TEST NO.

15

Gears
1.The minimum recommended worm pitch diameter is ¼ in. and the
maximum is

a. 1 ¾ in.

b. 2 ¾ in.

c. 3 in.

d. 2 in.
2. Vertex distance is a term used in _______gearing.

a. Spiral

b. Worm

c. Bevel

d. Zerol
3. The arc of action to circular pitch or length of action to base
pitch.

a. Approach

b. Contact ratio

c. Arc of action

d. Arc of approach
4. Recommended hardness of pinion for helical /herringbone gear
tooth should be ________BHN point to sustain life.

a. 50-58

b. 48-65

c. 40-50

d. 30-60
5. In designing gears for power transmission consider an efficiency
of ________as recommended.

a. 96 % or more

b. 89 % or more

c. 85 % or more

d. 98 % or more
6. The surface of the gear between the fillets of adjacent teeth is
called:

a. Bottom land

b. Flank

c. Top land

d. Flank of tooth
7. Bevel gears subjected to corrosion and tightly loaded are usually
made of

a. bronze

b. brass

c. duralumin

d. All of these
8. If a set of spur gears are made, installed and lubricated properly,
they normally may be subjected to failures like _______

a. Tooth spalling

b. Tooth penning

c. pitting

d. shearing
9. Which of the following is an example of rectilinear translation?

a. Locomotive wheels

b. Rack gear

c. Piston of an engine

d. Jack
10. For economical in the manufacturing large worm gears, the
following materials are usually applied:

a. Bronze rim with cast steel spider

b. Cast iron rim with bronze spider

c. Cast steel rim with brass spider

d. Alloyed aluminum rim with cast iron spider

11. Intermediate gear is also called ____ gear in a gear train
arrangement.

a. Idler

b. Pinion

c. Third Gear

d. Mounted Gear
12. The distance a helical gear or worm would tread along its axis
in one revolution if it were free to move axially is called

a. Lead

b. Thread

c. Pitch

d. Land
13. Range of helix angle on helical gear is _____

a. Less than 18

b. 15-25

c. 20-35

d. 35-40
14.What will be the effect in bushing gears without backlash?

a. Jamming

b. Overheating

c. Overload

d. All of these
15. The amount by which the width of a tooth space exceeds the
thickness of the engaging tooth on the pitch circles.

a. Backlash

b. Clearance

c. Undercut

d. Chordal thickness
16. Height of tooth above pitch circle or radial distance between
pitch circle and top land of the tooth is called

a. Top tooth

b. Addendum

c. Land

d. Hunting
17. In involutes teeth , the pressure angle is often defined as the
angle between the line of action and the line of tangent to the pitch
circle. It is termed as

a. Helix angle

b. Age of recess

c. Angle of obliquity

d. Arc of action
18. The reciprocal of a diametral pitch or the ratio of pitch diameter
to a number of teeth is called

a. Lead

b. Module

c. Involute

d. Clearance
19. For evenly distributed and uniform wear on each meshing gear
tooth the ideal design practice is to consider a

a. Wear resistance alloy addition to tooth gear

b. Heat treatment of the gears

c. Hardening of each

d. Hunting tooth addition

20. _____ used to transmit power at high velocity ratios between
non-intersecting shafts that are usually but not necessarily at right
angle.

a. Helical Gear

b. Bevel Gear

c. Worm Gear

d. Spiral Gear
21. In gear design, the ratio of the pitch diameter in inches to the
number of teeth is called

a. Module

b. Diametral Pitch

c. English Module

d. Circular Pitch
22. The concave portion of the tooth profile where it joints the
bottom of the tooth fillet curve is called

a. Fillet Curve

b. Fillet Radius

c. Bottom Depth

d. Fillet
23. The distance of the tooth, which is equal to the sum of the
addendum and dedendum is known as

a. Full Depth

b. Whole Depth

c. Working Depth

d. Dedendum
24. It is used to change rotary motion to reciprocating motion

a. Helical Gear

b. Rack Gear

c. Working Depth

d. Dedendum
25. Tooth measured along the chord at the pitch circle is known as

a. Flank

b. Face Width

c. Width of Face

d. Chordal Thickness
26. _______________ is the difference of addendum, which is
equivalent to the whole depth less working depth.

