Exam Details
Subject | mechanical engineering | |
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Organization | telangana public service commission | |
Position | manager | |
Exam Date | 2014 | |
City, State | telangana, |
Question Paper
If the resultant of two equal forces has the same magnitude as either of the forces then the angle between the two forces is
30°
60°
90°
120°
method of sections in truss analysis is generally found useful to determine
Forces in all members
Forces in selective members
Weights of the members
Bending of members
Maximum range of projectile motion in a plane land is possible for angle of inclination
0°
90°
23.5°
45°
A1embert's principle
provides no special advantage on ewton's law
is not applicable for kinetic problem
is not dependent on inertial effect
converts a kinetic problem into an equivalent static problem
5)If a lid cyEnder and a hollow cylinder of the same mass are allowed to roll down an inclined plane simultaneously then
Hollow cylinder reach the ground first
Solid cylinder reach the ground first
Both reaches the ground at the same rime
Unpredictable
The resultant ofthe two forces P and Qis R. ifQis doubled, the new resultant force is perpendicular to then
Q
R
2R
P 2R
Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart, after 1 second when ey move towards each other and are 1 m apart, when they move in same tion. The speeds of the objects are
(1)2m/sec and 2m/sec
3m/sec and 2m/sec
3m/secand 3m/sec
4m/sec and 6m/sec
A ball is dropped vertically downward from the top of a building and another one is thrown horizontally, which will strike ground first?
(I)one dropped vertically
One thrown horizontally
(3)Both will strike simultaneously
It will depend
The linear acceleration of a body of radius with an angular acceleration of a. rad/s2,is
alpha =alpha r
alpha =alpha.r
alpha] alpha
alpha =alpha2r
10) Two forces act at a point. The first force has X and Y Components of3N and -5N respectively. The resultant of these forces falls on the x-axis and has a magnitude of -4N. The X and Y components of the second force is
11) A cantilever bean of length L is subjected to a moment M at a free end. The moment ofinertia ofthe beam Cross section about the neutral axis is 1and the Young modules is E. The Magnitude oftile maximum deflection is
Ml2/2EI
Ml2/EI
4Ml2/EI
4Ml2/EI
12) The elongation ofa Conical bar under its own weight is__that ofprismatic bar of tbe same length
Equal to
Half
One-third
Two-third
13) Tbe beam is said to be of Unifoml strength, if
Bending moment is same througbout the beam
Deflection is same throughout the beam
Bending stress is same throughout the beam
Shear stress is same throughout the beam
14) For a simply supported beanl oflength the bending moment M is described as M 0 X Where a is constant. The shear force will be zero at.
The supports
x=root of L
X
X L
15) The Poisson's ratio for cast iron varies from
0.23 to 0.27
0.25 to 0.33
0.31 to 0.34
0.32 to 0.42
16) Two tapering bars of the same material are subjected to a tensile load P The lengths of both the bars are the same. The larger diameter of each of the bars is
D. The diameter of the bar A at its smaller end is D/2 and that ofthe bar B is D/3. What is theratio ofelongation ofthe barA to thatofbarB.
3:2
2:3
4:9
I:3
17) Plane stress at a point in a body is defined by principal stresses 3cr and cr. The ratio of the normal stress to the maximum shear stresses on the plane the maximum shear stre i
18) The outside diameter of hollow shaft is twice that of its inside diameter. The torque carrying capacity of this shaft is A solid shaft of the same material has the diameter equal to the outside diameter of the hollow shaft. The solid shaft can carry a torque ofM. The ratio ofMt1/Mt2 is
15/16
3/4
1/2
19) the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by
1/2
1/8
20) When two mutually perpendicular principal stresses are unequal but like, the maximum shear stress is represented by
The diameter of the Mohr's Circle
Half the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
One third the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
One fourth the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
21) The driving and driven shafts connected by a Hooke's joint will have equal speeds, if
Sinalpha=thita
Tane=±root of cos alpha
Tane=alpha
Cot alpha=e
22) A shaft between two bearings is rotating with a disturbing mass 25 kg at a radius of 2 cm. What is the balancing mass to he kept at a radius of 5 cm?
12.5Kg
5Kg
IOKg
25Kg
23) In an epicyclic gear train the number of teeth on Sun and annulus are 80 and 200 respectively. The number ofteeth on planet Gear are
60
30
90
100
24) According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies are moving relative to each other, their relative instantaneous centres will lie on
Straight line
Ellipse
Parabola
Circle
25) When the crank is at the inner dead center, in a horizontal reciprocating engine, then the velocity of the piston will be
Zero
Maximum
Minimum
Infinity
26) The ratio ofthe height ofa porter governer (when the length ofarms and links are equal) to the height of a Watt's govemer is m Mass ofthe ball, and M Mass of the load on the sleeve
m M m+M m+M
27) Minimurri numberofteethofstandardproportion withinvolute profile and 20° pressure angle spur gear is
12
18
32
20
28) The engine of an aeroplane rotates in clockwise direction when seen from the tail end and the aeroplane takes a tum to the left. The effect ofthe gyroscopic couple on the aeroplane will be
To raise the nose and dip the tail
To dip the nose and raise the tail
To raise the nose and tail
To dip me no e and tail
29) The Conolis component of acceleration
Lags the sliding Velocity by 90
Leads the sliding Velocity by 90
Lags the sliding Velocity by 180
Leads the sliding Velocity by 180
30) The number oflnstantaneous Centers in a 6 link mechanism are
15
10
31) The space Centrode of a Circular disc on a straight line path is
A Circle
Aparabola
A Straight line
Ahyperbola
32) The Cam follower extensively used in air craft engine is
Knife edge follower
Flat faced follower
Spherical faced followed
Roller follower
33) The Minimum number of teeth in a rack and pinion for a 20° pressure angle teeth is
20
18
22
24
34) A shaft carrying three rotors will have
No node
One node
Two nodes
Threenodes
35) In vibration isolation system, if then the phase difference between the
transmitted force and the di turbmg force is
0°
90°
180°
270°
36) The door closers operated nonnally at
Over damping
Under damping
Critical damping
No damping
37) In a spring-mass system, if the mass is halved and the spring stiffness is doubled, the natural frequency is
Halved
Doubled
Unchanged
Quadrupled
38) In a spring mass system, 4 kg mass is uspended through a spring of stiffness 100 N/m. What is the circular frequency of the system?
