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Whirling speed of the shaft is the speed at which

A. Shaft tends to vibrate in longitudinal direction

B. Torsional vibrations occur

C. Shaft tends to vibrate vigorously in transverse direction

D. Combination of transverse and longitudinal vibration occurs

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C. Shaft tends to vibrate vigorously in transverse direction


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Which of the following would constitute a link?

A. Piston, piston rod and cross head

B. Piston and piston rod

C. Piston rod and cross head

D. Piston, crank pin and crank shaft

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The Scott-Russell mechanism consists of

A. Sliding and turning pairs

B. Sliding and rotary pairs

C. Turning and rotary pairs

D. Sliding pairs only

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Throw of a cam is the maximum distance of the follower from

A. Base circle

B. Pitch circle

C. Root circle

D. Prime circle

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A shaft has two heavy rotors mounted on it. The transverse natural frequencies, considering each of the rotor separately, are 100 Hz and 200 Hz respectively. The lowest critical speed is

A. 5,367 r.p.m.

B. 6,000 r.p.m.

C. 9,360 r.p.m.

D. 12,000 r.p.m.

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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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Length of arc of contact is given by

A. Arc of approach - Arc of recess

B. Arc of approach + Arc of recess

C. Arc of approach / Arc of recess

D. Arc of approach × Arc of recess

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The example of rolling pair is

A. Bolt and nut

B. Lead screw of a lathe

C. Ball and socket joint

D. Ball bearing and roller bearing

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Higher 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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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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A circle passing through the pitch point with its center at the center of cam axis is known as

A. Pitch circle

B. Base circle

C. Prime circle

D. Outer circle

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The Klein's method of construction for reciprocating engine mechanism

A. Is based on acceleration diagram

B. Is a simplified form of instantaneous center method

C. Utilises a quadrilateral similar to the diagram of mechanism for reciprocating engine

D. Enables determination of Carioles component

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When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the

A. Tension in the tight side of the belt

B. Tension in the slack side of the belt

C. Sum of the tensions on the tight side and slack side of the belt

D. Average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt

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When the body is suspended at the point of suspension, its periodic time and frequency will be ________ as compared to the body suspended at the point of percussion.

A. Same

B. Two times

C. Four times

D. None of these

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A rotor which is balanced statically but not dynamically is supported on two bearings L apart and at high speed of the rotor, reaction on the left bearing is R. The right side of the bearing is shifted to a new position 2L apart from the left bearing. At the same rotor speed, dynamic reaction on the left bearing in the new arrangement will

A. Remain same as before

B. Become equal to 2R

C. Become equal to R/2

D. Become equal to R/4

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The example of successfully constrained motion is a

A. Motion of an I.C. engine valve

B. Motion of the shaft between a footstep bearing

C. Piston reciprocating inside an engine cylinder

D. All of the above

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Two pulleys of radii r₁ and r₂ and at distance x apart are connected by means of an open belt drive. The length of the belt is

A. π (r₁ + r₂) + (r₁ + r₂)²/x + 2x

B. π (r₁ + r₂) + (r₁ - r₂)²/x + 2x

C. π (r₁ - r₂) + (r₁ - r₂)²/x + 2x

D. π (r₁ - r₂) + (r₁ + r₂)²/x + 2x

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The example of lower pair is

A. Shaft revolving in a bearing

B. Straight line motion mechanisms

C. Automobile steering gear

D. All of the above

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A disc is a spinning with an angular velocity ω rad/s about the axis of spin. The couple applied to the disc causing precession will be (where I = Mass moment of inertia of the disc, and ωP = Angular velocity of precession of the axis of spin)

A. (1/2).Iω²

B. Iω²

C. (1/2). I ω ωP

D. I ω ωP

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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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The Kutzbach criterion for determining the number of degrees of freedom (n) is (where l = number of links, j = number of joints and h = number of higher pairs)

A. n = 3(l - 1) - 2j - h

B. n = 2(l - 1) -2j - h

C. n = 3(l - 1) - 3j - h

D. n = 2(l - 1) - 3j - h

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The natural frequency of free transverse vibrations due to uniformly distributed load acting over a simply supported shaft is (where δS = Static deflection of simply supported shaft due to uniformly distributed load)

A. 0.4985/ √δS

B. 0.5615/ √δS

C. 0.571/ √δS

D. 0.6253/ √δS

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The direction of Coriolis component of acceleration is the direction

A. Of relative velocity vector for the two coincident points rotated by 90° in the direction of the angular velocity of the rotation of the link

B. Along the centripetal acceleration

C. Along tangential acceleration

D. Along perpendicular to angular velocity

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Pitch point of a cam is

A. A point on the pitch curve having minimum pressure angle

B. A point on the pitch curve having maximum pressure angle

C. Any point on the pitch curve

D. Any point on the pitch circle

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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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The motion between a pair which takes place in __________ is known as incompletely constrained motion.

A. One direction only

B. Two directions only

C. More than one direction

D. None of these

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When the pitching of a ship is upward, the effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be

A. To move the ship towards starboard

B. To move the ship towards port side

C. To raise the bow and lower the stern

D. To raise the stern and lower the bow

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Cross head and guides form a

A. Lower pair

B. Higher pair

C. Turning pair

D. Sliding pair

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If the opposite links of a four bar linkage are equal, the links will always form a

A. Triangle

B. Rectangle

C. Parallelogram

D. Pentagon

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Creep in belt drive is due to

A. Weak material of the belt

B. Weak material of the pulley

C. Uneven extensions and contractions of the belt when it passes from tight side to slack side

D. Expansion of the belt

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The unbalanced force due to reciprocating masses

A. Varies in magnitude but constant in direction

B. Varies in direction but constant in magnitude

C. Varies in magnitude and direction both

D. Constant in magnitude and direction both