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General Aptitude
Q. No. 1 – 5 Carry One Mark Each
1.
What is the adverb for the given word below?
Misogynous
(A) Misogynousness
(B) Misogynity
(C) Misogynously
(D) Misogynous
Answer:
2.
Ram and Ramesh appeared in an interview for two vacancies in the same department. The
probability of Ram‟s selection is 1/6 and that of Ramesh is 1/8. What is the probability that
only one of them will be selected?
47
1
35
13
A
 B
 D
C
48
4
48
48
Answer:
Exp:
(C)
(B)
P  Ram   1 ;
6
p  Ramesh   1
8
7 1 5
p  only at   p  Ram   p  not ramesh   p  Ramesh   p  n 0  R am   1   
6 8 8 6

12 1

4
40
3.
Choose the appropriate word/phrase, out of the four options given below, to complete the
following sentence:
Dhoni, as well as the other team members of Indian team, _____ present on the occasion.
(A) were
(B) was
(C) has
(D) have
Answer:
(A)
4.
An electric bus has onboard instruments that report the total electricity consumed since the
start of the trip as well as the total distance covered. During a single day of operation, the bus
travels on stretches M, N, O and P, in that order. The cumulative distances travelled and the
corresponding electricity consumption are shown in the table below.
Stretch
M
N
O
P
Comulative
distance(km)
20
45
75
100
Electricity
used (kWh)
12
25
45
57
The stretch where the electricity consumption per km is minimum is
(A) M
(B) N
(C) O
Answer:
(B)
(D) P
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Exp:
For M  12 20  6
N  25
O  45
P  57
5.
45
75
 555
6
200
 57
Choose the word most similar in meaning to the given word:
Awkward
(A) Inept
(B) Graceful
(C) Suitable
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(D) Dreadful
(D)
In the following sentence certain parts are underlined and marked P, Q and R. One of the
parts may contain certain error or may not be acceptable in standard written communication.
Select the part containing an error. Choose D as your Answer: if there is no error.
The student corrected all the errors that the instructor marked on the answer book
R
P
Q
(A) P
(B) Q
(C) R
(D) No Error
Answer:
(B)
Exp: The is not required in „Q‟
7.
Given below are two statements followed by two conclusions. Assuming these statements to
be true, decide which one logically follows.
Statement:
I. All film stars are playback singers.
II. All film directors are film stars.
Conclusions:
I. All film directors are playback singers.
II. Some film stars are film directors.
(A) Only conclusion I follows
(B) Only conclusion II follows
(C) Neither conclusion I nor II follows
(D) Both conclusions I and II follow
Answer:
(D)
8.
Lamenting the gradual sidelining of the arts in school curricula, a group of prominent artists wrote to
the Chief Minister last year, asking him to allocate more funds to support arts education in
schools. However, no such increase has been announced in this year‟s Budget. The artists
expressed their deep anguish at their request not being approved, but many of them remain
optimistic about funding in the future.
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Which of the statement(s) below is/are logically valid and can be inferred from the above
statements?
i. The artists expected funding for the arts to increase this year.
ii. The Chief Minister was receptive to the idea of increasing funding for the arts.
iii. The Chief Minister is a prominent artist.
iv. Schools are giving less importance to arts education nowadays.
(A) iii and iv
(B) i and iv
(C) i, ii and iv
(D) i and iii
Answer:
(C)
9.
2
2
2
If a  b  c  1, then ab + bc + ac lies in the interval
A
 2
1, 3 
 
