RRB JE 2015 (26th August Shift-I) 11.

Calculate the tail stock set over to turn a taper of 1 in 10

1. Which of the following is an extensive property? on a job of 60 mm length
(1) Pressure (2) Heat capacity (1) 6 mm (2) 3 mm
(3) Temperature (4) Specific volume (3) 10 mm (4) 60 mm
12. The maximum flame temperature occurs
2. Kelvin-Planck’s law deals with (1) at the outer cone
(1) conservation of work (2) at the inner cone
(2) conservation of heat (3) between the outer cone and the inner cone
(3) conservation of heat into work (4) at the torch tip
(4) conservation of work into heat
13. Down milling is also known as
3. In which of the following mechanisms is heat conducted (1) conventional milling (2) climb milling
in liquid and gas? (3) end milling (4) face milling
(1) Lattice vibration
(2) Transportation of free electrons 14. Bolt heads are manufactured by
(3) Collisions and diffusions (1) swagging (2) roll forging
(4) No heat conducted (3) tumbling (4) upset forging

4. An essential requirement for the transfer of heat from 15. ______________ is not a resistance welding process.
one body to another body is that (1) Projection (2) Seam
(1) both the bodies must be solids (3) Flash (4) Carbon arc
(2) both the bodies must be in contact 16. Turbine used for low head is
(3) temperatures of the two bodies must be different (1) Kaplan turbine (2) Francis turbine
(4) temperatures of the two bodies must be same (3) Pelton wheel turbine (4) propeller turbine
5. The silencer of an internal combustion engine 17. If a material has identical properties in all directions, it
(1) reduces noise
is said to be
(2) decreases brake specific fuel consumption (1) homogeneous (2) isotropic
(3) increases brake specific fuel consumption (3) elastic (4) orthotropic
(4) has no effect on its efficiency
18. An involute profile is used in
6. Diesel engines are generally (1) Pulleys (2) Cams
(1) quality governed (3) Chains (4) Gears
(2) quantity governed
(3) combination of quality and quantity governed 19. If a line is parallel to H.P. and inclined to V.P., its front
(4) heat and mass governed view will be a
(1) line of smaller dimension
7. The theoretically correct mixture of air and petrol is (2) line of larger dimension
(1) 10 : 1 (2) 15 : 1 (3) line of same dimension
(3) 20 : 1 (4) 25 : 1 (4) point
8. Trepanning operation is used for 20. In multi-view projections, the XY line is known as
(1) bevelling the edges (1) horizontal line (2) vertical line
(2) finishing the ends of job (3) traces (4) reference line
(3) cutting grooves
(4) producing large holes 21. Isometric drawings fall into the category of
(1) multi-view drawings
9. The gases used in TIG welding are (2) oblique drawings
(1) helium and neon (3) axonometric drawings
(2) argon and helium (4) perspective drawings
(3) ozone and neon
(4) carbon dioxide and nitrogen RRB JE 2015 (26th August Shift-II)
10. In centrifugal casting, the cores are generally made of 1. A system and its environment put together constitute
(1) wax a/an
(2) plastic (1) adiabatic system (2) isolated system
(3) plaster of paris (3) segregated system (4) homogeneous system
(4) Cores are not used
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2. Slope of constant volume line on temperature entropy 14. In die cutting operation, punching a number of holes in a
diagram is given by sheet is called
(1) CP/T (2) T/CP (1) perforating (2) parting
(3) CV/T (4) T/CV (3) notching (4) lancing
3. Stefan-Boltzmann law is applicable to 15. Which of the following methods is not used for drawing
(1) gray body (2) white body elliptical curves?
(3) black body (4) blue body (1) Oblong method (2) Tangent method
(3) Concentric circles method (4) Intersecting arc method
4. Heat is transferred by conduction, convection and
radiation in 16. If a line is parallel to V.P. and inclined to H.P., its top
(1) insulated pipes carrying hot water view will be a
(2) refrigerator freezer coils (1) point (2) line of large dimension
(3) melting of ice (3) line of smaller dimension (4) line of same dimension
(4) boiler furnaces
17. In first-angle projection method, the relative positions of
5. A four-stroke diesel engine has the observer, object and plane are
(1) one valve (2) two valves (1) plane is placed between observer and object
(3) three valves (4) four valves (2) observer is placed between object and plane
(3) object is placed between observer and plane
6. A certain engine produces 10 kW indicated power. Its (4) they may be placed in any order
mechanical efficiency is 70%. Then the frictional
power is 18. A square lamina is perpendicular to both the reference
(1) 2 kW (2) 2.5 kW planes. Its top and front views will be
(3) 3 kW (4) 3.5 kW (1) the straight lines
(2) the squares
7. Morse test is applicable only to (3) a square and a straight line respectively
(1) single cylinder SI engines (4) a straight line and a square respectively
(2) single cylinder CI engines
(3) multi-cylinder CI engines RRB JE 2015 (26th August Shift-III)
(4) multi-cylinder SI and CI engines
1. Zeroth law of thermodynamics forms the basis of
8. The consumable electrode is used in measurement of
(1) carbon arc welding (2) submerged arc welding (1) Pressure (2) Temperature
(3) TIG welding (4) MIG welding (3) Heat exchange (4) Work
9. The phenomenon of weld decay occurs in 2. Internal energy is defined by
(1) cast iron (2) brass (1) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
(3) bronze (4) stainless steel (2) First law of thermodynamics
(3) Second law of thermodynamics
10. The given figure represents
(4) Law of entropy
3. The concept of overall heat transfer is used in the heat
transfer in the ease of
(1) conduction
(2) convection
(3) radiation
(4) combined mode of heat transfer of conduction and
convection
4. The unit of thermal conductivity in S.I. unit is
(1) W/mK (2) W2/mK
2
(3) W/m K (4) W/m
(1) up milling (2) down milling
(3) climb milling (4) angular milling 5. The given P-V diagram indicates the following cycle:
11. In sand moulding, the bottom flask is called
(1) cope (2) drag
(3) fillet (4) riddle
12. Cast iron pipes are cast by
(1) die casting process
(2) centrifugal casting process
(3) investment casting process
(4) vacuum moulding process
13. Swagging is an operation of
(1) hot rolling (2) forging
(1) Carnot cycle (2) Otto cycle
(3) extrusion (4) piercing
(3) Diesel cycle (4) Dual cycle
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6. If the cutoff ratio is decreased, the efficiency of diesel 20. A square lamina is perpendicular to the H.P. and
cycle inclined to V.P. Its
(1) increases (2) decreases (1) V.T. will be perpendicular to the reference line
(3) remains constant (4) may increase or decrease (2) H.T. will be parallel to the reference line
(3) V.T. will be parallel to the reference line
7. Size of shaper is specified by (4) V.T. will be inclined to the reference line
(1) size of table
(2) length of stroke RRB JE 2015 (27th August Shift-I)
(3) power of motor
(4) ratio of forward to return stroke 1. Control volume refers to
(1) a fixed region in space (2) a specified mass
8. Which of the following is an example of orthogonal (3) an isolated system (4) a reversible process only
cutting?
