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  • Two closely coiled helical springs 'A' and 'B' are equal in all respects but the number of turns of spring 'A' is half that of spring 'B' The ratio of deflections in spring 'A' to spring 'B' is


  • Options
  • A. 1/8
  • B. 1/4
  • C. 1/2
  • D. 2

  • Correct Answer
  • 1/2 


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    • 1. The moment of inertia of a solid sphere of mass m and radius r is

    • Options
    • A. 2mr2/3
    • B. 2mr2/5
    • C. mr2
    • D. mr2/2
    • Discuss
    • 2. The friction experienced by a body, when at rest, is known as

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    • A. static friction
    • B. dynamic friction
    • C. limiting friction
    • D. coefficient of friction
    • Discuss
    • 3. In a simply supported beam carrying a uniformly distributed load w per unit length, the point of contraflexure

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    • A. lies in the centre of the beam
    • B. lies at the ends of the beam
    • C. depends upon the length of beam
    • D. does not exist
    • Discuss
    • 4. Any number of equal divisions can be obtained on milling machine by

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    • A. direct indexing
    • B. simple indexing
    • C. compound indexing
    • D. differential indexing
    • Discuss
    • 5. The process of heat transfer from one particle of the body to another is called conduction, when the particles of the body

    • Options
    • A. move actually
    • B. do not move actually
    • C. affect the intervening medium
    • D. does not affect the intervening medium
    • Discuss
    • 6. In flame hardening, oxy-acetylene flame is used.

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    • A. Yes
    • B. No
    • Discuss
    • 7. The coefficient of performance (C.O.P.) of a refrigerator working as a heat pump is given by

    • Options
    • A. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R + 2
    • B. (C.O.P.)P = (C.O.P.)R + 1
    • C. (C.O.P)P = (C.O.P)R - 1
    • D. (C.O.P)P = (C.O.P)R
    • Discuss
    • 8. The ratio of Nusselt number and the product of Reynold's number and Prandtl number is equal to

    • Options
    • A. Stanton number
    • B. Biot number
    • C. Peclet number
    • D. Grashoff number
    • Discuss
    • 9. Falling drops of water become spheres due to the property of

    • Options
    • A. surface tension of water
    • B. compressibility of water
    • C. capillarity of water
    • D. viscosity of water
    • Discuss
    • 10. Light weight substances can not be effective moderators.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss


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