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DOM Model Question
DOM Model Question Paper 1
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5. Crank effort is the net force applied at the crankpin______to the crank which 1 point
gives the required turning moment on the crankshaft. *
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parallel
perpendicular
at 45 degree
135 degree
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6. Correction couple is applied when masses are placed arbitrarily and to 1 point
maintain _________. *
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static equilibrium
stable equilibrium
dynamic equilibrium
unstable equilibrium
7. The correction couple does not depend on _________. * 1 point
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distance between arbitrary masses
distance between the two masses for a true dynamically equivalent system
distance between fixed masses
radius of gyration of the equivalent system
8. When the mass of the reciprocating parts is neglected then the inertia force is 1 point
_____. *
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maximum
minimum
not defined
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9. Which of the following is not the required condition for replacing a rigid body 1 point
by a dynamically equivalent system of two masses? *
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The sum of the two masses are equal to the total mass.
The sum of the squares of two masses are equal to the square of the total mass.
The combined center of mass coincides with that of the rod.
The moment of inertia of two point masses about perpendicular axis through their
combined center of mass is equal to that of the rod.
10. The length of the crank and connecting rod are 150 mm and 600 mm. The 1 point
crank position is 60° from the inner dead center. The crankshaft speed is 400
r.p.m. Find the acceleration in m/s2 of the slider. *
Check all that apply.
101.5
100.6
98.6
97.6
11. In the expression F – m.a = 0, the term – m.a is called _______. * 1 point
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reversed effective force
net force
Coriolis force
resultant force
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12. Considering a four-bar chain with each link having linear and angular 1 point
acceleration, applying D-Alembert’s principle will never result in which of the
following member? *
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2- force member
3- force member
4 – force member
Non-accelerating member
13. The maximum fluctuation of energy is the * 1 point
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difference between the maximum and minimum energies
sum of the maximum and minimum energies
variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque to the
ratio of the mean resisting torque to the workdone per cycle
14. Which of the following statement is wrong? * 1 point
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The difference between the maximum and minimum energies is called maximum
fluctuation of energy.
The co-efficient of fluctuation of speed is the ratio of maximum fluctuation of speed to
the mean speed.
The variations of energy above and below the mean resisting torque line is known as
fluctuation of energy.
None of the mentioned
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15. If the rotating mass of a rim type flywheel is distributed on another rim type 1 point
flywheel whose mean radius is half the mean radius of the former, then
energy stored in the latter at the same speed will be *
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four times the first one
same as the first one
one fourth of the first one
one and a half times the first one
16. A circular solid disc of uniform thickness 20 mm, radius 200 mm and mass 1 point
20 kg, is used as a flywheel. If it rotates at 600 rpm, the kinetic energy of the
flywheel, in Joules is *
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395
790
1580
3160
17. Area of the turning moment diagram represents _______ * 1 point
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Work done
Work done per revolution
Power generated
Power generated per revolution
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18. In a revolving rotor, the centrifugal force remains balanced as long as the 1 point
centre of the mass of the rotor lies ___________. *
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below the axis of shaft
on the axis of the shaft
above the axis of shaft
away from the axis of shaft
19. For the static balancing of the engine, which of the condition is necessary? * 1 point
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Force polygon must be close
Couple polygon must be close
Both (A) and (B)
None of these
20. Which of the following statements are associated with the complete 1 point
dynamic balancing of rotating systems? 1. Resultant couple due to all inertia
forces is zero. 2. Support reactions due to forces are zero but not due to
couples. 3. The system is automatically statically balanced. 4. Centre of
masses of the system lies on the axis of rotation. *
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1, 2, 3 and 4
1, 2, and 3 only
2, 3 and 4 only
1, 3 and 4 only
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21. Which of the following factors are not responsible for unbalancing in rotating 1 point
systems? *
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Errors
Tolerances
Shape of the rotor
None of the above
22. Which of the following statements is correct about the balancing of a 1 point
mechanical system? *
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If it is under static balance, then there will be dynamic balance also
If it is under dynamic balance, then there will be static balance also
Both static as well as dynamic balance have to be achieved separately
None of the mentioned
23. In a locomotive, the ratio of the connecting rod length to the crank radius is 1 point
kept very large in order to *
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minimize the effect of primary forces
minimize the effect of secondary forces
have perfect balancing
start the locomotive conveniently
