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  • Question
  • In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pairs is a __________ pair.


  • Options
  • A. sliding
  • B. turning
  • C. rolling
  • D. screw

  • Correct Answer
  • turning 


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    • 1. The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is

    • Options
    • A. diameter of disc
    • B. span of shaft
    • C. eccentricity
    • D. all of these
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    • 2. The Whitworth quick return motion mechanism is formed in a slider crank chain when the

    • Options
    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. The gears are termed as medium velocity gears, if their peripheral velocity is

    • Options
    • A. 1 - 3 m/s
    • B. 3 - 15 m/s
    • C. 15 - 30 m/s
    • D. 30 - 50 m/s
    • Discuss
    • 4. The cam follower generally used in automobile engines is

    • Options
    • A. knife edge follower
    • B. fiat faced follower
    • C. spherical faced follower
    • D. roller follower
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. When the crank is at the inner dead centre, in a reciprocating steam engine, then the velocity of the piston will be

    • Options
    • A. minimum
    • B. zero
    • C. maximum
    • D. none of these
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    • 7. If ?/?n = 2, where co is the frequency of excitation and ?n is the natural frequency of vibrations, then the transmissibility of vibration will the

    • Options
    • A. 0.5
    • B. 1
    • C. 1.5
    • D. 2
    • Discuss
    • 8. The gear train usually employed in clocks is a

    • Options
    • A. simple gear train
    • B. reverted gear train
    • C. sun and planet gear
    • D. differential gear
    • Discuss
    • 9. When the relation between the controlling force (Fc) and radius of rotation (r) for a spring controlled governor is Fc = ar + b, then the governor will be

    • Options
    • A. stable
    • B. unstable
    • C. isochronous
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. The static friction

    • Options
    • A. bears a constant ratio to the normal reaction between the two surfaces
    • B. is independent of the area of contact, between the two surfaces
    • C. always acts in a direction, opposite to that in which the body tends to move
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss


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