(1) Shaping (2) Turning 2. All of the following are intensive properties EXCEPT
(3) Drilling (4) Milling (1) mass (2) density
9. Grey cast iron is usually welded by (3) pressure (4) temperature
(1) gas welding (2) resistance welding 3. Fourier’s law of heat conduction gives the heat flow for
(3) arc welding (4) thermit welding (1) irregular surfaces
10. A grinding wheel of 150 mm diameter is rotating at 3000 (2) non-uniform temperature surfaces
rpm. The grinding speed is (3) one-dimensional cases only
(1) 7.5 m/sec (2) 15 m/sec (4) two-dimensional cases only
(3) 45 m/sec (4) 450 m/sec 4. Absorptivity of a body is equal to its emissivity
11. In die casting, machining allowance is (1) for a polished body
(1) small (2) large (2) under thermal equilibrium
(3) very large (4) not provided (3) at one particular temperature
(4) at shorter wavelengths
12. The grinding operation is a
(1) shaping operation 5. A two-stroke engine can be identified by
(2) forming operation (1) cooling system (2) lubrication system
(3) surface finishing operations (3) absence of valves (4) piston size
(4) dressing operation 6. A four stroke, four cylinder S.I. engine has a swept
13. The process of leaving a tab without removing any volume of 450 cc and compression ratio is 8. The
material is known as clearance volume of each cylinder (in cc) is equal to
(1) notching (2) lancing (1) 48 (2) 55
(3) parting (4) slitting (3) 65 (4) 70

14. Steel rails are welded by 7. Piston rings are usually made of
(1) gas welding (2) thermit welding (1) cast iron (2) aluminium
(3) resistance welding (4) argon arc welding (3) babbitt (4) carbon steel

15. Overspeed protection of a generator is done by 8. In submerged arc welding, an arc is produced between a
(1) governor (2) differential protection (1) carbon electrode and the work
(3) over current relay (4) alarm (2) metal electrode and the work
(3) bare metal electrode and the work
16. The most likely time (m) is 'mode' of the (4) two tungsten electrodes and the work
(1) normal distribution (2) beta distribution
(3) binomial distribution (4) Poisson distribution 9. Weld spatter is a
(1) flux
17. If a line is parallel to H.P. and inclined to V.P., its true (2) filler material used in gas welding
length will be seen in (3) filler material used in soldering
(1) front view (2) top view (4) welding defect
(3) side view (4) both front and top views
10. Investment casting uses the pattern made of
18. If both the front and top views of a plane are straight (1) metal (2) wood
lines, it may be (3) plastic (4) wax
(1) perpendicular to both horizontal and vertical planes
(2) parallel to horizontal plane and perpendicular to vertical 11. Slag inclusion in casting is a/an
plane (1) internal defect (2) moulding defect
(3) perpendicular to horizontal plane and parallel to vertical (3) surface defect (4) superficial defect
plane 12. Knurling is an operation
(4) parallel to both horizontal and vertical planes (1) of cutting smooth collars
19. For orthographic projections, BIS recommends the (2) of under-cutting
following projections: (3) done without the use of coolant
(1) Fourth-angle projection (2) Third-angle projection (4) of generally roughing the surface for hand grip
(3) First-angle projection (4) Second-angle projection

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13. The process in which the edge of the sheets is folded over (3) they contain free electrons
itself to increase the stiffness of the part is called (4) they have high density
(1) dimpling (2) hemming
(3) spinning (4) peen forming 7. Heat conduction in gases is due to
(1) electromagnetic waves
14. The usual value of the helix angle of a drill is (2) motion of electrons
(1) 20 (2) 30 (3) mixing motion of the different layers of gas
(3) 45 (4) 60 (4) elastic impact of molecules
15. TIG welding stands for 8. In shielded arc welding, a
(1) Temperature Insulated Gas Welding (1) large electrode is used
(2) Tungsten Inert Gas Welding (2) welding rod coated with slag is used
(3) Thermally Induced Gas Welding (3) welding rod coated with flux material is used
(4) Tungsten Insulated Gas Welding (4) welding rod is not used
16. If a line is parallel to both H.P. and V.P., its true length 9. Oxyacetylene flame having more amount of C2H2 is
will be seen called
(1) both in front and top views (1) oxidising flame (2) neutral flame
(2) only in side view (3) carburising flame (4) red flame
(3) only in front view
10. Nose radius is expressed in
(4) only in top view
(1) degree (2) radian
17. The planes which are inclined to both the horizontal and (3) mm (4) steradian
vertical planes are known as
11. An ideal tool material is the one which
(1) auxiliary planes (2) profile planes
(1) has a very long life
(3) reference planes (4) oblique planes
(2) has the same life at all cutting speeds
18. In first-angle projection system, the right-hand side view (3) produces no heat during cutting
of an object is drawn (4) produces a smooth surface finish
(1) to the right of the elevation
12. Chills are used in casting moulds to
(2) above the elevation
(1) achieve directional solidification
(3) to the left of the elevation
(2) reduce the possibility of blow holes
(4) below the elevation
(3) reduce the freezing time
19. A square lamina is perpendicular to the H.P. and (4) increase the smoothness of surface
parallel to V.P. Its horizontal trace will be 13. The two parts of a sand casting mould are called
(1) perpendicular to the reference line (1) gate and sprue (2) upper and drag
(2) parallel to the reference line (3) cope and drag (4) cope and bottom
(3) inclined to the reference line
14. An engine operates between temperature limits of 900 K
(4) a point
and T2; and another between T2 and 400 K. For both
RRB JE 2015 (27th August Shift-II) the engines to be equally efficient, T2 should be equal to
