1. The steering of a ship means ?

movement of a complete ship up and down in vertical plane about transverse axis

turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward

rolling of a complete ship side-ways

none of the above

Answer: turning of a complete ship in a curve towards right or left, while it moves forward

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2. Which of the following statement is correct for involute gears ?

The interference is inherently absent

The variation in centre distance of shafts increases radial force

A convex flank is always in contact with concave flank

The pressure angle is constant throughout the teeth engagement

Answer: The pressure angle is constant throughout the teeth engagement

Explanation:


3. Which of the following is an inversion of a double slider crank chain ?

Oldham's coupling

Elliptical trammel

Scotch yoke mechanism

all of these

Answer: all of these

Explanation:


4. The size of a gear is usually specified by ?

pressure angle

circular pitch

diametral pitch

pitch circle diameter

Answer: pitch circle diameter

Explanation:


5. Scotch yoke mechanism is used to generate ?

sine functions

square roots

logarithms

inversions

Answer: sine functions

Explanation:


6. The minimum force required to slide a body of weight Won a rough horizontal plane is ?

W sin ?

W cos ?

W tan ?

W cosec ?

Answer: W sin ?

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7. A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity ? rad/s. The total acceleration of B with respect to A will be equal to ?

vector sum of radial component and coriolis component

vector sum of tangential component and coriolis component

vector sum of radial component and tangential component

vector difference of radial component and tangential component

Answer: vector sum of radial component and tangential component

Explanation:


8. In a kinematic chain, a quaternary joint is equivalent to ?

one binary joint

two binary joints

three binary joints

four binary joints

Answer: three binary joints

Explanation:


9. The instantaneous centres which vary with the configuration of mechanism, are called ?

permanent instantaneous centres

fixed instantaneous centres

neither fixed nor permanent instantaneous centres

none of the above

Answer: neither fixed nor permanent instantaneous centres

Explanation:


10. The instantaneous centre of a rigid thin disc rolling on a plane rigid surface is located at ?

the centre of the disc

the point of contact

an infinite distance on the plane surface

the point on the circumference situated vertically opposite to the contact point

Answer: the point of contact

Explanation: