in a quarter rurn drive the driven and driving pulleys are at

A) 30 degrees
B) 45 degrees
C) 90 degrees
D) 180 degrees
ANSWER: C
the length of cross belt connecting two pulleys having adiameters D1 and D2
in addition to the centre distance between the pulleys depends on
A) D1-D2
B) D1+D2
C) D1/D2
D) D1xD2
ANSWER: B
torque is measured by using
A) rope brake dynamometer
B) torque dynamometer
C) brakes
D) epicyclic torsion dynamometer
ANSWER: A
for maximum power transmission the tension on the tight side of belt should
be
A) 1/3 of the total tension
B) same as the total tension
C) 2/3 of the total tension
D) double the total tension
ANSWER: C
one of the advantage of the rope drive is that the
A) centrifugal tension is less
B) pulley is cheaper
C) the net driving tension is more
D) frictional grip is less
ANSWER: C
if the power transmitted by a rope drive is 30 KW and the velocity of the
rope drive is estimated as 25 m/s the effective pull on the rope is
A) 1200 N
B) 12 N
C) 12 Nm
D) 120 N
ANSWER: A
which of the following ropes will be the most flexible
A) 6 by 7
B) 6 by 19
C) 8 by 19
D) 6 by 19
ANSWER: D
the power transmission capacity of belt drive is decided on the basis of
A) angle of contact on the smaller pulley
B) angle of contact on the larger pulley
C) average angle of contact of the two pulleys
D) none
ANSWER: A
the maximum tension in a belt drive is 120 N the mass of the belt is 1.2 kg/m
length the velocity at which no power will be transmitted is
A) 10 m/s
B) 10/3 m/s
C) 10.3 m/s
D) 100 m/s
ANSWER: A
a belt is 100 m wide 10 mm thick and made of material whose safe permissible
stress is 1.5 N/mm2 and density 500 kg/m3 the speed at which absolute maximum power
is transmitted will be __________ g= 10 m/sec2
A) 10 root of 10 m/s
B) 10 root of 5 m/s
C) 20 m/s
D) 5 m/s
ANSWER: A
the rope in which wires in the stands are twisted in a direction opposite to
the strands in a rope is known as
A) regular lay
B) lang lay
C) reverse lay
D) short lay
ANSWER: A
For chain drives the small sprockets should have a minimum number of teeth of
A) 17
B) 34
C) 7
D) 27
ANSWER: A
For transmitting power without slip one of the following drives is used
A) Belt drives
B) Rope drives
C) Cone pulleys
D) Chain drives
ANSWER: D
Chain drive are preferred over belt drive
A) It can be used for longer distance
B) It gives constant velocity ratio
C) More power transmission
D) none
ANSWER: B
Velocity ration of chain drive system, where of N2=200, N1=100
A) 4
B) 1/2
C) 8
D) 2
ANSWER: D
jockey pulley is used in belt drive
A) change in direction
B) change in velocity
C) reduce the belt tension
D) increase the angle of contact
ANSWER: D
chain drives are suitable for
A) Short distances
B) medium distances
C) Large distances
D) Any of the above
ANSWER: B
The maximum distance between the shafts for a chain drive is limited to
A) 2 m
B) 4 m
C) 8 m
D) 16 m
ANSWER: C
When a definite velocity ratio between driving and driven shafts is required
the following drive should not be used
A) Belt drive
B) Chain drive
C) Rope drive
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
choose positive drive
A) belt drive
B) rope drive
C) gear drive
D) none
ANSWER: C
creep of belt can be controlled by
A) decreasing belt length
B) reducing stress in the belt
C) increasing centre distance
D) reducing belt velocity
ANSWER: A
for roller chain drive with sprocket having 10 teeth the velocity of the
driven shaft with respect to that of drive will be approximately
A) 5 percent above
B) same
C) 5 percent below
D) 5 percent above and 5 percent below
ANSWER: D
chain drives the power is transmitted between two shafts which are at
adistance of
A) 5 to 8 m
B) 8 to 10 m
C) 12 to 14 m
D) 20 m above
ANSWER: A
cost of which drives is more
A) chain drives
B) belt drives
C) rope drives
D) wire drives
ANSWER: A
