mechanical engineering MCQs – Page 34

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

663. The unit of Youngs modulus is__________________?
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A. kg

B. kg cm2

C. kg/cm2

D. kg/cm

E. mm/mm

664. If the radius of wire stretched by a load is doubled, then its Youngs modulus will be_______________?
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A. remain unaffected

B. halved

C. become four times

D. become one-fourth

E. doubled

665. The COP of a vapor compression plant in comparison to vapor absorption plant is ________________?
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A. more

B. less

C. same

D. unpredictable

E. more/less depending on size of plant

666. The example of spherical pair is_____________________?
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A. ball bearing and roller bearing

B. lead screw of a lathe

C. bolt and nut

D. ball and socket joint

E. none of the above

667. For proper refrigeration in a cabinet, if the temperature and vapour pressure difference between cabinet and atmosphere is high, then_________________?
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A. refrigerant with lower evaporation temperature should be used

B. smaller cabinet should be used

C. perfectly tight vapour seal should be used

D. refrigerant with high boiling point must be used

E. bigger cabinet should be used

668. The change in the unit volume of a material under tension with increase in its Poissons ratio will ________________?
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A. increase initially and then decrease

B. decrease

C. increase

D. unpredictable

E. remain same

669. In refrigerator, liquid receiver is required between condenser and flow controlling device, if quantity of refrigerant for system is_____________________?
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A. more than 10 kg

B. less than 2 kg

C. pone of the above

D. more than or equal to 3.65 kg

E. there is no such consideration

670. Proof resilience per material is known as________________?
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A. impact energy

B. resilience

C. toughness

D. proof resilience

E. modulus of resilience
671. The tendency of a body to resist change from rest or motion is known as_______________?
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A. resisting torque

B. friction

C. mass

D. resisting force

E. inertia
672. The advantage of the piston valve over D-slide valve is that in the former case____________________?
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A. wear is less

B. power absorbed is less

C. both wear and power absorbed are low

D. the pressure developed being high provides tight sealing

E. there is overall economy of initial cost, maintenance and operation

675. It is required to connect two parallel shafts, the distance between whose axes is small and variable. The shafts are coupled by_______________?
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A. electromagnetic coupling

B. flexible coupling

C. knuckle joint

D. Oldhams coupling

E. universal joint

676. Air refrigeration cycle is used in ____________________?
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A. domestic refrigerators

B. such a cycle does not exist

C. air conditioning

D. commercial refrigerators

E. gas liquefaction
677. One ton of the refrigeration is_________________?
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A. the refrigeration effect to produce 1 ton of ice at NTP conditions

B. the refrigeration effect to freeze 1 ton of water at 0C into ice at 0C in 24 hours

C. the cooling effect produced by melting 1 ton of ice

D. the refrigeration effect to produce 1 ton of ice in 1 hour time

E. the standard unit used in refrigeration problems

679. Under-cooling in a refrigeration cycle_________________?
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A. decreases COF

B. COP remains unaltered

C. unperdictable

D. increases COP

E. other factors decide COP

680. The maximum strain energy that can be stored in a body is known as________________?
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A. proof resilience

B. toughness

C. impact energy

D. modulus of resilience

E. resilience