Q. The cam follower extensively used in air-craft engines is

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Q. The minor diameter of a screw thread is also known as outside or nominal diameter.

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Q. The effective stress in wire ropes during normal working is equal to the stress due to

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Q. When the length of the journal is equal to the diameter of the journal, then the bearing is said to be a

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Q. A connecting rod should be

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Q. According to I.B.R., the efficiency of a triple riveted butt joint with double straps of unequal width (5 rivets per pitch length) should be

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Q. When two non-parallel or intersecting but coplaner shafts are connected by gears, the arrangement is known as bevel gearing.

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Q. A tapered key which fits in a key way in the hub and the bottom of which is shaped to fit the curved surface of the shaft, is known as hollow saddle key.

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Q. In levers, leverage is the ratio of

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Q. The diameter of washer is generally taken bigger than the nut size.

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Q. Which of the following statement is wrong?

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Q. If a shaft made from ductile material is subjected to combined bending and twisting moment, calculations based on which one of the following failure theories will give the most conservative value?

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Q. The velocity factor for precision metallic gears cut with high accuracy and operating at velocities upto 20 m/s is equal to

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Q. In a bolt, the plane of shear should be across the threaded portion of the shank.

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Q. When a metal or alloy is cold worked,

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Q. A leaf spring in automobiles is used

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Q. According to I.B.R., the factor of safety of riveted joint should not be less than

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Q. Which of the following welded joint is designed for shear strength ?

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Q. In designing a connecting rod, it is considered like __________ for buckling about X-axis.

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Q. The material commonly used for crane hooks is

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