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The minimum number of teeth on the pinion which will mesh with any gear without interference for 20° full depth involute teeth will be

A. 12

B. 14

C. 18

D. 24

Correct Answer :

C. 18


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An alien bolt is

A. Self locking bolt

B. Same as stud

C. Provided with hexagonal depression in head

D. Used in high speed components

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Coaxing is the procedure of increasing

A. Metal strength by cycling

B. Metal hardness by surface treatment

C. Metal resistance to corrosion by coating

D. Fatigue limit by overstressing the metal by successively increasing loadings

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When spring index increases, the value of Wahl's stress factor

A. Increases linearly

B. Decreases linearly

C. Remains same

D. Increases exponentially

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The dedendum is the radial distance from the

A. Pitch circle to the top of a tooth

B. Pitch circle to the bottom 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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Fibrous fracture occurs in

A. Ductile material

B. Brittle material

C. Elastic material

D. Hard material

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Machine screws are

A. Similar to small size tap bolts except that a greater variety of shapes of heads are available

B. Slotted for a screw driver and generally used with a nut

C. Used to prevent relative motion between two parts

D. Similar to stud

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. The V-belt may be operated in either direction with tight side of the belt at the top or bottom

B. The V-belt drive is used with large centre distance

C. The power transmitted by V-belts is less than flat belts for the same coefficient of friction, arc of contact and allowable tension in the belts

D. The ratio of driving tensions in V-belt drive is more than flat belt drives

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The included angle in unified of American National threads is

A. 60°

B. 55°

C. 47°

D. 29°

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A double fillet welded joint with parallel fillet weld of length l and leg s is subjected to a tensile force P. Assuming uniform stress distribution, the shear stress in the weld is given by

A. √2P/s.l

B. P/2.s.l

C. P/√2.s.l

D. 2P/s.l

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When a bolt is subjected to shock loading, the resilience of the bolt should be considered in order to prevent breakage at the

A. Thread

B. Middle

C. Shank

D. Head

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The efficiency of a square threaded screw is maximum if the helix angle is equal to (Where φ = Angle of friction)

A. 90° - φ

B. 45° - φ

C. 45° - φ/2

D. 45° + φ/2

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When two nonintersecting and non-coplanar shafts are connected by gears, the arrangement is known as

A. Spur gearing

B. Helical gearing

C. Bevel gearing

D. Spiral gearing

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I.S. specifies following total number of grades of tolerances

A. 18

B. 16

C. 20

D. 22

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Eulers formula for a mild steel column is not valid if the slenderness ratio is

A. 90

B. 60

C. 120

D. 100

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In cylindrical cams, the follower moves

A. In a direction perpendicular to the cam axis

B. In a direction parallel to the cam axis

C. In any direction irrespective of cam axis

D. Along the cam axis

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A hollow saddle key is

A. A taper key which fits half in the key way of hub and half in the key way of shaft

B. A taper key which fits in a key way of the hub and is flat on the shaft

C. A taper key which fits in a key way of the hub and the bottom of the key is shaped to fit the curved surface of the shaft

D. Provided in pairs at right angles and each key is to withstand torsion in one direction only

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If P1 and P2 are the tight and slack side tensions in the belt, then the initial tension Pi (according to Barth) will be equal to

A. [(√P1 + √P2)/2]²

B. P1 + P2

C. 2 × (P1 + P2)

D. [2 × (P1 + P2)] + Pc Where Pc is centrifugal tension

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Buttress threads are usually found on

A. Screw cutting lathes

B. Feed mechanisms

C. Spindles of bench vices

D. Railway carriage couplings

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According to Unwin's formula, the relation between the diameter of rivet hole (d) and the thickness of plate (t) is given by (where d and t are in mm)

A. d = t

B. d = 1.6 t

C. d = 2t

D. d = 6t

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In Vickers hardness testing, the pyramid indentor apex is

A. 40°

B. 122°

C. 136°

D. 152°

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When a close coiled helical spring is compressed, its wire is subjected to

A. Tension

B. Shear

C. Compression

D. All of the above

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A connecting rod is designed as a

A. Long column

B. Short column

C. Strut

D. All of these

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Two rigid plates are clamped by means of bolt and nut with an initial force F. After tightening, a separating force P (P < F) is applied to the lower plate, which in turn acts on the nut. The tension in the both after this is

A. F + P

B. F P

C. P

D. F

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In a gear, having Involute teeth, the normal to the Involute is a tangent to the

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Addendum circle

D. Dedendum circle

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When an open coiled helical compression spring is subjected to an axial compressive load, the maximum shear stress induced in the wire is (where D = Mean diameter of the spring coil, d = Diameter of the spring wire, K = Wahl's stress factor, and W = Axial compressive load on the spring)

A. (WD/ πd3) × K

B. (2WD/ πd3) × K

C. (4WD/ πd3) × K

D. (8WD/ πd3) × K

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Endurance limit or fatigue limit is the maximum stress that a member can withstand for an infinite number of load applications without failure when subjected to

A. Dynamic loading

B. Static loading

C. Combined static and dynamic loading

D. Completely reversed loading

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Antifriction bearings are

A. Sleeve bearings

B. Hydrodynamic bearings

C. Thin lubricated bearings

D. None of the above

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The flank of the tooth is the

A. Surface of the top of the tooth

B. Surface of the tooth above the pitch surface

C. Width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle

D. Surface of the tooth below the pitch surface

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A hot short metal is

A. Brittle when cold

B. Brittle when hot

C. Brittle under all conditions

D. Ductile at high temperature

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Which of the following screw thread is used for power transmission in one direction only?

A. Square threads

B. Multiple threads

C. Acme threads

D. Buttress threads