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Bearings

GATE Mechanical Engineering · 20 questions across 16 years (1987-2025) · 40% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

19872025
198720062025

Difficulty mix

easy 75%
med 25%

Question types

MCQ16
NAT2
MTF2

All 20 questions on Bearings

2025 PYQ

A shaft carries a helical spur gear. Which one of the following bearings can NOT be used to support it?

Easy
2024 PYQ

For a ball bearing, the fatigue life in millions of revolutions is given by $L = \left(\frac{C}{P}\right)^n$, where $P$ is the constant applied load and $C$ is the basic dynamic load rating. Which one of the following st...

Easy
2016 PYQ

Which of the bearings given below SHOULD NOT be subjected to a thrust load?

Easy
2014 PYQ

A hydrodynamic journal bearing is subject to $$2000$$ $$N$$ load at a rotational speed of $$2000$$ $$rpm.$$ Both bearing bore diameter and length are $$40mm.$$ If radial clearance is $$20\mu m$$ and bearing is lubricated...

Med
2014 PYQ

Ball bearings are rated by a manufacturer for a life of $${10^6}$$ revolutions. The catalogue rating of a particular bearing is $$16$$ $$kN.$$ If the design load is $$2$$ $$kN,$$ the life of the bearing will be $$P \time...

Easy
2011 PYQ

Two identical ball bearings $$P$$ and $$Q$$ are operating at loads $$30kN$$ and $$45kN$$ respectively. The ratio of the life of bearing $$P$$ to the life of bearing $$Q$$ is

Easy
2008 PYQ

A journal bearing has a shaft diameter of $$40mm$$ and a length of $$40mm.$$ The shaft is rotating at $$20$$ $$rad/s$$ and viscocity of the lubricant is $$20mPa.s.$$ The clearance is $$0.020mm.$$ The loss of the torque d...

Med
2007 PYQ

A natural feed journal bearing of diameter $$50mm$$ and length $$50mm$$ operating at $$20$$ revolutions/sec carries a load of $$2kN$$. The lubricant used has a viscosity of $$20mPa$$-$$s$$. The radial clearance is $$50\m...

Med
2007 PYQ

A ball bearing operating at a load $$F$$ has $$8000$$hours of life. The life of the bearing, in hours, when the load is doubled to $$2F$$ is

Easy
2005 PYQ

Which one of the following is criterion in the design of hydrodynamic journal bearings?

Easy
2000 PYQ

The life of a ball bearing at a load of $$10$$ $$kN$$ is $$8000$$ hours. Its life in hours, if the load is increased to $$20$$ $$kN,$$ keeping all other conditions same, is

Easy
1998 PYQ

The basic load rating of a ball bearing is

Easy
1997 PYQ

To restore stable operating condition in a hydrodynamic journal bearing, when it encounters higher magnitude loads.

Easy
1997 PYQ

Match the following List - $${\rm I}$$ (a)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Automobile wheel mounting on axle (b)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ High speed grinding spindle (c)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ $${\rm IC}$$ - Engine connecting rod (d)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Leaf sprin...

Med
1997 PYQ

The dynamic load capacity of $$6306$$ bearing is $$22KN.$$ The maximum radial load it can sustain to operate at $$600$$ $$rev/min,$$ for $$2000$$ hours is

Med
1996 PYQ

In thick film hydrodynamic journal bearings, the coefficient of friction

Easy
1992 PYQ

Spherical roller bearings are normally used

Easy
1991 PYQ

Match the roling element bearings with the most appropriate loading condition Bearing - type (a)$$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Ball bearing (b)$$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Roller bearing (c)$$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Needle bearing (d)$$\,\,\,\,\,\,$$ Tape...

Easy
1988 PYQ

If the load on a ball bearing is reduced to half, the life of the ball bearing will

Easy
1987 PYQ

The expected life of a ball bearing subjected to a load of $$9800N$$ and working at $$1000RPM$$ is $$3000$$ hours. What is the expected life of the same bearing for a similar load of $$4900$$ $$N$$ and a speed of $$2000r...

Easy