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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

SUBJECT: DYNAMICS OF MACHINERY

SUBJECT CODE: 2161901

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Module 1: Balancing of Rotating Masses

1. Often an unbalance of forces is produced in rotary or reciprocating machinery due to the

______
a) Centripetal forces
b) Centrifugal forces
c) Friction forces
d) Inertia forces
2. Which of the following is true for centrifugal force causing unbalance?
a) Direction changes with rotation
b) Magnitude changes with rotation
c) Direction and magnitude both change with rotation
d) Direction and magnitude both remain unchanged with rotation
3. In a revolving rotor, the centrifugal force remains balanced as long as the centre of the
mass of the rotor lies ___________
a) Below the axis of shaft
b) On the axis of the shaft
c) Above the axis of shaft
d) Away from the axis of shaft
4. If the unbalanced system is not set right then.
a) Static forces develop
b) Dynamic forces develop
c) Tangential forces develop
d) Radial forces develop
5. What is not the effect of unbalanced forces?
a) Load on bearings
b) Dangerous vibrations
c) Stresses in various members
d) Violation of conservation of mass principle
6. What is the effect of a rotating mass of a shaft on a system?
a) Bend the shaft
b) Twist the shaft
c) Extend the shaft
d) Compress the shaft

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7. Let the disturbing mass be 100 kg and the radius of rotation be 20 cm and the rotation
speed be 50 rad/s, then calculate the centrifugal force in kN.
a) 50
b) 25
c) 50000
d) 25000
8. The mass used to balance the mass defect is known as ______
a) Balancing mass
b) Defect mass
c) Replacement mass
d) Fixing mass
9. Let the centrifugal force in kN be 25 and the radius of rotation be 20 cm and the rotation
speed be 50 rad/s, then calculate the mass defect in Kg.
a) 50
b) 25
c) 50000
d) 25000
10. If all the masses are in one plane, then what is the maximum no. of masses which can be
placed in the same plane?
a) 3
b) 4
c) 6
d) No limitation
11. In balancing of single-cylinder engine, the rotating unbalance is ____________
a) completely made zero and so also the reciprocating unbalance
b) completely made zero and the reciprocating unbalance is partially reduced
c) partially reduced and the reciprocating unbalance is completely made zero
d) partially reduced and so also the reciprocating unbalance
12. Which of the following statements is correct about the balancing of a mechanical system?
a) If it is under static balance, then there will be dynamic balance also
b) If it is under dynamic balance, then there will be static balance also
c) Both static as well as dynamic balance have to be achieved separately
d) None of the mentioned
13. The balancing of rotating and reciprocating parts of an engine is necessary when it runs at
(a) Slow speed
(b) Medium speed
(c) High speed
(d) None of above

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14. For static balancing of a shaft,

