Which gear train is used for higher velocity ratios in a small space?

A Simple gear train
B Compound gear train
C Reverted gear train
D Epicyclic gear train

Correct Answer: Epicyclic gear train

The epicyclic gear trains are useful for transmitting high velocity ratios with gears of moderate size in a comparatively lesser space. The epicyclic gear trains are used in the back gear of lathe, differential gears of the automobiles, hoists, pulley blocks, wrist watches etc.

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In which of the following type of gear train the first gear and the last gear are co-axial.
When the axes of first and last gear are co-axial, then gear train is known as

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