ut)=

CjU1(t)+C2U2{t)
Homogeneous solution of rotation. The gyroscope sensor within the MEMs
here,
solution
is tiny. When the gyro is rotated, a small resonating
transient

u (t)> > Particular solution Mass is shifted as the angular velocity changes. This
cos(wt}+Bsin(wt) movement is converted into very low current
A
uptsteady state solution
electrical signals that can be amplified and read by a
Vibrations
without Damping host microcontroller
Forced
of motion of an undamped forced have either a digital or analog
The equation Gyros can

oscillator is: communication interface.

mu"+ku Focos(wt) digital interface usually use

Gyros with a
12C communication
either the SPl or
Vibration Isolation
interfaces allow for
an object, such as a protocols. Using these
ofisolating to a host
It is the process an easy
connection
from the source of vibrations.
piece of equipment, microcontroller. One limitation of a digital
mechanical waves and
via
sample rate. 12C has a
max
Vibration propagate Interface is max
conduct vibrations more
on the other
certain mechanical linkages sample rate of SPI,
400Hz
rate.
efficiently than others. much higher sample
materials
hand, can have a
makes use of interface represent
Passive vibration isolation Gyros with an analog
that absorb and damp a varying voltage,
and mechanical linkages rotational velocity by
and the supply
these mechanical waves. usually between ground microcontroller can
and on a
involves sensors
voltage. An ADC
Active vibration isolation that
destructive
interference
be used to read the signal.
actuators that produce
cancels-out incoming vibration.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

b) T/D
1. A higher pair has c) 2D/T
a) Point contact d) 2T/D
the first gear and the
b) Surface contact 4. type of gear train
c) No contact last gear are co-axial.
train
d) None of the above connecting
two a Simple gear
used for train
2. gear is b) Compound gear
Coplanar and intersecting
shafts.
c) Reverted gear train
a) Spur gear d) None of the above
in steering
b) Helical gear 5. type of gearing is used
c) Bevel gear system of an automobile.

d) None of the above a) Rack and pinion

is
3. The module of a gear b)Worm and wheel
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b) Pitch circle
c) Spiral gears c) Prime circle
d) None of the above d) Outer circle
of the
6. disciplines provides study
of a machine 14. Acircle passing through the pitch point witht.
nits
relative motion between the parts center at the center of cam axis is known as
and the forces acting on the parts.
a) Pitch circle
a) Theory of machines b) Base circle
b) Applied machines
c) Prime circle
c) Mechanism
d) Outer circle
d) Kinetics
slider crank
15. The cylindrical cams can be classified as
7. is an inversion of Single
a) Circular
chain.
a) Beam engine b) Tangent
c)Reciprocating
b) Rotary engine
d) None of the above
c) Oldham's coupling
d) Elliptical trammel 16. Klein's construction can be used when
8. is an example of lower pair. a) Crank has a uniform angular velocity
a) Shaft revolving in a bearing b) Crank has non-uniform velocity
b) Straight line motion mechanisms c) Crank has uniform angular acceleration
c) Automobile steering gear d) There is no such criterion
d) All the above 17. Klein's construction is useful to determine
9. The pitch point on a cam is a) Velocity of various parts
a) Any point on pitch curve b) Acceleration of various parts
b) The point on cam pitch curve having the c) Displacement of various parts
maximum pressure angle d) All of the above
c) Any point on pitch cirdle 18. Corioli's component is encountered in
d) None of the above
a) Quick return mechanism of shaper
10. A circular bar moving in a round hole is an b) Four bar chain mechanism
example of c) Slider crank mechanism
a) incompletely constrained motion d) All the above
b) Partially constrained motion
19. The number of centers in a crank driven slider
c) Completely constrained motion
crank mechanism are
d) Successfully constrained motion
a) 0
11. The kinematic pairs are those which have two b) 2
elements that c) 4
a) Have line contact d) 6
b) Have surface contact
20. Corioli's component acts
c) Permit relative motion
a) Perpendicular to
d) Are held together sliding surfaces
b) Along sliding surfaces
12. The pressure angle of a cam depends upon c) Somewhere in
a) Offset between centre lines of cam and follower between above two
d) None of the above
b) Lift of follower 21. Two
systems shall be
c) Angle of ascent
when dynamically equivd lent
d) All
a) The mass of two
are same
13. The cam size depends upon b) E.g. of two
a) Base circle
coincides
c) M.I of two about
an axis through e.g. is equal
62
 the
above a) A small value of pressure angle
All of is used to determine b) A large value of pressure angle
d) method

