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The ratio of the actual damping coefficient to the critical damping coefficient is called damping factor. A. Yes B. No

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Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 2.

When a body moves with simple harmonic motion, the product of its periodic time and frequency is equal to A. C. zero /2 B. D. one

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 3.

In a vibrating system, if the actual damping coefficient is 40 N/m/s and critical damping coefficient is 420 N/m/s, then logarithmic decrement is equal to A. C. 0.2 0.6 B. D. 0.4 0.8

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum

4.

For high speed engines, the cam follower should move with A. B. C. D. uniform velocity simple harmonic motion uniform acceleration and retardation cycloidal motion

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 5.

In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pairs is a __________ pair. A. C. sliding rolling B. D. turning screw

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 6. If /n is very high for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for all values of damping factors, will tend to approach A. C. 0 180 B. D. 90 360

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C

Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 7.

In a circular arc cam with roller follower, the acceleration in any position of the lift will depend only upon A. B. C. D. total lift, total angle of lift, minimum radius of cam and cam speed radius of circular arc, cam speed, location of centre of circular arc and roller diameter mass of cam follower linkage, spring stiffness and cam speed total lift, centre of gravity of the cam and cam speed

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 8.

When the relation between the controlling force (Fc) and radius of rotation (r) for a spring controlled governor is Fc = ar + b, then the governor will be A. B. C. D. stable unstable isochronous none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 9.

The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is A. B. C. D. diameter of disc span of shaft eccentricity all of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 10. The partial balancing of reciprocating parts in locomotives produces A. B. C. D. hammer blow swaying couple variation in tractive force along the line of stroke all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 11. The pair is known as a higher pair, when the relative motion between the elements of a pair is A. turning only

B. C. D.

sliding only rolling only partly turning and partly sliding

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 12. When the connection between the two elements is such that only required kind of relative motion occurs, it is known as self-closed pair. A. Right B. Wrong

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 13. The Whitworth quick return motion mechanism is formed in a slider crank chain when the A. B. C. D. coupler link is fixed longest link is a fixed link slider is a fixed link smallest link is a fixed link

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 14. The primary unbalanced force is maximum when the angle of inclination of the crank with the line of stroke is A. B. C. D. 0 and 90 0 and 180 90 and 180 180 and 360

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 15. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is inversely proportional to the displacement of the particle from the mean position. A. Yes B. No

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 16. In vibration isolation system, the transmissibility will be equal to unity, for all values of damping factor, if /n is A. B. C. equal to one equal to 2 less than 2

D.

greater than 2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 17. The two links OA and OB are connected by a pin joint at O. If the link OA turns with angular velocity 1 rad/s in the clockwise direction and the link OB turns with angular velocity 2 rad/s in the clockwise direction, then the rubbing velocity at the pin joint O is (where r = Radius of the pin at O) A. B. C. D. 1.2.r ( 1 - 2)r ( 1 + 2)r ( 1 - 2)2r

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 18. If /n = 2, where co is the frequency of excitation and n is the natural frequency of vibrations, then the transmissibility of vibration will the A. C. 0.5 1.5 B. D. 1 2

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation:

No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 19. A disturbing mass m1 attached to the rotating shaft may be balanced by a single mass m2 attached in the same plane of rotation as that of m1, such that (where r1and r2 are the radii of rotation of m1 and m2 respectively) A. B. C. D. m1r2 = m2r1 m1r1 = m2r2 m1m2 = r1r2 none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 20.

In railway axle boxes, the bearing used is A. B. C. D. deep groove ball bearing double row self-aligning ball bearing double row spherical roller bearing cylindrical roller bearing

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 21. When the two elements of a pair have a surface contact when relative motion takes place and the surface of one element slides over the

surface of the other, the pair formed is known as a A. B. C. D. lower pair higher pair self-closed pair force-closed pair

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 22. The centre distance between two meshing involute gears is equal to A.

B.

C.

D.
Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 23. The two elements of a pair are said to form a __________ when they permit relative motion between them.