(a) The net dynamic force acting on the shaft is equal to zero
(b) The net couple due to the dynamic forces acting on the shaft is equal to zero
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
15. For dynamic balancing of a shaft,
(a) The net dynamic force acting on the shaft is equal to zero
(b) The net couple due to dynamic forces acting on the shaft is equal to zero
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
16. In order to have a complete balance of the several revolving masses in different planes
(a) The resultant force must be zero
(b) The resultant couple must be zero
(c) Both the resultant force and couple must be zero
(d) None of the above
17. Determine magnitude of balancing mass required if 250 mm is the radius of rotation.
Masses of A, B and C are 300 kg, 250 kg and 100 kg which have radii of rotation as 50
mm, 80 mm and 100 mm respectively . The angles between the consecutive masses are
110o and 270o respectively.
(a) 45.36 kg
(b) 47.98 kg
(c) 40.50 kg
(d) None of the above
18. Which of the following factors are not responsible for unbalancing in rotating systems?
(a) Errors
(b) Tolerances
(c) Shape of the rotor
(d) None of the above
19. Which of the following conditions should be satisfied for static balancing?
1. Dynamic forces acting on the system should be zero
2. Couple acting on the system due to dynamic force should be zero
3. Centrifugal forces acting on the system should be zero
4. Couple acting on the system due to centrifugal forces should be zero
(a) Condition 1 and condition 2
(b) Condition 1 and condition 3
(c) Condition 3 and condition 4
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20. Which formula is used to calculate mass moment of inertia (I G) of a circular rim about the
axis through centre of gravity?
(a) mr2/2
(b) mr2/12
(c) mr2/4
(d) mr2
21. The static balancing is satisfactory for low speed rotors but with increasing speeds,
dynamic balancing becomes necessary. This is because, the
(a) unbalanced couples are caused only at higher speeds
(b) unbalanced forces are not dangerous at higher speeds
(c) effects of unbalances are proportional to the square of the speed
(d) effects of unbalances are directly proportional to the speed
22. A system in dynamic balance implies that
(a) the system is critically damped
(b) there is no critical speed in the system
(c) the system is also statically balanced
(d) there will absolutely no wear of bearings
23. The unbalanced force due to revolving masses
(a) varies in magnitude but constant in direction
(b) varies in direction but constant in magnitude
(c) varies in magnitude and direction both
(d) constant in magnitude and direction both
24. Two systems shall be dynamically equivalent when
(a) The mass of two are same
(b) C.G. of two coincides
(c) M.I. of two about an axis through e.g. is equal
(d) All of the above
25. A rotor supported at A and B carries two masses as shown in the below figure. The rotor
is,
(a) Dynamically balanced
(b) Statically balanced
(c) Statically and dynamically balanced
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Module 2: Balancing of Reciprocating Engines

1. The magnitude of swaying couple due to partial balance of the primary unbalancing force
in locomotive is
a) inversely proportional to the reciprocating mass
b) directly proportional to the square of the distance between the centre lines of the two
cylinders
c) inversely proportional to the distance between the centerlines of the two cylinders
d) directly proportional to the distance between the centerlines of the two cylinders
2. In a locomotive, the ratio of the connecting rod length to the crank radius is kept very
large in order to
a) minimize the effect of primary forces
b) minimize the effect of secondary forces
c) have perfect balancing
d) start the locomotive conveniently
3. Multi-cylinder engines are desirable because
a) only balancing problems are reduced
b) only flywheel size is reduced
c) both (a) and (b)
d) none of the mentioned
4. When the primary direct crank of a reciprocating engine makes an angle θ with the line of
stroke, then the secondary direct crank will make an angle of . . . . . with the line of
stroke.
a) θ/2
b) θ
c) 2θ
d) 4θ
5. The primary unbalanced force is maximum, when the angle of inclination of the crank
with the line of stroke is
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 360°
6. The partial balancing means
(a) Balancing partially the revolving masses
(b) Balancing partially the reciprocating masses
(c) Best balancing of engines
(d) All of the above

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7. In order to facilitate the starting of locomotive in any position, the cranks of a

locomotive, with two cylinders, are placed at _______to each other.
(a) 45°
(b) 90°
(c) 120°
(d) 180°
8. In a locomotive, the ratio of the connecting rod length to the crank radius is kept very
large in order to
(a) Minimise the effect of primary forces
(b) Minimise the effect of secondary forces
(c) Have perfect balancing
(d) Start the locomotive quickly
9. The swaying couple is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank
to the line of stroke is equal to
(a) 45° and 135°
(b) 90° and 135°
(c) 135° and 225°
(d) 45° and 225°
10. The tractive force is maximum or minimum when the angle of inclination of the crank to
the line of stroke is equal to
(a) 90° and 225°
(b) 135° and 180°
(c) 180° and 225°
(d) 135° and 315°
11. The swaying couple is due to the
(a) Primary unbalanced force
(b) Secondary unbalanced force
(c) Two cylinders of locomotive
(d) Partial balancing
12. In a locomotive, the maximum magnitude of the unbalanced force along the
perpendicular to the line of stroke, is known as
(a ) Tractive force
(b) Swaying couple
(c) Hammer blow
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13. The effect of hammer blow in a locomotive can be reduced by

(a) Decreasing the speed
(b) Using two or three pairs of wheels coupled together
(c) Balancing whole of the reciprocating parts
(d) Both (a) and (b)
14. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) In any engine, 100% of the reciprocating masses can be balanced dynamically
(b) In the case of balancing of multicylinder engine, the value of secondary force is
higher than the value of the primary force
(c) In the case of balancing of multimass rotating systems, dynamic balancing can be
directly started without static balancing done to the system
(d) None of the above.
15. Secondary forces in reciprocating mass on engine frame are
(a) Of same frequency as of primary forces
(b) Twice the frequency as of primary forces
(c) Four times the frequency as of primary forces
(d) None of the above
16. If c be the fraction of the reciprocating parts of mass m to be balanced per cyclinder of a
steam locomotive with crank radius r, angular speed ω, distance between centre lines of
two cylinders a, then the magnitude of the maximum swaying couple is given by
a) 1 – c / 2 mrω2a
b) 1 – c / √2mrω2a
c) √2(1 – c)mrω2a
d) none of the mention
17. What is the total no. of cylinders in a locomotive having crank at right angles?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
18. 3. In an inside cylinder locomotive, the position of the driving wheels is _________
a) Outside cylinder
b) Inside cylinder
c) Down to cylinder
d) Above the cylinder

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19. In an outside cylinder locomotive, the position of the driving wheels is _________
a) Outside cylinder
b) Inside cylinder
c) Down to cylinder
d) Above the cylinder
20. A single or uncoupled locomotive is one, in which the effort is transmitted to _____
a) Both the pair of wheels
b) Alternatively between the wheels
c) One pair of wheels
d) Neither of the wheels
21. In coupled locomotives, the driving wheels are connected to the leading and trailing
wheel by an _______ coupling rod.
a) Inside
b) Outside
c) Sideway
d) Bottom
22. What is the effect of partial balancing of the reciprocating parts?
a) Unbalanced primary force
b) Unbalanced secondary force
c) Balanced primary force
d) Balanced secondary force
23. The effect of an unbalanced primary force along the line of stroke is to produce
________
a) Swaying couple
b) Constant tractive force
c) Piston effort
d) Crank effort
24. The effect of an unbalanced primary force perpendicular to the line of stroke is to
produce _____
a) Variation in pressure on the rails
b) Variation in tractive force
c) Swaying couple
d) Piston effort
25. What is the effect of variation of pressure on the rails?
a) Hammering action
b) Piston effort
c) Variation in tractive force
d) Swaying couple

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26. Hammering action on the rails is caused by _______

a) Variation of pressure on the rails
b) Variation of temperature on the rails
c) Variation of thermal diffusibility of the rails
d) Variation of crank effort
27. At which of the following angles in degrees does the tractive force attains a minimum
value?
a) 315
b) 45
c) 90
d) 60
28. At which of the following angles in degrees does the tractive force attains a maximum
value?
a) 135
b) 45
c) 90
d) 60
29. Which of the following has a tendency to sway engine in alternately in clockwise and
anticlockwise directions?
a) Swaying couple
b) Tractive force
c) Hammer blow
d) Hammer couple
30. At which of the following angles in degrees does the swaying couple attains a maximum
value?
a) 135
b) 45
c) 90
d) 60
31. If the maximum value occurs at 45 degrees then at which of the following angles in
degrees will the swaying couple attains its maximum value again?
a) 135
b) 45
c) 225
d) 60