Answer:
10.
 1 
 2 ,1


 C
 1
 1, 2 


 D 2, 4
(B)
A tiger is 50 leaps of its own behind a deer. The tiger takes 5 leaps per minute to the deer‟s 4.
If the tiger and the deer cover 8 metre and 5 metre per leap respectively, what distance in
meters will the tiger have a run before it catches the deer?
Answer:
Exp:
 B
800
Tiger  1 leap  8 meter
Speed  5leap hr  40m min
Deer  1 leap  5meter
speed  4hr  20m min
Let at time „t‟ the tiger catches the deer.
 Distance travelled by deer + initial distance between them
50  8  400m = distance covered by tiger.
 40  t  400  20t
400
 20 min
200
 total dis tance  400  20  t  800 ms
t
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Mechanical engineering
1.
4 7 8
If any two columns of a determinant P  3 1 5 are interchanged, which one of the following
9 6 2
statements regarding the value of the determinant is CORRECT?
(A) Absolute value remains unchanged but sign will change
(B) Both absolute value and sign will change
(C) Absolute value will change but sign will not change
(D) Both absolute value and sign will remain unchanged
Answer:
(A)
Q
2.
A wheel of radius r rolls without slipping on a horizontal surface
shown below. If the velocity of point P is 10 m/s in the
horizontal direction, the magnitude of velocity of point Q (in
m/s) is ______.
Answer:
Exp:
20
A
P
r
v
t
At p 'A ', the velocity
 10  10  20 m s
v
v0
3.
Which one of the following types of stress-strain relationship best describes the behavior of
brittle materials, such as ceramics and thermosetting plastics, (σ = stress and ε = strain)?
A
 B



C
 D



Answer:


(D)
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4.
The function of interpolator in a CNC machine controller is to
(A) control spindle speed
(B) coordinate feed rates of axes
(C) control tool rapid approach speed
(D) perform Miscellaneous (M) functions (tool change, coolant control etc.)
Answer: (B)
5.
Holes of diameter 25.00.040
0.020 mm are assembled interchangeably with the pins of diameter
25.00.005
0.008 mm. The minimum clearance in the assembly will be
(A) 0.048 mm
(B) 0.015 mm
(C) 0.005 mm
(D) 0.008 mm
Answer:
(B)
Exp: Minimum clearance
 minimu m hole  max ium shaft
 25  .020  25  .005
 0.015 mm
6.
3
9
1
rule is used to integrate the function f  x   x 2  between x = 0 and x = 1
5
5
3
using the least number of equal sub-intervals. The value of the integral is ___________
Simpson‟s
Answer:
0.0208
x
0
3
9
y  f  x   x2 
5
5
9
5
Exp:
1
1
2
39 12
20 5
1
   9 12
2 

 39  
y dx        4   
2  5 5 
 20  
0
1

 0.0208
7.
Consider fully developed flow in a circular pipe with negligible entrance length effects.
Assuming the mass flow rate, density and friction factor to be constant, if the length of the
pipe is doubled and the diameter is halved, the head loss due to friction will increase by a
factor of
(A) 4
(B) 16
(C) 32
(D) 64
Answer:
Exp:
(D)
Q
fl  
2
fLv
A
head loss 
  
2gd
2gd
2
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L
d5
.L
h1*
h *2 
d 2
5
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d5
L
 64
d5
h1 1
h

 2  64
64
h2
h1
8.
For an ideal gas with constant values of specific heats, for calculation of the specific enthalpy,
(A) it is sufficient to know only the temperature
(B) both temperature and pressure are required to be known
(C) both temperature and volume are required to be known
(D) both temperature and mass are required to be known
Answer:
9.
A Carnot engine (CE-1) works between two temperature reservoirs A and B, where TA = 900
K and TB = 500 K. A second Carnot engine (CE-2) works between temperature reservoirs B
and C, where TC = 300 K. In each cycle of CE-1 and CE-2, all the heat rejected by CE-1 to
reservoir B is used by CE-2. For one cycle of operation, if the net Q absorbed by CE-1 from
reservoir A is 150 MJ, the net heat rejected to reservoir C by CE-2 (in MJ) is _________.
Answer:
Exp:
(A)
50
1 
1  T1 1  500

