer :

D. Truncated conical pivot bearing


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The steering of a ship means

A. Movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis

B. Turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward

C. Rolling of a complete ship sideways

D. None of the above

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In a screw jack, the effort required to lift the load W is given by (where α = Helix angle, and φ = Angle of friction)

A. P = W tan(α - φ)

B. P = W tan(α + φ)

C. P = W tan(φ - α)

D. P = W cos(α + φ)

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Shaft revolving in a bearing is the following type of pair

A. Lower pair

B. Higher pair

C. Spherical pair

D. Cylindrical pair

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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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Which is the false statement about the properties of instantaneous centre?

A. At the instantaneous center of rotation, one rigid link rotates instantaneously relative to another for the configuration of mechanism considered

B. The two rigid links have no linear velocities relative to each other at the instantaneous centre

C. The two rigid links which have no linear velocity relative to each other at this center have the same linear velocity to the third rigid link

D. The double centre can be denoted either by O2 or O12, but proper selection should be made

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Which of the following statement is correct for involute gears?

A. The interference is inherently absent.

B. The variation in centre distance of shafts increases radial force.

C. A convex flank is always in contact with concave flank.

D. The pressure angle is constant throughout the teeth engagement.

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The angle of inclination of the plane, at which the body begins to move down the plane is called

A. Angle of friction

B. Angle of repose

C. Angle of projection

D. None of these

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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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Klein's construction can be used when

A. Crank has a uniform angular velocity

B. Crank has non-uniform velocity

C. Crank has uniform angular acceleration

D. Crank has uniform angular velocity and angular 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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In a locomotive, the resultant unbalanced force due to the two cylinders along the line of stroke, is known as

A. Tractive force

B. Swaying couple

C. Hammer blow

D. None of these

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The working depth of a gear is the radial distance from the

A. Pitch circle to the bottom of a tooth

B. Pitch circle to the top of a tooth

C. Top of a tooth to the bottom of a tooth

D. Addendum circle to the clearance circle

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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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A point on a connecting link (excluding end points) of a double slider crank mechanism traces a

A. Straight line path

B. Hyperbolic path

C. Parabolic path

D. Elliptical path

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Coriolis component is encountered in

A. Quick return mechanism of shaper

B. Four bar chain mechanism

C. Slider crank mechanism

D. Both (A) and (C) above

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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 balancing weights are introduced in planes parallel to the plane of rotation of the disturbing mass. To obtain complete dynamic balance, the minimum number of balancing weights to be introduced in different planes is

A. 1

B. 2

C. 3

D. 4

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In a rigid link OA, velocity of A w.r.t. O will be

A. Parallel to OA

B. Perpendicular to OA

C. At 45° to OA

D. Along AO

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The instantaneous centre of a rigid thin disc rolling on a plane rigid surface is located at

A. The centre of the disc

B. The point of contact

C. An infinite distance on the plane surface

D. The point on the circumference situated vertically opposite to the contact point

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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 full depth involute system, the smallest number of teeth in a pinion which meshes with rack without interference is

A. 12

B. 16

C. 25

D. 32

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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 amplitude of vibration is always __________ the radius of the circle.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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When the nature of contact between the elements of a pair is such that one element can turn about the other by screw threads, the pair is known as a

A. Screw pair

B. Spherical pair

C. Turning pair

D. Sliding pair

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The equivalent length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as a compound pendulum is

A. h/(kG² + h²)

B. (kG² + h²)/h

C. h²/(kG² + h²)

D. (kG² + h²)/h²

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The secondary unbalanced force is __________ the primary unbalanced force.

A. One-half

B. Two-third

C. n times

D. 1/n times

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The Kutzbach criterion for determining the number of degrees of freedom (n) is (where l = number of links, j = number of joints and h = number of higher pairs)

A. n = 3(l - 1) - 2j - h

B. n = 2(l - 1) -2j - h

C. n = 3(l - 1) - 3j - h

D. n = 2(l - 1) - 3j - h

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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 mechanism is an assemblage of

A. Two links

B. Three links

C. Four or more than four links

D. All of these

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Open 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