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A compound gear train consists of at least 3 shafts connected to each other.

(a) True

(b) False

This question stumped me in a certification exam.

This problem statement is from the Gear Trains section in chapter Rolling Contact Bearings, Spur Gears and Helical Gears of Machine Design

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The optimal answer is (b) False

For a clear picture: A compound gear train is characterised by one shaft carrying two gears atleast.

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