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Gears

GATE Mechanical Engineering · 29 questions across 17 years (1988-2025) · 43% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

19882025
198820072025

Difficulty mix

easy 76%
med 24%

Question types

MCQ21
MTF4
NAT3
OTHER1

All 29 questions on Gears

2025 PYQ

A pair of spur gears is required to maintain a velocity ratio of $1: 2$. The module of the gears is 10 mm and the addendum is 10 mm . If the operating pressure angle is $15^{\circ}$, the minimum number of teeth required...

Med
2014 PYQ

It is desired to avoid interference in a pair of spur gears having a 20 o pressure angle. With increase in pinion to gear speed ratio, the minimum number of teeth on the pinion

Med
2014 PYQ

Which one of the following is used to convert a rotational motion into a translational motion?

Easy
2014 PYQ

A pair of spur gears with module $$5$$ $$mm$$ and a center distance of $$450mm$$ is used for a speed reduction of $$5:1$$. The number of teeth on pinion is _________

Easy
2012 PYQ

The following are the data for two crossed helical gears used for speed reduction: Gear $$I:$$ Pitch circle diameter in the plane of rotation 80mm and helix angle 30 o Gear $$II:$$ Pitch circle diameter in the plane of r...

Med
2010 PYQ

Tooth interference in an external involute spur gear pair can be reduced by

Easy
2010 PYQ

Tooth interference in an external involute spur gear pair can be reduced by

Easy
2008 PYQ

Match the type of gears with their most appropriate description Type of gear (P)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Helical (Q)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Spiral Bevel (R)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Hypoid (S)$$\,\,\,\,\,$$ Rack and pinion Description 1.$$\,\,\,\,\,$...

Easy
2007 PYQ

A gear set has a pinion with $$20$$ teeth and a gear with $$40$$ teeth. The pinion runs at $$30rev/s$$ and transmits a power of $$20KW$$. The teeth are on the $${20^ \circ }$$ full-depth system and have a module of $$5mm...

Med
2007 PYQ

A gear set has a pinion with $$20$$ teeth and a gear with $$40$$ teeth. The pinion runs at $$30rev/s$$ and transmits a power of $$20KW$$. The teeth are on the $${20^ \circ }$$ full-depth system and have a module of $$5mm...

Med
2007 PYQ

A gear set has a pinion with $$20$$ teeth and a gear with $$40$$ teeth. The pinion runs at $$30rev/s$$ and transmits a power of $$20KW$$. The teeth are on the $${20^ \circ }$$ full-depth system and have a module of $$5mm...

Easy
2006 PYQ

Twenty degree full depth involute profiled $$19$$-tooth pinion and $$37$$-tooth gear are in mesh. If the module is $$5mm,$$ the center distance between the gear pair will be

Easy
2006 PYQ

Match the items in columns $$I$$ and $$II$$ Column $$I$$ $$P.$$ Addendum $$Q.$$ Instantaneous center of velocity $$R.$$ Section modulus $$S.$$ Prince circle Column $$II$$ $$1.$$ Cam $$2.$$ Beam $$3.$$ Linkage $$4.$$ Gear

Easy
2004 PYQ

Two mating spur gears have $$40$$ and $$120$$ teeth respectively. The pinion rotates at $$1200$$ $$rpm$$ and transmits a torque of $$20N.m.$$ The torque transmitted by gear is

Easy
2003 PYQ

The overall gear ratio in a 2 stage speed reduction gear box (with all spur gears) is 12. The input and output shafts of the gear box are collinear. The countershafts which is parallel to the input and output shafts has...

Med
2003 PYQ

The overall gear ratio in a 2 stage speed reduction gear box (with all spur gears) is 12. The input and output shafts of the gear box are collinear. The countershafts which is parallel to the input and output shafts has...

Med
2002 PYQ

Large speed reductions (greater than $$20$$) in one stage of gear train are possible through

Easy
2002 PYQ

The minimum number of teeth on the pinion to operate without interference in standard full height involute teeth gear mechanism with $${20^ \circ }$$ pressure angle is

Easy
2000 PYQ

A 1.5 kW motor is running at 1440 rev/min. Its is to be connected to a stirrer running at 36 rev/min. The gearing arrangement suitable for this application is

Easy
2000 PYQ

A $$1.5$$ $$kW$$ motor is running at $$1440$$ rev/min. It is to be connected to a stirrer running at $$36$$ rev/min. the gearing arrangement suitable for this application is

Easy
1996 PYQ

In spur gears, the circle on which the involute is generated is called the

Easy
1995 PYQ

Interference in a pair of gears is avoided, if the addendum circles of both the gears intersect common tangent to the base circles with in the points of tangency.

Easy
1995 PYQ

List $$I$$ (Gear types) (a) Worm gears (b) Cross helical gears (c) Bevel gears (d) Spur gears List $$II$$ (Applications) 1. Parallel shafts 2. Non-parallel, intersecting shafts 3. Non-parallel, non intersecting shafts 4....

Easy
1995 PYQ

Match the following: List-$${\rm I}$$ (A) Worm gears (B) Cross helical gears (C) Bevel gears (D) Spur gears List-$${\rm I}{\rm I}$$ 1. Parallel shafts 2. Non-parallel, intersecting shafts 3. Non-parallel, non-intersectin...

Easy
1994 PYQ

In spur gears having involute teeth, the product of circular pitch and diametral pitch is _________

Easy
1991 PYQ

For a pinion of $$15$$ teeth, under cutting ____________( increases / decreases) with _______________(increases / decreases ) of pressure angle.

Easy
1989 PYQ

Modern gear both profile is given involute shape because

Easy
1989 PYQ

In order to test the efficiency of reducer gear train $$1kW$$ input was given at the input end at a speed of $$1440$$ $$rpm$$ and at the output end the measured torque was $$56.36$$ $$N.m.$$ If the ratio of speed reducti...

Easy
1988 PYQ

For full depth of involute spur gears, minimum number of teeth of pinion to avoid interference depends upon

Easy