Q.1

In a marine flange coupling, the thickness of flange is taken as

  • d/4
  • d/3
  • d/2
  • 3 d/4
Q.2

The flank of the tooth is the

  • surface of the top of the tooth
  • surface of the tooth above the pitch surface
  • surface of the tooth below the pitch surface
  • width of the tooth measured along the pitch circle
Q.3

18/8 steel contains

  • 18% nickel and 8% chromium
  • 18% chromium and 8% nickel
  • 18% nickel and 8% vanadium
  • 18% vanadium and 8% nickel
Q.4

The module in the reciprocal of diametral pitch.

  • Yes
  • No
Q.5

When the bearing is subjected to large fluctuations of load and heavy impacts, the bearing characteristic number should be __________ the bearing modulus.

  • 5 times
  • 10 times
  • 15 times
  • 20 times
Q.6

The rocker arms in internal combustion engines are of first type levers.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.7

The effective stress in wire ropes during normal working is equal to the stress due to

  • axial load plus stress due to bending
  • acceleration/retardation of masses plus stress due to bending
  • axial load plus stress due to acceleration/retardation
  • bending plus stress due to acceleration/retardation
Q.8

In worm gears, the pressure angle is half the angle between two inclined faces in axial plane.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.9

A pressure vessel is said to be a thick shell, if the ratio of wall thickness to its diameter is

  • equal to 1/10
  • less than 1/10
  • greater than 1/10
  • none of these
Q.10

A circular shaft can transmit a torque of 5 kN-m. If the torque is reduced to 4 kN-m, then the maximum value of bending moment that can be applied to the shaft is

  • 1 kN-m
  • 2 kN-m
  • 3 kN-m
  • 4 kN-m
Q.11

According to law of gearing, the common normal at the point of contact between a pair of teeth must always pass through the pitch point.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.12

When the connected members are very yielding (soft gasket) as compared to the bolt, then the resultant load on the bolt will be equal to the

  • initial tension
  • external load applied
  • sum of the initial tension and external load applied
  • initial tension or external load, whichever is greater
Q.13

In case of pressure vessels having closed ends, the fluid pressure induces

  • longitudinal stress
  • circumferential stress
  • shear stress
  • none of these
Q.14

Which of the following statement is correct ?

  • The toughness of a material increases when it is heated.
  • The shear stress in a beam varies from zero at the neutral surface and maximum at the outer fibres.
  • The stress concentration in static loading is more serious in brittle materials and less serious in ductile materials.
  • The stress concentration in static loading is more serious in ductile materials and less serious in brittle materials.
Q.15

The V-belts are particularly suitable for __________ drives.

  • short
  • long
Q.16

When plates are fastened by a rivet, the holes in the plates should be made by punching and reaming.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.17

The stress in the threaded part of the bolt will be __________ as compared to the shank.

  • same
  • higher
  • lower
Q.18

The standard length of the shaft is

  • 5 m
  • 6 m
  • 7 m
  • all of these
Q.19

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)

  • 0.5 d
  • 0.75 d
  • d
  • 1.25 d
Q.20

The wire ropes make contact at

  • bottom of groove of the pulley
  • sides of groove of the pulley
  • sides and bottom of groove of the pulley
  • anywhere in the groove of the pulley
Q.21

The included angle for the British Association thread is

  • 29°
  • 47.3°
  • 55°
  • 60°
Q.22

The velocity factor for carefully cut gears operating at velocities upto __________ is equal to 4.5/4.5 + v.

  • 10 m/s
  • 12.5 m/s
  • 15 m/s
  • 20 m/s
Q.23

When the length of the journal is equal to the diameter of the journal, then the bearing is said to be a

  • short bearing
  • long bearing
  • medium bearing
  • square bearing
Q.24

For crank shaft bearings, the ratio of the length of the journal to its diameter is less than unity.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.25

The radial stress across the thickness of a thick cylinder is maximum at the inner surface and zero at the outer surface.

  • True
  • False
Q.26

The design of pin of a rocker arm of an I.C. engine is based on

  • bearing failure
  • shearing failure
  • bending failure
  • all of these
Q.27

An involute pinion and gear are in mesh. If both have the same size of addendum, then there will be interference between the

  • tip of the gear and flank of pinion
  • tip of the pinion and flank of gear
  • flanks of both gear and pinion
  • tip of both gear and pinion
Q.28

Which one of the following loading is considered for the design of axles?

