Practice Test: Question Set - 02
1. A cotter joint is used to transmit
- (A) Axial
tensile force only
- (B) Axial
tensile or compressive force
- (C) Axial
compressive force only
- (D) Combined
bending and torsional moment
2. A knuckle joint is used to transmit
- (A) Axial
tensile force only
- (B) Axial
tensile or compressive force
- (C) Axial
compressive force only
- (D) Combined
bending and torsional moment
3. In levers,
- (A) Mechanical
advantage is more than leverage
- (B) Mechanical
advantage is less than leverage
- (C) Mechanical
advantage is equal to leverage
- (D) None
of the above
4. The bell crank lever in centrifugal governor is
- (A) First
type of lever
- (B) Second
type of lever
- (C) Third
type of lever
- (D) None
of the above
5. Coulomb, Tresca and Guest’s theory of failure is applicable to
- (A) Ductile
materials
- (B) Composites
- (C) Brittle
materials
- (D) Non-metals
6. For maximum principal stress theory, the shape of the region of safety on σ1, σ2 co-ordinate system is
- (A) Square
- (B) Hexagon
- (C) Ellipse
- (D) Circle
7. Fracture mechanics is the science of
- (A) Predicting
the influence of cracks on fatigue fracture of components
- (B) Predicting
the influence of cracks on brittle fracture of components
- (C) Predicting
the influence of cracks on ductile fracture of components
- (D) None
of the above
8. The ratio of shear stress to shear strain is called
- (A) Bulk
modulus
- (B) Poisson’s
ratio
- (C) Modulus
of rigidity
- (D) Modulus
of elasticity
9. A shaft is transmitting torque Mt and made of material having (t) as permissible shear stress. The diameter of shaft d is given by,
- (A) ∛(16Mt / πτ)
- (B) ∛(32Mt / πτ)
- (C) ∛(64Mt / πτ)
- (D) ∛(16Mt / τ)
10. The modulus of elasticity of grey cast iron is
- (A) 2,07,000
N/mm2
- (B) 1,00,000
N/mm2
- (C) 50,000 N/mm2
- (D) 80,000 N/mm2
11. The polar moment of inertia of a hollow shaft, with do and di as outer and inner diameters respectively, is given by,
- (A) π (d04 - di4)/32
- (B) π (d03 - di3)/32
- (C) π (d02 - di2)/32
- (D) π (d04 - di4)/16
12. The joint between the piston rod and the cross head of steam engine is
- (A) Knuckle
joint
- (B) Universal
joint
- (C) Cotter joint
- (D) Key joint
13. The modulus of elasticity of carbon steel is
- (A) 2,07,000
N/mm2
- (B) 1,00,000
N/mm2
- (C) 50,000 N/mm2
- (D) 80,000 N/mm2
14. The residual stresses are caused due to
- (A) Manufacturing
methods like forging
- (B) Machining
methods like milling or grinding
- (C) Cold
working processes like rolling and extrusion
- (D) Any
one of the above
15. In ‘third’ type of levers, mechanical advantage is
- (A) Less than
one
- (B) More than
one
- (C) Equal to one
- (D) Any one of
the above
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