Exam Details
Subject | mechanical engineering | |
Paper | paper 2 | |
Exam / Course | ||
Department | ||
Organization | Uttarakhand Public Service Commission | |
Position | junior engineer(je) | |
Exam Date | 2013 | |
City, State | uttarakhand, |
Question Paper
1. The relationship between two specific heats CP and CV is
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Cp-Cv=R/J
Cp-Cv=J/R
CP+Cv=J
2. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on
Type of fuel
Size of engine
Design of engine
Temperature of source and sink
3. Second law of thermodynamics defines
Entropy
Enthalpy
Heat
Work
4. In an isothermal process, the internal energy
increases
decreases
remains constant
first increases then decreases
5. Maximum work is done in compressing air when the compression is done in
isothermal process
adiabatic process
polytropic process
None of these
6. What will be the volume of air at 327 °C if its volume at 27 °C is 1.5 m3
3m3
1.5m3
6m3
10m3
7. Reciprocating air compressor is best suited for
large quantity of air at high pressure
small quantity of air at high pressure
small quantity of air at low pressure
large quantity of air at low pressure
8. Losses in a centrifugal compressor are due to
inlet losses
impeller channel losses
diffuser losses
All of these
9. Which of the following cycles uses air as the refrigerant
Ericsson
Stirling
Carnot
Bell-Coleman
10. One ton of refrigeration is equal to
210 kJ/min
21 kJ/min
420 kJ/min
620 kJ/min
11. The refrigerant for a refrigerator should have
high sensible heat
high total heat
high latent heat
low latent heat
12. If a heat pump cycle operates between the condenser temperature of +27 °C and evaporator temperature of 23 then the Carnot CoP will be
0.2
1.2
5
6
13. Which of the following refrigerants has lowest freezing point
Freon 12
NH3
CO2
Freon-22
14. If PV is partial pressure of water vapour in air and PS is saturation pressure of water vapour at same temperature, then relative humidity is equal to
Pv/Ps
Ps/Pv
Ps-Pv
Pv-PS
15. Indication of amount of moisture in air is given by
dry bulb temperature
wet bulb temperature
dew point temperature
saturation temperature
16. As relative humidity decreases, the dew point will be
lower than wet bulb temperature
higher than wet bulb temperature
equal to wet bulb temperature
None of these
17. Sensible heat is the heat needed to
Vaporise water into steam and vice versa
Change the temperature of a liquid or vapour
Convert water into steam and super heat it
Measure dew point temperature
18. Which of the following is the unit of entropy
J/kg °k
Nm/kg sec
J/kg
Nm/sec
19. The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is
P=T×r
P=T/2r
P=2T/r
20. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between
shear stress and rate of angular distortion
shear stress and viscosity
pressure, velocity and viscosity
shear stress, pressure and rate of angular distortion
21. The curved lines on a psychrometric chart indicates
specific humidity
relative humidity
DBT
WBT
22. Ratio of inertia force to surface tension is known as
Mach number
Froude number
Reynold's number
Weber's number
23. Friction factor of pipes depends on
rate of flow
fluid density
viscosity
All of these
24. Pelton wheels are used for minimum of following heads
20m
150m
25 m
200 m or above
25. If is the angle of blade tip at outlet, then maximum hydraulic efficiency of an impulse turbine
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26. The melting point of the filler metal in brazing should be above
420 °C
600 °C
1530 °C
800 °C
27. Moulding sands are graded according to their
permeability
clay content and grain size
strength
None of these
28. Hot tear is related to
casting defect
process of fabrication
heat treatment
welding of non-ferrous metals
29. Large and heavy castings are made by
green sand moulding
pit moulding
dry sand moulding
pressure moulding
30. In which of the following welding process consumable electrode is used
TIG
MIG
Thermit
Laser
31. Arc stability is better with
AC welding
DC welding
Both AC DC welding
None of these
32. Which of the following brazing joints is strongest
Butt
Scarf (inclined)
Lap
All are equally strong.
33. The important property of a material in all metal forming processes is
elasticity
plasticity
ductility
brittleness
34. If V is volume of metal in casting and A is its surface area, then time of solidification of metal will be proportional to 11
V,1/A2
V2,1/A2
A
35. Spinning process is carried out by
Hydraulic press
Mechanical press
Lathe
Milling machine
36. Which of the following process is used for gear finishing
Hobbing
Shaping
Milling
Shaving or burnishing
37. The ductility of a material after work hardening
increases
decreases
remains unaltered
None of these
38. Lathe bed is usually made of
structural steel
stainless steel
cast iron
mild steel
39. In blanking operation, the angle of shear is provided on
die
punch
both on punch and die
None of these
40. Tool life is most affected by
cutting speed
tool geometry
feed and depth
None of these
41. On tool surface, crater wear occurs mainly due to
abrasion
diffusion
oxidation
adhesion
42. In machining process, chips break due to
plasticity
elasticity
work hardening
None of these
43. No cutting fluid is used while machining which metal
Mild steel
Carbon steel
Aluminium
Cast iron
44. Which of the following metals can be easily drawn into wire
Tin
Copper
Zinc
Cast iron
45. The composition of silver solder is
silver, copper, zinc
silver, tin, zinc, nickel
silver, nickel
silver, copper, nickel
46. Muntz metal contains copper and zinc in the ratio of
50:50
40:60
60:40
80:20
47. In electro discharge machining the tool is made of
tungsten carbide
diamond
copper or brass
stainless steel
48. The cutting tool used in spark erosion machining process is called
arc
capacitor
electrode
dielectric
49. Anvil is made of which of the following metal
Mild steel
Cast steel
Copper
Brass
50. Which of the following are discrete products
Nut
Bolt
Screw
All of these
51. Which of the following are continuous products
Sheets (metallic)
Pipes
Wire rolls
All of these
52. Grate is the place in the boiler where
fuel is burnt
pressure of steam is measured
temperature of saturated steam is increased
None of the above
53. Boiler rating is usually defined in terms of
maximum temperature of steam
heat transfer rate kJ/hr
heating surface area
heating output in kg/hr
54. Thermal efficiency of an ideal diesel cycle
increases with increase in cut-off ratio
decreases with increase in cut-off ratio
does not depend on cut-off ratio
may increase or decrease with increase in cut-off ratio
55. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by mass for combustion of petrol is approximately
5
10
12
15
56. In magneto ignition system, as the engine speed increases, the value of current
increases
decreases
remains the same
may increase or decrease
57. If the temperature of intake air in an I.C. engine is lowered, its efficiency will
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
will increase upto certain limit and then decrease
58. In a gas turbine cycle with regeneration
pressure ratio increases
work output decreases
thermal efficiency increases
heat input increases
59. The term 'priming' in boiler is associated with
removal of air from the boiler shell
water particles being carried by steam
firing of boiler
control of rate of fuel consumption
60. Compression ratio in I.C. engine is defined as the ratio of
total cylinder volume to swept volume
total cylinder volume to clearance volume
swept volume to clearance volume
None of the above
61. Higher octane rating for S.I. engine fuel indicates that it has
higher calorific value
higher volatility
higher ignition lag
lower ignition lag
62. Air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle having compression ratio of 5 will be
1-5r-1
None of these
63. Most important property of I.C. engine lubricant is
density
viscosity
thermal conductivity
None of these
64. The throttling operation in a domestic refrigerator is carried out in
evaporator
capillary tube
expansion valve
condenser
65. Household refrigerators operate on
reversed Carnot cycle
cascade refrigeration cycle
vapour absorption cycle
vapour compression cycle
66. When water Lithium Bromide is used in a vapour absorption refrigeration system, then
they together act as refrigerant.
water is the refrigerant.
lithium bromide is refrigerant.
None of these
67. For saturated air, the dew point temperature is
equal to WBT
less than WBT
more than WBT
None of these
68. Process of sensible heating
increases specific humidity
decreases specific humidity
decreases relative humidity
increases relative humidity
69. Psychrometer is a device which is used to measure
dry bulb temperature
wet bulb temperature
dry bulb and wet bulb temperature simultaneously
dew-point
70. In vapour absorption refrigeration, heat is rejected in
condenser only
generator only
absorber only
both condenser and absorber
71. A heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a CoP of 4. It is made to work as refrigerator with 1 kW work input. The refrigerating effect will be
1
2
3
4
72. In conventional refrigerants, which element is responsible for ozone depletion
Chlorine
Carbon
Hydrogen
Fluorine
73. Bernoulli's equation refers to conservation of
mass
energy
momentum
None of these
74. Falling drops of water become spherical in shape due to the property of
adhesion
cohesion
surface tension
viscosity
75. The pressure at a depth of 5 km below the surface of the sea water, considering sp. gravity of water to be 1.3, will be
63765 Pa
637650 Pa
1.27 × 108 Pa
1.27 × 109 Pa
76. The velocity of liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a venturimeter
increases
decreases
remains constant
cannot be predicted
77. The shear stress at a point 5 cm from the pipe axis is 20 Pa. The value of shear stress at the pipe wall, having diameter 20 cm will be
40Pa
80Pa
50 Pa
cannot be determined
78. The value of velocity ratio for Kaplan turbine is about
0.5
0.9
1.5
2.0
79. Which of the following turbine does not require draft tube
Kaplan turbine
Pelton turbine
Francis turbine
Propeller turbine
80. The vanes of centrifugal pumps are usually
curved forward
curved backward
radial
None of these
81. Notch is a device used for the measurement of
rate of flow through pipes
rate of flow through small channel
velocity through pipes
velocity through small channels
82. In centrifugal pump, the liquid enters
at the centre
at the bottom