 4.44
T1
900
Q 2  1  1   Q1  53.33 MJ
2 
1  T3
300
1
 0.4
T2
500
Q3  1  2   Q 2  50 MJ
10.
W
HE
Q2
500
Q2
HE
Q3
300
W
kg
kg dry air
mixes with a second stream of superheated water vapour flowing at 0.1 kg/s. Assuming
proper and uniform mixing with no condensation, the humidity ratio of the final stream


kg
 in
 is ___________.
 kg dry air 
A stream of moist air (mass flow rate = 10.1 kg/s) with humidity ratio of 0.01
Answer:
Exp:
900
Q1
0.0197
new 

m11  m 2 2
m1  m 2
0.1 10.1  .1 1
 .0197 kg kg dry air
10.1  .1
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Consider a steel (Young‟s modulus E = 200 GPa) column hinged on both sides. Its height is
1.0m and cross-section is 10 mm × 20 mm. The lowest Euler critical buckling load (in N) is
______.
Answer:
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Euler 's critical load 
2 EI
2  200  109  .02  .013

l2
12
 3289.8681 N
12.
Air enters a diesel engine with a density of 1.0 kg/m3. The compression ratio is 21. At steady
state, the air intake is 30 × 10–3 kg/s and the net work output is 15 kW. The mean effective
pressure (kPa) is _______.
Answer:
420
work output
swept volume
12

1 

30  103 1  
21


 420 kPa
Exp:
mep 
13.
Match the following products with preferred manufacturing processes:
P
Product
Rails
Q
R
S
Engine crankshaft
Aluminium channels
PET water bottles
 A  P  4, Q  3, R  1, S  2
 C P  2, Q  4, R  3, S  1
Answer:
Process
(1)Blow
molding
(2) Extrusion
(3) Forging
(4) Rolling
 B P  4, Q  3, R  2, S  1
 D P  3, Q  4, R  2, S  1
(B)
th
14.
1
Under certain cutting conditions, doubling the cutting speed reduces the tool life to   of
 16 
the original. Taylor‟s tool life index(n) for this tool-workpiece combination will be _______
Answer:
Exp:
0.25
VT n  C
V1T1n  2V1 
 16
T1
2
on solving we get
n  0.25
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Consider a slider crank mechanism with nonzero masses and inertia. A constant torque  is applied on
the crank as shown in the figure. Which of the following plots best resembles variation of crank angle,
 versus time


m
A
 B

Time

Time
 D
C


Time
Time
Answer:
16.
(B)
The value of lim x 0
1  cos  x 2 
2x 4
A 0
Answer:
is
 B
1
2
C
1
4
 D undefined
(A)
 0
1  cos x 2
Exp:
lim
x 0
2x
4
0
Using L Hospital Rule
 sin x  2x  0
2
lim
x 0
8x 3
0
 cos x  2x2x  sin x  2
2
lim
x 0
2
24x 2
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lim
2
2
 2sin x 2
24x 2
x 0
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  sin x  4x
 lim
2
2


 cos x 2  8x   2 cos x 2 2x
x 0
48x
  cos x  2x  4x     sin x  8x     sin x   2x 8x   12cos x    sin x   2x  4x
 lim
2
2
2
2
x 0
2
2
48
0

0
48
17.
Two identical trusses support a load of 100 N as shown in the figure. The length of each truss
is 1.0 m, cross-sectional area is 200 mm2; Young‟s modulus E = 200 GPa. The force in the
truss AB (in N) is ______
A
C
30O
B
30O
100 N
Answer:
Exp:
100
 2f sin30  100
2Fsin 30
 f  100 N
F
F
100
IV
18.
Among the four normal distributions
with probability density functions as
shown below, which one has the lowest
variance?
A I
 C III
III
 B II
 D  IV
II
I
Answer:
Exp:
(D)
We have Probability distribution
2
function of Normal Distribution
1
0
1
2
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1
 

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 x  
e
2 2
________(1)
Variance = σ2 is lowest
 σ also lowest
 If σ decreases  f(x) increases (∵ from (1))
 Curve will have highest peak
19.
 