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24. When the primary direct crank of a reciprocating engine makes an angle θ 1 point
with the line of stroke, then the secondary direct crank will make an angle of
. . . . . with the line of stroke. *
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θ /2
2θ
4θ
25. What is not the effect of unbalanced forces? * 1 point
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Load on bearings
Dangerous vibrations
Stresses in various members
Violation of conservation of mass principle
26. The magnitude of swaying couple due to partial balance of the primary 1 point
unbalancing force in locomotive is *
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inversely proportional to the reciprocating mass
directly proportional to the square of the distance between the centre lines of the two
cylinders
inversely proportional to the distance between the centerlines of the two cylinders
directly proportional to the distance between the centerlines of the two cylinders
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27. Let the disturbing mass be 100 kg and the radius of rotation be 20 cm and 1 point
the rotation speed be 50 rad/s, then calculate the centrifugal force in kN. *
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25
50
25000
50000
28. The spring constant of a helical compression spring DOES NOT depend on * 1 point
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coil diameter
material strength
number of active turns
wire diameter
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29. A mobile phone has a small motor with an eccentric mass used for vibrator 1 point
mode. The location of the eccentric mass on motor with respect to center of
gravity (CG) of the mobile and the rest of the dimensions of the mobile
phone are shown. The mobile is kept on a flat horizontal surface. Given in
addition that the eccentric mass = 2 grams , eccentricity = 2.19 mm, mass of
the mobile = 90 grams , g = 9.81 m/s2 .Uniform speed of the motor in RPM for
which the mobile will get just lifted off the ground at the end Q is
approximately. *
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3000
3500
4000
4500
30. A single-degree-freedom spring-mass is subjected to a sinusoidal force of 1 point
10 N amplitude and frequency ωω along the axis of the spring. The stiffness
of the spring is 150 N/m, damping factor is 0.2 and undamped natural
frequency is 10 ωω. At steady state, the amplitude of vibration (in m) is
approximately *
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0.05
0.07
0.70
0.90
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31. Critical damping is the * 1 point
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largest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
smallest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
largest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
smallest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
32. Consider a single degree-of-freedom system with viscous damping excited 1 point
by a harmonic force. At resonance, the phase angle (in degree) of the
displacement with respect to the exciting force is *
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45
90
135
33. If two nodes are observed at a frequency of 1800 rpm during whirling of a 1 point
simply supported long slender rotating shaft, the first critical speed of the
shaft in rpm is *
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200
450
600
900
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34. A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10 kN/m 1 point
initially at rest is subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for 10-4
seconds. The amplitude in mm of the resulting free vibration is *
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0.5
1.0
5.0
10.0
35. A mass of 1 kg is attached to two identical springs each with stiffness k = 20 1 point
kN/m as shown in the figure. Under frictionless condition, the natural
frequency of the system in Hz is close to *
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32
23
16
11
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36. The natural frequency of a spring-mass system on earth is ωn. The natural 1 point
frequency of this system on the moon (gmoon = gearth /6) is *
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ωn
0.408ωn
0.204ωn
0.167ωn
37. For an underdamped harmonic oscillator, resonance * 1 point
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occurs when excitation frequency is greater than undamped natural frequency
occurs when excitation frequency is less than undamped natural frequency
occurs when excitation frequency is equal to undamped natural frequency
never occurs
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38. In a single degree of freedom underdamped spring-mass-damper system as 1 point
shown in the figure, an additional damper is added in parallel such that the
system still remains underdamped. Which one of the following statements is
ALWAYS true? *
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Transmissibility will increase
Transmissibility will decrease
Time period of free oscillations will increase
Time period of free oscillations will decrease
39. The spring constant of a helical compression spring DOES NOT depend on * 1 point
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coil diameter
material strength
number of active turns
wire diameter
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40. A single-degree-freedom spring-mass is subjected to a sinusoidal force of 1 point
10 N amplitude and frequency ωω along the axis of the spring. The stiffness
of the spring is 150 N/m, damping factor is 0.2 and undamped natural
frequency is 10 ωω. At steady state, the amplitude of vibration (in m) is
approximately *
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0.05
0.07
0.70
0.90
41. Critical damping is the * 1 point
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largest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
smallest amount of damping for which no oscillation occurs in free vibration
largest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
smallest amount of damping for which the motion is simple harmonic in free vibration
42. A single degree of freedom system having mass 1 kg and stiffness 10 kN/m 1 point
