- (A) at bottom
- (B) at sides only
- (C) both at bottom and sides
- (D) could touch anywhere
- (E) none of the above
Mechanical Engineering Mcqs
- (A) direction of twist of wires in strands is opposite to the direction of twist of strands
- (B) direction of twist of wires and strands are same
- (C) wires in two adjacent strands are twisted in opposite direction
- (D) wires are not twisted
- (E) none of the above
- (A) diameter of bolt
- (B) 0.75 x diameter of bolt
- (C) 1.25 x diameter of bolt
- (D) 1.5 x diameter of bolt
- (E) 0.5 x diameter of bolt
- (A) whose upper deviation is zero
- (B) whose lower deviation is zero
- (C) whose lower as well as upper deviations are zero
- (D) does not exist
- (E) none of the above
- (A) 0.4 times
- (B) 0.6 times
- (C) 0.7 times
- (D) 0.8 times
- (E) 0.9 times the normal diameter of bolt
- (A) shank
- (B) head
- (C) in the middle
- (D) at the thread
- (E) anywhere in the bolt
- (A) joint may not open up
- (B) bolts are weakest elements
- (C) the resultant load on the bolt would not be affected by the external cyclic load
- (D) bolts will not loosen during service
- (E) none of the above
- (A) one smaller nut is tightened over main nut and main nut tightened against smaller one by loosening, creating friction jamming
- (B) a slot is cut partly is middle of nut and then slot reduced by tightening a screw
- (C) a hard fiber or nylon cotter is recessed in the nut and becomes threaded as the nut is screwed on the bolt causing a tight grip
- (D) through slots are made at top and a cotter pin is passed through these and a hole in the bolt, and cotter pin spitted and bent in reverse direction at other end
- (E) none of the above.
- (A) to produce torque
- (B) for speed reduction
- (C) to obtain variable speeds
- (D) to increase efficiency of system
- (E) to damp out vibrations
- (A) bolted joint
- (B) kunckle joint
- (C) cotter joint
- (D) universal joint
- (E) universal coupling