rad/s
rad/s
rad/s
rad/s
39)6The degrees offreedom of a simple pendulum is given by
2
0
1
40) Natural frequency oftransverse vibrations ofa shaft carrying load at the centre of the span is
" t5
- 4.987 H
18
HZ -Z
" t5
41) Which ofthe following is Trapezoidal thread
ACME
Square
Buttress
Metric
42) A car moving with uniform acceleration covers 450 m in a 5 seconds interval, and covers 700 m in the next 5 seconds interval. The acceleration of the car is
50 25 10
43) Two parallel and coplanar shafts are connected by
Spur gears Bevel gears
Spiral gears Double helical gears
44) Theefficiency ofselflockingscrew jackisalways
Less than 50% Greater than 50%
Equal to 50% Always 100%
45) The fatigue life ofa part can be improved by
Electro plating Polishing
Shot peening Heattreatment
46) The following is an antifriction bearing
Journal bearing Sleeve bearing
Foot step bearing Ball and roller bearing
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505/A 47) As per the uniform wear theory. brakes and clutches friction radius is equal to
R+r R2 r2 R2 +r2
R+r
2 2 2Rr
48) Starting friction is low in
Hydro Static lubrication Hydro dynamic lubrication
Mixed or semi fluid lubrication Boundary lubrication
49) According to IBR, safety factor of rivet should be less than
3
50) In case of single welded butt joint the thickness ofplate must be
10-12mm 1-6mm
8-10 rnm 12-15 rnm
51) A fluid is a substance that
Always expands until it fills any container
Is practically incompressible
Cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
Cannot be subjected to shear force
52) Pascals law states that pressure at a point is equal in all directions in a
Liquid at rest Fluid at rest
Laminar flow Turbulent flow
53) Specify which ofthe following must be fulfilled by the flow of any fluid, real or ideal, laminar or turbulent
Newton's law of Viscosity
Velocity at boundary must be zero relatively to boundary
The continuity equation
Velocity normal to a solid boundary is zero
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54) The flow offluid through a pipe is laminar when
The fluid is ideal
The fluid is Viscous
The Reynolds number is less than 2000
There is considerable lateral dispersion
55) For Viscous flow through pipes the friction factor is gi en as
1600/Re 1000/Re 16/Re 32/Re
56) Reynolds number may be defined as the ratio of
Viscous forces to internal forces
Elastic forces to pressure forces
Internal forces to Viscous forces
Gravity forces to intertial forces
57) The loss ofhead (or energy) due to velocity ofliquid aI the outlet ofthe pipe is given as
V4 4g V4 /2g V2 /4g 2g
58) In turbulent flow the friction factor for smooth pipe depends upon
The Reynolds number and the relative roughne
The relative roughness only
The size of the pipe and the discharge only
The Reynolds number only
59) The concept of boundary layer is introduced by
Prandtl
Reynold
Euler
Nusselt
60) In the equation for capillary rise or fall ofa liquid h 4 17 case fwd, the value of e for water is
0° 10°
180°
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61) The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number gives
Pecletnumber Grasshof number
Nusselt number Mach number
62) The effectiveness ofa heat exchanger is tlle ratio of two heat transfer which is defined as tile ratio of
Ideal to actual Ideal to maximum
Actual to Maximum Maximum to actual
63) The roof of a house ha been given a coating of shining metal paint. Consequently tile temperature inside the room will
Rise No effect
Cannot be decided Fall
64) Which of tile following does not pertain to transient heat conduction
Biot number Fourier number
Heisler chart Interchange factor
65) In free convection heat transfer, transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by
Reynolds number
Grashof number
Reynolds number and Grashof number
Grashofnumber and Prandtl number
66) Absorptivity of a body is equal to its emissivity
For a polished body
Under tllennal equilibrium condition
At one particular temperature
At shorter wave lengths
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67) The log mean temperature difference is given hy
(01 Log,COI 1°2
Log,COI
68) In a counter flow heat exchanger, cold fluid enters at 30° C and leaves at 50° C where as the hot fluid enters at 150° C and leaves at 130° C. The mean temperature difference is
100°C
69) Forced convection in a hquid bath is caused by
Density difference brought about by temperature gradients
Molecular energy interaction
Flow of electrons in a random fashion
Intense stirring by an external agency
70) The value of an extensive property is essentially dependent on
Mass or extent of the system
Interaction of system with its surroundings
Path followed by the system is going from one state to another
Nature ofboundaries, rigid or flexible
71) The process of converting ice directly to steam is called
Equalent evaporation Sublimation
condensation Critical evaporation
72) The gas with highest value ofadiabatic index is
Helium Nitrogen Oxygen Methane
73) The gas at pressure p in the vessel is compre ed suddenly to half of its original volume. Then pressure of the gas after a long time becomes
1/2P 2p
Less than 2p Greater than 2p
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74) The entTOpy of universe tends to
Becomes zero
Remains constant
Maximum
Attain a certain finite minimum value
75) Which air standard cycle consists of two isothermals connected by two constant volume proce se
Brayton cycle Ericsson cycle
Stirling cycle Atkainson cycle
76) Stainless steel contains following elements
Cr, Fe, Sn, Ni Cr, Sn, Cu, Ni
Cr, Ni, Fe, C Fe, Pb, Sn, C
77) The binding material for cemented carbide is
Iron Chromium Nickel Cobalt
78) Fastest method at case hardening a samples is
Carburizing Nitriding
Induction hardening Cyaniding
79) Austempering produces
Hard surface and tough core
Hard core and tough surface
Hard surface and hard core
Tough surface and tough core
80) In cold working material gets stronger due to
Wear mechanism Slip system
Twin mechanism Dislocation multiplication
81) How many necks appears during tensile test ofspecimen prepared according to ASTM standard
One Two
Three Unpredictable
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82) Gibbs phase rule for binary phase diagram is
83) Chip flow over rake face is
Sliding model Sticking model
Sliding and sticking model Sticking and sliding model
84) Discontinuous chips during machining forms when
Work is brittle, speed isJow Work is brittle, speed is high
Work is ductile, speed is low Work is ducWe, speed is high
85) In grinding wheel, when the bonding agent is strong, so upon grinding hard materials, slowly all the abrasives wear out and grinding wheel is rubbing over work without cutting. This phenomenon is called
Glazing Loading Dressing Truing
86) For unconventional machining processes, following is the decreasing order at tool wear.
