MCQ's ON GEARS

The common normal to the curves of the two teeth must not pass through the
pitch point.
1
a) True b) It must pass
c) It may or may not pass d) None of the listed

Which of the following can be used for power transmission in intersecting shafts.
2 a) Spur Gear b) Helical Gear
c) Bevel Gear d) None of the listed

Is it possible to transmit power between shafts lying in different planes using gears?
3
a) Yes b) No

The two gears are said to have conjugate motion if

4 b) Variable angular velocity ratio
a) They have constant angular velocity ratio
c) Infinitely small angular velocity ratiod) None of the mentioned

Which of the following is not true about gears?

5 a) Positive drive b) Constant velocity ratio
c) Transmit large power d) Bulky construction

Gears drive don’t require precise alignment of shafts.

6
a) True b) False

7 Spur gears can be used only when the two shafts are parallel.
a) True b) False

The teeth of the helical gears are cut parallel to the shaft axis.
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a) True b) False

Herringbone gear can be used in

9 a) Intersecting shafts only b) Parallel shafts only
c) Both intersection and parallel shafts d) None of the mentioned

Bevel gears impose ____ loads on the shafts

10 a) Radial and thrust b) Radial
c) Thrust d) Neither radial nor thrust
In cycloidal gears contact area is
11 a) Comparatively smaller b) Comparatively larger
c) Can’t be determined d) None of the listed

Involute gears have greater contact area as compared to cycloidal gears.

12
a) True b) False

Cycloidal teeth consist of

13 a) Hypocycloid curve b) Epicycloid gear
c) Both hypocycloid curve and epicycloid curved) None of the mentioned

Pressure angle remains constant in case of involute profile.

14
a) True b) False

Pressure angle is _____ in case of cycloidal teeth.

15 a) Constant b) Variable
c) zero d) None of the listed

Velocity ratio is the ratio angular velocity of driving gear to that of driven gear.
16
a) True b) False

Velocity ratio and transmission ratio are the same thing.

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a) True b) False

Product of diametric pitch and circular pitch is?

18 a) π b) 1/π
c) None of the listed d) 2

Diameteral pitch is 5, then calculate module of the gear.

19 a) 0.2 b) 0.4
c) 5 d) 10

Interference is caused by?

20 a) Overlapping of tooth profiles b) Large size of dedendum
c) Meshing of involute and no-involute profilesd) All of the mentioned

Interference can be removed by under cutting.

21
a) True b) False

Interference is maximum when the largest pinion is in mesh with the smallest gear.
22
a) True b) False

Undercutting is consider healthy for the tooth as it eliminates undercutting.

23
a) True b) False

Backlash is defined as
b) Amount by which engaging
24 a) Difference in the width of tooth space and engaging tooth thickness
tooth thickness exceeds the tooth
c) Other name for interference d) None of the listed

The amount of backlash depends on

25 a) Diameteral pitch b) Module
c) Centre distance d) All of the mentioned