Practice Test: Question Set - 33
1. 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
2. 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
3. A body is said to be under forced vibrations, when
- (A) There
is a reduction in amplitude after every cycle of vibration
- (B) No external
force acts on a body, after giving it an initial displacement
- (C) A body
vibrates under the influence of external force
- (D) None of the
above
4. Creep in belt drive is due to
- (A) Weak
material of the belt
- (B) Weak
material of the pulley
- (C) Uneven
extensions and contractions of the belt when it passes from tight side to slack
side
- (D) Expansion of
the belt
5. Which of the following statements regarding laws governing the friction between dry surfaces are correct?
- (A) The friction
force is dependent on the materials of the contact surfaces.
- (B) The friction
force is directly proportional to the normal force.
- (C) The friction
force is independent of me area of contact.
- (D) All
of the above
6. The product of the diametral pitch and circular pitch is equal to
- (A) 1
- (B) 1/π
- (C) π
- (D) 2 π
7. The partial balancing means
- (A) Balancing
partially revolving masses
- (B) Balancing
partially reciprocating masses
- (C) Best
balancing of engines
- (D) All of these
8. In a four stroke I.C. engine, the turning moment during the compression stroke is
- (A) Positive
throughout
- (B) Negative
throughout
- (C) Positive
during major portion of the stroke
- (D) Negative
during major portion of the stroke
9. The displacement of a flat faced follower when it has contact with the flank of a circular arc cam, is given by (where R = Radius of flank, r₁ = Minimum radius of the cam, and θ = Angle turned through by the cam)
- (A) R (1
- cosθ)
- (B) (R - r₁)
(1 - cosθ)
- (C) R (1
- sinθ)
- (D) (R - r₁)
(1 - sinθ)
10. A pulley and belt in a belt drive form a
- (A) Cylindrical pair
- (B) Turning pair
- (C) Rolling pair
- (D) Sliding pair
11. ________ is an inversion of Double slider crank chain.
- (A) Coupling rod of a locomotive
- (B) Scotch yoke mechanism
- (C) Hand pump
- (D) Reciprocating engine
12. The minimum number of teeth on the pinion which will mesh with any gear without interference for 20° full depth involute teeth will be
- (A) 12
- (B) 14
- (C) 18
- (D) 24
13. The height of a Watt's governor (in meters) is equal to (where N = Speed of the arm and ball about the spindle axis)
- (A) 8.95/N²
- (B) 89.5/N²
- (C) 895/N²
- (D) 8950/N²
14. 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) 1.4 N-s/m
- (B) 18.52 N-s/m
- (C) 52.92 N-s/m
- (D) 529.2 N-s/m
15. In vibration isolation system, the transmissibility will be equal to unity, for all values of damping factor, if ω/ωn is
- (A) Equal to 1
- (B) Equal to 2
- (C) Less than 2
- (D) Greater than
2
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