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96. Creep in belt drive is due to
A. material of the pulley
B. material of the belt
C. larger size of the driver pulley
D. uneven extensions and contractions due to varying tension
E. expansion of belt.
Explanation:
97. In multi-V-belt transmission, if one of the belt is broken, we have to change the
A. broken belt
B. broken belt and its adjacent belts
C. all the belts
D. there is no need of changing any one as remaining belts can take care of transmission of load
E. all the weak belts.
Explanation:
98. In gramophones for adjusting the speed of the turntable, the following type of governor is commonly employed
A. Hartung governor
B. Wilson Hartnell governor
C. Pickering governor
D. Inertia governor
E. none of the above.
Explanation:
99. Throw of a cam is the maximum distance of the follower from
A. base circle
B. pitch circle
C. root circle
D. prime circle
E. inner circle.
Explanation:
100. Idler pulley is used
A. for changing the direction of motion of the belt
B. for applying tension
C. for increasing -velocity ratio
D. all of the above
E. none of the above.
Explanation: