Question

The bevel gears used for connecting non intersecting shafts are

(a) mitre gears

(b) hypoid gears

(c) spiral bevel gears

(d) zerol gears

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Answer 1

The correct option is (b) hypoid gears

To elaborate: The bevel gears used for connecting non intersecting shafts are hypoid gears. The bevel gears with shaft angle 90^0 are termed as Mitre gears.