silent chain is also known as
A) roller chain
B) inverted tooth chain
C) cycloidal tooth chain
D) involute tooth chain
ANSWER: B
roller chaim can be operated at a maximum speed of
A) 250 m/min
B) 350 m/min
C) 450 m/min
D) 150 m/min
ANSWER: C
chain drives are shorter distance than
A) gear drives
B) v-belt drives
C) open flat belt drives
D) none
ANSWER: C
which type of drives neeed lubrication
A) chain drives
B) flat belt drives
C) crossed belt drives
D) v-belt drives
ANSWER: A
roller chain velocity ratio upto
A) 8 : 1
B) 10 : 1
C) 12 : 1
D) 5 : 1
ANSWER: A
inverted tooth chain velocity ratio upto
A) 8 : 1
B) 10 : 1
C) 12 : 1
D) 5 : 1
ANSWER: C
choose less noisy chain drives
A) roller chain
B) inverted tooth chain
C) inverted tooth chain and roller chain produce same noise
D) none
ANSWER: B
choose high efficiency drives
A) belt drives
B) rope drives
C) v-belt drives
D) chain drives
ANSWER: D
length of chain equal to
A) product of no of links and pitch
B) product of no of links and speed
C) product of pitch and speed
D) none
ANSWER: A
length of the chain drive is similar to
A) open belt drive
B) crossed belt drive
C) rope belt
D) none
ANSWER: A
the average speed of the chain on the sprocket is given by
A) product of no of links and pitch
B) product of no of links and speed
C) product of pitch and speed
D) product of pitch, no of teeth and speed of sprocket
ANSWER: D
optimum central distance between the sprockets is________ p equal to pitch in
mm
A) 30p to 50p
B) 50p to 80p
C) 80p to 120p
D) 135p
ANSWER: A
relation between pitch circle dia of sprocket D and pitch P
A) P=D sin angle/2
B) P=D cos angle/2
C) P=D sec angle/2
D) P=D cosec angle/2
ANSWER: A
in which drives the velocity ratio is constant
A) gear drives
B) belt drives
C) rope drives
D) none
ANSWER: A
in which of the drives _______ called as positive drives
A) gear drives
B) belt drives
C) rope drives
D) none
ANSWER: A
in positive drives we observe _____
A) slip
B) no slip
C) negative slip
D) none
ANSWER: B
The gears are used to connect two parallel shafts except
A) Spur gear
B) Helical gear
C) Double helical gears
D) Bevel gears
ANSWER: A
The gears used to connect non parallel and non intersecting shafts is
A) Straight bevel gears
B) Spiral bevel gears
C) Spiral gears
D) Double helical gears
ANSWER: C
To connect two intersecting shafts we use
A) Spur gear
B) Helical gear
C) Worm and wheel
D) Bevel gears
ANSWER: D
The gear used to convert rotary motion into translating motion is
A) Worm and wheel
B) Crown gear
C) Rack and pinion
D) Spiral Bevel gear
ANSWER: C
Which of the following type of gear has inclined teeth
A) Spur gear
B) Helical gear
C) Spiral gear
D) none
ANSWER: B
The point of contact of two pitch circles of mating gears is called
A) Pressure point
B) Pitch point
C) Module
D) Contact point
ANSWER: B
The module of a gear is given by
A) d/t
B) 2d/t
C) d/2t
D) d/3t
ANSWER: A
The clearance in toothed gear is kept as
A) 1.50 module
B) 1.57 module
C) 1.60 module
D) 1.67 module
ANSWER: B
Which of the following is a form of teeth
A) Cycloidal
B) Spherical
C) Helical
D) none
ANSWER: A
In gears, arc of contact is
A) Arc of approach + Arc of recess
B) Arc of approach � Arc of recess
C) Arc of approach / Arc of recess
D) Arc of approach x Arc of recess
ANSWER: A
In single started worm for one rotation the wheel will rotate equal to
A) p/2
B) p
C) 2p
D) p/3
ANSWER: B
In worm and wheel the shaft axes are at
A) 90 degrees
B) 45 degrees
C) 180 degrees
D) 270 degrees
ANSWER: A
The minimum number of teeth on pinion to avoid interference in rack and
pinion is
A) 15
B) 18
C) 21
D) 24
ANSWER: B
Length of arc of contact is given by
A) Length of path of contact / Cos of pressure angle
B) Length of path of contact / Sin of pressure angle
C) Length of path of contact x Cos of pressure angle