22.
Bifilarsuspension of vibration c) There is no such relation with pressure angle
frequency
d) None of the above is true
N a t u r a l

a) weights
of balancing
HPosition of inertia 30. Cam angle is defined
as the angle
Moment
c)
d) Centripetal a c c e l e r a t i o n a) During which the follower returns to its initial
Instantan
center of rotation of a link in a position
23.
mechanism lies on b) Of rotation of the cam for a definite
four bar displacement of the follower
pivot of this link
)Rightside c) Moved by the cam from the instant the follower
side pivot of this
link
b) Lift begins to rise, tillit reaches its highest position.
intersection on extending
cdApoint obtained by d) Moved by the cam from beginning of an ascent
adjoining links
to the termination of descent
None of the
above
d 31. i s a higher pair.
of links and instantaneous centers
24. The number
in a reciprocating engine mechanism are a) Turning pair
b) Screw pair
a)4,4 c) Belt and pulley
b) 4, 5
d) None of the above
c)5,4
32. i s an open pair.
d)None
a) Journal bearing
25. According to Kennedy's theorem, if three b) Ball and Socket joint
instantaneous
bodies have plane motions, their c) Leave screw and nut
centers lie on
d) None of these
a) A triangle degrees of
33. A rigid body possesses
b) A point
freedom.
c) Two line a) One
d) A straight line
b) Two
26. In a shaper mechanism, the Corioli's c) Four
Component of acceleration will d) Six
a) Not exist is inversion of Single slider crank
34. an

b) Exist chain.
) Depend on position of crank a) Beam engine
d) None of the above b) Rotary engine
acceleration is
7. The magnitude of tangential c)Oldham's coupling8
d) Elliptical trammel
equal to
a) Velocity2 x crank radius 35. Transmission angle is the angle between
D) Velocity x crank radius a) Input link and coupler
c)(Velocity/crankradius) b) Input link and fixed link
d) Velocityx crank radius2 c) Outputlink and coupler
direction is
Ihe tangential
acceleration d) Output link and fixed link
6. velocity is an inversion of Double slider crank
a) Along the angular velocity 36.
0) Opposite to angularthese
chain.
one of
C May be anythe above
a) Coupling rod of a locomotive
d) None of b) Scotch yoke mechanism
same angle of ascent, a
lift and c) Hand pump
29. For the same

