Question
Download Solution PDFStatement (I): Motor vehicles have differential gear mechanism at the back axle.
Statement (II): This mechanism is fitted to enable the vehicles to run on bumpy roads.Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFIn automobile and other wheeled vehicles, the differential is used to rotate the outer drive wheel faster than the inner drive wheel during a turn. The average of the rotational speed of the two driving wheels equals the input rotational speed of the drive shaft. An increase in the speed of one wheel is balanced by a decrease in the speed of the other.
Differential gears are provided to run the wheels on back axle at different speed during a turn not to run the vehicle on bumpy roads. Vehicle can run without differential on bumpy road. Thus, statement I) is correct while statement II) is incorrect.Last updated on Jul 2, 2025
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