In unilateral system of tolerance, the tolerance is allowed on
A. Both sides of the actual size
B. One side of the actual size
C. One side of the nominal size
D. Both sides of the nominal size
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A hollow shaft will transmit a __________ torque than a solid shaft of the same mass and same material.
A. Smaller
B. Greater
C. Medium
D. None of these
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In worm gears, the angle between the tangent to the pitch helix and an element of the cylinder, is known as
A. Helix angle
B. Pressure angle
C. Pitch lead angle
D. None of these
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A column is known as a long column if the slenderness ratio is
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Euler’s formula for a mild steel column is not valid if the slenderness ratio is
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The material commonly used for machine tool bodies is
A. Mild steel
B. Aluminium
C. Brass
D. Cast iron
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When the belt is transmitting maximum power,
A. The tension in tight side is twice the centrifugal tension
B. The tension in slack side is equal to the centrifugal tension
C. The tension in tight side is thrice the centrifugal tension
D. None of the above
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When a belt drive is transmitting maximum power,
A. Effective tension is equal to centrifugal tension
B. Effective tension is half of centrifugal tension
C. Driving tension on slack side is equal to centrifugal tension
D. Driving tension on tight side is twice the centrifugal tension
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When a helical compression spring is cut into halves, the stiffness of the resulting spring will be
A. Same
B. Double
C. One-half
D. One-fourth
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The design of pin of a rocker arm of an I.C. engine is based on
A. Bearing failure
B. Shearing failure
C. Bending failure
D. All of these
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The efficiency of a square threaded screw is maximum if the helix angle is equal to (Where φ = Angle of friction)
A. 9 0 ∘ − φ
B. 4 5 ∘ − φ
C. 4 5 ∘ − 2 φ
D. 4 5 ∘ + 2 φ
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Brittle coating technique is used for
A. Determining brittleness
B. Protecting metal against corrosion
C. Protecting metal against wear and tear
D. Experimental stress analysis
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If a shaft made from ductile material is subjected to combined bending and twisting moment, calculations based on which one of the following failure theories will give the most conservative value?
A. Maximum principal stress theory
B. Maximum shear stress theory
C. Maximum strain energy theory
D. Maximum distortion energy theory
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The process which improves the machinability of steels, but lowers the hardness and tensile strength is
A. Normalising
B. Full annealing
C. Process annealing
D. Spheroidising
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When a material is subjected to fatigue loading, the ratio of the endurance limit to the ultimate tensile strength is
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The centrifugal tension in the belt
A. Increases the power transmitted
B. Decreases the power transmitted
C. Has no effect on the power transmitted
D. Is equal to maximum tension on the belt
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A long helical spring having a spring stiffness of 12 kN/m and number of turns 20, breaks into two parts with number of turns 10 each in both the parts. If the two parts are connected in series, then the softness of the resultant spring will be
A. 6 kN/m
B. 12 kN/m
C. 24 kN/m
D. 30 kN/m
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In a band and block brake, the ratio of tensions on the tight and slack sides of band is given by (where μ = Coefficient of friction between the blocks and the drum, θ = Semi-angle of each block subtending at the centre of drum and n = Number of blocks)
A. T 2 T 1 = μ θ × n
B. T 2 T 1 = ( μ θ ) n
C. T 2 T 1 = ( 1 + μ tan θ 1 − μ tan θ ) n
D. T 2 T 1 = ( 1 − μ tan θ 1 + μ tan θ ) n
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Slenderness ratio is the ratio of
A. Effective length of column to least radius of gyration of the column
B. Width of column to depth of column
C. Maximum size of column to minimum size of column
D. Effective length of column to width of column
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The contact ratio is the ratio of
A. Length of arc of recess to the circular pitch
B. Length of path of contact to the circular pitch
C. Length of arc of contact to the circular pitch
D. Length of arc of approach to the circular pitch
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