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ME : MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
No. of Questions : 65 Maximum Marks : 100
GENERAL APTITUDE
(Q. 1 5) Carry One Mark Each.
1. Choose the most appropriate phrase from the 7. For submitting tax returns, all resident males
options given below to complete the following with annual income below < 10 lakh should fill up
sentence. Form P and all resident females with income
below < 8 lakh should fill up Form Q. All people
The aircraft _________ take off as soon as its flight
with incomes above < 10 lakh should fill up
plan was filed.
Form R, except non residents with income above
(a) is allowed to (b) will be allowed to < 15 lakhs, who should fill up Form S. All others
(c) was allowed to (d) has been allowed to should fill Form T. An example of a person who
2. Read the statements: should fill Form T is
All women are entrepreneurs. (a) a resident male with annual income < 9 lakh
Some women are doctors. (b) a resident female with annual income < 9 lakh
Which of the following conclusions can be logically (c) a non-resident male with annual income < 16 lakh
inferred from the above statements? (d) a non-resident female with annual income
(a) All women are doctors < 16 lakh
(b) All doctors are entrepreneurs 8. A train that is 280 metres long, travelling at a
(c) All entrepreneurs are women uniform speed, crosses a platform in 60 seconds
(d) Some entrepreneurs are doctors and passes a man standing on the platform in
20 seconds. What is the length of the platform in
3. Choose the most appropriate word from the
metres?
options given below to complete the following
sentence. 9. The exports and imports (in crores of <) of a
country from 2000 to 2007 are given in the
Many ancient cultures attributed disease to
following bar chart. If the trade deficit is defined
supernatural causes. However, modern science
as excess of imports over exports, in which year
has largely helped ______ such notions.
is the trade deficit 1/5th of the exports?
(a) impel (b) dispel
1 20
(c) propel (d) repel 11 0 E xpo rts Im p orts
L 4 6.0 6 .35 30
20
M 5 4.4 6 .22
10
N 1 7.9 5 .90
0
(a) K (b) L 2 00 0 2 00 1 2 00 2 2 00 3 2 00 4 2 00 5 2 00 6 2 00 7
12. Biot number signifies the ratio of 19. In exponential smoothening method, which one
(a) convective resistance in the fluid to conductive of the following is true?
resistance in the solid (a) 0 ≤ α ≤ 1 and high value of α is used for
(b) conductive resistance in the soild to convective stable demand
resistance in the fluid (b) 0 ≤ α ≤ 1 and high value of α is used for
(c) inertia force to viscous force in the fluid unstable demand
(d) buoyancy force to viscous force in the fluid (c) α ≥ 1 and high value of α is used for stable
13. The maximum theoretical work obtainable, when demand
a system interacts to equilibrium with a reference (d) α ≤ 0 and high value of α is used for unstable
environment, is called demand
(a) Entropy (b) Enthalpy 20. For machining a rectangular island represented
(c) Exergy (d) Rothalpy by coordinates P(0,0), Q(100,0) R(100,50) and
S(0,50) 0n a casting using CNC milling machine,
14. Consider a two-dimensional laminar flow over a
an end mill with a diameter of 16 mm is used.
long cylinder as shown in the figure below.
The trajectory of the cutter centre to machine
2 the island PQRS is
3
U∞ 1
(a) (8, 8), (108, 8), (108, 58), (8, 58), (8,8)
T∞
4 (b) (8, 8), (94, 8),(94, 44), (8, 44), (8, 8)
(c) (8, 8), (94, 0), (94, 44), (8, 44),(8, 8)
Ts
(d) (0, 0), (100, 0), (100, 50), (50, 0), (0, 0)
The free stream velocity is U ∞ and the free stream 21. Which one of the following instruments is widely
used to check and calibrate geometric features of
temperature T ∞ is lower than the cylinder surface
machine tools during their assembly?
