Transmission of power from the engine to the rear axle of an automobile is by means of
Compound gears
Worm and wheel method
Hooke's joint
Crown gear
Correct Answer :
C. Hooke's joint
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The indicator using Watt mechanism is known as
Thompson indicator
Richard indicator
Simplex indicator
Thomson indicator
The Whitworth quick return motion mechanism is formed in a slider crank chain when the
Coupler link is fixed
Longest link is a fixed link
Slider is a fixed link
Smallest link is a fixed link
An automobile steering gear is an example of
Sliding pair
Rolling pair
Lower pair
Higher pair
Which of the following mechanism is an approximate straight line motion mechanism?
Watt's mechanism
Grasshopper mechanism
Robert's mechanism
All of these
A flywheel is fitted to the crankshaft of an engine having W as the amount of indicated work per revolution and permissible limits of coefficient of fluctuation of energy and speed as CE and CS respectively. The kinetic energy of the flywheel is given by
2 W CE / CS
W CE / 2CS
W CE / CS
W CS / 2CE
The two elements of a pair are said to form a _________ when they permit relative motion between them.
Open pair
Kinematic pair
Sliding pair
None of these
To obviate axial thrust, following gear drive is used
Double helical gears having opposite teeth
Double helical gears having identical teeth
Single helical gear in which one of the teeth of helix angle a is more
Mutter gears
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 
ω² × NO
ω² × CO
ω² × CN
ω² × QN
Oldhams coupling is an inversion of the kinematic chain used in
Whitworth quick return mechanism
Elliptical trammels
Rotary engine
Universal joint
When a mass of a critically damped single degree of freedom system is deflected from its equilibrium position and released, then it will
Return to equilibrium position without oscillation
Oscillate with increasing time period
Oscillate with decreasing amplitude
Oscillate with constant amplitude
When a point moves along a straight line, its acceleration will have
Radial component only
Tangential component only
Coriolis component only
Radial and tangential components both
Which of the following statement is correct?
The primary unbalanced force is less than the secondary unbalanced force.
The primary unbalanced force is maximum twice in one revolution of the crank.
The unbalanced force due to reciprocating masses varies in magnitude and direction both.
The magnitude of swaying couple in locomotives is inversely proportional to the distance between the two cylinder centre lines
The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and the ship takes a left turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be
To raise the bow and stern
To lower the bow and stern
To raise the bow and lower the stern
To raise the stern and lower the bow
When the crank is at the inner dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the acceleration of the piston will be
ω²r. (n + 1)/n
ω²r. (n - 1)/n
ω²r. n/(n + 1)
ω²r. n/(n - 1)
The radial distance from the top of a tooth to the bottom of a tooth in a meshing gear, is called
Dedendum
Addendum
Clearance
Working depth
3.The retardation of a flat faced follower when it has contact at the apex of the nose of a circular arc cam, is given by (where OQ = Distance between the centre of circular flank and centre of nose)
ω² × OQ
ω² × OQ sinθ
ω² × OQ cosθ
ω² × OQ tanθ
The Coriolis component of acceleration acts
Along the sliding surface
Perpendicular to the sliding surface
At 45° to the sliding surface
Parallel to the sliding surface
Which of the following is used to control the speed variations of the engine caused by the fluctuations of the engine turning moment?
D-slide valve
Governor
Flywheel
Meyer's expansion valve
A rotor which is balanced statically but not dynamically is supported on two bearings L apart and at high speed of the rotor, reaction on the left bearing is R. The right side of the bearing is shifted to a new position 2L apart from the left bearing. At the same rotor speed, dynamic reaction on the left bearing in the new arrangement will
Remain same as before
Become equal to 2R
Become equal to R/2
Become equal to R/4
A system of masses rotating in different parallel planes is in dynamic balance if the
Resultant force is equal to zero
Resultant couple is equal to zero
Resultant force and resultant couple are both equal to zero
Resultant force is numerically equal to the resultant couple, but neither of them need necessarily be zero
The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, considering uniform pressure, is (where μ = Coefficient of friction, W = Load over the bearing, and R = Radius of bearing surface)
(1/2) μ W R
(2/3) μ W R
(3/4) μ W R
μ W R
Which of the following is an open pair?
Ball and socket joint
Journal bearing
Lead screw and nut
Cam and follower
In order to give a complete secondary balance of a multi-cylinder inline engine,
The algebraic sum of the secondary forces must be equal to zero
The algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the secondary forces must be equal to zero
Both (A) and (B)
None of these
The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, and θ = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)
m.ω².r cosθ
c.m.ω².r sinθ
(1 - c).m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)
m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)
Which of the following statement is correct for gears?
The addendum is less than the dedendum
The pitch circle diameter is the product of module and number of teeth
The contact ratio means the number of pairs of teeth in contact
All of the above
The pair is known as a higher pair, when the relative motion between the elements of a pair is
Turning only
Sliding only
Rolling only
Partly turning and partly sliding
The number of centers in a crank driven slider crank mechanism is
0
2
4
6
When the crank is at the outer dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the acceleration of the piston will be
ω² r {(n + 1)/n}
ω² r {(n - 1)/n}
ω² r {n/(n + 1)}
ω² r {n/(n - 1)}
The coriolis component of acceleration exists whenever a point moves along a path that has
Linear displacement
Rotational motion
Gravitational acceleration
Tangential acceleration
In an ideal machine, the output as compared to input is
Less
More
Equal
May be less or more depending on efficiency