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32. A V-twin engine has the cylinder axes at 90 degrees and the connecting rods operate a
common crank. The reciprocating mass per cylinder is 23 kg and the crank radius is 7.5
cm. The length of the connecting rod is 0.3 m. If the engine is rotating at the speed is 500
r.p.m. What is the value of maximum resultant secondary force in Newtons?
a) 7172
b) 1672
c) 1122
d) 1272
33. From the following data of a 60 degree V-twin engine, determine the minimum value for
primary forces in Newton:
Reciprocating mass per cylinder = 1.5 Kg, Stroke length = 10 cm, Length of connecting
rod = 25 cm, Engine speed = 2500 rpm
a) 7711
b) 4546
c) 2570
d) 8764
34. The essential condition of placing the two masses, so that the system becomes
dynamically equivalent, is (where l1 and l2 = Distance of two masses from the centre of
gravity of the body, and kG = Radius of gyration of the body)
(a) l1 = kG
(b) l2 = kG
(c) l1l2 = kG
(d) l1l2 = kG2
35. In a reciprocating engine, usually _________of the reciprocating masses are balanced.
(a) one-half
(b) two-third
(c) three-fourth
(d) whole
36. The unbalanced force due to reciprocating masses
(a) varies in magnitude but constant in direction
(b) varies in direction but constant in magnitude
(c) varies in magnitude and direction both
(d) constant in magnitude and direction both
37. Which of the following statement is correct?
(a) The primary unbalanced force is less than the secondary unbalanced force.
(b) The primary unbalanced force is maximum twice in one revolution of the crank.
(c) The unbalanced force due to reciprocating masses varies in magnitude and direction.
(d) The magnitude of swaying couple in locomotives is inversely proportional to the
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38. A system of masses rotating in different parallel planes is in dynamic balance if the
(a) resultance force is equal to zero
(b) resultant couple is equal to zero
(c) resultant force and resultant couple are both equal to zero
(d) resultant force is numerically equal to the resultant couple, but neither of them need
necessarily be zero
39. The primary unbalanced force due to inertia of reciprocating parts in a reciprocating
engine is given by (where m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of crank, r
= Radius of crank, θ = Angle of inclination of crank with the line of stroke, and n = Ratio
of the length of connecting rod to radius of crank)
(a) m.ω².r sinθ
(b) m.ω².r cosθ
(c) m.ω².r (sin 2θ/n)
(d) m.ω².r (cos 2θ/n)
40. The secondary unbalanced force is maximum when the angle of inclination of the crank
with the line of stroke is
(a) 0° and 90°
(b) 180° and 360°
(c) Both (A) and (B)
(d) None of these
41. The tractive force in a locomotive with two cylinders is given by (where c = Fraction of
reciprocating parts per cylinder, m = Mass of reciprocating parts, ω = Angular speed of
crank, r = Radius of crank, and θ = Angle of inclination of crank to the line of stroke)
(a) m.ω².r cosθ
(b) c.m.ω².r sinθ
(c) (1 - c).m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)
(d) m.ω².r (cosθ - sinθ)
42. The unbalanced primary forces in a reciprocating engine are
(a) Balanced completely
(b) Balanced partially
(c) Balanced by secondary forces
(d) Not balanced

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43. For a twin cylinder V-engine, the crank positions for primary reverse cranks and
secondary direct cranks are shown in the below figure. The engine is a,
(a) 30° V-engine
(b) 60° V-engine
(c) 120° V-engine
(d) 150° V-engine

44. A rigid body, under the action of external forces, can be replaced by two masses placed at
a fixed distance apart. The two masses form an equivalent dynamical system, if
(a) The sum of the two masses is equal to the total mass of body
(b) The center of gravity of the two masses coincides with that of the body
(c) The sum of mass moment of inertia of the masses about their center of gravity is
equal to the mass moment of inertia of the body
(d) All of the above
45. Inertia force acts
(a) Perpendicular to the acceleration force
(b) Along the direction of acceleration force
(c) Opposite to the direction of acceleration force
(d) None of the above
46. A rotor which is balanced statically but not dynamically is supported on two bearings L
apart and at high speed of the rotor, reaction on the left bearing is R. The right side of the
bearing is shifted to a new position 2L apart from the left bearing. At the same rotor
speed, dynamic reaction on the left bearing in the new arrangement will
(a) Remain same as before
(b) Become equal to 2R
(c) Become equal to R/2
(d) Become equal to R/4

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Module 3: Mechanical Vibrations