temperature T s . The local heart transfer (a) Ultasonic probe
coefficient is minimum at point
(b) Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) Laser interferometer
(c) 3 (d) 4 (d) Vernier calipers
15. For a completely submerged body with centre of 22. The majoe difficulty during welding of a
gravity G and centre of buoyancy B, the aluminium is due to its
condition of stability will be (a) high tendency of oxidation
(a) G is located below B (b) high thermal conductivity
(b) G is located above B (c) low melting point
(c) G and B are coincident (d) low density
(d) independent of the locations of G and B 23. The main cutting force acting on a tool during
16. In a power plant, water (density = 1000 kg/m3) is the turning (othogonal cutting) operation of a
pomped from 80 kPa to 3 MPa. The pump has an metal is 400 N. The turning was performed using
isentropic efficiency of 0.85. Assuming that the 2 mm depth of cut and 0.1 mm/rev feed rate. The
temperature of the water remains the same, the specific cutting pressure (in N/mm2) is
specific work (in kJ/kg) supplied to the pump is (a) 1000 (b) 2000
(a) 0.34 (b) 2.48 (c) 3000 (d) 4000
(c) 2.92 (d) 3.43 24. The process of reheating the martensitic steel to
reduce its brittleness without any significant loss
17. Which one of the following is a CFC refrigerant?
in its hardness is
(a) R744 (b) R290
(a) normalising (b) annealing
(c) R502 (d) R718 (c) quenching (d) tempering
18. The jobs arrive at a facility, for service, in a random 25. In solid-state welding, the contamination layers
manner. The probability distribution of number between the surface to be welded are removed by
of arrivals of jobs in a fixed time interval is (a) alcohol
(a) Normal (b) Poisson (b) plastic deformation
(c) Erlang (d) Beta (c) water jet
(d) sand blasting
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Q. (26 55) Carry Two Marks Each. 33. Consider a cantilever beam, having negligible
mass and uniform flexural rigidity, with length
26. The integral Ñ∫ C
( ydx − xdy) is evaluated along the 0.01 m. The frequency of vibration of the beam,
with a 0.5 kg mass attached at the free tip, is
1
circle x + y =
2 2
traversed in counter clockwise 100 Hz. The flexural rigidity (in N.m2) of the beam
4 is _____
direction. The integral is equal to
34. An ideal water jet with volume flow rate of
−π 0.05 m3/s strikes a flat plate placed normal to its
(a) 0 (b)
4 path and exerts a force of 1000 N. Considering
−π π the density of water as 1000 kg/m3, the diameter
(c) (d) (in mm) of the water jet is ____
2 4
35. A block weighing 200 N is in contact with a level
d2 y plane whose coefficients of static and kinetic
27. If y = f(x) is the solution of = 0 with the
dx2 friction are 0.4 and 0.2, respectively. The block is
acted upon by a horizontal force (in newton) p=10t,
dy where t denotes the time in seconds. The velocity
boundary conditions y = 5 at x = 0, and =2
dx (in m/s) of the block attained after 10 seconds
at x = 10, f(15) = _____ is _____
28. In the following table, x is a discrete random 36. A slider crank mechanism has slider mass of
variable and p(x) is the probability density. The 10 kg, stroke of 0.2 m and rotates with a uniform
