GEARS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS (MCQ) WITH ANSWERS
GEARS MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
(MCQ) WITH ANSWERS
MCQ increase the level of understanding
and clarity. Gears transmit power and
motion between the driver and the driven
shafts. Normally motor or engine shaft is
driver and the machine shaft is driven.
MCQ help in the design of gear drive.
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The center distance for a gear drive is
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Small
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Large
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Medium
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None
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ANS: (a)
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The center distance between two gears is
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Sum of radii
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Difference of radii
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Sum of radii/Difference of radii
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None
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ANS: (a)
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The teeth on a spur gear are
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Parallel & straight to the axis
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Perpendicular & straight to the axis
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Inclined to the axis
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Gears transmit
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Power
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Motion
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Both power & motion
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None
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ANS: (c)
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A spur gear produces
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Axial thrust
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No axial thrust
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Can’t say
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Spur gears in mesh rotate in the
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Same direction
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Counter direction
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Lateral direction
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Speed ratio of a spur gear drive is
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Teeth on driver/ Teeth on driven
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Teeth on driven/ Teeth on driver
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Both (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Speed ratio of a spur gear drive is
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RPM of driver/RPM of driven
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RPM OF Driven/RPM of driverf
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Both (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Spur gears are
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Conical gears
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Cylindrical gears
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Combination of (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Spur gears are
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Easy to manufacture
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Difficult to manufacture
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Medium difficulty
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Spur gears control
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Speed and torque
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Torque & power
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Speed, torque & power
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Spur gear tooth profile is
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Cycloid
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Involutef
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Both Cycloid & Involute
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None
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ANS: (b)
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The most common material of spur gears is
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Low carbon steel
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Medium carbon steel
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High carbon steel
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None
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ANS: (d)
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The most common material of spur gears is
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Structural steel
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Stainless steel
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Super alloy
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Module range for spur gears
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Firstly 0.5 to 9
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Secondly 0.5 to 6
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Thirdly 0.5 to 3
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Bevel gears are
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Conical
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Cylindrical
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Both conical & cylindrical
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Bevel gears transmit power between
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Parallel shafts
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Angular shafts
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Skew shafts
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None
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ANS: (b)
18. Bevel gears have
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Straight teeth
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Spiral teeth
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Both straight & spiral teeth
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Gear ratio of a gear drive is
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Firstly Teeth on driver / Teeth on driven
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Secondly Teeth on driven / Teeth on driver
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Thirdly Teeth on (Driver +Driven) / Teeth on driver
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None
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ANS: (a)
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If gear ratio is 0.25, tell the mechanical advantage.
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2
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6
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8
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None
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ANS: (d)
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If the gear ratio is 0.25, tell the mechanical advantage
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2
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4
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8
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Cone distance for Bevel Gears is
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Firstly Dp/2 +Dg/2
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Secondly (Dp/2)2 +(Dg/2)2
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Thirdly [(Dp/2)2 + (Dg/2)2]5
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Pitch angle in a Bevel Gear is the angle between
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Two pitch lines
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One pitch line and the axis of the gear
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Can’t say
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Sum of two pitch angles in a Bevel Gear is
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150
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300
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450
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None
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ANS: (d)
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Sum of two pitch angles in a Bevel Gear is
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300
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600
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900
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Mitre gears are those for which
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Pitch cones have the same included angle
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Width of teeth of two gears is same
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Both (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Module of a Bevel gear is
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Number of teeth/diameter
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Diameter/Number of teeth
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(a) + (b)
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Beam strength of Bevel Gear is with ‘Y’ as Lewis factor and Ao as cone distance
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Firstly m b σB (1—b/Ao)
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Secondly m b σBY (1 + b/Ao)
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Thirdly m b σB Y(1—b/Ao)
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None
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ANS: (c)
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For 200 full depth involute gear, the Lewis factor ‘Y’ is
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484—1.85/Z
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484—2.85/Z
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484—3.85/Z
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Commonly used material of Bevel Gear for medium duty is
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Nylon
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Titanium
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Carbon steels
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Commonly used material of Bevel Gear for heavy duty is
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Carbon steels
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Titanium
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Alloyed steels
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Pitch circle diameter of pinion is
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m(Zp +Zg)
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m(Zp+ Zg)/2
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mZp
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Pitch angle ‘γ ‘ is
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Sin-1(Zg/Zp)
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Cos-1 (Zg/Zp)
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Tan-1 (Zp/Zg)
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Worm gear is one which connect
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Firstly Non intersecting shafts with shaft angle of 900
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Secondly Non intersecting shafts with shaft angle of 600
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Thirdly Non intersecting shafts with shaft angle of 800
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Worm gears transmit more power at large speed ratio and occupy
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More space
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Less space
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Medium space
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Internal gears mesh with
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Internal gears
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External gears
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Both with internal & external gears
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Screw gears transmit
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Large power
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Small power
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Large & small powers
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None
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ANS: (b)
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A worm gear consists of a worm and a
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Gear
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Pinion
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Worm wheel
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Speed ratio of Mitre gear is
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5
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3
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1
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Spiral Bevel gears have
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Straight tooth on cones
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Curved tooth on cones
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Combination of (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (b)
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A gear rack is a
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Flat surface with teeth
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Cylindrical surface with teeth
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Conical surface with teeth
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None
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ANS: (a)
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Helical gear vs spur gear, helical gears can transmit
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More load with more wear
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Less noise and less vibrations
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Both (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (c)
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Between helical gears, there is a
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Point contact
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Line contact
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Curvilinear contact
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None
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ANS: (b)
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Helical gears vs spur gears, helical gears connect
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Non-parallel shafts
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Parallel shafts
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Both (a) & (b)
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None
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ANS: (c)
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