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  1. The working depth of a gear is the radial distance from the

  2. A.
    pitch circle to the bottom of a tooth
    B.
    pitch circle to the top of a tooth
    C.
    top of a tooth to the bottom of a tooth
    D.
    addendum circle to the clearance circle

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  3. The acceleration of a particle at any instant has two components i.e. radial component and tangential component. These two components will be

  4. A.
    parallel to each other
    B.
    perpendicular to each other
    C.
    inclined at 45°
    D.
    opposite to each other

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  5. When the axes of the first and last wheels are co-axial, then the train is known as

  6. A.
    simple train of wheels
    B.
    compound train of wheels
    C.
    reverted gear train
    D.
    epicyclic gear train

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  7. The primary unbalanced force is more than the secondary unbalanced force.

  8. A.
    True
    B.
    False

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  9. The cam and follower is an example of

  10. A.
    sliding pair
    B.
    rolling pair
    C.
    lower pair
    D.
    higher pair

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  11. The danger of breakage and vibration is maximum

  12. A.
    below the critical speed
    B.
    near the critical speed
    C.
    above the critical speed
    D.
    none of these

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  13. The primary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating engine is given by (where m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of crank, r = Radius of crank, θ = Angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke, and n = Ratio of the lengm of connecting rod to radius of crank)

  14. A.
    m2.r sin θ
    B.
    m2.r cos θ
    C.
    m2.r
    D.
    m2.r

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  15. For two governors A and B, the lift of sleeve of governor A is more than that of governor B, for a given fractional change in speed. It indicates that

  16. A.
    governor A is more sensitive than governor B
    B.
    governor B is more sensitive than governor A
    C.
    both governors A and B are equally sensitive
    D.
    none of the above

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  17. The component of the acceleration, parallel to the velocity of the particle, at the given instant is called

  18. A.
    radial component
    B.
    tangential component
    C.
    coriolis component
    D.
    none of these

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  19. In a multiple V-belt drive, if one of the belt is broken, then we should replace

  20. A.
    the broken belt only
    B.
    all the belts
    C.
    the broken belt and the belts on either side of it
    D.
    none of the above

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