will give
smaller base circle
 Theory Of Machines

44. According to loop closure

loop mechanism the sum equation.
d) Reciprocating engine
inin ,
a
of
37. A ball and a socket forms a
vectors for the links is relative dosed
a) Turning pair a) Less than 1 postion
b) Rolling pair b) Zero
c) Screw pair
c)Greaterthan 1
d) Spherical pair d) None of the above
38. of arc of contact is given by Arc of
45. Why is double Hooke's joint
approach+ Arc of recess. used?
a) To obtain uniform velocity ratio
a) Length b) To obtain variable velocity ratio
b) Breadth
c) Both a and b
c) Width
d) None of the above
d) None
39. In a system subjected to damped forced 46. Shaft with taperkey is an example of
vibrations, the ratio of maximum displacement to a) Incompletely constrained motion
the deflection is known as b) Completely constrained motion
a) Critical damping ratio c) Successfully constrained motion
b) Damping factor d) All of the above
c) Logarithmic decrement 47. kinematic pairs is classified
d) Magnification factor depending upon the mechanical arrangement
40. Whirling speed of the shaft is the speed at between the links.
which a) Primatic pair
a) Shaft tends to vibrate in longitudinal direction b) Revolute pair
b) Torsional vibrations occur c) Force closed pair
c) Shaft tends to vibrate vigorously in transverse d) Sliding pair
direction 48. Cam and follower is
d) Combination of transverse and longitudinal
an example of
a) Force closed pair
vibration occurs
b) Unclosed pair
41. A pulley and belt in a belt drive form a c) Open pairs
a) cylindrical pair d) All of the above
b) turning pair
49. The Watt's mechanism is based on
c) rolling pair
d) sliding pair a Ihversions of single slider chain mechanism
b) Inversions of double slider chain mechanism
42. Minimum number of teeth for
involute rack c)Inversions of four bar chain mechanism
and pinion arrangement for pressure angle of 20 d) Inversions of five bar
degree is chain mechanism
50. The Scotch
a) 18 yoke mechanism is the inversion of
a) Single slider
b) 20 kinematic chain
b) Double slider
30 kinematic chain
d) 34 c) Four bar chain
d) None of the
43. In Hooke's joint, maximum velocity ratio
a above
51.
between driving and driven shaft is possible if 6 is
is in
According of D' Alembert's principle, the body
a) 0 equilibrium position if
a) Inertia force is
b) n applied in the direction
pposite
to the
)2n resultant force
b) Inertia
) all of the above forceforca
the resultant is
applied in the same
me direction of
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c) Structures transmit mechanical work

) B o t ha andb

d) All of the above

above
of t h e 59. The relative motion between links is more than
None is used to
d) suspension system
trifilar one direction which is unpredictable is known as
of inertia of
cha
s2. The
noment
a) Completely constrained motion
mass
determine m a

a)Disc
b) Incompletely constrained motion
b)Flywheel c) Successfully constrained motion
c)
Both a
andb
d) None of the above
above
of the
d)
None
depend? 60. The double block brake is a type of
law of friction
factors does a) Band brake
which
s3. On
Nature
of
material

b) Internal expanding shoe brake

a) between surfaces
Area of
contact c) Shoe brake
b)
of sliding d) None of the above
c) Velocity
the above have wooden blocks
d) All of 61 type of brakes
crank effort diagrams. steel band.
54.
are
on cartesian
placed inside flexible
moment diagram
is drawn
a) Block brake
a) Turning
co-ordinates
b) Band brake
diagram is drawn
on polar co-
brake
b) Turning
moment
c) Band and Block
brake
ordinates crank d) Pivoted block
(T) is plotted against by the brakes of
an

c) Turning
moment
62. is absorbed
crank positions
angle for various elevator during braking process.
d) All of the above determine mass
a) Potential energy
is used to
55. Torsional pendulum b) Kinetic energy
moment of inertia of
c) Both a and b
the above
a) Flywheel d) None of dynamometer?
b) Rigid bar of absorption
63. Identify the type
c) Both a and b a) Epicycle dynamometer

d) None of the above

dynamometer
brake
of machine b) Prony
56. involves designing c) Torsion dynamometer

and size.
components concerning its shape d) Tatham dynamometer
using a
measured
can be
a) Kinetics parameters
64.
b) Kinematics dynamometer.
c) Synthesis a) Force
d) All of the above
b) Torque
57. Kinetics is defined motion c) Power
of relative
a) It deals with the study d) l l of the
above
of a machine
between different components different statement is true? rope
forces acting on 65. Which due to friction,
b) It deals with the heat generated cooling
a) To prevent with
provided
components inertia forces acting on brake
dynamometers
are

c)It deals with the between

of the engine water
different components pneumatic
brakes, the ratio
C)In is 15:1
d) All of the above and air pressure
hydraulic pressure
statement is true? s t a t e m e n t s are
false
58. Which
body
transmits required motion and d) All the above uniform
wear

a) A resistant
is true for
condition
forces with deformation 66.
transmit compressive force
Flexible links theory.
b)
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a) Simple pendulum
a) P constant b) Torsional pendulum
b) P/r constant
=
c) Compound pendulum
c)P.r=constant d) Second's pendulum
d) None of the above
67. is used to determine
safe design of 74. In reciprocating steam engine,
a
which off tho
following forms a kinematic link? the
bearings. a) Cylinder and piston
a) Uniform wear theory
b) Uniform pressure theory b) Piston rod and connecting rod
c) Crank shaft and flywheel
c) Both a and b
d) None of the above d) Flywheel and engine frame

68. clutch is known as wet clutch. 75. The motion of a piston in the
cylinder of a
a) Single plate clutch steam engine is an example of
b) Multi plate clutch a) Completely constrains motion
c) Both a and b b) Incompletely constrained motion
d) None of the above c) Successfully constrained motion
69. In centrifugal clutches, when is the contact d) None of these
between shoe friction lining and surface of drum 76. The lead screw of a lathe with nut forms a
observed? a) Sliding pair
a) When centrifugal force is less than spring force b) Rolling pair
b) When centrifugal force is equal to spring force
c) Screw pair
c)When centrifugal force is greater than spring d) Turning pair
force
77. When the elements of the
d) None of the above pair are kept is
contact by the action of external
70. Calculate torque
acting the
forces, the pair is
on crank, if said to be a
tangential force acting on the engine is 150 kN, a) Lower pair
300 mm is the crank radius.
a) 45 kN.m b) Higher pair
b) 500 kN/m c) Self closed pair
c) 2 kN/m d) Force closed pair
d) None of the above 78. is a turning pair.
71. When the a) Piston and cylinder of a
particle moves along a straight path, reciprocating steam,
then the particle has engine
a) Tangential acceleration only b) Shaft with collars at
both ends fitted in a
b) Centripetal acceleration only circular hole
c) Both tangential and centripetal acceleration c) Lead screw of a lathe
with nut
d) All d) Ball and socket
joint
72. When 79. A
particle moves with a uniform velocity
a combination of kinematic pairs,
along circular path, then the particle has
a Such a way
that the relative joinea
links is motion between u
a)
Tangential acceleration only completely constrained, is called a
b) Centripetal acceleration only a) Structure
c) Both tangential and centripetal acceleration b) Mechanism
d) Centripetal acceleration only c) Kinematic chain
73. When
d) Inversion
a rigid body is suspended vertically
and 80. In
it oscillates with a small
amplitude under the
a
kinematic chain, nt is
action of the force of gravity, the
body is known as
equivalent to a
quaternary o
a) One
binary joint
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joints
88. The transfer function of a 4 to 1 reduction gear
binary

Three
b)
Two
binaryjoints
box is
joints
a) 4
binary
d)
Four
known as a mechanism b) 2
tic chain is
c) 1/4
8 1 . A k i n e m a t i c

when

links is fixed
d) 1/2
None
of the
al fixed 89. A simple Bourdon tube pressure gauge is a
the links is
One of a) Closed-loop control system
b) are ixed
of the links
c) Two links are fixed
b) Open-loop control system
of the
d) All when the c) Manually operated system
mechanism forms a structure,
7 The
is equal to
d) None of these
of freedom (n)
number of degrees 90. The analysis of mechanism deals with
of
a) 0
a) The determination of input and output angles
b)1 a mechanism
the links in
c) 2
b) The determination of dimensions of
d)-1 to
a mechanism
of the acceleration, parallel velocity and
83. The component
instant is c) The determination of displacement,
the velocity of
the particle, at the given acceleration
mechanism
of the links in a

called d) None of the above

a) Radial component rotors as its ends will have
91. A shaft carrying two
) Tangential component a) No node
c) Coriolis component b) One node
d) None of these c) Two nodes