(1) 600 K (2) 650 K
1. The first law of thermodynamics deals with the (3) 625 K (4) 700 K
conservation of
(1) heat (2) momentum 15. The flow profile of a fluid depends upon the
(3) mass (4) energy (1) velocity of the fluid only
(2) diameter of the tube only
2. An isothermal process is governed by (3) Reynolds number
(1) Boyle’s law (2) Charle’s law (4) surface roughness
(3) Gay Lussac’s law (4) Avogadro’s law
16. Which of the following devices is not used to measure the
3. A carburetor is used to supply rate of flow?
(1) petrol, air and lubricating oil (1) Venturimeter (2) Pitot tube
(2) air and diesel (3) Orificemeter (4) Rotameter
(3) petrol and lubricating oil
(4) petrol and air 17. Percentage of carbon content in mild steel (in %) is
(1) less than 0.25 (2) between 0.25 and 0.7
4. A diesel engine has compression ratio from (3) between 0.7 and 1.5 (4) greater than 1.5
(1) 6 to 10 (2) 10 to 15
(3) 15 to 25 (4) 25 to 40 18. The diagonal scale is used to represent
(1) three consecutive units (2) two consecutive units
5. Heat is closely related with (3) diagonal of square (4) diagonal of rectangle
(1) energy (2) temperature
(3) entropy (4) enthalpy 19. If a line is parallel to H.P. and inclined to V.P., its true
length will be seen in
6. Metals are good conductors of heat because (1) front view (2) top view
(1) their atoms collide frequently (3) side view (4) both front and top views
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20. If both the front and top views of a plane are straight 9. During arc welding, eyes need to be protected against
lines, it may be (1) intense glare
(1) perpendicular to both horizontal and vertical planes (2) microwave
(2) parallel to horizontal plane and perpendicular to vertical (3) high frequency wave
plane (4) ultraviolet and infrared radiations
(3) perpendicular to horizontal plane and parallel to vertical
plane 10. Lathe bed is usually made of
(4) parallel to both horizontal and vertical planes (1) mild steel (2) cast iron
(3) high speed steel (4) alloy steel
21. For orthographic projections, BIS recommends which of
the following projections? 11. Extrusion is the process of
(1) Fourth-angle projection (1) producing holes by arc
(2) Third-angle projection (2) metal shaping on presses
(3) First-angle projection (3) pushing the heated billet of metal through the orifice
(4) welding two dissimilar metals
(4) Second-angle projection
22. A square lamina is perpendicular to the H.P. and 12. A third flask sometimes used between cope and drag is
inclined to V.P. Its called
(1) V.T. will be perpendicular to the reference line (1) middle (2) core
(2) H.T. will be parallel to the reference line (3) fillet (4) cheek
(3) V.T. will be parallel to the reference line 13. Gears in mass production are produced by
(4) V.T. will be inclined to the reference line (1) milling (2) shaping
(3) hobbing (4) forming
23. A force gives a certain mass an acceleration a. If the
force is doubled and the mass is reduced to half of its 14. Scab is a
original value, the acceleration becomes (1) sand casting defect (2) machining defect
(1) a (2) 2a (3) welding defect (4) forging defect
(3) 4a (4) 6a
15. Angle is measured by
RRB JE 2015 (27th August Shift-III) (1) plain scale (2) comparative scale
(3) scale of chords (4) diagonal scale
1. Work done in a free expansion process is
(1) zero (2) positive 16. If a line is parallel to V.P. and inclined to H.P., its true
(3) negative (4) maximum length will be seen in
(1) side view
2. The internal energy of an ideal gas is (2) top view
(1) a function of temperature only (3) both front and top views
(2) a function of pressure (4) front view
(3) a function of volume
(4) both pressure and volume 17. If a circular plane is inclined at 60 with the H.P. and 30
with the V.P., its side view will be
3. The process in which no heat enters or leaves the system
(1) a circle (2) a straight line
is called
(3) an ellipse (4) true shape
(1) isobaric (2) isothermal
(3) isentropic (4) isochoric 18. The exact value of R.F. on an isometric scale is
(1) 0.815 (2) 0.8165
4. Ignition quality of diesel fuel is indicated by
(3) (2/3)1/2 (4) 9/11
(1) Octane number (2) Cetane number
(3) Reynolds number (4) Mach number 19. The eccentricity of an ellipse is
(1) = 1 (2) < 1
5. In Spark Ignition engine, fuel used is
(3) > 1 (4) = 0
(1) diesel (2) petrol
(3) kerosene (4) both diesel and kerosene RRB JE 2015 (28th August Shift-I)
6. The heat flows through solids only by 1. Which one of the following expressions is true for TdS
(1) conduction (2) convection equation?
(3) radiation (4) Does not flow (1) dU – PdV (2) dU + PdV
7. A perfect black body is (3) dU – VdP (4) dU + VdP
(1) one which absorbs total radiant energy 2. PMM1 is closely related with
(2) black in colour (1) First law of thermodynamics
(3) one which does not reflect the radiant energy (2) Second law of thermodynamics
(4) one which absorbs all radiant energy at all wavelengths (3) Third law of thermodynamics
8. Weld spatter is a welding defect due to (4) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
(1) lack of flux 3. Octane number of iso-octane is
(2) high welding current (1) 0 (2) 30
(3) high welding speed (3) 60 (4) 100
(4) dirty metal surface
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4. Petrol is used in which of the following cycles? 17. The angle that isometric lines make with each other is
(1) Otto cycle (1) 90° (2) 60°
(2) Diesel cycle (3) 120° (4) 45°
(3) Rankine cycle 18. The eccentricity of a parabola is
(4) Carnot cycle (1) = 1 (2) <1
5. Isolated system indicates (3) > 1 (4) =0
(1) mass of substance cross the boundary
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(2) energy of substance cross the boundary
(3) both mass and energy of substance cross the boundary 1. For an ideal gas, the value of Joule Thomson coefficient
(4) both mass and energy of substance do not cross the is
boundary (1) zero (2) 0.5
(3) unity (4) infinite
6. Heat transfer by molecular collision is
(1) conduction (2) convection 2. Perpetual motion machine of second kind violates the
(3) radiation (4) scattering (1) First law of thermodynamics
(2) Kelvin-Planck statement
7. Which one of the following has the highest thermal
(3) Clausius statement
conductivity?
(4) Third law of thermodynamics
(1) Boiling water (2) Steam
(3) Solid ice (4) Rain water 3. The ratio of thermal conductivity to electrical
conductivity is equal to
8. Oxy-acetylene welding is categorised in
(1) Prandtl number (2) Schmidt number
(1) arc welding (2) gas welding
(3) Lorentz number (4) Lewis number
(3) chemical welding (4) resistance welding
4. The effectiveness of a fin will be the maximum in an
9. Acetylene gas is stored in cylinders in
environment with
(1) solid form
(1) free convection (2) forced convection
(2) gaseous form
(3) radiation (4) convection and radiation
(3) liquid form
(4) mixture of solid and liquid form 5. With increasing temperature of intake air, IC engine
efficiency
10. The temperature at which the new grains are formed in
(1) decreases (2) increases
the metal is called
(3) remains the same (4) depends on other factors
(1) lower critical temperature
(2) upper critical temperature 6. Thermal efficiency of C.I. engine is higher than that of
(3) eutectic temperature S.I. engine due to
(4) recrystallisation temperature (1) fuel used
(2) higher compression ratio
11. The process of improving the cutting action of the
(3) constant pressure heat addition
grinding wheel is called
(4) lower compression ratio
(1) truing (2) dressing
(3) facing (4) clearing 7. The float in the carburetor of a petrol engine controls
(1) flow rate of air
12. The angle on which the strength of the tool depends is
(2) flow rate of fuel
(1) rake angle (2) cutting angle
(3) flow rate of air-fuel mixture
(3) clearance angle (4) lip angle
(4) level of petrol in the float chamber
13. Feed rate in milling operation is expressed as
(1) mm/tooth (2) mm/rev of milling cutter 8. Angle between the face and flank of the single point
(3) meters/min (4) mm cutting tool is known as
(1) rake angle (2) clearance angle
14. The casting defect which is not caused by the high
(3) lip angle (4) point angle
pouring temperature of melts is
(1) cut (2) metal penetration 9. Which of the following is a cutting tool material?
(3) fusion (4) rat tail (1) High speed steel (2) Mild steel
15. If a line is perpendicular to V.P. and parallel to H.P., its (3) Cast iron (4) Galvanised steel
front view will be 10. In a milling machine, the cutting tool is held in
(1) a point position by
(2) a line of smaller dimension (1) chuck (2) spindle
(3) a line of larger dimension (3) arbor (4) tool holder
(4) a line of same dimension
11. Collapsible toothpaste tubes are manufactured by
16. A circular plane with a 60 mm diameter is resting on a
(1) direct extrusion (2) piercing
point of its circumference on the V.P. The surface of the
(3) impact extrusion (4) indirect extrusion
plane is inclined at 45° to the V.P. and perpendicular to
H.P. Its front view will be a/an 12. Sprue in casting refers to
(1) straight line (2) ellipse (1) gate (2) runner
(3) circle (4) rectangle (3) riser (4) vertical passage
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13. In arc welding, arc is created between the electrode and 6. Mean effective pressure of Otto cycle is
work by (1) inversely proportional to pressure ratio
(1) flow of current (2) voltage (2) directly proportional to pressure ratio
(3) material characteristics (4) contact resistance (3) does not depend on pressure ratio
(4) proportional to square root of pressure ratio
14. Pre-heating of workpiece is essential in welding
(1) high speed steel (2) stainless steel 7. The choke is applied when the engine is
(3) cast iron (4) aluminium (1) accelerating (2) hot
(3) cold (4) idling
15. The front view and top view of a line both lie above the
XY line. The line is located in the 8. In which of the following milling operations, the cutter is
(1) first quadrant rotated in the same direction of the travel of workpiece?
(2) second quadrant (1) up-milling (2) down-milling
(3) third quadrant (3) face milling (4) end milling
(4) fourth quadrant
9. Dry and compressed air is used as cutting fluid for
16. If the nominal diameter of a bolt is ‘D’, then the width of machining
the hexagonal nut across flat surfaces is empirically (1) steel (2) aluminium
given as (3) cast iron (4) brass
(1) D (2) 1.5 × D
(3) 1.5 × D + 3 mm (4) 1.5 × D + 5 mm 10. Spine-holes are machined by
(1) milling (2) boring
17. A vernier scale is good enough to read in _________ after (3) drilling (4) broaching
decimal.
(1) one digit (2) two digits 11. In the forging operation, fullering is done to
(1) draw out the material
(3) three digits (4) four digits
(2) bend the material
18. A sectioning plane cuts a cone such that it is inclined to (3) upset the material
cone axis at an angle other than 90° and it cuts all its (4) extrude the material
generators. The section so cut is a/an
(1) rectangular hyperbola 12. Which one of the following is not a fusion welding
(2) parabola process?
(3) hyperbola (1) Gas welding (2) Arc welding
(4) ellipse (3) Brazing (4) Resistance welding
13. The centrifugal casting method is used for casting
19. An isometric projection is a
(1) 2D view (2) 3D view articles of
(1) symmetrical shape about vertical axis
1 (2) symmetrical shape about horizontal axis
(3) 2 D view (4) perspective view
2 (3) irregular shape
(4) non-ferrous metal only
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14. The purpose of jigs and fixture is to
1. The cyclic integral of (Q –W) for a process is (1) increase machining accuracy
(1) positive (2) negative (2) facilitate interchangeability
(3) zero (4) unpredictable (3) decrease expenditure on quality control
(4) decrease machining accuracy
2. Triple point temperature of water (in K) is
(1) 273 (2) 273.14 15. Cup-and-cone fracture occurs in the case of
(3) 73.15 (4) 273.16 (1) cast iron
(2) round specimen of ductile metals
3. Which of the following law of thermodynamics is
(3) tough steel
responsible for heat transfer?
(4) soft brass
(1) Zeroth law of thermodynamics
(2) First law of thermodynamics 16. The term ‘plan’ in orthographic projection refers to
(3) Second law of thermodynamics (1) top view (2) front view
(4) Third law of thermodynamics (3) side view (4) sectioned view
4. Which one of the following modes of heat transfer would 17. The eccentricity of a hyperbola is equal to
take place predominantly from boiler furnace to water (1) less than one
wall? (2) greater than one
(1) Convection (3) one
(2) Conduction (4) There is no term as eccentricity for a hyperbola
(3) Radiation 18. The angles between the vertical iso-axis and rest of the
(4) Conduction and convection two iso-axes are
5. Compression ratio in case of SI engine is in the range of (1) 150° each (2) 90° each
(1) 6-10 (2) 10-15 (3) 30° each (4) 60° each
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RRB JE 2015 (29th August Shift-I) 14. Crater wear is predominant in

(1) carbon steel tools (2) tungsten carbide tools
1. Which one of the following thermodynamics processes (3) high speed steel tools (4) ceramic tools
approximates the steaming of food in a pressure cooker?