Given two complex numbers Z1  5  5 3 i and z 2 
degrees is
(A) 0
Answer:
Exp:
(B) 30
2
3
(C) 60
 2i, the argument of
z1
in
z2
(D) 90
(A)
 
z1  5  5 3 i
5 3
1
arg z1  tan 1 
  tan
5


2
z2 
 2i
3


 2 
  tan 1
arg z 2  tan 1 
2




 3
 3   60
 3   60
z 
arg  1   arg  z1   arg  z 2 
 z2 
 60  60  0
20.
The Blasius equation related to boundary layer theory is a
(A) third-order linear partial differential equation
(B) third-order nonlinear partial differential equation
(C) second-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation
(D) third-order nonlinear ordinary differential equation
Answer:
(D)
21.
A swimmer can swim 10 km in 2 hours when swimming along the flow of a river. While
swimming against the flow, she takes 5 hours for the same distance. Her speed in still water
(in km/h) is ________.
Answer:
35
Exp:
Let Swimmer = x
River = y
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10
xy
10
5
xy
2
On solving we get x  35 km h
22.
For flow of viscous fluid over a flat plate, if the fluid temperature is the same as the plate
temperature, the thermal boundary layer is
(A) thinner than the velocity boundary layer
(B) thicker than the velocity boundary layer
(C) of the same thickness as the velocity boundary layer
(D) not formed at all
Answer:
(D)
23.
Which one of the following is the most conservative fatigue failure criterion?
(A) Soderberg
(B) Modified Goodman
(C) ASME Elliptic
(D) Gerber
Answer: (A)
24.
In a linear arc welding process, the heat input per unit length is inversely proportional to
(A) welding current
(B) welding voltage
(C) welding speed
(D) duty cycle of the power source
Answer:
25.
(D)
Consider a stepped shaft subjected to a twisting moment applied at B as shown in the figure.
Assume shear modulus, G = 77 GPa. The angle of twist at C (in degrees) is _____
All dimensions
10Nm
in mm
 20
10
C
B
A
Answer:
Exp:
500
500
0.236
Angle of twist at (C) = Angle of twist at (B)
TL

GJ
10  0.5  32

 0.236050
77  109    .024
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26.
A 10 mm diameter electrical conductor is covered by an insulation of 2 mm thickness. The
conductivity of the insulation is 0.08 W/m-K and the convection coefficient at the insulation
surface is 10 W/m2-K. Addition of further insulation of the same material will
(A) increase heat loss continuously
(B) decrease heat loss continuously
(C) increase heat loss to a maximum and then decrease heat loss
(D) decrease heat loss to a minimum and then increase heat loss
Answer:
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rc = 8mm
∴ the heat lost increases to maximum and then decreases.
27.
A machine element is subjected to the following bi-axial state of stress; σx = 80 MPa; σy = 20
MPa; xy  40MPa. If the shear strength of the material is 100 MPa, the factor of safety as
per Tresca‟s maximum shear stress theory is
(A) 1.0
(B) 2.0
(C) 2.5
Answer:
(D) 3.3
(B)
80  20
 80  20 
2
1 
 
  40
2
 2 
2
Exp:
 50  502
 100
2  0
1   2
 50
7
100
FOS 
2
50

28.
The probability of obtaining at least two “SIX” in throwing a fair dice 4 time is
 A  425 432
 B  19 144
 C 13 144
 D 125 432
Answer:
Exp:
(B)
n = 4;
p
1
6
1 5

6 6
p  x  2  1  p  x  2
 q 1
 1   p  x  0   p  x  1 
0
4
1
3

1 5
 1   5   19
 1   4C0      4C1      
6 6
 6   6   144

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A horizontal plate has been joined to a vertical post using four rivets arranged as shown in
figure. The magnitude of the load on the worst loaded rivet (in N) is ________
40mm
500mm
40mm
400 N
Answer:
Exp:
1839.83
400
 100N
4
Secondary shear load, due to bending moment
Shear load on all rivets 