at the top
from sides
83. Francis turbine is used when the available head of water range in
0-25m
60-250m
above 250 m
can be used for any head
84. Copper sheets are manufactured by process of
drawing
rolling
extruding
hammering
85. Dies for wire drawing are made of the following material
cast iron
wrought iron
mild steel
carbides
86. The type of welding used for car bodies is
resistance welding
gas welding
arc welding
None of these
87. Commonly used flame in gas welding is
neutral
oxidising
carburising
None of these
88. Which of the following sands is used to keep away the green sand from sticking to the pattern
Core sand
Parting sand
Loam sand
Synthetic sand
89. Sprue in casting refers to
gate
runner
riser
vertical passage
90. The main function of cutting fluid is to
wash away the chips
provide lubrication
cool the tool and workpiece
All of these
91. In which of the following operation on lathe, spindle speed is minimum
Knurling
Taper turning
Fine finishing
Thread cutting
92. The size of shaper is specified by
length of stroke
size of tool
ratio of forward to return stroke
size of table
93. Enlarging of an existing circular hole with a rotating single point tool is called
boring
drilling
reaming
internal turning
94. Which of the following material is used as binding material for grinding wheels
Silicon carbide
Sodium silicate
Boron carbide
Aluminium oxide
95. The cutting edges of a standard twist drill are called
cutting lip
flanks
flutes
wedges
96. Which of the following is the natural abrasive
Al2O3
SiC
Boron carbide
Corundum
97. For which material, the cutting speed will be minimum for machining
Aluminium
Brass
Copper
Cast iron
98. The purpose of using flux in soldering is to
increase fluidity of solder metal
prevent oxides formation
wash away the surplus solder
lowering the melting temperature of solder
99. In sand moulding, the middle part of flask is called
cope
drag
cheek
middle flask
100. Least shrinkage allowance is provided for the following
brass
aluminium
cast iron
lead
101. A knee is part of the following
Shaper
Lathe
Milling machine
Slotter
102. Seasoning of timber refers to
removing of moisture
adding moisture
cutting in desired shape
removing curves
103. Which is the hardest wood
Teak
Tun
Shisham
Babul
104. Poise is the unit of
mass density
kinematic viscosity
dynamic viscosity
velocity gradient
105. Continuity equation can take the form
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106. Two stroke engines have
valves
ports
both
None of these
107. Compression ratio of diesel engine is in the range of
8to10
10to15
16 to 20
None of these
108. Steam turbines are governed by the following methods
Throttle governing
Nozzle control governing
By-pass governing
All of these
109. For Parson's reaction steam turbine, degree of reaction is
75%
100%
50%
60%
110. Boiler mountings are necessary for
operation and safety of a boiler
increase the efficiency of boiler
both and
None of these
111. Babcock Wilcox boiler is
water tube type
fire tube type
both and
None of these
112. Range of high pressure boilers are
below 80 bar
above 80 bar
40to80bar
60to80bar
113. Dry ice is
free from water
free from dissolved air or gases
does not contain impurities
solidified form of carbon dioxide
114. A simple pitot tube is used to measure
pressure in a static fluid
velocity in a flowing stream
total pressure
dynamic pressure
115. The boundary layer on a flat plate is called laminar boundary layer if
Re is less than 2000
Re is less than 4000
Re is less than 5 × 105
None of these
116. Capillary action is due to the
viscosity of liquid
cohesion of liquid particles
surface tension
None of these
117. Cavitation is caused by
high velocity
low barometric pressure
high pressure
low pressure
118. Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is proportional to
Speed
N2
N3
1/N2
119. Continuous chip may be formed while machining
brittle material
hard material
tough material
ductile material
120. In which type of welding, molten metal is poured for joining the metals
Arc welding
Thermit welding
MIG
TIG
121. Grey iron is usually welded by
Arc welding
Gas welding
TIG
MIG
122. The process of cutting thin gears from metal sheet is known as
extruding
stamping
sintering
rolling
123. Which wood can be used for making patterns
Mahogany
Pine wood
Teak wood
Any of these
124. Cohesiveness of sand depends on
grain size and shape of sand particles
bounding material
moisture content
All of these
125. Electronic components are often joined by
adhesive
soldering
brazing
welding
126. Which of the following is basically a polishing operation
Soft grinding
Lapping
Honing
Buffing
127. The depth of cut depend on the
cutting speed
tool material
rigidity of machine tool
All of these
128. The commonly used material for thermocouples is
chromel copper
chromel alumel
platinum rhodium
Any of these
129. The gases used in tungsten inert gas welding are
helium and neon
argon and helium
ozone and neon
None of these
130. The chemical formulae for Freon 12 is
CHClF2
CH3Cl
CCl2F2
None of these
131. The function of a regenerator in a gas turbine is to
reduce heat loss in exhaust
permit use of higher compression ratio
improve thermal efficiency
None of these
132. The bottom ring on the piston is known as
oil ring
scraper ring
compression ring
groove ring
133. A fly cutter is used on
lathe
capstan lathe
metal spining lathe
milling machine
134. The flow rate through a circular pipe is measured by
Pitot tube
Venturimeter
Orifice meter
both and
135. A pump is defined as a device which converts
hydraulic energy into mechanical energy
mechanical energy into hydraulic energy
kinetic energy into mechanical energy
None of the above
136. The following is a vertical type boiler
Lancashire boiler
Cornish boiler
Cochran boiler
Locomotive boiler
137. A boiler mounting used to put-off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls below a safe limit
Blow off cock
Stop valve
Feed check valve
Fusible plug
138. In a Brayton cycle, the air enters the compressor at 300 °k and maximum temperature of cycle is 1200 °k. What will be the thermal efficiency of cycle for maximum power output
75%
25%
50%
None of these
139. In an engine working on Otto cycle, air-fuel mixture is compressed from 400 C.C. to 100 C.C. If . 1.5, calculate the thermal efficiency of cycle.
