in MADE EASY India’s Best Institute for IES, GATE & PSUs JWM-2017 Solved Paper (Exam held on 3rd September, 2017) MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Corporate Office :44-A/1, Kalu Sarai, (Nera Hauz Khas Metro Station), New Delhi-110016 Ph: 011-45124612, CC CRMechanical Engineering JWM-2017 (Exam Held on 3rd September 2017 ) 1. Afan consumes 20 Wot electric power and discharges air from a ventilated room at 0.25 kg/s. The maximum air outlet velocity is nearly (@) 4.7 ms (©) 8.7 mis (©) 10.2 mis (a) 12.7 mis Ans. (d) 2, Which one of the following statements is correct? (@) A machine which violates Clausius statement will violate the first law of thermodynamics (b) Amachine which violates Kelvin-Plank statement will violate the first law of thermodynamics (©) Amachine which viclates the second law of thermodynamics wil violate the first aw of thermodynamics (a) Amachine which violates Kelvin-Plank statement will violate the Clausius statement Ans. (d) 8. 150 ki of heat is transferred from a heat source of 527°C to a heat sink al 127°C. If the ambient temperature is 47°C, the loss of available energy during the process will be (a) 40K (b) 50 kd () 60k (@) 70kd Ans. (c) 4, Which one of the following is correct in the context of change of entropy of a system Ans. 5. Ans. 6. Ans. undergoing a reversible adiabatic process? (@) Positive for expansion process and negative for compression process (0) Positive for compression process and negative for expansion process (6) Negative for bath the processes (a) Positive for both the processes oO Consider the following devices: 1, Internal combustion engine working on Otto cycle 2. Internal combustion engine working on Diesel cycle 3. Gasturbines 4, Steamturbines In which of the above devices, the equation dQ=dU+Pdv is not applicable? (a) 2and3 (b) tand4 (©) 3and4 (d) tand2 (c) Consider the following statements with reference to gas turbine cycle: 1, Regeneration increases thermal efficiency 2, Reheating decreases thermal efficiency 3. Cycle efficiency increases when the maximum temperature of the cycle isincreased Which of the above statements are correct? (a) 1,2and3 ——(b) t and 2only (@) 2and3only — (d) 1 and 3only (a)JWM 2017 (ME) : Solved Paper MADE EASY 7. For the same pressure ratio during compression, compressing in two-stage compressor with perfect inte-cooling instead of a single-stage compressor is characterized by: 1. Increase in volumettic efficiency 2. Decrease in workinput 3. Decrease in discharge temperature Which ofthe above statements are correct? (@) tand2 only — (b) t and 3only (©) 2and3only — (¢) 1,2and3 Ans. (d) 8, What is the compression ratio of a 4-stroke engine whose capacity is 246 cc clearance volume is 27.2 ec and diameter of bore is 10% higher than stroke? @ 9 (0) 10 on (a) 12 Ans. (b) ‘Considering engine capacity as per previous UPSC problem taking V, as engine capacity 9. Thotium breeder reactors are more promising for India essentially because (@) They develop more power (b) The technology thereof is simple (¢) Thorium deposits are abundantly available in the country (a) These can be easily designed Ans. (c) 10. |f Nusselt numbers 4000 with corresponding Reynolds and Prandtl numbers as 40 and 20 respectively, he relevant Stanton number willbe (@) 40 (b) 20 () 10 (@) 5 Ans. (d) 11. The dimensionless number relevant transient heat conduction is (a) Fouriernumber (c) Prandtl number Ans. (a) 12. Ina furnace the thickness of the refractory wall lining is 150 mm and the average thermal conductivity of the refractory material is 0.05 Wim. If the temperature difference between the inner and outer sides. (b) Reynolds number (2) Stanton number Ans. 13, Ans. 14, Ans. 15, Ans. 16, Ans. of the furnace is 150°C, the heat loss per uni area to the surroundings will be: (a) S0.Wim? (©) 70. wim? {c) 90.Wim? (@ 120Wim? (a) Apipe carrying hot gases is insulated with ‘a material having a thermal conductivity of 0.15 Wimk. The average local heat transfer coefficient by convection to the ambient air is 8Wim%K. The critical diameter of the pipe under these conditions