The number of centers in a crank driven slider crank mechanism is
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The contact ratio is given by
A. Circular pitch Length of the path of approach
B. Circular pitch Length of the path of recess
C. Circular pitch Length of the arc of contact
D. cos φ Length of the arc of approach
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The danger of breakage and vibration is maximum
A. Below the critical speed
B. Near the critical speed
C. Above the critical speed
D. None of these
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In a differential band brake as shown in the below figure, the drum rotates anticlockwise and the greater tension T
1 acts at A and smaller tension T
2 at B. Length OA is greater than length OB. In order to apply the brake, the force P at C should
A. Be zero
B. Act in upward direction
C. Act in downward direction
D. None of the above
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The cam follower generally used in aircraft engines is
A. Knife edge follower
B. Flat faced follower
C. Spherical faced follower
D. Roller follower
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An involute pinion and gear are in mesh. If both have the same size of addendum, then there will be an interference between the
A. Tip of the gear tooth and flank of pinion
B. Tip of the pinion and flank of gear
C. Flanks of both gear and pinion
D. Tip of both gear and pinion
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A kinematic chain requires at least
A. 2 links and 3 turning pairs
B. 3 links and 4 turning pairs
C. 4 links and 4 turning pairs
D. 5 links and 4 turning pairs
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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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Typewriter constitutes
A. Machine
B. Structure
C. Mechanism
D. Inversion
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The minimum force required to slide a body of weight W on a rough horizontal plane is
A. W sinθ
B. W cosθ
C. W tanθ
D. W cosecθ
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In a locomotive, the maximum magnitude of the unbalanced force along the perpendicular to the line of stroke, is known as
A. Tractive force
B. Swaying couple
C. Hammer blow
D. None of these
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In a locomotive, the resultant unbalanced force due to the two cylinders along the line of stroke, is known as
A. Tractive force
B. Swaying couple
C. Hammer blow
D. None of these
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The displacement of a flat faced follower when it has contact with the flank of a circular arc cam, is given by (where R = Radius of flank, r1 = Minimum radius of the cam and θ = Angle turned through by the cam)
A. R(1 - cosθ)
B. (R - r1 )(1 - cosθ)
C. R(1 - sinθ)
D. (R - r1 )(1 - sinθ)
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In order to facilitate starting of locomotive in any position, the cranks of a locomotive with two cylinders, are placed at
A. 45° to each other
B. 90° to each other
C. 120° to each other
D. 180° to each other
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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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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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Which of the following is a turning pair?
A. Piston and cylinder of a reciprocating steam engine
B. Shaft with collars at both ends fitted into a circular hole
C. Lead screw of a lathe with nut
D. Ball and a socket joint
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When the load on the engine increases, it becomes necessary to increase the supply of working fluid and when the load decreases, less working fluid is required. The supply of the working fluid to the engine is controlled by a
A. D-slide valve
B. Governor
C. Meyer's expansion valve
D. Flywheel
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Oldham's coupling is the
A. Second inversion of double slider crank chain
B. Third inversion of double slider crank chain
C. Second inversion of single slider crank chain
D. Third inversion of slider crank chain
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The static balancing is satisfactory for low speed rotors but with increasing speeds, dynamic balancing becomes necessary. This is because, the
A. Unbalanced couples are caused only at higher speeds
B. Unbalanced forces are not dangerous at higher speeds
C. Effects of unbalances are proportional to the square of the speed
D. Effects of unbalances are directly proportional to the speed
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