50%
55%
68%
None of these
140. The engine part that joins piston and piston rod is called
piston crown
piston ring
crank pin
gudgeon pin
141. The process of scavenging is related to
two stroke engine
four stroke engine
gas turbine
compressor
142. An axial flow compressor will have symmetrical blades for a degree of reaction
25%
50%
75%
100%
143. The function of lubrication in engines are
lubrication and cooling
cleaning, sealing and noise reduction
efficiency enhancement
both and
144. A reciprocating compressor having 0.20 m bore and 0.25 m stroke runs at 600 rpm. If the actual volume delivered by compressor is 4 m3/min, its volumetric efficiency will be about
70%
75%
80%
85%
145. In which cycle, all the four processes are not reversible
Carnot cycle
Joule cycle
Vapour compression cycle
None of these
146. Wet compression in vapour compression cycle means
presence of water in refrigerant vapour during compression
presence of liquid refrigerant in refrigerant vapour during compression
compression of liquid refrigerant only
compression of water only
147. In an ideal vapour absorption system, the absorber pressure is equal to the pressure of
generator
condenser
evaporator
expansion device
148. If h is enthalpy of dry air, his enthalpy of water vapour and w is specific humidity, the av enthalpy of moist air will be
ha+hv
ha+whv
hv +wha
hv
149. A sample of moist air is at a DBT of 25 WBT of 18 °C and DPT of 13 °C and corresponding saturation pressures of water vapour are 3.0 kPa, 2.0 kPa and 1.5 kPa respectively. What will be the relative humidity of air
47%
50%
65%
None of these
150. In summer air-conditioning, the room is maintained at the following conditions
21 °C DBT, 50% RH
21 °C DBT, 60% RH
25 °C DBT, 50% RH
25 °C DBT, 60% RH
151. If sensible heat load and latent heat load in a building are in the ratio sensible heat factor will be
0.67
0.33
0.75
0.25
152. The centre of pressure of a plane submerged surface
should coincide with centroid of surface
should coincide with centroid of pressure prism
may be above or below centroid
cannot be above mentioned
153. Bernoulli's equation can be derived from
Continuity equation
Newton's law of viscosity
Reynold transport theorem
Euler's equation
154. If velocity of flow through a pipe is doubled, the head loss due to friction becomes
two times
four times
eight times
half
155. If the level of water above the base point of V notch is increased by four times, the discharge through the notch will become
4 times
8 times
16 times
32 times
156. Uniform flow in a channel is characterised by
the flow is uniform across the channel.
the total energy remains constant along the channel.
specific energy remains constant along the channel.
total energy line either rises or falls depending on Froude number.
157. Of the various methods of measuring discharge through a pipe line, the one with the least loss of energy and direct reading is by
venturimeter
orifice meter
flow nozzle
traversing a pitot-static probe
158. A jet of water of 0.002 m2 area moving with a velocity of 15 m/s strikes on a series of blades moving with a velocity of 6 m/s. The force exerted on the blades will be
0.18 N
270 N
27N
180N
159. If jet ratio of a Pelton turbine is the number of buckets will be
8
23
19
31
160. A turbine is coupled with alternator to generate electricity. If number of pair of poles in alternator are 6 and the frequency of electricity is 50 Hz, what should be the speed of the turbine
250 rpm
500 rpm
1000 rpm
3000 rpm
161. Following is an inward mixed flow reaction turbine
Pelton turbine
Francis turbine
Kaplan turbine
None of these
162. In Kaplan turbine, the number of blades is generally
2to4
4to8
8to16
16to24
163. N.P.S.H. stands for
Net Positive Supply Head
Net Power Supply Head
Net Positive Suction Height
Net Positive Suction Head
164. Wet bulb depression is equal to
WBT DPT
DPT WBT
DBT DPT
DBT WBT
165. Air washer is a plant used for
cleaning air
washing air
year round air-conditioning
None of these
166. Solid solution of carbon in gamma iron is called
austenite
sorbite
troostite
ferrite
167. The process of increasing the thickness of a bar at the expense of its length is called
drawing down
setting down
upsetting
None of these
168. Welding used for production of high quality butt welds in thicker steel plates is
resistance welding
gas welding
seam welding
submerged arc welding
169. Following is natural defect found in timbers
pitch
heart shakes
medulla
both and
170. The tool used for removing nails from wood is
screw-driver
chisel
pincer
None of these
171. In gas welding, the following type of flame is used for welding brass, bronze and gold
neutral flame
reducing flame
oxidising flame
both neutral and reducing flames
172. The following type of welding is used for joining rails and heavy pipes etc
laser beam welding
resistance welding
ultrasonic welding
thermit welding
173. Following is not a characteristic of powder metallurgy
complex shapes can be produced
bimetallic and laminated parts can be made
cost effectiveness
low production rates due to complex shapes
174. For good permeability of moulding sand, the following is not a desirable characteristics
higher percentage of silica
larger grain size
lower silt percentage
sand mixture containing grains of all sizes
175. The correct sequence of processes for getting smooth surface is as follows Grinding, II Honing, III Burnishing, IV Buffing)
IV II III
I II III IV
I II IV III
I III II
176. Following type of chip is produced while machining ductile metals with extreme pressure in cutting zone and high local temperature
continuous chip
continuous chip with built up edge
discontinuous chip
discontinuous chip with built up edge
177. The value of for High Speed Steel tool in Taylor's relation VTn constant is in the range
0.1 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
None of these
178. The
multipoint cutting tool
tool used in the shaper is a
single point cutting tool
None of these
179. Heli 10° to 15° 20° to 24° x angle for most of the drills lies from
10° to 15°
15° to 20°
20° to 24°
24° to 30°
180. Select the most appropriate alternative about cutting fluids.
It reduces heat generation.
It wash away the chips from metal.
It reduces energy consumption.