D) Length of path of contact x Sin of pressure angle
ANSWER: A
Spur gear design normally begins with selecting this
A) Rack size
B) Tooth size
C) Gear size
D) Pitch diameter
ANSWER: D
Gear teeth formed on a flat surface are called this
A) Pinion
B) Rack
C) Spur
D) Teeth
ANSWER: B
These gears transmit power between shafts whose axes intersect at any angle
A) Worm gears
B) Spur gears
C) Bevel gears
D) Racks
ANSWER: C
 The most common geometric form used in gears today is this
A) Involute profile
B) Convolute profie
C) Base circle
D) Spur circle
ANSWER: A
For a simple gear train velocity ratio is the ratio of
A) Speed of driving shaft and speed of driven shaft
B) Speed of driven shaft and speed of driving shaft
C) Speed of driven shaft and (speed of driving shaft + speed of idler gears)
D) Speed of driving shaft and (speed of driven shaft + speed of idler gears)
ANSWER: B
In which type of gear trains shaft axes which are mounted by gear wheels have
relative motion between them
A) Compounded gear train
B) Simple gear train
C) Epicyclic gear train
D) Reverted gear train
ANSWER: C
Which gear is used if the axes of two shafts are neither intersecting nor
parallel
A) Hypoid gears
B) Worm gears
C) Both Hypoid gears and Worm gears
D) None
ANSWER: C
Spiral gears are used only if the axes of two shafts are non intersecting non
parallel and __________
A) perpendicular
B) parallel
C) non-perpendicular
D) none
ANSWER: C
______ gears are used when large speed reductions and power increases are
necessary
A) Spur
B) Worm
C) Bevel
D) Rack
ANSWER: B
To produce a gear ratio of 1:4 that would
A) have the pinion rotating at 800 rpm and the gear rotating at 200 rpm
B) have a speed reducer if the power is attached to the gear shaft
C) have the gear rotating at 800 rpm and the pinion rotating at 200 rpm
D) none
ANSWER: A
in a compound train of wheels the no of teeth on driver wheels are 60 and 40
and 30. no of teeth on the follower teeth are 30 and 20 and 15. when the driver is
running at 40 rpm then the speed of the last follower
A) 160 rpm
B) 320 rpm
C) 80 rpm
D) 20 rpm
ANSWER: B
in a system of simple gear train gears with 24 and 48and 32 and 72 and 96
teeth are in sequence. the gear with 24 teeth runs at 900 rpm . the speed in RPM of
gear with 72 teeth is
A) 450 RPM
B) 550 RPM
C) 300 RPM
D) 450 RPM
ANSWER: C
two mating spur gears have 80 and 40 teeth. if the common module is 4 mm. the
centre distance between their axes is
A) 960 mm
B) 480 mm
C) 60 mm
D) 240 mm
ANSWER: D
the radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of tooth
is called
A) dedendum
B) addendum
C) clearance
D) working depth
ANSWER: A
the working depth of a gear is the radial distance from the
A) pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth
B) pitch circle to the borttom of the tooth
C) top of the tooth to the bottom of the tooth
D) addendum circle to the clearance circle
ANSWER: D
the circular pitch of toothed wheel having 24 teeth and a module of 4.25 mm
will be equal to
A) 1.35 mm
B) 4.25 mm
C) 6.67 mm
D) 13.35 mm
ANSWER: D
two mating spur gears have 70 and 30 teeth respectively. corresponding to a
module pitch of 5 mm the centre to centre distance between the gears
A) 125 mm
B) 250 mm
C) 375 mm
D) 500 mm
ANSWER: B
________ gears free from interference
A) cycloidal gears
B) involute gears
C) epicycloidal gears
D) hypocycloidal gears
ANSWER: A
Which of the following statements are true for a simple gear train
A) If number of idle gears is even, driving and driven wheels rotate in opposite
direction
B) If number of idle gears is odd, driving and driven wheels rotate in opposite
direction
C) If number of idle gears is even, driving and driven wheels rotate in same
direction
D) None
ANSWER: A
A gear train having the input and output gears mounted on the same axis is
called
A) Reverted
B) Epicyclic
C) Compound