84. Joule is a unit of d) Three nodes

three rotors will have
a) Force 92. A shaft carrying
b) Work a) No node

c) Power b) One node

c) Two nodes
d) None
by a body, for doing d) Three nodes
85. The energy possessed of
is called in a shaft, the amplitude
virtue of its position, 93. At a nodal point
Work by torsional vibration is
a) Potential energy
a) Zero
b) Kinetic energy
b) Minimum
c)Electrical energy c) Maximum
d) Chemical energy for inelastic
restitution d) None
of
86. The coefficient
the maximumdisplacement of the
94. The ratio of
bodies is deflection due to the static
forced vibration to the
a) Zero force, is known as
and one
6) Between z e r o a) Damping factor
c) One b) Damping coefticient
one at a
d) More than keep
the
variables
c) Logarithmic decrement
used to
87. The
device
called a
d) Magnification factor
value is
desired
effects the critical speed of a
95. The factor which
Constant
a) Process controlled

shaft is
b) Regulator Diameter of the disc
c) Deviation sensor a
Amnlifier
 T h e o r y O J M a c h i n e s

a) Balancing partially the revolving asses

b) Balancing partially the reciprocating masses
shaft of engines
b) Span
of the
c) Best balancing
above
c) Eccentricity

above when
d) All of the
the 99. The two parallel and coplanar shah.
d) All of
occur
are said to
vibrations

96.
Longitudinal
connected by gears having teeth paralle
of a body
moves
to the
the particles axis of the shaft. This arrangement is called
Perpendicular
to its axis
a) a) Spur gearing
to its axis
b) Parallel b) Helical gearing
about its axis
c) In a circle
None of the above c) Bevel gearing
d) to transverse

When a body is subjected d) Spiral gearing

97.
induced in a body will be 100. The size of a gear is usually specified by
the stress
vibrations,
a) Shear stress a) Pressure angle
b) bending stress b) Circular pitch
c) Compressive stress
c) Diametral pitch
) Al
d) Pitch circle diameter
means
98. The partial balancing

Answer Key:
11. (c) 21. (d) 31. (c) 41.(b)51.(a)61. (c)
12. (c) 12.(d) 71. (a) 81. (b) 91.(b
22.(c) 32.(c)42. (a)52.(c)62. (a) 72.(b) 82.(a) 92.(c)
3.(a) 13.(a) 23.(c)33.(d) 43. (d) 53.(a) 63.(b) 73. (c)83.(a) 93.(a)
4.(c) 14.(c) 24.(d) 34. (b)44.(b)54.(c)| 64. (d) 74. (c) 84. (b) 94. (d)
5.(a) 15. (d) 25. (d) 35.(c) 45. (a) 55. (a)65. (b) 75. (a) | 85. (a) 95.(d)
6.(a) 16.(a) 26. (b) 36.(b)|46. (c)56.(c) 66. (c) 76. (c) 86.(a)96.(6)_
7.(b) 17.(b)27.(b) 37.(d) 47. (c)57.(c) 67.(b) 77. (d) 87. (b) 97.b)
8.(d) 18. (a) 28. (c) 38.(a) 48. (d) 58. (a)68.(b) 78. (b)|88. (c) 98.(b)
9.(b) 19. (b) 29.(b) 39. (d)49. (c) 59. (b) 69. (b) 79. (c) 89.(b)|99. (a)
10.a) 20.(a) 30.(b) (c)50. (b)60. (c) 70. (a) 80.(c) 90.(c) 100.(d)

Solutions:
70. (a)
Given: Spring force = 700 N, Centrifugal force = (T) n u Ra (Fe- F)
=

4000 N, coefficient of friction Solution:

0.3, number of=

shoes 4, inner radius of the drum 560/2 80

=
= (T)=nuRa(Fe -F)
mm.
Convert radius of rim from mm to m i.e. 0.285 m Substituting the given values we get,
T 4x 0.3
Formula: Frictional torque transmitting capacity x
T 1108.8BN 0.285 (4000-700)
x
of the clutch for number of shoes

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