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1) For a simple gear train, velocity ratio is the ratio of

a. Speed of driving shaft and speed of driven shaft

b. Speed of driven shaft and speed of driving shaft
c. Speed of driven shaft and (speed of driving shaft + speed of
idler gears)
d. Speed of driving shaft and (speed of driven shaft + speed of
idler gears)

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2) Which type of gear box is used in automobiles?

a. Sliding mesh gear box

b. Differential gear box
c. Synchromesh gear box
d. All of the above

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3) Calculate speed of driving shaft in compound gear train,

if the drivers have 50, 60, 80 and 100 teeth and followers
have 18, 40, 60 and 80 teeth. Speed of driven shaft is 150
rpm

a. 21.73 rpm
b. 30.23 rpm
c. 19.77 rpm
d. None of the above
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4) Calculate the speed of driven shaft in compound gear

train, if the drivers have 40, 70, 100, and 150 teeth and
followers have 15, 44, 60, 100 teeth. Speed of driving shaft is
150 rpm

a. 256 rpm
b. 1650 rpm
c. 1590.90 rpm
d. 1414 .28 rpm

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5) Which of the following statements is/are true for a simple

gear train?

a. If number of idle gears is even, driving and driven wheels

rotate in opposite direction
b. If number of idle gears is odd, driving and driven wheels rotate
in opposite direction
c. If number of idle gears is even, driving and driven wheels
rotate in same direction
d. None of the above

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6) In simple gear trains, velocity ratio is independent of idle

gears

a. True
b. False

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7) What is meant by an idle gear?

 a. Gears between driver and driven gears
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c. Both a. and b.
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d. None of the above
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8) Which type of gear train and gears are used in Humpage

Gear Box?

a. Epicyclic gear train with bevel gears

b. Epicyclic gear train with worm gears
c. Reverted gear train with bevel gears
d. Reverted gear train with worm gears

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9) In which type of vehicles, differential gear box is

mounted on rear wheel axle?

a. Light duty vehicles

b. Heavy duty vehicles
c. both a and b
d. none of the above

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10) In which type of gear trains, shaft axes which are

mounted by gear wheels have relative motion between
them?

a. Compounded gear train

b. Simple gear train
c. Epicyclic gear train
d. Reverted gear train

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