TEST NO.

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1. One of the causes of spur gear tooth breakage is the unbalanced load
on one end of breakage is the unbalanced load on one end of the tooth
that results in higher stress than when the load is evenly distributed. To
minimize this problem, the face width “b” should not be greater than the
thickness of the tooth. In the absence of test values, the following can be
a guide .

a. 2.5 Pc < b < 4 Pc

b. 2.0 Pd < b < 4 Pd

c. 2.5 Pd < b < 4 Pd

d. 2.0 Pc < b < 4 Pc

2. Any plane perpendicular to a gear axis is called

a. Plane of action

b. Plane of rotation

c. Normal plane

d. Transverse plane
3. The angle between the tooth profile and a radical line at its pitch point.
Involute teeth the angle between the line of action and line tangent to
the pitch circle.

a. Roll angle

b. Pitch angle

c. Helix angle

d. Pressure angle
4. The radial distance from the addendum circle to the working depth
circle.

a. Total depth

b. Full depth

c. Whole depth

d. Working depth
5. The total depth of the tooth space equal to addendum plus dedendum
also equal to working depth plus clearance.

a. Full depth

b. Working

c. Whole depth

d. None of the above

6. It is a condition in generated gear teeth when any part of the fillet
curve lies inside of a line drawn tangent to the working profile as its
lowest point.

a. Medium cut

b. Under cut

c. Over cut

d. Hidden cut
7. The curve formed by the path of a point on the extension of the radius
of a circle as it rolls along the curve or line.

a. Cycloid

b. Epicycloids

c. Hypocycloid

d. Trochoid
8. A plane perpendicular to the axis plane and to the pitch plane.

a. Normal plane

b. Pitch plane

c. Tangent plane

d. Transverse plane
9. The octal width dimensions of a gear blank to the pitch plane.

a. Total face width

b. Effective face width

c. addendum

d. Transverse plane
10. The space between the teeth measured along the pitch circle.

a. Tooth space

b. Tooth thickness

c. Backlash

d. Tooth face
11. The width of tooth measured along the pitch circle.

a. Tooth space

b. Tooth thickness

c. Backlash

d. Tooth face
12. An arbitrary modification of a tooth profile whereby a small amount
of material is removed near the tip of the gear tooth.

a. Chamfer

b. Tip relief

c. Under cut

d. None of these
13. A plane tangent to the surfaces at a point or line of contact.

a. Normal plane

b. Pitch plane

c. Tangent plane

d. Axial plane
14. A circle coinciding with or tangent to the bottoms of the tooth spaces.

a. Addendum circle

b. Pitch circle

c. Base circle

d. Root circle
15. The angle subtended at the center of the base circle from teeth origin
of an involute to the point of tangency of the generation from any point
on the same involute.

a. Root angle

b. Roll angle

c. Pitch circle

d. Base circle
16. ______ gear with teeth spaced along a straight line and suitable for
straight line motion.

a. helical

b. bevel

c. rack

d. worm
17. The pitch plane, axial plane and traverse plane, al intersect at a point
and mutually perpendicular to the

a. Principal reference plane

b. Principal reference point

c. Principal reference axis

d. Principal reference line

18. A device for engaging and disengaging gears.

a. Gear shift

b. Gear train

c. Gear wheel

d. Gear motor
19. For spur gear, the speed ratio is customary to limit the reduction of

a. 3:1

b. 4:1

c. 5:1

d. 6:1
20. For helical and herring bone gears, the speed ratio is limited to

a. 3:1

b. 5:1

c. 6:1

d. 10:1
21. They are cylindrical in form operate on parallel axes and have straight
teeth parallel to the axis.

a. Helical gears

b. Bevel gears

c. Spur gears

d. Worm gears
22. The design stress was based upon the ultimate strength of the
material with a factor of safety of about ______.