Pe r1
r  r  r32  r42
2
1
2
1
400  .5  .02 2
.02 2 
2
4
 1767.766953 N
P = 1839.837 N.
Temperature of nitrogen in a vessel of volume 2 m3 is 288 K. A U-tube manometer connected
to the vessel shows a reading of 70 cm of mercury (level higher in the end open to
atmosphere). The universal gas constant is 8314 J/kmol-K, atmospheric pressure is 1.01325
bar, acceleration due to gravity is 9.81 m/s2 and density of mercury is 13600 kg/m3. The mass
of nitrogen (in kg) in the vessel is _______.
Answer: 4.55
30.
Exp:
p  gh  0.7  1360  9.81  9339.12pa
Actual pressure  atmospheric pressure  110664.12 pa
pv  mrT  m  pv RT

110664.12  2
 4.5539kg
288  8314
2
V
The solidification time of a casting is proportional to   , where V is the volume of the
A
casting and A is the total casting surface area losing heat. Two cubes of same material and
size are cast using sand casting process. The top face of one of the cubes is completely
insulated. The ratio of the solidification time for the cube with top face insulated to that of the
other cube is
25
36
6
 C 1
A
 B
 D
36
25
5
Answer: (B)
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 A
t min  k V
 93 
t1  k 

 502 
 93 
t2  k  
 5 
t1 36

t 2 25
32.
2
2
Match the following pairs:
(P)
(Q)
(R)
(S)

V0

.V0

DV
0
Dt

V
0
t
Equation
Physical Interpretation
(I) Incompressible continuity equation
(II) Steady flow
(III) Irrotational flow
(IV) Zero acceleration of fluid particle
 A  P  IV,Q  I, R  II,S  III
 C P  III,Q  I, R  IV,S  II
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 B P  IV,Q  III, R  I,S  II
 D P  III,Q  I, R  II,S  IV
(C)
Steam enters a well insulated turbine and expands isentropically throughout. At an
intermediate pressure, 20 percent of the mass is extracted for process heating and the
remaining steam expands isentropically to 9 kPa.
Inlet to turbine:
P = 14 MPa, T = 560°C, h = 3486 kJ/kg, s = 6.6 kJ/(kg.K)
Intermediate stage:
h = 27776 kJ/kg
Exit of turbine:
P = 9 kPa, hf = 174 kJ/kg, hg = 2574 kJ/kg,
sf = 0.6 kJ/(kg.K), sg = 8.1 kJ/(kg.K)
If the flow rate of steam entering the turbine is 100 kg/s, then the work output (in MW) is
_______.
Answer:
125.56
Exp: h1 = 3486 kJ/kg
h2 = 2776 kJ/kg
1
5
20%
s1 = s3 =6.6
6.6  .6  x  0.1  .6 
x  0.8
m
4
2
1 m 3
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h  174  .8  2574  174 
 2094 kJ kg
w   3486  2776   .8  2776  2094 
 1255.6 kJ kg
 125.56 MW
34.
Water (ρ = 1000 kg/m3) flows through a venturimeter with inlet diameter 80 mm and throat
diameter 40 mm. The inlet and throat gauge pressures are measured to be 400 kPa and 130
kPa respectively. Assuming the venturimeter to be horizontal and neglecting friction, the inlet
velocity (in m/s) is ________.
Answer:
Exp:
6
 p1  400000 
 p  130000 
 2

p1 v12 p 2 v 22



g 2g g 2g
v1  802  v 2  402
v 2  4v1
Substituting v 2 and solving for v1 we get
v1  6 m s
35.
For a canteen, the actual demand for disposable cups was 500 units in January and 600 units
in February. The forecast for the month of January was 400 units. The forecast for the month
of March considering smoothing coefficient as 0.75 is _______.
Answer:
Exp:
560.75
Forecast for Feb  400    500  400   400  .25  100  475
Forecast for march  475    600  475  560.75
36.
Consider a spatial curve in three-dimensional space given in parametric form by
2

