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  1. A pair is said to be a kinematic pair, if the relative motion between them is completely or successfully constrained.

  2. A.
    Correct
    B.
    Incorrect

  3. The pitching of a ship is assumed to take place with simple harmonic motion.

  4. A.
    Yes
    B.
    No

  5. The natural frequency of free transverse vibrations due to uniformly distributed load acting over a simply supported shaft is (where δS = Static deflection of simply supported shaft due to uniformly distributed load)


  6. A motor car moving at a certain speed takes a left turn in a curved path. If the engine rotates in the same direction as that of wheels, men due to centrifugal force

  7. A.
    the reaction on me inner wheels increases and on the outer wheels decreases
    B.
    the reaction on the outer wheels increases and on the inner wheels decreases
    C.
    the reaction on the front wheels increases and on the rear wheels decreases
    D.
    the reaction on the rear wheels increases and on the front wheels decreases

  8. A point B on a rigid link AB moves with respect to A with angular velocity ω rad/s. The angular acceleration of the link AB is (where and = Radial and tangential components of the acceleration of B with respect to A)

  9. A.
    B.
    C.
    vBA x AB
    D.

  10. In order to give a complete secondary balance of a multi-cylinder in-line engine,

  11. A.
    the algebraic sum of the secondary forces must be equal to zero
    B.
    the algebraic sum of the couples about any point in the plane of the secondary forces must be equal to zero
    C.
    both (a) and (b)
    D.
    none of these

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

  13. A.
    vector sum of radial component and coriolis component
    B.
    vector sum of tangential component and coriolis component
    C.
    vector sum of radial component and tangential component
    D.
    vector difference of radial component and tangential component

  14. A spring controlled governor is said to be stable if the controlling force line when produced intersects the Y-axis

  15. A.
    at the origin
    B.
    below the origin
    C.
    above the origin
    D.
    any one of these

  16. When the radius of rotation of balls __________ as the equilibrium speed increases, the governor is said to be unstable.

  17. A.
    remains constant
    B.
    decreases
    C.
    increases

  18. The engine of an aeroplane rotates in clockwise direction when seen from the tail end and the aeroplane takes a turn to the left. The effect of gyroscopic couple on the aeroplane will be

  19. A.
    to dip the nose and tail
    B.
    to raise the nose and tail
    C.
    to raise the nose and dip the tail
    D.
    to dip the nose and raise the tail