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Belt drives have compact construction as compared to chain drives.

(a) Yes

(b) No, chain drives have compact construction

(c) Both have same construction

(d) Can’t be cited

The question was posed to me at a technical round.

I found this problem in the Chain Drives unit in section Friction Clutches, Brakes, Belt Drives and Chain Drives of Machine Design

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Correct answer is (b) No, chain drives have compact construction

The best explanation: Chain drives have overall small dimensions and hence resulting in compact constructions.

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