Machine Design Questions and Answers – Design of Chain Drive

This set of Machine Design Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Design of Chain Drive”.

1. A gear meshes with another gear and a sprocket meshes with another sprocket.
a) True
b) False
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2. The number of links of the chain should be always ______
a) Odd
b) Even
c) Multiple of 3
d) None of the listed
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3. In chain drives, vertical drives are generally avoided.
a) True
b) False
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4. Sum of number of links and number of teeth of the sprocket is _____
a) Odd
b) Even
c) Odd or Even
d) None of the listed
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5. The driving sprocket has 19 teeth and rotates at 1100rpm. The pitch of the chain is 18mm. Calculate the velocity of the chain.
a) 5.6m/s
b) 6.3m/s
c) 5.8m/s
d) 5.1m/s
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6. Calculate the pitch circle diameter of the driving pulley is pitch is given as 18mm and sprocket has 19 teeth.
a) 112.33mm
b) 109.36mm
c) 102.66mm
d) 105.33mm
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7. Driving and driven pulleys are rotating at 1000rpm and 500rpm. If number of teeth on driving sprocket are 20, find number of teeth in the driven sprocket.
a) 41
b) 40
c) 10
d) 11
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8. If centre distance for a chain drive is 750mm with number of teeth on the driving and driven sprockets being 40 and 20 respectively, then calculate the number of links required. Given: Pitch is taken as 19mm.
a) 112
b) 110
c) 111
d) 109
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9. In silent chain sprocket teeth have a rectangular profile.
a) Yes rectangular
b) No trapezoidal
c) No circular
d) No hyperbolic
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10. Roller chains have less reliability as compared to roller chains.
a) True
b) False
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