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 Ieft hand
side of the Objective Response Sheet (ORS). You may use the answer
ok
provided for any rough work, if needed.

1.1

Two dice are thrown. What is the probability that the sum
two dice is eight?
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Which of the following functions is not differentiable

(a) f(x)=x
(c) f(x)=2

i t'9t.ll~in [-1, 1]?

(b) ~'!-/
(d) ~ax1mum(x,-x)

A regression model is used to

variable X. this implies that

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(a) there is a causal relationship b

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and X

value of Y

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Y as a function of another

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(c)
(d) a

1.6

In carrying out a work sam piing study in a machine shop, it was found that a
parti cui ar Iath e was down for 20% of the tim e. What would be the 95%
confidence interval of this estimate if 100 observations were made?
(a) (0.16,0.24)

(b) (0.12,0.28)

(c) (0.08,0.32)

(d) none of these

An item can be purchased for Rs .10 0. The ordering cost is Rs. 20 0 and the
inventory carrying cost is 10% of the item cost per annum. If the annual demand
is 4000 units, the economic order quantity (in units) is
(a) 50

(c) 18

(b) 3

(c) 4

The Cori ol is com pan ent of accel er ati on is present in

pane~

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(d) tough ness

ess tensor d efi nm g stress at a pam t

,.....

A I ead -screw

steel specimen tested up to

b) ultimate strength

The number of com

d1mens1ons 1s
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(c) stiffness

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The total area under the stress-strain

failure under tension is a measure of
(a) ductility

d)

(d) ~Yoke mechanism

(c) slider-crank mechanism

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(d) 32

mioimom oomb" liok io ''"''' ''''"~""'"''mGC:hooim

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of
Tho
with both higher and lower kinematic pairs is

(a) 4-bar mechanisms with 4 turning pairs (b)

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(b) 12

(a) 2
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(d) 400

The minimum number of teeth on the pinion to operate without inter~

ere

standard fu II height involute teeth gear mechanism with 20 o pressure an

(a) 14

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(c) 200

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(b) 100

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(c) 6

(d) 9

a lathe, fi'ee to rotate 1n both d 1rect1 ons has

th ~ds

(b)

Whi~onh <h~d

(d) Acme threads

purpose of a sprue in a casting m auld is to

d the casting at a rate consistent with the rate of solidification

act as a reservoir for mol ten metaI

(c) feed mol ten metaI fi'om the pouring basin to the gate

(d) heIp feed the casting un ti I all solid ifi cation takes pI ace
Hot rolling of mild steel is carried out
(a) at re-crystallization temperature
(c) between re-crystallization temperature
(d) above re-crystallization temperature

(b) between 100 C to 150 C

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1.17

Which of the foil owing arc wei ding processes does not use con sum able electrodes
(a) GMAW

(b) GTAW

(c) Submerged Arc Welding

(d) none of these

Trepanning is performed for

(a) finishing a drilled hole

(b) produ d n g a I arge hoi e with out d ri IIi ng
(c) truing a hole for alignment
The hardness of a grinding wheel is determined by the

(a) hardness of abrasive grains

(b) abi11 ty of the bond to retain ab ras1 ves

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(c) hardness of the bond

(d) abll1ty of the gnndmg wheel to penetrate

A pos1 t1 ve value of Jou I e-Thomson coeffi c1

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(a) temperature drops dunng throttlln~

(b) temperature rem ams constant
n
thr
(d) none of these

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(c) temperature nses dunng thr

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a particular

the leading edge of a flat pi ate, the I ami nar

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(d) x2

in flow past a solid object is caused by

a reduction of pressure to vapour pressure

1. 2 3

a negative pressure gradient

a positive pressure gradient
the boundary I ayer thick ness reducing to zero

A correct! y designed converg en t-d ivergent nozzle working at a designed I oad is

(a) always isentropic
(c) never choked

(b) always choked

(d) never is en tropic

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The value ofBiot number is very small (less than 0.01) when
(a) the convective resistance of the fluid is n egl i gi bl e
(b) the conductive resistance of the fluid is n egl i gi bl e
(c) the conductive resistance of the solid is negligible

(a) greater for parallel

exchanger.

flow heat exchanger than

the~
.an

for

for

ea;-:1

For the same in let and outlet temperatures of hot and cold ft u ids,
Temperature Difference (LMTD) is
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(d) none of these

(b) greater for counter ft ow heat exchanger

exchanger.

than

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(c) same for both parallel and counter flow heat exchn :
(d) dependent on the prop ert1 es of the fl u1 ds.
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heat

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This question consists of TWENTY-FIVE sub- e

.1 - 2.25) of TWO marks
each. For each of these sub-questions, fo p
(A, B, C and D)
are given, out of which 0 NLY 0 NE is
t.
d icate the correct answer by
darkening the app rap ri ate bubble ag t t
esti on number on the Ieft hand
side of the Objective Response
' t
RS). You may use the answer book
provided for any rough work, if rr .