is fa) 100mm (b) 130 mm. (c) 160mm (a) 200 mm. (a) In solving a lumped parameter problem, which one of the following pair of non- dimensional numbers is used? (a) Grashotf number and Biot number (b) Prandtl number and Nusselt number (c) Biot number and Fourier number (d) Fourier number and Reynolds number (c) In aheat exchanger, hot gasses enter with a temperature of 250°C and leave at 50°C, On the other side, air enters at a temperature of 50°C and leaves at 20°C, The effe of the exchanger is to be quoted as: fa) 0.415, (©) 020 (0) 0.25 (@) 930 (*) answer should be 1.0 Statement): Knocking and pre-ignition are the two words explaining the same phenomena. Statement (I): Pre-ignition occurs only in pottol engines, {@) Both Statement{!) and Statement (\) are individually ue and Statement (l)is the correct explanation of Statement) (©) Both Statement (|) and Statement (I) are individually tue but Statement (I) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I) (6) Statement (1)is true but Statement (il) is false (@) Statement (I) is false but Statement (I) istrue (b)MADE EASY JWM 2017 (ME) : Solved Paper 3 7 18, Ans. 19. Ans. 20. 21. Ans. 22. ‘An ideal refrigerator has a capacity of 6 tons, with a COP of 6. The capacily of the prime mover to run the machine should be at least (@) 25 KW (b) 35KW (o) 45KW (a) 55 KW (b) na vapour compression system superheating of the refrigerant decreases COP, the reason being: 1. Increase of work ‘compression 2. Itdoes not depend on refrigeration effect Which of the above statements is/are correct? input to the (@) t only (0) 2only (©) Both tand2 (a) Neither 1 nor2 (a) ‘Aheat pump working on a reversed Carnot oyole has a COP of &. If it works as a refrigerator and consumes 2 kW power, the heat absorbed by the refrigerator willbe (a) 6kW (b) 7 kW (©) kW (a) 9 kw (ce) ‘The coneiioned ar supplied to theroom must have the capacty 9 take up {@) Room sensible heat load only (b) Room latent heat load only (©) Both room sensible heat load and room latent heat load {@) Neitherroom sensible heatioad norroom latent heat load © An addition of manganese to aluminium eaults inthe improvement ot (@) Strength characteristics (b) Corrosion resistance (©) Hardemabiity {@) Toughness system (a) ‘Alfluid when acted upon by a shear stress will deform (2) When the applied shear stress is greater than the weight ofthe fluid Ans. 23. Ans. 24, Ans. 25. Ans. (0) When the appliad shear stressis greater than the viscous strength of the fluid {c) When the appliad shear stressis greater than the yield strength of the fluid {d) Independent of rate of shear strain (b) Statement I}: The radiation emitted by earth is of longor wavolongth than that omitted by the sun Statement (I) Earthis ata lower temperature than the sun {a} Both Statement) and Statement (Il) are individually rue and Statement (I) s the correct explanation of Statement () (©) Both Statement(l) and Statement (I) are individually rue but Statement (II) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I) {6} Statement (1)is true but Statement (Il) is false (@) Statement (I) is false but Statement (II) istrue (a) Consider the following statements: 4. Stream lines and path lines are instantaneous lines 2. Palhlines and streakline are generated by passage of time 3, Path line can be found by time exposure of amarked particle 4. Streamlines, path lines and streak lines are identical in steady tlow Which of the above statements are correct? (a) 1, 2and 3 only (©) 2,3.and 4 only (©) 1and 4 only (9) 1.2, 3and4 (b) A uid jet discharging trom 20 mm diameter orifice has a diameter 17.5 mm at its Vena- Contracta, The costficient of contraction wil benearly fa) 0.98, (o) 0.88 (© 077 (@) 087 ©)4 JWM 2017 (ME) : Solved Paper MADE EASY 26. A laminar boundary layer has a velocity y u distribution given by G=%. The displacement thickness for this boundary layer will be 5 @ 8 © 5 8 m5 © 5 @ > Ans. (b) 27. Consider the following statements: 1. In model testing, the same fluid must be used in prototype and also the mode! 2. Models should be small than prototype for geometric