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This section includes 220 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
A spring controlled governor is found unstable. It can be made stable by |
A. | increasing the spring stiffness |
B. | decreasing the spring stiffness |
C. | increasing the ball mass |
D. | decreasing the ball mass |
Answer» C. increasing the ball mass | |
202. |
In order to have a good grip on the pulley, the V-belt should touch the bottom of the groove in the pulley. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
203. |
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 |
Answer» D. effects of unbalances are directly proportional to the speed | |
204. |
The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing, considering uniform wear, is (where μ = Coefficient of friction, = Load over the bearing, and = Radius of bearing surface) |
A. | μ |
B. | μ |
C. | μ |
D. | μ |
Answer» B. μ | |
205. |
If the damping factor for a vibrating system is unity, then the system will be |
A. | over damped |
B. | under damped |
C. | critically damped |
D. | without vibrations |
Answer» D. without vibrations | |
206. |
In vibration isolation system, if ω/ω < , then for all values of damping factor, the trans-missibility will be (where ω = Angular speed of the system, ω = Natural frequency of vibration of the system) |
A. | less than unity |
B. | equal to unity |
C. | greater than unity |
D. | zero |
Answer» D. zero | |
207. |
The time taken by a particle for one complete oscillationis known as periodic time. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
Answer» B. Disagree | |
208. |
In the below figure, is the connecting rod and is the crank making an angle θ with the line of stroke and rotates with uniform angular velocity at ω rad/s. The Klien's acceleration diagram for determining the acceleration of the piston is shown by quadrilateral , the acceleration of the piston is zero when the crank and connecting rod are at right angles to each other. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
Answer» B. Incorrect | |
209. |
For the brake to be self locking, the force at shown in the below figure, should |
A. | be zero |
B. | act in upward direction |
C. | act in downward direction |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. act in upward direction | |
210. |
In a four bar chain or quadric cycle chain |
A. | each of the four pairs is a turning pair |
B. | one is a turning pair and three are sliding pairs |
C. | two are turning pairs and two are sliding pairs |
D. | three are turning pairs and one is a sliding pair |
Answer» B. one is a turning pair and three are sliding pairs | |
211. |
In a Proell governor, the balls are attached to the extension of lower links. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
212. |
When a mechanism is required to transmit power or to do some particular type of work, then it becomes a machine. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
Answer» B. Disagree | |
213. |
The transmissibility, for all values of damping factor, will be less than unity, if ω/ω is |
A. | equal to 1 |
B. | less than |
C. | equal to |
D. | greater than |
Answer» E. | |
214. |
point on a rigid link moves with respect to with angular velocity ω rad/s. The radial component of the acceleration of with respect to , is (where = Linear velocity of with respect to ) |
A. | x |
Answer» E. | |
215. |
Critical damping is a function of |
A. | mass and stiffness |
B. | mass and damping coefficient |
C. | mass and natural frequency |
D. | damping coefficient and natural frequency |
Answer» B. mass and damping coefficient | |
216. |
The relation between me number of links () and the number of binary joints () for a kinematic chain having constrained motion is given by = - 2. If the left hand side of this equation is greater than the right hand side, then the chain is |
A. | locked chain |
B. | completely constrained chain |
C. | successfully constrained chain |
D. | incompletely constrained chain |
Answer» B. completely constrained chain | |
217. |
The example of successfully constrained motion is a |
A. | motion of an I.C. engine valve |
B. | motion of the shaft between a foot-step bearing |
C. | piston reciprocating inside an engine cylinder |
D. | all of the above |
Answer» E. | |
218. |
When the axes of the first and last wheels are co-axial, then the train is known as |
A. | simple train of wheels |
B. | compound train of wheels |
C. | reverted gear train |
D. | epicyclic gear train |
Answer» D. epicyclic gear train | |
219. |
The primary unbalanced force is more than the secondary unbalanced force. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
220. |
The frictional torque transmitted in a flat pivot bearing with assumption of uniform pressure is __________ as compared to uniform wear. |
A. | less |
B. | more |
C. | same |
Answer» C. same | |