OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS IN TOM AND MOM

Prepared by prakash and premjith

(Roll no 9&10) 10/11/2010

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

THEORY OF MACHINES
1. The locus of instantaneous centre of a moving body relative to a fixed body is known as
(a) space centrode

(b) body centrode (d) none of the above

(c) moving centrode

2. Quick return mechanism is an inversion of

(a) four bar chain (C) double slider crank chain (b) single slider crank chain (d) crossed slider crank chain

3. The sense of coriolis component rotated at

is the same as that of the relative velocity vector V

(a) 180 degrees in the direction opposite to the rotation of the link containing the path. (b) 45 degrees in the direction of rotation of the link containing the path. (c) 45 degrees in the direction opposite to the rotation of the link containing the path. (d) 90 degrees in the direction of rotation of the link containing the path.

4. The lower pair is (a) closed pair

(d) surface contact pair (b) unclosed pair (e) both (a) and (b) (c) point contact pair (f) both (a) and (c)

5. In a kinematic chain, if the specification of one co-ordinate, or dimension or position of a single link is sufficient to define the position of all other links, then the chain is called a kinematic chain of (a) Two degree of freedom
(c) Three degree of freedom (b) one degree of freedom (d) none of the above

6. The differential mechanism of an automobile is having

(a) one degrees of freedom (c) three degrees of freedom (b) two degrees of freedom (d) zero degree of freedom

7. The Ackermann steering gear is the inversion of a

(a) slider crank chain (c) double slider crank chain (b) four bar chain (d) crossed slider crank chain

8. The total number of instantaneous centre of a mechanism having 8 links, is equal to

(a) 8 (b) 28 (c) 7 (d) 4

9. The coriolis component of acceleration exists only whenever a point

(a) Moves along a circular path (c) Moves along a straight line which has rotational motion (b) moves in straight line (d) none of the above

10. The motion of a shaft in a circular hole is an example of

(a) In completely constrained motion (c) Successfully constrained motion (b) completely constrained motion (d) none of the above

ANSWERS: THEORY OF MACHINES

1. A

2. B

3.D

4.E

5.B

6.B

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.A

ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

1. The principal stresses at a point in two dimensional stress system are 1 and 2 and

corresponding principal strains are 1 and 2. If E and denote Youngs modulus and Poissons ratio, respectively, then which one of the following is correct?
(a) =E 1 (c) = E[1 -2] / [1-2] (b) =E[1 +2] / [1-2] (d) = E[1 -2]

2. A point in a two dimensional state of strain is subjected to pure shearing strain of

magnitude xy radians. Which one of the following is the maximum pure strain?
(a) xy

(b) xy /(2)1/2 (d) 2 xy

(c) xy/2

3. What is the relationship between the linear elastic properties Youngs modulus (E),

rigidity modulus (G) and bulk modulus (K)? (a) 1/E =9/K + 3/G (c) 9/E= 3/K + 1/G (b) 3/E =9/K+ 1/G (d) 9/E= 1/K + 3/G

4.

Consider the following statements:

1. Two-dimensional stresses applied to a thin plate in its own plane represent the plane stress condition. 2. Under plane stress condition, the strain in the direction perpendicular to the plane is zero . 3. Normal and shear stresses may occur simultaneously on a plane.

Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 (c) 2 and 3 (d) 1 and 3

5.

In a strained material one of the principal stresses in twice the other. The maximum shear

stress in the same case is max . Then, what is the value of the maximum principal stress? (a) max (b) 2 max (c ) 4 max (d)8 max

6. if

In a strained material, normal stresses on two mutually perpendicular planes are x and y

(both alike) accompanied by a shear stress xy . One of the principal stresses will be zero, only

(a) xy = (x x y)/2 (c) xy = (x x y)1/2

(b) xy= (x x y) (d) xy= (x2 x y2)1/2

7. If the ratio G/E (G= Rigidity modulus, E=Youngs modulus of elasticity) is 0.4, then what is the value of the Poisson ratio? (a) 0.20 (b) 0.25 (c) 0.30 (d) 0.33

8. E, G, K and m represent the elastic modulus, shear modulus, bulk modulus and Poissons ratio respectively of a linearly elastic, isotropic and homogeneous material. To express the stress strain relations completely for this material, atleast

(a)E, G and m must be known (c) any two of the four must be known

(b) E, K and m must be known (d) all the four must be known

9. If nn, ny, nz are the direction cosines of normal to the plane which is equally inclined to the three axes then determine nx. (a)1 (b) 1/3 (c ) 1/3 (d) 3/2

10. The state of strain at a point is given by the following array of terms 9 6 3 6 5 2 3 2 4

Determine (a) 12

xy
(b) 6 (c) 3 (d) 8

ANSWERS:

ADVANCED MECHANICS OF SOLIDS

1. (b) =E[1 +2] / [1-2]

1= (1/E)-( 2 /E) 2 =(2/E)-( 1 /E) solving the 2 equations we get =E[1 +2] / [1-2]

2.

(c)

xy

/2 ,pure shearing strain of magnitude = xy

Maximum principal strain= xy/2 3. (d) 9/E= 1/K + 3/G E=2G(1+) E=3K(1-2 ) Solving these two we get 9/E= 1/K + 3/G

4. (d)

5. (c) 4 max

max =(1 2)/2 = (1 ( 1/2))/2 =4 max 6. (c) xy = (x x y)1/2

(x + y)/2 + (((x + y)/2)2 + xy2) =0

xy2= x y xy = (x x y)1/2
7. (b) 0.25 G/E= 1/2(1+ ) = 0.4 = 0.25 8. (c) any two of the four must be known 9. (c ) 1/3 10. (a) 12