2.1

The followmg set of equatr t f

a

+2y + z = 4

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x-y+z=2; f
-2x+ 2z = 5

(a) no

solutio~.,

(c) multiples~

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The'......
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(b) a u ni que solution

(d) an inconsistency

,(! Y)=2x2 +2xy-y 3 has

J:;:,_~~stationary

point at (0,0)

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'o stationary points at (0,0) and (i~)

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(c) two stationary points at (0,0) and (1,-1)

(d) no stationary point

Man ish has to travel fi'om A to D changing buses at stops B and C en route. The
maximum waiting time at either stop can be 8 minutes each, but any time of
waiting up to 8 minutes is equally likely at both places. He can afford up to 13
minutes of total waiting time if he is to arrive at D on tim e. What is the
probability that Mani sh wi II arrive I ate at D?

(a)

(b) 0.5

Arrivals at a telephone booth are considered to be Poisson, with an aver age time
of 10 minutes between successive arrivals. The Ien gth of a ph one call is
di stri bu ted exp onenti ally with mean 3 minutes. The probability that ~
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does not have to wait before service is

(a) 0.3
2.5

(d) 1:8

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(c) 0.7

(d) 0.9

The supply at three sources is 50, 40 and 60 units respectively

at the four destinations is 20, 30, 10 and 50 units. In
problem

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(c) 119

(b) 13
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solvino
~rtation

(a)

a dummy source of capacity 40 units is needed

need~

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(b) a dummy destination of capacity 40 units is

(c) no solution exists as the problem is infeasibr ."Y

(d) none solution exists as the problem is dege~o

pa~
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A project consists of three parallel

(10,4), (12,4) and (12,9) respect'
assumptions, the distribution ofth
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(a) Beta with mean 10 and sta

(b) Beta with mean 12 and s

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durations and variances of

to the standard PERT

d ur ati on is

on 2

aviation 2

(c) Normal with mean 1~ ard deviation 3

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ne t two shafts with large angular misalignment is

(a) a Flange c

(b) an Oldham's coupling

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c
The coupling u2 1

is mounted at the center of a shaft rotating at uniform angular

is shaft will be designed for

e maximum compressive stress (static)

em axim um tensile (static)

em axim um bending moment (static)

(d) fatigue Ioadi ng

Large speed reductions (greater than 20) in one stage of a gear train are possible
through
(a) Spur gearing

(b) Worm gearing

(c) Bevel gearing

(d) Helical gearing

If the wire diameter of a closed coil helical spring subjected to compressive load
is increased from 1 ern to 2 ern, other parameters rem ai ni n g same, the deft ecti on
wi II decrease by a factor of

(a) 16

3K(1-2~)

(b) 4

(c)

In centrifugal casting, the impurities

(a) uniform I y di stri bu ted
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Ma~ced
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(a) increases

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towards the outer surface

ting

hfdooiog
(b) decreases
(d) unpredictable

The temper atu

carbu rising flame 1n gas wei d 1n g is ____
neutral o n oxid1z1ng flam e.
(a) lo

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(c) remains u ~

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(d) K =

If the length of the cantilever beam is halved, the nD

a e;tency of the mass
M at the end of this cantilever beam of negligible~~teased by a factor of

(d) collected at the center of

2.16

3K(1-~)

(c) 6

(c) trapped near the mean radi

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(c) E =

rRar~
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(a) 2
2.14

3E(1-2~)

The ratio of Euler's buckling loads of columns with the same

(i) both ends fixed, and (ii) both ends hinged is

(a) 2
2.13

(b) K =

The relationship between Young's modulus (E), Bulk modulus (K) and~
oi
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ratio(~) is given by

(a) E =
2.12

(d) 2

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(c) 4

(b) 8

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d1 e

the punch

(b) h1gher than

(c) equal to

that of a

(d) un rei a ted to

(b) both the d1 e and the punch equally

(d) ne1ther the punch nor the die

'\~ A built-up-edge 1s formed while mach1n1ng

(a) ductile materials at high speed

(b) d ucti Ie materials at Iow speed

(c) brittle materials at high speed

(d) b ri ttl e materials at Iow speed

The time taken to drill a hole though a 25 m m thick plate with the drill rotating at
30 0 rpm and moving at a feed rate of 0. 25 m m /revolution is
(a) 10 sec
(b) 20 sec
(c) 60 sec
(d) 100 sec

2. 2 0

The properties of mercury at 3 00 K are: density = 135 29 k g/m 3 , speci fie heat at
constant pressure= 0.1393 kJ/kg-K, dynamic viscosity =0.1523x10-2 N~
s/
d
thermal cond ucti vi ty = 8. 5 40 W/m -K. The Pr and tl number of the m ercur
3
K is
(a) 0.0248
(b) 2.48
(c) 24.8
(d)~

2.21

What is the value of the view factor for two inclined flat
equal width, and with an angle of 20 degrees?
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:a)C:r::t cyde is
:: efficiency of :c:56 .
temperature reservoir is 727 C, what is the

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temperature

(d) 250 C

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An ideal air standard Otto cyde

. , . ..ression ratio of8.5. If the ratio ofthe
specific heats of air (y) is
t 1a
thermal effidency (in percentage) of
the Otto cyde?
(a) 57.5
(b)~
(c) 52.5
(d) 95

2.23

mp~of low

reservoir?

(a) 23 C

f>e ! ature o: the high

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hvi~o\--1edge of

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What is the speed

of Neon is 0.4210 k

(a) 492 m/s

2.25

460 m/s

(c) 592 m/s

(d) 543 m/s

effici~! ~rheat
+

The
Rankine cycle is higher than that of simple Rankine
cycle c~
(a) h
- py of main steam is higher for superheat cycle
an temperature of heat addition is higher for superheat cycle
e temperature of steam in the condenser is high

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gas at a temperature of 500K (Gas constant

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SECTION- B
This section consists of TWEN TV questions of FIVE marks each. Attempt A NY FIFTEEN
questions. Answers must be given in the answer b oak provided.
3.

Using Lap lace transform, solve

d 2 y/dt 2 + 4y

= 12t

A tube of 35 mm

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g1ven that y = 0 and dyfdt = 9 at t = 0.

was obtai ned:

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Cutting speed

Feed rate= 0.1mm/rev

Length of contmuous ch1p ~~e't1lut1on =60 mm

Cutting force= 2000 N

Feed force

ce

Rake angle= 35

"-/

~aty
v

of ch1p along tool face

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.
te~~drical

While m easu ring the effective dia

n ex tern aI metric screw thread gauge
of 3.5mm pitch, a 30.5 mm d'
standard and 2 mm diameter
wires were used. The m i era
te
a i ng over the standard and wires was
13.3768 mm. The corresr / $
i
rea mg over the thread gauge and wires was
12.2428 mm.

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= 800 N

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calculate the ch1p thickness, shear plane

..,.
and coefficient of fi'iction.

15m/min

Calculate the threa~

g ge f

The arc lengte

e haracteristic of a D.C. arc is given by the equation v
= 24+ 4L wher V.
arc voltage in volts and L is the arc length in m m. The
static val t-am
ar acteri sti c of the power source is approximated by a
straight I e with a no Ioad val tage of 8 0 Volts and short circuit current of 60 0
Am pe~
ter, .ine the optimum arc length form axim um power.

6.

t1ve diameter.

Metal

Gram Atomic Weight

Valency

Cobalt

58.93

Nickel

58.71

Chromium

51.99

Assume Faraday's constant as 9 6, 50 0 Cou Iom bs/m ole

8.

A chalk stick is twisted to failure by applying opposite torques Tat the two ends.
Take a square elements ABCD with two sides parallel to the longitudinal axis of
the stick.
(a) Show the free body diagram with principal stresses.
(b) Find out the p ri n cip al stresses cr 1 and cr2 and the principal pi an es.
~

9.

A cantilever AB of length 'L' has fixed end A and free end B. It 1s

app lym g a con centra ted I oad W at the mId p 01n t C of the can til evero

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(a) Determ 1n e the defl ect1 on and slope at pam ts C and B.

(b) Show deft ect1on s and slopes on the can til ever.

In a sm gl e d agree-of-freedom, 4-11 nk, revolute J o1n te3

hoQ m echan 1sm, 'I' 1s
the Ion gest II nk, 's' 1s the shortest II nk and p ,q are th t
m~1n mg II nk s. These
links may be In any order.
(a) Wnte down the cond1t1on for feas1bi11ty ofG
ho
echamsm.