(1) Isenthalpic (2) Isobaric 15. A square-shaped plane rests on HP with its plane lying
(3) Isochoric (4) Isothermal on HP. Its front view would appear as a
(1) square of reduced size
2. Ice kept in a well-insulated thermo-flask is an example of (2) square of equal size
which system? (3) rhombus
(1) Closed system (4) straight line
(2) Isolated system
(3) Open system 16. A joint that facilitates rotation about axis but arrests
(4) Non-flow adiabatic system displacement is a
(1) cotter joint (2) knuckle joint
3. The two reference fuels used for cetane rating are (3) spigot joint (4) socket joint
(1) cetane and iso-octane
(2) cetane and tetraethyl lead 17. A circle rolls without slipping on a flat surface. The path
(3) cetane and n-heptane traced by a point lying on a circle’s periphery during its
(4) cetane and α-methyl naphthalene rolling is
(1) involute (2) hyperbola
4. In some carburetors, meter rod and economiser device (3) epicycloid (4) cycloid
are used for
(1) cold starting (2) idling 18. Vertical edges of an object appear in its isometric view as
(3) power enrichment (4) acceleration (1) vertical
(2) inclined at 30o clockwise
5. Where does mixing of fuel and air take place in case of a (3) inclined at 30o counter-clockwise
diesel engine? (4) inclined at 15o
(1) Injection pump (2) Injector
(3) Engine cylinder (4) Inlet manifold RRB JE 2015 (29th August Shift-II)
1. In which of the following processes is the heat fully
6. The heat pipes are widely used nowadays because they converted into work?
act as (1) Reversible adiabatic process
(1) insulators (2) conductors and insulators (2) Reversible isobaric process
(3) superconductors (4) fins
(3) Reversible isometric process
7. Ice is very close to a (4) Reversible isothermal process
(1) gray body (2) black body
2. Which one of the following represents open
(3) white body (4) specular body
thermodynamic system?
8. Misrun is a casting defect which occurs due to (1) Manual ice cream freezer
(1) very high pouring temperature of the metal (2) Centrifugal pump
(2) insufficient fluidity of the molten metal (3) Pressure cooker
(3) absorption of gases by the liquid metal (4) Bomb calorimeter
(4) improper alignment of the mould flasks
3. Pistons of diesel engine are usually cooled by
9. In which of the following are metal moulds used? (1) air (2) water
(1) Green sand mould (2) Dry sand mould (3) lubricating oil (4) fuel oil
(3) Die casting process (4) Loam moulding
4. Air injection in IC engine refers to injection of
10. Which one of the following is an advantage of forging? (1) air only (2) liquid fuel only
(1) Good surface finish (3) liquid fuel and air (4) supercharging air
(2) Low tooling cost
5. By higher octane number of SI fuel, it is meant that the
(3) Close tolerance
fuel has
(4) Improved physical property
(1) higher heating value (2) higher flash point
11. In the forging operation, fullering is done to (3) lower volatility (4) longer ignition delay
(1) draw out the material (2) bend the material
6. In which one of the following materials is the heat
(3) upset the material (4) extrude the material
propagation minimum due to conduction heat transfer?
12. In oxy-acetylene gas welding, for complete combustion, (1) Lead (2) Copper
the volume of oxygen required per unit of acetylene is (3) Water (4) Air
(1) 1 (2) 1.5
7. A satellite floats in deep space with very high velocity. It
(3) 2 (4) 2.5
will continuously lose heat by
13. Oxy-acetylene reducing flame is used while carrying out (1) convection
the welding on (2) conduction and convection
(1) mild steel (2) high carbon steel (3) radiation
(3) gray cast iron (4) alloy steels (4) radiation and convection

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8. Which one of the following is the correct statement? 20. The size of vertical and horizontal edges on an object
Gate is provided in moulds to appear in its isometric projection as shortened by
(1) feed the casting at a constant rate (1) 81% (2) 30%
(2) give passage to gases (3) 19% (4) 29%
(3) compensate for shrinkage 21. A ball is rolled on a floor. Moving in a straight line, it
(4) avoid cavities stops after some time due to frictional force exerted by
9. The methods of casting for producing ornamental the floor. Which of the following statements about
pieces are acceleration and force during the motion of the ball is
(1) slush and gravity casting correct?
(2) pressed and slush casting (1) Both acceleration and force are positive.
(3) gravity and semi-permanent mould casting (2) Both acceleration and force are negative.
(4) semi-permanent mould and pressed casting (3) Acceleration is positive but force is negative.
(4) Acceleration is negative but force is positive.
10. Which one of the following lubricants is most suitable for
drawing mild steel wires? RRB JE 2015 (29th August Shift-III)
(1) Sodium stearate (2) Water
(3) Lime water (4) Kerosene 1. An adiabatic wall is the one which
(1) prevents thermal interaction
11. What is the major problem in hot extrusion? (2) permits thermal interaction
(1) Design of punch (2) Design of die (3) encourage thermal interaction
(3) Wear and tear of die (4) Wear of punch (4) discourage thermal interaction
12. Arc blow is more common in
(1) AC welding 2. An ideal gas at 27°C is heated at constant pressure till
(2) DC welding with straight polarity the volume becomes three times. The temperature of the
(3) DC welding with bare electrodes gas will then be
(4) AC welding with bare electrodes (1) 81°C (2) 900°C
(3) 627°C (4) 927°C
13. In MIG welding, the metal is transferred into the form of
which one of the following? 3. The unit of the following parameter is not m2/s.
(1) A fine spray of metal (1) Thermal diffusivity (2) Kinematic viscosity
(2) Molten drops (3) Mass diffusivity (4) Dynamic viscosity
(3) Weld pool
4. The effectiveness of a fin will be the maximum in an
(4) Molecules
environment with
14. Soft material cannot be economically grinded due to (1) free convection (2) forced convection
(1) the high temperature involved (3) radiation (4) convection and radiation
(2) frequent wheel clogging 5. In SI engine, for higher thermal efficiency
(3) rapid wheel wear (1) compression ratio should be high
(4) low work piece stiffness (2) heat liberation during combustion should be the
15. Falling drops of water become spherical in shape due to maximum
the property of (3) surface-to-volume ratio should be high
(1) surface tension of water (4) there should be long flame travel distance
(2) compressibility of water 6. The stoichiometric air-fuel ratio by volume for
(3) capillarity of water combustion of carbon monoxide in air is
(4) viscosity of water (1) 1.19 (2) 2.38
16. The liquid used in manometer should have (3) 3.57 (4) 4.76
(1) low density (2) high density 7. Increase in entropy of a system represents
(3) low surface tension (4) high surface tension (1) increase in availability of energy
17. The ‘front view’ and ‘top view’ of a line are represented (2) increase in temperature
below and above the XY line respectively. The (3) decrease in pressure
projections are drawn in (4) degradation of energy
(1) first angle 8. The main purpose of chaplets is to
(2) second angle (1) ensure directional solidification
(3) third angle (2) provide efficient venting
(4) It is an orthographic projection. (3) align the moulding boxes
18. Which of the following is not a type of bearing? (4) support the cores
(1) Thrust bearing
(2) Journal bearing 9. In wire drawing process, the bright shining surface on
(3) Ball bearing the wire is obtained if one
(1) is not using a lubricant
(4) Pulley
(2) is using low tooling cost
19. Major axis and minor axis are found in (3) is using thick paste lubricant
(1) circle (2) ellipse (4) is using thin fluid lubricant
(3) cycloid (4) involute
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10. In the rolling process, roll separating force can be 5. If the temperature of a solid surface changes from 27°C
decreased by to 627°C, then its emissive power changes in what ratio?