All of these
ghama
Cp-Cv=R/J
Cp-Cv=J/R
CP+Cv=J
2. The efficiency of a Carnot engine depends on
Type of fuel
Size of engine
Design of engine
Temperature of source and sink
3. Second law of thermodynamics defines
Entropy
Enthalpy
Heat
Work
4. In an isothermal process, the internal energy
increases
decreases
remains constant
first increases then decreases
5. Maximum work is done in compressing air when the compression is done in
isothermal process
adiabatic process
polytropic process
None of these
6. What will be the volume of air at 327 °C if its volume at 27 °C is 1.5 m3
3m3
1.5m3
6m3
10m3
7. Reciprocating air compressor is best suited for
large quantity of air at high pressure
small quantity of air at high pressure
small quantity of air at low pressure
large quantity of air at low pressure
8. Losses in a centrifugal compressor are due to
inlet losses
impeller channel losses
diffuser losses
All of these
9. Which of the following cycles uses air as the refrigerant
Ericsson
Stirling
Carnot
Bell-Coleman
10. One ton of refrigeration is equal to
210 kJ/min
21 kJ/min
420 kJ/min
620 kJ/min
11. The refrigerant for a refrigerator should have
high sensible heat
high total heat
high latent heat
low latent heat
12. If a heat pump cycle operates between the condenser temperature of +27 °C and evaporator temperature of 23 then the Carnot CoP will be
0.2
1.2
5
6
13. Which of the following refrigerants has lowest freezing point
Freon 12
NH3
CO2
Freon-22
14. If PV is partial pressure of water vapour in air and PS is saturation pressure of water vapour at same temperature, then relative humidity is equal to
Pv/Ps
Ps/Pv
Ps-Pv
Pv-PS
15. Indication of amount of moisture in air is given by
dry bulb temperature
wet bulb temperature
dew point temperature
saturation temperature
16. As relative humidity decreases, the dew point will be
lower than wet bulb temperature
higher than wet bulb temperature
equal to wet bulb temperature
None of these
17. Sensible heat is the heat needed to
Vaporise water into steam and vice versa
Change the temperature of a liquid or vapour
Convert water into steam and super heat it
Measure dew point temperature
18. Which of the following is the unit of entropy
J/kg °k
Nm/kg sec
J/kg
Nm/sec
19. The difference of pressure between the inside and outside of a liquid drop is
P=T×r
P=T/2r
P=2T/r
20. Newton's law of viscosity is a relationship between
shear stress and rate of angular distortion
shear stress and viscosity
pressure, velocity and viscosity
shear stress, pressure and rate of angular distortion
21. The curved lines on a psychrometric chart indicates
specific humidity
relative humidity
DBT
WBT
22. Ratio of inertia force to surface tension is known as
Mach number
Froude number
Reynold's number
Weber's number
23. Friction factor of pipes depends on
rate of flow
fluid density
viscosity
All of these
24. Pelton wheels are used for minimum of following heads
20m
150m
25 m
200 m or above
25. If is the angle of blade tip at outlet, then maximum hydraulic efficiency of an impulse turbine
<img src='./qimages/3399-25.jpg'>
26. The melting point of the filler metal in brazing should be above
420 °C
600 °C
1530 °C
800 °C
27. Moulding sands are graded according to their
permeability
clay content and grain size
strength
None of these
28. Hot tear is related to
casting defect
process of fabrication
heat treatment
welding of non-ferrous metals
29. Large and heavy castings are made by
green sand moulding
pit moulding
dry sand moulding
pressure moulding
30. In which of the following welding process consumable electrode is used
TIG
MIG
Thermit
Laser
31. Arc stability is better with
AC welding
DC welding
Both AC DC welding
None of these
32. Which of the following brazing joints is strongest
Butt
Scarf (inclined)
Lap
All are equally strong.
