Home
Current Affairs January 2024

What is the correct answer?

4

Two shafts A and B are made of the same material. The diameter of shaft A is twice as that of shaft B. The power transmitted by the shaft A will be __________ of shaft B.

A. Twice

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

Correct Answer :

C. Eight times


Related Questions

What is the correct answer?

4

Tapered roller bearings can take

A. Axial load only

B. Both radial and axial loads and the ratio of these being greater than unity

C. Radial load only

D. Both radial and axial loads and the ratio of these being less than unity

What is the correct answer?

4

At low temperatures (say 75°C) the notched bar impact value of steel

A. Increases markedly

B. Decreases markedly

C. Remain same

D. Depends on heat treatment carried out

What is the correct answer?

4

The ratio of driving tensions in V-belt drives is __________ flat belt drives.

A. Equal to

B. sinα times more than

C. sinα times less than

D. cosecα times more than

What is the correct answer?

4

The included angle between the sides of V-belt is

A. 40°

B. 45°

C. 38°

D. 60°

What is the correct answer?

4

The edges of the plates for cylindrical vessels are usually bevelled to an angle of 80° for

A. Reducing stress concentration

B. Ease of manufacture

C. Safety

D. Fullering and caulking

What is the correct answer?

4

The design of shafts made of brittle materials is based on

A. Guest's theory

B. Rankine's theory

C. St Venant's theory

D. Von Mises theory

What is the correct answer?

4

The face of the tooth is the

A. Surface of the top of the tooth

B. Surface of the tooth above the pitch surface

C. Surface of the tooth below the pitch surface

D. Width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle

What is the correct answer?

4

The draw of cotter should not be more than

A. 3 mm

B. 6 mm

C. 8 mm

D. 12 mm

What is the correct answer?

4

A steel containing __________ 0.8% carbon is known as hypoeutectoid steel.

A. Equal to

B. Less than

C. Greater than

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

A column of length l is fixed at both ends. The equivalent length of the column is

A. l/2

B. l/√2

C. l

D. 2 l

What is the correct answer?

4

The size of a cam depends upon

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Prime circle

D. Pitch curve

What is the correct answer?

4

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

What is the correct answer?

4

When screw threads are to be used in a situation where power is being transmitted in one direction only, then the screw threads suitable for this will be

A. Knuckle threads

B. Square threads

C. Acme threads

D. Buttress threads

What is the correct answer?

4

Fibrous fracture occurs in

A. Ductile material

B. Brittle material

C. Elastic material

D. Hard material

What is the correct answer?

4

A tap bolt

A. Has a head on one end and a nut fitted to the other

B. Has head at one end and other end fits into a tapped hole in the other part to be joined

C. Has both the ends threaded

D. Has pointed threads

What is the correct answer?

4

A self locking screw has

A. Fine threads

B. Course threads

C. Coefficient of friction is greater than tangent of load angle

D. Hole for inserting split pin

What is the correct answer?

4

Which of the following property is essential for spring materials?

A. Stiffness

B. Ductility

C. Resilience

D. Plasticity

What is the correct answer?

4

A fast and loose pulley drive is used when

A. Shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the opposite directions

B. Shafts are arranged parallel and rotate in the same directions

C. Shafts are arranged at right angles and rotate in one definite direction

D. Driven shaft is to be started or stopped whenever desired without interfering with the driving shaft

What is the correct answer?

4

Wahl's stress factor __________ very rapidly as the spring index decreases.

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain same

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

A leaf spring in automobiles is used

A. To apply forces

B. To measure forces

C. To absorb shocks

D. To store strain energy

What is the correct answer?

4

Fabric belts are used in industrial applications because

A. They are cheap

B. They can work at high temperature

C. They are unaffected by moisture and humidity

D. None of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

Lewis form factor for 14 ½° composite and full depth involute system is (where T = Number of teeth)

A. 0.124 - (0.684/T)

B. 0.154 - (0.912/T)

C. 0.175 - (0.841/T)

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

The cold working of metals is carried out __________ the recrystallisation temperature.

A. Above

B. Below

C. At

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

If T₁ and T₂ are the tensions on the tight and slack sides of the belt respectively, and Tc is the centrifugal tension, then initial tension in the belt is equal to

A. T₁ - T₂ + Tc

B. T₁ + T₂ + Tc

C. (T₁ - T₂ + Tc)/2

D. (T₁ + T₂ + Tc)/2

What is the correct answer?

4

The design of the pressure vessel is based on

A. Longitudinal stress

B. Hoop stress

C. Longitudinal and hoop stress

D. None of these

What is the correct answer?

4

In worm, gears, pitch lead angle is

A. Half the angle between two inclined faces in axial plane

B. The angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and the plane of rotation

C. The angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder

D. None of the above

What is the correct answer?

4

The number of slots in a 25 mm castle nut is

A. 8

B. 6

C. 4

D. 2

What is the correct answer?

4

The rated life of a bearing varies

A. Directly as load

B. Inversely as square of load

C. Inversely as cube of load

D. Inversely as fourth power of load

What is the correct answer?

4

Which process will increase the fatigue duration of parts?

A. Finishing and polishing

B. Shotpeening

C. De-carburisation

D. Electroplating

What is the correct answer?

4

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

A. P1 - P2

B. P1 + P2

C. 2 × (P1 + P2)

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