standard deviation of x is angular velocity of 10 rad/s. The primary inertia
x 1 2 3 forces of the slider are partially balanced by a
p (x ) 0 .3 0 .6 0 .1 revolving mass of 6 kg at the crank, placed at a
distance equal to crank radius. Neglect the mass
(a) 0.18 (b) 0.36
of connecting rod and crank. When the crank
(c) 0.54 (d) 0.6 angle (with respect to slider axis) is 30°, the
29. Using the trapezoidal rule, and dividing the unbalanced force (in newton) normal to the slider
interval of integration into three equal axis is _____
+1
37. An offset slider-crank mechanism is shown in the
subintervals, the definite integral ∫
−1
x dx
figure at an instant. Conventionally, the Quick
is ______ Return Ratio (QRR) is considered to be greater
30. The state of stress at a point is given by than one. The value of QRR is______
σ x = 6 MPa, σ y = 4 MPa and τ xy = 8 MPa. The 20 m m
40 m m
P Q k k
R
C
A B
S F
L /3 2 L/3
39. A hydrodynamic journal bearing is subject to frictional resisting force (in newton) per 100 mm
2000 N load at a rotational speed of 2000 rpm. length of the bearing is _______.
Both bearing bore diameter and length are 46. The non-dimensional fluid temperature profile
40 mm. If radial clearance is 20 µm and bearing near the surface of a convectively cooled flat plate
is lubricated with an oil having viscosity 0.03 Pa.s, TW − T 2
y y
the Sommerfeld number of the bearing is _______ is given by T − T = a + b + c , where y
W ∞ L L
40. A 200 mm long, stress free rod at room
is measured perpendicular to the plate, L is the
temperature is held between two immovable rigid
plate length, and a, b and c are arbitrary
walls. The temperature of the rod is uniformly
constants. T W and T ∞ are wall and ambient
raised by 250°C. If the Youngs modulus and
temperatures, respectively. If the thermal
coefficient of thermal expansion are 200 GPa and
conductivity of the fluid is k and the wall heat
1×105 /°C, respectively, the magnitude of the
q′′ L
longitudinal stress (in MPa) developed in the rod flux is q′′ , the Nusselt number Nu = T − T k
is _____. W ∞
ANSWERS
GENERAL APTITUDE
1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (725 to 725) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (560 to 560)
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (c) 14. (b) 15. (a)
16. (d) 17. (c) 18. (b) 19. (b) 20. (a)
21. (c) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (a) 25. (b)
26. (c) 27. (34 to 36) 28. (d) 29. (1.10 to 1.12) 30. (8.4 to 8.5)
31. (d) 32. (29 to 31) 33. (0.064 to 0.067) 34. (56 to 57) 35. (4.8 to 5.0)
36. (29 to 31) 37. (1.2 to 1.3) 38. (d) 39. (0.75 to 0.85) 40. (499 to 501)
41. (4155 to 4160) 42. (620 to 630) 43. (635 to 638) 44. (0.06 to 0.07) 45. (15 to 16)
46. (b) 47. (1400 to 1420) 48. (c) 49. (40 to 42) 50. (b)
51. (0.9 to 1.1) 52. (2.8 to 3.0) 53. (d) 54. (5.9 to 6.1) 55. (7 to 8)
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EXPLANATIONS
General Aptitude
For 2006,
5. The given series is
Trade defict = (120 100) crores
12, 35, 81, 173, 357, .......
= 20 crores
The given series follows the following pattern
th
12 × 2 + 11 = 35 1 1
Now of export = (100) crores
35 × 2 + 11 = 81 5 5
81 × 2 + 11 = 173 = 20 crores = Trade deficts
173 × 2 + 11 = 357 Hence option (@) is correct.
357 × 2 + 11 = 725 1
10. The probability that the other face is tail is .
6. W , E , K , O , I, Q , W , A , F , N , T , X , N , V , B , D , 3
+8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +4 +8 +6 +2 Mechanical Engineering
–2 –2 –2 –2 –2 –2 2 6 0 1 3 0
Hence the odd one from the following group is
1. 4 12 8 = (2) 2 6 4 = 8 × ( 12) = 96
3
N, V, B, D.
−2 0 4 −1 0 2
7. By reading the instructions, it is clear that person
who fills form T is a resident female with annual
income of < 9 Lakh. 2. lim x − sin x 0
x→0 =
8. Let the length of platform = N.m 1 − cos x 0
and train length = 280 m (given) Applying L. Hospital Rule,
According to Question
1 − cos x 0
N + 280 280 lim =
= x→0 sin x 0
60 20
∴ N = 560 m. Once again, L. Hospital rule
9. For 2005, sin x 0
lim = =0
trade defict = (90 70) crores = 20 crores x→0 cos x 1
th
1 1
Now of export = (70) crores 1+i (1 + i)(1 + i)
5 5 3. Given z = ⇒z=
1−i (1 − i)(1 + i)
= 14 crores ≠ 20 crores.
Hence option (=) is wrong. (1 + i)2 1 + 2i + i2 1 + 2i − 1
= = = =i
For 2004, (1 − i )
2 2
(1 + 1) 2
Trade defict = (80 70) crores
Arg (z) = Arg (i)
= 10 crores
y π
1
th
1 = tan1 = tan1 ∞ =
Now of export = (70) crores x 2
5 5
= 14 crores ≠ 20 crores. dx
4. Given that = 3x 5y
Hence option (>) is wrong. dt
For 2007
dy
Trade defict = (120 110) crores = 4x + 8y
dt
= 10 crores
1
th
1 d x 3 −5 x
Now of export = (110) crores Matrix term =
5 5 y
dt 4 8 y
= 22 crores ≠ 10 crores.
Hence option (?) is wrong.
