SECTION -A

This question consists of TWENTY-FIVE sub-questions (1.1 - 1.25) of ONE mark

each. For each of these sub-questions, four possible alternatives (A, B, C and D)
are given, out of which 0 NLY 0 NE is correct. Indicate the correct answer by
darkening the app rap ri ate bubble against the question number on the I eft hand
side of the Objective Response Sheet (ORS). You may use the answer
ok
provided for any rough work, if needed.

1.1

The divergence of vector

r = xl + y] + zk is
(c) 0

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Consider the system of equations given below:

x+y=2
2X+2y=5

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(b) 3
1.2

1.

This system has

(a) one solution

(b)

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(c) infinite solutions

o sol tion

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(c) 0

The Gauss divergence

~~ates certain

(a)

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(d) Does not exist

a -tegrals

(b) surface ini

e !Isi
t
Integrals
(c) vector qu ti
o ther vector quantities
(d) line integra

1.5

For a s

lume integrals

aded roller-follower driven with a disc cam,

return for

ase f transm1ttmg m ot1on

pressure angIe should be smaller during rise than that dun ng return for
ease of transmitting motion

1. 6

(c) the pressure angle should be large dunng nse as well as dunng return for
ease of transm1ttmg m ot1on

(d) the pressure angle does not affect the ease of tr ansm 1tt1n g m ot1 on
The shape of the bending moment diagram for a uniform canti I ever beam
carrying a uniform I y di stri bu ted I oad over its I eng th is
(a) a straight line

(b) a hyperbola

1. 7

In the figure shown, the spring deflects by o to position A ( the equilibrium

position) when a mass m is kept on it. During free vibration, the mass is at
position B at same instant. The change in paten ti al energy of the spring-mass
system from position A to position B is

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bar AB is subjected to bending but bar BC is not subjected to bending
bar AB is not subjected to bending but bar BC is subjected to bending

1.10

neither bar AB nor bar BC is subjected to bending

both bars AB and BC are subjected to bending
The area moment of inertia of a square of size 1 unit about its diagonal is
1
3

(a) -

(b)

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(c) 12

1.11

Which of the foil owing statement is correct?

(a) Flywheel reduces speed fl uctu ati ons during a cycle for a constant Ioad, but
flywheel does not control the mean speed of the engine if the Ioad changes.
(b) Flywheel does not reduce speed fluctuation during a cycle for a constant
load, but flywheel does not control the mean speed of the engine if the load

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changes.
(c) Ga vern or controls speed fl uctu at1 ons dun ng a cycle for a constant I
b
govern or does not control the mean speed of the en gme 1f the Ioad
an
.

1.12

The 51 Unit of kinematiC VISCOSity (v) IS

2

~) m%ec

(b) kg/(m-sec)

a d

(c) m/sec

c;0 +

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(a) m /sec
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(d) Ga vern or controls speed flu ctuat1 ons dunn g a cyd e for a con~
govern or also control the mean speed of the engm e 1f the load o
s.

A static flu1d can have

(a) non -zero normal and shear stress

(b) negat1ve normal stress and zero shearq f

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(c) pos1 t1 ve n arm al stress and zero sh

(d) zero normal stress and non-zeros~
A gas having a negative Joule(a) become cooler

same ~~ e

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(c) remain at the

(d) either be cooler or

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on oefficient (~ < 0), when throttled, will

;~pending

(b) become warmer

on the type of gas

Lumped heat ~ nalysis of a solid object suddenly exposed to a fluid

medium at a d
n temperature is valid when
(a) Biot

mber

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un1ter < 0.1

(b) Biot number> 0.1

(d) Fourier number> 0.1

react1 on tu rb 1n e

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(a) 0.17
(b) 0.21

(c) 0.79

L=D

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I. - A,l

1.18

In descending order of magnitude, the thermal cond ucti vi ty of (a) pure iron, (b)
Ii quid water, (c) saturated water vapour and (d) aluminum can be arranged as
(a) a b c d
(b) b c a d
(c) d a b c
(d) d c b a

1.21.

The cutting force in punching and blanking operations mainly epe

(a) the modulus ofelastidty of metal

(b) the shear stre~w..

(c) the bulk modulus of metal

(d) the ye ;n. th of metaI

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1.20.

In ECM, them atenal rem oval 1s due to

(a) corrosion

~~lacement

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(c) fusion
Two pi ates of the same metaI havi
electric arc. When the pI ate thi ck.n s

(b) adjusting the duration of current

(d) chang 1n g the electrode coatm g

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(a) adjusting the current

fnl:sss are to be butt welded With

~s, welding IS achieved by

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1.19.

1.23.

(c)

(d)

assign more weight to the recent demand data

(c) i ncl ud e new demand data in the average with out discarding the earlier data
(d) i ncl ud e new demand data in the aver age after discarding same of the earlier
demand data

2.

This question consists of TWENTY-FIVE sub-questions (2 .1 - 2.25) of TWO marks

each. For each of these sub-questions, four possible alternatives (A, B, C and D)
are given, out of which 0 NLY 0 NE is correct. Indicate the correct answer by
darkening the app rap ri ate bubble against the question number on the Ieft hand
side of the Objective Response Sheet (ORS). You may use the answer book
provided for any rough work, if needed.

2.1

The minimum point of the function f

X

= -1

(b)

at

(c) x = 0

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(a) x = 1

(x) = (x3 /3)- xis

The rank of a 3 x 3 matrix C ( = AB ), found by m ultiplying< : J-zer

matrix A of size 3 x 1 and a non-zero row matrix B of size 1 x , 1

2.2.

(a) 0

(c) 2

CJ
A."-

An u nb1 a sed c01n 1s tossed three t1 m es. The prob abll 0

exactly two cases 1s
1
1

t~ head turns up 1n

(b) 8

(d)

m~U.nd also hav1ng 1dent1cal mean

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(a)

d)

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2. 3.

(b) 1

Two helical tensile spnngs of the sam

2.4.

sti fm ess is

(b)~

(a) 1

...

(c) 64

(d) 128

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..._\ +

(a). ~-,

~~~n

(b) 2cr

(c) 3cr

(d) l.Scr

2.6.
gear 1n the figure 1s dnven clockwise at 100 rpm. The ring gear is held
. .~
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~'n ary. For the number of teeth shown on the gears, the arm rotates at

~.,

1ng80T

I.J\ ,...,...

,......,.

2. 7.

For the loading on truss shown in the figure, the force in member CD is

lkN

(c) ./2kN

Bodies 1 and 2 shown in the figure have equal mass m. All s

The value of force P required to prevent sliding of body 2 on b

= 2./2 mg

(a) P= 2mg

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2.8.

(b) 1 kN

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(a) 0 kN

lkN

(d) P = mg

om posed of two massI ess rods of I ength I

he natural frequency of this assembly for

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2.9.

(b)

the linear mom en tum in x and y directions are

conserved but the energy is not con served

(b) the linear momentum in x and y directions are conserved and the energy is
also con served
(c) the Ii near momentum in x direction is conserved and the energy is also
conserved

A cyd i c heat engine does 50 kJ of work per cycle. If the efficiency

engine is 7 5%, the heat rejected per cycle is

(a)

16~/cJ
3

(b)

33~/cJ

(c)

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2.12.

37~/cJ

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2.13.

(d) the Ii near momentum in y direction is conserved and the energy is also
conserved

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2.16.

For air at a given temperature, as the relative humidity is increased isotherm ally,
(a) the wet bulb temperature and specific enthalpy increase
(b) the wet bulb temperature and specific enthalpy decrease
(c) the wet bulb temperature increases and specific enthalpy decrease s

Water (Prandtl number= 6) flows over a flat plate which is heated over e
ire
length. Which one of the following relationship between the~
r
nan c
boundary Iayer thickness (a) and the thermal boundary layer t c
) is
true?

(a)

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(b)

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(c)

(d) Cannot be predicted

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The height of the down-sprue i

is 200 m m 2 . The cross-sectio
assuming no losses, i ndi
to fill am old cavity of val m

06.300 bar

m and its cross-sectional area at the base

ar
of the horizontal runner is also 200 m m 2 .
rrect choice for the time (in seconds) required
6
m 3 . (Use g = 10 m/s 2 ).

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(a) 2.67

2.20.

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In a spark ignition engine working on the ideal Otto

pression ratio
is 5.5. The work output per cycle (i.e., area e~!agram) is equal to
23.625x10YVcJ, where Vc is the dearance val
e i m . The indicated mean
effective pressure is
~
(a) 4.295 bar
(
50 bar
(c) 86.870 bar

2.19.

a,= a

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2.18.

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2.17.

(d) the wet bulb temperature decreases and speci fie enthalpy in creases

(c) 26.72

(d) 84.50

per~~h~work

For rigid
red un dan t wo
drawing o erati

th

(b) 0.63

(c) 1.00

material, negligible interface friction and no

theoretically maximum possible reduction in the wire

(a) 5625 W-sec

(b) 8437 W-sec

(c) 22500 W-sec

(d) 33750 W-sec

(d) 2.72

Fi tty observations of a production operation revealed a mean cycle time of 10

min. the worker was evaluated to be performing at 90% efficiency. Assuming the
all ow ances to be 10% of the n arm al time, the standard time (in seconds) for the
job is
(a) 0.198

(d) 9.9

(b) 8

(d)~

(c) 9

from~
~to point

In an NC machining operation, the tool has to be moved

(7,2) along a circular path with center at (5,2). Before starti
tool is at (5,4). The correct G and M code for this motion is

peration, the

(b) N010~.r~Y2.0 15.0 J2.0

(c) NOlO GOl X7.0 v2.0 15.0 J2.0

(d) F~ .o v2.0 15.0 J2.0

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s each. Attempt A NV Fl FTE EN

v1ded.

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Solve the d1fferent1al equation,

d2y

y '(

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the

(a) NOlO G03 X7.0 Y2.0 15.0 J2.0

SECTION
ThIS sect1 on con s1sts of TWEN TV quest1 on s of Fl
questions. Answers must be g1ven 1n the ans~~
3.

restric~
to

3-2-1 method of location in a jig or fixture would collectively

piece in n degrees of freedom, where the value of n is

(a) 6
2.25.

(c) 9.0

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2.24.

(b) 7.3

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2. 2 3.

Motor 2000 rpm

15 N-m

5.

Water (p = 100 0 k g/m ~ flows horizontally through a nozzle into the atmosphere
under the con di ti on s given bel ow. (assume steady state flow).

At inlet: At= 10-'in 2 ; Vt = 2m/sec; Pt=3x10s Pa(gauge)

4

0
nor

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At outlet: A 1 = 10- m ; P2 = Paun

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[)

Determ me the external h on zan tal force needed to keep the

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r~

