Manufacturing Engineering Questions & Answers – Gear Basics-1

This set of Manufacturing Engineering Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “Gear Basics-1”.

1. Thickness of tooth measured along the pitch circle is known as
a) Tooth thickness
b) Backlash
c) Face width
d) Top land
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2. Difference between space width and to thickness of tooth along the pitch circle is known as
a) Tooth thickness
b) Backlash
c) Face width
d) Top land
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3. Length of tooth parallel to gear axis is known as
a) Tooth thickness
b) Backlash
c) Face width
d) Top land
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4. Top surface of tooth is known as
a) Tooth thickness
b) Backlash
c) Face width
d) Top land
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5. Bottom surface of the tooth between two adjacent fillets is known as
a) Flank
b) Face
c) Bottom Land
d) Fillet
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6. Surface of tooth between pitch circle and top land is known as
a) Flank
b) Face
c) Bottom Land
d) Fillet
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7. Tooth surface between pitch circle and the bottom land including fillet is known as
a) Flank
b) Face
c) Bottom Land
d) Fillet
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8. Curved portion of the tooth flank at the root circle is known as
a) Flank
b) Face
c) Bottom Land
d) Fillet
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9. Force exerted by driving tooth on the driven tooth along the line of pitch point to the point of contact of two teeth is known as
a) Line of Action
b) Path of contact
c) Arc of contact
d) Angle of action
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10. Angle between the pressure line and the common tangent to the pitch circle is known as
a) Pressure angle
b) Path of contact angle
c) Arc of contact angle
d) Angle of action
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11. Backlash of gear is given by
a) Space width – Tooth Thickness*2
b) Space width / Tooth Thickness
c) Space width – Tooth Thickness
d) Space width * Tooth Thickness
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12. Ratio of speed of the follower to the speed of driving gear is known as
a) Gear ratio
b) Module
c) Velocity ratio
d) None of the mentioned
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13. Ratio of diameter of driving gear to the diameter of follower is known as
a) Gear ratio
b) Module
c) Velocity ratio
d) None of the mentioned
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14. Ratio of number of teeth on driving gear to the number of teeth on follower is known as
a) Gear ratio
b) Module
c) Velocity ratio
d) None of the mentioned
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15. Angle subtended by circular pitch at the centre of pitch circle is known as
a) Pitch angle
b) Addendum angle
c) Module angle
d) None of the mentioned
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