USM>EDM>ECM USM>ECM>EDM
ECM EDM USM ECM> USM EDM
87) The accuracy of machining in Abrasive jet machining with increase in stand off distance
Increases Decreases
Increases then decreases Decreases then increases
88) Larger clearance angles are used in drills to machine ductile materials because
duct(I) ile materials have tendency for Elastic recovery Tough Larger elongation Malleable
89) Fast(I) est method of produciShaping ng gears Rolling is Robbing Extrusion
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SOS/A 90) In principle of jig design, 3 hemispherical pins are provided in base. lndentify the wrong statement in this regard
It ensures machining in one plane
It arrests 5 degrees at freedom
It positions the tool
For heavier work pieces we use 3 hemispherical plugs.
91) In which of the welding techrnque, the weld pool is protected by inert gas?
SMAW
TIG welding
SAW
Resistance weeding
92) In arc welding process the current value is decided by
Thickness at plate Length at weld portion
Voltage across arc Speed at travel
93) The problem of arc blow will be very serious in
DC electrode positive DC electrode negative
DC bare electrode AC
94) Maximum reduction can be given to any material in tube drawing using
Tube sinking Drawing with floating mandrel
Drawing with fixed mandrel Drawing with moving mandrel
95) The process in which during forging material moves towards centre
Edging Fullering
Hubbing Open die forging
96) In wire drawing operation the bright shining surface on wire is obtained if
Not using a lubricant Using thin film lubricant
Using solid lubricant Good surface finish dies
Mandrel Tool Post Arbor Fixture
97) Which of the following is used to hold cutter in milling machine?
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98) Core in the centrifugal casting is made of
Carbon steel Core sand
Wax 0 core is used
99) Aholeat1mm is to be drilled in glass. It could best be done by
Laser drilling Plasma arc drilling
USM EDM process
100)In limits and fits system shaft basis system is one whose
Lower deviation is zero Upper deviation is zero
Minimum clearance is zero Maximum clearance is zero
101)According to Taylor's principle" No Go" gauge checks
Only one feature at a time Only important dimensions at a time
All the dimensions at a time Only related dimensions at a time
102)Tolerance of hole are shown in figure. Maximum size of Go gauge according to workshop design
us
I."
. 30.02 30.023
30.017 30.053
I 03)Rapid plane in NC machine programming is
Imaginary plane just above the work piece
Imaginary plane just below the work piece
Plane on which work is kept
Plane at tool change
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104)Power consumption in metal cutting is mainly due to
Tangential component at force Longitudinal component at force
Normal component at force Friction at tool chip interface
105)Rake angle in twist drill varies from the centre ofthe drill towards periphery according to
Increases and then decreases Decreased and then increases
Increases continuously Decreases continuously
106)Ll is expressed as (in APT)
Ll=LINEILFT TANTO CI, RGT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEIRGT TANTOCI, LFT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEILFT TANTOC1, LFT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEIRGT TANTOCI, RGT TANTO C2
107)Diamond pin location is used in fixture because
It does not wear out
Adjust centre to centre distance between 2 holes
Easy to clamp
Easy to manufacture
l08)Extrusion force does not depend upon
Extrusion ratio Type of extrusion process
Material of die Working temperature
109) Steel balls are manufactured by
Casting Machining Cold heading Sintering 19 [PoToao
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110) Pinch effect in welding is result of
Expansion at gases in arc Electromagnetic forces
Electric forces Surface tension at molten metal
111) Project completion time in PERT follows
Beta distribution ormal distribution
Poisson distribution Binomial distribution
112) Inventory control in production planning and control aims at
Achieving optimization
Ensuring against market fluctuations
Acceptable customer service at low capital inve ODem in inventory
Discounts allowed in bulk purchase
113) Which of the following is independent sales forecase'l
Productivity Inven 1)-control
Production Planning Produ tion control
114) In CNC milling axis represents
Tool axis Vork axis
Table axis Both work and tool axis
115) In PERT critical activity has
Maximum flqat Zero float
Minimum float Minimum cost
116) In linear progranuning problem ifthe new constraint is added, what will change?