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 5
23. Safe working stresses for common gear materials operating at very
low velocities are usually assumed to be ______ the ultimate strenght.

a. One-fourth

b. one-third

c. One-half

d. Two-third
24. To avoid charring by the heat of friction, rawhide gears should not be
operated of pitch line velocities greater than _____.

a. 2500 fpm

b. 3000 fpm

c. 3500 fpm

d. 4000 fpm
25. The outside diameter of the hub of the larger gears should be _____
the bore for steel.

a. 1.5 times

b. 1.6 times

c. 1.7 times

d. 1.8 times
26. The outside diameter of the hubs of larger gears should be ______
the bore for cast iron.

a. 1.5 times

b. 1.8 times

c. 2.0 times

d. 2.5 times
27. Helix angles of _____ degrees are preferred for single helical gears.

a. 10 and 18

b. 12 and 20

c. 15 and 23

d. 18 and 28
28. Helix angles of _____ degrees are preferred for double helical gears.

a. 15 and 25

b. 20 and 30

c. 25 and 40

d. 30 and 45
29. A ______ is a spur gear of infinite diameter.

a. hypoid

b. Herring bone

c. annular

d. rack
30. It is standard practice to assume that the thickness of the tooth
measured around the pith circle is exactly ____ of the circular pitch.

a. one-fourth

b. one-half

c. one-third

d. two-third
31. It occurs under heavy loads and in adequate lubrication.

a. Pitting

b. Honing

c. Scoring

d. Tooth breakage
32. In order to get the benefit of helical-gear action the face width should
be at least _____ the axial pitch.

a. once

b. twice

c. thrice

d. minimum
33. The outside diameter of the worm gear measured on the central
plane.

a. Addendum diameter

b. Throat diameter

c. Pitch diameter

d. Root diameter
34. For worms mating with gears having 24 teeth or more the ______
pressure angle is recommended.

a. 14.5 degrees

b. 20 degrees

c. 22.5 degrees

d. 25 degrees
35. The axes intersect, and the teeth are curved and oblique is called

a. Skew bevel gears

b. Straight bevel gears

c. Spiral bevel gears

d. Zerol bevel gears

36. A type of gear axes of non parallel and non-intersecting and the teeth
are straight.

a. Hypoid gears

b. Skew bevel gears

c. Straight bevel gears

d. Zerol bevel gears

37. For worm gears, Buckingham recommends face width

a. 0.2 Dwo

b. 0.3 Dwo

c. 0.4 Dwo

d. 0.5 Dwo
38. For worm gears, circular pitch is equal to

a. Axial pitch

b. Diametral pitch

c. Normal pitch

d. Traverse pitch
39. The service factor of heavy shock, rolling mill, and rock
crushes.

a. 1.25 – 1.35

b. 1.35 – 1.50

c. 1.50 – 1.80

d. 1.75 – 2.00
40. Any plane perpendicular to a gear axis is called

a. Transverse axis

b. Conjugate axis

c. Plane rotation

d. Axis of rotation
41. The circle containing the bottoms of the tooth spaces is called

a. Addendum circle

b. Base circle

c. Pitch circle

d. Root circle
42. The surface between the flanks of adjacent teeth.

a. Bottom land

b. Top land

c. Pitch surface

d. Space width
43. The usual ratio of miter gear is

a. 1:1

b. 1:2

c. 1:3

d. 1:4
44. The angle between an element of the face cone and its axis
equals pitch angle plus addendum angle.

a. Cutting angle

b. Face angle

c. Pitch angle

d. Front angle
45. The apex of the pitch cone.

a. Cone center

b. Vertex

c. Pitch point

d. Apothem
46. The portion of the tooth surface adjacent to the involute lying
inside a radial line passing through an imaginary intersection of the
involute and the base circle.

a. Excessive cut

b. Over cut

c. Under cut

d. None of the above

47. In spur gearing system, the preferred pressure angle is

a. 14-1/2 deg

b. 20 deg

c. 22-1/2 deg

d. 25 deg
48. Hub length usually vary from

a. 1.05 Ds to 1.l7 Ds

b. 1.25 Ds to 2 Ds

c. 1.35 Ds to 2.5 Ds

d. 1.35 Ds to 3.0 Ds
49. The service factor for heavy shock is

a. 1 to 1.25

b. 1.25 to 1.50

c. 1.50 to 1.75

d. 1.75 to 2.0
50. A gear wheel with curved teeth that mesh with a worm.

a. Worm wheel

b. Rack gear

c. Spiral gear

d. Herring bone gear