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  • Question
  • Two shafts 'A' and 'B' are made of same material. The shaft 'A' is of diameter D and shaft 'B' is of diameter D/2. The strength of shaft 'B' is __________ as that of shaft 'A'


  • Options
  • A. one-eighth
  • B. one-fourth
  • C. one-half
  • D. four times

  • Correct Answer
  • one-eighth 


  • More questions

    • 1. The moment of a force

    • Options
    • A. is the turning effect produced by a force, on the body, on which it acts
    • B. is equal to the product of force acting on the body and the perpendicular distance of a point and the line of action of the force
    • C. is equal to twice the area of the traingle, whose base is the line representing the force and whose vertex is the point, about which the moment is taken
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. When a body is subjected to a direct tensile stress (?) in one plane, then tangential or shear stress on an oblique section of the body inclined at an angle ? to the normal of the section is

    • Options
    • A. ? sin 2?
    • B. ? cos 2?
    • C. ?/2 sin 2?
    • D. ?/2 cos 2?
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following bladings will give maximum pressure rise in a centrifugal compressor, assuming the same overall dimensions, blade inlet angle and rotational speeds?

    • Options
    • A. Forward curved blades
    • B. Backward curved blades
    • C. Radial blades
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. PERT requires

    • Options
    • A. single time estimate
    • B. double time estimate
    • C. triple time estimate
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. A body will begin to move down an inclined plane if the angle of inclination of the plane is __________ the angle of friction.

    • Options
    • A. equal to
    • B. less than
    • C. greater than
    • Discuss
    • 6. The effect of bleeding is that

    • Options
    • A. it increases the thermodynamic efficiency of the turbine
    • B. boiler is supplied with hot water
    • C. it decreases the power developed by the turbine
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 7. The maximum number of jets, generally, employed in an impulse turbine without jet interference are

    • Options
    • A. two
    • B. four
    • C. six
    • D. eight
    • Discuss
    • 8. Green sand is a mixture of

    • Options
    • A. 30% sand and 70% clay
    • B. 50% sand and 50% clay
    • C. 70% sand and 30% clay
    • D. 90% sand and 10% clay
    • Discuss
    • 9. The actual feed in centreless grinders is given by (where d = Dia. of regulating wheel, n = Revolutions per minute, and ? = Angle of inclination of wheel)

    • Options
    • A. ?d
    • B. ?d n
    • C. ?d n sin ?
    • D. ?d n cos ?
    • Discuss
    • 10. Ceramic cutting tools are

    • Options
    • A. made by cold pressing of aluminium oxide powder
    • B. available in the form of tips
    • C. brittle and have low bending strength
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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