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Which type of gear train is used in clock mechanism to join hour hand and minute hand?

(a) Simple gear train

(b) Compound gear train

(c) Reverted gear train

(d) Epicyclic gear train

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The correct answer is (d) Epicyclic gear train

Explanation: 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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