D) Simple
ANSWER: A
 Which type of gearing is used in steering system of an automobile
A) Rack and pinion
B) Worm and wheel
C) Spiral gears
D) None
ANSWER: A
Which type of gear train is used in clock mechanism to join hour hand and
minute hand
A) Simple gear train
B) Compound gear train
C) Reverted gear train
D) Epicyclic gear train
ANSWER: D
Which gear train is used for higher velocity ratios in a small space
A) Simple gear train
B) Compound gear train
C) Reverted gear train
D) Epicyclic gear train
ANSWER: D
Tooth interference in an external involute spur gear pair can be reduced by
A) Decreasing centre distance between gear pair
B) Decreasing module
C) Decreasing pressure angle
D) Increasing number of gear teeth
ANSWER: D
In which of the following type of gear train the first gear and the last gear
are co axial
A) Simple gear train
B) Compound gear train
C) Reverted gear train
D) None
ANSWER: C
differential gear of an automobile is a
A) simple train
B) compound train
C) epicyclic train
D) None
ANSWER: C
if the diametral pitch of the toothed wheel is 2 teeth per cm. then the
circular pitch is
A) 1.571 cm
B) 3.142 cm
C) 6.284 cm
D) 0.5 cm
ANSWER: A
train value of gear train is equal to
A) speed ratio of gear train
B) reciprocal of speed ratio of gear train
C) product of the speeds of the driver and driven values
D) half of spped ratio
ANSWER: B
module is expressed in
A) mm
B) mm/mm
C) dimension less
D) none
ANSWER: A
the normal at any point of a involute is
A) also normal to that tangent
B) tangent to the circle
C) is inclined to the normal to the circle at an angle equal to pressure angle
D) none
ANSWER: B
for desugn purpose a spur gear tooth is considered
A) as a cantilever
B) as arough surface rubbing with another rough surface
C) proped beam
D) None
ANSWER: A
in case of spur gears the backlash depends on
A) module
B) pitch line velocity
C) both module and pitch line velocity
D) None
ANSWER: C
high pressure angle causes
A) bigger size of gear teeth
B) wider base and stronger teeth
C) weaker teeth
D) narrow base
ANSWER: B
standard pressure angle is generally______ degrees
A) 10.5
B) 12.5
C) 14.5
D) 17.5
ANSWER: C
permossible working stress in lewis equation depends upon
A) material of the tooth
B) load condition
C) pitch line velocity
D) material of the tooth,load condition and pitch line velocity
ANSWER: D
When screw threads are to be used in a situation where power is being
transmitted in one direction only then the screw threads suitable for this will be
A) Knuckle threads
B) Square threads
C) Acme threads
D) Buttress threads
ANSWER: D
The inclined angle Acme thread is
A) 60
B) 55
C) 47.5
D) 29
ANSWER: D
The eye bolts are used for
A) Transmission of power
B) Locking devices
C) Lifting and transporting heavy machines
D) Absorbing shocks and vibrations
ANSWER: C
A bolt M24x2 means that
A) The pitch of the thread is 24 mm and depth is 2 mm
B) Cross sectional area of the thread is 2 mm2
C) The nominal diameter of bolt is 24 mm and the pitch is 2 mm
D) The effective diameter of bolt is 24 mm and there the 2 threads per inch
ANSWER: C
 Effective diameter means
A) Major diameter
B) Minor diameter
C) Pitch diameter
D) Nominal diameter
ANSWER: C
The lead of double start ACME thread is 60 mm. Its pitch is
A) 15 mm
B) 30 mm
C) 45 mm
D) 60 mm
ANSWER: B
Knuckle threads are used in
A Vices
B Bottle necks
C Screw jacks
D Screw fasteners
ANSWER: B
The pitch of a knuckle thread is 8 mm. Its depth is
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8
ANSWER: B
The screw thread commonly used for transmission of motion is one of the
following type of threads
A) Acme threads
B) Knuckle threads
C) Fatigue
D) B.A threads
ANSWER: A
Bolt design is base on
A) Effective diameter
B) Nominal diameter
C) Core diameter
D) Standard diameter
ANSWER: B
