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Model Question Paper

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Mechanical,Automobileand
Aeronautical

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InanOldhamcopling,thenumbersofrevolutepairs 9.
andslidingpairsare,respectively
(1)1and3
(2)1and2
(3)2and2
(4)3and1
10.
Thebesttransmissionangleinlinkagemechanisms
andtheworstpressureangleincammechanismsare,
respectively
(1)0and0
(2)0and90
(3)90and0
(4)90and90

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Minimum number of teeth in a pinion to avoid

FollowingrelationshipdefinesHelmholtzfunctionas
(1) F=H+TS
(3) F=HTS

(2) F=U+TS
(4) F=UTS

It is not possible to liquefy hydrogen at room

temperaturebyapplicationofpressurebecause
(1)itscriticaltemperatureislowerthan
roomtemperature
(2)ithaslowdensity
(3)ithasthreeisotopes
(4)ithashighthermalconductivity

interferenceina1412 pressureanglerackandpinion 11. Thevapourcompressioncycleemploysthefollowing

cycle
arrangementis
(1)Ranking
(2)Carnot
(1)23
(2)32
(3)Brayton
(4)ReversedCarnot
(3)16
(4)18
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Inarotatinglinkwithangularvelocity, w, aslideris 12. Airrefrigerationoperateson

slidingwithlinearvelocity,v,theCorioliscomponent
(1)Braytoncycle
(2)ReversedCarnotcycle
ofaccelerationis
(3)Rankinecycle
(4)Carnotcycle
2w
v

(1)

2v
w

(2)

(3)

v
2w

(4) 2vw

13. The COP ofavapourcompressionplantincomparison

tovapourabsorptionplantis
(1)more
(2)less
(3)same
(4)unpredictable

The best follower motion curve for high speed 14. Ificeinaplantismadeat6Candiftemperature
difference between ice and refrigerant is 5C, then
applicationsofcammechanismis
refrigeranttemperatureis
(1)Uniformvelocity
(1)1C
(2)11C
(2)Cycloidal
(3)6C
(4)0C
(3)SimpleHarmonic
(4)Uniformaccelerationandretardation
15. Duringthesensiblecoolingprocess
(1)specifichumidityremainsconstant
Thevalueof Sd Q/T forreversibleprocessis
(2)specifichumidityincreases
(1)+ve
(2)ve
(3)specifichumiditydecreases
(3)zero
(4)unity
(4)specifichumidityisunpredictable
ThevalueofJouleThomsoncoefficientforanideal
16. Plugweldjointisused
gasis
(1)wherelongitudinalshearispresent
(1)1
(2)zero
(2)wheresevereloadingisencounteredandtheupper
(3)greaterthan1
(4)lessthan1
surfacesofbothpiecesmustbeinthesameplane
Expansioninanozzleisan
(3)tojointwopiecesofmetalinthesamemanneras
(1)isobaricprocess (2)isentropicprocess
rivetjointmetals
(3)adiabaticprocess (4)isochoricprocess
(4)forelectricalwork

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17. Thetemperaturerangeforsolderingprocessis
(1)40Cto100C
(3)300Cto500C

(2)180Cto250C
(4)600Cto900C

18. Thechiefadvantageofdiecastingis
(1)possibilityofincorporatingthicksectionsin
smallcastings
(2)castingofinsertsispossible
(3)widetolerancesarepossible
(4)highproductionratesarepossible
19. Cementedcarbidetoolsarepoorin
(1)compression
(2)tension
(3)shear
(4)tensionandshear
20. Thefollowingistheprocessusedforproducingfine
surfacefinish
(1)shotpeening
(2)sintering
(3)broaching
(4)tumbling
21. Whenthechokeisappliedthefuelcomeoutfromthe
(1)mainjet
(2)idlejet
(3)transferport
(4)progressionhole
22. Theexampleofavariableventuritypecarburetoristhe
(1)Cartercarburetor (2)Solexcarburetor
(3)S.U.carburetor
(4)Zenithcarburetor
23. Aneroidisa
(1)coldstartingdevice
(2)emissioncontroldevice
(3)decompressiondevice
(4)devicefortiminginjection
24. Thecylindertemperatureaftercompressioninadiesel
engineisapproximately
(1)600C
(2)250C
(3)800C
(4)1000C
25. Thefuelinjectiontiminginadistributiontypepumpis
controlledby
(1)changingplungerstroke
(2)changingspeedofrotor
(3)rotatingthecamring
(4)changingthenumberofcamsonthering
26. Thepurposeoftransmissioninanautomobileis
(1)tovarythesteeringeffort
(2)tovarythetorque
(3)tovarythepower
(4)toincreasetheefficiency

