In a spring controlled governor, when the controlling force ________ as the radius of rotation increases, it is said to be a stable governor.
A. Remains constant
B. Decreases
C. Increases
D. None of these
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In order to double the period of a simple pendulum, the length of the string should be
A. Halved
B. Doubled
C. Quadrupled
D. None of these
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In a disc clutch, if there are n1 number of discs on the driving shaft and n2 number of discs on the driven shaft, then the number of pairs of contact surfaces will be
A. n1 + n2
B. n1 + n2 + 1
C. n1 + n2 - 1
D. n1 + n2 - 2
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In gears, interference takes place when
A. The tip of a tooth of a mating gear digs into the portion between base and root circles
B. Gears do not move smoothly in the absence of lubrication
C. Pitch of the gears is not same
D. Gear teeth are undercut
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If ω n ω is very high for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for all values of damping factors, will tend to approach
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If ω n ω is very low for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for all values of damping factors, will tend to approach
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A typewriter mechanism has 7 numbers of binary joints, six links and none of higher pairs. The mechanism is
A. Kinematically sound
B. Not sound
C. Soundness would depend upon which link is kept fixed
D. Data is not sufficient to determine same
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The velocity of sliding of meshing gear teeth is (Where ω 1 and ω 2 are angular velocities of meshing gears and ‘y’ is distance between point of contact and the pitch point)
A. ( ω 1 + ω 2 ) y
B. ω 2 ω 1 y
C. ( ω 1 × ω 2 ) y
D. y ω 1 + ω 2
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A reed type tachometer use the principle of
A. Longitudinal vibration
B. Torsional vibration
C. Transverse vibration
D. Damped free vibration
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Sensitiveness of the governor is defined as the ratio of the
A. Mean speed to the maximum equilibrium speed
B. Mean speed to the minimum equilibrium speed
C. Difference of the maximum and minimum equilibrium speeds to the mean speed
D. Sum of the maximum and minimum equilibrium speeds to the mean speed
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The direction of linear velocity of any point on a link with respect to another point on the same link is
A. Parallel to the link joining the points
B. Perpendicular to the link joining the points
C. At 45° to the link joining the points
D. None of the above
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In a steam engine, one method of obtaining the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve is by increasing the angle of advance of the eccentric while the throw of the eccentric, steam lap and exhaust lap are kept constant. This method will
A. Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam
B. Reduce length of effective stroke of piston
C. Reduce maximum opening of port to steam
D. All of these
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In a steam engine, the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve may be obtained by increasing the steam lap and the angle of advance of the eccentric but keeping constant the travel and lead of the valve, this method will
A. Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam
B. Reduce length of effective stroke of piston
C. Reduce maximum opening of port to steam
D. All of these
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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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Kinematic 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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Lower 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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Open 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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When the two elements of a pair have __________ when in motion, it is said to a lower pair.
A. Line or point contact
B. Surface contact
C. Body contact
D. None of these
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The frequency of oscillation at compared to earth will be
A. 6 times more
B. 6 times less
C. 2.44 times more
D. 2.44 times less
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When brakes are applied to all the four wheels of a moving car, the distance traveled by the car before it is brought to rest, will be
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Zero
D. None of these
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