Theory of Machines - 1 - Mechanical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

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1)   Torsional pendulum is used to determine mass moment of inertia of
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a. flywheel
b. rigid bar
c. both a. and b.
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: flywheel

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2)   Which of the following conditions should be satisfied for a two point mass statistically equivalent system?

1. m = m1 + m2
2. m1 l2 = m2 l1
3. m1 l1 = m2  l2
4. IG = IG1 + IG2

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a. Condition 1 and condition 2
b. Condition 1 and condition 3
c. Condition 2 and condition 4
d. All the above conditions should be satisfied
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ANSWER: Condition 1 and condition 3

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3)   Match the following Group 1 items with Group 2 items

1. Piston effort (FP) ----------------------------------- A. FQ sin (θ + Φ)
2. Thrust in connecting rod (FQ)  ------------------- B. FQ cos (θ + Φ)
3. Tangential force on crank shaft (FT) ------------ C. Fg – F1 + FF + WR
4. Radial force along crank shaft (FR) ------------- D. FP / cos Φ

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a. 1 – A, 2 – C, 3 – D, 4 – B
b. 1 – B, 2 – D, 3 – C, 4 – A
c. 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B
d. 1 – B, 2 – A, 3 – D, 4 – C
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ANSWER: 1 – C, 2 – D, 3 – A, 4 – B

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4)   Calculate the thrust in connecting rod, if piston effort is 200 kN and crank makes an angle of 45o from TDC. Assume obliquity ratio = 3.5
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a. 900.80 kN
b. 204.20 kN
c. 195.87 kN
d. 970.02 kN
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ANSWER: 204.20 kN

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5)   Calculate torque acting on the crank, if tangential force acting on the engine is 150 kN and 300 mm is the crank radius.
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a. 45 kN.m
b. 500 kN/m
c. 2 kN/m
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: 45 kN.m

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6)   Scotch yoke mechanism is the inversion of
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a. Single slider kinematic chain
b. Double slider kinematic chain
c. Four bar chain
d. None of the above
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ANSWER: Double slider kinematic chain

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7)   Watt's mechanism is based on
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a. inversions of single slider chain mechanism
b. inversions of double slider chain mechanism
c. inversions of four bar chain mechanism
d. inversions of five bar chain mechanism
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ANSWER: inversions of four bar chain mechanism

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8)   Which type of mechanism is shown below?
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a. constrained
b. unconstrained
c. locked
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: unconstrained

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9)   One quaternary joint is equal to how many binary joints?
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a. 4
b. 3
c. 2
d. none of the above
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ANSWER: 3

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10)   The relation between number of links and number of lower pairs is given as n = 2p – 4. If L.H.S is less than R.H.S of this equation then the chain is
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a. constrained
b. locked
c. structure
d. unconstrained
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ANSWER: unconstrained

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