A localized compressive stress at the area of contact between two members is known as
A. Bending stress
B. Shear stress
C. Tensile stress
D. Bearing stress
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The difference between the upper limit and lower limit of a dimension is called
A. Nominal size
B. Basic size
C. Actual size
D. Tolerance
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When two non-parallel or intersecting but coplanar shafts are connected by gears, the arrangement is known as,
A. Bevel gearing
B. Helical gearing
C. Worm gearing
D. None of these
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The temperature at which the new grains are formed in the metal is known as
A. Lower critical temperature
B. Upper critical temperature
C. Recrystallization temperature
D. None of these
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For general industrial machinery, the ratio of the length of journal to its diameter is taken as
A. 0.5 to 1
B. 1 to 2
C. 3 to 5
D. 5 to 10
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The usual clearance provided in hydrodynamic bearing per mm of diameter of shaft is
A. 0.01 micron
B. 0.1 micron
C. 1 micron
D. 10 microns
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The diameter of knuckle pin in a knuckle joint is usually taken as (where d = Diameter of the rod)
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The ratio of endurance limit in shear to the endurance limit in flexure is
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The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is
A. Knife edge follower
B. Flat faced follower
C. Spherical faced follower
D. Roller follower
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The bending moment ‘M’ and a torque ‘T’ is applied on a solid circular shaft. If the maximum bending stress equals to maximum shear stress developed, then ‘M’ is equal to
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In the case of an elastic bar fixed at upper end and loaded by a falling weight at lower end, the shock load produced can be decreased by
A. Decreasing the cross-section area of bar
B. Increasing the cross-section area of bar
C. Remain unaffected with cross-section area
D. Would depend upon other factors
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A bolt of uniform strength can be developed by
A. Keeping the core diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded portion of the bolt
B. Keeping the core diameter smaller than the diameter of the unthreaded portion
C. Keeping the nominal diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded portion of the bolt
D. None of the above
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The power transmitted by the belt drive can be increased by
A. Increasing the initial tension in the belt
B. Dressing the belt to increase the coefficient of friction
C. Increasing wrap angle by using idler pulley
D. All of the above methods
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The shock absorbing capacity of a bolt can be increased by
A. Tightening it properly
B. Increasing shank diameter
C. Grinding the shank
D. Making shank diameter equal to core diameter of thread
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Pick up wrong statement. Fatigue strength can be increased by
A. Cold working
B. Shot peening
C. Grinding and lapping surface
D. Hot working
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The taper on key is given on
A. Bottom side only
B. Top side only
C. On both sides
D. Any side
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A type of brake commonly used in motor cars is a
A. Shoe brake
B. Band and block brake
C. Band brake
D. Internal expanding brake
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When a load W is applied suddenly on a bar of cross-sectional area A, the stress induced in the bar will be
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In helical gears, the right hand helixes on one gear will mesh __________ helixes on the other gear.
A. Right hand
B. Left hand
C. Both A and B
D. None of these
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The pitch diameter is the __________ diameter of an external or internal screw thread.
A. Effective
B. Smallest
C. Largest
D. None of these
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