1. In railway axle boxes, the bearing used is ?

deep groove ball bearing

double row self-aligning ball bearing

double row spherical roller bearing

cylindrical roller bearing

Answer: double row spherical roller bearing

Explanation:


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

simple train of wheels

compound train of wheels

reverted gear train

epicyclic gear train

Answer: reverted gear train

Explanation:


3. The motion of a shaft in a circular hole is an example of ?

completely constrained motion

incompletely constrained motion

successfully constrained motion

none of these

Answer: incompletely constrained motion

Explanation:


4. When the belt is stationary, it is subjected to some tension known as initial tension. The value of this tension is equal to the ?

tension in the tight side of the belt

tension in the slack side of the belt

sum of the tensions on the tight side and slack side of the belt

average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt

Answer: average tension of the tight side and slack side of the belt

Explanation:


5. In a mechanism, the fixed instantaneous centres are those centres which ?

remain in the same place for all configurations of the mechanism

vary with the configuration of the mechanism

moves as the mechanism moves, but joints are of permanent nature

none of the above

Answer: remain in the same place for all configurations of the mechanism

Explanation:


6. The frictional torque transmitted by a cone clutch is same as that of ?

flat pivot bearing

flat collar bearing

conical pivot bearing

truncated conical pivot bearing

Answer: truncated conical pivot bearing

Explanation:


7. The contact ratio for gears is ?

zero

less than one

greater than one

infinity

Answer: greater than one

Explanation:


8. When two links are connected by a pin joint, their instantaneous centre lies ?

on their point of contact

at the centre of curvature

at the centre of circle

at the pin joint

Answer: at the pin joint

Explanation:


9. The cam and follower is an example of ?

sliding pair

rolling pair

lower pair

higher pair

Answer: higher pair

Explanation:


10. In involute gears, the pressure angle is ?

dependent on the size of teeth

dependent on the size of gears

always constant

always variable

Answer: always constant

Explanation: