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GATE 2026 ME – Question 22

Machine Design · Gears and belt drives · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Worm gearsets are used for transmitting rotary motion between

  1. non-parallel and non-intersecting shafts
  2. intersecting shafts
  3. parallel shafts
  4. non-parallel and intersecting shafts

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Correct answer: (A) non-parallel and non-intersecting shafts

Explanation

In a worm gearset the worm and the worm wheel have axes that are at right angles to each other and do not meet. Such shafts are called skew shafts, which means non-parallel and non-intersecting.