(1) reducing the roll diameter (1) 6 : 1 (2) 9 : 1
(2) increasing the roll diameter (3) 27 : 1 (4) 81 : 1
(3) providing backup rolls
(4) increasing the friction between the rolls and the metal 6. The purpose of employing supercharging for an engine
is to
11. Pinch effect in welding is the result of (1) provide forced cooling air
(1) expansion of gases in the arc (2) raise exhaust pressure
(2) electromagnetic forces (3) inject excess fuel for coping with higher load
(3) electric force (4) supply an intake of air at a density greater than the
(4) surface tension of the molten metal density of the surrounding atmosphere
12. In DC arc welding, reverse polarity is used to bear 7. In a petrol engine, the tendency for detonation increases
greater advantage in with
(1) overhead welding (2) flat welding of lap joints (1) retarded spark timing
(3) edge welding (4) flat welding of butt joints (2) running the engine at high speed
(3) supercharging
13. The straight grades of cemented carbide cutting tool (4) increasing the cooling rate
materials contain
(1) tungsten carbide only 8. Small amount of carbonaceous material sprinkled on the
(2) tungsten carbide and titanium carbide inner surface of mould cavity is called
(3) tungsten carbide and cobalt (1) backing sand
(4) tungsten carbide and coal carbide (2) facing sand
(3) green sand
14. Gear cutting on a milling machine using an involute (4) dry sand
profile cutter is a
(1) gear forming process 9. What does hydrostatic pressure in extrusion process
(2) gear generating process improve?
(3) gear shaping process (1) Ductility
(4) highly accurate gear producing process (2) Compressive strength
(3) Brittleness
15. Top view of a triangular plane appears as a line and its (4) Tensile strength
front view as a triangle of original size. The plane is
(1) perpendicular to HP and parallel to VP 10. Which one of the following processes is the wire drawing
(2) perpendicular to VP and parallel to HP process?
(3) parallel to HP and VP both and perpendicular to PP (1) Compressive (2) Tensile
(4) inclined to HP and VP both (3) Shear (4) Hydrostatic stress
16. An isometric projection plane is the one which is inclined 11. For cutting of brass with single-point cutting tool on a
to the three orthogonal planes at lathe, tool should have
(1) 30° (2) 60° (1) negative rake angle
(3) 15° (4) equally (2) positive rake angle
(3) zero rake angle
RRB JE 2015 (30th August Shift-III) (4) zero side relief angle
1. A closed system receives 60 KJ heat but its internal 12. The marking on a grinding wheel is ‘51 A 36 L 5 V 93’.
energy decreases by 30 KJ. Then the work done (in KJ) The code ‘36’ represents the
by the system is (1) structure (2) grade
(1) 90 (2) 30 (3) grain size (4) manufacturer’s number
(3) –30 (4) –90
13. For gas welding, the pressure desired at the welding
2. At critical point, the enthalpy of vapourisation is torch for oxygen (in kN/m2) is
(1) dependent on temperature only (1) 7 to 103 (2) 70 to 280
(2) maximum (3) 280 to 560 (4) 560 to 840
(3) minimum
(4) zero 14. In straight polarity welding,
(1) electrode holder is connected to the negative and work
3. Which thermodynamics law predicts correctly the to positive.
degree of completion of chemical reaction? (2) electrode holder is connected to the positive and work to
(1) Zeroth law (2) First law negative.
(3) Second law (4) Third law (3) work is positive and holder is earthed.
4. Intensity of radiation at a surface in perpendicular (4) holder is positive and work is earthed.
direction is equal to 15. The intensity of pressure (in N/cm2) developed by surface
(1) product of emissivity of surface and 1/π tension of 0.075 N/m in a droplet of water of 0.075 mm
(2) product of emissivity of surface and π diameter is
(3) product of emissive power of surface and 1/π (1) 0.8 (2) 0.6
(4) product of emissive power of surface and π (3) 0.4 (4) 400
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16. The point at which the resultant pressure on an 8. Shell moulding can be used for
immersed surface acts is known as (1) producing milling cutters
(1) centre of gravity (2) making gold ornaments
(2) centre of depth (3) producing heavy and thick walled casting
(3) centre of pressure (4) producing thin casting
(4) centre of immersed surface
9. A forging method for reducing the diameter of a bar,
17. The projections of an ‘end-point’ of a ‘straight line’ lie and in the process making it longer, is termed as
on XY. The ‘end-point’ is situated on (1) Fullering (2) Punching
(1) HP and VP both (2) VP (3) Upsetting (4) Extruding
(3) HP (4) neither HP nor VP
10. The process of removing the burrs or flash from a forged
18. What is common to a circle, an ellipse, a parabola, a component in drop forging is called
hyperbola? (1) Swaging (2) Perforating
(1) Sphere (2) Cone (3) Trimming (4) Fettling
(3) Prism (4) Pyramid
11. Arc stability is better with
19. Isometric projections are commonly drawn with _______ (1) AC welding
iso-axes. (2) DC welding
(1) one (2) four (3) Both AC and DC welding
(3) two (4) three (4) Specially designed wave forms
RRB JE 2015 (16th Sept Shift-III) 12. The acetylene cylinder is filled with a material saturated
with
1. For a simple closed system of constant composition, the (1) calcium carbide (2) calcium oxide
difference between the heat and work interactions is (3) acetone (4) acetylene
identifiable as change in
(1) enthalpy (2) entropy 13. Which one of the following processes results in the best
(3) flow energy (4) internal energy accuracy of the hole made?
