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  • Question
  • In a watch, the spring is used to store strain energy. This energy is released


  • Options
  • A. to stop the watch
  • B. to run the watch
  • C. to change the time
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • to run the watch 


  • More questions

    • 1. Which of the following statement is wrong?

    • Options
    • A. The angular clearance on dies varies from 0.5° to 1°.
    • B. In drawing operation, the metal flows due to plasticity.
    • C. In press operation, the size of the pierced hole is independent of the size of punch.
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Combined carbon in iron makes the metal

    • Options
    • A. soft and gives coarse grained crystalline structure
    • B. soft and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
    • C. hard and gives a coarse grained crystalline structure
    • D. hard and gives a fine grained crystalline structure
    • Discuss
    • 3. The action of a centrifugal pump is that of a reversed reaction turbine.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 4. A thin spherical shell of diameter (d) and thickness (t) is subjected to an internal pressure (p). The stress in the shell material is

    • Options
    • A. pd/t
    • B. pd/2t
    • C. pd/4t
    • D. pd/8t
    • Discuss
    • 5. The bending moment of a cantilever beam of length l and carrying a gradually varying load from zero at free end and w per unit length at the fixed end is __________ at the fixed end.

    • Options
    • A. wl/2
    • B. wl
    • C. wl2/2
    • D. wl2/6
    • Discuss
    • 6. Thermosetting plastics are those materials which

    • Options
    • A. are formed into shape under heat and pressure and results in a permanently hard product
    • B. do not become hard with the application of heat and pressure and no chemical change occurs
    • C. are flexible and can withstand considerable wear under suitable conditions
    • D. are used as a friction lining for clutches and brakes
    • Discuss
    • 7. A column of length (l) with both ends fixed may be considered as equivalent to a column of length __________ with both ends hinged.

    • Options
    • A. l/8
    • B. l/4
    • C. l/2
    • D. l
    • Discuss
    • 8. The condition of refrigerant after passing through the condenser in a vapour compression system is

    • Options
    • A. saturated liquid
    • B. wet vapour
    • C. dry saturated vapour
    • D. superheated vapour
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a convergent divergent nozzle, the discharge depends upon the initial conditions of steam and the area of nozzle at throat.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss
    • 10. The angle between the face of the tool and a line tangent to the machined surface at the cutting point is called cutting angle.

    • Options
    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
    • Discuss


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