Explore topic-wise MCQs in Automobile Engineering.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Automobile Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

If the vehicle is running on the road having 10% gradient at a constant speed, then on flat road it will accelerate at approximately 1 m/s2 (All the parameters remain the same).

A. True
B. False
C.
Answer» B. False
2.

If the traction resistance is equal to the total running resistance, then which of the following will happen?

A. The vehicle will accelerate
B. The vehicle will decelerate
C. The vehicle will run at a constant velocity
D. The vehicle will come to rest
Answer» D. The vehicle will come to rest
3.

If Frolling = 150 N, Faerodynamic = 400 N, Ftraction = 600 N, Fgradient = 0 N, what is the net force acting on the vehicle?

A. 100 N
B. 50 N
C. 550 N
D. 750 N
Answer» C. 550 N
4.

What will happen if the vehicle is made 50% heavier, but all other parameters remain the same?

A. The running resistance will decrease
B. The running resistance will increase
C. The running resistance will remain the same
D. The aerodynamic resistance will increase by a factor of 1.5 squared
Answer» C. The running resistance will remain the same
5.

Which one of the curves below represents a road gradient of 10%, if the mass of the vehicle is 1 ton?

A. B
B. A
C. D
D. C
Answer» B. A
6.

Suppose the vehicle is running at a constant speed on the flat road with rolling resistance = 100 N and aerodynamic resistance = 100 N, what is the traction force required?

A. 100 N
B. 0 N
C. 200 N
D. 50 N
Answer» D. 50 N
7.

What will happen if the traction force is negative?

A. The vehicle will accelerate
B. The vehicle will decelerate
C. The vehicle will first accelerate and then decelerate
D. The vehicle will run at a constant speed
Answer» C. The vehicle will first accelerate and then decelerate
8.

If the vehicle mass is 800 kg, what is the gradient force (approximate value in N) caused by the road gradient 10%?

A. 500 N
B. 600 N
C. 700 N
D. 800 N
Answer» E.
9.

Suppose the road gradient is G = 10%. What is the corresponding angle (approximate value in radians)?

A. 5 rad
B. 0.1 rad
C. 1 rad
D. 10 rad
Answer» C. 1 rad
10.

What is running resistance of the vehicle?

A. Rolling resistance
B. Aerodynamic resistance
C. Sum of rolling and aerodynamic resistance
D. Traction force
Answer» D. Traction force