A. B.

open pair kinematic pair

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 24. When the axes of the shafts, over which the gears are mounted, move relative to a fixed axis, then the train is known as reverted gear train. A. Right B. Wrong

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 25. In under damped vibrating system, the amplitude of vibration A. B. C. D. decreases linearly with time increases linearly with time decreases exponentially with time increases exponentially with time

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 26. The dynamic friction is the friction experienced by a body, when the body A. B. C. D. is in motion is at rest just begins to slide over the surface of the other body none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 27. The steering of a ship means A. B. C. D. movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward rolling of a complete ship side-ways none of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 28. The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, and = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke) A. m.2.r cos

B. C. D.

c.m.2.r sin (1 - c)m.2.r(cos - sin ) m.2.r(cos - sin )

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 29. The radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth is called A. B. C. D. dedendum addendum clearance working depth

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 30. When the crank is at the inner dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the velocity of the piston will be A. B. C. minimum zero maximum

D.

none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 31. The gears are termed as medium velocity gears, if their peripheral velocity is A. B. C. D. 1 - 3 m/s 3 - 15 m/s 15 - 30 m/s 30 - 50 m/s

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 32. For a twin cylinder V-engine, the crank positions for primary reverse cranks and secondary direct cranks are shown in the below figure. The engine is a

A. B.

30 V-engine 60 V-engine

C. D.

120 V-engine 150 V-engine

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 33. The frequency of damped vibrations with viscous damping is __________ the frequency of undamped vibrations. A. B. C. more than less than same as

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 34. Whitworth quick return motion mechanism consists of three turning pairs and one sliding pair. A. Right B. Wrong

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 35. The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and the ship takes a

right turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to raise the stern and lower the bow. A. Agree B. Disagree

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 36. The sliding pairs, turning pairs and screw pairs form lower pairs. A. True B. False

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 37. When a particle moves round the circumference of a circle of radius r with rad/s, then its maximum acceleration is 2r. A. Right B. Wrong

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 38. The static friction A. B. C. bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between the two surfaces is independent of the area of contact, between the two surfaces always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move

D.

all of the above

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option D Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 39. A shaft has an attached disc at the centre of its length. The disc has its centre of gravity located at a distance of 2 mm from the axis of the shaft. When the shaft is allowed to vibrate in its natural bow-shaped mode, it has a frequency of vibration of 10 rad/s. When the shaft is rotated at 300 r.p.m., it will whirl with a radius of A. B. C. D. 2 mm 2.22 mm 2.50 mm 3.0 mm

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 40. The swaying couple is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank to the line of stroke () is equal to A. B. C. D. 90 and 180 45 and 225 180 and 270 270 and 360

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 41. The pressure angle of a cam is the angle between the direction of the follower motion and a normal to the A. B. C. D. pitch circle base circle pitch curve prime circle

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 42. A pair of friction discs is an example of rolling pair. A. True B. False

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 43. In order to balance the reciprocating masses, A. primary forces and couples must be balanced

B. C. D.

secondary forces and couples must be balanced both (a) and (b) none of these

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 44. In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load W is given by A. B. C. D. P = W tan( - ) P = W tan( + ) P = W tan( - ) P = W cos( + )

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 45. An automobile steering gear is an example of A. B. C. D. sliding pair rolling pair lower pair higher pair

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 46. The frictional torque transmitted in a multi-collared shaft is same as that of a single collared shaft. A. Right B. Wrong

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 47. In order to give the primary balance of the reciprocating parts of a multi-cylinder in-line engines, A. the algebraic sum of the primary forces must be equal to zero the algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the primary forces must be equal to zero both (a) and (b) none of these

B.

C. D.

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 48. The gear train usually employed in clocks is a A. simple gear train

B. C. D.

reverted gear train sun and planet gear differential gear

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option B Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 49. A mass of 1 kg is attached to the end of a spring with a stiffness of 0.7 N/mm. The critical damping coefficient of this system is A. B. C. D. 1.4 N-s/m 18.52 N-s/m 52.92 N-s/m 529.2 N-s/m

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum 50. The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is A. B. C. knife edge follower fiat faced follower spherical faced follower

D.

roller follower

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option C Explanation: No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss. View Answer Workspace Report Discuss in Forum