Mechanical - 2006-1 Set-A 1 Innodular iron, graphite is in the form of a) Cementite b) Free carbon c) Flakes d) Spheroids 2 Hardness of steel depends on a) Amount of carbon it contains b) The shape and distribution of the carbides in iron ©) Method of fabrication d) Contents of alloying elements 3 Too high welding current in arc welding would result in a) Excessive spatter, under cutting along edges, irregular deposits, wasted electrodes b) Excessive piling up of weld metal, poor penetration, wasted electrodes ©) Too small bead, weak weld and wasted electrodes d) Excessive piling up of weld metal, overlapping without penetration of edges, wasted electrodes 4 Which of the following processes would produce strongest components? a) Hot rolling b) Extrusion ©) Cold rolling) Forging 5 Ifa quantity Q is dependent on three other quantities qj, q2 and q; related such that Q = K x(q,)” x (q,)" x(q,)" then overall error ai = 6 Which of the following has maximum hardness a) Austenite b) Pearlite ©) Troostite d) Martensite 7 The main advantage of line organization is its a) Effective command and control b) Defined responsibilities at all levels ©) Rigid discipline in the organization —_d) All of the above 8 The mathematical technique for finding the best use of limited resources in an optimum manner is known as a) Operation research b) Linear programming ©) Network analysis d) Queuing theory 9 Which of the following errors are generally distributed in accordance with the Gaussian distribution a) Controllable errors b) Calibration errors c) Avoidable errors d) Random errors Ain Indian Space Research Organisation Page 1 of 11Mechanical - 2006-1 Seta 10 pp ete the deflection under the load P of a cantilever beam (length 1, modulus of elasticity E, moment of inertia 1). The strain energy due to bending is 2p 2p ap 2p a Pe ») BE 9 Be a PE BEL GET 4EL 48ET 11 Amass m attached to a light spring oscillates with a period of 2 sec. If the mass is increased by 2 kg, the period increases by 1 sec. The value of mis a) 1kg b) 1.6 kg ©) 2kg d) 2.4kg 12 A short column of external diameter D and internal diameter d carries an external load W. The greatest eccentricity which the load can have without producing tension on the cross section of the column is a) (D+d)/8 b) (D*+a2)/8. c) (D*+d?/8D d) (D*+d?)/8d 13. If the radius of wire stretched by a load doubled, then its Young’s modulus will a) Be doubled b) Be halved c) Become four times 4d) None of the above 14 Longitudinal stress in a thin cylinder subjected to internal pressure is a) Half of the hoop stress b) Twice the hoop stress ©) Equal to the hoop stress 4d) One-fourth the hoop stress 15 Maximum deflection in cantilever due to pure bending moment M at its end is ME ML ML ME — b) °) 4d) = °) oa ) SET ) GET ) CET 16 If Poisson’s ratio for a material is 0.5, then the elastic modulus for the material is a) 3 times its shear modulus b) 4 times its shear modulus ¢) Equal to its shear modulus 4d) Indeterminate 17 A cantilever beam of negligible weight is carrying a mass M at its free end, and is also resting on an elastic support of stiffness ky as shown in the figure below. If kz represents the bending stiffness of the beam, the a natural frequency (rad/s) of the system is * a) V(Ks ke)/M (kr+ke)b) V2(ky +Ke)/M ©) V(Ks+ke/M ——d) V(ky-k2)/M eee || where |___ Indian Space Research Organisation Page 2 of 11Mechanical ~ 2006-1 Set-A 18 The figure shows 3 small spheres that rotate about a vertical axis. The perpendicular distance between the axis and the center of each sphere is given. Mass of highest rotational inertia about that axis, is a) 36 b)4 09 d) All same 19 Which of the following relationships between the force F on a particle and the particles position x implies simple harmonic oscillation a) F=~-7X b) F =-200x? c) F=10x d) F=5x? 20 A mass of 100 kg is held between two springs as SSN shown in figure, The natural frequency of 20 kNim vibration of the system in cycles/second is 10 5 100 kg a) b) F é atm ot a) 22 NCS = 21 The bending equation is written as =f. b) # LE a) pa R Ty RB E wpe R q@ ) yO R ae M M git aT; 22. Hydraulic testing of boilers is done at pressures a) Below and above atmosphere b) Slightly above atmospheric pressure c) _Athalf the working pressure of boiler d) At 1.5 to 2 times the working pressure 23. 100 m of water column is equal to a) 1000 kN/m* b) 100 kN/m? c) 10 kN/im? d) 1 kN/m? 24 Gantry girders are invariably designed to resist a) Transverse loads only b) Lateral loads only c) Transverse and lateral loads d) Transverse, lateral and axial load 25 If the rotating mass of a rim type flywheel is distributed on another rim type flywheel whose mean radius is half the mean radius of the former, then energy stored in the later at the same speed will be a) Four times the first one b) Same as the first one ©) One fourth of the first one d) One and a half times the first one Indian Space Research Organisation Page 3 of 11