33. The important property of a material in all metal forming processes is
elasticity
plasticity
ductility
brittleness
34. If V is volume of metal in casting and A is its surface area, then time of solidification of metal will be proportional to 11
V,1/A2
V2,1/A2
A
35. Spinning process is carried out by
Hydraulic press
Mechanical press
Lathe
Milling machine
36. Which of the following process is used for gear finishing
Hobbing
Shaping
Milling
Shaving or burnishing
37. The ductility of a material after work hardening
increases
decreases
remains unaltered
None of these
38. Lathe bed is usually made of
structural steel
stainless steel
cast iron
mild steel
39. In blanking operation, the angle of shear is provided on
die
punch
both on punch and die
None of these
40. Tool life is most affected by
cutting speed
tool geometry
feed and depth
None of these
41. On tool surface, crater wear occurs mainly due to
abrasion
diffusion
oxidation
adhesion
42. In machining process, chips break due to
plasticity
elasticity
work hardening
None of these
43. No cutting fluid is used while machining which metal
Mild steel
Carbon steel
Aluminium
Cast iron
44. Which of the following metals can be easily drawn into wire
Tin
Copper
Zinc
Cast iron
45. The composition of silver solder is
silver, copper, zinc
silver, tin, zinc, nickel
silver, nickel
silver, copper, nickel
46. Muntz metal contains copper and zinc in the ratio of
50:50
40:60
60:40
80:20
47. In electro discharge machining the tool is made of
tungsten carbide
diamond
copper or brass
stainless steel
48. The cutting tool used in spark erosion machining process is called
arc
capacitor
electrode
dielectric
49. Anvil is made of which of the following metal
Mild steel
Cast steel
Copper
Brass
50. Which of the following are discrete products
Nut
Bolt
Screw
All of these
51. Which of the following are continuous products
Sheets (metallic)
Pipes
Wire rolls
All of these
52. Grate is the place in the boiler where
fuel is burnt
pressure of steam is measured
temperature of saturated steam is increased
None of the above
53. Boiler rating is usually defined in terms of
maximum temperature of steam
heat transfer rate kJ/hr
heating surface area
heating output in kg/hr
54. Thermal efficiency of an ideal diesel cycle
increases with increase in cut-off ratio
decreases with increase in cut-off ratio
does not depend on cut-off ratio
may increase or decrease with increase in cut-off ratio
55. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by mass for combustion of petrol is approximately
5
10
12
15
56. In magneto ignition system, as the engine speed increases, the value of current
increases
decreases
remains the same
may increase or decrease
57. If the temperature of intake air in an I.C. engine is lowered, its efficiency will
increase
decrease
remains unchanged
will increase upto certain limit and then decrease
58. In a gas turbine cycle with regeneration
pressure ratio increases
work output decreases
thermal efficiency increases
heat input increases
59. The term 'priming' in boiler is associated with
removal of air from the boiler shell
water particles being carried by steam
firing of boiler
control of rate of fuel consumption
60. Compression ratio in I.C. engine is defined as the ratio of
total cylinder volume to swept volume
total cylinder volume to clearance volume
swept volume to clearance volume
None of the above
61. Higher octane rating for S.I. engine fuel indicates that it has
higher calorific value
higher volatility
higher ignition lag
lower ignition lag
62. Air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle having compression ratio of 5 will be
1-5r-1
None of these
63. Most important property of I.C. engine lubricant is
density
viscosity
thermal conductivity
None of these
64. The throttling operation in a domestic refrigerator is carried out in
evaporator
capillary tube
expansion valve
condenser
65. Household refrigerators operate on
reversed Carnot cycle
cascade refrigeration cycle
vapour absorption cycle
vapour compression cycle
66. When water Lithium Bromide is used in a vapour absorption refrigeration system, then
they together act as refrigerant.
water is the refrigerant.
lithium bromide is refrigerant.
None of these
67. For saturated air, the dew point temperature is
equal to WBT
less than WBT
more than WBT
None of these
68. Process of sensible heating
increases specific humidity
decreases specific humidity
decreases relative humidity
increases relative humidity
69. Psychrometer is a device which is used to measure
dry bulb temperature
wet bulb temperature
dry bulb and wet bulb temperature simultaneously
dew-point
70. In vapour absorption refrigeration, heat is rejected in
condenser only
generator only
absorber only
both condenser and absorber
71. A heat pump working on a reversed Carnot cycle has a CoP of 4. It is made to work as refrigerator with 1 kW work input. The refrigerating effect will be
1
2
3
4
72. In conventional refrigerants, which element is responsible for ozone depletion
Chlorine
Carbon
Hydrogen
Fluorine
73. Bernoulli's equation refers to conservation of
mass
energy
momentum
None of these
74. Falling drops of water become spherical in shape due to the property of
adhesion
cohesion
surface tension
viscosity
75. The pressure at a depth of 5 km below the surface of the sea water, considering sp. gravity of water to be 1.3, will be
63765 Pa
637650 Pa
1.27 × 108 Pa
1.27 × 109 Pa
76. The velocity of liquid flowing through the divergent portion of a venturimeter
increases
decreases
remains constant
cannot be predicted
77. The shear stress at a point 5 cm from the pipe axis is 20 Pa. The value of shear stress at the pipe wall, having diameter 20 cm will be
40Pa
80Pa
50 Pa
cannot be determined
78. The value of velocity ratio for Kaplan turbine is about
0.5
0.9
1.5
2.0
79. Which of the following turbine does not require draft tube
Kaplan turbine
Pelton turbine
Francis turbine
Propeller turbine
80. The vanes of centrifugal pumps are usually
curved forward
curved backward
radial
None of these
81. Notch is a device used for the measurement of
rate of flow through pipes
rate of flow through small channel
velocity through pipes
velocity through small channels
82. In centrifugal pump, the liquid enters
at the centre
at the bottom
at the top
