MCQ important questions

1. Calculate gyroscopic couple acting on a disc which has radius of 135 mm. Angular and
precessional velocities are 15 rad/sec and 7 rad/sec respectively.
Assume density = 7810 kg/m3  and thickness of disc = 30 mm

a. 12.83 N-m
b. 10.99 N-m
c. 11 N-m
d. Incomplete data
Answer: a

2)   What is the gyroscopic couple acting on the disc which has mass moment of inertia
equal to 0.02135 kg-m2. If disc has a speed of 500 rpm and is made to precess at 100 rpm.

a. 13.21 N-m
b. 11.70 N-m
c. 10.23 N-m
d. Incomplete data
Answer: b

3)   Which of the following statements is/are false for active gyroscopic couple?

a. Reactive gyroscopic couple and active gyroscopic couple are opposite in direction
b. In right hand rule, curled fingers denote direction of precession
c. In active gyroscopic couple spin vector and precession vector are parallel to each other
d. All the statements are false
Answer: c

4)   How is the direction of precession vector decided by right hand rule?

a. Thumb denotes direction of precession vector

b. Curled fingers denote direction of precession vector
Answer: a

5)   Degree of freedom for gyroscope rotor is

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 5
Answer: c
6)   What is the difference between cone variators and face plate variators?

a. Velocity distribution over contact area for cone variators is better than face plate variators
b. Velocity distribution over contact area for face plate variators is better than cone variators
c. Cone and face plate variators have different speed variation range
d. None of the above
Answer: a

7) In simple gear trains, velocity ratio is independent of idle gears

a. True
b. False
Answer: a

8) What is meant by an idle gear?

a. Gears between driver and driven gears

b. Gears used when driver and driven gears move in same direction
c. Both a. and b.
d. None of the above
Answer: c

9) Which type of gear train and gears are used in Humpage Gear Box?

a. Epicyclic gear train with bevel gears

b. Epicyclic gear train with worm gears
c. Reverted gear train with bevel gears
d. Reverted gear train with worm gears
Answer: a

10) In which type of vehicles, differential gear box is mounted on rear wheel axle?

a. Light duty vehicles

b. Heavy duty vehicles
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
Answer: b