A number of cold rolling passes are requ1red 1n a two-high

Ill to reduce
the thickness of a plate fi'om 50 m m to 25 m m. The i i
m ~r 1s 700 m m and
the coeffi c1 en t of fi'1 ct1 on at the roll work 1n terface 1 0 .
1s req u1 red that the
draft 1n each pass must be the sam e. Assu m~~
and back tens1 ons,
determ me (a) the m 1n 1m um number of passes r- : o -n d (b) the draft 1n each
~").,.._
.....
pass.

7.

Steam at 300 kPa and 500C (h =

exits at atm aspheric pressure and
turbine are 50 kW and the m a
flo ,
output of the turbine if kinetic

8.

Two solid workp1eces, (1)f l i 1th rad1us Rand (11) a cylinder With diameter
,
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sand cast. Both work-pieces have the same
equal to 1ts he1gh~
val um e. Show that
II
al work -p1 ece Will solid 1fy faster than the sp hen cal
work-piece.

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enters a steam turbme and

h = 3175.8 kJ/kg). Heat losses in the
is 0.25 kg/s. determine the power
es are negIi gi b le.

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ass

system 1s shown 1n the figure. The spn n g stiffness 1s k,

the VIscous damp mg coeffi c1 en t 1s c. the system 1s subJected to a
,~l~a~ shown. Write the equations of motion which are needed to
1l
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9.

x=O

r-+x

1-0-+ Fo cos(<1:)

A four-stroke engine develops 18.5 kW at 250 rpm. The turning moment diagram
is rectangular for both ex pan si on and compression strokes. The turning moment
is negative during com pression stroke and is zero during suction and exhaust
strokes. The turning moment for the expansion stroke is 2. 8 times that of the
com pression stroke. Assuming constant load, determine the moment of inertia of
the flywheel to keep the total fl uctu ati on of the crank shaft speed within 1% of
th P ;::aHPr ;::anp c:n PPrl nf ?

c;n

rnm

11.

Use the area moment method to find the vertical deflection of the uniform beam
AB at the following points:
(a) middle of the beam (point 0)
(b) I eft end of the beam (point A)

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u~der

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c~nd1t1ons

Tool hfe test1ng on a lathe

dry cuttmg
tool life equat1on as 012 and 130 m/mm, respect1vele
C mcreased by 10%. Fmd the percent mcrease 1n to I
at a cutting speed of90 m/mln.
~

gavQ
C of Taylor
n 't'=oolant was used,
th the use of coolant

cr!i:J~1ng two tools:

Identical straight turnmg operation was

25-0 (ASA) and 8-8-5-5-7-30-0 (AS~~
t
surface fin 1sh 1n terms of peak -to-vall " '

14.

Water flows through a 0.6 m d

tank to a village. Find the di
ar
assummg a Fannmg fnc~
bendsetc.

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The flexural rigidity of the beam is EI.

8-8-5-5-5the first tool will g1ve better

DO m long pipe from a 30 m overhead

in liters) at the village (at ground level),
0.04 and 1gnonng mmor losses due to

A, B,v .

A com pos1te wall,

the top and b~:.
matenals

......\

H=Ho

Irsu:e~

Tt

Ho

i-rh'7"7c..,...,+r-:l

Li. He
Tz,hz

~.,

length normal to the plane of paper, 1s msulated at

shown 1n the figure. It 1s com pn sed of four d1 fferen t

The dimensions are: HA = Ho =3m, Hs =He= 1.5 m, L 1 = L 3 = O.OSm, L2 = 0.1 m

The thermal conductivity of the materials are: KA = K0 = 50 W/m-K, K B =
10W/m-k, Kc= 1 W/m-k.
The fluid temperatures and heat transfer coefficients (see figure) are: T 1 =

?nnoc:. h.= .~n W/m 2-K. To= ?.~oc:. ho= 1n W/m 2-K.

Assuming one-dimensional conduction,

(a) sketch the thermal d rcui t of the system, and
(b) determine the rate of heat transfer through the wall.
A Brayton cyd e (air standard) has a pressure ratio of 4 and inlet condition
one standard atmosphere pressure and 27 C. Find the air flow rate req ui r
100 kW power output if the maximum temperature in the cyde is
Assume y= 1.4 and Cp = 1.0 kJ/kg-K.

of

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The 2 kg mass C movi

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5 m/s

m ech am c has an en gm e from a 197 0 modeI car which works on the basis of
Otto cycle. The engine displaces l.B liters, has a com pression ratio of 10.2: 1 and
has six cylinders. The pistons in the original engine are 120 m m in diameter. The
mechanic bores the cylinder and rep I aces the piston with new pi stan s that are 2
m m larger in diameter than the originals.
(a) Keeping all other factors same,
what will be the percentage change in power output? (b) By what percentage wi II
the engine efficiency change?

A company is offered the foil owing price breaks for order quantity

0- 100

150

101 and above

100

21.

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Order cost is Rs. 60 per order whi I e the holding cost is 10% of the p urc
ce.
~~i~e;,m ine the economic order quantity (EOQ) if the annual requi ~s 1 0

Thi#aMs

three
The shaft shown is supported on bearings at A and B.
eccentric masses (each of mass m) in planes parallel to x-y ~ C, D and E.
" es ~t D and E is

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the eccentricity of mass at C is e and eccentricity of

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n di cate the angular

to that of mass at C.
vide static balance. AI so
g reactions at A and B for