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  • A compound steam engine in which piston rods of high pressure and low pressure cylinders ' are attached to two different cranks set at 180° to each other, is called


  • Options
  • A. receiver type compound engine
  • B. Tandem type compound engine
  • C. Woolf type compound engine
  • D. both (a) and (b)

  • Correct Answer
  • Woolf type compound engine 


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    • 1. Thermoplastic materials are those materials which

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    • 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
    • 2. Which of the following methods can be used for manufacturing 2 metre long seamless metallic tubes?

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    • A. Drawing
    • B. Extrusion
    • C. Rolling
    • D. Extrusion and rolling
    • Discuss
    • 3. If the clearance ratio for a reciprocating air compressor is 'K', then its volumetric efficiency is given by

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    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a screw jack, the effort required to lower the load W is given by

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    • A. P = W tan(? - ?)
    • B. P = W tan(? + ?)
    • C. P = W tan(? - ?)
    • D. P = W cos(? + ?)
    • Discuss
    • 5. When a particle moves along a circular path with uniform velocity, there will be no tangential acceleration.

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    • A. Correct
    • B. Incorrect
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    • 6. Which of the following statement is wrong as regard to down milling?

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    • A. It can not be used on old machines due to backlash between the feed screw of the table and the nut.
    • B. The chips are disposed off easily and do not interfere with the cutting.
    • C. The surface milled appears to be slightly wavy.
    • D. The coolant can be poured directly at the cutting zone where the cutting force is maximum.
    • Discuss
    • 7. A pipe of length more than double the diameter of orifice fitted externally or internally to the orifice is called a

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    • A. notch
    • B. weir
    • C. mouthpiece
    • D. nozzle
    • Discuss
    • 8. In a reaction turbine, when steam flows through the fixed blades,

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    • A. pressure increases while velocity decreases
    • B. pressure decreases while velocity increases
    • C. pressure and velocity both decreases
    • D. pressure and velocity both increases
    • Discuss
    • 9. In a riveted joint, when the number of rivets decreases from the inner most row to outer most row, the joint is said to be

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    • A. chain riveted
    • B. zig-zag riveted
    • C. diamond riveted
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. When a particle moves along a circular path, its acceleration has two components, one is normal component and the other is tangential component of acceleration.

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    • A. True
    • B. False
    • Discuss


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