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Which of the following is an inversion of a single slider crank chain?

A. Pendulum pump

B. Oscillating cylinder engine

C. Rotary internal combustion engine

D. All of these

Correct Answer :

D. All of these


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The brake commonly used in railway trains is

A. Shoe brake

B. Band brake

C. Band and block brake

D. Internal expanding brake

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The ratio of height of Porter governor (when length of arms and links are equal) to the height of Watt's governor is (where m = Mass of the ball, and M = Mass on the sleeve)

A. m/(m + M)

B. M/(m + M)

C. (m + M)/m

D. (m + M)/M

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The load cup of a screw jack is made separate from the head of the spindle to

A. Enhance the load carrying capacity of the jack

B. Reduce the effort needed for lifting the working load

C. Reduce the value of frictional torque required to be countered for lifting the load

D. Prevent the rotation of load being lifted

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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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A mechanism consisting of four links is called a __________ mechanism.

A. Simple

B. Compound

C. Binary

D. None of these

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The product of the diametral pitch and circular pitch is equal to

A. 1

B. 1/π

C. π

D. 2 π

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The velocity of a flat-faced follower when it has contact with the flank of a circular arc cam, is given by

A. ωR cosθ

B. ω(R - r₁) cosθ

C. ω(R - r₁) sinθ

D. ωr₁ sinθ

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When brakes are applied to all the four wheels of a moving car, the distance travelled by the car before it is brought to rest, will be

A. Maximum

B. Minimum

C. Zero

D. None of these

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Kinematic pairs are those which have

A. Two elements held together mechanically

B. Two elements having relative motion

C. Two elements having Coriolis component

D. Minimum of two instantaneous centres

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Consider the following mechanisms:
1. Oscillating cylinder engine mechanism
2. Toggle mechanism
3. Radial cylinder engine mechanism
4. Quick return mechanism Which of the above are inversions of slider crank mechanism?

A. 1, 2 and 4

B. 2, 3 and 4

C. 1, 2 and 3

D. 1, 3 and 4

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For fluctuating loads, well suited bearing is

A. Ball bearing

B. Roller bearing

C. Needle roller bearing

D. Thrust bearing

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Which of the following is an open pair?

A. Ball and socket joint

B. Journal bearing

C. Lead screw and nut

D. Cam and follower

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The relative velocity of B with respect to A in a rigid link AB is

A. Parallel to AB

B. Perpendicular to AB

C. Along AB

D. At 45° to AB

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In a radial cam, the follower moves

A. In a direction perpendicular to the cam axis

B. In a direction parallel to the cam axis

C. In any direction irrespective of the cam axis

D. Along the cam axis

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The essential condition of placing the two masses, so that the system becomes dynamically equivalent, is (where l₁ and l₂ = Distance of two masses from the centre of gravity of the body, and kG = Radius of gyration of the body)

A. l₁ = kG

B. l₂ = kG

C. l₁l₂ = kG

D. l₁l₂ = kG²

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The velocity of a body moving with simple harmonic motion is __________ at the mean position.

A. Zero

B. Minimum

C. Maximum

D. None of these

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Lower pairs are those which have

A. Point or line contact between the two elements when in motion

B. Surface contact between the two elements when in motion

C. Elements of pairs not held together mechanically

D. Two elements that permit relative motion

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In gramophones for adjusting the speed of the turntable, the following type of governor is commonly employed

A. Hartung governor

B. Wilson Hartnell governor

C. Pickering governor

D. Inertia governor

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The type of coupling used to join two shafts whose axes are neither in same straight line nor parallel, but intersect is

A. Flexible coupling

B. Universal coupling

C. Chain coupling

D. Oldham's coupling

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The periodic time is given by (where ω = Angular velocity of the particle in rad/s)

A. ω/2π

B. 2π/ω

C. ω × 2π

D. π/ω

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In a four-bar chain it is required to give an oscillatory motion to the follower for a continuous rotation of the crank. For the lengths of 50 mm of crank and 70 mm of the follower, determine theoretical maximum length of coupler. The minimum length of the coupler will be

A. 45 mm

B. Slightly less than 45 mm

C. Slightly more than 45 mm

D. 95 mm

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A friction circle is a circle drawn when a journal rotates in a bearing. Its radius depends upon the coefficient of friction and the

A. Magnitude of the forces on journal

B. Angular velocity of journal

C. Clearance between journal and bearing

D. Radius of journal

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A watt's governor can work satisfactorily at speeds from

A. 60 to 80 r.p.m.

B. 80 to 100 r.p.m.

C. 100 to 200 r.p.m.

D. 200 to 300 r.p.m.

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Typewriter constitutes

A. Machine

B. Structure

C. Mechanism

D. Inversion

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Relationship between the number of links (L) and number of pairs (P) is

A. P = 2L - 4

B. P = 2L + 4

C. P = 2L + 2

D. P = 2L - 2

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The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is given by

A. ωx

B. ω²x

C. ω²/x

D. ω³/x

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The mechanism consisting of three turning pairs and one sliding pair, is called a

A. Single slider crank chain

B. Whitworth quick return motion mechanism

C. Crank and slotted lever quick return motion mechanism

D. All of the above

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The frictional torque transmitted in a truncated conical pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is

A. (1/2). μ W cosec α (r₁ + r₂)

B. (2/3).μ W cosec α (r₁ + r₂)

C. (1/2). μ W cosec α [(r₁³ - r₂³)/(r₁² - r₂²)]

D. (2/3). μ W cosec α [(r₁³ - r₂³)/(r₁² - r₂²)]

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The axis of precession is __________ to the plane in which the axis of spin is going to rotate.

A. Parallel

B. Perpendicular

C. Both A and B

D. None of these

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Efficiency of a screw jack is given by

A. tan (α + φ)/tanα

B. tanα/tan (α +φ)

C. tan (α - φ)/tanα

D. tanα/tan (α - φ)