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In a steam engine, one method of obtaining the earlier cut-off with a simple slide valve is by increasing the angle of advance of the eccentric while the throw of the eccentric, steam lap and exhaust lap are kept constant. This method will
A Cause withdrawing or throttling of steam
B Reduce length of effective stroke of piston
C Reduce maximum opening of port to steam
D All of these
The synonym of "eccentric" is--
A talkative
B reticent
C coherent
D peculiar
The antonym of "eccentric" is _____
A angelic
B erotic
C normal
D abnormal
Howard Hughes was one of this century's "most eccentric" personages.
A Wealthiest
B Strangest
C Most interesting
D Unhappiest
Eccentric
A Unconventional
B Destructive
C Deceitful
D Conformist
Choose the one word or phrase that best keeps the meaning of the original sentence if it is substituted for the underlined word or phrase. Howard Hughes was one of this century's "most eccentric" personages.
A Weaithiest
B Strangest
C Most interesting
D Unhappiest
Jane Found the twenty- one-year-old. Cambridge postgraduate a fascinating and slightly eccentric character and was immediately attracted to him.
A Gloomy
B Interesting
C Mystic
D Uncommon
An eccentric sheave pivoted at one point rotates and transmits oscillatory motion to a link whose one end is pivoted and other end is connected to it. This mechanism has
A 2 links
B 3 links
C 4 links
D 5 links
In Meyer's expansion valve, the expansion valve is driven by an eccentric having an angle of advance from
A 50° - 60°
B 60° - 70°
C 70° - 80°
D 80° - 90°
In Meyer's expansion valve, the main valve is driven by an eccentric having an angle of advance from
A 10° - 15°
B 15° - 25°
C 25° - 30°
D 30° - 40°

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