MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Q1. A thread is wound around a cylindrical bottle. What would be the locus of a point on the thread,
when it is unwound from the bottle?
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Involute
Circle
Straight line
Helix

Q2. For what purpose is a superheater used?

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To pre-heat the feed water

To increase the rate of combustion of fuel
To increase the temperature of steam above saturation temperature
To pre-heat the air

Q3. Arrange the following in the order in which they occur in a 4- stroke engine.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Intake stroke
Power Stroke
Compression stroke
Exhaust stroke
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1,2,3,4
1,3,2,4
1,2,4,3
1,3,4,2

Q4. Which material(s) is/are used to make ceramic cutting tools?

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Silicon oxide
Tungsten carbide
Mixture of oxides of aluminum
All of the above

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Q5. What is the effect on the transmitted power when there is a centrifugal tension in the belt?
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Transmitted power increases

Transmitted power decreases
Transmitted power remains the same
Transmitted power first increases and then decreases

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