x  t   cos t, y  t   sin t,z  t   t, 0  t 

2
The length of the curve is ______
Answer: 1.86
Exp:
The length of the curve
2


0
2
2
2
 dx   dy   dz 
        dt
 dt   dt   dt 
2

   sin t    cos t 
2
0
2


sin 2 t  cos 2 t 
0
 1
2
2
2
   dt

4
dt 
2
2

0
1
4
dt
2
4 2
4 
. t 0  1
  1.8622
2
2 2

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Considering massless rigid rod and small oscillations, the natural frequency (in rad/s) of
vibration of the system shown in the figure is
k  400 N m
m  1kg
r
400
1
A
Answer:
Exp:
2r
 B
400
2
400
3
 C
 D
400
4
(D)
Form  dx = 2rθ
d2 x
 2r. 
2
dt
Tak ing moments
2r .m.2 r.  400   r   r  0
 4m.   400    0

38.
400
4
A triangular facet in a CAD model has vertices: P1(0, 0, 0); P2(1, 1, 0) and P3(1, 1, 1). The area of the
facet is
(A) 0.500
(B) 0.707
(C) 1.414
(D) 1.732
Answer:
Exp:
(B)
y
1
Area   b  h
2
1
 a 2 a
2
a 1

1
2
x
 0.7071
z
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In a slab rolling operation, the maximum thickness reduction (Δhmax) is given by Δhmax = μ2R,
where R is the radius of the roll and μ is the coefficient of friction between the roll and the
sheet. If μ = 0.1, the maximum angle subtended by the deformation zone at the centre of the
roll (bite angle in degree) is ______.
Answer:
5.71
h
 tan 1 
R
 5.7106
Exp:
  tan 1
40.
Fine the solution of
d2 y
 y which passes through the origin and the point
dx 2
1
1
 A  y  e x  e x
 B y   e x  e x 
2
2
1 x
1
 C  y   e  e x 
 D  y  ex  e x
2
2
Answer:
Exp:
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
 ln 2,  ,
4

(C)


d2 y
 y  D2  1 y  0
dx 2
D2-1 = 0
 D = ±1
y  c1ex  c2e x
3

Passes through (0,0) and 142, 
4

(0,0)
 0 = C1 + C2 __________(1)
3

142, 
4

C
3
 C1e142  C 2 e 142  C1 2  2
4
2
1
3
 2C1  C 2 
______  2 
2
4
solving 1 and  2 
 C1 
1
2
C2  
1
2
1
1
y  e x  e  x
2
2
1 x
 e  e x
2

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For the truss shown in figure, the magnitude of the force in member PR and the support reaction at R
are respectively
100kN
60O
P
(A) 122.47 kN and 50 kN
(B) 70.71 kN and 100 kN
(C) 70.71 kN and 50 kN
45O
Q
4m
(D) 81.65 kN and 100 kN
Answer:
Exp:
R
(C)
M
Q
100sin 60
0
100  cos 60  4  R a  4
100cos60
FPR
 R a  50kN
FPR  cos 45  100cos 60  FPR  70.71 kN
Q
36.6
50
42.
A ball of mass 0.1 kg, initially at rest, is dropped from height of 1 m. Ball hits the ground and
bounces off the ground. Upon impact with the ground, the velocity reduces by 20%. The
height (in m) to which the ball will rise is ______
Answer: 0.64
Exp:
v  2gh  2  9.01  1  4.4294 m s
v '  0  v  3.5435m s
h
v2
 0.64m
2g
43.
A DC welding power source has a linear voltage-current (V-I) characteristic with open circuit
voltage of 80 V and a short circuit current of 300 A. For maximum arc power, the current (in
Amperes) should be set as _____.
Answer: 150
Exp:
v  80 
80
I
300
80 2
I
300
Differentiating and equating to '0'
I  150A
p  v 7  80I 
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A well insulated rigid container of volume 1 m3 contains 1.0 kg of an ideal gas [Cp = 1000
J/(kg.K) and Cv = 800 J/(kg.K)] at a pressure of 105 Pa. A stirrer is rotated at constant rpm in
the container for 1000 rotations and the applied torque is 100 N-m. The final temperature of
the gas (in K) is _________.
Answer:
Exp:
628.31
Work  T.
 100  100  2 Cp T
T  628.3105K
45.
A pinion with radius r1, and inertia I1 is driving a gear with radius r2 and inertia I2. Torque 1
is applied on pinion. The following are free body diagrams of pinion and gear showing
important forces (F1 and F2) of interaction. Which of the following relations hold true?
1
r1
2
1
F2
1 , 2  Angular
Displacements
F1
r2
Inertia  l1
Inertia  l2
 A  F1  F2 ; 1  I11 :F2  I2
r1 
1
r22
2

