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Theory of machines problems


  • 1. When the two elements of a pair have a surface contact when relative motion takes place and the surface of one element slides over the surface of the other, the pair formed is known as a

  • Options
  • A. lower pair
  • B. higher pair
  • C. self-closed pair
  • D. force-closed pair
  • Discuss
  • 2. The swaying couple is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank to the line of stroke (?) is equal to

  • Options
  • A. 90° and 180°
  • B. 45° and 225°
  • C. 180° and 270°
  • D. 270° and 360°
  • Discuss
  • 3. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is inversely proportional to the displacement of the particle from the mean position.

  • Options
  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss
  • 4. The ratio of the actual damping coefficient to the critical damping coefficient is called damping factor.

  • Options
  • A. Yes
  • B. No
  • Discuss
  • 5. If ?/?n is very high for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for all values of damping factors, will tend to approach

  • Options
  • A. 0°
  • B. 90°
  • C. 180°
  • D. 360°
  • Discuss
  • 6. The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ? = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, and ? = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)

  • Options
  • A. m.?2.r cos ?
  • B. c.m.?2.r sin ?
  • C. (1 - c)m.?2.r(cos ? - sin ?)
  • D. m.?2.r(cos ? - sin ?)
  • Discuss
  • 7. In railway axle boxes, the bearing used is

  • Options
  • A. deep groove ball bearing
  • B. double row self-aligning ball bearing
  • C. double row spherical roller bearing
  • D. cylindrical roller bearing
  • Discuss
  • 8. In order to give the primary balance of the reciprocating parts of a multi-cylinder in-line engines,

  • Options
  • A. the algebraic sum of the primary forces must be equal to zero
  • B. the algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the primary forces must be equal to zero
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. none of these
  • Discuss
  • 9. When a particle moves round the circumference of a circle of radius r with ? rad/s, then its maximum acceleration is ?2r.

  • Options
  • A. Right
  • B. Wrong
  • Discuss
  • 10. The centre distance between two meshing involute gears is equal to

  • Options
  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.
  • Discuss

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