similarity 3. Geometrically similar boundaries do not necessarily imply kinematically homogeneous flows 4, Existence of geometvic similarity does notimply dynamic similarity Which of the above statements are correct? (a) tand2only (6) 2and3 only (6) Sand4only — (d) t and 4only Ans. (¢) 28. Statement): For measurement of pressure at a section of a pipe running full, several ‘openings round the periphary of pipe are often connected to a manometer through a common annulus, Statement (I): Manometer connections to a pipe should be perpendicular to the axis of flow, edges smooth and free from burrs. {@) Both Statement (1) and Statement (i) are individually tue and Statement (lis the correct explanation of Statement (1) (b) Both Statement (!) and Statement (i) are individually true but Statement (l)is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I) (©) Statement ()is rue but Statement (I) false (¢) Statement (I) is false but Statement (I) istrue Ans. (d) 29. Consider the following statements regarding throttling process: 1, Inthrotting process theres neither heat transfer nor work vansfer 2. In throttling process enthalpy before is equal to enthalpy after 3. Throttling process is an isentropic process Which ofthe above statements are correct? (@) 1and2 only — (o) and 3only (c) 2and3 only (d) 1,2and3 ‘Ans. (a) 30. Whenever a thermodynamic system undergoes a cycle, which of the following values are possible? (Notations have standard meaning) 1 §8>0 5Q 809 3 fo (@) and 2ony (6) tand3 only Ans. (b) (0) 2and 3 only (@ 1,2and3 31. The cischarge through a converging @) Acantilever beam of length carries a load (W = 00) uniformly distributed over its entire length. Ifthe same total load is placed at the free end of the same cantilever, then the ratio of maximum deflection in the beam in the first case to that in the second case will be: 3 3 a5 ) 5 3 a @ 5 () In theory of simple bending an assumption is made that plane sections before bending remain plane even after bending. This assumption implies that (a) Strainis uniform across the section (0) Stress is uniform across the section {e) Stress in any layer is proportional to its distance from the neutral axis Strain in any layer is directly proportional tots distance from the neutral axis (@) Consider the following statements about / sections: 1. The flange carries maximum bending load 2, Theweb carries maximum bending load Itis ideal in one unique plane of bending 4, Its ideal for both planes of bending normal o each other Which of the above statements are correct? (a) 2and3only — (b) 2and 4 only (c) 1and3only (a) tand 4 only ©) (6)10 JWM 2017 (ME) : Solved Paper MADE EASY 71. Statement I): When variables are afew, then Rayleigh method is used in dimensional analysis. Statement i]: When variables are more, then Buckingham d-methad is used since the Rayleigh method becomes cumbersome in dimensional analysis. (@) Both Statement () and Statement (\I) are individually rue and Statement il) is the correct explanation of Statement (|) (b) Both Statement (I) and Statement (ll) are individually true but Statement) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I) ()_ Statement (I) is true but Statement (I) is false (a) Statement (I) is false but Statement (ll) is true Ans. (a) 72. Consider the following assumptions made in developing Eulers column theory: 1, The column material obeys Hooke's law 2. The failure of the column occurs due to buckling 3. The column is ‘long’ compared to its cross-sectional dimensions Which of the above statements are correct? f@) tand2 only (b) 1 and 3 only (©) 2and3only — (¢) 1, 2and3 Ans. (d) 78. Plastic deformation by twinning mechanism occurs in metals due to the movement of atoms where: 1, Atoms move through distances proportional to their (original) distance from the twinning plane 2. Atoms move in integral steps of full atomic distances from their adjacent planes 3, Atoms jumps from one plane to another Which of the above statements is/are correct? (@) tonly (b) 2only (©) Sony (@) 1,2and3 Ans. (b) 74, The volume of atoms in a simple cubical structure unit cell divided by the volume of the unit collis called (a) Volume ratio of the unit cell (b) Volume density of the unit cell {6} Atomic packing factor (@) Planar density ‘Ans. (c) 75. Which ofthe following are zero dimensional defects? 