from sides
83. Francis turbine is used when the available head of water range in
0-25m
60-250m
above 250 m
can be used for any head
84. Copper sheets are manufactured by process of
drawing
rolling
extruding
hammering
85. Dies for wire drawing are made of the following material
cast iron
wrought iron
mild steel
carbides
86. The type of welding used for car bodies is
resistance welding
gas welding
arc welding
None of these
87. Commonly used flame in gas welding is
neutral
oxidising
carburising
None of these
88. Which of the following sands is used to keep away the green sand from sticking to the pattern
Core sand
Parting sand
Loam sand
Synthetic sand
89. Sprue in casting refers to
gate
runner
riser
vertical passage
90. The main function of cutting fluid is to
wash away the chips
provide lubrication
cool the tool and workpiece
All of these
91. In which of the following operation on lathe, spindle speed is minimum
Knurling
Taper turning
Fine finishing
Thread cutting
92. The size of shaper is specified by
length of stroke
size of tool
ratio of forward to return stroke
size of table
93. Enlarging of an existing circular hole with a rotating single point tool is called
boring
drilling
reaming
internal turning
94. Which of the following material is used as binding material for grinding wheels
Silicon carbide
Sodium silicate
Boron carbide
Aluminium oxide
95. The cutting edges of a standard twist drill are called
cutting lip
flanks
flutes
wedges
96. Which of the following is the natural abrasive
Al2O3
SiC
Boron carbide
Corundum
97. For which material, the cutting speed will be minimum for machining
Aluminium
Brass
Copper
Cast iron
98. The purpose of using flux in soldering is to
increase fluidity of solder metal
prevent oxides formation
wash away the surplus solder
lowering the melting temperature of solder
99. In sand moulding, the middle part of flask is called
cope
drag
cheek
middle flask
100. Least shrinkage allowance is provided for the following
brass
aluminium
cast iron
lead
101. A knee is part of the following
Shaper
Lathe
Milling machine
Slotter
102. Seasoning of timber refers to
removing of moisture
adding moisture
cutting in desired shape
removing curves
103. Which is the hardest wood
Teak
Tun
Shisham
Babul
104. Poise is the unit of
mass density
kinematic viscosity
dynamic viscosity
velocity gradient
105. Continuity equation can take the form
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106. Two stroke engines have
valves
ports
both
None of these
107. Compression ratio of diesel engine is in the range of
8to10
10to15
16 to 20
None of these
108. Steam turbines are governed by the following methods
Throttle governing
Nozzle control governing
By-pass governing
All of these
109. For Parson's reaction steam turbine, degree of reaction is
75%
100%
50%
60%
110. Boiler mountings are necessary for
operation and safety of a boiler
increase the efficiency of boiler
both and
None of these
111. Babcock Wilcox boiler is
water tube type
fire tube type
both and
None of these
112. Range of high pressure boilers are
below 80 bar
above 80 bar
40to80bar
60to80bar
113. Dry ice is
free from water
free from dissolved air or gases
does not contain impurities
solidified form of carbon dioxide
114. A simple pitot tube is used to measure
pressure in a static fluid
velocity in a flowing stream
total pressure
dynamic pressure
115. The boundary layer on a flat plate is called laminar boundary layer if
Re is less than 2000
Re is less than 4000
Re is less than 5 × 105
None of these
116. Capillary action is due to the
viscosity of liquid
cohesion of liquid particles
surface tension
None of these
117. Cavitation is caused by
high velocity
low barometric pressure
high pressure
low pressure
118. Power required to drive a centrifugal pump is proportional to
Speed
N2
N3
1/N2
119. Continuous chip may be formed while machining
brittle material
hard material
tough material
ductile material
120. In which type of welding, molten metal is poured for joining the metals
Arc welding
Thermit welding
MIG
TIG
121. Grey iron is usually welded by
Arc welding
Gas welding
TIG
MIG
122. The process of cutting thin gears from metal sheet is known as
extruding
stamping
sintering
rolling
123. Which wood can be used for making patterns
Mahogany
Pine wood
Teak wood
Any of these
124. Cohesiveness of sand depends on
grain size and shape of sand particles
bounding material
moisture content
All of these
125. Electronic components are often joined by
adhesive
soldering
brazing
welding
126. Which of the following is basically a polishing operation
Soft grinding
Lapping
Honing
Buffing
127. The depth of cut depend on the
cutting speed
tool material
rigidity of machine tool
All of these
128. The commonly used material for thermocouples is
chromel copper
chromel alumel
platinum rhodium
Any of these
129. The gases used in tungsten inert gas welding are
helium and neon
argon and helium
ozone and neon
None of these
130. The chemical formulae for Freon 12 is
CHClF2
CH3Cl
CCl2F2
None of these
131. The function of a regenerator in a gas turbine is to
reduce heat loss in exhaust
permit use of higher compression ratio
improve thermal efficiency
None of these
132. The bottom ring on the piston is known as
oil ring
scraper ring
compression ring
groove ring
133. A fly cutter is used on
lathe
capstan lathe
metal spining lathe
milling machine
134. The flow rate through a circular pipe is measured by
Pitot tube
Venturimeter
Orifice meter
both and
135. A pump is defined as a device which converts
hydraulic energy into mechanical energy
mechanical energy into hydraulic energy
kinetic energy into mechanical energy
None of the above
136. The following is a vertical type boiler
Lancashire boiler
Cornish boiler
Cochran boiler
Locomotive boiler
137. A boiler mounting used to put-off fire in the furnace when water level in the boiler falls below a safe limit
Blow off cock
Stop valve
Feed check valve
Fusible plug
138. In a Brayton cycle, the air enters the compressor at 300 °k and maximum temperature of cycle is 1200 °k. What will be the thermal efficiency of cycle for maximum power output
75%
25%
50%
None of these
139. In an engine working on Otto cycle, air-fuel mixture is compressed from 400 C.C. to 100 C.C. If . 1.5, calculate the thermal efficiency of cycle.