1. The ratio of the actual damping coefficient to the critical damping coefficient is called
__________.
(a) Damping factor
(b) Resonance
(c) Critical damping
(d) Natural frequency
2. When a body moves with simple harmonic motion, the product of its periodic time and
frequency is equal to
(a) zero
(b) one
(c) π/2
(d) π
3. In a vibrating system, if the actual damping coefficient is 40 N/m/s and critical damping
coefficient is 420 N/m/s, then logarithmic decrement is equal to
(a) 0.2
(b) 0.4
(c) 0.6
(d) 0.8
4. If ω/ωn is very high for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for
all values of damping factors, will tend to approach
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 360°
5. The factor which affects the critical speed of a shaft is
(a) Diameter of disc
(b) Span of shaft
(c) Eccentricity
(d) All of these
6. In vibration isolation system, the transmissibility will be equal to unity, for all values of
damping factor, if ω/ωn is
(a) Equal to one
(b) Equal to √2
(c) Less than √2
(d) Greater than √2

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7. If ω/ωn = 2, where co is the frequency of excitation and ωn is the natural frequency of

vibrations, then the transmissibility of vibration will the
(a) 0.5
(b) 1
(c) 1.5
(d) 2
8. In under damped vibrating system, the amplitude of vibration
(a) Decreases linearly with time
(b) Increases linearly with time
(c) Decreases exponentially with time
(d) Increases exponentially with time
9. The frequency of damped vibrations with viscous damping is __________ the frequency
of undamped vibrations.
(a) more than
(b) less than
(c) same as
10. A mass of 1 kg is attached to the end of a spring with a stiffness of 0.7 N/mm. The
critical damping coefficient of this system is
(a) 1.4 N-s/m
(b) 18.52 N-s/m
(c) 52.92 N-s/m
(d) 529.2 N-s/m
11. A reed type tachometer use the principle of
(a) longitudinal vibration
(b) torsional vibration
(c) transverse vibration
(d) damped free vibration
12. Which of the following statement is correct ?
(a) The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time
taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.
(b) The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly
proportional to its angular velocity.
(c) The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean
position.
(d) The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at
the mean position.

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13. The natural frequency of free longitudinal vibrations is equal to (where m = Mass of the
body, s = Stiffness of the body, and δ = Static deflection of the body).
1 𝑠
(a) √
2𝜋 𝑚

1 𝑔
(b) 2𝜋
√𝛿
0.4985
(c)
√𝛿
(d) any one of these
14. In order to double the period of a simple pendulum, the length of the string should be
(a) Halved
(b) Doubled
(c) Quadrupled
(d) None of these
15. When a rigid body is suspended vertically and it oscillates with a small amplitude under
the action of the force of gravity, the body is known as
(a) simple pendulum
(b) compound pendulum
(c) torsional pendulum
(d) second's pendulum
16. Longitudinal vibrations are said to occur when the particles of a body moves
(a) perpendicular to its axis
(b) parallel to its axis
(c) in a circle about its axis
(d) none of these
17. If the damping factor for a vibrating system is unity, then the system will be
(a) over damped
(b) under damped
(c) critically damped
(d) without vibrations
18. In vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn < 2, then for all values of damping factor, the trans-
missibility will be (where ω = Angular speed of the system, ω n = Natural frequency of
vibration of the system)
(a) less than unity
(b) equal to unity
(c) greater than unity
(d) zero

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19. Critical damping is a function of

(a) mass and stiffness
(b) mass and damping coefficient
(c) mass and natural frequency
(d) damping coefficient and natural frequency
20. When a shaking force is transmitted through the springs, damping becomes detrimental
when the ratio of its frequency to the natural frequency is greater than
(a) 0.25
(b) 0.5
(c) 1
(d) √2
21. In steady state forced vibrations, the amplitude of vibrations at resonance is __________
damping coefficient.
(a) equal to
(b) directly proportional to
(c) inversely proportional to
(d) independent of
22. A single degree of freedom system is given by following equation with usual notations. It
represents:

(a) free vibration with damping

(b) free vibration without damping
(c) forced vibration with damping
(d) forced vibration without damping
23. The transmissibility, for all values of damping factor, will be less than unity, if ω/ωn is
(a) equal to 1
(b) less than √2
(c) equal to √2
(d) greater than √2
24. Frequency of vibrations is usually expressed in
(a) number of cycles per hour
(b) number of cycles per minute
(c) number of cycles per second
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25. If ω/ωn is very low for a body vibrating under steady state vibrations, the phase angle for
all values of damping factors, will tend to approach
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 360°
26. A shaft carrying three rotors will have
(a) no node
(b) one node
(c) two nodes
(d) three nodes
27. The length of a simple pendulum which gives the same frequency as the compound
pendulum, is
(a) kG + l1
(b) kG2 + l1
(c)