1. Vacancy 2. Interstitial defect 3. Substitutional defect (a) 1and2only (6) 1 and 3 only {o) Zand Sony — () 1, 2and3 Ans. (d) 76, Which of the following is/are the characteristic features of eutectic alloys? 1. They possess the lowest melting temperature 2. They undergo phase transformation at the same temperature while heating as well as cooling (a) Tonly (b) 2only (6) Both 1and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans. (c) 77. |f plain carbon steel in the austenitic condition is quenched in water to room temperature, its structure changes from ‘austenite’ t (a) Pearite (©) Martensite (6) Comentite —(d) Ferrite Ans. (b) 78. Consider the following statements 1. Ferrites the softest constituents phase of steel 2. Pearite is the mixture of Bainite and Ledeburite Which of the above statements is/are correct? {@) 1 only (0) 2only (6) Both tand2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2 Ans. (a)MADE EASY JWM 2017 (ME) : Solved Paper u 78. Ans. 80. Ans. at. Ans. 82. Ans. Brittle fracture takes place without any appreciable deformation and by rapid crack propagation. The direction of crack propagation is very nearly: 4. Perpendicular to the direction of the applied tensile stress 2. Parallel to the direction of the applied tensile stress 3. Atan angle 45° to the direction of the applied tensile stress Which of the above slatements is/are correct? (@) tonly (b) 2only () 3only (@) 1,2and3 (a) Which one of the following heat treatment process improves machinability? (@) Annealing {o) Process annealing (6) Normalizing (a) Spheroidizing (d) Which of the following ceramic materials are applications? (@) Alumina and zirconium oxides (b) Boron titanate and silicon carbide (¢) Barium titanate and lead-zirconate- titanate (@) Porcelain and fused silica glass (e) Statement (): Both oblique shock and normal shock can be viewed as two different regions of a flow over a plate with a deflection section. Statement (II): Variation of the deflection angle from a zero to a positive value results in oblique shock. Further changing the deflection angle to a negative value results in expansion waves (@) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually rue and Statement (II)is the correct expianation of Statement () (b) Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but Statement (Il) is NOT the correct explanation of Statement (I) (c) Statement (I)is true but Statement (I) is false (2) Statement (I) is false but Statement (Il) is true {b) 83. Ans. 84, Ans. 85. Ans. 86. Ans. Inthe metal forming processes, the stresses encountered are, less than the: 1. Yield strength of the material 2. Fracture strength of the material and greater than yield strength Which of the above statements is/are correct? (a) Tonly (b) 2only (6) Both 1and2 (4) Neither 1 nor 2 (b) Consider the following objectives of sintering in powder metallurgy: 1. To achieve good bonding of powder paricles 2. To produce a dense and compact structure 3, Toachiove high strength 4, To produce parts tree of any oxide. Which ofthe above objectives are correct? fa) 1,2and3only (b) 1,2and 4 only (6) Band4ony (4) 1,2, Sanda (6) Inany casting process, shrinkage allowance on the pattern is provided in order to compensate for shrinkage when (a) The temperature ofthe liquid metal drops from the pouring to its freezing temperature The metal changes from the liquid to the solid state at its freezing temperature (0) The temperature of solid phase drops from its freezing temperature to room temperature (d) The temperature of metal drops from its pouring temperature to room temperature (C) Investment casting is used for (a) Mass production (0) Shapes that are made with difficulty using complex patterns in sand casting (c) Stainless steel parts (d) Shapes which are complex. intricate and cannot be cast by any other method (d) (©)