Tangential acceleration direction is
A. Along the angular velocity
B. Opposite to angular velocity
C. May be any one of these
D. Perpendicular to angular velocity
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The essential condition of placing the two masses, so that the system becomes dynamically equivalent, is (where l 1 and l 2 = Distance of two masses from the centre of gravity of the body and kG = Radius of gyration of the body)
A. l 1 = k G
B. l 2 = k G
C. l 1 l 2 = k G
D. l 1 l 2 = k G 2
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The natural frequency of free longitudinal vibrations is equal to (where m = Mass of the body, s = Stiffness of the body and δ = Static deflection of the body)
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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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When two pulleys of different diameters are connected by means of an open belt, the angle of contact at the ________ pulley must be taken into consideration.
A. Smaller
B. Larger
C. Either A or B
D. None of these
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The Ackermann steering mechanism is preferred to the Davis type in automobiles because
A. The former is mathematically accurate
B. The former is having turning pair
C. The former is most economical
D. The former is most rigid
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When the axes of the first and last wheels are coaxial, then the train is known as
A. Simple train of wheels
B. Compound train of wheels
C. Reverted gear train
D. Epicyclic gear train
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A completely constrained motion can be transmitted with.
A. 1 link with pin joints
B. 2 links with pin joints
C. 3 links with pin joints
D. 4 links with pin joints
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The power transmitted by a belt is maximum when the maximum tension in the belt is _________ of centrifugal tension.
A. One-third
B. Two-third
C. Double
D. Three times
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Which of the following is a spring controlled governor?
A. Hartnell governor
B. Hartung governor
C. Wilson-Hartnell governor
D. All of these
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It is required to connect two parallel shafts, the distance between whose axes is small and variable. The shafts are coupled by
A. Universal joint
B. Knuckle joint
C. Oldham's coupling
D. Flexible coupling
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A shaft carrying two rotors at its ends will have
A. No node
B. One node
C. Two nodes
D. Three nodes
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In under damped vibrating system, the amplitude of vibration
A. Decreases linearly with time
B. Increases linearly with time
C. Decreases exponentially with time
D. Increases exponentially with time
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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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In a turning moment diagram, the variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line 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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When a body moves with simple harmonic motion, the product of its periodic time and frequency is equal to
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A simple spring-mass vibrating system has a natural frequency of f n . If the spring stiffness is halved and the mass is doubled, then the natural frequency will become
A. 2 f n
B. 2 f n
C. 4 f n
D. 8 f n
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Which of the following is a pendulum type governor?
A. Watt governor
B. Porter governor
C. Hartnell governor
D. None of these
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The secondary unbalanced force is __________ the primary unbalanced force.
A. One-half
B. Two-third
C. n times
D. n 1 times
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The transmissibility, for all values of damping factor, will be less than unity, if ω n ω is
A. Equal to 1
B. Less than 2
C. Equal to 2
D. Greater than 2
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