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The pitching of a ship produces forces on the bearings which act __________ to the motion of the ship.

A. Vertically and parallel

B. Vertically and perpendicular

C. Horizontally and parallel

D. Horizontally and perpendicular

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D. Horizontally and perpendicular


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When two links are connected by a pin joint, their instantaneous centre lies

A. On their point of contact

B. At the centre of curvature

C. At the centre of circle

D. At the pin joint

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In order to facilitate starting of locomotive in any position, the cranks of a locomotive with two cylinders, are placed at

A. 45° to each other

B. 90° to each other

C. 120° to each other

D. 180° to each other

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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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Which gear train is used for higher velocity ratios in a small space?

A. Simple gear train

B. Compound gear train

C. Reverted gear train

D. Epicyclic gear train

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The total number of instantaneous centres for a mechanism consisting of n links are

A. n/2

B. n

C. n - 1

D. n(n - 1)/2

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The frictional torque transmitted by a disc or plate clutch is same as that of

A. Flat pivot bearing

B. Flat collar bearing

C. Conical pivot bearing

D. Truncated conical pivot bearing

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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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Hammer blow

A. Is the maximum horizontal unbalanced force caused by the mass provided to balance the reciprocating masses.

B. Is the maximum vertical unbalanced force caused by the mass added to balance the reciprocating masses

C. Varies as the square root of the speed

D. Varies inversely with the square of the speed

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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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In vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn > 1, then the phase difference between the transmitted force and the disturbing force is

A.

B. 90°

C. 180°

D. 270°

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The lead screw of a lathe with nut forms a

A. Rolling pair

B. Sliding pair

C. Screw pair

D. Turning pair

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Which of the following is a spring controlled governor?

A. Hartnell governor

B. Hartung governor

C. Wilson-Hartnell governor

D. All of these

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The velocity of sliding of meshing gear teeth is (Where ω₁ and ω₂ are angular velocities of meshing gears and y is distance between point of contact and the pitch point)

A. (ω₁ + ω₂)y

B. (ω₁/ω₂)y

C. (ω₁ × ω₂)y

D. (ω₁ + ω₂)/y

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A shaft carrying three rotors will have

A. No node

B. One node

C. Two nodes

D. Three nodes

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Which of the following mechanism is obtained from lower pair?

A. Gyroscope

B. Pantograph

C. Valve and valve gears

D. All of the above

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Rectangular bar in a rectangular hole is the following type of pair

A. Completely constrained motion

B. Partially constrained motion

C. Incompletely constrained motion

D. Freely constrained motion

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The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is

A. W sinθ

B. W cosθ

C. W tanθ

D. W cosecθ

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In a ball bearing, ball and bearing forms a

A. Turning pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Screw pair

D. Spherical 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 secondary unbalanced force is maximum __________ in one revolution of the crank.

A. Two times

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

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The two elements of a pair are said to form a _________ when they permit relative motion between them.

A. Open pair

B. Kinematic pair

C. Sliding pair

D. None of these

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Angle of dwell of cam is defined as the angle

A. During which the follower returns to its initial position

B. Of rotation of the cam for definite displacement of the follower

C. Through which the cam rotates during the period in which the follower remains in the highest position

D. Moved by the cam from the instant the follower begins to rise, till it reaches its highest position

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Creep in belt drive is due to

A. Weak material of the belt

B. Weak material of the pulley

C. Uneven extensions and contractions of the belt when it passes from tight side to slack side

D. Expansion of the belt

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Typewriter constitutes

A. Machine

B. Structure

C. Mechanism

D. Inversion

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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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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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The tractive force is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke (θ) is equal to

A. 0° and 90°

B. 90° and 180°

C. 135° and 315°

D. 270° and 360°

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The dedendum circle diameter is equal to (where, φ = Pressure angle)

A. Pitch circle dia. × cosφ

B. Addendum circle dia. × cosφ

C. Clearance circle dia. × cosφ

D. Pitch circle dia. × sinφ

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The approximate straight line mechanism is a

A. Four bar linkage

B. 6 bar linkage

C. 8 bar linkage

D. 3 bar linkage

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In order to balance the reciprocating masses,

A. Primary forces and couples must be balanced

B. Secondary forces and couples must be balanced

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these