  • Bending moment only
  • Twisting moment only
  • Combined bending moment and twisting moments
  • Combined action of bending moment, twisting moment and axial thrust
Q.29

Which of the following has threads at both ends?

  • Bolt
  • Tap bolt
  • Stud
  • none of these
Q.30

An elastic bar is fixed at the upper end and loaded at the lower end by a falling weight. The shock load produced can be reduced by

  • increasing the length of bar
  • decreasing the cross-sectional area of the bar
  • decreasing the modulus of elasticity of the bar
  • all of the above
Q.31

A machine part subjected to __________ is called a strut.

  • an axial tensile force
  • an axial compressive force
  • a tangential force
  • any one of these
Q.32

Two shafts of the same length and material are joined in series. If the ratio of their diameters isthen the ratio of their angles of twist will be

  • 2
  • 4
  • 8
  • 16
Q.33

For hardening alloy steels and high speed steels, they are heated to

  • 500 to 600°C
  • 700 to 900°C
  • 1100 to 1300°C
  • 1300 to 1500°C
Q.34

When carbon in the cast iron is principally in the form of graphite, the cast iron will be of

  • grey colour
  • white colour
  • yellow colour
  • brown colour
Q.35

A shaft is a rotating machine element.

  • Correct
  • Incorrect
Q.36

According to I.B.R., when the thickness of boiler shell (t) is greater than 8 mm, then the diameter of rivet hole (d) is obtained by

  • equating tearing resistance of the plate to the shearing resistance of the rivets
  • equating tearing resistance of the plate to the crushing resistance of the rivets
  • equating shearing resistance to the crushing resistance of the rivets
  • none of the above
Q.37

In designing a connecting rod, it is considered like __________ for buckling about Y-axis.

  • both ends hinged
  • both ends fixed
  • one end fixed and the other end hinged
  • one end fixed and the other end free
Q.38

The diameter of washer is generally taken bigger than the nut size.

  • True
  • False
Q.39

In designing a connecting rod, it is considered like __________ for buckling about Y-axis.

  • both ends hinged
  • both ends fixed
  • one end fixed and the other end hinged
  • one end fixed and the other end free
Q.40

In designing a connecting rod, it is considered like __________ for buckling about Y-axis.

  • both ends hinged
  • both ends fixed
  • one end fixed and the other end hinged
  • one end fixed and the other end free
Q.41

A connecting rod should be

  • strong in buckling about X-axis
  • strong in buckling about Y-axis
  • equally strong in buckling about X-axis and Y-axis
  • any one of the above
Q.42

Lewis equation in gears is used to find the

  • tensile stress in bending
  • shear stress
  • compressive stress in bending
  • fatigue stress
Q.43

In order to determine the stresses in a thin cylinder due to an internal pressure, it is assumed that

  • the effect of curvature of the cylinder wall is neglected
  • the tensile stresses are uniformly distributed over the section of the walls
  • the effect of the restraining action of the heads at the end of the pressure vessel is neglected
  • all of the above
Q.44

Which of the following formula is used in designing a connecting rod ?

  • Euler's formula
  • Rankine's formula
  • Johnson's straight line formula
  • Johnson's parabolic formula
Q.45

The diameter of the rivet hole is usually __________ the nominal diameter of the rivet.

  • equal to
  • less than
  • more than
Q.46

Pitch point of a cam is

  • a point on the pitch curve having minimum pressure angle
  • a point on the pitch curve having maximum pressure angle
  • any point on the pitch curve
  • any point on the pitch circle
Q.47

For a shaft diameter ofmm, the number of bolts in a flange coupling should be

  • 4
  • 6
  • 8
  • 10
Q.48

The sleeve or muff coupling is designed as a

  • dun cylinder
  • thick cylinder
  • solid shaft
  • hollow shaft
Q.49

The shear stress in a beam varies from zero at the outer fibres to a maximum at the neutral surface.

  • Yes
  • No
Q.50

The ratio of the ultimate stress to the design stress is known as

  • elastic limit
  • strain
  • factor of safety
  • bulk modulus
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