Q.1

A flange coupling is used to connect two shafts

  • which are perfectly aligned
  • which are not in exact alignment
  • have lateral misalignment
  • whose axes intersect at a small angle
Q.2

The stress which vary from a minimum value to a maximum value of the same nature (i.e. tensile or compressive) is called

  • repeated stress
  • yield stress
  • fluctuating stress
  • alternating stress
Q.3

A screw is said to be a self locking screw, if its efficiency is

  • less than 50 %
  • more than 50%
  • equal to 50%
  • none of these
Q.4

The material generally used for air-craft components is

  • mild steel
  • high speed steel
  • stainless steel
  • aluminium
Q.5

The longitudinal joint in boilers is used to get the required

  • length of boiler
  • diameter of boiler
  • length and diameter of boiler
  • efficiency of boiler
Q.6

The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is

  • knife edge follower
  • flat faced follower
  • spherical faced follower
  • roller follower
Q.7

In a belt drive, if the pulley diameter is doubled keeping the tension and belt width constant, then it will be necessary to

  • increase the key length
  • increase the key depth
  • increase the key width
  • decrease the key length
Q.8

The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is

  • knife edge follower
  • flat faced follower
  • spherical faced follower
  • roller follower
Q.9

Which of the following statement is correct ?

  • The cold rolled shafting is stronger than hot rolled shafting
  • The hot rolled shafting is stronger than cold rolled shafting
  • The cold rolled and hot rolled shafting are equally strong
  • The shafts are not made by rolling process
Q.10

The shock absorbing capacity of a bolt may be increased by

  • increasing its shank diameter
  • decreasing its shank diameter
  • tightening the bolt properly
  • making the shank diameter equal to core diameter of thread
Q.11

In a belt drive, if the pulley diameter is doubled keeping the tension and belt width constant, then it will be necessary to

  • increase the key length
  • increase the key depth
  • increase the key width
  • decrease the key length
Q.12

In the assembly of pulley, key and shaft

  • pulley is made the weakest
  • key is made the weakest
  • key is made the stongest
  • all the three are designed for equal strength
Q.13

In a turnbuckle, if one of the rods has left hand threads, then the other rod will have

  • right hand threads
  • left hand threads
  • multiple threads
  • pointed threads
Q.14

A sliding bearing in which although lubricant is present, the working surfaces __________ contact each other at least part of the time, is called boundary lubricated bearing.

  • partially
  • fully
Q.15

A riveted joint is a __________ fastening.

  • permanent
  • temporary
Q.16

The algebraic difference between the maximum limit and the basic size is called

  • lower deviation
  • upper deviation
  • actual deviation
  • mean deviation
Q.17

When the material of key and shaft is same, and the width of key is one-fourth of the diameter of shaft (d), then length of key will be

  • 0.8 d
  • 1.2 d
  • 1.57 d
  • 1.8 d
Q.18

The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley depends upon the

  • material of belt and pulley
  • slip of belt
  • speed of belt
  • all of these
Q.19

An aluminium member is designed on the basis of

  • yield stress
  • elastic limit stress
  • proof stress
  • ultimate stress
Q.20

The springs mostly used in machinery have spring index less than 3.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.21

The speed of the sprocket reduces as the chain pitch __________ for a given number of teeth.

  • increases
  • decreases
Q.22

The Lewis equation for gear tooth with involute profile predicts the static load capacity of cantilever beam of uniform strength.

  • True
  • False
Q.23

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

  • τ/2
  • τ
  • 2 τ
  • 4 τ
Q.24

The coefficient of friction between the belt and pulley depends upon the

  • material of belt and pulley
  • slip of belt
  • speed of belt
  • all of these
Q.25

Which of the following statement is wrong ?

