UNIT 1 :

Curved beams, Belts & chains

Curved beams:

1. Applications of curved beams

a. Machine frame
b. Crane hook
c. c-clamp
d. all the above

2. The following is subjected to maximum stress in symmetric section curved

beam [
]
a. Inner fibre
b. Outer fibre
c. Fibre at centrodal axis
d. Fibre at neutral axis

3. Neutral axis is .. the centroidal axis of a curved beam

a. Below
b. Above
c. Concides
d. Either below or above
4. Stresses induced by eccentric load are

a. direct stress
b. bending stress
c. both direct and bending stresses
d. none of the above
5. Bending stress at the neutral axis of the curved beam
a. Zero
b. Positive
c. Negative
d. Infinity

6. Neutral axis of curved beam shifts towards

a. load point
b. centre of curvature
c. centre of gravity
d. none of the above

7. Bending stress varies in a curved beam with distance from neutral axis
]

a. Linearly
b. Parabolically
c. Elliptically
d. Hyperbolically

8. Bending stress varies in a straight beam with distance from neutral axis [
]
a. Linearly
b. Parabolically
c. Elliptically
d. Hyperbolically

9. Eccentricity in a curved beam is the distance between

a. neutral axis and outer radius

b. neutral axis and inner radius
c. neutral axis and gravity axis
d outer radius and inner radius

10. In a c-clamp or punching machine applied load tends to

a. elongate the frame
b. close the curve shape of the frame
c. straighten out the curved shape of the frame.
d. all the above

Belts & chains:

1. Due to belt slip the belt speed is ------------- than the peripheral speed of
the driving pulley, and slightly -------------- than the peripheral speed of the
driven pulley.
(Less/More;
More/Less)

2. Power transmission by belt drive can be increased by increasing

coefficient of
friction:
--------a. True
b. False
c. None of the above

3. Creep in belt drive is due to --------------------------a. Material of the belt

b. Material of the pulley
c. Uneven extensions and contractions due to the varying
d. Expansion of belt.

4. In a horizontal flat belt drive it is customary to use ------------------------a. Bottom side of the belt as slack side
b. Top side of the belt as slack side
c. Crossed belting
d. Idler in between

5. In a belt drive the coefficient of friction at the smaller pulley ---------------------a. Must be same as that at bigger pulley
b. Must be less than that at bigger pulley
c. Must be more than that at bigger pulley

d. Can be same or different from that at bigger

6. Single layered leather belt should run with the grain or ------------ in contact
with the
pulley
a. Hair side
b. Flesh side
c. None of these

7. The centrifugal tension in belts --------------------------a. Reduces power transmission

b. Increases power transmission
c. Does not affect power transmission
d. Increases power transmission up to certain speed and then decreases.

8. If T1 and m represent the maximum tension and m is the mass per unit
length of belt,
then the belt drive cannot transmit any power at the speed of -----------------a. ( T1/3m)
b. (3 T1/m)
c. (2/3*3 T1/m)
d. ( T1/m)

9. If T1 and m represents the maximum tension and m is the mass per unit
length of the
belt then maximum permissible speed of the belt is given by -----------------------

a. ( T1/3m)
b. (3 T1/m)
c. (2/3*3 T1/m)
d. ( T1/m)

10. The cross section of the V-belt is --------------in shape

a. Trapezoidal
b. V-shape
c. None of these

11. The length of the V-belt is designated by -----------------a. Inside length

b. Outside length
c. Length at the centre of the belt
d. None of the above

12. V-belt drive causes -------------pull on the shaft than flat belt of the same
general
characteristics
a. Less
b. More
c. None of the above

13. In a multiple V-belt drive when a single belt with damaged it is preferable to
change
the complete set, to ------------------------------a. Reduce vibrations
b. Reduce slip
c. Ensure uniform loading
d. Ensure proper alignment

14. Wire ropes are used for application experiencing ----------------a. Low speed and low tension
b. Low speed and high tension
c. High speed and high tension
d. High speed and low tension

15. In the designation 6x19 for the wire rope ; 6 and 19 stands for ---------------

a. Diameter of wire rope and number of strands

b. Diameter of wire rope and number of wires
c. Number of wires and number of strands
d. Number of strands and number of wires

16. Stresses in the wire rope are ----------------a. Direct stress due to the weight to be lifted
b. Bending stress due to the bending of the rope over the sheaves
c. Stress due to acceleration or retardation of the moving weight
d. All of the above.

17. Which of the following is a positive drive? ------------a. Crossed flat belt drive
b. Crossed V-belt drive
c. Rope drive
d. Chain drive

18. In order to as smooth operations the minimum number of teeth on the

smallest
sprocket should be ---------------a. 15
b. 17
c. 21
d. 25

Answers:

1. less,more
2. true
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. Grain or hairside
7. A
8. D
9. A
10.Trapezoidal
11.A
12.Less
13.C
14.B
15.D
16.D
17.D
18.B

Unit 2: Springs & power screws:

Springs:
1. The spring used to absorb shocks and vibrations
A. torsion spring

B. conical spring

C. disc spring

2. The spring mostly used in gram phones

A. torsion spring

B. conical spring

D. leaf spring

B. conical spring

C. flat spiral spring D. leaf spring

3. Which of the following spring is used in mechanical wrist watch

A. torsion spring

C. flat spiral spring D. leaf spring

4. When a helical compression spring is subjected to a axial compressive

load, the stress induced in the wire is
[
]
A. tensile stress
bending stress

B. compressive stress

C. shear stress

D.