27. By using synchronizing device, the two involved

adjacentgearshavetheirspeeds
(1)increased
(3)equalized

(2)decreased
(4)unchanged

28. Thecentralgearofanepicyclicgearsetiscalleda
(1)ringgear
(3)planetgear

(2)sungear
(4)internalgear

29. The component of the torque converter that drives

theoilisthe
(1)turbine
(2)impeller
(3)freewheel
(4)internalgear
30. Themaximumtorquemultiplicationratioinatorque
converterisabout
(1)2.5
(2)10
(3)25
(4)100
31. Aerodynamicsofaspinningcricketballisrelatedto
(1)Bernoullisprinciple
(2)Magnuseffect
(3)Kuttacondition
(4)Newtonssecondlaw
32. Streamlinedbodyisoneforwhich
(1)Pressuredragismorethanskinfrictiondrag
(2)Induceddragismorethanprofiledrag
(3)Skinfrictiondragismorethanpressuredrag
(4)Noneoftheabove
33. NACA 4412impliesthemaximumcamberofairfoil
occursat
(1)40%ofchord
(3)12%ofchord

(2)4%ofchord
(4)20%ofchord

34. ThecriticalMachnumbercanbeincreasedby
(1)increasingaspectratio
(2)increasingthicknesstochordratio
(3)increasingsweepback
(4)decreasingsweepback
35. Serviceceilingofanairplaneisthealtitudeatwhich
maximumrateofclimbis
(1)180ft/min
(3)30m/s

(2)100ft/min
(4)80ft/s

36. TheoperationalrangeofMachnumberforaramjet
engineisbetween
(1)2and5
(3)0.3and0.8
(3)0.1and0.3
(4)1.2and2.0

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37. Thefollowingtypeofengineiswidelyusedforcivil
transportationbyairplanes
(1)turbojet
(2)turboprop
(3)turbofan
(4)pistortype
38. Theaircraftpoweredbythefollowingenginerequired
thelongestrunway
(1)pistontype
(2)turbojet
(3)turboprop
(4)turbofan
39. Thefollowingengineisinherentlynotselfstarting
(1)pistontypeengine
(2)twinspoonturbojet
(3)singlespoolturbojet
(4)ramjet
40. Inthecriticaloperationofsupersonicinletsthenormal
shockpositionis
(1)atthelipoftheinlet
(2)insidetheinlet
(3)outsidetheinlet
(4)attheexitsectionoftheinlet
41. Acantileveroflength2LissubjectedtoatiploadP.
The transverse deflection at the midpoint of the
cantileveris
(1) 5PL3/6EI
(2) 5PL2/6EI
(3) 6PL3/EI
(4) 6PL2/5EI

42. The state of stress at a point is given by

s xx = s yy = s xy =50MPa. The ratio between the

maximumprincipalstressandmaximumshearstressis
(1)1:2
(3)1:3

(2)2:1
(4)3:1

43. Acolumnofdimension3cm2cm(crosssection)and
100cmlengthissubjectedtoaxialcompressiveload.
TheEulercriticalloadis
(1) 2p2 E L2

(2) 4.5p2 E L2

(3) 5.4p2 E L2

(4)p2 E L2

44. Thetorsionalrigidityofashaftisexpressedbythe
(1)maximumtorqueitcantransmit
(2)numberofcyclesitundergoesbeforefailure
(3)elasticlimituptowhichitresiststorsion,shear
and bending stresses
(4)maximumtorquerequiredtoproduceatwistof
oneradianperunitlengthoftheshaft.
45. Aboilershell200cmdiameterandplatethickness1.5
cmissubjectedtointernalpressureof1.5MN/m2.Then
thehoopstresswillbe
(1)30MN/m2
(3)100MN/m2

(2)50MN/m2
(4)200MN/m2

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