Practice Test: Question Set - 40
1. The stress in the bar when the load is applied suddenly is __________ as compared to the stress induced due to gradually applied loads.
- (A) Same
- (B) Double
- (C) Three times
- (D) Four
times
2. All stresses produced in a belt are
- (A) Compressive
stresses
- (B) Tensile
stresses
- (C) Both tensile
and compressive stresses
- (D) Shear
stresses
3. A screw is specified by its
- (A) Major
diameter
- (B) Minor
diameter
- (C) Pitch
diameter
- (D) Pitch
4. The longitudinal stress is __________ of the circumferential stress.
- (A) One-half
- (B) Two-third
- (C) Three-fourth
- (D) Double
5. A rivet is specified by
- (A) Shank
diameter
- (B) Length of
rivet
- (C) Type of head
- (D) Length of
tail
6. A shaft is subjected to
- (A) Bending
stresses
- (B) Shear
stresses
- (C) Combined
bending and shear stresses
- (D) All
of these
7. When a bolt and nut is made of mild steel, then the effective height of nut is made equal to (where d = Nominal diameter of bolt)
- (A) 0.5 d
- (B) 0.75 d
- (C) d
- (D) 1.25 d
8. A closely coiled helical spring is acted upon by an axial force. The maximum shear stress developed in the spring is τ. The half of the length of the spring if cut off and the remaining spring is acted upon by the same axial force. The maximum shear stress in the spring in new condition will be
- (A) τ/2
- (B) τ
- (C) 2 τ
- (D) 4 τ
9. The radial distance from the __________ to the clearance circle is called working depth.
- (A) Addendum
circle
- (B) Dedendum
circle
- (C) Pitch circle
- (D) None of
these
10. A screw will be self locking, if
- (A) Friction
angle is less than helix angle
- (B) Friction
angle is more than helix angle
- (C) Friction
angle is equal to helix angle
- (D) Efficiency
of screw is 100%
11. In cyclic loading, stress concentration is more serious in
- (A) Brittle
materials
- (B) Ductile
materials
- (C) Brittle as
well as ductile materials
- (D) Elastic
materials
12. In a turnbuckle, if one of the rods has left hand threads, then the other rod will have
- (A) Right hand
threads
- (B) Left hand
threads
- (C) Multiple
threads
- (D) Pointed
threads
13. The railway carriage couplings have
- (A) Square
threads
- (B) Acme threads
- (C) Knuckle
threads
- (D) Buttress
threads
14. The anti-friction bearings
- (A) Have
low starting and low running friction at moderate speeds
- (B) Have high
initial cost
- (C) Can carry
both radial and thrust loads
- (D) All of these
15. Lewis equation is applied
- (A) Only
to the pinion
- (B) Only to the
gear
- (C) To
stronger of the pinion or gear
- (D) To
weaker of the pinion or gear
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