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10.

(c) Show the plane on which failure/fracture will take place.

A toy cylinder of weight w, le

I,
radius r rolls without slipping on the
inner cylindrical surface of ra
, R,
ich is fixed.

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(b) When will you get crank-crank, era

~
nd rocker-rocker type of
m echamsm s by fixmg links s,l,p o:Jfi: R
' ly?
(c) Draw these mechanisms showmg ~
crank and rocker links.

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(a) Determ in e the differ~ ti on of motion of the toy for Iarge asci llati on
about its lowest pon
ergy method.
(b) Write down the eq ti
toy for small o~~~f':

12.

The center

of e-j'f

A hollow

'ld

~~~

motion and circular li'equ ency of asci II ati on of the

e toy is assumed to be at the center of the toy cylinder.

~aft is subjected to torsional and bending moments T and M

T~ outside and inside diameters of the shaft are D and d

A company has introduced a new product with fixed cost of Rs. 20 0 per week and
unit variable cost of Rs.7. The product is sold to a retailer with a quantity
discount as per the foil owing schedule:

Quilntity

Unit price

0 - 99 units

Rs.10

100 units on wards

Rs.8

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(a) Determine the profit as a function of quantity sold.

(b) In what range of quantities sold does the company

earn ~

A furniture manufacturer produces cha1rs and ~

The wood-workmg
department 1s capable of produc1ng 200 cha1rs or 10 ta
ot any proportionate
combinations of these per week. The weekly
~
chairS and tables IS
lim 1ted to 150 and 80 un1ts respectively. The
ofit
a chair 1s Rs.100 and
that fi'om a table 1s Rs.300.

Progra~
......
product m
dr
zm g the profit.

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(b) Determ 1n e the opt1 mum

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13.

(c) What 1s the max1mum profit?

(d)
and profit?

The precedence relati ~'U't1ons of jobs in a project are g1ven bel ow:

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~ob

.,

decessor( s)

Duration (in days)

B,C

B,C

D,E,G

(a) Draw the activity-on-arc project network

(b) Determ in e all critical path ( s) and their d ur ati on( s).
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\Aih;::at ic: thP tnt;::al An;::at fnr inhc: P. ;:mrl

n?

A copper tube of 20 m m outer diameter, 1 m m thick ness and 2 0 m Iong (Thermal

conductivity = 400 W/m-K) is carrying saturated steam at 150 c (Convective
2
heat transfer coefficient = 150 W/m -K). The tube is exposed to an ambient
temperature of 2 7 c. The convective heat transfer coefficient of air is 5 W/m 2 -K.
Glass wool is used for insulation (Thermal conductivity = 0.075 W/m -K ). If the
thickness of the insulation used is 5 m m higher than the critical thick ness of
msulat1on, calculate the rate of heat lost by the steam and the rate~
f
cond ensat1 on 1n k g/h r (The en thai py of con densat1 on of steam = 22 30 kJ/.
.

17.

Air at 327 C and 400 kPa With a volume flow rate of 5 m /s flo
turbme and ex1ts at 100 kPa and 182 C.

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If the expansion process IS polytropic, calculate power oG

transfer and rate of change in en trap y ( specific heat at con st t pr
1. 0 03 5 kJ/k g-K, and Gas Constant of air = 0 .2 87 kJ/kg -K) .
An ideal, air standard regenerative Brayton cycle s
and maximum temperatures of 300 K and 1200 f esp

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20.

FC = 0.15 +

mean effective

Temperature C

Saturation En th alp y kJ/k g

Pressure, kPa

Liquid

Vapour

25

123.7

13.3

176.5

35

850.0

69.6

201.5

l=nth:.lnH nf C'llnorho:.tori rofrinor:.nt :.t Q

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'?'?C: C: 1,;1/l,;n

(a) Calculate the Coefficient Of Performance (COP) of this system

(b) If the capacity of the plant is 5 kW, calculate mass flow rate of refrigerant
and Power con sum pti on.
A reciprocating com pressor is to be designed to com press 4.5 kg/min of air li'om
100 kPa and 27C through an overall pressure ratio of 9. The law of compr
is pVI. 3 =constant. Calculate the savings in power consumption and
isothermal efficiency, when a two-stage com pressor with complete in
-co
is used in place of a single stage compressor. Assume equal p'K~ t io
both the stages of the two stage compressor. (Gas Constant= 0.2. - .

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