a. Fillet Space

b. Fillet Radius

c. Clearance

d. Backlash
27. For moderate speed of mating gears, the ideal ratio contact is:

a. 1.25 – 4.00

b. 1.20 – 1.45

c. 1.00 – 1.30

d. 1.35 – 1.45
28. The distance of helical gear or worm would thread along its axis
in one revolution if it were to move axially is called

a. Length of Action

b. Length of Contact

c. Land

d. Lead
29. Hypoid gear is a special type of gear like

a. Worm Gear

b. Spur Gear

c. Herring Gear

d. Bevel Gear
30. What type of gear is used for high – speed operation?

a. Helical

b. Spur

c. Bevel

d. Worm
31. In pair of gears, ____________ is the plane perpendicular to
the axial plane and tangent to the pitch surface.

a. Pitch

b. Pitch Plane

c. Pitch Circle

d. Pitch Point
32. What type of gear, which can transmit power at a certain angle?

a. Helical Gear

b. Worm Gear

c. Bevel Gear

d. Herringbone Gear
33. __________ commonly used in parallel shaft transmission
especially when a smooth continuous action is essential as in high
speed drives up to 12 000 fpm.

a. Bevel Gear

b. Herringbone Gear

c. Spur Gear

d. Helical Gear
34. The hardness of helical and herringbone gear teeth after heat
treatment is 210 to 300 Brinell Hardness for gear and pinion is at
____________.

a. 360 Brinell Minimum

b. 400 Brinell Maximum

c. 340 – 350 normal

d. All of these
35. The path of contact involute gears where the force/power is
actually transmitted. It is a straight imaginary line passing through
the pitch point and tangent to the base circle is known as
____________.

a. Principal Reference Plane

b. Pitch Point

c. Front Angle

d. Line of Action
36. ____________ is the angle of the base cylinder of an involute
gear that the tooth makes with the gear axis.

a. Base Helix Angle

b. Pressure Angle

c. Arc of Recess

d. Arc of Approach
37. Fillet radius in machine parts is usually introduced to:

a. Improve the look of the path

b. Reduce concentration of stress and extend life of the parts

c. Avoid obstruction

d. Necessary to lessen casting weigth

38. A type of gear tooth cut inside a cylinder or ring is termed as

a. Rack Gear

b. Ring Gear

c. Miter Gear

d. Internal Gear
39. The length of arc between the two sides of a gear tooth on the
pitch circle.

a. Circle Thickness

b. Axial Plane

c. Helix Angle

d. Chordal Curve
40. Which of the following materials to be utilized to reduce cost in
the manufacture of large worm gears?

a. Alloyed Aluminum

b. Bronze rim with cast iron spider

c. Cast iron rim with bronze spider

d. All of these
41. A circle bounding the bottom of the teeth.

a. Addendum Circle

b. Addendum Cylinder

c. Pitch Circle

d. Dedendum circle
42. _____________ is one in which angle is 900 that is the pitch
cone has become a plane.

a. Crown Gear

b. Angular Gear

c. Miter Gear

d. Spiral Gear
43. A _____________ is formed by elements which are
perpendicular to the elements of the pitch cone at the large end.

a. Cone Distance

b. Back Cone

c. Root Cone

d. Cone Center
44. A bevel gear of the same size mounted on a shaft at 900 is
called

a. Crown Gear

b. Spur Gear

c. Angular Gear

d. Miter Gear
45. Gearing in which motion or power that is transmitted depends
upon the friction between the surfaces in contact.

a. Bevel Gears

b. Spur Friction Wheels

c. Evans Friction Cones

d. Friction Gearing
46. Wheels are sometimes used for the transmission of high power
when an approximately velocity ratio is desired is called:

a. Bevel Cones

b. Friction Gearing

c. Spur Friction Wheels

d. Evans Friction Wheels

47. The frustums of two cones used in a manner to permit a
variation of velocity ratio between two parallel shafts are called

a. Evans Friction Cones

b. Bevel Cones

c. Spherical Cones

d. Friction
48. If gears cannot parallel shafts, they are called

a. Cycloidal Gears

b. Helical Gears

c. Spur Gears

d. Toothed Gears
49. ____________ is used to transmit power between shafts axis
of which it intersect.

a. Spur Gears

b. Bevel Gears

c. Helical Gears

d. Straight Bevel Gears

50. The space between the adjacent teeth is called

a. Tooth

b. Flank

c. Backlash

d. Width