Feasibility Optimality
Both feasibility and optimality 0 change
0.5 0.66 0.84 0.95
117)A network has 3 activities on critical path with mean time as 8 and 6 and . variance as 1,4 and 9. The probability at finishing the project in 17 days is
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505/A 118)Ifthe demand for an item is doubled and the ordering cost halved, the economic order quantity
Remains unchanged Increased by .fi
is doubled is halved
119) Simplex problem is considered as unbounded when
All the variables in entering column are negative
Variables in basis are negative
All the values in row are negative
Artificial variable is in the basis
120)A bank queue is having 3 counters with 30 system capacity cater to the whole campus. If arrival rate is 10/hr and service rate is 12/hr on FCFS basis the system can be represented as:
M1M130: FCFS/3/ 00 M1M13: FCFS/ oo /30
M1M13: FCFS/30/ 00 M1M13: FCFS/IO/12
121)Tolerances are provided because
Machines are not accurate
Machine environment follows a normal distribution
Quality ofFit will come only when there is range
Ease ofmanufacturing
122)Earthquakes produces the follOving type ofvibrations
Torsional Transverse
Seismic Longitudinal
123)ln PERT activity time is considered as Beta distribution because
It is unimodel It cuts 2 intercepts on x-axis
Both I and 2 are correct It is continuous distribution
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124)The thennal efficiency of an ideal Rankine cycle is less than that of Carnot cycle operating between the same maximum and minimum temperature limits because
Heat addition does not takes place at constant temperature
The expansion process is not reversible and adiabatic
Heat rejections does not take place at constant temperature
The compression process is not reversible and adiabatic
125)In stearn power plant, what is the outcome ofregenerative feed heating
Increase in specific output
Increase in cycle efficiency
. Improved quality of exhaust steam
Reduced condenser load Select the cor rect answer
and only only
and
126)In the case of a Diesel cycle, increasing cuttoffratio will increase
Efficiency Mean effective pressure
The Maximum pressure The engine weight
127)The COP ofa domestic refrigerator as compared to that ofan air conditioner is in general
High Low
Same COP depends on dry bulb temperature
128)Assertion :Heat pump used for heating is a definite advancement over the simple electric heater. Reasons The heat pump is far more economical in operation than electric heater.
Both A R are correct and R is correct explanation ofA.
Both A R are correct and R is not correct explanation ofA
A is true R is false
A is false R is true
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129)A pelton wheel is ideally suited for
High head and low discharge High head and high discharge
Low head and Low discharge Mediwnhead and medium discharge
130)Match List and List -II List List -II
A. Pelton wheel I) Medium discharge, low head
B. Francis turbine 2) High discharge, low head
C. Kaplan turbine Medium discharge, medium head
Low discharge, high head
C-3 C-4
C-3 C-2
131)In reaction turbines, the draft tube is used
For the safety of turbine
To Convert the kinetic energy of flow by a gradual expansion
To destroy undesirable eddies
To reduce viscosity of fluid
132)Which one ofthe following iscorrect? In a gas turbine cycle with regeneration
Pressure ratio increases Work output decreases
Thermal efficiency increases Head input increases
133)Agas turbine workingonBrayton cycle produces 4000 kw ofnetpower. Ifits work ratio is what is the power consumed by the compressor?
2000 KW 4000 KW
6000 KW 8000 KW
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SOS/A 134) Which one of the following pairs represents the specific speeds of turbine and pump respectively?
NQ'12 NpU2 NQ"2 NpU2
H ll4
H H
NpU2 NQ,n NpU2 NQ"2
H3J4 and H H 5/4 and H 314
135) Adiabatic saturation process for moist air involves
Cooling and humidification Cooling and dehumidification
Change in WET Constant relative humidity
136) Ifthe specific healS ofdry air and water vapour are IkJ/kgk and 1.88 kJ/kg-k and the humidity ratio is 0.011, the specific heat of moist air will be
1.0207 kJ/kgk 1.869 kJ/kgk
1.891 kJ/kgk 0.9793 kJ/kgk
137)For air with a relative humidity of80%
The DBT is less than the WET The OPT is less than WET
The OPT and WET are equal DBT and DPT are equal
138)
An air standard Otto cycle has the following shape on a thermodynamic plane. The X and Y coordinates respectively are
VandP VandS VandT SandP
139)Which gas power cycle consists of 4 processes during which work alone is transferred during two processes and heat alone is transferred during the other two processes?
Atkinson cycle Carnot cycle
Diesel cycle Otto cycle
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140)Theboreandstroke ofthecylinder ofa6cyLinderengineworki.ngonan otto cycle are 20 em and 30 cm respectively. The total clearance volume is 30001t cm3. What is the compression ratio?
5
141)TheefficiencyofsuperheatRankinecycle ishigherthanthat ofsimpleRankine cycle because
The enthalpy of steam is lower for superheat cycle
The mean temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle
The temperature of steam in the condenser is high
The quality of steam in the condenser is low
142) Collapsibility of green sand mold can be increased by adding
Water Clay
Wood flour Synthetic resin
143)In a gravity feed system in casting, the cross section area ofhorizontal runner
Remains sanle Keeps on increasing
Keeps on decreasing Depends upon material
144)Circular billet forging is a case of
Plane stress Plane strain
Unidirectional stress Unidirectional strain
L45) Work hardeni.ng exponent of any material can be calculated by calculating
Maximum true stress Maximum true strain
Maxllnllffi engineering stress Maximum engineering strain
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505/A 146) Identify the wrong statement. Ifsidecuttingedgeangle ofasingle pointcutting tool increases
Tool life increases Chips becomes thinner
Chips becomes wider Temperature over rake face increases
147) Identify the wrong statement related to back rake angle in single point cutting tool. Increase in back make angle
Lip angle increases
Tool life initially increases
Contact length on rake face will decrease
Cutting forces will be relatively low
148)Increase in semi die angle in metal forming, the die life
Increases
Decreases
Initially increases then decreases
Initially decreases then increases
149)Dead metal zenes form in extrusion process because
Higher extrusion pressure
Slip lines do not appear in certain regions
Lack ofsmooth flow of material
Improper lubrication
1SO)Maximum reduction can be given to any material in what kind ofrolling mill?