initially at rest is subjected to an impulse force of magnitude 5 kN for 10-4
seconds. The amplitude in mm of the resulting free vibration is *
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0.5
1.0
5.0
10.0
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43. A mass of 1 kg is attached to two identical springs each with stiffness k = 20 1 point
kN/m as shown in the figure. Under frictionless condition, the natural
frequency of the system in Hz is close to *
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32
23
16
11
44. The natural frequency of a spring-mass system on earth is ωn. The natural 1 point
frequency of this system on the moon (gmoon = gearth /6) is *
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ωn
0.408ωn
0.204ωn
0.167ωn
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45. A mass m attached to a spring is subjected to a harmonic force as shown in 1 point
figure. The amplitude of the forced motion is observed to be 50mm. the
value of m (in Kg) is *
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0.1
1.0
0.3
0.5
46. A vehicle suspension system consists of a spring and a damper. The stiffness 1 point
of the spring is 3.6 kN/m and the damping constant of the damper is 400
Ns/m. If the mass is 50 kg, then the damping factor (d) and damped natural
frequency (fn), respectively, are *
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0.471 and 1.19 Hz
0.471 and 7.48 Hz
0.666 and 1.35 Hz
0.666 and 8.50 Hz
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47. The natural frequency of the spring mass system shown in the figure is 1 point
closest to *
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8 Hz
10 Hz
12 Hz
14 Hz
48. Consider a single degree-of-freedom system with viscous damping excited 1 point
by a harmonic force. At resonance, the phase angle (in degree) of the
displacement with respect to the exciting force is *
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45
90
135
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49. Calculate damped natural frequency, if a spring mass damper system is 1 point
subjected to periodic disturbing force of 30 N. Damping coefficient is equal
to 0.76 times of critical damping coefficient and undamped natural
frequency is 5 rad/sec *
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3.99 rad/sec
2.13 rad/sec
4.12 rad/sec
3.24 rad/sec
50. When frequency ratio (ω/ωn) is greater than unity, phase angle decreases as 1 point
______ *
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damping factor increases
damping factor decreases
both a. and b
None of the above
51. The power of porter governor is ....... * 1 point
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proportional to percentage increase speed (s)
inversely proportional to s
proportional to s2
inversely proportional to s2
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52. A porter governor could be classified as....... * 1 point
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inertia type governors
pendulum type governors
centrifugal type governor
dead weight type governnor
53. For the same lift of sleeve, range of speed of proell governor as compared to 1 point
perter governor is....... *
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less
more
equal
half
54. The speed range suitable for Watt's governor is....... * 1 point
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20-50rpm
60-80rpm
80-125rpm
125-250rpm
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55. Practically the sensitiveness of watt and Porter governor are....... * 1 point
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same
half
double
4 times
56. Governor sensitivity is the ratio of....... * 1 point
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range of speed to the mean speed
maximum speed to the minimum speed
mean speed to the range of speed
effort of governor to the range of speed
57. The term "effort of governor" refers to ...... * 1 point
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centrifugal force of balls
useful power developed
force acting on sleeve for given % change of speed
minimum force required on sleeve for % change of speed
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58. Which of the following is spring controlled governor....... * 1 point
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hartnell
hartung
pickering
all of the above
59. The function of a governor is to....... * 1 point
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store energy and give up whenever required
regulate the speed during one cycle of prine mover
decrease variation of speed
adjust variarion of speed by varying the input to the engine
60. If the controlling force of a spring controlled governor decreases with 1 point
increase in radius of rotation then governor is said to be....... *
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sensitive
insensitive
isochronous
powerful
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61. For a machine to be self-locking,its efficiency should be....... * 1 point
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100%
less than 67%
less than 50%
more than 50%
62. Calculate gyroscopic couple acting on a disc which has radius of 135 mm. 1 point
Angular and precessional velocities are 15 rad/sec and 7 rad/sec
respectively.Assume density = 7810 kg/m3 and thickness of disc = 30 mm *
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12.83 N-m
10.83 N-m
11 N-m
Incomplete data
63. What is meant by pitching of ship? * 1 point
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up and down motion of bow and stern along transverse axis
up and down motion of bow and stern along longitudinal axis
up and down motion of port and starboard along transverse axis
none of the above
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64. Which of the following statements is/are false for active gyroscopic couple? * 1 point
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Reactive gyroscopic couple and active gyroscopic couple are opposite in direction
In right hand rule, curled fingers denote direction of precession
In active gyroscopic couple spin vector and precession vector are parallel to each
other
All the statements are false
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