5. When a helical compression spring is cut into two halves, the stiffness of
the resulting spring will be
[
]
A. same

B. double

C. one-half

D. one-fourth

6. Two close-coiled helical springs with stiffness k1 and k2 respectively are

connected in series. The stiffness of an equivalent spring is given by
[
]
A. (k1 k2 )/ (k1 + k2 )
C. (k1 + k2 )/ (k1 k2 )

B. (k1 - k2 )/ (k1 + k2 )
D. (k1 -k2 )/ (k1 k2 )

7. Leaf springs are used in automobiles to

[ ]
A. Apply forces

B. measure forces

C. Absorb shocks

D. store strain energy

8. If both the mean coil diameter and wire diameter of a helical compression
or tension spring be increased twice, then the shear stress induced in the
wire will
[
]
A. Increase twice

B. be halved

C. Increase four times

D. get reduced to one fourth

9. If both the mean coil diameter and wire diameter of a helical compression
or tension spring be increased twice, then the deflection of the spring [
]

10.

A. Increase twice

B. be halved

C. Increase four times

D. get reduced to one fourth

If two springs of same size are in parallel, then their overall stiffness
will be
[
A. half
C. double

11.

C. same
D. unpredictable

To maintain an effective contact between a cam and a reciprocating

roller or flat faced follower; the type of spring used is
[
]
A. tension spring

B. compression spring

C. torsion spring

D. leaf spring

12.

A leaf spring with extra full-length leaf is equivalent to two springs in [

]

A. series

13.

B. parallel

C. none of the two

The pitch of the coil in a helical spring is given by

]

A.

14.

LF

n'1

B.

LF

n 1

Ls

n 1

C.

D.

Ls

n'1

The manufacturing process used for the fabrication of a helical spring

[
A. deep drawing

B. drawing

C. cold forming

]
D.

rolling

15.

The spring with number of conical discs.

A. spiral spring

B. bellevelle spring C. torsion spring

D. laminated

spring

16.

The following is the common material used for the manufacturing of a

helical spring
[
]
A. brass

17.

C. beryllium D. high carbon steel

The following is the empirical relation for WAHLs factor

]

A.

C.

18.

B. bronze

4C 1 0.615

4C 4
2C

4C 1 0.615

4C 4
C

B.

4C 1 0.615

4C 4
C

D.

2C 1 0.615

2C 2
C

A close-coiled helical spring is acted upon by an axial force. The

maximum shear stress developed in the spring is . Half the length of
the spring is cut-off and the remaining spring is acted on by the same
axial force. The maximum stress in the spring, in the new condition will

be
[
A. / 2

19.

]
B.

C. 2

D. 4

In leaf springs, the longest leaf is known as

]
A. lower leaf

B. upper leaf

C. master leaf

D. none of

these

20.

Concentric helical springs should be

]

A. wound in the same direction

helices

B. wound with opposite hand

C. could be wound in any direction

D. none of these

Answers:
1-c
b

12-b

2-c
13-a

3-a
14-c

4-c
15-b

5-b
16-d

6-a
17-c

7-c
18-b

8-d
19-b

9-b
20-b

10-c

11-

Power Screws:
1. The included angle in ACME thread in degrees is
A. 29

B. 30

C. 25

D. 28

2. The screw used for power transmission should have

A. High efficiency

B. Low efficiency

C. Strong teeth

D. None

3. Which of the following screw thread is adopted for power transmission in

only one direction
[
]
a. ACME thread
b. Square threads
d. Multiple threads

c. Buttress threads

4. Multiple threads are used to secure

[
]
a) Low efficiency

b) High Efficiency

c) High load lifting capacity

5.

d) High mechanical advantage

The efficiency of a self-locking screw is

a) less than 50%

b) more than 50%

c) equal to 50%

d) none of these

5. If denotes the lead angle and ,the angle of friction, then the
efficiency of the screw is written as
[
]
a). tan (-)/tan

b). tan/tan (-)

c) tan (+)/tan

d).tan/ tan(+)

6. A screw with square threads and the lead angle of , will be self-locking
when the coefficient of friction () is
[
]
a) > tan

b) = tan

c) < tan

d) None of above

7. To ensure self locking in a screw jack, it is essential that the helix angle is
[
]
a) Larger than friction angle
c) Equal to friction angle

b) Smaller than friction angle

d) None

9. A screw is said to be overhauling screw if its efficiency is

a) less than 50%

b) more than 50%

c) equal to 50%

d) none of these

10. Efficiency of acme thread is -------------------- compared to that of square

thread
[
a) double

b) equal

c) more

d) less

11. The friction force acts -------------------------- to the surface

]
a) normal

b) tangential c) oblique

d) none of these

12. is angle of friction; The efficiency of a power screw is maximum when

the lead
angle is
[
]
a) /2 /2

b) /2

c) /4 /2

13. For a double start screw the following is true

a) lead = pitch/2

b) pitch = lead/2

d) /4

c) pitch = lead

d) none of above

14. The maximum efficiency of a screw jack with square threads and angle
of
friction 30o is
[

]
a) 11%

b) 22%

c) 33%

d) 44%

15. is helix angle and is coefficient of friction; self- locking can be

achieved
by
a) increase &

[
b) decrease &

d) decrease & increase

c) increase & decrease

Answers:
1-a

2-b
13-b

3-c
14-c

4-b
15-d

5-a

6-d

7-a

8-b

9-b

10-d

11-b

12-c