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GATE Theory of Machines: Gears and gear trains – Previous Year Questions

4 GATE previous year questions on Gears and gear trains (Theory of Machines, Mechanical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 ME (ME1) Q53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A schematic of an epicyclic gear train is shown in the figure. The sun (gear 1) and planet (gear 2) are external, and the ring gear (gear 3) is…
  2. GATE 2023 ME Q29 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Two meshing spur gears 1 and 2 with diametral pitch of 8 teeth per mm and an angular velocity ratio 2 / 1 = 1/4, have their centers 30 mm apart. The…
  3. GATE 2024 ME Q52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The Levai type-A train illustrated in the figure has gears with module m = 8 mm/tooth. Gears 2 and 3 have 19 and 24 teeth respectively. Gear 2 is…
  4. GATE 2026 ME Q17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A gear train with five gears is shown in the figure below. The number of teeth on each gear is N 1, N 2, N 3, N 4, and N 5. The idler gear in this…