City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Engineering Question 15

Practice objective / multiple choice question 15 from the 2021 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Engineering examination.

City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Engineering Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 15 CITY_GUILDS_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL1 • 2021 • ENGINEERING • objective

A bench grinder is equipped with a 125‑mm diameter wheel that rotates at 3500 rpm. Safety standards limit the peripheral speed of a grinding wheel to 20 m·s\(^{-1}\). (a) Calculate the peripheral speed of the wheel in m·s\(^{-1}\) (to one decimal place). (b) State whether the wheel complies with the safety limit.

Answer Options

A. 20.0 m·s⁻¹; complies with the safety limit
B. 19.5 m·s⁻¹; complies with the safety limit
Correct Answer C. 22.9 m·s⁻¹; does not comply with the safety limit
D. 25.0 m·s⁻¹; does not comply with the safety limit
Correct Answer
C
Correct Option:
22.9 m·s⁻¹; does not comply with the safety limit

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This is City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 2021 Engineering Question 15. It is one of the objective questions from the 2021 City Guilds Model Questions Vol1 Engineering examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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