Planetary mill Sendzmier mill
3highmill 4highmill
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30°
60°
90°
120°
method of sections in truss analysis is generally found useful to determine
Forces in all members
Forces in selective members
Weights of the members
Bending of members
Maximum range of projectile motion in a plane land is possible for angle of inclination
0°
90°
23.5°
45°
A1embert's principle
provides no special advantage on ewton's law
is not applicable for kinetic problem
is not dependent on inertial effect
converts a kinetic problem into an equivalent static problem
5)If a lid cyEnder and a hollow cylinder of the same mass are allowed to roll down an inclined plane simultaneously then
Hollow cylinder reach the ground first
Solid cylinder reach the ground first
Both reaches the ground at the same rime
Unpredictable
The resultant ofthe two forces P and Qis R. ifQis doubled, the new resultant force is perpendicular to then
Q
R
2R
P 2R
Two objects moving with uniform speeds are 5 m apart, after 1 second when ey move towards each other and are 1 m apart, when they move in same tion. The speeds of the objects are
(1)2m/sec and 2m/sec
3m/sec and 2m/sec
3m/secand 3m/sec
4m/sec and 6m/sec
A ball is dropped vertically downward from the top of a building and another one is thrown horizontally, which will strike ground first?
(I)one dropped vertically
One thrown horizontally
(3)Both will strike simultaneously
It will depend
The linear acceleration of a body of radius with an angular acceleration of a. rad/s2,is
alpha =alpha r
alpha =alpha.r
alpha] alpha
alpha =alpha2r
10) Two forces act at a point. The first force has X and Y Components of3N and -5N respectively. The resultant of these forces falls on the x-axis and has a magnitude of -4N. The X and Y components of the second force is
11) A cantilever bean of length L is subjected to a moment M at a free end. The moment ofinertia ofthe beam Cross section about the neutral axis is 1and the Young modules is E. The Magnitude oftile maximum deflection is
Ml2/2EI
Ml2/EI
4Ml2/EI
4Ml2/EI
12) The elongation ofa Conical bar under its own weight is__that ofprismatic bar of tbe same length
Equal to
Half
One-third
Two-third
13) Tbe beam is said to be of Unifoml strength, if
Bending moment is same througbout the beam
Deflection is same throughout the beam
Bending stress is same throughout the beam
Shear stress is same throughout the beam
14) For a simply supported beanl oflength the bending moment M is described as M 0 X Where a is constant. The shear force will be zero at.
The supports
x=root of L
X
X L
15) The Poisson's ratio for cast iron varies from
0.23 to 0.27
0.25 to 0.33
0.31 to 0.34
0.32 to 0.42
16) Two tapering bars of the same material are subjected to a tensile load P The lengths of both the bars are the same. The larger diameter of each of the bars is
D. The diameter of the bar A at its smaller end is D/2 and that ofthe bar B is D/3. What is theratio ofelongation ofthe barA to thatofbarB.
3:2
2:3
4:9
I:3
17) Plane stress at a point in a body is defined by principal stresses 3cr and cr. The ratio of the normal stress to the maximum shear stresses on the plane the maximum shear stre i
18) The outside diameter of hollow shaft is twice that of its inside diameter. The torque carrying capacity of this shaft is A solid shaft of the same material has the diameter equal to the outside diameter of the hollow shaft. The solid shaft can carry a torque ofM. The ratio ofMt1/Mt2 is
15/16
3/4
1/2
19) the width of a simply supported beam carrying an isolated load at its centre is doubled, the deflection of the beam at the centre is changed by
1/2
1/8
20) When two mutually perpendicular principal stresses are unequal but like, the maximum shear stress is represented by
The diameter of the Mohr's Circle
Half the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
One third the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
One fourth the diameter of the Mohr's Circle
21) The driving and driven shafts connected by a Hooke's joint will have equal speeds, if
Sinalpha=thita
Tane=±root of cos alpha
Tane=alpha
Cot alpha=e
22) A shaft between two bearings is rotating with a disturbing mass 25 kg at a radius of 2 cm. What is the balancing mass to he kept at a radius of 5 cm?
12.5Kg
5Kg
IOKg
25Kg
23) In an epicyclic gear train the number of teeth on Sun and annulus are 80 and 200 respectively. The number ofteeth on planet Gear are
60
30
90
100
24) According to Kennedy's theorem, if three bodies are moving relative to each other, their relative instantaneous centres will lie on
Straight line
Ellipse
Parabola
Circle
25) When the crank is at the inner dead center, in a horizontal reciprocating engine, then the velocity of the piston will be
Zero
Maximum
Minimum
Infinity
26) The ratio ofthe height ofa porter governer (when the length ofarms and links are equal) to the height of a Watt's govemer is m Mass ofthe ball, and M Mass of the load on the sleeve
m M m+M m+M
27) Minimurri numberofteethofstandardproportion withinvolute profile and 20° pressure angle spur gear is
12
18
32
20
28) The engine of an aeroplane rotates in clockwise direction when seen from the tail end and the aeroplane takes a tum to the left. The effect ofthe gyroscopic couple on the aeroplane will be
To raise the nose and dip the tail
To dip the nose and raise the tail
To raise the nose and tail
To dip me no e and tail
29) The Conolis component of acceleration
Lags the sliding Velocity by 90
Leads the sliding Velocity by 90
Lags the sliding Velocity by 180
Leads the sliding Velocity by 180
30) The number oflnstantaneous Centers in a 6 link mechanism are
15
10
31) The space Centrode of a Circular disc on a straight line path is
A Circle
Aparabola
A Straight line
Ahyperbola
32) The Cam follower extensively used in air craft engine is
Knife edge follower
Flat faced follower
Spherical faced followed
Roller follower
33) The Minimum number of teeth in a rack and pinion for a 20° pressure angle teeth is
20
18
22
24
34) A shaft carrying three rotors will have
No node
One node
Two nodes
Threenodes
35) In vibration isolation system, if then the phase difference between the
transmitted force and the di turbmg force is
0°
90°
180°
270°
36) The door closers operated nonnally at
Over damping
Under damping
Critical damping
No damping
37) In a spring-mass system, if the mass is halved and the spring stiffness is doubled, the natural frequency is
Halved
Doubled
Unchanged
Quadrupled
38) In a spring mass system, 4 kg mass is uspended through a spring of stiffness 100 N/m. What is the circular frequency of the system?