 r1   
r
 B F1  F2 ; 1  I1  I2    1 : F2  I2 12 1
r2

 r2  
 C
1 
F1  F2 ; 1  I1
1 :F2  I2
2
r2
2

 r1   
1
 D  F1  F2 ; 1  I1  I2    1;F2  I2 2
r2

 r2  
Answer:
Exp:
(D)
F1 = F2 [Vertical equilibrium]
For Gear 1
For Gear 2

 1 – F1r1 = I-1 1

f2r2 = I2  2
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

r
I 2
1  I 2 2 1  I1 1 .....using F2  2
and F1 
r2
r2



1  I1 1  I  2
r1
r2


 

2 r
  I1  I 2  1  1

r 
1 2 

2
 


 r1   
1 r
1   I1  I 2    1 .....    2 

r1 

 r2  
 2


I 2
and clearly F2  2
r2
46.
A cantilever beam with flexural rigidity of 200 Nm2 is loaded as shown in the figure. The
deflection (in mm) at the tip of the beam is _____.
500 N
50 mm
100mm
Answer:
Exp:
0.26
Deflection = Deflection at load + Slope × Distance
Wl3 Wl2

 .05
3EI 2EI
W  500
l  .05
EI  200
  0.2604 mm

47.
In the assembly shown below, the part dimensions are:
L1  22.0 0.01mm,
L2  L3  10.00.005 mm.
Assuming the normal distribution of part dimensions, the dimension L4 in mm for assembly
condition would be:
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L1
 A  2.00.008
Answer:
Exp:
 B 2.00.012
 C 2.00.016
 D 2.00.020
(D)
Since all dimensions have bilateral tolerances
L 4  L1  L 2  L3
 22  10  10
L 4  2 mm
Tolerance  0.01  0.005  0.005
 0.02

L 4  2.00.02 mm
Tolerance is calculated assuming L4 to be sink and tolerance of sink will be cumulative sum
of all tolerances
48.
A mobile phone has a small motor with an eccentric mass used for vibrator mode. The
location of the eccentric mass on motor with respect to center of gravity (CG) of the mobile
and the rest of the dimensions of the mobile phone are shown. The mobile is kept on a flat
horizontal surface.
CG
Motor
10cm
Q
P
6cm
Eccentric
Mass
3cm
Given in addition that the eccentric mass = 2 grams, eccentricty = 2.19 mm, mass of the
mobile = 90 grams, g = 9.81 m/s2. Uniform speed of the motor in RPM for which the mobile
will get just lifted off the ground at the end Q is approximately
(A) 3000
(B) 3500
(C) 4000
(D) 4500
Answer:
(B)
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Reaction = 0
∴ taking moments about „p‟ and equating to 0
.09×.06 = mr  2×.09
9.01×.09×.06 = .002×2.19×10-3×  2×.09
  = 366.50 rad/s
= 3500 rpm
49.
A precision instrument package (m = 1 kg) needs to be mounted on a surface vibrating at 60
Hz. It is desired that only 5% of the base surface vibration amplitude be transmitted to the
instrument. Assuming that the isolation is designed with its natural frequency significantly
lesser than 60 Hz, so that the effect of damping may be ignored. The stiffness (in N/m) of the
required mounting pad is ________.
Answer:
Exp:
6767.6
  2N  2   60  376.99 rad second
 
