Question

V-belts are usually used for

(a) long drives

(b) short drives

(c) long and short drives

(d) none of the mentioned

This question was addressed to me in a dream while sleeping

My doubt is from Types of Belts in division Belt, Rope and Chain Drives of Machine Kinematics

Answer 1

Correct choice is (b) short drives

To explain: V-belt is mostly used in factories and workshops where a great amount of power is to be transmitted from one pulley to another when the two pulleys are very near to each other.