rad/s
rad/s
rad/s
rad/s
39)6The degrees offreedom of a simple pendulum is given by
2
0
1
40) Natural frequency oftransverse vibrations ofa shaft carrying load at the centre of the span is
" t5
- 4.987 H
18
HZ -Z
" t5
41) Which ofthe following is Trapezoidal thread
ACME
Square
Buttress
Metric
42) A car moving with uniform acceleration covers 450 m in a 5 seconds interval, and covers 700 m in the next 5 seconds interval. The acceleration of the car is
50 25 10
43) Two parallel and coplanar shafts are connected by
Spur gears Bevel gears
Spiral gears Double helical gears
44) Theefficiency ofselflockingscrew jackisalways
Less than 50% Greater than 50%
Equal to 50% Always 100%
45) The fatigue life ofa part can be improved by
Electro plating Polishing
Shot peening Heattreatment
46) The following is an antifriction bearing
Journal bearing Sleeve bearing
Foot step bearing Ball and roller bearing
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505/A 47) As per the uniform wear theory. brakes and clutches friction radius is equal to
R+r R2 r2 R2 +r2
R+r
2 2 2Rr
48) Starting friction is low in
Hydro Static lubrication Hydro dynamic lubrication
Mixed or semi fluid lubrication Boundary lubrication
49) According to IBR, safety factor of rivet should be less than
3
50) In case of single welded butt joint the thickness ofplate must be
10-12mm 1-6mm
8-10 rnm 12-15 rnm
51) A fluid is a substance that
Always expands until it fills any container
Is practically incompressible
Cannot remain at rest under action of any shear force
Cannot be subjected to shear force
52) Pascals law states that pressure at a point is equal in all directions in a
Liquid at rest Fluid at rest
Laminar flow Turbulent flow
53) Specify which ofthe following must be fulfilled by the flow of any fluid, real or ideal, laminar or turbulent
Newton's law of Viscosity
Velocity at boundary must be zero relatively to boundary
The continuity equation
Velocity normal to a solid boundary is zero
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54) The flow offluid through a pipe is laminar when
The fluid is ideal
The fluid is Viscous
The Reynolds number is less than 2000
There is considerable lateral dispersion
55) For Viscous flow through pipes the friction factor is gi en as
1600/Re 1000/Re 16/Re 32/Re
56) Reynolds number may be defined as the ratio of
Viscous forces to internal forces
Elastic forces to pressure forces
Internal forces to Viscous forces
Gravity forces to intertial forces
57) The loss ofhead (or energy) due to velocity ofliquid aI the outlet ofthe pipe is given as
V4 4g V4 /2g V2 /4g 2g
58) In turbulent flow the friction factor for smooth pipe depends upon
The Reynolds number and the relative roughne
The relative roughness only
The size of the pipe and the discharge only
The Reynolds number only
59) The concept of boundary layer is introduced by
Prandtl
Reynold
Euler
Nusselt
60) In the equation for capillary rise or fall ofa liquid h 4 17 case fwd, the value of e for water is
0° 10°
180°
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61) The product of Reynolds number and Prandtl number gives
Pecletnumber Grasshof number
Nusselt number Mach number
62) The effectiveness ofa heat exchanger is tlle ratio of two heat transfer which is defined as tile ratio of
Ideal to actual Ideal to maximum
Actual to Maximum Maximum to actual
63) The roof of a house ha been given a coating of shining metal paint. Consequently tile temperature inside the room will
Rise No effect
Cannot be decided Fall
64) Which of tile following does not pertain to transient heat conduction
Biot number Fourier number
Heisler chart Interchange factor
65) In free convection heat transfer, transition from laminar to turbulent flow is governed by
Reynolds number
Grashof number
Reynolds number and Grashof number
Grashofnumber and Prandtl number
66) Absorptivity of a body is equal to its emissivity
For a polished body
Under tllennal equilibrium condition
At one particular temperature
At shorter wave lengths
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67) The log mean temperature difference is given hy
(01 Log,COI 1°2
Log,COI
68) In a counter flow heat exchanger, cold fluid enters at 30° C and leaves at 50° C where as the hot fluid enters at 150° C and leaves at 130° C. The mean temperature difference is
100°C
69) Forced convection in a hquid bath is caused by
Density difference brought about by temperature gradients
Molecular energy interaction
Flow of electrons in a random fashion
Intense stirring by an external agency
70) The value of an extensive property is essentially dependent on
Mass or extent of the system
Interaction of system with its surroundings
Path followed by the system is going from one state to another
Nature ofboundaries, rigid or flexible
71) The process of converting ice directly to steam is called
Equalent evaporation Sublimation
condensation Critical evaporation
72) The gas with highest value ofadiabatic index is
Helium Nitrogen Oxygen Methane
73) The gas at pressure p in the vessel is compre ed suddenly to half of its original volume. Then pressure of the gas after a long time becomes
1/2P 2p
Less than 2p Greater than 2p
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74) The entTOpy of universe tends to
Becomes zero
Remains constant
Maximum
Attain a certain finite minimum value
75) Which air standard cycle consists of two isothermals connected by two constant volume proce se
Brayton cycle Ericsson cycle
Stirling cycle Atkainson cycle
76) Stainless steel contains following elements
Cr, Fe, Sn, Ni Cr, Sn, Cu, Ni
Cr, Ni, Fe, C Fe, Pb, Sn, C
77) The binding material for cemented carbide is
Iron Chromium Nickel Cobalt
78) Fastest method at case hardening a samples is
Carburizing Nitriding
Induction hardening Cyaniding
79) Austempering produces
Hard surface and tough core
Hard core and tough surface
Hard surface and hard core
Tough surface and tough core
80) In cold working material gets stronger due to
Wear mechanism Slip system
Twin mechanism Dislocation multiplication
81) How many necks appears during tensile test ofspecimen prepared according to ASTM standard
One Two
Three Unpredictable
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82) Gibbs phase rule for binary phase diagram is
83) Chip flow over rake face is
Sliding model Sticking model
Sliding and sticking model Sticking and sliding model
84) Discontinuous chips during machining forms when
Work is brittle, speed isJow Work is brittle, speed is high
Work is ductile, speed is low Work is ducWe, speed is high
85) In grinding wheel, when the bonding agent is strong, so upon grinding hard materials, slowly all the abrasives wear out and grinding wheel is rubbing over work without cutting. This phenomenon is called
Glazing Loading Dressing Truing
86) For unconventional machining processes, following is the decreasing order at tool wear.