The spindle of bench vice are usually provided
A) Butters thread
B) Square thread
C) Acme thread
D) V � thread
ANSWER: C
The nominal diameter of a bolt is 50 mm. The initial tension develop in it is
A) 14.2 kN
B) 142 KN
C) 142 kg
D) 1420 N
ANSWER: B
The nominal diameter of an eye bolt is 25 mm the outer diameter of the ring
is
A) 25 mm
B) 50 mm
C) 75 mm
D) 90 mm
ANSWER: D
The cylinder head of an I.C engine is held by means of
A) Set screws
B) Bolts and nuts
C) Rivets
D) Cylinder head screws
ANSWER: D
The advancement of nut on bolt in one revolution is called
A) Lead
B) Pitch
C) Module
D) Core distance
ANSWER: A
Load carrying capacity of a bolt 7 mm core diameter and if its tensile
strength is not exceeds 40 N/mm2
A) 385 N
B) 1540 N
C) 880 N
D) 1760 N
ANSWER: B
A screw is specified by
A) Major diameter x pitch
B) Minimum diameter x length
C) Major diameter x length
D) Nominal major diameter
ANSWER: A
The combination of Vee and square threads is called as
A) Buttress thread
B) Metric thread
C) Acme thread
D) Knuckle thread
ANSWER: A
The following matching is not correct
A) Bottle necks-kunckle threads
B) Power transmission in one direction buttress threads
C) Precision threads � B.A threads
D) Screw jack � metric threads
ANSWER: D
A bolt
A) Has a head at one end and a nut fitted to the other
B) Has head at one end and other end fits into a tapered hole in the other hole
in the other part to be joined
C) Has both the ends threaded
D) Is provided with pointed threads
ANSWER: A
The nominal diameter of an eye bolt is 25 mm the inner diameter of the ring
is
A) 25 mm
B) 50 mm
C) 75 mm
D) 90 mm
ANSWER: B
washer is generally specified by its
A) outer diameter
B) hole diameter
C) thickness
D) mean diameter
ANSWER: B
the resilience of a bolt can be increased by
A) increasing its shank diameter
B) increasing its length
C) decreasing its shank diameter
D) decreasing its length
ANSWER: B
which one is not a positive locking device
A) spring washer
B) cotter pin
C) tongued washer
D) spring wire lock
ANSWER: A
Alocking device extensively used in automobile industry is a
A) jam nut
B) castle nut
C) screw nut
D) ring nut
ANSWER: B
when a nut is tightened by placing a washer below it the bolt will be
subjected to
A) tensile stress
B) compressive stress
C) shear stress
D) none
ANSWER: A
A bolt of uniform strength can be developed by
A) keeping the core diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded
portion of the bolt
B) keeping the core diameter of threads smaller than the diameter of unthreaded
portion of the bolt
C) keeping the nominal diameter of threads equal to the diameter of unthreaded
portion of the bolt
D) none
ANSWER: A
the top portion of thread on bolt
A) crest
B) root
C) flank
D) slope
ANSWER: A
Consider the following statements 1.The efficiency of self-locking screw
can�t be more than 50% 2.Acme threads are much stronger than square threads 3.Leads
is equal to the pitch in case of double started threads
A) 1, 2, 3 are correct
B) 2, 3 correct
C) 1 and 3 are correct
D) 1 and 2 are correct
ANSWER: D
when the core diameter of the bolt with coarse threads is 42 mm the nominal
size of the screwed end is
A) 20 mm
B) 50 mm
C) 35.28 mm
D) 42 mm
ANSWER: B
maximum shear stress theory is used for
A) brittle materials
B) ductile materials
C) plastic materials
D) ferrous materials
ANSWER: B
maximum normal stress theory is used for
A) brittle materials
B) ductile materials
C) plastic materials
D) ferrous materials
ANSWER: A
which of the follwing loading is considered for the design of axles
A) bending moment only
B) twisting moment only
C) combined bending moment and torsion
D) combined action of bending moment, twisting moment and axial thrust
ANSWER: A
a transmission of shafts subjected to bendig loads must be designed on the
basis of
A) maximum normal stress theory