(1) Drilling (2) Reaming
2. This process is one in which there is only work (3) Broaching (4) Boring
interaction between the system and the surroundings
(1) Diabatic process 14. The most important function of the cutting fluid is to
(2) Adiabatic process (1) provide lubrication
(3) Isothermal process (2) cool the tool and work piece
(4) Quasi-static process (3) wash away the chips
(4) improve surface finish
3. Isentropic flow is
(1) Irreversible adiabatic flow 15. Mercury is considered as a superior barometric fluid
(2) Reversible adiabatic flow chiefly due to its
(3) Ideal fluid flow (1) negligible small vapour pressure
(4) Frictionless reversible flow (2) high specific heat
(3) high specific gravity
4. Fins are made as thin as possible to (4) convex meniscus
(1) Reduce the total weight
(2) Accommodate more number of fins 16. Bourdon gauge measures
(3) Increase the width for the same profile area (1) absolute pressure
(4) Improve flow of coolant around the fin (2) gauge pressure
(3) local atmospheric pressure
5. Fraction of radiative energy leaving one surface that (4) standard atmospheric pressure
strikes the other surface is called
(1) Radiative flux 17. The cost associated with defective products produced is
(2) Emissive power of the first surface called, cost of _________.
(3) View factor (1) Internal failure (2) External failure
(4) Re-radiation flux (3) Cost of prevention (4) Cost of appraisal

6. Which one of the following types of swirls is generated 18. Simo charts are used for
by a precombustion chamber in the diesel engine? (1) inspection of part
(1) Squish (2) operator movements
(2) Compression swirl (3) work done at one place
(3) Induction swirl (4) simulation of models
(4) Combustion induced swirl
19. In a “first angle” orthographic projection, the distance
7. In spark ignition engines knocking can be reduced by of a point lying on the object being projected, from HP
(1) increasing the compression ratio will be visible in
(2) increasing the cooling water temperature (1) “front view” (2) “top view”
(3) retarding the spark advance (3) “side view” (4) All the three views
(4) increasing the inlet air temperature

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20. A “socket and spigot” joint 8. Which one of the following is not a scalar quantity?
(1) is a “rigid joint”. (1) Volume (2) Mass
(2) permits only oscillation about the joint. (3) Force (4) Length
(3) permits only displacement about the joint.
(4) permits oscillation and displacement both. 9. Water has its maximum density at
(1) 0°C (2) 100°C
21. The eccentricity of an ellipse is (3) 50°C (4) 4°C
(1) ratio of distances of a point, lying on the ellipse, from
focus to directrix. 10. Which of the following processes is generally used for
(2) ratio of distances of a point, lying on the ellipse, from mass production of the connecting rods of automobile
directrix to focus. engines?
(3) product of distances of a point, lying on the ellipse, from (1) Sand casting (2) Cold heading
focus to directrix. (3) Forging (4) Spinning
(4) sum of distances of a point, lying on the ellipse from 11. The entropy of universe tends to be
focus to directrix (1) minimum (2) zero
(3) average (4) maximum
22. A circle is represented as a “top view”, “front view” and
“side view”. If all these views are converted into 12. ‘When a body is completely or partially immersed in a
isometric views then fluid, it experiences an upthrust equal to the weight of
(1) All the three isometric view shall be same. the fluid displaced’. This is known as
(2) isometric views of “front view” and “side view” shall be (1) Pascal’s principle (2) Archimedes’ principle
same. (3) Stokes’ law (4) Newton’s law of motion
(3) “top view” and “front view” shall be same. 13. The projection of an object shown by three views is
(4) Neither the “top view”, “front view” or “side view” shall known as
be the same. (1) perspective (2) oblique
RRB JE 2014 (RED) (3) orthographic (4) None of these
14. Weld spatter is a/an
1. A strain gauge is used to convert (1) flux (2) electrode
(1) force into displacement (3) welding defect (4) None of these
(2) mechanical displacement into change in resistance
(3) electric current into mechanical displacement 15. The pressure exerted on the walls of a container by a gas
(4) sound energy into electrical energy is due to the fact that gas molecules
(1) stick to the walls of the container
2. If an object lies in the third quadrant, its position with (2) lose their kinetic energy
respect to reference planes will be (3) get accelerated towards the wall
(1) in front of V.P. and above H.P. (4) change their momentum due to collision with the wall
(2) behind V.P. and above H.P.
(3) in front of V.P. and below H.P. 16. The thermal diffusivity of a substance is given by
(4) behind V.P. and below H.P. (where K = thermal conductivity,  = mass density,
C = specific heat)
3. A four-stroke petrol engine theoretically operates on
(1) Joule cycle (2) Otto cycle K K
(1) (2)
(3) Brayton cycle (4) Bell-Coleman cycle C C
4. In sand moulding, the top flask is known as KC C
(3) (4)
(1) cope (2) drag  K
(3) check (4) fillet
17. Boyle’s law states that the
5. If a thin rectangular plate of 60 mm × 30 mm is inclined (1) pressure of a gas varies directly with temperature at
at an angle of 60° to the horizontal plane, its top view constant volume, i.e., P  T
may be (2) product of pressure and volume of a given mass of a gas
(1) square of 30 mm size is constant at constant temperature, i.e., PV = constant
(2) square of 60 mm size (3) volume of a gas varies directly with temperature at
(3) rectangle of 60 mm × 45 mm size constant pressure, i.e., V  T
(4) rectangle of 45 mm × 30 mm size (4) pressure of a gas varies directly with volume at constant
6. Fins are provided on heat transferring surface in order temperature, i.e., P  V
to increase
18. At what temperature will both Celsius and Fahrenheit
(1) heat transfer area
scales show identical readings?
(2) heat transfer coefficient
(1) 100° (2) 0°
(3) temperature gradient
(3) –40° (4) 40°
(4) mechanical strength of the equipment
7. For perfectly elastic bodies, the value of coefficient of 19. When an object is cut by a section plane, parallel to H.P.
restitution is and perpendicular to V.P., then the sectional view of the
(1) zero (2) 0.5 object is obtained in
(3) 1.0 (4) 0.25 (1) top view (2) front view
(3) left side view (4) right side view
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20. Galena is an ore of 6. In a multi-cylinder diesel engine, the cylinders are fired
(1) lead (2) copper in a particular sequence
(3) aluminium (4) iron (1) to reduce fuel consumption
(2) to reduce knocking
21. If a point moves in a plane in such a way that the sum of (3) to reduce engine vibrations
its distances from two fixed points is constant, the curve (4) All of these
so traced is called a/an
(1) parabola (2) ellipse 7. Consider the following graph:
(3) hyperbola (4) All of these
22. Which of the following is not a cold working process?
(1) Extrusion (2) Slitting
(3) Blanking (4) Lancing
23. The length of a bar is L metres. It extends by 2 mm when
a tensile force F is applied. Find the strain produced in
the bar.
