Elements III in Machine Design

Which of the following are also used in the

The part of the total frictional energy that is stored
suspension system?
in the brake parts, principally in the drum or disk
has been variously estimated at ______. a. Cams
b. Brake shoes
a. 86% up
c. Block brakes
b. 90% up
d. Shock absorbers
c. 56% up
d. 75% up
Due to air effect, the hydraulic brakes become
The reason for noise at the time of engaging brake.
a. possible
a. Back plate being loose or bent b. more effective
b. Brake drum could be defective c. ineffective
c. All of the above d. none of these
d. Brake shoe being loose or bent

In motor vehicles, there is a _____ in addition of Which of the following types of brakes are also
foot brake. changed while replacing brake lining?
a. band brake a. Shoe rivets
b. hydraulic brake b. Brake shoes
c. mechanical brake c. Shoe spring
d. hand brake d. Block brake

If the angle of contact is____, the pressure between

In designing a plate clutch, assumption of uniform
the brakes shoe and the drum can not be
wear conditions is made because
considered uniform.
a. it is closer to real life situation
a. greater than 120 deg
b. it leads to cost effective design
b. greater than 60 deg
c. it leads to a safer design
c. less than 45 deg
d. no other assumption is possible
d. less than 60 deg

The principal parts of a hydraulic brake system are What is the most common defect of clutch?
the master cylinder and the
a. Clutch creates noise
a. wheel cylinder b. Slip of the clutch
b. brake shoe c. All of the above
c. multi cylinder d. Clutch does not disengage properly
d. brake wire

A cylinder in which the ratio of the wall thickness to What type of oil is used in the hydraulic brake
the inside diameter is ____ may be called a thin system?
cylinder. a. Engine oil
a. less than 0.07 b. Gear oil
b. more than 0.05 c. Brake oil
c. less than 0.05 d. Clutch oil
d. more than 0.07

In motor vehicles, it is very common practice to use

Which clutch is suitable for mine hoists and other a
services where heavy loads are accompanied by a. hydraulic clutch
severe shock? b. cone clutch
a. Block clutch c. single plate clutch
b. Centrifugal clutch d. multiple clutch
c. Expanding ring clutch
d. Band clutch
 Rope brake dynamometer uses: Clutch, gear box, differential etc. are the parts of
a. Oil as lubricant a. cooling system
b. Grease as lubricant b. none of these
c. Water as lubricant c. charging system
d. No lubricant d. transmission system

The brake capacity to absorb energy is known as The friction devices used to connect shafts.
a. Power a. Brakes
b. Energy b. Clutches
c. Braking torque c. Holder
d. Resistance brake d. Spring

When two touching surfaces have a high contact

pressure and when these surfaces have minute The frictional forces depend on coefficient of
relative motion a phenomenon called friction and
a. Fretting a. torque
b. Friction b. normal force
c. Prestressing c. weights of object
d. Carving d. moment

There are____ plates in a multi plate clutch. A process of prestressing or over stressing a hollow
cylindrical member beyond the elastic range by
a. less than four hydraulic pressure.
b. more than ten
c. less than one a. Auto frettage
d. more than one b. Stress relieving
c. Presstage
The best material for brake drums is ________. d. Countersinking

a. wrought iron
b. aluminum Assuming longitudinal strain to be constant at any
c. steel material point in the thickness of the cylinder, the radial
d. cast iron stress Sr and hoop stress Sh are related as
a. Sr/Sh = constant
Auto frettage is the method of b. Sr-Sh =constant
a. relieving thick cylinders c. Sr - Sh/Sr = constant
b. prestressing thick cylinders d. Sr + Sh = constant
c. increasing life of thick cylinders
d. calculating stress in thick cylinders
It is used in high-pressure cylinders.

It is used to protect a machine in case of jamming a. Hard-walled cylinders

and for overload protection of motors and engine. b. Thick-walled cylinders
c. Solid-walled cylinders
a. Dry fluid clutch d. Thin-walled cylinders
b. Eddy clutch
c. Magnetic clutch
d. Slip clutch The radial pressure between the cylinders at the
surface of contact depends on the _______ of the
The lining of a brake shoe materials.

a. can be changed a. hardness

b. none of these b. strength
c. can not be fitted c. modulus of elasticity
d. can be fitted with spring d. modulus of rigidity
The clutch finger is pushed by The overrunning clutch
a. clutch bearing a. all of the above
b. clutch b. is one way clutch
c. clutch fork c. transmits cranking force to the engine flywheel
d. none of these d. prevents the engine flywheel from driving the
starting motor

