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  • The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is


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  • A. knife edge follower
  • B. fiat faced follower
  • C. spherical faced follower
  • D. roller follower

  • Correct Answer
  • spherical faced follower 

    • Theory of machines problems

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    • 1. The partial balancing of reciprocating parts in locomotives produces

    • Options
    • A. hammer blow
    • B. swaying couple
    • C. variation in tractive force along the line of stroke
    • D. all of the above
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    • 2. When the axes of the shafts, over which the gears are mounted, move relative to a fixed axis, then the train is known as reverted gear train.

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    • A. Right
    • B. Wrong
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    • 3. The radial distance of a tooth from the pitch circle to the bottom of the tooth is called

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    • A. dedendum
    • B. addendum
    • C. clearance
    • D. working depth
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    • 4. The steering of a ship means

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    • A. movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis
    • B. turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward
    • C. rolling of a complete ship side-ways
    • D. none of the above
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    • 5. For a twin cylinder V-engine, the crank positions for primary reverse cranks and secondary direct cranks are shown in the below figure. The engine is a

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    • A. 30° V-engine
    • B. 60° V-engine
    • C. 120° V-engine
    • D. 150° V-engine
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    • 6. The gears are termed as medium velocity gears, if their peripheral velocity is

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    • A. 1 - 3 m/s
    • B. 3 - 15 m/s
    • C. 15 - 30 m/s
    • D. 30 - 50 m/s
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    • 7. The Whitworth quick return motion mechanism is formed in a slider crank chain when the

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    • A. coupler link is fixed
    • B. longest link is a fixed link
    • C. slider is a fixed link
    • D. smallest link is a fixed link
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    • 8. The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is

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    • A. diameter of disc
    • B. span of shaft
    • C. eccentricity
    • D. all of these
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    • 9. In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pairs is a __________ pair.

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    • A. sliding
    • B. turning
    • C. rolling
    • D. screw
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    • 10. When the crank is at the inner dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the velocity of the piston will be

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    • A. minimum
    • B. zero
    • C. maximum
    • D. none of these
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