  • The solid length of a spring is the product of total number of coils and the diameter of the wire
  • The spring index is the ratio of mean diameter of the coil to the diameter of the wire
  • The spring stiffness is the load required per unit deflection of the spring
  • The pitch of the coil is the axial distance between adjacent coils in the compressed state
Q.26

The most important dimension in the design of a nut is

  • pitch diameter
  • inside diameter
  • outside diameter
  • height
Q.27

The power transmitted by a belt drive is maximum when the maximum tension in the belt is __________ the centrifugal tension.

  • equal to
  • double
  • three times
  • six times
Q.28

A lap joint is always in single shear.

  • Yes
  • No
Q.29

The dynamic tooth load is due to

  • inaccuracies of tooth spacing
  • irregularities in tooth profiles
  • deflections of teeth under load
  • all of these
Q.30

According to I.B.R., the thickness of the boiler shell should not be less than

  • 4 mm
  • 5 mm
  • 6 mm
  • 7 mm
Q.31

When the shaft rotates in anticlockwise direction at high speed in a bearing, it will

  • have contact at the bottom most of the bearing
  • move towards right of the bearing making metal to metal contact
  • move towards right of the bearing making no metal to metal contact
  • move towards left of the bearing making metal to metal contact
Q.32

The dynamic tooth load is due to

  • inaccuracies of tooth spacing
  • irregularities in tooth profiles
  • deflections of teeth under load
  • all of these
Q.33

When an open coiled helical compression spring is subjected to an axial compressive load, the stress induced in the wire is

  • tensile stress
  • compressive stress
  • shear stress
  • bending stress
Q.34

The pressure angle for involute gears depends upon the size of teeth.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.35

When a belt drive is transmitting maximum power,

  • effective tension is equal to centrifugal tension
  • effective tension is half of centrifugal tension
  • driving tension on slack side is equal to centrifugal tension
  • driving tension on tight side is twice the centrifugal tension
Q.36

The allowable static stress for steel gears is approximately __________ of the ultimate tensile stress.

  • one-fourth
  • one-third
  • one-half
  • double
Q.37

A plate with a circular hole in the centre is subjected to a pull of P. The maximum stress induced at the edge of the hole is three times of the nominal stress.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.38

When a cylinder is subjected to a very high internal fluid pressure, the thin cylinder should be used.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.39

According to I.B.R., the distance between the rows of rivets, for equal number of rivets in more than one row for lap joint or butt joint (chain riveting) shall not be less than

  • d
  • 1.5 d
  • 2 d
  • 2.5 d
Q.40

When a cylinder is subjected to a very high internal fluid pressure, the thin cylinder should be used.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.41

In an oil lubricated journal bearing, the coefficient of friction between the journal and the bearing

  • remains constant at all speeds
  • is minimum at zero speed and increases monotonically with increase in speed
  • is maximum at zero speed and decreases monotonically with increase in speed
  • becomes minimum at an optimum speed and then increases with further increase in speed
Q.42

A basic shaft is one whose

  • lower deviation is zero
  • upper deviation is zero
  • lower and upper deviations are zero
  • none of these
Q.43

The malleable material should be plastic but is not essential to be so strong.

  • Agree
  • Disagree
Q.44

The draw of cotter should not be more than

  • 3 mm
  • 6 mm
  • 8 mm
  • 12 mm
Q.45

Factor of safety for fatigue loading is the ratio of

  • elastic limit to the working stress
  • elastic limit to the yield point
  • endurance limit to the working stress
  • Young's modulus to the ultimate tensile strength
Q.46

The largest diameter of an external or internal screw thread is known as

  • minor diameter
  • major diameter
  • pitch diameter
  • none of these
Q.47

If b denotes the face width and L denotes the cone distance for a bevel gear, then the bevel factor is written as

  • b/L
  • b/2 L
  • 1 - 2 b.L
  • 1 - b/L
Q.48

The pitch diameter is the __________ diameter of an external or internal screw thread.

  • effective
  • smallest
  • largest
Q.49

The cold working of metals is carried out __________ the recrystallisation temperature.

  • above
  • below
Q.50

In a full journal bearing, the angle of contact of the bearing with the journal is

  • 120°
  • 180°
  • 270°
  • 360°
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