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Which of the following coupling is used to connect two shafts which have both lateral and angular misalignment?

A. Bushed pin type coupling

B. Universal coupling

C. Oldham coupling

D. All of these

Correct Answer :

D. All of these


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If the size of a standard specimen for a fatigue testing machine is increased, the endurance limit for the material will

A. Have same value as that of standard specimen

B. Increase

C. Decrease

D. None of these

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In a marine flange coupling, the pitch circle diameter of bolts is taken as

A. 1.2 d

B. 1.6 d

C. 2d

D. 2.5 d

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According to I.B.R., when the thickness of the boiler shell (t) is less than 8 mm, then the diameter of the rivet hole (d) is obtained by

A. Equating tearing resistance of the plate to the shearing resistance of the rivets

B. Equating tearing resistance of the plate to the crushing resistance of the rivets

C. Equating shearing resistance to the crushing resistance of the rivets

D. None of the above

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Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of

A. Elastic limit to the working stress

B. Elastic limit to the yield point

C. Endurance limit to the working stress

D. Young's modulus to the ultimate tensile strength

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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

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In designing a sleeve coupling, length of the sleeve is taken as (where d = Diameter of the shaft)

A. d + 17 mm

B. 2d + 13 mm

C. 2d + 20 mm

D. 3.5d

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In helical gears, the distance parallel to the axis, between similar faces of adjacent teeth, is called

A. Normal pitch

B. Axial pitch

C. Diametral pitch

D. Module

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The ball bearings are, usually, made from

A. Low carbon steel

B. High carbon steel

C. Medium carbon steel

D. High speed steel

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

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain same

D. None of these

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The difference between the tooth space and the tooth thickness as measured on the pitch circle, is called

A. Working depth

B. Clearance

C. Backlash

D. Face width

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If a shaft made from ductile material is subjected to combined bending and twisting moment, calculations based on which one of the following failure theories will give the most conservative value?

A. Maximum principal stress theory

B. Maximum shear stress theory

C. Maximum strain energy theory

D. Maximum distortion energy theory

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If a bearing is designated by the number 305, it means that the bearing is of

A. Medium series whose bore is 5 mm

B. Medium series whose bore is 25 mm

C. Light series whose bore is 25 mm

D. Light series whose bore is 5 mm

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The edges of a boiler plate are bevelled to an angle of

A. 30°

B. 45°

C. 60°

D. 80°

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In order to remove internal stresses produced by hardening the steel, the process usually adopted is

A. Tempering

B. Normalising

C. Annealing

D. Spheroidising

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The value of stress concentration factor depends upon

A. Material and geometry of the part

B. Geometry of the part

C. Material of the part

D. None of these

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According to I.B.R., shearing resistance required to shear off the rivet per pitch length (in double shear) is (where n = Number of rivets per pitch length)

A. (π/4) d² × τ × n

B. 1.875 × (π/4) d² × τ × n

C. 2 × (π/4) d² × τ × n

D. 3 × (π/4) d² × τ × n

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The draw of cotter need not exceed

A. 3 mm

B. 5 mm

C. 10 mm

D. 20 mm

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The expansion joint is mostly used for pipes which carry steam at __________ pressures.

A. Low

B. High

C. Medium

D. None of these

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The size of a cam depends upon

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Prime circle

D. Pitch curve

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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 is correct statement?

A. A member made of steel will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load carrying ability made of cast iron

B. A member made of cast iron will generally be more rigid than a member of equal load carrying ability made of steel

C. Both will be equally rigid

D. Which one is rigid will depend on several other factors

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The maximum bending stress in a curved beam having symmetrical section always occur at the

A. Centroidal axis

B. Neutral axis

C. Inside fibre

D. Outside fibre

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According to Indian standard specifications, 100 H6/g5 means that the

A. Basic size is 100 mm

B. Actual size is 100 mm

C. Difference between the actual size and basic size is 100 mm

D. None of the above

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When two springs are in series (having stiffness K), the equivalent stiffness will be

A. K

B. K/2

C. 2K

D. K/4

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A column is known as a long column if the slenderness ratio is

A. 40

B. 50

C. 70

D. 100

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The pipe joint mostly used for pipes carrying water at low pressures is

A. Socket joint

B. Nipple joint

C. Union joint

D. Spigot and socket joint

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The notch sensitivity q is expressed in terms of fatigue stress concentration factor Kf and theoretical stress concentration factor Kt as

A. (Kf + 1)/ (Kt + 1)

B. (Kf - 1)/ (Kt - 1)

C. (Kt + 1)/ (Kf + 1)

D. (Kt - 1)/ (Kf - 1)

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According to Indian standards, a bolt thread of 6 mm size of coarse pitch and with allowance on the threads and normal tolerance grade is designated as

A. M6

B. M8

C. M6 - 8d

D. M8 - 6d

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A screw is said to be over hauling screw, if the

A. Friction angle is less than helix angle

B. Friction angle is more than helix angle

C. Friction angle is equal to helix angle

D. Efficiency of screw is 100%

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When two helical springs of equal lengths are arranged to form a cluster spring, then

A. Shear stress in each spring will be equal

B. Load taken by each spring will be half the total load

C. Only A is correct

D. Both A and B is correct