50%
55%
68%
None of these
140. The engine part that joins piston and piston rod is called
piston crown
piston ring
crank pin
gudgeon pin
141. The process of scavenging is related to
two stroke engine
four stroke engine
gas turbine
compressor
142. An axial flow compressor will have symmetrical blades for a degree of reaction
25%
50%
75%
100%
143. The function of lubrication in engines are
lubrication and cooling
cleaning, sealing and noise reduction
efficiency enhancement
both and
144. A reciprocating compressor having 0.20 m bore and 0.25 m stroke runs at 600 rpm. If the actual volume delivered by compressor is 4 m3/min, its volumetric efficiency will be about
70%
75%
80%
85%
145. In which cycle, all the four processes are not reversible
Carnot cycle
Joule cycle
Vapour compression cycle
None of these
146. Wet compression in vapour compression cycle means
presence of water in refrigerant vapour during compression
presence of liquid refrigerant in refrigerant vapour during compression
compression of liquid refrigerant only
compression of water only
147. In an ideal vapour absorption system, the absorber pressure is equal to the pressure of
generator
condenser
evaporator
expansion device
148. If h is enthalpy of dry air, his enthalpy of water vapour and w is specific humidity, the av enthalpy of moist air will be
ha+hv
ha+whv
hv +wha
hv
149. A sample of moist air is at a DBT of 25 WBT of 18 °C and DPT of 13 °C and corresponding saturation pressures of water vapour are 3.0 kPa, 2.0 kPa and 1.5 kPa respectively. What will be the relative humidity of air
47%
50%
65%
None of these
150. In summer air-conditioning, the room is maintained at the following conditions
21 °C DBT, 50% RH
21 °C DBT, 60% RH
25 °C DBT, 50% RH
25 °C DBT, 60% RH
151. If sensible heat load and latent heat load in a building are in the ratio sensible heat factor will be
0.67
0.33
0.75
0.25
152. The centre of pressure of a plane submerged surface
should coincide with centroid of surface
should coincide with centroid of pressure prism
may be above or below centroid
cannot be above mentioned
153. Bernoulli's equation can be derived from
Continuity equation
Newton's law of viscosity
Reynold transport theorem
Euler's equation
154. If velocity of flow through a pipe is doubled, the head loss due to friction becomes
two times
four times
eight times
half
155. If the level of water above the base point of V notch is increased by four times, the discharge through the notch will become
4 times
8 times
16 times
32 times
156. Uniform flow in a channel is characterised by
the flow is uniform across the channel.
the total energy remains constant along the channel.
specific energy remains constant along the channel.
total energy line either rises or falls depending on Froude number.
157. Of the various methods of measuring discharge through a pipe line, the one with the least loss of energy and direct reading is by
venturimeter
orifice meter
flow nozzle
traversing a pitot-static probe
158. A jet of water of 0.002 m2 area moving with a velocity of 15 m/s strikes on a series of blades moving with a velocity of 6 m/s. The force exerted on the blades will be
0.18 N
270 N
27N
180N
159. If jet ratio of a Pelton turbine is the number of buckets will be
8
23
19
31
160. A turbine is coupled with alternator to generate electricity. If number of pair of poles in alternator are 6 and the frequency of electricity is 50 Hz, what should be the speed of the turbine
250 rpm
500 rpm
1000 rpm
3000 rpm
161. Following is an inward mixed flow reaction turbine
Pelton turbine
Francis turbine
Kaplan turbine
None of these
162. In Kaplan turbine, the number of blades is generally
2to4
4to8
8to16
16to24
163. N.P.S.H. stands for
Net Positive Supply Head
Net Power Supply Head
Net Positive Suction Height
Net Positive Suction Head
164. Wet bulb depression is equal to
WBT DPT
DPT WBT
DBT DPT
DBT WBT
165. Air washer is a plant used for
cleaning air
washing air
year round air-conditioning
None of these
166. Solid solution of carbon in gamma iron is called
austenite
sorbite
troostite
ferrite
167. The process of increasing the thickness of a bar at the expense of its length is called
drawing down
setting down
upsetting
None of these
168. Welding used for production of high quality butt welds in thicker steel plates is
resistance welding
gas welding
seam welding
submerged arc welding
169. Following is natural defect found in timbers
pitch
heart shakes
medulla
both and
170. The tool used for removing nails from wood is
screw-driver
chisel
pincer
None of these
171. In gas welding, the following type of flame is used for welding brass, bronze and gold
neutral flame
reducing flame
oxidising flame
both neutral and reducing flames
172. The following type of welding is used for joining rails and heavy pipes etc
laser beam welding
resistance welding
ultrasonic welding
thermit welding
173. Following is not a characteristic of powder metallurgy
complex shapes can be produced
bimetallic and laminated parts can be made
cost effectiveness
low production rates due to complex shapes
174. For good permeability of moulding sand, the following is not a desirable characteristics
higher percentage of silica
larger grain size
lower silt percentage
sand mixture containing grains of all sizes
175. The correct sequence of processes for getting smooth surface is as follows Grinding, II Honing, III Burnishing, IV Buffing)
IV II III
I II III IV
I II IV III
I III II
176. Following type of chip is produced while machining ductile metals with extreme pressure in cutting zone and high local temperature
continuous chip
continuous chip with built up edge
discontinuous chip
discontinuous chip with built up edge
177. The value of for High Speed Steel tool in Taylor's relation VTn constant is in the range
0.1 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
0.4 to 0.6
None of these
178. The
multipoint cutting tool
tool used in the shaper is a
single point cutting tool
None of these
179. Heli 10° to 15° 20° to 24° x angle for most of the drills lies from
10° to 15°
15° to 20°
20° to 24°
24° to 30°
180. Select the most appropriate alternative about cutting fluids.
It reduces heat generation.
It wash away the chips from metal.
It reduces energy consumption.
All of these
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