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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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D. All of the above


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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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The maximum fluctuation of speed is the

A. Difference of minimum fluctuation of speed and the mean speed

B. Difference of the maximum and minimum speeds

C. Sum of maximum and minimum speeds

D. Variations of speed above and below the mean resisting torque line

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When the nature of contact between the elements of a pair is such that it can only slide relative to the other, the pair is known as a

A. Screw pair

B. Spherical pair

C. Turning pair

D. Sliding pair

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The equivalent length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as a compound pendulum is

A. h/(kG² + h²)

B. (kG² + h²)/h

C. h²/(kG² + h²)

D. (kG² + h²)/h²

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Klein's construction can be used to determine acceleration of various parts when the crank is at

A. Inner dead centre

B. Outer dead centre

C. Right angles to the link of the stroke

D. All of the above

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In railway axle boxes, the bearing used is

A. Deep groove ball bearing

B. Double row self aligning ball bearing

C. Double row spherical roller bearing

D. Cylindrical roller bearing

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One end of a helical spring is fixed while the other end carries the load W which moves with simple harmonic motion. The frequency of motion is given by (where δ = Deflection of the spring)

A. 2π. √(g/δ)

B. 1/2π. √(g/δ)

C. 2π. √(δ/g)

D. 1/2π. √(δ/g)

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In a system subjected to damped forced vibrations, the ratio of maximum displacement to the static deflection is known as

A. Critical damping ratio

B. Damping factor

C. Logarithmic decrement

D. Magnification factor

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In a spring controlled governor, when the controlling force ________ as the radius of rotation increases, it is said to be a stable governor.

A. Remains constant

B. Decreases

C. Increases

D. None of these

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The primary unbalanced force is maximum _________ in one revolution of the crank.

A. Twice

B. Four times

C. Eight times

D. Sixteen times

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The velocity of the belt for maximum power is (where m = Mass of the belt in kg per metre length)

A. T/3

B. (T.g)/3

C. √(T/3m)

D. √(3m/T)

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In a circular arc cam with roller follower, the acceleration in any position of the lift will depend only upon

A. Total lift, total angle of lift, minimum radius of cam and cam speed

B. Radius of circular arc, cam speed, location of centre of circular arc and roller diameter

C. Mass of cam follower linkage, spring stiffness and cam speed

D. Total lift, centre of gravity of the cam and cam speed

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The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, assuming uniform wear, is (Where μ = Coefficient of friction, W=Load over the bearing, R=Radius of bearing)

A. μwr

B. ¾μWR

C. (2/3) μWR

D. ½μWR

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The inversion of a mechanism is

A. Changing of a higher pair to a lower pair

B. Turning its upside down

C. Obtained by fixing different links in a kinematic chain

D. Obtained by reversing the input and output motion

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The coriolis component of acceleration leads the sliding velocity by

A. 45°

B. 90°

C. 135°

D. 180°

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The stress induced in a body will be shear stress, when it is subjected to

A. Longitudinal vibrations

B. Transverse vibrations

C. Torsional vibrations

D. None of these

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The motion between a pair when limited to a definite direction, irrespective of the direction of force applied, is known as

A. Completely constrained motion

B. Incompletely constrained motion

C. Successfully constrained motion

D. None of these

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Whitworth quick return mechanism is obtained by inversion of

A. Slider crank mechanism

B. Kinematic chain

C. Five link mechanism

D. Roller cam mechanism

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The number of centers in a crank driven slider crank mechanism is

A. 0

B. 2

C. 4

D. 6

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Which one of the following is an exact straight line mechanism using lower pairs?

A. Watts mechanism

B. Grasshopper mechanism

C. Roberts mechanism

D. Peaucelliers mechanism

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Which of the following mechanism is an approximate straight line motion mechanism?

A. Watt's mechanism

B. Grasshopper mechanism

C. Robert's mechanism

D. All of these

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In S.H.M., acceleration is proportional to

A. Velocity

B. Displacement

C. Rate of change of velocity

D. All of the above

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The driving and driven shafts connected by a Hooke's joint will have equal speeds, if

A. cosθ = sinα

B. sinθ = ± tanα

C. tanθ = ± cosα

D. cotθ = cosα

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In S.H.M., the velocity vector w.r.t. displacement vector

A. Leads by 90°

B. Lags by 90°

C. Leads by 180°

D. Are in phase

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Which is the false statement about the properties of instantaneous centre?

A. At the instantaneous center of rotation, one rigid link rotates instantaneously relative to another for the configuration of mechanism considered

B. The two rigid links have no linear velocities relative to each other at the instantaneous centre

C. The two rigid links which have no linear velocity relative to each other at this center have the same linear velocity to the third rigid link

D. The double centre can be denoted either by O2 or O12, but proper selection should be made

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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

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When the sleeve of a Porter governor moves downwards, the governor speed

A. Increases

B. Decreases

C. Remain unaffected

D. First increases and then decreases

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If the radius of gyration of a compound pendulum about an axis through e.g. is more, then its frequency of oscillation will be

A. Less

B. More

C. Same

D. Data are insufficient to determine same

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The acceleration of the reciprocating roller follower when it has contact with the straight flanks of the tangent cam, is given by

A. ω². (r₁ r₂). (1 - cos² θ)

B. ω². (r₁ + r₂). (1 + cos² θ)

C. ω². (r₁ + r₂). [(2 - cos² θ)/cos³ θ]

D. ω². (r₁ - r₂). (1 - sin² θ)

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A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity ω rad/s. The total acceleration of B with respect to A will be equal to

A. Vector sum of radial component and coriolis component

B. Vector sum of tangential component and coriolis component

C. Vector sum of radial component and tangential component

D. Vector difference of radial component and tangential component