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The mechanism consisting of three turning pairs and one sliding pair, is called a

A. Single slider crank chain

B. Whitworth quick return motion mechanism

C. Crank and slotted lever quick return motion mechanism

D. All of the above

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D. All of the above


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The velocity of sliding __________ the distance of the point of contact from the pitch point.

A. Is directly proportional to

B. Is inversely proportional to

C. Is equal to cos φ multiplied by

D. Does not depend upon

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The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by

A. ωx

B. ω²x

C. ω²/x

D. ω³/x

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The fundamental equation for correct steering is (where φ and α = Angle through which the axis of the outer wheel and inner wheel turns respectively, c = Distance between the pivots of the front axles, and d = Wheel base)

A. sinφ + sinα = b/c

B. cosφ - sinα = c/b

C. cotφ - cotα = c/b

D. tanφ + cotα = b/c

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When the pitching of a ship is __________ the effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to move the ship towards port side.

A. Upward

B. Downward

C. Forward

D. Backward

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What is the number of instantaneous centres for an eight link mechanism?

A. 15

B. 28

C. 30

D. 8

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Pulley in a belt drive acts as

A. Cylindrical pair

B. Turning pair

C. Rolling pair

D. Sliding pair

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In a Hartnell governor, the stiffness of the spring is given by (where S1 and S2 = Spring forces exerted on the sleeve at max. and min. radii of rotation, and h = Compression of the spring)

A. (S₁ + S₂)/h

B. (S₁ - S₂)/h

C. (S₁ + S₂)/2h

D. (S₁ - S₂)/2h

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The type of gears used to connect two non parallel and non intersecting shafts is

A. Spur gear

B. Helical gear

C. Bevel gear

D. Spiral gear

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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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In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load W is given by

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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A single degree of freedom system is given by, m × (d²x/dt²) + c × (dx/dt) + sx = F.cosω.t with usual notations. It represents

A. Free vibration with damping

B. Free vibration without damping

C. Forced vibration with damping

D. Forced vibration without damping

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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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The motion between a pair when limited to a definite direction, irrespective of the direction of force applied, is known as

A. Completely constrained motion

B. Incompletely constrained motion

C. Successfully constrained motion

D. None of these

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In a reciprocating steam engine, when the crank has turned from inner dead centre through an angle θ, the angular velocity of the connecting rod is given by

A. ω sinθ/(n² - sin²θ)1/2

B. ω cosθ/(n² - cos²θ)1/2

C. ω sinθ/(n² - cos²θ)1/2

D. ω cosθ/(n² - sin²θ)1/2

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The magnitude of linear velocity of a point B on a link AB relative to point A is (Where ω = Angular velocity of the link AB)

A. ω × AB

B. ω × (AB)²

C. ω² × AB

D. (ω × AB)²

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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 slider moves at a velocity v on a link revolving at ω rad/s. The coriolis component of acceleration is

A. ωv

B. 2ωv

C. ω²v

D. 2ωv²

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In a steam engine, the distance by which the outer edge of the Dslide valve overlaps the steam port is called

A. Lead

B. Steam lap

C. Exhaust lap

D. None of these

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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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The direction of linear velocity of any point on a link with respect to another point on the same link is

A. Parallel to the link joining the points

B. Perpendicular to the link joining the points

C. At 45° to the link joining the points

D. None of the above

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Higher 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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To transmit power from one rotating shaft to another whose axes are neither parallel nor intersecting, use?

A. Spur gear

B. Spiral gear

C. Bevel gear

D. Worm gear

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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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Under logarithmic decrement, the amplitude of successive vibrations are

A. Constant

B. In arithmetic progression

C. In geometric progression

D. In logarithmic progression

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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 equation of motion for a single degree of freedom system with viscous damping is 4(dx²/dt²) + 9(dx/dt) + 16x. The damping ratio of the system is

A. 9/8

B. 9/82

C. 9/16

D. 9/128

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A Hartnell governor has its controlling force (Fc) given by Fc = ar + b, where r is the radius of rotation and a and b are constants. The governor becomes isochronous when

A. a is +ve and b = 0

B. a = 0 and b is +ve

C. a is +ve and b is -ve

D. a is +ve and b is also +ve

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A body will begin to move down an inclined plane, if the angle of inclination of the plane is ________ the angle of friction.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

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In a drag link quick return mechanism, the shortest link is always fixed. The sum of the shortest and longest link is

A. Equal to sum of other two

B. Greater than sum of other two

C. Less than sum of other two

D. There is no such relationship

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The lower pair is a

A. Open pair

B. Closed pair

C. Sliding pair

D. Point contact pair