USM>EDM>ECM USM>ECM>EDM
ECM EDM USM ECM> USM EDM
87) The accuracy of machining in Abrasive jet machining with increase in stand off distance
Increases Decreases
Increases then decreases Decreases then increases
88) Larger clearance angles are used in drills to machine ductile materials because
duct(I) ile materials have tendency for Elastic recovery Tough Larger elongation Malleable
89) Fast(I) est method of produciShaping ng gears Rolling is Robbing Extrusion
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SOS/A 90) In principle of jig design, 3 hemispherical pins are provided in base. lndentify the wrong statement in this regard
It ensures machining in one plane
It arrests 5 degrees at freedom
It positions the tool
For heavier work pieces we use 3 hemispherical plugs.
91) In which of the welding techrnque, the weld pool is protected by inert gas?
SMAW
TIG welding
SAW
Resistance weeding
92) In arc welding process the current value is decided by
Thickness at plate Length at weld portion
Voltage across arc Speed at travel
93) The problem of arc blow will be very serious in
DC electrode positive DC electrode negative
DC bare electrode AC
94) Maximum reduction can be given to any material in tube drawing using
Tube sinking Drawing with floating mandrel
Drawing with fixed mandrel Drawing with moving mandrel
95) The process in which during forging material moves towards centre
Edging Fullering
Hubbing Open die forging
96) In wire drawing operation the bright shining surface on wire is obtained if
Not using a lubricant Using thin film lubricant
Using solid lubricant Good surface finish dies
Mandrel Tool Post Arbor Fixture
97) Which of the following is used to hold cutter in milling machine?
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98) Core in the centrifugal casting is made of
Carbon steel Core sand
Wax 0 core is used
99) Aholeat1mm is to be drilled in glass. It could best be done by
Laser drilling Plasma arc drilling
USM EDM process
100)In limits and fits system shaft basis system is one whose
Lower deviation is zero Upper deviation is zero
Minimum clearance is zero Maximum clearance is zero
101)According to Taylor's principle" No Go" gauge checks
Only one feature at a time Only important dimensions at a time
All the dimensions at a time Only related dimensions at a time
102)Tolerance of hole are shown in figure. Maximum size of Go gauge according to workshop design
us
I."
. 30.02 30.023
30.017 30.053
I 03)Rapid plane in NC machine programming is
Imaginary plane just above the work piece
Imaginary plane just below the work piece
Plane on which work is kept
Plane at tool change
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104)Power consumption in metal cutting is mainly due to
Tangential component at force Longitudinal component at force
Normal component at force Friction at tool chip interface
105)Rake angle in twist drill varies from the centre ofthe drill towards periphery according to
Increases and then decreases Decreased and then increases
Increases continuously Decreases continuously
106)Ll is expressed as (in APT)
Ll=LINEILFT TANTO CI, RGT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEIRGT TANTOCI, LFT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEILFT TANTOC1, LFT TANTO C2
Ll=LINEIRGT TANTOCI, RGT TANTO C2
107)Diamond pin location is used in fixture because
It does not wear out
Adjust centre to centre distance between 2 holes
Easy to clamp
Easy to manufacture
l08)Extrusion force does not depend upon
Extrusion ratio Type of extrusion process
Material of die Working temperature
109) Steel balls are manufactured by
Casting Machining Cold heading Sintering 19 [PoToao
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110) Pinch effect in welding is result of
Expansion at gases in arc Electromagnetic forces
Electric forces Surface tension at molten metal
111) Project completion time in PERT follows
Beta distribution ormal distribution
Poisson distribution Binomial distribution
112) Inventory control in production planning and control aims at
Achieving optimization
Ensuring against market fluctuations
Acceptable customer service at low capital inve ODem in inventory
Discounts allowed in bulk purchase
113) Which of the following is independent sales forecase'l
Productivity Inven 1)-control
Production Planning Produ tion control
114) In CNC milling axis represents
Tool axis Vork axis
Table axis Both work and tool axis
115) In PERT critical activity has
Maximum flqat Zero float
Minimum float Minimum cost
116) In linear progranuning problem ifthe new constraint is added, what will change?
