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  • In a glass tube type water indicator for a boiler, one end of the tube is connected to water space and the other end is connected to


  • Options
  • A. water space also
  • B. chimney
  • C. steam space
  • D. superheater

  • Correct Answer
  • steam space 


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    • 1. The maximum bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a uniformly distributed load of w per unit length lies at the middle of its length.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 2. The tool life in case of a grinding wheel is the time

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    • A. between two successive regrinds of the wheel
    • B. taken for the wheel to be balanced
    • C. taken between two successive wheel dressings
    • D. taken for a wear of 1 mm on its diameter
    • Discuss
    • 3. When there is no increase or decrease in shear force between two points, it indicates that there is no change in the bending moment between these points.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss
    • 4. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?x) in one plane accompanied by a simple shear stress (?xy), the maximum shear stress is

    • Options
    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 5. The floating position of the holding fixture in a rotary transfer device is used to

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    • A. improve the accuracy of location
    • B. reduce the tendency to over-index
    • C. improve upon the acceleration and deceleration characteristics
    • D. reduce the cycle time
    • Discuss
    • 6. Coefficient of velocity is defined as the ratio of

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    • A. actual velocity of jet at vena contracta to the theoretical velocity
    • B. area of jet at vena contracta to the area of orifice
    • C. actual discharge through an orifice to the theoretical discharge
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The unit of dynamic viscosity in S.I. units is

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    • A. N-m/s2
    • B. N-s/m2
    • C. poise
    • D. stoke
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the inlet valve

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    • A. opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead centre
    • B. opens at 20° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead centre
    • C. opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
    • D. may open and close anywhere
    • Discuss
    • 9. The coefficient of performance of electrolux refrigerator is the ratio of

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    • A. heat supplied by the gas burner to the heat absorbed by the evaporator
    • B. heat absorbed by the evaporator to the heat supplied by the gas burner
    • C. heat supplied by the gas burner minus the heat absorbed by the evaporator to the heat supplied by the gas burner
    • D. heat absorbed by the evaporator minus the heat supplied by the gas burner to the heat absorbed by the evaporator
    • Discuss
    • 10. Silicon is added in low carbon steels to

    • Options
    • A. make the steel tougher and harder
    • B. make the steel of good bending qualities
    • C. raise the yield point
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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