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  1. The gears are termed as medium velocity gears, if their peripheral velocity is

  2. A.
    1 - 3 m/s
    B.
    3 - 15 m/s
    C.
    15 - 30 m/s
    D.
    30 - 50 m/s

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  3. For a twin cylinder V-engine, the crank positions for primary reverse cranks and secondary direct cranks are shown in the below figure. The engine is a

  4. A.
    30° V-engine
    B.
    60° V-engine
    C.
    120° V-engine
    D.
    150° V-engine

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  5. The frequency of damped vibrations with viscous damping is __________ the frequency of undamped vibrations.

  6. A.
    more than
    B.
    less than
    C.
    same as

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  7. Whitworth quick return motion mechanism consists of three turning pairs and one sliding pair.

  8. A.
    Right
    B.
    Wrong

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  9. The rotor of a ship rotates in clockwise direction when viewed from stern and the ship takes a right turn. The effect of gyroscopic couple acting on it will be to raise the stern and lower the bow.

  10. A.
    Agree
    B.
    Disagree

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  11. The sliding pairs, turning pairs and screw pairs form lower pairs.

  12. A.
    True
    B.
    False

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  13. When a particle moves round the circumference of a circle of radius r with ω rad/s, then its maximum acceleration is ω2r.

  14. A.
    Right
    B.
    Wrong

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  15. The static friction

  16. 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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  17. A shaft has an attached disc at the centre of its length. The disc has its centre of gravity located at a distance of 2 mm from the axis of the shaft. When the shaft is allowed to vibrate in its natural bow-shaped mode, it has a frequency of vibration of 10 rad/s. When the shaft is rotated at 300 r.p.m., it will whirl with a radius of

  18. A.
    2 mm
    B.
    2.22 mm
    C.
    2.50 mm
    D.
    3.0 mm

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  19. The swaying couple is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank to the line of stroke (θ) is equal to

  20. A.
    90° and 180°
    B.
    45° and 225°
    C.
    180° and 270°
    D.
    270° and 360°

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