B) maximum shear stress theory
C) maximum normal stress theory and maximum shear stress theory
D) fatigue strength
ANSWER: A
two shafts will have equal strength if
A) diameter of both shafts is same
B) angle of twist of both the shaft is same
C) material of both the shaft is same
D) twisting momemt of both the shafts is same
ANSWER: c
two shafts a and B are made of the same material. the diameter of the shaft A
is twice as that of shaft B.the power transmitted by the shaft A will be _______ of
shaft B
A) twice
B) four times
C) eight times
D) sixteen times
ANSWER: c
If the diameter of shaft is small it is called as
A) Spindle
B) Short shaft
C) Axle
D) Key
ANSWER: c
A feather key is of one of the following type
A) Sunk
B) Tapered
C) Parallel
D) Tangent
ANSWER: A
In flange coupling flange bots are designed for
A) Compression
B) Tensile
C) Fatigue
D) Shear forces
ANSWER: D
The fastening which are inserted between two machine parts to prevent
relative motion with respect to each other one
A) Screws
B) Bolts
C) Nuts
D) Keys
ANSWER: D
Which of the following coupling prevents transmission of shocks from one
shaft to another shaft
A) Flexible coupling
B) Universal coupling
C) Muff coupling
D) Oldham coupling
ANSWER: A
In a shaft of shear stress is not directly proportional to
A) Angle of twist
B) Modulus of rigidity
C) Length of the shaft
D) Radius of the shaft
ANSWER: C
In flange coupling the weakest element should be
A) Flange
B) Bolts
C) Shaft
D) Key
ANSWER: D
The following key transmits power through friction resistance only
A) Saddle key
B) Wood ruff key
C) Square key
D) None
ANSWER: A
If the force acting on a muff coupling is 100 N and the projected are is 400
mm2. The pressure on the shaft is
A) 25 N/mm2
B) 0.25 N/mm2
C) 250 N/mm2
D) 400 N/mm2
ANSWER: B
A gear rotating at 700 rpm have 60 mm dia. The force acting on it is 500 N.
Then the power transmitted in kw is
A) 66 kw
B) 11 kw
C) 660 kw
D) 1500 kw
ANSWER: A
If the diameter of the shaft is 60 mm the centre diameter of the muff would
be
A) 30 mm
B) 60mm
C) 120mm
D) 133mm
ANSWER: C
A vessel is said to be thin if
A) Its wall has less thickness
B) Stresses are uniform over the entire thickness
C) Stresses vary at inner and at outer radius
D) None of the above
ANSWER: B
Vessel is said to be thin if
A) D/t =20
B) D/t=10
C) D/t >20
D) D/t >10
ANSWER: C
Hoop stress in a thin vessel is
A) pD/2t
B) pD/4t
C) pD/3t
D) None
ANSWER: A
Strength of a rivet is
A) Strength in shear
B) Strength in crushing
C) Strength in tension
D) None
ANSWER: D
Which stress is the least in a thin shell
A) Longitudinal stress
B) Hoop stress
C) Radial stress
D) None
ANSWER: D
Among the cylindrical and spherical thin vessels of same material, diameter
and pressure which has the lesser thickness
A) Cylindrical shell
B) Spherical shell
C) Cylindrical shell with semi spherical heads
D) None
ANSWER: B
Radial stress in a thin shell is given by
A) pD/2t
B) pD/4t
C) pD/3t
D) None
ANSWER: D
When are the longitudinal and hoop stresses equal in a thin shell?
A) Longitudinal joint efficiency =2 circumferential joint efficiency
B) Longitudinal joint efficiency = circumferential joint efficiency
C) 2 Longitudinal joint efficiency = circumferential joint efficiency
D) None
ANSWER: C
A thin cylindrical shell under internal pressure can fail by
A) Shear
B) Compression
C) Tension
D) None
ANSWER: C
A thin spherical shell under internal pressure will fail under
A) Maximum shear stress
B) Principal compressive stress
C) Principal tensile stress
D) None
ANSWER: C
A thin cylindrical under internal pressure can fail along the
A) Longitudinal joint
B) Circumferential joint
C) Longitudinal as well as circumferential joint
D) None
ANSWER: C
What is the ratio of hoop stresses in a spherical vs cylindrical shell of
same diameter thickness and under same pressure?