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5 6 1 rp sin(65°)
=
rq sin(70°)
∴ Vectors are linearly dependent.
sin(65)
6. Since one end of the rod is fixed and other is So, vp = v = 0.96.
free to expand. Hence the Temperature stresses sin(70) q
12. Biot - number :
δL α∆TL Biot number provides a way to compare the
= 0 & ∈= = α∆T
L L conduction resistance within a solid body to the
convection resistance external to the body
7. l = 500 mm, d = 50 mm, p = 100 KN
(offered by the surrounding fluid) for heat
δl = 0.5 mm, δd = 0.015 transfer:
Poissions Ratio hs Volume of the body
Bi = ; s=
k Surface area
l Lateral strain
= Where s is a characteristic dimension of the
m longitudinal strain
solid
δd /d 0.015 / 50 h is convective heat transfer coefficient
= = 0.3.
δl/l 0.5 / 500 k is thermal conductivity of the body.
13. Exergy (or) Available Energy :
9. Velocity at point of contact = R ω
The maximum portion of energy which could
(R = Radius of point from Instantaneous centre) be converted into useful work by ideal processes
Q The instantaneous centre is at intersection which reduce the system to dead state (a state
of object and floor, hence radius R = 0 in equilibrium with the earth and its
atmosphere).
∴ Velocity at point is zero.
14. For laminar flow, the heat transfer coefficient
10. Since higher pair has a line or point contact and is minimum where the boundary layer
lower pair has a surface of Area contact. Hence thickness is maximum and vice versa. For
both are true. turbulent-region boundary layer thickness is
i.e., spur gear has line contact (Higher pair) and maximum at 3 but for laminar boundary layer
thickness is maximum at 2 so minimum heat
Revolute joint has surface contact (lower pair).
transfer coefficient.
11. By Instantaneous center method;say ω = angular 15. A body in a liquid is said to be stable, when given
velocity of rod small displacement, it returns to its original
vq = rq.ω___ (i) position.
vp = rp.ω___ (ii) Stability of completely submerged Bodies
W
Dividing equation (i) with equation (ii) we get
I
B
rq G
Fn
V 2 = ln β
4 5º rp
6 5º
The center of gravity G is below the center of
Q 2 0º Buoyancy B.
20 3 0º
2 0º
VP P
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1
n where C is x2 + y2 =
Since arrival rates depends upon the time factor, 4
so accordingly graph can be chosen from Poisson Applying Greens theorem
distribution, but normal distribution expresses
∂N ∂M
same result throughout. Ñ∫ Mdx − Ndy = ∫ ∫ ∂x −
c R
∂y dxdy
19. 0 ≤ α ≤ 2
where R is region included in c
high value of α means more weightage for
immediate forecast. Ñ∫ ydx − xdy = ∫ ∫ (−1 − 1) dxdy
c R
Less value of α means relatively less weightage
= 2 ∫∫R dxdy = 2 × Region R
for immediate forecast, or almost equal
weightage for all previous forecast. 1
= 2 × area of circle with radius
Hence high value of forecast is only chosen when 2
2
−π
nature of demand is not reliable rather unstable. = 2 × π 1 =
2 2
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2 1
27. Given d y2 = 0, y = 5 at x = 0, dy = 2 at x = 10 1 ( 1 1
dx dx
= ∫
−1
x dx =
3 1 + 1) + 2 +
3 3
⇒ Auxilliary equation is m2 = 0 1 4 1 10 10
= 2+ = × = = 1.1111
⇒ m = 0, 0 3 3 3 3 9
yc = (c1 + c2x) ex = c1 + c2x 2
σx + σ y σx − σ y
+ ( τ xy )
2
yp = 0 30. σ1 = +
2 2
General solution y = yc + yp
⇒ y = c1 +c2x −6 + 4
2
−6 − 4 ( )2 = 8.43.
= + + −8
y = 5 at x = 0 ⇒ c1 = 5 2 2
dy
= 2 at x = 10 ⇒ 2 = c2 R N1
µR N 1
R N2
dx
31.
y(x) = 5 + 2x ⇒ y (15) = 5 + 30 = 35 F
µR N 1
28. Given x 1 2 3 µR N 2
1 00 kg 2 50 kg
p(x) 0.3 0.6 0.1
F = 0.4 × 100 × 9.81 + 0.4 × 250 × 9.81
mean (µ) = exp(x) = 1 × 0.3 + 2 × 0.6 + 3 × 0.1
= 1.37 kN.
