CS/B.Tech/(ME/PE)/SEM-8/ME-811/2013
2013
AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
Time Allotted : 3 Hours Full Marks : 70
The figures in the margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to give their answers in their own words
as far as practicable.
GROUP – A
( Multiple Choice Type Questions )
1. Choose the correct alternatives for any ten of the following :
10 × 1 = 10
i) In an automobile engine the temperature of the piston
will be more at
a) the crown of the piston
b) the skirt of the piston
c) the piston pin
d) the piston walls.
ii) As the no. of cylinders on the multicylinder engine
increases, the power to weight ratio
a) remains the same b) decreases
c) increases d) becomes zero.
iii) The starter motor is driven by
a) chain drive b) gear drive
c) flat belt drive d) V-belt drive.
iv) When a vehicle turns at a corner, the action of the
differential causes
a) the inner wheel to speed up
b) the outer wheel to speed up
c) an increase in the torque applied to inner wheel
d) an increase in the torque applied to the outer
wheel.
v) The frame may get distorted to a parallelogram shape
due to
a) weight of the vehicle
b) weight of the passenger
c) cornering force
d) wheel impact with the road obstacles.