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A differential gear in an automobile is a

(a) simple gear train

(b) epicyclic gear train

(c) compound gear train

(d) none of the mentioned

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This question is from Gear Trains in portion Toothed Gearing & Gear Trains of Machine Kinematics

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Correct answer is (b) epicyclic gear train

The explanation is: 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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