(d)
28. At the nodal point in a shaft, the amplitude for torsional vibration will be
(a) minimum
(b) maximum
(c) zero
(d) infinity
29. When a body is subjected to transverse vibrations, the stress induced in a body will be
(a) shear stress
(b) bending stress
(c) tensile stress
(d) compressive, stress
30. A slender shaft supported on two bearings at its ends carries a disc with an eccentricity e
from the axis of rotation. The critical speed of the shaft is Nc. If the disc is replaced by a
second one of same mass but mounted with an eccentricity 2 e, then the critical speed of
the shaft in the second case is
(a) Nc/√2
(b) Nc/√2
(c) Nc
(d) 2 Nc

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31. When there is a reduction in amplitude over every cycle of vibration, then the body is
said to have
(a) free vibration
(b) forced vibration
(c) damped vibration
(d) under damped vibration
32. The equation of motion for a single degree of freedom system with viscous damping is
given below in which, the damping ratio of the system is
(a) 9/8
(b) 9/82
(c) 9/16
(d) 9/128
33. The rotating shafts tend to vibrate violently at whirling speeds because
(a) the system is unbalanced
(b) bearing centre line coincides with the axis
(c) the shafts are rotating at very high speeds
(d) resonance is caused due to the heavy mass of the rotor
34. The natural frequency of free torsional vibrations of a shaft is equal to (where q =
Torsional stiffness of the shaft, and I = Mass moment of inertia of the disc attached at the
end of a shaft)
(a)

(b)

(c)
2𝜋𝑞𝑙
(d)

35. The amplitude of vibration is always __________ the radius of the circle.
(a) equal to
(b) less than
(c) greater than
(d) none of above
36. In vibration isolation system, if ω/ωn > 1, then the phase difference between the
transmitted force and the disturbing force is
(a) 0°
(b) 90°
(c) 180°
(d) 270°

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37. The critical speed of a shaft in revolution per second is __________ as that of natural
frequency of transverse vibration.
(a) Same
(b) Different
(c) Either same or different
(d) None of above
38. A shaft has two heavy rotors mounted on it. The transverse natural frequencies,
considering each of the rotors separately, are 100 Hz and 200 Hz respectively. The lowest
critical speed is,
(a) 5367 r.p.m.
(b) 6000 r.p.m.
(c) 9360 r.p.m.
(d) 12000 r.p.m.
39. The periodic time is given by (where ω = Angular velocity of the particle in rad/s)
(a) ω/2π
(b) 2π/ω
(c) ω x 2π
(d) π/ω
40. The periodic time of a compound pendulum is __________ when the distance between
the point of suspension and the centre of gravity is equal to the radius of gyration of the
body about its centre of gravity.
(a) zero
(b) minimum
(c) maximum
(d) none
41. The equation of free vibrations of a system is given below, Its natural frequency is

,
(a) 3 Hz
(b) 3π Hz
(c) 6 Hz
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42. The frequency of oscillation of a compound pendulum is

43. Two heavy rotating masses are connected by shafts of lengths l1, l2 and l3 and the
corresponding diameters are d1, d2 and d3. This system is reduced to a torsionally
equivalent system having uniform diameter d = d1 of the shaft. The equivalent length of
the shaft is,
(a)

(b)

(c)
(d) 𝑙1 + 𝑙2 + 𝑙3
44. The critical speed of a shaft with a disc supported in between is equal to the natural
frequency of the system in
(a) transverse vibrations
(b) torsional vibrations
(c) longitudinal vibrations
(d) all of these
45. The minimum periodic time of a compound pendulum is,