A) 4:1
B) 2:1
C) 1:2
D) 1:4
ANSWER: C
Stresses in a thin cylindrical shell under internal pressure is independent
of
A) Diameter
B) Thickness
C) Length
D) Diameter and thickness
ANSWER: C
Design of a thin shell under pressure is done on the basis of
A) Radial stress
B) Longitudinal stress
C) Hoop stress
D) All the three stresses
ANSWER: C
Helical springs is known as open coiled helical springs if the helical angle
is_____________ degrees
A) 10
B) More than 10
C) 20
D) More than 20
ANSWER: B
Helical springs is known as closed coiled helical springs if the helical
angle is_____________ degrees
A) 10
B) less than 10
C) 20
D) More than 10
ANSWER: B
Spring mostly used in gramphone is
A) Leaf spring
B) Flat spiral spring
C) Helical spring
D) Conical spring
ANSWER: C
spring stiffness is
A) load carrying capacity of spring
B) load per unit area of base
C) load per unit deflection
D) load per unit cross-sectional area of spring
ANSWER: C
Helical springs are not subjected to
A) Hoop stress
B) Torsional shear stress
C) Deflection stress
D) Transverse shear stress
ANSWER: A
springs stores the energy in the form of
A) resilience
B) toughness
C) modulus of resilience
D) none
ANSWER: A
solid length of a spring is the product of
A) total no of coils and diameter of wire
B) total no of coils and mean diameter of wire
C) total no of coils and axial distance between adjacent coils
D) none
ANSWER: A
generally springs operate with in
A) elastic limit
B) plastic limit
C) elastic plastic limit
D) visco elastic limit
ANSWER: A
for two springs having same stiffness are in series the equivalent stiffness
would be
A) k/4
B) k/2
C) k
D) 2k
ANSWER: B
for two springs having same stiffness are in parallel the equivalent
stiffness would be
A) k/4
B) k/2
C) k
D) 2k
ANSWER: D
when in relatively small space large amount of energy is stored the spring
used is
A) leaf spring
B) conical spring
C) helical spring
D) spiral torsion spring
ANSWER: D
when a closed coiled helical spring is compressed its wire is subjected to
A) tension
B) compression
C) shear
D) torque
ANSWER: A
Cam size depends upon
A) Base circle
B) Pitch circle
C) Pitch curve
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
The pitch circle of a cam is
A) Circle with centre as the center of cam and radius as such it passes through
the pitch point
B) Small circle down to the pitch curve
C) Circle fitting in the cam profile
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
The angle between the direction of motion of the follower and the normal to
the pitch curve is known as
A) Cam angle
B) Pressure angle
C) pitch angle
D) none of the above
ANSWER: B
The angle subtended by the live portion of the cam for a definite
displacement of the follower is known as
A) Cam angle
B) Pressure angle
C) Pitch angle
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
Cam used to minimize jerks is
A) Cycloidal
B) Radial
C) Cylindrical
D) Hyperbolic
ANSWER: A
Cam used for high speed engines should more with
A) Uniform velocity
B) Uniform acceleration
C) Cycloidal motion
D) Simple harmonic motion
ANSWER: C
Cam used for low and moderate speed engines should move with
A) Uniform velocity
B) Uniform acceleration
C) Cycloidal motion
D) Simple harmonic motion
ANSWER: D
Cam follower generally used in automobiles is
A) Knife edge type
B) Flat faced type
C) Cycloidal motion
D) Simple harmonic motion
ANSWER: C
Cam follower used in aircraft is
A) Knife edge type
B) Flat faced type
C) Spherical faced type
D) Roller type
ANSWER: D
The follower moves in a direction perpendicular to the cam axis in
A) Radial cams
B) Cylindrical cams
C) Cycloidal cams
D) Involute cams
ANSWER: B
The follower moves in a direction perpendicular to the cam axis in
A) Radial cams
B) Cylindrical cams
C) Cycloidal cams
D) Involute cams
ANSWER: A
the speed variations of the engine caused by the fluctuations of the engine
turning moment is controlled by
A) D slide valve
B) Governor
C) Fly wheel
D) Expansion valve
ANSWER: C
A fly wheel
