mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 203

Practise multiple-choice questions from mechanical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

4041. The building up of worn and uridersized parts, subjected to repeated loads by electroplating is_____________________?
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A. best method

B. extremely hazardous

C. cheapest method

D. has no effect as regards fatigue strength

E. all of the above

4042. When a close coiled helical spring is compressed, its wire is subjected to________________?
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A. shear

B. compression

C. all of the above

D. tension

E. none of the above

4044. Machine screws are________________?
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A. used to prevent relative motion be-tween two parts

B. none of the above

C. similar to stud

D. slotted for a screw driver and generally used with a nut

E. similar to small size tap bolts except that a greater variety of shapes of heads are available

4046. The shearing stresses in the inner face as compared to outer face of the wire in a heavy close coiled spring is_________________?
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A. larger

B. equal

C. smaller

D. larger/smaller depending on diameter of spring coil

E. unpredictable

4049. Spring stiffness is__________________?
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A. its capability of storing energy

B. ratio of coil diameter to wire diameter

C. none of the above

D. its ability to absorb shocks

E. load required to produce unit deflection
4050. If shearing stress in nut is half the tensile stress in a bolt, then nut length should be equal to___________________?
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A. 1.25 x diameter of bolt

B. 1.5 x diameter of bolt

C. diameter of bolt

D. 0.5 x diameter of bolt

E. 0.75 x diameter of bolt

4051. In the case of an elastic bar fixed at upper end and loaded by a falling weight at lower end, the shock load produced can be decreased by_________________?
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A. would depend upon other factors

B. decreasing the cross-section area of bar

C. increasing the cross-section area of bar

D. remain unaffected with cross-section area

E. none of the above

4055. In oilness bearings________________?
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A. grease required to be applied after some intervals

B. do not require external supply of lubricant

C. the oil film pressure is generated only by the rotation of the journal

D. none of the above

E. the oil film is maintained by supplying oil under pressure

4056. Resilience of a material is important, when it is subjected to________________?
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A. combined loading

B. thermal stresses

C. fatigue

D. shock loading

E. wear and tear

4057. For tight leakage joints, following type of thread is best suited ____________________?
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A. square

B. buttress

C. NPT (national pipe threads)

D. metric

E. acme

4059. Yield point in fatigue loading as compared to static loading is__________________?
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A. same

B. depends on other factors

C. lower

D. none of the above

E. higher