When the vehicle runs brake drum becomes hot

because of friction of the shoe. This fault is known The radial pressure and hoop tension for a thick
as ____. cylinder is
a. Brake winding a. maximum at inner and outer surfaces and
b. Back plate minimum in middle
c. Brake lining b. maximum at inner surface and decreases toward
d. None of the above outer surface
c. minimum at inner surface and increases towards
outer surface
Which of the following is mounted inside the d. minimum at inner and outer surfaces and
clutch? maximum in middle
a. Both the rear axle
b. An engine
Thin cylindrical shell of diameter d and thickness t
c. All of the above
when subjected to internal pressure P, if Poisson's
d. Gear box propeller shaft
ratio of material is u, the circumferential or hoop
strain is
A clutch that has a disadvantage of heavier rotary a. Pd(1-2u)/4tE
masses. b. Pd(1-2u)/2tE
c. PdC/2-u)/2tE
a. Cone clutch
d. Pd (f/2-u)/4tE
b. Disc clutch
c. None of these
d. Multiple disc clutch
Hydrodynamic brakes is the major type of
a. electric brake
Power brakes require ______ power. b. air brake
c. fluid brake
a. pulsating
d. spot brake
b. less
c. more
d. equal It is used to stop the motion of a moving object.
a. Band clutch
b. Band brake
Hydraulic clutches are used in ___ vehicles.
c. Brakes
a. costly d. Clutch
b. cheap
c. affordable What faults develop in the brakes?
d. foreign made
a. Brakes do not disengage
b. Brakes do not work properly
The act of keeping some pressure on the clutch c. Brakes makes noise
pedal at the time of driving is known as d. All of the above
a. Slip of the clutch
b. Hydraulic clutch The part of an automobile disc clutch that presses
c. Clutch adjustment against the flywheel is referred to as
d. Riding on clutch a. Pressure plate
b. Friction plate
c. Contact plate
d. Sliding plate
 If the band wraps partly around the brake wheel or
The function of clutch in the machine tool is: drum and brake action is obtained by pulling the
band tight onto the wheel. This type of brake is
a. to disconnect or connect at will the drive known as
b. alignment of drive shaft
c. lowering of drive speed a. Band brake
d. to insure that two shafts line up at high speed b. Centrifugal brake
c. Clutch
d. Block brake
Clutches which are designed to transmit torque for
one direction of rotation, of the driver and then
free-wheel or transmit essentially no torque when The effectiveness of the brake may greatly decrease
the direction of the driver rotation is reversed. shortly after it begins to act continuously, a
phenomenon called:
a. Magnetic clutches
b. Slip clutches a. Pressurized
c. Overrunning clutches b. Fade
d. Trip clutches c. Worn-out
d. Creep

A hydraulic clutch doesn't incorporate a

Hoop stress refers to
a. clutch plate
b. oil plate a. circumferential tensile stress
c. vacuum plate b. compressive stress
d. none of these c. radial stress
d. longitudinal stress

In the mechanical brake system the main function is

of Pipes subject to high pressures are generally made
by
a. cam
b. shoe adjuster a. slush casting
c. shoe rivets b. pressure casting
d. spring c. centrifugal casting
d. extrusion

Type of brake under the category of power brake is

known as A shaft is used to connect or disconnect at will is
called
a. Servo brake
b. Differential brake a. Bearing
c. Brake shoe b. Brake shaft
d. Band brake c. Lock shaft
d. Clutch

Why does a clutch creates noise?

It is considered as the simplest type of mechanical
a. Clutch release bearing is either dry or defective brake.
b. All of the above
c. Clutch spring is broken a. Brake shoe
d. Clutch is faulty b. Differential brake
c. Band brake
d. Block brake
The maintenance of mechanical brake is
a. Costly The efficiency of hydraulic braking system is
b. None of the above
c. Expensive a. 50 - 60 percent
d. Economical b. about 90 percent
c. 40 - 50 percent
d. 60 - 80 percent
Which of the following shortcomings in the cone
clutch because of which the clutch is not used?
a. Clutch slips quickly
b. It occupies more space
c. Adjustment has to be done early
d. All of the above

Refers to the simplest type of brakes.

a. Differential brakes
b. Brake shoe
c. Band brakes
d. Block brakes

Friction devices used to regulate the motion of

bodies and with clutches.
a. Brakes
b. Babbitt
c. Holders
d. Rollers

Types of brakes that are capable of stopping the

motion of a machine member as well as retarding
its motion.
a. Mechanical brake
b. Electrical brake
c. Air brake
d. Fluid brake