Feasibility Optimality
Both feasibility and optimality 0 change
0.5 0.66 0.84 0.95
117)A network has 3 activities on critical path with mean time as 8 and 6 and . variance as 1,4 and 9. The probability at finishing the project in 17 days is
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505/A 118)Ifthe demand for an item is doubled and the ordering cost halved, the economic order quantity
Remains unchanged Increased by .fi
is doubled is halved
119) Simplex problem is considered as unbounded when
All the variables in entering column are negative
Variables in basis are negative
All the values in row are negative
Artificial variable is in the basis
120)A bank queue is having 3 counters with 30 system capacity cater to the whole campus. If arrival rate is 10/hr and service rate is 12/hr on FCFS basis the system can be represented as:
M1M130: FCFS/3/ 00 M1M13: FCFS/ oo /30
M1M13: FCFS/30/ 00 M1M13: FCFS/IO/12
121)Tolerances are provided because
Machines are not accurate
Machine environment follows a normal distribution
Quality ofFit will come only when there is range
Ease ofmanufacturing
122)Earthquakes produces the follOving type ofvibrations
Torsional Transverse
Seismic Longitudinal
123)ln PERT activity time is considered as Beta distribution because
It is unimodel It cuts 2 intercepts on x-axis
Both I and 2 are correct It is continuous distribution
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124)The thennal efficiency of an ideal Rankine cycle is less than that of Carnot cycle operating between the same maximum and minimum temperature limits because
Heat addition does not takes place at constant temperature
The expansion process is not reversible and adiabatic
Heat rejections does not take place at constant temperature
The compression process is not reversible and adiabatic
125)In stearn power plant, what is the outcome ofregenerative feed heating
Increase in specific output
Increase in cycle efficiency
. Improved quality of exhaust steam
Reduced condenser load Select the cor rect answer
and only only
and
126)In the case of a Diesel cycle, increasing cuttoffratio will increase
Efficiency Mean effective pressure
The Maximum pressure The engine weight
127)The COP ofa domestic refrigerator as compared to that ofan air conditioner is in general
High Low
Same COP depends on dry bulb temperature
128)Assertion :Heat pump used for heating is a definite advancement over the simple electric heater. Reasons The heat pump is far more economical in operation than electric heater.
Both A R are correct and R is correct explanation ofA.
Both A R are correct and R is not correct explanation ofA
A is true R is false
A is false R is true
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129)A pelton wheel is ideally suited for
High head and low discharge High head and high discharge
Low head and Low discharge Mediwnhead and medium discharge
130)Match List and List -II List List -II
A. Pelton wheel I) Medium discharge, low head
B. Francis turbine 2) High discharge, low head
C. Kaplan turbine Medium discharge, medium head
Low discharge, high head
C-3 C-4
C-3 C-2
131)In reaction turbines, the draft tube is used
For the safety of turbine
To Convert the kinetic energy of flow by a gradual expansion
To destroy undesirable eddies
To reduce viscosity of fluid
132)Which one ofthe following iscorrect? In a gas turbine cycle with regeneration
Pressure ratio increases Work output decreases
Thermal efficiency increases Head input increases
133)Agas turbine workingonBrayton cycle produces 4000 kw ofnetpower. Ifits work ratio is what is the power consumed by the compressor?
2000 KW 4000 KW
6000 KW 8000 KW
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SOS/A 134) Which one of the following pairs represents the specific speeds of turbine and pump respectively?
NQ'12 NpU2 NQ"2 NpU2
H ll4
H H
NpU2 NQ,n NpU2 NQ"2
H3J4 and H H 5/4 and H 314
135) Adiabatic saturation process for moist air involves
Cooling and humidification Cooling and dehumidification
Change in WET Constant relative humidity
136) Ifthe specific healS ofdry air and water vapour are IkJ/kgk and 1.88 kJ/kg-k and the humidity ratio is 0.011, the specific heat of moist air will be
1.0207 kJ/kgk 1.869 kJ/kgk
1.891 kJ/kgk 0.9793 kJ/kgk
137)For air with a relative humidity of80%
The DBT is less than the WET The OPT is less than WET
The OPT and WET are equal DBT and DPT are equal
138)
An air standard Otto cycle has the following shape on a thermodynamic plane. The X and Y coordinates respectively are
VandP VandS VandT SandP
139)Which gas power cycle consists of 4 processes during which work alone is transferred during two processes and heat alone is transferred during the other two processes?
Atkinson cycle Carnot cycle
Diesel cycle Otto cycle
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140)Theboreandstroke ofthecylinder ofa6cyLinderengineworki.ngonan otto cycle are 20 em and 30 cm respectively. The total clearance volume is 30001t cm3. What is the compression ratio?
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141)TheefficiencyofsuperheatRankinecycle ishigherthanthat ofsimpleRankine cycle because
The enthalpy of steam is lower for superheat cycle
The mean temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle
The temperature of steam in the condenser is high
The quality of steam in the condenser is low
142) Collapsibility of green sand mold can be increased by adding
Water Clay
Wood flour Synthetic resin
143)In a gravity feed system in casting, the cross section area ofhorizontal runner
Remains sanle Keeps on increasing
Keeps on decreasing Depends upon material
144)Circular billet forging is a case of
Plane stress Plane strain
Unidirectional stress Unidirectional strain
L45) Work hardeni.ng exponent of any material can be calculated by calculating
Maximum true stress Maximum true strain
Maxllnllffi engineering stress Maximum engineering strain
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505/A 146) Identify the wrong statement. Ifsidecuttingedgeangle ofasingle pointcutting tool increases
Tool life increases Chips becomes thinner
Chips becomes wider Temperature over rake face increases
147) Identify the wrong statement related to back rake angle in single point cutting tool. Increase in back make angle
Lip angle increases
Tool life initially increases
Contact length on rake face will decrease
Cutting forces will be relatively low
148)Increase in semi die angle in metal forming, the die life
Increases
Decreases
Initially increases then decreases
Initially decreases then increases
149)Dead metal zenes form in extrusion process because
Higher extrusion pressure
Slip lines do not appear in certain regions
Lack ofsmooth flow of material
Improper lubrication
1SO)Maximum reduction can be given to any material in what kind ofrolling mill?
Planetary mill Sendzmier mill
3highmill 4highmill
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