A) Is provided to minimize engine vibrations
B) Is provided to control engine speed
C) Controls output fluctuations and input accordingly
D) All
ANSWER: D
The speed variations of the engine during a cycle for constant output load is
reduced by a
A) Governor
B) Fly wheel
C) Compression valve
D) Stream nozzle
ANSWER: B
 The difference between flywheel and a governor is
A) Flywheel controls the speed and governor controls as torque
B) Flywheel controls the torque and governor controls the speed
C) Flywheel controls the torque and governor controls are friction torque
D) Both are meant for same function
ANSWER: B
Fluctuation in speed of the petrol engine controlled by
A) Carburetor
B) Flywheel
C) Governor
D) Cam mechanism
ANSWER: C
Turning moment diagram is a graph between
A) Torque and Crank angle
B) Torque and crank radius
C) Force and crank radius
D) none
ANSWER: A
Mean resisting torque in Turning Moment diagram is given by
A) Work done per cycle/Angle turned during the cycle
B) Work done per cycle x Angle during the cycle
C) Work done per revolution /Angle during the cycle
D) None
ANSWER: A
The energy is stored in Flywheel in form of
A) Potential energy
B) Kinetic energy
C) Heat energy
D) Electrical energy
ANSWER: B
Throttle value is operated by the governor through a mechanism of
A) Toggle mechanism
B) With worth mechanism
C) Bell crank mechanism
D) Elliptical trammel
ANSWER: C
For a porter governor as rpm increases its height
A) Increases
B) Decreases
C) Both alternately
D) None
ANSWER: B
The height of watt governor is proportional to
A) N2
B) N
C) root of N
D) N-2
ANSWER: D
Iso-chronism of governor means
A) Range of speed is zero
B) Readily response
C) Sleeve lift is zero
D) Range of speed is infinite
ANSWER: A
Quality of governor means
A) Stability
B) Effort and power
C) Sensitivity
D) All the answers
ANSWER: D
A governor in an I.C engine controls the
A) Mean speed rotation
B) Load fluctuation
C) Cyclic speed variation
D) Exhaust gas temperature
ANSWER: B
Hunting occurs due to
A) Over control by the governor
B) Poor control by the governor
C) Faulty governor
D) Bad engine design
ANSWER: A
When a governor is oversensitive the sleeve will oscillate between two
extremes when there is a slightest change of speed Then the governor is said to be
A) Isochronous
B) Hunting
C) Stable governor
D) Unstable governor
ANSWER: B
Watt governor has some limitations of use, because
A) It has longer arms
B) It has not controlling central load
C) It has heavy rotating masses
D) It has no sleeve
ANSWER: B
The governors are so designed such a way that
A) Increase of mean speed as small as possible
B) Increase of mean speed as more as possible
C) Mean speed always zero
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
The ratio of height of porter governor to the height of watt governor is
A) (m+M)/m
B) M/(m+M)
C) m/(m+M)
D) None
ANSWER: A
A governor is said to be isochronous when equilibrium speed of all radii of
rotation of the balls with in the working range
A) Is constant
B) Varies uniformly
C) Is not constant
D) None of the above
ANSWER: A
A Hartnell governor is a governor of the
A) inertia type
B) pendulum type
C) spring controlled type
D) dead weight type
ANSWER: C
Which one of the following is a Dead weight type governor?
A) Porter Governor
B) Hartnell Governor
C) Wilson-Hartnell Governor
D) Hartung Governor
ANSWER: A
Height of a Governor is distance measured from
A) the centre of two balls mass
B) the centre of balls mass to the point of intersection of upper arms
C) the centre of balls mass to the point of intersection of lower links
D) the point of intersection of upper arms to the point of intersection of
lower links
ANSWER: B
Which of the following Governor is not suitable for High speeds
A) Watt Governor
B) Hartnell Governor
C) Wilson-Hartnell Governor
D) Hartung Governor
ANSWER: A
Which of the following Governor can never be isochronous?
A) Watt Governor
B) Proell Governor
C) Porter Governor
D) Hartnell Governor
ANSWER: C