3rd Sequence Lower Sixth Amasia

AMASIA BILINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL EKOUNOU YAOUNDE (A.B.S.
S)
CLASS LOWER SIXTH IND (LS-MAVT).

SUBJECT TITLE CHASSIS SYSTEMS AND TRANSMISSION.
SEQUENCE 3rd
DURATION 2hrs.
STUDENT NAME
INSTRUCTIONS : Mark a ( - ) on the correct answer in section A. Section B is comprised of two

questions in which you are to answer the two questions completely in good English .
SECTION A : Multiple choice questions (MCQs) (10marks)
1. The purpose of transmission in an

automobile is
A) To vary the speed of automobile,
B) to vary the torque at road wheel of
vehicle, C) to vary the power of
automobile, D) none of these
A) Constant mesh gearbox B) sliding
2. Mechanical transmission can be of
mesh gearbox C) synchromesh
following class
gearbox D) automatic gearbox
A) Clutch, gearbox and live axle
6. What is the type of gearbox?
transmission B) Clutch, gearbox
and dead axle transmission C)
Clutch, gearbox and axle less
transmission D) All of the above
3.Transfer case is located next to the
gearbox in A) Constant mesh gearbox B) sliding
A) Front wheel drive B) Rear wheel drive mesh gearbox C) synchromesh
C) Four wheel drive D) All of the above gearbox D) automatic gearbox
7. Which of the following is true?
4.The following type of transmission A) high torque is required at the start
uses chain and sprocket to transmit of the vehicle B) low torque is
power required at high speeds C) gearbox
A) Clutch, gearbox and live axle helps in smooth running of vehicle
transmission B) Clutch, gearbox and D) all of these
dead axle transmission C) Clutch,
gearbox and axle less transmission D) 8. Which of the following is not a
All of the above type of gearbox?
A) Linear mesh gearbox B) Sliding
5. What is the name of gearbox? mesh gearbox C) Constant mesh
gearbox D) Synchromesh gearbox.
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9.Which of the following gear A) Idler Gear B) Main Shaft Gear C)
boxes have lesser mechanical Countershaft Gear D) Final Drive
efficiency? Gear
A) Synchromesh B) Constant mesh
C) Sliding mesh D) All of these 15. __________ are commonly used
on Front wheel drive vehicles.
10.The percentage ratio between A) Transaxles B) Double Reductions
difference of vehicle speed and C) Synchronizers D) Slip Joints
wheel speed to the vehicle speed is
A) Velocity ratio B) Speed ratio C) 16. The purpose of gearbox in
Slip ratio D) Aspect ratio motor vehicle is/are
A) To get the various speed B) to get
11.Choose correct drive the various torque C) both of these D)
transmission from engine to gear none of these
box
A) Fly wheel - cover - drive plate - 17. Increase of torque in a vehicle
driven plate B) Fly wheel - cover - is obtained by
driven plate - drive plate C) Fly wheel A) decreasing speed B) decreasing
- driven plate - drive plate - cover D) power C)decreasing
Fly wheel - drive plate - driven plate – petrol consumption D) all the above
cover
18. Two advantages of using helical
12.As related to the automatic gears rather than spur gears in a
transmission, the friction loss in transmission are
the manual transmission is A) high strength and low cost B) high
strength and less end thrust C) low
A) Less B) Same, C) More D) Much noise level and high strength D) low
more noise level and economy
13. __________ is used to ensure 19. By using synchronizing device,

that the main shaft and main the two involved adjacent gears
speed gear to be Locked to it are have their speeds A) increased B)
rotating at the same speed. A) reduced C) equalized D) unequalized
Transfer Case B) Transaxle C) Shift
fork D) Synchronizer 20. In a single planetary gear set,
the output member to increase
14. Cluster gear is other name for torque is always the
__________ A) sun gear B) ring gear C) planet
carrier D) none of the above
SECTION B : ESSAY QUESTION.
1. THE GEARBOX. (10marks)
The diagram below is a sliding mesh gearbox type that contains the various
numbers of teeth as follows; A=26T,B=19T, C=21T,D=24T,E=15T,F=30T and G=13T.(
4marks)
a. Calculate the ratio of the first gear.
b. Calculate the ratio of the second gear.
c. Calculate the ratio of the third gear.
d. Calculate the ratio of the reverse gear.
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2. An engine develops a torque of 118 Nm at the flywheel at 2500 rev I min and
drives through constant-mesh pinions of 17 teeth on the clutch shaft and 30 on
the lay shaft (Figure 1). Second-gear pinions on lay shaft and main shaft have
20 and 27 teeth respectively, and the bevel pinion and crown wheel 11 and 50
teeth. Calculate the speed and torque at each axle shaft on top and second
gear, presuming equal speed of each shaft. ( 6marks)
Figure 1.
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AMASIA BILINGUAL SECONDARY SCHOOL EKOUNOU YAOUNDE (A.B.S.

CLASS LOWER SIXTH IND (LS-MAVT).

INSTRUCTIONS : Mark a ( - ) on the correct answer in section A. Section B is comprised of two

SECTION A : Multiple choice questions (MCQs) (10marks)

1. The purpose of transmission in an

13. __________ is used to ensure 19. By using synchronizing device,

SECTION B : ESSAY QUESTION.

1. THE GEARBOX. (10marks)

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