0.002 2
(1) (2)
L L
0.2 L Which portion represents the ‘latent heat of fusion’?
(3) (4)
L 0.002 (1) OA (2) AB
(3) BC (4) CD
24. Zeroth law of thermodynamics forms the basis of
___________ measurement. 8. How many lines can be said to exist or be drawn in a
(1) pressure (2) temperature three-dimensional space, which are mutually
(3) work (4) momentum perpendicular to each other?
(1) 2 (2) 3
RRB JE 2014 (GREEN) (3) 4 (4) 8
1. The word ‘Brinell’ is associated with 9. A third-angle orthographic projection of an object is
(1) soil testing given below. What is this object?
(2) tensile testing
(3) hardness testing
(4) testing of seasoning of wood
2. In a thermodynamic system, a process in which volume
remains constant is called ____________ process.
(1) isobaric (2) isometric
(3) adiabatic (4) isentropic
3. Coefficient of performance of a commercially used
refrigerator would be close to (1) Triangle (2) Trapezium
(1) 40% (2) 85% (3) Cone (4) Frustum of a cone
(3) 1.5 (4) 3.5
10. In machine drawing, a ‘sectional view’ cut portion is
4. In a thermodynamic system, thermal equilibrium is shown by
achieved when two bodies reach (1) diagonal hatching
(1) same thermal energy (2) same entropy (2) dots
(3) same temperature (4) same molecular energy (3) cross marks
(4) red colour
5. A hot body follows Newton’s law of cooling. Typical
temperature-time graph of the cooling body would be 11. For complete description of a component, a machine
drawing would require a minimum of how many
orthographic projections?
(1) 1 (2) 2
(1) (2) (3) 3 (4) 4
12. In a scooter, in which part is the petrol atomised and
mixed in correct proportion with air?
(1) Carburetor (2) Cylinder
(3) Inlet port (4) Fuel pump
13. Which alloy steel would be used for making leaf and coil
springs?
(3) (4) (1) Nickel-chrome
(2) Vanadium
(3) Silicon-manganese
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14. In aluminium casting, bubbles of argon or nitrogen are 5. The discharge of hydrocarbons from petrol automobile
passed through the molten metal to exhaust is minimum when the vehicle is
(1) improve surface finish of casting (1) idling (2) cruising
(2) remove hydrogen gas porosity (3) braking (4) decelerating
(3) precipitate the inclusions
(4) mix the alloy elements 6. Which one of the following is an advantage of forging?
(1) Good Surface Finish
15. Clearance between the mating parts is measured using (2) Low tooling cost
(1) dial gauge (3) Close tolerance
(2) go-gauge (4) Improved physical property
(3) no-go gauge
(4) feeler gauge 7. In a fillet welded joint, the weakest area of the weld is
(1) Toe (2) Root
16. In a milling process, for milling mild steel, what will be a (3) Throat (4) Face
typical rake angle for the cutter?
(1) 12° (2) 20° 8. Which one of the following is the correct statement?
(3) 28° (4) −12° Gate is provided in moulds to
(1) feed the casting at constant rate
17. State True (T) or False (F) respectively: (2) give passage to gases
I. For better tensile strength, cast component is (3) compensate for shrinkage
preferred over forged component. (4) avoid cavities
II. Quenching of hot iron component in water improves
its malleability. 9. Which of the following processes is the wire drawing
(1) T, T (2) F, F process?
(1) Compressive
(3) T, F (4) F, T
(2) Tensile
18. Channels, Angles and I-section, which are used in (3) Shear
fabricating a shed structure frame, are manufactured (4) Hydrostatic stress
from blooms using the process of
(1) casting 10. Heat transfer in liquids and gases is essentially due to
(2) drawing (1) conduction
(3) swaging (2) convection
(4) rolling (3) radiation
(4) conduction and radiation put together
RRB JE 2014 (YELLOW) 11. Stroke of an IC engine equals
1. A closed thermodynamic system is one in which (1) half the crank radius
(1) there is no energy or mass transfer across the boundary (2) the crank radius
(2) there is no mass transfer, but energy transfer exists (3) twice the crank radius
(3) there is no energy transfer, but mass transfer exists (4) four times the crank radius
(4) both energy and mass transfer take place across the
12. The main constituent of moulding sand is
boundary, but mass transfer is controlled by valves (1) clay (2) silica
2. Pressure reaches a value of absolute zero (3) alumina (4) iron oxide
(1) at a temperature of 273K 13. Seam welding is
(2) under vacuum condition (1) a continuous spot welding process
(3) at the earth's center (2) a multi-spot welding process
(4) when molecular momentum of system becomes zero (3) an arc welding process
3. Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics states that (4) a thermit welding process
(1) two thermodynamic systems are always in thermal 14. For engineering drawings, match the Col. X and Col. Y
equilibrium with each other Col.X (Type) Col.Y(Use)
(2) if two systems are in thermal equilibrium, then the third P. Large sized letters 1. Sub-titles
system will also be in thermal equilibrium Q. Medium sized letters 2. Dimensions
(3) two systems not in thermal equilibrium with a third R. Small sized letters 3. Main titles
system will also not be in thermal equilibrium with each (1) P-3, Q-1, R-2
other (2) P-2, Q-1, R-3
(4) when two systems are in thermal equilibrium with a (3) P-3, Q-2, R-1
third system they are in thermal equilibrium with each (4) P-2, Q-3, R-1
other
15. For drawing engineering curves, which is correct option
4. Heat is mainly transferred by conduction, convection (e = eccentricity)
and radiation in (1) For Ellipse, e > 1
(1) insulated pipes carrying hot water (2) For Parabola, e < 1
(2) refrigerator freezer coil (3) For Hyperbola, e = 1
(3) boiler furnaces (4) For Parabola, e = 1
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16. Match Col.X (Line Type) with Col.Y (Application) 17. Which statement is NOT correct in respect of
COL.X COL.Y engineering drawings?
P--------------- 1. Centre line (1) Circular features are indicated by the center lines.
(2) A visible line has precedence over a hidden line.
Q ---------- - -------- - ------- 2. Ground line
(3) The faces perpendicular to the direction of viewing are
R ------------------------ 3. Hidden edges seen as edge views.
(4) In Isometric projection, an isometric scale is used.
S 4. Long breaks lines
(1) P – 2, Q – 1, R – 4, S – 3 18. Select the correct option.
(2) P – 3, Q – 1, R – 2, S – 4 The isometric projection of a circle is
(3) P – 4, Q – 3, R – 1, S – 2 (1) Ellipse (2) Parabola
(4) P – 2, Q – 1, R – 3, S – 4 (3) Hyperbola (4) Circle

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