Band & Disk Brakes MCQs : This section focuses on the "Band & Disk Brakes". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Band & Disk Brakes skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A self-locking differential brake and back stop brakes is same thing.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 2
Band brake has complex construction with large number of parts.
A. Yes
B. It has simple construction
C. It has simple constructions but large number of parts
D. It has complicated construction but small number of parts
Question 3
Band brakes require _____ maintenance.
A. Little
B. Zero
C. Much
D. None of the listed
Question 4
Calculate the braking torque if tension in the two sides is 3500N and 1980N with radius of drum being 160mm.
A. None of the mentioned
B. 243.20N-m
C. 223.4N-m
D. 278.6N-m
Question 5
Disk brakes can be used for opposite rotation of disk also.
A. No they are effective for one direction of motion only
B. They can be used
C. Poor efficiency in opposite direction
D. None of the listed
Question 6
Disk brakes have low torque transmitting capacity in high volumes.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE
Question 7
Disk brakes largely suffer from the problem of self-locking.
A. Yes
B. No
C. Self-locking but it depends on radius of the wheel rotating
D. Material dependent
Question 8
In both simple band brake and differential band brake, at least one end of the band passes through fulcrum.
A. Both the ends
B. Neither end
C. One end
D. None of the listed
Question 9
In drum brakes, as the temperature increases coefficient of friction ______
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains same
D. Can’t be determined
Question 10
Is it possible to prevent back rotation of drum?
A. Yes by using back stop brake
B. No
C. Depends on the angular velocity
D. Only in some specific cases
Question 11
Loss of torque transmitting capacity at high temperatures is called
A. Fading
B. Rolling
C. Drifting
D. Planking
Question 12
The disk brake torque is linearly proportional to the actuating force.
A. Yes
B. No, it is proportional to its square
C. Proportional to its cube
D. Independent of force
Question 13
The wear of band brake is even.
A. TRUE
B. FALSE