.05 
 20  1   
2
 
 n 
1 

 n 
2  21n2
1
2
2
 
    21
 n 
n  82.266 rad s
k
 82.266
m
l  6767.6005 N m
n 
50.
Following data refers to the activities of a project, where, node 1 refers to the start and node 5
refers to the end of the project
Activity
1-2
2-3
4-3
1-4
2-5
3-5
4-5
Duration (days)
2
1
3
3
3
2
4
The critical path (CP) in the network is
(A) 1-2-3-5
(B) 1-4-3-5
Answer:
(C) 1-2-3-4-5
(D) 1-4-5
(B)
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Exp:
0 2
2 5
5
2
2 3
1
6 8
3
0 3
3 6
4
3 7
Critical path-1-4-3-5
Time taken = 8 days
51.
For flow through a pipe of radius R, the velocity and temperature distribution are as follows:
  r 3 
u  r, x   C1 , and T  r, x   C2 1     , where C1 and C2 are constants
 R 


The bulk mean temperature is given by Tm 
2
umR 2
 u  r, x  T  r, x  rdr,
R
0
with Um being the mean velocity of flow. The value of Tm is
Answer:
Exp:
 B
0.5C2
Um
A
0.5C2
 C
0.6C2
 D
0.6C2
Um
(C)
R
  r 3 
2
Tm 
C1C2 1     r dr
 R 
umR 2 0



2C1C2 
r4 
r


 dr
umR 2 0  R3 
2C C  3
 0.6C1C2
 1 22  R 2  
um
u m R  10 
R


Since u(r,x) is constant, um = C1
∴ tm = 0.6C2
52.
Consider an ant crawling along the curve (x – 2)2 + y2 = 4, where x and y are in meters. The
ant starts at the point (4, 0) and moves counter-clockwise with a speed of 1.57 meters per
second. The time taken by the ant to reach the point (2, 2) is (in seconds) _______.
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Exp:
1
 circumference
4
1
   4
4

time 
 2sec
1.5 
53.
 2,0 
 4,0 
Air (ρ = 1.2 kg/m3 and kinematic viscosity, v = 2 × 10–5 m2/s) with a velocity of 2 m/s flows
over the top surface of a flat plate of length 2.5 m. If the average value of friction coefficient
1.328
is Cf 
, the total drag force (in N) per unit width of the plate is ________.
Re x
Answer:
Exp:
 0,0 
0.0159
Cf 
1.320
Re x
vd vd.



v  2m / s
R ex 
l  2.5m
  2  105 m 2 / s
1
F  Cf A 2
2
A  2.5  1
On substituting we get
F = 0.0159N
54.
The velocity field of an incompressible flow is given by
V = (a1x + a2y + a3z)i + (b1x + b2y + b3z)j + (c1x + c2y + c3z)k, where a1= 2 and c3 = – 4. The
value of b2 is ________.
Answer:
Exp:
2
u v w


0
x y z
a1  b 2  c3  0
2  4  b2  0
b2  2
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An orthogonal turning operation is carried out under the following conditions: rake angle =
5°, spindle rotational speed = 400 rpm; axial feed = 0.4 m/min and radial depth of cut = 5
mm. The chip thickness tc, is found to be 3 mm. The shear angle (in degrees) in this turning
process is ________.
Answer:
Exp:
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32.239
3
Chip thickness ratio(r) =  0.6
5
To find shear angle   
r cos 
0.6cos5

 0.6306
1  r sin  1  0.6sin 5
  tan 1  0.6306   32.24o
tan  
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