= 0.3 + 1.2 + 0.3 = 1.8
32. Given speed Ratio = 5 : 1
E (x2) = ∑x 2
P (x) 5 T2 d2
= =
= 1 × 0.3 + 4 × 0.6 + 9 × 0.1 1 T1 d1
= 0.3 + 2.4 + 0.9 = 3.6 ⇒ d2 = 5d1
d1 + d2
Variance v (x) = E (x2) µ2 = 3.6 (1.8)2 centre distance = = 450
2
S. D (σ) = + v( x) ⇒ d1 + d2 = 900
⇒ 5d1 + d1 = 900
= + 3.6 − (1.8)2 = 0.36 = 0.6 ⇒ d1 = 150
+1 d1 150
29. x dx ⇒ T1 = = 30 .
∫−1
m=
T1 5
Let y = x FL3
33. S = m
3EI
n = no. of subintervals = 3
F 3EI
xn − no 1 − (−1) 2 k= = 3
h= = = S L
n 3 3
Values of x are, 3EI
k=
2 2 2 (0.01)3
1, 1 + , 1 + 2 , 1 + 3
3 3 3 k = 3, 000, 000 EI
1 1
x 1 − 1
3 3 k 3000,000EI
ωn = =
1 1 m 0.5
y =|x| 1 1
3 3
= 2449.48 EI
Trapezodial rule
xn
h
= ∫ f ( x)dx = 2 [(y + y ) + 2 (y + .......+ yn1)] fn = ωn ⇒ 100 = 2449.48 EI
xo
o n 1
2π 2π
EI = 0.065 N.m2.
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V
34. 1
10
D=? 1 30 º m
T = 625°C. T = Tw + (T ∞ Tw) a + + c
L L
43. Given Q = 36 kg /hr
1 m3/hr = 1000 kg/hr dT b 2Cy
q′′ = k = k(T ∞ Tw) + 2
So converting kg /hr to m /s 3 dy L L
Q = 105 m3/s at y = 0
ρVD ρD Q
R e= = × q"L
µ µ A ⇒
( Tw − T∞ ) k = b = Nu
ρD Q 4ρQ
= × = ∴ Nu = b.
µ π D2 µDπ
4 47. Otto cycle
3
4 × 1000 × 10−5
=
0.001 × 20 × 10−3 × π
Q in 4
P Q ou t
2
Re = 636.62.
1
44. Given, D = 10 cm = 0.1 m
V = 0.1 m/s
v = 105 m2/s
VD 0.1 × 0.1 V
Re = = 3
v 10−5
Re = 1000
T
∴ flow is laminar 2
4
64
Darcy friction factor = (for laminar flow)
Re
1
64
= = 0.064
1000
S
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h3 = 3185 kJ/kg
T2 = 308 × 80.4 = 698.40 k h4 = 3446 kJ/kg
(2-3) Isochoric Heat addition process h5 = 2247 kJ/kg
8 M Pa
4 M Pa
Cp T 2
= 1.4 1 0 M Pa
Cv 1 4
R = 0.2888 kJ/kg 3
Cp Cv = 0.2888 6 5
Cp
Cv − 1 = 0.2888 S
Cv
wnet
0.2888 ηcycle =
Cv = = 0.722 kJ/kg Qadded
1.4 1
Qin = Cv (T3 T2) = 0.722 (2660 698.40) w1 − wpump
ηcycle =
= 1416.27 kJ/kg Q added
(h2 − h3 ) + (h4 − h5 )
ηcycle =
48. 1 00 0 K 8 00 K (h2 − h1 ) + (h4 − h3 )
Q 3 Q1 Q 2 d ε l0 1 dli 2t
− + = × =
T3 T1 T2
=0 dt li l0 dt (1 + tn )
dε 2 × 1
1 2 Q = = 1.
− − 2 =0 dt 1 + 1
400 1000 800
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0.2 t1 1 − n 1 − 0.2
52. Chip thickness ratio r = = 54. Topt = × TC = × 1.5 = 6 min.
0.5 t2 n 0.2
55. d = 1600 kg/m3
r cos α
tan φ = = 0.4 ρ = 2600 kg/m3
1 − r sin α
Net buouancy force = weight of liquid displaced
φ = 21.8° weight of solid body
= v × ρ × g v × d × g = vg (ρ d)
Shear strain = cot φ + tan ( φ α)
= cot 21.8 + tan ( 21.8 α) = 2.9 π 2
= d L × g (ρ d)
53. H7 is for hole where 7 indicates its tolerance 4
grade
π
g8 is for shaft where 8 indicates its tolerance = × 0.12 × 0.1 × 9.81 (2600 1600) = 7.7 N.
4
grade
nn