The advantage of having a tandem master cylinder arrangement in automobiles is that it

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boosts the brake fluid pressure to reduce the force required to depress the brake pedal

enhances safety by serving two independent lines in a divided-line brake circuit

enhances safety by activating the brakes using vacuum pressure in the event of brake fluid loss

supplies equal fluid pressure to each line of a divided-line brake circuit, thereby preventing the brakes from dragging on one side

Correct Answer : Option (B) : enhances safety by serving two independent lines in a divided-line brake circuit

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Which of the following terms is used to express Ignition advance?

Crank angle

Time in milliseconds

Millimetres of piston travel before TDC

All of the above

Correct Answer : All of the above

Explanation : Ignition advance can be expressed in terms of any of the following.

Which of the following material is used to make connecting rod?

Forged steel

Tool steel

Cast iron

Mild steel

Correct Answer : Forged steel

Explanation : Connecting rod is made of forged steel.

Which of the following is defined as the escape of burned gases from the combustion chamber past the pistons and into the crankcase?

Gas loss

By pass

Blow by

Passed gas

Correct Answer : Blow by

Explanation : Blow by is the surging of burned gases from the combustion chamber into the crankcase.