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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
Correct Answer
reverted gear train
Theory of machines problems
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1. 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
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Correct Answer: 1
2. 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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Correct Answer: zero
3. In a coupling rod of a locomotive, each of the four pairs is a __________ pair.
Options
A. sliding
B. turning
C. rolling
D. screw
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Correct Answer: turning
4. 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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Correct Answer: all of these
5. 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
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Correct Answer: coupler link is fixed
6. When the relation between the controlling force (
F
c
) and radius of rotation (
r
) for a spring controlled governor is
F
c
=
ar
+
b
, then the governor will be
Options
A. stable
B. unstable
C. isochronous
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: unstable
7. 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
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Correct Answer: all of the above
8. The pair is known as a higher pair, when the relative motion between the elements of a pair is
Options
A. turning only
B. sliding only
C. rolling only
D. partly turning and partly sliding
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Correct Answer: partly turning and partly sliding
9. In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load W is given by
Options
A.
P
=
W
tan(? - ?)
B.
P
=
W
tan(? + ?)
C.
P
=
W
tan(? - ?)
D.
P
=
W
cos(? + ?)
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Correct Answer:
P
=
W
tan(? - ?)
10. When the connection between the two elements is such that only required kind of relative motion occurs, it is known as self-closed pair.
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A. Right
B. Wrong
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Correct Answer: Right
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