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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46. The velocity of a body moving with simple harmonic motion is __________ at the mean
position.
(a) zero
(b) minimum
(c) maximum
(d) none
47. A simple spring-mass vibrating system has a natural frequency of fn. If the spring
stiffness is halved and the mass is doubled, then the natural frequency will become
(a) fn/2
(b) 2 fn
(c) 4 fn
(d) 8 fn
48. The equation of motion for a vibrating system with viscous damping is

If the roots of this equation are real, then the system will be
(a) overdamped
(b) under damped
(c) critically damped
(d) without vibrations
49. The stress induced in a body will be shear stress, when it is subjected to
(a) longitudinal vibrations
(b) transverse vibrations
(c) torsional vibrations
(d) none of these
50. A machine mounted on a single coil spring has a period of free vibration of tp . If the
spring is cut into four equal parts and placed in parallel and the machine is mounted on
them, then the period of free vibration of the new system will become
(a) tp/16
(b) tp/4
(c) 4 tp
(d) 16 tp
51. The acceleration of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion, at any instant is
given by
(a) ωx
(b) ω2x
(c) ω2/x
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52. The ratio of the maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to
the static force, is known as
(a) damping factor
(b) damping coefficient
(c) logarithmic decrement
(d) magnification factor
53. The critical speed of a shaft depends upon its
(a) mass
(b) stiffness
(c) mass and stiffness
(d) stiffness and eccentricity
54. A shaft carrying two rotors at its ends will have
(a) no node
(b) one node
(c) two nodes
(d) three nodes
55. When a mass of a critically damped single degree of freedom system is deflected from its
equilibrium position and released, then it will
(a) return to equilibrium position without oscillation
(b) oscillate with increasing time period
(c) oscillate with decreasing amplitude
(d) oscillate with constant amplitude
56. When the particles of a body moves perpendicular to its axis, then the body is said to be,
(a) longitudinal vibration
(b) transverse vibration
(c) torsional vibration
(d) none of these
57. The maximum velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is
(a) ω
(b) ωr
(c) ω2r
(d) ω/r
58. Under logarithmic decrement, the amplitude of successive vibrations are
(a) constant
(b) in arithmetic progression
(c) in geometric progression
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59. In a simple harmonic motion, the velocity vector with respect to displacement vector
(a) is in phase
(b) leads by 90°
(c) leads by 180°
(d) lags by 90°
60. The equation of motion for a vibrating system with viscous damping is,

if the roots of the equation are __________ then the system will be under damped.
(a) equal
(b) real
(c) complex conjugate
(d) none
61. Torsional pendulum is used to determine mass moment of inertia of
(a) flywheel
(b) rigid bar
(c) both a. and b.
(d) none of the above
62. A torsional system with discs of moment of inertia I₁ and I₂ as shown in the below figure,
is gear driven such that the ratio of speed of shaft B to shaft A is 'G'. Neglecting the
inertia of gears, the equivalent inertia of disc on shaft B at the speed of shaft A is equal to
(a) G.I₂
(b) (B) G².I₂
(c) (C) I₂/G
(d) (D) I₂/G²

63. Longitudinal vibrations are said to occur when the particles of a body moves
(a) Perpendicular to its axis
(b) Parallel to its axis
(c) In a circle about its axis
(d) None of these
64. The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is _________ at the
mean position.
(a) Zero
(b) Minimum
(c) Maximum
(d) None of these

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65. Which of the following statement is correct?

(a) The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is the time
taken by a particle for one complete oscillation.
(b) The periodic time of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is directly
proportional to its angular velocity.
(c) The velocity of a particle moving with simple harmonic motion is zero at the mean
position.
(d) The acceleration of the particle moving with simple harmonic motion is maximum at
the mean position.
66. Torsional vibrations are said to occur when the particles of a body moves
(a) Perpendicular to its axis
(b) Parallel to its axis
(c) In a circle about its axis
(d) None of these
67. The ratio of the maximum displacement of the forced vibration to the deflection due to
the static force, is known as
(a) Damping factor
(b) Damping coefficient
(c) Logarithmic decrement
(d) Magnification factor
68. In under damped vibrating system, if x₁ and x₂ are the successive values of the amplitude
on the same side of the mean position, then the logarithmic decrement is equal to
(a) x₁/x₂
(b) log(x₁/x₂)
(c) loge(x₁/x₂)
(d) log(x₁.x₂)
69. The secondary unbalanced force is __________ the primary unbalanced force.
(A) One-half
(B) Two-third
(C) n times
(D) 1/n times
70. The natural frequency of free transverse vibrations due to a point load acting over a
simply supported shaft is equal to (where δ = Static deflection of a simply supported shaft
due to the point load)
(a) 0.4985/√δ
(b) 0.5615/√δ
(c) 0.571/√δ
(d) 0.6253/√δ

