Mechanical Engineering CEPTAM Question Paper
CEPTAM STA Mechanical Exam Paper
CEPTAM STA Exam Previous year exam paper
1. In the case of a curved beam subjected to pure bending, which of the following is true?
(a) Neutral axis coincides with the centroidal axis.
(b) Neutral axis lies between the centroidal axis and the center of curvature.
(c) Location of neutral axis depends upon the magnitude of bending moment
(d) There is no neutral axis.
2. Spur gears are used for
(a) connecting two intersecting shafts
(b) transmitting power between two intersecting shafts
(c) transmitting power between two parallel shafts
(d) transmitting power between two inline shafts
3. Which of the following bearings are termed as antifriction bearings?
(a) Journal bearings
(b) Gas lubricated bearings
(c) Ball and roller bearings
(d) Air bearings
4. In a slider-crank mechanism, the crank is rotating with an angular velocity of 20 rad/s in counterclockwise direction. At the instant when the crank is perpendicular to the direction of the piston movement, velocity of the piston is 2 m/s. Radius of the crank is
(a) 100 cm
(b) 10 cm
(c) 1 cm
(d) 0.1 cm
5. Two parallel shafts whose axes are separated by a distance of 75 mm are to be connected by a spur gear set so that the output shaft rotates at 50% of the speed of the input shaft. Which of the following could be the possible pitch circle diameters of the gears.
(a) 25 mm and 50 mm
(b) 30 mm and 60 mm
(c) 50 mm and 100 mm
(d) 60 mm and 120 mm
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