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The pitch diameter is the __________ diameter of an external or internal screw thread.

A. Effective

B. Smallest

C. Largest

D. None of these

Correct Answer :

A. Effective


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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 a band and block brake, the ratio of tensions on the tight and slack sides of band is given by (where μ = Coefficient of friction between the blocks and the drum, θ = Semi-angle of each block subtending at the centre of drum, and n = Number of blocks)

A. T₁/T₂ = μθ × n

B. T₁/T₂ = (μθ)n

C. T₁/T₂ = [(1 - μ tanθ)/ (1 + μ tanθ)]n

D. T₁/T₂ = [(1 + μ tanθ)/ (1 - μ tanθ)]n

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The connecting rod bolts are tightened up so that tightening stress

A. Is just sufficient to hold parts together

B. Approaches yield point

C. Is 50% of yield point

D. Is about yield point divided by safety factor

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According to I.B.R., the efficiency of a triple riveted butt joint with double straps of unequal width (5 rivets per pitch length) should be

A. 45 to 60 %

B. 63 to 70 %

C. 70 to 83 %

D. 80 to 90 %

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For a bevel gear having the pitch angle θ, the ratio of formative number of teeth (TE) to actual number of teeth (T) is

A. 1/sinθ

B. 1/cosθ

C. 1/tanθ

D. sinθ cosθ

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For a shoe brake, the equivalent coefficient of friction is equal to (where μ = Actual coefficient of friction, and θ = Semi-block angle)

A. 2μ sinθ/(θ + sinθ)

B. μ sinθ/(2θ + sin 2θ)

C. 4μ sinθ/(θ + sinθ)

D. 4μ sinθ/(2θ + sin 2θ)

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A thin spherical shell of internal diameter d is subjected to an internal pressure p. If V is the storage capacity of shell, then its diameter will be

A. (6V/ π)1/2

B. (6V/ π)1/3

C. (6V/ π)2

D. (6V/ π)3

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In worm gears, the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder, is known as

A. Helix angle

B. Pressure angle

C. Pitch lead angle

D. None of these

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In oilness bearings

A. The oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation of the journal

B. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure

C. Do not require external supply of lubricant

D. Grease required to be applied after some intervals

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The stress induced in the belt is,

A. Tensile stress

B. Compressive stress

C. Direct shear stress

D. Torsional shear stress

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The temperature at which the new grains are formed in the metal is known as

A. Lower critical temperature

B. Upper critical temperature

C. Recrystallisation temperature

D. None of these

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According to Indian standards, the diameter of rivet hole is made larger than the basic size of rivet by

A. 0.5 mm upto rivet diameter of 24 mm

B. 1 mm for rivet diameter from 27 mm to 36 mm

C. 2 mm for rivet diameter from 39 mm to 48 mm

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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When bevel gears connect two shafts whose axes intersect at an angle greater than a right angle and one of the bevel gears has a pitch angle of 90°, then they are known as

A. Angular bevel gears

B. Mitre gears

C. Internal bevel gears

D. Crown bevel gears

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In hydrodynamic bearings

A. The oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation of the journal

B. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure

C. Do not require external supply of lubricant

D. Grease is used for lubrication

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Basic shaft is one

A. Whose upper deviation is zero

B. Whose lower deviation is zero

C. Whose lower as well as upper deviations are zero

D. Does not exist

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The pitch diameter is the __________ diameter of an external or internal screw thread.

A. Effective

B. Smallest

C. Largest

D. None of these

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In hydrostatic bearings

A. The Oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation of the journal

B. The oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure

C. Do not require external supply of lubricant

D. Grease is used for lubrication

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According to Indian standards, total numbers of tolerance grades are

A. 8

B. 12

C. 18

D. 20

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A coupling used to connect two perfectly aligned shafts, is

A. Muff coupling

B. Compression coupling

C. Flange coupling

D. All of these

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The following type of nut is used with alien bolt

A. Hexagonal nut

B. Slotted nut

C. Castle nut

D. Any one of the above

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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. A parallel sunk key is a taperless key

B. A parallel sunk key may be rectangular or square in cross-section

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

D. All of the above

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If p = bearing pressure on projected bearing area, z = absolute viscosity of lubricant, and N = speed of journal, then the bearing characteristic number is given by

A. ZN/p

B. p/ZN

C. Z/pN

D. N/Zp

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Castle nut is a locking device in which

A. One smaller nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming

B. A slot is cut partly is middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening a screw

C. A hard fibre or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on the bolt causing a tight grip

D. Through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin spitted and bent in reverse direction at other end

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In a multiple V-belt drive, if one of the belts break, then

A. Only the broken belt is replaced

B. The entire set of belts is replaced

C. The broken belt and the belt on either side of it, is replaced

D. The broken belt need not to be replaced

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Which of the following key is preferred for the condition when a large amount of impact type torque is to be transmitted in both direction of rotation?

A. Woodruff key

B. Feather key

C. Gib-head key

D. Tangent key

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In thrust bearings, the load acts

A. Along the axis of rotation

B. Parallel to the axis of rotation

C. Perpendicular to the axis of rotation

D. In any direction

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When a material is subjected to fatigue loading, the ratio of the endurance limit to the ultimate tensile strength is

A. 0.20

B. 0.35

C. 0.50

D. 0.65

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When the length of the journal is equal to the diameter of the journal, then the bearing is said to be a

A. Short bearing

B. Long bearing

C. Medium bearing

D. Square bearing

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When a nut is tightened by placing a washer below it, the bolt will be subjected to following type of loads

A. Compression

B. Tension

C. Shear

D. Combined loads