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71. The frequency of oscillation at compared to earth will be

(a) 6 times more
(b) 6 times less
(c) 2.44 times more
(d) 2.44 times less
72. A reed type tachometer use the principle of
(a) Longitudinal vibration
(b) Torsional vibration
(c) Transverse vibration
(d) Damped free vibration
73. The stress induced in a body will be shear stress, when it is subjected to
(a) Longitudinal vibrations
(b) Transverse vibrations
(c) Torsional vibrations
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Module 4: Cam Dynamics

1. What is meant by jump phenomenon in cam and follower system?

(a) Follower looses contact with cam surface when cam rotates beyond particular speed
due to inertia forces
(b) Follower looses contact with cam surface when follower rotates beyond particular
speed due to gravitational force
(c) Follower looses contact with cam surface when cam rotates beyond particular speed
due to gravitational forces
(d) None of the above
2. A cam operating roller follower has the following dimensions, radius of base and nose
circle as 15 mm and 10 mm respectively and distance between them is 8 mm. Determine
lift made by the follower.
(a) 12.5 mm
(b) 3 mm
(c) 5mm
(d) 17 mm
3. Which type of cam does not require any external force to have contact between cam and
follower?
(a) Preloaded spring cam
(b) Conjugate cam
(c) Both a. and b.
(d) None of the above
4. Which of the following conditions can be used to minimize undercutting in cam and
follower mechanism?
(a) By using larger roller diameter
(b) By using internal cams
(c) By decreasing the size of the cam
(d) All of the above
5. Which of the following statements is/are true for cam profile?
(a) Pitch point on the pitch curve has minimum pressure angle
(b) In case of roller follower, trace point represents centre of the roller
(c) Pitch circle is drawn through trace point from the center of cam
(d) All of the above

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6. To avoid jump phenomenon, which of the following condition should be true?

Where, P = preload in spring, ω = cam speed, k = stiffness of spring, e = eccentricity
(a) ω > √ (me) / ( P + 2 ke)
(b) ω > √( P + 2 ke) / (me)
(c) ω < √( P + 2 ke) / (me)
(d) ω < √ (me) / ( P + 2 ke)
7. Calculate the limiting speed to avoid cam jump, if an eccentric plate circular cam has
eccentricity of 30 mm and provides motion to the follower of 4 kg mass. Stiffness of the
spring is 30 N/mm2. Preload in the spring is 600 N
(a) 70.81 rad/sec
(b) 60.76 rad/sec
(c) 141.42 rad/sec
(d) None of the above
8. Which of the following equation is used to measure pressure angle between direction of
follower motion and force exerted by the cam on follower when eccentricity is zero?
Where, rb = base circle radius, y = displacement of follower
(a) cot Φ = (dy /dθ) / ( rb + y)
(b) tan Φ = (dy /dθ) / ( rb + y)
(c) tan Φ = (dy /dθ) x ( rb + y)
(d) cot Φ = (dy /dθ) x ( rb + y)
9. Which of the following statements is false for SHM follower motion?
(a) SHM can be used only for moderate speed purpose
(b) The acceleration is zero at the beginning and the end of each stroke
(c) The jerk is maximum at the mid of each stroke
(d) Velocity of follower is maximum at the mid of each stroke
10. Which motion of follower is best for high speed cams?
(a) SHM follower motion
(b) Uniform acceleration and retardation of follower motion
(c) Cycloidal motion follower
(d) All of the above
11. Cam size depends upon
(a) Base circle
(b) Pitch circle
(c) Prime circle
(d) Outer circle

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