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The maximum value of the pressure angle in case of cam is kept as

A. 10°

B. 14°

C. 20°

D. 30°

Correct Answer :

D. 30°


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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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Two pulleys of radii r₁ and r₂ and at distance x apart are connected by means of an open belt drive. The length of the belt is

A. π (r₁ + r₂) + (r₁ + r₂)²/x + 2x

B. π (r₁ + r₂) + (r₁ - r₂)²/x + 2x

C. π (r₁ - r₂) + (r₁ - r₂)²/x + 2x

D. π (r₁ - r₂) + (r₁ + r₂)²/x + 2x

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The mechanism forms a structure, when the number of degrees of freedom (n) is equal to

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. -1

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. A round bar in a round hole form a turning pair

B. A square bar in a square hole form a sliding pair

C. A vertical shaft in a foot step bearing forms a successful constraint

D. All of the above

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In a hydrodynamic journal bearing, there is

A. A very thin film of lubricant between the journal and the bearing such that there is contact between the journal and the bearing

B. A thick film of lubricant between the journal and the bearing

C. No lubricant between the journal and the bearing

D. A forced lubricant between the journal and the bearing

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When the radius of rotation of balls __________ as the equilibrium speed increases, the governor is said to be unstable.

A. Remains constant

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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A body of weight W is required to move up the rough inclined plane whose angle of inclination with the horizontal is α. The effort applied parallel to the plane is given by (where μ = tan φ = Coefficient of friction between the plane and the body)

A. P = W tan α

B. P = W tan (α + φ)

C. P = W (sin α + μ cos α)

D. P = W (cos α + μ sin α)

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The absolute acceleration of any point P in a link about center of rotation O is

A. Along PO

B. Perpendicular to PO

C. At 45° to PO

D. None of the above

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Two systems shall be dynamically equivalent when

A. The mass of two are same

B. C.G. of two coincides

C. M.I. of two about an axis through e.g. is equal

D. All of the above

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A shaft has two heavy rotors mounted on it. The transverse natural frequencies, considering each of the rotor separately, are 100 Hz and 200 Hz respectively. The lowest critical speed is

A. 5,367 r.p.m.

B. 6,000 r.p.m.

C. 9,360 r.p.m.

D. 12,000 r.p.m.

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The primary unbalanced force is maximum _________ in one revolution of the crank.

A. Twice

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

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Which one of the following can completely balance several masses revolving in different planes on a shaft?

A. A single mass in different planes

B. Two masses in any two planes

C. A single mass in one of the planes of the revolving masses

D. Two equal masses in any two planes

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The static friction

A. Bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between the two surfaces

B. Is independent of the area of contact, between the two surfaces

C. Always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move

D. All of the above

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When the axes of the first and last wheels are coaxial, then the train is known as

A. Simple train of wheels

B. Compound train of wheels

C. Reverted gear train

D. Epicyclic gear train

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The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is

A. Diameter of disc

B. Span of shaft

C. Eccentricity

D. All of these

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In order to give the primary balance of the reciprocating parts of a multi-cylinder inline engines,

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

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

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The Grubler's criterion for determining the degrees of freedom (n) of a mechanism having plane motion is (where l = Number of links, and j = Number of binary joints)

A. n = (l -1) - j

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

C. n = 3(l - 1) - 2j

D. n = 4(l - 1) - 3j

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The locus of a point on a thread unwound from a cylinder will be

A. A straight line

B. A circle

C. Involute

D. Cycloidal

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The contact ratio is the ratio of

A. Length of pair of contact to the circular pitch

B. Length of arc of contact to the circular pitch

C. Length of arc of approach to the circular pitch

D. Length of arc of recess to the circular pitch

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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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Kinematic pairs are those which have

A. Two elements held together mechanically

B. Two elements having relative motion

C. Two elements having Coriolis component

D. Minimum of two instantaneous centres

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To obviate axial thrust, following gear drive is used

A. Double helical gears having opposite teeth

B. Double helical gears having identical teeth

C. Single helical gear in which one of the teeth of helix angle a is more

D. Mutter gears

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A torsional system with discs of moment of inertia I₁ and I₂ as shown in the below figure, is gear driven such that the ratio of speed of shaft B to shaft A is 'G'. Neglecting the inertia of gears, the equivalent inertia of disc on shaft B at the speed of shaft A is equal to

A. G.I₂

B. G².I₂

C. I₂/G

D. I₂/G²

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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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When a body moves with simple harmonic motion, the product of its periodic time and frequency is equal to

A. Zero

B. One

C. π/2

D. π

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A spring controlled governor is said to be stable if the controlling force line when produced intersects the Y-axis

A. At the origin

B. Below the origin

C. Above the origin

D. Any one of these

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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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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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In the below figure, PC is the connecting rod and OC is the crank making an angle θ with the line of stroke PO and rotates with uniform angular velocity at ω rad/s. The Klien's acceleration diagram for determining the acceleration of the piston P is shown by quadrilateral CQNO. The acceleration of the piston P with respect to the crankpin C is given by

A. ω² × NO

B. ω² × CO

C. ω² × CN

D. ω² × QN

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The velocity of a body moving with simple harmonic motion is __________ at the mean position.

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. None of these