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Which of the following statement is correct?

A. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.

B. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly proportional to its angular velocity.

C. The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean position.

D. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at the mean position.

Correct Answer :

A. The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.


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A combination of kinematic pairs, joined in such a way that the relative motion between the links is completely constrained, is called a

A. Structure

B. Mechanism

C. Kinematic chain

D. Inversion

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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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Klein's construction is useful to determine

A. Velocity of various parts

B. Acceleration of various parts

C. Displacement of various parts

D. Angular acceleration of various parts

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The dynamic friction is the friction experienced by a body, when the body

A. Is in motion

B. Is at rest

C. Just begins to slide over the surface of the other body

D. None of the above

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In a multiple V-belt drive, when a single belt is damaged, it is preferable to change the complete set to

A. Reduce vibration

B. Reduce slip

C. Ensure uniform loading

D. Ensure proper alignment

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The angle of inclination of the plane, at which the body begins to move down the plane is called

A. Angle of friction

B. Angle of repose

C. Angle of projection

D. None of these

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Ball and a Socket forms a

A. Turning pair

B. Rolling pair

C. Screw pair

D. Spherical pair

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In full depth involute system, the smallest number of teeth in a pinion which meshes with rack without interference is

A. 12

B. 16

C. 25

D. 32

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A spring controlled governor is said to be stable if the controlling force line when produced intersects the Y-axis

A. At the origin

B. Below the origin

C. Above the origin

D. Any one of these

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When the pitching of a ship is __________ the effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to move the ship towards port side.

A. Upward

B. Downward

C. Forward

D. Backward

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In a four stroke I.C. engine, the turning moment during the compression stroke is

A. Positive throughout

B. Negative throughout

C. Positive during major portion of the stroke

D. Negative during major portion of the stroke

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The gear train usually employed in clocks is a

A. Simple gear train

B. Reverted gear train

C. Sun and planet gear

D. Differential gear

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In Meyer's expansion valve, the expansion valve is driven by an eccentric having an angle of advance from

A. 50°-60°

B. 60°-70°

C. 70°-80°

D. 80°-90°

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Any point on a link connecting double slider crank chain will trace a

A. Straight line

B. Circle

C. Ellipse

D. Parabola

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Which of the following disciplines provides study of relative motion between the parts of a machine?

A. Theory of machines

B. Applied mechanics

C. Mechanisms

D. Kinematics

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In a shaper mechanism, the Coriolis component of acceleration will

A. Not exist

B. Exist

C. Depend on position of crank

D. None of the above

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In a reciprocating steam engine, when the crank has turned from inner dead centre through an angle θ, the angular velocity of the connecting rod is given by

A. ω sinθ/(n² - sin²θ)1/2

B. ω cosθ/(n² - cos²θ)1/2

C. ω sinθ/(n² - cos²θ)1/2

D. ω cosθ/(n² - sin²θ)1/2

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The frequency of oscillation at compared to earth will be

A. 6 times more

B. 6 times less

C. 2.44 times more

D. 2.44 times less

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The pitching of a ship produces forces on the bearings which act __________ to the motion of the ship.

A. Vertically and parallel

B. Vertically and perpendicular

C. Horizontally and parallel

D. Horizontally and perpendicular

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Kinematic pairs are those which have two elements that

A. Have line contact

B. Have surface contact

C. Permit relative motion

D. Are held together

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The indicator using Watt mechanism is known as

A. Thompson indicator

B. Richard indicator

C. Simplex indicator

D. Thomson indicator

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In a vibrating system, if the actual damping coefficient is 40 N/m/s and critical damping coefficient is 420 N/m/s, then logarithmic decrement is equal to

A. 0.2

B. 0.4

C. 0.6

D. 0.8

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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)

A. m.ω².r cosθ

B. c.m.ω².r sinθ

C. (1 - c).m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)

D. m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)

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The Bifilar suspension method is used to determine

A. Natural frequency of vibration

B. Position of balancing weights

C. Moment of inertia

D. Centripetal acceleration

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Hart mechanism has

A. Eight links

B. Six links

C. Four links

D. Twelve links

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The mechanism forms a structure, when the number of degrees of freedom (n) is equal to

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. -1

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The frequency of oscillation of a torsional pendulum is

A. 2πk/r. √(g/l)

B. r/2πk. √(l/g)

C. 2πr/k. √(g/l)

D. r/2πk. √(g/l)

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The absolute acceleration of any point P in a link about center of rotation O is

A. Along PO

B. Perpendicular to PO

C. At 45° to PO

D. None of the above

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The ratio of maximum fluctuation of energy to the workdone per cycle is called

A. Fluctuation of energy

B. Maximum fluctuation of energy

C. Coefficient of fluctuation of energy

D. None of these

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In a reciprocating engine, usually __________ of the reciprocating masses are balanced.

A. One-half

B. Two-third

C. Three-fourth

D. Whole